JP2005018687A - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot management system by which a parking coupon is repeatedly used; and a parking state such as time at entering the parking lot, parking time, and a parking fee is easily exactly confirmed at a comparatively low cost by a user of parking lot at hand without providing the parking coupon with an expensive function such as a display. <P>SOLUTION: The parking coupon code-added parking coupon TK is issued when a vehicle enters the parking lot. The parking coupon code and the time at entering the parking lot are stored in the storage section 12 of a parking information management device 1. The user of parking lot uses the parking coupon code from a terminal 2 to access parking information management device 1 to acquire the parking information such as the parking time and the parking fee. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a parking lot management system suitable for use in a time-rented or monthly rental parking lot.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the “parking lot management device” described in Patent Document 1, a so-called disposable parking ticket is issued at the entrance of the parking lot and the parking ticket is collected at the exit of the parking lot. There is a description about the parking management system.
[0003]
In addition, the “parking lot management apparatus” described in Patent Document 2 has a description regarding a parking lot management system using a so-called IC parking card instead of a conventional disposable parking ticket. In this system, the parking ticket is converted into an IC card, the storage time etc. required for processing such as entry / exit settlement is stored in the memory of the card, and the payment of the parking fee is made cashless by adding a prepaid card function. System that is possible. Therefore, by replenishing the amount of money in the memory sequentially, it can be used repeatedly as a parking ticket.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 59-186064 A [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-80385
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the parking ticket is a single-use method that is used only once, and there are problems such as resource consumption related to the parking ticket, costs associated with the disposal of the parking ticket, and costs associated with the parking ticket. In addition, the conventional parking ticket described in the above document may be unusable because it may be bent or torn if handled incorrectly, so the user needs to pay attention to handling.
[0006]
On the other hand, since the system described in Patent Document 2 uses an IC card that can be repeatedly used as a parking ticket, it is possible to solve the above-described problems of resource consumption and disposal costs. However, the cost of the IC card itself is high, the battery necessary to make the IC card function is necessary, the problem of battery life, and the IC memory is fragile. There are various problems such as not being able to know the amount of money in the IC card without adding a display etc. to the surface of the IC card, and having to know the parking status such as parking time and parking fee etc. As a result, there were a number of problems in practical application.
[0007]
Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that the parking ticket can be used repeatedly, and the parking ticket user has his / her own warehousing time and parking time without giving the parking ticket an expensive function such as a display. Alternatively, it is to provide a parking lot management system devised so that a parking situation such as a parking fee can be easily and accurately confirmed at a relatively low cost.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) In order to solve the above technical problem, the parking lot management system of the present invention, as described in claim 1, rents a time when a parking ticket for fee settlement is issued when the vehicle is stored. Or a parking unit that uses the parking ticket code and a storage unit that stores the parking ticket code assigned to the parking ticket and the warehousing time each time a parking ticket is issued in a monthly rental parking lot In accordance with the access via the communication line from the storage unit, the storage state of the vehicle is calculated from the storage data of the storage unit, the parking time, the parking time, or the parking fee, and the parking state is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. Or it is characterized by comprising parking status confirmation means which can be confirmed by voice guidance.
[0009]
(2) Moreover, the parking lot management system of this invention is the parking ticket issuing machine which issues a parking ticket, the parking information management apparatus which manages the parking information of a parking lot, and a communication line as described in the said Claim 2. Is a parking lot management system configured with a terminal device having an interface function accessible to the parking ticket issuing machine, which issues a parking ticket with a parking ticket code when a vehicle or the like is received A parking ticket that is transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine, comprising ticket issuing means, and a parking information transmitting unit that transmits the parking ticket code and the warehousing time to the parking information managing apparatus. A storage unit that associates and stores a code and a warehousing time, and an input / output processing unit that requests disclosure of the corresponding parking information in response to access using the parking ticket code from the terminal via a communication line And a control unit that outputs the corresponding parking information from the storage unit to the input / output processing unit based on the parking ticket code sent when receiving the disclosure request from the input / output processing unit. When the access to the parking information device is performed from the terminal, the entry time, parking time, parking fee, etc. of the parking lot are based on the parking ticket code input from the input / output processing unit. The parking information can be sent to the terminal.
