JP2003233898A - Parking lot management system and its related equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot management system, a parking lot management server, a parking position inquiry terminal, a parking charge state inquiry terminal, an entrance processor and an exit processor by which parking management with high serviceability in which parking information such as parking position information and a parking charge state can be obtained at any time according to a request of a user even after parking by associating a user who uses parking with the parking information such as a parking position and parking start time, etc., of a vehicle of the user. <P>SOLUTION: The parking lot management system manages parking use of a parking lot by using a computer and is provided with a user confirmation means that confirms the user, a parking information confirmation means that confirms the parking information such as the parking position and a parking charge of the vehicle using the parking, a storage means that stores the user and the parking information by associating them with each other and a parking information providing means that provides the user with the stored parking information of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management system for managing the parking use of a parking lot attached to a store, for example, and more particularly to a parking lot management system that enhances the information providing service at the time of parking use. , A parking lot management server, a parking position inquiry terminal, a parking charge status inquiry terminal, an entrance processing device, and an entrance processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a parking lot management system of this type receives a parking ticket in which a user enters a parking ticket from a parking ticket issuing machine installed at an entrance gate position when entering the parking lot. At the time of participation, a parking ticket is inserted into the checkout machine installed at the exit gate position, and after paying the parking fee according to the parking ticket data, the customer exits through the exit gate.

However, in a large parking lot or a parking lot divided into a plurality, there are many parked vehicles,
There was an inconvenience such as it took time for the user who returned after working to forget the parking position to find the parking position and was confused.

Further, for a parked vehicle after the vehicle is parked in the parking lot, data regarding the use of the parking lot cannot be obtained until the vehicle enters, and the parking fee is known only at the time of entry, which is a low serviceability problem. Had.

That is, since the parking fee required up to the present is unknown while using the parking, it is impossible to financially manage the payment of the parking fee, and especially for a long time, the user is psychologically burdened. The exact information about parking fees, such as when it occurred, was known only at the time of payment.

Besides, in order to confirm the parking user,
A parking lot management system that uses contactless tags is also conceivable, but in this case, many dedicated contactless tags that correspond to each vehicle are required, which increases the cost of the parking lot management system. General vehicles that had to be installed in each vehicle and that did not have a dedicated tag were not available, and could only be used by contractors.

Next, a known technique will be described as an example. (1) As shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-260241, in a parking lot having a plurality of floors inside a building, the position of a vehicle equipped with a PHS terminal is detected, and the position of the vehicle is displayed and output to a navigation device in the vehicle. Technology is provided. However, in this case, if the user who got off after parking had forgotten the parking position, it could not be easily confirmed, and the parking charge status could not be known before the settlement. (2) As shown in JP-A-10-135910, PH
There is provided a technology for controlling the operation of a vehicle-mounted pallet in a multi-storey parking lot by controlling the entry and exit of the multi-storey parking lot using S or a mobile phone. Also in this case, if the user who gets off after parking forgets the parking position, it cannot be easily confirmed, and the parking charge status cannot be known before the settlement. (3) As shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-285172, there is known a system for making reservations for parking lots and settlement of parking fees using communication terminals. In this case as well, a user who gets off after parking is in a parking position. If I forget, I couldn't check easily, and I couldn't know the parking charge status before the payment.

In addition to this, there are known publicly known technologies for providing information such as fullness of parking lots. However, in all cases, the serviceability is poor in the current state, and the parking position and parking charge status before the payment at the time of entry is cleared. It has been desired to develop a technology with high serviceability that can provide users with information.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by associating the user who is using the parking with the parking position and the parking start time of the vehicle of the user, the parking position information and the parking information of the parking charge status are displayed even after the parking. Will provide a parking lot management system, a parking lot management server, a parking position inquiry terminal, a parking charge status inquiry terminal, an entrance processing device and an entrance processing device that can provide highly-serviceable parking management at any time according to the user's request. To aim.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a parking lot management system for managing parking use of a parking lot using a computer, and a user confirmation means for confirming the user.
Parking information confirming means for confirming parking information such as parking position and parking fee of a vehicle used for parking, storage means for storing the user and the parking information in association with each other, and the stored parking information for the vehicle to the user. And a parking information providing means for providing the information.

Here, the user confirmation means and the parking information confirmation means can be constituted by a parking lot management server which is a computer on the parking lot management side. On the other hand, when the user makes an inquiry to the parking lot management server side, it is possible to use a mobile phone that communicates by telephone or e-mail, or a contactless ID card that communicates in a contactless manner.

Further, in the confirmation, the user is confirmed by communicating with the terminal of the user different for each vehicle.
For example, the phone number of the mobile phone assigned to each user is I
The user can be confirmed using the D data. In addition to this, it is possible to use image data as a confirmation means to confirm the user and the vehicle.

