JP2022164349A - management server and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology configured to reduce the inconvenience of a user during log-in, in a vehicle rental service, and contribute to safe driving of the user both in a corporate use or personal use.SOLUTION: A member database includes a personal member database which stores personal members and a corporate member database which stores corporate users. A multi-account member database is prepared for a person who is a multi-account member belonging to a company and registered also as a personal member. Log-in data received from a communication terminal related to a multi-account member user includes multi-account identification data for identifying a cooperate member or a personal member. Log-in permission determination means transmits log-in permission based on the multi-account identification data to the communication terminal related to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present invention relates to technology that contributes to rational management of user accounts used for membership-based car sharing and rental car services.

A car-sharing system has become popular as a business in which a service provider that owns a large number of vehicles rents them out to users who have completed membership registration.
A user who uses car sharing completes car sharing membership registration, goes to a parking lot where a vehicle for car sharing (service target vehicle, shared car) is secured and uses it directly. In general, a mobile information terminal (smartphone, etc.) or a personal computer is used to make a reservation in advance for a time slot to be used and use a shared car.

A typical example of information processing at the time of reservation for use in general car sharing will be described with reference to FIG.
A business that provides a car sharing service provides a member who has been registered as a member in advance with a member card, which is an IC card for identifying the member.
A member user enters the card number and password printed on the member card (1) via a communication terminal such as a personal computer or mobile terminal, and accesses the car sharing management server via the Internet. . The accessed login data receiving means receives login data consisting of a card number and a password (2). Then, the login approval/disapproval determination means determines whether or not the login is permitted by collating with data registered in advance in the member database, and permits the login (3).

A member user who is permitted to log in specifies the date and time when the shared car is desired to be used and the location where the shared car is parked, and transmits reservation data (4). The car sharing management server refers to the vehicle management database for the service target vehicle (shared car) that the car sharing management server wishes to use, and the reservation propriety determination means judges whether or not the reservation is possible, and transmits the reservation propriety data to the terminal related to the member user. (5). When the reservation is possible, the reservation completion output means transmits reservation data indicating that the reservation is completed to the terminal of the member user (6).
Then, when the reservation is completed, the reservation data is also transmitted to the in-vehicle device of the shared car related to the reservation (6).

The member user goes to the reserved share car at the reservation time, and uses the member identifier read into the member identification device provided in the car to check the reservation conditions and the fact that the member user is the member who made the reservation. If it is, the share car can be used.
Many car sharing vehicles are equipped with dedicated car navigation devices. It also has an on-board device that communicates with a vehicle management server for managing vehicles used for car sharing. The management of vehicle rental and return is automated (unmanned) through communication between the vehicle-mounted device and the vehicle management server.

A business entity that provides car sharing as a service business provides a shared car used for car sharing and a car sharing compartment for parking the shared car. In addition, we have built an information infrastructure that allows members who have registered in advance to make reservations for shared cars, lock and unlock shared car doors, and pay usage fees.

Member users include individual members and corporate members. A corporate member makes a contract with a corporation, and an employee belonging to the corporation registers driver's license data, etc., so that the corporation can use car sharing. Therefore, if an employee of a corporation who has a corporate contract also contracts as an individual, he/she will have multiple member IDs (accounts).

For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-300000 discloses a technique for allowing a service user to use a plurality of accounts properly when using a certain service.
This patent document 1 discloses a technique that enables a user to easily log in to any of a plurality of user accounts held by the user using one piece of biometric information.

In recent years, cloud services have come to be provided for storing data and using application programs. When a corporation makes a contract for this cloud service and allows its employees to use it, and when a plurality of users use a plurality of MFPs and use a plurality of cloud services, management of login information becomes complicated.
Patent Literature 2 describes a technology capable of realizing access control that does not require management of login information for each user to connect to a cloud service, and allows data to be shared without knowing the login information of individual users. is disclosed.

As shown in FIG. 2, Mametaro Obimu belongs to a corporation called Niji Yushi Co., Ltd., which has a contract for a car sharing service, but assumes that he also has a contract for the car sharing service as an individual.
If Niji Yushi Co., Ltd. does not provide mobile information terminals to its employees as a corporation, Mametaro Obimu will use the car sharing service as an employee from the personal mobile information terminal and the car sharing service as an individual. (In addition, even if a corporation provides mobile information terminals to employees, many employees prefer to use personal mobile information terminals, so personal will be described below as a case of using a portable information terminal according to).

As a car sharing service provider, we provide a dedicated application program (download format or web format) in order to increase the convenience of service use (especially reservation). The dedicated application program (hereinafter abbreviated as "dedicated application") requests the entry of the membership card number (ID) and password, and permits login by the car sharing management server, as shown in FIG.

For example, when Mametaro Obimu uses a car sharing service as an individual, he enters "P987-123456" as his personal ID and a password to start reservation. When using the car sharing service as an employee of a corporation, the user enters "Q123-987654" as the corporate ID and the password to start the reservation.

On the other hand, in the case of corporate contracts for car-sharing services, the car-sharing company grasps the driving status data of its employees and provides services to the corporations.
For example, Mametaro Obimu, Kazuo Suzuki, and Ippei Tanaka, who are employees of Niji Yushi Co., Ltd., how many times they used it in the previous month, how many hours they used it in total, how much distance they traveled, We provide Niji Yushi Co., Ltd. (administrator) with data such as how many times the car brakes suddenly, how many times it accelerates suddenly, and how many times it turns the steering wheel suddenly.

Niji Yushi Co., Ltd. (manager) can understand how employees are driving, and can provide guidance on safe driving as necessary.
As an employee, as an employee belonging to a corporation, I will try to drive responsibly.

JP 2011-108148 A JP 2019-164594 A

As a car-sharing service user who has a car-sharing service contract with a company to which he/she belongs, and who also has a car-sharing service contract, there is a desire to reduce the hassle of using different login tasks when reserving a shared car. I'm holding

Whether you book a car-share as an employee of a corporate member or as an individual, it is the individual who drives the car-share vehicle. And there are not a few users who are conscious of which position to drive.
On the other hand, as a car-sharing service provider, it is desired that the vehicle be returned safely and without any accidents, regardless of whether it is used as a corporation or as an individual.

Although the car-sharing service business has been explained as an example, in terms of the use of multiple vehicles by multiple users, the so-called rental car business is similar if it adopts a membership system or a pre-registration system.
Hereinafter, the car sharing service business and the rental car business will be collectively referred to as the "vehicle rental service."

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce the user's annoyance when logging in to a vehicle rental service, and to have the user drive safely regardless of whether the user is using the service as a corporation or as an individual. It is to provide technology that contributes.

As a car-sharing service provider, the applicant of the present application has obtained driving situation data for both corporate contracts and individual contracts, and has come to understand the following trends.
In other words, when an employee under a corporate contract drives, the rate of safe driving is higher than that of a driver under an individual contract. For example, even if the same person is driving, the percentage of sudden braking and sudden starts (the number of times compared to the total driving time) tends to be higher when using car sharing booked as an individual. is.
The present invention is constructed based on the above-mentioned knowledge, and it is not reasonable to assume that a person who has not obtained this knowledge can make an invention identical or similar to the present invention based on imagination.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, a first invention relating to a management server for operating a vehicle rental service and a second invention relating to a computer program executed in the management server are provided.

(First invention)
A first invention relates to a management server that manages data about service target vehicles and member users related to a vehicle rental service.
That is, a member database in which attribute data of member users who use the vehicle rental service are registered in advance as member data;
login data receiving means for receiving login data from a communication terminal associated with a member user registered in the member database;
login approval/disapproval determination means for permitting login when the authentication data included in the login data matches the authentication data registered in the member database;
with
The member database includes an individual member database in which member data relating to individual members who become members are registered as individual members;
a corporate member database in which member data relating to corporate members of which the corporation is a member is registered as a corporate user for individuals belonging to the corporation;
If an individual who belongs to a specified corporation in the corporate member database is a multiple account member who is also registered as that individual, multiple account members based on an integrated account that integrates the account as an individual member and the account as a corporation with a database,
The login data received by the login data receiving means from the communication terminal related to the user registered in the multiple account member database is a multiple account distinguishing whether it is a login related to a corporation to which it belongs or a login as an individual. shall contain identification data;
The log-in propriety determining means transmits a log-in permission based on the multiple account identification data to the communication terminal of the user (see FIGS. 10 and 12).

(Glossary)
"Authentication data" is typically a combination of a member ID and password. There is biometric authentication data for identifying an individual user. Biometric authentication data means authentication data that can be realized using an input device of a mobile information terminal, such as fingerprint authentication, face authentication, iris authentication, and combinations thereof.

“Multiple account identification data” is data indicating that a user who has multiple accounts has selected one of them (see FIG. 9).

The "multi-account member database" is a database constructed by duplicating necessary data from the individual member database and the corporate member database. In addition to the case where the database is constructed in advance, the database may be constructed whenever necessary. Since a driver's license is related to an individual, it is common to construct it based on the data in the individual member database.

(action)
Attribute data and the like of users who use the vehicle rental service are registered in advance as member data in the member database. In addition, the member database consists of an individual member database in which member data pertaining to individual members of which the user himself/herself is a member is registered, and member data pertaining to corporate members of which the corporation is a member for individuals belonging to a corporation. and a corporate member database in which are registered in advance.
Login data receiving means receives login data from a communication terminal associated with a user registered in the member database. The login data received by the login data receiving means from the communication terminal associated with the user registered in the multiple account member database includes multiple account identification data for distinguishing between the login pertaining to the corporation to which the user belongs and the login as an individual. I'm in.
The login approval/disapproval determination means permits the login when the authentication data included in the login data matches the authentication data registered in the member database, and transmits the login permission based on the multiple account identification data to the communication terminal of the user. Send.

A member user who is registered as an individual who belongs to a predetermined corporation in the corporate member database can log in by sending multiple account identification data and authentication data on the condition that authentication data is registered in advance. can do.

(Variation 1 of the first invention)
The first invention may be formed as follows.
That is, the member database stores driving data for each member user when the member user uses the service target vehicle,
a driving data extracting means for extracting driving data accumulated in the member database relating to the multiple account members;
attention data creation means for creating attention data by comparing the driving data extracted by the driving data extraction means with the driving data as an individual and the driving data as a corporation of the multiple count member;
attention data transmission means for transmitting the attention data created by the attention data creation means to the information terminal related to the multiple account member;
(see FIG. 14).

(Glossary)
The "driving data" is data such as the distance traveled, the time traveled, the maximum speed during travel, the number of times of sudden braking and acceleration, and the number of times of sudden steering.
Data is collected by various sensors installed on the service target vehicle. It is used to collect lateral acceleration, vertical acceleration when overcoming obstacles, and negative straight-ahead acceleration when braking.

