KR101006598B1 - Total cars management service system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A collective cars management service system and a method thereof are provided to allow a vehicle rental user to easily rent a vehicle of a vehicle rental company through a communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: A reservation management unit(420) searches vehicles approaching a corresponding region through a service management unit(440). The reservation management unit detects an available vehicle among the searched vehicles. An operation management unit(430) allocates one of the searched vehicle to a user, and a return processing unit(490) obtains the driving information of a return-requested vehicle from the corresponding vehicle terminal. The return processing unit transmits a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal.

Description

Integrated Vehicle Management System and Integrated Vehicle Management Method

The present invention relates to an integrated vehicle management system and an integrated vehicle management method therefor.

Conventionally, the conventional method of renting a vehicle is widely used by a person who rents a vehicle to visit a vehicle leasing company, prepare a vehicle lease contract according to a form provided by the vehicle leasing company, and then pay a rental fee. The vehicle was taken over immediately. Alternatively, other conventional methods of renting a vehicle include a person who wants to rent a vehicle, calls the rental company of the vehicle, checks the rental period of the vehicle, the type of the rental vehicle, or the fee according to the rental period of the vehicle, The car was leased by signing a car rental agreement.

However, such a conventional method of renting a vehicle is difficult to rent a vehicle because a person who wants to rent a vehicle must rent a vehicle by visiting a vehicle leasing company or by directly checking whether there is a vehicle to rent. In addition, if there is no vehicle to be rented by checking whether the vehicle is rented by the vehicle leasing company in this way, visit the rental company of another vehicle directly or call to find out whether there are vehicles to be rented repeatedly as described above. There are a number of problems, such as the inconvenience of having to rent a car to check.

On the other hand, until recently, almost all people use a communication terminal such as a smart phone, there is a demand for a method of managing a rental vehicle or providing a vehicle-related service using such a communication terminal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated vehicle management system and a vehicle management method therefor, which can easily rent and return a vehicle using a communication terminal of users.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the integrated vehicle management system includes a communication unit for supporting wired and wireless communication, a driving management unit for periodically receiving and storing the driving information and the location from a plurality of vehicles; When the vehicle reservation request is received from the communication terminal of the user through the communication unit, the vehicle is searched for a vehicle near the vehicle use area through the driving management unit according to the vehicle reservation request, and the available vehicles are detected among the searched vehicles. And a reservation management unit for transmitting a vehicle selection signal from the communication terminal of the user, to allocate one of the plurality of vehicles to the user according to the vehicle selection signal, and to provide vehicle reservation information to the user. (Short Message Service) or MMS (Multimedia Message Ser) vice) is dispatched to the dispatch management unit, the vehicle door opening and closing control unit for transmitting the authentication information related to the user by SMS or MMS to the terminal of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle selection signal when the vehicle reservation is completed, the vehicle return request is received A return processing unit which obtains driving information of the vehicle requested to be returned from the vehicle terminal and transmits a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined position; A charge settlement unit configured to calculate a fee based on a type and a vehicle state, a vehicle diagnosis unit configured to diagnose the plurality of vehicles when the plurality of vehicles are located at a predetermined position, and user identification information from the vehicle terminal. Upon reception, it is determined whether the user is a legitimate user by using the user identification information. And a user authentication unit for transmitting a result to the vehicle terminal, wherein the dispatch manager manages a vehicle driving rate indicating a sum of actual daily running hours within a maximum time that can be driven daily and a driving frequency indicating a driving frequency occurring during a daily driving time. And calculate the operating characteristics of the vehicle.

Here, the driving information includes the driving information of the vehicle, the current position of the vehicle, the fueling history, and the maintenance history.

Here, the return processing unit requests user identification information through the vehicle terminal when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined position, and uses the user identification information when receiving the user identification information through the vehicle terminal. User authentication is performed through an authentication unit, and when the user authentication is successful, the return approval signal is transmitted to the vehicle terminal.

Here, the return processing unit transmits the user authentication information to the communication terminal of the user who rented the vehicle requested to return, if the vehicle requested to be returned exists in a predetermined position, and the user transmits the user through the vehicle terminal. Upon receiving the user authentication information by inputting the authentication information, the user authentication is performed through the user authentication unit by using the user authentication information, and when the user authentication is successful, the return approval signal is transmitted to the vehicle terminal.

Here, after receiving the return approval signal, the vehicle terminal discards the information related to the user when the door of the vehicle is locked.