The storage means may be a storage unit of a parking lot management server which is a computer on the parking lot management side.

The parking information providing means can be constituted by a control unit of a parking management server which is a computer on the parking management side, and the parking position information at this time is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal carried by the user. Or information can be provided via another terminal capable of providing information.

As a result, since the user and the parking position of the user are managed in association with each other, if the user requests parking position information after parking, the parking position information of the vehicle is immediately provided. be able to.

Therefore, even if the user forgets the parking position, the parking position can be easily found from the provided parking position information.

If the parking charge status is provided in addition to the parking position information, it is possible to receive the current parking charge status during the use of parking. In addition, before updating the parking fee that is updated over time, the current parking fee and the update time of the parking fee can be known in advance through the user's mobile terminal, etc., so parking with high serviceability is possible. Can provide information. For this reason, customer satisfaction is improved and parking can be used with high reliability.

Further, when the mobile terminal carried by the user is applied to the confirmation of the user, it becomes possible to rent to an unspecified customer through this mobile terminal, and in the case of the parking lot system for contractors. It can be applied even if there is.

Furthermore, when a widely used mobile phone or the like is used, it is not necessary to install a dedicated non-contact tag on each vehicle for parking management, and an inexpensive parking management system can be constructed. Become.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a parking lot management system for automatically managing the parking use of a parking lot attached to a store. This parking lot management system opens and closes the entrance of a parking lot 11 as shown in FIG. An entrance gate G1 for permitting / regulating the entry of the vehicle 12; an antenna A1 for a receipt trigger installed near the gate G1; and an exit for opening / closing the exit of the parking lot 11 to permit / regulate the exit of the vehicle 12. Gate G2 and antenna A for delivery trigger installed near the gate G2
2, a plurality of vehicle position tracking antennas A3 scattered in the parking lot 11, a plurality of parking areas 13 partitioned for parking along the passage in the parking lot 11, and a vehicle 12 A mobile terminal 14 such as a mobile phone used as a communication means with a user who is present, a parking position inquiry terminal 16 and a parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 installed in a store 15 adjacent to the parking lot 11, and the above-mentioned antenna A1, A parking management control unit 18 that is communicatively connected to the mobile terminal 14 via A2 and A3 and is communicatively connected to the contactless ID card C via contactless sensors S1, S2, S3, and S4 described below. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the warehousing trigger antenna A1 installed at the entrance of the above-mentioned parking lot 11 has a portable terminal 14 in a vehicle 12 that has entered and a parking management control for managing the vehicle. It is provided by wirelessly connecting to both of the parts 18 and 18 and is connected to the warehousing detection area 21.
When the vehicle enters, the person can be identified from the unique information of the mobile terminal 14 of the user, and subsequent parking management control is performed based on this identified information.

On the other hand, the exit trigger antenna A2 installed at the exit of the parking lot 11 is provided to both the mobile terminal 14 and the parking management control section 18 in the vehicle 12 leaving the exit by wireless communication. When the vehicle 12 enters the exit detection area, the person himself / herself is specified via the user's mobile terminal 14, and the settlement process is performed wirelessly according to the specified information. Parking lot 11
The vehicle position tracking antenna A3 installed to track the vehicle 12 that has entered the communication terminal 14 and the parking management controller 1
The vehicle 12 is wirelessly connected to both the vehicle 8 and the vehicle 8 to check the movement of the vehicle 12 moving in the parking lot 11 and the parking position where the vehicle is parked, and to accurately specify the parking position in the parking lot 11.

As described above, when the vehicle 12 enters and leaves, the user of the vehicle can be automatically identified by communicating with the user's mobile terminal 14, so that the data necessary for parking management can be collected while the vehicle 12 is running. can do. Therefore, it is not necessary to stop the vehicle 12 in front of the entrance gate G1 and the entrance can be used in a short time.

As a result, at the time of entry, the vehicle 12 can be made to enter the parking lot 11 while the vehicle is in a running state, and a particularly remarkable effect can be obtained when a plurality of vehicles enter in a row. Therefore, the stagnation of the vehicle in front of the entrance gate G1 is eliminated, and the traffic congestion leading to the general road facing the approach road is also appropriately eliminated.

After the parking is completed, the user who leaves the vehicle and moves to another place is also allowed to provide the subsequent parking guidance information. For example, in addition to using the mobile terminal 14 to directly communicate with the parking management control unit 18 to inquire about parking guidance information, the parking position inquiry terminal 16 and the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 installed in the store 15 or the like are used. By inquiring, even after parking, it is possible to obtain the inquiry information of the parking position requested by the user and the inquiry information of the parking charge.