[0010]
(3) Further, the parking lot management system of the present invention is characterized in that, as described in claim 3, the communication line is the Internet, and the terminal is provided with a browser function capable of accessing the Internet. To do.
[0011]
(4) Further, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the parking ticket number and URL (address), which are unique identification numbers, are described in the parking ticket so as to be visible, as described in claim 4. It is characterized by.
[0012]
(5) Moreover, the parking lot management system of this invention is the parking ticket number which is a unique identification number, or the parking which is a unique identification number so that non-contact reading is possible for a parking ticket as described in the said Claim 5. The ticket number and the URL are added, and the terminal is provided with a non-contact reader that reads the parking ticket number and the URL that are the unique identification number of the parking ticket.
[0013]
(6) In the parking lot management system of the present invention, the parking ticket number which is a unique identification number which can be read in a non-contact manner and the URL are recorded in a bar code record or an IC memory record. It is characterized by being.
[0014]
(7) Moreover, the parking lot management system of the present invention displays the parking information site on the server accessed by designating the URL on the display screen of the terminal as described in claim 7, It is characterized in that a predetermined parking information is displayed by inputting a code.
[0015]
(8) Furthermore, the parking lot management system according to the present invention includes a voice guidance unit in the parking information management device as described in claim 8 above, and the terminal handset is voiced based on key operations from the terminal. It is possible to send parking information.
[0016]
According to the means described in (1), (2), and (3) above, when the vehicle enters the parking lot, a parking ticket with a parking ticket code is issued from the parking ticket issuing machine and is simultaneously received. Since the time and the parking ticket code are configured to be sent to the parking information management device and stored, the parking lot user who owns the parking ticket is displayed on the parking ticket or given predetermined Based on the URL (address), it is possible to access, for example, a parking information site of a predetermined server accessible to the Internet via a communication line such as the Internet, and the parking ticket code displayed or assigned to the parking ticket is the above By inputting from the parking information site, it is possible to send necessary parking information to the parking lot user via the terminal of the user.
[0017]
According to the means described in the above (4), (5), (6), when inputting the parking ticket code from the parking information site, by operating the key button provided on the terminal, The parking ticket code displayed visibly on the parking ticket may be input by operating the key button of the terminal, and has a camera function that allows the terminal to read and input an image. In this case, for example, it is possible to correspond to a parking ticket on which a parking code is displayed with a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. Furthermore, if the terminal has a function capable of reading a predetermined parking code in a non-contact manner from an IC memory incorporated in the parking ticket, it can correspond to a parking ticket equipped with an IC memory. Is possible.
[0018]
According to the means described in (7) above, the terminal needs to access a predetermined server on the Internet and extract necessary information from the input screen of the parking information display site provided by the server. Can be input, which is convenient for the user.
[0019]
According to the means described in (8) above, the terminal is accessed to a predetermined server on the Internet, and the necessary information is converted to voice by performing an operation to extract the necessary information according to the voice guidance provided by the server. It is possible to obtain parking information at any time regardless of time and place, and it is possible to construct a system that is convenient for users with a relatively simple system configuration that is a normal mobile phone. .
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The embodiment of the parking lot management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the whole of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is related to the parking lot. A parking information management device having the provided URL, 2 is configured to be connectable to the parking information management device 1 via a communication line such as the Internet, and a terminal such as a cellular phone, 3 is provided at the parking lot entrance Parking ticket issuing machine, 4 is a fee settlement machine provided at the exit of the parking lot, 5 and 6 are entrance gates and exit gates provided at the entrance and exit, and TK is issued by the parking ticket issuing machine 3 The parking ticket TK is a parking ticket that is issued when a vehicle enters the parking lot from the warehousing port.
