JP-7856033-B2 - User terminal, system, and method for controlling the user terminal

Inventors

• 荒木 元太朗

Assignees

• トヨタ自動車株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20230323

Claims (6)

1. A user terminal of a user who uses public transportation with a ticket that has a set validity range, A communication unit that communicates with a first server that manages the electronic payment of fares for the aforementioned transportation services, It includes a display unit, The display unit displays information regarding the first excess charge for the use of the transportation outside the effective range. The communication unit transmits information regarding the payment of the first excess charge to the first server when the user uses the transportation outside the effective range . The aforementioned display unit is With the aforementioned validity range set on the ticket, the system is configured to allow the user to input information about the destination through an input operation. A user terminal that, when the user enters the destination, displays information on a second excess charge for using the transportation outside the valid area, based on the relationship between the valid area set in the ticket and the destination .
2. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays information on the second excess charge based on the relationship between the valid range set on the ticket, the destination entered by the user, and the user's current location .
3. The user terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display unit displays a notification indicating that the user is approaching the effective range when the user is located within the effective range and within a predetermined distance from the boundary of the effective range.
4. The display unit is activated when the user is located within the effective range and within the predetermined distance from the boundary. A notification indicating that the subject is approaching the effective range, The user terminal according to claim 3, which displays at least one of the distance to the boundary and the time required to reach the boundary.
5. A system comprising the user terminal described in claim 1, The user terminal and, The system includes a second server that communicates with the user terminal, The aforementioned user terminal is The system displays information regarding the number of people who can use the aforementioned ticket, and authorized terminal information regarding other user terminals that are permitted to use the aforementioned ticket. The user's input operation allows permission information to be entered into the other user's terminal to authorize the use of the ticket. The input permission information is transmitted to the second server. The second server is a system that, when the number of other user terminals authorized to use the ticket is less than the number of available users, transmits an authorization signal to the other user terminals granting them permission to use the ticket.
6. A method for controlling a user terminal of a user who uses public transportation with a ticket that has a set validity range, A step of displaying information on the first excess charge for the use of the transportation outside the effective range, The process of transmitting information regarding the payment of the first excess charge to a server that manages electronic payment of fares for the transportation when the user uses the transportation outside the effective range, With the aforementioned ticket having the aforementioned validity range set, the process involves receiving input from the user regarding destination information, A user terminal control method comprising the step of displaying information on a second excess charge for using the transportation outside the valid range, based on the relationship between the valid range set on the ticket and the destination, when the destination is entered by the user.

Description

This disclosure relates to a user terminal, a system, and a method for controlling a user terminal. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-038858 (Patent Document 1) discloses a system that allows bus use using a commuter pass displayed on a mobile device. If the user deviates from the commuter pass zone, an alert message including an excess fare is displayed on the mobile device. In this case, the user must deposit the displayed excess fare into the fare box when alighting. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-038858 This is a diagram showing the configuration of a system according to one embodiment.This diagram shows the server configuration according to one embodiment.This figure shows the configuration of a mobile terminal according to one embodiment.This figure shows an example of a ticket according to one embodiment.This is a sequence diagram showing the control of a system according to one embodiment.This figure shows the screen displayed when approaching the area outside the validity zone of the ticket.This is a flowchart illustrating the control process for displaying excess charges based on destination information.This figure shows an example of a screen displaying the destination input field and excess charges.This is a sequence diagram showing the controls for allowing other devices to use the ticket.This figure shows an example of a screen for specifying which devices are allowed to use the ticket. The embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their descriptions will not be repeated. [Embodiment] <System Configuration> Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 100 comprises a server 1 and a plurality of mobile terminals 3. The server 1 and the plurality of mobile terminals 3 communicate with each other via the Internet 2. Server 1 is a server that manages electronic payment of fares when a user uses public transportation (for example, buses and trains, etc.). The mobile terminals 3 are examples of "user devices" in this disclosure. Furthermore, server 1 is an example of the "first server,""secondserver," and "server" in this disclosure. Figure 2 shows an example of the configuration of Server 1. Server 1 includes, for example, a processor 11, memory 12, storage 13, and a communication module 14. The processor 11 is a microprocessor, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro-Processing Unit). The memory 12 is volatile memory, such as RAM (Random Access Memory). The processor 11 performs various processes by reading the system program 131 and the control program 132 (described later), loading them into the memory 12, and executing them. Storage 13 is a rewritable non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or flash memory. Storage 13 stores a system program 131, including the OS (Operating System), and a control program 132, including computer-readable code necessary for control calculations. The communication module 14 includes a communication interface with a network such as the Internet 2 (see Figure 1). The communication module 14 is configured to enable bidirectional communication between the server 1 and external devices (such as multiple mobile terminals 3). Figure 3 shows an example of the configuration of a mobile terminal 3. The mobile terminal 3 is a device carried by the user, and is, for example, a smartphone, tablet, or smartwatch. The mobile terminal 3 may also be a notebook PC (Personal Computer). The mobile terminal 3 includes, for example, a processor 31, memory 32, storage 33, a communication module 34, a display 35, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 36, and an attitude sensor 37. Note that the communication module 34 and the display 35 are examples of the "communication unit" and "display unit" as defined in this disclosure, respectively. The processor 31 is a microprocessor such as a CPU or MPU. The memory 32 is volatile memory such as RAM. The processor 31 performs various processes by reading the system program 331, the control program 332, and the application 333 (described later), loading them into the memory 32, and executing them. Storage 33 is a rewritable, non-volatile memory such as flash memory. Storage 33 stores a system program 331 including the OS, a control program 332 containing computer-readable code necessary for control calculations, and an application 333. Details of application 333 will be described later. The communication module 34 includes a communication interface that conforms to a wireless communication standard. The wireless communication standard may be LTE (Long Term Evolution) such as 4G or 5G, or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), or both. The communication module 34 is configured to enable bidirectional co