By the way, the portable terminal 14 is not limited to the use of one portable terminal, and even when a plurality of portable terminal owners are in one vehicle, communication is similarly performed for each portable terminal. And select any one of the mobile terminals that responded. As a selection criterion, there is a method of selecting the mobile terminal that responds earliest or a method of selecting a terminal that has returned the registered unique information in the case of member registration system operation.
Alternatively, a method in which all responding mobile terminals are group-managed as one group, and the same service is provided to all the mobile phones in the information providing service described later so that the payment processing can be performed without duplication in the payment processing at the time of participation. May be

On the other hand, in the case of a user who does not have a mobile terminal and a user whose mobile terminal 14 is powered off, the mobile terminal 14 cannot be used, so that the power supply of the mobile terminal 14 from the storage trigger antenna A1 is disabled. A method of responding by outputting a signal to turn on can be considered. Alternatively, a non-contact ID card C, which will be described later, can be used together to cope with the problem.

The above-mentioned parking lot management system of FIG. 1 manages the use of parking using the mobile terminal 14, and also the contactless ID.
It has a dual-purpose management configuration for managing parking using the card C.

The above-mentioned non-contact ID card C may be issued at the position of the entrance gate G1 or may be given to the user in advance.

For example, as shown in FIG.
In the case of a user who installs the D card ticket issuing machine 31 and does not use a mobile terminal, the contactless I issued by the ticket issuing machine 31
The D card C is used, and the entrance gate bar 32 is opened based on the removal of the card to permit the entry of the vehicle.

On the other hand, at the position of the exit gate G2, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), a settlement machine 33 having a non-contact sensor S1 for non-contact ID card settlement is installed, and when the non-contact ID card C is held over the non-contact sensor S1, the contactless sensor S1 is brought into non-contact. The user who communicates and parks is specified, and the parking fee of the corresponding user is calculated. The calculated amount of money is displayed on a display device (not shown) and billed, and based on this, the user inserts it into the settlement port 34 using cash, a prepaid card, a credit card, a bank card, etc. To be done. Once the payment is completed, exit gate bar 35
Open to allow the vehicle to enter.

In the parking lot 11, each parking area 1
When the non-contact sensor S2 arranged corresponding to each 3 ... communicates with the non-contact ID card C in a non-contact manner, the vehicle 1
Make sure 2 is parked.

The parking position inquiry terminal 16 arranged in the store 15 has a non-contact sensor S3, and when the non-contact ID card C is used when making an inquiry about the parking position, the non-contact ID card C communicates with the card C in a non-contact manner. Then, the inquiry information of the parking position replied from the parking management control unit 18 can be confirmed.

Further, the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 has a non-contact sensor S4. Similarly, when the non-contact ID card C is used when inquiring about the parking charge status, the card C is used.
It is possible to confirm the inquiry information of the parking charge status returned from the parking management control unit 18 by contactlessly communicating with.

The above-mentioned non-contact sensors S1 to S4, the settlement machine 33 having these, and the parking position inquiry terminal 1
6, the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17, the parking management control unit 1
8 are connected to each other by wires (not shown) for data transmission / reception.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a control circuit of the parking management system. The parking management control unit 18 includes a transmission / reception unit 41, a position tracking processing unit 42, a registration processing unit 43, and a settlement processing unit 4.
4, a position information providing processing unit 45, and a charging status providing processing unit 46.

The above-mentioned transmitting / receiving unit 41 wirelessly permits communication with the receiving trigger antenna A1, the leaving trigger antenna A2, the vehicle position tracking antenna A3, and the portable terminal 14.
In addition, the non-contact sensors S1 to S4, or the settlement machine 33 having these sensors, the parking position inquiry terminal 16, and the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 are communicatively connected by wire.

Since the settlement machine 33 is wirelessly connected to the transmitter / receiver 41 via the delivery trigger antenna A2, wired connection between the non-contact sensor S1 and the transmitter / receiver 41 may be omitted.

For example, from the transmitting / receiving section 41 to each antenna A1
~ For mobile phones in the vehicle 12 entering via A3,
After making a response request with a common telephone number and recognizing the user's ID and confirming entry by the response from the mobile phone, the entry date and time, the user, etc. are registered in the entry file.

Similarly, for a participating vehicle, a response request is made to the mobile phone in the participating vehicle 12 with a common telephone number, and the user's ID and participation are confirmed by the response from the mobile phone. After that, the departure date and time, users, etc. are automatically registered in the participation file. If the vehicle desired to participate is an unregistered vehicle, it is determined that the vehicle is illegally parked, the exit gate is closed, and the vehicle is allowed to enter after settlement by the interpersonal.

The above user ID is, for example, a telephone number unique to the mobile terminal 14 (eg, mobile phone).

