WO2018172674A1 - Automatic system for providing bicycles - Google Patents

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WO2018172674A1
WO2018172674A1 PCT/FR2018/050643 FR2018050643W WO2018172674A1 WO 2018172674 A1 WO2018172674 A1 WO 2018172674A1 FR 2018050643 W FR2018050643 W FR 2018050643W WO 2018172674 A1 WO2018172674 A1 WO 2018172674A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H3/00—Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q20/32—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using wireless devices
    • G06Q20/322—Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
    • G06Q20/3224—Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q20/30—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks
    • G06Q20/32—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using wireless devices
    • G06Q20/327—Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
    • G06Q20/3278—RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0042—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for hiring of objects
    • G07F17/0057—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for hiring of objects for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H3/00—Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
    • B62H2003/005—Supports or holders associated with means for bike rental

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  • the present invention relates to automatic systems for providing cycles.
  • the invention relates to an automatic system for providing cycles comprising:
  • each locking station comprising an electric lock, a central lock control unit controlling the electric lock and a local control member connected to the central unit of latch control to release the cycle upon actuation of the local controller,
  • each central lock control unit being adapted to unlock the electric lock after receiving an unlock command from the control device
  • control device comprises control stations arranged in the stations, each control station having a user interface adapted to allow a user to request an unlocking of a cycle on a specific locking station of the station corresponding to said station command and said control station being adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, send an unlock command to the central control unit of lock corresponding to said determined lock station of the station,
  • each latch station comprises an electrical latch, the latch controller and a local controller, and each latch controller being adapted to unlock the corresponding latch after receiving a latch command. unlocking the control station and actuating the local controller.
  • the present invention in particular to facilitate the provision of cycles, especially to avoid waiting for users wishing to borrow a cycle on a station.
  • the invention proposes an automatic system for providing cycles of the kind in question, in which the control device is adapted to communicate with an application relating to the automatic system for providing cycles and loaded with mobile telephones. users,
  • said application is adapted to receive by a user interface of the mobile telephone, a request from a user requesting an unlocking of a cycle on a given locking station of a given station, and said application being adapted to send to the control device a request requesting the unlocking of the cycle on the determined locking station of the determined station,
  • control device is adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, to send by the station control station determined, an unlock command to the lock control central unit corresponding to said determined locking station of the determined station.
  • the user can control the unlocking of a cycle from his mobile phone without queuing at an interactive terminal, and while using the local infrastructure already provided for the local unlocking cycles in station.
  • the user is thus offered increased ease of use without significantly increasing the cost of the system.
  • system may further include one or more of the following:
  • control device comprises a central server controlling several stations and said application communicates with said central server; said application is adapted to allow the user to choose said determined station on which he wishes to unlock a cycle; the control device comprises control stations arranged in the stations and adapted to communicate with said application and to receive said request from said application when the user is close to the station;
  • said application is adapted to automatically determine whether the user is in the vicinity of a station and, in this case, to consider that this station is said determined station;
  • said application is adapted to allow the user to choose said determined locking station on the determined station;
  • the unlocking command received from the control means by the central lock control unit is valid for a predetermined period of less than 2 minutes.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an automatic system for storing cycles that can implement the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of a locking station of the system of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cycle 1 of the system of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electrical components of the automatic cycle storage system
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the steps of unlocking a cycle of the system of FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • FIG. 1 shows an automatic system for storing cycles 1 such as, in particular, bicycles, making it possible, for example, to store cycles on the public road so as to make them available to the public.
  • cycles 1 such as, in particular, bicycles
  • each cycle 1 may comprise a structure mounted on two wheels lb, the structure including a frame ld and a fork bearing a handlebar and pivotally mounted on the frame ld.
  • the frame 1d extends in a longitudinal direction L of the cycle 1.
  • This automatic cycle storage system can comprise a plurality of cycle storage stations BS, one of which is represented in FIG. 1, comprising locking stations 7.
  • a station control station 2 which can for example be under the form of an interactive terminal with a user interface comprising, for example, a keyboard 3, a touch screen 4 or the like, an electronic portable card reader 5, a device 6 for printing tickets, a contactless card reader 6a, etc.
  • the interactive terminal 2 communicates on the one hand, with a central server SI which manages subscriptions and cycle rentals, and on the other hand, if necessary with an S2 server that can manage services to users accessible on the interactive terminal 2.
  • Communication with the servers SI, S2 can be done notably by radio.
  • the interactive terminal 2 can also communicate if necessary, particularly by radio and in particular by a short-range radio link (for example to the Zigbee® protocol or other), with the cycles 1 locked at the BS station or located nearby.
  • a short-range radio link for example to the Zigbee® protocol or other
  • the interactive terminal 2 communicates, for example by wired or short-range radio, with the locking stations 7 of the station BS, on which can lock cycles 1.
  • the locking stations 7 can be in particular in the form of terminals fixed on the ground.
  • Each cycle 1 comprises a first attachment member 18 which will be described below, and which is adapted to lock on a second attachment member 8 belonging to any locking station 7 of the system, on any which BS station of the system.
  • the second fastening member of each locking station 7 can possibly be in the form of a rigid striker 8, mounted for example articulated on a support 9 integral with the structure 7a of the station locking.
  • This striker 8 may for example be C-shaped open vertically upwards and downwards and horizontally in a direction of engagement of the first attachment member 18 belonging to the cycle 1.
  • the keeper 8 can be articulated on the support 9, for example by a ball joint.
  • the striker 8 comprises a movable locking member 16, which is actuated by an electric actuator (not shown) contained in the support 9 and of a type known per se.
  • the locking member may be resiliently biased towards the locking position where it is able to block the first latching member 18 of the cycle in the latch 8 to lock the cycle 1 on the locking station 7, and it can be actuated by said electric actuator to a retracted position where it releases the first attachment member 18 and thus the cycle 1.
  • the first attachment member 18 of the cycle 1 is mounted on the structure 1a of the cycle 1, in particular on the frame 1d.
  • the first attachment member 18 may be substantially in the form of a rigid ring, comprising a rigid bar 21 oriented along an axis ZI which is substantially vertical in the normal position of use of the cycle.
  • the bar 21 may optionally be made of electrically insulating material and have two superposed electrical contacts 22 adapted to come into contact with each other. electric with electrical contacts 17 of the waste
  • the interactive terminal 2 may comprise at least one electronic central unit 50 (CPU) such as a microcomputer or the like, connected to:
  • CPU electronic central unit 50
  • the communication interface 53 can be a radio interface operating for example under the Zigbee® protocol, as indicated above,
  • a communication interface 54 for communication with the locking stations 7 of the BS station
  • Each locking station 7 may comprise an electronic central unit 56 (CPU) such as a microcontroller or the like, connected to:
  • a local actuator such as a button 63 advantageously associated with a lighting (including LED) which can be for example fixed green when the locking station 7 has a cycle 1 available, flashing green when the position of 7 has received an unlock command from the control station 2 and is ready to release the cycle 1 on actuation of the button 63, red when the locking station 7 has no cycle 1 or has a cycle 1 in default (example no limiting).
