JP2004227513A - System and method for sharing vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for sharing vehicle, which enable a user to simplify a procedure for renting the vehicle, eliminate a possibility of illegal use of vehicle by the user, and can significantly reduce a cost for managing the shared vehicle within a defined area. <P>SOLUTION: The system for sharing the vehicle includes an individual vehicle management unit 20 for a vehicle, which receives information on the right to use the vehicles from a IC card 10 for storing the information on the right to use the vehicle with conditions to use the vehicle, and permits the user to use the vehicle based on the information on the right to use vehicle when the user rents the vehicle. The individual vehicle management unit 20 for the vehicle always compares a state of the vehicle used by the user with the conditions to use the vehicle, which are included in the information on the right to use vehicle, and also always monitors the state and the conditions. The individual vehicle management unit 20 prohibits the user to use the vehicle if the state of the vehicle used by the user deviates from the conditions to use the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle sharing method and a system for renting a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users in a specific area.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a rental car service in which a plurality of vehicles such as automobiles are shared by a plurality of users, a user goes to a specific place such as a rental car company, performs face-to-face authentication of the user from a driver's license or the like, and receives permission to borrow the vehicle. Then, the user goes to a specific place where the vehicle is parked and uses the vehicle. In such a conventional rental car service, it is necessary to go to a specific place to rent a vehicle, and the procedure is complicated and requires human labor. For this reason, a vehicle sharing system aiming at simplifying the procedure and saving labor has been proposed.
[0003]
This vehicle sharing system rents a vehicle by reading an ID from an IC card distributed to each member who is a vehicle sharer and storing an ID unique to each user, and storing the ID in an ID storage device of the vehicle. Things. If the ID is already stored in the ID storage device, the vehicle is refused to borrow, and if the ID is not stored, the vehicle is borrowed. This allows the user to select and use a vehicle of a required vehicle type in the vehicle port if the user carries the IC card in which the ID is stored. Thereby, the user can go to the rental car company and rent a vehicle smoothly without performing a reservation procedure (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-43430 A (paragraphs [0011], [0012], [0029], [0086])
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional vehicle sharing system, it is necessary to store a user-specific ID in the member IC card in advance, and therefore, it is necessary to separately issue an IC card, and the procedure for issuing this IC card is troublesome. It is assumed that there is a problem. Furthermore, the conventional vehicle sharing system has a problem that once a user ID is confirmed using a device such as an IC card, the subsequent use is freely used according to the user's intention.
[0006]
In addition, there is a problem that the rental car company, which is the owner of the vehicle, cannot grasp the usage status between lending the vehicle to the user and returning the vehicle, and cannot wipe out the possibility of unauthorized use such as expired use. there were. Further, since the system is not a system for sharing vehicles in a specific area, there is a problem that, in managing a plurality of vehicles shared by a plurality of users, maintenance and maintenance of the vehicles over a wide area is required, and a huge cost is required. .
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to simplify a procedure for a user using a vehicle, and to reduce a possibility of an unauthorized use of a vehicle by a user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle sharing method operated in a specific area and a system thereof, which can be wiped out and can further greatly reduce the operation management cost of the shared vehicle.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle sharing method for renting a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users in a specific area, wherein the vehicle management device is installed at a location where the vehicle is lent and has jurisdiction over all the shared vehicles. Receives user information transmitted from a user-specific IC card via an individual vehicle management device mounted on a vehicle to be rented by the user, and uses usage information relating to the vehicle based on the user information. Rights information, and transmits the use right information from the vehicle management device to the individual vehicle management device for storage, and transmits the use right information to the IC card via the individual vehicle management device. Only when the individual vehicle management device receives the same usage right information from the IC card as the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device, It is characterized in that it allows the use.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing method according to the first aspect, the user information includes a user ID of a user who owns the IC card, a driver's license, electronic money, a credit card, user authorization information regarding insurance, and the like. Is information that is set in the IC card in advance by a terminal device and includes usage condition information on a period for renting and using a vehicle, a use range, and the like.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing method according to the first aspect, the use right information includes a use right body that permits the user to use the vehicle based on the user information, and vehicle information corresponding to the use right. It is characterized by being information.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing method according to the third aspect, the vehicle information is a vehicle ID, a vehicle name, a vehicle type, a vehicle condition, and the like of the vehicle for the use right.