[0021]
The FB is a communication line connecting the parking ticket issuing machine 3 and the fee settlement machine 4 and the control unit 11 of the parking information management device 1. The parking ticket issuing machine 3 parks the parking ticket TK every time it issues a parking ticket TK. The ticket code and the entry time are sent to the control unit 11 of the parking information management device 1 through the communication line FB, and the control unit 11 stores the transmitted parking ticket code and the entry time in the storage unit 12 in association with each other.
[0022]
The parking information management device 1 stores the warehousing time and the parking ticket code sent from the parking ticket issuing machine 3 in the storage unit 12, and in response to an inquiry from the terminal 2 such as a mobile phone owned by the parking lot user. On the other hand, parking information such as parking time and parking fee is disclosed and sent, and input / output processing unit 14 enabling input / output in response to an inquiry from terminal 2, and voice guidance of various parking information. A voice guidance unit 13 is provided.
[0023]
The input / output processing unit 14 has a so-called URL (address) on the Internet, and is configured to be accessible from the terminal 2 such as the mobile phone having a browser function. If there is, display a display site related to parking information, display guidance information on the display unit 24 (display screen) of the terminal 2, or display to prompt the input of the parking ticket code, The system is configured to enable bidirectional information exchange with the terminal 2. The input / output processing unit 14 may be an independent computer such as an Internet server connected to the Internet, and the selection thereof is arbitrary.
[0024]
In addition, the control unit 11 described above sends a command to the storage unit 12 to disclose and output the parking information requested from the terminal 2 via the input / output processing unit 14 to the input / output processing unit 14. Alternatively, control such as sending information necessary for the payment of the parking fee to the fee settlement machine 4 is performed.
[0025]
The parking ticket TK used in the present invention can be used in various shapes formed in a flat coin shape or a tag shape as shown in FIG. 3, for example, in addition to the conventional general card type, A parking ticket code, which is a unique ID number, is given, and the parking ticket code is displayed and stored so as to be inputable to the terminal 2 described later. Therefore, the surface portion does not have any functions such as a variable display portion made of liquid crystal or the like, and there is no need to print on the surface, and a URL and a parking ticket code that is a unique ID number are simply displayed. Or a stored one.
[0026]
As a specific example of the parking ticket TK, as shown in FIG. 3, one is a barcode parking ticket BR displayed on the surface of the parking ticket as a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, IC memory data that can be read by an image input unit 28A such as a built-in camera of the terminal 2 to be described later, and two that can be read by a non-contact IC memory reader unit 28B such as an IC reader built in the terminal 2 IC memory type parking ticket MD equipped with a third, the third is to read the parking ticket code which is the URL and unique ID number displayed on the surface of the parking ticket, and input by operating the input button to the terminal 2 As possible, a manually input parking ticket WR and the like are displayed so as to be visible.
[0027]
The terminal 2 described above has an interface function that can access a communication line such as the Internet, for example, a browser function, and by specifying a predetermined URL from the terminal 2, a server connected to the predetermined Internet (for example, It is configured to be connectable to a parking information management device in the present invention. When connected to the parking information display site of a predetermined server, the URL or parking ticket code assigned or displayed on the parking ticket TK from the terminal 2 can be input to the terminal 2. ing.
[0028]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the terminal 2. The terminal 2 includes a display unit 24, a key input unit 25, an audio input unit 26, an audio output unit 27, and a radio equipped with an antenna 21. The communication unit 22 includes a control unit 23 having an Internet function 23A and an electronic mail function 23B, and further includes the above-described image input unit 28A and the non-contact IC memory reader unit 28B as the provision function 28 when necessary. Each of the following functions is demonstrated.
