JP2003296888A - Vehicle dispatch support system and vehicle dispatch support method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a dispatch support system that can select a taxi vehicle that belongs to a taxi company in a region and is most suitable for dispatch and issue a dispatch instruction when calling a taxi vehicle at an arbitrary place. . A vehicle allocation support system includes an information communication terminal (11).
0, a vehicle information control device 120, a vehicle management device 130, and a vehicle 140. When a vehicle allocation request is issued from an information communication terminal of a vehicle allocation requester, the vehicle information control device 120 is a vehicle operated by a plurality of taxi companies in the region. Management device 130
Transfer the dispatch request information to the taxi companies, select the vehicle that can be dispatched to the dispatch request position from among the empty vehicles that are open at each taxi company, and estimate the arrival time. A vehicle allocation instruction is issued to the vehicle management device 130 that has responded with good conditions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle allocation support system and a vehicle allocation support method capable of managing and effectively utilizing vehicle position information of, for example, a taxi vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle allocation support system, a vehicle allocation requester calls a vehicle management device such as a taxi company, a fire station or a police station, and talks with an operator of the vehicle management device to explain a vehicle allocation request position. Was there.

At a vehicle management center installed in a taxi company or the like, each vehicle is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) to calculate the current position information of the vehicle, and the position information of this vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle management center. By managing the current location information of multiple vehicles, the operator of the vehicle management center selects the vehicle that is closest to the vehicle dispatch request position and is instructed to the vehicle driver by wireless communication. , A method of allocating a vehicle to a vehicle allocation request position is generally adopted (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-1.
80797).

In recent years, a telephone call to a vehicle dispatch order number common throughout the country is transferred to a local taxi company, and at that time, a rough position of a vehicle dispatch requester is transmitted to the taxi company from the position of a relay antenna of a mobile phone. A system has been proposed in which a dispatcher can receive a smooth dispatch only by having a minimum conversation with an operator of a dispatch device (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-321882).

On the other hand, for the purpose of improving the actual vehicle rate of taxi vehicles, the base station stores the position detection result and the empty vehicle detection result received from a plurality of vehicles for each of a plurality of areas, and a plurality of areas for each vehicle. There has been proposed a vehicle allocation management system capable of providing a vehicle allocation status in each vehicle by transmitting the vehicle allocation shortage number for each vehicle (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-3).
(See Japanese Patent Publication No. 30497).

[0006]

However, in the conventional vehicle allocation support system, even if a taxi call number common to the whole country is used, if there are a plurality of taxi companies in the corresponding area, the taxi transferred by accident is transferred. Vehicles belonging to the company were not always running near the dispatcher. In addition, when the dispatcher wants to specify the type of taxi vehicle, many taxi companies offer such services, so it is necessary to investigate whether or not the services are provided to multiple regional taxi companies. was there.

In a vehicle management device such as a taxi company that generally manages the current position of each vehicle, each vehicle is GP
The S (Global Positioning System) is installed to calculate the current position information of the vehicle, and by transmitting the position information to the vehicle management device, the current position information of a plurality of vehicles is managed, and the operator of the vehicle management device is managed. A method of allocating a vehicle to a vehicle allocation request position by selecting a vehicle that can be allocated to the vehicle and being closest to the vehicle allocation request position and instructing by wireless communication is generally adopted.

A taxi company, which is being automated, operates the vehicle allocation vehicle selection process in the vehicle management system by introducing a system that automatically calculates the earliest vehicle that can be allocated to the vehicle allocation request position without depending on the operator. However, it is not easy for small and medium-sized taxi companies to introduce such a vehicle management system.

Further, in order to enable efficient operation of the vehicle, the taxi company can confirm the deployment status of the vehicle of its own even if it is possible to confirm the deployment status of the vehicle of its own company. Since it is difficult to obtain the information, when multiple taxi companies are operating in one area, it is difficult to accurately grasp the operating status of the vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is, when calling a vehicle such as a taxi at any place, a vehicle most suitable for dispatching to a business office such as a taxi company in the area. It is to provide a vehicle allocation support system and a vehicle allocation support method capable of selecting a vehicle to issue a vehicle allocation instruction.

Another object is to install a vehicle information control device and manage business offices such as taxi companies in a wide area nationwide for each region to manage vehicles belonging to each business office and to respond to requests. It is to provide a vehicle dispatch support system and a vehicle dispatch support method capable of instructing a vehicle dispatch by selecting an appropriate business office and vehicle.

[0012]

A vehicle allocation support system of the present invention is a vehicle management device installed over a plurality of systems, and vehicle information connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices for controlling information related to vehicle allocation. It is characterized by comprising a control device and a vehicle allocation instruction device for instructing vehicle allocation in accordance with the vehicle allocation request transmitted to the vehicle information control device.

The information communication terminal of the present invention includes a vehicle management device installed over each of a plurality of systems, a vehicle information control device connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices for controlling information on vehicle allocation, and the vehicle. An information communication terminal used for a vehicle allocation support system including a vehicle allocation instruction device for instructing vehicle allocation according to a vehicle allocation request transmitted to an information control device, wherein the vehicle allocation request generation device for generating the vehicle allocation request, A vehicle allocation request transmission device for transmitting a vehicle allocation request to the vehicle information control device.

Further, the vehicle allocation request generation device is provided with a storage device for storing a selection priority of a vehicle allocation source of a vehicle registered in advance, and generates the vehicle allocation request based on the selection priority. .

The vehicle allocation support system of the present invention is a vehicle information control device which is connected to a plurality of vehicle management devices respectively installed in business establishments to which a plurality of vehicles belong and which is connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices and controls information relating to vehicle allocation. A vehicle allocation support system for instructing vehicle allocation according to a vehicle allocation request transmitted from an information communication terminal for requesting vehicle allocation to the vehicle information control device, and operation information data transmitted from the vehicle. Based on the vehicle allocation request position input when the vehicle allocation request is made, and the vehicle management device of the business office operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position is searched from the vehicle management device database. Searching means and a vehicle management database corresponding to the searched vehicle management device to find a vehicle that can be dispatched to the vehicle dispatch request position in the shortest time. Selection means for selecting, and a vehicle allocation instructing means for transmitting a vehicle allocation instruction request to the vehicle management device of the office to which the selected vehicle belongs, and for instructing the vehicle allocation to the selected vehicle by the vehicle management device. It is characterized by that.

Further, in the selecting means, all the vehicle management devices searched by the searching means search the vehicle management database and belong to respective business establishments.
Select a vehicle that can be dispatched at the shortest to the vehicle dispatch request position, calculate a vehicle dispatch expected time until the selected vehicle arrives, and report the calculated vehicle dispatch expected time to the vehicle information control device, In the vehicle allocation instructing means, the vehicle information control device selects a vehicle management device that has reported the shortest expected vehicle allocation time based on the plurality of reported expected vehicle allocation times, and the vehicle allocation control device selects the vehicle allocation device to the selected vehicle management device. It is characterized by transmitting an instruction request.

Further, the vehicle information control device has a vehicle management database installed for each of the vehicle management devices, and each of the vehicle management devices communicates with the vehicle information control device to provide the vehicle management database. It is characterized by managing the operation status of vehicles registered in.

Further, the vehicle information control device includes a vehicle type registration means for registering the vehicle type of the vehicle in the vehicle management device database, and the detection means is input to the information communication terminal when the vehicle allocation request is made. The vehicle management device in which the vehicle type is registered is searched from the vehicle management device database based on the vehicle type.

Further, the vehicle information control device comprises enrollment registration means for registering the gender of the driver enrolled in the vehicle management device database, and the search means inputs the information to the information communication terminal when the vehicle allocation request is made. The vehicle management device is searched from the vehicle management device database based on the sex of the driver.

