WO2016082683A1

WO2016082683A1 - System and method for renting intelligent vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2016082683A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/094521
Authority: WO
Inventors: 柴洪峰; 鲁志军; 祖立军; 孙权; 才华
Original assignee: 中国银联股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-11-26
Filing date: 2015-11-13
Publication date: 2016-06-02
Also published as: CN105590244A; TW201633235A

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for renting an intelligent vehicle, comprising: a starting process, in which a vehicle renting request is received from a portable device; a dispatching process, in which an intelligent vehicle is dispatched to drive to a start position according to the vehicle renting request; and a settlement process, in which when the intelligent vehicle drives to an end position, a rental is calculated according to route information received from the intelligent vehicle, and rental payment is completed according to payment information of a user.

Description

System and method for renting smart car

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technologies and, more particularly, to systems and methods for renting smart cars.

Background technique

In the existing car rental plan, the user needs to manually fill in the form to apply before renting a car. The contents of the car rental form include the ID number, driver's license number, etc. The content is cumbersome and error-prone, making the car rental application process too cumbersome. In addition, users often need to pick up the car at the designated location and return the car. This makes it takes a lot of time for the user to affect the user experience. On the other hand, in the existing car rental scheme, the payment method used is generally manual payment, and the manual charging cannot establish an effective association with the vehicle, and it is difficult to effectively charge the additional expenses incurred during the user renting process. And for the user, cash payments are cumbersome and payment records cannot be saved. In particular, when returning a vehicle, the user often needs to wait for a long time to confirm by the rental company whether the vehicle is damaged or not, and whether an additional fee is required.

Summary of the invention

The invention discloses a method for renting a smart car, comprising: a starting process, wherein a car rental request is received from a portable device, a scheduling process, wherein the smart car is scheduled to travel to a starting position according to a rental car request, and the settlement process, wherein the smart When the car travels to the end position, the rent is calculated based on the itinerary information received from the smart car, and the rent payment is completed based on the user's payment information.

The method may further include an authentication process, wherein the identity information of the user is received from the portable device, the identity information is authenticated, and when the authentication is successful, the usage rights of the smart car are opened. The scheduling process may further include: scheduling the smart car to travel to the designated location after determining that the smart car travels to the end position. The scheduling process can also include transmitting a prompt to the portable device when the smart car travels to the starting location. The settlement process may further include: after determining that the smart car travels to the designated location, completing an additional fee payment according to the payment information of the user.

The invention discloses a system for renting a smart car, comprising: an activation device, configured to receive a rental car request from a portable device, a scheduling device, configured to schedule the smart car to travel to a starting position according to the rental car request, and the settlement device is configured to be used as the smart car When traveling to the end position, the rent is calculated based on the itinerary information received from the smart car, and the rent payment is completed based on the payment information of the user.

The system may further include: authentication means for receiving identity information of the user from the portable device, authenticating the identity information, and opening the usage right of the smart car when the authentication is successful. The dispatching device may be further configured to schedule the smart car to travel to the designated position after determining that the smart car has traveled to the end position. The dispatching device can also be configured to send a prompt to the portable device after the smart car has traveled to the starting position. The settlement device may be further configured to: upon determining that the smart car travels to the designated location, complete an additional fee payment based on the payment information of the user.

The present invention can use a smart car with an automatic driving function, so that after the user completes the rental request, the system can obtain, for example, the location where the user is located, and automatically issues an order to the user's location to the smart car around the user. When the vehicle arrives, the system can prompt the user that the user can use the vehicle only after completing the certification and authorization with the smart car. After arriving at the destination, the user simply parks the vehicle near the destination and the vehicle automatically leaves without the user having to operate it.

