JP2015052984A - Vehicle lending system, central device, and vehicle lending method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle lending system, a central device and a vehicle lending method capable of lending a vehicle only by an operation from a user.SOLUTION: A vehicle lending system 100 includes: a central device 1; a portable terminal 2(communication equipment); and a charging stand 5(control device) disposed in a parking region 4a for performing control related to the leaving of a vehicle 3 which is parked in the parking region 4a. The portable terminal 2 transmits reservation information related to the lending reservation of the vehicle 3 which is parked in the parking region 4a to the central device 1. The central device 1 which has received the reservation information transmits a control signal for prohibiting the vehicle 3 (lending reservation vehicle) related to the lending reservation from being set in a leaving enabling state to the charging stand 5 for controlling the lending reservation vehicle. The central device 1 generates password information for controlling the charging stand 5 to set the lending reservation vehicle in the leaving enabling state, and transmits the generated password information to the portable terminal 2. The portable terminal 2 receives the password information transmitted from the central device 1, and reports the password information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle lending system, a central device, and a vehicle lending method for lending a vehicle parked in a parking area.

  Conventionally, multiple users for reasons such as reducing the economic burden such as the cost of purchasing a vehicle, parking the owned vehicle, and reducing the environmental burden such as the reduction of carbon dioxide emitted from the vehicle. Car sharing systems that use vehicles jointly are known. In general, a user who is provided with a car sharing system only has to pay a usage fee for a vehicle to be used, and does not have to pay a maintenance fee for the vehicle to be used directly.

  The car sharing system described in Patent Document 1 includes a user terminal (communication device) used by a user of the car sharing system and a management server (central device) managed by the administrator of the car sharing system. . The user transmits reservation information related to a reservation such as a desired vehicle function to the management server by the user terminal. Based on the received reservation information, the administrator performs maintenance such as setting of the function of the vehicle used in the car sharing system, and distributes the vehicle so that the user can use the maintained vehicle. Therefore, the car sharing system described in Patent Document 1 can provide a car sharing system suitable for each user having a different purpose of use.

JP 2012-83905 A

  However, in the car sharing system described in Patent Document 1, each time the reservation information is transmitted from the user to the management server, the administrator needs to maintain and distribute the vehicle based on the reservation information, which is troublesome. There is a problem.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it is providing the vehicle rental system which can lend a vehicle only by operation from a user, a central apparatus, and the vehicle rental method.

  The vehicle lending system according to the present invention is such that a vehicle parked in one or a plurality of parking areas in which the vehicle can be parked in a state where the vehicle can be delivered or not is changed from a state where the vehicle can not be delivered to a state where the vehicle can be delivered. One or a plurality of control devices to control, a communication device that transmits reservation information related to a lending reservation in one or more vehicles parked in the parking area, and a memory that stores vehicle information related to each of the one or more vehicles And the reservation information transmitted from the communication device is received, and the rental reservation vehicle related to the rental reservation is in a state where the vehicle can be issued based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit. A vehicle lending system comprising a central device that communicates with the control device to control the lending reservation vehicle when the central device receives the reservation information from the communication device. A prohibition signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal that prohibits the vehicle from entering the control state, and the control device allows the rental reservation vehicle to leave based on the control signal transmitted by the prohibition signal transmission unit. The central device further generates a password information for causing the control device to control the rental reservation vehicle to be in a state where it can be issued, and the generation unit. A password information transmitting unit that transmits the password information generated by the password to the communication device, wherein the communication device receives the password information transmitted by the password information transmitting unit, and the password information receiving unit. And a password information notifying unit for notifying the received password information.

  In the present invention, when the central apparatus receives the reservation information from the communication apparatus, the central apparatus transmits a control signal for prohibiting the lending reservation vehicle from being ready to leave the control apparatus to the control apparatus. Based on the control signal transmitted by the prohibition signal transmitter, the control device prohibits the lending reservation vehicle from entering a state where it can be left. The central device further generates password information to be controlled so that the lending reservation vehicle is in a state where it can be left. The central device transmits the password information generated by the generation unit to the communication device by the password information transmission unit. The communication device receives the password information transmitted by the password information transmitting unit at the password information receiving unit. The communication device notifies the password information received by the password information receiving unit to the outside using the notification unit. Therefore, the user of the communication device can use the notified personal identification number to make the rental reservation vehicle available, so that the vehicle can be rented only by an operation from the user.

  In the vehicle rental system according to the present invention, the control device includes a reception unit that receives input of personal identification information, and a reception information transmission unit that transmits the personal identification information received by the reception unit to the central device. Stores the personal identification information generated by the generation unit in the storage unit, and receives the personal identification information transmitted by the reception information transmission unit, and the personal identification information received by the reception information reception unit. And a control signal for controlling the lending reservation vehicle to be in a state in which the lending reservation vehicle can be issued when it is determined that the information and the password information stored in the storage unit match, and the determination unit determines that they match. The control device further controls the lending reservation vehicle to be in a ready state based on a control signal transmitted by the output control signal transmission unit. Characterized in that you have to so that.

  In the present invention, the control device receives the input of the password information at the receiving unit. The control device transmits the personal identification information received by the reception unit to the central device at the reception information transmission unit. The central device stores the password information generated by the generation unit in the storage unit. The central device receives the password information transmitted by the reception information transmission unit at the reception information reception unit. The central device determines whether or not the password information received by the reception information receiving unit matches the password information stored in the storage unit. When the central unit determines that the determination units match, the central device transmits a control signal at the detachable signal transmission unit so that the rental reservation vehicle is in a vacable state. The control device further controls based on the control signal transmitted by the leaving permission signal transmitting unit so that the lending reservation vehicle is ready to leave. Therefore, the control device can control the rental reservation vehicle from a state in which it is not possible to exit to a state in which it is possible to exit based on a control signal transmitted from the central device when the input password is correct.

  In the vehicle lending system according to the present invention, the password information transmission unit transmits the password information generated by the generation unit to the control device, and the control device transmits the password transmitted by the password information transmission unit. A password information storage unit for storing information, a reception unit for receiving input of the password information, and a determination unit for determining whether the password information received by the reception unit and the password information stored in the password information storage unit match. And when the determination unit determines that they match, the lending reservation vehicle is controlled so as to be ready to leave.

  In the present invention, the personal identification information transmission unit provided in the central device transmits the personal identification information generated by the generation unit to the control device. The control device stores the password information included in the control signal transmitted by the prohibition signal transmission unit in the password information storage unit. The control device accepts input of personal identification information from the outside at the accepting unit. The control device determines whether or not the password information received by the reception unit matches the password information stored in the password information storage unit. When it determines with a determination part agree | coinciding, a control apparatus controls so that a rental reservation vehicle may be in the state which can leave. Therefore, the control device can determine whether or not the input password information is correct based on the password information transmitted from the central device, and can control the lending reservation vehicle from a state in which it is not possible to leave the vehicle to a state in which it can be left. .

  In the vehicle lending system according to the present invention, the control device acquires an incoming vehicle information related to a vehicle that has entered the parking area, an incoming vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a vehicle corresponding to the incoming vehicle information A warehousing information transmitting unit that associates and transmits the parking area information related to the parking area to which the warehousing is received to the central device, and the central device is rented vehicle information related to a lent vehicle that has been lent by a previous lending reservation. Is stored in the storage unit in association with the parking area information related to the parking area where the lending reservation vehicle is parked, and corresponds to the inbound vehicle information and the inbound vehicle information transmitted by the inbound information transmitting unit. The warehousing information receiving unit that receives the parking area information, the warehousing vehicle information received by the warehousing information receiving unit, and the rented vehicle information stored in the storage unit are the same and correspond to the warehousing vehicle information Parking area information and parking area information corresponding to the rented vehicle information are determined to be the same, and a notification according to the determination result of the transfer determination part is sent to the communication apparatus or the control apparatus. And a notification information transmitting unit that transmits information to be performed to the communication device or the control device.

