KR101898963B1 - Apparatus for unmanned return of tow vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an unmanned apparatus for returning a towed vehicle which prevents complaints, collisions, and disputes between workers of a towed vehicle storage office and vehicle owners when returning towed vehicles. According to embodiments of the present invention, the unmanned apparatus for returning a towed vehicle comprises: a towing information database storing towed vehicle images, license plate numbers, and vehicle owner information of towed vehicles; a towed vehicle information input unit to receive vehicle owner information of a vehicle owner who has come to retrieve a towed vehicle and towed vehicle information including a license plate number of the towed vehicle; a vehicle owner identification card scan unit to scan an identification card of the vehicle owner; a forgery distinguishing unit to distinguish whether the scanned vehicle owner identification card is authentic; a payment notice screen providing unit to generate a payment notice screen displaying a towed vehicle image and towing expenses including a towing fee and a storage fee of the towed vehicle to display the payment notice screen on a display unit when the vehicle owner identification card is authenticated; a payment unit to allow a payment for the towing expenses displayed on the payment notice screen to be carried out by the vehicle owner; and a confirmation document output unit to output a payment completion confirmation document for the towing expenses when the payment for the towing expenses is completed.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an unmanned return vehicle for tow vehicles,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a towing vehicle returning device, and more particularly, to a towing vehicle unmanned returning device for returning a towed vehicle to a borrower.

Illegal parking cars have become more crowded, and the risk of traffic accidents has increased, causing tremendous economic and social losses every year. Thus, various methods are being used to crack down on illegal parking vehicles in the government and local governments, but no solution has been proposed yet.

The method of controlling and illegally driving an illegally parked car is such that when a parking officer attaches a towing notice to an illegally parked vehicle while moving on a vehicle or a walk, the towing vehicle tows the vehicle to which the towing notice is attached .

The place where the vehicle has been towed is attached to the towing place by moving notice, or through the automatic response system or homepage. In addition, a guide to the fact that the vehicle is towed sends a registered mail, and a return letter is sent by ordinary mail when it is returned. So, if you lose your transfer notice, or if you do not get a traction notice, you may have to pay a fine by leaving the car unaware of the fact that the car has been towed. In addition, the trailer of the trainee vehicle could not easily identify the storage location of the towed vehicle, which sometimes caused confusion.

On the other hand, the return of the towed vehicle is made so that, in addition to the penalty notified by the district governor in case of a parking violation, the borrower pays the towing fee and the storage fee at the towing room after checking the card or cash.

For this reason, complaints, conflicts, and disputes often arise between trainee storage staff and vehicle owners during the return of a towed vehicle. The need for an efficient towed vehicle return system to solve these problems is urgent.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0094568

The technical problem of the present invention is to provide a pulling vehicle unmanned returning means for returning a vehicle unattended after collection of a towing fee in order to prevent complaints, .

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a traction information database in which towed vehicle images, vehicle numbers, and billing information of towed vehicles are stored; A traction vehicle information input unit for receiving traction vehicle information including a car information of the car owner and a vehicle number of the traction vehicle that came to find the towed vehicle; A credit card identification scan unit that scans the credit card identification; A fake discrimination unit for discriminating whether the scanned personal identification card is authentic or not; A payment billing screen providing unit for generating a payment billing screen displaying a towing cost including a towing vehicle fee and a storage fee of the towing vehicle together with the towing vehicle image and displaying the billing billing screen on the display unit when the billing identification card is authenticated; A settlement unit that performs settlement for a traction cost displayed on the payment slip screen from a borrower; And a confirmation document output unit for outputting a confirmation of payment of the traction expense when the payment for the traction expense is completed.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, complaints, conflicts, conflicts, and the like can be prevented during the returning of the towing vehicle to the towing storage staff and the vehicle holding week by returning the towing vehicle unattended.

1 is a perspective view showing a towing vehicle unmanned return device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a pulling vehicle unmanned return device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a traction information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an illustration of a display unit displaying a payment notification screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Figure 5 is an illustration of an indicator unit showing the basis for calculating traction costs in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is an illustration of a display unit displaying no scratches through comparison of pictures of a vehicle before towing and after towing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to achieve them, will be apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pulling vehicle unmanner returning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the construction of a pulling vehicle unmanner returning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display unit in which a payment notification screen is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view showing a drawing information database in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary illustration of a display unit displaying no scratches through comparison of photographs of vehicles before towing and after towing according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

In order to prevent civil complaints, conflicts, and disputes between towing house staff and vehicle owners during the return of the towing vehicle, the driver shall be allowed to return the vehicle unattended after collecting the towing charges.

To this end, the traction vehicle unattended return device 100 of the present invention receives traction vehicle information including the car information and the car number of the traction vehicle, and scans the car identification card. Then, if the scanned car identification card is authentic, the billing bill display screen displaying the towing cost including the towing fee and the storage fee of the towing vehicle together with the towing vehicle photograph is displayed and displayed on the display unit. Then, the borrower performs settlement of the traction cost indicated on the payment bill screen, and when the settlement of the traction cost is completed, the confirmation of payment of the traction cost is outputted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent complaints, conflicts, and disputes between the existing trainee storage staff and the car ownership week because the traction cost collection is unmanned.

