KR20180134636A - Method and system for providing parking information - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for providing parking information which can provide estimated parking status information on a specific time. The method for providing parking information comprises the steps of: collecting parking information including a parking status for each parking lot; verifying a destination parking lot and an estimated arrival time using an information request signal when the information request signal is received from an electronic device of a user; estimating an estimated parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time using the collected parking information; and providing information on the estimated parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time to the electronic device of the user in response to the information request signal.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION [0002]

The following description relates to a technique for providing parking information.

As the living standards have improved and the leisure culture has been expanded, almost all households are equipped with cars. Considering cars as necessities of life in each home, the number of cars is rapidly increasing compared to the increase in the number of roads. As a result, road traffic is getting more crowded and parking problems are also serious.

As an example of a technique for parking convenience, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0043989 (published on May 16, 2006) discloses a method for easily parking a parked vehicle in a parking lot in a large- A vehicle position determination system and method are disclosed.

And provides a method and system for providing expected parking status information for a specific time with respect to the parking lot.

And provides a method and a system that can provide not only real-time parking status but also expected parking status for a specific time.

The present invention provides a method and system for providing expected parking situation information at a scheduled time of arrival for a destination parking lot, which is a route guidance target, in conjunction with navigation.

A computer-implemented method for providing parking information, the method comprising: collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot; If the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, determining the destination parking lot and the scheduled arrival time using the information request signal; Estimating a predicted parking status of the destination parking at the expected arrival time using the collected parking information; And providing information on the estimated parking status of the destination parking at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the collecting step may record the parking information together with time information corresponding to the information collection time.

According to another aspect, the collecting step may collect at least one of the external environment information at the time of information collection and the event information related to the parking lot with respect to the parking information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the predicting step may include: extracting parking information in which information on the time of information collection among the parking information collected for the destination parking lot corresponds to information on the estimated arrival time; And estimating information on at least one of a space available for parking as parking information of the destination parking at the scheduled arrival time and a full rate using the extracted parking information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the predicting step may include: extracting parking information in which information on the time of information collection among the parking information collected for the destination parking lot corresponds to information on the estimated arrival time; And estimating information on at least one of a space available for parking as parking information of the destination parking at the scheduled arrival time and a full speed ratio by learning the extracted parking information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of grasping includes the step of grasping the destination parking lot and the expected arrival time point from user input when receiving the search request signal through the search service as the information request signal, May include at least a part of information on the estimated parking status in a search result corresponding to the search request signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of grasping includes the step of grasping the destination parking lot and the estimated time of arrival from the navigation information based on the route creation when receiving the route creation request signal through the route guidance service as the information request signal And the providing step may include at least a part of information on the expected parking status in the navigation information corresponding to the route creation request signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the providing step may include searching for another parking lot based on the destination parking lot and the expected arrival time when the full parking rate according to the expected parking status is equal to or higher than a preset level; And providing recommendation information to the electronic device of the user, the recommendation information including a search result for the other parking lot.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the searching step may include searching for a similar parking lot within a certain range from the estimated arrival time based on the current location of the user, among the parking lots within a certain radius based on the destination parking lot, can do.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the searching step may include selecting a parking lot having a preset rate of full speed difference at a scheduled arrival time based on the current location of the user, the parking lot being located within a predetermined radius of the destination parking lot have.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the providing step may include providing information on the current parking time status of the current time with respect to the destination parking lot.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the providing step may include providing information on at least one of a real-time parking state of a current time and an expected parking state by time zone if there is no information on the expected arrival time in the information request signal . ≪ / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, the providing step may include the step of providing information on a predicted parking situation predicted before and after a predetermined time based on the estimated arrival time.

According to another aspect, the providing step may include recommending another parking lot corresponding to a preference condition set in advance for the parking lot information when the full rate according to the expected parking status is equal to or higher than the preset level.

A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium for executing a parking information providing method in combination with a computer system, the method comprising: collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot; If the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, determining the destination parking lot and the scheduled arrival time using the information request signal; Estimating a predicted parking status of the destination parking at the expected arrival time using the collected parking information; And providing information on the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal.

