JP2019016205A - Home delivery rental car booking system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a home delivery rental car booking system capable of selecting a place where a vehicle is rented and a place where the vehicle is dropped off.SOLUTION: This home delivery rental car booking system includes: receiving means for receiving, as booking information from a user, information on a vehicle, a booking date, a place where the vehicle is rented, and a place where the vehicle is dropped off; acquisition means for acquiring statuses of the vehicle, the place where the vehicle is rented, and the place where the vehicle is dropped off; and booking means for booking the vehicle, the place where the vehicle is rented, and the place where the vehicle is dropped off on the basis of the received booking information and the acquired statuses.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a delivery car rental reservation system.

  In recent years, the proportion of users who use a rental car or car sharing without owning a private car is increasing. Therefore, a system for efficiently using a rental car or car sharing has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 6064437 JP 2002-63513 A

  However, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is difficult to freely select a place where a user rents a vehicle and a place where the user wants to drop off when making a reservation.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a delivery car rental reservation system capable of selecting a place where a vehicle is to be rented and a place where the vehicle is discarded.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the delivery car rental reservation system of the present invention includes, as reservation information from a user, receiving means for receiving a vehicle, a reservation date and time, a rented place and a place to drop off, the vehicle, the rented place and the ride. An acquisition unit that acquires a reservation status of a place to be discarded, and a reservation unit that reserves a location where the vehicle is rented and a location to be discarded based on the received reservation information and the acquired reservation status.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the delivery car rental reservation system which can select freely the place where the user wants to borrow the vehicle and the place where it is thrown away can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the whole system of a delivery car rental reservation system. It is a figure which shows the case where the place to borrow and the place to drop off are changed according to a condition. It is a flowchart which shows a rental car reservation process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail process of a rental car reservation. It is a flowchart which shows the process which also reserves the place to drop off together.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire system of a home delivery car rental network system according to the present embodiment. Here, the home delivery car rental is a service that allows a vehicle to be delivered to a predetermined place (parkable space) on the date and time of reservation and can be dropped off at a favorite place (parkable space). The discarded vehicle (rental car) may be left as it is, for example, if it is a parking space such as a parking lot or a charging stand, and the owner of the vehicle (rental car) may collect it at the discarded place. In this embodiment, the renting place and the drop-off place will be described using a charging stand as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any parking space on the street or in the store or on the street can be used. Not limited. In addition, the rental car may specify a car type, a car class, and the like. In addition, the vehicle may be selectable for smoking cessation or smoking. In the present embodiment, the car rental service is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied as a car sharing service.

  The home delivery car rental network system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a server 2, a network 3, charging stations 41 to 43, and car rentals 61 and 62. The server 2 includes a reservation management server 21 and a drop-off search server 22. When renting a car, the user 7 designates a place where the rental car is rented (charging station) and a place where the car is rented (charging station). In addition, although the rental car in this embodiment has demonstrated the electric vehicle as an example, it will not be limited if it is a vehicle which can grasp | ascertain the fuel remaining amount of a vehicle. In the present embodiment, the place to borrow and the place to drop off are described as a charging stand. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be a predetermined parking lot or a space where parking on the road is possible.

  The reservation management server 21 is a server that makes a rental car reservation when the user 7 makes a rental car reservation. The drop-off search server 22 is a server for searching for a place where a rental car is to be dropped off. The charging stations 41 to 43 are not dedicated to rental cars but can be used by users other than rental cars as normal charging stations. Although not shown, a camera may be installed in each of the charging stations 41 to 43, and an in-vehicle camera may be mounted on a rental car. In this case, a video can be left when an accident occurs or when a suspicious person approaches the car.

