JP2007032134A - Control system of rent-a-car, management method, firm server and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control system of rent-a-car capable of optionally selecting places getting on and off the rent-a-car from a contract parking area in every place, driving the rent-a-car by a user's ID card and reducing expenses of a leaving service. <P>SOLUTION: A farm server 40 introduces the rent-a-car which can be reserved with reference to a vacant car table 51 when there is a search demand of the user, the number of a reserved ID card is transmitted to a mobile receiving device 20, the rent-a-car of the vacant car table 51 is renewed as a reserved one, the mobile receiving device 20 reads out the ID card number when the ID card 12 approaches, and when it coincides, a door is unlocked, the mobile receiving device 20 transmits a parking area search demand when a return position is indicated by the user, the farm server 40 selects a parking area in the vicinity of the return position to transmit the position to the mobile receiving device 20, and when reservation information received through a short distance radio communication coincides with the reservation information received from the farm server 40, a parking area device 30 gives a car return notice, and the farm server 40 renews the vacant car table 51 so that the rent-a-car can be reserved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rental car management system, a management method, a company server, and a program, and more particularly, to a rental car management system, a management method, a company server, and a program that allow a user to freely select a departure / arrival place.

  Conventionally, when a user uses a rental car, the user reserves the usage period and usage section in advance with the rental car company, and the rental car company is designated as a business office designated as a departure and arrival place according to the reservation contents I was trying to prepare a rental car at the specified date and time. Here, a rental car is a vehicle that is rented for a fee, and includes passenger cars, trucks, large buses, two-wheeled vehicles, bicycles, and the like that can be locked.

  In such a usage method, the user had to return to the boarding place. In order to eliminate this inconvenience, the rental car company also provides a method of use that can be discarded, but this method requires a high cost for the car rental company to forward the rental car after the user abandons it. Was expensive.

  In the rental car system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-296894, when a reservation is received at a sales office, an IC card in which information for using a rental car is registered is created and passed to the user. It can be read in a non-contact manner, unlocked / locked to get on / off, and a GPS receiver and communication means are provided on the in-vehicle device so that the sales staff can check where the user left off and collect the rental car. ing.

JP 2003-296894 A

  In the case of the conventional rental car, the user went to the sales office before using the rental car, started using the rental car by contacting the sales staff, and then returned to the sales office after using it. As a result, the car could not be used efficiently as part of the route. In addition, there is a service that provides the use of abandonment, but the usage fee has become high due to the collection cost of the rental car.

  In the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-296894, the user can widen the selection range of the place to drop off by using the IC card when getting on and off the vehicle. However, since the IC card is issued at the sales office, the user must go to the sales office or receive the IC card by mail before use, and cannot use the card immediately after making a reservation.

  In addition, since the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-296894 does not have a mechanism for setting a drop-off location as it is as a use start position, it is necessary for a sales clerk to collect a rental car and recover it to a usable location. It was not possible to reduce it.

  Further, the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-296894 does not describe a method of collecting an IC card, but if the IC card is not reused, the IC card must be consumed every time it is used, and the cost of the IC card is reduced. There is also a problem that the user must return it to the sales office when it is reused.

  The purpose of the present invention is to make it easier for users to select and use a rental car rental / departure place from a pre-contracted parking lot, and to reduce the cost of collecting a rental car by operating it as a boarding place. It is to provide a rental car management system, a management method, a company server, and a program that can provide a service at a low charge.

The first management system of the present invention is a rental car management system including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a company server managed by the rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other.
The company server acquires the media number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user when making a rental car reservation via the network, registers it in the reservation information, and registers it in the reservation information table. Send the reserved media number to the in-car device of the
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit It is characterized by collating with a number and unlocking the door of the rental car when the collation matches.

A second management system of the present invention is a rental car management system including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other. ,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car and register the reservation information in the reservation table when reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user and update the empty car table with the reserved car status as the reserved state And
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device via short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server.
When the company server receives the vehicle return notification, the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

A third management system of the present invention is a rental car management system including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other. ,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car in, and when making a rental car reservation for the parking lot introduced by the user, obtain a medium number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user and include it in the reservation information to make reservation information Register in the table, update the empty car table with the reserved rental car status as the reserved status, send the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the rental car reserved by the user,
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit Check the number and unlock the car door if the match matches,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking lot device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
When the storage medium approaches when the door is unlocked, the in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, matches the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the car rental door. , Send the end-of-use notification to the company server,
When the company server receives the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

A fourth management system of the present invention is a rental car management system including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting them to each other. ,
The company server has an empty car table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, a reservation table that holds rental car reservation information, and a base master that holds parking lot position information for each parking lot. ,
The vehicle-mounted device includes a medium reading device that reads an identification number for identifying a storage medium from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, a locking device that locks and unlocks a door, and short-range communication that performs short-range wireless communication with the parking lot device. Part
The parking lot device has a short-range communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device,
When there is a rental car search request specifying the use start location from the user via the network, the company server returns information on a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified use start location with reference to the empty car table. The media number entered when the user makes a rental car reservation is included in the reservation information, registered in the reservation information table, and the empty car table is updated with the reserved rental car state as the reservation state. Send reservation information including the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the reserved rental car,
The in-vehicle device receives the reservation information and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and compares it with the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit If the verification matches, control the locking device to unlock the car door,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
When the company server receives the parking search request, the company server refers to the parking lot device in the parking lot near the return position instructed with reference to the base master, extracts the parking lot with the parking lot, and extracts the parking lot with the parking lot. Send the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the device, return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
The in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner when the storage medium approaches, matches the medium number stored in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the rental car door, and notifies the company server of the end of use. Send
When the company server receives the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

  According to a fifth management system of the present invention, in the third or fourth management system of the present invention, when the company server receives at least one of the vehicle return notification or the use end notification, the rental car reservation state returned It is characterized by canceling.