  In this invention, a control apparatus acquires the warehousing vehicle information which concerns on the vehicle entrapped in the parking area in an acquisition part. The control device associates the incoming vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit with the parking region information related to the parking region where the vehicle corresponding to the incoming vehicle information has been received, and transmits it to the central device at the incoming information transmission unit. The central device stores the rented vehicle information related to the rented vehicle that has been lent by the previous rent reservation in association with the parking area information related to the parking area where the rent reserved vehicle is parked in the storage unit. The central device receives the warehousing vehicle information transmitted by the warehousing information transmitting unit and the parking area information corresponding to the warehousing vehicle information at the warehousing information receiving unit. The central device has the same parking vehicle information received by the warehousing information receiving unit as the rented vehicle information stored in the storage unit and the parking area information corresponding to the warehousing vehicle information and the parking corresponding to the rented vehicle information. The transfer determination unit determines whether or not the area information is the same. A central apparatus transmits the information which makes a transmission source perform the notification according to the determination result of a transfer determination part to a communication apparatus or a control apparatus in a notification information transmission part. Therefore, the central apparatus can determine whether the vehicle parked in the parking area where the rental reservation vehicle is parked is a rented vehicle or another vehicle. Therefore, for example, when the rented vehicle is parked in the parking area where the rental reserved vehicle is parked, the communication device or the control device can be notified that the transfer has been completed. Further, for example, when a vehicle other than the rented vehicle is parked in the parking area where the rental reservation vehicle is parked, the control device can be informed that parking is prohibited.

  In the vehicle lending system according to the present invention, the control device is configured to determine whether or not the vehicle has been issued from the parking area, and a parking area information related to the parking area that is determined that the output determining part has issued. A delivery information transmitting unit for transmitting to the central device, wherein the central device stores the vehicle information related to the vehicle in the storage unit in association with the parking region information related to the parking region where the vehicle is parked. A parking area where the lending reservation vehicle parks a parking area corresponding to the parking area information received by the parking information received by the shipping information receiving section and the parking area information received by the shipping information receiving section. A lending reservation vehicle leaving determination unit that determines whether or not the lending reservation vehicle leaving determination unit is a parking area where the lending reservation vehicle is determined to be a parking area, and a timing unit that starts counting time, The above When the vehicle information and the rented vehicle information are the same, and the parking area information corresponding to the entrant vehicle information and the parking area information corresponding to the rented vehicle information are the same, the time counting unit starts counting time. If the transfer determination unit does not determine until a predetermined time or more has passed since then, information for informing that is transmitted to the communication device or the control device.

  In the present invention, the control device determines whether or not the vehicle has left the parking area by using the leaving determination unit. A control apparatus transmits the parking area information which concerns on the parking area which it determined with the leaving determination part having gone out to a central apparatus in the leaving information transmission part. The central device stores the vehicle information related to the vehicle in the storage unit in association with the parking area information related to the parking area where the vehicle is parked. The central device receives the parking area information transmitted by the delivery information transmission unit at the delivery information reception unit. The central apparatus determines whether or not the parking area corresponding to the parking area information received by the delivery information receiving unit is a parking area where the rental reserved vehicle is parked. The central device starts measuring time in the time measuring unit after the reserved vehicle departure determining unit determines that the reserved region is a parking area where the rental reserved vehicle is parked. In the central device, when the warehousing vehicle information and the rented vehicle information are the same, and the parking area corresponding to the arriving vehicle information and the parking area information corresponding to the rented vehicle information are the same, the timing unit starts timing If the transfer determination unit does not determine before a predetermined time has elapsed since then, information for informing that is transmitted to the communication device or the control device. Therefore, after the rental reservation vehicle is issued from the parking area, if the rented vehicle is not parked in the parking area for a predetermined time or more, for example, the control device or the communication device may be informed that the transfer has not been completed. it can.

  The vehicle lending system according to the present invention is a vehicle in which the vehicle is mounted with a battery and travels by power output from the battery, and the control device supplies power to the battery mounted in the vehicle parked in the parking area. In the central device, the transfer determination unit corresponds to the parking area information and the rented vehicle information corresponding to the warehousing information, and the rented vehicle information and the rented vehicle information are the same. The parking vehicle information received by the warehousing information receiving unit after elapse of the predetermined time or more if the parking area information is the same, if the time measuring unit has not made a determination until the predetermined time or more has elapsed since the time measurement started. Is the same as vehicle information (or rented vehicle information) related to the rental reservation vehicle (or rented vehicle), and the warehousing information determination unit is the same If it is determined, the power supply prohibition signal that transmits a control signal for prohibiting the supply of power to the battery mounted on the rental reservation vehicle (or the rented vehicle) to the control device that has transmitted the vehicle information (or rented vehicle information) And a transmission unit.

  In the present invention, the vehicle is a vehicle that is mounted with a battery and travels by electric power output from the battery. The control device is configured to be able to supply power to a battery mounted on a vehicle parked in the parking area. The central device counts when the transfer vehicle determination unit has the same warehousing vehicle information and rented vehicle information, and the parking region information corresponding to the warehousing vehicle information and the parking region information corresponding to the lent vehicle information are the same. Vehicles related to the rent-reserved vehicle (or rented vehicle) when the warehousing information received by the warehousing information receiving unit after a lapse of a predetermined time or more has passed since the start of timing by the department has not been determined The warehousing information determination unit determines whether the information is the same as the information (or rented vehicle information). When the central device determines that the warehousing information determination unit is the same, the battery mounted on the lending reservation vehicle (or lent vehicle) is mounted on the control device that has transmitted the vehicle information (or rented vehicle information) related to the lending reservation vehicle. A power supply prohibition signal transmission unit transmits a control signal for prohibiting power supply. Therefore, for example, the control device can prohibit the supply of power to a rental reservation vehicle or a loaned vehicle that has not been correctly transferred.

  The central device according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores vehicle information relating to each of one or a plurality of vehicles parked in one or a plurality of parking areas in which the vehicle can be parked in a state where the vehicle can be left or not. Receiving reservation information related to a lending reservation in one or a plurality of vehicles from the outside, based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit, the lending reservation vehicle related to the lending reservation is issued from a state where it is not possible to leave A central device that communicates with a control device that controls to be in a ready state, and when the reservation information is received, a control signal that prohibits the lending reservation vehicle from entering a ready state A prohibition signal transmission unit that transmits to the control unit, a generation unit that generates control information that causes the control device to control the lending reservation vehicle to be ready to leave, and the password information generated by the generation unit. Characterized in that it comprises a personal identification information transmission unit for transmitting to the transmission source of the serial opinions.

  In the present invention, the prohibition signal transmission unit transmits to the control device a control signal for prohibiting the rental reservation vehicle from entering a state where the reservation is possible when the reservation information is received. The generation unit generates password information to be controlled by the control device so that the lending reservation vehicle is in a state where the vehicle can be left. The personal identification information transmission unit transmits the personal identification information generated by the generation unit to the transmission source of the reservation information. Therefore, for example, a user who has made a rental reservation for a rental reservation vehicle by transmitting reservation information can be controlled to a state where the vehicle can be issued using the personal identification information, so that the vehicle can be lent only by the user's operation. it can.

  The vehicle lending method according to the present invention is such that a vehicle parked in one or a plurality of parking areas in which the vehicle can be parked in a state in which the vehicle can be left or out is in a state in which the vehicle can be left from the state in which the vehicle cannot be left. One or a plurality of control devices to control, a communication device that transmits reservation information related to a lending reservation in one or more vehicles parked in the parking area, and a memory that stores vehicle information related to each of the one or more vehicles And receiving the reservation information transmitted from the communication device, and based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit, the lending reservation vehicle related to the lending reservation is in a state in which it can be issued. In a vehicle lending method according to a vehicle lending system comprising a control device that performs control and a central device that performs communication, when the central device receives the reservation information from the communication device, the lending reservation The control device executes a step of transmitting a control signal for prohibiting both of the vehicles from leaving the vehicle to the control device, and the control device outputs the rental reservation vehicle based on the control signal transmitted from the central device. Executing the step of prohibiting being allowed, and generating the password information for causing the control device to control the lending reservation vehicle so as to be ready to leave. Transmitting the password information to the communication device, and the communication device receiving the password information transmitted from the central device and notifying the received password information to the outside. It is characterized by.

