JP2000030097A - Entering/leaving controller for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cope with entering/leaving of a vehicle even when the vehicle number of the vehicle to enter/leave is not recognized when the vehicle number is recognized by reading it by an image pickup means. SOLUTION: When the vehicle number of an entering vehicle or a leaving vehicle photographed by a camera 23 at an entrance and a camera 29 at an exit is recognized by a vehicle number recognizing device 24, the number is judged whether it is registered or not by a vehicle number database device 25. When the number of the entering vehicle is registered, the entrance of the vehicle is permitted and when the number is not registered, a parking ticket is issued by a ticket issuing device 22. When the number of the leaving vehicle is registered, the leaving of the vehicle is permitted and when the number is not registered, the leaving of the vehicle is permitted when adjustment is completed by an adjustment machine 28. When the number of the vehicle is not recognized by the vehicle number recognizing device 24, input of the vehicle number is guided, the ticket is issued and the adjustment is performed based on the inputted number by the ticket issuing device 22 and the adjustment machine 28.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle entrance / exit management device for managing entry / exit of each vehicle based on the number of the vehicle entering / exiting a management target area.

[0002]

In recent years, for example, a parking lot is used as a system for managing a parking time and a parking fee in a toll parking lot or the like, as disclosed in JP-A-60-167083. A system has been proposed which manages a parking lot by recognizing a vehicle number from a vehicle license plate.

In this parking lot management system, when a vehicle detecting device detects an entering vehicle near an entrance gate, a license plate of the vehicle is photographed by an image pickup means such as a camera, and the photographed image is described on the license plate. The vehicle number is recognized by the image recognition device, and this vehicle number is stored in the storage means together with the entry time.When the vehicle leaves, the vehicle number on the license plate is recognized again, and the exit time, the entry time, and The parking fee is calculated from the data.

[0004] This makes it possible to construct a parking lot management system that can automatically perform a toll collection process without using a medium such as a parking ticket and the like. The running cost is not required, and the management cost can be reduced. Further, for the user using the parking lot, it is necessary for the driver of the vehicle to perform a cumbersome operation such as receiving a parking ticket at the time of entry or inserting the parking ticket into the device for paying a parking fee at the time of leaving. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of the reading process that occurs when the parking ticket is deformed or dirty.

[0005] However, the conventional configuration as described above has the following disadvantages. That is, when a camera license plate is photographed, the vehicle number may not be accurately recognized from the image data. This is because, for example, the license plate is dirty or bent, and the vehicle number cannot be recognized from the image of the license plate taken from a predetermined angle. Since such a problem is expected to occur, it is impossible to completely unmanned in practical use, and it is necessary to arrange a staff member or the like and manually enter a vehicle number to register the vehicle. there were.

To cope with such a problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 221626 has been proposed. This one is
As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle that has reached the entrance car gate is photographed by the entrance camera 1 at the front of the vehicle including the license plate, the captured image is processed by the vehicle number recognition device, the number is recognized, and the recognition result is obtained. The data is transmitted to the vehicle number database device 4 via the network 3. The vehicle number database device 4 opens the entrance car gate when the transmitted data is a registered vehicle.
In the case of a general car, a ticket is issued from the ticket issuing device 5.

Similarly, when leaving a vehicle,
The exit payment machine 6 recognizes the vehicle number with the exit camera 7 and permits exit when the vehicle is a registered vehicle, and permits exit when the parking fee is settled by reading a parking ticket for a general vehicle. It should be noted that the exit payment machine 6 allows the general vehicle to be taken out of the vehicle when the general vehicle has previously paid for the parking fee by the preliminary payment machine 8.

