KR102198247B1 - Server for providing electric car rental service, method and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The method for providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by a server according to the present invention comprises: receiving a vehicle rental request from a user terminal; Determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request; And when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle and the user terminal is successful, unlocking the rental vehicle.

Description

Server for providing electric car rental service, method, and program {SERVER FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC CAR RENTAL SERVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a server and a method capable of providing an electric vehicle rental service, and a program for receiving an electric vehicle rental service from a user terminal.

In general, when a vehicle is rented, the user himself/herself refuels and moves during the rental period.

In this case, conventional vehicles do not feel uncomfortable because the time to refueling at the gas station is short, but there is a disadvantage that the user has to allocate the charging time in that charging time is required for electric vehicles.

In addition, as the charging control system is operated due to frequent rapid charging during long-distance driving, the charging lock may be set, and thus driving may be restricted.

In addition, in the case of using an electric vehicle, there is a disadvantage that the battery is easily discharged when a black box or an emergency light is used in the vehicle, or in a cryogenic state.

This disadvantage acts as an obstacle to the activation of electric vehicles, and it is particularly difficult to apply electric vehicles to the car sharing field.

In addition, when renting a vehicle, there is a problem in that it is difficult to manage a vehicle due to a limitation of a non-face-to-face service, and it is difficult to check whether or not the rental user matches or not.

Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0028357, 2017.03.13.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electric vehicle rental service providing server, method, and program that enables continuous electric vehicle operation by guiding the user to a transfer point and a transfer vehicle based on battery information of an electric vehicle that is rented and driven by a user. .

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is a server and method for providing an electric vehicle rental service that improves convenience while improving the problem of non-face-to-face service by enabling vehicle security enhancement and user status management based on user biometric information during vehicle transfer. And programs.

However, the technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the technical problem as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a method of providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by a server according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: receiving a vehicle rental request from a user terminal; Determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request; And when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle and the user terminal is successful, unlocking the rental vehicle.

In addition, the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention may further include determining a transfer vehicle and a transfer point based on battery information of the rental vehicle.

In addition, the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention includes: receiving user biometric information from the user terminal before receiving a vehicle rental request from the user terminal; And registering the received user biometric information.

The rental vehicle and the transfer vehicle may be set to a control mode by the user terminal or a control mode controlled based on the user's biometric information.

Receiving the vehicle rental request from the user terminal includes receiving health record information of the user from the user terminal, and determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request, the user's health record It may include the step of automatically adjusting one or more of the setting information of the seat position, the steering wheel, the rearview mirror, and entertainment to correspond to the information.

In the determining of the transfer vehicle and the transfer point, the transfer vehicle is determined by giving priority to information included in the car rental request or a vehicle of the same type as the rental vehicle, but if there is no corresponding vehicle at the transfer point, the vehicle size , The transfer vehicle may be determined based on one or more of the number of seats, color, and rental cost information.

In addition, a method for providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention includes: transmitting vehicle-related identification information of the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle before transfer; Receiving user biometric information from the transfer vehicle as authentication between the rental vehicle and the transfer vehicle is successful; And checking whether the received biometric information of the user is identical and transmitting it to the transfer vehicle. And releasing the lock of the transfer vehicle if the confirmation result matches.

When the rental vehicle arrives at the transfer point, the transfer vehicle receives vehicle-related identification information from the rental vehicle and compares it with vehicle-related identification information received from the server. Authentication can be completed.

The transfer vehicle receives the user biometric information from the rental vehicle as authentication with the rental vehicle is successful, and requests the rental vehicle to delete the user biometric information when it is confirmed that the received user biometric information matches. I can.

As the lock of the transfer vehicle is released, and one or more of opening a door and a starting stop are performed, the transfer vehicle may request the rental vehicle to delete user biometric information.

The transfer vehicle may receive the user biometric information from the rental vehicle, obtain user status information by using the user biometric information, and allow start control of the transfer vehicle according to the user status.

In addition, the electric vehicle rental service providing method according to the present invention includes: setting a lock of the rental vehicle as the transfer is completed from the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle; Transmitting a control message to proceed with charging of the battery of the rental vehicle; Converting the rental vehicle to a ready state in vehicle status information; And when the charging of the rental vehicle is completed, switching the rental vehicle to a standby state in the vehicle status information.

In addition, the electric vehicle rental service providing method according to the present invention determines a transfer point of the shortest distance from the current location of the rental vehicle when an abnormality in the rental vehicle is detected or a vehicle replacement request is received from the user terminal, and the It may further include determining a transfer vehicle within the determined transfer point.

In addition, the electric vehicle rental service providing method according to the present invention further includes the step of matching a carpool applicant corresponding to a route from the current location of the rental vehicle or the transfer vehicle to the destination when the carpool mode is selected from the user terminal. I can.

In addition, a method for providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention includes: predicting a location of the rental vehicle capable of driving at a remaining battery capacity of a first threshold based on the current location of the rental vehicle, a navigation destination, and the battery information; Searching for a transfer point located around the predicted location; And when there is no transfer point searched as a result of the search, changing to a second threshold higher than the first threshold.

