KR20110000340A - Manless bicycle lease system using wire rf tag - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An unmanned lending bicycle system using a wire tag getting compatibility at a minimum cost is provided to process the loan and return of bicycle through the RFID technology and radio transmission technology. CONSTITUTION: A wire tag(200) is installed to a bicycle holder. The wire tag is installed to the bicycle. An information terminal(100) includes a wire locking unit, an RF(Radio Frequency) reader(160), and a wireless communication module. The information terminal is installed to the bicycle. A Kiosk or a station controller communicates with the information terminal. A center control server is connected to kiosk or the station controller and wire/wireless communication.

Description

Unmanned bicycle rental system using wire tag {MANLESS BICYCLE LEASE SYSTEM USING WIRE RF TAG}

The present invention relates to an unmanned bicycle rental system, and more particularly to an unmanned bicycle rental system that can be compatible with various types of rental system using RFID technology and wireless communication technology.

In recent years, as the driving of automobiles becomes burdensome due to the increase in oil prices and interest in health increases, people who commute by using bicycles or ride bicycles for exercise are increasing. In addition, the bicycle road has been expanded by social policy in relation to environmental issues, and the conditions for bicycle traffic have been established. In addition, bicycle rental facilities and bicycle storage facilities have been installed in public institutions to activate bicycle riding.

To this end, unmanned bicycle rental facilities are installed and operated in public places such as subway stations or parks.However, the method of mounting and locking bicycles on a cradle is different for each operator, so if a user rents a bicycle in a borough, It was possible to return and not return in other areas, which caused problems for users.

In order to solve these problems, the government is pushing for standardization of the unmanned bicycle rental system, but it requires a huge cost to make the tens of thousands of bicycles and dozens of rental systems that are already installed and operated in various autonomous districts especially bicycles and cradles. The matching system for locking the lock is mechanically different, and in some cases, the bicycle and the system have to be discarded and newly installed.

In addition, the conventional unmanned bicycle rental station is equipped with a locking device and an RF tag reader on the cradle, so wired installation work and power line installation cost for communication between the cradle and the kiosk are expensive, and maintenance is difficult even after installation. There is a lack of a cradle to return the bicycle has a problem causing a great inconvenience to the user.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to construct a bicycle stand with a simple wire tag only economical unmanned bicycle to reduce the installation cost and installation space of the unmanned bicycle rental system It provides a rental system, solves the problem of lack of cradles for returning bicycles during rush hours, and also provides a way to interoperate with other types of unmanned rental systems that have been installed and operated at minimum cost. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, the system of the present invention, the bicycle cradle is equipped with a wire (hereinafter referred to as a wire tag) is inserted into the end of the RF TAG; and, the wire tag is mounted on the bicycle body and the wire lock device And a bicycle equipped with an information terminal with a built-in RF TAG reader and a wireless communication module; a kiosk or station controller capable of communicating wirelessly with the information terminal; and a central control server connected to the kiosk or station controller via wired or wireless communication. Characterized in that made.

The bicycle holder is assigned a unique identification number and is equipped with a wire tag, the RF TAG ID of the wire tag and the unique identification number of the cradle are registered in the kiosk or station controller and registered in the central control server.

Like the cradle, the bicycle is equipped with a wire tag so that the user can use it as an auxiliary locking device (wire lock) while renting it and when it is mounted, it can be returned by inserting another bicycle into its own locking device. Is also used.

In addition, the bicycle is equipped with a wire lock device, an RF TAG reader, and an information terminal with a built-in wireless communication module. When the wire tag is inserted into the wire lock device, the RF TAG ID is read to transmit the data to the bicycle ID, the information terminal ID, or the wireless communication. Send wirelessly to the kiosk or station controller with the module ID.

In addition, the wireless communication module uses a wireless communication of Zigbee, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

In addition, the information terminal has a built-in RF reader capable of recognizing a traffic card so that the user can rent a bicycle using a traffic card, and the traffic card authentication is successful, or other rental authentication or a rental command from the kiosk or station controller is received. When the lock is released, the wire tag is separated and various rental information services are provided.

