KR20160104144A - System and method of rent a car for enterprise by car-sharing - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for lending a corporate vehicle by car sharing are disclosed. The system comprises: a corporate terminal registering a lending-availability state of a possessed or leased corporate vehicle by appointing a lending date, lending hours, and lending location for the vehicle; a car sharing user terminal requesting to use a vehicle for car sharing by appointing a use date, use hours, and a pick-up location of the vehicle; a car sharing server comparing the lending date, landing hours, and lending location of the corporate vehicle, the lending-availability state of which has been registered, with the use date, use hours, and a users location which are requested to use by the car sharing user terminal, and permitting a corporate vehicle the date, hours, and location of which meet a predetermined condition to be lent to the car sharing user terminal; and a vehicle terminal installed in the corporate vehicle, determining whether to open a door by performing near-field communications with the car sharing user terminal to which the car sharing server has permitted rental through authentication, and controlling the door to be opened or closed. The vehicle terminal collects information on a door open/closed time, use hours, and a travel distance of the corporate vehicle and transmits the information in real time to the car sharing server. The car sharing server is configured to receive the collected information in real time from the vehicle terminal and calculate charges according to the use hours or travel distance.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for renting an enterprise vehicle using a car sharing,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for renting a vehicle, and more particularly, to a system and method for renting a business vehicle that is in an idle state other than business hours, and more specifically, The present invention relates to a rental system and method for renting a business vehicle using a car sharing method in which a business vehicle that is always kept in a form of occupying the vehicle in the form of a car is rented to another person during non-business hours or on weekends.

Companies are securing and using business vehicles in various forms such as possession, lease or rental. Most companies use lease mainly because of tax benefits.

Leases are reserved for leasing companies, and companies use lease payments at all times while paying leasing companies.

Ownership is only a lease company, and it is virtually the same as a company vehicle because it maintains a virtually complete occupancy status in an enterprise. However, when using a leased vehicle for business purposes, it is often idle during business hours other than weekdays.

Lease payments for lease vehicles actually include lease payments for the weekend, but it is acceptable to use them outside of business hours.

This is in fact a spillover of corporate spending, and companies are seeing a steady and unnecessary cost outlay.

On the other hand, recently, a car sharing company provides a service to borrow a car on an hourly basis.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of car sharing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the car sharing service is a service in which a car sharing company obtains a plurality of vehicles by purchasing, etc., and rents them to a plurality of users on an hourly basis. Car-sharing service is mainly used by housewives for 2-3 hours to watch ball or post office, or for business purposes such as short distance business trips. It is also used for a short trip on the weekend.

Car sharing companies provide more services to customers near car sharing companies by securing more vehicles. In terms of securing vehicles and parking lots, it is inevitably difficult in terms of economic efficiency. It is necessary to secure more vehicles, and the parking lot should be widened accordingly, and the parking lot has to be located in a residential area or a commercial area with a large population, so that the business is inevitably low. In other words, business efficiency is a big obstacle for a car sharing company to be activated.

Especially, since car sharing is not yet active, it is mainly used for short-term travel on weekends. Thus, even if a large number of vehicles are secured, the biggest problem is that the sharing vehicle is left idle during the week.

Lease, rental, car sharing, etc. There are various types of lease use. However, from the viewpoint of utilization and economical efficiency, there are various types of lease, and each of them has a simple solution to each problem It is not.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rental system for use of a business vehicle by car sharing.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a rental method for use of a business vehicle by car sharing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for renting a business vehicle by car sharing, comprising: a business terminal for registering a rentable state by designating a lease date, a rental time and a rental location of a leased corporate vehicle; Car Sharing A car sharing user terminal that makes an application for use by specifying the date of use, use time, and pick-up location of the car; A date, a time, and a location are compared with a rental date, a rental time, and a rental location of a corporate vehicle in which a rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal and a use date, a usage time and a user location requested for use at the car sharing user terminal, A car sharing server for renting a company vehicle meeting the condition to the car sharing user terminal; And a car terminal installed in the enterprise vehicle and authenticating whether the door is opened or closed by performing close-range communication with a car sharing user terminal granted rental at the car sharing server, and controlling the opening and closing of the door have.

