KR100887322B1 - Parking management method concerning wandering vehicles and passageway parking - Google Patents

Abstract

A parking management method considering a wandering vehicle and passageway parking is provided to improve parking management efficiency by offering parking position confirm information. A user inputs a vehicle number through a kiosk installed in a passageway of a parking lot and a building(S210). The inputted vehicle number is transmitted to a parking management server. The parking management server grasps the parking section with the corresponding parked vehicle through final image information photographing the corresponding vehicle number from a database(S211). A sensor grasps the information about the parking area which is converted from the non-occupation to occupation in the time close to the image photographing timing(S212). If the information about the parking area is grasped, the sensor grasps whether the corresponding parking area is still occupied(S213). If an additional number displaying unit like an electric bulletin board and a flasher is installed in the parking section, the operation of the corresponding display unit are performed(S214). If the guidance about the parking position is performed during a predetermined time, the kiosk performs the advertisement automatically(S215).

Description

Parking management method considering roaming vehicle and aisle parking {PARKING MANAGEMENT METHOD CONCERNING WANDERING VEHICLES AND PASSAGEWAY PARKING}

The present invention is a parking management method for guiding a vehicle entering a parking lot or confirming a parking position of a vehicle to be discharged. More specifically, at a low cost, accurate parking guide information for all parking areas including roaming vehicles and aisle parking lots; The present invention relates to a parking management method capable of providing parking location information.

In general, a large parking lot or a parking building is provided at a place where a large number of people gather, such as a large department store, a shopping center, a performance hall, or a stadium, so that many vehicles can park at a time.

However, when the parking lot becomes large and complicated, it takes a lot of time for the users who use the parking lot to find an empty parking surface or to find their parking location when leaving. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to proceed with the manual management of the parking lot from the standpoint of parking lot management, and recently, various methods and systems have been introduced to efficiently and computationally manage the parking lot.

Meanwhile, as a parking induction system for informing a user of the parking status of a conventional parking lot, various sensors such as an ultrasonic sensor, an RFID tag, and a loop detector that can detect a parking vehicle on a parking surface may be installed or an image of the parking vehicle may be used. By installing a camera capable of acquiring an image, a display for detecting the presence or absence of a vehicle at a parking surface and displaying the information and the number of the vehicle at the entrance of the parking lot, the entrance of each floor of the parking lot, or the entrance of each zone of the parking lot (LCD, Through the LED system), a system for providing information about a parking area to a vehicle to enter a parking lot is widely used.

However, in the case of the parking guidance system, since the system is composed of only sensors that can detect each parking surface, it is difficult to detect the vehicle located in the aisle, and thus it is difficult to distinguish whether the vehicle is in a parking lot, that is, whether it is a parking vehicle or an exiting vehicle. There is a disadvantage that users and administrators do not know the exact information about the parking situation in the parking lot.

For example, the situation as shown in Fig. 2 (total number of parking spaces 50, the number of vehicles occupied on the parking surface (26), the number of vehicles scheduled to park 3, the number of vehicles to be released, the total number of vehicles in the parking lot) In the case of a parking lot of 31 cars, according to the conventional parking management method, parking information calculated by the following two methods is provided.

First, only the total number of vehicles in the parking lot (31) is considered from the total number of parking spaces (50). According to this method, the number of vehicles that can be parked is 50-31, which is 19. However, there is a problem in that the use efficiency of the parking lot is lowered since two parking spaces that are not actually available can be used.

Second, considering only the parking surface occupied in the parking lot (26 spaces) from the total number of parking spaces (50 spaces), according to this method, the number of vehicles that can be parked is 50-26, which is 24. However, in reality, three vehicles cannot park because they cannot park, and there is a problem of roaming users who have entered the parking lot with confidence in the provided parking information for a long time.

That is, according to the conventional parking management method, it is difficult to provide accurate parking information by any method and the use efficiency of the parking lot is lowered.