In addition, the information terminal has a built-in shock sensor such as a tachometer and an accelerometer to detect an impact while the bicycle is mounted, or to measure an speed and a movement distance, and to alarm when a range is exceeded and to kiosk or station. Send relevant data to the controller.

In addition, the information terminal periodically communicates with the kiosk or the station controller and checks that it is far from the station when the bicycle is rented. When returning, it enters the wireless communication range and the ID of the kiosk or the station controller is confirmed. It transmits battery status and receives station status information such as whether it can be returned and shows it to the user.

The kiosk (the user interface such as the display and the input device) or the station controller (the user interface without the user interface) uses the ID of the cradle wire tag or the bicycle wire tag and the ID of the bicycle or the information terminal through wireless communication with the information terminal of the bicycle. After receiving and processing the completed return, the rental command is sent to the information terminal of the bicycle according to the rental authorization through the kiosk or the rental command through the central control server, and the information about the rental and return of the bicycle is transmitted to the central control server.

The central control server is connected to a kiosk or station controller of each station through a wired / wireless communication network to handle bicycle rental and return procedures, and to manage the cradle information, bicycle information, membership information, authentication information, and rental information of all stations as a database. It is also connected to a database server to receive and control various types of information for returning and renting bicycles.

The unmanned bicycle rental system using the wire tag according to the present invention can handle the rental and return quickly and conveniently using RFID technology and wireless communication technology, and do not need to install the bicycle lock and the RF TAG reader on each cradle. You can reduce the cost of wired communication wiring, power line construction and maintenance, and if the cradle is not enough, you can return the bicycle using the wires already attached to the bicycle. In addition, it is possible to solve the problem that causes a great inconvenience to the user due to the shortage, and there is an effect that can be compatible with the pre-installed unmanned rental system with a minimum cost.

The technical problems achieved by the present invention and the practice of the present invention will be more clearly understood by the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below. The following examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

The unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag according to the present invention has a bicycle holder equipped with a wire tag, a wire tag mounted on a bicycle body, and a wire lock device, an RF tag reader, and an information terminal with a built-in wireless communication module. It consists of a kiosk or station controller that can communicate wirelessly with a bicycle, an information terminal, and a central control server that is connected to the kiosk or station controller by wired or wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bicycle holder 400 has a groove for locking at the end thereof and a metal wire 200 having a button type RF TAG 210 attached thereto at the end thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information terminal 100 is mounted on the bicycle, and the wire tag 200 is also firmly fixed to the frame mounting bracket 300. The information terminal 100 includes a locking socket 150, a locking latch 110, a speaker 120, a display LCD 130, a keypad 140, an RF TAG reader 160, a battery holder (not shown), and a circuit. It consists of a substrate (not shown) and is mounted on the center of the handle of the bicycle.

The lock socket 150 locks the wire tag 200 by the lock clasp 110 when the wire tag 200 is inserted, and through the loan authentication procedure, by the unlock command of the kiosk or the station controller or the keypad 140. The lock latch 110 is released by the unlock command of the processor 101 through the password input.

As shown in FIG. 3, a circuit board (not shown) includes a processor 101, a display LCD 102, a speaker 103, an illumination sensor 104, a wireless communication module 105, a keypad 106, and an impact. Sensor 107, tachometer 108 and RF TAG reader 109.

4 is a wire tag is inserted into the lock socket 150 after the rental is made in the flow chart illustrating a procedure for determining whether the information terminal 100 is used as an auxiliary locking device during the rental and return of the bicycle and the rental. If it is recognized, it reads the ID value and compares it with its own wire tag, and if it is matched, it is judged as temporary parking, and if it does not match, it is determined to return and proceeds with the return procedure.

As shown in Table 1, the central control server identifies each station by a station number and each station cradle is identified by a cradle number, and each cradle distributed throughout the country can be identified by a "station number + cradle number". In Table 1, when the bicycle is mounted on the cradle, the bicycle's ID is recorded in the bicycle ID field, and the wire tag ID of the bicycle is recorded in the wire tag ID field and “Empty” is displayed when the cradle is empty.

