Apparatus and method for evaluating a charge for the use of a vehicle
First Claim
1. Apparatus for evaluating a charge for the use of a vehicle or craft, the apparatus comprising:
- a locating device provided on board the vehicle or craft, for determining and making available continuously over time, data relating to the current position of the vehicle or craft, a timing device provided on board the vehicle or craft for determining and making available data relating to the period of use of the vehicle or craft, a tariff-fixing device for determining and making available data relating to predefined rates, on the basis of a tariff, a data-processor provided on board the vehicle or craft and operatively connected to the locating device, to the timing device and to the tariff-fixing device, the data-processor being able to calculate a charge for the use of the vehicle on the basis of the data relating to the current position of the vehicle or craft, of the data relating to the period of use of the vehicle or craft, of the tariff data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus and to a method for evaluating a charge for the use of a vehicle or craft on hire, comprising at least one locating device which makes available data relating to the current position of the vehicle or craft, a timing device which makes available data relating to the period of use of the vehicle or craft, and a data-processor which is connected at least to the locating device and to the timing device and which acquires the data relating to the current position and the data relating to the period of use in order to calculate the charge for the use of the vehicle or craft on the basis at least of these data.
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1. Apparatus for evaluating a charge for the use of a vehicle or craft, the apparatus comprising:
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a locating device provided on board the vehicle or craft, for determining and making available continuously over time, data relating to the current position of the vehicle or craft, a timing device provided on board the vehicle or craft for determining and making available data relating to the period of use of the vehicle or craft, a tariff-fixing device for determining and making available data relating to predefined rates, on the basis of a tariff, a data-processor provided on board the vehicle or craft and operatively connected to the locating device, to the timing device and to the tariff-fixing device, the data-processor being able to calculate a charge for the use of the vehicle on the basis of the data relating to the current position of the vehicle or craft, of the data relating to the period of use of the vehicle or craft, of the tariff data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of evaluating a charge for the use of a vehicle or craft, which provides for the following steps:
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evaluating the current position of the vehicle or craft, evaluating the period of use of the vehicle or craft, evaluating a rate from a tariff, evaluating a charge for the use of the vehicle or craft on the basis of the evaluations of the current position of the vehicle or craft, of the period of use of the vehicle or craft, and of the rate. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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