JP2011003026A - Reservation management device, route guidance device, reservation management method, route guidance method, reservation management program, route guidance program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information suitable for a user who wants to use a parking lot.SOLUTION: A reservation management device 110 manages the reservation of a parking section of the parking lot. A receiving part 111 receives a reservation request to the parking lot from a route guidance device 120. A detection part 112 detects the existence of a vacant parking section in the parking lot. A reservation part 113 makes reservation to the vacant parking section corresponding to the reservation request concluded if there is a vacant parking section when receiving a reservation request. A transmission part 114 transmits information on a reservation result to the parking lot to a transmission source of the reservation request. If there is no vacant parking section when receiving the reservation request, the transmission part 114 transmits the predetermined information to a route guidance device 120 which is the transmission source of the reservation request accompanied by the generation of the vacant parking section.

Description

  The present invention relates to a reservation management device, a reservation management method, a reservation management program, and a recording medium for managing reservations for parking lots in a parking lot. The present invention also relates to a route guidance device, a route guidance method, a route guidance program, and a recording medium that make a reservation to a parking lot. However, the use of the present invention is not limited to the above-described reservation management device, route guidance device, reservation management method, route guidance method, reservation management program, route guidance program, and recording medium.

  Conventionally, a parking lot reservation system has been devised that searches for parking lots around a destination set by a route guidance device and reserves the searched parking lot (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). In the following Patent Document 1, a reservation condition including destination location information is specified by a navigation system, and the reservation condition data is transmitted to a parking lot management host via a telephone line. The parking lot management host searches for a parking lot having an empty parking section based on the reservation condition data. Then, upon receiving a reservation instruction from the navigation system, the parking lot management host reserves an empty parking section of the searched parking lot.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-078331

  However, in the above-described prior art, when trying to reserve a parking lot, if there is no empty parking area in the parking lot (that is, the vehicle is full), there is a problem that it is not possible to make a reservation. As an example. When the reservation cannot be made, the user needs to go to the destination without being sure whether the parking lot can be used or to search for a parking lot that can be surely parked.

  In addition, although the parking space availability changes every moment, in the conventional technology, even if there is a space in the parking space that the user wants to use, an empty parking space is used for a car that arrives at the parking space immediately after that. There is a high possibility that Thus, in the above-described conventional technology, there is a problem that it is often impossible to obtain the actual benefit of using the reservation system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the reservation management apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 is a reservation management apparatus that manages reservations for a parking lot of a parking lot, and receives a reservation request for the parking lot. Receiving means, detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of an empty parking area in the parking lot, and when there is the empty parking area when the reservation request is received, reservation to the empty parking area corresponding to the reservation request And a transmission unit that transmits information related to a reservation result to the parking lot to a transmission source of the reservation request, and the transmission unit receives the reservation request at the time when the reservation request is received. If there is not, the predetermined information is transmitted to the transmission source of the reservation request when the empty parking section is generated.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a route guidance device for guiding a travel route of a vehicle, comprising: a search means for searching for a candidate point for a destination; and a periphery of the candidate points searched by the search means. Extraction means for extracting the parking lot, transmission means for sending a reservation request for the parking lot extracted by the extraction means to a reservation management apparatus for managing reservations for the parking lot of the parking lot, and from the reservation management apparatus Receiving means for receiving information relating to the reservation result, and setting means for setting the destination based on the information relating to the reservation result, wherein the receiving means is provided when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot. Receiving information on temporary reservations to the vacant parking area that occurs afterwards, and regarding normal reservations based on the tentative reservation when the vacant parking area occurs Information is received, and the setting means sets the destination as the candidate point when the information about the temporary reservation is received from the receiving means, and then receives the information about the normal reservation when the destination is received. The ground is changed to the parking lot.

  The reservation management method according to the invention of claim 8 is a reservation management method in a reservation management device that manages reservations for parking spaces in a parking lot, and a detection step of detecting the presence or absence of an empty parking space in the parking lot; A receiving step for receiving the reservation request for the parking lot, and a reservation step for establishing a reservation in the empty parking space corresponding to the reservation request when there is the empty parking space at the time of receiving the reservation request; A first transmission step of transmitting information related to a reservation result to the parking lot to a transmission source of the reservation request, and when the empty parking area does not exist at the time when the reservation request is received, the empty parking area is generated. Along with this, a second transmission step of transmitting predetermined information to the transmission source of the reservation request is included.

  A route guidance method according to a ninth aspect of the invention is a route guidance method in a route guidance device for guiding a travel route of a vehicle, wherein a search step for searching for a candidate point of a destination is searched in the search step. An extraction step of extracting a parking lot around the candidate point, a transmission step of transmitting a reservation request for the parking lot extracted in the extraction step to a reservation management device that manages a reservation for the parking lot of the parking lot, A receiving step of receiving information related to the reservation result from a reservation management device; and a setting step of setting the destination based on the information related to the reservation result. In the receiving step, an empty parking section of the parking lot When there is no information received about the provisional reservation to the vacant parking section occurring after that, and when the vacant parking section occurs, the normal reservation based on the tentative reservation When receiving information related to about, and in the setting step, when the information regarding the temporary reservation is received in the receiving step, the destination is set as the candidate point, and then the information regarding the normal reservation is received. The destination is changed to the parking lot.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a reservation management program causes a computer to execute the reservation management method according to the eighth aspect.