Here, the vehicle terminal may be configured to collect information on door opening / closing time, use time, and travel distance of the enterprise vehicle, and transmit the collected information to the car sharing server in real time.

The car sharing server may be configured to receive information collected from the vehicle terminal in real time and perform settlement by use time or movement distance.

Meanwhile, when the use date and the usage time are within the range of the rental date and the rental time, and the user location is within a predetermined distance from the rental position, the car sharing server transmits the corporate car to the car sharing And scheduling to grant a rental to a user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of renting a business vehicle by car sharing, wherein the business terminal assigns a rental date, a rental time, and a rental location of a leased corporate vehicle to car sharing Registering a leaseable state to a server; The car sharing user terminal designating the use date, the use time and the pick-up position of the car sharing car and making an application to use the car sharing server with the car sharing server; The car sharing server compares the rental date, the rental time and the lease position of the corporate vehicle in which the rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal with the date, time and user location in comparison with the usage date, use time and user location requested for use at the car sharing user terminal And renting an enterprise vehicle whose location satisfies a predetermined condition to the car sharing user terminal; Transmitting the use date, use time and user location of the car sharing server to the car terminal installed in the corporate vehicle and user information of the car sharing user terminal; Receiving the user information of the car sharing user terminal from the car sharing server; Receiving the car sharing user information from the car sharing user terminal through short distance communication, and authenticating the received car sharing user information with the car sharing user information received from the car sharing server; Opening the door of the enterprise vehicle and closing the door after use if the authentication result is authentic; The car terminal collects information on the door opening / closing time, the use time and the moving distance of the company vehicle, and transmits the collected information to the car sharing server in real time, and the car sharing server receives real time information from the car terminal, And performing the settlement by time or movement distance.

Here, the car sharing server may store the date, the rental time, and the lease position of the corporate vehicle in which the rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal, the date of use, the usage time, and the user location requested by the car sharing user terminal, The method according to claim 1, wherein the renting of the company vehicle satisfying a predetermined condition with a time and location satisfies a condition that the use date and the use time are within a range of the rental date and rental time, Is scheduled within a predetermined distance from the rental position, the corresponding company vehicle is scheduled to be rented to the corresponding car sharing user terminal.

According to the system and method for renting a business vehicle using the car sharing described above, it is possible to increase the utilization of the corporate vehicle by making a car sharing with the non-business hour or idle company vehicle, . From the standpoint of the company, it is possible to secure leasing cost of corporate vehicles through car sharing, which contributes to reduction of enterprise cost.

In addition, it is configured to connect corporate vehicles close to the present position to general car sharing users, thereby making it possible to purchase and secure a car for car sharing, or to carry out car sharing business without securing a separate parking lot .

In other words, it enhances the profitability and economic efficiency of the car sharing business itself, and can contribute to cost reduction, park improvement, and environmental improvement of enterprises.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of car sharing.
2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of car sharing according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a rental system for use of a business vehicle by car sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an interface screen of a car sharing user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary use of a car sharing user card according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a rental method for use of a business vehicle by car sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail to the concrete inventive concept. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

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

2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of car sharing according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a car sharing service utilizes a general company vehicle, not a car sharing company's own car, for car sharing.

Corporate vehicles are mainly used during business hours during the weekdays, and often remain idle at dawn time and on weekends since late evening. The present invention allows rental of car sharing users by car sharing in such idle time zones, thereby increasing utilization of the enterprise vehicle. By renting by car sharing, it is possible to secure the purchase cost or lease cost of the enterprise vehicle, thereby practically minimizing the cost to the enterprise vehicle.

In addition, the car sharing service provider can increase the economic efficiency and profitability of the business by only connecting the company vehicle with the general car sharing user even if the car or parking lot is not separately provided.

On the other hand, even if the car sharing user does not go to the parking lot of the car sharing service company, the user can pick up the company vehicle by visiting the car sharing user and the nearby companies, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the pickup and improving the convenience.

As described above, according to the present invention, all three parties including a corporation, a car sharing service provider, and a car sharing user are configured to meet each other's interests and needs.

