JP3443642B2 - Bicycle identification method and bicycle identification device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bicycle identification method and a bicycle identification device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bicycle identification method and a bicycle identification device that can identify a bicycle without stopping the bicycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bicycles have been used by many people as a convenient short-distance transportation means. However, in recent years, bad bicycles around the station have become a social problem such as obstruction of traffic, and due to the establishment of legislation regarding the forced removal of such abandoned bicycles, paid bicycle parking lots or bicycle rental facilities are located around the station. There are an increasing number of examples provided in the.

Among such paid bicycle parking lots or rental bicycle facilities, for example, in a charged bicycle parking lot for the purpose of regular use, the user's address and name are registered, and a regular use certificate is issued to each user, and the regular use is issued. It is common to let the user show the usage certificate when using the bicycle parking lot.

In a bicycle rental facility for regular use, the address and name of each user are registered, a membership card is issued to each user, and this membership card is presented to the user when renting a bicycle. By so doing, it is common to manage the rental status of bicycles to each user.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional paid bicycle parking lot, the user has to present the periodical use certificate every time the bicycle parking lot is used, which is complicated for the user and causes congestion at the entrance during the rush hour in the morning and evening. Therefore, there is a problem that it will be a hindrance for the bicycle parking lot side to operate the facility efficiently.

On the other hand, in the rental bicycle facility, it is necessary to manually confirm whether or not the bicycle to be returned by the user is a genuine bicycle rented from the facility, which leads to an increase in running cost. There is.

[0007] In addition, when renting / returning a bicycle, only the usage status of each user is usually managed, and the rental status of each bicycle and the number of vehicles in the facility are not managed. When there are a plurality of facilities, there is a problem that efficient operation such as exchanging bicycles between the facilities cannot be performed in a timely manner according to the number of vehicles in each facility.

In connection with such a problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63901 proposes the following entry / exit management system for a bicycle parking lot.

That is, a bar code recording identification information for identifying each bicycle owned by a user of a bicycle parking lot is attached to a predetermined position of each bicycle, and a bar code reading device is installed at the entrance of the bicycle parking lot. When the identification information read by the reading device is collated and the passage of the bicycle can be permitted, the gate of the bicycle parking entrance is opened to allow the user and the bicycle to pass. With this configuration, the user can use the bicycle parking lot without presenting a card when entering or leaving the vehicle.

However, in the entry / exit management system according to the above-mentioned proposal, it is necessary to attach a bar code to a common position on all bicycles. It is difficult to attach the bar code at a common position, and it is more difficult to provide the bar code in a state in which it can be properly read by all bicycles, so that there is a problem of poor feasibility.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.
An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle identification method and a bicycle identification device that can identify the bicycle without stopping the bicycle when returning the bicycle, and a bicycle management method and a bicycle management system using the bicycle identification method and the bicycle identification device. It is also intended to provide.

[0012]

A first aspect of the present invention is a bicycle for identifying a bicycle with a medium having a function of transmitting the recorded content by being excited by an electromagnetic wave emitted from a close range. Pre-record identification information under the bicycle
The bicycle is equipped with an electromagnetic wave transmitting / identifying information receiving means that is mounted at an appropriate position and that transmits the electromagnetic wave that excites the medium and that receives the bicycle identification information transmitted from the medium.
Outside the facility near the facility entrance and near the bicycle parking facility exit
It is buried in the inside of the installation to a predetermined depth, and the medium is installed.
A bicycle that has been parked at the bicycle parking facility entrance or the bicycle parking facility exit
When passing the bicycle, the bicycle identification information is received by the electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means, and the received bicycle is received.
The present invention relates to a bicycle identification method characterized in that a bicycle is identified by identification information.