  According to a sixth management system of the present invention, in the fourth management system of the present invention, the storage medium stores a card number that can specify a billing destination of a usage fee and can transmit the card number wirelessly by wireless communication. The medium reader is a card reader that reads a card number from the ID card in a non-contact manner.

  According to a seventh management system of the present invention, in the fourth management system of the present invention, the parking lot device has means for detecting that the rental car has entered the parking lot, and the short-range wireless communication from the in-vehicle device. When the reservation information is transmitted in accordance with the above, the reservation information that has been stored matches and matches, and the vehicle return notification is transmitted to the company server when it is detected that the rental car has entered the parking lot. It is characterized by.

  According to an eighth management system of the present invention, in the fourth management system of the present invention, the in-vehicle device has a navigation unit that guides a route toward the destination, and the position of the parking lot extracted from the company server is determined. When received, the position of the parking lot is set as a destination in the navigation unit, and the navigation unit starts route guidance.

A first management method of the present invention is a rental car management method including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other.
The company server acquires the media number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user when making a rental car reservation via the network, registers it in the reservation information, and registers it in the reservation information table. Send the reserved media number to the in-car device of the
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit It is characterized by collating with a number and unlocking the door of the rental car when the collation matches.

A second management method of the present invention is a rental car management method including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other. ,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car and register the reservation information in the reservation table when reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user and update the empty car table with the reserved car status as the reserved state And
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device via short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server.
When the company server receives the vehicle return notification, the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

The third management method of the present invention is a rental car management method including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other. ,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car in, and when making a rental car reservation for the parking lot introduced by the user, obtain a medium number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user and include it in the reservation information to make reservation information Register in the table, update the empty car table with the reserved rental car status as the reserved status, send the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the rental car reserved by the user,
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit Check the number and unlock the car door if the match matches,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking lot device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
When the storage medium approaches when the door is unlocked, the in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, matches the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the car rental door. , Send the end-of-use notification to the company server,
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notice and the use end notice.

A fourth management method of the present invention is a rental car management method including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other. ,
The company server has an empty car table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, a reservation table that holds rental car reservation information, and a base master that holds parking lot position information for each parking lot. ,
The vehicle-mounted device includes a medium reading device that reads an identification number for identifying a storage medium from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, a locking device that locks and unlocks a door, and short-range communication that performs short-range wireless communication with the parking lot device. Part
The parking lot device has a short-range communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device,
When there is a rental car search request specifying the use start location from the user via the network, the company server returns information on a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified use start location with reference to the empty car table. The media number entered when the user makes a rental car reservation is included in the reservation information, registered in the reservation information table, and the empty car table is updated with the reserved rental car state as the reservation state. Send reservation information including the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the reserved rental car,
The in-vehicle device receives the reservation information and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and compares it with the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit If the verification matches, control the locking device to unlock the car door,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
When the company server receives the parking search request, the company server refers to the parking lot device in the parking lot near the return position instructed with reference to the base master, extracts the parking lot with the parking lot, and extracts the parking lot with the parking lot. Send the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the device, return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
The in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner when the storage medium approaches, matches the medium number stored in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the rental car door, and notifies the company server of the end of use. Send
When the company server receives the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

  According to a fifth management method of the present invention, in the third or fourth management method of the present invention, when the company server receives at least one of the vehicle return notification or the use end notification, the reservation state of the rental car that is returned It is characterized by canceling.

  According to a sixth management method of the present invention, in the fourth management method of the present invention, the parking lot device has means for detecting that the rental car has entered the parking lot, and the short-range wireless communication from the in-vehicle device. When the reservation information is transmitted in accordance with the above, it matches and matches the reservation information held and transmits the vehicle return notice to the company server when it is detected that the rental car has entered the parking lot. 13. The method of claim 12.

  According to a seventh management method of the present invention, in the fourth management method of the present invention, the in-vehicle device has a navigation unit that guides a route toward the destination, and the position of the parking lot extracted from the company server is determined. When received, the position of the parking lot is set as a destination in the navigation unit, and the navigation unit starts route guidance.

The company server of the present invention is connected to an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car via a network, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, and a user terminal used by the user, and rental car information in a non-reserved state for each parking lot An empty car table that holds a reservation table, a reservation table that holds reservation information of a rental car, and a base master that holds position information of the parking lot for each parking lot,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user terminal via the network, refer to the empty car table and introduce a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified usage location,
When reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user, the reservation information is registered in the reservation table and the state of the reserved rental car is updated as the reservation state, and the empty table is updated.
When a parking lot search request is received from the in-vehicle device via the network, a parking lot that is close to the return position and has parking space is extracted, and the reservation information registered in the reservation table is stored in the parking lot device installed in the parking lot. Send through
Return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
When the parking lot device receives the vehicle return notification sent when the reservation information transmitted from the in-vehicle device matches the reservation information registered in the reservation table and matches it, the reservation status of the returned rental car is canceled. Thus, the empty vehicle table is updated, and the corresponding reservation information is deleted from the reservation table.