Further, the information communication terminal for making the vehicle allocation request comprises destination transmitting means for transmitting the destination input at the time of the vehicle allocation request to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device is provided with the The search means searches the vehicle management device database for a vehicle management device installed in a business office operating in an area including the destination, and the destinations and the vehicle management devices of all the found business sites are searched. All the vehicle management devices that have transmitted the vehicle allocation request position are scheduled to pass around the vehicle allocation request position from the vehicle management database, and the vehicle in the forwarding state that is traveling toward the destination. Select an empty vehicle that can be dispatched to the vehicle dispatch request position from the shortest, calculate the vehicle dispatch expected time until the selected vehicle arrives, and calculate the vehicle dispatch schedule. And transmitting time and the vehicle position information to the vehicle information control device.

Further, the information communication terminal for making the vehicle allocation request comprises a transmitting means for transmitting the destination information and the desired ride-sharing information inputted by the vehicle allocation requester to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device, Having a carpool reservation database, when the carpool request information is received from the information communication terminal, a carpool reservation for the area of the destination information is set, and the same destination information and carpool request information are received from other information communication terminals. In this case, both of the information communication terminals are provided with notifying means for notifying that the passengers can board the car.

Further, the vehicle to be dispatched includes a transmission means for transmitting scheduled travel route information including destination information to the vehicle management device, and the vehicle management device comprises:
The vehicle information control device includes a recording unit configured to record the planned travel route information received from the vehicle in the vehicle management database together with the current position of the vehicle, and the vehicle information control device receives the destination information and the desired carpool information from the information communication terminal. If so, the vehicle management apparatus is instructed to search whether or not there is a vehicle that is currently in the actual vehicle state and that includes the vehicle allocation request position and the destination in the planned travel route information, and The management device selects from the vehicle management database a vehicle in an actual vehicle state that can be allocated to the vehicle allocation request position in the shortest time, calculates a vehicle allocation estimated time until the vehicle arrives, and calculates the vehicle position information and the vehicle allocation estimated time. Is transmitted to the vehicle information control device.

Further, the vehicle information control device has a vehicle state history database storing history information relating to position information of all vehicles, and collects the vehicle position information and the vehicle operation states of all the vehicles, Recorded as history information in the vehicle state history database together with the collected time information, the vehicle management device receives vehicle distribution information of an empty state at any time in the survey area from the vehicle information control device, and the survey area And a display means for displaying on the same map.

Further, when the state of the vehicle registered in the vehicle management database changes from an empty vehicle state to an actual vehicle state, the vehicle management device reports vehicle allocation occurrence information to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information The control device has a vehicle state history database that stores the reported vehicle allocation occurrence information, receives vehicle allocation occurrence information within the survey area, and includes display means for displaying on the same map as the survey area. Is characterized by.

Further, the vehicle information control device stores history information relating to vehicle position information in the vehicle state history database, and when receiving vehicle distribution information of an empty state in the survey area, the same map as the survey area is received. It is characterized in that display means for displaying the vehicle distribution information and the vehicle allocation occurrence information in combination is provided on the top.

Further, the vehicle management device or the vehicle to be dispatched sets the business area information of the vehicle and transmits it to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device causes the vehicle state history to be recorded. The vehicle distribution information of the empty state in the business area is read from the database, the number of vehicles in the empty state is calculated for each of a plurality of sub-areas set by dividing the business area in advance, and the vehicle density information for each of the sub-areas is calculated. The vehicle management device or the vehicle is provided with a notification means.

The vehicle management device or the vehicle to be dispatched sets business area information of the vehicle and transmits it to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device causes the vehicle state history to be recorded. The vehicle allocation occurrence information in the business area is read out from the database, the vehicle allocation occurrence vehicle number is calculated for each of a plurality of subregions set by dividing the business area in advance, and the vehicle management is performed as the vehicle allocation rate information for each subregion. It is characterized in that it is provided with a notifying means for notifying the device or the vehicle.

Furthermore, the vehicle information control device collects vehicle position information and vehicle operation states of all vehicles from the vehicle management device database or the vehicle management database, and records them in the vehicle state history database together with the collected time information. , The information communication terminal that makes the vehicle dispatch request,
It is characterized by further comprising display means for receiving vehicle distribution information in the designated survey area from the vehicle information control device based on the vehicle state history database and displaying it on the same map as the survey area.

The vehicle allocation support method of the present invention is a vehicle information control for controlling a plurality of vehicle management devices respectively installed in business establishments to which a plurality of vehicles belong and for controlling information related to vehicle allocation, which is connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices. In a vehicle allocation support system including a device, a vehicle allocation support method for instructing vehicle allocation according to a vehicle allocation request transmitted from an information communication terminal for requesting vehicle allocation to the vehicle information control device, the method comprising: Based on the registration step of registering the operation information data to the vehicle management database and the vehicle allocation request position input when the vehicle allocation request is made, the vehicle management device of the business office operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position is operated by the vehicle. A search step of searching from the management device database, and searching the vehicle management database corresponding to the searched vehicle management device, Selection step of selecting a vehicle that can be dispatched in the shortest time, and a vehicle dispatch instruction request is sent to the vehicle management device of the business establishment to which the selected vehicle belongs, and the vehicle management device instructs the selected vehicle to dispatch the vehicle. And a vehicle allocation instruction step to perform.

Further, in the selecting step, all the vehicle management devices searched in the searching step search the vehicle management database, and the vehicle can be allocated to the vehicle allocation request position belonging to each business office in the shortest time. A vehicle is selected, an estimated vehicle allocation time until the selected vehicle arrives is calculated, the estimated vehicle allocation time is reported to the vehicle information control device, and in the vehicle allocation instruction step, the vehicle information control device is selected. Selecting a vehicle management device that has reported the shortest predicted vehicle allocation time based on the plurality of reported predicted vehicle allocation times, and transmitting the vehicle allocation instruction request to the selected vehicle management device. .

According to the present invention, when calling a vehicle at an arbitrary place, it is possible to select a vehicle most suitable for vehicle allocation belonging to a business office in the area and issue a vehicle allocation instruction.

[0032]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of a vehicle allocation support system according to the first embodiment. This vehicle allocation support system includes an information communication terminal 110 and a vehicle information control device 12.
0, the vehicle management device 130, and the vehicle 140. The information communication terminal 110 includes a vehicle information control device data transmission / reception unit 111, a control unit 112, and an input / output unit 11.
Have three. The vehicle information control device 120 includes an information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, a vehicle selection control unit 123, a vehicle management device database 124, an input / output unit 125, and a vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 122.

The vehicle management device 130 includes a vehicle data transmission / reception unit 131 and a vehicle information control device data transmission / reception unit 13.
2. It has a vehicle management database 134, a control unit 133, and an input / output unit 135. The vehicle 140 includes the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 141 and the vehicle position information detection device 14
2. It has a control unit 143 and an input / output unit 144.

The information communication terminal 110 and the vehicle information control device 120 are networks (network) such as a wireless communication network.
It is connected via 150. Vehicle information control device 12
0 and the vehicle management device 130 are connected via a dedicated line 160. Vehicle management device 130 and each vehicle 140
Are connected via a wireless communication network.

The operation of the vehicle allocation support system having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the first embodiment. Vehicle 140
Acquires the current position information of the own vehicle from the own vehicle position information detection device 142 equipped with GPS every predetermined cycle, and obtains the operation state of the own vehicle (actual vehicle, empty vehicle, forwarding, etc.) and the own vehicle. The vehicle operation information report to which the vehicle ID for specifying is attached is transmitted to the vehicle management device 130 as a wireless signal through the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 141 (S).
1).

