Global Patent Index - EP 1176571 A1

EP 1176571 A1 20020130 - Vehicle monitoring in vehicle sharing system

Title (en)

Vehicle monitoring in vehicle sharing system

Title (de)

Kraftfahrzeugüberwachungsgerät zum Teilen der Nutzung von Fahrzeugen

Title (fr)

Surveillance dans un système de partage d'utilisation de véhicule

Publication

EP 1176571 A1 20020130 (EN)

Application

EP 01305580 A 20010627

Priority

US 60752400 A 20000628

Abstract (en)

A system for sharing a fleet of vehicles among a plurality of users, where in preferred embodiments the shared vehicles are electrically powered, the system comprising a system control computer that assigns vehicles in response to requests by users, and monitors system performance, a computer subsystem through which users request vehicles for trips, and a vehicle subsystem within each vehicle that is in communication with the system control computer allowing the system control computer to monitor the location and status of each vehicle in the vehicle sharing fleet. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/127

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08G 1/127 (2013.01); G08G 1/205 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1176571 A1 20020130; EP 1176571 B1 20051019; AT E307369 T1 20051115; DE 60114100 D1 20051124; JP 2002074574 A 20020315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01305580 A 20010627; AT 01305580 T 20010627; DE 60114100 T 20010627; JP 2001196236 A 20010628