Patent ID: 6696981
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60L,G06Q,G08G,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
An apparatus for managing the entry and exit of a shared vehicle, comprising:vehicle position detector provided in said shared vehicle; position determining device for determining whether the position of said shared vehicle is within an entrance area of a parking lot, based on the vehicle position information provided by said vehicle position detector; arrival determining device for determining whether a main switch of said shared vehicle has been turned off within the entrance area; return operation determining device for determining whether a user of said vehicle has conducted a return operation using a terminal for conducting rental and return operations; and return determining device for confirming the return of said shared vehicle when said arrival determining device determines that the main switch has been turned off within the entrance area and when said return operation determining device has determined that the return operation has been conducted.