What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented parking information provision system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is configured to collect parking information, part; When the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time point are determined by using the information request signal, and the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time is calculated using the collected parking information A predicting unit for predicting; And a providing unit for providing information on an expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal.

What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented parking information provision system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is configured to collect parking information, part; When the search request signal through the search service is received from the user's electronic device in cooperation with the search service, the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time point are detected from the user input, and the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time is collected A predictor for predicting the traffic information using the parking information; And a providing unit for providing the search result corresponding to the search request signal to the electronic device of the user, including information on the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time.

What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented parking information provision system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is configured to collect parking information, part; When a route creation request signal is received from the user's electronic device through the navigation service in cooperation with the navigation service, the destination parking lot and the arrival time point are determined from the navigation information according to the route creation, A predictor for predicting a predicted parking status of the vehicle using the collected parking information; And a providing unit for providing the navigation information corresponding to the route creation request signal to the electronic equipment of the user by including information on the estimated parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time .

According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide expected parking status information for a specific time with respect to the parking lot.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, not only real-time parking status but also expected parking status for a specific time can be provided for a parking lot at a specific place included in the search result.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide the expected parking status information at the time of arrival at the destination parking lot, which is the road navigation target, in association with the navigation.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a parking information providing method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a process of predicting a predicted parking situation in an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows an example of a process of providing recommendation information in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 7 to 11 illustrate examples of service screens providing real-time parking status and / or expected parking status in an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the invention relate to techniques for providing parking information.

Embodiments, including those specifically disclosed herein, can provide predictable parking information by predicting the future situation of a parking lot, thereby achieving significant advantages in terms of efficiency, convenience, cost savings, and the like.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an example in which a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, a plurality of servers 150, 160, and a network 170 are included. 1, the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. A mobile phone, a tablet PC, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PMP (personal digital assistant) Portable Multimedia Player). For example, the first electronic device 110 may communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and / or the servers 150, 160 via the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication scheme.

The communication method is not limited, and may include a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, as well as a short-range wireless communication between the devices. For example, the network 170 may be a personal area network (LAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN) , A network such as the Internet, and the like. The network 170 may also include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, It is not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 is a computer device or a plurality of computers that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130 and 140 through a network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, Lt; / RTI > devices.

For example, the server 160 may provide a file for installation of an application to the first electronic device 110 connected via the network 170. [ In this case, the first electronic device 110 can install an application using a file provided from the server 160. [ The server 150 is connected to the server 150 according to the control of an operating system (OS) included in the first electronic device 110 or at least one program (for example, a browser or an installed application) Services and contents can be provided. For example, if the first electronic device 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the application, the server 150 transmits a code corresponding to the service request message to the first And the first electronic device 110 can provide contents to the user by displaying and displaying a screen according to the code according to the control of the application.

2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of the first electronic device 110 as an example of one electronic device and the server 150 as an example of one server will be described. Other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 or server 160 may have the same or similar internal configurations.

The first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223 and input / output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. The memory 211 and 221 may store an operating system or at least one program code (for example, codes for an application installed and driven in the first electronic device 110). These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221. [ Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into memory 211, 221 via communication modules 213, 223 rather than a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program may be a program installed by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) that distributes installation files of developers or applications, May be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application described above.

Processors 212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212 and 222 by the memories 211 and 221 or the communication modules 213 and 223. For example, the processor 212, 222 may be configured to execute a command received in accordance with a program code stored in a recording device, such as the memory 211, 221.

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170 and may be connected to other electronic devices ) Or another server (e.g., server 160). For example, a request (e.g., a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 in accordance with a program code stored in a recording device, such as the memory 211, To the server 150 via the Internet 170. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module 223 of the first electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170, May be received by the first electronic device (110) via the second network (213). For example, the control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and contents or files may be transmitted to the first electronic device 110, May also be stored as a storage medium.

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of the application. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device having integrated functions for input and output, such as a touch screen. The processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 may use the data provided by the server 150 or the second electronic device 120 in processing the instructions of the computer program loaded into the memory 211. For example, A service screen or contents configured by the user can be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214. [ The input / output interface 224 can also output information configured using the data provided by the server 150 in processing the instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 221 by the processor 222 of the server 150 have.

