EP0433740B1 - Device for the administration of a multitude of vehicles - Google Patents

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EP0433740B1
EP0433740B1 EP90123030A EP90123030A EP0433740B1 EP 0433740 B1 EP0433740 B1 EP 0433740B1 EP 90123030 A EP90123030 A EP 90123030A EP 90123030 A EP90123030 A EP 90123030A EP 0433740 B1 EP0433740 B1 EP 0433740B1
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    • G07B15/02—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems
    • G07B15/04—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems comprising devices to free a barrier, turnstile, or the like
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/065—Traffic control systems for road vehicles by counting the vehicles in a section of the road or in a parking area, i.e. comparing incoming count with outgoing count
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  • the invention relates to a device for managing a large number of motor vehicles, which are operated by different users, and a method for recording vehicle operating data.
  • the employees of the local or Long-distance traffic sufficient parking space to park your motor vehicles. It should be borne in mind that, for example, the flying personnel at airports is often absent for several days, so the vehicles of the flying personnel require parking space for several days.
  • a device for managing a large number of motor vehicles is known according to the preamble of claim 1, in which several users share one or more motor vehicles.
  • every user has authorized access to every single vehicle. After entering a vehicle with a key that is easily accessible to the user, he must identify himself to the system as a legitimate user.
  • a card reader is arranged in the vehicle, into which the user must insert an authorization card, a credit card or the like.
  • the data read by the card reader, together with vehicle-specific identification and consumption data is passed on electromagnetically or in some other way to a master computer, which checks the data, saves it and - if authorized - opens an exit lock.
  • the invention is based on the object of specifying a device for renting motor vehicles to any person, which requires only a minimal number of staff and nevertheless enables fast renting with high security against unauthorized use of motor vehicles.
  • the motor vehicle key and the motor vehicle registration document are handed over to the user via a controlled safe before the vehicle is used.
  • the user first looks for the vehicle he wants via a dialog unit, after which the control computer - after checking the data - controls a corresponding safe for removing the motor vehicle key and vehicle registration document. Only now is the user registered with the system as a legitimate user and can go to the vehicle. Before leaving the parking area, a new access control is carried out in the area of the barrier, the vehicle-specific identification and consumption data being recorded by the system before or during the passage through the barrier.
  • the waiting time of a vehicle before a lock for checking the authorization of the user is sufficient to exchange data simultaneously via a vehicle-mounted transmitter.
  • a vehicle-specific identifier is preferably also transmitted, by means of which it is possible to check whether the identified user has permissible access to the vehicle standing in front of the barrier.
  • the receiving device expediently has an antenna loop which is arranged in the lane of the parking area and is insensitive to contamination.
  • Antenna loops of this type have proven themselves in connection with traffic light systems for motor vehicles.
  • guidance displays are provided which are controlled by the control unit after the vehicle has entered.
  • the invention further relates to a method for acquiring vehicle operating data according to the features of claim 7.
  • 1 denotes the parking area, which can also be a parking garage or the like.
  • the parking area 1 is fenced; Motor vehicles can drive into the provided parking spaces 9 via an entrance 2 and leave the parking area 1 via an exit 2 a. Entry and exit are secured by a barrier such as a barrier 4 or 4a, a card reader 3 or 3a being installed as a data acquisition device in front of the barrier 4 or 4a in the direction of travel. Roller shutters, grilles or the like can also be used as barriers.
  • the barrier 4, 4a and the card reader 3, 3a are arranged in such a way that the driver of a vehicle waiting in front of the barrier can operate or reach the card reader 3, 3a from the driver's seat through the window of the driver's door.
  • a receiver can also be provided as a data acquisition device.
  • the recipient receives all person-specific data for identification of the authorized person from a person-specific transmitter of low power, which can have the size of a credit card.
  • an antenna loop 5, 5a is inserted in the direction of travel 15 in front of the barrier in the lane 6, the antenna operating data, such as the mileage, tank content, emitted by a vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 (FIG. 2). Oil level or the like.
  • a vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 (FIG. 2). Oil level or the like.
  • the transmitter 50 advantageously sends out a vehicle-specific identifier with which the vehicle can be identified.
  • the signal is processed in the receiver 7, 7a and via a data line 20 fed to a control unit 10, which in the exemplary embodiment shown is a computer.
  • the drives 14 for the barriers 4, 4a are also connected to the control unit 10, just as the card readers 3, 3a are connected to the control unit 10 via data lines 21.
  • the control unit 10 assigned to the parking area 1 is connected via a data bus, preferably a serial data line 22, to a control computer 100 (FIG. 2) which operates or manages a plurality of parking garage control units 10, 10a or parking garage computers.
  • a control computer 100 FIG. 2
  • the host computer 100 is connected to dialog units 11, so-called rent-o-mats, at which the user can request a rental contract for a desired vehicle in dialog with the host computer 100.
