Tire operation service system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10703147-B2
Application number	US-201616073325-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Jan 28, 2016
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A tire operation service system includes a tire information monitoring device to monitor information on a tire and detect position information and unique identifying information, a tire operation server including a user information database stored with user information corresponding to the identifying information and a shop information database stored with position information on each shop and connected to the tire information monitoring device via a communication network, and a shop terminal and a user terminal connected to the tire operation server via a communication network, wherein the tire operation server includes a user information extraction unit, a nearby shop extraction unit, a shop-with-handling-ability extraction unit, and a shop information transmission unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tire operation service system comprising:
a tire information monitoring device installed in a vehicle to monitor information on a tire mounted on the vehicle and a detect position information, including unique identifying information;
a tire operation server including a user information database stored with user information corresponding to the identifying information and a shop information database stored with position information on each shop and connected to the tire information monitoring device via a communication network; and
a shop terminal and a user terminal connected to the tire operation server via a communication network, wherein
the tire operation server comprises:
a user information extraction unit that, on a basis of identifying information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device together with tire abnormality information, extracts user information corresponding to the identifying information from the user information database;
a nearby shop extraction unit that, on a basis of position information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device together with the tire abnormality information and the user information extracted by the user information extraction unit, extracts nearby shops matching the position information and the user information from the shop information database;
a shop-with-handling-ability extraction unit that extracts a handling-ability shop, in which failure handling is possible, from the nearby shops on a basis of information on possibility of failure handling transmitted from a shop terminal of the nearby shops; and
a shop information transmission unit that transmits shop information on the handling-ability shop to the user terminal.

2. The tire operation service system according to claim 1 , wherein
the tire operation server includes a shop confirmation unit that transmits at least a part of the user information extracted by the user information extraction unit to the shop terminal of the nearby shops extracted by the nearby shop extraction unit and confirms possibility of failure handling, and
the shop-with-handling-ability extraction unit includes a function of extracting the handling-ability shop, in which failure handling is possible, from the nearby shops on the basis of the information on possibility of failure handling, which is transmitted from the shop terminal of the nearby shops, according to the at least a part of the user information transmitted by the shop confirmation unit.

3. The tire operation service system according to claim 2 , wherein the user terminal includes a display unit that displays shop information on a plurality of handling-ability shops, which is transmitted by the shop information transmission unit, as a selection linked with a contact unit for each handling-ability shop.

4. The tire operation service system according to claim 3 , wherein
shop information on a registration shop registered in advance by a user is stored in the user information database,
the tire operation server includes a determination unit which determines possibility of reaching the registration shop on a basis of tire abnormality information and position information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device and a registration shop confirmation unit which transmits at least a part of the user information to a shop terminal of the registration shop and confirms possibility of failure handling, and
the shop information transmission unit includes a function of transmitting the shop information on the registration shop to the user terminal when the determination unit determines that reaching the registration shop is possible and the registration shop confirmation unit confirms that failure handling in the registration shop is possible, and a function of transmitting the shop information on the handling-ability shop to the user terminal when the determination unit determines that reaching the registration shop is not possible or the registration shop confirmation unit confirms that failure handling in the registration shop is not possible.

5. The tire operation service system according to claim 1 , wherein the user terminal includes a display unit that displays shop information on a plurality of handling-ability shops, which is transmitted by the shop information transmission unit, as a selection linked with a contact unit for each handling-ability shop.

6. The tire operation service system according to claim 1 , wherein
shop information on a registration shop registered in advance by a user is stored in the user information database,
the tire operation server includes a determination unit which determines possibility of reaching the registration shop on a basis of tire abnormality information and position information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device and a registration shop confirmation unit which transmits at least a part of the user information to a shop terminal of the registration shop and confirms possibility of failure handling, and
the shop information transmission unit includes a function of transmitting the shop information on the registration shop to the user terminal when the determination unit determines that reaching the registration shop is possible and the registration shop confirmation unit confirms that failure handling in the registration shop is possible, and a function of transmitting the shop information on the handling-ability shop to the user terminal when the determination unit determines that reaching the registration shop is not possible or the registration shop confirmation unit confirms that failure handling in the registration shop is not possible.

7. A tire operation service method using a tire information monitoring device installed in a vehicle, including a function of monitoring information on a tire mounted on the vehicle and a function of detecting position information, and including unique identifying information, a tire operation server including a user information database stored with user information corresponding to the identifying information and a shop information database stored with position information on each shop and connected to the tire information monitoring device via a communication network, and a shop terminal and a user terminal connected to the tire operation server via a communication network; the method comprising:
the tire operation server performing:
a user information extraction step of, on a basis of identifying information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device together with tire abnormality information, extracting user information corresponding to the identifying information from the user information database;
a nearby shop extraction step of, on a basis of position information transmitted from the tire information monitoring device together with the tire abnormality information and the user information extracted by the user information extraction unit, extracting nearby shops matching the position information and the user information from the shop information database;
a shop-with-handling-ability extraction step of extracting a handling-ability shop, in which failure handling is possible, from the nearby shops on a basis of information on possibility of failure handling transmitted from a shop terminal of the nearby shops; and
a shop information transmission step of transmitting shop information on the handling-ability shop to the user terminal.

8. The tire operation service method according to claim 7 , wherein
the tire operation server performs a shop confirmation step of transmitting at least a part of the user information extracted by the user information extraction unit to the shop terminal of the nearby shops extracted by the nearby s

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Araki Yasuhiko

Classifications

• B60C23/0479

  Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle, e.g. tools for diagnostic, mobile phones, electronic keys or service stations · CPC title

• B60C23/00

  Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements · CPC title

• G06Q30/0611

  Request for offers or quotes · CPC title

• B60C23/0435

  Vehicle body mounted circuits, e.g. transceiver or antenna fixed to central console, door, roof, mirror or fender · CPC title

• B60C23/20 Primary

  Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature {only} · CPC title