JP2005345545A - Ic tag, in-and-out control device, and bicycle parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC tag and an in-and-out control device capable of easily controlling the bicycles and expecting the reduction of illegally parked bicycles, and a bicycle parking lot. <P>SOLUTION: An IC tag 10 recording the user's name and address to contact is attached on a bicycle 20, and an in-and-out control device 40 is installed at the bicycle parking lot 30 to control the bicycles based on the information recorded in the IC tag 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC tag attached to a bicycle, an entry / exit management device for managing the entry / exit of a bicycle attached with the IC tag, and a bicycle storage where the entry / exit management device is installed, and is particularly used for management of an abandoned bicycle. The present invention relates to an IC tag, a storage management device and a bicycle storage.

Bicycles left in the vicinity of the station have a sense of blockage as a matter of fact, even though the local government spends a lot of money every year taking measures. Many abandoned bicycles have been stolen and thrown away.
Kojimachi Gazette (Non-Bicycle), [online], [Search May 31, 2004], Internet <http://www.town.kusu.mie.jp/kusu379/ks7h.html>

  However, since it is difficult to identify the manager from the abandoned bicycle, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform a penalty measure for the manager, and this also causes an increase in the number of abandoned bicycles. Further, when the abandoned bicycle is a bicycle that has been stolen and thrown away, there is a problem that the manager who is the original owner cannot be specified.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by attaching an IC tag recording information including an administrator name and contact information to the bicycle, it is easy for the administrator even when the bicycle is left unattended. It is an object of the present invention to provide an IC tag that can be specified, a loading / unloading management device installed in a storage for storing a bicycle with the IC tag attached thereto, and a bicycle storage where the loading / unloading management device is installed.

  The IC tag according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises an attaching portion for attaching to a bicycle, and a recording portion for recording record information including an administrator name of the bicycle and an administrator contact identified by the administrator name. It is characterized by.

  In the present invention, it is possible to easily identify an administrator and a contact address even when left unattended by sticking to a bicycle.

  The entry / exit management device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the entry / exit management device for managing the storage / entry of bicycles stored in a storage, and means for reading recorded information from the IC tag according to the first aspect, and reading from the IC tag. Means for recording the recorded information as bicycle information indicating a bicycle to be entered or exited in association with the read time, and means for checking the recorded information read from the IC tag with the recorded bicycle information. It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, it is possible to manage the bicycle parking time by installing it in a storage place such as a bicycle parking lot and using it for managing the entry and exit of the bicycle with the IC tag attached. It is also possible to identify long-term bicycles. In addition, it can be installed in a rental bicycle storage, and can be used for management of rental bicycles with IC tags attached.

  A bicycle storage facility according to the third invention is characterized in that the storage / exit management device according to the second invention is installed.

  In the present invention, it is used as a bicycle parking lot, a storage location for rental bicycles, and used for managing the entry / exit of bicycles with IC tags attached, thereby managing the bicycle parking time, the entry / exit status of rental bicycles, etc. Is possible.

  The IC tag of the present invention records the record information including the administrator name and contact information and affixes it to the bicycle so that the administrator and contact information can be easily identified even if left unattended. Even if the bicycle is abandoned and left unattended, it is possible to identify the original owner, get in touch and return the bicycle. In addition, when the manager deliberately neglects it, the neglected manager can be identified and penalties can be imposed, so that it is possible to suppress the increase in the number of neglected bicycles, and there are excellent effects.

  The delivery management device and the bicycle storage place of the present invention are applied to, for example, a bicycle parking lot, and when storing a bicycle with an IC tag attached, the recorded information is read from the IC tag attached to the bicycle to be received, and the bicycle is stored. Is recorded in association with the read time, and when the bicycle is delivered, the recorded information is read again from the IC tag and collated with the recorded bicycle information. Since this configuration makes it possible to manage the bicycle parking time, it is possible to calculate the parking fee by calculating the parking time, and it is possible to identify long-term bicycles. It has excellent effects such as being able to detect abandoned bicycles early.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system using an IC tag, an in / out management apparatus and a bicycle storage place according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an IC tag according to the present invention. The IC tag 10 is affixed to an arbitrary place such as a frame of a bicycle (including light vehicles and vehicles including a motorbike) 20. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 30 denotes a bicycle storage place such as a bicycle parking lot where the bicycle 20 can be parked. In the bicycle storage place 30, an entry / exit management device 40 for managing entry / exit of the bicycle 20 parked is provided. It is arranged.

