JP2001155200A - Parking lot system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such problems on a conventional parking lot system where a parking ticket exclusive for a parking lot is required for discount of the paring charge in accordance with the purchase amount and the using results of a customer and with cooperation secured between a store (salesroom) and the parking lot and also the vehicles are not guided to the parking lot in response to the type of each vehicle. SOLUTION: In the parking lot system, an entrance gate device sends ICC-ID that is received by radio from an on-vehicle device to a center device together with the time (entering time) when the ICC-ID is received, then the ICC-ID received from the entrance device is made to correspond to the entering time and also a discount amount that is received from a terminal device is associated with its relevant ICC-ID, and there associated ICC-ID and discount amount are stored in a use management table and managed there. The using time of a parking lot is calculated from the ICC-ID that is received from an exit gate device the leaving time and the entering time stored in the use management table. A parking charge is calculated from the using time of the parking lot and referring to a parking charge table, and the parking charge is exactly calculated by reflecting the discount amount stored in the use management table on the parking charge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a store (store).
The present invention relates to a parking system in which parking fees can be reduced in accordance with the purchase amount and the use results of the user in cooperation with the parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional parking system, for example,
The “parking lot management system” described on Hitachi's website uses a special parking ticket to link the store (sales floor) and the parking lot, and to charge parking fees according to the purchase price and usage record of the user. There is a discounted parking system.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional parking lot system. In the figure, an entrance gate device 203 is located at the entrance of a parking lot, detects an approach of a car, and stores a dedicated parking ticket 201 that records an ID (hereinafter, abbreviated as a user ID) that can uniquely identify a user. Issue a ticket. The user receives this issued parking ticket, parks the car in the parking lot premises,
Bring your parking ticket to the store (store). The entrance gate device 203 sends the time (entrance time) at which the parking ticket was issued to the central device 204 together with the user ID.

[0004] An input means 205 is located at a store (sales counter), and is used to input a discount amount of a parking fee according to the purchase amount of the user and the actual use.

[0005] The terminal device 206 is located in a store (store), takes in the parking ticket 201, reads in the user ID, and sends the discounted amount of the parking fee input from the input means 205 to the central device 204 together with the user ID. Send in.

[0006] The exit gate device 207 takes in the parking ticket 201, reads in the user ID, and sends it to the central device 204 together with the taken-in time (entry time).

[0007] The central device 204 includes an entrance gate device 203.
The received user ID and entry time are stored and managed in the usage management table 212 in association with each other, and the discount amount received from the terminal device 206 is stored and managed in the usage management table 212 in association with the corresponding user ID. At the same time, the parking lot use time is calculated from the user ID received from the exit gate device 207, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the use management table 212, and the parking lot use time is referred to by referring to the parking fee table 213. Then, the parking fee is calculated, and the discount amount stored and managed in the usage management table 212 is reflected on the parking fee and sent to the fee adjusting device 208 together with the user ID.

The processing executed by the central device 204 is as follows:
For example, specifically, a central processing unit (CPU:
This is a predetermined program executed by the Central Processing Unit. The data recorded in the usage management table and the parking fee table are usually stored in a storage device on a computer, and are read and used as needed.

The fee settlement device 208 presents the parking fee received from the central device 204 to the car (user) to request payment of the parking fee. If the amount received from the payment means 211 is larger than the parking fee, change is made. Instructs the payment means 211 to pay the user, and when the amount received from the payment means 211 is less than the parking fee, presents the shortage to the car (user) to request further payment of the parking fee, and determines the parking fee. When the excess or deficiency disappears, a signal indicating that passage is possible is sent to the blocking device 209 to notify the sending vehicle (user) that the vehicle can pass.

[0010] The payment means 211 receives the money paid by the user, and returns the change according to the instruction from the fee payment device 208 when the parking fee is greater than the parking fee presented by the fee payment device 208.

[0011] The blocking device 209 lowers the blocking bar 210 until a signal indicating that passage is possible from the fare settlement device 208 to prevent the vehicle (user) from passing therethrough, or
The blocking bar 210 is always raised so that if a vehicle (user) attempts to pass before the passable signal from the fare settlement device 208 arrives, the blocking bar 210 is lowered to prevent the vehicle from passing. When receiving a signal indicating that the vehicle can pass, the blocking bar 210 is raised to allow the vehicle (user) to pass through the exit gate device.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the entire configuration of a conventional parking lot system. In the figure, an entrance gate device 203 is located at the entrance of a parking lot, and a car (user) always passes through the parking gate yard.

The input means 205 and the terminal device 206 are located in a store (sales counter), and the user's parking ticket is once read in here, and the discounted amount of the parking fee according to the purchase amount or the use result is input and processed. .

