JP2019070966A - Parking section providing method, parking section providing system, parking section providing device and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a parking section providing method, a parking section providing system, a parking section providing device and a computer program capable of satisfying both a manager and a user of a parking lot.SOLUTION: In the parking section providing method for providing a client device with information of parking sections of a plurality of parking lots in a parking lot system including the client device, a server device, and parking lot devices which can respectively communicate with the server device, are respectively installed in the plurality of parking lots and acquire states of the parking sections in the parking lots, the client device selects either of the plurality of parking lots on the basis of information transmitted from the server device, and receives the securing of a parking section of the selected parking lot, and the parking lot devices measure a length of a full parking section period being a time being a full state of a corresponding parking section of the parking lots after starting to secure the parking section, and calculate a parking fee on the basis of an entry time, an exist time and the measured length of the full parking section period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot providing method, a parking lot providing system, a parking lot providing apparatus, and a computer program for realizing efficient parking of a vehicle.

  When a vehicle traveling toward a parking lot near the destination arrives at the parking lot, the car is full, and if there is no parking lot, the driver must search for another parking lot that is empty. ineffective. Therefore, a reservation system has been proposed which makes it possible to reserve a desired parking lot in advance (Patent Document 1 etc.).

JP 2004-264934 A

  In the parking reservation system, parking of vehicles other than reserved cars in reserved parking spaces will be prevented until the parked vehicles actually arrive. In order to compensate for the loss of the visitor's opportunity to stop the parking of the vehicle that has not actually booked but has not booked, the manager of the parking lot charges from the time of accepting the reservation in the case of time rental instead of accepting the reservation. The charge for the parking lot is made on a daily basis, and the charge is also made on a daily basis. For the user, if there is another vacant parking lot when arriving at the reserved parking lot, or if there is a vacant parking lot in the surrounding area, the charge generated from the time of reservation or one day There is a strong sense of burden on the parking fee for the minute. Therefore, users tend to hesitate to use the reservation system, and therefore the spread of reservation systems for parking lots is slow.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a parking lot providing method, a parking lot providing system, a parking lot providing device, and a computer program that can satisfy both a parking lot manager and a user. With the goal.

  The parking lot providing method according to the present disclosure includes a client device, a server device that communicates with the client device, and a server device that can communicate with the server device, and is installed in each of a plurality of parking lots. In a parking lot providing method for providing information on the plurality of parking lots to the client device in a parking lot system including a parking lot device for acquiring the situation of the server, the server device includes a parking lot for the plurality of parking lots. The device collects the status at each time point in the parking lot, and transmits information including the information identifying the plurality of parking lots and the congestion status of the plurality of parking lots based on the status of the parking lot to the client device The client device selects one of the plurality of parking lots based on the information transmitted from the server device, and a parking lot of the selected parking lot When the securing is accepted and securing is selected, the securing request of the parking section in the selected parking lot is transmitted to the server device, and when the securing request is received from the client device by the server device, the selected The securing instruction is transmitted to the parking lot device of the parking lot, and the parking lot device starts the securing period of the parking lot, and then the length of the full period which is the time when there is no space in the parking lot of the corresponding parking lot Measuring, the client device transmits a receipt notification or a delivery notification to the parking lot device via the server device at the time of storage or exit for the secured parking section, and when the delivery notification is transmitted, the storage start time, the delivery The fee is calculated based on the time and the measured length of the full period.

  According to the parking lot providing method of the present disclosure, it is possible to realize a system that satisfies both a parking lot manager and a user.

It is an explanatory view showing an outline of a parking lot system. It is a block diagram showing composition of a parking lot system in this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a content of the fullness state memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of a parking lot apparatus. It is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of a table group memorized by a parking lot providing device. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a procedure of securing processing of a parking lot in a parking lot providing system. It is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of a management information table memorized by a parking lot provision device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence at the time of the warehousing to a parking section. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the settlement processing procedure at the time of leaving from a parking section. It is explanatory drawing of the calculation method of a charge. It is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of a list screen of a plurality of parking lots. It is an explanatory view showing a display example of detailed information on a parking lot. It is an explanatory view showing an example of a display of a result of securing of a parking lot. It is an explanatory view showing the example of a display of the information on the parking section under securing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the information of the parking lot in parking. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen of payment confirmation.

  Hereinafter, a parking lot system that implements a parking lot providing method according to the present disclosure will be described based on the drawings showing an embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an overview of a parking lot system 100. As shown in FIG. The parking lot system 100 includes a parking lot providing device 1, a plurality of parking lot devices 2, and a plurality of communication devices 3. The parking lot providing device 1 is a server computer managed by a service provider who provides information of a parking lot. The parking lot device 2 is a device managed by a parking lot operating company and installed in each of a plurality of parking lots to function as a settlement machine. The communication device 3 is a client computer used by a user who uses a parking lot, and is, for example, a so-called smart phone or a tablet communication terminal. The communication device 3 may be an on-vehicle device as shown in FIG. 1, and may be, for example, a navigation device. The communication device 3 may be not only a device having another function such as a smartphone or an in-vehicle device but also a dedicated device that performs processing described later. The parking lot providing device 1, the parking lot device 2 and the communication device 3 can transmit and receive information via the network N.