[0012]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle is provided. The use condition in the use right information is compared with the use condition by the individual vehicle management device, and if any one of the use right information deviates from the use condition, the use of the vehicle is disabled. .
[0013]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle is provided. Comparing the use conditions in the use right information with the individual vehicle management device, and when any one deviates from the use conditions, acts on the control mechanism of the vehicle to safely stop the vehicle. It is characterized by the following.
[0014]
The invention of claim 7 is a vehicle sharing method for renting a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users in a specific area, wherein the vehicle management device is installed at a location where the vehicle is lent and has jurisdiction over all the shared vehicles. Receives user information transmitted from a user-specific IC card via a reservation terminal that accepts a reservation for renting a vehicle, generates usage right information including usage conditions for the vehicle based on the user information, The use right information is transmitted to and stored in the individual vehicle management device mounted on the vehicle, and the use right information is also transmitted to and stored in the IC card via the reservation terminal. The use of the vehicle is enabled only when the same usage right information as the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device is received from the IC card. A.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 8 comprises a vehicle management device that controls all shared vehicles, a user-specific IC card, and an individual vehicle management device mounted on each shared vehicle, and is used by a plurality of users. In a vehicle sharing system for renting a vehicle within a specific area, the vehicle management device is configured to control the vehicle management device based on user information transmitted from the IC card via an individual vehicle management device mounted on a vehicle to be rented by a user. Means for generating and storing usage right information including usage conditions relating to a vehicle used by the user, wherein the individual vehicle management device and the IC card are provided with the usage right information generated by the vehicle management device. Respectively, and the individual vehicle management device stores the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device and the IC card. It compares the usage right information, in the case where both of the usage right is matched, is characterized in that it also comprises means enabling the use of the vehicle.
[0016]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the eighth aspect, the user information includes user authorization information regarding a user ID of a user who owns the IC card, a driving license, electronic money, a credit card, insurance, and the like, The present invention is characterized in that the information is information including usage condition information relating to a period during which a vehicle is rented and used, a usage range, and the like, which are set in the IC card in advance by a user using a terminal device.
[0017]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the eighth aspect, the use right information includes a use right body that permits the user to use the vehicle based on the user information, and vehicle information corresponding to the use right. It is characterized by being information.
[0018]
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the eighth aspect, the vehicle information is a vehicle ID, a vehicle name, a vehicle type, a vehicle condition, and the like of the vehicle for the use right.
[0019]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the eighth aspect, the vehicle management device further includes a vehicle management unit configured to store and manage vehicle information on all shared vehicles under the jurisdiction of the vehicle management device. The apparatus further checks the user authorization information from among the user information stored in the IC card, determines whether or not the user can lend the vehicle, and when the user can lend the vehicle, A user authentication unit for transmitting the user information from the IC card to the vehicle management device, and a current position information of the vehicle obtained from a GPS or a sensor embedded in a road and transmitted to the vehicle management device. A position information transmitting unit, a vehicle information managing unit that stores and manages vehicle information on the vehicle, and information about an actual use state of the vehicle is collected and used. Compared to use conditions in Kwon information, and is characterized in that it comprises a utilization situation monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the deviation.
[0020]
According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the twelfth aspect, the use situation monitoring means includes: an actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle; The use condition is compared with the use condition in the information, and if any one deviates from the use condition, the use of the vehicle is disabled.
[0021]
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle sharing system according to the twelfth aspect, the use situation monitoring means includes: an actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle; The system is characterized in that the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined time when any one of the conditions deviates from the use condition.
