EP 1100064 A1 20010516 - Management system for a fleet of taxis
Title (en)
Management system for a fleet of taxis
Title (de)
Managementsystem für eine Taxiflotte
Title (fr)
Système de gestion d'une flotte de taxis
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 99830698 A 19991110
Abstract (en)
Management system for a fleet of taxis, comprising a control centre for receiving service requests, each of which is associated with a departure point, and means of communication (220i) between the control centre and the taxis, wherein each taxi comprises means (225i) for detecting a current position of the taxi and means (230i) for setting a destination point of a service in progress, the means of communication (220i) transmitting an indication of the current position and an indication of the destination point from the taxi to the control centre, and wherein the control centre comprises processing means which are capable, for each service request, of estimating a travelling time for each taxi along a route from the current position to the departure point, via the destination point if the taxi is in service, and of selecting one of the taxis according to the estimated time, the means of communication (220i) transmitting a service request signal from the control centre to the selected taxi. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G08G 1/127 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] WO 9820309 A1 19980514 - SIRMANSHAHI AFSHIN [SE]
- [Y] EP 0032607 A1 19810729 - BAUMANN DWIGHT M
- [Y] NL 1004698 C2 19980702 - ARNOLDUS LAMBERTUS MARIA JOZEF [NL]
- [Y] WO 9747095 A1 19971211 - SK TELECOM CO LTD [KR], et al
- [A] US 5686910 A 19971111 - TIMM MARK JAMES [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99830698 A 19991110