JP2008059341A - Parking lot management system and portable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow remaining free service time to be carried over to the next time and beyond when an actual parking time is shorter than free service time obtained by purchase amount or the like and to prevent the free service time from being used when no purchase is made. <P>SOLUTION: A check-out side device 2 reads a check-in time and service value from a point card 7 with a check-out side reader/writer and calculates a parking fee on the basis of the check-in time. Also, it is determined whether or not it is the first processing after the service value is rewritten and updated. The parking fee is settled by the service value after update on the condition that it has been determined to be the first processing after the service value is rewritten and updated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot management system that manages parking lots attached to store facilities such as department stores, supermarkets, and shopping malls, and a portable recording medium used in this system.

Conventionally, in paid parking lots attached to store facilities such as department stores, a service is provided that provides free service time to customers who shop at the corresponding store. In this case, it is already known that the free service time is set in stages according to the purchase price, such as providing a long free service time for a large purchase price (for example, patent Reference 1).
JP 2004-038582 A

  As described above, when the free service time is set stepwise according to the purchase price, a long free service time can be obtained by shopping at a high price. However, even if the actual parking time was shorter than the free service time, the remaining free service time could not be carried over to the next time.

  Therefore, there has been a desire to further improve customer service by allowing the remaining free service time to be carried over to the next time. However, on the other hand, if you can carry over the free service time to the next time, you can use the parking lot free of charge even if you do not shop at the store several times after the next time by shopping expensive. There was also a desire to avoid this because it could happen.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, if the actual parking time is shorter than the free service time obtained from the purchase price, the remaining free service time can be carried over from the next time, provided that the free service time when shopping is not performed. The use of is intended to provide a parking management system that can be prevented.

  The present invention calculates the parking fee according to the parking time from the warehousing date and time for each vehicle that leaves the parking lot, and the warehousing device that records the warehousing date and time for each vehicle that leaves the parking lot. It is related with the parking lot management system provided with the delivery side apparatus which permits delivery when finishing. In this device, the warehousing side device includes a clock unit that measures the current date and time, a warehousing side reader / writer that writes and reads data to and from a portable recording medium that can record at least the warehousing date and service value, The warehousing date and time acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time counted by the clock when the data on the portable recording medium is read by the warehousing reader / writer as the warehousing date and time, and the warehousing date and time obtained by the warehousing date and time acquisition means Warehousing date and time recording means for writing data to a portable recording medium by the warehousing side reader / writer. The unloading device reads and writes data to and from the portable recording medium, and reads out the medium data read from the portable recording medium and the service value by using the unloading reader / writer. Means for calculating the parking fee based on the warehousing time read by the medium data reading means, and the first process after the service value read by the medium data reading means is rewritten and updated. The parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculating unit is updated on the condition that the medium determining unit determines whether the service value is the first process after the service value is rewritten and updated by the medium determining unit. And a parking fee settlement means for settlement at a later service value.

  According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, if the actual parking time is shorter than the free service time obtained from the purchase price, etc., the remaining free service time can be carried over from the next time. A parking lot management system that can prevent the use of free service hours when not in use can be provided.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a parking lot management system attached to a store facility such as a department store or a supermarket in which a point service system for providing service points according to the purchase price of a customer is introduced. Is the case. That is, a portable recording medium capable of recording at least the warehousing date / time and the service value is a point card, and the service value is a cumulative value of service points.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a parking lot management system in the present embodiment. This parking lot management system is composed of a warehousing device 1 provided at a garage entrance of a parking lot attached to a store facility and a warehousing device 2 provided at a garage entrance of the parking lot. Further, a POS (Point Of Sales) system 3 constructed in the store facility is included.

  The POS system 3 is the same as a system built in an existing point service system introduction store, and includes a plurality of POS terminals 4 and a store server 5 that centrally controls each POS terminal 4. . Each POS terminal 4 and the store server 5 are connected to each other through a network 6 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so that they can communicate with each other. Each POS terminal 4 registers sales data such as the number of sales items and the sales price of the products purchased by the customer, and calculates the purchase price. And it is the model corresponding to the point service which processes the payment data paid from the shopper with respect to this purchase price, calculates a service point according to the purchase price, and gives it to the shopper. Here, the POS terminal 4 functions as a settlement apparatus of the present invention.

