US 12,254,524 B2
System and method for providing taxi service
Yunjoong Park, Seoul (KR); Jeongtaek Oh, Yongin-si (KR); and Byeonghwi Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/986,125.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0061010 (KR), filed on May 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0377084 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/47 (2024.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/47 (2024.01) [G06Q 30/0284 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing a taxi service, the system comprising:
an integrated terminal connected to a payment server through a network,
wherein:
the integrated terminal comprises a meter unit comprising an app meter calculating an operation fee of a vehicle by using global positioning system (GPS) information or information collected by a sensor of the vehicle,
the meter unit is configured to:
calculate the operation fee of the vehicle by using the GPS information or the information collected by the sensor of the vehicle;
transmit event information comprising operation fee payment information or destination arrival information to the vehicle; and
be switched to be in an empty vehicle mode when receiving payment completion information from the payment server in response to a payment request, and
the vehicle comprises:
an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) generating a control command for operating each component of the vehicle;
an audio control module receiving a sound control signal from the ECU and adjusting a volume of an audio device of the vehicle, and
an emergency light control module receiving an emergency light control signal from the ECU and adjusting an emergency light of the vehicle, wherein:
when the audio control module and the emergency light control module receive the event information from the meter unit, the audio control module adjusts the volume of the audio device of the vehicle and the emergency light control module adjusts the emergency light of the vehicle,
when the ECU determines that a driving speed is less than a predetermined speed, the audio control module adjusts the volume of the audio device of the vehicle and the emergency light control module adjusts the emergency light of the vehicle, and
when the ECU determines that a door of the vehicle is switched to be opened within a predetermined time, the audio control module adjusts the volume of the audio device of the vehicle and the emergency light control module adjusts the emergency light of the vehicle.