In addition, the conventional parking confirmation system that informs the location of the vehicle parked by the user at the time of departure, by installing a camera or RF detection device in each zone or each parking surface to detect the vehicle number to the vehicle in each zone or parking surface There is a system that identifies the driver and informs the driver of the vehicle in the same way as kiosk, parking ticket and SMS.

However, a system for installing a camera or an RF sensing device on each parking surface has a problem in that the cost of building the system is very high. In addition, in the case of a system in which a camera or an RF sensing device is installed in each zone, the size of the error may increase depending on the size of the unit zone, which is also not a method of providing accurate parking information.

On the other hand, according to the conventional parking management method or system, there is a problem in that it is difficult to manage aisle parking that is frequently performed in large domestic parking lots.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a real-time parking status in the parking lot to the vehicle driver at a low cost, and whether the vehicle located in the aisle is the occupant vehicle It is to provide a parking management method that can distinguish the recognition, that is, accurately grasp the type of the roaming vehicle to provide accurate parking information to the driver.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a parking management method that can allow a driver to exit in a short time by providing the appropriate parking location information to the driver, to increase the driver's satisfaction and significantly improve the management efficiency of the parking lot. .

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a parking management method that can manage aisle parking and aisle parking in addition to a predetermined parking space.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a parking management method that allows a user to conveniently check the parking position through a display such as an LCD or LED when checking the parking position.

Parking management method for achieving the object of the present invention described above, in the parking lot is arranged, the exit, the entrance and the sensing means for detecting the parking vehicle on each parking surface, the parking information including the roaming vehicle to the user A parking management method that can be provided, the method comprising: (a) calculating a total number of vehicles located in a parking lot through sensing means arranged at the exit and entrance; (b) calculating the number of available parking vehicles by subtracting the number of vehicles to be taken out of vehicles not located on the parking surface from the total number of vehicles; And (c) guiding the calculated number of available parking vehicles to the user through an indicator disposed in the parking lot.

In the parking management method according to the present invention, since the number of vehicles that can be parked is calculated by subtracting the number of vehicles that are scheduled to be released from the total number of vehicles located in the parking lot as described above, accurate parking guidance is possible. That is, it is possible to prevent an error in the parking information by the roaming vehicle not located on the parking surface, which helps to obtain accurate parking information, especially in a large parking lot.

On the other hand, the number of the vehicle to be released can be grasped in various ways.

First, the number of vehicles to be taken out may be determined by calculating the number of parking surface sensors changed from a vehicle occupancy signal to a non-occupancy signal within a predetermined time based on the current time among the vehicles located in the parking lot. That is, when a vehicle parked on the parking surface for more than a predetermined time leaves the parking surface, it is a method of recognizing it as an outgoing vehicle, and in this case, an advantage that can be known through a sensor installed on the parking surface without a separate sensor or a recognition device. There is this.

In addition, by installing a separate sensor in the exit side of the parking lot, it is also possible to determine the vehicle detected by the sensor as the number of vehicles to be released, this method is difficult to re-enter the vehicle entering the exit side passage back to the parking lot Suitable for parking lot

In addition, by dividing the interior of the parking lot into a plurality of zones, and installing a camera that can obtain image information of the vehicle at the entrance and exit of each zone, the difference between the shooting time of the entrance camera and the specific vehicle taken by each zone camera The number of vehicles having a predetermined time or more may be the number of the scheduled departure vehicles.

In addition, a sensor is installed in a parking area of the aisle of the parking lot, and the number of vehicles that can park in the aisle may be included in the number of available parking vehicles. In the case of the aisle of the parking lot, there may be some parking area, and in fact, many parking lots are aisle parking. In this case, according to the present invention, by installing the sensor in the parkable aisle area, it is possible to inform the user that "passage parking" is possible when necessary, and the total number of parkable vehicles is the number including "passage parking". .

In addition, according to the parking management method of the present invention, the user inputs the vehicle number in the kiosk installed in the parking lot, and extracting the area where the camera that last photographed the vehicle number of the user among the zone camera is located; Extracting a parking surface on which the vehicle is parked at the time closest to the shooting time of the camera, from among the sensing means installed on each parking surface of the area where the camera was last photographed; Providing the surface as the parking position information to the user can accurately guide the parking position of the vehicle when the user is going to exit.