  In the parking lot management system of the present embodiment, a point card 7 with a parking ticket function is used as a portable storage medium that can be carried by each shopper. The point card 7 is formed by an IC card on which an IC memory is mounted, for example. The communication method with the reader / writer may be either a contact type or a non-contact type.

  In the memory of the point card 7, as shown in FIG. 2, each memory area of a customer ID area 11, a cumulative point area 12, an update flag area 13, a warehousing date / time area 14, a warehousing flag area 15, and a parking lot usage history table 16 Is formed.

  The customer ID area 11 stores a unique customer ID code set for each customer in order to identify the customer who owns the point card 7. The accumulated point area 12 stores the accumulated value (cumulative points) of service points given to the customer who owns the point card 7. In the update flag area 13, an update flag is stored as information for identifying whether or not the accumulated points stored in the accumulated point area 12 have been updated. In the present embodiment, the identification information indicating that it has been updated is “1”. The warehousing date / time area 14 stores warehousing date / time data when the customer's vehicle that owns the point card 7 enters the parking lot. In the warehousing flag area 15, a warehousing flag is stored as information for identifying whether or not the customer's vehicle that owns the point card 7 has entered the parking lot. In the present embodiment, the identification information indicating that the goods are received is “1”. The parking lot use history table 16 stores a storage date / time, a delivery date / time, a parking time, and the like as a parking lot usage history of the customer who owns the point card 7.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the warehousing device 1. As shown in the figure, the warehousing device 1 includes a clock unit 21, a card reader / writer 22, a voice notification unit 23, a signal input unit 24, a parking ticket issuing mechanism 25, a gate opening / closing mechanism 26, a control unit 27 for controlling these, and the like. It is constituted by.

  The clock unit 21 measures the current date and time. The card reader / writer 22 writes and reads data to and from the card-like recording medium including the point card 7, and functions as a warehousing reader / writer of the present invention. From the voice notification unit 23, a voice guidance message for the parking lot user is appropriately output. The signal input unit 24 receives a ticket-on signal generated when the ticket-issuing button 28 that can be operated by the parking lot user is turned on. The parking ticket issuing mechanism 25 issues a parking ticket in which the storage date and time etc. are magnetically recorded and printed on a medium such as paper in response to an ON operation of the ticket issuing button 28. The gate opening / closing mechanism 26 controls opening / closing of the gate that restricts entry into the parking lot.

  The control unit 27 controls each unit according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the control unit 27 first waits for the ticket issuing button 28 to be turned on or for the card data in the card-like storage medium to be read by the card reader / writer 22. If it is detected that the ticket issuing button 28 is turned on (YES in ST1), the existing warehousing process is executed.

  That is, the control unit 27 reads the current date and time counted by the clock unit 21. Next, the parking ticket issuing mechanism 25 is controlled to issue a parking ticket in which the current date and time are recorded as the warehousing date and time. Thereafter, when the parking ticket is extracted, the gate opening / closing mechanism 26 is controlled to open the gate. And if the passage of a vehicle is detected, the said gate will be closed.

  On the other hand, when it is detected that the card data of the card-like storage medium is read (YES in ST2), the control unit 27 determines whether or not the card data is the data of the point card 7 with a parking ticket function. Determine. Here, in the case of data other than the point card 7 (NO in ST3), other processing is executed.

  When the card data read by the card reader / writer 22 is data of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function in which the warehousing date / time area 14, the accumulated point area 12, etc. are formed (YES in ST3), the control unit 27 checks the warehousing flag stored in the warehousing flag area 15 in the card data. Here, when the warehousing flag is set to “1” (NO in ST4), the data of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function owned by the user of the vehicle that has already entered the parking lot is read. Therefore, an error is assumed.

  On the other hand, when the warehousing flag is reset to “0” (YES in ST4), the control unit 27 acquires the current date and time counted by the clock unit 21 as the warehousing date (ST5: warehousing). Date and time acquisition means). And the said card reader / writer 22 is controlled and the data of the acquired warehousing date / time are written in the warehousing date / time area 14 of the said point card 7 with a parking ticket function (ST6: warehousing date recording means). At the same time, the warehousing flag stored in the warehousing flag area 15 of the point card 7 is set to “1” (ST7).