[0013]

A second aspect of the present invention is a bicycle in which a medium having a function of being excited by an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a close range and transmitting recorded contents is mounted at an appropriate position in a lower portion, and a bicycle parking facility entrance. Outside the nearby facility and bicycle parking facility
Electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means, which is embedded inside the facility near the exit and has a predetermined depth , transmits electromagnetic waves for exciting the medium and receives bicycle identification information transmitted from the medium, and the electromagnetic wave transmission. -Identification information analyzing means for analyzing the bicycle identification information received by the identification information receiving means, wherein the bicycle identification information for identifying the bicycle is recorded in advance in the medium, and the bicycle parking facility entrance or the bicycle parking
When passing through the facility exit, the electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means receives the bicycle identification information, and the reception
The bicycle identification information is analyzed by the identification information analysis means.
Then , the present invention relates to a feature of identifying a bicycle.

[0015]

A first aspect of the third aspect of the present invention is a bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification method, wherein the user identification information given to the bicycle user is associated with the bicycle identification information. The present invention relates to a bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot, which is characterized by automatically registering and managing the bicycle.

In the first aspect of the third aspect of the present invention,
For example, only when the user identification number and the bicycle identification number have a pre-association relationship, the user having the user identification number is permitted to enter or leave the bicycle parking lot, or The bicycle is managed by the bicycle management information created based on the bicycle identification number.

A second aspect of the third aspect of the present invention is a bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification method, wherein user identification information given to a bicycle user is associated with a specific bicycle identification number. The present invention relates to a bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot, characterized in that the user's entry into or entry from the bicycle parking lot is managed based on the bicycle identification number.

A first aspect of the fourth aspect of the present invention is a bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification device, wherein user identification information given to a bicycle user is associated with bicycle identification information. To automatically register,
The present invention relates to a bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot, which is configured to manage a bicycle.

In a first aspect of the fourth aspect of the present invention,
For example, only when the user identification number and the bicycle identification number have a pre-association relationship, the user having the user identification number is permitted to enter or leave the bicycle parking lot, or The bicycle is managed by the bicycle management information created based on the bicycle identification number.

Further, in the first aspect of the fourth aspect of the present invention, when there are a plurality of bicycle parking lots, it is preferable that a master management system for comprehensively managing those bicycle parking lots is provided.

A second aspect of the fourth aspect of the present invention is a bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification device, wherein user identification information given to a bicycle user is associated with a specific bicycle identification number. The present invention relates to a bicycle management system for a bicycle parking lot, characterized in that it is configured so that the user's entry into the bicycle parking lot or entry from the bicycle parking lot thereafter is managed based on the bicycle identification number.

[0023]

Since the bicycle identifying method and the bicycle identifying apparatus of the present invention are constructed as described above, the bicycle identifying method can be performed without stopping the bicycle.

Since the bicycle management method and the bicycle management system of the present invention use the bicycle identification method and the bicycle identification device, the identification information of each bicycle can be grasped without stopping the bicycle. Therefore, bicycles can be efficiently managed in the bicycle parking lot.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such embodiments.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of a rental cycle management system including a bicycle identification device to which the bicycle identification method of the present invention is applied. This rental cycle management system 10 is mainly used for commuting / commuting. It is intended to automatically manage the process of renting / returning bicycles at a rental cycle facility that rents bicycles to regular users for commuting to school, regardless of human labor.

That is, the rental cycle management system 1
0, an ID tag (identification) in which bicycle identification information 31 for identifying each bicycle is recorded at a predetermined position M (see FIG. 3) below each rental bicycle 30 for identifying each rental bicycle 30. An information transmission medium) 32 is attached. This ID tag 32 is an RF-ID (Radio Frequenc
y Identification) or data carrier, which operates with electric power supplied by electromagnetic induction by electromagnetic waves emitted from a close range, that is, transmits information recorded in a built-in memory (not shown) when excited by electromagnetic waves. It has a function.

Further, in the vicinity of the gate 40 at the facility entrance / exit,
An entrance antenna (electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means) 41 and an entrance antenna 42 are buried at a predetermined depth inside and outside the facility of the gate 40 (see FIG. 3). Each of the antennas 41 and 42 excites the ID tag 32 by electromagnetic induction to emit an electromagnetic wave under the control of a scanner (electromagnetic wave transmitting / identifying information receiving unit) 43, and receives the electromagnetic wave and is transmitted from the ID tag 32. The identification information 31 is received. It should be noted that the predetermined depth is set for each antenna 4
The depth is set so as not to hinder the functions of 1, 42, for example, 4
It is set to 0 to 50 mm.