Here, when the vehicle number cannot be read, the attendant enters the monitor 9, 1 with an input device in the attendant room.
Although a method of confirming the number of the entering vehicle or leaving vehicle with 0 and performing the inputting operation by the vehicle number input device 11 has been proposed, this method requires inputting every time a vehicle whose number cannot be recognized enters the parking lot. You must always be waiting in the valet room. Therefore, in this system where the number cannot always be recognized, one person in charge of the number input work is indispensable.
Labor saving cannot be achieved.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 9-160966 discloses a parking lot management system using number recognition, in which a driver enters a parking fee using a pre-payment machine and makes a payment. If a vehicle has been settled and recognized as a vehicle that has been settled, a method of allowing the vehicle to leave is suggested, but if the vehicle number cannot be recognized by the TV camera when entering or leaving the vehicle, entry / exit will not be affected. Has the disadvantage of causing

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to cope with a case where the number of a vehicle entering and leaving the vehicle is read and recognized by the imaging means, even when the number of the vehicle cannot be recognized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle entrance / exit management device capable of performing the above-mentioned operations.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle attempts to enter the management target area, the image capturing means captures the license plate of the entering vehicle. Recognizes the number of the license plate that was shot. In addition, when the vehicle attempts to leave the management target area, the imaging unit photographs the license plate of the entering vehicle, so the vehicle number recognition unit
The number of the license plate photographed by the imaging means is recognized. Thereby, entrance / exit of each vehicle can be managed.

By the way, if the vehicle number recognition means cannot recognize the vehicle number, it becomes impossible to manage the entrance and exit of each vehicle, but in such a case, the user is provided at the entrance. The vehicle number is manually input to the number input means. Thus, even if the vehicle number recognition means cannot recognize the vehicle number, entry and exit of each vehicle can be reliably managed based on the input number.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle attempts to enter the management target area, the imaging means photographs the license plate of the entering vehicle. Recognize numbers.

The vehicle number registration determining means determines whether the number recognized by the vehicle number recognizing means is registered. At this time, the ticket issuing means permits entry of the entering vehicle when the vehicle number registration judging means judges that the number of the entering vehicle is registered. Further, when the vehicle number registration determining means determines that the number of the entering vehicle is not registered, it issues a parking ticket indicating the entrance condition and then permits the entering vehicle to enter the management target area.

On the other hand, when the vehicle leaves from the management target area, the image pickup means photographs the license plate of the exiting vehicle, so the vehicle number recognition means recognizes the license plate number photographed by the image pickup means.

The vehicle number registration determining means determines whether the number recognized by the vehicle number recognizing means is registered. At this time, when the vehicle number registration determining unit determines that the number of the entering vehicle is registered, the settlement unit permits the vehicle to leave. When the vehicle number registration judging means judges that the number of the exiting vehicle is not registered, the exit of the vehicle is permitted after the settlement process corresponding to the reading of the entrance condition stored in the entrance ticket is completed.

In the case of the ticket issuing means or the settlement means, if the vehicle number recognition means cannot recognize the vehicle number, the ticket issuing processing or the settlement processing cannot be performed. The user manually inputs the vehicle number of the own vehicle to the number input means provided at the entrance. Then, when the vehicle number registration judging means cannot recognize the number of the vehicle, the vehicle number registration judging means judges whether the numbers of the entering vehicle and the leaving vehicle are registered based on the number inputted to the number inputting means.

Therefore, even if the number of the vehicle cannot be recognized by the image processing recognition, the ticketing processing by the ticket issuing means or the settlement processing by the settlement means can be reliably performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number input means guides the user to input an unrecognizable code among the codes constituting the number, so that the user needs to input all of the vehicle numbers. Therefore, the input operation can be reduced, and the input is not erroneously performed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the number input means is provided integrally with the ticket issuing means and the settlement means, the user can move the vehicle from the ticket issuing means or the settlement means or get off the vehicle. It is possible to perform a number inputting operation to the number input means without using a number.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the number input means transmits the input data to the vehicle number registration judging means via the network. Therefore, in a configuration in which each means is connected via the network, the number input means is connected to the network. The connection work can be easily completed by connecting to.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration. In FIG. 1, various devices are connected to a network 21 using a data bus, which will be described below in order.

