JP2003272067A - Vehicle monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a labor cost for a guarding company for operating a vehicle monitoring system, and to effectively utilize waiting time for keeping a passenger waiting for getting on a taxi for a taxi company for developing taxi business. <P>SOLUTION: A parking garage monitoring device 3 transmits a picture signal to a waiting place device 4 by photographing an automobile 2 parked in a parking garage P. The waiting place device 4 transmits the picture signal received from the parking garage monitoring device 3 to an on-vehicle device 6. The on-vehicle device 6 mounted on the taxi 5 displays a picture included in the picture signal received from the waiting place device 4. When a driver of the taxi 5 executes prescribed operation by detecting, for example, a mischievous act to a vehicle and the presence of a dubious person while confirming the picture, the on-vehicle device 6 transmits a communication signal to a center device 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle parked in a parking lot such as in front of a station.

[0002]

In a conventional vehicle monitoring system for monitoring an automobile (vehicle) parked in a parking lot such as in front of a station, a parking lot monitoring device is installed in a parking lot and the parking lot monitoring device is installed. The car parked in the parking lot is photographed and the photographed image is transmitted to the center device. Then, when a member (guardian) of a security group (guard company) checks the image transmitted from the parking lot monitoring device to the center device and detects, for example, a mischievous act on a car or the presence of a suspicious person, the member (express worker) By instructing the staff to rush to the scene, members of the team rush to the scene.

However, in such a vehicle monitoring system, it is necessary to secure a member who confirms the image and a member who rushes to the site, and for the security organization operating the vehicle monitoring system, the personnel expenses are increased accordingly. There is a problem of cost. Also, for the members who check the video,
When most of the work is spent on the work of checking the images, there is a problem that a monotonous work has to be performed for a long time, and the burden of being tired of the work and fatigue more than necessary is large.

On the other hand, a taxi group that develops a taxi business
For (taxi company), there is a demand that taxi is waiting at the waiting place to get passengers, because it is not possible to make any profit.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to reduce labor costs for a security organization operating a vehicle monitoring system and reduce the burden on members. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle monitoring system for a taxi organization that develops a taxi industry, which can effectively utilize the waiting time to wait for passengers to board.

[0006]

According to the vehicle monitoring system of the present invention, a parking lot monitoring device installed in a parking lot photographs a vehicle parked in the parking lot, and the photographed vehicle is photographed. The standby place device installed in the standby place where the taxi mainly waits to get passengers on is transmitted to the standby place device by transmitting a video signal containing the image
When the video signal is received from the parking lot monitoring device, the received video signal is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device mounted in the taxi receives the video signal from the standby place device. The video included in the generated video signal is displayed. Then, while the taxi crew is confirming the image, if he or she discovers a mischievous act on the vehicle or the presence of a suspicious person and performs a predetermined operation, the in-vehicle device transmits a notification signal to the center device, When the notification signal is received from the vehicle-mounted device, the center device is configured to perform processing corresponding to the notification.

Therefore, in the above vehicle monitoring system, the members of the security group do not check the image,
By sending a video signal from the parking lot monitoring device to the in-vehicle device through the standby place device, the taxi crew who is waiting to get passengers on board will be able to check the video, so a security guard that activates the vehicle monitoring system. For a group (security company), it is not necessary to secure a member to check the video, and labor costs can be reduced accordingly. Moreover, since it is not necessary for the member to check the image in this way, it is possible to reduce the burden on the member. In addition, for taxi groups that develop taxi business, the image taken by the parking lot monitoring device as described above will be checked during the waiting time to wait at the waiting place for passengers to board, so the waiting time Can be effectively utilized.

According to the vehicle monitoring system of the second aspect, the center device can expressly move to the parking lot where the parking lot monitoring device that has transmitted the video signal to the vehicle-mounted device is installed as a process corresponding to the notification. If it is determined whether there is a taxi, and if there is a taxi that can express to the relevant parking lot, an express instruction signal to the relevant taxi is sent to the relevant taxi. Configured to send. Therefore, for example, if there is a taxi driving near the site where mischief against the vehicle or the presence of a suspicious person is found, the taxi can be rushed to the site promptly and a prompt response is required. Can be planned.

