KR20200075417A - bike rental service method and bike rental service system - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to propose an online bike rental service method which solves problems which may occur when the current rental infrastructure is converted into an online platform. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the bike rental service method comprises the steps of: reserving a bike; lending the reserved bike from a bike rental available company; and returning the rented bike to a rental available company.

Description

Bike rental service method and bike rental service system}

The present invention relates to an online bike rental service and system.

Although more and more riders of Auto-Bike (hereinafter referred to as'bike') are increasing, and there are increasing number of live bikers, such as quick service, there is no internet auto-commerce service that can specialize in bikes and rent bikes.

However, in the case where only existing bike rental companies are platformed, it is also difficult to secure a rental site that can provide a stable bike rental service. Accordingly, hereinafter, a bike rental service method and system will be described in which an internet auto commerce service related to bike rental is proposed, and the bike rental company solves a small problem.

An object of the present invention is to propose an online bike rental service method that solves a problem that may occur when the current rental infrastructure is platformed as it is.

The method for renting a bike according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of booking a bike, a step of renting a reserved bike from a bike rental company and returning the rented bike to a rental company.

Particularly, the step of reserving the bike includes: a terminal displaying a list of a plurality of bike rental companies, the terminal obtaining an input for selecting any one of a plurality of bike rental companies, and the terminal , Displaying a list of a plurality of rentable bikes among the bikes lent from the selected rental company, obtaining the input by the terminal to select any one of the plurality of rentable bikes, and the terminal, for the selected bike Acquiring a reservation input, the terminal, obtaining an input related to the bike rental payment, and the terminal, displaying a rental code with a reservation confirmation message.

In addition, in the step of renting the bike, the rental device of the rental company is inputting a rental code, passing the rental code input by the rental device of the rental company, to the server, and the server is the rental received Transferring reservation information matching the code to the rental device of the rental company, displaying the rental message and reservation information by the rental device of the rental company, and the rental device of the rental company of the rental company It includes the step of storing the management number of.

In addition, the step of returning the bike comprises the steps of the terminal obtaining an input for return confirmation, the terminal passing the input for confirmation of return to the rental device of the rental company, and the rental device of the rental company A step of checking whether the bike is returned, and displaying a return completion message when the rental device of the rental company is confirmed to return the bike.

In addition, the rental available companies are at least one of a specialized bike rental company or a motorcycle repair company.

In addition, before returning the rented bike to a rental-capable company, the terminal further includes a step of receiving a fault report input, wherein the terminal, if the company that rented the bike is a specialized bike rental company, the current location Based on this, a message recommending a repair company is displayed, and when the bike rental company is a bike repair company, the failure report input is directly transmitted to the rental device of the bike rental company.

In addition, the step of renting the above-reserved bike from a bike rental company,

Before the rental of the bike is completed, the terminal includes the step of playing the content for the bike safety education.

In addition, the step of displaying a list of a plurality of rental bikes the terminal,

The method further includes displaying information on the displacement of the rentable bike and license information required for driving the bike.

In addition, the step of the terminal obtaining a reservation input for the selected bike further includes receiving the license information of the borrower.

The bike rental service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide more service options to a user by including a repair company in a rental company.

In addition, the bike rental service method according to an embodiment of the present invention provides insurance subscription service independently of the rental, so that insurance can be obtained regardless of the rental company.

1 is a block diagram showing a bike rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a reservation part in a method of renting a bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a rental part in a method of renting a bike according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a return part in a method for renting a bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a bike rental menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the embodiment according to the present invention can be modified in various ways and have various forms, the embodiment will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiment according to the present invention to specific disclosure forms, and includes all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that other components may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. Other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "just between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to" should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “include” or “have” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described herein, one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined herein. Does not. “And/or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the items mentioned.

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

1 is a block diagram showing a bike rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the bike rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be composed of a terminal 100, a rental device 200 and a server 300.

Referring to Figure 1 will be described the bike rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention in general.

The terminal 100 may be an electronic device having a portable operation and display function. For example, the terminal 100 may be a smart phone or a tablet PC. The rental device 200 may be an electronic device having a calculation and display function provided to a bike rental company. For example, the rental device 200 may be a portable electronic device, such as the terminal 100, or may be a fixed electronic device. The server 300 receives reservation and rental data from one or more terminals and one or more rental devices, and transmits response data for the received data based on the previously stored data to the terminal 100 or the rental device 200. In addition, the server 300 may serve as a central management device for a bike rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment, the terminal 100 may be installed with an application for bike rental. The user may execute an application for bike rental, and proceed with a process related to bike rental. Hereinafter, a process for renting a bike, which is described as an operation of the terminal, may be performed through an application installed in the terminal.