  • the master computer 100 can be connected to other computers 30, for example for billing rental transactions.
  • the control computer 100 is also connected to a maintenance terminal 18 which is temporarily coupled to the control computer 100, for example via a modem.
  • the master computer is also connected to a printer 19 for printing data.
  • the user To rent a vehicle, the user inserts his identification card at Rent-O-Maten 11, which can be a standard credit card, a company ID card or a special vehicle rental card.
  • the control computer 100 checks the inserted identification card and determines whether the identification card is authorized to rent a vehicle.
  • the user selects the desired vehicle and receives the location information about the selected vehicle.
  • the control computer 100 communicates the characteristic data of the control unit 10 to the corresponding parking area 1 on which the vehicle desired by the user is parked.
  • the data could also be communicated to other control units 10a of other parking spaces connected to the control computers in order to enable the rented vehicle to be returned at other locations as well.
  • the control device 10 checks the read characteristic data with the data transmitted by the control computer 100 and - if the result is positive - releases the access door 16 to the parking area 1.
  • the motor vehicle keys and the respective motor vehicle banknotes are enclosed in a safe 25, which is activated by the control unit 10 after the authorized user has access.
  • the user can thus remove the key and the vehicle registration certificate of the motor vehicle assigned to him from the safe 25 and drives this vehicle from a parking space 9 to the exit 2a.
  • the user has his ID card again insert the card reader 3a to prove his authorization to exit.
  • at least the mileage and the tank content preferably also the oil level and / or other vehicle-specific operating data, is communicated via the antenna loop 5a to the receiver 7a by the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 (FIG.
  • a vehicle-specific identifier is preferably also broadcast by the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50, so that the control unit 10 can check whether the designated user has also started up the vehicle which was assigned to him by the host computer 100. If the detected characteristic data match the characteristic data communicated by the control computer 100, the drive 14 of the barrier 4a is switched on and the exit 2a is released.
  • the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 transmits both the vehicle identification and vehicle-specific data, namely the mileage and tank content, to the receiver 7 via the antenna loop 5. If the access authorization of the user and of the vehicle is checked positively, the barrier 4 is raised via the drive 14 and the entrance 2 released, while the vehicle-specific data is saved and assigned to the rental process.
  • the control unit 10 assigns the vehicle to a specific parking space 9, for the location of which it controls control indicators 8 which are expediently arranged in the parking area 1.
  • the user guides the vehicle to the corresponding parking space 9, taking into account the guidance indicators 8.
  • the guidance indicator is preferably 8 formed from illuminable signals, which can be arranged both in the floor and on the ceiling (in a parking garage).
  • the control unit 10 After the vehicle has been delivered, the control unit 10 notifies the host computer 100 via the serial data line 22 of the vehicle-specific characteristic data acquired, from which the host computer prepares the statement and, if appropriate, prints it out via the printer 19.
  • Direct data exchange e.g. possible with banking company computers to carry out an immediate debit of a user's account.
  • control unit 10 may be advantageous to control a display 12 with the control unit 10 in order to pass on information to the user, which e.g. could be arranged in the entrance and / or exit.
  • the motor vehicle may be advantageous to subject the motor vehicle to a vehicle check after the entry of a motor vehicle at the end of the rental. For example, if the vehicle broke down during the rental period, it is sent to the supervisory authority in accordance with decision diamond 35, which initiates the necessary steps for repair or the like.
  • a motor vehicle arriving without a breakdown is subjected to an optical check at a transhipment point 36 and the data determined in this way is communicated to the control computer 100 via a mobile data acquisition 13 (FIG. 2), preferably radio data transmission.
  • the vehicle check carried out at the transhipment point 36 the vehicle is, if necessary, fed to a workshop 37 for repair, maintenance, washing, internal cleaning or to supplement operating resources. If maintenance is not necessary, it is still checked whether the vehicle is to be refueled, after which the vehicle is then set to the assigned parking space 9 for a next rental process.
  • FIG. 4 shows a vehicle-specific detection device for the vehicle operating data.
  • an analog measuring device 51 the liquid level in the tank 54 of the vehicle.
  • a float 56 lies on the liquid level, which moves the tap 60 of a grinding resistor 59, to which a supply voltage is applied, via a lever 58 which can be pivoted about the pivot 57.
  • the measuring voltage that can be tapped between the points 61 and 62 is determined, which is supplied to an analog / digital converter 52 as a value proportional to the tank content.
  • this 8-bit information is communicated to the control unit 10, which determines the corresponding tank content in liters for subsequent billing in accordance with a stored calibration curve.
  • control device Since the control device has detected the vehicle type on the basis of the vehicle identification, it can call up the calibration curve required in each case to determine the tank content from a memory.
  • a pulse counter 53 is provided to record the route, the memory content of which is emitted by the transmitter 50 as an absolute value in 8-bit form.
  • the pulse counter 52 has a sensor 63 which detects a passing mark 64 per revolution of a wheel 65 and emits a pulse.