  • Each cycle 1 may also include an electronic central unit 60 (CPU) such as a microcontroller or the like, connected to:
  • CPU central unit 60
  • a radio communication interface 60a operating for example under the Zigbee® protocol and adapted to communicate with the aforementioned communication interface 53 of the interactive terminal 2.
  • the borrowing and the delivery of the cycles on the BS stations are controlled by a control device which, in this example, comprises the management server SI and the control stations 2 of the BS stations.
  • the control device communicates with a dedicated application loaded onto the mobile phones 64 of the users (by mobile phone, we mean here not only a phone itself, including “smartphone” type, but also any mobile with telecommunication function to connect to the Internet).
  • the IS management server can communicate with the application loaded on the mobile phones 64 of the users.
  • This application is adapted to receive by a user interface of the mobile phone (in practice the touch screen), a request from a user requesting an unlocking of a cycle on a given locking station of a specific station.
  • the application can notably allow the user to choose:
  • the application can be adapted to automatically determine if the user is near a BS station, for example by geolocation, or by communicating via a short-range radio link (including Wifi or other) with the station. command 2 of a nearby station (in this case, the control station 2 would have a suitable communication interface in addition to the aforementioned communication interfaces and the application could communicate with the control station 2 rather than directly with the server.
  • the application is adapted to send to the control device a request requesting the unlocking of the cycle 1 on the determined locking station 7 of the determined station BS.
  • a user wants to borrow a cycle 1 on one of the locking stations 7, he can for example read a card or a contactless smart card ticket (NFC or other) by the reader 6a of the interactive terminal or by a similar reader possibly provided on a locking station 7, or it can insert a portable electronic card in the reader 5 of the interactive terminal 2 and enter a secret code corresponding to this card, by means of the keyboard 3, so s identify at said interactive terminal.
  • NFC contactless smart card ticket
  • the interactive terminal 2 After checking the rights of the user with the server SI, the interactive terminal 2 gives an unlocking command to the central unit 56 of one of the locking stations 7. This unlocking command is not executed by the CPU 56 immediately; it is valid for a predetermined period, for example between 30s and 2 minutes. The unlocking command is executed if the user presses a button 63 of the locking station 7 during this determined duration.
  • the user can control the unlocking of a cycle 1 of the station BS through the application above, as shown in Figure 5.
  • the cycle release process is the following :
  • step 100 the user must download on his mobile phone 64, the specific application of the automatic system for providing cycles;
  • step 101 the application asks the user to choose the station BS on which he wishes to take a cycle 1, from among a list of stations, and the user chooses the station BS by the user interface of his telephone (touch screen in particular);
  • step 102 the application asks the user to choose a cycle 1 from the cycles available on the selected station BS (for example by presenting a plan of the station BS with the available cycles 1, or other) and the user chooses a cycle 1 through the user interface of his phone;
  • the application sends to the control device SI, 2 a cycle release request 1 selected on the selected station BS (more particularly, this request is sent to the management server SI, but alternatively, this request could be sent directly to the control station 2 of the selected station BS, especially when the mobile phone 64 communicates with this control station 2 by a short-range radio link as indicated above).
  • the control device S1, 2 verifies that the user has the right to borrow cycle 1 and then accepts the request of the user, then sends an unlock command to the central unit 56 of the locking station corresponding to the cycle. 1 selected on the selected BS station. This unlock command is not executed by the central unit 56 immediately; it is valid for a predetermined period, for example between 30s and 2 minutes. Unlock order is executed if the user press the button 63 of the locking station 7 during this determined period.
  • the user can then unlock the cycle 1 which has been assigned to him, for example by pressing the aforementioned button 63, which causes the power supply of the contacts 17 to be cut off by the power supply device 58 and the control of the power supply. unlocking actuator 57 by the central unit 56 of the locking station 7 to pass the locking member 16 in the retracted position.
  • the user can then take the cycle 1, and the electronic central unit 56 of the locking station 7 then marks the removal of the cycle 1 since it can no longer communicate with the central unit 56 of this cycle by the contacts 17. 22.
  • the electronic central unit 56 of the locking station 7 then informs the control station 2 of this removal.
  • step 100 the user is generally required to identify himself to download the application. This prior identification may be considered sufficient to identify the user automatically on the control device SI, 2 at any subsequent launch of the application. Alternatively, the application may require identification of the user (eg by login and password) at any subsequent launch.
  • the station selection step 101 could be automatic and be designed to select a BS station located near the user.
  • This BS station located nearby can be determined by geolocation, or, if a short-range radio link is provided between the control stations 2 BS stations and mobile phones, this station BS located nearby can be determined as that with which the mobile phone 64 is in radio contact.
  • the application may block the cycle release process if the user is not close enough to a station, for example if it is not within 50 m of the BS station.
  • step 102 of choice of the cycle could itself be automated; in this case, the application would simply indicate to the user what cycle it should take (indicating its location or a visible identifier on the cycle 1 or the corresponding locking station 7), without user choice.
  • the central unit 56 of the locking station identifies the presence of the cycle 1 by communicating with the central unit 60 of the cycle.
  • the central unit 60 of the cycle can then communicate to the central unit 56 of the locking station, a unique identifier of the cycle 1.
  • the central unit 56 of the locking station communicates, via the communication interfaces 54, 55, with the central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2, to signal the presence of the cycle and to transmit the identifier of this cycle.
  • the electronic central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2 then signals the end of the cycle borrowing period to the server SI, and the central unit 56 of the control station. locking activates the power supply device 58 to recharge the battery 61 of the cycle.
  • the central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2 transmits to the management server SI the unique identifier of the cycle 1 which has just been put back in the station, as well as possibly the load parameter measured during the delivery. from cycle 1 to BS station.
  • the control station 2 and / or the management server SI then memorizes the identifier of the cycle 1 delivered to the cycle storage station BS and the delivery time t0 of the cycle 1 to the station BS.

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Abstract

An automatic system for providing bicycles comprising a plurality of stations (BS) each comprising locking stands (7) where the bicycles (1) can be locked with locks each controlled by a central lock control unit linked to a local control member and to a control device (S1, 2). Users are provided with an application on their mobile telephone (64) communicating with the control device in order to allow them to request the unlocking of a bicycle from a determined locking stand of a determined station.

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Système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles Automatic system for providing cycles
DOMAINE DE L'INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION
La présente invention est relative aux systèmes automatiques de mise à disposition de cycles.  The present invention relates to automatic systems for providing cycles.