  Specific processing will be described. First, the user 7 starts a rental car reservation from a dedicated application, a Web site, a telephone, or the like. At this time, information such as the desired date and time, the place to borrow, the date and time of return, and the place to drop off is transmitted to the server 2. Next, in response to the start of the rental car reservation of the user 7, the reservation management server 21 extracts a vehicle that can be reserved from the date and place of renting the vehicle, the type and class of the rental car designated by the user 7. Then, a delivery person in charge of delivery to the designated date and time is arranged. At the same time, the drop-off search server 22 arranges the vehicle collection staff from the date (time) and place of return (drop-off) of the vehicle designated by the user 7. The borrowing place and the drop-off place may be the same, or different places may be designated. For example, the rental location may be a parking lot in front of the station, and the drop-off location may be designated as a home (or neighborhood). Thereby, in the home delivery car rental network system according to the present embodiment, the user 7 can freely specify the vehicle, the reservation date and time, the location, the drop-off date and time, and the location. Note that the reservation management server 21 and the drop-off search server 22 make reservations so that the home delivery staff and the collection staff can efficiently deliver and collect homes. In addition, although not shown, the reservation management server 21 and the drop-off search server 22 cooperate with a server that manages cleaning of a rental car and a security server to make a reservation without being biased to a specific vehicle.

  In the case of unattended rental of an electric vehicle using a charging stand, the user 7 first transmits a rental location and date to the reservation management server 21 when making a reservation for the rental car 61. The reservation management server 21 reserves the rental car 61 in consideration of the reservation status of the charging stations 41 to 43, the charging status of the rental cars 61 and 62, the remaining battery level, and the like. Specifically, the user 7 starts the rental car reservation from a dedicated application, Web site, telephone or the like for the rental car reservation. Next, when accepting the start of the rental car reservation of the user 7, the reservation management server 21 considers the charging status of the rental cars 61 and 62 parked at the charging stations 41 to 43, the remaining battery level, and the like. Then, a rental car that can be rented is presented to the user 7, and the user 7 selects the rental car to complete the reservation. At this time, the place to drop off may be set in advance together or may be set later. Even if the drop-off location is set in advance, the drop-off search server 22 may acquire the remaining battery level of the rental car and set another location close to the planned drop-off location in consideration of the remaining battery level of the rental car. Good. Also, when setting a drop-off place later, the drop-off search server 22 receives the desired place, date and time from the user 7, and further acquires the remaining battery capacity of the rental car, the reservation status of the charging station, etc. You may set the location of the charging station. In addition, parking lots and parking spaces on the street in front of stores and stations may be registered in advance, or may be newly registered at the time of reservation.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a case where a borrowing place and a leaving place are changed according to the situation. Each point (A to C points) is a different place. In addition, in this embodiment, although each point is demonstrated as a charging stand, if it is a space which can be parked, it may be a parking lot of a store or a parking space on a road, without being limited to this.

In the present embodiment, for example, when the borrowing location is a point A (charging station 41) and the place where the reservation is thrown away is the point C (charging station 42), the location where the vehicle is suddenly discarded is a point B (charging station 43). The flow when changing to will be described.
The user 7 completes the reservation when the rental car is reserved, with the borrowing location as the point A and the location where the car is thrown away as the location C. The user 7 rents a rental car 71 at the point A on the reservation date and uses it. At this time, when it is difficult to travel the distance to point C of the reserved place where the rental car 71 is discarded, the user 7 or the rental car 71 transmits the remaining charge amount to the server 2. The server 2 calculates a travelable distance from the received remaining charge. Then, if the calculated travelable distance is shorter than the reserved discard location (point C), a discard location that can be reached within the travelable distance is designated. At this time, the server 2 designates the optimal place (point B) to drop off from the travelable distance and the reservation status of each charging station. At this time, even if the car 63 of another rental car or a general charging station user is stopped at the B point, the server 2 charges the vehicle 63 at the charging stand (B point) as the reservation status. The time B is acquired, the arrival time from the travelable distance to the point B is considered, and if it is determined that the reservation is possible, the point B is designated.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the place to drop off is suddenly changed to the point B has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the point B is set as a charging (refueling) place from the remaining amount of fuel in the rental car 71. After the circumstances, a method may be used in which the vehicle heads to the point C where it is discarded. In this case, the travelable distance is calculated from the remaining charge amount (or remaining fuel amount) as described above while returning to the reserved place (C point) for return. When the calculated travelable distance is shorter than the current location to the point C, the drop-off search server 22 designates the point B on the way to the point C as a place where charging (or refueling) is possible, and the user 7 performs charging (or refueling) at point B. Then, the rent-a-car 71 is abandoned toward point C of the abandonment place. In this case, the point B may not be a parking space but a charging station or a fueling station. At this time, even if the car 63 of another rental car or a general charging station user is stopped at the B point, the server 2 charges the vehicle 63 at the charging stand (B point) as the reservation status. The time B is acquired, the arrival time from the travelable distance to the point B is considered, and if it is determined that the reservation is possible, the point B is designated. When a plurality of vehicles can be charged (or refueled) at the same time, charging (or refueling) may be performed at point B even if the vehicle 63 is stopped.