[0029]
That is, the display unit 24 described above has a normal function such as display of a telephone number, and accesses the parking information management device 1 to display information necessary for input / output at the parking information display site. Further, the key input unit 25 visually reads the parking ticket code displayed visibly on the parking ticket WR shown in FIG. 3 at the time of inquiring of the parking information together with the input of the telephone number which is a normal function. It is used when inputting. Furthermore, the key input unit 25 is necessary when performing input processing of necessary information according to voice guidance with the parking information management apparatus 1 side when obtaining parking information by voice guidance to be described later.
[0030]
The voice input unit 26 is necessary for a normal call function, and the voice output unit 27 is necessary for a normal call function and is necessary for obtaining parking information by voice. It is configured such that necessary key operations are performed according to voice guidance, and necessary parking information can be obtained by voice by inputting the parking ticket code by key operation. Further, the control unit 23 controls input to each unit such as the display unit 24, the key input unit 25, the voice input unit 26, the voice output unit 27, the image input unit 28A, the non-contact IC memory reader unit 28B, and the Internet. Input / output control and the like in the wireless communication unit 22 including connection control to the network are performed. The wireless communication unit 22 transmits and receives signals on the communication line.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 3, the image input unit 28 </ b> A is an image input unit such as a camera for reading and inputting the parking ticket code from the barcode parking ticket BR in which the parking ticket code is displayed as a barcode on the surface of the parking ticket. This is a function that can be added together with the key input unit 25 or can be added alone if necessary.
[0032]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the non-contact IC memory reader unit 28B is a built-in IC reader to which a parking ticket code or the like can be read from a non-contact IC memory added to the IC memory parking ticket MD. This is a function that can be added together with the key input unit 25 or the image input unit 28A as needed or independently.
[0033]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart specifically illustrating a processing procedure starting from entering the parking lot according to the present invention, to handling of the parking information in the parking information management device 1 and the inquiry processing of the parking information by the user.
[0034]
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, when the issuing process of the parking ticket TK (BR, MD, WR) is started by the entry of the vehicle to the warehousing port at step S1, first, the vehicle provided on the warehousing passage at step S2. It is determined whether or not a detector (not shown) has detected a warehousing vehicle. When warehousing is detected, the parking ticket issuing machine 3 reads the parking ticket code ID attached to the parking ticket TK to be issued, and then , Go to step S4, the warehousing time, parking ticket code, parking lot No. The warehousing information is generated based on the data and the like, and this warehousing information is sent to the transmission data buffer BH (FIG. 4) via the communication line FB.
[0035]
Next, the parking ticket issuing machine 3 issues the parking ticket TK (BR, MD, WR) in which the above-mentioned warehousing information is recorded in step S5, and when the parking lot user extracts the issued parking ticket TK in step S6. In step S7, the entrance gate 5 is opened and the storage process of the vehicle in step S8 is performed. Next, in step S9, the entrance gate 5 is closed, and in step S10, the storage information of the transmission data buffer BH is stored in the parking information management. It transmits to the apparatus 1 and the issuing process of parking ticket TK and the warehousing process of a vehicle are complete | finished. In the storage unit 12 of the parking information management device 1, parking information including a parking ticket code, a warehousing time, a vehicle type, a fee discount content, and the like is sequentially stored for each related parking lot, and the user (parking lot user) Prepare for inquiries from.
[0036]
In response to an inquiry from the user starting from step S11, first, in step S12, the URL of the inquired parking information management device 1 is accessed using the terminal 2 such as a mobile phone, and then the process proceeds to step S13 where the user proceeds to the terminal. 2 to input the parking ticket code ID. As described above, the input method includes reading by the built-in camera 28A, reading by the built-in IC reader 28B, and input by the input button 25 according to the type of the parking ticket BR, MD, WR to be used.