Here, after the vehicle terminal receives the return approval signal, when the door of the vehicle is locked, the vehicle terminal processes the vehicle use right related to the user to expire.

Here, when the return processing unit is present at the predetermined position, the return processing unit determines whether the vehicle usage fee exceeds the pre-paid amount based on the driving information of the vehicle, and the usage fee of the vehicle is paid in advance. If the amount is exceeded, proceed with payment process.

Herein, when the vehicle terminal includes an RFID reader and receives the vehicle reservation information through the RFID reader, it is determined whether the vehicle reservation information is valid using the authentication information, and when the vehicle reservation information is valid. Control to unlock the door of the vehicle.

Here, the vehicle reservation information is a two-dimensional bar code, the vehicle terminal includes a bar code reader, when receiving the two-dimensional bar code through the bar code reader, it is determined whether the two-dimensional bar code is valid using the authentication information. If the two-dimensional barcode is valid, the vehicle door is controlled to be unlocked.

In addition, the method of managing vehicles in the integrated vehicle management system according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: searching for vehicles close to the vehicle usage area according to the vehicle reservation request upon receiving a vehicle reservation request from a user's communication terminal; Detecting an available vehicle among the searched vehicles and transmitting the result to the communication terminal of the user, receiving a vehicle selection signal from the communication terminal of the user, and selecting one of the plurality of vehicles according to the vehicle selection signal Dispatching the vehicle to the user and sending vehicle reservation information to the user's communication terminal as a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS); and when the vehicle reservation is completed, the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle selection signal to the vehicle. Transmitting the authentication information related to the user by SMS or MMS, and requesting the return of the vehicle. When received, obtaining the driving information of the vehicle requested to return from the vehicle terminal, and if the vehicle requested to return exists in a predetermined position, transmitting a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal, the vehicle rental period, the vehicle Calculating a fee based on a type and a vehicle state, and performing diagnosis on the plurality of vehicles when the plurality of vehicles are located at a predetermined position.

Here, the driving information includes the driving information of the vehicle, the current position of the vehicle, the fueling history, and the maintenance history.

The transmitting of the return approval signal may include requesting user identification information through the vehicle terminal when the returned vehicle is present at a predetermined location, and receiving user identification information through the vehicle terminal. Performing user authentication using user identification information, and transmitting the return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the user authentication succeeds.

The transmitting of the return approval signal may include transmitting user authentication information to a communication terminal of a user who has rented the returned vehicle, if the returned vehicle is present at a predetermined location. Receiving the user authentication information by inputting the user authentication information through the vehicle terminal, performing user authentication using the user authentication information, and if the user authentication is successful, returning the approval signal to the vehicle terminal. Transmitting to.

The transmitting of the return approval signal may include determining whether a vehicle usage fee has exceeded a pre-payment amount based on driving information of the vehicle, when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined location. If the usage fee of the vehicle has exceeded the pre-payment amount, the payment processing procedure is included.

Here, the vehicle reservation information is a two-dimensional bar code.

According to the present invention, a user who wants to rent a vehicle can easily rent and return a vehicle of a vehicle leasing company by using his communication terminal.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration including an integrated vehicle management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an integrated vehicle management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates an operation rate vs average travel time matrix showing a relationship between a travel operation rate and an average travel time according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a frequency ratio vs. average travel time matrix showing a relationship between a driving frequency and an average driving time according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a message flow when an integrated vehicle management system performs a vehicle rental procedure between a user terminal and a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow when renting a vehicle in the integrated vehicle management system according to the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a message flow when an integrated vehicle management system performs a vehicle return procedure between a user terminal and a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration including an integrated vehicle management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may also be referred to as a total cars management service system (TCMS) system. TCMS system 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention is integrated vehicle management system 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile communication system 300 for providing a mobile communication service. The vehicle 200 is provided with a vehicle terminal 210, that is, a hybrid navigation terminal 210. The hybrid navigation terminal 210 may receive a signal from the GPS satellite 100 to determine its location, thereby providing a navigation service to the vehicle occupant. In addition, the hybrid navigation terminal 210 may be connected to the mobile communication system 300 to provide a mobile communication service to a vehicle occupant.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 may communicate with the hybrid navigation terminal 210 provided in the vehicle 200 through the base station 300 of the mobile communication system. In addition, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may be connected to the user terminal 500 by wireless or wired. For example, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may be connected to the mobile communication terminal 510 through the mobile communication system 300, or a wired communication system (not shown) may be connected to the laptop computer 520 or the like.