When there is a rental car search request specifying a usage location from a user via a network, the program of the present invention uses the specified usage location with reference to an empty car table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot. Steps to introduce an empty parking lot near
When reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user, the reservation information is registered in the reservation table and the state of the reserved rental car is updated as the reservation state,
When a parking lot search request is received from the in-vehicle device installed in the rental car via the network, a parking lot that is close to the return position and has room for parking is extracted and registered in the reservation table in the parking lot device installed in the parking lot Procedures for sending information over the network;
A procedure for returning the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device;
When the parking lot device receives the vehicle return notification sent when the reservation information transmitted from the in-vehicle device matches the reservation information registered in the reservation table and matches it, the reservation status of the returned rental car is canceled. The empty vehicle table is updated so that the computer executes a procedure for deleting the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

  According to the present invention, the rental car rental / departure place can be arbitrarily selected from pre-contracted parking lots, so that the rental car company can reduce the collection cost of the rental car, and the user can receive the rental car unloading service at a low charge. There is an effect that it is. In addition, by registering the ID card number held by the user in the in-vehicle device and executing the door unlocking / unlocking with the ID card, the user can use the IC card for unlocking the rental car door after the reservation. There is an effect that the rental car can be used immediately without receiving the key from the rental car company.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the management system of the present invention. The management system of the present invention includes a user terminal 11 used when a user makes a reservation, an ID card 12 owned by the user and capable of non-contact communication, an in-vehicle device 20 mounted in a rental car, a contract It includes a parking lot device 30 installed in the parking lot, a company server 40 installed by the rental car company for managing the rental car, and a network 13 that connects these to each other.

  For convenience of explanation, FIG. 1 shows two parking lot devices 30-1 and 30-2 as the parking lot device 30, but these are the same configuration, and they are not distinguished from each other. This is simply referred to as parking device 30. The parking lot device 30-1 is installed in a parking lot where the user starts using the rental car, and the parking lot device 30-1 is installed in a parking lot where the user returns the rental car.

  The network 13 is, for example, the Internet or a telephone network, and will be described as the Internet in the embodiment of the present invention. When the network 13 is the Internet, although not shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 11, the in-vehicle device 20, and the parking lot device 30 are connected to the network 13 via Internet service providers, etc., and the company server 40 is directly connected to the network 13. It may be configured to connect. In FIG. 1, only two user terminals 11 and in-vehicle devices 20 are shown, and only one parking device 30 is shown, but the same number of users, rental cars, and contracted parking lots are connected to the network 13. Information is exchanged via the network 13 as necessary.

  The user terminal 11 is an electronic device having a communication function capable of accessing the Internet, such as a personal computer or a mobile phone with an information processing function. A personal computer is connected to the network 13 via a priority telephone network, and a mobile phone is connected to the network 13 via a wireless telephone network.

  The ID card 12 is a storage medium having a function of exchanging information with the card reader 24 in a contactless manner and a function of storing information, and a cash card or a credit card storing an identification number issued by a financial institution or a credit institution. It is an IC card such as a card. The ID card 12 has a unique identification number that does not overlap with others, and can be specified by the identification number.

  The in-vehicle device 20 is an electronic device mounted on the rental car, and controls the in-vehicle device 20 by a network connection unit 22, a short-range communication unit 23, a card reader 24, a navigation unit 25, a locking device 26, a reservation information holding unit 27, and a program. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 includes a CPU that executes a program (not shown), a storage unit that stores the program and data, an input / output unit, a display unit, and the like. Moreover, each component does not need to be physically integrated, and each component can be exchanged and can be controlled from the in-vehicle processing unit 21. The network connection unit 22 has a function that can be connected to, for example, a wireless telephone network, and connects to the network 13 via the wireless telephone network. The network connection unit 22 may be realized by a mobile phone. In this case, the in-vehicle device 20 controls the connected mobile phone to connect to the wireless telephone network and further connect to the network 13.

  The short-range communication unit 23 has a function of performing road-to-vehicle communication wirelessly like an ETC (electronic toll collection system) system, and a function of exchanging information with the parking lot device 30. The card reader 24 has a function of reading information by wireless communication with the ID card 12 without contact.

  The navigation unit 25 has at least a function of receiving radio waves from a GPS (global positioning system) satellite and calculating position information based on latitude and longitude, or a function of displaying map information and specifying a position on the displayed map. And has a function of creating position information for designating a return point. In addition to these functions, the navigation unit 25 has a function of displaying the current traveling position on a map and a navigation function of guiding a route to a set destination.

  The locking device 26 is a device that executes locking and unlocking of the door opening / closing part of the rental car under the control of the in-vehicle processing unit 21. The reservation information holding unit 27 is a storage area provided in the storage means for storing reservation information including the ID card number of the ID card 12 used by the user who reserved the rental car. In addition, an address on the network 13 of the company server 40 is set in the storage means.

  The in-vehicle processing unit 21 is realized by a program, exchanges information with the company server 40 by controlling the network connection unit 22, or controls information by the short-range communication unit 23 with the parking lot device 30. Functions for exchanging, reading the identification information of the adjacent ID card 12 by controlling the card reader 24, acquiring the current position by controlling the navigation unit 25, and displaying the position of the contract parking lot on the map Have In addition, although not shown, the means for counting the travel distance is controlled to reset or read the travel distance. Specific contents will be described in the explanation of the operation.

  The parking lot device 30 is an electronic device installed in the contract parking lot, and includes a CPU that executes a program (not shown), a storage unit that stores a program and data, an input / output unit, a display unit, and the like. The parking lot apparatus 30 includes a net connection unit 32, a short-range communication unit 33, and a parking processing unit 31 that controls them. Note that the address on the network 13 of the company server 40 is set in the storage means.