According to another aspect of the vehicle monitoring system of the present invention, the center device transmits the video signal to the vehicle-mounted device even when the time when the notification signal is not received from the vehicle-mounted device continues for a predetermined time. If it is determined whether there is a taxi that can express to the parking lot where the parking lot monitoring device is installed, and if it is determined that there is a taxi that can express to the corresponding parking lot, It is configured to send an express instruction signal for instructing to express to the corresponding taxi. Therefore, for example, even if no mischievous act on the vehicle or the presence of a suspicious person is found,
Also in this case, if there is a taxi traveling near the site, the taxi can be promptly rushed to the site and regular patrol can be performed.

According to the vehicle monitoring system of the fourth aspect, when the center device determines that there is no taxi that can be rushed to the corresponding parking lot, the display information that informs the members of the security organization to that effect. Configured to display. Therefore, even if there is no taxi that can be rushed to the site where mischief against the vehicle or the presence of a suspicious person is found, by checking the displayed information, the members of the security group can be dispatched (dispatched) to the site. You can

According to the vehicle monitoring system of the fifth aspect, when a plurality of taxis are waiting at the waiting place, the in-vehicle device mounted on the new taxi with the arrival time of arrival at the waiting place is given priority. Since it is configured to display the video included in the video signal received from the standby location device, the taxi crew who is expected to wait (remain) at the standby location for a relatively long time has priority. You can check the video.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of the vehicle monitoring system. In the vehicle monitoring system 1, a parking lot monitoring device 3 is installed in a parking lot P where a plurality of automobiles (vehicles) 2 are parked.
The parking lot monitoring device 3 photographs the automobile 2 parked in the parking lot P, and transmits a video signal including the photographed video to the standby place device 4 by wide area wireless communication.

A waiting place device 4 is installed at a waiting place Q where a plurality of taxis 5 mainly wait for passengers to board. The waiting place device 4 is the parking lot monitoring device 3
When the video signal is received from, the received video signal is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6 mounted in the taxi 5 waiting at the waiting place Q by the short-range wireless communication. Further, at the waiting place Q, an entrance gate 7 is installed at the entrance of the waiting place Q. When the taxi 5 enters the waiting place Q, the approach gate 7 transmits an approach recognition signal to the vehicle-mounted device 6 mounted in the taxi 5 by short-range wireless communication.

The in-vehicle device 6 receives the approach recognition signal from the approach gate 7 when it passes under the approach gate 7 when the taxi 5 equipped with the vehicle approaches the waiting place Q and receives the approach recognition signal. It transmits to the standby place apparatus 4 by short-distance wireless communication. Further, when the vehicle-mounted device 6 receives the video signal from the standby place device 4, the vehicle-mounted device 6 displays the video included in the video signal. Then, when the crew member of the taxi 5 confirms the image and performs a predetermined operation, the vehicle-mounted device 6 transmits a notification signal to the center device 8 by wide-area wireless communication.

When the center device 8 receives the notification signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6, the center device 8 performs the processing described later in detail. Although not described in detail, the operation management system 9 manages the operation status of the taxi 5 (for example, traveling position, traveling history, presence of passengers, etc.), and the center device 8 cooperates with the operation management system 9 , The operation status of the taxi 5 can be acquired.

In the above configuration, for example, the parking lot monitoring device 3, the waiting place device 4, the vehicle-mounted device 6, the approach gate 7 and the center device 8 are facilities prepared by a security organization (security company) and operate. The management system 9 may be equipment provided by a taxi group (taxi company). Further, in this case, wide area wireless communication may be communication performed using a mobile telephone network or a fixed telephone network, and short-distance wireless communication may be Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE802.1
A wireless LAN compliant with 1 series, a short range wireless communication using DSRC or infrared communication may be used.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the structures of the parking lot monitoring device 3, the waiting place device 4, the entrance gate 7, the vehicle-mounted device 6 and the center device 8 described above. The parking lot monitoring device 3 has a CPU 11 that controls the overall operation by executing a control program, and a camera 11 that photographs the automobile 2 parked in the parking lot P and a camera 11.
The storage unit 12 that stores the video image captured by and the wide area wireless communication unit 13 that transmits the video signal including the video image stored in the storage unit 12 to the standby location device 4 by the wide area wireless communication are connected. Is configured.