[0022]
The invention according to claim 15 is a vehicle management device that has jurisdiction over all shared vehicles, a reservation terminal that accepts reservations for borrowing the shared vehicles, a user-specific IC card, and an individual vehicle management device mounted on each shared vehicle. In the vehicle sharing system configured to rent a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users within a specific area, the vehicle management device may transmit the user information transmitted from the IC card via the reservation terminal. A means for generating and storing usage right information including usage conditions relating to a vehicle used by the user, wherein the IC card includes means for receiving and storing the usage right information via the reservation terminal; A means for receiving and storing the usage right information; a means for storing the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device and the IC card; It compares the usage right information that is, if both the usage right match, and is characterized in that it comprises a means for enabling the use of the vehicle.
[0023]
In the vehicle sharing method and the system according to the present invention, when the user uses the shared vehicle, first, the usage right information including the vehicle conditions and the like is stored in the IC card, and then the individual vehicle management device of the vehicle to be used is used. The use right information is transmitted to allow the use. That is, when using the vehicle, the user stores the usage right information received from the vehicle management device in the IC card, and uses the vehicle using the usage right information as a key of the vehicle. As a result, the user can go to a place where the shared vehicle he / she wants to use is parked, and use the IC card to obtain a key usage right for the vehicle and use the vehicle. In other words, there is no need for the user to go to a specific place such as a rental car company and carry out face-to-face procedures, and there is no need to prepare an IC card in which an ID for using the vehicle is stored in advance. Can be achieved.
[0024]
Further, in the vehicle sharing method and the system thereof according to the present invention, the vehicle stops the vehicle at a safe place such as the shoulder of the road when the usage situation of the vehicle by the user is out of the range of the usage right. Made it impossible to use. Thereby, the owner of the vehicle such as a rental car company can prevent unauthorized use after lending the vehicle to the user.
[0025]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle sharing system includes a user-specific IC card 10, an individual vehicle management device 20 mounted on each shared vehicle, and a vehicle management device 30 installed in a rental car company that rents the vehicle and controls all the shared vehicles. It is composed of The shared vehicle to which the present system is applied may be a general gasoline-powered vehicle or electric vehicle, or a single-wheeled motorcycle also called ginger or segway.
[0026]
The IC card 10 has a communication function 11, a user information holding function 12, and a usage right information holding function 13. The communication function 11 communicates with the individual vehicle management device 20 and the vehicle management device 30, and communicates with the vehicle management device 30 via the Internet or the like when the vehicle lending processing application is downloaded from this device to the IC card 10. . The user information holding function 12 borrows a user ID of a user who owns the IC card 10, user license information on driving license, electronic money, credit card, insurance, and the like, and a shared vehicle set in advance by a terminal device or the like by the user. And user condition information including use condition information on a use period, a use range, and the like. The user information is transmitted to the individual vehicle management device 20. The usage right information holding function 13 receives directly from the vehicle management device 30 usage right information including usage rights such as a usage right body for renting a vehicle and an ID of a vehicle permitted to be used, a usage period and a usage range, Alternatively, it is received and held via the individual vehicle management device 20. This usage right information has a key role for unlocking the door of the vehicle and starting the engine.
[0027]
The individual vehicle management device 20 includes a communication function 21, a user authentication function 22, a use right management function 23, a position information transmission function 24, a vehicle information management function 25, and a use status monitoring function 26. The communication function 21 communicates with the IC card 10 and the vehicle management device 30. The user authentication function 22 is a user who can check the user authorization information from the user information held in the user information holding function 12 of the IC card 10 and lend a vehicle on which the individual vehicle management device 20 is mounted. It is determined whether or not there is, and whether to permit or reject the loan is determined. If the user is a proper user, the user information of the user is transmitted to the vehicle management device 30 via the communication function 21. The usage right management function 23 receives and stores the usage right information for permitting the use of the vehicle from the vehicle management device 30, compares the usage right information with the usage right information held in the IC card 10, If so, the vehicle can be used.