  In the present embodiment, the server 2 calculates the travelable distance from the remaining charge, but the rental car 71 may calculate and transmit the calculated distance to the server 2. Further, as information to be transmitted to the server 2, not only the remaining charge (fuel) remaining amount but also the return time of the rental car 71 may be transmitted to the server 2 together. In the present embodiment, the place to borrow and the place to drop off are described as charging stations. However, for example, a parking space such as a street in front of the house or a parking lot in a store may be designated. Further, although the vehicle is described as an electric vehicle, it is not limited as long as the vehicle can measure the remaining amount of fuel.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a rental car reservation process. In the present embodiment, a reservation process using a charging station when the rental car is an electric car will be described.
When the user 7 reserves a rental car, first, a rental car reservation confirmation is transmitted to the reservation management server 21 in step S301. At this time, the location of the rental car and date / time information are also transmitted to the reservation management server 21. Next, in step S302, the reservation management server 21 confirms the reservation status of the rental car, and transmits the confirmed reservation status to the user 7 in step S303. Next, the user 7 selects a desired rental car in step S305 from the received reservation status displayed by the display means (not shown) in step S304. Information on the selected rental car is transmitted to the reservation management server 21, and the selection result of the user 7 is received in step S306. Next, in step S307, the reservation is confirmed and the fact is transmitted to the user 7. In step S308, the user 7 confirms the display of the confirmed reservation and ends the process.

  Here, in this embodiment, when setting time as a rental car reservation, the time is divided every 30 minutes, and the unit time of 30 minutes is one frame (one unit time). The start time of each frame is ** 0: 00 or **: 30. Accordingly, one frame is a frame from ** 0: 00 to ** 0: 00 and **: 30 to ** 0: 00. Then, one frame is reserved based on the user's selection. At this time, it is assumed that reservation is made with a margin before and after one frame (for example, one frame).

  For example, if the user 7 wishes to make a reservation at 10:00 am, the reservation management server 21 interprets the reservation as 9:30 to 10:30, and lists a charging station in which the time slot is available as being available for reservation. To do. Also, when the drop-off place is a charging station, the drop-off search server 22 similarly lists a charging station that can be reserved for one frame at the time designated by the user 7 and one frame before and after it. For example, depending on the vehicle such as a passenger car or a large vehicle, the charging station may be listed in two frames instead of one frame.

  The date and time (for example, 7:00 pm on December 24, 2017) and the region (for example, Kanto, Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, etc.) that the user desires to reserve the charging station may be input. In this case, a charging station (for example, a charging station in Chiyoda-ku) and one frame (for example, 7:00 pm on December 24, 2017) that are considered to be closest to the area and date and time desired by the user are automatically selected. You may do it. If a frame close to the desired date and time has been reserved by another person, this may be notified and the second request may be input. Moreover, you may show not only the 2nd hope but the parking space of the vicinity of the borrowing place (place to discard).

  When listing, instead of searching only the time frames and listing them, the time and vehicle that can be reserved are set in consideration of the position of the vehicle, the remaining amount of charge (fuel), the cleaning status, etc. You may make a list. In addition, reservations for drop-off locations are made in the same manner as places to rent. In this embodiment, the reservation is made by dividing the time into frames, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a method other than frames may be used.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the rental car reservation process. This process is a detailed process of step S302 in FIG.
First, in step S401, from the information received from the user 7, the desired date / time and location of the rental car of the user 7 are acquired. Next, in step S402, the reservation status of the charging stations 41 to 43 is confirmed. At this time, the reservation status of other users other than using the rental car is also acquired. In addition, the usage history of the vehicle, the cleaning status, and the like are also acquired so that the vehicle is not biased. In addition, the work status of the person in charge of delivery and collection is also acquired. Next, in step S403, a rental car charge status (remaining battery level) is acquired. And the reservation management server 21 lists up the rental car which can be reserved from the information acquired by step S401-S403. For example, when a user using a general charging station makes a reservation at a predetermined time, the charging station can make a reservation with a margin (about several minutes to one hour) before and after that time. To be listed with the rental car. In addition, even in the case of a parking space other than the charging station, a space that can be reserved with a margin before and after a specified time is listed together with the rental car. In other words, if a reservation cannot be made at a place desired by the user 7 (a space where parking is possible) with a margin for the desired time and the time before and after that, the reservation status is listed even if the vehicle (rental car) is available. do not do. In step S404, the reservation status of the listed rental car is transmitted to the user 7 as the reservation status.