The terminal 100 acquires an input related to a rental reservation of a bike from a user, and transmits information regarding the rental reservation to the server 300. The server 300 receives the bike rental reservation, generates a rental code for the received reservation, and transfers it to the terminal 100, thereby ending the reservation process.

The terminal 100 inputs the rental code to the rental device 200 to start the bike rental process. The method for the terminal 100 to input the rental code to the rental device 200 is, for example, a method of scanning a specific code displayed on the terminal 100 on the rental device 200, or a number in the terminal 100. It may be a method of directly inputting the displayed rental code to the rental device 200 or a method of transmitting the rental code stored in the terminal 100 to the rental device 200 through a communication device.

When the terminal 100 inputs the rental code to the rental device 200, the rental device 200 transmits the rental code to the server 300 to check whether or not the reservation is made. The rental process is terminated.

After the rental is over, the terminal 100 transmits a confirmation of return to the rental device 200, and the rental device 200 confirms whether the bike has been checked for rental and approves the return, thereby ending the process for return.

Detailed description of the bike rental process will be made through FIGS. 4 to 6 below.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, an A/V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a memory 140, and an output unit 150 , It may include a power supply unit 160 and the control unit 170. Meanwhile, since the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, a monitoring device having more components or fewer components may be implemented.

The terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile electronic device, and may be, for example, a smartphone or a tablet PC.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in turn.

The communication unit 110 may include at least one module that enables communication between the terminal 100 and the rental device 200 or the terminal 100 and the server 300. For example, the communication unit 110 may include a wireless Internet module 111, a short-range communication module 112 and a location information module 113.

The wireless Internet module 111 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or external to the terminal 100. Wireless Internet technology (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) may be used.

The short-range communication module 112 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used as short range communication technology.

The location information module 113 is a module for obtaining a location of a mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 2, the A/V (Audio/Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, which may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving pictures obtained by an image sensor in a video call mode or a shooting mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The image frames processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 140 or transmitted to the outside through the communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone and processes it as electrical voice data. Various noise reduction algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal may be implemented in the microphone 122.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may be configured with a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/blackout), a jog wheel, a jog switch, or the like.

The memory 140 may store a program for the operation of the control unit 170 and may temporarily store input/output data. The memory 140 may store data related to various patterns of vibration and sound output when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 140 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk. The terminal 100 may operate in connection with a web storage performing a storage function of the memory 140 on the Internet.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to vision, hearing, or tactile sense, and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. Can.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 displays a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) related to process data statistics. The terminal 100 may display a captured or/and received image together with a UI or GUI.

The display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (flexible) display) and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be of a transparent type or a light transmissive type so that the outside can be seen through them. This may be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through an area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

Two or more display units 151 may exist depending on the implementation form of the terminal 100. For example, in the terminal 100, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

The sound output module 152 may output audio data received from the communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 140. The sound output module 152 may also output sound signals related to data (eg, a failure notification signal) acquired by the terminal 100. The sound output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, and a buzzer.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of the event of the terminal 100. Examples of events generated in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event by other forms, for example, vibration, other than a video signal or an audio signal. The video signal or audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, so that they 151 and 152 may be classified as part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the tactile effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 is controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 is used for stimulation of pin arrangements that vertically move with respect to the contact skin surface, spray or suction power of air through a spray or intake, grazing on the skin surface, contact of an electrode, and electrostatic force. Various tactile effects can be generated, such as an effect caused by an effect and an effect of reproducing a feeling of cold and warm using an element capable of absorbing heat or generating heat.

The haptic module 154 may not only deliver the tactile effect through direct contact, but may also be implemented so that the user can feel the tactile effect through muscle sensations such as fingers or arms. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided according to a configuration aspect of the monitoring device 400.

The power supply unit 160 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 170 and supplies power required for the operation of each component.

The controller (controller, 170) typically controls the overall operation of the terminal 100.

The various embodiments described herein can be implemented in a computer- or similar device-readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. These may be implemented by the control unit 170.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code can be implemented by software applications written in the appropriate programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 140 and can be executed by the control unit 170.

3 is a flowchart of a reservation part in a method of renting a bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 100 displays a list of bike rental companies (S101). Here, the bike rental company list may be information received and stored through the server 300. In one embodiment, the bike rental company list information may be periodically updated through the server 300. In another embodiment, the bike rental available company list information may be requested and updated by the server 300 when a user executes an application related to bike rental.

Here, the bike rental company may be a bike rental specialist or a bike repair company. Unlike automobiles, bikes have a large number of used motorcycles that have been repaired by a repair company, so by renting a used motorcycle owned by a bike repair company, the bike repair company can create a new profit model. In addition, unlike automobiles, considering the reality that the number of bicycle rental companies is small and the number of bike repair companies is relatively large, there is an advantage that the user can receive more options if the bike repair company is incorporated as a bike rental company. .