ARRIERE PLAN DE L'INVENTION  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles comprenant :  More particularly, the invention relates to an automatic system for providing cycles comprising:
- une pluralité de cycles,  a plurality of cycles,
une pluralité de stations comportant chacune des postes de verrouillage où peuvent se verrouiller les cycles, chaque poste de verrouillage comportant un verrou électrique, une unité centrale de commande de verrou commandant le verrou électrique et un organe de commande local relié à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou pour libérer le cycle sur actionnement de l'organe de commande local ,  a plurality of stations each having locking stations where the cycles can be locked, each locking station comprising an electric lock, a central lock control unit controlling the electric lock and a local control member connected to the central unit of latch control to release the cycle upon actuation of the local controller,
un dispositif de commande adapté pour sélectivement libérer les cycles des postes de verrouillage sur demande d'un utilisateur, chaque unité centrale de commande de verrou étant adaptée pour déverrouiller le verrou électrique après réception d'un ordre de déverrouillage du dispositif de commande,  a control device adapted to selectively release the cycles of the locking stations upon request from a user, each central lock control unit being adapted to unlock the electric lock after receiving an unlock command from the control device,
dans lequel le dispositif de commande comporte des postes de commande disposés dans les stations, chaque poste de commande ayant une interface utilisateur adaptée pour permettre à un utilisateur de demander un déverrouillage d'un cycle sur un poste de verrouillage déterminé de la station correspondant audit poste de commande et ledit poste de commande étant adapté pour, après vérification et acceptation de la demande de l'utilisateur, envoyer un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou correspondant audit poste de verrouillage déterminé de la station, in which the control device comprises control stations arranged in the stations, each control station having a user interface adapted to allow a user to request an unlocking of a cycle on a specific locking station of the station corresponding to said station command and said control station being adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, send an unlock command to the central control unit of lock corresponding to said determined lock station of the station,
et dans lequel chaque poste de verrouillage comporte un verrou électrique, l'unité centrale de commande de verrou et un organe de commande local, et chaque unité centrale de commande de verrou étant adaptée pour déverrouiller le verrou électrique correspondant après réception d'un ordre de déverrouillage du poste de commande et actionnement de l'organe de commande local. and wherein each latch station comprises an electrical latch, the latch controller and a local controller, and each latch controller being adapted to unlock the corresponding latch after receiving a latch command. unlocking the control station and actuating the local controller.
Le document FR2954265A1 décrit un exemple d'un tel système .  Document FR2954265A1 describes an example of such a system.
OBJETS DE L'INVENTION  OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
La présente invention notamment pour but de faciliter la mise à disposition des cycles, notamment pour éviter l'attente des utilisateurs désirant emprunter un cycle sur une station.  The present invention in particular to facilitate the provision of cycles, especially to avoid waiting for users wishing to borrow a cycle on a station.
A cet effet, l'invention propose un système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles du genre en question, dans lequel le dispositif de commande est adapté pour communiquer avec une application relative au système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles et chargée des téléphones mobiles des utilisateurs,  For this purpose, the invention proposes an automatic system for providing cycles of the kind in question, in which the control device is adapted to communicate with an application relating to the automatic system for providing cycles and loaded with mobile telephones. users,
ladite application est adaptée pour recevoir par une interface utilisateur du téléphone mobile, une demande d'un utilisateur demandant un déverrouillage d'un cycle sur un poste de verrouillage déterminé d'une station déterminée, et ladite application étant adaptée pour envoyer au dispositif de commande une requête demandant le déverrouillage du cycle sur le poste de verrouillage déterminé de la station déterminée, said application is adapted to receive by a user interface of the mobile telephone, a request from a user requesting an unlocking of a cycle on a given locking station of a given station, and said application being adapted to send to the control device a request requesting the unlocking of the cycle on the determined locking station of the determined station,
et le dispositif de commande est adapté pour, après vérification et acceptation de la demande de l'utilisateur, faire envoyer par le poste de commande de la station déterminée, un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou correspondant audit poste de verrouillage déterminé de la station déterminée. and the control device is adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, to send by the station control station determined, an unlock command to the lock control central unit corresponding to said determined locking station of the determined station.
Grâce à ces dispositions, l'utilisateur peut commander le déverrouillage d'un cycle depuis son téléphone mobile sans faire la queue à une borne interactive, et ce tout en utilisant l'infrastructure locale déjà prévue pour le déverrouillage local des cycles en station. On offre donc à l'utilisateur une facilité d'utilisation accrue, sans augmenter notablement le coût du système.  Thanks to these provisions, the user can control the unlocking of a cycle from his mobile phone without queuing at an interactive terminal, and while using the local infrastructure already provided for the local unlocking cycles in station. The user is thus offered increased ease of use without significantly increasing the cost of the system.
Dans des modes de réalisation particuliers, le système peut comporter en outre une ou plusieurs des dispositions suivantes :  In particular embodiments, the system may further include one or more of the following:
le dispositif de commande comporte un serveur central commandant plusieurs stations et ladite application communique avec ledit serveur central ; ladite application est adaptée pour permettre à l'utilisateur de choisir ladite station déterminée sur laquelle il souhaite déverrouiller un cycle ; le dispositif de commande comporte des postes de commande disposés dans les stations et adaptés pour communiquer avec ladite application et recevoir ladite requête de ladite application lorsque l'utilisateur est à proximité de la station ;  the control device comprises a central server controlling several stations and said application communicates with said central server; said application is adapted to allow the user to choose said determined station on which he wishes to unlock a cycle; the control device comprises control stations arranged in the stations and adapted to communicate with said application and to receive said request from said application when the user is close to the station;
ladite application est adaptée pour déterminer automatiquement si l'utilisateur est à proximité d'une station et, dans ce cas, considérer que cette station est ladite station déterminée ;  said application is adapted to automatically determine whether the user is in the vicinity of a station and, in this case, to consider that this station is said determined station;
ladite application est adaptée pour permettre à l'utilisateur de choisir ledit poste de verrouillage déterminé sur la station déterminée ;  said application is adapted to allow the user to choose said determined locking station on the determined station;
l'ordre de déverrouillage reçu des moyens de commande par l'unité centrale de commande de verrou, est valable pendant une durée prédéterminée inférieure à 2 mn . the unlocking command received from the control means by the central lock control unit, is valid for a predetermined period of less than 2 minutes.
BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINS  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la description suivante d'une de ses formes de réalisation, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en regard des dessins joints.  Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of one of its embodiments, given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Sur les dessins :  On the drawings:
la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective montrant un système automatique de stockage de cycles pouvant mettre en œuvre l'invention,  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an automatic system for storing cycles that can implement the invention,
la figure 2 est une vue de détail en perspective d'un poste de verrouillage du système de la figure 1,  FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of a locking station of the system of FIG. 1,
- la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un cycle 1 du système de la figure 1,  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cycle 1 of the system of FIG. 1,
la figure 4 est un schéma bloc des constituants électriques du système de stockage automatique de cycles, et la figure 5 illustre les étapes de déverrouillage d'un cycle du système des figures 1 à 4.  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electrical components of the automatic cycle storage system, and FIG. 5 illustrates the steps of unlocking a cycle of the system of FIGS. 1 to 4.
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Sur les différentes figures, les mêmes références désignent des éléments identiques ou similaires.  In the different figures, the same references designate identical or similar elements.
La figure 1 montre un système automatique de stockage de cycles 1 tels que notamment des bicyclettes, permettant par exemple de stocker des cycles sur la voie publique de façon à les mettre à disposition du public.  FIG. 1 shows an automatic system for storing cycles 1 such as, in particular, bicycles, making it possible, for example, to store cycles on the public road so as to make them available to the public.
Comme représenté sur les figures 1 et 3, chaque cycle 1 peut comporter une structure la montée sur deux roues lb, la structure la incluant un cadre ld et une fourche le portant un guidon le et montée pivotante sur le cadre ld. Le cadre ld s'étend dans une direction longitudinale L du cycle 1.  As shown in Figures 1 and 3, each cycle 1 may comprise a structure mounted on two wheels lb, the structure including a frame ld and a fork bearing a handlebar and pivotally mounted on the frame ld. The frame 1d extends in a longitudinal direction L of the cycle 1.
Ce système automatique de stockage de cycles peut comporter plusieurs stations BS de stockage de cycles, dont une est représentée sur la figure 1, comportant des postes de verrouillage 7. A chaque station de stockage de cycles BS peut correspondre un poste de commande de station 2, qui peut par exemple se présenter sous la forme d'une borne interactive dotée d'une interface utilisateur comprenant par exemple un clavier 3, un écran 4 tactile ou autre, un lecteur de cartes portatives électroniques 5, un dispositif 6 d'impression de tickets, un lecteur de carte sans contact 6a, etc. This automatic cycle storage system can comprise a plurality of cycle storage stations BS, one of which is represented in FIG. 1, comprising locking stations 7. At each cycle storage station BS there can be a station control station 2, which can for example be under the form of an interactive terminal with a user interface comprising, for example, a keyboard 3, a touch screen 4 or the like, an electronic portable card reader 5, a device 6 for printing tickets, a contactless card reader 6a, etc.
La borne interactive 2 communique d'une part, avec un serveur central SI qui gère les abonnements et les locations de cycles, et d'autre part, le cas échéant avec un serveur S2 qui peut gérer des services aux utilisateurs accessibles sur la borne interactive 2. La communication avec les serveurs SI, S2 peut se faire notamment par voie radio .  The interactive terminal 2 communicates on the one hand, with a central server SI which manages subscriptions and cycle rentals, and on the other hand, if necessary with an S2 server that can manage services to users accessible on the interactive terminal 2. Communication with the servers SI, S2 can be done notably by radio.
La borne interactive 2 peut également communiquer le cas échéant, notamment par voie radio et en particulier par une liaison radio courte portée (par exemple au protocole Zigbee® ou autre) , avec les cycles 1 verrouillés à la station BS ou situés à proximité.  The interactive terminal 2 can also communicate if necessary, particularly by radio and in particular by a short-range radio link (for example to the Zigbee® protocol or other), with the cycles 1 locked at the BS station or located nearby.
Enfin, la borne interactive 2 communique, par exemple par voie filaire ou radio courte portée, avec les postes de verrouillage 7 de la station BS, sur lesquels peuvent se verrouiller des cycles 1. Les postes de verrouillage 7 peuvent se présenter notamment sous forme de bornes fixées au sol. Chaque cycle 1 comporte un premier organe d'accrochage 18 qui sera décrit ci-après, et qui est adapté pour se verrouiller sur un deuxième organe d'accrochage 8 appartenant à n'importe quel poste de verrouillage 7 du système, sur n'importe quelle station BS du système. Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2, le deuxième organe d'accrochage de chaque poste de verrouillage 7 peut éventuellement se présenter sous forme d'une gâche 8 rigide, montée par exemple articulée sur un support 9 solidaire de la structure 7a du poste de verrouillage. Finally, the interactive terminal 2 communicates, for example by wired or short-range radio, with the locking stations 7 of the station BS, on which can lock cycles 1. The locking stations 7 can be in particular in the form of terminals fixed on the ground. Each cycle 1 comprises a first attachment member 18 which will be described below, and which is adapted to lock on a second attachment member 8 belonging to any locking station 7 of the system, on any which BS station of the system. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the second fastening member of each locking station 7 can possibly be in the form of a rigid striker 8, mounted for example articulated on a support 9 integral with the structure 7a of the station locking.
Cette gâche 8 peut être par exemple en forme de C ouvert verticalement vers le haut et vers le bas ainsi qu'horizontalement dans une direction d'engagement du premier organe d'accrochage 18 appartenant au cycle 1.  This striker 8 may for example be C-shaped open vertically upwards and downwards and horizontally in a direction of engagement of the first attachment member 18 belonging to the cycle 1.
La gâche 8 peut être articulée sur le support 9, par exemple par une rotule.  The keeper 8 can be articulated on the support 9, for example by a ball joint.
La gâche 8 comporte un organe de verrouillage mobile 16, qui est actionné par un actionneur électrique (non représenté) contenu dans le support 9 et de type connu en soi. L'organe de verrouillage peut être sollicité élastiquement vers la positon de verrouillage où il est à même de bloquer le premier organe d'accrochage 18 du cycle dans la gâche 8 pour verrouiller le cycle 1 sur le poste de verrouillage 7, et il peut être actionné par ledit actionneur électrique vers une position escamotée où il libère le premier organe d'accrochage 18 et donc le cycle 1.  The striker 8 comprises a movable locking member 16, which is actuated by an electric actuator (not shown) contained in the support 9 and of a type known per se. The locking member may be resiliently biased towards the locking position where it is able to block the first latching member 18 of the cycle in the latch 8 to lock the cycle 1 on the locking station 7, and it can be actuated by said electric actuator to a retracted position where it releases the first attachment member 18 and thus the cycle 1.
Comme représenté sur la figure 3, le premier organe d'accrochage 18 du cycle 1 est monté sur la structure la du cycle 1, notamment sur le cadre ld.  As shown in FIG. 3, the first attachment member 18 of the cycle 1 is mounted on the structure 1a of the cycle 1, in particular on the frame 1d.
