JP2005227918A - Parking lot managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot managing device capable of increasing the use rate of the whole parking lot by promoting use of inconvenient parking areas by using a device of relatively simple configuration which is easily implemented. <P>SOLUTION: In the parking lot 10 including a convenient normal parking area 11 and an inconvenient specified parking area 12, the status of use of the inconvenient specified parking area 12 is recorded on a commuter pass 5 or parking ticket 6 when the inconvenient specified parking area 12 is used; when the status is read out of the pass 5 or parking ticket 6 at the time of an exit, a variation is given to the charging unit price to differentiate the charge, thereby promoting use of the specified parking area 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention promotes the use of the inconvenient parking area when the convenient parking area and the inconvenient parking area exist in the toll parking lot, and uniformizes the utilization rates of both parking areas. The present invention relates to a parking lot management apparatus that makes it possible to increase the utilization rate of the entire parking lot.

  Regarding a parking lot management apparatus using a charging system in which different charging unit prices are set in accordance with the convenience of the parking area, for example, a “parking lot and parking lot management support system” described in Patent Document 1 has been conventionally known. Exists.

The parking system described in Patent Document 1 establishes a billing system for several parking lots by setting different billing unit prices according to the convenience of a plurality of parking lots formed on the premises, It is configured to allow users to freely select these parking spaces, and features that promote their use by setting parking fees for parking spaces that are inconvenient (space) at a low price. I have.
JP 2001-273531 A

  However, the parking system described in Patent Document 1 includes a parking ticket issuing device for each of a plurality of parking spaces (parking spaces), and when the vehicle is parked, parking is performed in each parking space. Since it is configured to issue a ticket, there is a problem that the facility of the parking lot becomes very large and the cost is increased, which cannot be easily implemented.

  Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to use a device that is relatively simple in configuration and easy to implement, and promotes the use of a parking area that is not convenient, thereby increasing the parking utilization rate. It is to provide a parking management device.

(1) In order to solve the above technical problem, the parking lot management apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a convenient parking area and a specific parking area that are not convenient in the same parking lot. The parking lot has a parking management section that issues a parking ticket that records the loading time and permits the loading of the vehicle when a parking vehicle is detected. Is a parking lot management device provided with a delivery management unit that permits the delivery of a vehicle when the above-mentioned parking ticket is read by a fee settlement machine and the parking fee is settled. An entrance authentication unit that records the use start status for the specific parking area in the parking ticket is provided at the entrance portion of the parking lot, and the parking ticket is provided at the exit portion of the specific parking area when leaving the specific parking area. End of use of specific parking area In addition to providing an exit authentication unit that records the status, the parking management unit confirms the usage record of the specific parking area from the start and end statuses of the specific parking area recorded on the parking ticket. In this case, a parking fee discount means for discounting the parking fee is provided.

(2) Moreover, the parking lot management apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is a parking lot that has a convenient parking area that is convenient and a specific parking area that is not convenient in the same parking lot. A parking lot management device that uses a commuter pass to manage the entry and exit of vehicles to and from the parking lot, and when the vehicle is parked in the specific parking area, An authentication unit that records the status for proving the status is provided, and the parking lot is charged at the exit of the parking lot when the commuter pass used is confirmed to have a status using the specific parking area. In this case, the vehicle is allowed to leave the vehicle, and if the above-mentioned commuter pass does not have the status, a discharge management unit that charges a parking fee is provided.

(3) Moreover, the parking lot management apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention is provided at a parking lot entrance having a convenient parking area and a specific parking area that is not convenient in the same parking lot. When a vehicle is detected, a parking ticket recording the warehousing time is issued to allow warehousing, and when a commuter pass is inserted, a warehousing management unit is provided to permit warehousing, and the parking ticket above is charged at the exit When the parking fee is settled by reading the settlement machine, and when the above commuter pass is inserted, the parking lot management device is provided with a delivery management unit that permits the delivery of vehicles. In the entrance part to the specific parking area where the property is bad, an entrance authentication unit for recording the use start status to the specific parking area is provided for the parking ticket or the commuter pass, and the exit part of the specific parking area Specific parking area for the above parking ticket or commuter pass An exit authentication unit that records the usage end status of the parking lot, and the parking management unit of the parking lot provide a discount on parking charges when the parking ticket has a status of starting and ending use of the specific parking area. And a parking fee settlement means for charging a parking fee when the commuter pass does not recognize the presence of the status.

