JP2001126092A - Parking lot control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot control system which is convenient by eliminating handling a parking charge, which is troublesome for both of a user of a parking lot and a manager of the parking lot and to reduce equipment investment of the manager of the parking lot by dispensing with installing of a cash processor. SOLUTION: This parking lot control system has a medium reading and writing machine 1 arranged at the parking lot to read and write entering and leaving times to a card C where vehicle specifying information based on a member contract is recorded, an entering and leaving regulating device 2 for regulating entering and laving of a vehicle with respect to the parking lot by opening and closing of a gate 3, a parking control device 4 for generating parking vehicle data and parking time data based on the vehicle specifying information read by the machine 1 and timing information and controlling the opening and closing of the gate 3 of the device 2, and a parking lot information control center 5 which is connected with this device 4 through a communication path 6 to obtain the parking vehicle data and the parking time data from the device 4 and calculates the parking charge of the vehicle to execute deducting processing of the parking charge and transferring processing to a parking lot manager based on an account contract with a finantial institution.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a new and novel parking management system in this kind of technical field.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, time-lending parking lot management systems utilizing open spaces and the like have been set up all over Japan. In the conventional parking lot management system, as a facility, an automatic elevating gate and a car parking device etc. are arranged in the entrance area of the parking lot, the usage fee for the parked vehicle will be charged the balance of money according to the parking time, The money amount is read by a cash reader or the like, and collected by a cash processing machine that releases change as needed. In many cases, a usage fee is collected by a human act based on a parking lot usage contract.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional parking lot management system, a parking lot user may insert bills or coins into a cash handling machine or take change every time the parking lot is used. However, there is a problem that it is extremely complicated. In addition, the parking lot manager has to collect the usage fee by operating the money handling machine or by a human act, which is also extremely complicated. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and both a parking lot user and a parking lot manager do not have to deal with troublesome usage fees, are excellent in convenience, and have a monetary process for the parking lot manager. It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel parking lot management system that does not require installation of a machine and can reduce capital investment.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system which is disposed in a parking lot and reads out a parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information is recorded based on a membership contract when entering and exiting. , A medium reading / writing machine for writing, an entrance / exit control device for regulating entrance / exit of a vehicle to / from a parking lot by opening / closing a gate, parking based on vehicle identification information read by the medium reading / writing machine, and timing information. A parking management device that generates vehicle data and parking time data and manages the opening and closing of the gate of the entry / exit control device, and is connected to the parking management device via a communication path, and receives parking vehicle data and parking time data from the parking management device. And a parking lot information management center that performs comprehensive management of usage fees. According to the present invention, the medium reading / writing device reads the parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information is recorded at the time of entering and exiting, and the parking management device manages the opening and closing of the gate of the entrance / exit control device to enter and exit the vehicle. And parked vehicle data and parking time data are generated based on the vehicle identification information and the timing information, and the parking lot information management center obtains the parked vehicle data and parking time data using the communication path. Because it performs comprehensive management of usage fees, both the parking lot user and the parking lot manager do not have to deal with cumbersome usage fees, and are very convenient. Since there is no need to install a processing machine or the like, capital investment can be reduced. A parking lot management system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a medium reading / writing machine which is arranged in a parking lot and reads and writes when entering and exiting a parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information based on a membership contract is recorded. And an entrance / exit control device that regulates the entrance / exit of a vehicle to / from a parking lot by opening / closing a gate; generating vehicle parked data and parking time data based on vehicle identification information read by the medium reading / writing device and timekeeping information. In addition, a parking management device that controls the opening and closing of the gate of the entry / exit control device, a parking management device that is connected to the parking management device via a communication path, acquires parked vehicle data and parking time data from the parking management device, and uses the vehicle usage fee To calculate the usage fee deduction based on the account contract with the financial institution,
It has a parking lot information management center that performs a transfer process to a parking lot manager. According to the present invention, the medium reading / writing device reads the parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information is recorded at the time of entering and exiting, and the parking management device manages the opening and closing of the gate of the entrance / exit control device to enter and exit the vehicle. And parked vehicle data and parking time data are generated based on the vehicle identification information and the timing information, and the parking lot information management center obtains the parked vehicle data and parking time data using the communication path. Since the usage fee of the vehicle is calculated and the usage fee is deducted based on an account contract with a financial institution, and the remittance process is carried out to a parking lot manager, the parking lot is similar to the invention according to claim 1. Both the user and the parking lot manager do not have to deal with cumbersome usage fees, and are excellent in convenience, and there is no need for the parking lot manager to install a money handling machine etc., reducing capital investment. Rukoto can.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. FIGS. 1 to 3 show a parking lot management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The parking lot management system is disposed in a parking lot 20 and is used by a parking lot manager and a user of a vehicle 15. A medium reading and writing machine 1 for reading and writing when entering and leaving a card C, which is a parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information such as a user name and a vehicle number are recorded based on a membership contract between the user and a gate 3 A parking vehicle based on an entrance / exit control device 2 that regulates the entrance / exit of the vehicle 15 to / from the parking lot 20 by opening / closing the vehicle, vehicle identification information read by the medium reading / writing device 1, and timing information by a timer mounted in advance. A parking management device 4 that generates data and parking time data, and manages opening and closing of the gate 3 of the entry / exit control device 2, a parking management device 4 and a general telephone line (telephone or mobile phone). , And obtains parking vehicle data and parking time data from the parking management device 4, calculates the usage fee of the parking lot 20 of the vehicle 15, and deducts the usage fee based on an account contract with a financial institution. It has a parking lot information management center 5 that performs processing and transfer processing to a parking lot manager. Next, the flow of the parking management process of the parking lot management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. A user who wants to park the vehicle 15 in the parking lot 20 first inserts the card C into the medium reading / writing machine 1 (step S1).
