JP2005301417A - Electronic money settlement terminal system for parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic money settlement terminal system for a parking lot for enlarging an application object at the time of settling a parking fee from loading to unloading of a vehicle with electronic money. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic money settlement terminal system 10 for a parking lot is provided with a reader/writer 21 for entrance and a reader/writer 31 for exit for reading/writing necessary information for an IC card 40 in which balance information related with a paid sum is stored and an exit terminal controller 30 for settling a parking fee from loading to unloading of a vehicle based on the balance information read by the reader/writer 31 for exit. The exit terminal controller 30 is configured to, when unloading the vehicle, calculate and settle the parking fee based on a parking time calculated from the loading time calculated from transaction information written in the IC card 40 when loading the vehicle by the reader/writer 21 for entrance and the current time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic money settlement terminal system for a parking lot that settles a parking fee from when a vehicle is received to when it is issued with electronic money.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as parking lot electronic money payment terminal systems that use electronic money to pay a parking fee from when a vehicle enters to when it leaves, the following are known.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a conventional parking electronic money settlement terminal system. In FIG. 10, the parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system 100 includes an entrance terminal control device 200, an exit terminal control device 300, and a server device 110.

  The entrance terminal control device 200 controls devices around the entrance of the parking lot. This entrance terminal control device 200 obtains necessary information (ID (Identity) information, etc.) from an IC (Integrated Circuit) card (information recording medium) 400 that stores balance information relating to the paid-in amount paid in advance. (R / W for entrance) 210 is read out and notified to the server apparatus 110. The entrance terminal control device 200 controls the opening / closing operation of the entrance gate 220.

  The exit terminal control device 300 controls equipment around the exit of the parking lot. The exit terminal control device 300 reads ID information from the IC card 400 through an exit reader / writer (exit R / W) 310 and notifies the server device 110 of the information. The exit terminal control device 300 controls the opening / closing operation of the exit gate 320.

  The server device 110 is for managing the equipment of the entire parking lot. The server device 110 stores the warehousing time and the ID information in a predetermined memory in response to a notification from the entrance terminal control device 200. Further, the server device 110 calculates a parking fee from the warehousing time and the current time stored in the memory by the notification from the exit terminal control device 300, and notifies the exit terminal control device 300 of information related to the parking fee. Is.

  Below, operation | movement of the said electronic money payment terminal system 100 for parking lots is demonstrated. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing processing contents of the entrance terminal control device, and FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing processing details of the exit terminal control device.

  At the time of warehousing, the entrance terminal control device 200 reads the ID information from the IC card 400 that has contacted the entrance reader / writer 210 and notifies the server device 110 of the ID information (receipt notification). Receiving the notification from the entrance terminal control device 200, the server device 110 stores the warehousing time and the ID information in the memory. Thereafter, the entrance terminal control device 200 opens the entrance gate 220.

  On the other hand, when leaving the car, the exit terminal control device 300 reads the ID information from the IC card 400 in contact with the exit reader / writer 310 and notifies the server device 110 of the ID information (departure notification). Receiving the notification from the exit terminal control device 300, the server device 110 calculates a parking fee from the entry time of the corresponding ID information stored in the memory and the current time. And the server apparatus 110 notifies the calculated parking fee to the exit terminal control apparatus 300 (charge notification). The exit terminal control device 300 withdraws electronic money corresponding to the parking fee from the IC card 400 through the exit reader / writer 310. Thereafter, the exit terminal control device 300 opens the exit gate 320.

  As described above, in the parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system 100, the server device 110 that stores the warehousing time and the ID information when the car enters the vehicle and calculates the parking fee when the car leaves the vehicle is required. However, in recent years, there has been a demand for simplification of the entire system, that is, reduction of the cost required for the entire system, and therefore, an electronic money settlement terminal system for parking lots that does not require a server device has been proposed.

  In an electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots that does not require a server device, the IC card has a dedicated area for storing the warehousing time, as shown in FIG. 13, in order to store the warehousing time in the IC card. doing. At the time of entering the car, the entrance terminal control device writes the entry time in the exclusive area of the IC card through the entrance reader / writer. On the other hand, when leaving the car, the exit terminal control device reads the entry time from the IC card through the reader / writer for exit, calculates the parking fee from the entry time and the current time, and parks from the IC card 40 through the reader / writer for exit. The amount of electronic money corresponding to the fee is withdrawn (for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots as proposed in Patent Document 1, a dedicated area for storing the warehousing time is required in the IC card, so the IC card to be applied in this system There was a problem that was limited.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system capable of expanding the application target when a parking fee from the time of entering a car to the time of leaving a car is settled with electronic money. For the purpose.