In addition, the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention may further include setting a destination of the operating navigation in the rental vehicle as the determined transfer point.

In addition, the method for providing an electric vehicle rental service according to the present invention includes determining whether a preset action history and a user's action history match when the return of the rental vehicle or the transfer vehicle is confirmed; And determining whether to provide incentives to the user terminal based on the determination result, wherein the action details may include at least one of car wash details, charging details, safe driving score details, and carpool details.

In addition, the server providing the electric vehicle rental service according to the second aspect of the present invention is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data with a vehicle, a user terminal, and a service terminal installed in the vehicle, and for providing an electric vehicle rental service based on the transmitted and received data. It includes a memory in which a program is stored and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory. At this time, when the processor executes the program and receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal through the communication module, the processor determines a rental vehicle and a rental point in response to the vehicle rental request, and When the connection between the installed service terminal and the user terminal is confirmed, the lock of the rental vehicle is released, and a transfer vehicle and a transfer point are determined based on battery information of the rental vehicle.

In addition, as a program stored in a medium including a sequence of instructions for receiving an electric vehicle rental service from a user terminal according to the third aspect of the present invention, when executed by a computing device, the program transmits a vehicle rental request to the server. Accordingly, as the information of the rental vehicle determined from the server is received, and connected to the service terminal installed in the rental vehicle, the user's biometric information is provided to the service terminal, and based on the battery information of the rental vehicle from the server Thus, information on the determined transfer vehicle and transfer point is received.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method may be further provided.

According to the present invention as described above, when the remaining amount of the battery in the vehicle rented by the user falls below a threshold, the transfer vehicle is provided to the user, thereby exerting an effect that the user does not have to spend time charging the battery.

In addition, according to the present invention as described above, the vehicle security is enhanced by using the user's biometric information when the vehicle is transferred, and the vehicle authority is allowed according to the user's status, thereby improving the problem of non-face-to-face service while improving convenience. It works.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an electric vehicle rental service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining determining a transfer point of a rental vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary diagram of a service provided when returning a rental vehicle and transferring to a transfer vehicle.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, It is provided to fully inform the technician of the scope of the present invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used in the specification, “comprises” and/or “comprising” do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the mentioned elements. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements, and “and/or” includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned elements. Although "first", "second", and the like are used to describe various elements, it goes without saying that these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical idea of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

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

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram of an electric vehicle rental service providing server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, each component constituting the electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected through a network as shown in FIG. 1. A network refers to a connection structure in which information exchange is possible between nodes such as terminals and servers, and examples of such a network include a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. , WIMAX(World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, Internet, LAN(Local Area Network), Wireless LAN(Wireless Local Area Network), WAN(Wide Area Network), PAN(Personal Area Network), Bluetooth(Bluetooth) Networks, satellite broadcasting networks, analog broadcasting networks, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) networks, WiFi, V2V, V2I, V2X, DSRC, etc. are included, but are not limited thereto.

For example, a network used for server communication may be applied between the electric vehicle rental service providing server 100 and the rental vehicle 10 or the transfer vehicle 20, and between the rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20, V2V and The same short-range communication can be applied. In addition, long-distance communication such as WiFi or Bluetooth may be applied between the user terminal 200 and the rental vehicle 10 or the transfer vehicle 20.

The electric vehicle rental service providing server 100 (hereinafter referred to as a server) performs user authentication through communication with the user terminal 200, and the rental vehicle 10 according to a vehicle rental request or a transfer request from the user terminal 200 Alternatively, the transfer vehicle 20 is determined.

The server 100 is associated with a plurality or multiple points. In addition, rental points and transfer points to be described later refer to one of the points connected to the server 100. For example, the transfer point may be a rental point, and a rest area, a parking lot, etc. may correspond to this.

In addition, the server 100 receives battery information, for example, information such as the remaining amount of the battery or whether there is a failure through communication with the rental vehicle 10 or the transfer vehicle 20, and the transfer vehicle 20 based on this And transfer points are determined, and corresponding information is provided to the user terminal 200 and the transfer vehicle 20.

Referring to FIG. 2, the server 100 may be configured to include a communication module 110, a memory 120, and a processor 130.

The communication module 110 transmits and receives data to and from the vehicles 10 and 20, the user terminals 200, and service terminals installed in the vehicles 10 and 20. In this case, the communication module 110 may include both a wired communication module and a wireless communication module. The wired communication module may be implemented as a power line communication device, a telephone line communication device, a cable home (MoCA), Ethernet, IEEE1294, an integrated wired home network, and an RS-485 control device. In addition, the wireless communication module may be implemented with WLAN (wireless LAN), Bluetooth, HDR WPAN, UWB, ZigBee, Impulse Radio, 60GHz WPAN, Binary-CDMA, wireless USB technology, and wireless HDMI technology.