  A route guidance program according to an eleventh aspect of the invention causes a computer to execute the route guidance method according to the ninth aspect.

  A recording medium according to a twelfth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the reservation management program according to the tenth aspect or the route guidance program according to the eleventh aspect is recorded in a computer-readable state.

It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the parking lot reservation system concerning embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the parking lot management process by a reservation management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation request process by a route guidance apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the system configuration | structure of the parking lot reservation system concerning an Example. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation management process by a parking lot management server. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation request process by a navigation apparatus.

  Exemplary embodiments of a reservation management device, a route guidance device, a reservation management method, a route guidance method, a reservation management program, a route guidance program, and a recording medium according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a parking lot reservation system according to an embodiment. The parking lot reservation system 100 according to the embodiment includes a reservation management device 110 and a route guidance device 120. In the parking lot reservation system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the route guidance device 120 is used as a terminal for making a reservation request. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if a reservation request is made from an information processing terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer. Good.

  The reservation management device 110 includes a reception unit 111, a detection unit 112, a reservation unit 113, and a transmission unit 114, and manages reservations for parking lots in a parking lot. The reservation management device 110 may manage reservations for each parking section of a plurality of parking lots. 1 shows only one route guidance device 120, the reservation management device 110 may manage reservations from a plurality of route guidance devices 120 (or other information processing terminals). .

  The receiving unit 111 receives the reservation request for the parking lot transmitted from the route guidance device 120. For the reservation request, a telephone or the like may be used in addition to data communication using a browser or e-mail. In addition, the reservation request may include, for example, a time for which a reservation is desired (such as information on the time of arrival at the parking lot and the scheduled use time).

  The detection part 112 detects the presence or absence of the empty parking area in a parking lot. When the reservation management apparatus 110 manages reservations to parking sections of a plurality of parking lots, the detection unit 112 detects the presence / absence of an empty section in each of the plurality of parking lots. The detection unit 112 detects the presence or absence of an empty parking section based on, for example, output data from a sensor installed in a parking lot, an operating status of a fee collection machine, image recognition, and the like.

  If there is an empty parking area at the time when the reservation request is received, the reservation unit 113 establishes a reservation for the empty parking area corresponding to the reservation request. In addition, the reservation unit 113 may establish a provisional reservation for an empty parking area that will be generated later in response to the reservation request when there is no empty parking area when the reservation request is received.

  The provisional reservation is a provisional reservation of an empty parking section that occurs thereafter. When a tentative reservation is made, if a vacant parking area is generated, a normal reservation based on the tentative reservation can be made for the vacant parking area. However, on the user side, there is a possibility that it is not necessary to use the parking lot due to a change in the situation (for example, change of destination). For this reason, the reservation management apparatus 110 transmits confirmation information to the route guidance apparatus 120 for confirming whether or not to make a normal reservation when an empty parking section occurs in the temporarily reserved parking lot. Thereby, it is possible to make a reservation for the parking lot according to the user's situation. It should be noted that a normal reservation may be made as it is when a vacancy occurs without transmitting confirmation information.

  The transmission part 114 transmits the information regarding the reservation result to a parking lot to the transmission source of a reservation request. The information related to the reservation result is, for example, information for notifying that a reservation for a parking lot has been made, a provisional reservation has been made, and that a reservation has not been made. For transmission of information related to the reservation result, a telephone or the like may be used in addition to data communication such as a browser and e-mail.

  In addition, when there is no empty parking section at the time when the reservation request is received, the transmission unit 114 transmits predetermined information to the transmission source of the reservation request as the empty parking section is generated. The predetermined information is, for example, information indicating that an empty parking area has occurred, or confirmation information for confirming whether or not to make a normal reservation based on the temporary reservation when the temporary reservation is established.

  In addition, when the reservation management device 110 manages reservations for the parking lots of a plurality of parking lots, the transmission unit 114 closes the parking lots when there is no empty parking lot in the parking lot for which the reservation is requested. Information on other parking lots that are located and have an empty parking lot is transmitted. In addition, when a reservation request is received from a plurality of transmission sources for one parking lot, the reservation unit 113 establishes a provisional reservation for each of the plurality of transmission sources. When an empty parking section occurs, the transmission unit 114 transmits confirmation information as to whether or not to make a normal reservation to any of a plurality of transmission sources based on the order in which the reservation requests are received.

  Turning to the description of the route guidance device 120, the route guidance device 120 includes a search unit 121, an extraction unit 122, a transmission unit 123, a reception unit 124, and a setting unit 125. The route guidance device 120 is mounted on a vehicle and guides the travel route of the vehicle.