Also, in other embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than the components of FIG. However, there is no need to clearly illustrate most prior art components. For example, the first electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input / output devices 215 described above, or may be implemented as a transceiver, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, a camera, And may further include components. More specifically, when the first electronic device 110 is a smart phone, it may be an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input / output ports, It is understood that various components such as a vibrator may be further included in the first electronic device 110.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a method and system for providing parking information will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a server of a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method that a server can perform according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Fig.

The server 150 according to the present embodiment may be configured with a parking information providing system implemented by a computer. The server 150 provides parking information to a plurality of electronic apparatuses 110, 120, 130 and 140 as a client and is provided with dedicated information on the electronic apparatuses 110, 120, 130, And provide parking information corresponding to a service request through a web / mobile site connection associated with the application or server 150. [ Furthermore, the server 150 may provide parking information in association with at least one of a search service and a route guidance service.

4, the server 150 of the server 150 includes a collecting unit 310, a predicting unit 320, And a providing unit 330. [0040] The components of processor 222 may optionally be included or excluded from processor 222 in accordance with an embodiment. In addition, in accordance with an embodiment, the components of the processor 222 may be separate or merged for the representation of the functionality of the processor 222.

The components of the processor 222 and the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the steps S410 to S440 included in the parking information providing method of FIG. For example, the components of processor 222 and processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions in accordance with the code of the operating system and the code of at least one program that memory 221 contains.

Herein, the components of processor 222 may be representations of different functions of processor 222 performed by processor 222 in accordance with instructions provided by the program code stored in server 150 . For example, the collection unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 that controls the server 150 in accordance with the above-described command so that the server 150 collects information related to the parking status.

In step S410, the processor 222 can read the necessary commands from the loaded memory 221 with instructions related to the control of the server 150. [ In this case, the read command may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to execute the steps (S420 to S440) to be described later.

In step S420, the collecting unit 310 may collect information related to the parking status of each parking lot (hereinafter, referred to as 'parking information'). The collecting unit 310 may collect parking information from the parking management system in cooperation with a parking management system (not shown) of the affiliated parking lot. Generally, the parking management system checks the entrance or exit of a vehicle using a camera, or detects presence or absence of each parking space by using sensors such as ultrasonic waves, geomagnets, loops, and infrared rays, And / or the rate information, in real time, and provide the updated information to the server 150. [0050] For example, the collecting unit 310 may request the parking management system of the parking lot at the time when the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, and receive the parking information indicating the parking status of the corresponding parking lot. As another example, the collecting unit 310 may request the parking management system of the parking lot every cycle of the unit time to receive the parking information indicating the parking status of the corresponding parking lot. Further, the collecting unit 310 may collect external environment information at the time of receiving the parking information from the parking management system or another server (for example, 160), and may include weather information , And other examples include event information related to the parking lot (for example, price reduction events, holidays, etc.). At this time, the collecting unit 310 records the parking information (and the external environment information and / or the event information) collected for each parking lot together with time information (e.g., date, day, time, etc.) .

In step S430, when the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, the prediction unit 320 determines the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time using the information request signal, and then calculates the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time May be predicted using the parking information collected in step S420. For example, the information request signal may be a search request signal through a search service, and may include a destination parking lot and a scheduled arrival time due to user input in the search service. As another example, the information request signal may be a route creation request signal through the route guidance service, and may include a destination parking lot, which is navigation information according to the route creation, and a scheduled arrival time. In other words, the predicting unit 320 determines the destination parking lot and the expected arrival time inputted by the user on the basis of the user input for the prediction of the expected parking situation, or determines the destination of the user from the navigation information according to the route creation, You can see the parking lot and the expected arrival time. The predictor 320 predicts the expected parking state corresponding to the estimated arrival time of the user by combining the collected real-time parking state, the past parking state, the traffic state, etc. with respect to the destination parking lot of the user. The prediction unit 320 predicts the expected parking state corresponding to the estimated time of arrival using the past parking state, predicts the expected state of parking based on the past state of the parking state in each time period, The predicted parking situation may be predicted based on the past parking situation at a predetermined time (for example, about 1 hour).