  The network connection unit 32 has a function that can be connected to, for example, a wired telephone network, and is connected to the network 13 via the wired telephone network. The short-range communication unit 33 has a function of performing road-to-vehicle communication wirelessly like an ETC system, and a function of exchanging information with the in-vehicle device 20.

  The parking processing unit 31 is realized by a program, exchanges information with the company server 40 by controlling the network connection unit 32, and exchanges information with the in-vehicle device 20 by controlling the short-range communication unit 33. To do. Specific contents will be described in the explanation of the operation.

  The company server 40 is an information processing apparatus installed by a rental car company for managing rental cars, and includes a network connection unit 42, a database 43, and a server processing unit 41 for controlling them, and a CPU that executes a program (not shown). It has storage means for storing programs and data, input / output means, display means, and the like.

  The network connection unit 42 has a function of connecting to the network 13, but may be configured to connect to the network 13 via a wired telephone network. The database 43 includes an empty car table 51, a user table 52, a reservation table 53, a history table 54, an inventory master 55, a base master 56, and a charging master 57.

  The server processing unit 41 is realized by a program, and controls the network connection unit 42 to exchange information with the in-vehicle device 20 and the parking lot device 30, or controls the database 43 to reserve / manage a rental car. Process. Specific contents will be described in the explanation of the operation.

  2 and 3 are diagrams showing an example of registered contents of the empty car table 51. FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state when a rental car is reserved, and FIG. 3 shows a state after the rental car is returned. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the empty table 51 shows the contents of the parking lot in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo and the parking lot in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Osaka. Information on the parking lot is omitted.

  The empty vehicle table 51 stores information for each parking lot, and the registration information holds a parking lot number for identifying the parking lot, an update date and time of the registration information, an address of the parking lot, and empty vehicle information including inventory information. The inventory information is information regarding unreserved vehicles, that is, empty vehicles among the rental cars parked in the parking lot, and includes the number of vehicles in stock and the vehicle number. For example, the parking lot number “620-00123” in FIG. 2 is a sedan type vehicle with an address “1-1 Roppongi 1-1, Minato-ku, Osaka Prefecture” and a vehicle number “Osaka 500 Le 1001”. , "Kyoto 501 Le 5005" one minivan type vehicle is parked as an empty vehicle.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the user table 52. The user table 52 includes a user number for identifying a user, an address, a name, a telephone number, an e-mail address, an ID card number used when the user uses a rental car, and a reservation number after reservation. Retains information When the user makes a reservation for the first time, if the user number is acquired and registered in the user table 52, the registration operation of other information can be omitted only by inputting the user number for the second time and thereafter.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the reservation table 53. The reservation table 53 includes a reservation number for identifying a reservation, a user number that has made a reservation, an ID card number, a parking lot number of a planned departure place, a parking lot number of a planned return place, a reserved vehicle number, and a scheduled start of use. Reservation information including date and time is stored.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the history table 54. The history table 54 includes a reservation number, a user number, an ID card number, a parking lot number at a departure place, a parking lot number at a return location of a rental car, a use start date and time, a return date and time, and a used vehicle type. The history information including the vehicle number, the travel distance and the usage fee is held.

  The stock master 55 is data including vehicle numbers of all vehicles held by the rental car company as rental cars, addresses on the network 13, and vehicle information such as vehicle type, displacement and equipment. The base master 56 is data including information about parking lots such as parking lot numbers of all parking lots contracted by a rental car company and installed with the parking lot apparatus 30, addresses and addresses on the network 13, and surrounding maps. The billing master 57 is data including charge correspondence information according to the type and usage time of the rental car.

Next, the operation of the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reserving a rental car, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for using and renting a rental car.

  The rental car reservation operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user operates the user terminal 11 so as to access a reservation site established by the rental car company. The user terminal 11 accesses the reservation site according to the operation (S61). The reservation site is a website on the Internet controlled by the company server 40.

  Upon receiving access, the reservation site returns a reservation screen to the user terminal 11 (S62). Although the reservation screen is not shown in the figure, it is a web page created to prompt the user to enter reservation conditions such as scheduled use date and time, starting location of use, desired vehicle type, etc. so that the user can enter these information and execute a search request It has become.

  When the user terminal 11 receives the reservation screen, the user terminal 11 displays the reservation screen. When the user inputs a reservation condition and operates to execute a search request, the user terminal 11 transmits the search condition to the reservation site (S63). When the reservation site receives the search request, the reservation site transfers the reservation condition to the server processing unit 41 of the company server 40.

  The server processing unit 41 searches the unoccupied vehicle table 51 based on the reservation condition and returns a list of corresponding information (S64). For example, if a reservation is executed on the afternoon of September 30, the starting point of the reservation condition is “Roppongi, Minato-ku, Osaka”, the desired vehicle type is “sedan”, and the scheduled use date is October 1 to October 2, First, the server processing unit 41 searches the empty car table 51 for a sedan type inventory for a parking lot whose address corresponds to “Roppongi, Minato-ku, Osaka”.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the server processing unit 41 searches for a single sedan type empty vehicle (vehicle number “Osaka 500 Le 1001”) in the parking lot having the parking lot number “620-00123”. The server processing unit 41 searches the inventory master 55 for the vehicle having the vehicle number “Osaka 500re 1001” and collects detailed information such as the model name, displacement, and equipment of “Osaka 500re1001”. If there is no applicable item in “Roppongi, Minato-ku, Osaka”, the server processing unit 41 expands the search range to “Minato-ku, Osaka” and searches. Further, if there is a corresponding case other than the parking lot number “620-00123”, the server processing unit 41 also collects such information. When the search and information collection are completed, the server processing unit 41 displays a list of search / collection results so that the vehicle can be selected, and creates and returns a web page on which user registration information can be input and a reservation request can be transmitted. .

