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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Alan Simpson, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Paul Ernsdorff, Spokane, WA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Simpson, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Paul Ernsdorff, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
Assetworks Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); H04B 14/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2013.01);
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.