  In the parking lot system 100 described below, basically, the parking lot providing device 1 is within a predetermined range based on the current location of the communication device 3 or the destination according to the request from the communication device 3 which is the client. The information of the parking lot is provided to the communication device 3 together with the map. In the parking lot system 100 of the present disclosure, the parking lot providing device 1 transmits and receives information to and from the parking lot device 2 to browse parking lot information based on an application program called parking lot information providing program 3P in the communication device 3 It is possible to secure an empty space in a parking lot (a parking space in a vacant state) and to settle the parking space. The parking lot may be a parking lot including a plurality of parking lots as shown in FIG. 1, or a parking lot to which one parking lot is to be lent, or one parking lot. It may be a vacant land operated to lend.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of parking lot system 100 in the present embodiment. The parking lot providing device 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 11, a temporary storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. In the present embodiment, the parking lot providing device 1 will be described as a single server computer, but the configuration may be such that processing is distributed among a plurality of server computers. Processing may be distributed according to function, or a plurality of parking lot providing devices 1 having the same function may be distributed to correspond to each attribute (hardware attribute, user attribute, position, network, etc.) of the communication device 3 You may do so.

  The control unit 10 is a processor using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. The control unit 10 executes information processing based on the parking lot providing program 1P stored in the storage unit 11. The temporary storage unit 12 temporarily stores information generated by the processing of the control unit 10 using, for example, a volatile memory of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

  The storage unit 11 uses, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory. As described above, the storage section 11 stores the parking lot providing program 1P. The parking lot providing program 1P causes the control unit 10 to execute a process of transmitting information on a plurality of parking lots, a securing process of vacant lots in the parking lot, and a settlement process of charges generated due to parking in secured parking lots. It is a server program. Further, the storage unit 11 stores a table group 110 of various information to which the control unit 10 refers. The table group 110 includes a parking lot table, a user table, and a management information table. The parking lot table includes, for example, a list of affiliated parking lots, a method in each parking lot, parking lot information including fee information, parking restriction, etc., and information on parking sections included in each parking lot. The user table includes user identification information of the user, information related to the payment associated with the user identification information, and the like. The management information table is information indicating the usage status created in the securing process of the free space described later. The table group 110 may be stored not only in the storage unit 11 but in an external storage device outside the server computer that constitutes the parking section providing device 1.

  The communication unit 13 is a communication device that implements communication connection and data transmission and reception via the network N. Specifically, it is a network card or the like corresponding to the network N.

  The parking lot device 2 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, a temporary storage unit 22, a settlement processing unit 23, a sensor input unit 24, and a communication unit 25. The control unit 20 controls the operation of each component based on the control program 2P stored in the storage unit 21 using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Further, the control unit 20 incorporates a timer, and can specify the date and time at an arbitrary timing. The temporary storage unit 22 temporarily stores information generated by the processing of the control unit 20.

  The storage unit 21 uses, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The storage unit 21 stores the above-described parking lot program 2P. The storage unit 21 stores information indicating the fullness of each parking section in the parking lot where the parking lot device 2 is installed, by the processing of the control unit 20, and this information is updated one by one.

  The settlement processing unit 23 executes a process of calculating the charge by comparing the storage start time (date and time) and the delivery time (date and time) with the rate table stored in the built-in memory. The settlement processing unit 23 does not perform settlement of charges via the communication device 3 described later, a display unit using a liquid crystal or the like, a reception opening for receiving deposits of coins and bills, a change, a receipt, etc. The settlement is performed using a deposit acceptance unit including a discharge port that discharges the ink. The settlement processing unit 23 displays the calculated charge on the display unit, determines whether payment for the charge has been received from the payment reception unit, and notifies the control unit 20 when there is payment.

  The sensor input unit 24 is an interface for inputting an output signal from the sensor 4. The sensor 4 indicates that the parking area of the parking lot is full (full: vehicle is parked in the parking area, empty: vehicle is not parked in the parking area), one parking area Is a device that detects each one. The sensor 4 may use a vehicle detection sensor such as a loop coil sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a photoelectric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor or the like, and when providing a lock mechanism in the parking section, double use as the vehicle detection sensor of the lock mechanism. It is also good. Further, the sensor 4 may be a camera for photographing each parking section or a camera for photographing a plurality of parking sections collectively.

  The communication unit 25 uses a wireless communication device. The communication unit 25 may include a wireless communication device for mobile communication connected to a second base station BS2 described later. The communication unit 25 is a communication device capable of communication via the carrier network N2 and the public network N3.

  The control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 configured as described above detects the fullness state by distinguishing the parking sections included in the parking lot device 2 one by one from the detection result by the sensor 4 input by the sensor input unit 24 Do. The control unit 20 sequentially stores the detected state in the storage unit 21 in association with the parking lot identification information (number) for identifying the parking lot, together with the time (date and time) when the state changes. In addition, when the parking lot device 2 is provided with a lock mechanism in the parking section of the installed parking lot, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal to the lock mechanism via an output interface (not shown) to lock the lock mechanism. Control the locking and unlocking of the mechanism.

  The communication apparatus 3 includes a control unit 30, a storage unit 31, a temporary storage unit 32, a position acquisition unit 33, a display unit 34, an operation unit 35, and a communication unit 36. The control unit 30 uses the CPU to execute control processing of each component based on various programs including the parking lot information provision program 3P stored in the storage unit 31. The temporary storage unit 32 temporarily stores information generated by the processing of the control unit 30 using a volatile memory such as a DRAM.

