Bicycle rental and security system
US6384717B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S194/902
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An unattended bicycle rental and security system, utilizing bi-directional communications with data verification between the individual bicycles and the system is provided which is equipped with an alarm, and can individually identify a number of bicycles and attribute their rental with corresponding customers. The unattended bicycle rental and security system is able to identify if a rental bicycle has sustained an impact during a rental that is sufficient to damage it and identify the customer whose care the rental bicycle was in at the time. The system also allows the integration of several rental locations allowing a bicycle to be rented at one location and returned at another.
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