JP2000137842A - Method and device for prevention escape from parking lot without payment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a parked vehicle from exiting without paying the regular charge by photographing an image including at least the license plate number of the parked vehicle and displaying the photographed image in a place where parking lot users can recognize it. SOLUTION: When a vehicle sensor 14 detects a vehicle 10 entering the parking lot, a photographing camera 22 is put in operation to take a picture of the entering vehicle 10 and the taken picture is displayed on a display 24 for displaying messages to parking lot users. The camera 22 takes a picture including at least the license plate number of the parked vehicle 10. Then the entrance information on the vehicle 10 is sent to a liquidation machine 16 and the charging is started. Once the charge is paid, the liquidation machine 16 sends a liquidation end signal to a controller 26, the image of the parked vehicle 10 displayed on the display 24 is cleared, and a message showing that a vehicle can exit is displayed. If the sensor 14 does not detect the vehicle 10 any more although the vehicle is charged, the image of the vehicle 10 is held and the vehicle is specified as a vehicle 10 having exited without payment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for preventing escape of a parking lot, and more particularly to a method for parking a vehicle without paying a regular fee, which is suitable for use in an unmanned hourly parking lot. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for preventing escape of a parking lot for preventing the escape of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An unmanned hourly parking lot is established as a business by collecting a parking fee according to the parking time. Therefore, a so-called escape, in which a person leaves a warehouse without paying a regular fee, is an important problem related to sales for a parking lot management company.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, an entrance side of a parked vehicle 10 (FIG. 1) in order to prevent getting on and off.
And the lock plate 12 is placed on the ground surface below the car body (Fig. 2),
When the entry of the vehicle 10 is detected by the vehicle sensor 14 disposed below the vehicle body (FIG. 1) or in front of the dead end (FIG. 2), the lock plate 12 is raised to make the vehicle impossible to move. When the settlement by the settlement machine 16 arranged on the side is completed, the lock plate 12 is lowered so as to prevent escape. In addition, as a substitute for human eyes, the surveillance camera 18 is used to record the state of the entire parking lot, thereby managing the parking lot. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a car stop for defining a parking position.

[0004]

However, recently, with the spread of so-called RV (recreation vehicle) vehicles, the minimum vehicle height has been increased, and it has become easier to get over the lock plate 12. The management by the surveillance camera 18 also has problems such as limitations on the recording time, the time required to check the recorded data, and difficulty in checking the vehicle registration number (so-called number) because the entire business location is photographed. Even if the surveillance camera 18 is used, there is a situation in which the user recognizes that most of the surveillance camera is substantially fake, etc., and the effect of restraining escape is small.

Further, in order to collect the escaped parking fee, it is necessary to specify the escaped vehicle. However, there is a problem of cost-effectiveness between the cost for the vehicle and the collected amount.
It was difficult to identify the escape vehicle and collect the parking fee.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to enhance the effect of preventing a parking lot user from getting in and out.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for preventing a vehicle from escaping and leaving the vehicle without paying a regular fee. While parking, the captured image or the information for identifying the parked vehicle extracted from the captured image is displayed at a location that can be recognized by the parking lot user, so that the user can escape. The above problem has been solved by suppressing the above problem.

[0008] Further, holding the photographed image or information extracted from the photographed image for specifying a parked vehicle,
This is used to specify a vehicle that has escaped.

[0009] In addition, the photographed image of the escape vehicle or the information for identifying the parked vehicle extracted from the photographed image is transmitted to the host computer of the management office located away from the parking lot. , And the data is centrally managed.

[0010] Further, the photographed image or information extracted from the photographed image for specifying a parked vehicle is used for vehicle identification at the time of centralized settlement, thereby preventing a settlement error. .

Further, the information for specifying the parked vehicle is a vehicle registration number.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a similar device for preventing escape of a parked vehicle, wherein a vehicle detecting means for detecting that the vehicle is at a parking place, and an image including at least a registration number of the parked vehicle. And a display means for displaying the captured image or information for identifying the parked vehicle extracted from the captured image, and a message for the parking lot user, and adjusting the parking fee And a display unit for displaying, on the display unit, the captured image or information for identifying a parked vehicle extracted from the captured image when vehicle entry is detected by the vehicle detection unit. The above-mentioned problem has been solved by providing the control means.