The memory 120 stores a program for providing an electric vehicle rental service based on data transmitted and received through the communication module 110, and the processor 130 executes the program stored in the memory 120. In this case, the memory 120 collectively refers to a nonvolatile storage device and a volatile storage device that continuously maintains stored information even when power is not supplied.

For example, the memory 120 may include a compact flash (CF) card, a secure digital (SD) card, a memory stick, a solid-state drive (SSD), and a micro SD card. Magnetic computer storage devices such as NAND flash memory, hard disk drives (HDD), such as cards, and optical disc drives such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc. I can.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the user terminal 200 may pre-install a program, that is, an application, stored in a medium including a sequence of commands for receiving an electric vehicle rental service.

Through the user terminal 200, a user can make a vehicle reservation, a vehicle rental request, and use the rental vehicle 10 by receiving information on the rental vehicle 10 determined from the server 100.

In addition, the user terminal 200 can establish a connection with the determined rental vehicle 10 or a service terminal installed in the transfer vehicle 20, and thereby enable authentication and vehicle control.

In addition, when the transfer vehicle 20 and the transfer point are determined from the server 100 according to the battery information of the rental vehicle 10, the user terminal 200 may receive such information and provide it to the user.

The user terminal 200 is an intelligent terminal in which computer support functions such as Internet communication and information search are added to a portable terminal, and a mobile phone or smart phone capable of installing and executing a number of applications (ie, applications) desired by the user. phone), a pad, a smart watch, a wearable terminal, and other mobile communication terminals.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20 target electric vehicles capable of charging electric energy. In this case, the vehicles 10 and 20 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention are a concept including all moving means capable of driving using electric energy such as a bus, a car, a motorcycle, a bicycle, etc. as a main energy source.

The rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20 are equipped with service terminals to transmit and receive data with the server 100 or the user terminal 200. Such a service terminal may be a device such as an OBD, which means a device capable of monitoring or collecting various information of a vehicle. At this time, in the case of an embodiment of the present invention, devices such as OBD and OBD2 are exemplified, but any device that can be connected, connected, and paired with the user terminal 200 by wire or wireless may be applied.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the meanings of the rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20 are not used in a limited sense. That is, when the user completes boarding from the rental vehicle 10 to the transfer vehicle 20, the transfer vehicle 20 becomes the rental vehicle 10, and thus another transfer vehicle 20 is determined and transfer service Of course, can be provided.

As described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, in providing an electric vehicle rental service, a conventional vehicle based on a one-way rental based on only the driving time and not a round trip rental through the concept of not only the rental vehicle 10 but also the transfer vehicle 20 Unlike rental services, it is clearly distinguished in that rental services are provided even when sharing with others such as driving, transferring, and carpooling.

In particular, an embodiment of the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to transfer when the electric vehicle is rented, so that the user can solve the problem of wasting unnecessary time due to the electric vehicle charging time required.

Hereinafter, a method of providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by the server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining determining a transfer point of the rental vehicle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is an exemplary diagram of a service provided when returning the rental vehicle 10 and transferring to the transfer vehicle 20.

First, the server 100 receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal 200 (S115).

At this time, the user installs an application for electric vehicle rental provided by the server 100 in advance on the user terminal 200, and executes the application to access the server 100, and the rental time, rental location, return date, return location, Information on the rental vehicle 10, rental purpose, etc. may be input and transmitted to the server 100.

In addition, as an embodiment, the server 100 receives information on the first vehicle to be rented from the user terminal 200, and when there is no first vehicle at the time of transfer, the second vehicle to be rented as the second best option is You can receive information.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, before the server 100 receives the vehicle rental request from the user terminal 200 (S115), the user biometric information is received from the user terminal 200 (S105), and A process of registering user biometric information may be additionally performed (S110).

Here, the user biometric information may be fingerprint information, and may include all authentication means utilizing biometric information such as iris recognition, face recognition, and voice control.

For example, when a user inputs fingerprint information through a user terminal 200 capable of fingerprint registration, the server 100 receives fingerprint information from the user terminal 200 and registers the fingerprint information as user biometric information. I can.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as the biometric information is used as the user biometric information, not only the control mode by the user terminal 200 in which the user biometric information is registered for the rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20 is completed. , It may be possible to set a control mode controlled using only the user's biometric information.

That is, when controlling a vehicle related to vehicle security such as opening/closing a vehicle door or starting on/off, the user can control through the application of the user terminal 200 as well as the user terminal 200 as the user biometric information is completed. ) Without or without communication with the server 100, it is possible to open or close the door of the vehicle or start the engine using only biometric information such as fingerprints.

In this case, a biometric sensor module such as a fingerprint recognition sensor may be provided in the vehicles 10 and 20, and user biometric information received from the server 100 or each vehicle may be stored and managed in a memory in advance.

According to the use of such user biometric information, an embodiment of the present invention according to the first user biometric information registration even when the smartphone is not in possession, the smartphone is discharged, or the smartphone does not operate in a communication shaded area. There is an advantage that vehicle rental and control are possible without going through the server 100.