Exit gate device 207 and fee settlement device 20
8, the payment means 211, the blocking device 209, and the blocking bar 210 are integrated at the exit of the parking lot, and the car (user) always passes through the parking lot and exits the parking lot premises.

The processing device 204 may be located in a parking lot or a store (sales floor), or may be separately located in a computer room.

[0016]

In the conventional parking lot system as described above, it is necessary to link a store (sales floor) and a parking lot and to discount a parking fee according to the purchase price and the actual use of the user. A parking ticket dedicated to the parking lot was required. There was no guidance to the parking place according to the vehicle type.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a store (sales counter) and a parking lot are linked to each other without using a dedicated parking ticket, and the parking fee is paid by the user. And a parking lot system that can be discounted according to the usage results.

[0018]

A parking system according to a first aspect of the present invention relates to a parking system for linking a parking lot with a store (sales floor) in which a parking fee is discounted according to the purchase price or the use record of the user. , ID that can identify the user
(Hereinafter, abbreviated as ICC-ID), an IC card (hereinafter, abbreviated as ICC), and the ICC.
A vehicle-mounted device that wirelessly transmits an ID to an entrance gate device and an exit gate device, and an ICC wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device.
An entrance gate device for sending the ID to the central device together with the time of receipt (entrance time), an input means for inputting discount information of parking fee, and taking in the ICC taken out from the onboard unit, reading the ICC-ID, , The discount amount of the parking fee inputted from the input means is referred to as the ICC-I
D, a terminal device to be sent to the central device together with the IC device, an ICC-ID wirelessly received from the in-vehicle device, an exit gate device to send the ICC-ID to the central device together with the time of receipt (entry time), The ICC-ID and the entrance time are stored and managed in a use management table in association with each other, and the discount amount received from the terminal device is stored and managed in a use management table in association with the corresponding ICC-ID. ICC-ID received, time of entry and this ICC
A central device that calculates a parking fee based on the entry time and the discount information stored and managed in the usage management table corresponding to the ID, and a parking fee that is presented to the user based on the parking fee received from the central device. And a charge settlement device for requesting the payment of the fee.

In the parking lot system according to a second aspect of the present invention, the user's purchase price and use results are input as discount information from the input means, and the user's purchase price and usage are referred to by referring to a preset fee discount table. And a central device for calculating the parking fee based on the actual performance.

In the parking lot system according to a third aspect of the present invention, the fare settlement device is installed between the store (sales floor) and the inside of the parking lot.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a parking lot system comprises an IC
A vehicle-mounted device that wirelessly transmits the C-ID and the vehicle type information to the entrance gate device, and vehicle-type information wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device,
An entrance gate device to be sent to the central device, a vehicle sensor for detecting the vacancy status of the parking place, vehicle type information received from the entrance gate device, and which parking place is vacant based on the detection result of the vehicle sensor. It has a central device that instructs the guidance device to guide the user to a parking place suitable for the received vehicle type and a guidance display device that guides the vehicle (user) according to the instruction from the central device.

A parking lot system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention has a central device for transmitting guidance information of a car to a display device of the on-vehicle device.

The parking lot system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention grasps which parking place is available by the vehicle sensor based on the vehicle type information received from the entrance gate device,
And a central device for sending guidance information to a parking place suitable for the received vehicle type to a display device of an on-vehicle device while traveling to the parking place.

[0024] In a parking lot system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the central device is disposed near the fare settlement device.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The device that performs the main processing in this device is configured using a computer having a wireless transmission device, a calculation unit, a storage unit, and an input / output unit.
This is performed using a C card (hereinafter referred to as ICC). First, each block will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, the ICC 1, the vehicle-mounted device 2, the entrance gate device 3, and the exit gate device 7 use a wireless transmission device in a non-stop automatic toll collection system or the like, and the vehicle-mounted device 2 is fixed to a car. The ICC 1 passes through the entrance gate device 3 and the exit gate device 7 in a state where the ICC 1 is set in the vehicle-mounted device 2, but when parking in the parking lot, the user removes the ICC 1 from the vehicle-mounted device 2 and stores (IC) ).

The vehicle-mounted device 2 incorporates the ICC 1 and the ICC 1
The ID information (hereinafter, referred to as ICC-ID) and the approaching passing time recorded in the above are wirelessly transmitted to the entrance gate device and the exit gate device.

The entrance gate device 3 is located at the entrance of the parking lot,
The vehicle detector detects the approach of the vehicle, receives an ICC-ID that uniquely identifies the user wirelessly from the vehicle-mounted device 2, and sends the received time (entrance time) to the central device 4 together with the ICC-ID.

The input means 5 is located at a store (sales floor), and a clerk at the store (sales floor) inputs a discount amount of a parking fee according to the purchase amount of the user and the use result.

The terminal device 6 is located in a store (sales counter).
CC1 is taken in, the ICC-ID is read, and input means 5
Is sent to the central unit 4 together with the ICC-ID.