Supplement about "acceleration".
The acceleration as a predetermined condition is a condition for removing data extracted by the data filter by judging that the acceleration is equal to or higher than the threshold value by measuring only the acceleration. For example, "duration or averaging time with acceleration according to acceleration". More specifically, when an acceleration of 0.2 G or more is applied continuously for 1 second or more (duration) in the straight direction, an acceleration of 0.3 G or more is applied continuously for 100 milliseconds or more in the lateral direction. In the case of negative acceleration in the straight-ahead direction, the acceleration of 0.3 G or more is continuously applied for one second or more. If there is a lot of noise in the measurement of the acceleration in the "duration", the acceleration in the averaging time may be obtained by averaging every time divided by the duration.

"Caution data" is created by comparing the driving data as an individual and the driving data as a corporation in multiple account members, and if there is a difference from the viewpoint of safety, using the difference (Fig. 14 ).

As a premise for creating the caution data described above, the management server is provided with driving data analysis means for analyzing driving data (see FIG. 13).
Based on driving data such as acceleration data, this "driving data analysis means" can determine what happened to the service target vehicle, how the driver (member user) of the service target vehicle is driving, etc. guess and analyze. Acceleration exceeding a predetermined value can be extracted, counted to infer that the user is driving roughly, run over curbs in relation to other driving data (e.g. driving speed), other vehicles or It is possible to analyze that an event such as contact with a fixed object has occurred.

The on-vehicle device of the service target vehicle that transmits the "driving data" is provided with a data filter that sorts out data that should be transmitted to the management server and data that should not be transmitted (see FIG. 13).

(action)
The member database accumulates driving data for each member user when the member user uses the service target vehicle. Then, the driving data extracting means extracts the driving data accumulated in the member database regarding the multiple account members.
When a multiple account member logs in, the driving data extracted by the driving data extracting means is compared with the driving data as an individual of the multiple account member and the driving data as a corporation, and the attention data creating means generates the attention data. to create The attention data transmission means transmits the attention data created by the attention data creation means to the information terminal related to the multiple count member.

Multi-account members will see cautionary data about their driving that is generated by comparing personal driving data and corporate driving data. As a result, attention to driving is aroused.

(Variation 2 of the first invention)
The first invention is more preferably formed as follows.
That is, when a service target vehicle is used by multiple account members, data receiving means for receiving driving data in the use;
a driving data comparison means for comparing the driving data received by the data receiving means and the driving data accumulated in the member database by the multiple account members;
point calculation means for calculating points based on a predetermined point table based on the comparison result by the driving data comparison means;
and a point communication transmission means for transmitting communication items including points calculated by the point calculation means as point communication data to the information terminals related to the multiple account members (see FIG. 15).

(Glossary)
The "point table" and "points" are mechanisms for returning member users to the use of service target vehicles (for a fee). Points are quantified and converted into cash, discounted from the next usage amount, cash back, or free of charge products and services.

(action)
When a service target vehicle is used by a plurality of account members, the data receiving means receives driving data in the use. The driving data comparing means compares the driving data received by the data receiving means and the driving data accumulated in the member database by the multiple account members.
A point calculation means calculates points based on a predetermined point table based on the comparison result by the driving data comparison means. The point notification transmission means transmits point communication data, which is communication items including the points calculated by the point calculation means, to the information terminals related to the multiple account members.

A multi-account member who has received the point contact data can be satisfied that the result of safe driving is reflected in the points. Reflexively, this will raise the awareness of safe driving among multiple account members and contribute to the prevention of accidents.

(Variation 3 of the first invention)
The first invention can also be formed as follows.
That is, biometric data receiving means for receiving biometric data related to member users;
biometric data registration means for accumulating biometric data received by the biometric data receiving means in the member database (see FIG. 7);

(Glossary)
Regarding "biometric authentication data", in addition to the case where it is newly acquired via the input device of the member user's information terminal, the case where the pre-registered biometric authentication data can be diverted to the member user's mobile information terminal. include.

(Action)
The biometric authentication data receiving means receives the biometric authentication data related to the member user. The received biometric data is stored in the member database by the biometric data registration means.
As a member user, when logging in from the next time onwards, biometric authentication data can be input (and transmitted) instead of login data consisting of an ID and a password.

(Second invention)
A second invention relates to a computer program for controlling a management server that manages data about service target vehicles and member users related to a vehicle rental service.
The management server includes a member database in which attribute data of member users who use the vehicle rental service are registered in advance as member data,
The member database includes an individual member database in which member data related to individual members who become members are registered as individual members;
a corporate member database in which member data relating to corporate members of which the corporation is a member is registered as a corporate user for individuals belonging to the corporation;
If an individual who belongs to a specified corporation in the corporate member database is a multiple account member who is also registered as that individual, multiple account members based on an integrated account that integrates the account as an individual member and the account as a corporation It has a database.
Said computer program comprises:
a login data receiving procedure for receiving login data from a communication terminal associated with a member user registered in the member database;
a login propriety determination procedure for permitting login when the authentication data included in the login data matches the authentication data registered in the member database;
is executed by the management server,
The login data received by the login data receiving means from the communication terminal related to the user registered in the multiple account member database is a multiple account distinguishing whether it is a login related to a corporation to which it belongs or a login as an individual. shall contain identification data;
The procedure for determining whether or not login is possible relates to a computer program for transmitting a login permission based on the multiple account identification data to the communication terminal of the user (see FIGS. 10 and 12).