  To achieve the above object, a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system according to claim 1 of the present invention reads and writes necessary information to an information recording medium storing balance information relating to the amount paid. In a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system comprising: a reader / writer for performing a payment; and a settlement means for settlement of a parking fee from the time of entering the car to the time of leaving based on the balance information read by the reader / writer The payment means is based on the parking time calculated from the warehousing time calculated from the transaction information written to the information recording medium by the reader / writer when the car is garnished and the current time. It settles by calculating a parking fee, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Moreover, the electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots according to claim 2 of the present invention is the electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots according to claim 1, wherein the payment means is configured to start reading from the receipt time when the vehicle is issued. When transaction information at the facility that is subject to parking fee discount is included in the transaction information until the time of delivery, the transaction amount based on the transaction information is calculated for the calculated parking fee. It is characterized by making a settlement with a discount.

  According to the present invention, when the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the payment means is based on the parking time calculated from the warehousing time calculated from the transaction information written in the information recording medium by the reader / writer and the current time. Because the parking fee is calculated by calculating the parking fee, information recording media that do not have a special dedicated area for storing the warehousing time can also be subject to electronic money settlement. In this case, it is possible to expand the application target when the parking fee is settled with electronic money.

  Exemplary embodiments of a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system 10 includes an entrance terminal control device 20 and an exit terminal control device (settlement means) 30.

  The entrance terminal control device 20 controls devices in the vicinity of the entrance of the parking lot, and specifically controls the operation of the entrance reader / writer (ingress R / W) 21 and the entrance gate 22. is there. As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance terminal control device 20 includes a main control unit 23 and a communication control unit 24.

  The main control unit 23 comprehensively controls the operation of the entrance terminal control device 20 based on programs and data stored in a memory 25 such as a ROM or a RAM. The communication control unit 24 controls data transmission / reception between the entrance reader / writer 21 and the entrance gate 22 by wireless or wired communication.

  The reader / writer 21 for entrance performs wireless communication with the IC card 40 as an information recording medium in a contact state or a non-contact state, and reads and writes necessary information with respect to the IC card 40. The IC card 40 is a well-known one that is generally used for electronic money transactions. As shown in FIG. 3, the IC card 40 stores ID information that is a unique identifier and balance information related to a paid-in amount that has been paid in advance, and further stores a transaction history (transaction information). The past transaction history is stored in this area. The entrance reader / writer 21 will be described in more detail. The entrance reader / writer 21 reads ID information from the IC card 40 in a wireless communicable area, while the IC card 40 has electronic money for a basic fee. Writes out the transaction history, that is, writes the transaction history. The transaction history is information including a transaction serial number, a transaction date and time, a transaction amount (basic charge), a post-transaction balance, a transaction place, etc., which are serial numbers assigned for each transaction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the new transaction history written in the entrance reader / writer 21 is stored in the IC card 40.

  The exit terminal control device 30 controls equipment around the exit of the parking lot, and specifically controls the operation of the exit reader / writer (exit R / W) 31 and the exit gate 32. is there. As shown in FIG. 5, the exit terminal control device 30 includes a main control unit 33, a communication control unit 34, a warehousing time recognition unit 35, a parking fee calculation unit 36, and a settlement fee calculation unit 37. Configured.

  The main control unit 33 comprehensively controls the operation of the exit terminal control device 30 based on programs and data stored in a memory 38 such as a ROM or a RAM. The communication control unit 34 controls data transmission / reception between the exit reader / writer 31 and the entrance gate 32 by wireless or wired communication. Here, the exit reader / writer 31 performs wireless communication with the IC card 40 in a contact state or non-contact state, and reads and writes necessary information with respect to the IC card 40. Here, the exit reader / writer 31 will be described more specifically. The exit reader / writer 31 reads ID information (identification information), transaction history, and the like from the IC card 40, and writes balance information regarding the balance after settlement. Is.

