Server and management terminal for providing fuel theft risk information

Abstract

To provide a server for providing a fuel theft risk, and a management terminal, capable of reducing a fuel theft.SOLUTION: A server 3 acquires a fuel residual amount of a vehicle 10 and position information when the fuel residual amount is collected, and detects a fuel theft of the vehicle on the basis of operation information. When the position information upon detection of the fuel theft and collection of the fuel residual amount is defined as a theft occurrence point, theft information including the theft occurrence point is stored in a DB 32. The server 3 provides the number of occurrences of the fuel theft for each theft occurrence point on the basis of the theft information to a management terminal 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a server and a management terminal for providing a fuel theft risk level. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, fuel theft, in which fuel is stolen from vehicles, has become a common occurrence. In response to this, a fuel theft detection device has been proposed that detects fuel theft when an abnormal quantitative change in the amount of remaining fuel detected by a fuel level sensor is detected (Patent Documents 1 and 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-28860 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2022-34849 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When fuel theft is committed by the driver, the above-mentioned fuel theft detection device acts as a deterrent to fuel theft. However, fuel theft may be committed by an outsider other than the driver while the vehicle is parked, etc. In this case, the fuel theft detection device does not act as a deterrent to fuel theft by outsiders, and the number of fuel thefts cannot be reduced.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its object is to provide a server and a management terminal for providing a fuel theft risk level that can reduce fuel theft. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a server for providing a risk of theft of money according to the present invention has the following features. A first acquisition unit that acquires vehicle operation information and location information when the operation information is collected; a fuel theft detection unit that detects fuel theft of the vehicle based on the operation information; a storage unit that stores the theft information including the location where the fuel theft occurred, the location information being used when the fuel theft was detected and the collected operation information; a providing unit that provides the number of occurrences of fuel theft for each of the theft occurrence locations or a degree of risk corresponding to the number of occurrences based on the theft information. 、 The operation information includes a remaining fuel amount, The fuel theft detection unit detects the fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount. It is a server for providing fuel theft risk information.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the management terminal according to the present invention has the following features. A management terminal that communicates with the server for providing the fuel theft risk level, Indication signal to indicate the risk of fuel theft and search criteria An input unit for inputting The instruction signal and search criteria When is entered, The above search conditions a transmission unit that transmits the above-mentioned to the server; A display unit that displays the number of fuel thefts at each fuel theft occurrence point provided by the server in response to the transmission from the transmission unit or a risk level according to the number of fuel thefts. It is a management terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a server and a management terminal for providing a fuel theft risk level that can reduce fuel theft.

[0009] The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading the following description of the embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiment") with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an information providing system incorporating a server for providing the fuel theft risk level and a management terminal according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the operation recording device, the server, and the management terminal shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information providing system shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of map data indicating the number of thefts generated by the server shown in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of map data indicating the number of thefts generated by the server shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of map data indicating the number of thefts generated by the server shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] The information provision system 1 of this embodiment is a system that provides information such as locations, time periods, and vehicle types with high risk of fuel theft to an operation manager who manages the operation of a vehicle 10. The operation manager can create an operation plan for the vehicle 10 by referring to the provided information.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the information provision system 1 includes a driving recording device 2 as an on-board device mounted on a vehicle 10, a server 3 capable of communicating with the driving recording device 2 via a wide area communication network 11, and a management terminal 4 capable of communicating with the server 3 via the wide area communication network 11.

[0014] In this embodiment, the traffic recording device 2 is mounted on the vehicle 10, and periodically transmits traffic information and position information at the time when the traffic information is collected to the server 3. As shown in Fig. 2, the traffic recording device 2 has a wide area communication unit 21, a temporary storage device 22, a media R / W 23, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 24.

[0015] The wide area communication unit 21 is composed of circuits and antennas for connecting to the wide area communication network 11. The temporary storage device 22 is a device that temporarily stores the operation information and position information collected by the operation recording device 2. The media R / W 23 is a device that reads and writes data from and to a storage medium such as an SD (Secure Digital) card.

[0016] The CPU 24 operates according to a program and is responsible for the overall control of the traffic recording device 2. The CPU 24 periodically (for example, at 0.5 sec intervals) collects driving information (vehicle speed, engine RPM, accelerator opening, remaining fuel) and position information, and transmits the collected driving information and position information to the server 3 together with the ID of the traffic recording device 2 and time information.