(Variation 1 of the second invention)
A second invention may be formed as follows.
That is, the member database stores driving data for each member user when the member user uses the service target vehicle,
a driving data extraction procedure for extracting driving data stored in said member database relating to said multiple account members;
A caution data creation procedure for comparing the driving data extracted by the driving data extraction procedure with the driving data as an individual and the driving data as a corporation in the multiple count member to create caution data;
a caution data transmission procedure for transmitting the caution data created in the caution data creation procedure to the information terminal related to the multiple account member;
is executed by the management server.

(Variation 2 of the second invention)
A second invention may be formed as follows.
In other words, when multiple account members use a vehicle subject to service, a data receiving procedure for receiving driving data in that use;
a driving data comparison procedure for comparing the driving data received in the data receiving procedure and the driving data accumulated in the member database by the multiple account members;
a point calculation procedure for calculating points based on a predetermined point table based on the comparison result of the driving data comparison procedure;
a point communication transmission procedure for transmitting communication items including the points calculated in the point calculation procedure as point communication data to the information terminals related to the multiple account members;
is executed by the management server.

(Variation 3 of the second invention)
The second invention can also be formed as follows.
That is, a biometric data reception procedure for receiving biometric data related to a member user;
a biometric data registration procedure for accumulating the biometric data received in the biometric data receiving procedure in the member database;
is executed by the management server.

The computer program according to the second invention can also be provided by being stored in a recording medium.
Here, a "recording medium" is a medium capable of carrying a program that cannot occupy space by itself. Examples include flexible disks, hard disks, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, MOs (magneto-optical disks), DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, and flash memories.
It is also possible to transmit the program from a computer storing the program according to the present invention to another management server (computer) through a communication line.

According to the present invention, in a vehicle rental service, a technology that reduces the user's annoyance at the time of login and contributes to the user's safe driving regardless of whether it is used as a corporation or as an individual. could provide.

(Conventional) It is a block diagram showing a member user of car sharing from logging in to making a reservation. (Conventional) It is a conceptual diagram showing a procedure of login by multiple account members. FIG. 10 is a screen diagram of an application showing the time of login in an information terminal related to a member user. FIG. 10 is a screen diagram for changing the login method to biometrics authentication on the member user's information terminal. FIG. 10 is a screen diagram for confirming consent for use registration of biometric authentication on an information terminal related to a member user. FIG. 10 is a screen diagram showing registration for use of biometric authentication in an information terminal related to a member user. It is a block diagram which shows until a member user registers biometric authentication data after login. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing how a multi-account member database is constructed within a member database for multi-account members. (a) shows a login screen of an information terminal related to a member user who has registered as a member only as an individual, and (b) shows a login screen of an information terminal related to a multi-account member. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a process until login is permitted when login is performed using biometric authentication. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a process from when an individual member logs in using biometric authentication until login is permitted; FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a process until login is permitted when a multiple account member logs in as an individual; 1 is a block diagram illustrating collecting driving data from a serviced vehicle; FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing that caution data based on driving data is received when a multiple account member logs in as an individual; FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing how a multi-account member logs in as an individual and obtains benefits (points) if the driving data is excellent. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a data structure constructed in a vehicle management database; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on embodiments. The drawings used here are FIGS. 3 to 16. FIG. Although FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 have been described in the prior art, they are not different from the present invention in terms of the principle and operation of car sharing, so they will be referred to as necessary.
In the following embodiments, a car sharing service business will be described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a rental car business that employs a membership system or a pre-registration system.

In order for a user to use the car sharing service described in this embodiment, it is assumed that the user must first complete membership registration for convenience of management and operation. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, all the "reservation persons" and "users" who can receive the services described in the following embodiments have already completed membership registration.

Member registration data is accumulated in the member database in the car sharing management server and used for member management. The car sharing management server can transmit information such as reservation completion, electronic coupons, and necessary messages to the mobile information terminals of the members.

The car sharing management server manages data related to members, data management related to vehicles used for car sharing (hereinafter referred to as "service target vehicle" or "shared car"), and other information management such as special treatment information.
Although detailed illustrations are omitted, the service target vehicle (share car) includes an in-vehicle device that performs two-way communication with the car sharing management server, and a multi-function car that has functions such as sending messages to the driving member. It is equipped with a navigation device and a vehicle unlock sensor capable of locking the doors of the vehicle to be serviced.

(Fig. 3)
FIG. 3 shows an example of an application screen showing the time of login on an information terminal related to a member user.
The screens output to the liquid crystal display of the member user's information terminal shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 are part of a dedicated application for using the car sharing service. The dedicated application may be downloaded in advance by the member user to his or her own information terminal, or may be an application provided on the web.

At the top of the screen of the information terminal, when logging in, you can log in using the member card number (management number) described in the IC card distributed in advance to the member user who has registered as a member and the password set by the member user. and a login button for sending login data to the management server when the input to the input part is completed.

At the bottom of the screen of the information terminal, a button labeled "How to use biometric authentication login" is prepared. The biometric authentication in this embodiment will be described by taking the fingerprint authentication function provided in the operation button as an example. As the present invention, the functions of face authentication and iris authentication using a camera provided in an information terminal can also be used.

