SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACCESSIBLE VIA A STORAGE KEY AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE CORRESPONDING FLEET
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Abstract
A system for managing a fleet of motor vehicles, including a central platform that can store data for the management of the fleet and an interface located remotely from the vehicle, enabling communication between a driver and the central platform. Each vehicle of the fleet can be accessed via a storage key that can store data relating to the identification and operation of the vehicle, as well as data relating to the fleet management contract, and which can be used to manage engine start-up/engine immobilization and locking/unlocking functions of the vehicle. Each key can be activated and released by the central platform at the user'"'"'s request via the remote interface that can communicate with the central platform.
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28 Claims
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15. A system for managing a fleet of motor vehicles, comprising:
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a central platform that can store data for management of the fleet; and a remote interface located remotely from the vehicle, enabling communication between a user and the central platform, wherein each vehicle of the fleet can be accessed via a storage key that can store data relating to identification and operation of the vehicle, and data relating to a fleet management contract, and which can be used to manage start-up/immobilization and locking/unlocking functions of the vehicle, each key to be activated and released by the central platform at a request of the user via the remote interface of the vehicle that can communicate with the central platform. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28)
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22. A method of managing a fleet of motor vehicles comprising:
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storing data for management of the fleet by a central platform; and a communication between a user and the central platform via an interface located remotely from the vehicle; wherein each vehicle of the fleet is accessed using a corresponding storage key in which data relating to identification and operation of a vehicle is stored, together with data relating to a fleet management contract, and the central platform activates the storage key at a request of the user via the interface during the communication, to authorize any action of the user with respect to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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