Method for Managing Car Lease Using Car-Use Electronic Device and Mobile Device

• US 20080201160A1
• Filed: 11/16/2007
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MStar Semiconductor Incorporated (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MStar Semiconductor Incorporated (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chang, Wei
• Application Number:
  US11/941,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20080201160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0042 for hiring of objects
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A method for managing car lease using a car-use electronic device and a mobile device, comprising steps of: picking up a car data from a data base for matching so as to provide a first data comprising a car password and a second data comprising a user password when an information center receives a renting request, wherein the car password and the user password are matched; transmitting the first data to the mobile device of a user and the second data to a controller on a car; and authorizing the user to star the car if the controller verifies that the car password and the user password are matched after the user transmits the car password from the mobile device to the controller.

Claims

1. A method for managing car lease using a car-use electronic device and a mobile device, comprising steps of:

picking up a car data from a data base for matching so as to provide a first data comprising a car password and a second data comprising a user password when an information center receives a renting request, wherein the car password and the user password are matched;

transmitting the first data to the mobile device of a user and the second data to a controller on a car; and

authorizing the user to star the car if the controller verifies that the car password and the user password are matched after the user transmits the car password from the mobile device to the controller.

2. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, further comprising steps of:

transmitting an end signal from the controller to the information center so as to stop and lock the car after the user has finished using the car; and

updating the lease data in the data base when the information center receives the end signal.

3. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, further comprising steps of:

transmitting an end signal from the mobile device to the information center so that the information center transmits a stop signal to the controller to stop and lock the car after the user has finished using the car, wherein the end signal comprises a car ID and a current car location; and

updating the lease data in the data base when the information center receives the end signal.

4. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, further comprising steps of:

transmitting a stop signal from the mobile device to the controller so that the controller transmits an end signal to the information center to stop and lock the car after the user has finished using the car, wherein the end signal comprises a car ID and a current car location; and

updating the lease data in the data base when the information center receives the end signal.

5. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the first data comprises a car pickup location and a car pickup time.

6. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the renting request comprises a requested car type, requested car renting time, and a requested car pickup location.

7. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, further comprising a step of:

transmitting the renting request to the information center.

8. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 7, wherein the user transmits the renting request to the information center through a network service.

9. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 7, wherein the user transmits the renting request to the information center through a telephone service.

10. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 7, wherein the user transmits the renting request to the information center through a mobile communication service using the mobile device.

11. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

12. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a global positioning system (GPS).

13. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device communicates with the controller using Bluetooth.

14. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device communicates with the controller using near-field communication (NFC).

15. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller communicates with the information center using general packet radio service (GPRS).

16. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller communicates with the information center using third generation (3G) communication.

17. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the information center communicates with the mobile device using global system for mobile (GSM) communication.

18. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the information center communicates with the mobile device using general packet radio service (GPRS).

19. The method for managing car lease as recited in claim 1, wherein the information center communicates with the mobile device using third generation (3G) communication.