In step S440, the provider 330 provides the predicted parking status predicted in step S430 as a response to the information request signal, and provides information about the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time to the user's electronic Equipment. For example, when the information request signal received from the user's electronic device is a search request signal through the search service, the searcher 330 searches the search result for the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time May be provided including at least a part of the information on the information. As another example, if the information request signal received from the user's electronic device is a route creation request signal through the route guidance service, the provider 330 may provide the navigation information according to route creation to the expected parking status of the destination parking lot May be provided including at least a part of the information on the information. At this time, the providing unit 330 may also provide the destination parking lot with information on the current state of the current parking status. In other words, if there is information on the destination parking lot without information on the expected arrival time in the information request signal, the providing unit 330 may provide the current time parking status and / You can provide information about the expected parking situation. As another example, the providing unit 330 may provide information on the expected parking status before and after a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) based on the estimated time of arrival, Reference information, and the like. As another example, the providing unit 330 may provide recommendation information for other parking lots according to the expected parking status of the destination parking lot, and an embodiment for providing recommendation information will be described in detail below. Accordingly, the providing unit 330 can provide the expected parking status information of the destination parking lot at the estimated time of arrival in various forms in connection with the search service or the route guidance service. The estimated parking status information may be provided in various forms such as a numerical value, a graph, an image, and an animation, for example, a ratio representing a full parking space in proportion to a total parking space, or a number indicating a parking space. For example, Or the parking space / total parking space, the full car rate 30 minutes before the arrival time, the full car rate 30 minutes after the arrival time, the full hour rate difference according to the time of arrival, Parking space / total parking space, etc. In addition, all information indicating the expected parking status may be included.

In the parking information providing system and the parking information providing method according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a real-time parking status and / or a predicted parking status for a specific time to a parking lot at a specific place.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a process of predicting a predicted parking situation in an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S501, the predicting unit 320 determines whether or not the information (date, day, time, weather, event, etc.) about the information collection time among the parking information collected for the destination parking lot is information Can be extracted. The parking information can be collected as a numerical value indicating the parking lot difference rate at the time of collection, and can be managed together with external environment information, event information, time information, and the like at that time. Accordingly, the predicting unit 320 can extract parking information having a similar condition within a predetermined range and a scheduled arrival time in consideration of conditions such as a date, day, time, weather, etc. corresponding to the estimated arrival time, The parking information having the event information corresponding to the current event of the parking lot can be extracted. In other words, the information extraction condition for extracting the parking information can be a date, a day, a time, a weather, an event, etc. For example, if the expected arrival time is Tuesday 3:35 pm, The parking information of 3:50 from 3:20 pm on the previous Tuesday can be extracted. In another example, when the expected arrival time is a rainy day, the parking information collected on the rainy day can be extracted. Even when the user does not input anything through the electronic device, the expected arrival time may vary depending on the change of the driving situation, the change of the traffic situation, and the like. The information extracting condition for extracting the parking information in the predicting unit 320 may be changed when the expected arrival time is changed. That is, the parking information extracted by the predicting unit 320 can be changed even if there is no input through the user's electronic device.

In step S502, the predicting unit 320 can predict information on at least one of a parking space and a parking ratio of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time using the parking information extracted in step S501. For example, the prediction unit 320 may calculate the full rate of the destination parking lot estimated at the estimated arrival time by averaging the full rate of the parking information corresponding to the information about the estimated time of arrival and the information about the estimated time of arrival. At this time, the predictor 320 can estimate the expected parking status of the destination parking lot with respect to the estimated arrival time by calculating an average value considering the standard deviation of the past parking status. The predictor 320 can estimate the current parking state at the current time point with respect to the destination parking lot and predict the expected parking state with respect to the estimated arrival time point using both the past parking state and the real time parking state. The smaller the time difference is, the more accurate the parking situation can be predicted. The prediction unit 320 compares the expected parking state with the actual parking state after acquiring the actual parking state at the time of arrival at the destination parking lot in the case of interlocking with the navigation system. . It is also possible to predict the anticipated parking situation by applying an algorithm that learns the past parking situation and / or the real-time parking situation together with time information and external environment information or event information, in addition to the method of calculating the average value of the past parking situation.