Further, the position tracking processing section 42 acquires position information tracking the position of the vehicle 12 and manages the data of the vehicle position without interruption.

The registration processing unit 43 registers and manages the specific data of the user who used the parking and the parking position of the vehicle.
For example, registration information such as management number, parking position, parking start date and time, mobile terminal number, contactless ID card number, etc. is registered.

The settlement processing section 44 calculates the staying time in the parking lot from the departure date and time and the entry date and time in the entry / exit file, calculates the settlement amount according to the parking usage time, and provides the billing data etc. to the settlement device 33 at the exit. In addition to sending, in the case of credit processing or debit processing, data output for fee collection is output. Also, while parking, prior to updating the billing charge, the user's mobile phone is automatically called or emailed to give advance notice to the user to improve the convenience of the user.

When the user requests parking position information for each vehicle through the parking position inquiry terminal 16, the position information providing processing unit 45 sends response information to be transmitted from the parking management control unit 18 to the parking position inquiry terminal 16. create. The parking position inquiry terminal 16 displays the received response information on a display (not shown) and provides it to the user.

When the user requests the parking charge status information for each vehicle through the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17, the charge status provision processing unit 46 sends it from the parking management control unit 18 to the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17. Create the response information.
The parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 displays the received response information on a display (not shown) and provides it to the user.

The registration processing operation at the time of parking using a portable terminal using the parking lot management system thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a vehicle used for parking enters the position of the entrance gate G1, the portable terminal 14 and the warehousing trigger antenna A1 owned by the user
Communicates with and detects the presence of a warehousing vehicle (step n
1). In addition, the vehicle detection sensor is installed side by side, and the mobile terminal 14
A method may be used in which both the presence / absence of communication with and the output of the vehicle detection sensor are used for the determination.

When the warehousing is detected, the ticket issuing machine 31 notifies the parking management control unit 18 of warehousing via the warehousing trigger antenna A1 (step n2).

The parking management control unit 18 activates the position tracking processing of the vehicle 12 based on the receipt notification from the ticket issuing machine 31, and the vehicle tracking data is transmitted via the vehicle position tracking antenna A3 ... In the parking lot 11. (Position data) is obtained (step n3).

When the position of the mobile terminal 14 does not change even after a preset time has elapsed, it is determined that the vehicle 12 has stopped in the parking area 13 (step n4),
The parking management control unit 18 transmits registration information such as a management number, a parking position, a parking start date and time, and a mobile terminal number to the mobile terminal 14 via the vehicle position tracking antenna A3, as shown in FIG. Also, the same registration information at that time is stored and managed by the parking management control unit 18 (step n5).

Registration information as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display section of the parking management control section 18.

The management number is a data management number issued by the parking management controller 18 at the time of registration.

When the mobile terminal 14 receives the registration information as shown in FIG. 6 from the parking management control unit 18, the registration processing at the time of parking using the mobile terminal 14 is completed (step n6).

The registration information transmitted from the parking management controller 18 to the portable terminal 14 in step n5 may be only the management number. Alternatively, the registration information may be omitted without being transmitted to the mobile terminal 14. In this case, step n6 is omitted. This is done in step n5
This is because the mobile terminal number is registered in the parking management control unit 18, so that it is possible to specify the mobile terminal number by the mobile terminal number when communicating with the mobile terminal 14.

In the above, the parking start date and time is the vehicle 1
Although the time when the vehicle 2 stops in the parking area 13 is set, it may be the time when the vehicle enters the entrance gate G1 and is detected.

In addition to the position tracking by the antenna A3, the parking position may be confirmed by the detection by the vehicle sensor or the wheel stopper device.

Next, the registration processing operation using the contactless ID card will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the vehicle to be parked enters the position of the entrance gate G1, the entrance trigger antenna A1 remains uncommunicated with the mobile terminal and does not detect the entrance vehicle, so the entrance gate G1 remains closed. User is ticketing machine 31
In front of, and remove the issued contactless ID card C. Based on this, the entrance gate bar 32 is opened and entry is permitted (steps n11 to n12).

After that, the vehicle 12 enters the parking lot 11 and parks in an arbitrary parking area 13 (step n1).
3), the non-contact sensor S installed in the parking area 13
In step 2, the user holds the non-contact ID card C over to make contactless communication (step n14).

In response to this, the card data is transmitted to the parking management control unit 18 via the non-contact sensor S2 together with the parking position information of the vehicle. For example, send parking usage data such as the parking position and parking start date and time along with the ID
(Step n15), the parking management control unit 18 stores and manages together with the management number, and the registration process at the time of parking using the non-contact ID card C ends.