The standby place device 4 receives from the parking lot monitoring device 3 and the wide area wireless communication unit 15 which receives the video signal from the parking lot monitoring device 3 by the CPU 14 which controls the overall operation by executing the control program. The near-field wireless communication unit 1 that transmits the generated video signal to the vehicle-mounted device 6 by the near-field wireless communication and receives the entry recognition signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6.
6 and a storage unit 17 that stores the time when the approach recognition signal is received from the vehicle-mounted device 6 by the short-range wireless communication unit 16 are connected to each other.

The approach gate 7 is constructed by connecting a short-range wireless communication section 19 for transmitting an approach recognition signal to the vehicle-mounted device 6 by short-range wireless communication with a CPU 18 which controls the overall operation by executing a control program. ing.

The vehicle-mounted device 6 receives the video signal from the standby location device 4 and causes the CPU 20 which controls the overall operation by executing the control program to access the entrance gate 7.
From the standby location device 4 to the standby location device 4 and a video signal received from the standby location device 4 by the short range wireless communication portion 21. A display unit 22 for displaying the included image, a storage unit 23 for storing the image displayed on the display unit 22, a "report button" mechanically arranged for the crew of the taxi 5 to operate, etc. Buttons and display 2
The operation unit 24 composed of touch keys displayed on the display 2 and the GP
A GPS receiver 25 that receives GPS radio waves from S satellites (not shown) to obtain the current position, and a wide area wireless communication unit 2 that sends a notification signal to the center device 8 by wide area wireless communication.
6 and 6 are connected to each other. In this case, the in-vehicle device 6 has an individual in-vehicle device ID for identifying itself.
Is given.

The center device 8 has a CPU 27, which controls the overall operation by executing a control program, and a wide area wireless communication unit 28, which receives a video signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6, in the CPU 27.
A display unit 29 for displaying the display information, a storage unit 30 for storing the display information displayed on the display unit 29, and a display unit 29.
It is configured to be connected to an operation unit 31 including a touch key displayed on the.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
13 to FIG. 13 as well. Here, FIG. 3 shows as a flowchart the processing performed by the CPU 10 of the parking lot monitoring device 3, and FIG. 4 shows the CPU 1 of the standby place device 4.
4 is a flowchart showing the processing carried out by FIG.
Shows a process performed by the CPU 20 of the vehicle-mounted device 6 as a flowchart. Further, FIG.
The process performed by the CPU 27 is shown as a flowchart.

First, in the vehicle-mounted device 6, the CPU 20
Establishes a short-range wireless communication link with the approach gate 7 when the taxi 5 equipped with the driver passes under the approach gate 7. Then, the CPU 20 makes the entrance gate 7
When the approach recognition signal is received by the short-range wireless communication unit 21 from the device (“YES” in step C1), a short-range wireless communication link is established with the standby place device 4, and the short-range wireless communication unit 21 The approach recognition signal is transmitted to the standby place device 4 together with the vehicle-mounted device ID (step C2).

In the standby place device 4, the CPU 14
In this way, when the approach recognition signal is received from the vehicle-mounted apparatus 6 together with the vehicle-mounted apparatus ID by the short-range wireless communication unit 16 (“YES” in step B1), the time when the approach-recognized signal is received is set to the vehicle-mounted apparatus. It is recognized that it is time for the taxi 5 equipped with the vehicle 6 to enter the waiting place Q, and the vehicle-mounted device ID received and the time when the entry recognition signal is received, that is, the vehicle-mounted device 6 is installed. Taxi 5
The relationship with the arrival time of arrival at the waiting place Q is stored in the storage unit 17 as an arrival order management table (step B2).

To be more specific, the CPU 14 operates as shown in FIG.
As shown in, when a plurality of taxis 5 are waiting at the waiting place Q, the approach recognition signal is received by the short-range wireless communication unit 16 together with the on-vehicle device ID from the on-vehicle device 6 mounted on each taxi 5. As a result, the relationship between the vehicle-mounted device IDs of the vehicle-mounted devices 6 for the number of taxis 5 waiting at the waiting place Q and the arrival times is stored in the storage unit 17 as an arrival order management table.

Now, in the parking lot monitoring device 3, the CPU
When the monitoring start condition is satisfied (“YES” in step A1), the camera 10 starts monitoring the vehicle 2 parked in the parking lot P by the camera 11 (step A2). Specifically, the CPU 10 divides the images continuously photographed by the camera 11 into units of time and stores the divided images in the storage unit 12, and the wide-area wireless communication unit 13 includes the images divided into the unit time. The standby video signal is transmitted to the standby place device 4.