Le premier organe d'accrochage 18 peut être sensiblement en forme d'anneau rigide, comportant un barreau rigide 21 orienté selon un axe ZI qui est sensiblement vertical dans la position normale d'utilisation du cycle.  The first attachment member 18 may be substantially in the form of a rigid ring, comprising a rigid bar 21 oriented along an axis ZI which is substantially vertical in the normal position of use of the cycle.
Le barreau 21 peut éventuellement être réalisé en matériau électriquement isolant et comporter deux contacts électriques 22 superposés adaptés pour venir en contact électrique avec des contacts électriques 17 de la gâcheThe bar 21 may optionally be made of electrically insulating material and have two superposed electrical contacts 22 adapted to come into contact with each other. electric with electrical contacts 17 of the waste
(figure 4) lorsque le premier organe d'accrochage 18 est verrouillé sur la gâche 8, de façon à faire communiquer l'électronique du poste de verrouillage 7 avec l'électronique embarquée du cycle 1, et le cas échéant de façon à charger une batterie du cycle 1, notamment s'il s'agit d'un cycle à assistance électrique. (Figure 4) when the first attachment member 18 is locked on the striker 8, so as to communicate the electronics of the locking station 7 with the on-board electronics of the cycle 1, and if necessary so as to load a cycle 1 battery, especially if it is an electrically assisted cycle.
Comme représenté sur la figure 4, la borne interactive 2 peut comporter au moins une unité centrale électronique 50 (UC) telle qu'un micro-ordinateur ou similaire, reliée à :  As shown in FIG. 4, the interactive terminal 2 may comprise at least one electronic central unit 50 (CPU) such as a microcomputer or the like, connected to:
des interfaces de communication radio 51, 52, 53 radio communication interfaces 51, 52, 53
(COM) respectivement avec les serveurs SI, S2 et avec les cycles 1 situés dans la station ou à proximité immédiate, l'interface de communication 53 pouvant être une interface radio fonctionnant par exemple sous le protocole Zigbee®, comme indiqué précédemment, (COM) respectively with the servers SI, S2 and with the cycles 1 located in the station or in the immediate vicinity, the communication interface 53 can be a radio interface operating for example under the Zigbee® protocol, as indicated above,
une interface de communication 54 (COM) pour la communication avec les postes de verrouillage 7 de la station BS,  a communication interface 54 (COM) for communication with the locking stations 7 of the BS station,
les interfaces utilisateur 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a susmentionnées et éventuellement d'autres.  the aforementioned user interfaces 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a and possibly others.
Chaque poste de verrouillage 7 peut comporter une unité centrale électronique 56 (UC) telle qu'un microcontrôleur ou autre, reliée :  Each locking station 7 may comprise an electronic central unit 56 (CPU) such as a microcontroller or the like, connected to:
à l'actionneur de déverrouillage 57 (LCK) qui commande l'organe de verrouillage 16 susmentionné,  to the unlocking actuator 57 (LCK) which controls the aforementioned locking member 16,
à une interface de communication 55 (COM) communiquant avec l'interface 54 susmentionnée,  at a communication interface 55 (COM) communicating with the aforementioned interface 54,
- à un dispositif d'alimentation électrique 58 - to a power supply device 58
(AL) relié au réseau électrique ou à une autre source d'énergie électrique, et lui-même relié aux contacts électrique 17 (INT) susmentionnés, - à un organe d ' actionnement local tel qu'un bouton 63 avantageusement associé à un éclairage (notamment par LED) qui peut être par exemple soit vert fixe lorsque le poste de verrouillage 7 comporte un cycle 1 disponible, vert clignotant lorsque le poste de verrouillage 7 a reçu un ordre de déverrouillage du poste de commande 2 et est prêt à libérer le cycle 1 sur actionnement du bouton 63, rouge lorsque le poste de verrouillage 7 ne comporte pas de cycle 1 ou comporte un cycle 1 en défaut (exemple non limitatif) . (AL) connected to the electrical network or to another source of electrical energy, and itself connected to the aforementioned electrical contacts 17 (INT), - A local actuator such as a button 63 advantageously associated with a lighting (including LED) which can be for example fixed green when the locking station 7 has a cycle 1 available, flashing green when the position of 7 has received an unlock command from the control station 2 and is ready to release the cycle 1 on actuation of the button 63, red when the locking station 7 has no cycle 1 or has a cycle 1 in default (example no limiting).
Chaque cycle 1 peut comporter également une unité centrale électronique 60 (UC) telle qu'un microcontrôleur ou autre, reliée :  Each cycle 1 may also include an electronic central unit 60 (CPU) such as a microcontroller or the like, connected to:
- à la batterie 61 (BATT) et au moteur électrique 62 (M) du cycle si le cycle est à assistance électrique - battery 61 (BATT) and electric motor 62 (M) of the cycle if the cycle is electrically assisted
(ces éléments sont facultatifs ; l'invention s'applique aussi bien aux cycles avec ou sans assistance électrique), (these elements are optional, the invention applies equally to cycles with or without electrical assistance),
- à un dispositif d'alimentation électrique 59 (AL) relié aux contacts 22 susmentionnés (INT), eux-mêmes reliés aux contacts électrique 17 (INT) susmentionnés du poste de verrouillage 7 lorsque le cycle est verrouillé sur un poste de verrouillage,  to a power supply device 59 (AL) connected to the above-mentioned contacts (INT), themselves connected to the above-mentioned electrical contacts 17 (INT) of the locking station 7 when the cycle is locked on a locking station,
- éventuellement, une interface de communication radio 60a, fonctionnant par exemple sous le protocole Zigbee® et adaptée pour communiquer avec l'interface de communication 53 susmentionnée de la borne interactive 2.  - Optionally, a radio communication interface 60a, operating for example under the Zigbee® protocol and adapted to communicate with the aforementioned communication interface 53 of the interactive terminal 2.
L'emprunt et la remise des cycles sur les stations BS sont commandés par un dispositif de commande qui, dans l'exemple considéré, comprend le serveur de gestion SI et les postes de commande 2 des stations BS .  The borrowing and the delivery of the cycles on the BS stations are controlled by a control device which, in this example, comprises the management server SI and the control stations 2 of the BS stations.
Comme représenté sur les figures 1 et 4, le dispositif de commande communique avec une application dédiée chargée sur les téléphones mobiles 64 des utilisateurs (par téléphone mobile, on entend ici non seulement un téléphone proprement dit, notamment de type « smartphone », mais également tout mobile pourvu de fonction de télécommunication permettant de se connecter à 1 ' internet ) . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the control device communicates with a dedicated application loaded onto the mobile phones 64 of the users (by mobile phone, we mean here not only a phone itself, including "smartphone" type, but also any mobile with telecommunication function to connect to the Internet).
Plus particulièrement, le serveur de gestion SI peut communiquer avec l'application chargée sur les téléphones mobiles 64 des utilisateurs.  More particularly, the IS management server can communicate with the application loaded on the mobile phones 64 of the users.