According to the present invention, an image including information for specifying a parked vehicle, including at least a registration number of the parked vehicle, is displayed at a place where a parking lot user can recognize while parking. In addition, the parking lot user has to recognize that the own vehicle is specified, and has a high escape deterrent effect.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiment of the parking escape escape prevention device according to the present invention is a vehicle sensor disposed under a vehicle body, for example, for detecting that the vehicle 10 is in a parking place. 14, a photographing camera 22 for photographing an image including at least a registration number of the parked vehicle 10, a display 24 for displaying the photographed image and a message for a parking lot user, and for adjusting a parking fee. A payment machine 16 disposed, for example, on the side of the vehicle entrance;
A control unit 26 for displaying the photographed image on the display 24 until the payment of the regular fee by the payment machine 16 is completed when the vehicle sensor 14 detects that the vehicle has entered the vehicle. I have.

The photographing camera 22 can be set to photograph the entire vehicle using, for example, an on-board digital camera. The photographing camera 22, the display 24, and the control device 26 are integrally provided, for example, in front of the parked side of the parked vehicle.

The vehicle sensor 14 can detect entry of the parked vehicle 10 by, for example, a change in a magnetic field. Note that the configuration and the arrangement position of the vehicle sensor 14 are not limited to this embodiment, and for example, an optical sensor that detects the presence of the parked vehicle 10 by blocking light may be used.

When adjusting the detection timing in relation to the photographing camera 22, it is preferable to use, for example, ultrasonic detection when measuring the distance by measuring the distance between the vehicle 10 and the photographing camera 22. Note that the photographing timing is not limited to when the vehicle enters the vehicle, and the photographing may be performed when a predetermined time has elapsed after the vehicle enters the vehicle. Alternatively, it is also possible to take a picture at all times using a video camera, and take in at a predetermined timing with an output of the vehicle sensor 14 as a trigger.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Before the vehicle 10 enters the display, the display 24 displays a message that parking is possible (step 100).

If the vehicle sensor 14 detects that the vehicle has been parked (step 102), the photographing camera 2
2 is operated to photograph the incoming vehicle (step 10).
4) The captured image is displayed on the display 24 (step 106).

If it is detected by the vehicle sensor 14 that the vehicle is parked (step 108), the parking information of the vehicle is transmitted to the checkout machine 16 to set a billing state and until the payment is completed (step 108). 110), and display the captured image.

When the settlement is completed (step 110)
Then, the payment machine 16 transmits a payment completion signal to the control device 26, clears the image of the parked vehicle previously displayed on the display 24, and displays a message that the vehicle can be taken out on the display 24 (step 112). ), While parking and within the free time after payment (step 11)
4), the display of the possible delivery message is continued.

On the other hand, after detecting the entry of the vehicle, when the output of the vehicle sensor 14 is lost and it is determined that the vehicle is not parked, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is being charged (step 120). Display a message.

On the other hand, when the vehicle is no longer detected by the vehicle sensor 14 in spite of the charging, the escape process is performed (step 122).

As described above, when the vehicle enters the vehicle, the photographing camera 22 is operated in response to the vehicle detection signal, and the image thereof is displayed.
During the parking state, the information is displayed on the display 24, and at the same time, the parking information of the vehicle is transmitted to the checkout machine 16, and the parking state is set to the billing state. When the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, after the payment is completed in the payment machine 16, a payment completion signal is sent to the control device 26 to clear the display image on the display 24.

In the present embodiment, the captured image is always displayed on the display 24 from the time when the vehicle enters the vehicle until the settlement is completed. In addition, it is also possible to display at other timings such as displaying only when the vehicle enters the vehicle, displaying only after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, or displaying until the vehicle leaves even after the settlement is completed.