The vehicle management device 130 is operated, for example, on a taxi company basis, and when the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 131 receives a vehicle operation information report transmitted from a plurality of vehicles 140 belonging to the taxi company, the vehicle operation information is transmitted. The vehicle identifier (ID), vehicle position information, and vehicle operation state included in the report are recorded in the vehicle management database 134.

The information communication terminal 110 has an input / output unit 113 at the time when a vehicle dispatch client who desires vehicle dispatch requests vehicle dispatch.
When the vehicle allocation request position information is input from, the vehicle allocation request request with the information communication terminal identifier is transmitted from the on-vehicle information control device data transmission / reception unit 111 to the vehicle information control device 120 (S2).

The vehicle information control device 120 manages, in the vehicle management device database 124, a plurality of vehicle management devices 130 operating all over the country together with its business area information, and requests the vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal 110. When received by the information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, the vehicle management device 130 operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request request is searched from the vehicle management device database 124 (S3) and searched. A vehicle allocation request request is transmitted from the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 122 to all of the vehicle management devices 130 (S4).

When each vehicle management device 130 receives the vehicle allocation request request transmitted from the vehicle information control device 120 by the vehicle information control device data transmission / reception section 132, it selects from among the vehicles managed by the vehicle management database 134. The vehicle that can be dispatched earliest to the vehicle dispatch request position included in the vehicle dispatch request request is searched by calculating the vehicle dispatch expected time required until each vehicle arrives at the vehicle dispatch request position (S5), and the vehicle information control device 120 is searched. The predicted vehicle allocation time of the searched vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle allocation request response (S6).

When the vehicle information control device 120 receives the vehicle allocation request response transmitted from the plurality of vehicle management devices 130 by the vehicle management device data transmission / reception section 122, the vehicle allocation estimated time included in all the received vehicle allocation request responses. The vehicle management device 130 that responded with the shortest expected vehicle allocation time is selected by comparing (S7), the vehicle allocation instruction is transmitted to this vehicle management device 130 (S8), and the information communication terminal 110 that requested the vehicle allocation is selected. A vehicle dispatch request response including information on the taxi company to be dispatched and the estimated vehicle dispatch time is transmitted (S9).

The vehicle management device 130 is a vehicle control device 12.
When the vehicle allocation instruction is received from the vehicle information control device data transmission / reception unit 132 from 0, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 131
A vehicle dispatch instruction is transmitted to the vehicle 140 by a wireless signal through (S10).

In this way, the vehicle information control device 120 is
By dispatching a vehicle dispatch request to all taxi companies operating in the area including the vehicle dispatch request position on behalf of the vehicle dispatch client who is the user of the information communication terminal 110, the vehicle dispatch is the earliest among a plurality of taxi companies. Possible vehicles can be selected automatically.

Further, since the vehicle dispatch requester only needs to access the vehicle information control device 120 regardless of the area where the vehicle dispatch is requested, there is no need to newly investigate the access number to the taxi company by telephone or the like. You can reduce the time and effort required to request a taxi company for dispatch.

On the other hand, the taxi company can equally receive requests for dispatch according to the number of vehicles.
Economical business activities are possible even for a relatively small taxi company, which does not require excessive advertising activities.

In the above embodiment, the information communication terminal 11
No. 0 is a mechanism in which the vehicle dispatch requester inputs vehicle dispatch request position information that he / she desires to dispatch from the input / output unit 113. However, when the information communication terminal 110 is a wireless portable terminal, it is currently equipped with GPS. By automatically inputting the position information, or by using the transmission and reception power of the wireless signal with the wireless base station device connected by the wireless signal,
It is also possible to automatically detect and input the current position information of the information communication terminal.

The information communication terminal 110 may be an internet terminal such as a personal computer,
The network connecting the information communication terminal 110 and the vehicle information control device 120 is not particularly limited, and may be a dedicated line or an existing infrastructure such as the Internet may be used. Further, the vehicle information control device 120 and the vehicle management device 130 are not limited to dedicated lines, but may similarly use existing infrastructure.

Further, although each vehicle periodically reports the current position and vehicle operation state to the vehicle management device, the vehicle position information has moved by a preset distance instead of the elapsed time. You may make it report at the time, or when a vehicle driving state changes. In addition, by adding the time information you want to request for vehicle allocation to the vehicle allocation request request,
You may make it set a vehicle dispatch reservation.

The information communication terminal 1 used by the dispatcher
In 10, a storage device for storing the selection priority of a vehicle allocation source of a vehicle registered in advance is provided, and a vehicle allocation request request to the vehicle information control device 120 is generated and transmitted based on this selection priority. Good.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle allocation support system according to a second embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Here, only different portions will be described. That is, unlike the first embodiment, the control unit 13 is provided in the vehicle management device 130.
3. Vehicle management database 134 and input / output unit 135
Is omitted. The vehicle selection control unit 123 in the vehicle information control device 120 includes a vehicle management database 326.
Are connected. In this way, the vehicle information control device 12
0 has functions similar to those of the vehicle information control device of the first embodiment, and by mounting the vehicle management database 326, each vehicle managed by the vehicle management device 130 in the first embodiment. It is possible to manage the location information and operation status of the.

The operation of the vehicle allocation support system having the above configuration will be described. The information communication terminal 110 receives the vehicle allocation request position information from the input / output unit 113 at the time when the vehicle allocation requester who desires vehicle allocation requests the vehicle allocation, and sends the vehicle allocation request request with the information communication terminal identifier to the vehicle information control device. The data transmission / reception unit 111 transmits the data to the vehicle information control device 120.

The vehicle information control device 120 manages, in the vehicle management device database 124, a plurality of vehicle management devices 130 operating all over the country together with their business area information, and requests the vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal 110. When received by the information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, the vehicle management device database 124 is searched for the vehicle management device 130 operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request request, and the vehicle management is further performed. From the vehicles managed by the database 326, a vehicle that can be dispatched earliest to the vehicle dispatch request position included in the vehicle dispatch request request is searched for by calculating an estimated vehicle dispatch time required for each vehicle to reach the vehicle dispatch request position. Then, the estimated dispatch time of the searched vehicle is acquired.

After that, the vehicle information control device 120 manages the vehicle with the shortest expected vehicle allocation time.
To the information communication terminal 110 that has requested the vehicle allocation, and also transmits a vehicle allocation request response including information about the taxi company to be allocated and the estimated vehicle allocation time.

As a result, the vehicle management device 130 only needs to have a function of relaying communication between the vehicle 140 and the vehicle information control device 120, and has a relatively small-scale device configuration, which is similar to that of the first embodiment. The same effect can be brought about, and this system will be easy to introduce even for small taxi companies.

In the second embodiment, the vehicle management device 130 has a role of relaying a wireless signal transmitted from the vehicle 140 to the vehicle information control device 120 as a wired signal, but instead of the vehicle management device. In addition, commonly used infrastructure such as a radio base station device used in a mobile communication system such as a mobile phone may be used.

(Third Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. Vehicle management device 13
In the vehicle management database 134 of 0, together with the vehicle position information and vehicle operation status of each registered vehicle, vehicle type information (1BOX type, wheelchair-accessible welfare vehicle, number of passengers specified, card payment supported, pet boardable, (For example, ski carrier mounting) is managed, and by sending vehicle type information to the vehicle information control device 120 together with vehicle dispatch request position information from the information communication terminal 110 at the time of vehicle dispatch request, the vehicle dispatch request position is the earliest in the desired vehicle type. You can search for vehicles that can be dispatched.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the third embodiment. The same processes as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The information communication terminal 110 has an input / output unit 113 at the time when a vehicle dispatch client who desires vehicle dispatch requests vehicle dispatch.
When the vehicle allocation request position information and the vehicle type information are input from the vehicle information requesting device with the information communication terminal identifier, the vehicle information controlling device 1 transmits / receives the vehicle information requesting device 1 to the vehicle information controlling device 1.
20 (S2A).

