METHOD FOR OPERATING A PREPAID TAXI SERVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for operating a prepaid taxi service. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for operating a prepaid taxi service to be executed by a prepaid taxi management server which is connected to a user PC, to an Internet payment system, and to a system for providing taxi service over an Internet-based network. The method comprises the following steps: (a) enabling a user intending to use a prepaid taxi service to search for, select, and input a departure point and a destination; (b) searching for the optimum path between the inputted departure point and the destination, providing the searched for optimum path to the user, and calculating the travel distance according to the searched for optimum path; (c) calculating a taxi fare for the calculated travel distance; and (d) enabling the user to pay the taxi fare calculated in step (c) via a payment system provided over the Internet.