Rental system for movable body such as vehicle
First Claim
1. A movable body management system for a movable body rental system including a plurality of movable body apparatuses and a movable body management apparatus, wherein said movable body management apparatus manages said plurality of movable body apparatuses, and wherein each of said plurality of movable body apparatuses comprises:
- current position measuring means for measuring a current position; and
current position transmission means for transmitting current positional information, wherein said current positional information includes said current position measured by said current position measuring means, and wherein said movable body management apparatus comprises;
current position reception means for receiving said current positional information transmitted from said current position transmission means of a movable body apparatus;
provision request reception means for receiving a provision request transmitted from a mobile communication terminal, wherein said provision request is for said current positional information about a nearby movable body apparatus; and
positional information transmission means for transmitting said current positional information about said current position of said nearby movable body apparatus to said mobile communication terminal transmitting said provision request, wherein said current positional information is transmitted when said provision request reception means receives said provision request.
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Abstract
The present invention is a movable body management system which can appropriately calculate a movable body fee according to availability etc. and flexibly and effectively allow movable bodies to be used. Each of vehicles such as cars and bicycles has a GPS capability to detect a current position of its own at a specified time interval. The system transmits information indicating the detected current position to an operating company for managing current positions of respective vehicles. When each of vehicles such as bicycles is rented out to a member and is used, the system starts measuring a traveling distance and a traveling time. When the use of the vehicle ends, the system transmits the measured traveling distance and traveling time to a server apparatus in the operating company. The operating company'"'"'s server apparatus calculates the fee for settlement according to the transmitted traveling distance and traveling time.
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14 Claims
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1. A movable body management system for a movable body rental system including a plurality of movable body apparatuses and a movable body management apparatus, wherein said movable body management apparatus manages said plurality of movable body apparatuses, and wherein
each of said plurality of movable body apparatuses comprises: -
current position measuring means for measuring a current position; and
current position transmission means for transmitting current positional information, wherein said current positional information includes said current position measured by said current position measuring means, and wherein said movable body management apparatus comprises;
current position reception means for receiving said current positional information transmitted from said current position transmission means of a movable body apparatus;
provision request reception means for receiving a provision request transmitted from a mobile communication terminal, wherein said provision request is for said current positional information about a nearby movable body apparatus; and
positional information transmission means for transmitting said current positional information about said current position of said nearby movable body apparatus to said mobile communication terminal transmitting said provision request, wherein said current positional information is transmitted when said provision request reception means receives said provision request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A movable body management apparatus in a movable body management system including a plurality of movable body apparatuses and a movable body management apparatus, wherein said movable body management apparatus manages said plurality of movable body apparatuses, and wherein said movable body management apparatus comprises:
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current position reception means for receiving current positional information from current position transmission means of a movable body apparatus;
provision request reception means for receiving a provision request transmitted from a mobile communication terminal, wherein said provision request is for said current positional information about a nearby movable body apparatus; and
positional information transmission means for transmitting said current positional information about a current position of said nearby movable body apparatus to said mobile communication terminal transmitting said provision request, wherein said current positional information is transmitted when said provision request reception means receives said provision request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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