The towing vehicle unmanned return device 100 may have the structure of an unmanned table apparatus such as the kiosk (KIOSK) shown in Fig. As it is known, a kiosk is an English word meaning 'a kiosk selling newspapers, drinks, etc.'. In ICT, it is an unmanned terminal installed in a public place so that it can be easily accessed by the public through unattended and automated information services and work . It is installed in public facilities, large bookstores, department stores, exhibition halls, airports and railway stations to provide various administrative procedures and product information, how to use facilities, and nearby tourist information. Most of the time, it is possible to search step by step by adopting a touch screen that puts the hand on the screen without using the keyboard. In addition to providing convenience to users, information providers do not need to provide direct guidance, which saves a lot of manpower.

Such a kiosk device has the same configuration as that of a conventional web server in terms of hardware and is implemented in various types of languages such as C, C ++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, . In addition, it can be implemented using a web server program that is variously provided according to operating systems such as dos, window, linux, unix, and macintosh for general server hardware. Typical examples include a Web site used in a Windows environment, Internet Information Server (IIS), and CERN, NCSA, and APPACH used in a UNIX environment.

The pulling vehicle unmanned return device 100 of the present invention may have the form of a kiosk device, but may have various other types of unmanned device structures.

2, the traction vehicle unattended return device 100 of the present invention includes a traction information database 110, a traction vehicle information input unit 120, a display unit 130, a scan unit 140, Unit 150, a payment billing screen providing unit 160, a payment unit 170, and a confirmation output unit 180. [

As shown in Fig. 3, the towing information database 110 is a database in which towed vehicle images, vehicle numbers, and billing information of towed vehicles are stored. Here, the traction vehicle image is a traction vehicle image in which a traction vehicle towing a trailer vehicle is photographed by a driver of a traction vehicle, a vehicle image before traction, a vehicle image after traction after the traction vehicle is parked, and the like And the driver of the towing vehicle transmits the photographed image of the traced vehicle to the database.

The vehicle identification number recognizes the vehicle number by shooting the infrared sensor on the traction vehicle and the license plate of the vehicle in the vehicle recognition camera provided at the entrance of the towing parking lot. If the vehicle identification number is not recognized by the vehicle recognition camera, the driver of the traction vehicle directly registers the vehicle number of the traced vehicle and is stored in the traction information database 110.

Also, the traction information database 110 may store a locker identification number and a locker password in which the traction vehicle vehicle key is stored. If the vehicle has a vehicle key, the vehicle door is locked when the vehicle is towed and parked in the towed parking lot, and the vehicle key can be stored in a separate locker. The locker identification number and the locker password can be stored have.

Also, the towing information database 110 may store the parking position of the towed towed vehicle. And stores information on the towed parking position in the traction information database 110. [

For reference, such a database may be a hard disk drive, an SSD drive (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, a CF card (Compact Flash Card), an SD card (Secure Digital Card) A memory card, a media card, an MMC card, a memory stick, or the like, or may be provided in a separate device.

The towed vehicle information input unit 120 receives the towing vehicle information including the car information for finding the towed vehicle and the vehicle number of the towing vehicle.

The display unit 130 is a unit in which a pay bill display screen is displayed in which the towing cost of the towing vehicle and the towing cost including the storage fee are displayed together with the towing vehicle image. The tow vehicle information input unit 120 and the display unit 130 may be implemented as a touch screen panel. A touch screen panel is a display window provided on a front surface of a terminal to provide a touch screen screen capable of simultaneously performing input and display, and includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for communicating with a spatial information requestor ).

The scan unit 140 is a unit for scanning the personal identification card. A personal identification card may be a resident registration card, a driver's license, or a passport.

The counterfeit determination unit 150 determines whether the scanned car ID card is authentic. That is, the information to be scanned can be transmitted to a government public agency server to inquire whether or not the information is forgery, and it is possible to determine whether the information is authentic.

4, when the personal identification number is authenticated, the payment billing screen providing unit 160 generates a billing billing screen displaying the towing cost of the towing vehicle and the towing cost including the storage fee, together with the towing vehicle image, . Therefore, the borrower who has come to find the towing vehicle will know the cost of the towing that he owes through the payment bill screen.

Further, the payment bill screen can be wirelessly transmitted to the terminal of the borrower. The borrower terminal may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet PC. Accordingly, the payment bill statement screen providing unit 160 can transmit the payment bill statement screen to the borrowing terminal by wire or wirelessly via the wired / wireless communication network. When the wired / wireless communication network is implemented as a wireless communication network, a wireless mobile communication network including a base transceiver station (BTS), a mobile switching center (MSC), and a home location register (HLR) So that data communication can be performed. For reference, a mobile radio communication network includes, in addition to a base station (BTS), a mobile switching center (MSC), and a home location register (HLR), an access gateway (Access Gateway) Data Serving Node), and the like. In addition, when a wired / wireless communication network is implemented as a wired communication network, it can be implemented as a network communication network, and data communication can be performed according to Internet protocols such as TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol).