After starting the monitoring, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the condition for ending the monitoring is satisfied (step A3), and when the condition for ending the monitoring is satisfied ("YES" in step A3), The monitoring of the automobile 2 parked in the parking lot P by the camera 11 is completed (step A
4). The monitoring start condition and the monitoring end condition here may be, for example, a condition that a predetermined time is reached by using a schedule function, or an artificial operation is performed. It may be on the condition of being broken.

Now, in the standby place device 4, the CPU 1
4, as described above, a plurality of taxis 5 are waiting places Q
The parking lot monitoring device 3 is in a standby state, and the relationship between the vehicle-mounted device IDs of the plurality of vehicle-mounted devices 6 and the arrival times is stored in the storage unit 17 as the arrival order management table. When the video signal from the wide area wireless communication unit 15 is received from the storage unit 1 (“YES” in step B3), the storage unit 1
The arrival order management table stored in 7 is referred to (step B4), a short-distance wireless communication link is established with the vehicle-mounted device 6 that arrives at the waiting place Q with the latest arrival time, and the short-distance wireless communication unit is established. The monitoring request signal is transmitted from 16 to the corresponding in-vehicle device 6 (step B5).

To be more specific, the CPU 14 operates as shown in FIG.
As shown in, when the arrival time at which the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 with the in-vehicle device ID “2860” arrives at the waiting place Q is the latest, the in-vehicle device with the in-vehicle device ID “2860” is installed. A short-distance wireless communication link is established with the device 6, and the short-distance wireless communication unit 16 transmits a monitoring request signal to the in-vehicle device 6 having the in-vehicle device ID “2860”.

In the vehicle-mounted device 6, when the short-distance wireless communication unit 21 receives the monitoring request signal from the standby place device 4 in this way ("YES" in step C3), the CPU 20 of FIG. As shown in, for example, a display screen is displayed on the display unit 22 asking, "A monitoring request has been generated. Can I start monitoring?" (Step C4). Here, the crew member of the taxi 5 can select whether or not to monitor, and if he / she intends to monitor, he / she can operate the touch key of "Yes" displayed on the display unit 22, On the other hand, if there is no intention of monitoring, the “NO” touch key displayed on the display unit 22 may be operated.

When the CPU 20 detects that the crew member of the taxi 5 has operated the touch key of "Yes"("YES" in step C5), the short-distance wireless communication unit 21 is operated as shown in FIG. The waiting place device 4 sends a monitoring permission signal indicating that the crew member of the taxi 5 is willing to monitor.
To be transmitted (step C6).

In the standby place device 4, the CPU 14
When the short-distance wireless communication unit 16 receives the monitoring permission signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6 (“YES” in step B6), the video signal previously received from the parking lot monitoring device 4 by the wide-area wireless communication unit 15 is received. Distance wireless communication unit 16 to in-vehicle device 6
To be transmitted (step B7).

Then, in the in-vehicle device 6, the CPU 20
Is the short-distance wireless communication unit 2 in which the video signal from the standby location device 4 is transmitted.
1 ("YE" at step C7)
S ”), the video is decoded (demodulated) from the received video signal, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the video received from the parking lot monitoring device 3 through the standby place device 4, that is, the parking lot monitoring. The image captured by the camera 11 of the device 3 is displayed on the display unit 22 (step C8). In this case, the CPU 20 displays the image and also displays a comment such as “please press the“ report button ”when an abnormality is found”.

In this way, the crew members of the taxi 5
When the vehicle is waiting at the waiting place Q for passengers to get on, it is possible to monitor the automobile 2 parked in the parking lot P by performing an operation indicating that there is an intention to monitor. Now, the crew of taxi 5 is
When the image shown in 0 (c) is checked and, for example, a mischievous act or the presence of a suspicious person is found, the “report button” provided in the operation unit 24 is operated (the predetermined operation in the present invention is performed. ).

Along with this, the CPU 20 causes the taxi 5
When it is detected that the flight attendant operates the "report button"("YES" in step C9), the wide area wireless communication unit 26
To transmit the notification signal from the center device 8 (step C10).