The vehicle information control device 120 manages, in the vehicle management device database 124, a plurality of vehicle management devices 130 operating all over the country together with their business area information, and requests the vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal 110. When received by the information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, the vehicle management device 130 operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request request is searched from the vehicle management device database 124 (S3) and searched. A vehicle allocation request request including vehicle type information is transmitted from the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 122 to all of the vehicle management devices 130 (S4A).

Further, among the vehicles managed by the vehicle management database 134, each vehicle arrives at the vehicle allocation request position, which is included in the vehicle allocation request request and is suitable for the vehicle type information that can be allocated to the vehicle allocation request position earliest. The estimated vehicle allocation time required for the search is calculated (S5A), and the estimated vehicle allocation time of the searched vehicle is transmitted as a vehicle allocation request response (S6).

In this way, if the dispatcher desires to board a specific vehicle type such as 1BOX type, wheelchair-accessible welfare vehicle, number of passengers specified, card payment compatible, pets allowed, ski carrier installed, etc. , It is possible to automatically make a vehicle allocation request for a desired vehicle type without individually inquiring to a local taxi company. For a taxi company, by introducing a special vehicle, it may be selected as a vehicle to be dispatched. Since it becomes higher, it is possible to easily introduce a special vehicle.

(Fourth Embodiment) The configuration of the vehicle allocation support system according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. Vehicle management database 134 of vehicle management apparatus 130 in the fourth embodiment
In addition to the vehicle position information and vehicle operation status of each registered vehicle, driver information (gender, foreign language conversation technology, etc.)
Is managed, and when the vehicle allocation request is made, the vehicle information control device 1 transmits the driver allocation information together with the vehicle allocation requested position information from the information communication terminal.
By sending to 20, the vehicle of the desired driver (capable of dealing with gender and foreign language) and capable of allocating the vehicle to the vehicle allocation request position earliest can be searched.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the fourth embodiment. The same processes as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The information communication terminal 110 has an input / output unit 113 at the time when a vehicle dispatch client who desires vehicle dispatch requests the vehicle dispatch.
When you enter the vehicle dispatch request position information and driver information from
A vehicle allocation request request with an information communication terminal identifier is transmitted from the on-vehicle information control device data transmission / reception unit 111 to the vehicle information control device 120 (S2B).

The vehicle information control device 120 manages, in the vehicle management device database 124, a plurality of vehicle management devices 130 operating all over the country together with their business area information, and requests the vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal 110. When received by the information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, the vehicle management device 130 operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request request is searched from the vehicle management device database 124 (S3) and searched. A vehicle allocation request request including driver information is transmitted from the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 122 to all of the vehicle management devices 130 (S4B).

Further, among the vehicles managed by the vehicle management database 134, each vehicle is assigned to the vehicle dispatch request position as a vehicle suitable for the driver information which is included in the vehicle dispatch request request and can be dispatched earliest to the vehicle dispatch request position. Search by calculating the expected vehicle dispatch time required to arrive (S5B),
The estimated vehicle dispatch time of the searched vehicle is transmitted as the vehicle dispatch request response (S6).

Thus, for example, when the dispatcher is a woman, a female driver can be designated and the taxi vehicle can be used with peace of mind. On the other hand, for a taxi company, since the frequency of selection as a vehicle to be dispatched increases by employing a female driver, the advantage of employing a female driver can be obtained. Also, if a foreigner wants to use a taxi vehicle, he / she can request a driver's vehicle that speaks a foreign language. It should be noted that the input / output unit 113 of the information communication terminal 110 may be made to be able to select an interface capable of inputting a foreign language, if necessary.

(Fifth Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the fifth embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. In the fifth embodiment, each vehicle 140 is equipped with a navigation device capable of calculating a planned travel route according to a destination, and as a vehicle operation information report, a vehicle ID that identifies the vehicle, vehicle position information, and vehicle operation status. In addition, the planned traveling route information is transmitted to the vehicle management device 130 at a predetermined cycle.

The vehicle management database 134 of the vehicle management device 130 manages the planned traveling route information in addition to the vehicle position information and the vehicle operation state of the registered vehicle. At the time of a vehicle allocation request, the vehicle information control device 120 transmits the vehicle operation state information (forwarding) and the destination information to the vehicle information control device 120 together with the vehicle allocation request position information from the information communication terminal 110, so that the vehicle information control device 120 determines the vicinity of the vehicle allocation request position. A vehicle in the forwarding state that is scheduled to pass and is traveling to the target rural area is searched from each vehicle management device 130 so that the dispatcher can get on the vehicle 140 in the forwarding state.

Here, the vehicle in the forwarding state is, for example, a vehicle in a state in which a passenger has finished riding in a desired area from a taxi stand in front of a station and then returns to a next taxi stand in the taxi stand in front of the station. , In such forwarding state,
Basically, there are many cases where passengers are not picked up.

However, when there are passengers who wish to board the taxi stand near the taxi stand (that is, when the destination is limited in advance), the transfer (de facto empty) state is set. Rather than traveling in
It is more profitable to carry passengers, and it is more efficient than allocating other empty vehicles waiting for passengers at the taxi rank.

Instead, it may take a little longer for the dispatcher to arrive at the dispatch request position. However, if the dispatcher attaches importance to the taxi fare instead of the speed of dispatch, for example, When the taxi fare is discounted by using the vehicle in the forwarding state, it is convenient for the dispatcher who determines that the forwarding vehicle is better. In addition, for taxi vehicles, it is more efficient to carry passengers even with a small discount, rather than returning to the taxi stand without passengers in the forwarding state.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the fifth embodiment. The same processes as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The information communication terminal 110 is provided with an input / output unit 113 at the time when a vehicle allocation requester who desires vehicle allocation requests vehicle allocation.
When the vehicle allocation request position information, the vehicle operation state information, and the destination information are input from, the vehicle allocation request request with the information communication terminal identifier is transmitted from the vehicle information controller data transmission / reception unit 111 to the vehicle information controller 120. (S2
C).

The vehicle information control device 120 manages, in the vehicle management device database 124, a plurality of vehicle management devices 130 operating all over the country together with their business area information, and requests a vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal 110. When received by the information communication terminal data transmission / reception unit 121, the vehicle management device 130 operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request request is searched from the vehicle management device database 124 (S3) and searched. A vehicle allocation request request including vehicle operation state information and destination information is transmitted from the vehicle management apparatus data transmission / reception unit 122 to all the vehicle management apparatuses 130 thus performed (S4C).

The vehicle management device 130 is a vehicle whose vehicle operation state is, for example, "forwarding" included in the vehicle allocation request among the vehicles managed by the vehicle management database 134, and the vehicle can be allocated to the vehicle allocation request position earliest. A vehicle suitable for various destination information is searched for by calculating an estimated vehicle dispatch time required for each vehicle to reach the vehicle dispatch request position (S5
C), the expected vehicle allocation time of the searched vehicle is transmitted as the vehicle allocation request response (S6).

As a result, the vehicle in the forwarding state can be efficiently utilized. If the vehicle allocation requester is unsatisfied with the expected vehicle allocation time included in the vehicle allocation request response, the vehicle allocation requester can cancel the vehicle allocation of the forwarding vehicle and request the vehicle allocation request of the empty vehicle again.