The settlement unit 170 receives settlement for the traction cost shown on the payment slip screen from the borrower. Payment can be made from the borrower through various payment methods such as cash settlement, credit card settlement, check card settlement, automatic transfer, and point settlement.

The confirmation document output unit 180 outputs a confirmation of payment of the traction fee upon completion of settlement of the traction expense. The confirmation letter may correspond to a printed matter such as paper, an RFID tag in which a payment confirmation code for payment of a traction expense is recorded, and the like. Therefore, the borrower will be able to find his / her vehicle after having submitted the confirmation letter to the tow vehicle maintenance staff after payment of the towing fee.

However, if the borrower carries a confirmation letter and submits it to the towing vehicle custodian, it may be difficult to see it as a completely uninhabitable one. Accordingly, in the case where there is a vehicle key, the present invention can store the vehicle key of the towing vehicle in a separate locker, notify the car owner who has paid for the towing fee, and locate the vehicle key to return the vehicle.

For this, the confirmation output unit 180 displays the towing vehicle parking position on the display unit when the payment for the towing cost is completed.

 Therefore, the borrower can go to the towing vehicle parking location and return his / her vehicle.

On the other hand, the payment bill displays the cost of the towing, which the borrower can have without doubt. For example, if the cost of traction is more than the borrower thinks he can have a complaint.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide the basis for calculating the cost of traction to the discontented borrower. To this end, the payment bill screen includes a request button 10 for requesting a basis for calculating the cost of towage from the borrower.

Therefore, if there is a depression of the towing cost estimation reason request button 10 from the towing vehicle borrower who is dissatisfied with the towing cost, the payment billing screen providing unit displays the towing vehicle image, the towing cost calculating formula, A storage fee calculation formula based on the elapsed days from the present to the present is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the Borrower will determine the basis for calculating the cost of the traction and decide whether to pay.

Furthermore, it is necessary to show the borrower that the vehicle has not been scratched at the time of towing. This is to minimize the dissatisfaction of the borrower due to the unmanned return system.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the payment bill screen providing unit analyzes the vehicle surface similarity of the vehicle image before towing and the vehicle image after towing parked with the towing vehicle towed, Indicates that there is no fault, including scratches on the vehicle surface. Therefore, the car owner can check the vehicle image after the traction by pulling the towed vehicle image before towing and the towed vehicle, and confirm that the car is not scratched when pulling through the vehicle surface similarity before and after towing .

Therefore, even if the towed vehicle is returned unattended without an employee, it is possible to minimize the traction costs and scratching complaints of the borrower by showing the relevant images to the borrower.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are selected and presented in order to assist those of ordinary skill in the art from among various possible examples. The technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited to or limited to these embodiments Various changes, modifications, and other equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

100: Towing vehicle unmanned return device
110: tow information database
120: tow vehicle information input unit
130: display unit
140: scan unit
150: counterfeit discrimination unit
160: Payment bill display unit
170: Payment unit
180: Confirmation output unit

Claims (1)

A traction vehicle image including a traction vehicle image of a towed vehicle, a vehicle image before being towed, and a vehicle image after being parked after the driver of the tow vehicle picks up and transmits the towed vehicle, A vehicle identification number of the towed vehicle recognized by the infrared sensor in the vehicle recognition camera and a vehicle key of the towed vehicle when the vehicle to be towed has a traction stored in a locker identification number and a locker password for separately storing and storing the vehicle key of the towed vehicle Information database;
A traction vehicle information input unit for receiving traction vehicle information including a car information of the car owner and a vehicle number of the traction vehicle that came to find the towed vehicle;
A personal identification card scan unit for scanning a personal identification card of at least one of a personal identification card, a driver's license, and a passport;
A fake discrimination unit for discriminating authenticity of the scanned personal identification card, and for transmitting the scanned information to a governmental public agency server to discriminate whether or not it is forged;
When the personal identification card is authenticated, a billing bill display screen showing the towing cost calculation formula together with the towing vehicle image and a towing fee including the towing fee and the storage fee of the towing vehicle according to the storage fee calculation formula based on the elapsed days from the towing date to the present is generated and displayed And displays a payment bill screen for displaying the vehicle image before the traction and the vehicle image after the traction by analyzing the vehicle surface similarity between the vehicle image before the traction and the vehicle image after the traction unit;
A settlement unit that performs settlement for a traction cost displayed on the payment slip screen from a borrower; And
A confirmation sheet output unit for outputting a confirmation of payment of the traction cost when the payment for the traction cost is completed;
Wherein the vehicle key of the towed vehicle is stored and stored in the display unit when the towed vehicle has a vehicle key, the towing vehicle being unattended to display the locker identification number, the locker password, the locker position and the parking position of the towed vehicle on the display unit Return device.

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