  The warehousing time recognition unit 35 searches the transaction history written in the entrance reader / writer 21 from the transaction history read by the exit reader / writer 31 and recognizes the warehousing time. The parking fee calculation unit 36 calculates the parking fee by calculating the parking time from the warehousing time recognized by the warehousing time recognition unit 35 and the current time. The payment fee calculation unit 37 calculates the payment fee actually charged. The settlement fee calculation unit 37 will be described in more detail. The transaction fee read by the exit reader / writer 31 is added to the discount of the parking fee after the transaction history written in the entrance reader / writer 21, that is, after the warehousing time. If the transaction history at a facility such as a store is included, the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation unit 36 is discounted according to the transaction amount at the facility, and at the entrance reader / writer 21 The settlement fee is calculated by subtracting the basic fee. On the other hand, when the transaction history at the facility to be discounted is not included after the warehousing time, the settlement fee calculation unit 37 adds the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation unit 36 to the basic in the reader / writer 21 for entrance. The settlement fee is calculated by subtracting the fee.

  Below, operation | movement of the said electronic money payment terminal system 10 for parking lots is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing processing contents of the entrance terminal control device, and FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing processing details of the exit terminal control device.

  The main control unit 23 of the entrance terminal control device 20 transmits a command to the entrance reader / writer 21 through the communication control unit 24 as a card read command to the effect that it can be read out. The entrance reader / writer 21 that has received the card read command is in a state where it can capture the IC card 40, that is, in a state where it can wirelessly communicate with the IC card 40.

  When the user enters the IC card 40 into the wireless communicable area of the entrance reader / writer 21, specifically, contacts the entrance reader / writer 21 at the time of entering the car, the entrance reader / writer 21 receives the IC card 40. Wireless communication and mutual authentication, and then the ID information and balance information are read from the IC card 40. The entrance reader / writer 21 transmits the read ID information and balance information to the entrance terminal control device 20 as a card read response.

  The main control unit 23 (entrance terminal control device 20) that has received the card read response issues a basic charge withdrawal command to the entrance reader / writer 21 through the communication control unit 24, whereby the entrance reader / writer 21 Writing (description of transaction history) is performed to withdraw the electronic money for the basic fee from the card 40. The entrance reader / writer 21 notifies the main control unit 23 of the withdrawal result, and the main control unit 23 (inlet terminal control device 20) receiving the notification instructs the entrance gate 22 to open via the communication control unit 24. To emit. Upon receipt of the opening command, the entrance gate 22 opens and passes the car, then closes and notifies the entrance terminal control device 20 to that effect.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 33 of the exit terminal control device 30 transmits, to the exit reader / writer 31 through the communication control unit 34, a command indicating that it can be read as a card read command. The exit reader / writer 31 that has received the card read command is in a state where it can capture the IC card 40, that is, in a state where it can wirelessly communicate with the IC card 40.

  When the user enters the wireless communication area of the exit reader / writer 31 and, specifically, contacts the exit reader / writer 31 when the user leaves the vehicle, the exit reader / writer 31 is connected to the IC card 40. After performing wireless communication and mutual authentication, ID information and transaction history are read from the IC card 40. The exit reader / writer 31 transmits the read ID information and transaction history to the exit terminal control device 30 as a card read response.

  The main control unit 33 (exit terminal control device 30) that has received the card read response determines the settlement fee as follows. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the main processing contents of the main control unit of the exit terminal control device when the settlement fee is determined.

  The main control unit 33 of the exit terminal control device 30 searches the transaction history written in the entrance reader / writer 21 from the transaction history read by the exit reader / writer 31 through the warehousing time recognition unit 35 (step S101). The warehousing time is recognized from the history (step S102).

  Then, the main control unit 33 calculates the parking fee by calculating the parking time from the warehousing time recognized by the warehousing time recognizing unit 35 through the parking fee calculating unit 36 and the current time (step S103).

  The main control unit 33 that has calculated the parking fee is subject to a discount on the parking fee after the transaction history written in the reader / writer 21 for entrance into the transaction history read by the reader / writer 31 for exit through the settlement fee calculating unit 37. It is determined whether or not a transaction history at a facility such as a store is included (step S104). In step S104, when it is determined that the transaction history at the discounted facility (store B) is included as shown in FIG. 9, the main control unit 33, through the settlement fee calculation unit 37, The parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculator 36 is discounted according to the transaction amount at the facility (store B), and the basic fee at the entrance reader / writer 21 is subtracted to calculate the settlement fee (step S105). ). And this process is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S104 that the transaction history at the facility to be discounted is not included, the main control unit 33 passes through the payment fee calculation unit 37 and the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculation unit 36. The payment fee is calculated by subtracting the basic fee at the entrance reader / writer 21 from the fee (step S106), and the current process is terminated.