A ticket issuing device 22 (corresponding to ticket issuing means) and an entrance camera 23 (corresponding to image capturing means) are provided corresponding to an entrance car gate (not shown) of a parking lot (corresponding to a management target area). The entrance camera 23 is operated in conjunction with, for example, a vehicle detector that detects a vehicle entering the vehicle, takes an image of the front part of the vehicle including the license plate, and takes the captured image via a network 21 to a vehicle number recognition device 24 (vehicle). (Corresponding to the number recognition means).

The vehicle number recognizing device 24 recognizes the vehicle number by processing the transmitted image, and when the vehicle number can be recognized, the recognition result data is transmitted to the vehicle number database device 25 (the vehicle number registration judgment) via the network 21. (Corresponding to means).

The vehicle number database device 25 collates the registered data based on the transmitted recognition result, determines whether the vehicle is a registered vehicle or a general vehicle, searches for the time of entry / exit, etc., and transmits the result via the network 21. Ticketing device 22
To be transmitted.

The ticket issuing device 22 permits entry by opening the entrance car gate if the vehicle number is registered by the vehicle number database device 25 as a result of the registration determination. In addition, if it is a general vehicle, a parking ticket (corresponding to an entrance ticket) that stores the entry conditions from the ticket issuing port
Is issued, and when the user obtains the parking ticket, the parking is permitted.

Here, a number input function is added to the ticket issuing device 22. As a configuration for this, a number input device 26 comprising a display with a touch panel is provided.
(Corresponding to a number input means). That is, when the vehicle number recognition device 24 cannot recognize the vehicle number, a screen for requesting the user to input the number of the own vehicle to the number input device 26 is displayed as described later, and the input of the number is not performed. When the registration is completed, the registration data is collated by transmitting the number data to the vehicle number database device 25 via the network 21, and if the vehicle is a registered vehicle, the entrance car gate is opened. Issue a parking ticket,
When the user obtains a parking ticket, the entrance car gate is opened.

On the other hand, the network 21 has a prepaid machine 2
7 is connected. The pre-payment machine 27 is installed at an appropriate place up to the exit in the parking lot, and is installed at a position where it is not affected by the traffic jam at the exit of the parking lot. The advance payment machine 27 is provided with a number input device including, for example, a display with a touch panel, and is capable of inputting a four-digit serial number constituting a vehicle number by a touch operation using a numeric keypad. When a user inputs a vehicle number, the number data is collated with the vehicle number registered in the vehicle number database device 25, and the data of the corresponding number is retrieved and output. The search data also includes the parking time of the vehicle of this number, calculates the parking time by subtracting the parking time from the input time to the advance payment machine 27, and calculates the parking time of the advance payment machine 27 together with the fee corresponding to the parking time. Display on the number input device.

In this case, in the pre-payment machine 27, only a 4-digit serial number is input to simplify the operation, and the database is searched according to the 4-digit number. . This is because it is rare that a vehicle having a license plate with the same serial number exists in a parking lot. If there is a vehicle having the same four-digit number, a selection screen is displayed. When another vehicle is intentionally selected, the vehicle is determined to be invalid at the time of leaving the vehicle, and the leaving of the vehicle is prohibited.

Further, the advance payment machine 27 is also configured to include a payment system, and allows the parking fee of the displayed amount to be input, and issues a receipt as appropriate. This advance payment machine 27
Is recorded together with the vehicle number database.

On the other hand, at the exit car gate, there is an exit payment machine 2
8 (corresponding to the settlement means). The exit settlement machine 28 captures the vehicle that has reached the exit with the exit camera 29 and recognizes the vehicle number with the vehicle number recognition device 24. The read vehicle number is the registration number of the vehicle number database device 25. It is determined whether the vehicle has been settled by the pre-settlement machine 27. In this case, if the vehicle has already been settled by the advance payment machine 27, the elapsed time between the fee payment time of the advance payment machine 27 and the current time is calculated, and it is confirmed that the calculated time is within a predetermined time. When it is done, the exit gate is opened and the exit is allowed. In addition, advance payment machine 27
If the vehicle has not been settled, or if it has been settled but has exceeded the predetermined time, a parking fee is charged, and if the parking fee has been correctly paid, leaving is allowed.