  The user terminal 11 receives and displays the web page. The user operates the user terminal 11 to browse the search results, and if there are a plurality of search results, selects a desired vehicle, inputs information such as use date / time and estimated arrival value, and user registration information, and makes a reservation request. Execute the operation. The user registration information to be entered here may be only the user number if the user already has a user number, and user information other than the user number (user name) if the user does not have a user number. Address, telephone number, ID card number, etc.). The user terminal 11 sends a reservation request with the user registration information and vehicle selection information input by the user's operation (S65).

  When receiving the reservation request, the server processing unit 41 checks whether the user registration information includes a user number. If there is no user number, the server processing unit 41 creates a user number and registers it in the user table 52 together with the user registration information ( S66). For example, contents as shown in FIG. 4 are registered in the user table 52. Subsequently, the server processing unit 41 creates a reservation number and registers it in the reservation table 53 as reservation information together with the vehicle selection information, the scheduled use date and time, and the planned return place (S66). The reservation information to be registered is as shown in FIG. The server processing unit 41 refers to the stock master 55 for information on the nearest parking lot of the planned arrival location input by the user, and creates a planned return value location.

  Further, the server processing unit 41 deletes the reserved vehicle information from the inventory information of the empty vehicle table 51 together with the registration in the reservation table 53. For example, when a rental car with a vehicle number “Osaka 500, 1001” in a parking lot with a parking lot number “620-00123” shown in FIG. 2 is reserved, the stock of the empty vehicle table 51 with a parking lot number “620-00123”. As shown in FIG. 3, the number of sedan stock is 0, and the vehicle number “Osaka 500 1001” is deleted.

  In addition, the server processing unit 41 obtains and transmits the registered reservation information by referring to the inventory master 55 for the address of the in-vehicle device 20 of the corresponding vehicle (S67). When receiving the reservation information, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 of the in-vehicle device 20 holds the reservation information in the reservation information holding unit 27 (S68).

  The reservation information held at this time has the contents shown in FIG. 5 and includes the ID card number, vehicle number, and reservation number of the user who made the reservation. The server processing unit 41 extracts the information of the nearest parking lot of the planned arrival location input by the user with reference to the inventory master 55 and adds it to the reservation information as the planned return value location. Since the in-vehicle device 20 holds its own vehicle number in the storage means, the vehicle number included in the reservation information is compared with the vehicle number held by itself, and if there is a mismatch, it is determined as abnormal and the reservation information It is also possible to refuse the receipt and have the company server 40 retransmit it.

  Further, when the reception of the reservation is completed, the server processing unit 41 creates an e-mail including reservation information indicating that the reception is confirmed, and transmits it to the user terminal 11 as a reservation confirmation notification (S69). The reservation confirmation notification may be created and transmitted as a web page of a reservation confirmation screen including reservation information instead of an e-mail. The contents of the reservation confirmation notification include reservation information shown in FIG. 5, a map around the parking lot that is the boarding point acquired by the server processing unit 41 with reference to the base master 56, and the like.

  Upon receiving the reservation confirmation notification e-mail, the user terminal 11 displays the mail content by the user's operation (S70). Alternatively, when the user terminal 11 receives the reservation confirmation notification from the web page, the user terminal 11 displays the web page (S70). The e-mail or web page contains reservation information and a map of the parking area, so the user can confirm that the reservation has been confirmed by this content and know the route to the parking lot at the boarding location. .

  With the above procedure, the user can make a reservation simply by operating the user terminal 11 and does not need to receive a ticket or a specific IC card by mail. Can also be used. Moreover, since the parking lot and vehicle type of a boarding position can be searched on the web, the optimal boarding place and vehicle type can be selected including cooperation with other transportation means.

  Next, the operation of using a rental car will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user goes to the parking lot at the reserved boarding location and searches for a rental car with the reserved vehicle number. For example, when making a reservation as shown in FIG. 5, go to the parking lot at the address of Roppongi 1-1, Minato-ku, Osaka, and search for a license plate rental car “Osaka 500 Le 1001”. The user approaches the target rental car and brings the ID card 12 closer to the card reader 24. If the card reader 24 is attached at a position that is easy to see and understand from the outside, the user can immediately read the ID card 12 close to it.

  When the ID card 12 approaches, the card reader 24 reads the ID card number from the ID card 12 and sends it to the in-vehicle processing unit 21. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 compares the read ID card number with the ID card number held in the reservation information holding unit 27, and if they match, controls the locking device 26 to reverse the locked state and unlock the door of the rental car ( S71).

  Unlocking allows the user to get on the rental car, start the engine and start driving. If you leave the engine start key attached to the rental car, you can easily start the engine by operating the key, and an ID card reserved with a function that allows you to insert the ID card 12 into the in-vehicle device 20 The engine may be started when 12 is inserted. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 resets the travel distance when the user first unlocks the door, and counts the subsequent travel distance.

  If an electronically controllable gate is installed at the entrance / exit of the parking lot, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 transmits a gate opening request to the parking lot device 30-1 via the short-range communication unit 23 (S72). The parking processing unit 31 of -1 receives the gate opening request and controls and opens the gate (S73). When the gate is not provided in the parking lot, the user can take out the rental car from the parking lot without requiring steps S72 and S73.

  When a user intends to return after completing a purpose such as sightseeing or moving by using a rental car, the user operates the in-vehicle device 20 to make a parking lot search request. When the parking lot search request is operated, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 acquires the current position information from the navigation unit 25, adds it to the parking lot search request, and transmits it to the company server 40 (S74).

