Computer-based vehicle reservation system and method for a computer-based vehicle reservation system
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Abstract
A computer-based vehicle reservation system and a method for a computer-based vehicle reservation system. According to the method: the availability of all vehicles in the vehicle reservation system is detected; a user reserves a vehicle for a determinable time and/or period and/or location by a computing unit connected to a central unit; an identification code is transmitted to a mobile radio device of the user by an SMS module of a central unit; the user is identified in an identification module by the identification code; and the vehicle is released for use. In particular, the billing process for the related services can be automated by the method and system.
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42. A method for a computer-supported vehicle reservation system in which a user identifies himself/herself at an identification module, the identification module checks the identification with a central unit, and, with successful identification of the user, a vehicle is cleared for use via an onboard system of the vehicle,
wherein the central unit registers all vehicles of the vehicle reservation system, and stores, assigned to the vehicles, in a database temporal and/or local availability of individual of the vehicles, wherein the user identifies himself/herself at the central unit via input elements of a computing unit connected to the central unit, and reserves a vehicle for a definable time and/or time span and/or location, which vehicle is indicated by the central unit as available for the definable time and/or time span and/or location, wherein an SMS module of the central unit transmits an identification code to a mobile radio device of the user by an SMS over a mobile radio network, and wherein a reply SMS from the user, comprising at least the identification code, is sent back by the mobile radio device over the mobile radio network to the central unit as a confirmation, by which reply SMS the user is identified by the identification module, and by the central unit the vehicle is cleared for use via the communication device and onboard system for the defined time and/or time span and location.
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55. A computer-supported vehicle registration system, which comprises identification modules for identification of a user at a central unit, in each case an identification module being assigned to a vehicle and, with successful identification, the vehicle being clearable by the central unit for use via an onboard system of the vehicle,
wherein the central unit comprises a memory module, by which all vehicles of the vehicle reservation system are able to be registered, and temporal and/or local availability of individual of the vehicles is storable, assigned to the vehicles, wherein the central unit comprises an SMS module for transmitting an identification code by an SMS to a mobile radio device of the user via a mobile radio network, wherein the system comprises a computing unit with communication means for ordering and/or reserving a vehicle for a definable time and/or time span and/or location, the vehicle being indicated by the central unit as available at the definable time and/or time span and/or location, wherein a user is identifiable by the identification module by an SMS of the mobile radio device, which comprises at least the identification code, and the vehicle is clearable by the central unit for use at the defined time and/or time span and location via the communication means and the onboard system of the vehicle.
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63. A method for a computer-supported vehicle capacity reservation system in which a user identifies himself/herself at an identification module, the identification module checks the identification with a central unit, and, with successful identification of the user, a capacity unit is cleared for use via the vehicle capacity reservation system,
wherein the central unit registers all capacity units of the vehicle capacity reservation system and stores, assignable to a vehicle of the user, in a database temporal and/or local availability of the capacity units, wherein the user identifies himself/herself at the central unit via input elements of a computing unit connected to the central unit, and reserves at least one capacity unit for a definable time and/or time span and/or location, which at least one capacity unit is indicated by the central unit as available for the definable time and/or time span and/or location, wherein an SMS module of the central unit transmits an identification code to a mobile radio device of the user by an SMS over a mobile radio network, and wherein a reply SMS from the user, comprising at least the identification code, is sent back by the mobile radio device over the mobile radio network to the central unit as a confirmation, by which reply SMS the user is identified by the identification module, and by which central unit the at least one capacity unit is cleared for use for the defined time and/or time span and location under access control to the at least one capacity unit.
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74. A computer-supported vehicle capacity reservation system, which comprises identification modules for identification of a user at a central unit, a capacity unit being clearable to the user for use by a central unit with successful identification via the vehicle capacity reservation system,
wherein the central unit comprises a memory module, by which all capacity units of the vehicle capacity reservation system are able to be registered, and temporal and/or local availability of the individual capacity units is storable, assigned to a vehicle of the user, wherein the central unit comprises an SMS module for transmitting an identification code by an SMS to a mobile radio device of the user via a mobile radio network, wherein the system comprises a computing unit with communication means for ordering and/or reserving at least one capacity unit for a definable time and/or time span and/or location, the at least one capacity unit being indicated by the central unit as available at the definable time and/or time span and/or location, wherein the user is identifiable by the identification module by an SMS of the mobile radio device, which comprises at least the identification code, and the at least one capacity unit is clearable by the central unit for use at the defined time and/or time span and location via a clearance system under access control to the at least one capacity unit.
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