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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Europe Nv/sa, Brussels, BE;
Inventor:
Timothy Waltniel, Roosdaal, BE;
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA, Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/063118 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles is provided. The system includes means for receiving data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration, means for receiving a travel request from a traveler other than the owner, and means for assigning the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request.