  The search unit 121 searches for destination candidate points. For example, the search unit 121 searches the map data for features that meet the destination conditions (genre, address, etc.) specified by the user, and sets them as destination candidates.

  The extraction unit 122 extracts parking lots around candidate points searched by the search unit 121. For example, the extracting unit 122 extracts a parking lot around the candidate point using map data around the candidate point. The extraction unit 122 may extract a plurality of parking lots.

  The transmission unit 123 transmits the reservation request for the parking lot extracted by the extraction unit 122 to the reservation management apparatus 110 that manages the reservation for the parking section of the parking lot. The reservation request may use a telephone or the like in addition to data communication such as a browser and e-mail. The transmission unit 123 may include information on the desired reservation time in the reservation request based on the information on the time when the vehicle arrives at the parking lot and the scheduled use time.

  The receiving unit 124 receives information related to the reservation result from the reservation management apparatus 110. As described above, the information related to the reservation result is information notifying that the reservation to the parking lot has been established, the provisional reservation has been established, the reservation has not been established, and the like. Information related to the reservation result may also be received using a telephone or the like in addition to data communication using a browser or e-mail.

  The setting unit 125 sets a destination based on information related to the reservation result. For example, when the reservation to the parking lot is established, the setting unit 125 sets the parking lot as the destination. In addition, when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot at the time when the reservation request is transmitted and the provisional reservation is made, the setting unit 125 sets the destination as a candidate point (the destination feature itself). Then, when an empty parking section is generated and confirmation information regarding whether to make a normal reservation based on the temporary reservation is received, the setting unit 125 changes the destination to the parking lot. By doing in this way, the user waits for a vacancy in the parking lot while heading to the destination feature, and when the vacancy appears, the user can move to the parking lot as the destination.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of parking lot management processing by the reservation management apparatus. In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the reservation management device 110 stands by until a parking lot reservation request is received from the route guidance device 120 (step S201: No loop). When the reservation request is received (step S201: Yes), the reservation management apparatus 110 determines whether or not there is an empty parking section in the parking lot based on the information detected by the detection unit 112 (step S202).

  When there is an empty parking section (step S202: Yes), the reservation management apparatus 110 proceeds to step S207. On the other hand, when there is no empty parking section (step S202: No), the reservation management device 110 establishes a temporary parking lot reservation for the route guidance device 120 (step S203). The reservation management apparatus 110 waits until an empty parking section is generated (step S204: No loop). When an empty parking section is generated (step S204: Yes), the reservation management apparatus 110 performs a normal operation based on the provisional reservation. Confirmation information for confirming whether or not to make a reservation is transmitted (step S205).

  When making a normal reservation based on the provisional reservation (step S206: Yes), the reservation management apparatus 110 establishes a reservation for an empty parking section (step S207), and notifies the route guidance apparatus 120 of the establishment of the reservation. (Step S208), the process according to this flowchart is terminated. On the other hand, if no reservation is made (step S206: No), the reservation management apparatus 110 ends the processing according to this flowchart as it is.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reservation request processing by the route guidance device. In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the route guidance device 120 first searches for candidate destination points using the search unit 121 (step S <b> 301). Next, the route guidance device 120 extracts a parking lot around the candidate spot searched in step S301 (step S302), and transmits a reservation request for the extracted parking lot to the reservation management device 110 (step S303).

  The route guidance device 120 determines whether or not a reservation for the parking lot has been established based on the information regarding the reservation result received from the reservation management device 110 (step S304). If the reservation has been established (step S304: Yes), the process proceeds to step S307. On the other hand, if the reservation is not established (step S304: No), the parking lot is in a temporary reservation state, and the route guidance device 120 sets the candidate point searched in step S301 as the destination (step S305). ). Thereafter, the vehicle equipped with the route guidance device 120 starts traveling toward the destination.

  The route guidance device 120 waits until it is notified from the reservation management device 110 that a vacancy has occurred in the parking lot (step S306: No loop). Here, the notice of the occurrence of vacancy corresponds to confirmation information for confirming whether or not to make a normal reservation based on the provisional reservation. When the occurrence of the vacancy is notified (step S306: Yes), the route guidance device 120 notifies that the reservation is made in accordance with the confirmation information, and sets the parking lot where the reservation is established as the destination ( Step S307), the process according to this flowchart is terminated. Although not shown in the flowchart, if the destination is reached before the occurrence of a vacancy is notified, the processing according to this flowchart is terminated as it is.

  As described above, according to the reservation management apparatus 110 according to the embodiment, when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot that has received the reservation request from the route guidance apparatus 120, the predetermined information is generated along with the generation of the empty parking section. Is transmitted to the route guidance device 120. As a result, the user of the route guidance device 120 can obtain information on the availability of the parking lot that the user wants to use, and waits until there is a vacancy around the parking lot that the user wants to use even if the parking lot that is desired to use is full There is no need to do it. For this reason, the congestion of the road around the parking lot when the vehicle is full can be reduced.