(4) Furthermore, in the parking lot management device according to claim 4 of the present invention, when the parking lot is a flat type parking lot or a self-propelled three-dimensional parking lot, the parking lot management apparatus is close to the entrance and the exit, and the user can A parking area that is easy to use and convenient for use is the normal parking area that is convenient, and other parking areas that are inconvenient to use are the specific parking areas that are inconvenient to use, and the parking area is flat. In the case of a merged parking lot where a parking lot and a mechanical parking lot or a self-propelled multi-level parking lot are merged, the area of the flat parking lot is the above-mentioned convenient normal parking area, and the mechanical parking lot is A parking area of a car park or a self-propelled multilevel parking lot is a specific parking area having poor convenience.

  According to the means according to claim 1 described in (1) above, there is a difference in the parking fee between the normal parking area and the specific parking area that is inconvenient, and an authentication unit is provided at the entrance and exit of the specific parking area. When the vehicle is parked in the specific parking area, the status indicating that the vehicle is parked in the inconvenient specific parking area can be recorded on the parking ticket. The parking fee can be discounted according to the status, and if there is no status above, it is possible to pay an extra fee, and the parking area has a relatively simple configuration that only has an authentication part in the specific parking area. This makes it possible to make the usage rate of the entire parking lot higher.

  According to the means according to claim 2 described in the above (2), in the case of a parking lot using a commuter pass, a relatively simple device is used as in the cash settlement parking lot described in the above (1). It is possible to increase the utilization rate of the entire parking lot by promoting the utilization rate to the parking area with poor convenience.

  According to the means according to claim 3 described in the above (3), even in a combined parking lot where cash settlement and commuter pass use are possible, each parking lot described in the above (1) and (2) The feature is exhibited, and it is possible to increase the utilization rate of a parking area that is not convenient by using a relatively simple device.

  According to the means according to claim 4 described in (4) above, in the case of a flat parking lot or a multi-level self-propelled multilevel parking lot in consideration of convenience and various conditions in the parking lot In accordance with distance conditions for entry / exit entrances, time conditions, other environmental conditions, etc., it is divided into convenient parking areas and inconvenient parking areas, and by differentiating charges, While it is possible to promote the use of inconvenient parking areas, in the case of a combined parking lot that combines a flat parking lot with a mechanical parking lot and a multi-level self-propelled multi-level parking lot, Use a flat parking lot that can be parked as a convenient parking area, and use a mechanical parking lot and self-propelled multi-story parking area that take time and effort to park as a parking area that is not convenient. Promote the use of poor mechanical parking and self-propelled multistory parking To enable the.

  As described above, according to the parking lot management device of the present invention, the status that proves the use of the specific parking area is recorded in the parking ticket or the commuter pass in the specific parking area that is not convenient. By using a very simple device that only has an authentication unit, it is possible to increase the usage rate of the entire parking lot by making the usage rate uniform in the convenient parking area and the inconvenient parking area. The advantage that the enabled parking lot can be realized at low cost can be exhibited, and the advantage that it can be easily implemented in an existing parking lot can be exhibited.

  Hereinafter, the embodiment of the parking lot management apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a planar parking lot 10 in which the present invention is implemented. 10A and 10B are entrances and exits of the flat parking lot 10, 11 is close to the entrances 10A and 10B, and is excellent in other distance conditions, time conditions, or other environmental conditions. In contrast, the normal parking area (space I), which is highly convenient, 12 is a specific parking area (space II) which is inconvenient in use due to the above-mentioned bad conditions, and 13 is the two parking areas 11 12 is a partition means such as a block, a fence, a rope, a line, a wall, and the like, 12A is an entrance to the partitioned specific parking area 12, and 12B is an exit.

  In addition, 1 is a warehousing management unit using a parking ticket issuing machine, a commuter pass reader (not shown), etc., provided at the entrance 10A of the parking lot 10, and 4 is provided at the exit 10B of the parking lot 10. The warehousing management unit using a fare settlement machine, a commuter pass reader (not shown), etc., and the warehousing management unit 1 issues a parking ticket 6 that records the warehousing time when detecting the warehousing vehicle, and the entrance When the gate (not shown) is opened to allow entry of the vehicle, or when the entry vehicle is detected, the commuter pass 5 can be inserted. If the inserted commuter pass 5 is normal, the commuter pass 5 The system allows the vehicle to enter by returning it and opening the entrance gate.