In the center device 8, the CPU 27
When the notification signal is received by the wide area wireless communication unit 28 from the vehicle-mounted device 6 (“YES” in step D1), the necessary information is input from the operation management system 9 so that the site (the parking lot P to be monitored) is input. ) To the express taxi 5 (step D2). At this time, as shown in FIG. 11A, the CPU 27 is searching for a taxi that can be rushed to the site, for example, “A notification signal has been received from a taxi. A display screen indicating the effect is displayed on the display unit 29 (step D3). In this case, it is possible to determine whether or not it is possible to express to the scene, for example, whether or not the vehicle is traveling within a predetermined distance from the scene, whether or not passengers are on board, or whether or not there is congestion. It is performed based on the conditions of.

When the CPU 27 detects that there is an express taxi 5 to the site (“YES” in step D4), as shown in FIG. There is a taxi. Do you want to issue an express instruction? ”There is a taxi that can be rushed to the site, and a display screen is displayed on the display unit 29 asking whether or not the relevant taxi 5 should be rushed to the site. (Step D5). Here, a member of the security group can select whether or not the corresponding taxi 5 is to be rushed to the scene, and if the corresponding taxi 5 is to be rushed to the scene, the information is displayed on the display unit 29. The “Yes” touch key may be operated. On the other hand, when the relevant taxi 5 is not to be rushed to the site, the “No” touch key displayed on the display unit 29 may be operated.

When the CPU 27 detects that a member of the security group has operated the touch key of "Yes"("YES" in step D6), the wide area wireless communication unit 28 sends an express instruction signal to the corresponding taxi 5. (Step D7). At this time, the express instruction signal may include, for example, a map around the site or the shortest route from the corresponding taxi 5 to the site.

In this way, the members of the security group can judge whether or not a mischievous act or the presence of a suspicious individual has been found, based on whether or not a notification signal has been received from the taxi 5. Then, when a mischievous act or the presence of a suspicious person is discovered, a taxi that can express to the scene 5
Is present, it becomes possible to urge the corresponding taxi 5 to the site by activating an express instruction.

On the other hand, when the CPU 27 detects that the express taxi 5 does not exist at the site (“NO” in step D4), as shown in FIG. A display screen indicating that there is no cab 5 that can be rushed to the site saying "There is no cab that can be rushed" is displayed on the display unit 29 (step D).
8). In this case, a member of the security group can express (dispatch) another member to the site by, for example, contacting another member (express member).

By the way, the above describes the case where the crew member of the taxi 5 has the intention of monitoring. However, when the crew member of the taxi 5 does not have the intention of monitoring, the following processing is performed by the entire system. Can also be configured to do. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the arrival time at which the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 having the in-vehicle device ID “2860” arrives at the standby location Q is the latest, and the monitoring request signal from the standby location device 4 is in-vehicle. When it is sent to the device 6, the crew member of the taxi 5 says “No”.
When the touch key of is operated, the in-vehicle device ID becomes “286
The in-vehicle device 6 of “0” transmits a monitoring refusal signal to the standby place device 4 indicating that the crew member has no intention of monitoring.

When the monitoring refusal signal is received from the in-vehicle device 6, the standby place device 4 arrives at the standby place Q, and the arrival time arrives at the next new taxi 5 in the on-vehicle device 6.
That is, in this case, the monitoring request signal is transmitted to the in-vehicle device I.
D is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 6 of “1205”. In-vehicle device I
When the monitor request signal is received from the standby location device 4, the in-vehicle device 6 having D of “1205” performs the same process as the above-described process executed by the in-vehicle device 6 of which the in-vehicle device ID is “2860”. The crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 having the device ID “1205” is asked whether or not he / she has the intention to monitor.

Then, if the crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the on-vehicle unit 6 having the on-vehicle unit ID “1205” has an intention of monitoring, thereafter, the crew member of the taxi 5 stands by from the parking lot monitoring unit 3. The video received through the location device 4 will be confirmed. In addition, the taxi 5 in which the in-vehicle device 6 having the in-vehicle device ID “1205” is mounted
If there is no intention to monitor the crew members, the same processing will be performed in the order of arrival time.

In this case, if the crew members of all the taxis 5 waiting at the waiting place Q refuse to monitor,
The standby place device 4 notifies the center device 8 of that fact, and the standby place device 4 sends a video signal to the center device 8 as well.
It is also possible to configure the members of the security group to confirm the video received from the parking lot monitoring device 3 through the standby place device 4, instead of the crew members of the taxi 5.