Cette application est adaptée pour recevoir par une interface utilisateur du téléphone mobile (en pratique l'écran tactile), une demande d'un utilisateur demandant un déverrouillage d'un cycle sur un poste de verrouillage déterminé d'une station déterminée. L'application peut notamment permettre à l'utilisateur de choisir :  This application is adapted to receive by a user interface of the mobile phone (in practice the touch screen), a request from a user requesting an unlocking of a cycle on a given locking station of a specific station. The application can notably allow the user to choose:
- parmi la liste des stations, la station BS sur laquelle il veut déverrouiller un cycle 1,  - among the list of stations, the station BS on which it wants to unlock a cycle 1,
et sur cette station, le cycle 1 à déverrouiller, correspondant à un poste de verrouillage déterminé 7.  and on this station, the cycle 1 to be unlocked, corresponding to a determined locking station 7.
En variante, l'application peut être adaptée pour déterminer automatiquement si l'utilisateur est à proximité d'une station BS, par exemple par géolocalisation, ou encore en communiquant par une liaison radio courte portée (notamment Wifi ou autre) avec le poste de commande 2 d'une station située à proximité (dans ce cas, le poste de commande 2 comporterait une interface de communication adéquate en plus des interfaces de communication susmentionnées et l'application pourrait communiquer avec le poste de commande 2 plutôt que directement avec le serveur de gestion SI. Une fois la station BS ainsi déterminée automatiquement, l'utilisateur n'aurait qu'à choisir le cycle à emprunter sur cette station par l'application du téléphone mobile 64. Une fois déterminés la station BS et le cycle 1 sur cette station, l'application est adaptée pour envoyer au dispositif de commande une requête demandant le déverrouillage du cycle 1 sur le poste de verrouillage 7 déterminé de la station déterminée BS . Alternatively, the application can be adapted to automatically determine if the user is near a BS station, for example by geolocation, or by communicating via a short-range radio link (including Wifi or other) with the station. command 2 of a nearby station (in this case, the control station 2 would have a suitable communication interface in addition to the aforementioned communication interfaces and the application could communicate with the control station 2 rather than directly with the server Once the station BS thus determined automatically, the user would only have to choose the cycle to be taken on this station by the application of the mobile phone 64. Once the station BS and the cycle 1 have been determined on this station, the application is adapted to send to the control device a request requesting the unlocking of the cycle 1 on the determined locking station 7 of the determined station BS.
Le système qui vient d'être décrit fonctionne comme suit .  The system just described works as follows.
Lorsqu'un utilisateur veut emprunter un cycle 1 sur l'un des postes de verrouillage 7, il peut par exemple faire lire une carte ou un ticket à puce électronique sans contact (NFC ou autre) par le lecteur 6a de la borne interactive ou par un lecteur similaire éventuellement prévu sur un poste de verrouillage 7, ou encore il peut insérer une carte électronique portative dans le lecteur 5 de la borne interactive 2 puis rentrer un code secret correspondant à cette carte, au moyen du clavier 3, de façon à s'identifier auprès de ladite borne interactive.  When a user wants to borrow a cycle 1 on one of the locking stations 7, he can for example read a card or a contactless smart card ticket (NFC or other) by the reader 6a of the interactive terminal or by a similar reader possibly provided on a locking station 7, or it can insert a portable electronic card in the reader 5 of the interactive terminal 2 and enter a secret code corresponding to this card, by means of the keyboard 3, so s identify at said interactive terminal.
Après avoir vérifié les droits de l'utilisateur avec le serveur SI, la borne interactive 2 donne un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale 56 d'un des postes de verrouillage 7. Cet ordre de déverrouillage n'est pas exécuté par l'unité centrale 56 immédiatement ; il est valable pendant une durée prédéterminée, par exemple comprise entre 30s et 2 mn . L'ordre de déverrouillage est exécuté si l'utilisateur appuie sur un bouton 63 du poste de verrouillage 7 pendant cette durée déterminée.  After checking the rights of the user with the server SI, the interactive terminal 2 gives an unlocking command to the central unit 56 of one of the locking stations 7. This unlocking command is not executed by the CPU 56 immediately; it is valid for a predetermined period, for example between 30s and 2 minutes. The unlocking command is executed if the user presses a button 63 of the locking station 7 during this determined duration.
En variante, pour éviter de faire queue au poste de commande 2 ou en cas d'absence ou d'indisponibilité du poste de commande 2, l'utilisateur peut commander le déverrouillage d'un cycle 1 de la station BS grâce à l'application susmentionnée, comme illustré sur la figure 5.  Alternatively, to avoid queuing at the control station 2 or in the event of absence or unavailability of the control station 2, the user can control the unlocking of a cycle 1 of the station BS through the application above, as shown in Figure 5.
Dans ce cas, le processus de libération du cycle est le suivant : In this case, the cycle release process is the following :
à l'étape 100, l'utilisateur doit télécharger sur son téléphone mobile 64, l'application spécifique du système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles ;  in step 100, the user must download on his mobile phone 64, the specific application of the automatic system for providing cycles;
- à l'étape 101, l'application demande à l'utilisateur de choisir la station BS sur laquelle il souhaite emprunter un cycle 1, parmi une liste de stations, et l'utilisateur choisit la station BS par l'interface utilisateur de son téléphone (écran tactile notamment) ;  in step 101, the application asks the user to choose the station BS on which he wishes to take a cycle 1, from among a list of stations, and the user chooses the station BS by the user interface of his telephone (touch screen in particular);
- à l'étape 102, l'application demande à l'utilisateur de choisir un cycle 1 parmi les cycles disponibles sur la station BS sélectionnée (par exemple en présentant un plan de la station BS avec les cycles 1 disponibles, ou autre) et l'utilisateur choisit un cycle 1 par l'interface utilisateur de son téléphone ;  in step 102, the application asks the user to choose a cycle 1 from the cycles available on the selected station BS (for example by presenting a plan of the station BS with the available cycles 1, or other) and the user chooses a cycle 1 through the user interface of his phone;
à l'étape 103, l'application envoie au dispositif de commande SI, 2 une demande de libération du cycle 1 sélectionné sur la station BS sélectionnée (plus particulièrement, cette demande est envoyée au serveur de gestion SI, mais en variante, cette demande pourrait être envoyée directement au poste de commande 2 de la station BS sélectionnée, notamment lorsque le téléphone mobile 64 communique avec ce poste de commande 2 par une liaison radio courte portée comme indiqué ci-dessus) . Le dispositif de commande SI, 2 vérifie que l'utilisateur a le droit d'emprunter le cycle 1 et accepte alors la demande de l'utilisateur, puis envoie un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage correspondant au cycle 1 sélectionné sur la station BS sélectionnée. Cet ordre de déverrouillage n'est pas exécuté par l'unité centrale 56 immédiatement ; il est valable pendant une durée prédéterminée, par exemple comprise entre 30s et 2 mn. L'ordre de déverrouillage est exécuté si l'utilisateur appuie sur le bouton 63 du poste de verrouillage 7 pendant cette durée déterminée. in step 103, the application sends to the control device SI, 2 a cycle release request 1 selected on the selected station BS (more particularly, this request is sent to the management server SI, but alternatively, this request could be sent directly to the control station 2 of the selected station BS, especially when the mobile phone 64 communicates with this control station 2 by a short-range radio link as indicated above). The control device S1, 2 verifies that the user has the right to borrow cycle 1 and then accepts the request of the user, then sends an unlock command to the central unit 56 of the locking station corresponding to the cycle. 1 selected on the selected BS station. This unlock command is not executed by the central unit 56 immediately; it is valid for a predetermined period, for example between 30s and 2 minutes. Unlock order is executed if the user press the button 63 of the locking station 7 during this determined period.