The central unit 4 stores and manages the ICC-ID received from the entrance gate device 3 and the entry time in the use management table 12 in association with each other, and stores the discount amount received from the terminal device 6 into the corresponding ICC-ID. In addition to the storage management in the usage management table 12 in association with the information, the parking lot usage time is calculated from the ICC-ID received from the exit gate device 7, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the usage management table 12, The parking fee is calculated from the parking lot usage time with reference to the parking fee table 13, the discount fee stored and managed in the usage management table 12 is reflected on the parking fee, and is sent to the fee settlement device 8 together with the ICC-ID.

The fare adjustment device 8 presents the parking fee received from the central device 4 to the car (user) to request payment of the parking fee, and if the amount received from the payment means 11 is larger than the parking fee, changes the parking fee. Instructs the payment means 11 to pay the user, and when the amount received from the payment means 11 is less than the parking fee, presents the shortage to the car (user) to request further payment of the parking fee. When the paid amount is no longer excessive or insufficient, a signal indicating that passage is possible is sent to the blocking device 9 to notify the vehicle (user) that the vehicle can pass.

The payment means 11 receives the money paid by the user, and returns the change according to the instruction from the fee settlement device 8 if the parking fee is larger than the parking fee presented by the fee settlement device 8.

The blocking device 9 lowers the blocking bar 10 until a signal indicating that passage is possible from the fare settlement device 8 to prevent a vehicle (user) from passing therethrough.
The value of 0 is always raised, and if a car (user) attempts to pass before the passing permission signal from the fare settlement device 8 arrives, the blocking bar 10 is lowered to prevent the car from passing.

The use management table 12 stores and manages an entry time and a discount amount corresponding to the ICC-ID.

The parking fee table 13 stores the difference between the entry time and the entry time, that is, the parking fee for the parking time.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the parking lot system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, an entrance gate device 3 is located at the entrance of a parking lot, and a car (user) always passes through the entrance to the parking lot premises.

The input means 5 and the terminal device 6 are located at a store (sales counter), and the ICC 1 of the user is once read here,
The discount amount of the parking fee according to the purchase amount and the use result is input and processed.

The exit gate device 7, the fare settlement device 8, the payment means 11, the blocking device 9, and the blocking bar 10 are integrated at the exit of the parking lot, and the vehicle (user) must pass through the parking lot from the parking lot premises. Get out.

The processing device 4 is located in a parking lot or a store (sales floor).
Or in a separate computer room.

Next, the operation will be described. First, ICC
1 is set on the vehicle-mounted device 2 fixed to the vehicle, and approaches the entrance gate device 3 by moving the vehicle. The entrance gate device 3 detects the approach of the vehicle, and wirelessly receives the ICC-ID recorded in the ICC 1 from the vehicle-mounted device 2. The entrance gate device 3 sends the received ICC-ID to the central device 4 together with the received time (entrance time). The central device 4 stores and manages the ICC-ID received from the entrance gate device 3 and the entry time in the use management table 12 in association with each other.

After parking in the parking lot yard, the user removes the ICC 1 from the vehicle-mounted device 2 and gets off the car to bring it to the store (sales counter). According to the user's purchase price and usage record, the staff at the store (sales counter) inputs the discount amount of the parking fee through the input means 5. Also at this time, the terminal device 6
Then, the ICC1 of the user is fetched. Terminal device 6
Reads the ICC-ID of the ICC 1 and inputs
Central unit 4 together with the parking charge discount amount entered from
Send to The central device 4 stores and manages the discount amount in the use management table 12 in association with the ICC-ID. ICC
-The ICC 1 whose ID has been read is taken out of the terminal device 6 and returned to the user.

The user moves from the store (sales counter) to the parking lot premises, gets into the car, and sets the ICC 1 on the vehicle-mounted device 2. With the ICC 1 set in the vehicle-mounted device 2 fixed to the vehicle, the ICC 1 approaches the exit gate device 7 by moving the vehicle. The exit gate device 7 detects the approach of the car and sends an IC
The ICC-ID recorded in C1 is wirelessly received. The exit gate device 7 sends the received ICC-ID to the central device 4 together with the received time (entry time). The central device 4 calculates the parking lot use time from the ICC-ID received from the exit gate device 7, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the use management table 12, and refers to the parking fee table 13, The parking fee is calculated from the parking lot usage time, the final parking fee is calculated by applying the discounted fee stored and managed in the usage management table 12, and is sent to the fee settlement device 8 together with the ICC-ID.