  In the present invention, when the reservation information is received from the communication device, the central device executes a step of transmitting to the control device a control signal that prohibits the rental reservation vehicle from being ready to leave. Based on the control signal transmitted from the central device, the control device executes a step of prohibiting the lending reservation vehicle from entering a state where the vehicle can be left. The central device further executes a step of generating password information to be controlled so that the control device is allowed to leave the rental reservation vehicle, and a step of transmitting the generated password information to the communication device. The communication device executes a step of receiving the password information transmitted from the central device and a step of notifying the received password information to the outside. Therefore, since the user of the communication device can make the rental reservation vehicle available for delivery using the notified personal identification number, the vehicle can be rented only by an operation from the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vehicle rental system which can lend a vehicle only by operation from a user, a center apparatus, and a vehicle rental method can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows typically the whole structure of the vehicle rental system in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a charging stand. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a central apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of a parked vehicle table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of a usage condition table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of a reservation information table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of a power supply prohibition table. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the vehicle rental system when acquiring the vehicle information which concerns on a transfer vehicle candidate. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the vehicle rental system which concerns on the process for performing the reservation of a transfer vehicle candidate. It is a flowchart which shows the subroutine of a reservation process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the vehicle rental system for taking out a rental reservation vehicle from a parking area. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the charging station in a vehicle rental system when parking a rented vehicle in the parking area where the rental reservation vehicle is parked. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the central apparatus in a vehicle rental system when parking a rented vehicle in the parking area where the rental reservation vehicle is parked. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a vehicle lending system according to a process for reserving a transfer vehicle candidate in the second embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the process procedure of the charging stand in a vehicle rental system when letting a rental reservation vehicle leave a parking area.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a vehicle lending system 100 according to the first embodiment. The vehicle lending system 100 according to Embodiment 1 includes a central device 1 and a mobile terminal 2 corresponding to a communication device. The central device 1 stores vehicle information related to a plurality of vehicles 3 that can be used jointly by a plurality of users. The vehicle information is information related to attributes such as the vehicle type of the vehicle 3 and will be described in detail later. The central device 1 communicates with each charging station 5 provided in the plurality of parking lots 4 via the network N, acquires vehicle information, and stores the acquired vehicle information. The network N includes the Internet such as a digital circuit network and an optical fiber network and a mobile phone network.

  The vehicle 3 is an electric vehicle and includes an EV-ECU (Electric Vehicle-Electric Control Unit) 31. The EV-ECU 31 is configured to control power feeding to the battery of the vehicle 3 and to communicate with the inside and outside of the vehicle. The EV-ECU 31 has a communication function with the inside and outside of the vehicle, acquires vehicle information related to the vehicle 3 in response to a request from the mobile terminal 2, and transmits the acquired vehicle information to the mobile terminal 2.

  The parking lot 4 includes a parking area 4a where the vehicle 3 can be parked. Each parking area 4a is provided with a charging stand 5 corresponding to a control device. The charging stand 5 includes a cable 6. The cable 6 has one end connected to the charging stand 5 and the other end connected to a connector (see FIG. 3) described later. The charging stand 5 can charge a battery mounted on a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle via the cable 6 by connecting the connector to a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. The charging stand 5 can perform power line communication (PLC (Power Line Communication)) via the cable 6 and the vehicle 3 to be charged at the time of charging. The charging station 5 acquires vehicle information related to the vehicle 3 through power line communication, and transmits the acquired information to the central device 1 via the network N. In addition, the charging stand 5 controls whether the connector 3 can be removed or not when the connector connected to one end of the cable and the vehicle 3 are connected, so that the vehicle 3 can be left or left. Control to be

  The portable terminal 2 is used by a user who uses the vehicle 3 and performs wireless communication with the central device 1 and the EV-ECU 31. The portable terminal 2 performs wireless communication with the central apparatus 1 via the wireless base station BS and the network N. The portable terminal 2 performs wireless communication with the wireless base station BS by W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA2000, LTE (Long Term Evolution), wireless LAN, or the like. The portable terminal 2 performs wireless communication with the EV-ECU 31 using infrared rays, Bluetooth (registered trademark), a wireless LAN, or the like.

  Hereinafter, a usage example of the vehicle rental system 100 will be described. The user uses the mobile terminal 2 to acquire vehicle information of the vehicle 3 in use (hereinafter also referred to as a rented vehicle) from the EV-ECU 31. Next, the user transmits the vehicle information of the rented vehicle to the central device 1 using the mobile terminal 2. The central device 1 searches for vehicle information of a vehicle 3 (hereinafter also referred to as a transfer vehicle candidate) to be transferred based on the received vehicle information of the rented vehicle, and transmits the searched vehicle information to the mobile terminal 2. The user browses the received vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate using the mobile terminal 2.

  Next, the user uses the mobile terminal 2 to reserve the vehicle 3 to be transferred (hereinafter also referred to as a lending reservation vehicle) by communicating with the central apparatus 1 from the vehicle information of the vehicle 3 that is the candidate for transfer that has been viewed. At this time, the central device 1 transmits to the portable terminal 2 password information that should be controlled so that the charging reservation vehicle 5 is ready to leave the charging station 5 in which the parking area 4a in which the rental reservation vehicle is parked is provided. .

  Thereafter, the user uses the password information transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 to leave the rental reserved vehicle from the parking area 4a. Thereafter, the user parks the rented vehicle in the parking area 4a where the rented reservation vehicle is parked, and connects the rented vehicle via the cable 6 to the charging stand 5 provided in the parking area 4a. Change trains. The user changes to the rental reservation vehicle one or more times, returns the last reserved reservation vehicle to the parking area 4a, and the central apparatus 1 performs the charging process.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 2. The control unit 21 included in the portable terminal 2 is configured by, for example, one or a plurality of CPUs (Central Processing Units), a multi-core CPU, and the like. The control unit 21 is connected to a temporary storage unit 22, a storage unit 23, an output unit 24, an operation unit 25, a first communication unit 26, a second communication unit 27, and a position detection unit 28 via a bus. Yes. The control unit 21 reads a control program 23a stored in a storage unit 23 described later, and controls each unit.

  The temporary storage unit 22 is configured by a memory such as an SRAM (Static RAM) or a DRAM (Dynamic RAM). The temporary storage unit 22 temporarily stores various data generated when the control unit 21 performs processing by the control program 23a.

  The storage unit 23 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) or a flash memory. The storage unit 23 stores a control program 23a. The control program 23a is a program in which processing content performed by communication with the EV-ECU 31 and the central device 1 and processing content for controlling each unit included in the mobile terminal 2 are described. The storage unit 23 stores a user ID that uses the mobile terminal 2.

  A display 24 a and a speaker 24 b are connected to the output unit 24. Based on the signal output from the control unit 21, the output unit 24 causes the display 24a to display an image and causes the speaker 24b to output sound.

  The operation unit 25 is configured by a user interface such as a push button or a touch panel that receives a user operation. The operation unit 25 outputs information received through user operation to the control unit 21.

  The first communication unit 26 performs wireless communication using W-CDMA, CDMA2000, LTE, wireless LAN, or the like, and performs communication connection control with the wireless base station BS. The first communication unit 26 is configured to be connectable to the network N via the radio base station BS, and transmits / receives information to / from the central apparatus 1.

  The second communication unit 27 performs communication connection control with the EV-ECU 31, and is configured based on standards such as infrared, Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN, and the like.

The position detection unit 28 includes a receiver that receives GPS radio waves from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, and detects the position of the mobile terminal 2. Information on the detected position of the portable terminal 2 is output to the control unit 21.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the charging stand 5. The control unit 51 included in the charging stand 5 includes, for example, one or a plurality of CPUs, a multi-core CPU, and the like. The control unit 51 is connected to a temporary storage unit 52, a storage unit 53, a communication unit 54, and an input / output unit 55 via a bus. The control unit 51 reads a control program 53a stored in a storage unit 53 described later and controls each unit.

  The temporary storage unit 52 is configured by a memory such as SRAM or DRAM. The temporary storage unit 52 temporarily stores various data generated when the control unit 51 performs processing by the control program 53a.

  The storage unit 53 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM or a flash memory. The storage unit 53 stores a control program 53a. The control program 53a describes the processing content related to power supply control to the vehicle 3, the processing content performed by communication with the vehicle 3 and the central device 1, and the processing content for controlling each part of the charging stand 5. It is a program. The storage unit 53 stores a charging station ID for identifying the charging station 5.

  The communication unit 54 is configured to be connectable to the network N and transmits / receives information to / from the central apparatus 1.

  A display 56, an operation unit 57, and a PLC circuit 58 are connected to the input / output unit 55. The display 56 displays an image based on a signal output from the control unit 51.

  The operation unit 57 is configured by a user interface such as a push button or a touch panel that receives a user operation. The operation unit 57 outputs information received by a user operation to the control unit 51 via the input / output unit 55.