  Thereafter, the control unit 27 controls the gate opening / closing mechanism 26 to open the gate (ST8). If the passage of the vehicle is detected (YES in ST9), the gate is closed (ST10).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the POS terminal 4. As shown in the figure, the POS terminal 4 includes a storage unit 31, a clock unit 32, a communication interface 33, a keyboard 34, a display unit 35, a printer 36, a card reader / writer 37, a control unit 38 for controlling them, and the like. Yes.

  The store server 5 is connected to the communication interface 33 via the network 6. The card reader / writer 37 writes and reads data to and from the card-like recording medium including the point card 7, and functions as a settlement side reader / writer of the present invention.

  The keyboard 34 is provided with a numeric key, a PLU key, a department key, a multiplication key, a discount key, and the like as keys for inputting sales data of products purchased by the customer. A closing key 39 is also provided for declaring the registration closing of the product purchased by the customer. Thus, when the control unit 27 detects that the closing key 39 has been operated, the control unit 27 controls each unit according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the commercial transaction is closed (ST11). Here, for example, when the sales data of the product purchased by the customer is not registered and the closing is not established (NO in ST11), an error is assumed.

  When it is determined that the closing is established (YES in ST11), the control unit 38 reads the data of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function or the existing point card not including the parking ticket function by the card reader / writer 37. It is determined whether or not there is (ST12).

  Here, when the point card data is read (YES in ST12), the control unit 38 calculates the current point from the purchase amount of all the products purchased by the customer in the closed business transaction. For example, this point is calculated by setting 1 point for every 100 yen purchased and rounding off the decimal point (ST13: service value calculation means). Next, the accumulated points recorded in the point card, that is, in the case of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function, the accumulated points stored in the accumulated point area 12 are read, and the current point is added to the accumulated points. Then, the accumulated point data recorded on the point card is rewritten to the point data after the addition. That is, in the case of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function, the accumulated point data after the addition is overwritten in the accumulated point area 12 (ST14: service value updating means).

  Next, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the update flag of the above point card, that is, the update flag stored in the update flag area 13 in the case of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function, is set to “1”. (ST15). If the update flag is not set to “1” (NO in ST15), the update flag is set to “1”, and identification information indicating that the accumulated points as service values have been rewritten and updated is recorded ( ST16).

  If the point card data is not read in ST12 (NO in ST12), the processes in ST13 to ST16 are not executed.

  Thereafter, the control unit 38 executes a transaction closing process (ST17). In the transaction closing process, payment data for the purchase amount is processed. Then, a receipt is printed and issued by the printer 36.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the warehousing device 2. As shown in the figure, the delivery side device 2 includes a storage unit 41, a clock unit 42, a display unit 43, a voice notification unit 44, a card reader / writer 45, a ticket reading unit 46, a money processing unit 47, a signal input unit 48, a gate. It comprises an opening / closing mechanism 49, a receipt printer 50, a control unit 51 for controlling each unit, and the like.

  The clock unit 42 measures the current date and time. The display unit 43 displays parking fees and the like. From the voice notification unit 44, a voice guidance message for the parking lot user is appropriately output. The card reader / writer 45 writes and reads data to and from the card-like recording medium including the point card 7, and functions as a delivery side reader / writer of the present invention. The ticket reading unit 46 reads information magnetically recorded on the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot 52. As the tickets whose information can be read by the ticket reading unit 46, there are a parking ticket in which the entry time and the like are recorded, and a parking service ticket in which the free service time and the like are recorded.

  The money processing unit 47 takes in the cash inserted from the cash input port 53, counts the amount of money inserted, and stores it in the safe, and the cash equivalent to the change amount based on the change data commanded by the control unit 51. And a function of paying out to the change payment outlet 54 from the safe. The signal input unit 48 receives a ticket-on signal that is generated when the receipt ticket-issuing button 55 is turned on. The receipt printer 40 issues a receipt in which a parking fee or the like is printed on a medium such as paper in response to an ON operation of the ticket issuing button 55. The gate opening / closing mechanism 49 controls the opening / closing of the gate that restricts delivery from the parking lot.

  The storage unit 41 stores a parking fee setting table 56 in which a parking fee and conversion points when the parking fee is converted into service points are set in stages for each parking time. An example of the parking fee setting table 56 is shown in FIG. In this example, the parking fee of 100 yen is converted into 10 points. As described above, when 1 point is per 100 yen purchased, 10 points corresponds to 1000 yen purchased. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, if the conversion point for the parking time of 1 hour is set to 20 points, a free service time of 1 hour is provided for the purchase amount of 2000 yen. Similarly, if the conversion point for the parking time of 2 hours is set to 30 points, a free service time of 2 hours is provided for the purchase amount of 3000 yen.