6 shows an example of a process of providing recommendation information in an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S601, the providing unit 330 may search for another parking lot using the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time when the full rate according to the estimated parking status of the destination parking lot with respect to the estimated arrival time is equal to or higher than a predetermined setting level . At this time, the provider 330 can search for another parking lot when the number of available parking spaces is equal to or less than the set number by using the information about the parking available space in addition to the full rate. The controller 330 can search for another parking lot near the parking lot when the parking lot is already full or before the arrival at the arrival time, if the parking lot 330 is interlocked with the navigation system. For example, the provider 330 may search for a similar parking lot within a certain range (for example, 10 minutes) of the arrival time point of the parking lot located within a predetermined radius (for example, 2 km) based on the destination parking lot. At this time, the provider 330 may further select a parking lot with a parking lot difference rate equal to or less than a predetermined level with respect to the estimated time of arrival based on the current position of the user for each parking lot.

In step S602, the providing unit 330 may provide the recommendation information to the user's electronic device including the search result for the other parking lot in step S601. For example, the providing unit 330 can use the navigation information to recommend a parking lot having a parking lot difference rate equal to or lower than a predetermined level among places having similar arrival time points. In this case, the parking lot included in the search result can be provided in a list form. In the case of the parking lot list, the order of the minimum rate is low, the order of the user is close to the current position or the destination parking lot set by the user, Can be arranged and provided.

The user can change the destination parking lot by selecting any one of the other parking lots provided as the recommendation information. The providing unit 330 may provide the recommendation information at the time when the user inputs the destination, but may provide the recommendation information when the user satisfies the specific condition while driving to the destination. For example, when information about the expected parking status of the updated destination parking lot is changed due to changes in the scheduled arrival time due to a change in traffic situation while driving to a destination or parking information collected in real time / periodically, The information about the full parking distance of the destination parking lot or the parking available space may be changed. If the information about the destination parking lot is changed during the travel to the destination and the specific condition is satisfied, the providing unit 330 may automatically change the destination parking lot or recommend changing the destination to another destination parking lot. Specifically, for example, when the full parking distance of the destination parking lot with respect to the estimated arrival time is equal to or higher than a predetermined setting level according to the presetting by the user, the providing unit 330 stores the parking lot having the full- It is also possible to automatically change the destination parking lot. Accordingly, when the user is expected to arrive at the destination parking lot and the full parking time is expected at the time of arrival, notification of another nearby parking lot or automatic change of destination can be applied. At this time, It is possible to increase the driver's convenience by automatically changing the destination to another place where the driver can park the vehicle without requesting the driver. It is possible to use the information on the available parking space as a concrete example of the automatic parking change of the destination parking lot, but it is also possible to provide a recommendation to the user to change the destination parking lot when the condition of the full parking rate and the parking space is satisfied You may.

In addition to the recommendation logic described above, it is possible to preferentially provide the parking lot of the user's preference or to change the destination parking lot in consideration of the user preference set in advance for the parking lot information. The collecting unit 310 collects and manages the facility information such as the number and width of parking planes and the availability of double parking for each parking lot, and the provider 330 provides the facility information of the parking lot, , The parking lot with the widest parking width at the recommended parking lot, the closest parking lot to the destination, the parking lot with no double parking, and the parking lot with the most parking space are provided in priority to the user's preference. .

The providing unit 330 may control to change the map accumulation ratio according to the distance between the destination and the parking lot on the guidance map of the road in conjunction with navigation. For example, the providing unit 330 may set the map accumulation ratio to be larger as the distance between the destination and the parking lot is closer to show an intuitive sense of distance.

FIGS. 7 to 11 illustrate examples of service screens providing real-time parking status and / or expected parking status in an embodiment of the present invention. 7 to 11 may be a screen example displayed on a user's electronic device, for example, a smart phone.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the user inputs a keyword related to the parking lot, for example, 'parking lot status', the server 150 displays a search result screen 700 including a list of documents corresponding to the search keyword 'parking lot status' . At this time, when a keyword related to the parking lot is inputted, the search result screen 700 may include an input menu 701 for inputting a destination and time information. When the user inputs the destination and the time through the input menu 701, it is possible to visually provide the estimated parking status information 702 at the corresponding time to the parking lot of the destination. At this time, the time information input to the input menu 701 indicates a scheduled arrival time for a destination. When the navigation device is operated in conjunction with navigation, a scheduled arrival time for a destination is calculated based on a departure time or a current time based on user input, As shown in FIG.

