JP2006260363A - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot management system enabling an authorized car to smoothly park at the dedicated parking space at all times. <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises an input gating device 3 set up at the entry of the parking lot and a number reading device 4 set up at each dedicated parking space. The input gating device 3 reads the bar code for authentication displayed on a portable terminal 5 possessed by a user with a scanner, authenticates the read bar code, and transmits the fleet number to the number reading device 4 if it is OK. The number reading device 4 reads the fleet number of a parked vehicle, judges if the read fleet number is the number authenticated by the input gating device 3 or not, and issues a warning sound if the judgment is not. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking space management system that manages a dedicated space provided in a parking lot.

As is well known, a parking lot such as a supermarket has a dedicated parking space where only vehicles permitted to park can be parked and a free parking space where visitors can park freely. Here, the dedicated parking space is a space that can be used by, for example, elderly people, disabled people, pregnant women, and the like.
By the way, when a vehicle permitted to park in the dedicated parking space arrives at the dedicated parking space, an unauthorized vehicle may already be illegally parked in the dedicated parking space. In such a case, a system that issues a warning that prompts the user to leave the unauthorized vehicle has been developed (see Patent Document 1, “Parking Status Management Device and Management Method”).
JP 2004-171247 A

However, even if this system is installed, it is likely that it will take a certain amount of time for the vehicle to leave after the warning is issued to the unauthorized vehicle. There are not always problems. In addition, this system does not issue an exit warning unless a permitting vehicle arrives, so there are no cases in which ordinary vehicles park without regard to manners, and therefore permitting vehicles always park smoothly. An environment that can be created cannot be created.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parking space management system in which a permitted vehicle can always park smoothly in a dedicated parking space.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 comprises an input gate device provided at the entrance of the parking lot and a number reading device installed in the parking space. The input gate device includes a storage unit that stores data of a parking-permitted user and a parking-permitted vehicle, an image reading unit that reads an image for authentication displayed on a display tool possessed by the user, and the image reading unit Image authentication means for authenticating the image read by the data in the storage means, and transmission means for transmitting an authentication result by the image authentication means to the number reading device, wherein the number reading device comprises: Reading means for reading a vehicle number of a parked vehicle, and a vehicle number for which the vehicle number read by the reading means is authenticated by the input gate device. Determining means for determining whether bus or not a parking space management system characterized by comprising an alarm means for issuing an alarm sound if the determination result of said determining means was not.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the parking space management system according to the first aspect, the display tool is a portable terminal.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the parking space management system according to the first aspect, the display tool is a card.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the parking space management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the authentication image is a bar code or a two-dimensional code. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the parking space management system according to the first aspect, in place of the image reading means, receiving means for receiving communication from a portable terminal possessed by a user is provided, and the image authentication means Instead, a data authentication unit is provided for authenticating the data received by the reception unit based on the data in the storage unit, and the transmission unit transmits an authentication result by the data authentication unit to the number reading device. It is characterized by that.
The invention according to claim 6 is the parking space management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the input gate device is input by an input means for a user to input a personal identification number. It further comprises a password authentication means for authenticating the password based on the data in the storage means.

According to the present invention, when an unauthorized vehicle is parked in the dedicated parking space, an immediate warning is issued, so that the unauthorized vehicle is removed in a short time, and the permitted vehicle is always parked smoothly in the dedicated parking space. It is possible to reduce vehicles that ignore manners. Thereby, the use according to the original purpose of a private parking space can be promoted.
Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since authentication can be performed by the portable terminal, there is an advantage that a special card or the like is not required.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking space management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The parking space management system includes a management server 1 provided in a management center for managing a dedicated parking space, an input gate device 3 connected to the management server 1 via a communication network 2 and installed at a parking lot entrance. The number reading devices 4-1 and 4-2 installed in the dedicated parking space and connected to the input gate device 3 by wire wiring, and the mobile terminals 5, 5... Owned by the user of the dedicated parking space Are connected to the management server 1 and the input gate device 3 via the base station 6 and the communication network 2.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a parking lot in the present embodiment. In this figure, reference numerals 8-1 and 8-2 denote dedicated parking spaces, and number reading devices 4-1 and 4-2 are respectively attached to end edges on the back side. 8-3 to 8-6 are free parking spaces. An input gate device 3 is installed at the entrance.