In the above description, the user holds the non-contact ID card C over the non-contact sensor S2 for communication after getting off the vehicle. However, if the user can communicate with the non-contact ID card C in the vehicle 12, it takes a certain time or more. A method of determining that the vehicle is parked by detection can also be considered. Which method is used depends on the communication distance and the ability to distinguish from the adjacent parking area.

In addition to the registration processing by the non-contact sensor,
Parking confirmation may be performed by detection by a vehicle sensor or a wheel stopper device.

In the above, the parking start date and time is the vehicle 1
Although 2 is the time when it stopped in the parking area 13, it may be the time when it has entered the entrance gate G1 or the time when a contactless card is issued, which depends on the system operation specifications.

Next, the settlement processing operation using the portable terminal will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the entering vehicle 12 reaches the vicinity of the exit gate G2, the mobile terminal 14 owned by the user and the exit trigger antenna A2 communicate with each other to read the mobile terminal number or the management number during registration processing. , The presence of the vehicle 12 is detected (step n21).

When the vehicle that is about to leave the vehicle is detected, the settlement machine 33 causes the parking management control unit 18 to transmit the unique information data such as the mobile terminal number or the management number to the user through the antenna A2 for the exit trigger. Outgoing notification information including the information is transmitted (step n22).

The parking management control unit 18 activates the vehicle settlement processing based on the delivery notification from the settlement machine 33, identifies the parking registration data of the corresponding user by the mobile terminal number in the delivery notification information, and outputs the date and time of delivery. The parking charge is calculated from the parking start date and time registered as (step n23), and the parking charge control unit 18 notifies the mobile terminal 14 of the parking charge data and the like via the antenna A2 (settlement machine 33). (Step n24).

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a settlement screen of the management number, parking position, parking start date and time, parking time, and parking fee is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 14. At the same time, it may be displayed on the display of the settlement machine 33 (step n25).

Based on this display guide, the user puts the parking fee in the settlement machine 33 (step n26), and when the proper settlement amount is put in and the settlement processing is completed (step n2).
7), the exit gate G2 is opened to allow exit (step n
28), the delivery control of the vehicle 12 ends.

In this case, not only the above-mentioned settlement operation by charging the fee but also the exit trigger antenna A2 can accurately identify the user at the time of communication with the mobile terminal 14, so that a contract for credit processing or debit processing is made in advance. So if you
It is also possible to perform payment processing so that the parking fee is automatically deducted from the user's transaction account. In this case, it is possible to smoothly enter and use the vehicle without stopping and without stopping the vehicle.

Further, since the communication terminal such as a mobile phone owned by the user can be commonly used for parking management, it becomes possible to rent a time to an unspecified customer who does not have a dedicated tag through the communication terminal and contract. It can be applied even in the case of a parking lot system for persons.

Next, the settlement processing operation using the contactless ID card will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the entering vehicle 12 arrives near the exit gate G2, the vehicle 12 is temporarily stopped in front of the gate and the contactless ID card C owned by the user is used as the contactless sensor S of the checkout machine 33.
When it is held over 1, the non-contact sensor S1 communicates with the non-contact ID card C to read the ID data and the like to detect the presence of the vehicle 12 (step n31).

When the vehicle attempting to leave the store is detected, the settlement machine 33 causes the parking management controller 18 to send the ID read from the non-contact ID card C through the store-out trigger antenna A2.
Outgoing notification information including unique information data for identifying a user such as is transmitted (step n32).

On the basis of the delivery notification from the settlement machine 33, the parking management control unit 18 activates the settlement processing of the vehicle, specifies the parking registration data of the corresponding user by the card ID in the delivery notification information, and stores the vehicle. The parking fee is calculated from the date and time and the registered parking start date and time (step n33), the parking fee data and the like are notified from the parking management control unit 18 to the settlement machine 33 (step n34), and the settlement machine 33 is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, a settlement screen of the management number, parking position, parking start date / time, parking time, parking fee, etc. is displayed on the display (step n35).

Based on this display guide, the user puts the parking fee into the settlement machine 33 (step n36), and when the proper settlement amount is put in and the settlement processing is completed (step n3).
7), the settlement machine 33 opens the exit gate G2 to permit the leaving (step n38), and the parking management of the vehicle 12 ends.

Next, the vehicle position information acquisition processing operation using the portable terminal will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the user forgets the correct parking position of the vehicle and needs confirmation, first of all, the portable terminal 1
A call operation is made from 4 to the parking management controller 18 (step n41).

The call management corresponding to the parking management control unit 18 identifies the calling mobile terminal 14 from the registration data based on the mobile terminal number of the calling side (step n42), and determines the vehicle position for the corresponding user. The information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 14 (step n43). For example, as shown in FIG. 12, information such as management number, parking position, and terminal number is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 14. As a result, the user can instantly confirm the parking position by looking at the display screen of the mobile terminal 14 and save the trouble of searching for a parked vehicle.