As such, the integrated vehicle management system 400 is connected to not only the user terminal 500 but also the hybrid navigation terminal 210 of the vehicle through the mobile communication system 300 or the wired communication system (not shown), thereby providing a service according to the present invention. Can be provided.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 according to the present invention may be used for rental car management of a vehicle rental company.

2 is a block diagram of an integrated vehicle management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the integrated vehicle management system 400 manages a plurality of vehicles.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 may include a communication unit 410, a reservation manager 420, a dispatch manager 430, a driving manager 440, a vehicle door opening and closing control unit 450, a fare settlement unit 460, and a vehicle diagnosis unit ( 470 and a user authenticator 480.

The communication unit 410 may communicate with the external user terminal 500 or the hybrid navigation terminal 210 of the vehicle by accessing the wired communication network or the wireless communication network. Accordingly, the communication unit 410 is configured to support wired or wireless communication, the configuration of this communication unit 410 is apparent to those skilled in the art.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the driving manager 440 periodically receives and stores driving information from the plurality of vehicles. In more detail, the driving manager 440 periodically receives the location from the plurality of vehicles. The driving manager 440 receives the driving information of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, the fueling history, the maintenance history, and the like from the hybrid navigation terminals provided in the plurality of vehicles, respectively. The hybrid navigation terminal communicates with the integrated vehicle management system 400 through, for example, a mobile communication system according to a predetermined communication period.

When the reservation manager 420 receives a vehicle reservation request from the user through the communication unit 410, the reservation manager 420 searches for vehicles close to the vehicle usage area through the operation manager 440 according to the vehicle reservation request. As described above, since the reservation management unit 420 is provided with the current location of the vehicle from the hybrid navigation terminals provided in the plurality of vehicles managed by the integrated vehicle management system 400, the reservation management unit 420 is located in the vehicle use area where the reservation is requested. Search for vehicles in close proximity or proximity.

The reservation management unit 420 searches for vehicles located close to the vehicle use area requested for reservation, detects a vehicle available to the user among the searched vehicles, and uses the vehicle information to make a vehicle reservation through the communication unit 410. The request is transmitted to the user terminal 500.

Subsequently, the user terminal 500 receives and displays available vehicle information to the user. When the user selects a desired vehicle among the displayed available vehicles, the user terminal 500 transmits a vehicle selection signal to the integrated vehicle management system 400.

The dispatch manager 430 of the integrated vehicle management system 400 receives a vehicle selection signal from the user terminal 500 and allocates one of the available vehicles to the user according to the vehicle selection signal.

Subsequently, the dispatch manager 430 transmits the vehicle reservation information to the user terminal 500 through the communication unit 410 as a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS). Later, the user may unlock the door of the vehicle by using the vehicle reservation information transmitted to the user terminal 500. When the vehicle reservation is completed, the vehicle door opening / closing control unit 450 transmits authentication information related to the user to the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle selection signal by SMS or MMS. Accordingly, the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle receives authentication information from the integrated vehicle management system 400.

In addition, the dispatch manager 430 calculates a driving operation rate and a driving frequency ratio in order to determine the driving type of the vehicle.

Operation Rate of Drive (Operation Rate of Drive) may be calculated according to the following Equation 1 as the sum of the actual daily operating time within the maximum time available for daily operation.

In Equation 1, Td is one actual running time, and Hd is the maximum available time per day. When the integrated vehicle management system is applied to the rental car company, the maximum daily available time may be 24 hours, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The higher the running rate, the higher the running rate of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 illustrates an operation rate vs average travel time matrix showing a relationship between a travel operation rate and an average travel time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the operation rate is a concept in which driving time and residence time generated during working hours are added together, the higher the operation rate, the higher the efficiency can be analyzed. However, since it is not possible to consider the characteristics of the work generated during the work stay time, it is necessary to separate the driving pattern of the vehicle reflecting the work characteristics compared to the travel time.