In this embodiment, the camera 2
Since the image captured in step 2 is only displayed on the display 24, the configuration is simple. The image data captured by the camera 22 is digitized, and when the control device 26 determines that the vehicle has escaped (step 122), the image of the vehicle that escapes is held and the character recognition technology in the image data is used. Recognition of the vehicle registration number makes it easy to identify the escape vehicle. In order to specify the vehicle registration number from the image data, for example, a technology practically used for detecting a registration number of a passing vehicle in a so-called N system can be used.

The control device 26 adopts this character recognition technology, and displays a registration number extracted by the character recognition technology on the display 24 instead of a raw image photographed by the photographing camera 22 to display the parking lot. It is also possible to further alert the user.

In this way, when a registration number for identifying a parked vehicle, which is extracted from the photographed image instead of the raw image photographed by the photographing camera 22, is stored, for example, Easy to hold and transmit.

As shown in a modification shown in FIG. 5, for example, a plurality of parking lot business places 30a... 30n provided with a plurality of parking spaces 32 and a host computer (HOST) in a management office. By connecting 34
When the escape is detected, the content of the fact that the vehicle has escaped from the parking lot and the image data of the escape vehicle are transmitted to the host computer 34, and the host computer 34 centrally manages the data to automate the identification of the escape vehicle. It is also possible.
Further, if the registration number of the escape vehicle recorded in the host computer 34 and the registered number of the recognized vehicle are returned to one of the parking lot business locations at a later date, a warning or the like is issued. In such a case, it is possible to prevent the passenger from getting on and off again.

In the case of the centralized payment method, an image photographed by the photographing camera 22 or information for identifying a parked vehicle, which is extracted from the photographed image, and
Link the payment process and display it on the centralized payment machine.
By installing the vehicle 4, it is possible to check the vehicle at the time of checkout, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a checkout mistake such as being unable to leave the car due to the checkout of a different vehicle.

[0033]

According to the present invention, an image including at least a registration number of a parked vehicle or information for identifying a parked vehicle extracted from the photographed image is displayed during parking. Since the parking lot users inevitably recognize,
Highly effective in preventing escape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of an example of a conventional escape prevention device for a parking lot.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing another example.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a riding escape prevention device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a modification of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Parked vehicle 12 ... Lock plate 14 ... Vehicle sensor 16 ... Payment machine 22 ... Photographing camera 24 ... Display 26 ... Control device 30a-30n ... Parking lot business place 32 ... Parking space 34 ... Host computer

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Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A parking lot escape prevention method for preventing a parked vehicle from leaving without paying a regular fee, comprising: taking an image including at least a registration number of the parked vehicle; Is characterized by displaying the photographed image or information for identifying the parked vehicle extracted from the photographed image in a place recognizable by the parking lot user, thereby preventing escape. How to avoid getting off the parking lot. 2. A parking system according to claim 1, wherein said photographed image or information extracted from said photographed image for specifying a parked vehicle is retained and used for specifying an escape vehicle. How to prevent getting on and off the car park. 3. A captured image of the escape vehicle or information for identifying a parked vehicle extracted from the captured image,
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the data is transmitted to a host computer of a management office located away from the parking lot and the data is centrally managed. 4. A settlement error is prevented by using the photographed image or information extracted from the photographed image to specify a parked vehicle for vehicle identification at the time of centralized settlement. Item 7. The method for preventing escape of a parking lot according to Item 1. 5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the information for specifying the parked vehicle is a registration number of the vehicle. 6. An escape prevention device for a parking lot for preventing a parked vehicle from leaving without paying a regular fee, wherein the vehicle detection means detects that the vehicle is at a parking place. A photographing means for photographing an image including at least the registration number of the parked vehicle; information for identifying the parked vehicle extracted from the photographed image or the photographed image; and a message to the parking lot user Display means for displaying a vehicle, a settlement means for adjusting a parking fee, and when the vehicle detection means detects that the vehicle has been parked, the photographed image, or the parked vehicle extracted from the photographed image, And a control means for displaying information for identification on the display means. An escape prevention device for a parking lot, comprising: