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HOMEPORT
AUTOMATIC BICYCLE RENTALS
UNATTENDED NON STOP OPERATION
completely automatic rental
24 hours a day 7 days per week
AFFORDABLY PRICED
low acquisition costs
own software
nearly maintenance-free
ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT
battery + solar power supply
without electrical connection
MODULAR DESIGN
very easy station extension
possibility of additional upgrade
stations are easily transportable
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COMPLETE SOLUTION ACCORDING TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
Homeport system is a complete solution for cities, villages and companies.
Homeport provides each user a complete network of automatic rental stations of public bicycles or electrobikes,
according to the users reguirements and set needs
for smaller operators we offer a complete system with low acquisition costs even in the standard package,
large cities can choose extra optional supplementary systems or upgrades of particular components for higher versions
LOW-COST MODULAR DESIGN CONCEPTION
Homeport offers sophisticated low-cost solution with minimal maintenance and operation requirements
Homeport station model design conception provides sufficient flexibility to the system that enables
a coverage of any area big or small, thanks to this solution the Homeport networks can be used in small university areas as well as
for large metropolitan areas
the biggest advantage of the construction solution of Homeport stations is their easy exchangeability of particular rental station parts
HOMEPORT OPERATION WITHOUT NEED OF GRID POWERING
Homeport stations are not depended on any external electric energy source,
the stations are powered by accumulators and in case of the choice of a solar panel they are completely self-sufficient
NON-STOP OPERATION
the automatic rental station is able to be in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days per week 365 days a year
the biggest advantage of this unattended system is the possibility to return the bicycle to any station in the network and it is complemented by large availability of this service
PERIODS OR TICKETS - FOR CITIZENS AND TOURISTS
The Homeport system enables the provider to set various tariff schemes –
business rules,
beginning with single-use ticket rentals for tourists to the local citizen scheme with all year round use.
tariff schemes – business rules can be set by the provider so bikes can be rented at the same time,
or one can also create personal special incentive schemes, e.g. family, company or hotel cards
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HARDWARE
UNIQUE BIKE LOCK SYSTEM
multiple security
anti-vandalism measures
compatible with all bike types
BIKE CHOICE
possibility to use ones own bike
Homeport standard bicycles
electric bikes
big freight bikes
three-wheelers or scooters
ON REQUEST DESIGN
delicate or totem design
possibility of a customized version
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HARDWARE – RENTAL STATION
BICYCLES
classic – standard bike (more speed versions - with one, three, five or seven gears)
Long John – a big bike with a large freight hold
Electro – electric bike
it’s possible to use ones own bike – the system is compatible with all types of bikes
RENTAL STAND
choice of more sizes and various versions (two-bike / four-bike / eight-bike / one-sided / double-sided stand)
availability of 1-8 bikes
in case of need of higher amount it’s possible to place more stations in one location
if necessary parameters are keptit is also possible to use one own stand
SECURITY LOCKS + SPIKELOCKS
unique system with easy accessibility
multiple security measures against misuse and damage
UNIT
remote controllable core creating system with a logic connecting stations to the server
the unit contains CPU, modem and accumulator
USER INTERFACE / TERMINAL
display, keyboard, card reader
currently there are 6 language options available
once ordered it’s possible to draw up any language using standard characters
CHOICE OF THE CHARGING SOURCE IN THE STATIONS
accumulator is chargeable by solar panel – unattended operation of the station
poor accumulator version – it’s necessary to change and charge secondary batteries
electrical connection
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SOFTWARE
CENTRAL DATABASE
GSM interconnection of stations
in the network
central database on the server
remote administration
SOPHISTICATED SERVICE APPLICATION
winner (2011 MS Azure competition)
TKHS utility application
user profiles in application
acces via web browser
MICROSOFT SERVICES
costs depend on the utilization rate
Windows Azure platform
high availability, free upgrade
continious technical support
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PRINCIPLES OF HOMEPORT SOFTWARE SOLUTION
The Homeport system is built on a central database located on the server which is communicating through a GSM connection
with all stations in the network. Information from the stations are transferred to the database by the users interaction as well as being done automatically
data sent to user - while renting a bike a message about the user is being sent to the server
where the rental is then accepted or declined. In the case of a positive response the rental is executed and consecutively
the data about the execution of the rental by the given user is also sent to the server.
the next group are service data - their content and extent are appointed by the provider,
proportional to the amount of transferred data, the transfer volume grows. This is then taxed by the connection provider,
the system requires very little data for system operation and working, it means the information about voltage, battery, firmware modem and CPU, current stand occupancy state etc.
central database data is operated via application the KITE Homeport system,
this provides a complex data administration and a means of operation which is necessary for an unattended bike rental operation,
2011 this application won in the competition the best application developed on Windows Azure platform.
The system is offered according to the business model ‘Software as a Service’, the system operating costs
depend on the range of use.
SOFTWARE SOLUTION BASIC CHARACTERISTICS
• safe communication with device securing the unattended bike renting
• rentals, customers and business rules administration
• equipment administration – bikes, rental device, identification cards
• extensive business model for bike rental implemented by Workflow
• client application part is based on Microsoft Silverlight
• server part and database use Windows Azure platform
USERS ACCESS TO DATA
the user accesses to data via web browser Internet Explorer with an installed supplement Silverlight
through individually adjusted profile in the TKHS application,
where the user’s role can be optionally combined with ones users license,
depending on which system data the user can access or edit, export or delete
the provider himself executes the particular users rights definition, system administration and management
CLASSIC AND BASIC USER ROLES
• system administrator
• customer service worker
• maintenance worker
CONDITIONS OF STATIONS OPERATION
all the stations must be connected to the GSM network, for the station operation no software needs to be installed, all actions are provided by the appropriate unit firmware