JP2003296898A - Pay parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pay parking lot management system in which a limiting parking space is efficiently utilized and a parking charge is adjusted by a simple method. <P>SOLUTION: An entrance gate is provided with a sensor which has a communication function with a vehicle on the outside of a parking place and identifies the size of the vehicle. A parking area corresponding to the size of the vehicle is specified and the vehicle is guided inside the parking lot to the specified parking area. The parking charge is deducted together with a telephone charge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pay parking lot management system having opening and closing gates at entrances and exits.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Charged parking lots with opening and closing gates at entrances and exits are provided in various places, and normally, a parking ticket is received at the entrance gate, and the parking ticket is charged at the exit gate. The gate opens and the car enters. However, in such a parking lot, it will not be known until the parking lot whether there is a vacant space or not, and if it is full, you have to wait outside until there is a vacant space.

There is also known a system in which a mobile wireless terminal such as a mobile phone is mounted on a vehicle and a parking lot is reserved in advance. However, it is not possible to make reservations for parking according to different sizes of cars such as light cars and ordinary cars.
Therefore, even small cars such as light cars are parked in spaces where ordinary cars can be parked. In addition, even if a parking reservation can be made using a mobile wireless terminal, the payment of the parking fee will be paid in cash each time the vehicle leaves the parking lot.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is possible to efficiently use a limited parking lot space and to easily settle a parking charge. It aims to provide a pay parking lot management system that can be carried out in various ways.

[0005]

A pay parking lot management system according to the present invention includes an entrance gate, a parking space and an exit gate, and the entrance gate has a communication function with a vehicle outside the venue, and the size of the vehicle is large. It has an entrance vehicle sensor for identifying the size, a parking ticket issuing unit, and an entrance opening / closing unit, and the parking spaces are provided with parking areas having different areas. Vehicle guidance means for guiding the parked vehicle toward the area is provided, and the entry gate is provided with an entry vehicle sensor for identifying the size of the entry vehicle, a parking ticket adjustment section, and an entry opening / closing section. That is the main point.

Further, in the paid parking lot management system according to the present invention, the vehicle guiding means operates so as to guide the entering vehicle to the parking area designated according to the identification result by the entering vehicle sensor. To do.

Furthermore, the pay parking lot management system according to the present invention is characterized in that the entry opening / closing means operates so as to open / close according to the identification result by the entry vehicle sensor and the settlement result in the parking ticket settlement section. .

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 12 (including PHS) is mounted on a vehicle 11 that desires to be parked, and this mobile phone is usually the same as a phone that a driver carries and uses daily. The vehicle 11 desires to park in the pay parking lot 13 shown by the dotted line. The pay parking lot 13 includes an entrance gate 14, an exit gate 15 and a parking space 16.

The entrance gate 14 has an entrance control section 14a and an entrance opening / closing bar 14b, and is further provided with a parking ticket issuing section 14c. When the vehicle 11 arrives in front of the entrance gate, the parking ticket issuing unit 14c operates so that the parking ticket 14d comes out. An entrance vehicle sensor 14e is provided near the entrance of the entrance gate 14. The entrance vehicle sensor 14e is used for the vehicle 1 that arrives in front of the entrance gate 14.
It has a function of discriminating the size of 1 and, for example, discriminates between a light vehicle and an ordinary vehicle. The entrance gate 15 is almost the same as the entrance gate 14 but is composed of an entrance control unit 15a, an entrance opening / closing bar 15b, a parking ticket adjustment unit 15c, and an exit vehicle sensor 15d.

The parking space 16 provided between the entrance gate 14 and the exit gate 15 is divided and displayed so that individual vehicles can park. The divided parking space 16 is divided into a light vehicle parking area 16a and a normal vehicle parking area 16b. Naturally, the area of the light vehicle parking area 16a is smaller than that of the ordinary vehicle parking area 16b.
Is smaller than the area of.

The entrance gate 14 has a telephone receiving function, and the vehicle 11 desires to park by calling the telephone number of the entrance gate 14 from the mobile phone 12 mounted on the vehicle 11. Can be notified. Upon receiving a telephone call from the vehicle 11, the entrance control unit 14a first searches the parking space 16 for a vacancy, and if there is a parking space, divides it into a light vehicle parking area and an ordinary vehicle area. Reply to vehicle 11. That is, if there is no vacancy in any area of light vehicles and ordinary vehicles, notify that fact,
If there is space, it will notify you of the space available in the light vehicle area and ordinary vehicle area.

