JP2014127074A - Parking lot management and electric vehicle charging management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive and simple parking lot management system which uses a mobile terminal, such as smartphone, without requiring an on-site payment system, moving up/down of a car stop, or a settlement network system, and to provide an electric vehicle charging system.SOLUTION: When a vehicle entering a parking space is detected, a parking management pole 9 of a parking system calls a mobile terminal 6 to establish radio communication. The mobile terminal 6 starts its application to establish communication. The application of the mobile terminal transmits an ID of the parking space and user information registered on the mobile terminal to a slave station of the mobile terminal to access a management server of the parking system from the slave station, and asks for authentication. If the authentication is successful, the management server gives parking permission via the mobile terminal. When the permission is given, an operator who charges the electric vehicle connects a charging outlet 5 to the vehicle, to start charging the electric vehicle.

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot management system and an electric vehicle charging management system that can control a car park entry / exit system using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone of a user without having a payment management system.

  Conventionally, in the parking lot management, a special control panel box is prepared for settlement and control, and the box is connected to a network to support card settlement. However, if such a configuration is adopted, an economical burden is imposed on the network of parking lot managers. Furthermore, if a parking lot system that also serves as a charging facility for an electric vehicle is used, the system will become larger and the burden will increase.

  For example, in the following Patent Document 1, a technology is disclosed in which a parking lot in which a car is open in a parking lot is placed on a network and a user is notified of an empty parking lot.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technology in which a parking management device in a parking lot notifies a parking lot user's mobile terminal through a network and collects the fee.

JP2003-109198A JP 2002-74430 A

  However, the communication with the parking lot management server only requires a short time at the time of authentication at the start of use and at the time of transmission / reception of data for calculating the usage fee, resulting in an economic burden on equipment with a low operating rate. . In the thing of patent document 1 and patent document 2, the parking lot manager is forced to bear the burden also for most time when the facility is not operating.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a system and method for avoiding a parking lot manager from economically burdening his own network.

  In the present invention, communication between a mobile terminal such as a smartphone of a user and a management server uses a line of a mobile phone company, and communication between a management terminal of a parking lot and the mobile terminal such as the smartphone is communication such as WiFi or Bluetooth. By utilizing the means, the facility burden on the parking lot manager is minimized.

  The present invention provides means for enabling parking management by enabling communication with a management server even if the parking manager does not have his own network equipment, thereby reducing the equipment burden on the parking manager. is there.

It is a block block diagram of 1st Embodiment which performs parking and charge management which concern on this invention, without utilizing a vehicle stop. It is a block block diagram of 2nd Embodiment which performs parking and charge management which concern on this invention using a vehicle stop.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, the system configuration in the basic embodiment of the parking lot management and electric vehicle charging management system of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system in this embodiment includes a communication device 1 that communicates with a mobile terminal 6 such as a smartphone such as WiFi or Bluetooth, a system control unit 2 that controls the whole, and a digital meter for charging an automobile. & Charging power supply means 3, power receiving end 4 for receiving input from the distribution line, charging outlet 5 to the car when charging the car, charging start / stop button and charging control means 8 for charging, the car to park It comprises a sensor 10 for sensing, a parking management pole 9 containing them, and a portable terminal 6 such as a smartphone for exchanging data with the communication device 1.

  When the sensor 10 detects that the car enters the parking space, the parking management pole 9 of the parking system calls the mobile terminal 6 to establish wireless communication, and the mobile terminal 6 activates its own application to establish communication. The mobile terminal application sends the parking space ID and the user information registered in the mobile terminal to the mobile station (not shown) of the mobile terminal, accesses the management server of the parking system (not shown) from the mobile station, Ask for authentication.

  When the management server authenticates, parking is permitted through the portable terminal 6, and the system control means 2 starts the parking timer. When charging the vehicle, the switch (not shown) is closed to allow charging. The user inserts the charging outlet 5 into the automobile and charging is started.

  The digital meter & charging power supply means 3 detects that the charging is finished and the charging outlet 5 is pulled out, and calculates the power used. The communication device 1 issues a connection request to the mobile terminal 6 such as a smartphone. When the user activates the application to make a payment, data such as the power usage record and parking time is sent from the communication device 1 to the management server through the portable terminal 6 such as a smartphone, and payment processing is performed.

  When the user leaves the parking space without performing the payment process, the sensor 10 detects the delivery. The management server returns to the place where data can be exchanged with the communication device 1 near the parking management pole 9 by e-mail to a user who has not been settled within a certain time, and exchanges data with the parking management pole 9 Prompt. When the user returns to the vicinity of the parking management pole 9 and activates the application, data such as the charge amount and parking time is sent from the mobile terminal 6 such as the user's smartphone to the management server and settled.

(Second Embodiment)
First, the system configuration in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the system in this embodiment includes a communication device 1 that communicates with a mobile terminal 6 such as a smartphone such as WiFi or Bluetooth, a system control unit 2 that controls the whole, and a digital meter for charging an automobile. & Charging power supply means 3, receiving terminal 4 for receiving input from distribution line, charging outlet 5 for car when charging car, charging start / stop button and charging control means 8 for charging It comprises a parking management pole 9, a car stop 7 having a sensor function for sensing a parked car, and a portable terminal 6 such as a smartphone for exchanging data with the communication device 1.

  In the system according to the present embodiment, common parts in the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  When the car stop 7 detects that the car has entered the parking space, the car stop is raised and the car is secured so that it cannot be left. A timer in the system control means 2 starts to time.

  When charging the car, the user activates an application of the mobile terminal 6 such as a smartphone and calls for establishment of wireless communication with the parking management pole 9 of the parking system. When wireless communication is established, the mobile terminal application sends the parking space ID and the user information registered in the mobile terminal to a mobile station (not shown) of the mobile terminal, and parks from the mobile station (not shown). Access the system's management server and ask for authentication. When the management server authenticates, charging is possible, and the user inserts the charging outlet 5 into the vehicle and charging is started.

  When charging is completed, the digital power meter & charging power supply means 3 detects that the charging outlet 5 has been pulled out, and calculates the power used. The communication device 1 issues a connection request to the mobile terminal 6 such as a smartphone. When the user activates the application to make a payment, the communication device 1 sends data such as the power usage record and parking time to the management server through the portable terminal 6 such as a smartphone, and payment is performed.

  When the payment is made normally, the car stop is lowered and the car can be issued, and the user issues the car.

1 Wireless communication devices (communication devices) with mobile terminals such as smartphones
2 System control means 3 Digital meter & charging power supply means 4 Power receiving end 5 Charging outlet 6 Mobile terminal 7 Car stop 8 Charging control means 9 Parking management pole 10 Sensor

Claims (2)

  Detection means for detecting that the car has entered the parking space, wireless communication means for communicating with the portable wireless means owned by the user, data on the location of the parking space and the desire for parking or the desire for charging and the user's Control means for receiving authentication and use permission through the wireless communication means from the management server received from the portable wireless means together with authentication, and recording a measurement of parking time by moving a timer, and opening and closing to charge the user The control means for closing the device, and when the user charges, the power measuring means for recording the presence / absence of charging current, the amount of electricity used, and the outlet for charging the vehicle, and charging is completed In this case, when the user calls the portable wireless means for communication and the user activates the application of the wireless communication means, the parking time and the amount of power used are If the vehicle is sent out without payment and sent to the management server via wireless means, the management server sends an email requesting payment to the portable wireless means after a certain period of time, and the portable wireless means is parked. A parking lot management and electric vehicle charging management system using a portable terminal, wherein communication with the wireless communication means is restored, and the parking time or power consumption fee is sent to a management server for settlement.   A vehicle stop with a sensor that detects when the car has entered the parking space, a control means that controls the time from when the car enters, and a mobile terminal such as a user's smartphone when charging the car while parked Is launched, calls for establishment of wireless communication, sends the parking space ID of the mobile device and the user information registered in the mobile device to the management server for authentication, and if the management server authenticates, the permission Is sent to the control means to close the opening and closing means so that it can be charged, a charging outlet that the user inserts into the car and charges, and the used power is measured, and when charging is completed, the outlet It has a power amount measuring means for detecting that it has been pulled out, and a wireless communication means for issuing a connection request to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. When the app is launched, data such as the power usage record and parking time are sent to the management server through a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and payment is made. Parking system management and electric vehicle charging management system using a portable terminal, which is made possible.