Ultimately, it reduces the purchase of vehicles, minimizes the cost of vehicle spending, solves parking problems, and contributes to environmental improvements such as air pollution.

3 is a block diagram of a rental system for use of a business vehicle by car sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, a system 100 for renting a company vehicle by car sharing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a business terminal 110, a car sharing server 120, a car sharing user terminal 130, A sharing user card 131, and a vehicle terminal 140. [

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration will be described.

The enterprise terminal 110 can be configured to register the rentable state by specifying the rental date, the rental time and the rental location of the owned or leased corporate vehicle.

The enterprise terminal 110 may be configured to request and register in the car sharing server 130 that the available date and time for the corporate vehicle can be borrowed, for example, on weekends and on weekdays.

Here, the rental position may be a location of the business, and may be anywhere where the company vehicle is currently located.

The enterprise terminal 110 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PC, or the like.

The enterprise terminal 110 can be configured to make a usage application using a 3G / 4G network or a wired network.

The car sharing user terminal 120 is configured to designate the use date, use time, and pick-up location of the car sharing car by the car sharing user and apply for use to the car sharing server 130 .

The car sharing user terminal 120 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PC, or the like.

The car sharing user terminal 120 may be configured to make a usage application using a 3G / 4G network or a wired network.

The car sharing server 130 receives from the enterprise terminal 110 the rental date, the rental time and the rental location of the enterprise vehicle in which the rentable state is registered, the use date, the usage time, and the user location requested by the car sharing user terminal 120 In real time.

The car sharing server 130 may be configured to allow a company vehicle whose date, time, and location meet predetermined conditions to be rented to the car sharing user terminal 120.

Here, the predetermined condition is an algorithm stored in the car sharing server 130, and the car sharing server 130 can be configured to first determine whether the use date and the use time are within the range of the rental date and the rental time.

The car sharing server 130 may be configured to determine whether the user position of the car sharing user is within a predetermined distance from the rental position of the company.

That is, the car sharing server 130 may be configured to determine that the user location and the rental location meet a predetermined condition if they are within a predetermined walking distance, for example. It can be determined that rental is possible if the walking distance is within 5 minutes or 10 minutes from each other, and if the rental distance is not within 5 minutes or 10 minutes, the rental position within the next closest distance is searched and provided .

The car sharing user terminal 120 receives the rental position from the car sharing server 130 and confirms whether or not the rental position is suitable for the pick-up by the car sharing user, and transmits to the car sharing server 130 whether the car is to be picked up or not .

The car sharing server 130 can be configured to transmit it to the enterprise terminal 110 to confirm and provide the rental.

Meanwhile, the car sharing server 130 may be configured to transmit to the car terminal 140 the use date, the usage time, the user location, and the authentication information for the car sharing user requested by the car sharing user terminal 120.

The vehicle terminal 140 may be configured to be installed in a corporate vehicle

The vehicle terminal 140 may be configured to perform close-range communication with the car sharing user terminal 120 to which the car sharing server 130 has rented to authenticate whether the door is opened or closed. As the local area communication method, wifi-direct, zigbee, Bluetooth, radio frequency (RF) communication, and the like can be used.

Here, the car terminal 140 may be configured to receive authentication information for the car sharing user from the car sharing user terminal 120 or the car sharing user card 121 in order to authenticate whether the car is to be opened or closed. Here, the car sharing user card 121 may be composed of a card capable of NFC (near-field communication).

The vehicle terminal 140 may also be configured to receive authentication information for the car sharing user from the car sharing server 130.

The vehicle terminal 140 authenticates the car sharing user by comparing the authentication information of the car sharing user received from the car sharing user terminal 120 and the car sharing server 130 with each other, .

At this time, when the vehicle is authenticated, the vehicle terminal 140 may be configured to control opening and closing of the door of the enterprise vehicle. The door opening / closing control may be configured to be driven by an electrical signal through a connection structure between the vehicle terminal 140 and the opening / closing device of the enterprise vehicle.

The usage time of the enterprise vehicle can be calculated by opening and closing the door using the vehicle terminal 140. [

Meanwhile, the vehicle terminal 140 may be configured to collect information on door opening / closing time, use time, and travel distance of the enterprise vehicle and transmit the information to the car sharing server 130.