The dispatch manager 430 extracts the vehicle required for the purpose by reflecting the work characteristics generated in the residence time by comparing and analyzing the driving time to separate the driving pattern.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first quadrant 1 includes a long-distance vehicle compared to other vehicles in a case where the operation rate and the daily average travel time are long. The second quadrant 2 includes a consultation-related business vehicle having a high operation rate but a short daily average travel time, which has a longer residence time than other vehicles. Quadrant 3 (3) is the case that the operation rate and the driving time is below the average, and is evaluated as a vehicle showing intermittent operation for simple work processing, and the average vehicle operation rate is lower than that of the entire vehicle, and therefore the vehicle requiring improvement of vehicle dispatch time is the first priority. It includes. The fourth quadrant 4 includes a vehicle whose running time is longer than the average but whose operation rate is below the average. Unlike the work characteristics of the second quadrant, vehicles belonging to the fourth quadrant show inefficient driving patterns during working hours due to long-distance operation in a specific time period, that is, a vehicle requiring improvement of a moving method or a dispatch time.

The frequency rate of drive represents a frequency of driving generated during a daily driving time and may be calculated according to Equation 2 below.

In Equation 2, m is one driving frequency and td is one driving time.

Travel time means the time spent on a vehicle's pure distance for one day. The frequency of operation defines one criterion of departure from the vehicle depot and arrival at the vehicle depot or the return point of the vehicle. The higher the frequency of driving, the higher the round trip rate.

4 illustrates a frequency ratio vs. average travel time matrix showing a relationship between a driving frequency and an average driving time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The frequency ratio is a concept of the number of outgoing occurrences generated during the driving time, and the higher the frequency ratio, the higher the reciprocation. It is necessary to separate the vehicle because of the high and low rate of operation.

The dispatcher management unit 430 extracts a vehicle requiring improvement of the movement route by comparing and analyzing the mileage to consider whether the corresponding frequency is appropriate.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first quadrant A includes a vehicle reciprocating a predetermined section compared to other vehicles in a case where a frequency ratio and a daily average mileage are high. The second quadrant (B) has a high frequency, but the average daily mileage is short, and includes a vehicle that frequently operates in a nearby area compared to other vehicles. Vehicles included in the second quadrant are vehicles requiring improvement of the movement route by analyzing the pattern of vehicle driving. The third quadrant (C) includes a vehicle in which the frequency and the mileage are below the average, and operate around the neighboring area as in the second quadrant, but the intermittent operation is required to improve the mobility. The fourth quadrant D includes a vehicle that moves more than a predetermined distance because the daily average travel distance is farther than the average travel distance.

The hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle may lock or unlock the door of the vehicle. Specifically, the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle is connected to the door opener (not shown) of the vehicle to control the door opener to lock or unlock the vehicle door.

The user may release the door of the vehicle by providing vehicle reservation information for unlocking the door through the RFID card or the user terminal 500. To this end, the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle may include, for example, an RFID reader or a barcode reader.

According to an embodiment, when the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle includes an RFID reader, the user places the vehicle reservation information in the hybrid navigation by placing the RFID card given at the time of vehicle reservation in proximity to the RFID reader included in the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle. It can transmit to the terminal.

According to another embodiment, the vehicle reservation information may be a two-dimensional barcode. When the two-dimensional barcode including the vehicle reservation information is transmitted to the user terminal 500, the user outputs the two-dimensional barcode on the display unit of the terminal and the barcode connected or included in the hybrid navigation terminal to be recognized by the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle. Close the display unit of the terminal to the reader. Accordingly, the hybrid navigation terminal can recognize the two-dimensional barcode transmitted to the user terminal 500.

The hybrid navigation terminal determines whether the vehicle reservation information is valid by using the authentication information transmitted from the integrated vehicle management system 400 when the reservation is completed. As described above, when the vehicle reservation information is a two-dimensional barcode, the hybrid navigation terminal acquires vehicle reservation information through a barcode reader.

If the vehicle reservation information is valid, the hybrid navigation terminal releases the door lock by controlling the door opening and closing part of the vehicle. In addition, the hybrid navigation terminal maintains the door lock state of the vehicle when the vehicle reservation information is not valid.

Subsequently, the user boards the vehicle and starts the vehicle when the door is unlocked. The present invention can be configured to input the user identification information to the hybrid navigation terminal when the user starts the vehicle, to be authenticated through the integrated vehicle management system, and to start the vehicle when the user authentication is successful. To this end, the hybrid navigation terminal can be connected to the starter of the vehicle and control the starting of the vehicle.

Therefore, when the user authentication unit 480 of the integrated vehicle management system 400 receives the user identification information from the hybrid navigation terminal, it is determined whether the user is a legitimate user using the user identification information, and the result of the vehicle is determined. Transmit to hybrid navigation terminal.

Accordingly, the hybrid navigation terminal 210 may control the vehicle to be started if the corresponding user is a legitimate user according to the user authentication result.