  2 is an entrance authentication unit comprising an entrance authenticator provided at the entrance 12A of the specific parking area 12, and 3 is an exit authentication unit such as an exit authenticator provided at the exit 12B of the specific parking area 12. The authentication unit 2 records the use start status (status data including the start time) on the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5 when the vehicle enters the specific parking area 12 from the entrance 12A, and the exit authentication unit 3 records the vehicle. When exiting from the specific parking area 12 through the exit 12B, the use end status (status data including the end time) is recorded on the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5 described above.

  Further, the above-mentioned exit management unit 4 records in the parking ticket 6 if the inserted parking ticket 6 has the status data for starting and ending use of the specific parking area 12 (not possible with only one status data). Calculate and display the parking time, its charge, and the discounted charge based on the use of the specific parking area 12 from the received time, the status data of the start and end of use of the specific parking area 12, and the current time Then, when the customer has settled the discounted fee, the exit gate is opened and the vehicle is allowed to leave, but the parking ticket 6 is allowed to record both the start and end status data of the specific parking area. If there is not, the normal parking area 11 is used and the normal parking fee is calculated and displayed from the entry time, and when this fee is settled, the exit gate is opened to allow the delivery. It has a mechanism.

  Further, the above-mentioned exit management unit 4 opens the exit gate when the inserted commuter pass 5 allows the use start and end status data of the specific parking area 12 (not possible with only one status data). If there is no record of each status data in the commuter pass 5, the penalty parking fee is calculated from the parking time calculated based on the warehousing time, assuming that the normal parking area 11 is used. When the parking fee is settled, the exit gate is opened and the vehicle is allowed to leave.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the commuter pass 5 is dedicated to the specific parking area 12 (space II), but the commuter pass 5 for the space I that can be used without charging the normal parking area 11 is used. Only when the specific parking area 12 is used, various services such as calculating and recording the amount appropriate for the usage time, refunding the amount later, extending the time limit of the commuter pass 5, etc. May be performed.

  In FIG. 1, 5R and 6R indicate lines (courses) explaining the flow of leaving the vehicle after parking the vehicle in the specific parking area 12 using the commuter pass 5 and the parking ticket 6, and 5R ′ 6R ′ is a line (course) explaining the flow when the vehicle is parked and delivered in the normal parking area 11.

  FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining the operation procedure of the parking lot management apparatus according to the present invention. Steps S1 to S4 shown in FIG. FIG. 2B shows the processing procedure for entering the normal parking area 11), and the processing from step S5 to step S8 shown in FIG. 12 shows a processing procedure of entrance authentication for warehousing.

  Further, steps S9 to S11 shown in FIG. 3C show a procedure for exit authentication when the vehicle is left from the specific parking area 12, and steps S12 to S15 shown in FIG. These show the process sequence in the case of taking out a vehicle from the parking lot 10 using the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5. FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a combined parking lot in which a mechanical parking lot (mechanical multilevel parking lot) exists in a flat parking lot. , 20A and 20B are the entrance and the exit of the parking lot 20, and in the combined parking lot 20 shown in this embodiment, the area of the flat parking lot becomes a convenient normal parking area 21, and the mechanical parking lot The area of the car park or the mechanical multi-story parking lot is the specific parking area 22 that is not convenient.

  Further, in the figure, reference numeral 23 denotes the normal parking area 21 and the specific parking area 22, that is, partition means such as blocks, fences, and walls that partition the flat parking lot and the mechanical parking lot, and 22A and 22B denote the specific parking area 22 described above. The berthing berth and the berthing berth to (mechanical parking lot) are shown, and 1 is a warehousing management unit using a parking ticket issuing machine, a commuter pass reader (not shown), etc. provided in the portion of the warehousing port 20A. Reference numeral 4 denotes a delivery management unit using a fee settlement machine or a commuter pass reader (not shown) provided at the exit 20B, and the configuration of the entry management unit 1 and the delivery management unit 4 Since the processing operation is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted here.

  Further, in FIG. 4, 2X is an entrance authentication unit using an entry berth control panel or the like provided at the entrance berth 22A, and 3X is an exit authentication unit using an exit berth control panel or the like provided at the exit berth 22B. Thus, the entrance authentication unit 2X records the use start status in the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5 when the vehicle is stored in the specific parking area 22 (mechanical parking lot) through the storage berth 22A. By operating the parking system, the vehicle can be transported to a predetermined parking position.