When the bicycle is returned to the empty cradle, the kiosk or station controller receives the bicycle ID and the wire tag ID of the cradle from the bicycle's information terminal, finds the registered wire tag ID, records the ID of the bicycle returned to the field, and records the bicycle. The wire tag ID installed in the terminal is inquired to the central control server and recorded in the corresponding field.

Each ID field is divided into A, B, C ... to be returned using the wire tag of the bicycle mounted on the cradle.

The present invention has been described above with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, but those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information terminal, a wire tag and a frame mounting bracket according to the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram in which the wire tag shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on a cradle;

3 is a circuit board configuration diagram of the information terminal shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for determining whether the information terminal according to the present invention is used as an auxiliary locking device during rental and return of a bicycle and rental.

Claims (11)

Bicycle holder equipped with a wire tag; And, Bicycle equipped with a wire tag attached to the bicycle body and a wire lock device, an RF TAG reader and an information terminal with a built-in wireless communication module; A kiosk or station controller capable of wirelessly communicating with an information terminal, and a central control server connected to the kiosk or station controller via wired or wireless communication, the unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag. According to claim 1, wherein the bike holder is assigned a unique identification number and the wire tag is mounted, the wire tag RF TAG ID and the unique identification number of the cradle is registered in the kiosk or station controller and registered in the central control server Unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag characterized by. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the bicycle is equipped with a wire tag like a cradle so that the user can use it as an auxiliary lock (wire lock) during rental and when the bicycle is mounted, another bicycle can be inserted into the wire lock and returned. Unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag, characterized in that also used as a wire tag for returning other bicycles. 2. The bicycle according to claim 1, wherein the bicycle has a wire lock device, an RF TAG reader, and an information terminal with a built-in wireless communication module attached thereto. When the wire tag is inserted into the wire lock device, the bicycle tag or information is read by reading the RF TAG ID. Unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag characterized in that the wireless transmission to the kiosk or station controller with a terminal ID or a wireless communication module ID. The unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag according to claim 4, wherein the wireless communication module uses wireless communication of Zigbee, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. According to claim 4, wherein the information terminal has a built-in RF reader that can recognize the traffic card, the user can rent a bicycle using the traffic card, successful transportation card authentication or other rental authentication or kiosk or station controller When the rental command is received, the wire tag is released, the wire tag is separated, and the unmanned bicycle rental system using the wire tag, characterized in that the start of providing various rental information services. According to claim 4, The information terminal has a built-in shock sensor, such as a tachometer and an acceleration sensor to detect the shock in the state that the bicycle is mounted or to measure the speed and travel distance to alarm when out of a certain range Unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag, characterized in that ringing and transmitting the relevant data to the kiosk or station controller. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the information terminal periodically communicates with the kiosk or the station controller to confirm that the information terminal is far from the station when the bicycle is rented. The unmanned bicycle rental system using wire tags, which transmits the speed and battery status of the bicycle and receives and displays station status information such as whether or not it can be returned. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the information terminal reads the ID value when the RF tag is recognized by inserting a wire tag into the wire lock device after the loan is made to determine whether the bicycle is used as an auxiliary lock device during the rental of the bicycle. Compared with their own wire tag, if the match is determined as temporary parking to operate the alarm, if not matched by the return of the unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag characterized in that proceeding the return process. According to claim 1, wherein the kiosk (with a user interface such as a display and input device) or a station controller (no user interface) is the ID of the cradle wire tag or bicycle wire tag and the ID of the bicycle or via the wireless communication with the information terminal of the bicycle or Receive the ID of the information terminal and complete the return processing.The rental order is sent to the information terminal of the bicycle according to the rental authorization through the kiosk or the rental order through the central control server, and the information on the rental and return of the bicycle is sent to the central control server. Unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag, characterized in that. According to claim 1, wherein the central control server is connected to the kiosk or station controller of each station through a wired or wireless communication network to handle the bicycle rental and return procedure, the cradle information, bicycle information, membership information, authentication information, rental information of all stations It is also connected to a database server that manages the database to the unmanned bicycle rental system using a wire tag that receives and controls a variety of information for the rental return of the bicycle.

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