  The storage unit 31 uses, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The storage unit 31 stores the above-mentioned parking lot information providing program 3P. The parking lot information provision program 3P is an application program for guiding the self position and the position of the parking lot on a map. The storage unit 31 stores user identification information for the application program in association with the parking lot information providing program 3P. Communication from the communication device 3 using the smartphone or the like, which is a general-purpose computer, to the parking lot providing device 1 is executed using the associated user identification information.

  The position acquisition unit 33 acquires the own position of the communication device 3. The position acquisition unit 33 acquires a position based on GPS. The position acquisition unit 33 may acquire the position not only via GPS but also via the access point AP of the communication unit 36 or via a beacon or the like.

  The display unit 34 uses a display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 34 displays the information transmitted from the parking lot providing device 1 by processing based on the terminal program 3P of the control unit 30. The display unit 34 uses a touch panel built-in display. The display unit 34 is not essential. When the operation unit 35 is a voice user interface, information may be output by voice instead of the display unit 34.

  The operation unit 35 uses a touch panel incorporated in the display of the display unit 34 or a button provided on the housing. The operation unit 35 may be a voice input unit, and may receive an operation by voice using a voice recognition function. In addition, the operation unit 35 may be a keyboard and a pointing device capable of input and output with the control unit 30. The operation unit 35 notifies the control unit 30 of operation information by the user with these configurations.

  The communication unit 36 uses a wireless communication device. The communication unit 36 may include a wireless communication device for mobile communication connected to a first base station BS1 described later, and a wireless communication device corresponding to the connection to the access point AP. The communication unit 36 is a communication device capable of communication via the carrier network N1 or the public network N3.

  The network N includes carrier networks N1 and N2 each realizing wireless communication according to a predetermined mobile communication standard, and a public communication network N3 which is a so-called Internet. The carrier network N1 includes a first base station BS1, and the carrier network N2 includes a second base station BS2. The parking lot device 2 can communicate with the parking lot providing device 1 from the second base station BS2 via the network N. The parking lot device 2 may transmit / receive information to / from the parking lot providing device 1 via another server device operated by a management company. The communication device 3 can communicate with the parking lot providing device 1 via the network N from the first base station BS1. An access point AP is connected to the public communication network N3, and the communication device 3 can also communicate with the parking lot providing device 1 via the network N from the access point AP.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of the contents of the fullness state stored in the storage unit 21 of the parking lot device 2. As shown in FIG. 3, in each parking lot, either full or empty is stored together with the date and time when the state changes, in association with the number identifying the parking section included in the parking lot. For example, the parking lot of the number "1" in FIG. 3 is empty, and it becomes empty at 22:23 on September 20, 2017, and the parking lot of the number "2" is full. Yes, it is remembered that it became full condition at 08:07 on September 21, 2017.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of the table group 110 stored in the parking lot providing device 1. The table group 110 of the storage unit 11 stores a parking lot table of a parking lot to be affiliated, a user table of a user, and a management information table (see FIG. 8). The parking lot table includes parking lot identification information for identifying each parking lot, name of each parking lot, address, management number for each management company, attribute information such as system, charge information, parking restriction and the like. In addition, the parking lot table is associated with a parking lot identification information that identifies the parking lot included in each parking lot in association with the parking lot identification information, and a parking lot table that stores the state of each parking lot, etc. . The user table includes user identification information of each user and a settlement method of the user. The payment method may be, for example, information obtained by encrypting information necessary for payment, such as a credit card number, or account information of another payment service. The user table is associated with a table in which discount rate information of each user is associated. The usage history of the parking lot for each user may be associated and stored in the user table.

  The processing procedure in the parking lot providing system 100 configured as described above will be described below. As described above, in the parking lot device 2 installed in each of the plurality of parking lots, based on the detection result by the sensor 4 inputted by the control unit 20 by the sensor input unit 24, the fullness state of each parking section is that state Are sequentially stored in the storage unit 21 along with the date and time when they changed (see FIG. 3). The control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 periodically sends information indicating the fullness of the parking space stored in the storage unit 21 to the parking space providing device 1 together with the information for identifying itself from the communication unit 25 Send. At this time, the information for identifying itself may be unique identification information such as a MAC address, or may be a parking lot name, an address, or a management number assigned by a management company.

  In the parking lot providing device 1, the control unit 10 receives the fullness information for each parking lot transmitted from the plurality of parking lot devices 2 and stores (updates) in the parking lot table stored in the storage unit 11. . Thereby, the latest information of the parking lot of the parking lot which is affiliated is collected sequentially in the parking lot table stored in the storage unit 11 of the parking lot providing device 1.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for securing a parking lot in the parking lot providing system 100. The securing process of the parking lot is started by the operation of the user using the communication device 3 selecting and activating the parking lot information providing program 3P.

  The control unit 30 of the communication device 3 corresponds to the position information indicating the position (the current position) of the communication device 3 acquired by the position acquisition unit 33 or the position of the destination designated by the user operation. It transmits from the communication unit 36 to the parking lot providing device 1 in association with the attached user identification information (step S301).

  In the parking lot providing device 1, the control unit 10 receives the position information transmitted from the communication device 3 in association with the user identification information (step S101), and exists within a predetermined distance from the position indicated by the position information. Parking lot identification information of a plurality of parking lots is extracted from the table group 110 (step S102). In addition, when the parking lot identification information to be extracted is present in a predetermined number or more, it is narrowed to several in order of decreasing distance or in order of decreasing charge, or the preference is reflected from the usage history stored in the user identification information You may let me narrow down. In addition, according to the selection results of other users, narrow down in descending order of popularity, or in addition to the vehicle type stored in advance in association with the user identification information, conditions such as favorite method, or previous selection history The parking lot identification information of an appropriate parking lot may be extracted using learning.