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for the administration of a multitude of vehicles driven by different users. To obtain quick, reliable administration of a multitude of vehicles using few personnel, a parking area (1) possessing an entrance (2) and an exit (2a) and having a data acquisition device for user access control is to be provided and also a receiving device (7, 7a) which is arranged in the region of the barrier (4, 4a) and receives vehicle operating data, such as mileage, tank contents, oil level and the like, transmitted from a transmitter fixed to the vehicle and informs a central control unit (10) which controls the barriers (4, 4a), the data acquisition device and the receiving device (7, 7a). With each entry and departure, all the operating data necessary for the beginning and end of a rental are thus communicated to the control unit (10), so that the settlement of the rental process can be dealt with by computer.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Verwaltung einer Vielzahl von Kraftfahrzeugen, die von verschiedenen Benutzern geführt werden und ein verfahren zur Erfassung von Fahrzeugsbetriebsdaten.The invention relates to a device for managing a large number of motor vehicles, which are operated by different users, and a method for recording vehicle operating data.

An der Schnittstelle des Individualverkehrs zum öffentlichen Mehrpersonenverkehr treten immer wieder Probleme hinsichtlich der benötigten Parkflächen für die Kraftfahrzeuge des Individualverkehrs auf. So müssen zentrale Bahnstationen, Flughäfen oder dgl. eine hohe Zahl von Parkplätzen aufweisen, um dem anreisenden Individualverkehr ausreichend Parkraum zur Verfügung zu stellen.At the interface of private transport with public multi-passenger transport, problems repeatedly arise with regard to the parking spaces required for motor vehicles for private transport. For example, central train stations, airports or the like must have a large number of parking spaces in order to provide sufficient parking space for the arriving individual traffic.

Neben den Reisenden benötigen auch die Mitarbeiter des Nah-bzw. Fernverkehrs ausreichend Parkraum zum Abstellen ihrer Kraftfahrzeuge. Dabei ist zu berücksichtigen, daß z.B. bei Flughäfen das fliegende Personal oft mehrere Tage abwesend ist, die Fahrzeuge des fliegenden Personals also mehrere Tage Parkraum benötigen.In addition to the travelers, the employees of the local or Long-distance traffic sufficient parking space to park your motor vehicles. It should be borne in mind that, for example, the flying personnel at airports is often absent for several days, so the vehicles of the flying personnel require parking space for several days.

Zur Einsparung von Parkraum wäre es vorteilhaft, wenn das fliegende Personal mit Mietfahrzeugen anfährt, die während der Abwesenheit des fliegenden Personals durch andere Personen genutzt werden können. Diese Überlegungen sind in der Praxis aber kaum durchsetzbar, da die Vermietung von Kraftfahrzeugen, deren Instandhaltung und Wartung einen äußerst hohen Personalbestand erfordert.To save parking space, it would be advantageous if the flying personnel approached with rental vehicles that could be used by other persons during the absence of the flying personnel. In practice, however, these considerations can hardly be enforced, since the rental of motor vehicles, their maintenance and servicing requires an extremely large number of staff.

Aus der US-A 3,624,608 ist eine Vorrichtung zur verwaltung einer vielzahl von Kraftfahrzeuge entsprechend dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 bekannt, bei dem mehrere Benutzer ein oder mehrere Kraftfahrzeuge gemeinschaftlich nutzen. Jeder Benutzer hat grundsätzlich berechtigten Zugang zu jedem einzelnen Fahrzeug. Nach dem Einsteigen in ein Fahrzeug mit einem dem Benutzer ohne weiteres zugänglichen Schlüssel muß er sich dem System gegenüber als rechtmäßiger Benutzer zu erkennen geben. Hierzu ist im Fahrzeug ein Kartenleser angeordnet, in den der Benutzer eine Berechtigungskarte, eine Kreditkarte o. dgl. einstecken muß. Die vom Kartenleser gelesenen Daten werden zusammen mit fahrzeugspezifischen Kenn- und Verbrauchsdaten elektromagnetisch oder in anderer Weise an einen Leitrechner weitergegeben, welcher die Daten prüft, abspeichert und - bei berechtigter Nutzung - eine Ausfahrsperre öffnet.From US-A 3,624,608 a device for managing a large number of motor vehicles is known according to the preamble of claim 1, in which several users share one or more motor vehicles. In principle, every user has authorized access to every single vehicle. After entering a vehicle with a key that is easily accessible to the user, he must identify himself to the system as a legitimate user. For this purpose, a card reader is arranged in the vehicle, into which the user must insert an authorization card, a credit card or the like. The data read by the card reader, together with vehicle-specific identification and consumption data, is passed on electromagnetically or in some other way to a master computer, which checks the data, saves it and - if authorized - opens an exit lock.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zur Vermietung von Kraftfahrzeugen an beliebige Personen anzugeben, die nur einen minimalen Personalbestand erfordert und dennoch eine schnelle Vermietung mit hoher Sicherheit gegen unbefugte Kraftfahrzeugbenutzung ermöglicht.The invention is based on the object of specifying a device for renting motor vehicles to any person, which requires only a minimal number of staff and nevertheless enables fast renting with high security against unauthorized use of motor vehicles.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 gelöst.This object is achieved in accordance with the characterizing features of claim 1.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zur Vermietung einer Vielzahl von Kraftfahrzeugen, bei denen unterschiedliche, nicht bekannte Benutzer unterschiedliche Fahrzeuge an unterschiedlichen Orten nutzen können, wird vor der Benutzung des Fahrzeugs dem Benutzer der Kraftfahrzeugschlüssel sowie der Kraftfahrzeugschein über einen gesteuerten Tresor ausgehändigt. Der Benutzer sucht sich zunächst über eine Dialogeinheit das von ihm gewünschte Fahrzeug aus, worauf der Leitrechner - nach Überprüfung der Daten - einen entsprechenden Tresor zur Entnahme von Kraftfahrzeugschlüssel und Kraftfahrzeugschein ansteuert. Erst jetzt ist der Benutzer bei dem System als rechtmäßiger Benutzer registriert und kann sich zum Fahrzeug begeben. Vor Ausfahrt von der Parkfläche wird im Bereich der Sperre eine erneute Zugangskontrolle durchgeführt, wobei die fahrzeugspezifischen Kenn- und Verbrauchsdaten vor oder während dem Durchfahren der Sperre vom System erfaßt werden.In the device according to the invention for renting a large number of motor vehicles, in which different, unknown users can use different vehicles at different locations, the motor vehicle key and the motor vehicle registration document are handed over to the user via a controlled safe before the vehicle is used. The user first looks for the vehicle he wants via a dialog unit, after which the control computer - after checking the data - controls a corresponding safe for removing the motor vehicle key and vehicle registration document. Only now is the user registered with the system as a legitimate user and can go to the vehicle. Before leaving the parking area, a new access control is carried out in the area of the barrier, the vehicle-specific identification and consumption data being recorded by the system before or during the passage through the barrier.