That is, in the conventional case, two operations must be performed, such as the first step of logging in to the smartphone and the second step of opening the door or starting the engine based on the authority assigned from the server, but one embodiment of the present invention By using the user's biometric information, the vehicle can be controlled only by performing one operation.

In addition, when the user's biometric information is used, the limitations of non-face-to-face vehicle rental services such as minor rentals, illegal rentals of vehicles, and difficulties in verifying whether or not they are driving can be solved, and high security and accurate identification through user biometric information Since the verification procedure is possible, the problem of labor costs caused by the server manager always waiting at the time of car rental can be minimized.

On the other hand, it goes without saying that one embodiment of the present invention can perform user authentication by inputting a user ID and password together with the biometric information as the user biometric information for higher security.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, user state information may be obtained by using user biometric information. The user state information may include arbitrary information on a driving state, such as whether or not to drink alcohol. The biometric sensor module may acquire user state information by using the user's biometric information. For example, the biometric sensor module may receive a reflected signal by projecting an electromagnetic wave onto the user's fingerprint location and analyze the reflected signal to measure the user's blood alcohol concentration and obtain user status information. It is not limited. The server 100 may determine whether a user is in a driving state based on the user state information. In addition, the control authority of the transfer vehicle may be allowed according to the user's state. For example, when the user is in a state in which driving is impossible, starting control of the transfer vehicle may not be allowed.

Accordingly, the limitation of non-face-to-face vehicle rental services such as drunk driving of a rental vehicle can also be solved.

In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the server 100 receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal 200, it may also receive the user's health record information from the user terminal 200.

At this time, the user's health record information may include the user's age, height, weight, vision, hearing, length of arms and legs, and other disease information.

Based on the user's health record information, the server 100 includes the position of the seat position, the height of the steering wheel, the angle of the rearview mirror and entertainment setting information to correspond to the user's health record information for the determined rental vehicle 10. One or more can be adjusted automatically.

Such a function is a function not provided in the prior art, and user convenience can be maximized by providing a customized function optimized for a user's body or taste.

Next, the server 100 determines the rental point and the rental vehicle 10 based on the vehicle rental request received from the user terminal 200 (S120).

The server 100 determines the rental point and the rental vehicle 10 based on the information received from the user terminal 200, and determines the rental point first and determines the rental vehicle 10 from among the vehicles available for rental at the corresponding point. I can.

As another example, the server 100 may first determine the rental vehicle 10 and select a location where the rental vehicle 10 is located in consideration of the rental location.

Matters related to this allow the implementer of the invention to easily select according to the situation.

In addition, the server 100 searches for a vehicle in a standby state by inquiring a vehicle status in response to a vehicle rental request, and provides information on the rental vehicle 10 determined through this to the user terminal 200.

In addition, the server 100 receives information of the rental vehicle (vehicle desired by the user) input by the user through the user terminal 200, but if the rental vehicle is not searched, among vehicles in the waiting state in the transfer point Information may be provided to the user terminal 200 by selecting a recommended vehicle matching the vehicle in consideration of vehicle size, number of seats, color, rental cost, and the like.

After the rental vehicle 10 is determined as described above, the server 100 sets the user's identification number to the vehicle identification number of the rental vehicle 10.

A unique number is assigned to the points connected to the server 100 and the vehicles of each of the points, and in order to grant the authority to control the vehicle only to the user whose rental is confirmed, the unique number of the vehicle It means setting a number.

At this time, the unique number of the vehicle may be the identification number of the vehicle set by the administrator or the serial number of the vehicle assigned at the manufacturing stage, and the unique number of the user is a serial number that can identify an individual such as a user ID or social security number using the application. Means means of.

Next, when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle 10 and the user terminal 200 is successful (S125), the server 100 releases the lock set in the rental vehicle 10 (S130).

The rental vehicle 10 or the transfer vehicle 20 to be described later has a lock set by default, and the lock of the vehicle means that the vehicle is not set to operate. For example, various devices and methods may be applied, such as preventing the vehicle from being opened, starting the vehicle, or preventing the vehicle from exiting through an external locking device.

As described above, as the connection between the user terminal 200 and the service terminal of the rental vehicle 10 is successful, the user rents and uses a vehicle whose lock has been released.

Next, the server 100 receives battery information of the rental vehicle 10 while the rental vehicle 10 is in use (S135). Further, the server 100 determines the transfer vehicle 20 and the transfer point based on the battery information of the rental vehicle 10 (S140).

In this case, the battery information may include not only information on the remaining amount of the battery, but also various information such as whether or not the battery is malfunctioning and life. The battery information may be collected and monitored by the server 100 in real time, but it is preferable to collect the battery information at preset periods in order to minimize battery consumption when communicating with an electric vehicle.

Alternatively, the server 100 may determine the transfer vehicle 20 and the transfer point by monitoring the case where the remaining amount of the battery corresponds to the threshold.

In one embodiment, the server 100 determines the transfer point and the transfer vehicle 20 based on the location of the rental vehicle 10 when the remaining battery power of the vehicle becomes less than the first threshold.