(Fig. 4)
FIG. 4 shows an example of an operation screen using a setting screen as preparation for logging in using the biometric authentication function in the information terminal of the member user.
From the setting menu on the upper side of the screen of the information terminal, the setting to enable acquisition of biometric authentication data is executed. A management server (car sharing management server in FIG. 7, etc.) that manages various data in the car sharing business obtains the biometric authentication data through procedures such as obtaining permission from member users.

(Figure 5)
FIG. 5 shows a screen that appears when the member user presses the "setting" button in FIG. 4 on the member user's information terminal.
Biometric authentication can be enabled by changing the default "off" button to "on" called "Registration for use of biometric authentication" near the center of this screen.

(Fig. 6)
FIG. 6 shows a screen prompting the member user to register the biometric authentication data by turning the "off" button to "on" in FIG. 5 on the member user's information terminal. This figure shows how fingerprint data is registered using an operation button equipped with a fingerprint authentication function.

Face authentication or iris authentication may be performed in a self-photographing mode using a camera, or voice authentication may be performed using a microphone (not shown).

(Fig. 7)
FIG. 7 shows a procedure from a member user logging in with an ID and password to registering biometric authentication. Numbers in italics and brackets indicate order.

The member user accesses the login screen using his/her own communication terminal, and enters the card number (ID) printed on the member card and the password set by himself/herself (1). Then, it transmits login data consisting of an ID and a password to the car sharing management server (2).
In the car sharing management server, the received login data and the data registered in advance in the member database are collated (3), the login permission determination means determines whether or not the login is permitted, and the login is permitted (4).

From the car sharing management server, the biometric authentication introduction data transmission means transmits the biometric authentication introduction data including a text to the effect that biometric authentication is recommended to simplify the login to the communication terminal that has approved the login data ( 5).
Member users who wish to log in using biometric authentication transmit biometric authentication data from their communication terminals (6). The transmitted biometric authentication data is received by the biometric authentication introduction data receiving means of the car sharing management server and registered in the member database (7). As a result, in subsequent logins, login using biometric authentication data becomes possible.

(Figure 8)
Figure 8 shows that when a multiple account member logs in with an individual member ID and password and then registers biometric authentication, a multiple account member database is constructed in the member database, separate from the individual member database and the corporate member database. It shows the procedure up to

Although it is shown as selective communication in the figure, even if a selective multiple account member logs in with a corporate member's ID and password and then registers biometric authentication, multiple account member database in the member database to build.

(Fig. 9)
FIG. 9 is a login screen provided to a communication terminal related to a member user whose biometric authentication registration has been completed.
FIG. 9(a) shows that a member with only an individual contract can log in only with biometric authentication.

FIG. 9B shows that when a member user who has an individual contract and is also registered as an employee of a corporation that has completed a corporate contract has completed biometric authentication registration, the member user is a login screen provided to a communication terminal according to
Log-in is possible by selecting a check box to select whether to log in as an individual or as a corporation, and executing biometric authentication (for example, fingerprint authentication by pressing an operation button).

(Fig. 10)
FIG. 10 shows the order of data processing from when a member user who has completed biometric authentication registration logs into the car sharing management server from a communication terminal and when the login is permitted.
Member users who have completed biometric authentication registration transmit biometric authentication data as login data from their information terminals to the car sharing management server (1). The card number attached to the membership card (ID as a member) becomes unnecessary.

In the car sharing management server, the login data receiving means receives the biometric authentication data. The received biometric data is collated by the biometric data determination means using the biometric data registered in the member database (3).
The judgment result of whether or not the collation is possible is sent to the login propriety judging means (4). If it is determined that login is possible, a login permission is transmitted to the information terminal that has logged in (5).

When a member user who has completed biometric authentication registration is a multi-account member, the login data includes multi-account identification data for identifying which account the user wishes to log in to (see FIG. 9B).
When the multiple account identification data is included in the login data, the multiple account identification data is collated with data already registered in the member database by the multiple account identification means (2).

A member user who has completed biometric authentication registration does not need a membership card for login, and can log in with biometric authentication data, thereby reducing the troublesomeness associated with login.
If a multi-account member has completed biometric registration, log in with multi-account identification data (actually just select the select button) to identify which account they wish to log in with, and biometric data can do.

(Fig. 11)
FIG. 11 shows a case where a member user who has acquired an ID only as an individual and has registered biometric authentication data logs in. FIG.
A membership card (membership card number printed on it) is not required when logging in.

No multi-account identification data at login. Since it is unnecessary, it is not presented as an option (see FIG. 9(a)). Therefore, the multi-account identification means in the car sharing management server does not function (drawn with dashed lines in the figure).
Also, the corporate member database and multiple account member database in the member database are irrelevant (drawn with broken lines in the figure).

(Fig. 12)
FIG. 12 shows a case where a multi-account member user who has acquired an ID both as an individual and as an employee of a corporation, and who has already registered biometric authentication data logs in as an individual. Since the flow of data in FIG. 10 has already been explained, supplementary matters will be explained.

Log-in as an individual is received by the login data receiving means as multiple account identification data and used in the multiple account identification means.
In the member database, the registered biometric authentication data in the individual member database is also registered in the multi-account member database (either temporarily or permanently) and used in the biometric data determination means.