  The control unit 10 includes a plurality of extracted parking lot identification information, a parking lot name corresponding to the parking lot identification information, parking lot information such as an address (position information for displaying on a map), and the parking lot Is transmitted to the communication apparatus 3 (step S103). The congestion state of the parking lot is, for example, for each parking lot, from the fullness state of each parking lot included in the parking lot, the control unit 10 obtains the ratio of the number of full parking lots to the number of all parking lots. The ratio may be calculated on the side of the parking lot 2 and sequentially transmitted to the parking lot providing device 1. The congestion state is not limited to a percentage, and may be the number of remaining free space, or specify a wording such as "congested", "half", "open" or a color (sky: cold, full: warm) It may be information.

  In the communication device 3, based on the parking lot information transmitted from the parking lot providing device 1, the control unit 30 displays a list screen of a plurality of parking lots near the position of the communication device 3 (vehicle) or a designated destination. It displays (step S302). In addition, it is good for the control part 30 to display the screen which shows on a map the position of the parking lot corresponding to the parking lot identification information extracted by the parking area provision apparatus 1 side based on the received parking lot information. Further, it is preferable that the information on the charge per unit time included in the parking lot information is displayed on the list screen displayed in step S302.

  Control unit 30 receives the selection of the parking lot on the list screen (step S303). Based on the parking lot identification information of the selected parking lot, display detailed information including congestion state of the selected parking lot, and an interface such as an icon or button for accepting securing of the parking section in the selected parking lot ( Step S304). When control unit 30 receives the selection of securing the parking section through the interface displayed in step S304 (step S305), the parking lot of the selected parking lot is displayed together with the user identification information associated with the own device. The identification information and the securing request are transmitted to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S306).

  When receiving the securing request from the communication device 3 (step S104), the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing device 1 transmits a securing instruction toward the parking lot device 2 of the selected parking lot (step S105). When the vehicle type and the like are associated with the user identification information corresponding to the communication device 3 as the transmission source of the securing request and stored in the table group 110 of the storage unit 11, the control unit 10 performs the vehicle type information in step S105. Send together.

  When receiving the securing instruction from the parking lot providing device 1 (step S201), the control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 judges whether or not securing of the parking lot at the time of reception is possible (step S202). When it is determined that securing is possible (S202: YES), the control unit 20 secures a vacant section (step S203), and transmits the parking section identification number (identification information) of the secured parking section to the parking section providing device 1 (Step S204). If it is determined that securing is not possible (S202: NO), the control unit 20 transmits information indicating that is not possible to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S205), and the process is ended.

  In addition, the parking lot apparatus 2 stores the information which identifies the parking area ensured as an empty area in step S203. Information indicating a new state (in-secure state) may be added to the information indicating the fullness state of each parking section stored in the storage unit 21 and stored. In addition, the control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 may display in the parking lot that it is a secured parking lot, or may block the warehousing of another vehicle by a lock mechanism or a gate. In steps S203 and S204, in the parking lot including a plurality of parking sections, when there are a predetermined number (for example, 3) or more vacant sections that are not secured, the vacant sections need not be determined, and other vehicles to vacant sections It is not necessary to execute the receipt blocking of The predetermined number may change depending on the day of the week, the time zone, the presence or absence of an event in the vicinity, or the like. Thereafter, the control unit 20 may determine a vacant section when the number of vacant sections is less than a predetermined number before the storage is performed, and may block the other cars from entering the vacant section.

  Then, the control unit 20 stores the securing start date and time when the securing has been started in association with the identification information (step S206). The identification information may be user identification information, parking lot identification information of the determined parking lot, or identification information for temporarily identifying the securing state. After the securing start date and time, when it is detected from the full / empty state stored in the storage unit 21 that there is no vacant section in the parking lot in addition to the determined vacant section, the control unit 20 Measurement of the length of the period with no space is started (step S207). In the measurement of the length of the period in step S207, the control unit 20 interrupts the measurement every time another vacant area is restored on the way, and when it is detected again that there is no vacant area, the measurement is performed. Resume. As described above, the control unit 20 intermittently measures and totals periods in which no free space exists. If there is only one parking lot in the parking lot, the measurement will continue to be performed from the secured timing.

  During this time, the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing device 1 receives the result of securing from the parking lot device 2 (step S106), and transmits the received result to the communication device 3 of the transmission source of the securing request (step S107). The control unit 10 determines whether the result of securing is acceptable or not (step S108), and when it is not acceptable (S108: unacceptable), the process returns to step S103, and the other parking lots other than the parking lot which were not allowed The latest information on the parking lot may be acquired again and transmitted to the communication device 3.

  If yes in step S108 (S108: Yes), the control unit 10 determines the parking lot identification information of the parking lot including the secured parking lot, the parking lot identification information of the secured parking lot, and the communication device of the securing request source Information on the use status including the securing start time is stored in the table group 110 as a management information table in association with the user identification information corresponding to 3 (step S109).