Since the ID tag 32 can communicate with each antenna 41, 42 at a short distance (for example, 300 to 400 mm), it is possible to set the installation position on each bicycle 30 relatively freely.

Further, in the rental cycle management system 10, each membership card (user identification information recording medium) 22 made of, for example, a magnetic card in which user identification information 21 for identifying each user 20 is recorded is used. Issued to the person 20. The membership card 22 is stored in the entrance card reader (user identification information reading means) 52 and the entrance card reader (user identification information reading means) 53 provided inside and outside the facility near the gate 40, respectively. The user identification information 21 is read by the readers 52 and 53.

Then, the rental cycle management system 1
0 is the bicycle identification information 31 and each card reader 52, which the scanner 43 receives via each antenna 41, 42.
A sequencer 50 that controls the opening and closing of the gate 40 based on the user identification information 21 read by 53, a gate drive mechanism 51 that opens and closes the gate 40 according to an instruction from the sequencer 50, and a computer 60 that is connected to the sequencer 50 and performs various processes. Further, for example, when there are a plurality of rental cycle facilities, a master management system 70 that is connected to a computer 60 provided for each facility and performs management for comprehensively managing all the facilities is provided.

That is, when each user 20 borrows the bicycle 30, the scanner 4 is accessed via the antenna 41 for participation.
3 and the user identification information 21 read by the participation card reader 52.
Is sent to the computer 60 via the sequencer 50.

The computer 60 has a memory 61 for storing various kinds of information, and the memory 61 contains information on the usage status of the rental bicycle 30 of each user 20 and information on the authority to use the facility. Person management information 62
The bicycle management information 63 regarding the rental status of each rental bicycle 30 and the association data 64 that associates the user identification information 21 and the bicycle identification information 31 sent from the sequencer 50 are stored.

In addition, a bicycle 30 for lending from each user 20
When receiving the return, the sequencer 50 stores the bicycle identification information 31 received by the scanner 43 via the entrance antenna 42, the user identification information 21 read by the entrance card reader 53, and the memory 61 in the memory 61. By comparing the stored association data 64, it is determined whether the rental bicycle 30 that the user 20 is about to return is the genuine rental bicycle 30 that the user has borrowed, and the authenticity of the rental bicycle 30 is verified. If it is a rental bicycle 30, the gate drive mechanism 5
Instruct 1 to open the gate 40.

The processing when each user 20 borrows the rental bicycle 30 from the rental cycle facility and when the borrowed bicycle 30 is returned will be described more specifically.

First, a case where each user 20 borrows the rental bicycle 30 will be described.

(Procedure 1) When the user 20 first uses the rental bicycle facility, each user 20 provides information such as address and name to register as a member, and the facility manager displays the membership card 22. Get issued. If the user 20 is already registered, this procedure is omitted.

(Procedure 2) The user 20 who has registered as a member moves the rental bicycle 30 to be borrowed to the front side of the facility entrance gate 40 (see FIG. 2) inside the facility.
In the meantime, the ID tag 32 is excited by the participation antenna 41 (see FIG. 3) and sends out the bicycle identification number information 31 stored in the ID tag 32. The transmitted bicycle identification number information 31 is received by the participation antenna 41 embedded in the ground L and transmitted to the scanner 43.
That is, the bicycle identification information 31 transmitted by the ID tag 32 is received by the scanner 43.

(Procedure 3) The user 20 inserts the membership card 22 into the entry card reader 52. As a result, the participation card reader 52 reads the user identification information 21.

(Procedure 4) The sequencer 50 collates the user management information 62 with the read user identification information 21 to determine whether the facility use authority of the user 20 has expired.

(Procedure 5) Here, if the expiration date has passed, the user 20 is notified to that effect, and the user 20 inserts the membership card 22 and a predetermined fee into a regular updating machine (not shown),
After updating the expiration date information in the user management information 62, the rental bicycle 30 is moved to the position before the gate 40 again.

