Method And System For Remote Reservation Of A Parking Space, And Automated Vehicle Rental Facility
First Claim
1. A method for the reservation of a parking space for a vehicle in a remote site, called a rental site, within the context of the automated rental of vehicles, said method comprising a phase, called a reservation phase, comprising the following steps:
- determining a remote rental site, called the available site, in which a parking space is available, said determining step comprising, for at least one parking space of each of said rental sites, at least one of;
detecting the presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space by a presence sensor, ordetecting an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space;
said available site being determined depending on said detection or detections;
transmitting, via a communication network, a request for the reservation of a parking space in said available rental site, said reservation request comprising an item of identification data, called an identifier,storing said identifier in association with an available parking space, andchanging the status of said parking space.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for reserving a parking space for a vehicle at a remote site also known as a rental site, in the context of automated vehicle rental, said method including a so-called reservation phase (200) including the following steps: determining (204-208) a so-called available remote rental site, in which a parking space is available, sending (214) a reservation request for a parking space in said available remote rental site, said reservation request including an identification data item also known as an identifier, storing (220) said identifier associated with an available parking space, and modifying (220) the status of said parking space. The invention likewise relates to a system implementing such a method and a use of such a method and such a system for automated vehicle rental.
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1. A method for the reservation of a parking space for a vehicle in a remote site, called a rental site, within the context of the automated rental of vehicles, said method comprising a phase, called a reservation phase, comprising the following steps:
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determining a remote rental site, called the available site, in which a parking space is available, said determining step comprising, for at least one parking space of each of said rental sites, at least one of; detecting the presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space by a presence sensor, or detecting an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space; said available site being determined depending on said detection or detections; transmitting, via a communication network, a request for the reservation of a parking space in said available rental site, said reservation request comprising an item of identification data, called an identifier, storing said identifier in association with an available parking space, and changing the status of said parking space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A system for the reservation of a parking space for a vehicle in a remote site, called a rental site, within the context of the automated rental of vehicles, said system comprising:
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means for determining a remote rental site, called the available site, in which a parking space is available, said means comprising, for at least one parking space of each of said rental sites, at least one of; a presence sensor for detecting the presence or not of a vehicle at said parking space, or means for detecting an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space; said available site being determined depending on said detection or detections; means for transmitting, via a communication network, a request for the reservation of a parking space in said available rental site, said reservation request comprising an item of identification data, called an identifier, means for storing said identifier in association with an available parking space, and means for changing the status of said parking space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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