  In the communication device 3, the control unit 30 causes the display unit 34 to display the result of securing transmitted from the parking lot providing device 1 (step S307), and ends the securing process. In step S307, the control unit 30 may output the result of securing by the voice output unit. If securing is not possible, the control unit 30 may return the process to step S302 to display a screen of a parking lot list including the latest congestion state.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of a management information table stored in the parking lot providing device 1. The management information table is information stored in step S109 described above. The management information table contains the usage status of the user at each point in time. In the management information table, as shown in FIG. 8, the parking lot identification information of the parking lot to be used, the parking lot to be used, the user identification information of the user who is using, and the The correspondence of usage time (secure start time, warehousing start time, leaving time) is stored. The storage start time and the storage time are stored by the processing described later.

  A process in the case where a vehicle is warehousing in the parking section secured in this manner and a process in the case of leaving the vehicle will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing procedure at the time of storage into the parking lot. In the communication device 3, when the user performs an operation to display the screen of the parking lot information provision program 3P after the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the control unit 30 displays the information of the secured parking area (step S311). The display screen of the information of the parking section currently secured includes an interface such as a button or an icon for notifying the storage. When the tap of the interface is detected by the operation unit 35, the control unit 30 receives the transmission of the storage notification (step S312), and transmits the storage notification to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S313). The user who operates the communication device 3 may tap an interface for warehousing notification when it is ready to store goods in the parking lot secured by the vehicle.

  Even when the user directly visits the parking lot without securing, the user selects the information of the visited parking lot, and in that case, the control unit 30 of the communication device 3 displays the information The interface of the storage notification may be displayed in the screen to execute the process of step S312.

  When the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing device 1 receives the storage notification (step S111), the control unit 10 of the table group 110 corresponds to the use status information corresponding to the user identification information corresponding to the communication device 3 that is the transmission source of the storage notification. It extracts from a management information table (step S112). The control unit 10 transmits a storage notification to the parking lot device 2 at the storage notification destination corresponding to the parking lot identification information included in the extracted usage status information in association with the parking lot identification information of the parking lot to be parked. (Step S113).

  When receiving the storage notification from the communication unit 25 (step S211), the control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 confirms the storage of the vehicle in the parking area to which the parking lot identification information transmitted in association with the storage notification corresponds. (Step S212). The confirmation of the warehousing is confirmed by the sensor 4 based on whether or not it has changed from the empty state to the full state in the corresponding parking area. If the receipt of another vehicle that has not been secured is blocked, release it and then confirm. If another vehicle erroneously stores the vehicle in the secured parking lot without being notified of storage, it is necessary to take measures such as notifying that the other vehicle is secured. If the storage area still remains, the communication device 3 for securing the parking area is secured, even if the other parking area is open, the area is secured and notified, etc. Good.

  When the warehousing is confirmed in step S212, the control unit 20 ends the measurement of the length of the period having no space which has been started in step S207 of the flowchart of FIG. 5 (step S213), and the measured length Are stored, and the storage start time (date and time) is stored (step S214). The control unit 20 transmits the storage start time that the storage has been confirmed and stored (step S215).

  In the parking lot providing device 1, when the control unit 10 receives the confirmation of warehousing and the warehousing start time transmitted from the parking lot device 2 by the communication unit 13 (step S 114), the corresponding management information table in the table group 110 The warehousing start time is updated (step S115). Control unit 10 transmits to communication device 3 that the storage is confirmed (step S116).

  In the communication device 3, when the storage confirmation is received from the communication unit 36 (step S314), the control unit 30 displays a screen indicating that the storage confirmation has been made (step S315), and the processing at the time of storage is ended.

  FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the settlement processing procedure at the time of leaving the parking lot. In the communication device 3, when the user performs an operation to display the screen of the parking lot information provision program 3P after the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the control unit 30 causes the parking lot information of the parking lot being parked to be displayed. (Step S316). It is preferable that the name of the parking lot, the identification information (number) of the parking section being parked, and the storage start time be displayed as the information on the parking lot on parking. The displayed screen showing information on the parked parking space includes an interface such as a button or an icon for notifying the leaving. When the tap of the interface is detected by the operation unit 35, the control unit 30 receives transmission of the delivery notification (step S317), and transmits the delivery notification to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S318). The user operating the communication device 3 may tap the interface for delivery notification when it is ready to deliver the vehicle from the parking section.

  The information displayed in step S316 may include information on the charge generated from the warehousing. In the case of displaying the charge, the control unit 30 calculates the maximum charge from the information of the charge per time received from the parking lot providing device 1 with the displayed time as the leaving time. When securing is performed, the maximum charge may be calculated using the securing start time as the warehousing start time. In addition, the control unit 30 may request the parking lot device 2 to calculate the actually generated charge via the parking lot providing device 1. In this case, the parking lot device 2 performs step S218 described later. , S219 is executed. Further, the screen displayed in step S316 may include an interface for instructing entry of discount information (number or ticket reading) of affiliated store.

  When the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing apparatus 1 receives the delivery notification (step S117), the control unit 10 of the table group 110 corresponds to the use status information corresponding to the user identification information corresponding to the communication device 3 of the transmission source of the delivery notification. It extracts from a management information table (step S118). The control unit 10 transmits the delivery notification to the parking lot device 2 of the delivery notification destination corresponding to the parking lot identification information included in the extracted usage status information in association with the parking section identification information of the parking section to be parked. (Step S119). At this time, when the benefit information is associated with the user identification information, the control unit 10 may transmit the benefit information (a discount rate, a ticket of a tie-up shop, etc.) to the parking lot device 2 together with the delivery notification.