Next, the vehicle position information acquisition processing operation using the contactless ID card will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the user searches the store 15 when he / she forgets the correct parking position of the vehicle, first, the user makes contact with the non-contact sensor S3 of the parking position inquiry terminal 16 by the non-contact ID card C. (Step n51),
The non-contact ID card C is communicatively connected to the non-contact sensor S3, the parking position inquiry terminal 16 calls the parking management control unit 18 (step n52), and the corresponding parking management control unit 18 calls the non-contact sensor. Based on the card ID received from S3, the contactless ID card C of the inquiry source is specified from the registration data (step n53), and the vehicle position information for the corresponding user is transmitted to the parking position inquiry terminal 16.
(Step n54), for example, as shown in FIG. 12, information such as the management number, parking position, and ID number is displayed on the display screen (not shown) of the parking position inquiry terminal 16. As a result, the user can instantly acquire the parking position information and save the trouble of searching for a parked vehicle.

Next, the parking charge information acquisition processing operation using the portable terminal will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

If the user wants to know the correct parking billing information at the present moment, first, the portable terminal 14 makes a call operation to the parking management controller 18 (step n61).

The parking management controller 18 corresponding to the call specifies the mobile terminal 14 of the calling source from the registration data based on the mobile terminal number of the calling side (step n62), and the registered parking start date and time. To the present point in time, the parking charge information for the corresponding user and the like are transmitted to the mobile terminal 14. For example, as shown in FIG.
Management number, parking start date and time, parking time, terminal number, billing
Information such as (1,500 yen) is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 14. As a result, the user can instantly confirm the parking charge amount at the present time by looking at the display screen of the mobile terminal 14, and it is possible to eliminate the mental burden of worrying about the parking charge (step n63).

Next, the operation of the parking charge information acquisition processing using the contactless ID card will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, when the user searches in the store 15 for the purpose of knowing the accurate parking fee of the vehicle, etc., first, at the position of the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17, the contactless sensor S4 is brought into contactless ID. When the card C is held up (step n71), the contactless ID card C is communicatively connected to the contactless sensor S4, and the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 makes a call to the parking management controller 18 (step n72). Based on the card ID received from the non-contact sensor S4, the corresponding parking management control unit 18 specifies the non-contact ID card C of the inquiry source from the registration data (step n73), and from the registered parking start date and time. The charge amount up to the present time is calculated, and parking charge information for the corresponding user is transmitted to the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 (step n74),
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a management number, parking start date and time,
Information such as a parking time, an ID number, and a charge amount is displayed on a display screen (not shown) of the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17.
This allows users to instantly obtain parking billing information,
It is possible to reliably avoid the mental burden of being concerned about parking fees.

As described above, the user can be provided with the information on the charging information of the parking fee before the participation, and the accurate parking fee at the present time can be known before the participation. Furthermore, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, before updating the parking fee, which is updated with the passage of time, “5” is displayed on the display screen of the user's communication terminal 14.
It is possible to set in advance that specific parking charge information to be collected will be notified in advance, such as "00 yen 10 minutes before addition", in this case, serviceability is high and user satisfaction is improved. , Reliable parking available.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the method of using the portable terminal or the contactless ID card at the time of registration processing is described. In addition to this, FIG. 18 shows the data of the parking position when the user registers the vehicle. An example of manual input is shown. For example,
A manual input function is provided in the ticket issuing machine 31, the settlement machine 33, or another dedicated terminal.

In this case, following the input guidance on the display screen, as shown in FIG. 18A, the terminal number and the parking position of the mobile terminal to be used at the time of information inquiry are input and registered. After the registration is completed, the registered information of the parking position is displayed as shown in FIG.

When the ID card is used, a card reading device such as a non-contact sensor may be provided in addition to the manual input function.

In the above-mentioned one embodiment, the combined type parking lot management system which can be used with both the portable terminal and the contactless ID card is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is shown in FIG. As described above, the parking lot management system can be configured using only the mobile terminal.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the parking lot management system can be constructed by using only the non-contact ID card.

These system configurations need only adopt one side of the above-mentioned one embodiment and the other side, and since the system configurations are the same, the description thereof will be omitted.

The transmitting / receiving unit 41 of the parking management control unit 18
The communication I / F between the antennas and the antennas A1 to A3 may be a telephone line such as a mobile phone or PHS, or may be wireless communication within a certain distance range such as Bluetooth.

Further, the parking management controller 18 and the ticket issuing machine 3
1 and the settlement machine 33 are shown as wirelessly communicating with each other via the antennas A1 and A2, respectively.
The ticket issuing machine 31 and the settlement machine 33 may communicate with each other via a wired line such as a private line or a network.