[0017] A vehicle speed sensor 101, an engine revolution sensor 102, an accelerator opening sensor 103, a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 104, and a fuel sensor 105 are connected to the CPU 24. The vehicle speed sensor 101 measures the vehicle speed and outputs it to the CPU 24. The engine revolution sensor 102 measures the engine revolutions and outputs it to the CPU 24. The accelerator opening sensor 103 measures the accelerator opening and outputs it to the CPU 24.

[0018] As is well known, the GPS unit 104 receives radio waves emitted from a plurality of GPS satellites, obtains current position information, and outputs the position information and current time information to the CPU 24. The fuel sensor 105 measures the fuel level in the fuel tank as the remaining fuel amount, and outputs the measured remaining fuel amount to the CPU 24.

[0019] The server 3 receives and records the operation information and location information transmitted from the vehicle 10, analyzes the locations, time periods, vehicle types, etc. that are at high risk of fuel theft based on the operation information and location information, and provides the analyzed information. As shown in Fig. 2, the server 3 has a wide area communication unit 31, a database (DB) 32 as a storage unit, and a CPU 33.

[0020] The wide area communication unit 31 is composed of circuits for connecting to the wide area communication network 11. The DB 32 records operation information transmitted from the operation recording device 2 mounted on each vehicle 10. The CPU 33 operates according to a program and controls the entire server 3.

[0021] The management terminal 4 is composed of a terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a tablet, and communicates with the server 3 via the wide area communication network 11. As shown in Fig. 2, the management terminal 4 has a wide area communication unit 41, an operation unit 42 as an input unit, a display unit 43, and a CPU 44. The wide area communication unit 41 is composed of a circuit for connecting to the wide area communication network 11, etc. The operation unit 42 is composed of a keyboard and mouse in the case of a PC, and is composed of a touch panel or the like in the case of a tablet, and various information is input by user operation.

[0022] The display unit 43 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various information under the control of the CPU 44. The CPU 44 operates according to a program and is responsible for the overall control of the management terminal 4. A program (application) for the management terminal 4 is installed in the management terminal 4, and functions as the management terminal 4 constituting the information provision system 1 by operating according to this program.

[0023] Next, the operation of the information providing system 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to Fig. 3. The CPU 24 of the operation recording device 2 (hereinafter, simply abbreviated as "operation recording device 2") is started, for example, when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on. After starting, the operation recording device 2 acquires and collects the vehicle speed, engine speed, accelerator opening, and remaining fuel amount output from the vehicle speed sensor 101, engine revolution sensor 102, accelerator opening sensor 103, and fuel sensor 105 as operation information, for example, every 0.5 seconds (S11). At the same time, the operation recording device 2 acquires and collects the position information output from the GPS unit 104 (S11). Each time the operation recording device 2 collects operation information and position information, it assigns the ID of the operation recording device 2 and the current time to them and transmits them to the server 3.

[0024] When the operations manager operates the management terminal 4 to launch an application, the CPU 44 of the management terminal 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as "management terminal 4") begins operation. The operations manager operates the operation unit 42 to input vehicle registration information for the vehicle 10 under his management (S31). The vehicle registration information is information that links vehicle type information of the vehicle 10 with the ID of the operation recording device 2 mounted on the vehicle 10, and driver information for the vehicle 10. The vehicle type information includes information such as the vehicle name and model. When the vehicle registration information is input, the management terminal 4 transmits the input vehicle registration information to the server 3 (S32).

[0025] When the CPU 33 of the server 3 (hereinafter simply abbreviated as "server 3") receives the vehicle registration information, it stores it in the DB 32 (S21). The server 3 also functions as a first acquisition unit, and when it receives operation information and location information, it stores the received operation information and location information in the DB 32 (S21). Through the above operations, the operation information and location information of multiple operations of multiple vehicles 10 are stored in the DB 32.

[0026] Next, the server 3 functions as a fuel theft detection unit and detects fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount included in the collected operation information (S22). For example, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, fuel theft can be detected when a quantitative change in the remaining fuel amount is abnormal.

[0027] Next, when the server 3 detects fuel theft in S22, it stores theft information in DB 32 (S23). In this embodiment, the theft information includes the location where the theft occurred, the date and time of the theft, and the model of the vehicle 10 from which fuel was stolen. The server 3 stores in DB 32 the location information when the remaining fuel amount at which the fuel theft was detected was collected, the current time (in other words, the location information when the remaining fuel amount at which the quantitative change becomes abnormal was collected, and the current time).

[0028] In addition, the server 3 extracts from DB32 vehicle registration information including the ID of the driving recording device 2 assigned to the remaining fuel amount where fuel theft was detected, and stores the vehicle model included in the vehicle registration information in DB32 as the vehicle model of the vehicle 10 from which fuel was stolen.