(Sixth Embodiment) The vehicle allocation support system according to the sixth embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but here, the information communication terminal A170,
The case where two information communication terminals B180 are connected to the network 150 is shown.

Further, the vehicle information control device 130 stores, for each vehicle allocation request position information such as a taxi stand, destination information that the vehicle allocation requestor desires to board and a vehicle allocation information communication terminal ID of the vehicle allocation requester. There is a reservation database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the flow of information between the devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart mainly showing a control processing procedure executed by the vehicle information control device 120.

First, the vehicle information control device 130 waits for receiving a vehicle allocation request request from the information communication terminal (steps S31 and S11), and when receiving the vehicle allocation request request, it means that the vehicle sharing is desired. It is determined whether or not the vehicle allocation request is a vehicle allocation request with a carpool identifier and the vehicle allocation request position information included in the vehicle allocation request is a taxi rank or the like (step S32). If not, the error information is transmitted to the information communication terminal of the vehicle allocation requester (step S33), and the process returns to step S31.

On the other hand, if the vehicle allocation request position information is a taxi rank or the like and the vehicle allocation request is a vehicle allocation request with a carpooling identifier, the carpooling database includes the destination information included in the vehicle allocation request to the same area. It is searched whether or not the reservation has been set (step S34). If the carpool reservation is not set, the carpool reservation for the same area as the destination information included in the vehicle allocation request is set (steps S35 and S12). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a setting for carpooling in the same area before getting on the vehicle (step S3).
7) If there is no carpool setting in the same area, step S
Cancel the carpool reservation setting in step 35 (step S3
9) and returns to the process of step S31.

On the other hand, if the joint ownership reservation to the same area as the destination information included in the vehicle allocation request is already set in step S34, or if the joint ownership setting to the same area is set before boarding the vehicle in step S37, That is, when a vehicle dispatch request request including destination information of the same area at the same vehicle dispatch request position is subsequently received from another information communication terminal (S1
3), the joint ownership in which the joint ownership establishment ID is given to the information communication terminal that has been reserved in advance (this is referred to as information communication terminal A) and the information communication terminal that has made the subsequent reservation (this is referred to as information communication terminal B). Send a notification of establishment (steps S36, S1)
4, S15).

After that, at this taxi stand, at the time when it becomes the boarding order of the dispatch requester who made the advance reservation (S16), the dispatch requester who made the advance reservation asks the taxi driver to board the information communication terminal A. The taxi vehicle driver of this vehicle who presents the joint ownership establishment ID transmitted to (steps S38, S17) and confirms this, inputs the joint ownership establishment ID from the input / output device mounted on the taxi vehicle,
Input of the shared car to the vehicle information control device 120
The carpooling instruction with the vehicle ID of this taxi vehicle is transmitted to D (steps S40 and S18).

The vehicle information control device 120, which has received the carpooling instruction, searches the carpool reservation database using the carpooling establishment ID included in the received carpooling instruction as a key, and the information communication terminal B of the dispatch requester who made the subsequent reservation. To the received carpooling instruction (step S4)
1, S19). Then, the process returns to step S31.
The vehicle allocation requester who has booked the trailing passengers presents the carpooling ID transmitted to the information communication terminal B to the taxi driver who is boarding (S18), and carries out carpooling.

Conventionally, at the same taxi stand,
When you have to wait in line for a long time to wait for the boarding order, for example, if one passenger and one passenger want to board the same area, one taxi vehicle will travel with the passengers heading to the same area. It was common to do so, and it was very inefficient. However, as a result of this, it is possible to automatically realize carpooling, so if a carpooling occurs, the passengers will be provided with a service to discount the taxi fare per group of carpooling passengers according to the distance traveled by carpooling. By doing this, using a taxi will be easier. In addition, for taxi companies, even if a discount is given by one trip to the same area, taxi fees can be charged from two groups, compared to the case where carpooling is not performed.
A taxi service can be provided with a small number of vehicles, and business efficiency can be improved.

In this vehicle allocation support system, if a backward reservation setting does not occur before the boarding order of the previously requested vehicle allocation requester arrives at a taxi stand, etc. The dispatcher who had been waiting for the vehicle could either ride alone without carpooling, or give up the order to other passengers waiting in line behind him to arrive at the same destination information area. This is especially effective when the taxi rank is relatively crowded, because it is necessary to wait until the line reservation is made.

When the dispatcher desires carpool,
The carpool partner may be set to have the same surname. Further, although the vehicle management device is not shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle management device may relay between the vehicle information control device and the vehicle.

(Seventh Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the seventh embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the seventh embodiment. The same processes as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Each vehicle 140 is equipped with a navigation device capable of calculating a planned traveling route according to the destination, and as a vehicle operation information report, a vehicle ID for identifying the vehicle, vehicle position information, vehicle operating state and planned traveling route information. In addition, the carpool identifier, which means that the passengers who are in the car are allowed to carry out the carpool only while the vehicle is operating, is transmitted to the vehicle management device 130 at a predetermined cycle (S1B). The vehicle management database 134 of the vehicle management device 130 manages vehicle position information and vehicle operation status of the registered vehicle 140, as well as scheduled travel route information.

At the time of a vehicle allocation request, the vehicle information control device 1 receives the vehicle allocation request position information from the information communication terminal 110, together with the carpooling identifier and destination information indicating that carpooling is desired.
20 (S2D). Vehicle information control device 120
Searches each vehicle management device 130 for a vehicle 140 that is going to pass near the vehicle allocation request position, is in the state of an actual vehicle traveling to the destination local area, and has a carpool identifier in the ON state (S3).
A). In this way, it becomes possible for the dispatcher to ride on the vehicle in the actual vehicle. Then, a vehicle allocation request request is transmitted to all the searched vehicle management devices 130 through the vehicle management device data transmission / reception unit 122 (S4).

Further, among the vehicles managed by the vehicle management database 134, the vehicle allocation request position suitable for the planned traveling route information including the vehicle allocation request position and the destination when the carpool identifier included in the vehicle allocation request request is ON. The vehicle that can be dispatched earliest is searched by calculating the vehicle dispatch expected time required for each vehicle to reach the vehicle dispatch request position (S5D), and the vehicle dispatch expected time of the retrieved vehicle is transmitted as a vehicle dispatch request response. (S6).

Here, the vehicle in the actual vehicle state is a vehicle in which the passenger has already boarded and is traveling toward the destination of the passenger. For example, Region A to Region B and Region C
If a vehicle that is scheduled to travel to the area D via the car and is in the actual vehicle state in which passengers are allowed to share a car is traveling from the area A to the area B, another dispatcher who wants to share the car In Region B, if you want to ride a taxi vehicle to Region C, when this vehicle passes Region B, you can board another rider who wishes to share a car and ride to Region C. Becomes

As a result, even if the subsequent dispatcher is in a place other than the taxi stand, it is possible to realize a shared ride, so if a shared ride occurs,
For passengers, providing a service such as discounting the taxi fare per group of passengers according to the distance traveled by carpooling will facilitate the use of taxis. In addition, for taxi companies, taxi fees can be charged from two groups even if the traveling section where carpooling has occurred and discounts are provided, and the taxi service is provided with a smaller number of vehicles than in the case where carpooling is not performed. Can
It can improve sales efficiency.

For a later dispatcher who wants to share a car, it takes a little longer to arrive at the dispatch request position, but when the dispatcher attaches importance to the taxi fare instead of the speed of dispatch, It is convenient for the dispatcher who decides that it is better to take a carpool if a discount is generated due to the taxi fare, compared to the case of using a vehicle in the forwarding state.

If the vehicle allocation requester is not satisfied with the expected vehicle allocation time included in the vehicle allocation request response, the vehicle allocation requester can cancel the carpooling request and request the vehicle allocation request for the empty vehicle again. Further, when the dispatcher desires carpooling, the carpooling partner may be set to have the same sex.

