Vehicle sales method, server device, and area information displaying and charging system for a car
First Claim
1. (amended) A system for selling a vehicle, which has the function of transmitting data of a distance the vehicle has traveled, by information communication over a network, said system comprising:
- an in-vehicle device which is mounted in the vehicle and comprises measuring means for measuring the travel distance of the vehicle and transmitting means for transmitting data of the measured travel distance; and
a control device comprising order receiving means for receiving a purchase order for the vehicle via the network, vehicle data receiving means for receiving the travel distance data, which has been transmitted from the in-vehicle device, at predetermined time intervals via the network after the vehicle for which the purchase order has been received is delivered to an orderer of the vehicle, calculating means for calculating a fee based on the received travel distance data, and charge signal outputting means which outputs a charge signal for charging the calculated fee to the orderer via the network.
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Abstract
A user sends order data to an order server through a network to order a car. The order server sends the received order data to an HP managing company to report the car order. The HP managing company creates ordering data according to the order data and sends it to a car maker to order production of the car. The produced car is transported to an affiliate shop, and the user receives the car and travels by the car. The car sends travel distance data every month to a charge server. The charge server calculates the charge according to the travel distance data and charges the user for the monthly charge. The user pays the charge to a charge collecting company. The charge collecting company pays a first remainder of the charge from which a first commission is subtracted to the HP managing company. The HP managing company pays a second remainder of the first remainder from which a second commission is subtracted to the car maker.
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29 Claims
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1. (amended) A system for selling a vehicle, which has the function of transmitting data of a distance the vehicle has traveled, by information communication over a network, said system comprising:
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an in-vehicle device which is mounted in the vehicle and comprises measuring means for measuring the travel distance of the vehicle and transmitting means for transmitting data of the measured travel distance; and
a control device comprising order receiving means for receiving a purchase order for the vehicle via the network, vehicle data receiving means for receiving the travel distance data, which has been transmitted from the in-vehicle device, at predetermined time intervals via the network after the vehicle for which the purchase order has been received is delivered to an orderer of the vehicle, calculating means for calculating a fee based on the received travel distance data, and charge signal outputting means which outputs a charge signal for charging the calculated fee to the orderer via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. (amended) An area information delivering method which delivers information on an area via a network to a vehicle having the function of checking a current position thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving position data representing the current position of the vehicle;
selecting, from information on areas, information on the area around the current position of the vehicle; and
delivering the selected area information to a receiving device provided at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. (amended) A server device which performs information communication via a network, the server device comprising:
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order receiving means for receiving a purchase order for a vehicle, which has the function of transmitting data of a distance the vehicle has traveled, via the network;
vehicle data receiving means for receiving the travel distance data at predetermined time intervals via the network after the vehicle for which the purchase order has been received is delivered to an orderer of the vehicle;
calculating means for calculating a fee based on the travel distance data received by the vehicle data receiving means; and
charge signal outputting means which outputs a charge signal for charging the fee calculated by the calculating means to the orderer via the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. (added) A server device which delivers information on an area via a network to a vehicle having the function of checking a current position thereof, said server device comprising:
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position receiving means for receiving position data representing the current position of the vehicle;
selecting means for selecting, from information on areas, information on an area around the current position of the vehicle; and
area information delivering means for delivering the area information selected by the selecting means to a receiving device provided at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. (added) An area information displaying and charging system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an in-vehicle device which is mounted in the vehicle and comprises transmitting means for detecting a distance the vehicle has traveled and a current position of the vehicle and transmitting distance information and positional information, and display means for displaying received area information; and
a control device which comprises area information transmitting means that stores information on predetermined areas and transmits area information corresponding to the positional information, and fee processing means for processing a fee in accordance with the travel distance.
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