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US 2011/0215897 A1Published application
Key control and related fleet management methods and systems
AssigneeAssetworks Inc.
InventorsAlan SIMPSON, Paul Ernsdorff
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Abstract
A method and system for managing a fleet of vehicles including a reservation system for generating a reservation code; a key cabinet including user-entry means for entering said reservation code and one or more key compartments storing keys for each vehicle in the fleet; a control module in communication with the reservation system and the key cabinet for assigning an unlocked condition to at least one of the key compartments based on entry of a reservation code.
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A system for managing a fleet of vehicles comprising:
- i. a reservation system for generating a reservation code;
- ii. a key cabinet;
- iii. including user-entry means for entering said reservation code and one or more key compartments storing keys for each vehicle in the fleet;
- iv. a control module in communication with said reservation system and said key cabinet for assigning an unlocked condition to at least one of said key compartments based on entry of said reservation code.
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A method for managing a fleet of vehicles comprising:
- i. providing a reservation system by which a user reserves a vehicle from said fleet of vehicles;
- ii. generating a reservation code;
- iii. providing a key cabinet including user-entry means for entering said reservation code and one or more key compartments storing keys for each vehicle in the fleet;
- iv. assigning an unlocked condition to at least of one said key compartments based on entry of said reservation code.
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