  The PLC circuit 58 is connected to the power supply 7, the input / output unit 55, and the cable 6. The PLC circuit 58 includes AC / DC conversion, a stabilization circuit, and a switching circuit, and supplies electric power to the vehicle 3. At that time, the PLC circuit 58 acquires power from the connected power source 7 and transmits the power to the battery of the vehicle 3 via the cable 6 and the connector 59. The PLC circuit 58 is configured to transmit information output from the control unit 51 via the input / output unit 55 and to perform power line communication with the EV-ECU 31.

  The cable 6 is composed of a plurality of power lines and has a connector 59 at one end. The connector 59 can be connected to an attachment portion (not shown) provided on the outer surface of the vehicle 3. The connector 59 has a lock mechanism 59a. The lock mechanism 59a includes an actuator for locking so that the connector 59 cannot be removed from the state where it is connected to the attachment portion. The controller 51 controls whether or not the connector 59 can be removed by operating the actuator according to the command. Here, the control unit 51 can detect that the connector 59 is connected to the attachment unit to charge the vehicle 3. For example, the control unit 51 communicates with the EV-ECU 31 of the vehicle 3 via the input / output unit 55 and the attachment unit. When the connection has been made, it is detected that the connector 59 is connected to the vehicle 3. Further, the control unit 51 can detect that the connector 59 has been removed from the vehicle 3. For example, the control unit 51 has been disconnected from the vehicle 3 because communication has been disabled for a predetermined time from the state where the control unit 51 is connected to the EV-ECU 31 of the vehicle 3 via the input / output unit 55. Is detected.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the central device 1. The central apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11 that controls the operation of each component. The control unit 11 includes, for example, one or a plurality of CPUs, a multi-core CPU, and the like. The control unit 11 is connected to a temporary storage unit 12, a storage unit 13, a communication unit 14, an input / output unit 15, and a time measuring unit 16 via a bus. The control unit 11 reads a control program 13a stored in a storage unit 13 (to be described later) and controls each unit.

  The temporary storage unit 12 is configured by a memory such as SRAM or DRAM. The temporary storage unit 12 temporarily stores various data generated when the control unit 11 performs processing by the control program 13a.

The storage unit 13 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, a flash memory, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 13 stores a control program 13a. The control program 13a is a program in which the processing content performed by the central device 1 through communication with the mobile terminal 2 and the charging station 5 and the processing content for controlling each unit included in the central device 1 are described.

  In addition, in order to transmit the vehicle information related to the transfer vehicle candidate to the mobile terminal 2, the storage unit 13 includes, as master information related to the user, the vehicle, the fee system, and the like, a user master 13b, a vehicle master 13c, and a charge master 13d. The parking lot master 13e is stored. In the user master 13b, information about a user who uses the vehicle rental system 100 is stored for each user ID that identifies the user. The information about the user is information on the user attributes such as age, sex, date of birth, credit card number, and the like.

  In the vehicle master 13c, vehicle information of the vehicle 3 managed by the central device 1 is stored for each vehicle ID that identifies the vehicle. The vehicle information is information related to the attributes of the vehicle such as the vehicle type, the number of passengers, the transmission method, and the like.

  The fee master 13d stores information about the usage fee of the vehicle rental system 100. Information on the usage fee includes a pay-per-use plan according to the distance traveled by the user using the vehicle 3, a pay-per-use plan according to the time the user used the vehicle 3, and the number of transfers of the vehicle 3 This is information on the charge system such as a pay-per-use plan and a flat-rate plan.

  In the parking lot master 13e, the parking lot information of the parking lot 4 managed by the central device 1 is stored for each parking lot ID for identifying the parking lot. The parking lot information is information related to the parking lot 4 such as information relating to the position of the parking lot 4, the number of parking areas of the parking lot 4, and a charging stand ID for identifying the charging stand 5 managed by the parking lot 4.

  Further, the storage unit 13 stores a parked vehicle table 13f, a usage status table 13g, a reservation information table 13h, and a power supply prohibition table 13i. Information on the vehicle 3 parked in the parking lot 4 is stored in the parked vehicle table 13f. Information on the situation in which the user is using the vehicle 3 is stored in the usage situation table 13g. The reservation information table 13h stores information related to the lending reservation vehicle reserved by the user and the parking area 4a where the lending reservation vehicle is parked. In the power supply prohibition table 13i, information on the vehicle 3 and the like that prohibits power supply from the charging station 5 is stored. Details of each table will be described later.

  Here, the master information and the table information stored in the storage unit 13 are stored in association with each other by an ID such as a user ID, a vehicle ID, and a charging station ID, for example, using a relational model.

  The communication unit 14 is configured to be connectable to the network N, and transmits / receives information to / from the mobile terminal 2 and the charging station 5.

  The input / output unit 15 is connected to an input / output device such as a keyboard and a display from the outside, outputs an input signal from the input / output device to the control unit 11, and outputs an output signal from the control unit 11 to the input / output device.

  The timer unit 16 is constituted by a timer or a real-time clock, performs a timing process in response to a request from the control unit 11, and outputs the measured time to the control unit 11.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the parked vehicle table 13f. In the parking vehicle table 13f, for each vehicle ID, the parking lot ID of the parking lot 4 where the vehicle 3 corresponding to the vehicle ID is parked, and the charging stand provided in the parking area 4a where the vehicle 3 is parked. 5 charging station ID, the remaining capacity of the battery of the vehicle 3, and a reservation flag are memorize | stored. The reservation flag indicates whether or not use of the vehicle 3 corresponding to the vehicle ID is reserved. When the value of the reservation flag is 0, it indicates that the vehicle 3 is not reserved, and when the value is 1, it indicates that the vehicle 3 is reserved. Here, the vehicle information of the vehicle 3 is stored in association with the information related to the parking lot 4 by the parked vehicle table 13f, the vehicle master 13c, and the parking lot master 13e.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the usage status table 13g. The usage status table 13g stores, for each user ID, the charge plan with which the user has contracted, the travel distance, the travel time, the number of transfers of the vehicle 3, and the vehicle ID of the rented vehicle currently in use. . The travel distance is the total travel distance of the vehicle 3 used by the user corresponding to the user ID. For example, when the user changes the vehicle 3 once, the travel distance is the total travel distance of the two vehicles 3 used by the user. The travel time is the total travel time of the vehicle 3 used by the user corresponding to the user ID.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the reservation information table 13h. The reservation information table 13h stores, for each user ID, the vehicle ID of the vehicle 3 reserved as a transfer vehicle and the charging station ID of the charging station 5 provided in the parking area 4a where the reserved vehicle 3 is parked.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the power supply prohibition table 13i. The power supply prohibition table 13i stores a plurality of records with the first vehicle ID, the second vehicle ID, and the charging station ID as one record. The first vehicle ID indicates the vehicle ID of a rented vehicle that is being used by the user. The second vehicle ID indicates the vehicle ID of the rental reservation vehicle. The charging station ID is an ID for identifying the charging station 5 provided in the parking area 4a where the rental reservation vehicle is parked.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the vehicle lending system 100 when acquiring vehicle information related to a transfer vehicle candidate. The control unit 21 of the portable terminal 2 transmits a transmission request for rented vehicle information to the EV-ECU 31 included in the rented vehicle (step S11). The rented vehicle information is vehicle information of the rented vehicle, for example, information including a vehicle ID for identifying the rented vehicle and a remaining capacity of a battery mounted on the rented vehicle. Next, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the rented vehicle information is received from the EV-ECU 31 (step S12). When it determines with not having received (S12: NO), the control part 21 waits for a process until it receives rented vehicle information from EV-ECU31.

  If it is determined that the rented vehicle information has been received (S12: YES), the control unit 21 issues a command to the first communication unit 26 and transmits the search information to the central device 1 (step S13). The search information is information for acquiring information related to the transfer vehicle candidate, and includes the rented vehicle information acquired from the EV-ECU 31 and the position information detected by the position detection unit 28.

  The central device 1 receives the search information from the mobile terminal 2 by the communication unit 14 (step S14). Next, the control unit 11 of the central device 1 searches for vehicle information to be a transfer vehicle candidate based on the search information received in step S14 (step S15). For example, the control unit 11 refers to the parking lot master 13e and the parked vehicle table 13f, and parks in the parking lot where the rented vehicle is reachable based on the rented vehicle information and the position information included in the search information. A vehicle 3 that is not reserved with a remaining capacity of a predetermined value or more is searched. The predetermined value is a value set so that the travelable distance of the vehicle 3 having a remaining battery capacity equal to or greater than the predetermined value is not extremely shortened, for example, 60%.

  Next, the control unit 11 issues a command to the communication unit 14, and transmits the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate searched in step S15 to the mobile terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the search information received in step S14 (step S16).

