EP3142092A1 - System zur verwaltung regulierter parkbereiche - Google Patents

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EP3142092A1
EP3142092A1 EP15752122.0A EP15752122A EP3142092A1 EP 3142092 A1 EP3142092 A1 EP 3142092A1 EP 15752122 A EP15752122 A EP 15752122A EP 3142092 A1 EP3142092 A1 EP 3142092A1
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    • G08G1/144—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas with means giving the indication of available parking spaces on portable or mobile units, e.g. personal digital assistant [PDA]
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    • G08G1/146—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas where the indication depends on the parking areas where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space
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    • G08G1/147—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas where the indication depends on the parking areas where the parking area is within an open public zone, e.g. city centre

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  • the present invention relates to a system for managing regulated parking areas, common in the business areas and historic centers of most cities and even in small towns.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a system through which the user can easily pay the fee for parking in the aforementioned areas, paying the exact amount for parking in relation to the actual time of use, without needing to have cash, searching for and going to the parking meter to pay and returning to the vehicle to leave the corresponding ticket, all of which can be done in a quick and simple way without wasting time.
  • town councils are designating an increasing number of areas as regulated parking areas, in which users must pay a certain amount of money to park during a specific period of time, and users cannot exceed a preestablished limit, except in the case of area residents or other special cases (vehicles for the disabled, official cars, ambulances, etc.).
  • Payment is carried out through parking meters which have a money slot to accept payment for the service, a credit/debit card reader, a new feature that allows payments to be made via a cell phone, and a thermal printer which issues the corresponding receipt or proof of purchase.
  • this type of parking meter is pre-pay, which means users have to introduce the amount of money based on the time that they "suppose" their vehicle will be in the parking area. If they introduce an amount greater than the time they are going to be parked, they lose money, since the parking meter does not reimburse the difference, and if they introduce a lesser amount, they run the risk of being fined. In the case of paying in cash, many times users do not have loose change and must look for a store that can give them change, which is not always easy or possible, with the resulting waste of time that it entails.
  • the system for managing regulated parking areas proposed by the invention offers a completely satisfactory solution to the problem set out above thanks to its novel and highly effective structuring.
  • each regulated parking space will be integrated with a numbered space-monitoring device that will preferably be of a single body, which will contain a micro-controller that is associated with a radio frequency communications module as well as an infrared, vibration, volumetric, magnetic, etc. sensor for detecting vehicles, and having a battery connected to the grid or powered by a photovoltaic solar panel.
  • a numbered space-monitoring device that will preferably be of a single body, which will contain a micro-controller that is associated with a radio frequency communications module as well as an infrared, vibration, volumetric, magnetic, etc. sensor for detecting vehicles, and having a battery connected to the grid or powered by a photovoltaic solar panel.
  • this space-monitoring device will include a red/yellow/green LED indicator that allows the space monitoring staff to verify that the vehicle parked in said space is truly parked legally, having made the corresponding payment for the parking service.
  • red represents an electronic payment
  • yellow represents a cash, credit/debit card or cell phone payment (with the corresponding ticket indicating the number of the space that is occupied)
  • green represents a free space.
  • the radio frequency communications module detects the different envisaged payment means, and those that will be mentioned later, as well as communicating with the area-controlling device, where all the information regarding the spaces assigned to said area is centralized.
  • This area-controlling device may be integrated into existing parking meters, such that it incorporates the electronics necessary to communicate with the different space-monitoring devices, being provided with a telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, etc.) from which corresponding bank transactions are carried out.
  • a telematic network telephone line, ADSL, etc.
  • Said area-controlling device is also powered by solar energy and has programming software to periodically check the communication with the different space devices that it has assigned, in order to ensure the correct connection and operation of all equipment.
  • connection to the telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, etc.) of the area-controlling device not only serves to carry out the transactions (memory, entry/exit, charge, issuance of receipts, etc.) of the corresponding services provided, but also allows users to find out the status of said area in real time via the application installed on their cell phone. In other words, they can find out the number of free spaces, which is of considerable help to drivers when deciding whether to travel to a specific area by car or in public transportation, depending on the availability of spaces.
  • the area-controlling devices store statistical information, incidents, etc. that will be periodically transmitted to a control center, although they can also be consulted remotely.
  • This control center is designated to control all of the town's area-controlling devices, checking the connection and operation of all of the devices that participate in the network.
  • the staff responsible for monitoring the spaces via a cell phone or via a device specifically designed for this purpose, with its corresponding screen and means of connection to the area-controlling device and with means of geolocation, will receive information related to the status of each one of the spaces (occupancy, payment type, time left until the end of service, etc.) from the area-controlling device, the latter being in charge of imposing fines, when appropriate.
  • the system admits the methods used to date, whether it be cash or credit/debit card, and further envisages that the user has what we call an electronic payment device, which can be any of those which are described below.
  • the phone In the case of paying with a smartphone, the phone should have the application installed that is designed for this purpose, which is detected by the space-monitoring device through Wi-Fi, thus starting the service (arrival time, vehicle information and bank account number).
  • the LED indicator will turn “red” for electronic payment.
  • the system envisages collecting payment at the time when the vehicle leaves the space, the space-monitoring device communicates to the area-controlling device that the vehicle has left the space, sending the corresponding message of the end of service (exit time), while the color of the LED indicator also changes to "green” for the free space.
  • the area-controlling device will carry out the corresponding bank transaction with its installed memory.
  • the area-controlling device will send a message to the user with the billing information.