For example, when the first threshold is set to 30% of the battery capacity, the server 100 transfers the nearest point from the current location of the rental vehicle when it detects that the vehicle battery of user A is less than 30%. It is determined as a point, and a specific vehicle at a corresponding transfer point may be determined as the transfer vehicle 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, the server 100 may select a point P2 closest to the vehicle P1 rented by the user as a transfer point.

In one embodiment, in the determining of the transfer vehicle, the transfer vehicle 20 is determined by giving priority to information included in the vehicle rental request or a vehicle of the same type as the rental vehicle 10, but the transfer vehicle 20 at the transfer point If there is no, the transfer vehicle 20 may be determined based on one or more of vehicle size, number of seats, color, and rental cost information.

Various vehicles are provided at each point, and the same vehicle as the rental vehicle 10 rented and operated by the user may not exist.

Accordingly, the server 100 makes the first priority to search whether there is a vehicle of the same type as the rental vehicle 10, and the information (second vehicle) included in the vehicle rental request received from the user terminal 200 is ranked second. If the vehicle is not matched in the first priority and the second priority, the transfer vehicle 20 may be determined by matching the rental vehicle 10 with a vehicle having similar vehicle size, number of seats, color, and rental cost.

In one embodiment, when an abnormality in the rental vehicle 10 is detected, or when a vehicle replacement request is received from the user terminal 200, the server 100 transfers the shortest distance point from the current location of the rental vehicle 10 It is determined as a point, and the transfer vehicle 20 in the transfer point is determined.

This is to replace the vehicle as quickly as possible when the service terminal 200 detects an abnormality in the vehicle or when the user detects an abnormality in the vehicle by himself while driving.

Meanwhile, in order to determine the transfer vehicle 20 suitable for the user, the server 100 may constantly receive information of the transfer vehicle 20 and the transfer vehicle 20 in the process of determining the transfer vehicle 20.

In addition, the server 100 may predict the location of the available rental vehicle 10 in the remaining battery capacity of the first threshold through the current location of the rental vehicle 10, the navigation destination, and the remaining battery capacity. In addition, the transfer point located around the predicted position may be searched, and if there is no searched point, the first threshold value may be changed to a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value.

Preferably, in an embodiment of the present invention, branches (rental points, transfer points) may be provided in various places across the country. However, in the initial stage, it may be a stage in which a branch is established, or there may be a case where a user visits a place that people do not usually visit.

In this case, when a transfer service is provided through the first threshold as described above, a transfer point nearby may not be searched.

For example, the first threshold is set to 20%, but there may be no point where the battery capacity of 20% cannot be reached.

Accordingly, the server 100 determines the location of the vehicle expected when the vehicle's battery becomes the first threshold based on the information on the current location of the vehicle and the destination of the navigation, and transfers around the location. If the location where there is not is not found, the first threshold value is changed to the second threshold value (for example, 30%) so that the vehicle can be transferred in advance.

In addition, the server 100 may further include setting a stopover point or a destination of the operating navigation in the rental vehicle 10 as the determined transfer point. Through this, even when driving to the destination is difficult due to unexpected battery consumption, driving can be continued according to the navigation guide.

At this time, the server 100 may additionally output parking information of the transfer point to the navigation of the rental vehicle 10 or the user terminal 200 when moving to the transfer point.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, by displaying available indoor and outdoor parking lots and parking areas near the transfer vehicle 20 at the transfer point, the return of the rental vehicle 10 can be easily guided. . The transfer vehicle 20 also makes it possible to induce parking of the rental vehicle 10 and transfer to the transfer vehicle 20 by making it possible to display a specific parking area in which it is located on the navigation.

Additionally, the server 100 may provide convenience to a user by automatically setting a navigation destination of the transfer vehicle 20 to a destination set by the user in the rental vehicle 10.

When the server 100 determines the transfer vehicle 20, the server 100 sets a dedicated communication mode for the transfer vehicle 20. Accordingly, when the rental vehicle 10 enters the transfer point where the transfer vehicle 20 is located, the transfer vehicle 20 and the rental vehicle within the transfer point communicate with each other to perform a transfer service procedure.

Specifically, the server 100 prior to the transfer, the vehicle-related identification information of the rental vehicle 10 to the transfer vehicle 20 (for example, MAC address information of a communication module or communication capable device installed in the vehicle such as OBD, Alternatively, the vehicle MAC address information) is transmitted in advance (S145).

And when the rental vehicle 10 arrives at the transfer point, the transfer vehicle 20 receives MAC address information from the rental vehicle 10 (S150), and compares this with the MAC address information received from the server 100. Thus, if they match, authentication with the rental vehicle 10 may be completed (S155).

If the MAC address information does not match, the transfer vehicle 20 requests retransmission of the MAC address information to the server 100, and upon completion of the reception, the transfer vehicle 20 receives the MAC address information again from the rental vehicle 10 to check whether the MAC address information matches. Confirm.

This process may be repeatedly performed as many times as a preset number of times, and when it is finally determined that the MAC address information does not match, the dedicated communication mode set in the transfer vehicle 20 is set by the transfer vehicle 20 or the server 100 Can be released under the control of.