  When the exit authentication unit 3X receives the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5, the exit authentication unit 3X operates the mechanical parking device to convey the vehicle to the exit berth 22B, and the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5 The exit management unit 4 records whether or not the use end status of the specific parking area 22 is recorded in the parking ticket 6 or the commuter pass 5 at the time of exit. It is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 that the use of the specific parking area 22 is promoted by differentiating charges that change the charging unit price by reading.

The block diagram explaining the structure of the planar parking lot where the parking lot management apparatus which concerns on this invention was implemented. (A) is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the warehousing process using this invention, (B) is the flowchart explaining the process procedure of the entrance authentication using this invention. (C) is the flowchart explaining the process procedure of exit authentication using this invention, (D) is the flowchart explaining the procedure of the leaving process using this invention. The block diagram explaining the structure of the merged parking lot where the parking lot management apparatus which concerns on this invention was implemented.

Explanation of symbols

1 Receipt Management Department
2,2X Entrance Authentication Department
3,3X Exit Authentication Department
4 Delivery management department
5 commuter pass
6 Parking tickets
10 Plane parking lot
10A warehouse entrance
10B Exit
11, 21 Convenient normal parking area
12, 22 Specific parking area with poor convenience
12A entrance
12B Exit
20 Annex parking lot
20A warehouse entrance
20B Exit

Claims (4)

A parking lot that has a convenient parking area in the same parking lot and a specific parking area that is inconvenient, and a parking ticket that records the warehousing time at the garage entrance of this parking lot. Is issued to permit the entry of vehicles, and at the exit, the above-mentioned parking ticket is read by the fee settlement machine and the parking fee is settled. A parking lot management device provided with a management unit,
An entrance authentication unit that records the use start status of the specific parking area on the parking ticket is provided at the entrance of the specific parking area that is not convenient, and the exit from the specific parking area When exiting, an exit authentication unit is provided for recording the use completion status of the specific parking area for the parking ticket, and the exit management unit of the parking lot has a specific parking area recorded in the parking ticket. A parking lot management device comprising a parking fee discount means for discounting a parking fee when the usage record of a specific parking area is confirmed from the status of use start and end. A parking lot that has a convenient parking area in the same parking lot and a specific parking area that is inconvenient and uses a commuter pass to manage the entry and exit of vehicles to and from this parking lot. A management device,
When a vehicle is parked in the specific parking area, an authentication unit is provided for recording the status for proving the parking for the commuter pass. If the commuter pass is granted the status using the specific parking area, the vehicle is allowed to leave without charging the parking fee, and if the commuter pass does not show the status. A parking lot management device comprising a delivery management unit that charges a parking fee. In the same parking lot, the parking lot having a convenient parking area and a specific parking area that is inconvenient and issuing a parking ticket that records the warehousing time when a parking vehicle is detected is permitted, In addition, there will be a warehousing management section that permits entry when a commuter pass is inserted, and when the parking fee is settled by reading the parking ticket above at the exit, the above periodic When a ticket is inserted, it is a parking lot management device provided with a delivery management unit that permits the delivery of vehicles,
An entrance authentication unit that records the use start status for the specific parking area is provided for the parking ticket or the commuter pass at the entrance part to the specific parking area that is not convenient, and the exit part of the specific parking area Provides an exit authentication unit that records the usage completion status of the specific parking area for the parking ticket or commuter pass, and the parking management unit for the parking lot uses the parking ticket for the specific parking area. A parking fee settlement means is provided for discounting the parking fee when there is a start and end status and charging the parking fee when the status is not recognized in the commuter pass. Parking lot management device.   When the parking lot is a flat type parking lot or a self-propelled multilevel parking lot, a convenient parking area that is close to the entrance and exit and can be easily used by the user is the above-mentioned convenient and convenient parking. It is an area, and other parking areas that are inconvenient to use are specific parking areas that are inconvenient, and the parking lot is a combination of a flat parking lot and a mechanical parking lot or a self-propelled multilevel parking lot. In the case of an annex parking lot, the area of the flat parking area is the convenient parking area, and the parking area of the mechanical parking area or the self-propelled multi-story parking area is the specific parking area that is not convenient. The parking lot management device according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot management device is an area.

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