In one embodiment, the payment is made in two authorizations. When the user picks up the car, the first pre-authorization is performed by using the mobile communication device or the interface connection between the bank card and the in-vehicle payment device. When the vehicle is returned, the rental fee is deducted from the first pre-authorization amount, and the remaining amount is returned to the user's bank card account, and At the same time, a second pre-authorization can be made. The second pre-authorization time can be preset to, for example, 24 hours, to cover the additional expenses incurred in the car rental process, and the additional charges incurred are deducted from the second pre-authorization. The fees paid for the first pre-authorization may include: car rental rent; the fees that may be paid for the second pre-authorization may include: vehicle damage repair costs, illegal fines, unpaid car rental rent, etc.

In one embodiment, the in-vehicle payment device of the smart vehicle can provide the user with a humanized human hand Inter-interface. The user can connect the mobile communication device or the IC bank card with the interface to complete the pre-authorization authentication service and the user authentication service. After the authentication, the vehicle will automatically open the door, that is, the vehicle usage right can be obtained through the completion of the first pre-authorization. At the end of the rental car, the user can connect the mobile communication device or bank card to the interface to release the first pre-authorization and complete the second pre-authorization.

In one embodiment, this can be purchased by the user for in-vehicle payment. Users can obtain auto insurance provided by different companies, for example, through the car screen, and compare their most satisfactory insurance services. Moreover, the user does not need to fill in a large amount of vehicle status information, nor does it have to worry about the failure to fill in the information to cause the insurance to fail. The various types of form information required can be automatically generated by the smart car, and the user can complete the insurance purchase only by confirming the payment.

DRAWINGS

The invention will be more clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art the It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the appended claims are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for renting a smart car in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a method of renting a smart car in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings. It will be appreciated that structural and functional modifications may be made to the described embodiments. In addition, one or more features of one embodiment can be combined with one or more features of another embodiment, as desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system 10 for renting a smart car in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Smart cars can be equipped with driverless systems, automatic navigation systems, in-vehicle communication systems, and in-vehicle payment systems. The driverless system allows the vehicle to no longer rely on human driving. The automatic navigation system can capture the location of the smart vehicle and cooperate with the driverless system. Vehicles can reach any given location. The in-vehicle communication system can communicate with an external system, and the technologies that can be used include cellular wireless communication technology, dedicated short-range communication technology, near field communication technology, and the like. The in-vehicle payment system can make the vehicle an efficient and integrated payment platform for different payment scenarios.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system for renting a smart car includes an activation device 11, a dispatch device 12, and a settlement device 13. The system 10 can communicate with the portable device 30, the smart car 20, via a suitable communication link, such as a wireless network. Portable device 30 may be a user's mobile communication device, tablet, in which, for example, an application for communicating with system 10 may be installed. Communication device 21 and payment device 22, such as those illustrated in FIG. 1, may also be provided in smart car 20 to communicate with portable device 30, system 10.

The activation device is for receiving a rental request from the portable device. The dispatching device is configured to call the smart car to travel to the starting position according to the rental request. The settlement device is configured to calculate a rent based on the itinerary information received from the smart car when the smart car travels to the end position, and complete the rent payment according to the payment information of the user.

The car rental request may include information of the user's identity, desired smart car (eg, desired vehicle type, color, etc.), expected boarding location, expected drop-off location, and the like. The dispatching device can command the smart car desired by the user to automatically travel to the expected boarding position based on a part of the information, for example, by an unmanned driving system of the smart car. The dispatch device can also be configured to send a prompt to the portable device after the smart car has traveled to the expected boarding position. The dispatch device can also be configured to transmit the real-time location of the smart car to the portable device. Here, it is expected that the boarding position, that is, the starting position of the actually used vehicle, that is, the ending position of the actually used vehicle. The activation device may also receive real-time geographic location information from the portable device, and schedule the smart car to travel to the current location of the user as the starting location according to the geographic location information. By using the smart car's driverless technology and car navigation system, the smart car can be reached anywhere, so that the user does not need extra energy to pick up and return the car.