Here, the exit settlement machine 28 is provided with a number input function similarly to the ticket issuing device 22, and as a configuration for this, a number input device 30 (number input means) comprising a display with a touch panel. Is provided. That is, when the vehicle number recognizing device 24 cannot recognize the vehicle number, a screen for requesting the user to input the number of the own vehicle is displayed on the number input device 30 to the user. The registered data is collated by transmitting the number data to the number database device 25 via the network 21. If the vehicle is a registered vehicle, the exit car gate is opened. If the vehicle is a general vehicle, the settlement process is completed. Allow delivery.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 shows the storage processing. In FIG. 2, when the vehicle reaches the entrance car gate, the front camera including the vehicle license plate is photographed by the entrance camera 23 (S1), and the photographed image is transmitted to the vehicle number recognition device 24 via the network 21 (FIG. 2). S2). The vehicle number recognizing device 24 processes the transmitted image, and when the vehicle number can be recognized (S3: YES), executes the vehicle number input process (S4), and stores the recognition result data in the vehicle number database. The data is transmitted to the device 25 through the network 21 (S5). When the vehicle number cannot be recognized (S3: NO), the vehicle number input process is executed (S4), and the recognition result data is transmitted to the vehicle number database device 25 through the network 21 (S5).

In this case, the fact that the vehicle number has been recognized means that the “land code”, which constitutes the vehicle number,
Recognize all of "vehicle type code", "use code", and "serial number".
This means that the recognition of the vehicle number has failed.

The vehicle number database device 25 collates the registered data based on the data transmitted from the vehicle number recognition device 24, determines whether the vehicle is a registered vehicle or a general vehicle, and transmits the result to the ticket issuing device 2 via the network 21.
2 (S6). If the transmitted data is a registered vehicle (S7: YES), the ticket issuing device 22 opens an entrance car gate (not shown) (S10). When the vehicle is not registered in the vehicle number database device 25 (S7: NO), a ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port. When the user obtains the ticket, the entrance car gate is opened (S10). After the vehicle passes, the gate is closed (S11).

FIG. 3 shows a retrieval process. In FIG. 3, when the vehicle arrives at the exit gate, the exit camera 29 photographs the front of the vehicle including the license plate (T1). Via the network 21 (T2).

When the number can be recognized by processing the transmitted image (T3: YES), the vehicle number recognition device 24 transmits the recognition result data to the vehicle number database device 25 (T5). The vehicle number database device 25 includes a vehicle number recognition device 24.
Check the registered data based on the data transmitted from
It discriminates whether the vehicle is a registered vehicle or a general vehicle, and searches for the entry / exit time, and transmits the search result to the exit payment machine 28 through the network 21 (T6).

When the parking fee is unnecessary based on the search result by the vehicle number database device 25 (T7: YES), the exit payment machine 28 opens the exit car gate (T10) and closes the gate after passing the vehicle (T10). T11). If a fee is required (T7: NO), the parking fee is calculated and the billing fee is displayed (T8). If the user has completed the fee settlement (T9: YES), the exit car gate is opened. I do.

When the license plate of the vehicle is dirty or bent, the entrance camera 23
Alternatively, the vehicle number may not be recognized from the image of the license plate taken by the exit camera 29, but according to the present embodiment, it can be recognized as follows.

FIG. 4 shows the operation of the ticket issuing device 22.
In FIG. 4, the ticket issuing device 22 determines whether the vehicle number recognizing device 24 has been able to recognize the number. If the number cannot be recognized, the number issuing device 22 incorporated in the ticket issuing device 22 inputs the number of the own vehicle. Displays the requested screen as follows:

That is, first, it is determined whether or not the land support code constituting the vehicle number has been recognized (U1). At this time, if the land-branch code is recognized (U1: YE
S) If the vehicle type code is recognized by moving to step U2 and the land support code cannot be recognized (U1:
NO), the screen 1 shown in FIG. 5A is displayed (U5).
That is, the land support code display section 26a, the vehicle type code display section 2
6b, use code display section 26c, serial number display section 26d
Is displayed and "Please select the land support code."
Is displayed, a selection display section 26e indicating a land support code in the Tokai area is displayed below the operation message, and an "other" display section 26f is displayed. In the case of this example, the selection screen of the land branch in the Tokai area is used, because it is possible to input easily by displaying many vehicles parked, and it is easy to select according to the location of the parking lot. The settings can be changed like this.