The fare settlement device 8 presents the parking fee received from the central device 4 to the car (user) and requests payment of the parking fee. The user pays the indicated amount of money by the payment means 1
Pay by 1. Here, if the parking fee is free, the fee payment device 8 does not request the payment of the parking fee. When the amount paid by the user is greater than the parking fee, the change is paid by the payment means 11, and when the amount paid by the user is less than the parking fee, the user is requested to pay until the parking fee is reached. When the amount paid by the user is no longer excessive or insufficient, a signal indicating that the user can pass through the blocking device 9 is sent from the fee settlement device 8.

The blocking device 9 lowers the blocking bar 10 until a passing permission signal from the fare settlement device 8 arrives so that the vehicle (user) cannot pass through, or the blocking bar 1
If the vehicle (user) attempts to pass before the pass permit signal from the fare settlement device 8 arrives, the blocking bar 10 is lowered to prevent the vehicle from passing.
In response to the signal indicating that passage is possible from the fare settlement device 8, the blocking device 9 allows the vehicle (user) whose settlement has been completed to pass through and out of the parking lot.

As described above, in the central unit 4, the ICC
-The entrance time is managed in association with the ID, and the terminal device 6 captures the ICC brought by the user to the store (store), and manages the discounted amount of the parking fee in association with the ICC-ID. Without using a parking ticket, a store (sales floor) and a parking lot can be linked, and the parking fee can be discounted according to the purchase price and the actual use of the user.

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, the discount amount is directly input and the discount is performed from the parking fee of the user. In the second embodiment, the purchase amount of the user is reduced by having a fee discount table in advance. And the discount rate can be calculated from the usage history.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Embodiment 2
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The input means 25 is used by a person in charge of the store (sales counter) to input the purchase price and the actual use of the user.

The terminal device 26 takes in the ICC 1 at the same time as the input to the input means 25, reads the ICC-ID, and stores the user's purchase price and use result input from the input means 25 together with the ICC-ID into the central device. Send to 24.

The central unit 24 stores and manages the ICC-ID received from the entrance gate device 3 and the entry time in the use management table 12 in association with each other. The applicable IC
The information is stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with the C-ID, and the ICC-ID received from the exit gate device 7 is stored.
The parking lot usage time is calculated from the ID, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the usage management table 12, and the parking fee is calculated from the parking lot usage time with reference to the parking fee table 13. The ICC-I calculates the discounted price based on the price discount table 14 based on the purchase amount and the actual use of the user who has been stored and managed in the ICC-I.
It is sent to the charge settlement device 8 together with D.

The charge discount table 14 stores the purchase amount of the user and the discount amount for the actual use.

Next, the operation will be described. In the second embodiment, the purchase amount and the usage record of the user are input by the input means 25 by the clerk of the store (sales counter).

The terminal device 26 sends the ICC-ID and the user's purchase price and use result input from the input means 25 to the central device 24.

The central unit 24 uses the fare discount table 14 which stores and manages the purchase amount and the use record of the user in association with the discount amount of the parking charge and calculates the parking charge from the purchase amount and the use record of the user. Calculate the discount amount and ICC-ID
Is stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with

As described above, since the central unit 24 uses the fee discount table 14 which stores and manages the purchase amount and the usage record of the user in association with the discount amount of the parking fee, the discount amount of the parking fee is used. Even if the store (sales counter) staff does not know this, the parking fee can be settled simply by inputting the purchase price and the usage record of the user.

Embodiment 3 In the first embodiment,
In the third embodiment, the payment of the parking fee is performed at the exit. However, in the third embodiment, the payment of the parking fee is performed before the user gets into the vehicle. ) Can be passed nonstop.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Embodiment 3
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The exit gate device 47 is located at the exit of the parking lot, detects the approach of a car, and wirelessly sends the ICC-I
D is received and sent to the central unit 44.

The central unit 44 calculates the parking lot use time from the ICC-ID received from the fee settlement unit 48, the settlement time (same as the entry time), and the entry time stored and managed in the use management table 52, Referring to the parking fee table 13, the parking fee is calculated from the parking lot usage time, and the terminal device 6
The discount amount received from ICC-I is reflected in the parking fee.
D together with the payment to the charge settlement device 48, and after the user has settled the charge, the ICC is sent from the charge settlement device 48.
A payment flag indicating whether or not payment has been completed corresponding to the ID is received and stored in the use management table 52, and the ICC-ID received from the exit gate device 47 when the user leaves the parking lot is stored in the use management table 52. Referring to the stored settlement flag, if settlement has been completed, a signal indicating that passage is possible is sent to blocking device 9.

The toll settlement device 48 takes in the ICC 1, reads the ICC-ID, sends the taken-in time together with the ICC-ID as the entry time to the central unit 44, and receives the parking fee received from the central unit 44 as a user. , Requesting payment of the parking fee, instructing the payment means 11 to eliminate the excess and deficiency, and when the excess and deficiency have disappeared, send the settlement flag to the central device 44 together with the ICC-ID.

The blocking device 49 lowers the blocking bar 10 until a signal indicating that passage is possible from the central device 44 to prevent a vehicle (user) from passing therethrough.
When the vehicle (user) tries to pass before the passable signal from the central unit 44 arrives, the blocking bar 10 is lowered to prevent the vehicle from passing.

The use management table 52 stores and manages an entry time, a discount amount, and a settlement flag corresponding to the ICC-ID.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the entire configuration of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the figure, an entrance gate device 3 is located at the entrance of a parking lot, and a car (user) always passes through the entrance to the parking lot premises.

The input means 5 and the terminal device 6 are located in a store (sales counter), and the ICC 1 of the user is once read here,
The discount amount of the parking fee according to the purchase amount and the use result is input and processed.

A toll settlement device 48 and a payment means 11 are installed between the store (sales floor) and the parking lot yard, and the user completes the settlement of the parking fee in advance here.

The user gets into the car and pays for the ICC
1 is set on the vehicle-mounted device 2 and moved to the exit.

The exit gate device 47, the blocking device 9, and the blocking bar 10 are integrated at the exit of the parking lot, and the vehicle (user)
Always exit from the parking lot through here.

The processing device 443 may be located in a parking lot or a store (sales floor), or may be separately located in a computer room.

Next, the operation will be described. In the third embodiment, the user pays for the parking fee while moving from the store (sales floor) to the parking lot premises. The user causes the charge settlement device 48 to take in the ICC 1 removed from the vehicle-mounted device 2.

The fee settlement device 48 takes in the ICC1 and reads in the ICC-ID, and sends the taken-in time to the central device 44 together with the ICC-ID as the entry time.

The central unit 44 calculates the parking lot use time from the ICC-ID received from the fare adjustment unit 48, the entry time (payment time), and the entry time stored and managed in the use management table 52, and calculates the parking fee. The parking fee is calculated from the parking lot use time with reference to the table 13, and the discount amount received from the terminal device 6 is reflected on the parking fee and sent to the fee adjusting device 48 together with the ICC-ID.

The fare settlement device 48 presents the parking fee received from the central device 44 to the user, requests payment of the parking fee, and instructs the payment means 11 to eliminate the excess and deficiency. At this point, the settlement flag which has been settled is sent to the central unit 44 together with the ICC-ID.

The central unit 44 receives the I
The payment flag indicating the payment completion corresponding to the CC-ID is received and stored in the use management table 52.

The user who has settled the parking fee takes out the ICC 1 from the fee adjusting device 48, moves to the parking lot premises, gets into the car, and sets the ICC 1 in the vehicle-mounted device 2. I
CC1 is set in the vehicle-mounted device 2 fixed to the vehicle, and approaches the exit gate device 47 by the movement of the vehicle. The exit gate device 47 detects the approach of the vehicle, and the IC is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 2 to the IC.
The ICC-ID recorded in C1 is wirelessly received. The exit gate device 47 transmits the received ICC-ID to the central device 4.
Send to 4.

The central unit 44 refers to the settlement flag stored in the use management table 52 from the ICC-ID received from the exit gate unit 47 when the user leaves the parking lot, and if the settlement has been completed, the blocking unit 49. Is sent to the blocking device 49 if the settlement is not completed.

The blocking device 49 lowers the blocking bar 10 until a signal indicating that passage is possible from the central device 44 to prevent a vehicle (user) from passing therethrough.
If the vehicle (user) attempts to pass before the passable signal from the central unit 44 comes, the blocking bar 10 is lowered to prevent the vehicle from passing. In response to the signal indicating that the vehicle is allowed to pass from the central device 44, the blocking device 9 allows the vehicle (user) whose payment has been completed to pass through and out of the parking lot.

As described above, since the fare settlement device 48 is installed while the user moves from the store (sales floor) to the parking lot premises, the settlement can be made before the user gets into the car. Cars (users) can pass non-stop not only at the entrance but also at the exit.

Embodiment 4 In the first embodiment,
In this embodiment, the parking fee is discounted according to the purchase price and the actual use of the user by linking the store (sales floor) and the parking lot without using a dedicated parking ticket. 4 uses the vehicle sensor installed in the parking lot premises,
By receiving the vehicle type information from the on-vehicle device, it is possible to guide to a parking place suitable for the vehicle type of the user (vehicle).

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Embodiment 4
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of this device will be described with reference to FIG.

The vehicle sensor 15 is constructed by using ultrasonic waves, a foot switch, and the like, and is installed at each parking place in the parking lot yard to detect the presence of a parked vehicle. Output the signal shown.

The vehicle-mounted device 62 incorporates the ICC 1 and
1 and the vehicle type information recorded in the on-vehicle device 62 and the approaching passage time.
3 and wirelessly transmits the ICC-ID recorded in the ICC 1 and the approaching and passing time to the exit gate device 7.

The entrance gate device 63 detects the approach of the vehicle, receives the ICC-ID and the vehicle type information wirelessly from the vehicle-mounted device 62, and uses the time received when the vehicle approaches and passes as the entry time as the ICC-ID and the vehicle type. The information is sent to the central unit 64 together with the information.

The central device 64 focuses on the vehicle type information among the information received from the entrance gate device 63, and
Thus, it is possible to grasp which parking place is vacant, and instruct the guidance display device 16 to display a guide to a parking place suitable for the received vehicle type information.

The guidance display device 16 includes an entrance gate device 63.
It is installed in the vicinity and in the parking lot premises, and in accordance with the instruction from the central device 64, guides the user to a parking place suitable for the vehicle type,
For example, a character display is performed as “to the second floor A block”.

The location vehicle type table 19 stores a vehicle type suitable for each parking location in the parking lot, display contents for guiding to the location, and an empty flag indicating whether or not the location is available.

Next, the operation will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the user is guided to the parking place suitable for the vehicle type using the guidance display device until the user stops the car at the parking place.

[0086] A signal indicating that there is no parked vehicle from the vehicle sensor 15 makes it possible to determine which parking place in the parking lot is vacant, and information indicating the vacant parking place is sent to the central device 64. The central device 64 records a vacant flag indicating that the vacant parking place is vacant in the location model table 19, and checks the type of the car that matches the parking location by using the location model table 19, and is vacant for each model. Know where the parking spot is.

With the central device grasping the vacant parking places for each vehicle type as described above, the ICC 1 set in the vehicle-mounted device 62 fixed to the vehicle is moved to the entrance gate device 63 by the movement of the vehicle. Get closer. The entrance gate device 63 detects the approach of the vehicle and receives vehicle type information from the vehicle-mounted device 62. The entrance gate device 63 sends the received vehicle type information to the central device 64.

The central unit 64 checks a vacant parking place suitable for the type of the incoming car by using the location car type table 19, and extracts guidance display information to the applicable vacant parking place from the location car type table 19. At the same time, the guidance display device 16 displays the extracted guidance display information to guide the user to a parking place suitable for the vehicle type.

As described above, the vehicle sensor 15 checks which parking place is free in the parking lot premises, and the central unit 64 grasps the available parking place for each vehicle type, and displays the guidance. Since the device 16 guides the user to a vacant parking place, the user can be guided to a parking place suitable for the vehicle type.

Embodiment 5 In Embodiment 4 described above,
Although guidance to an empty parking place suitable for the vehicle type is performed by the guidance display device, in the fifth embodiment, guidance display using the display device mounted on the vehicle-mounted device is enabled. I do.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Embodiment 5
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of the present device will be described with reference to FIG.

The entrance gate device 83 detects the approach of the vehicle, receives the ICC-ID and the vehicle type information from the vehicle-mounted device 82 wirelessly, and uses the time received as the vehicle approaches to the ICC-ID and the vehicle type as the entry time. The information is sent to the central device 84 together with the information, and the vehicle-mounted device 8 receives the guidance display information indicating the guidance to the parking place suitable for the vehicle type from the central device 84.
Send to 2.

The vehicle-mounted device 82 incorporates the ICC 1 and
1 and the vehicle type information and the approaching passing time recorded in the on-vehicle device 82.
In addition to wirelessly transmitting the ICC-ID recorded in the ICC 1 and the approaching passage time to the exit gate device 7, guidance display information is received from the entrance gate device 83 and displayed on the display device 17.

The central device 84 focuses on the vehicle type information among the information received from the entrance gate device 83, and
Thus, the user can grasp which parking place is vacant, and instructs the guidance display device 16 and the entrance gate device 83 to display the guidance to the parking place suitable for the received vehicle type information.

The display device 17 is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 82, and displays the guidance display information received by the vehicle-mounted device 82 from the entrance gate device 83.

Next, the operation will be described. In the fifth embodiment, the user is guided not only to the guidance display device but also to the display device mounted on the vehicle-mounted device to the parking position suitable for the vehicle type before the user stops the vehicle at the parking position.

As described above, in a state where the central device has grasped the vacant parking place for each vehicle type and the central device has taken out the guidance display information as described above, the central device 84
The extracted guidance display information is displayed on the guidance display device 16, and the guidance display information is sent to the entrance gate device 83.

The entrance gate device 83 sends the received guidance display information to the vehicle-mounted device 82. The vehicle-mounted device 82 displays the received guidance display information on the display device 17 mounted on the vehicle-mounted device.

As described above, the vehicle sensor 15 checks which parking place is free in the parking lot premises, the central unit 64 knows the available parking place for each vehicle type, and displays the guidance. The user is guided to a vacant parking place by displaying the guidance display information on the display device 17 mounted on the vehicle-mounted device as well as the device 16, so that the user can find a parking place suitable for the vehicle type in the car. Can also be confirmed.

Embodiment 6 FIG. In the above fifth embodiment,
The guide to the vacant parking place suitable for the vehicle type at the time of passing through the entrance gate is performed by the display device mounted on the vehicle-mounted device. In the sixth embodiment,
The latest guidance display information at the time of passing through the intermediate gate after passing through the entrance gate can be received.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Embodiment 6
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The intermediate gate device 18 detects the approach of the vehicle, receives the ICC-ID and the vehicle type information wirelessly from the on-vehicle device 82, and displays the guidance to the parking place suitable for the vehicle type from the central device 104. The information is received and sent to the vehicle-mounted device 82.

The central device 104 focuses on the vehicle type information among the information received from the intermediate gate device 18, and
5 to know which parking place is vacant, and instructs the intermediate gate device 18 to display guidance display information to a parking place suitable for the received vehicle type information.

The display device 117 is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 82, and displays the guidance display information received by the vehicle-mounted device 82 from the entrance gate device 83 and the intermediate gate device 18.

Next, the operation will be described. In the sixth embodiment, not only the guidance display device but also the display device mounted on the vehicle-mounted device is used to guide the user to the parking location suitable for the vehicle type before the user stops the vehicle at the parking location. The guidance display information is received not only when passing through the entrance gate device but also when passing through the intermediate gate device.

In the state where the central device has grasped the vacant parking place for each vehicle type as described above and the central device is extracting the guidance display information as described above, the central device 84
The extracted guidance display information is sent to the intermediate gate device 18.

As described above, the guidance display information is updated between the time when the user passes through the entrance gate device and the time when the user passes through the intermediate gate device. Thus, it is possible to receive guidance display information newer than the guidance display information received at the time of passing through the entrance gate device.

Embodiment 7 FIG. In the first embodiment,
The toll settlement device and the central unit are separately provided so that a plurality of toll settlement devices can be processed. In the seventh embodiment, simplification is possible for a parking lot system with a small number of exit gates. .

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot system according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. Embodiment 7
In the embodiment, components having the same or equivalent functions as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, portions that are not changed are omitted. The functional configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The exit gate device 127 detects the approach of a car and uses the vehicle-mounted device 2 to wirelessly identify the ICC uniquely.
-Receiving the ID and sending the time (entry time) at which the ICC-ID was received to the fee settlement device 128 together with the ICC-ID.

The fee settlement device 128 is provided at the entrance gate device 3.
The received ICC-ID and the entry time are stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with each other, and the discount amount received from the terminal device 6 is stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with the corresponding ICC-ID. The parking lot use time is calculated from the ICC-ID received from the exit gate device 127, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the use management table 12, and the parking lot use time is calculated by referring to the parking fee table 13. Calculate the parking fee, reflect the discounted fee received from the terminal device 6 in the parking fee,
The parking fee is presented to the car (user) to request payment of the parking fee, and when the amount received from the payment unit 11 is larger than the parking fee, the payment unit 11 is instructed to pay the change to the user. If the amount received is less than the parking fee, the shortage is presented to the car (user) to request further payment of the parking fee. It notifies the sending vehicle (user) that a passable signal can be passed.

Next, the operation will be described. In the seventh embodiment, all of the processing performed by the central device is performed by the fee settlement device.

The fee settlement device 128 is provided at the entrance gate device 3.
The received ICC-ID and entry time are stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with each other, and the discount amount received from the terminal device 6 is stored and managed in the usage management table 12 in association with the corresponding ICC-ID. .

The terminal device 6 takes in the ICC 1 and
-The ID is read, and the discount amount of the parking fee input from the input means 5 is charged together with the ICC-ID to the fare settlement device 128.
Send to

The fare adjustment device 128 stores and manages the discount amount of the parking fee received from the terminal device 6 in the use management table 12.

The exit gate device 127 detects the approach of the vehicle and indicates the time when the ICC-ID was wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device 2 (entry time) together with the ICC-ID.
Send to 8.

[0119] The fare settlement device 128 is connected to the exit gate device 1.
27, the parking lot usage time is calculated from the ICC-ID received, the entry time, and the entry time stored and managed in the usage management table 12, and the parking fee is calculated from the parking lot usage time by referring to the parking fee table 13. Then, the discount fee received from the terminal device 6 is reflected on the parking fee.

As described above, since all the processing of the central unit is performed by the fare settlement device 128, it can be simplified for a parking lot system having a small number of exit gates.