The fare settlement unit 460 calculates a fare based on the vehicle rental period, the type of the vehicle, and the state of the vehicle when the user rents the vehicle or returns the vehicle.

The vehicle diagnosis unit 470 performs diagnosis on the plurality of vehicles when the plurality of vehicles are located at a predetermined position. In this case, the vehicle diagnosis unit 470 performs a remote diagnosis.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the integrated vehicle management system 400 allows a person who wants to rent a vehicle to return the vehicle to a predetermined place without visiting the vehicle rental company.

To this end, when the return processing unit 490 receives a vehicle return request from the hybrid navigation terminal 210 through the communication unit 410, the return processing unit 490 obtains driving information of the vehicle from the driving management unit 440. If the driving information of the vehicle is not the latest information, the return processing unit 490 may request the driving information from the hybrid navigation terminal 210. Since the driving information of the vehicle is periodically updated by the driving management unit 440, the latest information is excluded except for a special case, for example, a communication error.

When the return processing unit 490 acquires the latest driving information of the vehicle, the return processing unit 490 determines whether the current vehicle position is a predetermined position. The user returns the vehicle by parking the vehicle at a predetermined place. The predetermined place may be a place designated by an operator of the integrated vehicle management system 400, and may be, for example, a public parking lot or a private parking lot related to the integrated vehicle management system.

If the current vehicle exists at the designated location, the return processing unit 490 determines whether the vehicle usage fee has exceeded the pre-paid amount based on the driving information of the vehicle. In this case, the driving information of the vehicle may include the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle, the use time of the vehicle, the driving distance, whether the service is used, and the like.

The return processing unit 490 proceeds with the payment processing procedure if the usage fee of the vehicle exceeds the amount previously paid. In addition, if the usage fee of the vehicle does not exceed the prepaid amount, the return processing unit 490 may authenticate the user of the vehicle, which may be selected according to the operator or system of the integrated vehicle management system 400. Is an option.

When performing a user authentication upon return request, according to an embodiment, the return processing unit 490 requests user identification information from the hybrid navigation terminal 210 of the vehicle and receives user identification information from the hybrid navigation terminal 210. do.

According to another embodiment, the return processing unit 490 transmits user authentication information to the user terminal 500 of the user who rents the vehicle, and guides the user to input user identification information through the hybrid navigation terminal 210 of the vehicle. To receive the user identification information from the hybrid navigation terminal 210.

 Subsequently, the return processing unit 490 performs user authentication through the user authentication unit 480 using the received user identification information. If the user authentication is successful, the return processing unit 490 confirms the return to the hybrid navigation terminal 210 through the communication unit 410. Send a signal. When the hybrid navigation terminal 210 receives the return approval signal and subsequently locks the door of the vehicle, the hybrid navigation terminal 210 discards user-related information, for example, a key value for opening the door of the vehicle, user identification information, or a vehicle usage authority related to the user. Can be treated as an expiration date.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a message flow when an integrated vehicle management system performs a vehicle lease procedure between a user terminal 500 and a vehicle terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a user may access a integrated vehicle management system through a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone or a user terminal 500 such as a laptop computer to make a vehicle reservation for renting a vehicle.

When the user inputs a vehicle reservation request through the user terminal 500 in step 601, the vehicle reservation request is transmitted to the integrated vehicle management system 400 in step 603. In this case, the vehicle reservation request includes a time at which the user wants to use the vehicle, a type of the desired vehicle, and the like.

When the integrated vehicle management system 400 receives the vehicle reservation request through the user terminal 500, in step 605, the integrated vehicle management system 400 searches for a vehicle located in or near a region to be used by the user. The integrated vehicle management system 400 manages a plurality of vehicles that can be rented to a user, and may search for and provide the vehicle to a user near a place where the user will use the vehicle.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits vehicle information available to the user in step 607 when searching for vehicles near the vehicle usage area. When the user terminal 500 selects a desired vehicle from the available vehicle information, the user terminal 500 transmits the vehicle selection information to the integrated vehicle management system 400 in step 609.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 allocates the vehicle selected by the user to the user in step 611, and transmits the vehicle reservation information to the user terminal 500 in step 613. As described above, the vehicle reservation information may be a two-dimensional barcode including vehicle reservation information. The vehicle reservation information is transmitted to the user terminal 500 through a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS). The integrated vehicle management system 400 simultaneously or consecutively transmits authentication information related to the user to the vehicle terminal 210 via SMS or MMS in step 615.