[0028]
The position information transmission function 24 generates current position information where the vehicle is located, and the position information is transmitted to the vehicle management device 30. This position information is acquired from, for example, a GPS or a sensor embedded in a road. The vehicle information management function 25 stores vehicle information such as a vehicle ID, a vehicle name, a vehicle type, a vehicle function, and vehicle conditions (vehicle rental status) related to the vehicle. The vehicle information is transmitted to the vehicle management device 30. Is done.
[0029]
The usage status monitoring function 26 collects information on the usage status when the user is using the vehicle, compares it with the usage conditions in the usage right information, and monitors whether or not the usage conditions are deviated. The usage status of the vehicle is, for example, a time since the user started using the vehicle, a location, and the like. If it is determined that the usage conditions are deviated, the control mechanism of the vehicle is actuated to stop the vehicle at a safe place such as the shoulder of a road within a predetermined time, thereby making the use of the vehicle impossible.
[0030]
The vehicle management device 30 includes a communication function 31, a vehicle management function 32, and a usage right information generation management function 33, and is installed in, for example, a rental car company. The communication function 31 communicates with the IC card 10 and the individual vehicle management device 20. The vehicle management function 32 receives vehicle information on all shared vehicles controlled by the vehicle management device 30 from the vehicle information management function 25 in the individual vehicle management device 20 of each vehicle, and stores the information. The use right information generation management function 33 performs the user authentication function 22 of the individual vehicle management device 20 based on the user information of the use permitted user confirmed by the user authorization information of the user information from the IC card 10. It generates and manages usage right information including usage rights such as a usage right body that permits the user to use the vehicle, vehicle information for the usage right, and a usage period and a usage range for the usage right.
[0031]
The individual vehicle management device 20 and the vehicle management device 30 perform communication using, for example, wireless communication functions 21 and 31. As a result, a local network is dynamically established between the individual vehicle management device 20 and the vehicle management device 30, and the vehicle management device 30 manages a shared vehicle equipped with the individual vehicle management device 20 in real time. can do.
[0032]
Next, a procedure for registering vehicle information in the vehicle management device 30 in the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The vehicle management function 32 of the vehicle management device 30 communicates with the shared vehicle under the jurisdiction of the vehicle management device 30 via the communication function 31, and the vehicle information management function 25 of the individual vehicle management device 20 mounted on each vehicle. Receiving and registering the vehicle information stored in the. The vehicle management function 32 always updates the vehicle information to the latest one by performing polling at a fixed cycle or the like. When the vehicle information is updated, the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle is notified that the vehicle information has been registered. When a certain vehicle is scrapped or when the individual vehicle management device 20 cannot communicate due to inability to manage the vehicle, the vehicle information is deleted and the vehicle is excluded from the management target.
[0033]
Next, a procedure for issuing a usage right in the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
This usage right is determined based on the user information stored in the user information holding function 12 of the user-specific IC card 10 before the user actually rents and uses the vehicle. The right issued by the information generation management function 33, which is held by the usage right information holding function 13 in the IC card 10 owned by the user and used by the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle used by the user. It is also stored in the right management function 23. The usage right is used as a key for unlocking the door and starting the engine when the user uses the vehicle.
[0034]
When the user uses a vehicle selected from the shared vehicles at the nearest vehicle port, the user brings his / her IC card 10 close to the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle and the communication function 21 of the individual vehicle management device 20. A request for a usage right is made to the vehicle management device 30 via the. Specifically, the communication function 11 of the IC card 10 transmits the user information held in the user information holding function 12 to the user authentication function 22 of the individual vehicle management device 20, and the user of the user authenticated by this The information is transmitted to the vehicle management device 30 by the communication function 21. The usage right information generation management function 33 of the vehicle management device 30 uses the user information transmitted from the IC card 10 to use the usage conditions such as the requested usage period and usage range and the electronic money information and insurance information of the user. In consideration of the parameters and the vehicle information stored in the vehicle management function 32, the usage right information for using the vehicle selected by the user is generated and the usage right is issued. In this case, usage conditions such as a usage period and a usage range requested by the user are also generated as part of the usage right information.