(Eighth Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the eighth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of information between the devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the eighth embodiment.

The vehicle information control device 120 has a vehicle state history database for managing the position information of all vehicles at arbitrary times, and the vehicle management device database 12
By causing all the vehicle management devices 130 registered in 4 to report the current position information and the vehicle operation state of all the vehicles managed by each vehicle management device 130 for each preset reporting cycle, Position information and vehicle operation states of all vehicles at arbitrary times are recorded together with time information in the vehicle state history database as history information (S5).
1).

Each vehicle 140 has a function of displaying map information of an arbitrary area within the business range of the vehicle on the input / output unit 144, and the coordinate information on the displayed map information and the radius from the coordinates. Is the input / output unit 14 mounted on the vehicle 140.
4 is designated as survey range information, it is transmitted to the vehicle information control device 120 as a vehicle distribution information request (S5).
2, S53).

The vehicle information control device 120 provides the vehicle 140 with position information and operating states of all vehicles in the area included in the vehicle distribution information request at the time of receiving the vehicle distribution information request, as a vehicle distribution information response. (S54,
S55).

Vehicle 140 Receiving Vehicle Distribution Information Response
Displays the operation status of each vehicle included in the vehicle distribution information response on the map information that was displayed to specify the survey range information when the vehicle distribution information request was transmitted.

As a result, the vehicle management device 130 operated by each taxi company provides the vehicle information control device 120 with information on the position of the vehicle registered in the vehicle management device operated by the company and information on the vehicle operation state. Instead, it becomes possible to acquire the position information of the vehicle and the information on the vehicle operation state registered in the vehicle management device 130 operated by another company. Therefore, for example, by moving the vehicle to an area where there are few empty vehicles, there is a high possibility that the vehicle will be selected as the vehicle to be dispatched when the vehicle dispatching request is generated.

As described above, conventionally, the vehicle management device operated by each taxi company can acquire the positional information and the vehicle operation state of the vehicle registered in this vehicle management device from the vehicle management database, but other companies Although it was difficult to confirm the vehicle position information and vehicle operation status registered in the operating vehicle management device, this can be improved.

It should be noted that each vehicle 140 can acquire the vehicle distribution information at any time on any date by adding the time information to the vehicle distribution information request. In FIG.
The vehicle management device relays between the vehicle and the vehicle information control device, but the vehicle status history database is installed in each vehicle management device and the information acquired from the vehicle information control device is recorded to register the registered vehicle. May be provided with information.

(Ninth Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the ninth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of information between the respective devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the ninth embodiment. The same processes as those in the eighth embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The vehicle information control device 120 and the vehicle management device 130 manage the position information of all the vehicles at arbitrary times, as well as the time information and the position information when the vehicle operation state of each vehicle changes from an empty vehicle to an actual vehicle. It has a vehicle state history database for recording.

The vehicle information control device 120 is managed by the vehicle state history database of each vehicle management device 130 from every vehicle management device 130 registered in the vehicle management device database 124 at a preset reporting cycle. The current state information and the vehicle operating state when the vehicle operating state of the existing vehicle changes from the actual vehicle to the empty vehicle are reported, and the vehicle state history database stores the time information and the position information when passengers get on all the vehicles. Is recorded as history information (S51A).

Each vehicle 140 has a function of displaying map information of an arbitrary area within the business range of the vehicle on the input / output unit 144, and displays the coordinate information on the displayed map information and the radius from the coordinates. The input / output unit 144 mounted on the vehicle 140
Designated as survey range information from the vehicle and transmitted to the vehicle information control device 120 as a vehicle allocation occurrence information request (S52, S5).
3).

The vehicle information control device 120 receives position information indicating that vehicle allocation has occurred within the area range included in the vehicle allocation occurrence information request within a preset time (eg, within the last hour) at the time of receiving the vehicle allocation occurrence information request. Are provided to the vehicle as a vehicle allocation occurrence information response (S54A, S55A).

Vehicle 140 that received the vehicle dispatch occurrence information response
Displays all the position information of the vehicle allocation included in the vehicle allocation occurrence information response on the map information that was displayed for specifying the survey range information when the vehicle allocation occurrence information request was transmitted.

As a result, the vehicle management device operated by each taxi company, instead of providing the vehicle information control device with position information when a vehicle allocation registered in the vehicle management device operated by the taxi company occurs, It is possible to acquire position information when a vehicle is registered that is registered in a vehicle management device operated by another company. Therefore, for example, by moving the vehicle to an area where the number of vehicle allocations is large, it is possible to increase the possibility that the vehicle will be selected as the vehicle to be allocated at the time when the vehicle allocation request is generated.

As described above, conventionally, the vehicle management device operated by each taxi company can obtain the position information indicating that the vehicle registered in the vehicle management device has been dispatched from the vehicle management database. Although it is difficult to confirm the vehicle allocation occurrence information of the vehicle registered in the operating vehicle management device, this can be improved.

In each vehicle, by adding time information to the vehicle distribution information request, it is possible to acquire vehicle dispatch occurrence information in any time zone on any date.
In FIG. 11, the vehicle management device 130 relays between the vehicle 140 and the vehicle information control device 120, but a vehicle state history database is installed in each vehicle management device 130 and the information acquired from the vehicle information control device 120 is recorded. By doing so, information may be provided to the registered vehicle.

(Tenth Embodiment) Since the configuration of the vehicle allocation support system in the tenth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 12 shows the first
It is a figure which shows the flow of the information between each apparatus in the vehicle allocation assistance system of 0th embodiment.

The vehicle information control device 120 has a vehicle state history database for managing position information of all vehicles at arbitrary times, and from all vehicle management devices registered in the vehicle management device database, By reporting the current position information and vehicle operation status of all vehicles managed by each vehicle management device at preset reporting intervals, the position information and vehicle operation status of all vehicles at arbitrary times can be reported. It is recorded as history information in the vehicle state history database together with the information (S6).
1).

The information communication terminal 110 has a function of displaying, on the input / output unit 113, map information of an arbitrary area in which a vehicle passenger who is a user of the information communication terminal desires to board, and the displayed map is displayed. The coordinate information on the information and the radius from the coordinate are designated as survey range information from the input / output unit 113 mounted on the information communication terminal 110, and transmitted to the vehicle information control device 120 as a vehicle distribution information request (S62).

The vehicle information control device 120 sends to the information communication terminal 110, as the vehicle distribution information response, the position information of all empty vehicles in the regional range included in the vehicle distribution information request at the time of receiving the vehicle distribution information request. Provide (S
63).

The information communication terminal 110 which has received the vehicle distribution information response displays each vehicle included in the vehicle distribution information response on the map information displayed for designating the survey range information when the vehicle distribution information request is transmitted. The distribution status of empty vehicles based on the position information of is displayed.

Accordingly, when a passenger who desires to board the information communication terminal desires to board at a taxi stand in front of a station, for example, if there are a plurality of taxi stands such as the east exit and the west exit, the It is possible to know the number of taxi cars in the empty state, and it is possible to immediately determine which taxi stand will take the shorter waiting time.