  When the control unit 20 of the parking lot device 2 receives the delivery notification from the communication unit 25 (step S216), the control unit 20 stores the delivery time (step S217). The control unit 20 sets the charge for the corresponding parking section, based on the length of the full period, the storage start time, the delivery time stored in step S214, and the charge list stored in the built-in memory. It is calculated by step 24 (step S218). In step S218, the control unit 20 sums up periods in which other vehicles can not be accepted in the other parking areas while securing, and calculates the parking fee by continuously performing the time when the goods are actually stored (Fig. 9). When the preferential treatment information is sent together, the settlement processing unit 23 calculates the charge using the preferential treatment information. The control unit 20 transmits the stored leaving time and the calculated charge to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S219).

  When receiving the leaving time and the charge (step S120), the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing device 1 updates the leaving time among the information on the usage status of the corresponding management information table in the table group 110 (step S121). ). Then, the control unit 10 transmits the received fee to the communication device 3 (step S122).

  In the communication device 3, when the calculated charge is received (step S 319), the control unit 30 causes the display unit 34 to display a confirmation screen of settlement, in which the charge is specified (step S 320). On the settlement confirmation screen, an interface for instructing execution of the settlement at the charge is displayed. When the execution of the settlement is instructed on the settlement confirmation screen, the control unit 30 transmits the settlement instruction to the parking lot providing device 1 (step S321). If the entry of discount information is selected, the discount information is also sent together.

  When receiving the settlement instruction (step S123), the control unit 10 of the parking lot providing device 1 determines the fee received from the parking lot device 2 based on the settlement method associated with the user identification information of the corresponding user. A process is performed (step S124). When the settlement process is completed, the control unit 10 transmits the result of the settlement process to the parking lot device 2 and the communication device 3 (step S125), and erases the usage status information from the management information table (step S126). If the settlement process is not completed and fails, in step S125, the parking lot device 2 is instructed to directly receive the payment from the reception opening of the settlement processing unit 24 and the like, and the communication device 3 is also notified of the parking lot device Send information to instruct 2 to make an adjustment.

  In the parking lot apparatus 2, the control unit 20 receives the result of the settlement process (step S220), and when the parking section providing apparatus 1 or the settlement processing section 23 completes the settlement, confirms the leaving of the vehicle to the corresponding parking section (Step S221). The confirmation of the leaving is confirmed by the sensor 4 depending on whether or not the corresponding parking area has changed from the full state to the empty state. If the lock mechanism is operated to prevent unauthorized leaving, it is released and confirmed for a predetermined time. When the delivery is confirmed, the control unit 20 may delete the stored information, etc. of the storage time. When leaving is not confirmed within a predetermined time, notification is given, and the parking lot providing device 1 is notified, and processing such as addition of a charge is executed.

  In the communication device 3, when the control unit 30 receives the result of the settlement process (step S322), the control unit 30 causes the display unit 34 to display the result (step S323), and ends the process. At this time, a message or the like may be displayed that actually prompts for leaving. The processes of steps S122 and S123 and steps S319 to S321 in the communication apparatus 3 may be omitted.

  Specifically, the calculation in step S218 is performed as follows. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a method of calculating the charge. The horizontal axis indicates the passage of time, and the change of the situation is indicated by the type of hatching for each parking section. The types of hatching are distinguished at the bottom. A case will be described in which the parking lot No. 1 of the B parking lot is secured. After the parking lot of "1" is secured at time T1, the other parking lot "2"-"4" becomes full at time T2, so the time when the parking lot "4" becomes empty The period until T3 is measured as a full period. Then, when the parking lot "4" becomes full again at time T4, the period until time T5 when the parking lot "3" becomes empty is added as a full car period. The measurement of the full vehicle period is stopped when the storage section "1" is actually secured at time T6 with respect to the secured parking section "1", and the parking period from time T6 to T7 is thereafter stopped at time T7 when the delivery notification is given. The charge is calculated based on the measured full period. The charge is calculated by continuously making the full vehicle period during the actual parking period T6 to T7. For example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 9, the parking period is calculated from the second storage start time T6 'to the time T7 that is earlier than the actual storage time T6 by the total of the full period. The full vehicle period may be calculated continuously after T7. By calculating the charge by adding the full vehicle period in this way, it is possible to suppress the feeling of burden because the user side is convinced while preventing the warehousing of another vehicle from being prevented. Further, by calculating as a continuous period, it is possible to avoid the complexity of the calculation process in the case where the fee differs depending on the time zone.

  The user's operation based on the parking lot information provision program 3P will be specifically described with reference to the screen examples shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. FIG. 10 shows an example of contents of a list screen of a plurality of parking lots. As shown in FIG. 10, in the communication device 3, as the list screen in step S302 in the above-described processing procedure, the selectable interface 341 showing the name and fee of the parking lot corresponding to each of the plurality of extracted parking lots. The list is displayed on the display unit 34. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the position on the map of each parking lot may be displayed together with a mark 342 indicating the destination or the current location.

  FIG. 11 shows a display example of detailed information of the parking lot. FIG. 11 shows an example of the content displayed in step S304 when the interface 341 corresponding to "B parking lot" is selected in the list screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, in the detailed information, the crowded state (full empty state) of the selected “B parking lot” is shown in a bar graph, address, management company, parking limit, number of sections, Parking lot information such as a tie-up point is displayed, and further, an interface 343 for receiving securing is displayed. And FIG. 12 has shown the example of a display of the result of securing of a parking section. FIG. 12 shows the result of securing displayed in step S307 when the interface 343 of FIG. 11 is tapped, and information (parking section number “3”) indicating which parking section is secured is displayed. ing. Further, FIG. 12 also displays a note that a charge will be generated when the vehicle is full.