L'utilisateur peut ensuite déverrouiller le cycle 1 qui lui a été attribué, par exemple en appuyant sur le bouton 63 susmentionné, ce qui provoque la coupure de l'alimentation électrique des contacts 17 par le dispositif d'alimentation 58 et la commande de l'actionneur de déverrouillage 57 par l'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage 7 pour faire passer l'organe de verrouillage 16 en position escamotée. L'utilisateur peut alors prendre le cycle 1, et l'unité centrale électronique 56 du poste de verrouillage 7 repère alors l'enlèvement du cycle 1 puisqu'elle ne peut plus communiquer avec l'unité centrale 56 de ce cycle par les contacts 17, 22. L'unité centrale électronique 56 du poste de verrouillage 7 informe alors le poste de commande 2 de cet enlèvement .  The user can then unlock the cycle 1 which has been assigned to him, for example by pressing the aforementioned button 63, which causes the power supply of the contacts 17 to be cut off by the power supply device 58 and the control of the power supply. unlocking actuator 57 by the central unit 56 of the locking station 7 to pass the locking member 16 in the retracted position. The user can then take the cycle 1, and the electronic central unit 56 of the locking station 7 then marks the removal of the cycle 1 since it can no longer communicate with the central unit 56 of this cycle by the contacts 17. 22. The electronic central unit 56 of the locking station 7 then informs the control station 2 of this removal.
On notera qu'à l'étape 100, l'utilisateur est généralement amené à s'identifier pour télécharger l'application. Cette identification préalable peut éventuellement être considérée comme suffisante pour identifier l'utilisateur automatiquement sur le dispositif de commande SI, 2 à tout lancement ultérieur de l'application. En variante, l'application peut requérir une identification de l'utilisateur (par exemple par login et mot de passe) à tout lancement ultérieur.  Note that in step 100, the user is generally required to identify himself to download the application. This prior identification may be considered sufficient to identify the user automatically on the control device SI, 2 at any subsequent launch of the application. Alternatively, the application may require identification of the user (eg by login and password) at any subsequent launch.
On notera que l'étape 101 de choix de la station pourrait être automatique et être conçue pour choisir une station BS située à proximité de l'utilisateur. Cette station BS située à proximité peut être déterminée par géolocalisation, ou encore, si une liaison radio courte portée est prévue entre les postes de commande 2 des stations BS et les téléphones mobiles, cette station BS située à proximité peut être déterminée comme celle avec laquelle le téléphone mobile 64 est en contact radio. Eventuellement, l'application peut bloquer le processus de libération de cycle si l'utilisateur ne se trouve pas suffisamment proche s'une station, par exemple s'il n'est pas à moins de 50 m de la station BS . Note that the station selection step 101 could be automatic and be designed to select a BS station located near the user. This BS station located nearby can be determined by geolocation, or, if a short-range radio link is provided between the control stations 2 BS stations and mobile phones, this station BS located nearby can be determined as that with which the mobile phone 64 is in radio contact. Optionally, the application may block the cycle release process if the user is not close enough to a station, for example if it is not within 50 m of the BS station.
On notera également que l'étape 102 de choix du cycle pourrait elle-même être automatisée ; dans ce cas, l'application indiquerait simplement à l'utilisateur quel cycle il doit prendre (en indiquant son emplacement ou un identifiant visible sur le cycle 1 ou sur le poste de verrouillage 7 correspondant), sans choix de l'utilisateur.  It will also be noted that step 102 of choice of the cycle could itself be automated; in this case, the application would simply indicate to the user what cycle it should take (indicating its location or a visible identifier on the cycle 1 or the corresponding locking station 7), without user choice.
En fin d'utilisation du cycle 1, lorsque l'utilisateur rend le cycle 1 et le met en place sur un poste de verrouillage 7, il engage le organe d'accrochage 18 dans la gâche 8 du poste de verrouillage, de sorte que les contacts électriques 17, 22 sont connectés ensemble et que les unités centrale 56, 60 peuvent communiquer ensemble .  At the end of use of the cycle 1, when the user returns the cycle 1 and puts it on a locking station 7, he engages the fastening member 18 in the latch 8 of the locking station, so that the electrical contacts 17, 22 are connected together and that the central units 56, 60 can communicate together.
Lorsque le cycle 1 est verrouillé sur le poste de verrouillage 7, l'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage repère la présence du cycle 1 en communiquant avec l'unité centrale 60 du cycle.  When the cycle 1 is locked on the locking station 7, the central unit 56 of the locking station identifies the presence of the cycle 1 by communicating with the central unit 60 of the cycle.
L'unité centrale 60 du cycle peut alors communiquer à l'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage, un identifiant unique du cycle 1.  The central unit 60 of the cycle can then communicate to the central unit 56 of the locking station, a unique identifier of the cycle 1.
L'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage communique, par les interfaces de communication 54,55, avec l'unité centrale 50 de la borne interactive 2, pour lui signaler la présence du cycle et lui transmettre l'identifiant de ce cycle.  The central unit 56 of the locking station communicates, via the communication interfaces 54, 55, with the central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2, to signal the presence of the cycle and to transmit the identifier of this cycle.
L'unité centrale électronique 50 de la borne interactive 2 signale alors la fin de la période d'emprunt du cycle au serveur SI, et l'unité centrale 56 du poste de verrouillage active le dispositif d'alimentation électrique 58 pour recharger la batterie 61 du cycle. Dans le même temps, l'unité centrale 50 de la borne interactive 2 transmet au serveur de gestion SI l'identifiant unique du cycle 1 qui vient d'être remis en station, ainsi qu'éventuellement le paramètre de charge mesuré lors de la remise du cycle 1 à la station BS . The electronic central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2 then signals the end of the cycle borrowing period to the server SI, and the central unit 56 of the control station. locking activates the power supply device 58 to recharge the battery 61 of the cycle. At the same time, the central unit 50 of the interactive terminal 2 transmits to the management server SI the unique identifier of the cycle 1 which has just been put back in the station, as well as possibly the load parameter measured during the delivery. from cycle 1 to BS station.