If a rental company for bikes is selected in step S101, the terminal 100 displays a list of bike rentals provided by the selected rental company (S103). As in the previous step, the bike rental list may be received from the server 300 and stored. In a specific embodiment, when the terminal 100 delivers information of the selected bike rental company to the server 300, the server 300 searches for the bike list information provided by the received bike rental company, and the terminal 100 ).

At this time, the terminal 100 may display a displacement of the bike and a type of license required to drive the bike, along with the bike list. Under the Automobile Management Act, up to 125cc is classified as a prime mover bicycle, and can be operated with either a Class 1 ordinary license or a Class 2 ordinary license. For bikes larger than 125cc, two small licenses are required. Therefore, displaying the displacement information of the bike and the type of license for driving the bike is important information in the reservation of the bike and is displayed on the terminal 100 together with a list.

In one embodiment, the reservation information including the bike displacement and license information may be displayed along with a representative bike photo in the bike list, and in another embodiment, the reservation information may be displayed when a user selects a specific bike.

The terminal 100 acquires a reservation input for a specific bike from the displayed bike list (S105). Here, the reservation input may include at least one of an input for selecting a rental bike, an input for selecting an option for a selected bike, and an input for payment of a rental fee. In addition, the reservation input may further include an input regarding the borrower's license information.

When the reservation is completed, the terminal 100 transmits the reserved bike information to the server 300 (S107). The terminal 100 transmits the bike information reserved through the communication unit 110 to the server 300. The server 300 may include a module included in the communication unit 110 described in FIG. 2.

The server 300 stores the reserved bike information 300 (S109). The server 300 may include a configuration such as the memory 140 described in FIG. 2, and may store reservation information received from the terminal 100.

The server 300 generates a rental code corresponding to the reservation information, and transmits the generated rental code to the terminal 100 (S111). For example, the rental code may be a QR code or a barcode, and for another example, the rental code may be an arbitrary number of digits.

The terminal 100 displays the rental code received from the server 300 (S113). In addition, the terminal 100 may store the rental code in the memory 140.

4 is a flowchart of a rental part in a method of renting a bike according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The rental device 200 receives a rental code (S201). The method of receiving the rental code by the rental device 200 has been described above, and a detailed description thereof is omitted herein.

The rental device 200 transmits the received rental code to the server 300 (S203). Like the server 300, the rental device 200 may include at least one of the communication modules included in the communication unit 110 described in FIG. 2.

The server 300 searches for reservation information matching the received rental code (S205). In step S109, the server 300 may generate the rental code while storing the reservation information. In this case, the stored reservation information and the rental code may be bundled and stored.

If there is a pre-stored rental code that matches the received rental code, the server 300 transmits reservation information regarding the matched rental code to the rental device 200 (S207).

The rental device 200 completes the rental of the bike based on the received reservation information (S209). Specifically, the rental device 200 may display the message of the rental approval based on the received reservation information.

At this time, the rental device 200 may display a video on the safety of the bike before the rental is completed. In one embodiment, the rental device 200 may display different videos for each displacement of the rented bike.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a return part in a method for renting a bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 100 acquires an input related to the return of the bike (S301). Specifically, the terminal 100 may display an interface related to returning a bike, and obtain an input related to return from a user through the interface.

In one embodiment, the terminal 100 may automatically display an interface for returning a bike when the bike rental period expires. In another embodiment, the terminal 100 may obtain the current location information from the location information module 113 and display an interface for returning the bike when the current location is less than a specific distance from the location of the company that rented the bike. . In another embodiment, the terminal 100 may display an interface related to returning a bike in response to a user's return menu selection. The terminal 100 may obtain an input related to returning a bike through the user input unit 130.

The terminal 100 transmits the rental code of the bike to be returned to the rental device 200 (S303).

The rental device 200 matches the stored rental bike code with the received rental code (S305). Specifically, the rental device 200 stores a plurality of bike rental codes tied to each reservation information. Then, when the rental device 200 receives the rental code, it searches for a previously stored rental code and checks whether there is a matching rental code. If there is no matching rental code, the rental device 200 may display an error code.

If there is a matching rental code, the rental device 200 displays return information including reservation information of the matched rental code (S307). The return information may further include repair cost information or additional insurance premium information.

The rental device 200 transmits information on the remaining cost to the terminal 100 (S309). Here, the residual cost is the total cost incurred minus the amount paid at the time of the initial reservation. This is because, in the event of a breakdown during the rental period, repair costs or fines due to violations of traffic regulations are not paid at the time of reservation and need to be settled.