Die Wartezeit eines Fahrzeuges vor einer Sperre zur Überprüfung der Berechtigung des Benutzers ist ausreichend, um zeitgleich über einen fahrzeugfesten Sender Daten auszutauschen. Vorzugsweise wird auch eine fahrzeugeigene Kennung übermittelt, durch die eine Überprüfung möglich wird, ob der ausgewiesene Benutzer einen zulässigen Zugriff auf das vor der Schranke stehende Fahrzeug hat.The waiting time of a vehicle before a lock for checking the authorization of the user is sufficient to exchange data simultaneously via a vehicle-mounted transmitter. A vehicle-specific identifier is preferably also transmitted, by means of which it is possible to check whether the identified user has permissible access to the vehicle standing in front of the barrier.

Entsprechend dem Vorgang bei der Ausfahrt von der Parkfläche werden bei der Einfahrt auf die Parkfläche ebenfalls Daten erfaßt, so daß alle Daten zur Abrechnung des Mietvorgangs vorliegen. Die Abrechnung des Mietvorgangs erfolgt zweckmäßig durch den Leitrechner.Corresponding to the process of leaving the parking area, data is also recorded when entering the parking area, so that all the data for billing the rental process are available. The billing process is conveniently billed by the host computer.

Zweckmäßig weist die Empfangsvorrichtung eine in der Fahrbahn der Parkfläche angeordnete Antennenschleife auf, welche gegen Verschmutzung unempfindlich ist. Derartige Antennenschleifen haben sich in Verbindung mit Ampelanlagen für Kraftfahrzeuge bewährt.The receiving device expediently has an antenna loop which is arranged in the lane of the parking area and is insensitive to contamination. Antenna loops of this type have proven themselves in connection with traffic light systems for motor vehicles.

Um ein einfahrendes Fahrzeug rasch zu einem vorgesehenen Stellplatz zu führen, sind Leitanzeigen vorgesehen, die nach Einfahrt des Fahrzeugs von der Steuereinheit angesteuert sind.In order to quickly lead an incoming vehicle to a designated parking space, guidance displays are provided which are controlled by the control unit after the vehicle has entered.

Weitere Gegenstand der Erfindung ist ein Verfahren zur Erfassung von Fahrzeugsbetriebsdaten gemäß den Merkmalen des Anspruches 7.The invention further relates to a method for acquiring vehicle operating data according to the features of claim 7.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den weiteren Ansprüchen, der Beschreibung und der Zeichnung, die in schematischer Darstellung ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung zeigt und nachfolgend im einzelnen beschrieben ist. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zur Verwaltung von Kraftfahrzeugen,
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eine Prinzipdarstellung der in der Vorrichtung nach Fig. 1 verwendeten Steuereinrichtung mit daran angeschlossenen Peripheriegeräten,
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einen Ablaufplan zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung nach Fig. 1,
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eine schematische Darstellung einer Erfassungsvorrichtung für Fahrzeugbetriebsdaten mit angeschlossenem Sender.
Further features of the invention result from the further claims, the description and the drawing, which shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of the invention and is described in detail below. Show it:
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1 shows a schematic representation of a device according to the invention for managing motor vehicles,
Fig. 2
1 shows a basic illustration of the control device used in the device according to FIG. 1 with peripheral devices connected thereto,
Fig. 3
1 shows a flowchart for operating the device according to FIG. 1,
Fig. 4
is a schematic representation of a detection device for vehicle operating data with a connected transmitter.

In der schematischen Darstellung der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 ist mit 1 die Parkfläche bezeichnet, die auch ein Parkhaus oder dgl. sein kann. Die Parkfläche 1 ist eingefriedet; über eine Einfahrt 2 können Kraftfahrzeuge zu den vorgesehenen Stellplätzen 9 einfahren und über eine Ausfahrt 2a die Parkfläche 1 verlassen. Ein- und Ausfahrt sind durch eine Sperre wie eine Schranke 4 bzw. 4a gesichert, wobei in Fahrtrichtung vor der Schranke 4 bzw. 4a ein Kartenleser 3 bzw. 3a als Datenerfassungseinrichtung aufgestellt ist. Als Sperren sind insbesondere auch Rolltore, Gitter oder dgl. einsetzbar. Die Schranke 4, 4a und die Kartenleser 3, 3a sind derart zueinander angeordnet, daß der Führer eines vor der Schranke wartenden Fahrzeugs den Kartenleser 3, 3a vom Fahrersitz aus durch das Fenster der Fahrertür bedienen bzw. erreichen kann.In the schematic representation of the device according to FIG. 1, 1 denotes the parking area, which can also be a parking garage or the like. The parking area 1 is fenced; Motor vehicles can drive into the provided parking spaces 9 via an entrance 2 and leave the parking area 1 via an exit 2 a. Entry and exit are secured by a barrier such as a barrier 4 or 4a, a card reader 3 or 3a being installed as a data acquisition device in front of the barrier 4 or 4a in the direction of travel. Roller shutters, grilles or the like can also be used as barriers. The barrier 4, 4a and the card reader 3, 3a are arranged in such a way that the driver of a vehicle waiting in front of the barrier can operate or reach the card reader 3, 3a from the driver's seat through the window of the driver's door.