  FIG. 13 shows a display example of information on a parking lot under securing. FIG. 13 is displayed when the parking lot information provision program 3P is activated when it is desired to check a parking section being secured, such as on the way to a parking lot secured by the user (step S311). And as shown in FIG. 13, the interface 344 for the warehousing notification is contained in the screen which confirms the parking lot information in process of securing. The interface 344 may be displayed only when the own position that can be acquired by the position acquisition unit 33 of the communication device 3 exists within a predetermined distance from the parking section currently secured. When the interface 344 is tapped, the parking lot device 2 is notified of the storage via the compartment providing device 1, and if the lock mechanism is provided, it is released and the storage is confirmed.

  FIG. 14 shows a display example of information of a parking lot in parking. FIG. 14 is displayed to activate the parking lot information providing program 3P when the user wants to check while the vehicle is parked or when he / she wants to leave the vehicle (step S316). The display screen of the information on the parked parking lot includes an interface 345 for notification of leaving as shown in FIG. 14 and an interface 346 for instructing to input discount information of a partner store. When the interface 345 is tapped, a delivery notification is transmitted from the communication device 3 to the parking lot providing device 1. When the interface 346 is tapped, an image such as a discount ticket or receipt is executed before sending the delivery notification, identification information included in the ticket or receipt is read from a bar code or the like, and the delivery notification is issued. It is transmitted to the parking lot providing device 1. The image may be image data obtained by communication, and the identification information may also be obtained directly by communication.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of the checkout screen. FIG. 15 shows an example of the content displayed in step S320 when the interface 345 for the delivery notification is selected in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the charge is displayed on the settlement confirmation screen. It is more preferable that a breakdown of the charge based on the time from the actual storage start time of the charge to the leaving time and the charge calculated based on the full vehicle period be displayed.

  In this manner, in the parking lot system 100, the user compares the respective charges and the congestion state to determine the parking lot to be used, using the communication device 3 for various parking lots where various charge settings are made. In addition to being able to secure, it is possible. Furthermore, even the settlement of the charge for the parking section actually parked can be executed on one application of the communication device 3 (parking lot information provision program 3P). Moreover, the charge can be understood by both the user and the manager of the parking lot, and efficient use of the parking lot is promoted. The parking lot device 2 just needs to be able to safely execute the processing described above for the parking lot providing device 1, and provides parking lot information from the parking lot providing device 1 across multiple management companies, and further realization of securing It becomes possible.

  When the communication device 3 is a dedicated device, as a form using physical buttons for warehousing notification and warehousing notification, reception of position acquisition, selection of a parking lot to be secured, etc. And a microphone) may be used.

  As described above, the parking system according to the present disclosure performs OPA (Online Parking) which executes from securing of a parking lot to entering and leaving, and further settlement via the parking lot providing device 1 without the user operating the settlement machine. Agent) service is realized. Since the OPA service is processed online in this manner, it can be used to secure a parking lot of a vehicle capable of autonomous driving. Specifically, the functions of the communication device 3 are classified into an on-vehicle device communicating with each other and a portable device (smartphone) carried by the user, and the user dismounts from the vehicle around the destination and mounts the on-vehicle device or the portable device in the vehicle. Direct parking through. The in-vehicle device receives this instruction directly or via a portable device, acquires its own position by the position acquisition unit 33, transmits it to the parking lot providing device 1, receives the extraction of the surrounding parking lot, and the distance is the shortest Choose the least expensive parking lot. The selection may be made automatically by the on-board unit itself, or may be instructed by the user via the portable device. The in-vehicle device transmits an instruction for securing the selected parking area, and if securing can be confirmed, the vehicle-mounted device automatically travels to the parking lot based on the position information of the parking lot and automatically parks in the secured parking area. During parking, the status can be confirmed from the portable device of the user on the screen as shown in FIG. 14, and the user transmits a delivery notification from the portable device to the parking lot providing device 1 and the on-vehicle device to move the vehicle to the current location. Let The parking lot device 2 calculates the charge through the parking lot providing device 1 and receives notification of the result of the settlement in the parking lot providing device 1 to make it possible to take out, and the on-vehicle device starts taking it out automatically. Drive to the position. Since the parking lot providing apparatus 1 collectively receives securing instructions from a plurality of users, a warehousing notification, and a leaving notification, it is possible to calculate and propose a suitable parking lot for each vehicle from its respective conditions. You can also.

  In the above embodiment, the calculation of the charge is performed by the settlement processing unit 23 of the parking lot device 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the calculation may also be performed on the parking lot providing device 1 side.

  The disclosed embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to claims.