If a taxi is to be picked up at a place other than the taxi stand, whether the vehicle should be requested to a taxi company or the like by confirming the number of empty cars near the boarding position, or the empty car near the boarding position You can easily determine whether to wait for the car to come.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a part of the map of the business range displayed on the input / output unit 144 mounted on the vehicle 140. In the same figure (a), as described in the eighth embodiment, the positional information of all the vehicles in the vacant state that are operating within the display map range is shown as a vehicle distribution information by a symbol ◯ on the map. There is. In the same figure (b), as described in the ninth embodiment, all position information indicating that vehicle allocation has occurred within a preset time within the display map range as vehicle allocation occurrence information is indicated by a symbol ● on the map. ing. In the same figure (c), the vehicle distribution information obtained when the vehicle transmits a vehicle distribution information request for the same area and a vehicle allocation occurrence information request to the vehicle information control device (only the vehicle position information in the empty vehicle is indicated by a circle). Also, the vehicle dispatch occurrence information (only the position information where the vehicle dispatch has occurred is indicated by a symbol ●) is composited and shown.

As a result, each vehicle can simultaneously display and confirm the positional information of each vehicle and the positional information at which the vehicle allocation has occurred. For example, it is possible to increase the possibility that a vehicle will be selected as a vehicle to be dispatched at the time when a vehicle dispatch request is issued by moving the vehicle to a region in which the number of empty vehicles in the designated area range is relatively small and the number of vehicle dispatches is large. . In addition, in this case, although it is displayed on the input / output unit mounted on the vehicle, it is also possible to display the same on the input / output unit of the vehicle information control device or the vehicle management device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing information about the business areas of taxi vehicles which are divided and set in advance. Each vehicle 1
40 has a function of transmitting to the vehicle information control device 120 a vehicle density information request or a vehicle allocation rate information request including business area information (coordinates / radius information, etc.) that is set in advance by each vehicle. Here, the vehicle density means, for example, when the map shown in FIG. 13A is a business area of a taxi vehicle, the business areas are as shown in A area, B area, C area, and D area of FIG. 14A. Is set in advance in divided areas, and the number of empty vehicles in operation in each area is counted. Further, the vehicle allocation rate is a count of the number of vehicles in which vehicle allocation has occurred within a preset time in each area.

Upon receiving the vehicle density information request or the vehicle allocation rate information request, the vehicle information control device 120 calculates the vehicle density or vehicle allocation rate for each district from the vehicle state history database, and sends the vehicle density information response or vehicle allocation rate to the vehicle 140. It has a function of transmitting an information response. The vehicle 140 receives the vehicle density information and the vehicle allocation rate information for each district included in the received vehicle density information response or the vehicle allocation rate information response, respectively.
It has a function of displaying on the input / output unit 144 as in (b) and (c). As a result, each vehicle 140 can acquire vehicle density information and vehicle allocation rate information for each district in the business area by the character information even if it does not have a function of outputting map information to the input / output unit 144. By using the information of (1) and moving the vehicle, it is possible to increase the possibility that the vehicle will be selected as the vehicle to be dispatched at the time when the vehicle dispatch request is generated.

In the present embodiment, the input / output unit mounted on the vehicle is used for display, but the input / output unit of the vehicle information control device or the vehicle management device may be used for display as well. Further, in the present embodiment, the character information is displayed by the input / output unit mounted on the vehicle, but it is also possible to receive and notify the information converted into the voice information from the vehicle information control device or the vehicle management device. Is.

In the present embodiment described above, when calling a taxi vehicle at an arbitrary place, it is possible to select a taxi vehicle belonging to a taxi company in the area that is most suitable for dispatching and issue a dispatch instruction.

Further, a vehicle information control device is installed to manage vehicles belonging to each taxi company by managing taxi companies nationwide for each region, and is registered in advance when a vehicle dispatch request is made by a vehicle dispatch requester. Among the taxi companies nationwide, the vehicle dispatcher selects one or more taxi companies in the area that he / she wants to dispatch, and the vehicle that can be dispatched to the vehicle dispatch request position earliest or the vehicle type of the vehicle dispatcher's request In order to provide a discount service according to the gender of the vehicle driver and the boarding destination of the dispatcher, and to provide operating status information of local taxi vehicles in response to requests from taxi companies and vehicles. The system can be used by not only large taxi companies but also small and medium-sized taxi companies.

In this way, by introducing the vehicle information control device,
For taxi customers, the most desirable conditions for taxi customers by acquiring and providing information such as vehicle management devices operated by multiple taxi companies and location information and operation status of taxi vehicles registered in each taxi company. Thus, it becomes possible to automatically search for a taxi company and its vehicle that can be dispatched earliest to the dispatch request position and dispatch them. On the other hand, for taxi companies, it is possible to introduce taxi customers and obtain information such as the dispatch situation including vehicles of other companies in the business area.
By strategically arranging vehicles according to the situation from the acquired information, it is possible to improve the business activities.

[0128]

As described above, according to the vehicle dispatching support system and vehicle dispatching support method of the present invention, when calling a vehicle such as a taxi at any place, the most dispatched vehicle belongs to a business office such as a taxi company in the area. It is possible to select a suitable vehicle and issue a dispatch instruction.

In addition, by installing a vehicle information control device and managing business offices such as taxi companies in a wide area nationwide for each region, the vehicles belonging to each business office are managed and appropriate business offices are requested. Also, it becomes possible to select a vehicle and issue a dispatch instruction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle allocation support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between each device in the vehicle allocation support system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle allocation support system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart mainly showing a control processing procedure executed by the vehicle information control device.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the eighth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the ninth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of information between devices in the vehicle allocation support system of the tenth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a part of a map of a business range displayed on an input / output unit mounted on a vehicle.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view showing information regarding a business area of a taxi vehicle which is divided and set in advance.

[Explanation of symbols]

110 Information and communication terminals 120 Vehicle information control device 124 Vehicle management device database 130 Vehicle management device 134 Vehicle management database 140 vehicles