  The control unit 51 controls each unit according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the control unit 51 first waits until the magnetic recording information of the parking ticket is read by the ticket reading unit 46 or the card data of the card-like storage medium is read by the card reader / writer 45. And when it detects that the magnetic recording information of the parking ticket was read (YES of ST21), the existing delivery process is performed.

  That is, the control unit 51 reads the current date and time counted by the clock unit 42 as the shipping date and time. Then, the parking time is calculated from the warehousing date and time read from the parking ticket and the above evacuation date and time. Further, the parking fee setting table 56 is searched to obtain a parking fee corresponding to the parking time and displayed on the display unit 43.

  Next, it waits for cash to be inserted from the cash insertion slot 53 or for a parking service ticket to be inserted into the ticket insertion slot. When the parking service ticket is inserted, the free service time magnetically recorded in the parking service ticket is read, and the free service time is subtracted from the parking time. As a result, when the remaining time of the parking time becomes 0 or a negative value, the payment of the parking fee is completed, so the gate opening / closing mechanism 49 is controlled to open the gate. And if the passage of a vehicle is detected, the said gate will be closed. In the meantime, when the receipt ticket issuing button 55 is turned on, the receipt printer 50 is controlled to print and issue a parking fee receipt.

  On the other hand, when the remaining time of the parking time is a positive value, the parking fee setting table 56 is searched, a parking fee corresponding to the remaining time is acquired and displayed on the display unit 43. Then, it waits again for cash to be inserted from the cash insertion slot 53 or for a parking service ticket to be inserted into the ticket insertion slot. When the second parking service ticket is inserted, the same processing as described above is repeatedly executed.

  When cash is input from the cash input port 53 and the amount is counted by the money processing unit 47, the control unit 51 subtracts the input amount from the parking fee. If the value becomes 0 or less, the payment of the parking fee has been completed, so that the cash processing unit 47 is instructed to pay out change as needed and the gate opening / closing mechanism 49 is controlled to open the gate. To do. And if the passage of a vehicle is detected, the said gate will be closed. At this time, if the receipt ticket issuing button 55 is turned on, the receipt printer 50 is controlled to print and issue a parking fee receipt.

  On the other hand, when it is detected that the card data of the card-like storage medium has been read (YES in ST22), the control unit 51 determines whether or not the card data is the data of the point card 7 with a parking ticket function. Determine. Here, in the case of data other than the point card 7 (NO in ST23), other processing is executed.

  When the card data read by the card reader / writer 45 is data of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function in which the warehousing date / time area 14, the accumulated point area 12 and the like are formed (YES in ST23), the control unit 51 checks the warehousing flag stored in the warehousing flag area 15 in the card data. Here, if the warehousing flag is reset to “0” (NO in ST24), the data of the point card 7 with the parking ticket function that is not used at the time of warehousing has been read, so that an error occurs.

  On the other hand, when the warehousing flag is set to “1” (YES in ST24), the control unit 51 stores the warehousing date / time data stored in the warehousing date / time area 14 of the point card 7 and the accumulated points. The accumulated point data stored in the area 12 is acquired (ST25: medium data reading means).

  Next, the control unit 51 uses the current date and time counted by the clock unit 42 as the delivery date and time, and calculates the parking time from the delivery date and time and the entry date and time acquired from the point card 7. Then, the parking fee setting table 56 is searched, a parking fee corresponding to the parking time is acquired, and displayed on the display unit 43 (ST26: parking fee calculating means).

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the update flag of the point card 7 is set to “1” (ST27). If the update flag is set (YES in ST27), the control unit 51 clears the update flag to “0” (ST28). Therefore, if the update flag is set in the determination process of ST27, it can be regarded as the first process for the card 7 after the accumulated points of the point card 7 are rewritten and updated at the POS terminal 4. it can. Here, the determination processing of ST27 constitutes the medium determination means of the present invention.