Then, the usage right information generation management function 33 transmits the usage right information to the usage right management function 23 of the individual vehicle management device 20, and the usage right information holding function 13 of the IC card 10 via the individual vehicle management device 20. Also to send. The usage right information holding function 13 of the IC card 10 that has received the usage right information holds the usage right information, and similarly, the usage right management function 23 of the individual vehicle management device 20 stores the same.
[0035]
Next, a procedure for using a shared vehicle by the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the user actually uses the shared vehicle, when the IC card 10 is brought close to the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle, the individual vehicle management device 20 transmits the usage right information held in the IC card 10 owned by the user. The usage right management function 23 checks the usage right, and if it is determined that the usage rights match, the user is permitted to use the vehicle.
[0036]
Specifically, first, the communication function 11 of the IC card 10 transmits the usage right information held by the usage right information holding function 13 to the individual vehicle management device 20. The usage right management function 23 of the individual vehicle management device 20 compares the usage right information received from the IC card 10 with the usage right information stored in the usage right management function 23, and has the usage right to use the vehicle. Check if the user is a valid user. If it is determined that the user can use the vehicle, a response to permit use of the vehicle is transmitted to the IC card 10. Thereafter, the user can unlock the door of the vehicle, start the engine, and use the vehicle.
[0037]
By the way, when the user is using the vehicle, the user may run out of the range of the right to use the vehicle. For example, if the use time of the vehicle specified by the user is 24 hours and the time limit is exceeded, or if the use range of the vehicle specified by the user is only in A city, This is the case when you get out of the city. In such a case, the individual vehicle management device 20 issues a warning to the user to urge the vehicle to stop, and works on the control mechanism of the vehicle to stop the vehicle at a safe place such as a road shoulder within a predetermined time. . Then, the user cannot use the vehicle.
[0038]
Specifically, the usage status monitoring function 26 of the individual vehicle management device 20 compares the elapsed time since the user started use with the usage period in the usage right information, and the elapsed time exceeds the usage period. It is determined whether or not. Further, the usage status monitoring function 26 compares the location information of its own location generated by the location information transmission function 24 with the usage range in the usage right information, and determines whether the location information deviates from the usage range. to decide. In this way, the usage status monitoring function 26 determines whether the usage status of the vehicle deviates from the usage conditions in the usage right information. If it is determined that the usage condition is deviated, a usage right deviation alert including the usage status is transmitted to the vehicle management device 30. When receiving the usage right deviation alert, the vehicle management device 30 checks the usage right information stored in the usage right information generation management function 33. Then, when it is determined that the usage condition is deviated, a stop command is transmitted to the individual vehicle management device 20. The vehicle that has received the stop command stops the vehicle at a safe place such as a road shoulder. Then, the user cannot use the vehicle.
[0039]
As described above, according to the vehicle sharing method and the system thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the user uses the shared vehicle, the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle is transmitted from the IC card 10 unique to the user. First, use right information is generated in the vehicle management device 30 based on the user information transmitted to the vehicle management device 30 via the vehicle management device 30, and then the use right information is temporarily stored in the IC card 10 via the individual vehicle management device 20, and thereafter, The use right information is transmitted to the individual vehicle management device 20 of the used vehicle to allow the user to use the vehicle. Therefore, the user does not go to a specific place, but goes to the nearest place where the shared vehicle is parked, and can use the desired vehicle smoothly there. In addition, complicated procedures and manual labor are not required, and the issuance of a dedicated IC card for vehicle lending is not required. In addition, since the operation lending is performed in a specific area, the vehicle owner can reduce the operation management cost of the vehicle. It can be significantly reduced.
[0040]
Further, according to the vehicle sharing method and the system thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shared vehicle stops the vehicle at a safe place when the actual usage status of the vehicle by the user deviates from the range of the usage right. Now, we have made it impossible to use vehicles. For this reason, the owner of the vehicle can prevent unauthorized use after lending the vehicle to the user.