1 Parking lot provision device (server device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 control part, 11 memory part, 13 communication part 1P parking division provision program 110 table group 2 parking lot apparatus 20 control part, 21 memory part, 23 sensor input part, 24 settlement processing part, 25 communication part 4 sensor 3 communication apparatus ( Client device)
30 control unit, 31 storage unit, 36 communication unit 3P parking lot information provision program N network

Claims (7)

A client device, a server device communicating with the client device, and a parking lot device capable of communicating with the server device and installed in each of a plurality of parking lots and acquiring the status of a parking space in the parking lot A parking lot system including: providing information on parking lots of the plurality of parking lots to the client device;
The server device is
Collecting the status of the parking lot at each point of time in the parking lot from the parking lot device of the plurality of parking lots;
Information including information identifying the plurality of parking lots and congestion status of the plurality of parking lots based on the status of the parking lot is transmitted to the client device;
The client device is
Accepting selection of any of the plurality of parking lots and securing of a parking section of the selected parking lot based on the information transmitted from the server device;
When securing is selected, a request for securing a parking lot in the selected parking lot is sent to the server device,
When the server device receives the securing request from the client device, the server device transmits a securing instruction to the parking lot device of the selected parking lot,
The parking lot device measures the length of a full vehicle period, which is the time when there is no space in the parking lot of the corresponding parking lot, after the securing of the parking lot is started,
The client device transmits a receipt notification or a removal notification to the parking lot device via the server device at the time of loading or leaving the secured parking section,
A parking lot providing method, wherein a charge is calculated based on a warehousing start time, a warehousing time, and a measured length of a full vehicle period when a delivery notification is sent. The calculation of the charge is based on the total of the measured full car length and the charge table which differs depending on the time zone of the parking lot based on the second loading start time and the leaving time which are continued before the loading start time. The parking lot provision method according to claim 1, which is calculated with reference to. The parking lot device is
When the delivery notification transmitted from the server device is received, the time at which the delivery notification is received is set as the delivery time,
Set a time earlier than the time of receipt of the receipt notification by the length of the full period as the receipt start time,
The parking lot provision method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a charge is calculated from a period from the storage start time to the delivery time. A client device, a server device communicating with the client device, and a parking lot device capable of communicating with the server device and installed in each of a plurality of parking lots and acquiring the status of a parking space in the parking lot A parking lot providing system for providing information on parking lots of the plurality of parking lots to the client device.
The server device is
Means for collecting status at each time point in the parking lot from the parking lot device of the plurality of parking lots;
Means for transmitting information including information identifying the plurality of parking lots and congestion status of the plurality of parking lots based on the status of the parking lot to the client device;
Means for transmitting a securing instruction to the parking lot device of the selected parking lot when receiving a securing request for the parking section of any of the plurality of parking lots from the client device;
The client device is
A unit for receiving a selection of any of the plurality of parking lots and securing of a parking section of the selected parking lot based on the information transmitted from the server device;
A means for transmitting a request for securing a parking section in the selected parking lot to the server device when accepting the securing;
Means for transmitting a receipt notification or a delivery notification to the parking lot device via the server device at the time of loading or leaving the secured parking section;
The parking lot device comprises means for measuring the length of a full period in which there is no space in the parking lot of the corresponding parking lot after the start of securing the parking lot,
When the delivery notification is transmitted from the client device, the charge is calculated based on the warehousing start time, the delivery time, and the measured length of the fullness period in any of the server device, the client device or the parking lot device. Parking lot provision system. A parking lot providing apparatus comprising: a client unit and a communication unit for communicating with a plurality of parking lot apparatuses installed in each of the plurality of parking lots, wherein information on the plurality of parking lots is provided to the client apparatus,
A means for collecting, at each point of time, the status of the parking lot in the parking lot from the parking lot device of the plurality of parking lots;
Means for transmitting information including information identifying the plurality of parking lots and congestion status of the plurality of parking lots based on the status of the parking lot to the client device;
When a request for securing a parking lot selected from any of the plurality of parking lots and a parking lot in the parking lot is received from the client device, the parking lot device for the selected parking lot is secured Means for sending instructions
A means for acquiring a length of a full car period which is a time in which there is no space other than the parking section secured in the parking lot after transmitting the securing instruction;
A unit for receiving a receipt notification and a delivery notification from the client device;
A means for storing a receipt start time when the receipt notification is received;
And a means for calculating a charge based on the warehousing start time, the leaving time, and the measured length of the full car period when the goods leaving notification is transmitted. In a computer program that causes a computer including a communication unit to provide information on a parking lot transmitted and received by the communication unit to another device,
At each point in time, collect the parking lot status of multiple parking lots,
The communication unit transmits information including information identifying the plurality of parking lots and congestion status of the plurality of parking lots based on the status of the parking lot to the other device.
Receiving, from the other device, a parking lot selected from any of the plurality of parking lots and a request for securing a parking section in the parking lot,
When the securing request is received, the communication unit transmits an instruction for securing a parking lot to the selected parking lot,
After transmitting the securing instruction, acquire the length of the full vehicle period, which is the time when there is no space other than the parking lot secured in the parking lot,
Receive receipt notice and delivery notice from the other device, respectively
A computer program that executes processing for calculating a charge based on a storage start time, a storage time, and a measured length of a full vehicle period. In a computer program that causes a display unit to display information on a parking lot received by the communication unit on a computer including a communication unit and a display unit.
The communication unit receives information including congestion states of a plurality of parking lots,
The display unit displays a screen for receiving the information, selection of any of the plurality of parking lots, and securing of a parking space in the selected parking lot on the display unit.
The communication unit transmits, to the selected parking lot, a secure request for requesting securement of a parking lot,
Receiving the result of securing, when securing of the parking lot is successful, displaying on the display unit that a charge will be generated according to the time when there is no vacancy other than the secured parking lot. A computer program characterized by

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