JP2003323650A - Membership parking lot managing method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a membership parking lot managing method and system for reducing the labor of a user at entering/leaving the parking lot, and for making it unnecessary to provide any parking lot fee accepting mechanism or the like. <P>SOLUTION: At first, a member's card in which identification information is stored is given to a member. A reservation center terminal 30 accepts the reservation of a parking lot in response to a request from a user terminal 10. A parking lot terminal 20 reads the member's card when the member enters the parking lot, and opens an entrance gate to let a vehicle park when the member enters the parking lot within the reserved time, and reads the member's card when the member leaves the parking lot, and transmits the parking time and the parking fee to the reservation center terminal. Furthermore, a financial institute terminal 40 executes account transfer from the member to a parking lot agent in response to a withdrawal request for the parking fee from the reservation center terminal. Thus, it is not necessary to input any character in entering/leaving, thereby simplifying the system configuration. <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 parking lot management method and system for managing a parking lot, and more particularly, a membership parking lot management method and system capable of reserving and parking a desired parking lot as a membership system. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a parking lot management system, for example, a parking lot reservation device described in JP-A-7-021426 has been known. The parking lot reservation device of the same publication first inputs parking lot reservation information from a parking applicant using a public telephone line, and the parking lot selection means selects a predetermined parking lot having an empty space based on the parking lot reservation information. The information on the selected parking lot is transmitted to the reservation applicant.

Further, the parking lot reservation information output means outputs the reservation information when the confirmation information is obtained from the parking applicant, and the entrance control means issues a parking ticket when the input information and the reservation information match. At the same time, the input gate is opened to enter the vehicle. Further, the exit control means opens the exit gate and leaves the vehicle when a parking ticket is inserted and a parking fee calculated based on the parking ticket is input.

[0004]

However, in the conventional parking lot reservation device described above, a parking ticket is inserted when the parking lot exits, and the exit gate is opened when money commensurate with the calculated parking charge is inserted. Therefore, there is a need for a mechanism for identifying the inserted coins and banknotes and accepting these coins and banknotes. Also, a mechanism for processing change was required.

Further, in the above parking lot reservation device, the user needs to input the reservation number and the plate number of the vehicle when entering the parking lot. However, the reservation number or the like or the above-mentioned charge is input. Receiving money and change requires time when entering the parking lot, which may result in congestion of vehicles.

As described above, in the conventional device, it is necessary to input characters, enter a parking lot fee, or pay change when entering or leaving the parking lot. In addition to inviting money, a mechanism for accepting coins and banknotes and paying change is required, resulting in a complicated system configuration.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to reduce membership of a user when entering or leaving a parking lot, and a membership system that does not require a parking lot fee acceptance mechanism or the like. To provide a parking lot management method and system.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a user terminal, a reservation center terminal for managing a parking lot, a parking lot terminal installed in a parking lot, and a charge settlement. A method for managing a parking lot by connecting to a financial institution terminal through a communication network, wherein a parking lot user registered as a member is provided with a membership card storing identification information. Accepts parking lot reservations upon request from the user terminal, the parking lot terminal reads the membership card when a member enters, and opens the entrance gate when the entrance is within the reserved time to open the vehicle. In addition to parking, when the member leaves, the membership card is read and the parking time and parking fee are sent to the reservation center terminal, and the financial institution terminal responds to the request for withdrawal of the parking fee from the reservation center terminal. Te, debit the parking fees from the member's account, it is characterized in that transfer money the parking fee in a parking lot business's account.

Further, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a parking lot management system which receives a reservation from a user registered as a member and manages a parking lot, wherein the parking lot registered as a member A membership card that stores identification information is given to the user, a reservation center terminal that accepts reservations for parking lots in response to requests from user terminals, and a membership card that is installed in the parking lot and reads the membership card when the member enters, and,
A parking lot terminal that opens the entrance gate to park the vehicle when it is within the reservation time and reads the membership card and sends the parking time and parking fee to the reservation center terminal when the member leaves, and the reservation center It is characterized by comprising a financial institution terminal for deducting the parking fee from the member's account and transferring the parking fee to the parking operator's account in response to a request for deducting the parking fee from the terminal.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a membership parking management system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10 is a user terminal used by the user for reservation of a parking lot, 20 is a parking lot terminal installed in the parking lot, 30 is a reservation center terminal for accepting the reservation of the parking lot from the user terminal 10, 40 Is a financial institution terminal installed in a financial institution such as a bank. The user terminal 10, parking lot terminal 20, reservation center terminal 30, and financial institution terminal 40 are connected via the Internet 100.