Le poste de commande 2 et / ou le serveur de gestion SI mémorise alors l'identifiant du cycle 1 remis à la station de stockage de cycles BS et l'instant tO de remise du cycle 1 à la station BS .  The control station 2 and / or the management server SI then memorizes the identifier of the cycle 1 delivered to the cycle storage station BS and the delivery time t0 of the cycle 1 to the station BS.

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1. Système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles comprenant : An automatic cycle delivery system comprising:
- une pluralité de cycles (1),  a plurality of cycles (1),
une pluralité de stations (BS) comportant chacune des postes de verrouillage (7) où peuvent se verrouiller les cycles (1), chaque poste de verrouillage (7) comportant un verrou électrique, une unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) commandant le verrou électrique et un organe de commande local (63) relié à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) pour libérer le cycle sur actionnement de l'organe de commande local (63),  a plurality of stations (BS) each having locking stations (7) where the cycles (1) can be locked, each locking station (7) having an electric lock, a central lock control unit (56) controlling the an electric lock and a local controller (63) connected to the central lock controller (56) for releasing the on-duty cycle of the local controller (63),
un dispositif de commande (SI, 2) adapté pour sélectivement libérer les cycles (1) des postes de verrouillage sur demande d'un utilisateur, chaque unité centrale de commande de verrou étant adaptée pour déverrouiller le verrou électrique après réception d'un ordre de déverrouillage du dispositif de commande et actionnement de l'organe de commande local,  a control device (SI, 2) adapted to selectively release the cycles (1) of the locking stations at the request of a user, each central lock control unit being adapted to unlock the electric lock after receiving a control command; unlocking the control device and actuating the local controller,
dans lequel le dispositif de commande comporte des postes de commande (2) disposés dans les stations (BS), chaque poste de commande (2) ayant une interface utilisateur (3, 4) adaptée pour permettre à un utilisateur de demander un déverrouillage d'un cycle (1) sur un poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé de la station (BS) correspondant audit poste de commande et ledit poste de commande (2) étant adapté pour, après vérification et acceptation de la demande de l'utilisateur, envoyer un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) correspondant audit poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé de la station (BS), et dans lequel chaque poste de verrouillage comporte un verrou électrique (57), l'unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) et un organe de commande local (63), et chaque unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) étant adaptée pour déverrouiller le verrou électrique (57) correspondant après réception d'un ordre de déverrouillage du poste de commande (2) et actionnement de l'organe de commande local (63), in which the control device comprises control stations (2) arranged in the stations (BS), each control station (2) having a user interface (3, 4) adapted to allow a user to request an unlocking of a cycle (1) on a station (7) determined by the station (BS) corresponding to said control station and said control station (2) being adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, send an unlock command to the central lock control unit (56) corresponding to said stationary lock station (7) (BS), and wherein each lock station comprises an electric lock (57), the unit central control of latch (56) and a local controller (63), and each lock control central unit (56) being adapted to unlock the corresponding electric lock (57) after receiving an unlock command from the control station (2). ) and actuation of the local controller (63),
caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande (SI, 2) est adapté pour communiquer avec une application relative au système automatique de mise à disposition de cycles et chargée des téléphones mobiles (64) des utilisateurs, characterized in that the control device (SI, 2) is adapted to communicate with an application relating to the automatic system for providing cycles and loaded with the mobile telephones (64) of the users,
en ce que ladite application est adaptée pour recevoir par une interface utilisateur du téléphone mobile (64), une demande d'un utilisateur demandant un déverrouillage d'un cycle (1) sur un poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé d'une station (BS) déterminée, et ladite application étant adaptée pour envoyer au dispositif de commande (SI, 2) une requête demandant le déverrouillage du cycle (1) sur le poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé de la station (BS) déterminée, in that said application is adapted to receive by a user interface of the mobile phone (64), a request from a user requesting unlocking of a cycle (1) on a stationary lock station (7) of a station ( BS) determined, and said application being adapted to send to the control device (SI, 2) a request requesting the unlocking of the cycle (1) on the determined locking station (7) of the station (BS) determined,
et en ce que le dispositif de commande (SI, 2) est adapté pour, après vérification et acceptation de la demande de l'utilisateur, faire envoyer par le poste de commande (2) de la station déterminée, un ordre de déverrouillage à l'unité centrale de commande de verrou (56) dudit poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé de la station (BS) déterminée. and in that the control device (SI, 2) is adapted to, after verification and acceptance of the request of the user, send by the control station (2) of the determined station, an unlock command to the user. central lock control unit (56) of said determined locking station (7) of the determined station (BS).
2. Système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif de commande comporte un serveur central (SI) commandant plusieurs stations (BS) et ladite application communique avec ledit serveur central (SI) . 2. System according to claim 1, wherein the control device comprises a central server (SI) controlling several stations (BS) and said application communicates with said central server (SI).
3. Système selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite application est adaptée pour permettre à l'utilisateur de choisir ladite station déterminée (BS) sur laquelle il souhaite déverrouiller un cycle (1) . The system of claim 2, wherein said application is adapted to allow the user to choose said determined station (BS) on which it wishes to unlock a cycle (1).
Système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif de commande comporte des postes de commande (2) disposés dans les stations (BS) et adaptés pour communiquer avec ladite application et recevoir ladite requête de ladite application lorsque l'utilisateur est à proximité de la station (BS) . System according to claim 1, wherein the control device comprises control stations (2) arranged in the stations (BS) and adapted to communicate with said application and receive said request from said application when the user is close to the station (BS).
Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite application est adaptée pour déterminer automatiquement si l'utilisateur est à proximité d'une station (BS) et, dans ce cas, considérer que cette station (BS) est ladite station déterminée (BS) . System according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said application is adapted to automatically determine whether the user is in the vicinity of a station (BS) and, in this case, to consider that station (BS) is said determined station (BS).
Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite application est adaptée pour permettre à l'utilisateur de choisir ledit poste de verrouillage (7) déterminé sur la station (BS) déterminée . System according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said application is adapted to allow the user to select said locking station (7) determined on the station (BS) determined.
Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'ordre de déverrouillage reçu des moyens de commande (SI, 2) par l'unité centrale de commande de verrou (56), est valable pendant une durée prédéterminée inférieure à 2 mn . System according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the unlocking command received from the control means (SI, 2) by the central lock control unit (56) is valid for a predetermined duration of less than 2 minutes. .
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