(Procedure 6) If it is not expired in Procedure 4, it is checked whether or not it is the rental bicycle 30, and if it is not the rental bicycle 30 or the ID tag 32 cannot be read, the manager is notified. Use another rental bicycle 30. The ID dug 32 of the rental bicycle 30 in which the reading failure has occurred is checked by the administrator.

(Procedure 7) If there is no problem as a result of checking whether or not the rental bicycle 30 is the procedure 5, the participation card reader 5 is used.
The user identification information 21 read by 2 and the bicycle identification information 31 received by the scanner 43 via the entrance antenna 41 are sent to the computer 60, and the management system processing and the processing by the master management system 70 are performed.

In the management system processing, the user management information 62 of the user 20 is updated, the bicycle management information of the rental bicycle 30 is updated, and the association data 64 is created.
Stored.

In the master management system 70, the number of vehicles in each rental cycle facility is managed, and processing such as instructing the transportation of the rental bicycle 30 from a facility with an excessive number of vehicles to a facility with an insufficient number of vehicles is performed. Is done.

(Procedure 8) When the procedure 7 is completed, the sequencer 50 issues a command to the gate drive mechanism 51 to open the gate 40, and the gate 40 is opened.

(Procedure 9) User 2 using the opened gate 40
0 and the rental bicycle 30 pass, the sequencer 5
A command is issued from 0 to the gate drive mechanism 51 to close the gate 40, and the gate 40 is closed. This allows
The procedure for lending the rental bicycle 30 ends.

Next, a procedure for each user 20 to return the rented bicycle 30 will be described.

(Procedure 10) The user 20 is the rental bicycle 3
When returning 0, the bicycle 30 is moved to the front side of the facility outside the gate 40 (see FIG. 2). Thereby, the bicycle identification information 31 of the rental bicycle 30 is received by the scanner 43 via the entrance antenna 42.

(Procedure 11) The user 20 inserts the membership card 22 into the entrance card reader 53. As a result, the user identification information 21 is read by the entrance card reader 53.

(Procedure 12) The sequencer 50 collates the user management information 62 with the read user identification information 21 to determine whether or not the facility use authority of the user 20 has expired.

(Procedure 13) If the expiration date has passed, the user 20 is notified of that fact, and the user 20 inserts a membership card 22 and a predetermined fee into a regular update machine (not shown) to manage the user. After updating the expiration date information in the information 62, the bicycle 30 is moved to the position before the gate 40 again and stopped once.

(Procedure 14) If the expiration date has not expired in Procedure 12, the user identification information 21, the bicycle identification information 31, and the association data 64 obtained in Procedures 10 and 11 are obtained.
In contrast, it is determined whether or not the rental bicycle 30 that the user 20 intends to return matches the rental bicycle 30 that has been rented.

(Procedure 15) If they do not match, the facility manager is notified to that effect.

(Procedure 16) Sequencer 5 if they match
A command is issued from 0 to the gate drive mechanism 51 to open the gate 40, and the gate 40 is opened.

(Procedure 17) When the user 20 and the rental bicycle 30 pass through the opened gate 40, the sequencer 50 issues a command to the gate drive mechanism 51 to close the gate 40, and the gate 40 is closed. This ends the procedure for returning the rental bicycle 30.

As described above, according to the rental cycle management system 10 of the first embodiment, when the rental bicycle 30 is rented, the bicycle identification information 3 transmitted from the ID tag 32 is transmitted.
1 is associated with the user identification information 21 read from the membership card 22 and associated data 64 is stored in the computer 60. When the rental bicycle 30 is returned, the user identification information 21 and the bicycle identification information 31 are stored. Since it is determined whether or not the user 20 is going to return the rented genuine rental bicycle 30 by comparing with the association data 64, the bicycle renting / returning process can be automatically performed regardless of human labor. It can be carried out. Therefore, the rental cycle management system 10 can be unmanned.

Further, it is possible to control the master management system 70 to adjust the number of bicycles in a plurality of facilities based on the bicycle management information 63 obtained in this process. More efficient operation becomes possible.

Further, the bicycle management information 63 enables efficient maintenance and update of the rental bicycle 30.
For example, by performing maintenance on the rental bicycle 30 that has reached a predetermined number of times, the cost required for maintenance can be reduced as compared to the case where all the rental bicycles 30 are regularly maintained.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of Embodiment 2 of a bicycle parking management system including a bicycle identification device to which the bicycle identification method of the present invention is applied.