  FIG. 3 is an external view of the input gate device 3, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the device. In these figures, 11 is a CPU (central processing unit), 12 is a ROM (read only memory) in which a program of the CPU 11 is stored, and 13 is a RAM (random access memory) for temporary data storage. A communication device 14 transmits and receives data to and from the management server 1 or the portable terminal 5. Reference numeral 15 denotes a scanner that reads a barcode displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal 5, and the barcode displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal 5 is brought close to a reading window 15a (FIG. 3) provided on the front surface of the apparatus. Then, the barcode is read and output to the CPU 1 via the bus line. Reference numerals 16 and 17 denote a display device using a numeric keypad and a liquid crystal provided on the front surface of the apparatus. Reference numeral 18 denotes an interface that mediates data exchange between the number reading devices 4-1 and 4-2 and the CPU 1.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the number reading devices 4-1, 4-2. In these drawings, 21 is a CPU, 22 is a ROM in which a program of the CPU 11 is stored, and 23 is a RAM for temporarily storing data. An interface 24 mediates data exchange between the input gate device 3 and the CPU 21. Reference numeral 25 denotes a scanner which reads characters or numbers on the license plate NP of the vehicle and outputs them to the CPU 21. An audio synthesis circuit 26 receives an instruction from the CPU 21, synthesizes an audio signal based on audio data stored in advance in an internal memory, and outputs the synthesized audio signal to the speaker 28 via the amplifier 27.

Next, the operation of the above-described parking space management system will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 shows the operation of the input gate device 3, and FIG. 7 shows the operation of the number reading device 4.
First, a user who wishes to use a dedicated parking space submits an application form describing the following items to the management center and applies for the use of the dedicated parking space.
Name Address Mobile phone number (mobile number)
Vehicle number PIN

The person in charge of the management center examines the application and stores the data and the barcode number in the database of the management server 1 when parking permission is given. Here, the barcode number is a number determined for each user in the management center. Next, the person in charge transmits the barcode corresponding to the barcode number to the user's portable terminal 5. This barcode is written in the memory of the user's portable terminal 5. Next, the person in charge instructs the management server 1 to transmit the data related to the user and the barcode number. The management server 1 receives this instruction and transmits each data to the input gate device 3 via the network 2. The transmitted data is written into the RAM 13 of the input gate device 3.
Thus, the data of the users who use the dedicated parking spaces 8-1 and 8-2 are set in advance in the RAM 13 of the input gate device 3.

  Next, when the user who has obtained permission to use the dedicated parking spaces 8-1 and 8-2 is parked on the vehicle of the vehicle number applied, the user first sets the input gate device 3 before entering the parking lot. The barcode received from the management server 1 is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal 5 before, and then the display unit is brought close to the reading window 15 a of the input gate device 3. The scanner 15 of the input gate device 3 reads the bar code and outputs it to the CPU 11.

  The CPU 11 normally executes the determinations of steps S1 to S5 shown in FIG. 6 repeatedly. And when there is a notice of the permitted vehicle mentioned above from management server 1, since judgment of Step S1 becomes "YES", it progresses to Step S6, and each data about permission vehicle transmitted from management server 1 is obtained. It is stored in the RAM 13.

  Next, when the above bar code reading notification is received from the scanner 15, the determination in step S2 is "YES", and the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, scanner input processing is performed. That is, the CPU 11 first recognizes the barcode received from the scanner 25 by the barcode recognition software in the ROM 12 and acquires the barcode number. Next, the bar code numbers of the users of the plurality of permitted vehicles stored in the RAM 13 are searched for the bar code numbers, and it is determined whether there is a matching number. If there is a matching number, the display device 17 displays “Please enter your password”. When the user looks at the display and inputs a password using the numeric keypad 16, the entered password is sent to the CPU 11.

