TAXIMETER AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING CAP FARE USING NAVIGATION SYSTEM

• US 20060200430A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai AMCO Company Limited (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: KIM, DONG JO
• Application Number:
  US11/164,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20060200430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/417
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 13/04 for indicating fare or state of hire

Abstract

A taximeter and method for calculating a cap fare using a navigation system is provided. The taximeter includes a GPS (global positioning system) module having a speed sensor to measure a speed, and receiving position information and absolute time information, calculating a self position, and outputting the calculated position, the time information, and the speed; a map database for storing map data; an input unit for generating a fare calculation start command, a fare calculation end command, and character data; a controller for mapping the calculated position to the map data, counting a time based on the time information, and accumulating a cap fare based on the counted time and the speed until receipt of the fare calculation end command; and a display unit for displaying the accumulated cap fare.

Claims

1. A taximeter using a navigation system, the taximeter comprising:

a GPS (global positioning system) module having a speed sensor to measure a speed, and receiving position information and absolute time information from each of a plurality of GPS satellites, calculating a self position, and outputting the calculated position, the time information, and the speed;

a map database for storing map data;

an input unit for generating a fare calculation start command, a fare calculation end command, and character data;

a controller for mapping the calculated position to the map data, and upon receipt of the fare calculation start command, counting a time based on the time information, and accumulating a cap fare based on the counted time and the speed until receipt of the fare calculation end command; and

a display unit for displaying the accumulated cap fare.

2. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein the controller receives a destination through the input unit, calculates an expected cap fare based on the counted time and the speed, and displays the expected cap fare on the display unit.

3. The taximeter according to claim 1, wherein upon receipt of the fare calculation start command, the controller displays the calculated cap fare and the mapped map data on the display unit.

4. The taximeter according to claim 2, wherein upon receipt of the fare calculation start command, the controller displays the calculated cap fare and the mapped map data on the display unit.

5. A method for calculating a cap fare of a taximeter using a navigation system having a GPS (global positioning system) module having a speed sensor to measure a speed, and receiving position information and absolute time information from each of a plurality of GPS satellites, calculating a self position, and outputting the calculated position, the time information, and the speed;

a map database for storing map data;

an input unit for generating a fare calculation start command, a fare calculation end command, and character data; and

a display unit for displaying predetermined mapped map data and the accumulated cap fare, the method comprising the steps of;

upon receipt of a fare calculation command from the input unit, calculating a running time based on the counted time;

measuring a running speed through the GPS module;

upon measurement of the running speed, calculating a running distance based on the measured running speed and the counted time;

calculating a cap fare based on the running distance and the running time; and

displaying the calculated cap fare.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of:

receiving destination information through the input unit, and calculating and displaying an expected cap fare to the destination based on the running time and the running distance.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of:

upon receipt of the fare calculation end command, accumulating the cap fare on previous cap fares, and storing the accumulated cap fare.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of:

upon receipt of the fare calculation end command, accumulating the cap fare on previous cap fares, and storing the accumulated cap fare.