According to the present embodiment, the user may open the door of the rental vehicle by using the vehicle reservation information transmitted to the user terminal 500. According to one embodiment, the vehicle reservation information may be a two-dimensional bar code. When the two-dimensional barcode including the vehicle reservation information is transmitted to the user terminal 500, the user outputs the two-dimensional barcode on the display unit of the terminal and the barcode connected or included in the hybrid navigation terminal to be recognized by the hybrid navigation terminal of the vehicle. Close the display unit of the terminal to the reader. Accordingly, the hybrid navigation terminal can recognize the two-dimensional barcode transmitted to the user terminal 500.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the user may provide vehicle reservation information to the vehicle terminal 210 for unlocking the door through the RFID card. That is, the user receives the RFID card storing the vehicle reservation information from the manager related to the integrated vehicle management system 400 at the time of vehicle reservation and provides the vehicle reservation information to the vehicle terminal 210 through RFID communication. If the user terminal 500 includes an RFID module, the vehicle reservation information may be provided to the vehicle terminal 210 even if the user does not have a separate RFID card. In this case, the vehicle terminal 210 includes an RFID reader.

When the vehicle terminal 210 receives the vehicle reservation information provided through the user terminal 500, it is determined whether the vehicle reservation information obtained through the RFID reader is valid using the authentication information transmitted from the integrated vehicle management system 400 when the reservation is completed. To judge. That is, the vehicle terminal 210 determines whether the user who wants to use the vehicle is a legitimate user by using the authentication information.

If the vehicle reservation information is valid, the vehicle terminal 210 releases the door lock by controlling the door opening and closing part of the vehicle in step 621. If the vehicle reservation information is not valid, the vehicle terminal 210 maintains the door lock state of the vehicle in step 623.

Subsequently, the vehicle terminal may be configured to receive the user identification information input by the user through the integrated vehicle management system 400, and to start the vehicle when the user authentication is successful. In this case, the hybrid navigation terminal may be connected to the starter of the vehicle to control the starting of the vehicle.

Only the operation of the integrated vehicle management system 400 in this message flow is shown in FIG. 6.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow when renting a vehicle in the integrated vehicle management system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the integrated vehicle management system 400 determines whether a vehicle reservation request is received from the user terminal 500 in step 701. When the vehicle reservation request is received from the user, the integrated vehicle management system 400 searches for vehicles located in or near the vehicle usage area in step 703.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 searches for vehicles near the vehicle usage area and then detects a vehicle available to the user among the vehicles found in step 705. The integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits the available vehicle information to the user terminal 500 in step 707.

Subsequently, the integrated vehicle management system 400 determines whether a vehicle selection is made from the user terminal 500 in step 709. When the vehicle selection is completed, the integrated vehicle management system 400 places the vehicle selected in step 711 to the user. The integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits the vehicle reservation information to the user terminal 500 in step 713.

The vehicle reservation information may be transmitted to the user terminal 500 through a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS). According to one embodiment, the vehicle reservation information may be a two-dimensional bar code.

Alternatively, the vehicle reservation information may be recorded in the RFID card so that the RFID card is delivered to the user.

At the same time, the integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits authentication information related to the user to the selected vehicle by SMS or MMS in step 717. The transmitted authentication information is received by the hybrid navigation terminal installed in the vehicle. This authentication information is used later to determine whether the vehicle reservation information that the user provides for using the vehicle is valid reservation information.

As described above, the present invention allows a user having a right to conveniently rent a vehicle using a mobile communication terminal possessed by a user and allow a user having a right to ride in the vehicle.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may return a vehicle to a predetermined place without a person who wants to rent the vehicle to visit a vehicle leasing company or to meet business hours of a vehicle leasing company. do.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a message flow when an integrated vehicle management system performs a vehicle return procedure between a user terminal 500 and a vehicle terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a user may conveniently return a vehicle without visiting a vehicle leasing company through a communication terminal such as a smart phone or without having to meet the business hours of the vehicle leasing company.

First, the user may request to return the vehicle through the vehicle terminal 210. The vehicle terminal 210 determines whether a vehicle return is requested by the user in step 801. When the vehicle return request is made, the vehicle terminal 210 transmits the vehicle return request to the integrated vehicle management system 400 in step 803. When the integrated vehicle management system 400 receives the vehicle return request, the integrated vehicle management system 400 requests driving information to the vehicle terminal in step 805. In this case, the integrated vehicle management system 400 does not have to request the driving information to the vehicle terminal 210 if the driving information of the corresponding vehicle that the vehicle has is the latest information.