  • the vehicle can incorporate a chip or circuit associated with the car radio, which will serve for radio frequency communications with the area-controlling device, so that user and vehicle information and the bank account number can be introduced via the radio interface itself.
  • the codes approving the operation will be requested, respecting the entry/exit times established by the system, for greater security in transactions, although this option may be decided by the user.
  • the space-monitoring device As for the space-monitoring device, it will be preferably integrated into a single body, in which all of its components are established.
  • the system may incorporate image capturing devices (photography, video, etc.) such as cameras or video cameras as a security measure.
  • image capturing devices photography, video, etc.
  • cameras or video cameras as a security measure.
  • the system of the invention is expected to have a space-monitoring device (2) integrated into each numbered regulated parking space (1).
  • Figure 2 the system of the invention is expected to have a space-monitoring device (2) integrated into each numbered regulated parking space (1).
  • This device (2) is equipped with:
  • the space-monitoring device (2) is equipped with the corresponding control electronics associated with a sensor for detecting vehicles (a), having a battery connected to the grid or powered by a photovoltaic solar panel (b), a payment device reader (c), a radio frequency communications module that sends and receives information (d) and a red/yellow/green LED indicator (e), which the system uses to indicate the payment method chosen by the user, which gives more control to the staff responsible for monitoring.
  • a sensor for detecting vehicles having a battery connected to the grid or powered by a photovoltaic solar panel (b), a payment device reader (c), a radio frequency communications module that sends and receives information (d) and a red/yellow/green LED indicator (e), which the system uses to indicate the payment method chosen by the user, which gives more control to the staff responsible for monitoring.
  • the different space-controlling devices (2) communicate through radio frequency (d) with the area-controlling device (3), in which all information about the spaces assigned to said area is centralized.
  • This area-controlling device (3) is equipped with:
  • the area-controlling device (3) can be integrated into currently existing parking meters (7) as shown in figure 3 , such that it incorporates the electronics necessary to communicate with different space-monitoring devices (2), since it has a telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, Wi-Fi, etc.) through which different system operations and the corresponding bank transactions can be carried out.
  • a telematic network telephone line, ADSL, Wi-Fi, etc.
  • the area-controlling device (3) has a photovoltaic solar panel (j), and programming software to periodically check communication with the different space-monitoring devices (2) in order to ensure the correct connection and operation of all equipment.
  • the area-controlling device (3) makes it possible to store statistical information, incidents, etc. which will be periodically transmitted, although they can also be consulted remotely.
  • a control center (6) with a server is designated, which is also in charge of controlling all of the town's area-controlling devices, checking the connection and operation of all of the devices that participate in the network.
  • the area-controlling device (3) keeps up-to-date, real-time information on the free spaces assigned, so that users can consult their status and location via the application installed on the payment device or through any navigation system introduced into the system.
  • the staff responsible for monitoring (5) the spaces will have a cell phone or device specifically designed for this purpose (4).
  • This device (4) is equipped with:
  • This device (4) with its corresponding screen (1) and means of geolocation (n), will receive information relating to the status of each one of the spaces from the area-controlling device, which will control their correct use. In the event that a user incurs a fine, the agent can use the corresponding system to act accordingly (o).
  • Payment methods are based on communication through radio frequency with the communications module of the space-monitoring device (2), which sends information to the area-controlling device (3) both when the vehicle arrives and when it leaves.
  • said communication and payment management can be carried out through a frequency emitter that is similar to the ones used in electronic toll payment systems. It is carried out through an application installed on the user's smartphone or via a chip, RFID card or circuit integrated into the vehicle and associated with the radio of the same.
  • the space device (2) detects the arrival of a vehicle that occupies a regulated parking space and sends the information to the area-controlling device (3), which memorizes the entry information (arrival time). If the space-monitoring device (2) detects an electronic payment device (1), it automatically asks for consent from the user, who then authorizes the operation, with the space-monitoring device sending the information (bank account number, vehicle information, etc.) to the area-controlling device (3) so that it memorizes that information and activates the LED indicator, signaling the electronic payment method chosen by the user. In this case, it would be a red LED light.
  • the space-monitoring device (2) sends the information to the area-controlling device (3), and this device carries out the charge operation, while at the same time sending a message to the user with the transaction details.
  • the area-controlling device (3) can associate the information emitted by the space-monitoring device (2) and send the relevant information to the space-monitoring device (2), which will use the yellow LED indicator to signal the payment method chosen by the user of the space. At the same time, it will send a message to the staff responsible for monitoring (5) so that they carry out the appropriate control measures.
  • the system determines that no payment process has taken place, it advises the monitoring staff of the incident so that they act accordingly.
  • the space-monitoring device (2) is integrated into a single body, in which are established an infrared, magnetic, volume, vibration, etc. sensor for detecting vehicles (a), a battery that could be connected to the grid or powered by' a photovoltaic source (b), a radio frequency payment device reader (c), a radio frequency communications module that sends and receives data (d) and an LED indicator (e) of the payment method.
  • the area-controlling device (3) which can be integrated into existing parking meters, has a single body with the electronics necessary, such as a computer, an ADSL or similar telematic network, programming, etc., to communicate with the different numbered space-monitoring devices.
  • the system may incorporate image capturing devices (photography, video, etc.) such as cameras or video cameras as a security measure.
  • image capturing devices photography, video, etc.
  • cameras or video cameras as a security measure.
  • the system may be installed on the entry and exit lanes of toll highways that are associated with the device, which will be available or located at a point decided upon by the service operator, acting in the same way as the system for managing regulated parking areas, so that the user pays for the actual distance and use of the toll highway. This also prevents the excessive use of fuel caused by cars waiting in line to pay and it allows traffic to move.
  • the system determines that no payment process has taken place, it advises the monitoring staff of the incident so that they act accordingly.

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