  Specifically, the reservation management device 110 transmits, for example, information indicating that an empty parking area has occurred to the route guidance device 120. Thereby, the user of the route guidance device 120 can make a reservation request again when a vacancy occurs in a parking lot that the user desires to use.

  In addition, for example, in response to a reservation request, the reservation management apparatus 110 establishes a tentative reservation for a vacant parking area that occurs thereafter, and determines whether or not to make a normal reservation when an vacant parking area occurs. Send confirmation information for confirmation. The reservation management device 110 manages the priority order of provisional reservations based on the order in which reservation requests are received from the route guidance device 120. Thereby, the user of the route guidance device 120 can preferentially use the generated empty parking area when an empty parking area is generated in the parking lot desired to be used. In addition, the reservation management device 110 confirms with the route guidance device 120 whether or not to make a normal reservation when an empty parking section occurs, so that the parking guidance is not used in the route guidance device 120 that does not require the use of the parking lot. There is no reservation for parcels. Thereby, the reservation management apparatus 110 can efficiently allocate an empty parking section to the route guidance apparatus 120.

  In addition, for example, when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot that has received the reservation request, the reservation management apparatus 110 transmits information on other parking lots that are located in the vicinity of the parking lot and that have an empty parking section. 120. Thereby, the user of the route guidance device 120 can easily reserve another parking lot around the destination.

  Moreover, according to the route guidance apparatus 120 concerning embodiment, the destination is set based on the information regarding the reservation result of a parking lot. Specifically, the route guidance device 120 sets the parking lot as the destination when the reservation to the parking lot is established. In addition, when the parking lot is provisionally reserved, the route guidance device 120 sets the original destination (candidate point) as the destination, and the vacant parking lot is vacant (when the reservation is established). Changes the parking lot to the destination. Thereby, the route guidance device 120 can set the destination to an appropriate place without causing the user to perform complicated work.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a parking lot reservation system 400 in which the parking lot management server 410 is the reservation management device 110 and the navigation device 420 mounted on the vehicle 430 is the route guidance device 120 will be described. .

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a system configuration of the parking lot reservation system according to the embodiment. The parking lot reservation system 400 includes a parking lot management server 410 and a navigation device 420. The parking lot management server 410 manages reservations for the parking lots of the parking lot 440 (440a to 440c). As will be described later, the parking lot management server 410 receives a reservation request from the navigation device 420 to the parking lot 440 and establishes a reservation or makes a temporary reservation based on the availability of the parking lot 440.

  The parking lot management server 410 is connected to a terminal (not shown) installed in each parking lot 440, for example. A terminal installed in each parking lot detects the presence or absence of an empty parking section in each parking lot, and manages reservation information for the parking section. In FIG. 4, the parking lot management server 410 manages reservations for a plurality of parking lots 440, but may manage only reservations for one parking lot 440.

  The navigation device 420 is mounted on the vehicle 430 and searches for a route and outputs route guidance information. The navigation device 420 is equipped with a communication module, and communicates with the parking lot management server 410. The navigation device 420 transmits a reservation request for the parking lot 440 and an inquiry about the parking lot availability to the parking lot management server 410, and receives information about the reservation result and information about the parking lot availability from the parking lot management server 410. . The reservation for the parking lot 440 may be made not only from the navigation device 420 but also from, for example, a mobile phone terminal or a personal computer.

(Hardware configuration of parking management server 410 and navigation device 420)
Next, the hardware configuration of the parking lot management server 410 and the navigation device 420 will be described. Since the hardware configuration of the parking lot management server 410 overlaps with a part of the hardware configuration of the navigation device 420, the hardware configuration of the navigation device 420 will be described first.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the navigation apparatus. In FIG. 5, a navigation device 420 includes a CPU 501, a ROM 502, a RAM 503, a magnetic disk drive 504, a magnetic disk 505, an optical disk drive 506, an optical disk 507, an audio I / F (interface) 508, and a microphone 509. A speaker 510, an input device 511, a video I / F 512, a display 513, a communication I / F 514, a GPS unit 515, various sensors 516, and a camera 517. The components 501 to 517 are connected by a bus 520, respectively.

  First, the CPU 501 governs overall control of the navigation device 420. The ROM 502 records programs such as a boot program and a data update program. The RAM 503 is used as a work area for the CPU 501. That is, the CPU 501 controls the entire navigation device 420 by executing various programs recorded in the ROM 502 while using the RAM 503 as a work area.

  The magnetic disk drive 504 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 505 according to control of CPU501. The magnetic disk 505 records data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 504. As the magnetic disk 505, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 506 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the optical disk 507 according to the control of the CPU 501. The optical disk 507 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disk drive 506. As the optical disc 507, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 507, an MO, a memory card, or the like can be used as a detachable recording medium.