[0029] Next, the server 3 calculates (S24) risk areas, risk time periods, and risk vehicle types that are at high risk of fuel theft based on the theft information stored in DB 32. In S24, the server 3 determines the areas, time periods, and vehicle types with a high number of thefts based on the theft information stored in DB 32, and sets these as risk areas, risk time periods, and risk vehicle types.

[0030] Next, the server 3 judges whether each of the currently operating vehicles 10 is stopped or not based on the speed or location information received in real time from the vehicles 10 (S25). The server 3 functions as a judgment unit and judges whether the risk of fuel theft is high or not for the vehicles 10 judged to be stopped or not (S26). In S26, the server 3 judges that the vehicle 10 judged to be stopped is a high risk vehicle type calculated in S24 and is stopped in a high risk area during a high risk time period.

[0031] Next, the server 3 functions as a notification unit and transmits a notification signal to the traffic recorder 2 mounted on the vehicle 10 determined to have a high risk in S26 to notify that fact (S27). Upon receiving the notification signal, the traffic recorder 2 notifies that there is a high risk of fuel theft (S13). This notification enables the driver of the vehicle 10 to move from the current location where there is a high risk of fuel theft and stop at another location, thereby preventing fuel theft from occurring.

[0032] Furthermore, when the operations manager operates the operation unit 42 of the management terminal 4 to input an instruction signal to display the risk of fuel theft (S33), the management terminal 4 displays a search condition input screen (S34). The operations manager can input search conditions by operating the operation unit 42 of the management terminal 4 according to the display of the input screen. In this embodiment, the search conditions can include the time period when the theft occurred and the vehicle type.

[0033] When the operations manager inputs search conditions (S35), the management terminal 4 transmits the search conditions to the server 3 (S36). The server 3 functions as a second acquisition unit, and upon receiving the search conditions, creates map data indicating the number of fuel thefts occurring corresponding to the search conditions for each theft occurrence location (S28), and functions as a provision unit, and transmits the created map data to the management terminal 4 (S29). The management terminal 4 displays the map data received from the server 3 on the display unit 43 (S37).

[0034] In this embodiment, the search conditions are the time period during which the theft occurred and the vehicle type. Therefore, the server 3 creates map data showing the number of fuel thefts of the input vehicle type that occurred during the input time period during which the theft occurred on a map, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6.

[0035] Fig. 4 shows map data created by the server 3 when the search conditions are input as 6:00-14:00 as the time period when the theft will occur and model A as the vehicle type. Fig. 5 shows map data created by the server 3 when the search conditions are input as 23:00-4:00 as the time period when the theft will occur and model A as the vehicle type. Fig. 6 shows map data created by the server 3 when the search conditions are input as 23:00-4:00 as the time period when the theft will occur and model A as the vehicle type.

[0036] The operation manager can refer to these map data to create operation routes (operation plans) that avoid areas where fuel thefts are common. Also, the operation manager can see from the map data shown in Figures 4 and 5 that fuel thefts are likely to occur late at night (11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.), and can therefore create operation plans to operate the vehicle 10 during the daytime (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.).

[0037] In addition, from the map data shown in Figures 5 and 6, the operations manager can see that vehicle type B is less susceptible to fuel theft than vehicle type A, even during the same late-night hours, and can therefore make an operation plan to use vehicle type B during the late-night hours.

[0038] According to the above-described embodiment, the server 3 provides the number of fuel thefts at each theft occurrence point to the management terminal 4. This enables the operation manager to create an operation route (operation plan) that avoids points with a high number of fuel theft occurrences, thereby reducing fuel theft.

[0039] According to the embodiment described above, the server 3 provides the number of fuel thefts occurring according to the search conditions to the management terminal 4. This allows the operations manager to know the number of fuel thefts occurring or the risk level under the conditions for which he / she wishes to create an operation plan, making it easier to create an operation plan that will prevent fuel theft.

[0040] According to the embodiment described above, the search conditions include the time period in which the theft occurred. This allows the operation manager to know the number of fuel thefts or the risk of fuel theft depending on the time period, making it easier to create operation plans that prevent fuel theft.

[0041] According to the above-described embodiment, the server 3 detects fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount, thereby making it possible to detect fuel theft with high accuracy.

[0042] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, etc. In addition, the material, shape, size, number, arrangement location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary as long as the present invention can be achieved, and are not limited.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the display unit 43 of the management terminal 4 displays the number of fuel thefts for each theft occurrence location, but this is not limited to this. For example, the risk level may be displayed according to the number of occurrences, for example by displaying the theft occurrence locations with a high number of fuel thefts in yellow and the fuel theft occurrence locations with an extremely high number of occurrences in red.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the management terminal 4 allows both the time period when the theft occurred and the vehicle model to be input as search conditions, but this is not limited to this. Only either the time period when the theft occurred or the vehicle model may be input as a search condition. Also, the date and time when the theft occurred, the day of the week when the theft occurred, etc. may be input as search conditions.