The car sharing server 130 may be configured to receive information collected from the vehicle terminal 120 and perform settlement by use time or travel distance.

In this case, if the usage exceeds the previously used usage time, the car sharing terminal 120 can request the car sharing server 130 to use excessively, and the car sharing server 130 can perform the accounting for the excessive use .

The fee for use is preferably configured such that the car sharing terminal 120 is paid to the car sharing server 130 via the financial server 10 prior to use of the corporate vehicle and also for excess use, May be configured to pay an excess charge.

On the other hand, the enterprise terminal 110 can be configured to register a rentable state with a default setting based on casual for weekday or non-working hours on weekdays. However, since the enterprise vehicle is not always used even during the working hours, it is preferable that the enterprise vehicle is configured to be rented when the enterprise vehicle is idle during the working hours.

When receiving a usage application from the car sharing user terminal 120, the car sharing server 130 transmits a push message inquiring whether the enterprise vehicle within a predetermined walking distance from the use position of the car sharing user is currently available, To the enterprise terminal (110).

At this time, it is preferable that the car sharing server 130 is configured to inquire whether the vehicle is currently traveling to the vehicle terminal 140 in real time, and it is preferable that the car sharing server 130 is configured to transmit a push message only to a company vehicle that is not currently in operation. At this time, the vehicle terminal 140 may be connected to the ECU of the vehicle to inquire the state of the vehicle in real time, and to provide the state of the vehicle to the car sharing server 130.

When receiving the push message regarding availability, the enterprise terminal 110 can be configured to accept the current push operation and to rent it immediately if the current state is idle, even if it is a weekday work time. If you are able to borrow for a short period of time considering the use time included in the push message, you can borrow the loan immediately and get the profit from the loan without being hindered by your work.

On the other hand, when a corporate vehicle is installed in a large parking lot, a car sharing user may not be able to easily find the corporate vehicle. The car sharing user terminal 120 can communicate with the car sharing user terminal 120 via the WiFi-direct, zigbee, or radio frequency (RF) communication with a relatively long communication distance, And is configured to communicate with the vehicle terminal 140 to search for the vehicle.

For example, when the car sharing user terminal 120 executes the vehicle search function, the car terminal 140 transmits a call signal to the car terminal 140, and the car terminal 140 receives a call signal to make a sound, So that the position of the vehicle can be easily found.

Here, the vehicle terminal 140 may be configured to perform such a series of operations in connection with the ECU of the vehicle.

The present invention is not limited to car sharing of corporate vehicles, and ordinary employees can be configured to profit by car sharing. If regular workers use their own vehicles for commuting only, they will be idle during working hours. In this case, it is desirable that the general workers are configured to car-share the vehicle in the idle state. If workers provide their cars for car sharing, they can be used to solve parking problems or parking costs.

4 is a diagram illustrating an interface screen of a car sharing user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, an interface screen of the car sharing user terminal 120 is shown, and a reservation vehicle, a reservation period, a reservation purpose, a usage point, and the like are shown.

The car sharing user terminal 120 may be configured to report and request this reservation.

And communicate with the vehicle terminal 140 using a smart key to open the door of the vehicle.

5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary use of a car sharing user card according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown an example of NFC communication with a vehicle terminal 140 installed inside a corporate vehicle using a car sharing user card 121. This can be configured to authenticate the user and open the door.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a rental method for use of a business vehicle by car sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the enterprise terminal 110 registers a leaseable state with a car sharing server by designating a lease date, a lease time, and a lease position of a leased corporate vehicle (S101) .

Next, the car sharing user terminal 120 designates the use date, use time, and pick-up location of the car sharing car and requests the car sharing server 130 to use the car sharing car (130) (S102).

Next, the car sharing server 130 obtains from the enterprise terminal 110 the rental date, the rental time and the rental location of the enterprise vehicle in which the rentable state is registered, the use date requested by the car sharing user terminal 120, And a company vehicle having a date, time, and location meeting a predetermined condition in connection with the user location is rented to the car sharing user terminal 120 (S103).