  In addition to this, the user may designate the desired return position by operating the navigation unit 25 at the time of a parking lot search request, displaying a map of the place where the return is desired, and specifying the place. In this case, the position on the designated map may be regarded as the current position information, added to the parking lot search request, and transmitted to the company server 40. By doing in this way, since the user can search for a return parking lot by designating the desired return point before arriving at the desired return point, the user can go to the return parking lot at the shortest distance.

  When the server processing unit 41 receives a parking lot search request, the server processing unit 41 refers to the base master 56 to search for the nearest parking lot of the received current position, and parks the parking lot for the parking lot device 30-2 of the searched parking lot. Information is requested (S75). The parking process part 31 which received the parking information request returns the parking information including the presence or absence of parking space (S76). For example, if there is a gate that can be electronically controlled in the parking lot, the parking lot device 30-2 can automatically determine how many parking spaces are available by counting the number of entering and leaving. When the manager is stationed, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 may return the parking information by acquiring information on the presence or absence of the parking space counted by the parking lot device 30-2 according to the operation of the manager.

  When receiving the parking information from the parking device 20, the server processing unit 41 determines whether there is parking space. If there is parking space, the server processing unit 41 refers to the base master 56 and returns parking information including the parking location and the surrounding map. (S77) The reservation request including the reservation number, the ID card number, and the vehicle number is attached to the parking lot device 20 and an acceptance request is transmitted (S78). If there is no parking space in the returned parking lot, the next closest parking lot from the current position is searched from the base master 56, and the process returns to step S75 to repeat.

  When receiving the acceptance request, the parking processing unit 31 retains the received reservation information (S79) and secures a parking space. For example, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 manages the parking space on the assumption that one section of the parking space is in use, and allows the parking space to be quickly parked when the rental car arrives.

  The in-vehicle processing unit 21 displays the received surrounding map information on the display unit when receiving the reply of the parking lot information from the company server 40 (S80). The user can proceed with the rental car to the return parking lot with reference to the displayed surrounding map. If the navigation part 25 has a route guidance function, the vehicle-mounted process part 21 will set the position of a parking lot to the navigation part 25 as a destination, and will start the guidance of a route. Since the user is guided to the parking lot of the return place by the function of the navigation unit 25, the user can easily go to the parking lot of the return place.

  When the user drives the rental car and arrives at the parking lot in the return place, the user operates the in-vehicle device 20 to transmit a gate opening request. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 reads the reservation information from the reservation information holding unit 27 by the user's operation, adds it to the gate opening request, and transmits the gate opening request to the parking lot device 30-2 via the short-range communication unit 23 ( S81).

  When the parking processing unit 31 of the parking lot device 30-2 receives the gate opening request via the short-range communication unit 33, the parking reservation unit 31 compares the received reservation information with the reservation information held in step S79, and opens the gate if they match. (S82). The information to be verified need not be all the reservation information, and may be any one of the reservation number, the vehicle number, and the ID card number. Subsequently, when the parking processing unit 31 confirms that the rental car has entered the gate, it sends a vehicle return notification indicating that the rental car has been returned to the company server 40 with a reservation number and its own parking number. (S83).

  When the gate is opened, the user enters the parking lot, parks the vehicle, gets off the engine, and gets the ID card 12 closer to the card reader 24. The card reader 24 reads the ID card number and notifies the in-vehicle processing unit 21. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 compares the read ID card number with the ID card number of the reservation information holding unit 27 and controls the locking device 26 to reverse the locked state, lock the door, lock the door, and travel distance from the travel distance counting means. Is read. The in-vehicle processing unit 21 transmits a use end notification indicating that the user has ended the use of the rental car to the company server 40 with the reservation number and the read travel distance after locking (S84).

  When receiving the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, the server processing unit 41 communicates the contents of the empty table 51, the reservation table 53, and the history table 54 (S85). The server processing unit 41 reads the empty car table 51 from the parking lot number of the parking spot, adds the vehicle number of the rental car returned to the inventory information, and adds “1” to the stock quantity of the corresponding car type. FIG. 3 shows an empty car table 51 showing the contents after the user returns the rental car. The vehicle number is “in stock information of the parking lot in Roppongi 1-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, which is the parking lot at the return point”. The number of sedans in stock will be one with the addition of the Osaka 500 or 1001 "vehicle.

  In step S85, the server processing unit 41 determines that the return of the rental car is completed by receiving either the vehicle return notification or the use end notification, and updates the contents of the empty vehicle table 51, the reservation table 53, and the history table 54. You may make it do. However, since the user may temporarily lock the door while using the rental car, the in-vehicle processing unit 21 transmits a use end notification when the door is locked after receiving a parking search request reply. .

  Further, the server processing unit 41 deletes the notified reservation information of the reservation number from the reservation table 53. For example, when a vehicle return notification with a reservation number “0930-0010” and a use end notification are received, the reservation information shown in FIG. 5 is deleted and invalidated. Further, the server processing unit 41 creates history information based on the reservation information to be deleted and registers it in the history table 54. FIG. 6 shows the history information created for the usage information of FIG. 5, and the server processing unit 41 determines the departure place, return place, date and time with respect to the reservation information, and has received it from the in-vehicle device 20. The usage fee calculated by referring to the accounting master 57 based on the travel distance, vehicle type, and usage time is created as history information.