[0041]
Further, according to the vehicle sharing method and the system thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shared vehicle sets the usage range and the like in which the current position information and the like among the usage status of the vehicle by the user are set as the usage right. When the vehicle deviates, the use of the vehicle is disabled and the vehicle is safely stopped. For this reason, since the vehicle is lent based on the use of the vehicle within the specific use range, the vehicle can be effectively operated.
[0042]
In the vehicle sharing method and the system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user goes to the vehicle to be rented by himself and brings the IC card 10 close to the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle so that the individual vehicle is shared. Although the usage right is requested from the vehicle management device 30 via the management device 20, the usage right may be requested from a reservation terminal (not shown) of the vehicle management device 30.
[0043]
More specifically, for example, a reservation that exists as software on a personal computer at a station, a convenience store, or a home PC and has the same functions as the communication function 21 and the user authentication function 22 in the individual vehicle management device 20 in the example of FIG. When the user brings the IC card 10 close to the terminal, the vehicle borrow reservation process starts. The reservation terminal reads the user information from the IC card 10 to authenticate the user, and transmits the user information to the vehicle management device 30. When receiving the user information, the vehicle management device 30 transmits the vacant information, the location information, and the like of the vehicle to the reservation terminal. The user selects the vehicle to be rented while checking the information. Then, the vehicle management device 30 generates usage right information regarding the vehicle selected by the user, issues the usage right, and transmits the usage right to the IC card via the reservation terminal. Further, the vehicle management device 30 transmits the usage right information to the individual vehicle management device 20 of the vehicle selected by the user. The IC card 10 holds the usage right information, and the individual vehicle management device 20 also stores this information. Then, the user can use the vehicle in the same procedure as shown in FIG.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the vehicle sharing method and system thereof of the present invention, when a user uses a shared vehicle, usage right information including usage conditions for the vehicle is stored in the IC card, and the individual vehicle of the vehicle is stored. The management device receives the usage right information from the IC card, and permits the use of the vehicle based on the usage right information. Thereby, the procedure of the user using the vehicle can be simplified. Further, according to the vehicle sharing method and the system thereof of the present invention, the individual vehicle management device constantly monitors the use condition when the user is using the vehicle and the use condition in the use right information, and the use condition is When the usage conditions are deviated, the use of the vehicle is disabled. Thus, it is possible to wipe out the possibility that the user illegally uses the vehicle.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a vehicle sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a chart showing a vehicle information registration procedure in the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a chart showing a usage right issuing procedure in the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a chart showing a procedure for using a vehicle in the vehicle sharing system shown in FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
10 IC card
11, 21, 31 Communication function
12 User information holding function
13 Use right information retention function
20 Individual vehicle management device
22 User Authentication Function
23 Use right management function
24 Location information transmission function
25 Vehicle information management function
26 Usage monitoring function
30 Vehicle management device
32 Vehicle management function
33 Usage right information generation management function

Claims (15)

In a vehicle sharing method for renting a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users in a specific area, a vehicle management device installed at a place where the vehicle is lent and having jurisdiction over all the shared vehicles includes a user-specific IC card Receives user information transmitted through an individual vehicle management device mounted on a vehicle that the user intends to rent, generates usage right information including usage conditions for the vehicle based on the user information, Transmitting and storing the usage right information from the vehicle management device to the individual vehicle management device, and transmitting and storing the usage right information also to the IC card via the individual vehicle management device; Enabling the use of the vehicle only when the device receives the same usage right information from the IC card as the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device. Vehicle sharing wherein the. The user information, user ID of the user who owns the IC card, driver's license, electronic money, credit card, user authorization information related to insurance, etc. 2. The vehicle sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is information including usage condition information on a period of use, a use range, and the like. 2. The vehicle sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the usage right information is information including a usage right body that permits the user to use the vehicle based on the user information and vehicle information corresponding to the usage right. . The vehicle sharing method according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle information is a vehicle