The portable terminal 2 receives the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate transmitted from the central device 1 in step S16 by the first communication unit 26 (step S17). Next, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 2
The vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate is notified on the display 24a (step S18), and the process ends. Specifically, the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate is displayed on the display 24a in a list format. In step S18, the speaker 24b may notify the user.

  The central device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 perform the process of FIG. 9, so that the user of the rented vehicle can obtain the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate using the mobile terminal 2. In addition, in step S16 in FIG. 9, information such as the position of the parking lot 4 where the transfer vehicle candidate is parked may be transmitted together. In that case, the portable terminal 2 displays a map on the display 24a in step S18, and plots the position of the transfer vehicle candidate, thereby improving the convenience for the user.

  The user of the rented vehicle can reserve one transfer vehicle candidate as a rental reservation vehicle by the process described below after acquiring the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate by the mobile terminal 2.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the vehicle lending system 100 related to a process for reserving a transfer vehicle candidate. The control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 2 generates reservation information (step S21). Specifically, the control unit 21 uses the vehicle ID and reservation information of one vehicle information selected by the user via the operation unit 25 based on the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate notified in step S18 in FIG. Reservation information including information for identifying the existence is generated. Thereafter, the control unit 21 issues a command to the first communication unit 26, and transmits the generated reservation information to the central device 1 (step S22).

  The central device 1 receives the reservation information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 at the communication unit 14 (step S23). The control unit 11 of the central apparatus 1 stores the received reservation information in the temporary storage unit 12 (step S24). At that time, for example, the control unit 11 stores the received information in the temporary storage unit 12 after determining that the received information is reservation information based on information identifying the reservation information included in the received reservation information.

  Next, the control unit 11 refers to the parked vehicle table 13f and determines whether or not the value of the reservation flag corresponding to the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24 is 0 (step S25). When it is determined that the reservation flag corresponding to the vehicle ID is not 0 (S25: NO), the control unit 11 issues a command to the communication unit 14 and transmits reservation disable information indicating that reservation based on the reservation information cannot be performed ( Step S26). Specifically, the control unit 11 transmits reservation impossibility information to the mobile terminal 2 based on the user ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24.

  The portable terminal 2 receives the reservation impossible information transmitted from the central device 1 in step S26 at the first communication unit 26 (step S27). Then, the control part 21 of the portable terminal 2 alert | reports the received reservation impossible information on the display 24a (step S28). For example, the control unit 21 displays a message indicating that the reservation could not be made on the display 24a. In step S28, notification may be made by the speaker 24b.

  When it determines with the value of a reservation flag being 0 (S25: YES), the control part 11 performs a reservation process (step S29). In step S29, the control unit 11 prevents the rental reservation vehicle corresponding to the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24 from being used by anyone other than the user who transmitted the reservation information. Details of the processing in step S29 will be described later.

  Next, the control unit 11 generates password information (step S30). For example, the control unit 11 generates the secret information by generating a pseudo-random number using the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24 as a seed of random numbers. In addition, the control part 11 functions as a production | generation part of this invention by running the control program 13a in step S30. In addition, although the control part 11 produced | generated password information using the pseudorandom number in step S30, you may use the production | generation method of the other well-known one-time password.

  Next, the control unit 11 stores the password information generated in step S30 in the temporary storage unit 12 (step S31). At this time, the control unit 11 refers to the parked vehicle table 13f, and stores the password information in the temporary storage unit 12 in association with the charging station ID corresponding to the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24.

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 issues a command to the communication unit 14 and transmits the personal identification information generated in step S30 to the portable terminal 2 (step S32). In step S32, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a password information transmission unit of the present invention.

  The portable terminal 2 receives the transmitted password information at the first communication unit 26 (step S33). In step S33, the first communication unit 26 corresponds to a password information receiving unit of the present invention. The control unit 21 of the portable terminal 2 notifies the received personal identification information on the display 24a (step S34), and ends the process. Specifically, the control unit 21 displays the password information on the display 24a. In step S34, the display 24a corresponds to the password information notification unit of the present invention. In step S34, the notification may be made by the speaker 24b.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of reservation processing. The control unit 11 of the central device 1 extracts the charging station ID corresponding to the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in the temporary storage unit 12 in step S24 in FIG. 10 (step S201). Specifically, the control unit 11 refers to the parked vehicle table 13f and extracts the charging station ID stored in association with the vehicle ID stored in step S24. Subsequently, the control part 11 transmits the control signal which concerns on unloading to the charging stand 5 corresponding to charging station ID extracted by step S201 by issuing a command to the communication part 14 (step S202). The control signal relating to the unloading is a signal that controls the vehicle 3 not to be ready for unloading by prohibiting the removal of the connector 59 of the charging stand 5 from the mounting portion of the vehicle 3. In step S202, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a prohibition signal transmission unit.

  The charging station 5 receives the control signal transmitted from the central device 1 in step S202 by the communication unit 54 (step S204). Thereafter, the control unit 51 of the charging stand 5 performs connector removal prohibition control based on the received control signal (step S205), and ends the process. The connector removal prohibition control is a control in which the control unit 51 operates the lock mechanism 59a of the connector 59 via the input / output unit 55 so that the connector 59 cannot be removed from the mounting portion of the vehicle 3.

  After performing the process in step S202, the control unit 11 of the central apparatus 1 updates the table stored in the storage unit 13 (step S203). Specifically, in the parked vehicle table 13f, the control unit 11 changes the value of the reservation flag of the record having the vehicle ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24 in FIG. In the reservation information table 13h, the control unit 11 adds the vehicle ID and user ID included in the reservation information stored in step S24 and the charging station ID extracted in step S201 as one record.

  Then, the control part 11 returns a process to step S30 in FIG.

  The processing shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is performed by the central device 1, the portable terminal 2, and the charging stand 5 provided in the parking area 4a where the rental reserved vehicle is parked, so that the user of the rented vehicle uses the portable terminal 2. The vehicle 3 can be reserved as a rental reservation vehicle. By the processing in step S204 and step S205 in FIG. 11, it is possible to prevent other than the user from using the rental reservation vehicle to which the user changes. Further, the value of the reservation flag can be changed to 1 in the record having the vehicle ID corresponding to the rental reserved vehicle in the parked vehicle table 13f by the process of step S203. For this reason, the vehicle 3 that the user intends to reserve as a lending reservation vehicle cannot be searched as a transfer vehicle candidate by the process of step S15 in FIG. 9, so that the vehicle 3 is reserved first by another user. Can be prevented.

  Thereafter, the user of the rented vehicle can make the rented reserved vehicle out of the parking area 4a by the vehicle renting system 100 performing the process described below.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the vehicle lending system 100 for letting out the lending reservation vehicle from the parking area 4a. The control unit 51 of the charging station 5 determines whether or not input of personal identification information has been received from the operation unit 57 (step S41). When it is determined that the input of the password information is not received (S41: NO), the control unit 51 waits for the process until the input of the password information is received. In step S41, the operation unit 57 corresponds to a reception unit of the present invention.

  When it is determined that the input of the personal identification information has been received (S41: YES), the control unit 51 issues a command to the communication unit 54, and the personal identification information received and the charging station ID stored in the storage unit 53 correspond to each other. In addition, it transmits to the central apparatus 1 (step S42). In step S42, the communication unit 54 corresponds to the reception information transmission unit of the present invention.

  The central device 1 receives the personal identification information and the charging station ID transmitted from the charging station 5 at the communication unit 14 (step S43). Next, the control unit 11 of the central apparatus 1 determines whether the password information matches (step S44). Specifically, the control unit 11 determines whether the password information and the corresponding charging station ID stored in the temporary storage unit 12 in step S31 in FIG. 10 match the password information and the charging station ID received in step S43. Judge by whether or not. In step S43, the communication unit 14 corresponds to the reception information receiving unit of the present invention. Moreover, the control part 11 functions as a determination part of this invention by executing the control program 13a in step S44.

  When it is determined that the password information does not match (S44: NO), the control unit 11 issues a command to the communication unit 14, and the charging stand that has received the authentication failure information indicating that the password information does not match in step S43. It transmits to the charging stand 5 corresponding to ID (step S45).

