Vehicle dispatching system and management server for the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle dispatch system using a wireless network comprising:
- a location database which stores a list of geographical points to which vehicles are dispatchable;
a receiver configured to receive a dispatch request from a mobile terminal via the wireless network, wherein the request includes information indicative of a geographical area identified by the wireless network in which the mobile terminal is situated; and
a dispatch location finder configured to determine at least one candidate geographical point, using the location database, based on the geographical area identified by the wireless network and present the at least one candidate geographical point to the mobile terminal via the wireless network in order to have a user of the mobile terminal select one of the at least one candidate geographical point to which the user wishes a vehicle dispatched.
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Abstract
The invention provides a useful vehicle dispatching system. Server 60 estimates an approximate location of a passenger on the basis of the area code transmitted from server 40. Server 60 transmits a list of landmarks located in the area corresponding to the area code, and the list is thereby provided to the passenger carrying mobile station 10. The passenger selects a desired landmark to which a vehicle should be dispatched. Server 60 determines the location of the landmark by referring to the landmark database; and determines which vehicles 20 are located proximate to the landmark by referring to the vehicle database. Server 60 transmits the information on the determined vehicles 20 to mobile station 10, and the information is thereby provided to the passenger. The passenger selects a desired vehicle 20 to make a telephone call to the driver of vehicle 20. Thus, the passenger may directly talk to the driver.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle dispatch system using a wireless network comprising:
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a location database which stores a list of geographical points to which vehicles are dispatchable; a receiver configured to receive a dispatch request from a mobile terminal via the wireless network, wherein the request includes information indicative of a geographical area identified by the wireless network in which the mobile terminal is situated; and a dispatch location finder configured to determine at least one candidate geographical point, using the location database, based on the geographical area identified by the wireless network and present the at least one candidate geographical point to the mobile terminal via the wireless network in order to have a user of the mobile terminal select one of the at least one candidate geographical point to which the user wishes a vehicle dispatched. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle dispatch method using a wireless network comprising:
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providing a location database which stores a list of geographical points to which vehicles are dispatchable; receiving a dispatch request from a mobile terminal via the wireless network, wherein the request includes information indicative of a geographical area identified by the wireless network in which the mobile terminal is situated; determining at least one candidate geographical point, using the location database, based on the geographical area identified by the wireless network; and presenting the at least one candidate geographical point to the mobile terminal via the wireless network in order to have a user of the mobile terminal select one of the at least one candidate geographical point to which the user wishes a vehicle dispatched. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle dispatch system using a wireless network comprising:
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a user database which stores for each user a list of at least one geographical point to which a respective user wishes a vehicle dispatched; a receiver configured to receive a dispatch request from a mobile terminal via the wireless network and authenticate a user of the mobile terminal, wherein the request includes information indicative of a geographical area identified by the wireless network in which the mobile terminal is situated; and a dispatch location finder configured to present the list of at least one geographical point stored for the user to the mobile terminal via the wireless network in order to have the user select one of the at least one geographical point to which the user wishes a vehicle dispatched. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle dispatch method using a wireless network comprising:
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providing a user database which stores for each user a list of at least one geographical point to which a respective user wishes a vehicle dispatched; receiving a dispatch request from a mobile terminal via the wireless network and authenticating a user of the mobile terminal, wherein the request includes information indicative of a geographical area identified by the wireless in which the mobile terminal is situated; and presenting the list of at least one geographical point stored for the user to the mobile terminal via the wireless network in order to have the user select one of the at least one geographical point to which the user wishes a vehicle dispatched. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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