US 12,152,888 B2
Management method of shared vehicle and server performing the same
Sunghwan Moon, Whasung-Si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,745.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0083925 (KR), filed on Jun. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412753 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01)
CPC G01C 21/3438 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle sharing system comprising:
a server as a server for providing a vehicle sharing service, the sever comprising:
a storage device configured for storing first information for designating one of a scheduled booking method and an immediate booking method as a booking method for each of a plurality of shared vehicles registered in the server; and
a control device including a processor and configured to permit booking only by the scheduled booking method for a shared vehicle to which the scheduled booking method is specified among the plurality of shared vehicles, and to permit booking only by the immediate booking method for a shared vehicle to which the immediate booking method is specified among the plurality of shared vehicles; and
a user terminal communicatively connected to the server,
wherein the control device is further configured to receive vehicle registration information of each of the plurality of shared vehicles, to generate the first information for each of the plurality of shared vehicles based on the vehicle registration information,
wherein the control device is further configured to receive selection information indicating one of the scheduled booking method and the immediate booking method from the user terminal, to determine at least one shared vehicle to be bookable among the plurality of shared vehicles based on the selection information and the first information, and to provide the user terminal with a list of the at least one shared vehicle to be bookable,
wherein the user terminal provide the list of the at least one shared vehicle to a user by displaying the list on a display, and
wherein the control device is further configured to automatically set one of a station based method and a free floating method as a position management method for each of the plurality of shared vehicles according to the booking method designated for each of the plurality of shared vehicles, and to manage a rental position and a return position of each of the plurality of shared vehicles, and for FF service zone, the control device obtains area information of a corresponding service zone and transmits the area information to the user terminal, and
wherein the user terminal displays the area information of the corresponding service zone along with a position of each shared vehicle in a polygonal form.