Unlike this, as authentication between the rental vehicle 10 and the transfer vehicle 20 is successful, the transfer vehicle 20 receives user biometric information from the rental vehicle 10 through communication such as V2V and V2I (S160), It transmits this to the server 100 (S165).

The server 100 receiving the user's biometric information checks whether the user's biometric information matches (S170) and transmits the result to the transfer vehicle 20, and if the confirmation result matches, unlocks the transfer vehicle 20 Do (S175). In addition, the service terminal and the user terminal 200 in the transfer vehicle 20 are interconnected so that the user can continuously receive an electric vehicle rental service (S180).

In this case, the server 100 may control the transfer vehicle 20 so that an environment similar to the rental vehicle 10 is maintained by providing user information included when a vehicle rental request is made to the transfer vehicle 20.

As the lock of the transfer vehicle 20 is released, and one or more of the door opening or the starting stop is performed based on the user biometric information, the transfer vehicle 20 requests the rental vehicle 10 to delete the user biometric information ( S185), the rental vehicle 10 receiving the request deletes the user's biometric information (S190).

In one embodiment, as the transfer from the rental vehicle 10 to the transfer vehicle 20 is completed, the server 100 sets the lock of the parked rental vehicle 10, and the battery of the rental vehicle 10 is charged. Control messages can be sent to proceed.

At the same time, the server 100 converts the parked rental vehicle 10 into a ready state in the vehicle status information, and when the charging of the rental vehicle 10 is completed, the rental vehicle 10 is displayed in the vehicle status information of the server 100. To the standby state.

That is, when the user transfers from the rental vehicle 10 to the transfer vehicle 20, the battery is charged for the rental vehicle 10, and the vehicle status is monitored so that other people cannot rent it while the battery is charging. Switch to ready state. In addition, when the battery is fully charged, the vehicle status is switched to a standby state so that other users can rent the vehicle.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100 may monitor the driving distance of various vehicles and the timing of replacing various consumables.

To this end, the server 100 collects various types of information received from the service terminal, accumulates the total mileage of the vehicle, and provides a notification service to the vehicle status of the server 100 when there are consumables or parts to be replaced in the vehicle. It can be set so that the vehicle can be checked and consumables and parts can be replaced.

Meanwhile, various billing systems may be applied to the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, a general fare payment system may be applied, or a system that pays the fare when returning the vehicle without paying the fare at the time of transfer may be applied.

In addition, when renting, transferring, or returning a vehicle, charges may be accumulated and payment may be made once per cycle such as weekly, monthly, quarterly, and the like.

In this case, the server 100 may calculate the billed fee through a vehicle rented by the user, a basic fee, a mileage, an additional mileage, a toll (highway toll, etc.), and various fines.

In addition, the server 100 may calculate a fee in consideration of the number of transfers, but this corresponds to an option that may or may not be included in the actual implementation of the present invention.

In addition, the server 100 may accumulate various types of information collected from a service terminal, an ECU, a camera, a black box, etc. to calculate a rating for each user, and thereby set a basic rental fee.

That is, as the return of the rental vehicle 10 or the transfer vehicle 20 is confirmed, the server 100 determines whether the preset behavior details match the user's behavior details, and based on the determination result, the user terminal 200 You can decide whether to provide incentives for ). As such incentive information is accumulated, the server 100 may calculate the rating for each user.

In this case, the server 100 may consider one of a car wash history, a charging history, a safe driving score history, and a carpool history as an action history.

For example, depending on the user, some users cleanly use the vehicle in the same state as before renting it, while others may stain the vehicle and damage the condition.Therefore, we collect big data for each user and calculate the rating for each user, This allows you to set a basic rental fee.

For example, when the user selects the return behavior after washing the car through the user terminal 200, the server 100 collects data such as whether the vehicle has moved to a car wash and a black box image to determine whether the car was actually washed. And provide an incentive to the user terminal 200.

In addition, the server 100 may collect big data on a user's driving pattern through a service terminal, an ECU, a black box image, and the like, and calculate a rating through this. That is, by collecting moving route, driving distance, speed, road information, etc., a safe driving score for a user's driving pattern may be calculated, and incentives may be provided through this.

In this process, the server 100 may collect and use big data for each user for each driving pattern or safe driving score, thereby enabling faster application to the same or different users in the future.

For example, it is possible to analyze whether there is a driving pattern that has the potential to shorten the life of the vehicle, such as the case of frequent lane changes, sudden brakes, and rapid accelerations more than necessary.

By notifying such matters, the effect of allowing users to use the vehicle cleanly can be exerted.

For example, in the case of a user who has a problem that violates the law, such as causing a serious accident or driving under the influence of a rental vehicle, rental may be prohibited.

In addition, payment can be made using virtual currency (cryptocurrency) by applying blockchain technology.

Since various payment methods are disclosed in such a fee payment system, it can be applied according to the implementation of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100 may collect vehicle information by interlocking with the ECU in the vehicle.