The bicycle parking lot management system 80 requires the user to show the usage certificate such as a regular card for depositing and biking out the bicycle 30A at a fixed fee bicycle parking lot where the bicycle 30A mainly used for commuting to work or school is parked. It is supposed to be managed so that it can be done without it. The same components as those of the first embodiment in the bicycle parking management system 80 will be described with the same reference numerals.

In the bicycle parking management system 80, each bicycle 30 is located at a predetermined position M (see FIG. 3) of each bicycle 30A, as in the rental bicycle management system 10 of the first embodiment.
I in which the bicycle identification information 31 for identifying A is recorded
A D tag (identification information transmission tag) 32 is attached.

Further, in the vicinity of the gate 40 at the facility entrance / exit,
An entrance antenna (electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means) 41 and an entrance antenna 42 are embedded inside and outside the facility of the gate 40, respectively. Each antenna 41, 42 is
Under the control of the scanner (electromagnetic wave transmission / identification information receiving means) 43, an electromagnetic wave for causing electromagnetic induction to the ID tag 32 is transmitted, and the ID tag 3 receives the electromagnetic wave.
2 receives the bicycle identification information 31 transmitted.

Therefore, the bicycle parking management system 80 is instructed by the sequencer 50 'for controlling the opening and closing of the gate 40 based on the bicycle identification information 31 received by the scanner 43 via the antennas 41, 42, and the sequencer 50'. A gate drive mechanism 51 that opens and closes the gate 40, and a computer 60 ′ that is connected to a sequencer 50 ′ and performs various processes.
And are equipped with.

That is, when each user 20 deposits the bicycle 30A, the bicycle identification information 31 received by the scanner 43 via the entrance antenna 42 is sent to the computer 60 'via the sequencer 50'.

The computer 60 'has a memory 61' for storing various kinds of information. In this memory 61 ', the user management information 6 relating to the bicycle parking lot use authority of each user 20 is stored.
2'is stored.

When each user 20 requests the bicycle 30A, the sequencer 50 'causes the participation antenna 41
The user management information 62 ′ stored in the memory 61 ′ is collated with the bicycle identification information 31 received by the scanner 43 via the, and it is determined whether the user 20 has the authority to use the bicycle parking lot. judge. If so, the sequencer 50 'instructs the gate drive mechanism 51 to open the gate 40.

Below, each user 20 makes a bicycle 30 at the bicycle parking lot.
The process of depositing A and depositing the deposited bicycle 30A will be described more specifically.

First, each user 20 makes a bicycle 30 at the bicycle parking lot.
The case of depositing A will be described.

(Procedure 21) When the user 20 uses the bicycle parking lot for the first time, each user 20 provides information such as an address and a name to carry out initial initial registration, whereby the facility manager uses the bicycle regularly. Receive a certificate (not shown). This regular user ID is for confirming the usage rights,
It is stored by the user until the next update time. This procedure 21 is omitted for the registered user 20.

(Procedure 22) When the regular initial registration is completed,
The administrator IDs the predetermined position M on the bicycle 30A of the user 20.
Attach the tag 32.

(Procedure 23) When the installation of the ID tag 32 is completed, the user 20 moves the deposited bicycle 30 to the front side of the entrance gate 40 outside the facility (see FIG. 2). As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the bicycle identification information 31 transmitted by the ID tag 32 is received by the scanner 43 via the entrance antenna 41 buried in the ground L.

(Procedure 24) The sequencer 50 collates the user management information 62 with the bicycle identification information 31 to determine whether or not the bicycle parking lot use authority of the user 20 has expired.

(Procedure 25) If the time limit has expired, the user 20 is notified to that effect, and the user 20 puts a predetermined fee into the regular updating machine (not shown) and the user management information 6
After updating 2, bicycle 30A up to the gate 40 again
To move.

(Procedure 26) If the expiration date is not expired in Procedure 24, the gate 4 is transferred from the sequencer 50 to the gate drive mechanism 51.
A command is issued to open 0 and gate 40 is opened.