Anstelle eines Kartenlesers 3 bzw. 3a kann auch ein Empfänger als Datenerfassungseinrichtung vorgesehen sein. Der Empfänger empfängt von einem personenspezifischen Sender kleiner Leistung, der Scheckkartengröße haben kann, alle personenspezifischen Daten zur Identifikation des Berechtigten.Instead of a card reader 3 or 3a, a receiver can also be provided as a data acquisition device. The recipient receives all person-specific data for identification of the authorized person from a person-specific transmitter of low power, which can have the size of a credit card.

Zwischen der Schranke 4 bzw. 4a und dem Kartenleser 3 bzw. 3a ist in Fahrtrichtung 15 vor der Schranke in der Fahrbahn 6 eine Antennenschleife 5, 5a eingelassen, die von einem fahrzeugfesten Sender 50 (Fig. 2) ausgesendete Fahrzeugbetriebsdaten wie Kilometerstand, Tankinhalt, Ölstand oder dgl. aufnimmt und an eine Empfangseinrichtung wie einen Empfänger 7, 7a weitergibt. Vorteilhaft sendet der Sender 50 eine fahrzeugspezifische Kennung aus, mit der das Fahrzeug identifizierbar ist. Im Empfänger 7, 7a wird das Signal aufbereitet und über eine Datenleitung 20 einer Steuereinheit 10 zugeführt, welche im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel ein Computer ist.Between the barrier 4 or 4a and the card reader 3 or 3a, an antenna loop 5, 5a is inserted in the direction of travel 15 in front of the barrier in the lane 6, the antenna operating data, such as the mileage, tank content, emitted by a vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 (FIG. 2). Oil level or the like. Receives and passes on to a receiving device such as a receiver 7, 7a. The transmitter 50 advantageously sends out a vehicle-specific identifier with which the vehicle can be identified. The signal is processed in the receiver 7, 7a and via a data line 20 fed to a control unit 10, which in the exemplary embodiment shown is a computer.

An die Steuereinheit 10 sind ferner die Antriebe 14 für die Schranken 4, 4a angeschlossen, ebenso wie die Kartenleser 3, 3a über Datenleitungen 21 mit der Steuereinheit 10 verbunden sind.The drives 14 for the barriers 4, 4a are also connected to the control unit 10, just as the card readers 3, 3a are connected to the control unit 10 via data lines 21.

Bei einem geschlossenen Parkhaus kann es vorteilhaft sein, den Zugang des Parkhauses über eine Tür 16 durch die Steuereinheit 10 überwachen zu lassen, wozu ein mit der Steuereinheit 10 verbundener Kartenleser 3b neben der Zugangstür 16 angeordnet ist.In the case of a closed parking garage, it can be advantageous to have the access to the parking garage monitored by the control unit 10 via a door 16, for which purpose a card reader 3b connected to the control unit 10 is arranged next to the access door 16.

Die der Parkfläche 1 zugeordnete Steuereinheit 10 ist über einen Datenbus, vorzugsweise eine serielle Datenleitung 22, mit einem Leitrechner 100 (Fig. 2) verbunden, der mehrere Parkhaussteuereinheiten 10,10a bzw. Parkhausrechner bedient bzw. verwaltet.The control unit 10 assigned to the parking area 1 is connected via a data bus, preferably a serial data line 22, to a control computer 100 (FIG. 2) which operates or manages a plurality of parking garage control units 10, 10a or parking garage computers.

Wie aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich, ist der Leitrechner 100 mit Dialogeinheiten 11, sogenannten Rent-O-Maten verbunden, an denen der Benutzer im Dialog mit dem Leitrechner 100 einen Mietvertrag für ein gewünschtes Fahrzeug anfordern kann. Der Leitrechner 100 kann mit anderen Computern 30 zum Beispiel zur Abrechnung von Mietvorgängen verbunden sein. Neben Terminals 17 für die Leittechnik, den Superviser oder den Operator ist der Leitrechner 100 noch mit einem Wartungsterminal 18 verbunden, das - z.B. über ein Modem - zeitweise mit dem Leitrechner 100 gekoppelt wird. Zum Ausdruck von Daten ist der Leitrechner ferner an einen Drucker 19 angeschlossen.As can be seen from FIG. 2, the host computer 100 is connected to dialog units 11, so-called rent-o-mats, at which the user can request a rental contract for a desired vehicle in dialog with the host computer 100. The master computer 100 can be connected to other computers 30, for example for billing rental transactions. In addition to terminals 17 for the control technology, the supervisor or the operator, the control computer 100 is also connected to a maintenance terminal 18 which is temporarily coupled to the control computer 100, for example via a modem. The master computer is also connected to a printer 19 for printing data.