As described above, the driving information of the vehicle is periodically provided from the vehicle terminal 210 to the integrated vehicle management system 400. Therefore, the integrated vehicle management system 400 requests the driving information to the vehicle terminal in operation 805 only when the driving information of the vehicle is not the latest information. The vehicle terminal 210 provides the driving information to the integrated vehicle management system 400 in response to the driving information request in step 807. The driving information of the vehicle may include the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle, the use time of the vehicle, the driving distance, whether the service is used or the like.

When the integrated vehicle management system 400 obtains the latest driving information of the vehicle, the integrated vehicle management system 400 determines whether the current vehicle is a predetermined location. The user returns the vehicle by parking the vehicle at a predetermined place. The predetermined place may be a place designated by an operator of the integrated vehicle management system 400, and may be, for example, a public parking lot or a private parking lot related to the integrated vehicle management system.

If the current vehicle exists at the designated location, the integrated vehicle management system 400 determines whether the vehicle usage fee has exceeded the pre-payment amount based on the driving information of the vehicle in step 813.

The integrated vehicle management system 400 proceeds to the payment processing procedure in step 815 if the usage fee of the vehicle exceeds the previously paid amount. In addition, if the usage fee of the vehicle does not exceed the prepaid amount, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may authenticate the user of the vehicle and terminate the vehicle return procedure if the user authentication is successful.

According to another embodiment, the integrated vehicle management system 400 may terminate the vehicle return procedure without authenticating the user of the vehicle. This is because, when returning the vehicle, the user who requested to return the vehicle already occupies the vehicle, so there is little need to authenticate the user.

When performing a user authentication upon return request, the integrated vehicle management system 400 requests user identification information from the vehicle terminal 210 in step 817 and receives user identification information from the vehicle terminal 210 in step 819.

According to another embodiment, the integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits user authentication information to the user terminal 500 of the user who rents the vehicle, and guides the user to input user identification information through the vehicle terminal 210. The user identification information may be received from the vehicle terminal 210.

 Subsequently, the integrated vehicle management system 400 performs user authentication using the user identification information in step 821 and determines whether the authentication is successful. If the user authentication is successful, the integrated vehicle management system 400 transmits a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal 210 in step 825.

The vehicle terminal 210 determines whether the door of the vehicle is locked at step 817 after receiving the vehicle return approval signal from the integrated vehicle management system 400. When the door of the vehicle is locked, the vehicle terminal 210 discards user related information in step 831. Here, the user related information may include, for example, a key value for opening a door of the vehicle, user identification information, and vehicle usage authority information. Alternatively, when the door of the vehicle is locked, the vehicle terminal 210 may process the vehicle usage right related to the user as the expiration of the valid period in step 831.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

400: integrated vehicle management system 410: communication unit
420: reservation management unit 430: dispatch management unit
440: operation management unit 450: vehicle door opening and closing unit
460: fare settlement unit 470: vehicle diagnosis unit
480: user authentication unit

Claims (15)