Further, when another taxi 5 arrives at the waiting place Q, the entire system can be configured to perform the following processing. That is, in FIG.
As shown in, when the video signal is transmitted from the standby place device 4 to the vehicle-mounted device 6 having the vehicle-mounted device ID “2860”, the taxi 5 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 6 having the vehicle-mounted device ID “3498” is installed. Arrives at the waiting place Q and the in-vehicle device ID
When the entry recognition signal is transmitted from the in-vehicle device 6 of “3498” to the standby location device 4, the standby location device 4 transmits a monitoring request signal to the in-vehicle device 6 of in-vehicle device ID “3498”.

In-vehicle device 6 with in-vehicle device ID "3498"
When a monitoring request signal is received from the standby location device 4,
The same process as the process executed by the in-vehicle device 6 having the in-vehicle device ID “2860” described above is performed, and the in-vehicle device ID is “34.
The crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 of "98" asks whether he / she intends to monitor.
Then, if the crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the on-vehicle device 6 having the on-vehicle device ID “3498” has an intention to monitor, thereafter, the crew member of the taxi 5 moves from the parking lot monitoring device 3 to the waiting place device 4 You will check the video received through.

In this case, the in-vehicle device ID is "349
When the crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 of “8” refuses to monitor, the in-vehicle device ID is “286”.
The crew member of the taxi 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 of "0" will continue to monitor.

In the above, the case where the center device 8 receives the notification signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6 and searches for whether or not there is a taxi 5 that can be rushed to the site is explained. By measuring the elapsed time from the start, even if the time when the report signal is not received from the vehicle-mounted device 6 continues for a predetermined time, it is searched whether there is a taxi 5 that can be rushed to the site. When there is a taxi 5 that can be rushed to the site, it is possible to configure the relevant taxi 5 to be rushed to the site. In that case, the predetermined time may be determined based on a history such as whether or not an incident has occurred in the past or a geographical condition (whether or not the area is prone to crime).

In the above, the case where the standby place device 4 and the parking lot monitoring device 3 have a one-to-one relationship has been described, but the parking lot monitoring devices 3 are individually provided. By assigning an ID, the standby place device 4 and the parking lot monitoring device 3 can be configured to have a one-to-n (n is a natural number of 2 or more) relationship. In that case, the standby place device 4 receives the video signals from the plurality of parking lot monitoring devices 3 in time series and transmits them to one in-vehicle device 6, and the in-vehicle device 6 displays the plurality of video signals in time series. By doing so, one crew member may check the images of a plurality of parking lots in a time-series manner, and the waiting place device 4 simultaneously receives image signals from a plurality of parking lot monitoring devices 3 and multiplexes them. It may be converted into one and transmitted to one in-vehicle device 6, and the in-vehicle device 6 divides the display screen and simultaneously displays a plurality of video signals, so that one crew member may simultaneously confirm the images of a plurality of parking lots. Furthermore, by transmitting the video signal received from the one parking lot monitoring device 3 to the one vehicle-mounted device 6, and the video signal received from another parking lot monitoring device 3 to the other vehicle-mounted device 6. , Multiple crew members may check the images of different parking lots.

Further, by assigning the standby place device ID to each of the plurality of standby place devices 4, the center device 8
It is also possible to configure so that and the standby place device 4 have a relationship of 1 to m (m is a natural number of 2 or more).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In the vehicle monitoring system 1, the parking lot monitoring device 3 photographs the automobile 2 parked in the parking lot P and transmits a video signal to the waiting place device 4, and the waiting place device 4 in which the taxi 5 stands by is parked. When the video signal is received from the parking lot monitoring device 3, the received video signal is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6,
When the video signal is received from the standby location device 4, the vehicle-mounted device 6 mounted in the taxi 5 displays the video included in the received video signal, and the taxi 5
When a crew member of the vehicle finds a mischievous act on the automobile 2 or the presence of a suspicious individual while operating the "report button" while checking the video, the in-vehicle device 6 transmits a report signal to the center device 8. When the notification signal is received from the vehicle-mounted device 6, the center device 8 is configured to search for a taxi 5 that can be rushed to the site as a process corresponding to the notification.