When it is judged that the vehicle usage is over, the payment device of the smart car can calculate the trip information. The settlement device calculates the rent based on the travel information received from the communication device of the smart car, such as the vehicle usage time, fuel consumption, and mileage. The calculated rent can be sent to the payment device of the smart car and displayed, for example, on the onboard computer screen for user confirmation. The user can make a payment using a portable device that communicates with the payment device. For example, the user can enter payment information (eg, a bank card account number and password) in the portable device and send the information to the payment device, which in turn transmits the information to the settlement device for settlement. For another example, the portable device may be a bank card provided with a smart chip, and the user can use the bank card to swipe the card on the payment device, and the payment device uploads the information read from the bank card to the settlement device for settlement. Alternatively, the user can also directly transmit payment information to the settlement device or directly input the payment information in the payment device through an application provided in the portable device.

Alternatively, system 10 may pre-store user identity information (eg, identity card number), payment information (eg, credit card number), etc., to facilitate quick access after the lease is over. This can be done by having the user register in the system 10 in advance and enter relevant information. Thus, when the smart car travels to the end position, it is possible to calculate the rent based on the travel information received from the vehicle and the pre-stored payment information of the user to complete the rent payment without requiring the user to input the payment information.

The rent can be calculated according to the length of use of the smart car (the minimum unit is minutes), the length of use is from the time when the user starts using the vehicle, the time is paused when the vehicle is suspended, and the time is stopped when the vehicle is used. The judgment of the use case (starting use, suspending use, and ending use) can be performed by a judging device provided in the smart car.

The dispatching device is further configured to call the smart car to travel to the designated position after determining that the smart car has traveled to the end position. For example, after the settlement device completes the payment operation, the smart car line is scheduled to travel to the garage. In addition to the rent in the car rental process, additional fees may be required, such as fines for violations that may be caused by the user. Users may not be able to obtain information about additional fees after the lease ends. In this case, the settlement device is further configured to perform an additional fee payment based on the payment information of the user after determining that the smart car travels to the designated position, that is, after the rental ends.

For example, the settlement device may perform the rent payment and the additional fee payment by using the user's credit card information in two pre-authorization manners. In the first pre-authorization process, the pre-authorization limit is limited (for example, based on the expected boarding position in the rent request and the expected number of miles determined in the expected boarding position), and the rental fee is deducted from the pre-authorized amount after the lease ends. . In the second pre-authorization process, the authorization time is limited (for example, after the payment of the first pre-authorization is completed), and when it is judged that the user generates an additional fee in the process of using the smart car, the deduction is generated in the second pre-authorization. Extra cost. Optionally, a second pre-authorization is made while the rental fee is paid using the first pre-authorized amount. When it is determined that the user generates an additional fee during use of the vehicle, the system 10 may debit the amount of the second pre-authorization based on the user's identity information and payment information, for example, the system 10 may pass the user's identity information to the credit card number in the payment information. The associated issuer sends an application for payment of an additional fee, and the issuer makes a payment based on the application.

After the vehicle has traveled to the starting position, the system 10 can authenticate the identity of the user before the user uses the vehicle and allow the user to use the vehicle when the authentication is successful. Here, the use vehicle may include a utility information system (eg, a GPS system, a video playback system, etc.) that allows the user to enter the vehicle, use the vehicle, and obtain access to all applications on the onboard computer system (eg, freely set the destination of the travel, free Set the driving route).

An authentication device (not shown in FIG. 1) may be provided within the system 10 for receiving identity information of the user from the portable device, authenticating the identity information, and opening the usage rights of the smart car when the authentication is successful. For example, system 10 can receive its geographic location information from a portable device and receive its geographic location information from the vehicle. After successful authentication, when it is determined that the portable device is in the vicinity of the vehicle, a command is sent to the vehicle to open the door and open the vehicle interior utility information system. .

Optionally, the authentication device may receive the identity information of the user from the portable device via the payment device, and authenticate the identity information according to, for example, information of the user stored in advance, and when the authentication is successful, remotely command the open smart car via the communication device. Use rights.

