Vehicle managing system and vehicle managing method
US6657556B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/0042
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle managing system including a vehicle to be lent to a user and a plurality of ports used for parking the vehicle. The plurality of ports include a first port which is located in the vicinity of a station of a transportation facility, and a second port which is located in the vicinity of both a residential area where a first user who uses the station resides and a place of destination for a second user who uses the station. In the vehicle managing system, the users are divided into a plurality of groups based on a direction of the vehicle between the first port and second port and a time zone using the vehicle, and the vehicles are alternately assigned to a group that moves to the station and another group that moves from the station based on the order of the time zone using the vehicle.
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