  Although not shown in the figure, the usage fee of the history information is used when payment processing is performed for the credit institution issuing the ID card 12, and other information can be referred to as usage details information. The settlement method is not limited to the settlement method such as cash or transfer other than the settlement by the ID card 12.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the user searches and selects the parking lot of the departure place together with the vehicle type at the time of reservation, so that the user can use it in combination with other transportation facilities. A good parking lot can be booked efficiently. In addition, the user can open and close the rental car reserved with his / her ID card 12 by specifying his / her ID card 12 having a non-contact reading function. Therefore, the user does not need to receive an IC card or key necessary for using the rental car after the reservation, and does not need to return it after the use, and can use the rental car as soon as the reservation is completed.

  In the present invention, the user can return the rental car to the contracted parking lot, and at the same time, the rental car can be updated to the empty car table 51 so that the rental car can be rented. You can rent a car. Therefore, the rental car company can reduce the cost of the rental car drop-off service. In addition, since the rental car company does not need to exchange the IC card or key for using the rental car with the user, the cost required for the delivery can be reduced.

  The present invention creates a vehicle return notification by collating reservation data between the in-vehicle device 20 and the parking lot device 30 using short-range communication such as wireless communication. For example, according to the present invention, even if the user operates the gate opening request by mistake before the rental car arrives at the return parking lot, a normal response cannot be obtained, so that the vehicle return is not erroneously notified. Therefore, the present invention can cancel the reservation state of the rental car after confirming the return of the rental car, and can avoid receiving the reservation of the unarrived rental car by mistake.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applied as a system / method for managing moving means and rental items in a rental business that provides a moving means such as a rental bicycle in addition to a rental car, or a rental business of goods that have different rental points and return points. can do.

It is the figure which showed the structure of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the empty table 51 of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the empty table 51 of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the user table 52 of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the reservation table 53 of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the log | history table 54 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the reservation operation | movement of the rental car of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the use operation | movement of the rental car of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 User terminal 12 ID card 13 Network 20 In-vehicle apparatus 21 In-vehicle processing part 22 Net connection part 23 Near field communication part 24 Card reader 25 Navigation part 26 Locking apparatus 27 Reservation information holding part 30 Parking lot apparatus 31 Parking processing part 32 Net connection Unit 33 Short-range communication unit 40 Company server 41 Server processing unit 42 Net connection unit 43 Database 51 Empty table 52 User table 53 Reservation table 54 History table 55 Inventory master 56 Site master 57 Accounting master

Claims (17)

