Terminal System of Taxi Vehicle and Operating Method Thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023050337-A1
Application number	US-202217572999-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 11, 2022
Priority date	Aug 11, 2021
Publication date	Feb 16, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An embodiment terminal system for a taxi vehicle includes a first terminal positioned for a passenger of the taxi vehicle, and a second terminal positioned for a driver of the taxi vehicle and configured to display a first communication user interface (UI) for receiving information to be transferred from the driver to the passenger on a first screen, and in response to any one of first options included in the first communication UI being selected, to transmit first message information that is determined based on the selected any one first option to the first terminal, wherein the first options included in the first communication UI are chosen based on driving status information of the taxi vehicle, a boarding type of the passenger, or surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A terminal system for a taxi vehicle, the terminal system comprising:
a first terminal positioned for a passenger of the taxi vehicle; and a second terminal positioned for a driver of the taxi vehicle and configured to display a first communication user interface (UI) for receiving information to be transferred from the driver to the passenger on a first screen, and in response to any one of a plurality of first options included in the first communication UI being selected, to transmit first message information that is determined based on the selected any one first option to the first terminal, wherein the first options included in the first communication UI are chosen based on driving status information of the taxi vehicle, a boarding type of the passenger, or surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

2 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein:
the second terminal is configured to receive first templates corresponding to the first options from a server and is configured to configure the first communication UI by using the first templates; and the server is configured to configure the first templates based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

3 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein the second terminal is configured to:
receive a plurality of templates corresponding to a plurality of selectable options through the first communication UI from a server; select first templates corresponding to the first options from among the plurality of templates based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle; and configure the first communication UI by using the first templates.

4 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein the driving status information of the taxi vehicle includes information related to whether the taxi vehicle starts passenger transportation or whether the taxi vehicle completes the passenger transportation.

5 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein the second terminal is configured to identify the boarding type of the passenger based on whether the passenger in the taxi vehicle used a call/allocation service to board the taxi vehicle or boarded by roaming business, based on allocation information received from a server configured to provide the call/allocation service.

6 . The terminal system of claim 5 , wherein:
the first options included in the first communication UI include a destination input request in response to the boarding type of the passenger being identified as the boarded by the roaming business; and the second terminal is configured to transmit the first message information requesting a destination input to the first terminal in response to a selection input for the destination input request being detected in the first communication UI.

7 . The terminal system of claim 6 , wherein the second terminal is configured to generate path guide information to a destination based on destination information in response to the destination information being received in response to the first message information from the first terminal.

8 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein:
the driving status information of the taxi vehicle includes an indoor temperature of the taxi vehicle and the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle includes an ambient temperature of the taxi vehicle; and the first options included in the first communication UI include options related to temperature adjustment in response to the ambient temperature of the taxi vehicle being out of a predetermined range or a difference between the indoor temperature of the taxi vehicle and the ambient temperature being greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

9 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving the first message information, the first terminal is configured to display the received first message information on a second screen in a pop-up window.

10 . The terminal system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first terminal is configured to display a second communication UI for receiving information to be transmitted from the passenger to the driver on a second screen, and in response to any one of second options included in the second communication UI being selected, to transmit second message information that is determined based on the selected any one second option to the second terminal; and the second options included in the second communication UI are chosen based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

11 . The terminal system of claim 10 , wherein:
the first terminal is configured to receive second templates corresponding to the second options from a server, and is configured to configure the second communication UI by using the second templates; and the server is configured to configure the second templates based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

12 . The terminal system of claim 10 , wherein the first terminal is configured to:
receive a plurality of templates corresponding to a plurality of selectable options through the second communication UI from a server; select a plurality of second templates corresponding to the second options from among the plurality of templates based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle; and configure the second communication UI by using the second templates.

13 . A method of operating a terminal system including a first terminal for a passenger of a taxi vehicle and a second terminal for a driver of the taxi vehicle, the method comprising:
displaying, by the second terminal, a first communication user interface (UI) for receiving information to be transmitted from the driver to the passenger on a first screen; in response to any one of first options included in the first communication UI being selected, transmitting, by the second terminal, first message information that is determined based on the selected any one first option to the first terminal; and displaying, by the first terminal, the first message information on a second screen, wherein the first options included in the first communication UI are chosen based on driving status information of the taxi vehicle, a boarding type of the passenger, or surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving, by the second terminal, a plurality of first templates corresponding to the first options from a server; and configuring, by the second terminal, the first communication UI by using the first templates, wherein the server configures the first templates based on the driving status information of the taxi vehicle, the boarding type of the passenger, or the surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle.

15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving, by the second terminal, a plurality of templates corresponding to a plurality of selectable options through the first communication UI from a server; selecting, by the second terminal, a plurality of first templates corresponding to the first options from among the templates based on the driving status information

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kim Sojeong

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04W4/48 Primary

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title

• G01C21/34

  Route searching; Route guidance · CPC title

• H04M1/6083

  by interfacing with the vehicle audio system · CPC title

• G01C21/3691

  Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions (arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09) · CPC title