The medium reading / writing machine 1 reads vehicle identification information such as a user name and a vehicle number from the card C (step S2), and sends the vehicle identification information to the parking management device 4. Parking management device 4
Receives the vehicle identification information, opens the gate 3 of the entry / exit control device 2 (step S3), and starts counting time by a timer. As a result, the vehicle 15 enters the parking lot 20 and enters a parking state (step S4). Next, when the user wants to leave the vehicle 15 after parking, the vehicle 15 is driven to reach the position of the medium reading / writing machine 1 and the card C is inserted into the medium reading / writing machine 1. (Step S5). The medium reader / writer 1 reads the user name from the card C,
The vehicle identification information such as the vehicle number is read (step S
6) Send the vehicle identification information to the parking management device 4. The parking management device 4 receives the vehicle identification information,
Based on the timer information indicating the parking time by the timer, parked vehicle data and parking time data for the vehicle 15 are generated (step S7). At this time, it is of course possible to write a history such as parking time data in the card C. Next, the parking management device 4 generates the vehicle 15
The parking vehicle data and parking time data relating to the parking lot are transmitted to the parking lot information management center 5 via the communication path 6 (step S8). The parking lot information management center 5 includes a parking management device 4
And the parking time data of the vehicle 15 is obtained, and the usage fee of the parking lot 20 of the vehicle 15 is calculated (step S9). Furthermore, the parking lot information management center 5
The processing of withdrawing the usage fee based on the account contract with the financial institution for the user, the processing of transferring the parking fee to the parking lot manager, and the like are performed (step S10). With the above-described parking management processing, the following convenience can be exhibited. For the user, when entering and exiting the parking lot 20, the user only has to insert the card C into the medium reader / writer 1 at the entrance, and there is no need to handle cash, so the use of the parking lot 20 is extremely simplified. . The parking manager (owner) does not need expensive automobile staying equipment and the like, and can minimize capital investment. Also, since the collection of the usage fee can be processed by direct debit and account transfer, there is no need to handle cash, no collection staff is required, troublesome labor is saved, and the usage fee can be collected securely and securely. In addition, by installing the above-described parking lot management system at a number of locations throughout the country, it is possible for the user to use the parking lot 20 over a wide area very simply. Furthermore, for the parking lot manager, it is only necessary to initially install the medium reading / writing machine 1, the entrance / exit control device 2, and the parking management device 4 in various places, to secure parking lot personnel and to collect cumbersome usage fees. There is no need to work, and it is possible to effectively use available space and secure economies of scale with small capital investment and small human resources. In the above-mentioned parking lot management system, it is possible to omit the entry / exit control device 2 by attaching an inexpensive sensor for reading the vehicle number of the vehicle 15 to the parking space. As the above-mentioned card C, in addition to using a dedicated card, a system using a credit card or the like can be constructed.

According to the present invention, both the parking lot user and the parking lot manager do not have to deal with cumbersome usage fees, are excellent in convenience, and install a money handling machine and the like for the parking lot manager. It is possible to provide a parking lot management system that is unnecessary and can reduce capital investment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a parking lot in a parking lot management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state when a vehicle enters a parking lot in the parking lot management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a parking lot management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the parking lot management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Medium read / write machine 2 In / out control device 3 Gate 4 Parking management device 5 Parking lot information management center 6 Communication path 15 Vehicle 20 Parking lot

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A medium reading / writing machine which is arranged in a parking lot and reads / writes a parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information is recorded based on a membership contract when entering / leaving, and a parking lot by opening / closing a gate. An entry / exit control device that controls entry / exit of a vehicle with respect to, vehicle identification information read by the medium reading / writing device,
A parking management device that generates parked vehicle data and parking time data based on the timing information and manages the opening and closing of the gate of the entrance / exit control device. The parking management device is connected to the parking management device via a communication path, and And a parking lot information management center that obtains parked vehicle data and parking time data and performs comprehensive management of usage fees. 2. A medium reading / writing machine which is arranged in a parking lot and reads and writes at the time of entering and leaving a parking information recording medium on which vehicle specific information based on a membership contract is recorded, and a parking lot by opening and closing a gate. An entry / exit control device that controls entry / exit of a vehicle with respect to, vehicle identification information read by the medium reading / writing device,
A parking management device that generates parked vehicle data and parking time data based on the timing information and manages the opening and closing of the gate of the entrance / exit control device. The parking management device is connected to the parking management device via a communication path, and A parking lot information management center that obtains parking vehicle data and parking time data, calculates the usage fee for the vehicle, deducts the usage fee based on an account contract with a financial institution, and performs the transfer process to the parking lot manager And a parking lot management system.