That is, instead of checking the image by a member of the security group, a video signal is transmitted from the parking lot monitoring device 3 to the in-vehicle device 6 through the standby place device 4, thereby waiting for the passenger to board. Since the crew members of the taxi 5 will check the image, the vehicle monitoring system 1
For the security group (security company) that operates, it is not necessary to secure a member to check the image, and labor costs can be reduced accordingly. Moreover, since it is not necessary for the member to check the image in this way, it is possible to reduce the burden on the member. Further, for a taxi group that develops a taxi business, the image taken by the parking lot monitoring device 3 as described above is confirmed during the waiting time to wait at the waiting place Q for getting passengers. The waiting time can be effectively utilized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as shown below. Not limited to the configuration in which the security group and the taxi group cooperate with each other, for example, by collaborating with a courier group (courier company) that develops a courier service that delivers parcels, food and drinks, etc. In addition to searching for possible taxis, it also searches for express delivery vehicles (trucks, motorcycles, etc.) that can be delivered to the scene, and when there is a delivery vehicle that can be delivered to the scene, sends an express instruction signal to the relevant delivery vehicle. It may be configured to.

The standby place device may have the function of the center device. The in-vehicle device receives the approach recognition signal from the approach gate, transmits the approach recognition signal to the waiting place device, and determines the arrival time of the taxi based on the time when the waiting place device receives the approach recognition signal from the in-vehicle device. Not limited to this, an image recognition device may be installed at the entrance of the waiting place and the reading of the vehicle number may be used to determine the arrival time of the taxi. The video signal may be transmitted from the parking lot monitoring device in a streaming manner to the in-vehicle device through the standby place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Parking lot monitoring device, waiting place device, approach gate,
Functional block diagram of in-vehicle device and center device

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing of the parking lot monitoring device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of a standby place device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the in-vehicle device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of the center device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a mode in which an in-vehicle device transmits an approach recognition signal to a standby place device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a mode in which a standby place device transmits a monitoring request signal to an in-vehicle device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a mode in which an in-vehicle device transmits a monitoring permission signal to a standby place device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display on an in-vehicle device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display on the center device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a mode in which an in-vehicle device transmits a monitoring refusal signal to a standby place device.

[Fig. 13] When another taxi enters the waiting area,
The figure which shows the aspect which a standby place apparatus transmits a monitoring request signal to another vehicle-mounted apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a vehicle monitoring system, 2 is a car (vehicle), 3 is a parking lot monitoring device, 4 is a standby place device, 5 is a taxi, 6 is an on-vehicle device, and 8 is a center device.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle parked in a parking lot, wherein a parking lot monitoring device is installed in the parking lot, and a taxi waits at a waiting place mainly for passengers to board. A place device is installed, and a vehicle-mounted device is installed in a taxi, and the parking lot monitoring device photographs a vehicle parked in the parking lot, and a video signal including the photographed image. To the standby place device, the standby place device transmits the video signal received from the parking lot monitoring device to the vehicle-mounted device, the vehicle-mounted device to the video signal received from the standby place device Along with displaying the included image, when a predetermined operation by a taxi crew, a notification signal is transmitted to the center device, and the center device transmits the notification signal from the in-vehicle device. When signal, vehicle monitoring system characterized by being configured to perform processing corresponding to the notification. 2. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the center device is capable of rushing to a parking lot where a parking lot monitoring device that has transmitted a video signal to the vehicle-mounted device is installed as a process corresponding to the notification. If it is determined that there is a taxi that can be rushed to the relevant parking lot, and if it is determined that there is a taxi that can be rushed to the relevant parking lot, then the express instruction signal that directs the rush to the relevant parking lot is applied. A vehicle monitoring system characterized in that it is configured to transmit to a taxi. 3. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the center device transmits a video signal to the in-vehicle device even when the notification signal is not received from the in-vehicle device for a predetermined time. When it is determined whether there is a taxi that can be rushed to the parking lot where the parking lot monitoring device is installed and it is determined that there is a taxi that can be rushed to the corresponding parking lot, A vehicle monitoring system characterized in that it is configured to transmit an express instruction signal for instructing to express to a parking lot to a corresponding taxi. 4. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, when the center device determines that there is no taxi that can be rushed to the corresponding parking lot, a member of a security group is to that effect. A vehicle monitoring system characterized by being configured to display display information to be notified to the user. 5. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of taxis are waiting at the waiting place, the arrival time at the waiting place is installed in the new taxi. The vehicle monitoring system, wherein the device is configured to preferentially display an image included in the image signal received from the standby location device.