# US 11,443,628 B2 · Method, system, and computer-readable storage medium for managing shared vehicle

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- Number: US 11,443,628 B2
- Document ID: US11443628B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/262,538
- Filed: 2019-06-21
- Published: 2021-11-18
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-07-23
- Assignees: ParkingCloud Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Parkingcloud Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hwa Jin Lee; Sang Yong Shin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443628B2

## CPC

- G06Q 20/127: {Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation}
- G08G 1/144: {on portable or mobile units, e.g. personal digital assistant [PDA]}
- B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
- G06K 19/06028: {using bar codes}
- G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs}
- G06Q 20/102: {Bill distribution or payments}
- G06Q 20/32: using wireless devices
- G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices}
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- G06V 20/10: Terrestrial scenes (scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59)
- G07B 15/02: taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems (G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24)
- G07F 17/0057: {for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs (car rental G07B15/00)}
- G07F 17/24: for parking meters
- G07F 17/246: {provided with vehicle proximity-detectors (detecting hidden masses, e.g. metal detectors, G01V, e.g. G01V3/00; proximity switches per se H03K17/00; traffic control systems G08G1/00)}
- G08G 1/017: identifying vehicles (G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence)
- G08G 1/145: {where the indication depends on the parking areas}
- G06V 20/625: {License plates}
- Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A shared vehicle management system for managing a shared vehicle is described in the present disclosure. The shared vehicle management system includes a return request processing unit, a shared vehicle management unit and a parking determination unit. The return request processing unit is configured to receive, from a mobile device of a user, a shared vehicle return request including terminal identification information of the mobile device and parking spot identification information. The shared vehicle management unit is configured to identify the shared vehicle based on the terminal identification information of the mobile device. The parking determination unit is configured to determine, based on the parking spot identification information, that the shared vehicle identified by the shared vehicle management unit is parked on a parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information. The return request processing unit is further configured to transmit a notification of completion of return to the mobile device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, performed under the control of a central server, to manage a shared vehicle, comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device of a user, a return request including terminal identification information of the mobile device and parking spot identification information;
identifying a shared vehicle associated with the user based on the terminal identification information;
determining that the shared vehicle is parked on a parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information; and
transmitting a notification of completion of return to the mobile device,
wherein the shared vehicle is an electric vehicle, and
wherein the determining includes:
identifying a parking lot corresponding to the parking spot based on the parking spot identification information;
receiving, from a local device corresponding to the parking lot, entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot and charging connection information indicating that the shared vehicle is connected to a charger that is installed corresponding to the parking spot, wherein the entry information includes vehicle number information of the shared vehicle identified by a parking identification device installed near the parking spot;
determining, based on the entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot, that the shared vehicle has entered the parking lot; and
determining that the shared vehicle is parked on the parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information based on the parking spot identification information, the identified vehicle number information, and the charging connection information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the parking spot identification information includes information obtained from a Quick Response (QR) Code or a Near Field Communication (NFC) Tag.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in response to the determining, transmitting a request for payment of a fee for the user's use of the shared vehicle,
wherein the transmitting the notification of completion of return to the mobile device includes:
in response to the payment of the fee, transmitting the notification of completion of return.

### Claim 4

A system to manage a shared vehicle, comprising:
a return request processing unit configured to receive, from a mobile device of a user, a shared vehicle return request including terminal identification information of the mobile device and parking spot identification information;
a shared vehicle management unit configured to associate and store the mobile device and the shared vehicle associated with the user and identify the shared vehicle based on the terminal identification information of the mobile device;
a parking determination unit configured to determine that the shared vehicle identified by the shared vehicle management unit is parked on a parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information; and
a parking lot management unit configured to associate and store the parking spot and a parking lot corresponding to the parking spot and identify the parking lot based on the parking spot identification information,
wherein the return request processing unit is further configured to transmit, to the mobile device, a notification of completion of return,
wherein the shared vehicle is an electric vehicle, and
wherein the parking determination unit is configured to:
receive, from a local device associated with the parking lot identified by the parking lot management unit, entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot and charging connection information indicating that the shared vehicle is connected to a charger installed corresponding to the parking spot, wherein the entry information includes vehicle number information of the shared vehicle identified by a parking identification device installed near the parking spot;
determine, based on the entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot, that the shared vehicle has entered the parking lot; and
determine that the shared vehicle is parked on the parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information based on the parking spot identification information, the identified vehicle number information, and the charging connection information.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the parking spot identification information includes information obtained from a Quick Response (QR) Code or a Near Field Communication (NFC) Tag.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, further comprising:
a fee processing unit configured to request the user to pay a fee for the use of the shared vehicle when the parking determination unit determines that the shared vehicle is parked on the parking spot,
wherein the return request processing unit is configured to transmit the notification of completion of return in response to the result of fee payment processed by the fee processing unit.

### Claim 7

A computer program stored in a recording medium of a central server to manage a shared vehicle, wherein the shared vehicle is an electric vehicle, the computer program includes one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the central server to perform:
receiving, from a mobile device of a user, a return request including terminal identification information of the mobile device and parking spot identification information;
identifying a shared vehicle associated with the user based on the terminal identification information;
identifying a parking lot corresponding to a parking spot, based on the parking spot identification information, wherein the parking spot corresponds to the parking spot identification information;
receiving, from a local device associated with the identified parking lot, entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot, wherein the entry information includes vehicle number information of the shared vehicle identified by a parking identification device installed near the parking spot;
determining, based on the entry information of the shared vehicle into the parking lot, that the shared vehicle has entered the parking lot;
receiving charging connection information indicating that the shared vehicle is connected to a charger installed corresponding to the parking spot;
determining, based on the identified vehicle number information, the parking spot identification information, and the charging connection information, that the shared vehicle is parked on the parking spot corresponding to the parking spot identification information; and
in response to the determining that the shared vehicle is parked on the parking spot, transmitting a notification of completion of return to the mobile device.