Further, the communication between the parking management control unit 18, the parking position inquiry terminal 16 and the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 may be either wired or wireless. Good.

The parking management controller 18 may be installed in the parking lot or in the store. Alternatively, it may be in a center that remotely manages the parking lot at a place different from the parking lot. Also, it may be built in the housing of a ticket issuing machine or a checkout machine in the parking lot.

As described above, when the vehicle enters the vehicle, it is possible to automatically identify the user by communicating with the communication terminal owned by the user. Therefore, it is necessary to collect the data necessary for parking management while the vehicle is entering the vehicle. You can For this reason, it is not necessary to stop the vehicle once in front of the gate, and it is possible to smoothly enter and use the vehicle in a short time. Therefore, at the time of admission, the vehicle can be allowed to enter the parking lot while it is still running, and the stagnation of the vehicle in front of the gate is eliminated, so that the congestion on the general road facing the entry road is eliminated and The adverse effects of can be avoided.
Further, since the vehicle parking position information is provided to the user, even if the user forgets the parking position, the user can immediately receive the parking position information and search for it. . Furthermore, if the user inquires about the parking position information and the parking charge information via the parking information inquiry terminal, the user can always obtain the necessary parking information.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the user confirmation means of the present invention is
Corresponding to the registration processing unit 43, similarly, the parking information providing unit corresponds to the parking management control unit 18, and the parking position confirming unit includes the entrance trigger antenna A1, the exit trigger antenna A2, and the vehicle position in the parking lot. It corresponds to the tracking antenna A3, the non-contact sensor S1 of the settlement machine 33, the non-contact sensor S2 of the parking area 13, and corresponds to the transmission / reception unit 41, the position tracking processing unit 42, and the position information providing processing unit 45 on the server side.

The storage means corresponds to a storage processing system such as a registration processing section 43 for storing information relating to parking use, a position information providing processing section 45, a charging status providing processing section 46, etc. Corresponding to the timer function incorporated in the charging status providing processing unit 46, the parking position inquiry means corresponds to the inquiry function of the parking position inquiry terminal 16 or the mobile terminal 14, and the parking charge status inquiry means corresponds to the parking position inquiry terminal 17 or Corresponding to the inquiry function of the mobile terminal 14, the parking position inquiry terminal corresponds to the parking position inquiry terminal 16 or the mobile terminal 14, the parking charge status inquiry terminal corresponds to the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 or the mobile terminal 14, The receiving means corresponds to the entrance trigger antenna A1 and the exit trigger antenna A2, the entrance processing device and the ticket issuing means correspond to the ticket issuing machine 31, If processing apparatus and settlement processing means,
The parking ticket medium corresponds to the non-contact ID card C and the reading means corresponds to the non-contact sensor S4, but the present invention is applied based on the technical idea described in the claims. However, the configuration is not limited to the above-described one embodiment.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the vehicle 12 is allowed to park in the arbitrary parking area 13 in the parking lot 11 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the parking management control unit 18 makes available parking. It is also possible to guide by voice or display so as to guide the user to enter a designated position in the area.
In addition, it is also possible to guide the player to guide the entry direction.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of the installation location of the parking position inquiry terminal 16 and the parking charge status inquiry terminal 17 is given. Therefore, the example is shown in a parking lot attached to a store. It is not limited to the parking lot attached to the store.

In the above embodiment, the contactless ID card is shown as an example of using the ID card.
The ID card is not limited to the non-contact type and may be a contact type ID card.
Further, the shape of the medium is not limited to the card shape, and may be a coin shape, a tag shape, a sticker shape, or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the unique information such as the mobile terminal number and the ID of the ID card is used as the user confirmation method. However, the vehicle number is read by image processing or added to the vehicle. A method of confirming the vehicle itself using an ID transmitter such as an ID tag may be used.

[0104]

According to the present invention, since the user and the parking position of the vehicle and the parking start time can be checked in association with each other, the parking position of the vehicle being parked and the current parking charge status can be determined. You can obtain the system at any time and manage the parking lot system with high serviceability for users.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a parking lot management system.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing communication states at the time of warehousing, parking, and warehousing.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part showing an entrance gate and an exit gate.

FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram of a parking lot management system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a registration processing operation using a mobile terminal.

FIG. 6 is a display diagram showing an example of a registration completion screen.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a registration processing operation using a contactless ID card.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a settlement processing operation using a mobile terminal.

FIG. 9 is a display diagram showing an example of a settlement guide screen.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a settlement processing operation using a contactless ID card.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a vehicle position information acquisition processing operation using a mobile terminal.

FIG. 12 is a display diagram showing an example of a vehicle position information providing screen.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a vehicle position information acquisition processing operation using a contactless ID card.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a vehicle billing information acquisition processing operation using a mobile terminal.