Zur Anmietung eines Fahrzeugs schiebt der Benutzer am Rent-O-Maten 11 seine Kennkarte ein, die eine übliche Kreditkarte, ein Firmenausweis oder auch eine spezielle Fahrzeugmietkarte sein kann. Der Leitrechner 100 prüft die eingeschobene Kennkarte und stellt fest, ob die Kennkarte die Berechtigung zur Anmietung eines Fahrzeugs hat. Im Dialog mit dem Leitrechner 100 wählt der Benutzer das gewünschte Fahrzeug aus und erhält die Standortinformation zum ausgewählten Fahrzeug. Nach Ende des Dialogs teilt der Leitrechner 100 die Kenndaten der Steuereinheit 10 der entsprechenden Parkfläche 1 mit, auf der das vom Benutzer gewünschte Fahrzeug abgestellt ist. Anderen an den Leitrechnern angeschlossenen Steuereinheiten 10a anderer Parkflächen könnten die Daten ebenfalls mitgeteilt werden, um eine Rückgabe des angemieteten Fahrzeuges auch an anderen Orten zu ermöglichen. Der Benutzer hat sich inzwischen gemäß der ihm gegebenen Standortinformation zur Parkfläche 1 begeben und führt seine Kennkarte in den Kartenleser 3b ein. Die Steuereinrichtung 10 überprüft die gelesenen Kenndaten mit den vom Leitrechner 100 übermittelten Daten und gibt - bei positivem Ergebnis - die Zugangstür 16 zur Parkfläche 1 frei.To rent a vehicle, the user inserts his identification card at Rent-O-Maten 11, which can be a standard credit card, a company ID card or a special vehicle rental card. The control computer 100 checks the inserted identification card and determines whether the identification card is authorized to rent a vehicle. In dialog with the host computer 100, the user selects the desired vehicle and receives the location information about the selected vehicle. After the dialog has ended, the control computer 100 communicates the characteristic data of the control unit 10 to the corresponding parking area 1 on which the vehicle desired by the user is parked. The data could also be communicated to other control units 10a of other parking spaces connected to the control computers in order to enable the rented vehicle to be returned at other locations as well. The user has now moved to the parking area 1 in accordance with the location information given to him and is inserting his identification card into the card reader 3b. The control device 10 checks the read characteristic data with the data transmitted by the control computer 100 and - if the result is positive - releases the access door 16 to the parking area 1.

Zur Erzielung einer hohen Sicherheit gegen unberechtigtes Benutzen der Fahrzeuge sind die Kraftfahrzeugschlüssel sowie die jeweiligen Kfz-Scheine in einem Tresor 25 eingeschlossen, welches von der Steuereinheit 10 nach Zugang des berechtigten Benutzers öffnend angesteuert wird. Der Benutzer kann so aus dem Tresor 25 den Schlüssel und den Kfz-Schein des ihm zugeordneten Kraftfahrzeugs entnehmen und fährt mit diesem Fahrzeug von einem Stellplatz 9 zur Ausfahrt 2a. Hier hat der Benutzer erneut seine Kennkarte in den Kartenleser 3a einzuschieben, um seine Ausfahrtberechtigung nachzuweisen. Während der Standzeit des Fahrzeugs vor der Schranke 4a wird von dem fahrzeugfesten Sender 50 (Fig. 2) mindestens der Kilometerstand und der Tankinhalt, vorzugsweise auch der Ölstand und/oder andere fahrzeugspezifische Betriebsdaten, über die Antennenschleife 5a dem Empfänger 7a mitgeteilt, der diese Daten über die Datenleitung 20 an die Steuereinrichtung 10 weitergibt. Vorzugsweise wird vom fahrzeugfesten Sender 50 auch eine fahrzeugeigene Kennung ausgestrahlt, so daß die Steuereinheit 10 überprüfen kann, ob der ausgewiesene Benutzer auch das Fahrzeug in Betrieb genommen hat, das ihm vom Leitrechner 100 zugewiesen wurde. Stimmen die erfaßten Kenndaten mit den vom Leitrechner 100 mitgeteilten Kenndaten überein, wird der Antrieb 14 der Schranke 4a eingeschaltet und die Ausfahrt 2a freigegeben.In order to achieve a high level of security against unauthorized use of the vehicles, the motor vehicle keys and the respective motor vehicle banknotes are enclosed in a safe 25, which is activated by the control unit 10 after the authorized user has access. The user can thus remove the key and the vehicle registration certificate of the motor vehicle assigned to him from the safe 25 and drives this vehicle from a parking space 9 to the exit 2a. Here the user has his ID card again insert the card reader 3a to prove his authorization to exit. During the standstill of the vehicle in front of the barrier 4a, at least the mileage and the tank content, preferably also the oil level and / or other vehicle-specific operating data, is communicated via the antenna loop 5a to the receiver 7a by the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 (FIG. 2), which transmits this data passes on to the control device 10 via the data line 20. A vehicle-specific identifier is preferably also broadcast by the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50, so that the control unit 10 can check whether the designated user has also started up the vehicle which was assigned to him by the host computer 100. If the detected characteristic data match the characteristic data communicated by the control computer 100, the drive 14 of the barrier 4a is switched on and the exit 2a is released.

