Shared vehicle rental system
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1. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
- a plurality of motor vehicles;
a parking area for a plurality of users to rent said motor vehicles therefrom and to return said motor vehicles thereto;
a control center for supervising said motor vehicles and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user, said control center establishing at least two mutually exclusive, alternate usage time zones;
registering means for registering said users in a plurality of groups based on said usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles, wherein at least one group of users is registered for each of said alternate usage time zones;
memory means for storing registration information of said users from said registering means; and
control means for supervising the rental of said motor vehicles and said parking area based on the registration information of said users for using the same said motor vehicles by two different said groups of users during said two alternate usage time zones.
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Abstract
A shared vehicle rental system has a plurality of motor vehicles, a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto, and a control center for supervising the motor vehicles. The shared vehicle rental system registers the users in a plurality of groups depending on a usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles, identifies registration information of the users which is recorded on IC cards of the users, and supervises the motor vehicles and the parking area based on the registration information of the users.
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1. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent said motor vehicles therefrom and to return said motor vehicles thereto; a control center for supervising said motor vehicles and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user, said control center establishing at least two mutually exclusive, alternate usage time zones; registering means for registering said users in a plurality of groups based on said usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles, wherein at least one group of users is registered for each of said alternate usage time zones; memory means for storing registration information of said users from said registering means; and control means for supervising the rental of said motor vehicles and said parking area based on the registration information of said users for using the same said motor vehicles by two different said groups of users during said two alternate usage time zones. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8)
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2. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles having respective communication units; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent said motor vehicles therefrom and to return said motor vehicles thereto; and a control center for supervising said motor vehicles through said communication units and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user, said control center establishing at least two mutually exclusive, alternate usage time zones; and said control center having means for dividing said users into groups, based on at least one of either a usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles or a direction in which the users move with respect to the parking area, for registering the users in said groups wherein at least one group of users is registered for each of said alternate usage time zones, and for supervising usage said motor vehicles and said parking area based on registration information of said users and usage information of the users which is received through said communication units for using the same said motor vehicles by two different said groups of users during said two alternate usage time zones. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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3. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles having respective communication units; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto; and a control center for supervising said motor vehicles through said communication units and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user; said control center having means for dividing said users into groups depending on at least one of either a usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles or a direction in which the users move with respect to the parking area, registering the users in said groups, and supervising said motor vehicles and said parking area based on registration information of said users and usage information of the users which is received through said communication unit; and wherein said control center comprises means for recording past usage information of the users, and means for selecting, for a user, one of the motor vehicles stored in said parking area based on the recorded past usage information of said user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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4. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto; a control center for supervising said motor vehicles and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user; registering means for registering said users in a plurality of groups depending on said usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles; memory means for storing registration information of said users; and control means for supervising said motor vehicles and said parking area based on the registration information of said users; and wherein said control center comprises means for recording past usage information of the users, and means for selecting, for a user, one of the motor vehicles stored in said parking area based on the recorded past usage information of said user.
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11. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles having respective communication units; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto; and a control center for supervising said motor vehicles through said communication units and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user; said control center having means for dividing said users into groups depending on at least one of either a usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles or a direction in which the users move with respect to the parking area, registering the users in said groups, and supervising said motor vehicles and said parking area based on registration information of said users and usage information of the users which is received through said communication unit; and wherein said control center includes means for monitoring the locations of said motor vehicles and transmitting an alarm signal to a vehicle that leaves a predetermined geographical region which contains said parking area.
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12. A shared vehicle rental system comprising:
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a plurality of motor vehicles; a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto; a control center for supervising said motor vehicles and for recruiting and selecting prospective users of said shared vehicle rental system based at least on a usage time zone of each user; registering means for registering said users in a plurality of groups depending on said usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles; memory means for storing registration information of said users; and control means for supervising said motor vehicles and said parking area based on the registration information of said users; and wherein said control center includes means for monitoring the locations of said motor vehicles and transmitting an alarm signal to a vehicle that leaves a predetermined geographical region which contains said parking area.
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