  The charging station 5 receives the authentication failure information transmitted from the central device 1 in step S45 by the communication unit 54 (step S46). Thereafter, the control unit 51 of the charging stand 5 notifies the authentication impossibility information received in step S46 on the display 56 (step S47). For example, the control unit 51 notifies by displaying a message indicating that the password information input to the display 56 cannot be authenticated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the password information matches (S44: YES), the control unit 11 of the central apparatus 1 issues a command to the communication unit 14 and transmits a control signal relating to the possibility of leaving to the charging stand 5 (step S48). ). At that time, the control unit 11 transmits a control signal to the charging station 5 corresponding to the charging station ID received in step S43. In step S48, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a leaving signal transmission unit.

  The charging station 5 receives the control signal transmitted from the central device 1 in step S48 at the communication unit 54 (step S49). Then, the charging stand 5 control part 51 performs connector removal permission control based on the received control signal (step S50). Specifically, the control unit 51 performs control that enables the connector 59 to be detached from the rental reservation vehicle, that is, control that sets the rental reservation vehicle to a state in which the vehicle can be released. Thereafter, the control unit 51 ends the process.

  When the central device 1 and the charging stand 5 perform the process shown in FIG. 12, the user of the rented vehicle can leave the rented reserved vehicle from the parking area 4a. Thereafter, the vehicle lending system 100 performs the process described below, so that the user of the rented vehicle issues the rented reserved vehicle from the parking area 4a, and enters the rented vehicle into the parking area 4a that has been issued, Complete the transfer and continue moving.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the charging station 5 in the vehicle rental system 100 when parking the rented vehicle in the parking area 4a where the rental reservation vehicle is parked. In addition, the charging stand 5 demonstrated below is a charging stand provided in the parking area 4a where a rental reservation vehicle parks.

  The control unit 51 of the charging stand 5 determines whether or not the connector 59 has been removed (step S61). If it is determined that the connector 59 has not been removed (S61: NO), the control unit 51 waits for processing until the connector 59 is removed. In addition, the control part 51 functions as a delivery determination part of this invention by running the control program 53a in step S61.

  If it is determined that the connector 59 has been removed (S61: NO), the control unit 51 issues a command to the communication unit 54 and transmits the delivery information to the central device 1 (step S62). Specifically, the exit information includes a charging stand ID stored in the storage unit 53 and information that can identify that the central device 1 is the exit information. In step S62, the communication unit 54 corresponds to a delivery information transmission unit of the present invention.

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the connector 59 is connected (step S63). When it is determined that the connector 59 is not connected (S63: NO), the control unit 51 waits for processing until the connector 59 is connected.

  When it determines with the connector 59 having been connected (S63: YES), the control part 51 acquires vehicle ID which the vehicle connects from the vehicle which becomes the connection destination of the connector 59 via the PLC circuit 58 (step S64). . Next, the control unit 51 issues a command to the communication unit 54 and transmits the warehousing information to the central device 1 (step S65). Specifically, the control unit 51 transmits the charging station ID stored in the storage unit 53 and the vehicle ID acquired in step S64 to the central apparatus 1 as warehousing information. The control unit 51 functions as an acquisition unit of the present invention by executing the control program 53a in step S64. Moreover, in step S65, the communication part 54 is corresponded to the warehousing information transmission part of this invention.

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the notification signal is received by the communication unit 54 (step S66). The notification signal is a signal transmitted from the central apparatus 1 in order to cause the charging stand 5 including the connected connector 59 to perform a predetermined notification when the connector 59 is connected to the vehicle. Further, the notification signal includes notification contents for informing the charging station 5 and information for identifying that the signal received by the charging station 5 is the notification signal. The notification contents will be described later.

  When it determines with not receiving the alerting | reporting signal (S66: NO), the control part 51 advances a process to step S68. On the other hand, when it determines with having received the alerting | reporting signal (S66: YES), the control part 51 performs alerting | reporting according to the kind of alerting | reporting signal (step S67). For example, the control unit 51 displays the notification content included in the notification signal received in step S66 on the display 56 in a message format.

  Next, the control unit 51 starts measuring time (step S68). For example, the control unit 51 starts measuring time by issuing a command to a timer (not shown) or referring to a real time clock (not shown) and storing the referenced time in the temporary storage unit 52.

  Thereafter, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the power supply prohibition signal is received by the communication unit 54 (step S69). The power supply prohibition signal is a signal including a distance content prohibiting power supply to the battery connected to the connector 59 and is transmitted from the central apparatus 1. When it determines with having received the power supply prohibition signal (S69: YES), the control part 51 complete | finishes a process.

  When it is determined that the power supply prohibition signal has not been received (S69: NO), the control unit 51 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of time measurement in step S68 (step S70). Specifically, in step S68, the control unit 51 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed by referring to the measurement time of the timer when time measurement is started using the timer. Further, when the control unit 51 starts timing using the real time clock, a predetermined time has elapsed by comparing the time stored in the temporary storage unit 52 with the time when the real time clock is referenced in step S68. It is determined whether or not.

  When it determines with predetermined time not having passed (S70: NO), the control part 51 returns a process to step S69. When it determines with predetermined time having passed (S70: YES), the control part 51 starts electric power feeding control to the battery with which the vehicle of the connection destination of the connector 59 is provided (step S71), and complete | finishes a process.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the central apparatus 1 in the vehicle lending system 100 when parking the rented vehicle in the parking area 4a where the lending reservation vehicle is parked. The central apparatus 1 determines whether or not the exit information transmitted from the charging station 5 has been received by the communication unit 14 (step S81). If it is determined that the exit information has not been received (S81: NO), the control unit 11 of the central apparatus 1 waits for processing. On the other hand, when it determines with having received delivery information (S81: YES), the control part 11 determines whether the parking lot ID contained in the received delivery information exists in the reservation information table 13h (step S82). When it determines with it not being in the reservation information table 13h (S82: NO), the control part 11 advances a process to step S84. In step S81, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a delivery information receiving unit of the present invention. Moreover, the control part 11 functions as a rental reservation vehicle leaving determination part of this invention by performing the control program 13a in step S82.

  When it determines with it existing in the reservation information table 13h (S82: YES), the control part 11 memorize | stores the leaving information received by step S81 in the temporary memory part 12 (step S83). Next, the control unit 11 issues a command to the timer unit 16 and starts timing (step S84).

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the communication unit 14 has received warehousing information corresponding to the warehousing information stored in step S83 (step S85). If it is determined that the warehousing information has not been received (S85: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of time measurement in step S84 (step S86). In step S85, the communication unit 14 corresponds to the warehousing information receiving unit of the present invention.

  When it determines with predetermined time not having passed (S86: NO), the control part 11 returns a process to step S85. On the other hand, when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S86: YES), the control unit 11 issues a command to the communication unit 14 and completes the transfer to the charging station 5 corresponding to the charging station ID included in the received warehousing information. A notification signal indicating the request is transmitted (step S87). Completion of transfer means that the use vehicle is parked in the parking area 4a in which the rental reservation vehicle has been received and the connector 59 of the charging stand 5 provided in the parking area is connected. The charging station 5 that has received the notification signal transmitted by the central device 1 in step S87 performs notification requesting completion of the transfer based on the received notification signal. For example, the charging stand 5 notifies the display 56 by displaying a message or the like.

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 updates the power supply prohibition table 13i (step S88). Specifically, the control unit 11 includes the charging station ID included in the delivery information stored in step S83, the vehicle ID of the rental reservation vehicle connected to the charging station 5 having the charging station ID, and the rental reservation vehicle. And the vehicle ID of the user's vehicle that reserved the vehicle as a record. More specifically, the control unit 11 refers to the reservation information table 13h, and acquires the vehicle ID of the rental reservation vehicle corresponding to the charging station ID included in the delivery information and the vehicle ID of the use vehicle. Then, the control part 11 returns a process to step S85.

  If it is determined in step S85 that the warehousing information has been received (S85: YES), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the information corresponding to the warehousing information is in the power supply prohibition table 13i (step S89). Specifically, the control unit 11 includes a vehicle ID in which the vehicle ID included in the warehousing information is included in the power supply prohibition table 13i, and a charging station ID corresponding to the vehicle ID in the power supply prohibition table 13i is included in the warehousing information. If the ID does not match, it is determined that the power supply prohibition table 13i is present. When it determines with it being in the power supply prohibition table 13i (S89: YES), the control part 11 issues a command to the communication part 14, and power supply is prohibited to the charging station 5 corresponding to the charging station ID included in the warehousing information received in step S76. A signal is transmitted (step S90), and the process ends. In addition, the control part 11 functions as a warehousing information determination part of this invention by running the control program 13a in step S89. In step S90, the communication unit 14 functions as a power supply prohibition signal transmission unit of the present invention.