8 shows an example of a search result screen 800 for a specific place including parking lot information. The server 150 provides a search result screen 800 including a list of documents corresponding to 'Gyeonggi Provincial Children's Museum' when a user searches for a specific place including parking information, for example, 'Gyeonggi Provincial Children's Museum' through a search service can do. The server 150 may provide the real time parking status information 801 of the current time to the parking lot of the destination on the search result screen 800. [ In addition, the search result screen 800 may include an input menu 802 for directly inputting time information by a user. When the user inputs time through the input menu 802, It is possible to visually provide the estimated parking status information 803 of the estimated parking status. The time information input to the input menu 802 indicates a scheduled arrival time for the destination. When the navigation device operates in conjunction with navigation, a scheduled arrival time for a destination is calculated based on a departure time or a current time based on user input, Is also possible.

The expected parking status and / or the real-time parking status may be included in a primary search result for a specific place corresponding to a search keyword, or may be provided when additional information about a specific place is requested (for example, Page, etc.), it is possible to provide the estimated parking status and / or the real-time parking status as additional information in a secondary search result.

9 shows an example of a navigation screen 900 according to the route guidance service. The server 150 may provide a navigation screen 900 including route information between a start point and a destination when a start point and a destination are set in association with navigation. Generally, a route is created by designating a destination by designating a destination, or by designating a departure time together with a destination. In connection with such navigation, the server 150 transmits the destination parking lot of the user and the arrival The scheduled time can be grasped. At this time, the server 150 can visually provide the estimated parking status information 901 at the scheduled arrival time for the parking lot of the destination along with the route information through the navigation screen 900.

When the user requests additional information, for example, when requesting detailed information on the route information between the departure place and the destination, the server 150 transmits detailed route information such as the section information between the departure place and the destination, And can provide the detailed screen 1000 included therein. At this time, the server 150 adds estimated parking status information 1001 at the arrival time of the destination parking lot, real-time parking status information 1002 of the current time to the destination parking lot, .

In addition, the server 150 may store the expected parking time before and after a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) at the scheduled arrival time through the navigation screen 900 or the detailed screen 1000 so that the user can utilize the information as reference information for determining the departure time And the expected parking status at the corresponding time zone for each time zone. If block or floor parking information is provided in the parking management system of the destination parking lot, the server 150 may provide the expected parking status and / or the real-time parking status to the parking lot of the destination by block or floor.