Alternatively, the identity of the user can be authenticated by the payment device. For example, users can use portable devices and pay The interface of the device communicates, the payment device receives the identity information from the portable device, and the payment device requests the system 10 for real identity information and compares the two. The identity information can be a user ID and a corresponding password, or the user's identity card number and information reserved by the user in system 10.

In one example, the interface provided by the payment device can be mounted, for example, at the upper right of the front window of the vehicle or at the door position to facilitate access by the user to the portable device. Personal data containing identity information on the portable device can be obtained using wireless communication technologies such as NFC. The interface of the payment device can be connected to the communication device through a physical data line (for example, a bus or a USB data line), and the interface can transmit corresponding data to the communication device, and the communication device can perform authentication work according to the data stored in the system 10 in advance. And return the certification result to the payment device. For example, if the payment device successfully authenticates the user, the voice prompt is opened and the door is opened and the use of the vehicle is authorized. If the authentication is unsuccessful, the payment device may perform an audible prompt authentication failure, such as issuing a "drip" sound.

In other embodiments, the smart car may be provided with a communication device with a touch screen and a payment device. The user can fully grasp the vehicle status information by touching the screen and use various functions of the smart car. As the largest interactive interface between smart cars and users, the touch screen allows users to control the vehicle. Users can use this screen to purchase insurance and complete payment confirmation. For example, a payment application can be installed on the communication device or the payment device. In the scenario of refueling payment, high-speed charging, and parking charging, the user can use the payment application to complete the payment by touch screen operation without the user making the payment. These fees can be covered by the rent of the car rental. By limiting the related expenses to be paid only to the rent calculated together after the end of the lease, the user does not need to perform various payment operations by himself, thereby improving the user experience.

2 is a schematic diagram of a method of renting a smart car in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method for renting a smart car may include: a startup process, wherein receiving a car rental request from a portable device, a scheduling process, wherein the smart car is scheduled to travel to a starting location according to a rental car request, a settlement process, wherein, when the smart When the car travels to the end position, the rent is calculated based on the itinerary information received from the smart car, and the rent is completed according to the payment information of the user. Gold payment.

It will be appreciated that one or more processes of the present invention relating to a system for renting a smart car may be used in the method.

Various changes and substitutions of the specific embodiments of the present invention can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art. Such changes and substitutions are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

A method for renting a smart car, comprising:

a startup process in which a rental request is received from a portable device,

a scheduling process in which the smart car is scheduled to travel to the starting position according to the rental request,

A settlement process in which, when the smart car travels to the end position, the rent is calculated based on the itinerary information received from the smart car, and the rent payment is completed based on the payment information of the user.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

An authentication process in which the identity information of the user is received from the portable device, the identity information is authenticated, and when the authentication is successful, the usage rights of the smart car are opened.
The method of claim 1 wherein

The scheduling process further includes: scheduling the smart car to travel to the designated location after determining that the smart car has traveled to the end position.
The method of claim 3 wherein:

The scheduling process also includes transmitting a prompt to the portable device after the smart car has traveled to the starting position.
The method of claim 1 wherein

The settlement process further includes: after determining that the smart car travels to the designated location, completing an additional fee payment according to the payment information of the user.
A system for renting a smart car, comprising:

a boot device for receiving a rental request from a portable device,

a dispatching device for scheduling the smart car to travel to the starting position according to the rental request

The settlement device is configured to calculate a rent based on the travel information received from the smart car when the smart car travels to the end position, and complete the rent payment according to the payment information of the user.
The system of claim 6 further comprising:

And an authentication device, configured to receive identity information of the user from the portable device, authenticate the identity information, and open the usage right of the smart car when the authentication is successful.
The system of claim 7 wherein:

The dispatching device is further configured to schedule the smart car to travel to the designated position after determining that the smart car has traveled to the end position.
The system of claim 7 wherein:

The dispatching device is also configured to send a prompt to the portable device after the smart car has traveled to the starting position.
The method of claim 8 wherein:

The settlement device is further configured to: upon determining that the smart car travels to the designated location, complete an additional fee payment based on the payment information of the user.