FIG. 15 is a display diagram showing an example of a vehicle charging information providing screen.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a vehicle billing information acquisition processing operation using a contactless ID card.

FIG. 17 is a display diagram showing another example of the vehicle billing information providing screen.

FIG. 18 is a display diagram showing a parking position manual input screen and a registration completion screen.

FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view showing a parking lot management system using a mobile terminal.

FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view showing a parking lot management system using a contactless ID card.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Parking lot 12 ... Vehicle 13 ... Parking area 14 ... Mobile terminal 16, 17 ... Inquiry terminal 18 ... Parking management control unit G1 ... Entrance gate G2 ... Exit gate A1 to A3 ... Antenna C ... Non-contact ID card S1 to S4 ... Non-contact sensor

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kiyotaka Kawano             Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi Shioji-dori Horikawa Higashiiri Minamifudo-cho             801 OMRON Corporation (72) Inventor Yukiko Nishino             Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi Shioji-dori Horikawa Higashiiri Minamifudo-cho             801 OMRON Corporation (72) Inventor Yasuhiko Oki             Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi Shioji-dori Horikawa Higashiiri Minamifudo-cho             801 OMRON Corporation F-term (reference) 3E027 EA03 EB01 EC06 EC07                 5H180 AA01 BB04 BB05 BB12 BB15                       EE10 KK06 KK07 KK08 KK10

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A parking lot management system for managing parking use of a parking lot using a computer, comprising user confirmation means for confirming a user and parking information confirmation for confirming parking information of a parked vehicle. A parking lot management system comprising: a storage unit, a storage unit that stores the user and parking information in association with each other, and a parking information providing unit that provides the stored parking information of the vehicle to the user. 2. A parking lot management system for managing parking use of a parking lot using a computer, comprising a user confirmation means for confirming a user and a parking position confirmation for confirming a parking position of a vehicle used for parking. A parking lot management system comprising: a storage unit, a storage unit that stores the user and a parking position in association with each other, and a parking information providing unit that provides the stored parking position information of the vehicle to the user. 3. A parking lot management system for managing the parking use of a parking lot using a computer, the user confirmation means for confirming the user, and the use for confirming the parking use start time of the parked vehicle. Start time confirmation means, storage means for storing the user and vehicle parking use start time in association with each other, parking charge calculation means for calculating a parking charge based on the stored vehicle parking use start time, A parking lot management system comprising: parking information providing means for providing the user with the parking fee information calculated by the parking fee calculating means before the payment at the time of entry. 4. The parking information providing means notifies the user of the parking charge information before updating the parking charge which is updated with the lapse of the parking use time of the vehicle. Parking management system. 5. A parking lot management server for managing parking use of a parking lot using a computer, wherein the user confirmation means confirms the user, and the parking position confirmation confirms the parking position of the parked vehicle. A parking lot management server comprising: a storage unit, a storage unit that stores the user and a parking position in association with each other, and a parking information providing unit that provides the stored parking position information of the vehicle to the user. 6. A parking lot management server for managing parking use of a parking lot using a computer, a user confirmation means for confirming a user, and a use for confirming a parking use start time of a parked vehicle. Start time confirmation means, storage means for storing the user and vehicle parking use start time in association with each other, parking charge calculation means for calculating a parking charge based on the stored vehicle parking use start time, A parking lot management server including a parking information providing unit that provides the user with the parking fee information calculated by the parking fee calculating unit before the payment at the time of entry. 7. A parking position inquiry terminal which permits communication with a parking lot management server that manages parking use of a parking lot using a computer, and when the parking lot information of the user is inquired to the parking lot management server. A parking position inquiry terminal equipped with parking position inquiry means for guiding and outputting the parking position information based on the parking position information provided from the parking lot management server. 8. A parking charge status inquiry terminal that allows communication with a parking management server that manages parking use of a parking lot by using a computer, and inquires the parking charge management server of the user's parking charge status. At this time, a parking charge status inquiry terminal equipped with a parking charge status inquiry means for guiding and outputting the parking charge status based on the parking charge status provided from the parking lot management server. 9. When the vehicle passes through an entrance or an exit of a parking lot, a receiving means for communicating with a portable terminal owned by the user to receive confirmation information for confirming the user is provided. An entrance processing device or an entrance processing device used in the parking lot management system according to 2, 3, or 4. 10. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, further comprising ticket issuing means for issuing a parking ticket medium including confirmation information for confirming a user at the entrance of the parking lot. Admission processing equipment. 11. A reading means for reading a parking ticket medium including confirmation information for confirming a user at an exit of a parking lot, and a settlement for carrying out a settlement process of a parking fee based on the confirmation information read by the reading means. The entry processing device used in the parking lot management system according to claim 1, comprising a processing means.