In an embodiment, when the user terminal 200 selects the carpool mode, the step of matching a carpool applicant corresponding to a route from the current location of the vehicle to the destination may be further included.

At this time, through the service terminal or ECU, the number of passengers in the vehicle (passenger) and the number of seats in the vehicle are used to calculate the number of passengers, and through this, a matching process may be performed.

For example, when one passenger is in a four-seater vehicle, since two seats are available, one or two carpool applicants can be matched.

When the number of carpools occurs in the carpool mode, you can receive a fee according to the carpool distance, and at this time, you can pay a part of the user's car rental fee, and the user receives a separate carpool fee, and the server 100 You can even get some as a fee.

In one embodiment, the server 100 may provide a notification message to the user terminal 200 when an impact or noise exceeding a threshold value occurs in the vehicle. In addition, when the notification message is not confirmed by the user, a black box image may be transmitted to the monitoring center of the server 100.

The image analysis unit of the server 100 receives and analyzes the received black box image, receives the accident in case of an accident or deliberate impact on the vehicle, and locates the vehicle to the disaster center (112, 119, etc.). You can also transmit.

In the above description, steps S105 to S190 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between steps may be changed. In addition, even if other contents are omitted, the contents already described with respect to the electric vehicle rental service providing server 100 and user terminal 200 in FIGS. 1 to 2 are also applied to the electric vehicle rental service providing method of FIGS. 3 to 5. .

The method for providing an electric vehicle transfer service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented as a program (or application) to be executed by being combined with a server, which is hardware, and stored in a medium.

The above-described program is C, C++, JAVA, machine language, etc. that can be read by the computer's processor (CPU) through the device interface of the computer in order for the computer to read the program and execute the methods implemented as a program. It may include a code (Code) coded in the computer language of. Such code may include a functional code related to a function defining necessary functions for executing the methods, and a control code related to an execution procedure necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions according to a predetermined procedure. can do. In addition, such code may further include additional information required for the processor of the computer to execute the functions or code related to a memory reference to which location (address address) of the internal or external memory of the computer should be referenced. have. In addition, when the processor of the computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote in order to execute the functions, the code uses the communication module of the computer to determine how It may further include a communication-related code for whether to communicate, what kind of information or media should be transmitted and received during communication.

The stored medium is not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device. Specifically, examples of the storage medium include, but are not limited to, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. That is, the program may be stored in various recording media on various servers to which the computer can access, or on various recording media on the user's computer. Further, the medium may be distributed over a computer system connected through a network, and computer-readable codes may be stored in a distributed manner.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented directly in hardware, implemented as a software module executed by hardware, or a combination thereof. Software modules include Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), Flash Memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside on any type of computer-readable recording medium well known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand. Therefore, the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects, and should be understood as non-limiting.

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Claims (19)