  The CPU 11 compares the personal identification number with the personal identification number included in the matched user data in the RAM 13, and if it matches, the display device 17 displays “authenticated successfully” and then the vehicle. Is written in the reserved vehicle area set in the RAM 13. The user confirms the display and advances the vehicle into the parking lot. Note that authentication may be performed only by reading a barcode. The reserved vehicle area is an area where the number of a vehicle that has passed through the entrance of the parking lot and has not yet entered the dedicated parking space 8-1 or 8-2 is temporarily stored.

  Next, when the user cannot use the display unit of the mobile terminal 5, a call is made from the mobile terminal 5 to the input gate device 3. The call information is received from the base station 6 through the network 2 by the communication device 14 of the input gate device 3, and the telephone number of the mobile terminal 5 is output from the communication device 14 to the CPU 11. When the CPU 11 receives the telephone number, the determination in step S3 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, communication input processing is executed.

  That is, the CPU 11 first searches the telephone numbers received from the communication device 14 from the telephone numbers of a plurality of user portable terminals in the RAM 13 and determines whether there is a matching telephone number. If there is a matching telephone number, the display device 17 displays “Please enter your password”. When the user looks at the display and inputs a password using the numeric keypad 16, the CPU 11 compares the password with the password included in the matched user data in the RAM 13. The message “Authentication has been completed” is displayed, and then the vehicle number of the vehicle is written in the reserved vehicle area set in the RAM 13. The user confirms the display and advances the vehicle into the parking lot. The authentication may be performed only by confirming the telephone number.

  Next, the user who has advanced into the parking lot parks the vehicle in the dedicated parking space 8-1 or 8-2. It is assumed that the vehicle is parked in the dedicated parking space 8-1. When the vehicle is parked in the parking space 8-1, the scanner 25 of the number reading device 4-1 reads the number of the parked vehicle and outputs it to the CPU 21 as scanner data. The CPU 21 always waits for a reading notification from the scanner 25 (step Sa1 in FIG. 7). When the scanner data is received from the scanner 25, the data is temporarily stored in the RAM 23 (step Sa2), and then the scanner data is converted into a vehicle number by the recognition software in the ROM 22 (step Sa3).

  Next, the CPU 21 requests the number of the reserved vehicle from the input gate device 3 via the interface 24 (step Sa4). This request is input to the CPU 11 via the interface 18 of the input gate device 3. When the CPU 11 receives this request, the determination in step S4 in FIG. 6 is “YES”, so the process proceeds to step S9, and all the vehicle numbers in the reserved vehicle area in the RAM 13 are transmitted to the number reading device 4-1. . First, the CPU 21 of the number reading device 4-1 determines whether or not a vehicle number is returned from the input gate device 3, that is, whether there is a parked vehicle that currently passes through the parking lot entrance and is not parked in the dedicated parking space. It is determined whether or not (step Sa5). If the determination result is “NO”, a parking impossible signal is output to the voice synthesis circuit 26 (step Sa6). The voice synthesizing circuit 26 receives this signal, synthesizes a voice signal such as “Can't park. Please get out of the parking space immediately”, and outputs it to the speaker 28 via the amplifier 27. Thereby, the above sound is generated from the speaker 28. At this time, the CPU 21 notifies the CPU 11 of the input gate device 3 that there has been unauthorized parking. The CPU 11 transfers this notification to the management server 1.

  Next, when the CPU 11 receives the number of the on-hold vehicle from the input gate device 3, the determination in step Sa5 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to step Sa7. In step Sa7, the CPU 21 performs number collation between the number recognized in step Sa3 and the number transmitted from the input gate device 3. If the recognized number does not match any of the numbers of the on-hold vehicle, the process proceeds to step Sa6, and the same sound as described above is generated. On the other hand, if it coincides with either one, data indicating the recognized number and parking completion is transmitted to the CPU 11 of the input gate device 3. When these data are received by the CPU 11, the determination in step S5 of FIG. 6 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to step S10. In step S <b> 10, the CPU 11 deletes the received number from the reserved vehicle area in the RAM 13.