ID, a vehicle name, a vehicle type, a vehicle condition, and the like of the vehicle for the use right. An actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle is compared with the use condition in the use right information by the individual vehicle management device, and one of the use conditions is The vehicle sharing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the use of the vehicle is disabled when the usage condition is deviated. An actual use state such as a use period and a use range when the user uses the vehicle is compared with the use condition in the use right information by the individual vehicle management device, and one of the use conditions is The vehicle sharing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the usage condition is deviated, the control mechanism of the vehicle is operated to stop the vehicle safely. The vehicle management device further generates, from the IC card, usage right information including usage conditions related to the vehicle selected by the user based on the user information transmitted through the reservation terminal that accepts a reservation for renting the vehicle. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the right information is transmitted to and stored in an IC card via the reservation terminal, and the usage right information is transmitted to and stored in an individual vehicle management device mounted on the vehicle. Sharing method. It consists of a vehicle management device that controls all shared vehicles, a user-specific IC card, and an individual vehicle management device mounted on each shared vehicle, and is used in a specific area of the shared vehicle used by a plurality of users. In the vehicle sharing system for lending, the vehicle management device is used by the user based on the user information transmitted from the IC card via the individual vehicle management device mounted on the vehicle to be rented by the user. Means for generating and storing usage right information including usage conditions related to the vehicle; and the individual vehicle management device and the IC card each include means for storing the usage right information generated by the vehicle management device. The individual vehicle management device compares the usage right information stored in the individual vehicle management device with the usage right information stored in the IC card. Vehicle sharing system, and that if both the usage right match, characterized in that it also comprises means enabling the use of the vehicle. The user information, user ID of the user who owns the IC card, driver's license, electronic money, credit card, user authorization information related to insurance, etc. 9. The vehicle sharing system according to claim 8, wherein the information comprises use condition information on a use period, a use range, and the like. 9. The vehicle sharing system according to claim 8, wherein the usage right information is information including a usage right body that permits the user to use the vehicle based on the user information, and vehicle information corresponding to the usage right. . The vehicle sharing system according to claim 10, wherein the vehicle information is a vehicle ID, a vehicle name, a vehicle type, a vehicle condition, and the like of the vehicle with respect to the usage right. The vehicle management device further includes a vehicle management unit that stores and manages vehicle information on all shared vehicles under the jurisdiction of the vehicle management device. The individual vehicle management device further includes a user management unit that stores the user information stored in the IC card. From among them, the user authorization information is confirmed, it is determined whether or not the user can lend the vehicle, and if the user can lend, the user information from the IC card is transmitted to the vehicle management device. A user authentication unit, a position information transmitting unit that acquires current position information of the vehicle from a GPS or a sensor embedded in a road and transmits the acquired information to the vehicle management device, and a vehicle that stores and manages vehicle information related to the vehicle. The information management means collects information on the actual use status of the vehicle, compares the collected information with the use conditions in the use right information, and monitors whether or not there is a deviation. Vehicle sharing system according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises a utilization situation monitoring means for. The usage situation monitoring means compares an actual usage state such as a usage period and a usage range when the user uses the vehicle with the usage conditions in the usage right information, and one of the usage conditions is used. 13. The vehicle sharing system according to claim 12, wherein the use of the vehicle is disabled when a condition is deviated. The usage situation monitoring means compares an actual usage state such as a usage period and a usage range when the user uses the vehicle with the usage conditions in the usage right information, and one of the usage conditions is used. The vehicle sharing system according to claim 12, wherein the vehicle is stopped within a predetermined time when a condition is deviated. The vehicle management device further includes a reservation terminal that accepts a reservation for renting a vehicle by a user's operation, and the vehicle management device further includes a usage condition regarding a vehicle selected by the user based on user information transmitted from the IC card via the reservation terminal. Means for generating and storing usage right information including: transmitting the usage right information to an IC card via the reservation terminal to store the usage right information; and storing the usage right information in an individual vehicle management device mounted on the vehicle. The vehicle sharing system according to claim 8, further comprising means for transmitting and storing.

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