In addition, the camera can be replaced with an RFID reader that can recognize the RFID tag installed in the vehicle. That is, if a means for uniquely recognizing the vehicle is provided for each parking zone, the parking position guidance of the vehicle can be guided through the above-described method.

In addition, the user of the parking lot may input his vehicle information through a kiosk, and may check the parking location information through a display such as one or more LCDs or LED signs installed in the kiosk or the parking lot. In this case, when the parking confirmation is not serviced on the display, an advertisement may be provided.

In addition, when a system for recognizing a vehicle is provided for each parking zone, the number of vehicles that are not detected by the exit detecting means even if a predetermined time elapses from the recognition time for each parking zone among the vehicles classified as the scheduled departure vehicles. The number of vehicles to be dismounted may be corrected by calculating and subtracting the number of vehicles to be dismounted.

According to the parking management method according to the present invention, in a building that operates a large parking lot, such as a large business building, a mart, or a shopping mall, the parking information is distinguished from the roaming vehicles to guide the parking information, thereby providing accurate parking information to the user. I can give it.

In addition, according to the parking management method according to the present invention, in the case of the parking lot operator, according to the correct parking information, even though parking is possible, the parking space is guided, so that it is possible to eliminate a problem such as not receiving a user. Parking lot utilization efficiency can be maximized.

In addition, according to the parking management method according to the present invention, a driver who is unfamiliar with the geography in the parking lot can easily find a place where his vehicle is located, thereby improving the parking lot satisfaction of the parking lot. It can be built.

The matters related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings through the following examples.

First, a parking management system that can implement a parking management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a block diagram of a parking system for performing a parking management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a parking system for performing a parking management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, It is a top view which shows schematically the various structure in a parking lot.

As shown, the parking management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the integrated control unit 100 for controlling all the elements necessary for the parking lot management, the entrance control unit 200 for controlling the vehicle entering the parking lot, parking lot It consists of a parking lot control unit 300 for controlling a vehicle for discharging the vehicle, a parking lot control unit 400 for controlling various detection units, etc. in the parking lot, and a location confirmation and rate settlement unit 500 for checking the parking position of the user and paying the fee. Each control unit is connected to a wired or wireless network, and the integrated control unit 100 is connected to a server 600 of a company that performs SMS or Internet service through a network communication network.

The integrated control unit 100 processes the signals carried out or detected by the parking control unit 200, the parking control unit 300, the parking lot control unit 400, the location check and the rate settlement unit 500, and controls each control unit. As a part for generating and transmitting a signal, an interface between a parking management server 110 for processing each signal, a database 120 storing various signals and processing results transmitted from each control unit, and a manager in charge of integrated control It consists of a terminal 130 for. The parking management server 110 analyzes image information of various cameras to identify the number of the parking vehicle, and calculates the number of parking vehicles through the information from various sensors, and calculates the parking fee. Performs arithmetic processing functions.

The entrance control unit 200 may include an entrance camera 210 for recognizing unique information of a vehicle entering the vehicle, an entrance breaker 220 for preventing unauthorized entry of the vehicle, and a display for displaying information in a parking lot ( 230 and a transmitter (not shown) for transmitting the vehicle recognition result to the integrated control unit 100. The entrance camera 210 is installed at a predetermined position on the entrance side of the parking lot to recognize the number of the vehicle entering the entrance of the parking lot. The entrance breaker 220 is interlocked with the parking ticket issuing machine so that it is opened only when the parking ticket is normally issued. The display 230 uses an LED signboard and can guide the number of vehicles that can be parked in each zone of the parking lot. On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, the camera is used to obtain the unique information of the vehicle, by installing the RFID tag on the vehicle and the RFID reader at the entrance of the parking lot, it is also possible to obtain the unique information of the vehicle.