Next, the car sharing server 130 transmits the use date, the use time, and the user location of the car sharing user terminal 120 that have rented to the car terminal 140 installed in the corporate vehicle (S104).

Next, the vehicle terminal 140 receives the user information of the car sharing user terminal 120 from the car sharing server 130 (S105).

Next, the car terminal 140 receives the car sharing user information from the car sharing user terminal 120 via the short distance communication, and transmits the car sharing user information to the car sharing user information received from the car sharing server 130 (S106).

At this time, when the use date and the usage time are within the range of the rental date and rental time and the user's location is within a predetermined distance from the rental position, scheduling is performed so that the company vehicle is rented to the car sharing user terminal 120 (scheduling).

Here, if the authentication result is authenticated, the vehicle terminal 140 opens the door of the enterprise vehicle and closes the door after use (S107).

Next, the car terminal 140 collects information on the door open / close time, the use time and the travel distance of the enterprise vehicle and transmits the information to the car sharing server 130 in real time. (S108), and performs settlement by use time or movement distance (S108).

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. There will be.

110: Enterprise terminal
120: car sharing user terminal
130: car sharing server
140: vehicle terminal

Claims (4)

An enterprise terminal for registering a rentable state by designating a rental date, a rental time and a rental location of a corporate vehicle owned or leased;
Car Sharing A car sharing user terminal that makes an application for use by specifying the date of use, use time, and pick-up location of the car;
A date, a time, and a location in correspondence with a rental date, a rental time and a rental location of a company vehicle in which a rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal, and a use date, a use time and a user location position requested for use at the car sharing user terminal, A car sharing server for renting a corporate vehicle meeting the conditions of the car sharing user terminal to the car sharing user terminal;
And a vehicle terminal installed in the company vehicle and authenticating whether or not a door is opened or closed by performing close-range communication with a car sharing user terminal granted rental at the car sharing server, and controlling the door to be opened and closed,
The vehicle terminal,
Information on the door open / close time, use time, and travel distance of the enterprise vehicle is collected and transmitted to the car sharing server in real time,
The car sharing server comprises:
Wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to receive information collected from the vehicle terminal in real time and perform settlement by use time or movement distance. The method of claim 1, wherein the car sharing server comprises:
If the usage date and the usage time are within the range of the rental date and rental time and the user location is within a predetermined distance from the rental location, scheduling is performed so that the company vehicle is rented to the car sharing user terminal wherein the scheduling of scheduling is performed by the scheduling unit. Registering a leaseable state to a car sharing server by designating a lease date, a lease time, and a lease position of a leased company vehicle as a business terminal;
The car sharing user terminal designating the use date, the use time and the pick-up position of the car sharing car and making an application to use the car sharing server with the car sharing server;
The car sharing server compares the rental date, the rental time and the lease position of the corporate vehicle in which the rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal with the date, time and user location in comparison with the usage date, use time and user location requested for use at the car sharing user terminal And renting an enterprise vehicle whose location satisfies a predetermined condition to the car sharing user terminal;
Transmitting the use date, use time and user location of the car sharing server to the car terminal installed in the corporate vehicle and user information of the car sharing user terminal;
Receiving the user information of the car sharing user terminal from the car sharing server;
Receiving the car sharing user information from the car sharing user terminal through short distance communication, and authenticating the received car sharing user information with the car sharing user information received from the car sharing server;
Opening the door of the enterprise vehicle and closing the door after use if the authentication result is authentic;
The car terminal collects information on the door opening / closing time, the use time and the moving distance of the company vehicle, and transmits the collected information to the car sharing server in real time, and the car sharing server receives real time information from the car terminal, And performing settlement by time or travel distance. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 11. < / RTI > 4. The car sharing server according to claim 3, wherein the car sharing server comprises: a rental date, a rental time and a rental location of a corporate vehicle in which a rentable state is registered from the enterprise terminal, a use date, The step of allowing a company vehicle having a date, a time, and a location to meet a predetermined condition is rented to the car sharing user terminal,
If the usage date and the usage time are within the range of the rental date and rental time and the user location is within a predetermined distance from the rental location, scheduling is performed so that the company vehicle is rented to the car sharing user terminal wherein the scheduling of scheduling is performed based on the scheduling information.

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