(Fig. 13)
FIG. 13 conceptually shows the hardware configuration of the service target vehicle (shared car) and the car sharing management server, and information exchange and information processing in the hardware.
Vehicles covered by the service (share cars) are equipped with various sensors such as in-vehicle devices, GPS (Global Position System), multi-function car navigation devices (not shown), and acceleration sensors for acquiring driving data of the share cars. It is

The car share management server includes a member database for storing member data, a vehicle management database for storing vehicle management data, and data receiving means for wirelessly receiving data from the vehicle-mounted device and GPS. there is Although not shown, it also includes contact data transmitting means for transmitting contact data to the multifunctional car navigation device.
Furthermore, driving data analysis means for analyzing the data received by the data reception means, an analysis database preliminarily storing analysis data used for the analysis, and an artificial intelligence (AI) built using past data accumulation Prepare.

In-vehicle equipment has a data buffer that temporarily stores various data acquired by various sensors, and a data buffer that extracts data to be sent to the car sharing management server from the various data stored in the data buffer. A data filter and data transmission means for transmitting predetermined data extracted by the data buffer to a car share management server are provided.
The data filter is for appropriately transmitting data to be transmitted by the data transmitting means and not transmitting data that is empirically unhelpful. A description of this data filter will be provided later.

"Acceleration", which is important in "driving data", is acceleration in the straight direction when the shared car is transmitting or overtaking, lateral acceleration when turning a curve, vertical acceleration when overcoming obstacles, etc. , is the negative acceleration in the straight-ahead direction when the brake is applied.

A "data filter" plays a role of setting a predetermined threshold so that data exceeding the threshold is not targeted for transmission, or data below the threshold is not targeted for transmission.
More specifically, when acceleration of 0.2 G or more is applied continuously for 1 second or more in the straight direction, and acceleration of 0.3 G or more is applied continuously for 100 milliseconds or more in the lateral direction, In the case of negative acceleration in the direction, acceleration of 0.3 G or more is applied continuously for 1 second or more.

Data other than the driving data (attached data) is also transmitted from the data transmission means to the car share management server. The attached data is data necessary for estimating the occurrence of an "event (described later)". For example, as limited in other claims, the time data when the predetermined data was generated, the speed of the share car, and if the share car is equipped with GPS, the position of the share car when the predetermined data was generated Data, wiper on/off and wiper speed, video data when the drive recorder is installed, and so on.

"Events" include, for example, in addition to the aforementioned sudden acceleration and deceleration and sudden steering, contact accidents with obstacles and animals including humans, run-on accidents that damage the tires and chassis, collision accidents due to reversing driving, etc. .

Although not shown, the car sharing management server has a call center that accepts calls from member users. It has a database. As for the received power data, voice data may be stored as it is in the power receiving database, or voice data may be converted into text data and then stored.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned call center has been promised to be able to make a direct call to the call center of the non-life insurance company, and the call center of the non-life insurance company also accepts direct calls from member users.

A speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, etc. measure various data such as speed and acceleration while driving a shared car. Various types of measured data are temporarily stored in a data buffer.
From the acceleration data accumulated in the data buffer, a data filter extracts predetermined data that satisfies a predetermined condition such as exceeding a threshold value.
The data transmission means transmits the predetermined data extracted by the data filter (as detailed data) to the car sharing management server together with the accompanying data accompanying the predetermined data.

With the data filter function described above, the share car only needs to send the minimum amount of data to the car share management server, so the burden on the storage device (data buffer) and the hardware that executes communication (data transmission means) is reduced. , contributes to reducing the amount of communication and associated communication costs.

In the car sharing management server, the data receiving means receives the driving data transmitted from the shared car on-board device of the shared car used for membership car sharing. Analysis data for analyzing the operation data is stored in advance in an analysis database.
Based on the analysis data in the analysis database and the operation data, the operation data analysis means analyzes what has occurred.

Analysis result data analyzed by the driving data analysis means is accumulated in the vehicle management database. It is also stored in a member database that stores member data in membership car sharing.
The analysis results analyzed by the acceleration data analysis means may be stored in an analysis database.

To increase the possibility of acquiring data that can identify the time and place of occurrence of a situation that damages a shared car and the member who is driving. As a result, it can be expected that member users will be less likely to neglect self-reporting regarding damage to shared cars.

(Fig. 14)
FIG. 14 shows how a multiple-ID holder (multiple-account member) logs in as an individual and makes a reservation for use, until attention data based on past driving data is received. A login can be an ID and password or biometric data.

When a multiple account member logs in as an individual, a driving data extracting means extracts the driving data when the member uses as an individual and the driving data when the member uses as an employee of a corporation from the multiple account member database.
For the extracted driving data, the driving data extracting means compares the number of sudden braking, the number of sudden starts, the number of sudden turns, and the traveled distance with the driving data of an individual and the driving data of a corporate employee ( see table in figure).

The caution data creating means creates caution data from the extracted and compared driving data. Although not shown in the drawings, it has a message database for attention data that preliminarily contains predetermined texts to be used when creating attention data.
The caution data creation means prepares the text of caution data for the member user based on the result of judging that driving as an individual is rougher than driving as an employee of a corporation in comparison with the mileage. do.

It is assumed that the reservation or determination means determines whether or not the reservation desired by the member user can be made from the data in the vehicle management database, and determines that the reservation is possible. The attention data transmitting means transmits the reservation data, which is a reply of the reservation approval, and the attention data created by the attention data creating means to the information terminal related to the member user.

The created text, along with the permission to make a reservation, reads, for example, ``Let's try to drive carefully, just like when using it as an employee of Niji Yushi Co., Ltd.''. (Speech bubble in the figure).

Note that the caution data transmitting means also transmits reservation data to the on-vehicle device of the service target vehicle related to the reservation of the member user. When the reservation is made, the caution data is output again via the in-vehicle monitor (such as a multi-function car navigation device).