The exit control unit 300 includes an exit camera 310 for recognizing unique information of a vehicle leaving the vehicle, an exit breaker 320 for preventing exit of a vehicle that is not settled for parking, and the exit camera. It consists of a transmission device (not shown) for transmitting the result recognized in the 310 to the integrated control unit 100. The exit camera 310 is installed at a predetermined position on the exit side of the parking lot similar to the entrance control unit 200 to photograph a vehicle entering the exit of the parking lot. In addition, the exit breaker 320 is determined to have been settled from the integrated control unit 100 through analysis of the image photographed by the exit camera 310, and is opened when there is an "open" control.

2 is a plan view schematically illustrating various configurations in a parking lot in a parking system for performing a parking management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the interior of the parking lot is divided into a plurality of parking zones (four zones A, B, C, D on the drawing), the parking surface of each parking zone is occupied or non-occupied state of the vehicle A plurality of parking surface sensor 410 made of an ultrasonic sensor is arranged to check. Meanwhile, although the ultrasonic sensor is used in the embodiment of the present invention, any type of sensor may be used as long as it can recognize the occupancy or non-occupancy of the parking surface of the vehicle. In addition, the parking lot cameras 420a, 420b, 420c, and 420d are disposed in the passageway of the boundary that divides each parking area, so that image information of a vehicle entering and exiting each parking area is obtained. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasonic sensor is also installed in the area in the parking lot where the vehicle can be parked further (indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 2) to determine whether or not the parking path is parked.

The parking lot control unit 400 includes a parking surface sensor 410 disposed on the parking surface, a sensor controller 430, and a parking lot camera 420a, 420b, 420c, or 420d installed in a boundary passage of each parking area. And the information obtained through the parking surface sensor 410 is “not occupied to occupied state”, “occupied state to occupied state”, “continued occupied by the sensor controller 430. The data is sent to the parking management server 110 of the integrated control unit 100 at regular intervals and photographed by the parking lot cameras 420a, 420b, 420c, and 420d. The image information is also transmitted to the parking management server 110 to perform image analysis.

The location confirmation and billing unit 500, when the user enters the number of his vehicle, the kiosk 510 for guiding the location of the user to download the data from the parking management server 110, and for each parking area Is installed, the number indicator 520 consisting of an LCD or LED for guiding that the vehicle is located in the parking area where the user's vehicle is located when the user checks the parking position, and the parking management server ( It includes a charge calculator 530 to guide the information on the parking fee of the vehicle from 110 to receive the parking fee.

Next, the parking management method according to the present invention through the parking system will be described in detail.

Entering  Parking Information Guide for Vehicles

In the case of a vehicle entering the entrance of the parking lot, the parking information obtained through the flow as shown in FIG. 3 is guided through the display 230 installed in the parking lot entrance or each passage.

First, in the case of a vehicle entering or leaving a parking lot, images of the vehicle are taken by the entrance and exit cameras 210 and 310 installed at the exits and entrances of the parking lot (S110, S111), and the parking management server 110. It is sent, the parking management server 110 extracts the vehicle number from the image taken through the image reading program and stores it in the database 120 with the image.

Next, the parking management server 110 calculates the total number of vehicles located in the parking lot by subtracting the number of vehicles withdrawn from the number of vehicles occupied (S112).

On the other hand, in the parking lot cameras installed in each parking area in real time to shoot the vehicle and send the image to the parking management server 110 (S113), the parking management server 110 to extract the number of the vehicle through the image reading program The image is stored in the database 120 together with the image.

In the parking management server 110, among the vehicles photographed by the parking lot cameras 420a, 420b, 420c, and 420d, a time and a specific vehicle photographed by the entrance camera 210 are stored in the plurality of parking lot cameras 420a, 420b, 420c, 420d), for example, when the difference in the photographed time is set to 10 minutes through the difference with the last photographed time, it is determined whether the condition is satisfied (S114).

If the condition is not satisfied, the specific vehicle is classified as a "scheduled parking lot" (S117).

If the condition is satisfied, after the specific vehicle is finally photographed, it is determined whether 5 minutes or more have elapsed without being photographed by the exit camera 310 (S115). The vehicle is classified as "scheduled vehicle" (S116), and in the case of a vehicle that has passed more than 5 minutes, the vehicle is classified as "scheduled vehicle" (S117).