[0045] In the above-described embodiment, the server 3 notifies the driver of the parked vehicle 10 that the risk of fuel theft is high, but the present invention is not limited to this. The server 3 may determine the risk of fuel theft for the vehicle 10 while it is in operation, not just while it is parked, and notify the driver of the risk. This makes it possible to urge a driver who is driving in a risky area, during a risky time period, or of a risky vehicle type to stop the vehicle 10 outside the risky area and take a break.

[0046] In the embodiment described above, the server 3 both provides the management terminal 4 with map data indicating the number of occurrences of fuel theft and notifies the driver of the vehicle 10 that there is a high risk of fuel theft, but this is not limited to the above. The server 3 may only provide the management terminal 4 with map data indicating the number of occurrences of fuel theft, without notifying the driver.

[0047] In the above-described embodiment, the server 3 detects fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount, but this is not limited to the above. For example, if a vibration sensor, a camera, or the like is installed in the vehicle 10, the server 3 may detect fuel theft based on the detection result of the vibration sensor while the vehicle is stopped, or an image captured by the camera.

[0048] In the embodiment described above, the server 3 transmits the notification signal of S27 to the traffic recording device 2, but this is not limited to this. The server 3 may transmit the notification signal to a terminal carried by the driver.

[0049] According to the embodiment described above, the operation information and position information collected by the operation recording device 2 are transmitted to the server 3 via the wide area communication network 11, but this is not limited to the above. The operation recording device 2 may record the operation information and position information in a medium such as an SD card mounted in the media R / W 24, mount the SD card in the management terminal 4, and transmit the information from the management terminal 4 to the server 3. This allows even a operation recording device 2 that does not have a wide area communication unit 21 to send the operation information and position information to the server 3.

[0050] Here, the features of the embodiment of the server and the management terminal for providing the fuel theft risk level according to the present invention described above will be briefly summarized and listed in the following [1] to [7]. [1] A first acquisition unit (33) that acquires vehicle operation information and location information when the operation information is collected; a fuel theft detection unit (33) for detecting fuel theft from the vehicle (10) based on the operation information; a storage unit (32) for storing the theft information including the location where the fuel theft occurred, the location information being used when the fuel theft was detected and the collected operation information; and a providing unit (33) for providing the number of fuel thefts at each of the theft occurrence locations or a risk level corresponding to the number of fuel thefts based on the theft information. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0051] According to the configuration of [1] above, the providing unit (33) provides the number of fuel thefts at each theft occurrence point or the risk level according to the number of fuel thefts. This enables the operation manager to create a driving route (operation plan) that avoids points with a high number of fuel thefts or points with a high risk level, thereby reducing fuel theft.

[0052] [2] In a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk according to the invention described in [1], A second acquisition unit (33) that acquires search conditions, The providing unit (33) provides the number of occurrences of the fuel theft corresponding to the search conditions for each of the theft occurrence locations or a degree of risk corresponding to the number of occurrences based on the theft information. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0053] According to the configuration of [2] above, the providing unit (33) provides the number of fuel thefts occurring according to the search conditions or the risk level according to the number of fuel thefts occurring. This allows the operations manager to know the number of fuel thefts occurring or the risk level under the conditions for which he or she wishes to create an operation plan, making it easier for the operations manager to create an operation plan that will prevent fuel theft.

[0054] [3] In a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk according to the invention described in [2], The first acquisition unit (33) acquires time information when the operation information is collected, the storage unit (32) defines the time information when the operation information is collected in which the fuel theft is detected as a theft occurrence time, and stores the theft information including the theft occurrence time, The search conditions include a time period during which the theft occurred. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0055] According to the configuration of [3] above, the search conditions include the time period in which the theft occurred. This allows the operation manager to know the number of fuel thefts or the risk level by time period, making it easier to create operation plans that prevent fuel theft.

[0056] [4] In a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk according to the invention described in [2], The first acquisition unit (33) acquires vehicle type information of the vehicle from which the operation information has been collected, The storage unit (32) stores the theft information including the vehicle type information of the vehicle from which the operation information regarding the fuel theft was detected is collected, The search criteria include a vehicle model. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0057] According to the configuration of [4] above, the search criteria include vehicle type. This allows the operation manager to know the number of fuel thefts or the risk of fuel theft by vehicle type, making it easier to create operation plans that prevent fuel theft.