Fig. 11 shows a navigation screen 1100 for providing surrounding parking lot information. The server 150 may provide a navigation screen 1100 including information on a parking lot located within a predetermined radius (for example, 5 km) based on the user's current location according to a user's parking lot search request. The server 150 can provide the real time parking status information 1101 and 1102 of the current time for each of the parking lots included in the search result through the navigation screen 1100 in association with the function of searching for the surrounding parking lot in the navigation . Instead of the real-time parking statuses 1101 and 1102, it is also possible to provide estimated parking status information at the time of arrival based on the current position of the user for each parking lot, or to provide real-time parking statuses 1101 and 1102, It is also possible to provide it together.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide estimated parking status information for a specific time to a parking lot. In addition, according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a real-time parking situation and / or an expected parking situation for a specific time in a parking lot of a specific place included in a search result in cooperation with a search service, It is possible to provide the expected parking status information about the scheduled arrival time for the destination parking lot that is the guide destination.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented as a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit, a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be embodied in any type of machine, component, physical device, computer storage media, or device for interpretation by a processing device or to provide instructions or data to the processing device have. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. At this time, the medium may be a program that continuously stores a computer executable program, or temporarily stores the program for execution or downloading. Further, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of a single hardware or a plurality of hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, but may be dispersed on a network. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, And program instructions including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. As another example of the medium, a recording medium or a storage medium that is managed by a site or a server that supplies or distributes an application store or various other software is also enumerated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A parking information providing method implemented by a computer,
Collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot;
If the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, determining the destination parking lot and the scheduled arrival time using the information request signal;
Estimating a predicted parking status of the destination parking at the expected arrival time using the collected parking information; And
Providing information on the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the collecting comprises:
And recording the parking information together with time information corresponding to the information collection time
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the collecting comprises:
Collecting at least one of the external environment information at the time of information collection and the event information related to the parking lot together with the parking information
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predicting comprises:
Extracting parking information in which information on the time of information collection among the parking information collected for the destination parking lot corresponds to information on the estimated arrival time; And
Estimating information on at least one of a space available for parking as parking information of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time and a full rate using the extracted parking information
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predicting comprises:
Extracting parking information in which information on the time of information collection among the parking information collected for the destination parking lot corresponds to information on the estimated arrival time; And
Estimating information on at least one of a space available for parking as parking information of the destination parking lot at the arrival scheduled time and a full rate of difference by learning the extracted parking information
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
When receiving the search request signal through the search service as the information request signal, grasping the destination parking lot and the expected arrival time point from the user input
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Wherein the providing step comprises:
And providing at least a part of information on the expected parking status in a search result corresponding to the search request signal
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
When receiving the route creation request signal through the route guidance service as the information request signal, grasping the destination parking lot and the scheduled arrival time from the navigation information according to the route creation
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And providing at least a part of the information on the expected parking status to the navigation information corresponding to the route creation request signal
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Searching for another parking lot based on the destination parking lot and the expected arrival time when the full rate according to the expected parking status is equal to or higher than a preset level; And
Providing recommendation information including search results for the other parking lot to the electronic equipment of the user
The parking information providing method comprising: 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the searching comprises:
A similar parking lot is searched within a predetermined range from the expected arrival time point based on the current position of the user among the parking lots located within a predetermined radius based on the destination parking lot
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the searching comprises:
Selecting a parking lot whose parking lot rate is less than or equal to a preset level at a predetermined time of arrival based on the current position of the user, the parking lot being located within a predetermined radius based on the destination parking lot
The parking information providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Providing information about the current time parking status of the current time to the destination parking lot
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Providing information on at least one of a real-time parking state of a current time and an expected parking state by time zone if the information request signal does not include information on the expected arrival time
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
A step of providing information on a predicted parking state predicted before and after a predetermined time based on the estimated arrival time
The parking information providing method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And recommending another parking lot corresponding to a pre-set preference condition for the parking lot information when the full rate according to the expected parking status is equal to or higher than the preset level
The parking information providing method comprising: A computer program recorded on a computer readable recording medium for executing a parking information providing method in combination with a computer system,
The parking information providing method includes:
Collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot;
If the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, determining the destination parking lot and the scheduled arrival time using the information request signal;
Estimating a predicted parking status of the destination parking at the expected arrival time using the collected parking information; And
Providing information on the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal
And a computer program. A parking information providing system implemented by a computer,
At least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions,
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
A collection unit for collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot;
When the information request signal is received from the user's electronic device, the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time point are determined by using the information request signal, and the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time is calculated using the collected parking information A predicting unit for predicting; And
And providing the information on the estimated parking status of the destination parking lot at the scheduled arrival time to the electronic equipment of the user in response to the information request signal,
And a parking information providing system. A parking information providing system implemented by a computer,
At least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions,
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
A collection unit for collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot;
When the search request signal through the search service is received from the user's electronic device in cooperation with the search service, the destination parking lot and the estimated arrival time point are detected from the user input, and the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time is collected A predictor for predicting the traffic information using the parking information; And
And providing information on the estimated parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time to the electronic device of the user in the search result corresponding to the search request signal,
And a parking information providing system. A parking information providing system implemented by a computer,
At least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions,
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
A collection unit for collecting parking information including parking status for each parking lot;
When a route creation request signal is received from the user's electronic device through the navigation service in cooperation with the navigation service, the destination parking lot and the arrival time point are determined from the navigation information according to the route creation, A predictor for predicting a predicted parking status of the vehicle using the collected parking information; And
And providing the navigation information corresponding to the route creation request signal to the electronic device of the user by including information on the expected parking status of the destination parking lot at the estimated arrival time,
And a parking information providing system.

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