For example, when the car CA illustrated in FIG. 2 is parked at the parking surface “a” position and recognized by the parking camera 420b, the parking management server 110 determines that the car CA is the last. The extracted image is extracted from the database 120, and when 10 minutes have elapsed compared to the photographing time of the entrance camera 210 and the photographing time of the parking camera 420b, it is classified as a "departure scheduled vehicle". . In this case, even if the vehicle is classified as "departure scheduled vehicles," when the vehicle is judged to be "parked parking vehicles" when 5 minutes or more have elapsed without being photographed by the exit camera 310, the number of "planned parking vehicles" This can prevent errors from occurring.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, the "scheduled departure vehicle" is classified by the difference in the shooting time between the entrance camera 210 and the parking lot cameras (420a, 420b, 420c, 420d), the interval between the entrance and each parking lot camera In the case of this very long parking lot, the "scheduled departure vehicle" may be classified based on the difference in the shooting time of the cameras installed in each parking area.

Through this process, the parking management server 110 calculates the total number of "departure scheduled vehicles" at a specific time point (S118).

When the "scheduled departure vehicle" is calculated in this way, the parking management server 110 calculates the number of vehicles that can be parked by the following equation (S119).

[Equation 1]

Number of cars available for parking = total number of parking lots-(total number of vehicles-scheduled vehicles)

Here, the total number of parking surface area is calculated to include the possible number of aisle parking surface, if the parking lot is allowed in the parking lot.

When the "number of vehicles available for parking" is calculated by Equation 1, the calculated information is guided through the parking status indicator so that the user of the vehicle entering the parking lot can be seen (S200), continuously or at regular time intervals. By intermittently repeating the above process, the information of the parking status indicator is updated.

As described above, according to the parking management method according to the present invention, the number of vehicles occupying the parking surface in the total number of available parking spaces and the actual number of vehicles available for parking except for vehicles to be released from the vehicles in the aisle can be displayed accurately. It is possible to increase the reliability of the parking information and improve the efficiency of the parking lot.

Departure  Guide to parking locations for vehicles

In the case of a large parking lot, when the user wants to leave the vehicle, it may be necessary to provide information about the location of the parking lot. In this case, the parking management method according to the present invention provides information on the parking position through the flow as shown in FIG. 4.

First, the user inputs his / her vehicle number through the kiosk 510 installed in the parking lot and the passage of the building (S210).

The input vehicle number is sent to the parking management server 110, the parking management server 110 to identify the parking area parked by the vehicle, through the final image information taken for the vehicle number from the database 120. (S211).

Subsequently, among the parking surface sensors 410 installed on the parking surface of the parking area, information on the parking surface "converted from non-occupied to occupied" at the time closest to the time of photographing the image is grasped, and the corresponding parking surface is still Determine whether it is in the "occupied" state (S212).

When the information on the parking surface is grasped, the parking management server 110 sends the information about the parking surface to the kiosk to guide the user to recognize the parking surface (S213).

In addition, the parking management server 110 instructs the operation of the indicator when the number indicator 520, such as an electric sign or flashing lights, is installed in the parking area of the parking surface (S214). As a result, the user can receive guidance on the parking surface not only through the kiosk but also through the indicator of the corresponding parking area, so that the user can easily recognize the location of his vehicle even in a large and complicated parking lot. On the other hand, if several vehicles leave a zone, they can guide the indicators alternately at regular intervals. If there are no guides, advertisements or promotions can be displayed.

In addition, the information on the location of the vehicle is a vehicle that is registered in advance in the parking management server 110, the parking management server 110, as shown in Figure 1 the parking position to the mobile phone of the vehicle driver through the SMS server You can also pass

On the other hand, the kiosk is to be automatically advertised when the guidance for the parking position is made for a predetermined time (S215). This allows the parking lot manager to earn a separate advertising revenue.