[0058] [5] In a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk according to the invention described in [1], The operation information includes a remaining fuel amount, The fuel theft detection unit (33) detects the fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0059] According to the above configuration [5], the fuel theft detection section (33) detects fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount, thereby making it possible to detect fuel theft with high accuracy.

[0060] [6] In a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk according to the invention described in [1], a determination unit (33) that determines whether or not there is a high risk of fuel theft from the vehicle (10) in operation based on the theft information stored in the storage unit (32); and a notification unit (33) for notifying a driver of the vehicle (10) of the high risk of fuel theft when the determination unit (33) determines that the risk of fuel theft is high. A server for providing fuel theft risk (3).

[0061] According to the configuration [6] above, when the determination unit (33) determines that there is a high risk of fuel theft, the notification unit (33) notifies the driver of the vehicle (10) of that fact. This enables the driver of the vehicle (10) to move from the current location where there is a high risk of fuel theft and park the vehicle at another location, thereby preventing fuel theft and reducing fuel theft.

[0062] [7] A management terminal (4) that communicates with a server (3) for providing a fuel theft risk level according to the present invention, an input unit (42) for inputting an instruction signal for instructing display of a risk of fuel theft; a transmission unit (44) that transmits a signal to the server (3) when the instruction signal is input by the input unit (42); and a display unit (43) for displaying the number of fuel thefts at each fuel theft occurrence point or the risk level according to the number of fuel thefts provided by the server (3) in response to the transmission from the transmission unit (44). Management terminal (4).

[0063] According to the configuration of [7] above, the number of fuel thefts at each fuel theft occurrence point or the risk level according to the number of fuel thefts is displayed on the display unit (43). This allows the operation manager to know the number of fuel thefts or the risk level under the conditions for which he / she wishes to create an operation plan, making it easier for him / her to create an operation plan that will prevent fuel theft. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 3 Server (Server for providing fuel theft risk) 4. Management terminal 10 Vehicles 32 DB (storage area) 33 CPU (first acquisition unit, fuel theft detection unit, provision unit, second acquisition unit, determination unit, notification unit) 42 Operation section (input section) 43 Display section 44 CPU (transmission section)

Claims

1. a first acquisition unit that acquires vehicle operation information and location information when the operation information is acquired; a fuel theft detection unit that detects fuel theft of the vehicle based on the operation information; a storage unit that stores the theft information including the location where the fuel theft occurred, the location information being used when the fuel theft was detected and the collected operation information; a providing unit that provides the number of occurrences of the fuel theft for each of the theft occurrence locations or a risk level according to the number of occurrences based on the theft information, The operation information includes a remaining fuel amount, The fuel theft detection unit detects the fuel theft based on the remaining fuel amount. A server for providing fuel theft risk information.

2. 2. The server for providing a fuel theft risk according to claim 1, A second acquisition unit that acquires search conditions, The providing unit provides the number of occurrences of the fuel theft corresponding to the search condition for each of the theft occurrence locations or a degree of risk corresponding to the number of occurrences based on the theft information. A server for providing fuel theft risk information.

3. In the server for providing the fuel theft risk according to claim 2, The first acquisition unit acquires time information when the operation information is collected, the storage unit determines the time information when the fuel theft is detected as a theft occurrence time, and stores the theft information including the theft occurrence time, The search conditions include a time period during which the theft occurred. A server for providing fuel theft risk information.

4. In the server for providing the fuel theft risk according to claim 2, The first acquisition unit acquires vehicle type information of the vehicle from which the operation information has been collected, The storage unit stores the theft information including the vehicle type information of the vehicle from which the fuel theft was detected and from which the operation information was collected, The search criteria include a vehicle model. A server for providing fuel theft risk information.

5. 2. The server for providing a fuel theft risk according to claim 1, a determination unit that determines whether or not there is a high risk of fuel theft from the vehicle in operation based on the theft information stored in the storage unit; and a notification unit that notifies a driver of the vehicle when the determination unit determines that the risk of fuel theft is high. A server for providing fuel theft risk information.

6. A management terminal that communicates with a server for providing a fuel theft risk level according to claim 1, an input unit for inputting an instruction signal for instructing display of a risk of fuel theft and search conditions; a transmission unit that transmits the search conditions to the server when the instruction signal and the search conditions are input by the input unit; A display unit that displays the number of fuel thefts at each fuel theft occurrence point provided by the server in response to the transmission from the transmission unit or a risk level according to the number of fuel thefts. Management terminal.

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