Marine vessel rental system and marine vessel rental method

A marine vessel rental system comprising:

• a controller configured or programmed to permit starting of a driving source of a marine vessel for rent based on a condition that a current time belongs to a rental period corresponding to an electronic key associated with information about the marine vessel for rent and information about the rental period, in which the electronic key is stored in a user terminal;
• and
• an obtainer configured or programmed to obtain location information of the marine vessel;
• wherein
• when the rental period corresponding to the electronic key has ended, the controller is configured or programmed to determine whether the marine vessel is located within a predetermined area including a mooring space for the marine vessel based on the location information;
• in a case that the marine vessel is located within the predetermined area, the controller is configured or programmed to prohibit the start of the driving source;
• and
• in a case that the marine vessel is located outside the predetermined area, the controller is configured or programmed to not prohibit the start of the driving source.

A marine vessel rental method carried out by at least one computer, the method comprising:

• generating an electronic key, which is associated with information about a marine vessel being a rental target and information about a rental period in response to a request from a user terminal, and transmitting the electronic key to the user terminal;
• permitting start of a driving source for navigating the marine vessel for rent based on a condition that a current time belongs to the rental period corresponding to the electronic key;
• obtaining location information of the marine vessel;
• determining whether the marine vessel is located within a predetermined area including a mooring space for the marine vessel based on the location information when the rental period corresponding to the electronic key has ended;
• and
• prohibiting the start of the driving source in a case that the marine vessel is located within the predetermined area, and not prohibiting the start of the driving source in a case that the marine vessel is located outside the predetermined area.

A marine vessel rental method carried out by at least one computer, the method comprising:

• permitting starting of a driving source of a marine vessel for rent based on a condition that a current time belongs to a rental period corresponding to an electronic key associated with information about the marine vessel for rent and information about the rental period, in which the electronic key is stored in a user terminal;
• obtaining location information of the marine vessel;
• determining whether the marine vessel is located within a predetermined area including a mooring space for the marine vessel based on the location information when the rental period corresponding to the electronic key has ended;
• and
• prohibiting the start of the driving source in a case that the marine vessel is located within the predetermined area, and not prohibiting the start of the driving source in a case that the marine vessel is located outside the predetermined area.