The rental device 200 receives confirmation of settlement of the residual cost from the terminal 100 (S311). Specifically, the residual cost is displayed on the terminal 100, and the user pays the residual cost at the terminal. Here, an online payment method used in the industry may be used as in the case of reservation payment. When payment of the remaining cost is completed, the terminal 100 transmits confirmation of settlement of the remaining cost to the rental device 200.

When the remaining cost is settled, the rental device 200 displays a message of return completion (S313).

6 shows a bike rental menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the initial menu screen 400 as illustrated in FIG. 6 through execution of a bike rental service application.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bike rental service may provide functions of reservation, rental, repair, return, and additional insurance, and the user may receive the service by selecting any one of the displayed menus.

When the reservation menu 410 is selected, the terminal 100 may provide the service described in FIG. 3.

When the rental menu 420 is selected, the terminal 100 may provide the service described in FIG. 4.

When the repair menu 430 is selected, the terminal 100 may provide a service related to repair. Specifically, when the repair menu 430 is selected, the terminal 100 displays a list of repair companies and transmits a message of a repair request to the selected repair companies.

In one embodiment, when the rental company is a bicycle rental specialist, the terminal 100 may display nearby repair companies based on the current location. The terminal 100 may display the repair company closest to the current location at the top, and sequentially indicate the repair company according to the distance.

In another embodiment, when the company that rented the bike is a repair company, the terminal 100 may display the company that rented the bike along with a list of repair companies. At this time, the terminal 100 may display the rental company of the bike at the top.

In another embodiment, if the company that rented the bike is a repair company, and the company that rents the bike is less than a certain distance from the current location, the repair request may be directly delivered to the company that rented the bike without displaying a list of repair companies. . If the company that rented the bike is a repair company, we have already repaired the bike that was already rented. If the rental company is not too far away, it is more likely that the bike rental company will receive a repair service. to be.

When the return menu 440 is selected, the terminal 100 may provide the service described in FIG. 5.

When the additional insurance menu 450 is selected, the terminal 100 may provide services related to additional insurance. In the case of bikes, unlike automobiles, insurance is often difficult. Therefore, it is common to hire self-insurance at a rental office because it is difficult to join self-insurance through an insurance company. However, in the case of renting a used bike repaired by a repair company, it may be difficult to expect insurance from the repair company. Therefore, in the bike rental service according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to solve a conventional problem by providing the user with a collective insurance subscription function regardless of the rental company.

When the additional insurance menu 450 is selected, an affiliated insurance company or a self-operated insurance product may be displayed, and the user can select the desired insurance product regardless of the type of bike rental company to purchase insurance. have.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but these are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (4)

In the online bike rental service method,
Booking a bike;
Renting the reserved bike from a bike rental company; And
And returning the rented bike to a rental company.
The step of booking the bike,
A terminal displaying a list of a plurality of bike rental companies;
Obtaining, by the terminal, an input for selecting any one of a plurality of bike rental companies;
Displaying, by the terminal, a list of a plurality of rentable bikes among bikes borrowed from a selected rental company;
Obtaining, by the terminal, an input for selecting any one of a plurality of rentalable bikes;
Obtaining, by the terminal, a reservation input for the selected bike;
Obtaining, by the terminal, input related to payment for a bike rental; And
The terminal comprises the step of displaying the rental code with the reservation confirmation message,
The step of renting the bike,
Receiving a rental code by the rental device of the rental company;
Transmitting the rental code received by the rental device of the rental company to a server;
The server transmitting reservation information matching the received rental code to the rental device of the rental company;
Displaying a rental message and reservation information by the rental device of the rental company; And
The rental device of the rental available company comprises the step of storing the management number of the rental bike is completed,
The step of returning the bike
Obtaining, by the terminal, an input for return confirmation;
Transmitting, by the terminal, an input for return confirmation to a rental device of the rental company;
Checking whether the rental device of the rental company can return the bike; And
When the rental device of the rental company is confirmed to return the bike, comprising the step of displaying a return complete message
Online bike rental service method According to claim 1,
The rental company is at least one of a bike rental specialist or a bike repair company.
How to rent bikes online. According to claim 2,
Before returning the rented bike to a rental company, the terminal further comprises the step of receiving a fault report input,
The terminal,
If the company that rented the bike is a specialized bike rental company, it displays a message recommending a repair company based on the current location,
If the company that rented the bike is a bike repair company, the input of the failure report is directly transmitted to the rental device of the company that rented the bike.
How to rent bikes online. According to claim 1,
In the step of renting the above-reserved bike from a bike rental company,
Before the rental of the bike is completed, the terminal comprising the step of playing content for bike safety training
How to rent bikes online.

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