(Procedure 27) When the user 20 and the bicycle 30A pass through the opened gate 40, the sequencer 50
A command is issued from the gate drive mechanism 51 to close the gate 40, and the gate 40 is closed. This completes the procedure for depositing the bicycle A.

Next, a procedure for each user 20 to request the bicycle 30A will be described.

(Procedure 28) When the user 20 begs for the bicycle 30, the bicycle 30 is moved to the front of the entrance gate 40 inside the facility. As a result, the participation antenna 41
The bicycle identification information 31 of the bicycle 30A is received by the scanner 43 via the.

(Procedure 29) The sequencer 50 collates the user management information 62 with the bicycle identification information 31 to determine whether or not the bicycle parking lot usage authority of the user 20 has expired.

(Procedure 30) If the time limit has expired, the user 20 is notified to that effect, and the user 20 puts a predetermined fee into the regular updating machine (not shown) to display the user management information 62 '. After updating, bicycle 3 again before gate 40
Move 0A.

(Procedure 31) If the time is not expired in Procedure 29, the sequencer 50 causes the gate drive mechanism 51 to transfer the gate 4
A command is issued to open 0 and gate 40 is opened.
Note that the gate 40 is similarly opened even after the procedure 30 is executed.

(Procedure 32) When the user 20 and the bicycle 30A pass through the opened gate 40, the sequencer 50
A command is issued from the gate drive mechanism 51 to close the gate 40, and the gate 40 is closed. This completes the procedure for subscribing to the bicycle 30A.

As described above, according to the bicycle parking management system 80 of the second embodiment, the user management information 62 'is collated with the bicycle identification information 31 transmitted from the ID tag 32,
Since the opening and closing of the gate 40 is controlled according to this result, the user 20 can use the bicycle parking lot without the need to present a time stamp or the like. Note that the bicycle parking management system 80 may be unmanned at night.

Embodiment 3 The management system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is the same as that of Embodiment 1.
In addition, as in the second embodiment, a mixed-type facility for paying a bicycle parking lot and a rental bicycle facility for the purpose of regular use is managed. In this management system, the same processing as that in the first or second embodiment is performed for each user 20 according to the content of the contract with the user 20.

That is, the management system of the third embodiment is
For the users 20 who have the same components as the first embodiment and have a rental cycle contract, the rental bicycle 30 is rented to each user 20 by the processing from step 2 to step 17.・ Perform return procedures.

In addition, the user 20 who has made a parking lot use contract
For, for the processing from step 22 to step 32,
The procedure of depositing / depositing the bicycle 30A of each user 20 is performed.

As a result, the same effect as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained even in a mixed-type facility having a paid bicycle parking lot and a rental bicycle facility.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the embodiment, the entrance side gate and the exit side gate are shared, but the entrance side gate and the exit side gate may be provided separately. In that case, the entrance side gate and the exit side gate may be provided in different places.

[0089]

As described above in detail, according to the bicycle identifying method and the bicycle identifying apparatus of the present invention, the excellent effect that the bicycle can be identified without stopping is obtained.

Further, according to the bicycle management method and the bicycle management system of the present invention, since the identification information of each bicycle can be grasped without stopping the bicycle, it is possible to effectively manage the bicycle in the bicycle parking lot. Is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a rental cycle management system according to a first embodiment including a bicycle identification device to which a bicycle identification method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view more specifically showing a configuration example of a rental cycle facility entrance / exit.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an installation example of each antenna.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a bicycle parking management system according to the second embodiment including a bicycle identification device to which the bicycle identification method of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Rental cycle management system 20 users 21 membership card 22 User identification information 30 bicycles for rent 30A bicycle (owner bicycle) 31 Bicycle identification information 32 ID tag 40 gates 41 entry antenna 42 entrance antenna 50 sequencer 52 participation card reader 53 Admission card reader 60 computers 70 Master management system 80 Bicycle parking management system