[0121]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the parking fee is reduced according to the purchase price and the actual use of the user by linking the store (sales floor) and the parking lot without using a dedicated parking ticket. In addition, although the ICC is used, data is not written in the ICC, so that there is no need to register as a business operator in terms of security and the like, and a parking lot system can be easily constructed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the store (sales counter) staff does not know the discount rate of the parking fee, subsequent payment can be performed only by inputting the purchase price and the use record of the user.

According to the third invention, the parking fee is settled before the user gets into the car, that is, while the user moves from the store (sales floor) to the parking lot premises, Cars (users) can pass non-stop not only at the entrance but also at the exit.

According to the fourth aspect, when the vehicle type is, for example, a mini vehicle, a parking place suitable for the vehicle type can be guided by the guidance display device, such as a parking place for a mini vehicle.

According to the fifth aspect, when guiding to a parking place suitable for the type of vehicle using the parking lot, guidance information can be presented using the display device of the vehicle-mounted device.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the guidance information to the parking place suitable for the type of the vehicle using the parking lot is presented by using the display device of the vehicle-mounted device, the entrance gate is used by using the intermediate gate device. The guidance information changed after passing can be presented, that is, guidance information to a newly vacated parking place after passing through the entrance gate can be presented using the display device of the vehicle-mounted device when passing through the intermediate gate device.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the case of a parking lot system having a small number of exit gates, the apparatus can be simplified by integrating the central unit and the fare settlement device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram schematically showing a conventional parking lot system.

FIG. 9 is a schematic image diagram showing an arrangement of each device in a conventional parking lot system.

FIG. 10 is a schematic image diagram showing an arrangement of each device in the parking lot system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic image diagram showing an arrangement of each device in a parking lot system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ICC (IC card), 2, 62, 82 On-board unit (vehicle), 3, 63, 83 entrance gate device, 4, 24, 4
4,64,84,104 Central unit, 5,25 input means, 6,26 terminal unit, 7,47,127 Exit gate unit, 8,48,128 Charge settlement unit, 9,49
Blocking device, 10 blocking bar, 11 payment means, 12, 52
Usage management table, 13 Parking fee table, 14
Charge discount table, 15 vehicle sensor, 16 guidance display device, 17,117 display device, 18 intermediate gate device, 19 location vehicle type table.

Claims (7)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A parking lot system that links a parking lot with a store (sales floor) in which a parking fee is discounted according to the purchase price of the user or the usage record, and an ID (hereinafter, ICC-ID) that can identify the user. ICC (hereinafter abbreviated as "ICC") recording the ICC, the vehicle-mounted device incorporating the ICC and wirelessly transmitting the ICC-ID to the entrance gate device and the exit gate device, and wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device. An entrance gate device for sending the ICC-ID to the central device together with the time of receipt (entrance time), an input means for inputting discount information of parking fee, and taking in the ICC taken out from the onboard unit,
A terminal device that reads the ID and sends the discount amount of the parking fee input from the input means to the central device together with the ICC-ID; and a time when the ICC-ID wirelessly received from the on-board unit is received. The exit gate device sent to the central device together with the (entrance time), the ICC-ID received from the entrance gate device and the entry time are stored and managed in the use management table in association with each other, and the discount amount received from the terminal device The corresponding ICC-ID
The ICC-ID and the entry time received from the exit gate device and the entry time and discount information stored and managed in the use management table corresponding to the ICC-ID are stored and managed in the use management table in association with the ICC-ID. A parking system comprising: a central device that calculates a parking fee based on the parking fee; and a fee adjustment unit that presents a parking fee received from the central device to a user and requests payment of the parking fee. 2. A user's purchase price and usage record are inputted as discount information from the input means, and a parking fee is calculated based on the user's purchase price and use record by referring to a preset price discount table. The parking system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The parking lot system according to claim 1, wherein the fare settlement device is installed between the store (sales floor) and the inside of the parking lot. 4. An in-vehicle device for wirelessly transmitting an ICC-ID and vehicle type information to an entrance gate device, an entrance gate device for transmitting vehicle type information wirelessly received from the in-vehicle device to a central device, and the availability of a parking place. A vehicle sensor that detects the vehicle type information received from the entrance gate device, grasps which parking place is vacant based on the detection result of the vehicle sensor, and guides the vehicle to a parking place that is appropriate for the received vehicle type. The parking lot system according to claim 1, further comprising: a central device that instructs the guidance device; and a guidance display device that guides the vehicle (user) according to the instruction from the central device. 5. The parking lot system according to claim 4, further comprising a central device for transmitting guidance information of the vehicle to a display device of the on-vehicle device. 6. Based on the vehicle type information received from the entrance gate device, the vehicle sensor grasps which parking place is vacant, and guides the user to a parking place suitable for the received vehicle type and travels to the parking place. The parking lot system according to claim 4, further comprising a central device that sends the information to a display device of the vehicle-mounted device. 7. The parking system according to claim 1, wherein the central device is disposed near the fare settlement device.