  An example of information recorded on the magnetic disk 505 and the optical disk 507 is map data. The map data includes background data representing features (features) such as buildings, rivers, and the ground surface, road shape data representing road shapes, and the like. The navigation device 420 displays a map on the display 513 using the map data and searches for a route to the destination. Further, the navigation device 420 searches for a parking lot around a point (for example, a destination) designated by the user using map data, and transmits a reservation request for the searched parking lot to the parking lot management server 410. To do.

  The audio I / F 508 is connected to a microphone 509 for audio input and a speaker 510 for audio output. The sound received by the microphone 509 is A / D converted in the sound I / F 508. For example, the microphone 509 is installed in a dashboard portion of the vehicle 430, and the number thereof may be one or more. From the speaker 510, a sound obtained by D / A converting a predetermined sound signal in the sound I / F 508 is output.

  Examples of the input device 511 include a remote controller including a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, and various instructions, a keyboard, and a touch panel. The input device 511 may be realized by any one form of a remote control, a keyboard, and a touch panel, but may be realized by a plurality of forms.

  The video I / F 512 is connected to the display 513. Specifically, the video I / F 512 is output from, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 513, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. And a control IC for controlling the display 513 based on the image data to be processed.

  The display 513 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. As the display 513, for example, a TFT liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like can be used.

  The communication I / F 514 is wirelessly connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 501. Examples of the communication network include a public line network, a mobile phone network, a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication), a LAN, and a WAN. Specifically, the communication I / F 514 is, for example, a public line connection module, an ETC (non-stop automatic fee payment system) unit, an FM tuner, a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) / beacon receiver, or the like.

  The GPS unit 515 receives radio waves from GPS satellites and outputs information indicating the current position of the vehicle 430. The output information of the GPS unit 515 is used when the CPU 501 calculates the current position of the vehicle 430 together with output values of various sensors 516 described later. The information indicating the current position is information for specifying one point on the map data, such as latitude / longitude and altitude.

  Various sensors 516 output information for determining the position and behavior of the vehicle 430, such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an angular velocity sensor. The output values of the various sensors 516 are used by the CPU 501 for calculating the current position of the vehicle 430 and for calculating the amount of change in speed and direction.

  The camera 517 captures an image inside or outside the vehicle 430. The video may be either a still image or a moving image. For example, the outside of the vehicle 430 is photographed by the camera 517, and the photographed image is analyzed by the CPU 501, or the magnetic disk 505, the optical disk 507, or the like via the video I / F 512. Or output to a recording medium.

  The parking management server 410 includes at least a CPU 501, a ROM 502, a RAM 503, a magnetic disk drive 504, a magnetic disk 505 (or an optical disk drive 506 and an optical disk 507), and a communication I / F 514 among the hardware configurations of the navigation device 420 described above. That's fine.

  The reception unit 111, the detection unit 112, the reservation unit 113, and the transmission unit 114 of the reservation management apparatus 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 are recorded in the ROM 502, RAM 503, magnetic disk 505, optical disk 507, and the like in the parking lot management server 410 described above. Using the program and data, the CPU 501 executes a predetermined program and controls each part of the parking lot management server 410 to realize the function.

  Further, the search unit 121, the extraction unit 122, the transmission unit 123, the reception unit 124, and the setting unit 125 of the route guidance device 120 illustrated in FIG. 1 include the ROM 502, the RAM 503, the magnetic disk 505, the optical disk 507, and the like in the navigation device 420 described above. The CPU 501 executes a predetermined program using the program and data recorded in the above, and controls each part of the navigation device 420 to realize the function.

(Parking lot management process by the parking lot reservation system 400)
Next, details of the parking lot management process by the parking lot reservation system 400 will be described. As described above, in the parking lot reservation system 400, the parking lot management server 410 receives a reservation request for a parking lot from the navigation device 420, and establishes a reservation for the parking lot based on the reservation request.

  Here, if there is an empty parking section in the parking lot requested to be reserved, the reservation can be established as it is, but if there is no empty parking section, the reservation cannot be established. In this case, the parking lot management server 410 transmits predetermined information to the navigation device 420 when an empty parking section is generated. Specifically, when an empty parking area is generated, the fact is notified, or a provisional reservation for an empty parking area to be generated is established. When there is no vacancy in the parking lot that the user wants to use, the user of the navigation device 420 can make a tentative reservation for the parking lot or make a reservation in a parking lot with a nearby vacancy. Thereby, the user can reserve the parking lot around the destination more reliably, and can move to the destination smoothly.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reservation management processing by the parking lot management server. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the parking lot management server 410 waits until a reservation request is received from the navigation device 420 (step S601: No loop). The reservation request may be a designation of a specific parking lot among a plurality of parking lots managed by the parking lot management server 410. For example, a specific area is designated, and the parking lot management server 410 is designated. You may search for a parking lot located in that area. If the time when the vehicle 430 on which the navigation device 420 is mounted arrives at the parking lot is known, the reservation time may be specified and a reservation request may be made.