The user touches and selects the selection display section 26e corresponding to the land support code constituting the vehicle number of the own vehicle. At this time, the user selects one of the selection display units 2
When the touch operation is performed on 6e (U6: YES), the vehicle number recognition device 24 determines whether the "vehicle type code" has been recognized by proceeding to step U2.

On the other hand, when the land support code constituting the vehicle number of the own vehicle is not displayed on the selection display section 26e, the user touches and selects the "other" display section 26f.

The vehicle number recognition device 24 is "other".
When the display section 26f is touch-operated (U7: YE
S), the screen 2 shown in FIG. 5B is displayed (U8). That is, a message "Please select the first letter of the land support code." Is displayed, and a hiragana selection section 26g is displayed below the message. In this case, the hiragana selection unit 26
g does not display any hiragana that does not exist as an initial of the land support code. At this time, when the user touches “ha”, for example, the screen 3 shown in FIG. 5C is displayed (U10). In other words, the display section 26h such as "Hachioji", "Hachinohe", "Hakodate", or "Hamamatsu" starting with "ha" is displayed, and the user touches, for example, the "Hamamatsu" display section in the display state. At this time, "Hamamatsu" is displayed on the land support code display section 26a as shown in FIG.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the vehicle type code has been recognized (U12). If the vehicle type code has been recognized (U2: YES), the process proceeds to step S3 to determine whether or not the application code has been recognized. If it cannot be recognized (U
2: NO), the screen 4 shown in FIG. 6C is displayed (U1
2). That is, a message "Please enter a two-digit number." Is displayed, and the numeric keypad display section 26i is displayed.

Here, when the user inputs, for example, "59" (U13: YES), "59" is displayed on the vehicle type code display section as shown in FIG. It is determined whether the recognition was successful (U3). If the recognition was successful (U3: YES), the process proceeds to step U4 to determine whether the serial number was successfully recognized. If the recognition is not successful (U3: NO), the screen 5 shown in FIG. 6B is displayed (U14). That is, a message “Please select Hiragana.” Is displayed, and the Hiragana selector 26j is displayed.

At this time, if the user inputs, for example, "Y" (U15: YES), the input "Y" is displayed on the use code display section 26c as shown in FIG. It is determined whether the serial number constituting the number has been recognized (U4). If the serial number has been recognized (U4: YES), the process returns to the main routine. If the recognition has failed (U4: NO), a screen 6 shown in FIG. 6C is displayed. That is, a message "Please select a 4-digit number." Is displayed, and the numeric keypad display section 26k is displayed.
Is displayed. Then, when the user inputs, for example, “9911”, as shown in FIG.
“9911” is displayed in d.

When the user has completed the input of the number of the own vehicle based on the above-mentioned guidance, the ticket issuing device 22 transmits the number data to the vehicle number database device 25 via the network 21. Thereafter, as in the case where the number can be recognized, the vehicle number database device 25 collates the registered data based on the data, determines whether the vehicle is a registered vehicle or a general vehicle, and transmits the result via the network 21. To the ticket issuing device 22. in this case,
When the ticket issuing device 22 obtains the determination result from the vehicle number database device 25, if the transmitted data is a registered vehicle, entry is permitted. If the transmitted data is a general vehicle, a parking ticket is issued from a ticket issuing port. When the person gets the parking ticket, the parking is permitted.