  When determining the settlement fee as described above, the main control unit 33 of the exit terminal control device 30 transmits a withdrawal fee withdrawal command to the exit reader / writer 31 through the communication control unit 34 as a card subtraction command. Upon receiving the card subtraction command, the exit reader / writer 31 performs writing (writing transaction history) to the IC card 40 to withdraw electronic money for the payment fee. Then, the exit reader / writer 31 transmits the withdrawal result as a card subtraction response to the main control unit 33, and the main control unit 33 (exit terminal control device 30) receiving the card subtraction response exits through the communication control unit 34. An open command is issued to the gate 32. Upon receiving the opening command, the exit gate 32 opens and passes the car, then closes and notifies the exit terminal control device 30 to that effect.

  As described above, according to the parking lot electronic money settlement terminal system 10 described above, the exit terminal control device 30 uses the transaction history written by the entrance reader / writer 21 to the IC card 40 when the vehicle is stored. Since payment is determined and settled, that is, settlement is always performed using the transaction history that the IC card 40 has, an IC card that does not have a special dedicated area for storing the warehousing time is stored in the electronic money. It can be set as the object of payment, and the application object in the case of paying the parking fee from the time of entering the car to the time of leaving with the electronic money can be increased. Further, since no server device is required as in the prior art, the entire system can be simplified, that is, the cost required for the entire system can be reduced.

  Moreover, according to the electronic money payment terminal system 10 for parking lots described above, if there is a transaction at a facility such as a store that is subject to a parking fee discount after entering the parking lot, the exit terminal Since the control device 30 makes a settlement according to the discount according to the amount of the transaction, the service for the user can be expanded. As a result, it is possible to spread the payment of parking fees with electronic money.

  Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the embodiment described above, the entrance reader / writer 21 withdraws the electronic money for the basic fee when the vehicle is received. However, in the present invention, it is not always necessary to withdraw the basic fee. It is also possible to simply write a transaction history with a charge of zero (0 yen).

  As described above, the parking lot electronic money payment terminal system according to the present invention is useful for paying the parking fee with electronic money from the time of entry of the car to the time of departure.

It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots concerning embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the entrance terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the storing state of the IC card shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the storing state of the IC card shown in FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the exit terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is the sequence diagram which showed the processing content of the entrance terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is the sequence diagram which showed the processing content of the exit terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the main processing content of the main control part of the exit terminal control apparatus in the case of determining a payment fee. It is explanatory drawing which showed the storing state of the IC card shown in FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the conventional electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots. It is the sequence diagram which showed the processing content of the entrance terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is the sequence diagram which showed the processing content of the exit terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the storing state of the IC card shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electronic money payment terminal system for parking lots 20 Entrance terminal control device 21 Entrance reader / writer 22 Entrance gate 23 Main control unit 24 Communication control unit 25 Memory 30 Exit terminal control device 31 Exit reader / writer 32 Exit gate 33 Main control unit 34 Communication control unit 35 Receipt time recognition unit 36 Parking fee calculation unit 37 Settlement fee calculation unit 38 Memory 40 IC card

Claims (2)

A reader / writer for reading and writing necessary information with respect to an information recording medium storing balance information relating to the amount paid;
In an electronic money payment terminal system for a parking lot, comprising: a payment means for paying a parking fee from the time of entry to the departure of a car based on the balance information read by the reader / writer,
When the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the settlement means parks based on the parking time calculated from the storage time calculated from the transaction information written to the information recording medium by the reader / writer when the vehicle is stored, and the current time. An electronic money payment terminal system for a parking lot, wherein payment is made by calculating a charge.   When the vehicle leaves, the settlement means includes transaction information at a facility that is subject to a parking fee discount, in the transaction information from the time of entry to the time of delivery read by the reader / writer. 2. The parking electronic money settlement terminal system according to claim 1, wherein the parking fee is settled by performing a discount according to a transaction amount based on the transaction information for the calculated parking fee.

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