VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle sharing system characterized in comprising:
- an IC (Integrated Circuit) card that functions as a key for shared vehicles;
a plurality of vehicle ports in different locations that enable parking of one or more kinds of shared vehicle; and
a plurality of kinds of shared vehicles that can be parked in said vehicle ports and that can be rented with said IC card.
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Abstract
A vehicle sharing system is provided that, in rental places adjacent to various facilities within a leisure facility, enables a user to exchange a plurality of kinds of shared vehicles as required within a short time and without complicated rental processing.
The leisure facilities in which the vehicle sharing system of the present invention is employed comprise; a hotel 1, an amusement facility 2, a museum 3, and a circuit 4. The facilities are scattered over the site with some distance between them. In the hotel 1 a central control apparatus is provided, which supervises the maintenance condition and usage status of shared vehicles collectively. Herein, shared vehicles means those that can be used freely by a plurality of users when not being randomly occupied, without specifying a vehicle for each user. Furthermore, in the neighborhood of each facility are provided vehicle ports in which shared vehicles are to be parked. Herein, vehicle types of shared vehicles that can be parked in each vehicle port are limited dependant on conditions such as the distance between each facility and the width of roads and the like.
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1. A vehicle sharing system characterized in comprising:
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an IC (Integrated Circuit) card that functions as a key for shared vehicles;
a plurality of vehicle ports in different locations that enable parking of one or more kinds of shared vehicle; and
a plurality of kinds of shared vehicles that can be parked in said vehicle ports and that can be rented with said IC card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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