  When the reservation request is received (step S601: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 determines whether there is an empty parking section in the reservation requested parking lot (step S602). When there is an empty parking section (step S602: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 establishes the main reservation for the empty parking section (step S603), and notifies the navigation device 420 of the completion of the main reservation (step S603). S604), the process according to this flowchart is terminated. Note that the actual reservation is an official reservation for an empty parking section, and refers to a normal reservation unlike a provisional reservation.

  On the other hand, when there is no empty parking area (step S602: No), the parking lot management server 410 determines whether or not to make a temporary reservation for an empty parking area that occurs thereafter (step S605). Whether or not to make a provisional reservation may be inquired to the user of the navigation device 420 each time, or may be negotiated with the user in advance. Further, when there is no vacant parking section, another parking lot having a vacancy around the parking lot may be searched, and information on the searched parking lot may be transmitted to the navigation device 420.

  When making a provisional reservation (step S605: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 establishes a provisional reservation for an empty parking section generated thereafter (step S606). After that, the parking lot management server 410 waits until an empty parking section is generated (step S607: No). If an empty parking section is generated (step S607: Yes), the temporary reservation order of the navigation device 420 is first. It is determined whether or not (step S608). When a plurality of navigation devices 420 make a tentative reservation, the parking lot management server 410 determines the tentative reservation order in the order in which the reservation requests are received, for example. In this case, the navigation device 420 that has transmitted the reservation request earliest among the navigation devices 420 that have made a temporary reservation is ranked first in the temporary reservation order. The temporary reservation may be provided with an effective period. For example, when the time when the vehicle 430 on which the navigation device 420 is mounted can arrive at the parking lot can be predicted, the provisional reservation is canceled after a predetermined time has elapsed from that time. This is to avoid continuing the provisional reservation state with respect to the navigation device 420 that is no longer likely to use the parking lot. In addition, the validity period of the provisional reservation may be set by the user.

  When the provisional reservation order is not first (step S608: No), the parking lot management server 410 returns to step S607 and waits until a new empty parking section is generated. On the other hand, when the temporary reservation order is 1st (step S608: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 transmits an empty notification (notification that an empty parking section has occurred) to the navigation device 420 (step S609). And it is judged whether the main reservation request | requirement with respect to an empty parking area was received from the navigation apparatus 420 (step S610). In this way, confirming whether or not to make a full reservation based on a temporary reservation has already passed since the reservation request, so the reservation has already been established in another parking lot or the destination has been changed. It is because there is a possibility that it is.

  When the reservation request is received (step S610: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 establishes the reservation for the empty parking section (step S611), and notifies the navigation device 420 of the completion of the reservation ( Step S612), the process according to this flowchart is terminated. On the other hand, when the actual reservation is not performed in step S610 (step S610: No), the parking lot management server 410 ends the process according to the flowchart as it is. If no response is received from the navigation device 420 even after a predetermined time has elapsed after sending the vacancy notification in step S609, the temporary reservation of the navigation device 420 is canceled and the reservation is made to the navigation device 420 with the second highest ranking. The right may be transferred.

  In step S605, when a temporary reservation is not made (step S605: No), the parking lot management server 410 determines whether or not to give a notification that an empty parking section has occurred (empty notification) (step S613). ). Whether or not to send a vacancy notification may be inquired to the user of the navigation device 420 each time, or may be determined in advance with the user.

  When notifying the vacancy (step S613: Yes), the parking lot management server 410 waits until an empty parking zone is generated (step S614: No loop), and when an empty parking zone is generated (step S614: Yes). Then, an empty notification is transmitted to the navigation device 420 (step S615), and the processing according to this flowchart ends. The navigation device 420 can transmit a reservation request for an empty parking area if necessary at the time of receiving an empty notification. In step S613, when no empty notification is made (step S613: No), the processing according to this flowchart is ended as it is.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reservation request process by the navigation device. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, the navigation device 420 first searches for destination candidate points (step S <b> 701). The search for candidate points is performed, for example, by searching the map data for features that meet the destination conditions (genre, location, etc.) specified by the user. In addition, you may make it make a user designate the candidate point itself.

  Next, the navigation apparatus 420 extracts the parking lot around the candidate spot searched in step S701 (step S702), and presents the extracted parking location information and the like to the user (step S703). This is because there may be a plurality of parking lots around the candidate point. The navigation device 420 waits until a parking lot that the user desires to use is selected from the presented parking lots (step S704: No loop).

  When a parking lot is selected (step S704: Yes), the navigation device 420 transmits a reservation request for the selected parking lot to the parking lot management server 410 (step S705). If a plurality of parking lots are not extracted in step S702, the processes in steps S703 and S704 need not be performed. Further, the parking lot extraction may be performed by the parking lot management server 410 instead of the navigation device 420. In this case, the navigation device 420 transmits the location information or name information of the candidate spot to the parking lot management server 410, and the parking lot management server 410 extracts the parking lot around the candidate spot.

