Vehicle boarding fare modification method based on boarding ratio calculated with operating state information of vehicles
First Claim
1. A modification method of a boarding fare, of a plurality of vehicles, applied to a service industry where a customer pays the boarding fare for boarding one of the plurality of the vehicles, the method comprising steps of:
- calculating boarding ratio based on the operating state information received from the plurality of the vehicle;
modifying to reduce the boarding fare from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio;
notifying reduction information expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare to general public who are not in any of the plurality of the vehicles; and
executing reduction operation according to the modified boarding fare that is reduced from the normal fare.
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Abstract
A control center calculates boarding ratio based on operating state information (‘out-of-service,’ ‘empty,’ ‘pickup,’ and ‘serving’) that is received from taxis. It then determines whether the boarding ratio is less than a predetermined ratio. If the boarding ratio is less than the predetermined ratio, the control center notifies discount information for starting of discount operation where a taxi fare is reduced from a normal fare, to the taxis, a taxi stand, and a website on the internet. Notification of the discount information to general public enhances intension that the general public would like to take the taxis. The taxi company and taxi driver can thus expect increase of taxi customers.
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26 Claims
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1. A modification method of a boarding fare, of a plurality of vehicles, applied to a service industry where a customer pays the boarding fare for boarding one of the plurality of the vehicles, the method comprising steps of:
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calculating boarding ratio based on the operating state information received from the plurality of the vehicle;
modifying to reduce the boarding fare from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio;
notifying reduction information expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare to general public who are not in any of the plurality of the vehicles; and
executing reduction operation according to the modified boarding fare that is reduced from the normal fare. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14)
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12. A modification system of a boarding fare, of a plurality of vehicles, applied to a service industry where a customer pays the boarding fare for boarding one of the plurality of the vehicles, the system comprising:
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operating state obtaining means for obtaining operating state information from the plurality of the vehicles;
boarding ratio calculating means for calculating boarding ratio based on the operating state information obtained by the operating state obtaining means;
boarding fare modifying means for modifying to reduce the boarding fare from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio; and
reduction information notifying means for notifying reduction information, expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare, to general public who are not in any of the plurality of the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Vehicle-located equipment, provided in a vehicle within a system applied to a service industry where a customer pays a vehicle boarding fare for boarding the vehicle, used together with center-located equipment installed in a control center where boarding ratio is calculated based on operating state information that is received from the vehicle-located equipment and where the boarding fare is reduced from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio, the vehicle-located equipment comprising:
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transmitting means for transmitting the operating state information to the center-located equipment;
receiving means for receiving, from the center-located equipment, reduction information expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare; and
notifying means for notifying the received reduction information to a crewman, and a customer who has already boarded.
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24. Stand-located equipment, provided in a waiting stand, where a customer is waiting for a vehicle to board, within a system applied to a service industry where a customer pays a vehicle boarding fare for boarding a vehicle, used together with center-located equipment installed in a control center where boarding ratio is calculated based on operating state information that is received from vehicle-located equipment installed in the vehicle and where the boarding fare is reduced from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio, the stand-located equipment comprising:
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receiving means for receiving reduction information expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare from the center-located equipment; and
notifying means for notifying the received reduction information to general public around the waiting stand.
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25. Center-located equipment, provided in a control center within a system applied to a service industry where a customer pays a vehicle boarding fare for boarding a vehicle, the center-located equipment comprising:
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receiving means for receiving operating state information from vehicle-located equipment installed in the vehicle;
calculating means for calculating boarding ratio based on the received operating state information;
modifying means for modify to reduce the boarding fare from a normal fare when the boarding ratio becomes less than a predetermined ratio; and
notifying means for notifying reduction information expressing that the boarding fare is modified to be reduced from the normal fare to the vehicle-located equipment and the stand-located equipment. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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