The user terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a personal computer possessed by a user in the parking lot, and has a function of receiving information from the reservation center terminal 30 via the Internet 100. Also, the user terminal 10
Confirms parking space availability information to the reservation center terminal 30,
It has functions for making reservations for parking lots, checking parking charges, and canceling reservations.

The parking lot terminal 20 is a terminal that operates in conjunction with an entrance / exit gate (not shown) of the parking lot, and as shown in FIG. 2, the information display screen 201 and the card reading device 20.
3, the processing device 204. Further, in FIG. 2, 210 is an entrance gate installed at the entrance of the parking lot, and 220 is an exit gate installed at the exit. The opening and closing of the entrance gate 210 and the exit gate 220 are controlled by the processing device 204 in the parking lot terminal 20.

The information display screen 201 has a function of displaying information necessary for the user to enter and exit, and the card reading device 203 is a reading device such as a card reader and reads the membership card possessed by the user. Have a function. That is,
In the present embodiment, a membership system is adopted as a method of managing a parking lot, and a membership card in which a membership number (identification information identifying a member) or the like is recorded is given to a member who is registered as a member in advance. The membership card can be read by a card reading device.

Here, the entrance gate 210 and the exit gate 2
When 20 are installed side by side, the information display screen 201 and the card reading device 203 can be used bidirectionally from the entering vehicle and the leaving vehicle.
Further, when the entrance gate 210 and the exit gate 220 are installed separately, the information display screen 201 and the card reading device 203 have the entrance gate 210 and the exit gate 22.
It is necessary to set each to 0.

The processing device 204 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, and has a function of transmitting and receiving the member information read by the card reading device 203 to the reservation center terminal 30 via the Internet 100. When it is confirmed that the membership card and the reservation information (reservation person) match at the time of entry, the entrance gate 210 is opened, and if they do not match, the reason for entrance refusal is displayed on the information display screen 201 with the entrance gate 210 closed. Have a function. Further, when exiting, it has a function of displaying the parking time, parking fee, etc. on the information display screen 201, transmitting the same information to the reservation center terminal 30, and opening the entry gate 220.

The reservation center terminal 30 is an information processing device installed in a business operator operating a membership parking lot. The reservation center terminal 30 provides parking lot availability information to members who desire to use the parking lot, and accepts a parking lot use reservation application. Further, the reservation center terminal 30 has a function of providing the parking charge information to the user and processing the reservation cancellation from the user terminal 10. Further, it has a function of transmitting reservation fee / parking fee information to a financial institution for clearing processing.

The financial institution terminal 40 is an information processing device installed in a predetermined financial institution (such as a financial institution with which a parking lot operator has an account), and is applicable when a settlement request is issued from the reservation center terminal 30. It has a function to automatically deduct the charge from the user's account and transfer it to the parking operator's account.

Next, the specific operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, it is assumed that the user has completed the membership procedure and issued a membership card in advance to a business operator operating a membership parking lot. Figure 3
3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of this embodiment.

In FIG. 3, first, a person who wants to use the parking lot accesses the reservation center terminal 30 from the user terminal 10 via the Internet 100 (step 10).
1), the reservation center terminal 30 provides parking lot information that can be reserved according to desired reservation conditions (step 102). The user refers to this parking lot information, selects the desired parking lot, inputs the reservation time that he / she wants to secure, his / her own membership number, etc., and sends it to the reservation center terminal 30 (step 1
03). The member number is identification information given to the member in advance.

When the reservation is established, it is guaranteed that the parking lot can be entered at any time within the reserved reservation time. Next, when the user's vehicle arrives at the target parking lot, the card reading device 2 installed in front of the entrance gate 210.
The entrance process is performed by causing 03 to read the membership card (member number) (step 104). At this time, the parking lot terminal 20
Makes an inquiry to the reservation center terminal 30 about reservation information (presence / absence of reservation, reserved parking lot, reservation time, etc.) of the member (step 105).

Next, at the parking lot terminal 40, the reservation information of the corresponding member is confirmed (step 106), and there is no reservation,
Alternatively, if there is a reservation but the reservation time is exceeded, the reason for refusal of admission is displayed on the information display screen 201 of the parking lot terminal 20 and the process ends (step 107).

On the other hand, if there is a reservation and if it is within the reservation time, the reservation center terminal 20 records the reservation time and the reservation fee in a recording device (not shown) (step 108), and the parking lot terminal 2
The entrance gate 210 is opened by the control of the processing device 204 of 0 (step 109). As a result, the user is allowed to enter the parking lot and the vehicle is parked in a predetermined vacant space (step 110). The user can park the vehicle by the procedure up to this point.