  Thereafter, the navigation device 420 receives information related to the reservation result from the parking lot management server 410. When the real reservation can be made (step S706: Yes), that is, when the parking management server 410 notifies that the real reservation has been established, the navigation device 420 sets the reserved parking lot as the destination. (Step S707), and the process according to this flowchart is terminated. Thereafter, the navigation device 420 searches for a route from the current position to the destination, and outputs guidance information along the searched route. The user travels the vehicle 430 according to the guidance information output from the navigation device 420 and heads for the destination. In step S707, since the parking area around the feature to which the user is heading (candidate point searched in step S701) can be reserved, the navigation apparatus 420 sets the parking area as the destination.

  On the other hand, if the actual reservation of the parking lot cannot be made in step S706 (step S706: No), the navigation device 420 makes the user determine whether or not to make a temporary reservation (step S708). Whether or not to make a provisional reservation may be inquired to the user each time, or may be negotiated with the user in advance. When making a temporary reservation (step S708: Yes), the navigation apparatus 420 transmits a temporary reservation request to the parking lot management server 410 (step S709). Then, the candidate point searched in step S701 is set as the destination (step S710). The reason why the candidate point is set as the destination in step S710 is that it is not known whether or not the parking lot can be used with certainty at the stage of temporary reservation.

  In addition, you may make a reservation request | requirement with respect to the other parking lot which has space after making a temporary reservation. In this case, when the real reservation for the parking lot with the vacancy is established, the temporary reservation to the parking lot for which the reservation is requested first may be canceled. In addition, even after making a reservation for another parking lot, the temporary reservation to the first requested parking lot is continued, and there is a vacancy in the first requested parking lot (if the reservation can be made) ), You may make it cancel this reservation with respect to another parking lot. The temporary reservation and the cancellation of the main reservation may be automatically performed by the navigation apparatus 420 or may be manually performed by the user.

  After that, the navigation device 420 waits until an empty parking area is generated in the parking lot while guiding to the candidate point (step S711: No loop). During this time, if a parking lot with a vacancy is found around the candidate location, the parking lot can be used. When an empty parking section is generated (step S711: Yes), the navigation device 420 confirms whether or not to make a real reservation to the user (step S712). When making a real reservation (step S712: Yes), the navigation device 420 transmits a real reservation request to the parking lot management server 410 (step S713), changes the destination to the parking lot (step S714), and this flowchart. The process by is terminated. Further, when the main reservation is not performed in step S712 (step S712: No), the processing according to the flowchart is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S708 that no temporary reservation is to be made (step S708: No), the navigation device 420 causes the user to determine whether or not to make a reservation request for another parking lot (step S715). When making a reservation request for another parking lot (step S715: Yes), the navigation device 420 returns to step S703 and repeats the subsequent processing. On the other hand, when a reservation request to another parking lot is not made (step S715: No), the candidate point is set as the destination (step S716), and the processing according to this flowchart ends. In this case, it will head for a candidate point, without making a reservation of a parking lot.

  In addition, when a vacancy occurs in the parking lot where the reservation request is made, the parking lot management server 410 can be requested to send a vacancy notice (see step S613 in FIG. 6). In this case, the navigation device 420 sets the candidate point as the destination and starts traveling. When the vacancy notification is received, the user can determine whether or not to make a reservation request to the parking lot at that time. In addition, even when any parking lot is reserved, it is possible to receive a vacancy notice of another parking lot.

  As described above, according to the parking lot management server 410, when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot that has received the reservation request from the navigation device 420, predetermined information is sent to the navigation apparatus 420 along with the occurrence of the empty parking section. Send. As a result, the user of the navigation device 420 can obtain information related to the availability of the parking lot that the user desires to use, and waits until a vacancy occurs in the vicinity even if the parking lot that the user desires to use is full. There is no need. For this reason, the congestion of the road around the parking lot when the vehicle is full can be reduced.

  Specifically, the parking lot management server 410 transmits, for example, information indicating that an empty parking section has occurred to the navigation device 420. Thereby, the user of the navigation device 420 can make a reservation request again when a vacancy occurs in the parking lot that the user desires to use.

  In addition, for example, in response to a reservation request, the parking management server 410 establishes a temporary reservation for a vacant parking area that occurs thereafter, and determines whether or not to make a normal reservation when an empty parking area occurs. Confirmation information is sent. In this case, the parking lot management server 410 manages the priority order of provisional reservations based on the order in which reservation requests are received from the navigation device 420. Thereby, the user of the navigation apparatus 420 can prioritize and use the generated empty parking area when an empty parking area is generated in the parking lot desired to be used. In addition, since the parking lot management server 410 confirms with the navigation device 420 whether or not to make a normal reservation when an empty parking zone occurs, the parking lot management server 410 no longer needs to use the parking lot. No reservations will be made. Thereby, the parking lot management server 410 can efficiently allocate an empty parking section to the navigation device 420.

  Further, for example, when there is no empty parking section in the parking lot that has received the reservation request, the parking lot management server 410 provides information on other parking lots that are located near the parking lot and that have an empty parking section. To 420. Thereby, the user of the navigation device 420 can easily reserve another parking lot around the destination.