In the integrated vehicle management system,
Communication unit for supporting wired and wireless communication,
A driving manager which periodically receives and stores driving information and locations thereof from a plurality of vehicles;
When the vehicle reservation request is received from the communication terminal of the user through the communication unit, the vehicle management unit searches for vehicles near the vehicle usage area according to the vehicle reservation request, detects available vehicles among the searched vehicles, and displays the result. Reservation management unit for transmitting to the communication terminal of the user,
Receiving a vehicle selection signal from the communication terminal of the user and distributing one of the plurality of vehicles to the user according to the vehicle selection signal and sending vehicle reservation information to the communication terminal of the user by SMS (Short Message Service) or MMS ( A dispatch management unit to send to the Multimedia Message Service,
A vehicle door opening / closing control unit which transmits authentication information related to the user by SMS or MMS to the terminal of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle selection signal when the vehicle reservation is completed;
A return processing unit which obtains driving information of the vehicle requested to be returned from the vehicle terminal when a vehicle return request is received, and transmits a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined position;
A rate settlement unit that calculates a rate based on a vehicle rental period, a type of vehicle, and a vehicle condition;
A vehicle diagnostic unit configured to perform diagnosis on the plurality of vehicles when the plurality of vehicles are located at a predetermined position;
When receiving the user identification information from the vehicle terminal, using the user identification information to determine whether the user is a legitimate user, and includes a user authentication unit for transmitting the result to the vehicle terminal,
The dispatch manager calculates a vehicle driving operation rate indicating the sum of actual daily driving hours within a maximum time that can be driven daily and a vehicle driving frequency rate indicating a driving frequency occurring during a daily driving time, and based on this, grasping operation characteristics of the vehicle. Features an integrated fleet management system. The integrated vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the driving information includes driving information of the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, a fueling history, and a maintenance history. The method of claim 2, wherein the return processing unit requests user identification information through the vehicle terminal when the returned vehicle is located at a predetermined location, and uses the user identification information when receiving the user identification information through the vehicle terminal. Performing user authentication through the user authentication unit, and transmitting the return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the user authentication succeeds. The method of claim 2, wherein the return processing unit transmits user authentication information to a communication terminal of a user who rents the requested vehicle when the requested vehicle is located at a predetermined location, and the user transmits the vehicle terminal. When the user authentication information is received as the user authentication information is input through the user authentication information, the user authentication is performed through the user authentication unit using the user authentication information. When the user authentication is successful, the return approval signal is sent to the vehicle terminal. Integrated vehicle management system, characterized in that for transmitting. The integrated vehicle management system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the vehicle terminal discards information related to the user when the door of the vehicle is locked after receiving the return approval signal. The integrated vehicle management system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the vehicle terminal processes a vehicle use right related to the user to expire when the door of the vehicle is locked after receiving the return approval signal. . The method of claim 2, wherein the return processing unit determines whether the vehicle usage fee exceeds a pre-paid amount based on driving information of the vehicle when the requested vehicle is present at a predetermined location, and uses the vehicle. Integrated vehicle management system, characterized in that the payment process proceeds if the fee exceeds the amount previously paid. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle terminal comprises an RFID reader,
When the vehicle door opening / closing control unit receives the vehicle reservation information through the RFID reader, it is determined whether the vehicle reservation information is valid by using the authentication information, and when the vehicle reservation information is valid, the door of the vehicle is unlocked. Integrated vehicle management system, characterized in that to control. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle reservation information is a two-dimensional barcode,
The vehicle terminal includes a barcode reader,
When the vehicle door opening / closing control unit receives the two-dimensional barcode through the barcode reader, it is determined whether the two-dimensional barcode is valid by using the authentication information, and when the two-dimensional barcode is valid, the door of the vehicle is unlocked. Integrated vehicle management system, characterized in that to control. In the method of managing a plurality of vehicles in the integrated vehicle management system,
Receiving a vehicle reservation request from a communication terminal of a user, searching for vehicles near a vehicle usage area according to the vehicle reservation request;
Detecting an available vehicle among the searched vehicles and transmitting the result to the communication terminal of the user;
Receive a vehicle selection signal from the communication terminal of the user and allocate one of the plurality of vehicles to the user according to the vehicle selection signal and the vehicle reservation information to the user's communication terminal SMS (Short Message Service) or MMS (Multimedia) Message service),
Transmitting the authentication information related to the user by SMS or MMS to the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle selection signal when the vehicle reservation is completed;
When the vehicle return request is received, acquiring driving information of the vehicle requested to be returned from the vehicle terminal, and transmitting a return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined position;
Calculating a fee based on the vehicle rental period, the type of vehicle, and the vehicle condition;
And diagnosing the plurality of vehicles when the plurality of vehicles are located at a predetermined position. The integrated vehicle management method of claim 10, wherein the driving information includes driving information of the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, a fueling history, and a maintenance history. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the return approval signal is
Requesting user identification information through the vehicle terminal when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined location;
Performing user authentication using the user identification information when receiving the user identification information through the vehicle terminal;
And transmitting the return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the user authentication is successful. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the return approval signal is
Transmitting the user authentication information to the communication terminal of the user who rented the returned vehicle when the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined location;
If the user receives the user authentication information as the user inputs the user authentication information through the vehicle terminal, performing user authentication using the user authentication information;
And transmitting the return approval signal to the vehicle terminal when the user authentication is successful. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the return approval signal is
If the vehicle requested to be returned exists at a predetermined location, determining whether the vehicle usage fee exceeds a pre-payment amount based on driving information of the vehicle;
And if the fee for use of the vehicle exceeds a pre-payment amount, proceeding with a payment processing procedure. The integrated vehicle management method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle reservation information is a two-dimensional barcode.

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