SHARED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND SHARED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. A shared vehicle management device for managing a plurality of shared vehicles that are shared by a plurality of users, in which business hours are set in advance from a first time to a second time that is later than the first time, and non-business hours are set in advance from the second time of one of the business hours to the first time of next business hours, the shared vehicle management device comprising:
- a storage means that stores information on a plurality of stations where the shared vehicles are lent and returned;
a first use reception means that accepts a use request from a user for immediate use of the shared vehicle during an immediate use time period that is set corresponding to the business hours, in which the shared vehicle that is rented from one station is returned to any station, without the user specifying the lending time or the returning time; and
a second use reception means that accepts a use reservation from a user during a reservation time period that is set corresponding to the non-business hours, to the extent of not exceeding the first time of the business hours, in which the user specifies a specific station as a departure point, and the shared vehicle is started to be used after the start time of the business hours that is set immediately after the current reservation time period.
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Abstract
A shared vehicle management device is provided with a database with information of a station at which a shared vehicle can be lent and returned. The shared vehicle management device also has controller that receives a use request from a user for immediate use of the shared vehicle, during a predetermined immediate use time period which includes at least a portion of an available time period of the shared vehicle; and that receives a use reservation from a user to start using the shared vehicle from the start time of the next available time period.
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17 Claims
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1. A shared vehicle management device for managing a plurality of shared vehicles that are shared by a plurality of users, in which business hours are set in advance from a first time to a second time that is later than the first time, and non-business hours are set in advance from the second time of one of the business hours to the first time of next business hours, the shared vehicle management device comprising:
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a storage means that stores information on a plurality of stations where the shared vehicles are lent and returned; a first use reception means that accepts a use request from a user for immediate use of the shared vehicle during an immediate use time period that is set corresponding to the business hours, in which the shared vehicle that is rented from one station is returned to any station, without the user specifying the lending time or the returning time; and a second use reception means that accepts a use reservation from a user during a reservation time period that is set corresponding to the non-business hours, to the extent of not exceeding the first time of the business hours, in which the user specifies a specific station as a departure point, and the shared vehicle is started to be used after the start time of the business hours that is set immediately after the current reservation time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. A shared vehicle management method comprising:
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a computer for managing a plurality of shared vehicles that are shared by a plurality of users, in which business hours are set in advance from a first time to a second time that is later than the first time, and non-business hours are set in advance from the second time of one of the business hours to the first time of next business hours, the computer executes; a step to store information on a plurality of stations where the shared vehicles are lent and returned; a step to receive a use request for immediate use of the shared vehicle from the user during an immediate use time period that is set corresponding to the business hours, in which the shared vehicle that is rented from one station is returned to any station, without the user specifying the lending time or the returning time; and a step to receive a use reservation to start using the shared vehicle from a start time of the next available time period from the user during a reservation time period that is set corresponding to the non-business hours, to the extent of not exceeding the first time of the business hours, in which the user specifies a specific station as a departure point, and the shared vehicle is started to be used after the start time of the business hours that is set immediately after the current reservation time period.
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