Wird das angemietete Fahrzeug zurückgebracht, hat sich der Benutzer an der Einfahrt 2 durch Einschieben seiner Kennkarte in den Kartenleser 3 auszuweisen. Während dieser Zeit überträgt der fahrzeugfeste Sender 50 sowohl die Fahrzeugkennung als auch fahrzeugspezifische Daten, nämlich Kilometerstand und Tankinhalt dem Empfänger 7 über die Antennenschleife 5. Bei positiver Prüfung der Zugangsberechtigung des Benutzers sowie des Fahrzeugs wird über den Antrieb 14 die Schranke 4 angehoben und die Einfahrt 2 freigegeben, während die fahrzeugspezifischen Daten abgespeichert und dem Mietvorgang zugeordnet werden. Die Steuereinheit 10 weist dem Fahrzeug einen bestimmten Stellplatz 9 zu, zu dessen Auffinden sie zweckmäßig in der Parkfläche 1 angeordnete Leitanzeigen 8 ansteuert. Der Benutzer führt das Fahrzeug unter Berücksichtigung der Leitanzeigen 8 zu dem entsprechenden Stellplatz 9. Vorzugsweise ist die Leitanzeige 8 aus beleuchtbaren Signalen gebildet, die sowohl im Boden als auch an der Decke (bei einem Parkhaus) angeordnet sein können.If the rented vehicle is returned, the user must identify himself at the entrance 2 by inserting his identification card into the card reader 3. During this time, the vehicle-mounted transmitter 50 transmits both the vehicle identification and vehicle-specific data, namely the mileage and tank content, to the receiver 7 via the antenna loop 5. If the access authorization of the user and of the vehicle is checked positively, the barrier 4 is raised via the drive 14 and the entrance 2 released, while the vehicle-specific data is saved and assigned to the rental process. The control unit 10 assigns the vehicle to a specific parking space 9, for the location of which it controls control indicators 8 which are expediently arranged in the parking area 1. The user guides the vehicle to the corresponding parking space 9, taking into account the guidance indicators 8. The guidance indicator is preferably 8 formed from illuminable signals, which can be arranged both in the floor and on the ceiling (in a parking garage).

Nach Abgabe des Fahrzeugs teilt die Steuereinheit 10 dem Leitrechner 100 über die serielle Datenleitung 22 die erfaßten fahrzeugspezifischen Kenndaten mit, aus denen der Leitrechner die Abrechnung erstellt und ggf. über den Drucker 19 ausdruckt. Auch ist ein direkter Datenaustausch z.B. mit Computern von Bankunternehmen möglich, um eine unmittelbare Belastung eines Kontos des Benutzers auszuführen.After the vehicle has been delivered, the control unit 10 notifies the host computer 100 via the serial data line 22 of the vehicle-specific characteristic data acquired, from which the host computer prepares the statement and, if appropriate, prints it out via the printer 19. Direct data exchange, e.g. possible with banking company computers to carry out an immediate debit of a user's account.

Es kann vorteilhaft sein, zur Weitergabe von Informationen an den Benutzer mit der Steuereinheit 10 ein Display 12 anzusteuern, was z.B. in der Ein- und/oder Ausfahrt angeordnet sein könnte.It may be advantageous to control a display 12 with the control unit 10 in order to pass on information to the user, which e.g. could be arranged in the entrance and / or exit.

Wie im Ablaufplan in Fig. 3 dargestellt, kann es vorteilhaft sein, nach der Einfahrt eines Kraftfahrzeugs zum Mietende das Kraftfahrzeug einem Fahrzeugcheck zu unterziehen. Hatte das Fahrzeug z.B. eine Panne während der Mietdauer, wird es entsprechend der Entscheidungsraute 35 der Aufsicht zugeführt, welche die notwendigen Schritte zur Instandsetzung oder dgl. einleitet. Ein ohne Panne eingehendes Kraftfahrzeug wird auf einem Umschlagplatz 36 einer optischen Kontrolle unterzogen und die dabei ermittelten Daten über eine mobile Datenerfassung 13 (Fig. 2), vorzugsweise Datenfunk, dem Leitrechner 100 mitgeteilt. Entsprechend dem durchgeführten Fahrzeugcheck am Umschlagplatz 36 wird das Fahrzeug, wenn notwendig, einer Werkstatt 37 zur Reparatur, Wartung, zum Waschen, zur Innenreinigung oder zur Ergänzung von Betriebsmitteln zugeführt. Ist eine Wartung nicht notwendig, wird noch geprüft, ob das Fahrzeug aufzutanken ist, wonach das Fahrzeug dann auf den zugeordneten Stellplatz 9 für einen nächsten Mietvorgang eingestellt wird.As shown in the flowchart in FIG. 3, it may be advantageous to subject the motor vehicle to a vehicle check after the entry of a motor vehicle at the end of the rental. For example, if the vehicle broke down during the rental period, it is sent to the supervisory authority in accordance with decision diamond 35, which initiates the necessary steps for repair or the like. A motor vehicle arriving without a breakdown is subjected to an optical check at a transhipment point 36 and the data determined in this way is communicated to the control computer 100 via a mobile data acquisition 13 (FIG. 2), preferably radio data transmission. According to the vehicle check carried out at the transhipment point 36, the vehicle is, if necessary, fed to a workshop 37 for repair, maintenance, washing, internal cleaning or to supplement operating resources. If maintenance is not necessary, it is still checked whether the vehicle is to be refueled, after which the vehicle is then set to the assigned parking space 9 for a next rental process.