As described above, according to the embodiment, only the vehicles that have been authenticated by the input gate device 3 and have passed the checks in the number reading devices 4-1 and 4-2 are assigned to the dedicated parking spaces 8-1 and 8-2. Parking is possible. That is, this embodiment
(1) User authentication by mobile phone at the entrance
(2) Two types of vehicle certification by vehicle number in the parking space are essential requirements for parking. The reason for this configuration is that a person who rents a vehicle that has received permission from a user who has received permission enters the parking lot without receiving authentication in the input gate device 3 and parks in a dedicated parking space. This is to prevent it. The target parking lot has free parking spaces 8-3 to 8-6, and any vehicle can enter the parking lot without receiving the authentication of the input gate device 3. Another reason for the above configuration is to prohibit a user who has received permission from stopping a vehicle that has not received another person's permission in a dedicated parking space. In other words, in the present embodiment, parking is permitted only when the permitted user parks the permitted vehicle.

  In the above embodiment, the management server transmits information on the permitted vehicle and the user to the input gate device 3, and the input gate device 3 and the number reading device 4 authenticate the user and the vehicle using the transmitted information. However, instead of this, the input gate device 3 may access the management server via the network 2 for each user authentication to obtain user information. Further, the function of the management server 1 may be provided inside the input gate device 3.

In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 5 reads a barcode, but a two-dimensional code such as a QR code may be used instead of the barcode.
Further, instead of the mobile terminal 5, a card on which a barcode or the like issued by the management center is written may be used. Further, the mobile terminal may be any terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or a PHS.
In addition, an expiration date may be included in the barcode or the like, and the input gate device 3 may check.

  The present invention is suitable for use in a parking lot such as a super parking lot where a space where only authorized vehicles can be parked and a space where anyone can park freely.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the parking space management system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a parking lot. It is an external view of the input gate apparatus 3 in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the input gate apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the number reading apparatuses 4-1 and 4-2 in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the input gate device 3. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the number number reader 4-1 and 4-2.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Management server, 2 ... Network, 3 ... Input gate apparatus, 4-1, 4-2 ... Number reading apparatus, 5 ... Portable terminal, 8-1, 8-2 ... Dedicated parking space, 11, 21 ... CPU, 12, 22 ... ROM, 13, 23 ... RAM, 14 ... communication device, 15, 25 ... scanner, 16 ... numeric keypad, 17 ... display device, 18, 24 ... interface, 26 ... speech synthesis circuit, 28 ... speaker.

Claims (6)

It consists of an input gate device provided at the entrance of the parking lot and a number reading device installed in the parking space.
The input gate device is
Storage means for storing data of a parking permitted user and a parking permitted vehicle;
Image reading means for reading an image for authentication displayed on a display tool possessed by the user;
Image authentication means for authenticating an image read by the image reading means based on data in the storage means;
Transmitting means for transmitting an authentication result by the image authentication means to the number reading device;
Comprising
The number reader is
Reading means for reading the vehicle number of the parked vehicle;
Determining means for determining whether the vehicle number read by the reading means is a vehicle number authenticated by the input gate device;
Alarm means for emitting an alarm sound when the judgment result of the judgment means is negative;
A parking space management system comprising:   The parking space management system according to claim 1, wherein the display tool is a portable terminal.   The parking space management system according to claim 1, wherein the display tool is a card.   The parking space management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the authentication image is a bar code or a two-dimensional code. In place of the image reading means, a receiving means for receiving communication from a mobile terminal possessed by the user is provided,
In place of the image authentication means, a data authentication means for authenticating the data received by the receiving means based on the data in the storage means is provided,
The parking space management system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits an authentication result by the data authentication unit to the number reading device.   The input gate device further comprises input means for a user to input a personal identification number, and personal identification number authentication means for authenticating the input personal identification number based on data in the storage means. The parking space management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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