US 11,989,389 B2
Terminal system of taxi vehicle and operating method thereof
Sojeong Kim, Seoul (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 Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,999.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0105797 (KR), filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050337 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/72436 (2021.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); H04M 1/72436 (2021.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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:
receive first templates from a server, the first templates corresponding to first options and based on driving status information of the taxi vehicle, a boarding type of the passenger, or surrounding environment information of the taxi vehicle;
configure a first communication user interface (UI) by using the first templates;
display the first communication 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 by the driver, generate first message information that is determined based on the selected any one first option and transmit the first message information to the first terminal, wherein the first options included in the first 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;
wherein the second terminal initiates two-way communication with the first terminal using the first communication UI;
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;
wherein the boarding type of the passenger indicates whether the passenger boarding the taxi vehicle is a passenger boarded using a call/allocation service or a passenger boarded during a general roaming business of the taxi vehicle;
wherein the surrounding environment information includes weather information of an area in which the taxi vehicle is currently driving;
wherein the first templates include meta information for selecting corresponding second templates corresponding to second options to be used to configure a second communication UI at the first terminal and used to generate second message information from the passenger to the driver; and
wherein the first terminal, the second terminal, and the server are processor operated devices that execute instructions stored in a memory coupled to a processor.