In Fig. 4 ist eine fahrzeugfeste Erfassungseinrichtung für die Fahrzeugbetriebsdaten gezeigt. So erfaßt z.B. ein Analogmeßgerät 51 den Flüssigkeitsstand im Tank 54 des Fahrzeuges. Hierzu liegt auf dem Flüssigkeitsspiegel ein Schwimmer 56, der über einen um den Drehpunkt 57 verschwenkbaren Hebel 58 den Abgriff 60 eines Schleifwiderstandes 59 bewegt, an dem eine Versorgungsspannung anliegt. Durch Verscbieben des Abgriffs 60 längs des Widerstandes 59 ist die zwischen den Punkten 61 und 62 abgreifbare Meßspannung bestimmt, die als dem Tankinhalt proportionaler Wert einem Analog/Digital-Wandler 52 zugeführt ist. Dieser setzt dan analogen Proportionalwert in eine 8-Bit Information um, die parallel dem Sender 50 mitgeteilt und von diesem als 8-Bit Wert gesendet wird. Nach Empfang in der Empfangseinrichtung 7,7a wird diese 8-Bit Information der Steuereinheit 10 mitgeteilt, die entsprechend einer abgespeicherten Eichkurve den entsprechenden Tankinhalt in Litern für eine folgende Abrechnung ermittelt.4 shows a vehicle-specific detection device for the vehicle operating data. For example, an analog measuring device 51 the liquid level in the tank 54 of the vehicle. For this purpose, a float 56 lies on the liquid level, which moves the tap 60 of a grinding resistor 59, to which a supply voltage is applied, via a lever 58 which can be pivoted about the pivot 57. By moving the tap 60 along the resistor 59, the measuring voltage that can be tapped between the points 61 and 62 is determined, which is supplied to an analog / digital converter 52 as a value proportional to the tank content. This converts the analog proportional value into 8-bit information, which is communicated in parallel to the transmitter 50 and sent by it as an 8-bit value. After receipt in the receiving device 7, 7a, this 8-bit information is communicated to the control unit 10, which determines the corresponding tank content in liters for subsequent billing in accordance with a stored calibration curve.

Da die Steuereinrichtung aufgrund der Fahrzeugkennung den Fahrzeugtyp erfaßt hat, kann sie die jeweils erforderliche Eichkurve zur Feststellung des Tankinhalts aus einem Speicher abrufen.Since the control device has detected the vehicle type on the basis of the vehicle identification, it can call up the calibration curve required in each case to determine the tank content from a memory.

Zur Erfassung der Fahrstrecke ist ein Impulszähler 53 vorgesehen, dessen Speicherinhalt als Absolutwert in 8-Bit Form vom Sender 50 abgestrahlt wird. Der Impulszähler 52 weist einen Sensor 63 auf, der pro Umlauf eines Rades 65 eine vorbeilaufende Marke 64 erfaßt und einen Impuls abgibt.A pulse counter 53 is provided to record the route, the memory content of which is emitted by the transmitter 50 as an absolute value in 8-bit form. The pulse counter 52 has a sensor 63 which detects a passing mark 64 per revolution of a wheel 65 and emits a pulse.

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  1. Device for the management of a multiplicity of vehicles which are driven by different users, having a parking area (1) with at least one entry (2) and one exit (2a) which are safeguarded by barriers (4, 4a), with at least one data acquisition facility (3, 3a) for a user access check, and a receiving facility (7, 7a) located in the zone of the barrier (4, 4a) for operational vehicle data like mileage, tank contents, oil level and the like, transmitted by a transmiiter (50) fixed in the vehicle to a central control unit (10) which is linked to the barriers (4, 4a), to the data acquisition facility (3, 3a), to the receiving facility (7, 7a) and to a master computer (100), characterized in that the master computer (100) is connected to an interactive unit (11) for the choice of vehicle by the authorised user and that the control unit (10) selects an automatic safe for removing the vehicle keys and the vehicle licence and that in the travelling direction (15) in front of the barrier (4, 4a) at the entry (2) or exit (2a), a data acquisition facility (3, 3a) is located for a user access check.
  2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the receiving facility (7, 7a) has an aerial loop (5, 5a) located in the roadway (6).
  3. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit (10) selects routing signs (8) for the return of a vehicle to a predetermined parking place (9).
  4. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the control unit (10) is a computer, preferably a personal computer.
  5. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the data acquisition facility (3, 3a) is a card reader or a radiated information-receiving receiver.
  6. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that an analog measuring instrument (51) passes on a proportional value corresponding to the tank contents via an analog/digital converter (52) to the transmitter (50).
  7. Method for acquisition of operational vehicle data for a device according to Claim 6, characterized in that the proportional value is transmitted as a digital value and is converted in the central control unit (10) into a corresponding litre value.
  8. Method according to Claim 7, characterized in that the vehicle operating data are emitted from the transmitter (50) as 8-bit information.
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