Vehicle management system

Abstract

To provide a vehicle management device that can mitigate the risk of vehicles not being returned by determining whether or not a vehicle that has been loaned or shared can be returned. [Solution] The vehicle management device uses a processor to acquire location information of a rented or shared vehicle and destination information set in the vehicle's car navigation system. Based on the vehicle's location information, the location information of the return station to which the vehicle will be returned, and the destination information, the device determines whether the vehicle can be returned by a predetermined time.

Claims

1. The processor, The system acquires the location information of a vehicle that has been rented or shared, and the destination information set in the vehicle's car navigation system. Based on the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the return station to which the vehicle will be returned, and the destination information, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by a predetermined time. Vehicle management system.

2. The processor, Obtain location information of vehicles that have been rented or shared, Based at least on the location information of the vehicle and the reservation information of the vehicle, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by a predetermined time. Vehicle management system.

3. The aforementioned processor, Furthermore, based on the location information of the return station where the vehicle is returned, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time. The location information of the return station is included in the reservation information or is identified based on the reservation information. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

4. The reservation information includes the reservation start time and reservation end time for the vehicle. The aforementioned processor, Based on the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the return station where the vehicle will be returned, the time required from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the vehicle's reservation end time, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the reservation end time. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

5. The reservation information includes, for the vehicle, the start time and end time of the first reservation, and the start time and end time of the second reservation following the first reservation. The aforementioned processor, Based on the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the return station where the vehicle will be returned, the time required from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the reservation start time of the second reservation, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the reservation start time of the second reservation. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

6. The vehicle management device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the processor acquires location information of the vehicle and determines whether or not it can be returned based on the elapsed time for the reservation period from the reservation start time to the reservation end time of the vehicle.

7. The aforementioned processor, Based on the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the return station to which the vehicle is returned, the distance from the current location of the vehicle to the location of the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned distance and the vehicle's speed, the time required from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the aforementioned reservation information, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the end time of the reservation. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

8. The aforementioned processor, Based on the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of the vehicle and the latitude and longitude information indicating the location of the return station where the vehicle is returned, the Euclidean distance from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the Euclidean distance and the vehicle's speed, the time required from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the aforementioned reservation information, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the end time of the reservation. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

9. The aforementioned processor, Obtain road information, Based on the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the return station where the vehicle is returned, and the road information, the time required from the current location of the vehicle to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the aforementioned reservation information, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the end time of the reservation. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

10. The aforementioned processor, The destination information of the aforementioned vehicle is obtained, Based on the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the return station where the vehicle will be returned, and the destination information, the time required from the vehicle's current location to the return station is calculated. Based on the aforementioned required time, the current time, and the aforementioned reservation information, it is determined whether the vehicle can be returned by the predetermined time, which is the end time of the reservation. The vehicle management device according to claim 2.

11. The aforementioned processor, The vehicle management device according to claim 2, wherein information relating to the determination result of whether or not the vehicle can be returned is output to a business terminal owned by the business manager who performs the vehicle lending or sharing business, and the information relating to the determination result of whether or not the vehicle can be returned is displayed on the display of the business terminal.

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