  In this embodiment, when delivery of a vehicle (rental car) or collection is required, when making a reservation for a place to rent a car and a place to drop off, it is also necessary to return the car to the place to rent or drop off. Make reservations for vehicle collection. As for the reservation in this case, for example, the person who delivered the rental car can make an efficient reservation so that another rental car nearby can be collected on the way home. Further, for example, a person in charge makes a reservation so that the person in charge can deliver and collect the rental car efficiently, such as collecting another rental car after delivering the rental car and delivering the collected rental car to another place.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process for reserving a place to be discarded when a rental car is reserved.
Steps S501 to S503 are the same as steps S401 to S403 in FIG.
In step S <b> 504, the reservation management server 22 receives the selection from the user 7, and confirms the reservation of the date and place of borrowing. Next, in step S <b> 505, the drop-off search server 22 acquires the return date and place of the user 7's rental car from the information received from the user 7. Next, in step S506, the drop-off search server 22 lists the charging stations from the acquired return date and time and location, and acquires the reservation status of the listed charging stations. At this time, the reservation status of other users other than using the rental car is also acquired. In addition, as with reservations for borrowing places, if a user using a general charging station makes a reservation at a predetermined time, make a reservation with a margin (several minutes to an hour) before and after that time. List charging stations that can be used. In addition, even in the case of a parking space other than the charging stand, a space that can be reserved is listed with a margin before and after a specified time. In other words, in a place desired by the user 7 (a space where parking is possible), if the reservation cannot be made with a margin for the desired time and the time before and after the next rental reservation status, the reservation status is not listed. Next, in step S507, the drop-off search server 22 receives the selection from the user 7 and determines the reservation of the date and place to be returned.

  In this embodiment, the reservation is confirmed by the two servers of the reservation management server 21 and the drop-off search server 22, but a single server having the respective functions may be used. In addition, he explained where to borrow and where to drop off as a charging station. For example, when the borrowing place or the leaving place is a parking lot other than the charging station or on the road, the reservation status for the parking lot or the road is acquired. In this case, not only the reservation status of the vehicle and the place, but also the work status of the delivery staff and the collection staff are acquired together. Further, the remaining amount when the fuel of the vehicle to be rented is other than electricity can be grasped by transmitting the remaining amount to the server 2 in advance by the user. The time for renting the vehicle may be preset as business hours or may be available for 24 hours. Also, the time may be specified on the server 2 side depending on the borrowing location or the location where the vehicle is discarded.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a home delivery car rental reservation system capable of making a reservation so that a place where a vehicle is rented and a place where the vehicle is discarded can be selected in accordance with a user's specification. As a result, the user can drop off the vehicle from a favorite place to a favorite place, and the degree of freedom of action of the user can be increased.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

1 home delivery car rental network system 21 reservation management server 22 drop-off search server

Claims (4)

Receiving means for receiving the vehicle, the reservation date and time, the place to borrow and the place to drop off as reservation information from the user,
An acquisition means for acquiring a reservation status of the vehicle, the rented place, and the abandoned place;
Reservation means for reserving a place to rent and abandon from the vehicle based on the received reservation information and the acquired reservation status;
A rental car reservation system characterized by comprising:
In accordance with the reservation, the vehicle is delivered to the rented place, and further includes a courier means for collecting the vehicle from the drop-off place,
The home delivery rental car reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the reservation means further reserves the home delivery and the collection by the home delivery means.
The delivery car rental reservation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reservation means reserves a charging station as the borrowing place or the place to drop off when the vehicle is a vehicle driven by electricity.
The delivery car rental reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reservation means reserves the rented place and the return-and-returned place at different places.

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