(Fig. 15)
Fig. 15 shows that when a multiple ID holder (multiple account member) logs in as an individual and completes a reservation for use, driving data is collected in the car sharing management server, and points are obtained when safe driving is confirmed. until it is received. Points explained with reference to FIG. 13 are omitted.

A multiple ID holder (multiple account member) starts using the service target vehicle as an individual, and the on-vehicle device of the service target vehicle transmits driving data and the like to the car sharing management server. The driving data received by the car sharing management server is analyzed by the driving data analyzing means and sent as analyzed data to the driving data comparing means.

In the driving data comparison means, comparison is made with the past driving data (good data for the multiple account members = in many cases, those related to corporate employees) used to create the caution data shown in FIG. .

As a result of the comparison, if the safe driving is equal to or higher than the good data, the points are calculated by the point calculation means based on a predetermined point conversion table (not shown). Then, the calculated points are transmitted to the communication terminal related to the member user via the point notification transmitting means.

You can get a sense of satisfaction when the result of safe driving is reflected in the points. Reflexively, this will raise the awareness of safe driving among multiple account members, which will also contribute to the prevention of accidents.

(Fig. 16)
A procedure for acquiring member-by-member driving record data will be described with reference to FIG. 16 .
The member-by-member data editing means creates member-by-member driving record data using the member data in the member database from the analyzed running data accumulated in the analyzed running database. The created member-by-member driving record data is stored in the member-by-member driving record database constructed in the vehicle management database.
The data accumulated in the member-by-member driving record database are, for example, as follows.

For example, assume that there is data indicating that Mr. A, a member of Company X, has a large number of sudden accelerations in relation to the total driving time. Based on the data, a score (for example, 59 points) and an overall evaluation (for example, B) are recorded.
Mr. B, a member of company X, is recorded as a score (eg, 83 points) or a comprehensive evaluation (eg, A) based on the data that the number of times acceleration exceeding a predetermined value is recorded is small. However, if the vehicle position data does not move much but the number of times that the vehicle moves forward and backward at very low speeds is high, presumed data indicating that the vehicle is “bad at garage parking” is added (not shown).

According to data in the member database, Mr. C, a member of Company Y, has many accelerations exceeding a predetermined value despite his long driving history, and he has a history of rear-end collisions. A rating (eg, D) is recorded.
In addition, it is also possible to record the driving tendency and behavior of each member user (not shown).

As for the analysis travel database, in addition to building a database for each user, it is also possible to build a vehicle management accident history database for each model of shared car (see FIG. 6). For example, it is possible to accumulate data such that a predetermined vehicle type R has a large number of times of overspeeding, and a vehicle type Q has a large number of small-scale accidents at low speeds.
Such data is useful because it can serve as data for examining the need for vehicle improvements for share car manufacturers (car manufacturers).

It is also possible to prepare a database for each vehicle (not shown). In this case, for example, for a specific share car m, there has been an accident involving contact with the left door, and for share car n, there is a schedule for replacing the rear bumper.
The accident data for each vehicle type is, for example, five cases of tire damage before wear for the vehicle type P and four cases of bumper replacement for the vehicle type Q.

The analyzed driving data accumulated in the analytical driving database is accumulated in the safe driving history database constructed in the vehicle management database as safe driving history data together with the data accumulated in the car share usage history database.

On the other hand, the safe driving history data accumulated in the safe driving history database is also accumulated in the member-specific driving performance database. It is also accumulated in a vehicle management accident history database, which will be described later.
As the data accumulated in this vehicle management accident history database, the data in the accident database constructed in the server of the non-life insurance company will be provided, and the data will be enriched.

The above-mentioned driving performance data by member includes the cumulative time spent using car sharing, the cumulative driving distance used, the number and frequency of sudden acceleration and deceleration, the presence or absence of small-scale accidents, and the level of accidents to which non-life insurance applies. Presence or absence of
By using these data, a relative evaluation with other members becomes possible. Using the relative evaluation, it is possible to calculate a score using a plurality of items that serve as indicators of safe driving and a safe driving level (grade).

The following data are accumulated in the vehicle management accident history database.
For example, whether or not non-life insured accidents are handled, insurance payment status, type of insured event (personal injury, property damage, passenger, degree of injury, etc.), cause of insured event, location of insured event, and the like.

Although details are omitted, the car sharing management server can also include an insurance actuarial system and a non-life insurance product database that accumulates the content of non-life insurance products built by the actuarial system (not shown).

An actuarial system is a mathematical analysis system used when designing products for non-life insurance.
For example, by using the data accumulated in the member-specific driving record database anonymously (so that the member user is not identified), the number of accidents that occurred in the verification cases, the amount of damage caused by the accident, and the number of accidents Based on data such as driver attributes, insurance premiums and compensation amounts are calculated.

The actuarial system described above can also create a non-life insurance product for each member by specifying a member user. In that case, the "non-life insurance product for each member" is, for example, the non-life insurance premium of a member who has more sudden acceleration or sudden deceleration than the average in the above-mentioned analysis driving data, and has a higher non-life insurance premium than the member who is below the average.・It will be a non-life insurance product called “non-life insurance for members who have a lot of sudden slowdowns.”

If a member user concludes a contract with a non-life insurance company (or an organization related to non-life insurance and car-sharing collaboration) to provide their own driving history data, etc., they will be able to receive custom-made insurance products. .
For example, if the user has been driving safely above a certain standard in car-sharing, it will be an advantageous condition when individually purchasing non-life insurance.

