Car sharing system and in-vehicle apparatus for car sharing system

An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:

• a card reading portion that reads an IC card including an identification ID of a user;
• a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle;
• and
• a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center,
• wherein:
• the switch control portion is configured to:
• perform a first reading operation of the IC card with the card reading portion in response to a first touch of the card reading portion with the IC card by the user;
• execute a check-in process of the vehicle based on a collation between the identification ID read during the first reading operation and information for authentication managed by the management apparatus and on authentication of the identification ID,
• perform a second reading operation of the IC card with the card reading portion in response to a second touch of the card reading portion with the IC card by the user after the check-in process, and
• turn on the vehicle power source switch.

A car sharing system comprising:

• an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading an IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle;
• a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information;
• and
• an external terminal that communicates with the management apparatus,
• wherein:
• the external terminal transmits first instruction information to the management apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle in response to execution of an operation to perform a check-in by an operator that has been requested by a user through a telephone;
• and
• the management apparatus transmits second instruction information to the in-vehicle apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle upon reception of the first instruction information from the external terminal, causing the vehicle power source switch to be turned on with execution of a check-in process of the vehicle.

A car sharing system comprising:

• an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reading portion reading an IC card and a switch control portion performing an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle;
• a management apparatus that is disposed in a reservation management center, wirelessly communicates with the in-vehicle apparatus, manages an operation status of the vehicle, and further manages reservation information;
• and
• an external terminal that communicates with the management apparatus,
• wherein:
• the external terminal transmits first check-out information to the management apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle in response to execution of an operation to perform a check-out by an operator that has been requested by a user through a telephone;
• and
• the management apparatus transmits second check-out information to the in-vehicle apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle upon reception of the first check-out information from the external terminal, causing the vehicle power source switch to be turned off with execution of a check-out process of the vehicle.

An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:

• a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle;
• and
• a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center,
• wherein:
• the switch control portion performs a check-in process of the vehicle and turns on the vehicle power source switch upon reception of second instruction information transmitted from the management apparatus to the communication portion to instruct check-in to the vehicle in response to execution of an operation to perform a check-in by an operator that has been requested by a user through a telephone and in response to first instruction information transmitted from the external terminal to the management apparatus to instruct check-in to the vehicle.

An in-vehicle apparatus for a car sharing system, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:

• a switch control portion that performs an on-off control of a vehicle power source switch that allows traveling of a vehicle;
• and
• a communication portion that wirelessly communicates with a management apparatus in a reservation management center,
• wherein:
• the switch control portion performs a check-out process of the vehicle and turns off the vehicle power source switch upon reception of second check-out information transmitted from the management apparatus to the communication portion to instruct check-out from the vehicle in response to execution of an operation to perform a check-out by an operator that has been requested by a user through a telephone and in response to first check-out information transmitted from the external terminal to the management apparatus to instruct check-out from the vehicle.