In the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by a server,
Receiving a vehicle rental request from a user terminal;
Determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request;
Unlocking the rental vehicle when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle and the user terminal is successful;
Determining a transfer vehicle and a transfer point based on battery information of the rental vehicle;
Prior to transfer, transmitting vehicle-related identification information of the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle;
Receiving user biometric information from the transfer vehicle as authentication between the rental vehicle and the transfer vehicle is successful;
Checking whether the received user's biometric information matches and transmitting it to the transfer vehicle; And
And releasing the lock of the transfer vehicle if the result of the confirmation matches.
In the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by a server,
Receiving a vehicle rental request from a user terminal;
Determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request;
Unlocking the rental vehicle when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle and the user terminal is successful;
Determining a transfer vehicle and a transfer point based on battery information of the rental vehicle;
Setting a lock of the rental vehicle when the transfer from the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle is completed;
Transmitting a control message to proceed with charging of the battery of the rental vehicle;
Converting the rental vehicle to a ready state in vehicle status information; And
And when charging of the rental vehicle is completed, converting the rental vehicle to a standby state in the vehicle status information.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Before the step of receiving a vehicle rental request from the user terminal,
Receiving user biometric information from the user terminal; And
The method of providing an electric vehicle rental service further comprising the step of registering the received user biometric information.
The method of claim 3,
The rental vehicle and the transfer vehicle can be set to a control mode by the user terminal or a control mode controlled based on the user's biometric information.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Receiving a vehicle rental request from the user terminal,
Receiving the user's health record information from the user terminal,
The step of determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request,
And automatically adjusting one or more of setting information of a seat position, a steering wheel, a rear view mirror, and entertainment to correspond to the user's health record information.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The step of determining the transfer vehicle and the transfer point,
The transfer vehicle is determined by prioritizing the information included in the vehicle rental request or a vehicle of the same type as the rental vehicle, but if there is no corresponding vehicle at the transfer point, at least one of vehicle size, number of seats, color, and rental cost information To determine the transfer vehicle based on the electric vehicle rental service providing method.
The method of claim 1,
When the rental vehicle arrives at the transfer point, the transfer vehicle receives vehicle-related identification information from the rental vehicle and compares it with vehicle-related identification information received from the server. The method of providing electric vehicle rental service to complete the certification.
The method of claim 1,
The transfer vehicle receives the user biometric information from the rental vehicle as authentication with the rental vehicle is successful, and requests to delete the user biometric information from the rental vehicle when it is confirmed that the received user biometric information matches How to provide electric car rental service.
The method of claim 8,
When the lock of the transfer vehicle is released, and at least one of door opening and starting stop is performed, the transfer vehicle requests the rental vehicle to delete user biometric information.
The method of claim 1,
The transfer vehicle receives the user biometric information from the rental vehicle, obtains user status information by using the user biometric information, and allows starting control of the transfer vehicle according to the user status.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
When an abnormality in the rental vehicle is detected or a vehicle replacement request is received from the user terminal, determining a transfer point of the shortest distance from the current location of the rental vehicle, and determining a transfer vehicle within the determined transfer point. How to provide electric vehicle rental services including.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
When the carpool mode is selected by the user terminal, matching a carpool applicant corresponding to a route from the current location of the rental vehicle or the transfer vehicle to the destination.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The method of providing an electric vehicle rental service further comprising the step of setting a destination of the operating navigation in the rental vehicle as the determined transfer point.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Determining whether a preset action history and a user's action history match when the return of the rental vehicle or the transfer vehicle is confirmed; And
Further comprising the step of determining whether to provide incentives to the user terminal based on the determination result,
The action history is a method of providing an electric vehicle rental service including at least one of a car wash history, a charging history, a safe driving score history, and a carpool history.
In the method of providing an electric vehicle rental service performed by a server,
Receiving a vehicle rental request from a user terminal;
Determining a rental vehicle in response to the vehicle rental request;
Unlocking the rental vehicle when the connection between the determined service terminal installed in the rental vehicle and the user terminal is successful;
Determining a transfer vehicle and a transfer point based on battery information of the rental vehicle;
Predicting a location of the rental vehicle capable of driving at a remaining battery capacity of a first threshold based on the current location of the rental vehicle, a navigation destination, and the battery information;
Searching for a transfer point located around the predicted location; And
And if there is no transfer point searched as a result of the search, changing to a second threshold higher than the first threshold.
In the server that provides an electric vehicle rental service,
Communication module for transmitting and receiving data with vehicle, user terminal and service terminal installed in the vehicle,
A memory storing a program for providing an electric vehicle rental service based on the transmitted and received data, and
Including a processor for executing a program stored in the memory,
When the processor executes the program and receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal through the communication module, the processor determines a rental vehicle and a rental point in response to the vehicle rental request, and a service installed in the determined rental vehicle When the connection between the terminal and the user terminal is confirmed, the lock of the rental vehicle is released, and a transfer vehicle and a transfer point are determined based on battery information of the rental vehicle,
Before transfer, transmits vehicle-related identification information of the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle, receives user biometric information from the transfer vehicle as authentication between the rental vehicle and the transfer vehicle succeeds, and receives the received user biometric information A server that checks whether or not matches are transmitted to the transfer vehicle, and releases the lock of the transfer vehicle when the confirmation result matches.
In the server that provides an electric vehicle rental service,
Communication module for transmitting and receiving data with vehicle, user terminal and service terminal installed in the vehicle,
A memory storing a program for providing an electric vehicle rental service based on the transmitted and received data, and
Including a processor for executing a program stored in the memory,
When the processor executes the program and receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal through the communication module, the processor determines a rental vehicle and a rental point in response to the vehicle rental request, and a service installed in the determined rental vehicle When the connection between the terminal and the user terminal is confirmed, the lock of the rental vehicle is released, and a transfer vehicle and a transfer point are determined based on battery information of the rental vehicle,
As the transfer from the rental vehicle to the transfer vehicle is completed, a lock of the rental vehicle is set, a control message is transmitted to charge the battery of the rental vehicle, and the rental vehicle is switched to a ready state in vehicle status information. And when the charging of the rental vehicle is completed, switching the rental vehicle to a standby state in the vehicle status information.
In the server that provides an electric vehicle rental service,
Communication module for transmitting and receiving data with vehicle, user terminal and service terminal installed in the vehicle,
A memory storing a program for providing an electric vehicle rental service based on the transmitted and received data, and
Including a processor for executing a program stored in the memory,
When the processor executes the program and receives a vehicle rental request from the user terminal through the communication module, the processor determines a rental vehicle and a rental point in response to the vehicle rental request, and a service installed in the determined rental vehicle When the connection between the terminal and the user terminal is confirmed, the lock of the rental vehicle is released, and a transfer vehicle and a transfer point are determined based on battery information of the rental vehicle,
Based on the current location of the rental vehicle, the destination of the navigation, and the battery information, the position of the rental vehicle that can be operated at the remaining battery level of the first threshold is predicted, and a transfer point located in the vicinity of the predicted location is searched. And changing to a second threshold higher than the first threshold when there is no transfer point searched as a result of the search.
A computer program combined with a computer as hardware and stored on a computer-readable recording medium to execute the method of any one of claims 1, 2 and 15.

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