  Moreover, according to the navigation apparatus 420, a destination is set based on the information regarding the reservation result of a parking lot. Specifically, the navigation device 420 sets the parking lot as a destination when a reservation for the parking lot is established. In addition, the navigation device 420 temporarily sets the parking lot, sets the original destination (candidate point) as the destination, and when the vacant parking lot is vacant (when the reservation is established). Change the parking lot to your destination. Thereby, the navigation apparatus 420 can set the destination to an appropriate place without causing the user to perform complicated work.

  The reservation management method and route guidance method described in this embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Parking reservation system 110 Reservation management apparatus 111 Reception part 112 Detection part 113 Reservation part 114 Transmission part 120 Route guidance device 121 Search part 122 Extraction part 123 Transmission part 124 Reception part 125 Setting part

Claims (12)

A reservation management device for managing reservations for parking lots in a parking lot,
Receiving means for receiving a reservation request for the parking lot;
Detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of an empty parking section in the parking lot;
Reservation means for establishing a reservation in the empty parking area corresponding to the reservation request, when there is the empty parking area at the time of receiving the reservation request;
Transmission means for transmitting information related to the reservation result to the parking lot to the transmission source of the reservation request,
The transmission means transmits a predetermined information to a transmission source of the reservation request when the empty parking area is generated when the empty parking area does not exist at the time when the reservation request is received. Management device.   The reservation management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the empty parking section occurs, the transmission unit transmits information indicating that the empty parking section has occurred. The reservation means, if there is no free parking area at the time of receiving the reservation request, in response to the reservation request, to establish a temporary reservation to the empty parking area that will occur thereafter,
The reservation management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits confirmation information for confirming whether or not to make a normal reservation based on the temporary reservation when the empty parking section occurs. . The receiving means receives the reservation request from each of a plurality of transmission sources,
The reservation unit establishes a plurality of temporary reservations based on the plurality of reservation requests respectively received from a plurality of transmission sources,
The said transmission means transmits the said confirmation information to either of these transmission sources based on the order which received the said reservation request, when the said empty parking area generate | occur | produces. Reservation management device. The reservation management device manages reservations for the parking sections of the parking lots,
The transmission means is located in the vicinity of the predetermined parking lot and has the empty parking lot when the predetermined parking lot does not have the empty parking lot at the time when the reservation request for the predetermined parking lot is received. The reservation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein information on another parking lot is transmitted. The receiving means receives the reservation request from a route guidance device that guides the travel route of the vehicle,
The reservation management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits information related to a reservation result to the route guidance apparatus. A route guidance device for guiding a travel route of a vehicle,
A search means for searching for candidate destination points;
Extraction means for extracting a parking lot around the candidate point searched by the search means;
A transmission unit that transmits a reservation request for the parking lot extracted by the extraction unit to a reservation management device that manages a reservation for the parking lot of the parking lot;
Receiving means for receiving information on the reservation result from the reservation management device;
Setting means for setting the destination based on information on the reservation result,
The receiving means receives information related to a temporary reservation to the empty parking area that occurs after that when there is no empty parking area of the parking lot, and based on the temporary reservation when the empty parking area occurs Receive information about regular bookings,
The setting means sets the destination as the candidate point when the receiving means receives information related to the temporary reservation, and then sets the destination as the parking lot when receiving information related to the normal reservation. A route guidance device characterized by being changed to: A reservation management method in a reservation management device for managing reservations for parking lots in a parking lot,
A detection step of detecting the presence or absence of an empty parking section in the parking lot;
Receiving the reservation request for the parking lot;
When there is the empty parking section at the time of receiving the reservation request, a reservation step of establishing a reservation to the empty parking section corresponding to the reservation request;
A first transmission step of transmitting information on a reservation result to the parking lot to a transmission source of the reservation request;
A second transmission step of transmitting predetermined information to a transmission source of the reservation request when the empty parking section is not present at the time of receiving the reservation request;
The reservation management method characterized by including. A route guidance method in a route guidance device for guiding a travel route of a vehicle,
A search process for searching for candidate destination points;
An extraction step of extracting a parking lot around the candidate point searched in the search step;
A transmission step of transmitting a reservation request for the parking lot extracted in the extraction step to a reservation management device that manages a reservation for the parking lot of the parking lot;
A receiving step of receiving information on the reservation result from the reservation management device;
A setting step for setting the destination based on information on the reservation result,
In the receiving step, when there is no vacant parking area of the parking lot, information on a tentative reservation to the vacant parking area that occurs after that is received, and based on the tentative reservation when the vacant parking area occurs Receive information about regular bookings,
In the setting step, the destination is set as the candidate point when the information related to the temporary reservation is received in the receiving step, and then the destination is set to the parking lot when the information related to the normal reservation is received. A route guidance method characterized by changing to:   A reservation management program for causing a computer to execute the reservation management method according to claim 8.   A route guidance program causing a computer to execute the route guidance method according to claim 9.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the reservation management program according to claim 10 or the route guidance program according to claim 11 is recorded.

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