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Katsusuke Namba 2-4 Kawanishi-dori, Nagata-ku, Kobe City Kawasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Takuya Taniuchi 2-4 Kawanishi-dori, Nagata-ku, Kobe City Kawasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akio Ito 2-4 Kawanishi-dori, Nagata-ku, Kobe City Kawasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasuyuki Tomita 2-4 Kawanishi-dori, Nagata-ku, Kobe City Kawasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshitaka Ide Kobe 2-4 Kawanishi-dori, Nagata-ku, Kawasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-8-36658 (JP, A) JP-A-3-126200 (JP, A) JP-A-10-255192 (JP, A) ) JP-A-10-63901 (JP, A) JP-A-8-42172 (JP, A) Open 2001-5869 (JP, A) (58 ) investigated the field (Int.Cl. ^7, DB name) G07B 15/00 501 G06F 17/60 134 G07F 17/00

Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. Excited by an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a close range
A medium having the function of transmitting the contents that are awakened and recorded
The bicycle identification information for identifying the bicycle is previously recorded on the medium.
Of the bicyclebeneathAttach it at the appropriate position, The medium that emits an electromagnetic wave that excites the medium and the medium
From the electromagnetic wave that receives the bicycle identification information transmitted from
Communication / identification information receiving meansOutside the facility near the entrance to the bicycle parking facility
Side and inside the facility near the bicycle parking facility exit
Buried in the depth, A bicycle equipped with the medium is installed at the entrance to the bicycle parking facility or
When passing through the bicycle parking facility exit, The electromagnetic wave transmission
The bicycle identification information is received by the identification information receiving means., According to the received bicycle identification information Identify the bicycle
A bicycle identification method characterized by the above. 2. Excited by an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a close range
A medium having the function of transmitting the contents that are awakened and recorded
But,beneathWith the bicycle installed in the appropriate position,Outside the bicycle parking facility entrance near the facility and near the bicycle parking facility exit
Was buried to a predetermined depth inside the facility, Exciting the medium
The electromagnetic waves that are transmitted and transmitted from the medium
The electromagnetic wave transmission and the identification information reception that receive the bicycle identification information
Communication means, The self received by the electromagnetic wave transmitting / identifying information receiving means.
An identification information analysis means for analyzing the turnover identification information is provided, The bicycle identification information for identifying the bicycle is recorded in advance on the medium.
ThenPass through the bicycle parking facility entrance or the bicycle parking facility exit
When The electromagnetic wave transmitting / identifying information receiving meansBy the self
Receives the turn identification information, The received bicycle identification information to the identification information analysis means
Analyze more Rotation characterized by identifying the bicycle
Car identification device. 3. A bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification method according to claim 1, wherein the user identification information given to the bicycle user and the bicycle identification information are automatically registered in association with each other. And a bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot, characterized in that the bicycle is managed. 4. Only when the user identification number and the bicycle identification number are associated in advance with each other, the user having the user identification number is allowed to enter or leave the bicycle parking lot. The bicycle management method for a bicycle parking lot according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot according to claim 3 , wherein the bicycle is managed based on the bicycle management information created based on the bicycle identification number. 6. A bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification method according to claim 1, wherein user identification information given to a bicycle user is registered in association with a specific bicycle identification number. A bicycle management method in a bicycle parking lot, characterized in that subsequent management of entry or exit from the bicycle parking lot for a user is performed based on the bicycle identification number. 7. A bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the user identification information given to the bicycle user and the bicycle identification information are automatically registered in association with each other. And a bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot, which is configured to manage the bicycle. 8. Only when the user identification number and the bicycle identification number are associated in advance, the user having the user identification number is allowed to enter or leave the bicycle parking lot. The bicycle management system for a bicycle parking lot according to claim 7, wherein: 9. The bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot according to claim 7 , wherein the bicycle is managed based on the bicycle management information created based on the bicycle identification number. 10. A master management system for comprehensively managing a plurality of bicycle parking lots is provided.
7. The bicycle management system for a bicycle parking lot according to 8 , 8 or 9 . 11. A bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot using the bicycle identification device according to claim 2 , wherein user identification information given to a bicycle user is registered in association with a specific bicycle identification number. A bicycle management system in a bicycle parking lot, characterized in that management of subsequent entry or exit from the bicycle parking lot of a user is performed based on the bicycle identification number.