METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SAFE TAXI SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method for providing a taxi service in a user mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- sending, by the user mobile terminal, a search request message for a taxi;
receiving, from a management server, a driver information message including a vehicle number of a taxi and assessment information about a service provided by a driver of the taxi; and
displaying the vehicle number and the assessment information for the taxi.
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Abstract
A management server authenticates taxi drivers, searches for taxis near a taxi user, calls a taxi, searches for and tracks a taxi upon an emergency call from a taxi user, and updates assessment information about the services provided by taxi drivers. A taxi driver may undergo authentication on the taxi driver himself and his taxi before driving the taxi by putting his mobile terminal on a terminal holder mounted in the taxi upon a ride in the taxi. Before taking a ride in a taxi, a taxi user may receive driver information about taxis from the management server using a mobile terminal, and select a taxi after checking the received driver information.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing a taxi service in a user mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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sending, by the user mobile terminal, a search request message for a taxi; receiving, from a management server, a driver information message including a vehicle number of a taxi and assessment information about a service provided by a driver of the taxi; and displaying the vehicle number and the assessment information for the taxi. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a taxi service in a driver mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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connecting the driver mobile terminal to a terminal holder mounted in a taxi through short-range communication; authenticating a driver of the taxi based on the driver mobile terminal; receiving a taxi search request message; and sending a taxi information message including a vehicle number of the taxi and identification information of the driver mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a taxi service in a management server managing information about a taxi and a driver thereof, the method comprising:
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receiving a taxi search request message from a user mobile terminal; determining radial coordinates centered on a location of the user mobile terminal; sending the taxi search request message including the radial coordinates to a driver mobile terminal connected to the taxi; receiving, from the driver mobile terminal, a taxi information message including location information of the driver mobile terminal, identification information of the driver mobile terminal, and a vehicle number of the taxi; acquiring assessment information about a service provided by the driver of the taxi based on the identification information of the driver mobile terminal and the vehicle number; and sending, to the user mobile terminal, a driver information message including the assessment information, the identification information of the driver mobile terminal, the vehicle number of the taxi, and the location information of the driver mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A user mobile terminal for providing a taxi service, the user mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless communication unit for performing communication with a management server; a display for displaying data; and a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit and the display, generating a search request message for a taxi, sending the search request message through the wireless communication unit, receiving, from the management server through the wireless communication unit, a driver information message including a vehicle number of a taxi and assessment information about a service provided by a driver of the taxi, and displaying the vehicle number and the assessment information for the taxi on the display.
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26. A driver mobile terminal for providing a taxi service, the driver mobile terminal comprising:
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a short-range communication module for performing short-range communication; a wireless communication unit for performing communication with a management server; a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for detecting a location of the driver mobile terminal; a display for displaying data; and a controller for controlling the short-range communication module, the wireless communication unit, the GPS module, and the display, connecting the driver mobile terminal to a terminal holder mounted in a taxi through the short-range communication module, authenticating a driver of the taxi based on the driver mobile terminal, and upon receiving a taxi search request message, generating a taxi information message including a vehicle number of the taxi and identification information of the driver mobile terminal.
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27. A management server for managing information about a taxi and a driver thereof, the management server comprising:
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a communication unit for performing communication; a memory for storing data; and a controller for controlling the communication unit, receiving a taxi search request message from a user mobile terminal through the communication unit, determining radial coordinates centered on a location of the user mobile terminal, sending the taxi search request message including the radial coordinates to a driver mobile terminal connected to the taxi through the communication unit, receiving a taxi information message including location information of the driver mobile terminal, identification information of the driver mobile terminal, and a vehicle number of the taxi from the driver mobile terminal through the communication unit, acquiring assessment information about a service provided by the driver of the taxi based on the identification information of the driver mobile terminal and the vehicle number, generating a driver information message including the assessment information, the identification information of the driver mobile terminal, the vehicle number of the taxi, and the location information of the driver mobile terminal, and sending the driver information message to the user mobile terminal through the communication unit.
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