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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Katsutoshi Tagami, Asaka, JP;
Masaki Ban, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Fumitaka Takahashi, Hoya, JP;
Yasushi Okada, Fujimi, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shared vehicle rental system has a plurality of motor vehicles, a parking area for a plurality of users to rent motor vehicles therefrom and to return motor vehicles thereto, and a control center for supervising the motor vehicles. The shared vehicle rental system registers the users in a plurality of groups depending on a usage time zone in which the users use the motor vehicles, identifies registration information of the users which is recorded on IC cards of the users, and supervises the motor vehicles and the parking area based on the registration information of the users.