The vehicle 11, which has been notified by the entrance gate 14 that there is a vacant parking area, stops before the entrance gate 14, and the entrance vehicle sensor 14e operates to measure the size of the vehicle 11. This measurement is performed in order to identify whether the vehicle 11 is a light vehicle or a normal vehicle, and may be a simple measurement within a range in which the vehicle 11 can be identified. As a result of the measurement, when the identification of whether the vehicle 11 is a light vehicle or an ordinary vehicle is completed, a parking area according to the vehicle type is designated, and the parking ticket 14d in which the designated parking area number and the entry time are stamped is the parking ticket issuing unit. It comes out from 14c. The driver of the vehicle 11 is the parking ticket 1
When 4d is taken out, the entrance opening / closing bar 14b rises, and the vehicle 11 can enter the parking space 16.

As described above, the parking space 16 is provided with a small-area light vehicle parking area 16a and a large-area ordinary vehicle parking area 16b. The parking areas 16 a and 16 b are arranged on both sides of the central passage 17. A large number of main guide lights 18 indicated by small arrows are linearly arranged in the central passage 17, and sub guide lights 19 indicated by large arrows are arranged from the central passage 17 to the left and right parking areas. There is.

Although the parking area has already been designated for the vehicle 11 that has entered the parking space 16 from the entrance gate 14, when the entrance opening / closing bar 14b rises, the main guide light 18 and the sub guide light 19 up to the designated parking area are displayed. Light. As a result, the entering vehicle can proceed through the central passage 17 in accordance with the lit main guide light 18, and guide and park the vehicle in the parking area instructed to be lit by the sub guide light 19. In this way, even a driver who is unfamiliar with the parking lot can smoothly park in the designated parking area. By embedding a large number of electric lights on the road surface, both the main guide light 18 and the sub guide light 19 have good visibility for the driver and can reach the designated parking area without confusion.

Next, the operation when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot 13 will be described. When the vehicle 11 arrives in front of the exit gate 15, the exit vehicle sensor 15d first measures the size of the vehicle to discriminate between a light vehicle and a normal vehicle. Next, the driver inserts his or her own parking ticket 14d into the parking ticket settlement unit 15c, and the charge is displayed according to the parking time. It is confirmed that the size of the vehicle measured earlier surely matches the entered vehicle. Then the opening and closing bar 15b rises,
Vehicles can leave the parking lot. There is no need to pay the parking fee at the parking lot, and the same will be deducted from the account that deducted your mobile phone fee used at the time of entry. Therefore, the driver does not have to pay cash each time, and the residence time in front of the exit gate can be shortened for a short time, which leads to alleviation of congestion in the parking lot.

[0016]

As described above, before the vehicle arrives at the parking lot, by calling the telephone number set for the parking lot, particularly at the entrance gate of the parking lot, by making a telephone call for parking, the availability of the parking area can be checked. By replying to the vehicle desired to park for each size, it is possible to know whether the vehicle desired to park has an empty space or is full before arriving at the parking lot.

Further, the size of the vehicle is identified at the entrance gate, and a light vehicle parking area or an ordinary vehicle parking area is designated from the result, and the vehicle can be parked in the designated parking area. . Compared to making all the parking areas for ordinary cars, the limited parking space can be used efficiently and the number of parking spaces can be increased. Furthermore, not only is it possible to smoothly park by communicating with the parking lot from the vehicle you wish to park with a mobile phone,
Parking charges are deducted from the same account as telephone charges, allowing vehicle drivers to use the parking lot without holding cash.

Further, because of the above configuration,
Parking lots can now be operated unattended without the need for staff.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Vehicle 12 ... Mobile phone 13 ... Parking lot 14 ... Entrance gate 14a ... Admission control unit 14b ... Entrance gate 14c ... Parking ticket issuing department 14d ... Parking ticket 14e ... Entrance vehicle sensor 15… Participation sensor 15a ... Participation control unit 15b ... Entering and closing bar 15c ... Parking ticket settlement department 15d: Participating vehicle sensor 16 ... Parking space 16a ... Light vehicle parking area 16b ... Parking area for ordinary cars 17 ... Central passage 18 ... Main guide light 19 ... Sub guide light

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pay parking lot management system including an entrance gate, a parking space, and an exit gate, wherein the entrance gate has a communication function with a vehicle outside the venue, and an entrance vehicle sensor for identifying the size of the vehicle. , A parking ticket issuing unit and an entrance opening / closing unit, the parking spaces are provided with parking areas having different areas, and further, guided vehicles are guided from the entrance gate to the respective parking areas. A vehicle guiding means for operating the vehicle is provided, and the exit gate is provided with a participating vehicle sensor for identifying the size of the participating vehicle, a parking ticket settlement unit, and a participation opening / closing unit. Garage management system. 2. The paid parking lot management according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle guiding means operates so as to guide an entrance vehicle to the parking area designated according to an identification result by the entrance vehicle sensor. system. 3. The paid parking lot management system according to claim 1, wherein the entry / exit opening / closing means operates to open / close according to an identification result by the entry vehicle sensor and a settlement result in the parking ticket settlement unit. .