  When it determines with it not being in the electric power feeding prohibition table 13i (S89: NO), the control part 11 determines whether the warehousing information received by step S85 corresponds to the warehousing information memorize | stored by step S83 (step S91). Specifically, the control unit 11 matches the charging station ID included in the warehousing information with the charging station ID included in the warehousing information, and includes the vehicle ID included in the warehousing information and the warehousing information in the reservation information table 13h. It is determined whether or not the vehicle ID corresponding to the charging station ID included in is identical. In addition, the control part 11 functions as a transfer determination part of this invention by running the control program 13a in step S91.

  When it determines with corresponding to leaving information (S91: YES), the control part 11 gives instruction | command to the communication part 14, and the alerting signal which shows completion of transfer to the charging station 5 corresponding to charging station ID contained in the received receipt information Is transmitted (step S92), and the process ends. The charging station 5 that has received the notification signal transmitted from the central device 1 in step S66 performs notification indicating the completion of the transfer in step S67 based on the received notification signal. In step S92, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a notification information transmission unit of the present invention.

  When it determines with not corresponding to leaving information (S91: NO), the control part 11 gives instruction | command to the communication part 14, and alert | reports the request | requirement of leaving to the charging stand 5 corresponding to charging station ID contained in the received warehousing information. A signal is transmitted (step S93). Thereafter, the control unit 11 transmits a power supply prohibition signal to the corresponding charging station 5 (step S90), and the process ends. In step S93, the communication unit 14 corresponds to the notification information transmission unit of the present invention.

  The central apparatus 1 and the charging stand 5 perform the processing shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 so that the rented vehicle is parked in the parking area 4a where the rental reservation vehicle is parked and connected to the charging stand 5. It is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle has been transferred to the rental reservation vehicle. Further, when the rented vehicle is not parked in the parking area 4a where the rented reserved vehicle has been parked for a predetermined time or more after the rented reserved vehicle is issued, the vehicle ID stored in the power supply prohibition table 13i is then stored. The corresponding vehicle 3 cannot be powered by the charging stand 5. Specifically, the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle ID stored in the power supply prohibition table 13i is supplied with power from the charging station 5 corresponding to the charging station ID other than the charging station ID stored as the same record in the power supply prohibition table 13i. I can't. Further, the central device 1 can transmit a notification signal indicating a request for leaving when the vehicle 3 other than the loaned vehicle 3 is parked in the parking area 4a where the rental reservation vehicle is parked and is going to supply power. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the rented vehicle from being blocked.

  After that, the user who has changed to the rental reservation vehicle is parked in the parking area 4 a and connected to the charging stand 5 by returning to the rental reservation vehicle one or more times. The user who has returned uses the mobile terminal 2 or the charging stand 5 to notify the central device 1 that the use of the vehicle rental system 100 has been completed. For example, the user can notify the central device 1 that the use of the vehicle lending system 100 has been completed by transmitting information requesting a charging process from the mobile terminal 2 to the central device 1. In addition, the user operates the operation unit 57 of the charging stand 5 provided in the parking area 4a parked at the end of the movement, and transmits information requesting the charging process from the communication unit 54 to the central station 1 to the charging stand 5. By doing so, the central device 1 can be notified.

  With the above configuration and processing, the user can communicate with the central device 1 using the mobile terminal 2 and obtain vehicle information of transfer vehicle candidates. Further, the user can reserve one vehicle 3 as a rental reservation vehicle from the vehicle information of the transfer vehicle candidate. Further, when a user reserves a rental reservation vehicle, the user can leave the rental reservation vehicle by using the password information transmitted from the central device 1 to the portable terminal 2. Thereafter, the user parks the rented vehicle in the parking area 4a where the rented reservation vehicle is parked, connects to the charging station 5, completes the transfer, and gets on the rented reserved reservation vehicle and moves. be able to. When the vehicle lending system 100 repeats the above process, the user can change to the vehicle 3 and move. At the end of the movement, the user parks the last reserved reservation vehicle in the parking area 4 a, connects it to the charging station 5, and notifies the central device 1 using the portable terminal 2 or the charging station 5. Thereafter, the user can calculate the usage fee of the vehicle lending system 100 and charge the central device 1 and pay the usage fee. Therefore, in the vehicle rental system 100, the vehicle 3 can be lent only by the operation from the user. Further, the vehicle lending system 100 can complete the transfer by parking the rented vehicle in the parking area 4a where the lending reservation vehicle is parked. Therefore, even if there is no vacant parking area 4a in the parking lot provided with the parking area 4a, the user can transfer to the rental reservation vehicle and move.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the central device 1 authenticates the personal identification information and transmits a control signal or the like to the charging stand 5 according to the authentication result. However, in the second embodiment, the charging stand 5 An example in which the password information is authenticated and processing according to the authentication result is shown. The vehicle lending system 100 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration and operation as those of the first embodiment except for the parts described below. The description is omitted for brevity.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the vehicle lending system 100 according to processing for reserving a transfer vehicle candidate in the second embodiment. Note that the processing from step S101 to step S110 is the same as the processing from step S21 to step S30 in FIG. Further, the processing in step S112 and step S113 is the same as the processing in step S33 and step S34 in FIG.

  The control unit 11 of the central device 1 issues a command to the communication unit 14 and transmits the personal identification information generated in step S110 to the mobile terminal 2 and the charging stand 5 (step S111). Specifically, the control unit 11 transmits the personal identification information to the portable terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the received reservation information, and the charging unit 5 having the charging station ID corresponding to the vehicle ID included in the received reservation information. Send password information. The control unit 11 acquires the charging station ID corresponding to the vehicle ID by referring to the parked vehicle table 13f. In step S111, the communication unit 14 corresponds to a password information transmission unit of the present invention.

  The control unit 51 of the charging station 5 receives the password information transmitted from the central device 1 at the communication unit 54 (step S114). Thereafter, the received personal identification information is stored in the temporary storage unit 52 (step S115), and the process ends. In step S114, the communication unit 54 corresponds to the password information receiving unit of the present invention. In step S115, the temporary storage unit 52 corresponds to the personal identification information storage unit of the present invention.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the charging station 5 in the vehicle rental system 100 when the rental reservation vehicle is issued from the parking area. The control unit 51 of the charging stand 5 determines whether or not input of password information has been received from the operation unit 57 (step S121). When it is determined that the input of the password information is not received (S121: NO), the control unit 51 waits for the process until the input of the password information is received. In step S121, the operation unit 57 corresponds to the reception unit of the present invention.

  When it is determined that the input of the password information has been received (S121: YES), the control unit 51 determines whether the received password information matches the password information stored in the temporary storage unit 52 (step S122). When it is determined that the password information matches (S122: YES), the control unit 51 performs connector removal permission control (step S123). The connector removal permission control is a control that enables the connector 59 to be removed from the rental reservation vehicle as described in the first embodiment, that is, a control that sets the rental reservation vehicle in a state in which the vehicle can be released.

  If it is determined that the personal identification information does not match (S122: NO), the authentication is notified (step S124). For example, the control unit 51 notifies by displaying a message indicating that the password information input to the display 24a cannot be authenticated.

  With the above configuration and processing, the charging station 5 can authenticate the password information input via the operation unit 57 based on the password information stored therein without performing communication with the central device 1.

  In the first and second embodiments, the charging stand 5 is provided in each parking area 4a, and the battery 6 mounted on the vehicle 3 is charged by the cable 6 and the connector 59. You may make it carry out non-contact electric power feeding by the embedded coil. At this time, the control for setting the vehicle 3 to be ready or not can be realized by providing a lock plate at the entrance of each parking area 4a and controlling the lock plate.

  In Embodiments 1 and 2, the vehicle lending system 100 is configured to use the mobile terminal 2, but may be configured to use a navigation device mounted on the vehicle 3 instead of the mobile terminal 2. In that case, the vehicle lending system 100 is realized with the same configuration as the portable terminal 2 except that the second communication unit 27 is configured in conformity with the standard used in the in-vehicle LAN such as the CAN protocol.

  Moreover, in Embodiment 1 and 2, although it showed that the portable terminal 2 acquires the information of the position of a utilization vehicle by the position detection part 28, the structure equivalent to the position detection part 28 is provided in the vehicle 3, and it has already lent. Information on the position of the rented vehicle may be included in the vehicle information.