According to the above-described embodiments, in the vehicle rental service, it contributes to reducing the troublesomeness of the user at the time of logging in and allowing the user to drive safely regardless of whether the user is using the service as a corporation or as an individual. do.
Reflexively, it helps to reduce accidents and vehicle wear and tear, leading to a reduction in insurance claims related to accidents and vehicle wear and service business operating costs, and contributing to savings in usage costs for member users. becomes.

The present invention includes a service business that operates a car sharing service or a rental car service, an information communication service business that supports the management and operation of car sharing or rental cars, a vehicle maintenance business for car sharing and rental cars, and a car sharing operation. It has applicability in the software industry, which creates computer software for personal computers, and in the insurance industry, which deals with vehicles and accidents involving vehicles.

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A management server that manages data about service target vehicles and member users related to the vehicle rental service,
A member database in which attribute data of member users who use the vehicle rental service are registered in advance as member data;
login data receiving means for receiving login data from a communication terminal associated with a member user registered in the member database;
login approval/disapproval determination means for permitting login when the authentication data included in the login data matches the authentication data registered in the member database;
with
The said member database is
an individual member database in which member data pertaining to individual members who become members are registered as individual members;
A corporate member database in which member data related to corporate members of which the corporation is a member is registered as a corporate user for individuals belonging to the corporation;
and
If an individual who belongs to a specified corporation in the corporate member database is a multiple account member who is also registered as that individual, multiple account members based on an integrated account that integrates the account as an individual member and the account as a corporation with a database,
The login data received by the login data receiving means from the communication terminal associated with the member user registered in the multiple account member database is a login data that distinguishes whether it is a login pertaining to a corporation to which it belongs or a login as an individual. shall contain account identification data;
The management server, wherein the log-in approval/disapproval determination means transmits a log-in permission based on the multiple account identification data to the communication terminal of the member user. The member database stores driving data for each member user when the member user uses the service target vehicle,
a driving data extracting means for extracting driving data accumulated in the member database relating to the multiple account members;
attention data creation means for creating attention data by comparing the driving data extracted by the driving data extraction means with the driving data as an individual and the driving data as a corporation of the multiple count member;
attention data transmission means for transmitting the attention data created by the attention data creation means to the information terminal related to the multiple account member;
The management server according to claim 1, comprising: a data receiving means for receiving driving data in the use of a service target vehicle by multiple account members;
a driving data comparison means for comparing the driving data received by the data receiving means and the driving data accumulated in the member database by the multiple account members;
point calculation means for calculating points based on a predetermined point table based on the comparison result by the driving data comparison means;
Claim 1 or Claim 2, further comprising point communication transmitting means for transmitting communication items including points calculated by the point calculating means as point communication data to the information terminals related to the multiple account members. management server described in . a biometric data receiving means for receiving biometric data relating to a member user;
4. The management server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising biometric authentication data registration means for storing the biometric authentication data received by said biometric data receiving means in said member database. A computer program for controlling a management server that manages data about service target vehicles and member users related to a vehicle rental service,
The management server includes a member database in which attribute data of member users who use the vehicle rental service are registered in advance as member data,
The member database includes an individual member database in which member data related to individual members who become members are registered as individual members;
a corporate member database in which member data relating to corporate members of which the corporation is a member is registered as a corporate user for individuals belonging to the corporation;
If an individual who belongs to a specified corporation in the corporate member database is a multiple account member who is also registered as that individual, multiple account members based on an integrated account that integrates the account as an individual member and the account as a corporation has a database,
Said computer program comprises:
a login data receiving procedure for receiving login data from a communication terminal associated with a member user registered in the member database;
a login propriety determination procedure for permitting login when the authentication data included in the login data matches the authentication data registered in the member database;
is executed by the management server,
The login data received by the login data receiving means from the communication terminal related to the user registered in the multiple account member database is a multiple account distinguishing whether it is a login related to a corporation to which it belongs or a login as an individual. shall contain identification data;
A computer program, wherein in the above-mentioned log-in propriety determination procedure, a log-in permission based on the above-mentioned multiple account identification data is transmitted to a communication terminal related to the above-mentioned member user. The member database stores driving data for each member user when the member user uses the service target vehicle,
a driving data extraction procedure for extracting driving data stored in said member database relating to said multiple account members;
A caution data creation procedure for comparing the driving data extracted by the driving data extraction procedure with the driving data as an individual and the driving data as a corporation in the multiple count member to create caution data;
a caution data transmission procedure for transmitting the caution data created in the caution data creation procedure to the information terminal related to the multiple account member;
6. The computer program according to claim 5, wherein said management server is caused to execute: a data reception procedure for receiving driving data in the use of a service-eligible vehicle by multiple account members;
a driving data comparison procedure for comparing the driving data received in the data receiving procedure and the driving data accumulated in the member database by the multiple account members;
a point calculation procedure for calculating points based on a predetermined point table based on the comparison result of the driving data comparison procedure;
a point communication transmission procedure for transmitting communication items including the points calculated in the point calculation procedure as point communication data to the information terminals related to the multiple account members;
7. The computer program according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the management server executes the computer program. A biometric data reception procedure for receiving biometric data related to a member user;
a biometric data registration procedure for accumulating the biometric data received in the biometric data receiving procedure in the member database;
8. The computer program according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein said management server is caused to execute:

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