On the other hand, when entering the parking lot, the user performs the entry process by causing the card reading device 203 installed in front of the entry gate 220 to read the membership card (step 111). At this time, the parking lot terminal 20 displays the parking time and the parking fee on the information display screen 201, and
These pieces of information are sent to the reservation center terminal 30 (step 112). The reservation center terminal 30 records the parking time and the parking charge (step 113), and when this is completed, the parking gate 20 allows the entrance gate 220 to enter.
Is opened (step 114) and the user's vehicle is exited from the parking lot (step 115).

On the other hand, payment is made at fixed dates regardless of how often the parking lot is used. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the parking lot charge withdrawal process. In FIG. 4, when the due date (for example, the end of the month) comes, the reservation center terminal 3
At 0, a usage statement is created based on the member's reservation record and parking record (step 201). This usage statement is transmitted to the financial institution terminal 40 via the Internet 100 to request the deduction of the charge (step 202).

The financial institution terminal 40 deducts the charge from the user's account and transfers the charge to the parking lot operator's account (step 203). In addition, the usage details are sent from the reservation center terminal 30 to the member who is the user (step 20).
4), the process ends. Here, if you cannot park after the reserved time, if you cancel after making a reservation and do not use the parking lot, etc., you will be charged a reservation fee and if you make a reservation normally and use the parking lot Collects reservation fees and parking fees. Reservation fees and parking fees are decided in advance by membership rules.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need for the user to input characters when paying in or out of a parking lot or to pay the usage fee, and the parking lot can be parked by a simple process such as reading a membership card. Since you can enter and leave the parking lot, you can pass through the entrance and exit gates of the parking lot in a short time. Therefore, even when there are many vehicles entering and leaving the parking lot, it is possible to reduce congestion of vehicles entering and leaving. Further, since it is not necessary to pay a fee or receive change when exiting the parking lot, a mechanism for accepting coins or bills associated therewith, a mechanism for paying change, or the like is unnecessary, and the system configuration can be simplified. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a membership parking lot management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a parking lot terminal of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing flow from parking lot reservation to leaving the parking lot according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a parking lot charge withdrawal process of the embodiment of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 user terminals 20 parking lot terminals 30 reservation center terminals 40 financial institution terminal 100 Internet 201 Information display screen 203 Card reader 204 processor 210 entrance gate 220 entry gate

Claims (7)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A user terminal, a reservation center terminal for managing a parking lot, a parking lot terminal installed in a parking lot, and a financial institution terminal for paying a fee are connected to each other through a communication network. A method of managing, a membership card storing identification information is given to a parking lot user registered as a member, and the reservation center terminal reserves a parking lot in response to a request from the user terminal. The parking lot terminal reads the membership card at the time of entry of the member, opens the entrance gate to park the vehicle when it is within the reserved time, and reads the membership card when the member leaves the parking time And the parking fee to the reservation center terminal, and the financial institution terminal deducts the parking fee from the member's account in response to a request for deduction of the parking fee from the reservation center terminal, A member-only parking lot management method characterized by transferring a parking lot fee to a business operator's account. 2. A parking lot management system for managing a parking lot by accepting reservations from users registered as members, wherein a membership card storing identification information for parking lot users registered as members Reservation center terminal that has been granted and accepts reservations for parking lots upon request from user terminals, and a membership card that is installed in the parking lot when the members enter, and when the admission is within the reserved time A parking lot terminal that opens the entrance gate to park the vehicle and reads the membership card when the member leaves and sends the parking time and parking fee to the reservation center terminal, and a request for withdrawal of the parking fee from the reservation center terminal A member-only parking lot, which is equipped with a financial institution terminal that deducts the parking lot fee from the member's account and transfers the parking lot fee to the parking lot operator's account according to Management system. 3. The membership parking management system according to claim 2, wherein the user terminal, the reservation center terminal, the parking lot terminal, and the financial institution terminal are connected by a communication network. 4. The parking lot terminal has an information display device at the entrance gate of the parking lot, and if there is no reservation or a member enters after the reservation time, the reason why the entrance gate cannot be closed and the reason why the member cannot enter is explained. The member-only parking lot management system according to claim 2, which is displayed on the information display device. 5. The member according to claim 2, wherein the parking lot terminal has an information display device at an exit gate of the parking lot, and displays the parking time and the parking fee when the member leaves the parking lot. Parking control system. 6. The membership system according to claim 2, wherein the parking lot terminal inquires the reservation center terminal for information regarding the reservation of the member when the membership card is read when the member enters. Garage management system. 7. The reservation center terminal has means for storing a parking time and a parking fee, and requests the financial institution terminal to deduct the parking fee at every predetermined date. Membership parking management system described in ~ 6.