CAR SHARING SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS FOR CAR SHARING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A car sharing system comprising:
- an IC card that is carried by a user and includes an identification ID of the user;
an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading the IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and
a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information,wherein;
the in-vehicle apparatus reads the IC card by the card reading portion and, based on authentication of an the identification ID by collation between the identification ID, which is read, and the reservation information, executes a check-in process of the vehicle and turns on the vehicle power source switch.
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Abstract
A car sharing system includes: an IC card carried by a user and including an identification ID of the user; an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading the IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information. The in-vehicle apparatus reads the IC card by the card reading portion and, based on authentication of an the identification ID by collation between the identification ID, which is read, and the reservation information, executes a check-in process of the vehicle and turns on the vehicle power source switch.
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1. A car sharing system comprising:
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an IC card that is carried by a user and includes an identification ID of the user; an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading the IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information, wherein; the in-vehicle apparatus reads the IC card by the card reading portion and, based on authentication of an the identification ID by collation between the identification ID, which is read, and the reservation information, executes a check-in process of the vehicle and turns on the vehicle power source switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 28)
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11. An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a card reading portion that reads an IC card including an identification ID of a user; a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center, wherein; the switch control portion performs a process allowing traveling of the vehicle and transmits an on-control signal that turns on the vehicle power source switch to the vehicle based on collation between the identification ID read from the IC card by the card reading portion and authentication information managed by the management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 27)
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21. A car sharing system comprising:
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an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading an IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information; and an external terminal that communicates with the management apparatus, wherein; the external terminal transmits first instruction information to the management apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle; and the management apparatus transmits second instruction information to the in-vehicle apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle upon reception of the first instruction information from the external terminal, causing the vehicle power source switch to be turned on with execution of a check-in process of the vehicle.
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22. A car sharing system comprising:
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an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading an IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information; and an external terminal that communicates with the management apparatus, wherein; the external terminal transmits first check-out information to the management apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle; and the management apparatus transmits second check-out information to the in-vehicle apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle upon reception of the first check-out information from the external terminal, causing the vehicle power source switch to be turned off with execution of a check-out process of the vehicle.
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25. An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center, wherein; the switch control portion performs a check-in process of the vehicle and turns on the vehicle power source switch upon reception of second instruction information transmitted from the management apparatus to the communication portion to instruct check-in to the vehicle in response to first instruction information transmitted from the external terminal to the management apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle.
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26. An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle; and a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center, wherein; the switch control portion performs a check-out process of the vehicle and turns off the vehicle power source switch upon reception of second check-out information transmitted from the management apparatus to the communication portion to instruct check-out from the vehicle in response to first check-out information transmitted from the external terminal to the management apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle.
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