  FIG. 2 is an external view showing the IC tag 10 of the present invention. The IC tag 10 has a sheet shape processed into a rectangular shape. FIG. 2A shows the front side of the IC tag 10, and FIG. 2B shows the back side of the IC tag 10. On the front side surface of the IC tag 10, a recording unit 11 such as an IC chip that records recording information about the bicycle 20, and a coil pattern 12 connected to the recording unit 11 are formed. Then, a resonance circuit is formed by the coil pattern 12 formed on the IC tag 10 and a capacitive element (not shown), and an electromagnetic wave in a predetermined frequency band such as 135 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 2.45 GHz or the like is used as a carrier wave, and an external reader / writer The recording information recorded in the recording unit 11 can be transmitted and received in a non-contact manner. The recorded information recorded in the recording unit 11 includes an IC tag ID that identifies the IC tag 10, a bicycle ID that identifies the bicycle 20, the name and name of a bicycle manager, a manager name such as a department, a manager Various information such as contact information. Since the IC tag 10 can read information in a non-contact state, the surface of the IC tag 10 may be covered with a protective material such as a cover film. You may make it attach | subject the name of the local government and various groups which are managing.

  The surface on the back side of the IC tag 10 is an affixing portion 13 to which an adhesive is applied, and can be affixed to the frame of the bicycle 20 by the affixing portion 13. As a method of attaching the IC tag 10 to the bicycle 20, there are various methods such as rivet driving and welding in addition to the adhesive.

  When the IC tag 10 receives a call signal having a frequency at which the coil pattern 12 resonates from the reader / writer, the IC tag 10 has a manager name, a contact information, etc. recorded in the recording unit 11 as a response signal in response to the call signal. The recording information is transmitted, and the reader / writer receives the response signal and separates the recording information from the response signal, whereby the recording information recorded in the recording unit 11 can be read.

  The IC tag 10 is information that has been applied by various organizations by submitting an application form in a prescribed format that includes information such as the administrator's name to the local government or other organizations when purchasing or registering the bicycle 20. Is issued to the seller or purchaser of the bicycle 20. When the owner of the bicycle 20 is changed or sold, a re-application for rewriting the recorded information recorded in the IC tag 10 is made. The seller or purchaser attaches the issued IC tag 10 to the bicycle 20.

  When the bicycle 20 to which the IC tag 10 is affixed is left unattended, by reading the recorded information from the IC tag 10 affixed to the bicycle 20 using, for example, a portable reader / writer, the administrator and contact information, etc. Information can be acquired. This informs the manager of the bicycle 20 left unattended, and if it is a stolen car, returns it to the manager, and if it is left by the manager, takes measures such as applying a penalty to the manager. It becomes possible. In particular, when an e-mail address is recorded as a contact address, recording information read using a reader / writer is transmitted from the reader / writer to the server device, and an e-mail describing predetermined contents is sent from the server device to the IC tag 10. It is possible to realize an operation mode in which transmission is performed to the destination indicated by the electronic mail address recorded as the contact address.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the storage / retrieval management apparatus 40 of the present invention. The entry / exit management device 40 includes a control means 41 such as a CPU for controlling the entire apparatus, a recording means 42 such as a ROM and a RAM, an input means 43 such as a push button for receiving an operation, an output means 44 such as a monitor and a printer, and the IC tag 10. A reading unit 45 such as a reader / writer for reading recorded information from the computer, a clock unit 46 for indicating date and time, and a connecting unit 47 for connecting to an external device. Then, information such as a computer program and data recorded in the recording means 42 is read and executed under the control of the control means 41, thereby realizing the function as the management apparatus 40 of the present invention. The external device connected to the connection means 47 is a device such as a circuit breaker that prevents the bicycle 20 from entering or leaving the bicycle storage 30 and a fee collection device that accepts a bicycle parking fee.