Through the above process, the parking management method according to the present invention can provide an accurate parking positioning service at a low cost through the installation of low-cost sensors and cameras for each zone, without installing expensive cameras on each parking surface. It becomes possible.

However, if you are the first visitor to the parking lot, it will be difficult to find your location easily because the geography in the parking lot is unfamiliar even through this parking positioning system. Therefore, the most prominent place in each parking area is an LED or LCD display board that displays the number of the vehicle called through the kiosk so you can quickly find your parking location in the parking lot.

The parking guidance and positioning system according to the present invention has been described above. Such technical configuration of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the foregoing description, and the meanings of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the scope and equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a parking system for performing a parking management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view schematically illustrating various configurations in a parking lot in a parking system for performing a parking management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow for parking guidance in the parking management method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of guiding location information of a vehicle at the time of leaving the vehicle in the parking management method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A parking management method for providing parking information including a roaming vehicle to a user in a parking lot having exits, entrances, and detection means for detecting a parking vehicle on each parking surface, (a) calculating the total number of vehicles located in the parking lot through the sensing means arranged at the exit and the entrance; (b) calculating the number of available parking vehicles by subtracting the number of vehicles to be taken out of vehicles not located on the parking surface from the total number of vehicles; And (c) guiding the calculated number of available parking vehicles to the user through an indicator disposed in the parking lot; And the number of vehicles to be released is the number of parking surface detection means changed from a vehicle occupancy signal to a non occupancy signal within a predetermined time from a current time. delete A parking management method for providing parking information including a roaming vehicle to a user in a parking lot having exits, entrances, and detection means for detecting a parking vehicle on each parking surface, (a) calculating the total number of vehicles located in the parking lot through the sensing means arranged at the exit and the entrance; (b) calculating the number of available parking vehicles by subtracting the number of vehicles to be taken out of vehicles not located on the parking surface from the total number of vehicles; And (c) guiding the calculated number of available parking vehicles to the user through an indicator disposed in the parking lot; And the number of vehicles to be released is the number of vehicles detected by a sensor installed in an exit of the parking lot. A parking management method for providing parking information including a roaming vehicle to a user in a parking lot having exits, entrances, and detection means for detecting a parking vehicle on each parking surface, (a) calculating the total number of vehicles located in the parking lot through the sensing means arranged at the exit and the entrance; (b) calculating the number of available parking vehicles by subtracting the number of vehicles to be taken out of vehicles not located on the parking surface from the total number of vehicles; And (c) guiding the calculated number of available parking vehicles to the user through an indicator disposed in the parking lot; The entrance detecting means is a camera, and the inside of the parking lot is divided into a plurality of zones, and a zone camera for acquiring image information of the vehicle is installed in each zone, and the entrance camera and each zone camera are photographed. And the number of vehicles for which the difference in the shooting time of the specified specific vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined time is the number of the vehicles to be released. The sensor according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, wherein a sensor is provided in a parkable area of the passage of the parking lot, and the number of vehicles that can park in the passage is included in the number of parkingable vehicles. Parking management method characterized in that it is provided. The method of claim 4, further comprising (d) inputting a vehicle number into a kiosk installed in a parking lot by the user; (e) extracting an area in which the camera which last photographed the vehicle number of the user among the area cameras is located; (f) extracting a parking surface for detecting a parking of the vehicle at a time closest to the shooting time of the camera among the sensing means installed on each parking surface of the area where the camera was last photographed; (g) a parking management method comprising performing a parking location guide comprising providing the extracted parking surface to the user as parking location information. The parking management method according to claim 4 or 6, wherein an RFID reader is installed to recognize the RFID tag installed in the vehicle instead of the camera. 7. The parking management method of claim 6, wherein the user can check the parking location information through at least one display installed in the kiosk or the parking lot. The vehicle classification method of claim 4, wherein the number of vehicles that are not detected by the exit detecting means even after a predetermined time elapses from the shooting time of each parking area camera is calculated from the number of vehicles that are scheduled to be released. Parking management method characterized in that. The parking management method according to claim 8, wherein an advertisement is provided when the parking position information is not serviced on the display.

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