[0037]
When the parking ticket code has been entered, the process proceeds to step S14 to perform an inquiry process with the center (inquiry process to the parking information management apparatus 1). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S15 and the parking information management apparatus 1 has received an inquiry. Search the parking ticket code ID. Next, the process proceeds to step S16, where the parking information management device 1 calculates inquiry information according to the setting for each parking lot. Further, after the parking information of the vehicle calculated in step S17 is converted into HTML, the terminal of the user is determined in step S18. The inquiry processing is terminated by displaying the parking information, i.e., parking information such as parking time and parking fee, in 2 or providing voice guidance.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the parking management system according to the present invention, the parking lot user can obtain parking information such as parking time and parking fee at any time, regardless of time and place, If a normal mobile phone is used as a terminal, the necessary parking information can be obtained with a relatively simple system configuration, so that it has the advantage of providing a system that is convenient for parking lot users at a low cost. Yes.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an entire parking lot management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal used in the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone and a parking ticket used as a terminal.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of parking ticket issue processing and parking information inquiry processing by the parking lot management system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking information management apparatus 11 Control part 12 Memory | storage part 13 Voice guidance part 14 Input / output processing part 2 Terminal device 22 Wireless communication part 23 Control part 24 Display part 25 Key input part 26 Voice input part 27 Voice output part 3 Parking ticket issue machine 4 Charge settlement machine TK Parking ticket BR Barcode parking ticket MD IC memory parking ticket WR Manual input parking ticket

Claims (8)

When you let the vehicle come in, in the time-rental parking lot where a parking ticket for fee settlement is issued, or the monthly rental parking lot such as monthly,
Each time a parking ticket is issued, the storage unit stores the parking ticket code given to the parking ticket and the warehousing time, and the storage unit according to the access via the communication line from the terminal using the parking ticket code. Parking status confirmation that calculates parking conditions such as the entry time, parking time, or parking fee of the vehicle from the stored data, and enables confirmation of these parking conditions on the display screen or voice guidance of the terminal. And a parking lot management system. A parking lot management system comprising a parking ticket issuing machine that issues a parking ticket, a parking information management device that manages parking information of a parking lot, and a terminal that has an interface function that can access a communication line. ,
The above-mentioned parking ticket issuing machine is a parking ticket issuing means for issuing a parking ticket with a parking ticket code when a vehicle or the like is received, and a warehousing that transmits the parking ticket code and the warehousing time to the parking information management device. An information transmission means,
The parking information management device uses a storage unit that stores the parking ticket code transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine in association with the storage time, and the parking ticket code from the terminal unit via a communication line. Depending on the access, an input / output processing unit that makes a request for disclosure of the corresponding parking information, and when a disclosure request is received from this input / output processing unit, it corresponds from the above-mentioned storage unit based on the parking ticket code that has been sent A control unit that outputs the parking information to the input / output processing unit,
When access to the parking information management device is performed from the terminal, the parking time, parking time, parking fee, and the like are entered based on the parking ticket code input from the input / output processing unit. A parking lot management system characterized in that information can be sent to the terminal. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication line is the Internet, and the terminal is provided with a browser function capable of accessing the Internet. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a parking ticket number and a URL (address) which are unique identification numbers are described in the parking ticket so as to be visible. A parking ticket number that is a unique identification number, or a parking ticket number that is a unique identification number and a URL are added to the parking ticket in a non-contact readable manner, and a unique identification number of the parking ticket is added to the terminal. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, further comprising a non-contact reader that reads a parking ticket number and a URL. 6. The parking lot management system according to claim 5, wherein the parking ticket number, which is a non-contact readable unique identification number, and the URL are bar code records or IC memory records. The parking information site on the server accessed by specifying the URL is displayed on the display screen of the terminal, and a predetermined parking information is displayed by inputting a parking code. The parking lot management system according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. The parking information management device includes a voice guidance unit, and based on key operations from the terminal, the parking information can be sent to the terminal receiver by voice. The parking lot management system according to 5, 6 or 7.

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