  Furthermore, it should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above-mentioned meaning but by the scope of claims for patent, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

1 Central device 2 Mobile terminal (communication device)
3 vehicle 4 parking lot 4a parking area 5 charging station 11 control unit (generation unit, determination unit, transfer determination unit, rental reservation vehicle departure determination unit, warehousing information determination unit)
13 memory | storage part 14 communication part (prohibition signal transmission part, PIN information transmission part, reception information reception part, warehousing possible signal transmission part, warehousing information reception part, alerting information transmission part, warehousing information reception part, power supply prohibition signal transmission part)
16 Timekeeping Unit 26 First Communication Unit (PIN Information Receiving Unit)
24a Display (PIN information notification part)
51 control unit (determination unit, acquisition unit, delivery determination unit)
52 Temporary storage unit (PIN information storage unit)
54 communication part (acceptance information transmission part, warehousing information transmission part, leaving information transmission part)
57 Operation part (reception part)

Claims (8)

One or a plurality of control devices for controlling the vehicle parked in one or a plurality of parking areas where the vehicle can be parked in a state in which the car can be left out or in a state in which the car is ready to go out from the state in which the car is out of stock A communication device that transmits reservation information related to a lending reservation in one or more vehicles parked in the parking area, and a storage unit that stores vehicle information related to each of the one or more vehicles, from the communication device Communicating with the control device that receives the transmitted reservation information and controls the rental reservation vehicle related to the rental reservation to be in a state in which it can be issued based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit A vehicle lending system comprising a central device for performing
The central device is
When receiving the reservation information from the communication device, comprising a prohibition signal transmission unit for transmitting to the control device a control signal for prohibiting the rental reservation vehicle from entering a state that can be issued,
The control device is configured to prohibit the lending reservation vehicle from entering a state where the lending reservation vehicle can be issued based on the control signal transmitted by the prohibition signal transmission unit.
The central device further includes
A generating unit for generating password information to be controlled so that the control device is in a state in which the rental reservation vehicle is ready to leave;
A password information transmission unit that transmits the password information generated by the generation unit to the communication device;
The communication device
A personal information receiving unit that receives the personal information transmitted by the personal information transmitting unit;
A vehicle lending system comprising: a password information notifying unit for notifying the password information received by the password information receiving unit. The controller is
A reception unit that accepts input of personal identification information;
A reception information transmission unit that transmits the personal identification information received by the reception unit to the central device;
The central device is
The password information generated by the generation unit is stored in the storage unit,
A reception information receiving unit for receiving the password information transmitted by the reception information transmitting unit;
A determination unit that determines whether the password information received by the reception information reception unit and the password information stored in the storage unit match;
When it is determined that the determination unit is matched, the vehicle is provided with a cleavable signal transmitting unit that transmits a control signal to the control device to control the rental reservation vehicle to be in a vacant state,
2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to control the lending reservation vehicle to be in a state in which it can be delivered based on a control signal transmitted by the delivery possible signal transmission unit. Vehicle rental system. The personal identification information transmission unit is configured to transmit personal identification information generated by the generation unit to the control device,
The controller is
A password information storage section for storing the password information transmitted by the password information transmission section;
A reception unit that accepts input of personal identification information;
A determination unit for determining whether the password information received by the reception unit and the password information stored in the password information storage unit match,
The vehicle lending system according to claim 1, wherein, when it is determined that the determination units match, the lending reservation vehicle is controlled to be in a state where the lending can be performed. The controller is
An acquisition unit for acquiring warehousing vehicle information relating to a vehicle that has entered the parking area;
A warehousing information transmitting unit that associates and transmits the warehousing vehicle information acquired by the acquiring unit and the parking area information related to the parking area in which the vehicle corresponding to the occupying vehicle information is received, to the central device;
The central device is
Lending vehicle information related to a loaned vehicle that has been lent by a previous lending reservation is stored in the storage unit in association with parking area information related to a parking area where the lending reservation vehicle is parked,
A warehousing information receiving unit that receives warehousing vehicle information transmitted by the warehousing information transmitting unit and parking area information corresponding to the warehousing vehicle information;
The parking vehicle information received by the storage information receiving unit and the rented vehicle information stored in the storage unit are the same, and the parking region information corresponding to the warehousing information and the parking region corresponding to the rented vehicle information A transfer determination unit for determining whether or not the information is the same;
The information transmission part which transmits the information which makes the said communication apparatus or control apparatus perform notification according to the determination result of this transfer determination part to this communication apparatus or control apparatus is provided. The vehicle rental system described. The controller is
An exit determination unit for determining whether or not the vehicle has exited from the parking area;
A delivery information transmitting unit that transmits parking area information related to the parking area determined to have been delivered by the delivery determining unit to the central device;
The central device is
In association with the parking area information related to the parking area where the vehicle is parked, the vehicle information related to the vehicle is stored in the storage unit,
A delivery information receiving unit for receiving the parking area information transmitted by the delivery information transmitting unit;
A lending reservation vehicle leaving determination unit for determining whether a parking area corresponding to the parking area information received by the leaving information receiving unit is a parking area in which the lending reservation vehicle is parked;
The lending reservation vehicle exit determination unit includes a timing unit that starts timing after determining that the lending reservation vehicle is a parking area where the lending reservation vehicle is parked.
When the warehousing vehicle information and the rented vehicle information are the same, and the parking area information corresponding to the warehousing vehicle information and the parking area information corresponding to the rented vehicle information are the same, the timing unit starts timing 5. If the transfer determination unit does not determine before a predetermined time has elapsed since then, information for informing that is transmitted to the communication device or the control device. The vehicle rental system described. The vehicle is a vehicle that is equipped with a battery and travels by electric power output from the battery,
The control device is configured to be able to supply power to a battery mounted on a vehicle parked in a parking area,
The central device is
When the transfer determination unit has the same warehousing vehicle information and the rented vehicle information, and the parking area information corresponding to the arriving vehicle information and the parking area information corresponding to the rented vehicle information are the same, If the determination is not made until a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the start of counting by the department, the warehousing vehicle information received by the warehousing information receiving unit after the lapse of the predetermined time or more is the lending reservation vehicle (or rented vehicle) A warehousing information determination unit that determines whether the vehicle information (or rented vehicle information) is the same as
When it is determined that the warehousing information determination unit is the same, it is prohibited to supply power to the battery mounted on the rental reservation vehicle (or the rented vehicle) in the control device that has transmitted the vehicle information (or rented vehicle information). The vehicle rental system according to claim 5, further comprising: a power supply prohibition signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal to be transmitted. Lending reservation in the one or a plurality of vehicles, comprising a storage unit for storing vehicle information relating to each of one or a plurality of vehicles parked in one or a plurality of parking areas where the vehicle can be parked in a state where the vehicle can be issued or not The reservation information related to the vehicle is received from the outside, and based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit, the rental reservation vehicle related to the rental reservation is controlled from a state in which it is not possible to go out to a state in which it can be left. A central device that communicates with a control device,
When the reservation information is received, a prohibition signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal that prohibits the rental reservation vehicle from entering a state where the vehicle can be issued,
A generating unit for generating password information to be controlled so that the control device is in a state in which the rental reservation vehicle is ready to leave;
A central information device comprising: a personal identification information transmission unit configured to transmit personal identification information generated by the generation unit to a transmission source of the reservation information. One or a plurality of control devices for controlling the vehicle parked in one or a plurality of parking areas where the vehicle can be parked in a state in which the car can be left out or in a state in which the car is ready to go out from the state in which the car is out of stock A communication device that transmits reservation information related to a lending reservation in one or more vehicles parked in the parking area, and a storage unit that stores vehicle information related to each of the one or more vehicles, and is transmitted from the communication device. The received reservation information is received, and based on the received reservation information and the vehicle information stored in the storage unit, communication is performed with a control device that controls the rental reservation vehicle related to the rental reservation to be ready for leaving In a vehicle lending method by a vehicle lending system comprising a central device,
The central device is
When receiving the reservation information from the communication device, executing a step of transmitting to the control device a control signal for prohibiting the rental reservation vehicle from entering a state where the vehicle can be issued;
The controller is
Based on a control signal transmitted from the central device, executing the step of prohibiting the rental reservation vehicle from entering a state where it can be issued,
The central device further includes
Generating password information to be controlled so that the control device is in a state in which the rental reservation vehicle is ready to leave;
Transmitting the generated personal identification information to the communication device; and
The communication device
Receiving personal identification information transmitted from the central unit;
And a step of notifying the received personal identification information to the outside.

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