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle management device that is installed over a plurality of systems, and a vehicle information control device that is connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices and controls information relating to vehicle allocation.
According to the vehicle allocation request transmitted to the vehicle information control device,
A vehicle allocation support system comprising: a vehicle allocation instruction device for instructing vehicle allocation. 2. A vehicle management device installed respectively over a plurality of systems, and a vehicle information control device connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices for controlling information on vehicle allocation.
According to the vehicle allocation request transmitted to the vehicle information control device,
An information communication terminal used in a vehicle allocation support system including a vehicle allocation instruction device for instructing vehicle allocation, the vehicle allocation request generating device generating the vehicle allocation request, and transmitting the vehicle allocation request to the vehicle information control device. An information communication terminal, comprising: a vehicle allocation request transmission device. 3. The vehicle allocation request generation device includes a storage device that stores a selection priority of a vehicle allocation source of a vehicle registered in advance, and generates the vehicle allocation request based on the selection priority. The information communication terminal according to claim 2. 4. A vehicle allocation system comprising: a plurality of vehicle management devices respectively installed at business establishments to which a plurality of vehicles belong; and a vehicle information control device connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices and controlling information regarding vehicle allocation. A vehicle allocation support system for instructing vehicle allocation according to a vehicle allocation request transmitted from an information communication terminal for making a request to the vehicle information control device, wherein operation information data transmitted from the vehicle is registered in a vehicle management database. Registration means for performing, based on the vehicle allocation request position input at the time of the vehicle allocation request, a search means for searching a vehicle management device database for a vehicle management device of an office operating in an area including the vehicle allocation request position; Selecting means for searching a vehicle management database corresponding to the searched vehicle management device and selecting a vehicle that can be dispatched to the vehicle dispatch request position in the shortest time; A vehicle allocation instruction means for transmitting a vehicle allocation instruction request to a vehicle management apparatus of a business establishment to which the selected vehicle belongs, and the vehicle management apparatus directing vehicle allocation to the selected vehicle. Support system. 5. In the selecting means, all the vehicle management devices searched by the searching means can search the vehicle management database and allocate the vehicle to the vehicle allocation request position belonging to each business office in the shortest time. Select a vehicle, calculate the estimated dispatch time until the selected vehicle arrives,
The calculated vehicle allocation predicted time is reported to the vehicle information control device, and in the vehicle allocation instruction means, the vehicle information control device reports the shortest vehicle allocation predicted time based on the plurality of reported vehicle allocation predicted times. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 4, wherein the selected vehicle management apparatus is selected, and the vehicle allocation instruction request is transmitted to the selected vehicle management apparatus. 6. The vehicle information control device has a vehicle management database installed for each of the vehicle management devices, and each vehicle management device communicates with the vehicle information control device to provide the vehicle management database. The operation status of the vehicle registered in is managed according to claim 4 or 5.
Vehicle dispatch support system described. 7. The vehicle information control device includes vehicle type registration means for registering the vehicle type of the vehicle in the vehicle management device database, and the detection means is input to the information communication terminal when the vehicle allocation request is made. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a vehicle management device in which the vehicle type is registered is searched from the vehicle management device database based on the vehicle type. 8. The vehicle information control device includes enrollment registration means for registering a gender of a driver enrolled in the vehicle management device database, and the search means inputs the information communication terminal to the information communication terminal at the time of the vehicle allocation request. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the vehicle management device is searched from the vehicle management device database based on the sex of the driver. 9. The information communication terminal for making the vehicle allocation request comprises a destination transmitting means for transmitting the destination input at the time of the vehicle allocation request to the vehicle information control device, wherein the vehicle information control device is The search means searches the vehicle management device database for a vehicle management device installed in a business office operating in an area including the destination, and the destinations and the vehicle management devices of all the found business sites are searched. The vehicle allocation request position is transmitted, and all the searched vehicle management devices are scheduled to pass around the vehicle allocation request position from the vehicle management database, and of the vehicles in the forwarding state that are traveling toward the destination. From the inside, select a vehicle in an empty state that can be dispatched to the dispatch request position in the shortest time, calculate an estimated vehicle dispatch time until the selected vehicle arrives, and calculate the estimated vehicle dispatch time Dispatch support system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein transmitting the preliminary the vehicle position information to the vehicle information control device. 10. The information communication terminal that makes the vehicle allocation request,
The vehicle information control device has a transmission means for transmitting the destination information and the carpool request information inputted by the vehicle dispatch client to the vehicle information control device, wherein the vehicle information control device has a carpool reservation database, and the carpool request information is transmitted by the information communication. When receiving from the terminal, set a carpool reservation to the area of the destination information,
6. When receiving the same destination information and sharing request information from another information communication terminal, a notification means is provided to notify both of the information communication terminals that it is possible to carry out the sharing. Vehicle dispatch support system described. 11. The vehicle for which the vehicle allocation is performed includes a transmission unit that transmits scheduled travel route information including destination information to the vehicle management device, and the vehicle management device receives the travel schedule received from the vehicle. A recording means for recording route information together with the current position of the vehicle in the vehicle management database, wherein the vehicle information control device is receiving the destination information and the carpooling request information from the information communication terminal, at present,
Instructing the vehicle management device to search whether or not there is a vehicle including the vehicle allocation request position and the destination in the planned traveling route information in the actual vehicle state, the vehicle management device From the database, select a vehicle in the actual vehicle state that can be dispatched to the dispatch request position in the shortest time, calculate a vehicle dispatch expected time until the vehicle arrives, and use the vehicle position information and the vehicle dispatch expected time in the vehicle information control device. The vehicle dispatch support system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the vehicle dispatch support system transmits the vehicle dispatch support system. 12. The vehicle information control device includes a vehicle state history database that stores history information related to position information of all vehicles, and collects the vehicle position information and the vehicle operation states of all the vehicles, Recorded as history information in the vehicle state history database together with the collected time information, the vehicle management device receives vehicle distribution information of an empty state at any time within the survey area from the vehicle information control device, and the survey area 6. The vehicle dispatching support system according to claim 4, further comprising display means for displaying on the same map as. 13. The vehicle management device reports vehicle allocation occurrence information to the vehicle information control device when the vehicle state registered in the vehicle management database changes from an empty vehicle state to an actual vehicle state, The control device has a vehicle state history database that stores the reported vehicle allocation occurrence information, receives vehicle allocation occurrence information within the survey area, and includes display means for displaying on the same map as the survey area. The vehicle dispatching support system according to claim 4 or 5. 14. The vehicle information control device stores history information relating to vehicle position information in the vehicle state history database, and when receiving vehicle distribution information of an empty state in the survey area, the same map as the survey area is received. 14. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 13, further comprising display means for displaying the vehicle distribution information and the vehicle allocation occurrence information in combination. 15. The vehicle management device or a vehicle to be dispatched sets business area information of the vehicle and transmits the business area information to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device, the vehicle state history. The vehicle distribution information of the empty state in the business area is read from the database, the number of vehicles in the empty state is calculated for each of a plurality of sub-areas set by dividing the business area in advance, and the vehicle density information for each of the sub-areas is calculated. 13. A notification means for notifying the vehicle management device or the vehicle is provided as the above.
Vehicle dispatch support system described. 16. The vehicle management device or the vehicle to be dispatched sets business area information of the vehicle and transmits the business area information to the vehicle information control device, and the vehicle information control device, the vehicle state history. The vehicle allocation occurrence information in the business area is read out from the database, the vehicle allocation occurrence vehicle number is calculated for each of a plurality of subregions set by dividing the business area in advance, and the vehicle management is performed as the vehicle allocation rate information for each subregion. 14. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 13, further comprising a notification device for notifying the device or the vehicle. 17. The vehicle information control device collects vehicle position information and vehicle operation states of all vehicles from the vehicle management device database or the vehicle management database, and records them in a vehicle state history database together with the collected time information. The information communication terminal that requests the vehicle allocation receives the vehicle distribution information in the designated survey area from the vehicle information control device based on the vehicle state history database, and displays it on the same map as the survey area. The vehicle dispatching support system according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising display means. 18. A vehicle allocation system comprising a plurality of vehicle management devices respectively installed in business establishments to which a plurality of vehicles belong, and a vehicle information control device connected to the plurality of vehicle management devices and controlling information regarding vehicle allocation. In the assistance system, in accordance with the vehicle allocation request transmitted from the information communication terminal for requesting vehicle allocation to the vehicle information control device, a vehicle allocation assistance method for instructing vehicle allocation, wherein the operation information data transmitted from the vehicle is Based on the registration step of registering in the vehicle management database and the vehicle allocation request position input at the time of the vehicle allocation request, the vehicle management device database is searched for the vehicle management device of the business office operating in the area including the vehicle allocation request position. A search step and a vehicle management database corresponding to the searched vehicle management device are searched, and the vehicle can be dispatched to the vehicle dispatch request position in the shortest time. A selection step of selecting a vehicle, a vehicle allocation instruction step of transmitting a vehicle allocation instruction request to a vehicle management device of a business office to which the selected vehicle belongs, and the vehicle management device instructing vehicle allocation to the selected vehicle; A vehicle dispatch support method comprising: 19. In the selecting step, all the vehicle management devices searched in the searching step can search the vehicle management database and allocate the vehicle to the vehicle allocation request position belonging to each business office in the shortest time. Selecting a vehicle, calculating a vehicle dispatch expected time until the selected vehicle arrives, and reporting the calculated vehicle dispatch expected time to the vehicle information control device, and in the vehicle dispatch instruction step, the vehicle information control device Is
The vehicle management device that has reported the shortest predicted vehicle allocation time is selected based on the plurality of reported predicted vehicle allocation times, and the vehicle allocation instruction request is transmitted to the selected vehicle management device. 18. The dispatch support method described in 18.