On the other hand, when it is impossible to recognize the number of the leaving vehicle, a screen for requesting the number input of the own vehicle is displayed on the number input device 30 incorporated in the exit settlement machine 28 as in the case of entering the vehicle. Based on this guidance, the user inputs the number of the own vehicle. When the input is completed, the exit settlement machine 28
Transmits the number data to the vehicle number database device 25 via the network 21. The vehicle number database device 25 collates the registered data based on the data, determines whether the vehicle is a registered vehicle or a general vehicle, and searches for an entry / exit time, and sends the result to the exit checkout machine 28 via the network 21. Transmit. Based on this data, the exit payment machine 28 calculates the parking fee, calculates the billing fee, displays the billing fee, and after the driver completes the fee payment, opens the exit car gate (not shown).

According to the above embodiment, the entrance camera 23
Alternatively, even if the number of the license plate of the vehicle cannot be recognized by the exit camera 29, the number input devices 26 and 30 are provided to the ticket issuing device 22 and the exit payment machine 28.
Each is provided to guide the user to enter the vehicle number, and when the user enters the vehicle number, it is determined whether it is a registered car or a general car based on the entered number. In addition, it is possible to surely manage the entry and exit of the vehicle.

In this case, since the number input devices 26 and 30 guide the user to input only the unrecognized codes constituting the vehicle number, all the codes constituting the vehicle number are inputted. In comparison, the input operation can be significantly reduced.

Also, since the number input devices 26 and 30 are provided in the ticket issuing device 22 and the exit payment machine 28, respectively, the driver can perform the number input operation without getting off the vehicle, and can perform the input operation. Easy to do.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows. The present invention may be applied to a configuration in which a parking fee is collected from the time difference between entrance and exit without issuing a parking ticket by recognizing the license plates of the entering and exiting vehicles.

The advance payment machine 27 may be provided as needed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a warehousing process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a retrieval process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a vehicle number input process;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing various screens of the number input device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing various screens of the number input device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 is a network, 22 is a ticket issuing device (ticket issuing means), 2
3 is an entrance camera (imaging means), 24 is a vehicle number recognition device (vehicle number recognition means), 25 is a vehicle number database device (vehicle number registration determination means), 26 is a number input device (number input means), and 28 is an exit Settlement machine (payment means), 29 is an exit camera (imaging means), 3
0 is a number input device (number input means).

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kei Uemura 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside Denso Corporation (72) Inventor Takao Suzuki 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Denso Corporation Of which F-term (reference) 3E027 EA03 EB01 EC01 EC03 EC10

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup means provided for each of entrances and exits of a management target area for photographing license plates of an entering vehicle and an exiting vehicle, and performing image recognition processing based on image data photographed by the image pickup means. And a vehicle number recognizing means for recognizing the number of the license plate by the vehicle number managing means for managing the entrance and exit of each vehicle based on the recognition result of the vehicle number recognizing means. The vehicle number is provided based on the number input to the number input means when the vehicle number recognition means cannot recognize the number of the vehicle. A vehicle entrance / exit management device for managing vehicle entrance / exit. 2. A vehicle number registration judging means for judging whether or not the number recognized by the vehicle number recognizing means is registered. When the vehicle number registration judging means judges that the number of the entering vehicle is registered, Permits entry vehicles to enter the management target area, and permits entry vehicles to enter the management target area after issuing an admission ticket indicating entry conditions when it is determined that they are not registered. Ticketing means, and when the vehicle number registration determining means determines that the number of the exiting vehicle is registered, permits the exiting vehicle to exit from the management target area, and when it is not registered, an entrance ticket A settlement operator that permits the exiting vehicle to exit from the management target area after the settlement processing in accordance with the reading of the entry conditions stored in Intake and exit management apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that with a. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said number input means requests input of a code which cannot be recognized by said vehicle number recognition means among respective codes constituting the vehicle number. Vehicle entry / exit management device. 4. The vehicle entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the number input unit is provided integrally with the settlement unit and the ticket issuing unit. 5. The vehicle entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the number input unit transmits input data to the vehicle number registration determination unit via a network.