A rental car management system including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a company server managed by the rental car company, and a network connecting them to each other,
The company server acquires the media number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user when making a rental car reservation via the network, registers it in the reservation information, and registers it in the reservation information table. Send the reserved media number to the in-car device of the
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit A management system that matches the number and unlocks the door of the rental car when the verification matches. A rental car management system including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car and register the reservation information in the reservation table when reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user and update the empty car table with the reserved car status as the reserved state And
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device via short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server.
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. A rental car management system including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car in, and when making a rental car reservation for the parking lot introduced by the user, obtain a medium number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user and include it in the reservation information to make reservation information Register in the table, update the empty car table with the reserved rental car status as the reserved status, send the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the rental car reserved by the user,
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit Check the number and unlock the car door if the match matches,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking lot device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
When the storage medium approaches when the door is unlocked, the in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, matches the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the car rental door. , Send the end-of-use notification to the company server,
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. A rental car management system including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
The company server has an empty car table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, a reservation table that holds rental car reservation information, and a base master that holds parking lot position information for each parking lot. ,
The vehicle-mounted device includes a medium reading device that reads an identification number for identifying a storage medium from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, a locking device that locks and unlocks a door, and short-range communication that performs short-range wireless communication with the parking lot device. Part
The parking lot device has a short-range communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device,
When there is a rental car search request specifying the use start location from the user via the network, the company server returns information on a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified use start location with reference to the empty car table. The media number entered when the user makes a rental car reservation is included in the reservation information, registered in the reservation information table, and the empty car table is updated with the reserved rental car state as the reservation state. Send reservation information including the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the reserved rental car,
The in-vehicle device receives the reservation information and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and compares it with the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit If the verification matches, control the locking device to unlock the car door,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
When the company server receives the parking search request, the company server refers to the parking lot device in the parking lot near the return position instructed with reference to the base master, extracts the parking lot with the parking lot, and extracts the parking lot with the parking lot. Send the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the device, return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
The in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner when the storage medium approaches, matches the medium number stored in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the rental car door, and notifies the company server of the end of use. Send
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. The management system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the company server cancels the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving at least one of the vehicle return notification or the use end notification. The storage medium is an ID card that stores a card number that can specify a billing destination of the usage fee and can wirelessly transmit the card number by wireless communication, and the medium reading device reads the card number from the ID card in a contactless manner. 5. The management system according to claim 4, wherein the management system is a card reader. The parking lot device has means for detecting that the rental car has entered the parking lot, and is checked against the reservation information held when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication. 5. The management system according to claim 4, wherein the vehicle return notification is transmitted to the company server when they coincide with each other and when it is detected that the rental car has entered a parking lot. The in-vehicle device has a navigation unit that guides a route toward the destination, and when receiving the parking lot position extracted from the company server, sets the parking lot position as the destination in the navigation unit, and the navigation unit sets the route. The management system according to claim 4, wherein guidance is started. A rental car management method including an in-vehicle device mounted in a rental car, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
The company server acquires the media number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user when making a rental car reservation via the network, registers it in the reservation information, and registers it in the reservation information table. Send the reserved media number to the in-car device of the
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit A management method characterized by collating with a number and unlocking the rental car door when the collation matches. A rental car management method including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car and register the reservation information in the reservation table when reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user and update the empty car table with the reserved car status as the reserved state And
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device via short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server.
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. A rental car management method including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, the company server refers to the empty vehicle table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, near the specified usage location Introduce a parking lot where there is an empty car in, and when making a rental car reservation for the parking lot introduced by the user, obtain a medium number that identifies the storage medium owned by the user and include it in the reservation information to make reservation information Register in the table, update the empty car table with the reserved rental car status as the reserved status, send the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the rental car reserved by the user,
The in-vehicle device receives the reserved medium number and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and holds it in the reservation information holding unit Check the number and unlock the car door if the match matches,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
Upon receiving a parking lot search request, the company server extracts a parking lot that is close to the return location and has room for parking, transmits the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the parking lot device, and places the extracted parking lot location on-board Reply to the device,
The parking lot device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
When the storage medium approaches when the door is unlocked, the in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, matches the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the car rental door. , Send the end-of-use notification to the company server,
The management method, wherein the company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification and the use end notification. A rental car management method including an in-vehicle device installed in a rental car, a parking lot device installed in a parking lot, a company server managed by a rental car company, and a network connecting these to each other,
The company server has an empty car table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, a reservation table that holds rental car reservation information, and a base master that holds parking lot position information for each parking lot. ,
The vehicle-mounted device includes a medium reading device that reads an identification number for identifying a storage medium from the storage medium in a non-contact manner, a locking device that locks and unlocks a door, and short-range communication that performs short-range wireless communication with the parking lot device. Part
The parking lot device has a short-range communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device,
When there is a rental car search request specifying the use start location from the user via the network, the company server returns information on a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified use start location with reference to the empty car table. The media number entered when the user makes a rental car reservation is included in the reservation information, registered in the reservation information table, and the empty car table is updated with the reserved rental car state as the reservation state. Send reservation information including the reserved media number to the in-vehicle device of the reserved rental car,
The in-vehicle device receives the reservation information and holds it in the reservation information holding unit, and when the storage medium approaches, the medium reading device reads the medium number from the storage medium by non-contact communication and compares it with the medium number held in the reservation information holding unit If the verification matches, control the locking device to unlock the car door,
When the return position is instructed by the user, the in-vehicle device attaches the return position and sends a parking lot search request to the company server,
When the company server receives the parking search request, the company server refers to the parking lot device in the parking lot near the return position instructed with reference to the base master, extracts the parking lot with the parking lot, and extracts the parking lot with the parking lot. Send the reservation information registered in the reservation table to the device, return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
The parking device receives and holds the reservation information, and when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication, it matches the reservation information held and sends a vehicle return notification to the company server,
The in-vehicle device reads the medium number from the storage medium in a non-contact manner when the storage medium approaches, matches the medium number stored in the reservation information holding unit, and locks the rental car door, and notifies the company server of the end of use. Send
The company server updates the empty vehicle table so as to cancel the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving the vehicle return notification and the use end notification, and deletes the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. The management method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the company server cancels the reservation state of the returned rental car when receiving at least one of the vehicle return notification or the use end notification. The parking lot device has means for detecting that the rental car has entered the parking lot, and is checked against the reservation information held when the reservation information is transmitted from the in-vehicle device by short-range wireless communication. 13. The management method according to claim 12, wherein the vehicle return notification is transmitted to the company server when the vehicle rentals coincide with each other and it is detected that the rental car has entered a parking lot. The in-vehicle device has a navigation unit that guides a route toward the destination, and when receiving the parking lot position extracted from the company server, sets the parking lot position as the destination in the navigation unit, and the navigation unit sets the route. 13. The management method according to claim 12, wherein guidance is started. An in-vehicle device installed in a rental car via a network, a parking device installed in a parking lot, and a user terminal used by a user, and an empty vehicle table that holds unreserved rental car information for each parking lot, It has a reservation table that holds rental car reservation information and a base master that holds the parking position information for each parking lot.
When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user terminal via the network, refer to the empty car table and introduce a parking lot with an empty vehicle near the specified usage location,
When reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user, the reservation information is registered in the reservation table and the state of the reserved rental car is updated as the reservation state, and the empty table is updated.
When a parking lot search request is received from the in-vehicle device via the network, a parking lot that is close to the return position and has parking space is extracted, and the reservation information registered in the reservation table is stored in the parking lot device installed in the parking lot. Send through
Return the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device,
When the parking lot device receives the vehicle return notification sent when the reservation information transmitted from the in-vehicle device matches the reservation information registered in the reservation table and matches it, the reservation status of the returned rental car is canceled. The company server characterized by updating the empty vehicle table and deleting the corresponding reservation information from the reservation table. When there is a search request for a rental car that specifies the usage location from the user via the network, there is an empty vehicle near the specified usage location with reference to the empty car table that holds the unreserved rental car information for each parking lot The procedure to introduce the parking lot,
When reserving a rental car for the parking lot introduced by the user, the reservation information is registered in the reservation table and the state of the reserved rental car is updated as the reservation state,
When a parking lot search request is received from the in-vehicle device installed in the rental car via the network, a parking lot that is close to the return position and has room for parking is extracted and registered in the reservation table in the parking lot device installed in the parking lot Procedures for sending information over the network;
A procedure for returning the extracted parking location to the in-vehicle device;
When the parking lot device receives the vehicle return notification sent when the reservation information transmitted from the in-vehicle device matches the reservation information registered in the reservation table and matches it, the reservation status of the returned rental car is canceled. A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for updating an empty vehicle table and deleting corresponding reservation information from the reservation table.

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