  Next, the process of the warehouse management apparatus 40 of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the warehousing process of the warehousing / unloading management apparatus 40 of the present invention. When the manager of the bicycle 20 parks the bicycle at the bicycle storage 30, the manager of the bicycle 20 brings the reading unit 44 close to the IC tag 10 affixed to the bicycle 20, so that the recording unit 11 formed on the IC tag 10 is attached. The recorded information is read by the warehouse management device 40.

  In the warehousing / unloading management device 40, the control unit 41 controls the reading information 44 recorded in the recording unit 11 formed on the IC tag 10 by the reading unit 44 (S101). The stored bicycle information indicating 20 is recorded in the recording unit 42 in association with the date and time indicated by the clock unit 46 (S102), and a storage process for opening the circuit breaker connected to the connection unit 47 is performed. (S103). The manager enters the bicycle 20 into the bicycle storage 30 while the circuit breaker is open, and parks the bicycle 20 at an arbitrary location.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the process at the time of delivery of the entry / exit management device 40 of the present invention. When the manager of the bicycle 20 leaves the bicycle 20 parked in the bicycle storage 30, the manager of the bicycle 20 brings the reading means 45 close to the IC tag 10 attached to the bicycle 20 to form the IC tag 10. The recording / recording management apparatus 40 reads the recorded information recorded in the recording unit 11.

  In the entrance / exit management device 40, under the control of the control unit 41, the recording information recorded in the recording unit 11 formed in the IC tag 10 is read by the reading unit 44 (S 201), and the read recording information is recorded by the recording unit 42. (S202) and calculate the parking time indicating the difference from the date and time recorded in association with the matched bicycle information to the current date and time indicated by the clock means 46. Then, a parking fee is calculated based on the calculated parking time (S204), and the calculated parking fee is output from the output means 44 (S205).

  The administrator confirms the output bicycle parking fee and inputs the fee to the fee collection device. The entry / exit management device 40 detects the input of a charge under the control of the control means 41 (S206), and performs an exit process for opening the circuit breaker (S207). The manager removes the bicycle 20 from the bicycle storage 30 while the circuit breaker is open.

  A staff member who manages the bicycle storage 30 can output the stored bicycle information recorded in the recording unit 42 by performing a predetermined operation with the input unit 43 as necessary. It is possible to output the bicycle parking time of the bicycle 20 and detect a long-term bicycle.

  In the above-described embodiment, the entry / exit management device is installed in a bicycle parking lot. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be installed in a bicycle storage place for rental bicycles. It is possible to manage the rental of the bicycle as a delivery from the bicycle storage and the return as the entry to the bicycle storage based on the recorded information recorded in the above.

  By applying it to the management of rental bicycles, it is possible to efficiently perform various management such as management of rental bicycle rental reservations, management of unreturned bicycles, etc., thereby lowering the rental price, Utilization can be promoted and therefore a reduction in the total number of abandoned bicycles can be expected. In addition, by reusing the removed abandoned bicycle as a rental bicycle, it is possible to reduce the number of abandoned bicycles and lower the rental bicycle rental cost.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the storage / exit management device is used alone has been described. It is also possible to access the entry / exit management device via the and manage the entry / exit status.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the bicycle manager pays the parking fee. However, the present invention can be applied to various settlement formats such as payment by a prepaid card instead of cash.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the system using the IC tag of this invention, the storage / exit management apparatus, and a bicycle storage. It is an external view which shows the IC tag of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the entering / exiting management apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of warehousing of the warehouse management apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of delivery of the storage management apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 IC Tag 20 Bicycle 30 Bicycle Storage 40 Storage Management Device

Claims (3)

  An IC tag, comprising: an attaching portion for attaching to a bicycle; and a recording portion for recording record information including an administrator name of the bicycle and an administrator contact address identified by the administrator name.   In the storage management apparatus which manages the storage / entry of the bicycle stored in the storage, a means for reading the record information from the IC tag according to claim 1 and a bicycle for storing or retrieving the record information read from the IC tag. An entry / exit management device comprising: means for recording the bicycle information in association with the read time; and means for comparing the record information read from the IC tag with the recorded bicycle information.   A bicycle storage place, wherein the storage / exit management device according to claim 2 is installed.

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