Method And System For Managing Parking Spaces In The Context Of Automated Vehicle Rental, And Vehicle Rental Facility
First Claim
1. A method for managing parking spaces within the context of automated rental of vehicles available for rental over a plurality of sites, called rental sites, each of said rental sites including at least one parking space, said method comprising, for at least one rental site, the following steps:
- determining an item of data, called availability data, relating to the presence or not of an available parking space at said rental site, said determining step comprising, for at least one parking space of said station, detecting at least one of;
the presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space by a presence sensor, oran electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space;
transmitting said item of availability data to at least one currently rented vehicle via a wireless communication network; and
displaying said item of availability data in said at least one vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method (200) for managing parking spaces in the context of automated rental of vehicles offered for rent at a plurality of so-called rental sites, each of said rental sites including at least one parking space, said method (200) being characterized in that it includes the following steps for at least one rental site: determining (202) a so-called availability data item relating to the existence or non-existence of an available parking space at said rental site, transmitting (212, 218) said availability data item to at least one vehicle being rented, and displaying (220) said availability data item for said at least one vehicle. The invention likewise relates to a system implementing such a method and to a use of such a method and such a system for automated vehicle rental.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for managing parking spaces within the context of automated rental of vehicles available for rental over a plurality of sites, called rental sites, each of said rental sites including at least one parking space, said method comprising, for at least one rental site, the following steps:
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determining an item of data, called availability data, relating to the presence or not of an available parking space at said rental site, said determining step comprising, for at least one parking space of said station, detecting at least one of; the presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space by a presence sensor, or an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space; transmitting said item of availability data to at least one currently rented vehicle via a wireless communication network; and displaying said item of availability data in said at least one vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing parking spaces within the context of automated rental of vehicles available for rental over a plurality of sites, called rental sites, each of said rental sites including at least one parking space, said system comprising:
means for determining an item of data, called availability data, relating to the presence or not of a parking space available at at least one rental site, said means comprising, for at least one parking space, at least one of; a presence sensor for detecting a presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space, or a means for detecting an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space; means for transmitting said item of availability data to at least one currently rented vehicle, and means for displaying said item of availability data in said at least one vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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