  After clearing the update flag to “0”, the control unit 51 refers to the parking fee setting table 56 and acquires a conversion point for the current parking fee. Then, the accumulated points read from the point card 7 are compared with the converted points for the current parking fee. As a result, if the accumulated points are equal to or more than the converted points, the converted points are subtracted from the accumulated points, and the remaining accumulated points are overwritten on the accumulated point area 12 of the point card 7 to thereby reduce the parking fee with the service points. Check out. (ST29: Parking fee settlement means). In this case, it is determined that there is no shortage of payment for the parking fee (NO in ST30), and the process proceeds to ST35.

  On the other hand, when the accumulated points are less than the converted points, the data “0” is overwritten in the accumulated point area 12 of the point card 7 (ST29: parking fee settlement means). In this case, it is determined that there is a shortage (YES in ST30), and the process proceeds to ST31.

  In ST31, the control unit 51 subtracts the accumulated points from the converted points, and calculates a shortage from the remaining converted points. For example, as described above, when the parking fee of 100 yen is converted into 10 points, the shortage amount is calculated as 50 yen when the remaining conversion points are 5 points. Then, the shortage amount is displayed on the display unit 43 (ST31).

  Next, control unit 51 waits for cash to be inserted from cash input port 53 (ST32). Then, when cash is inserted from the cash input port 53 and the money amount is counted by the money processing unit 47 (YES in ST32), the control unit 51 subtracts the money amount from the shortage amount and inputs the parking fee. It settles with the amount of money (ST33).

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the shortage is 0 or less (ST34). If the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the shortage amount is a positive value, there is still a shortage amount, so the process returns to ST31.

  If the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the shortage is 0 or less, the payment of the parking fee has been completed, and the process proceeds to ST35. In addition, when the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the shortage amount is a negative value, the money processing unit 47 is instructed to pay out the amount corresponding to the negative value as a change amount.

  If the update flag has been reset to “0” in ST27, since the accumulated point of the point card 7 is rewritten and updated, it is not the first process for the card 7, so the parking fee is settled by the accumulated point. Do not do. In this case, the control unit 51 proceeds to the process of ST32 and waits for cash to be input from the cash input port 53. Then, when cash is inserted from the cash insertion slot 53 and the amount of money is counted by the money processing unit 47 (YES in ST32), the control unit 51 subtracts the amount of money from the parking fee and inputs the parking fee. It settles with the amount of money (ST33).

  Next, control unit 51 determines whether or not a value obtained by subtracting the amount of money to be charged from the parking fee is 0 or less (ST34). If the value obtained by subtracting the amount of money to be charged from the parking fee is a positive value, there is an insufficient amount, so the process proceeds to ST31.

  If the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the parking fee is 0 or less, since the payment of the parking fee is completed, the process proceeds to ST35. In addition, when the value obtained by subtracting the input amount from the parking fee is a negative value, the money processing unit 47 is instructed to pay out the amount corresponding to the negative value as a change amount.

  In ST35, the data of the current warehousing date / time, the shipping date / time and the parking time are written in the parking lot usage history table 16 of the point card 7. When the parking fee is settled with the accumulated points, the point data used in the settlement may be written in the parking lot usage history table 16.

  Thereafter, if the warehousing flag stored in the warehousing flag area 15 of the point card 7 is reset to “0” (ST36), the control unit 51 controls the gate opening / closing mechanism 49 to open the gate. (ST37). If the receipt ticket issuing button 55 is turned on (ST38), the receipt printer 50 is controlled to print and issue a parking fee receipt (ST39). Thereafter, when the control unit 51 detects the passage of the vehicle (YES in ST40), the control unit 51 closes the gate (ST41).

  When a customer who does not have a point card 7 corresponding to a parking ticket uses the parking lot in which the parking lot management system according to the present embodiment configured as described above is used, a parking ticket is used as before. Manage incoming and outgoing goods. That is, the customer presses the ticket issuing button 28 of the warehousing side device 1 at the time of warehousing, and receives the parking ticket. Moreover, a parking ticket is inserted in the ticket insertion port 52 of the delivery-side apparatus 2 at the time of delivery. Then, the parking fee is settled with a free service ticket or cash.

  On the other hand, when the customer who has the point card 7 corresponding to the parking ticket uses the parking lot, at the time of warehousing, the card reader / writer 22 of the warehousing apparatus 1 reads the data of the point card 7. . As a result, the date and time of receipt data is recorded in the receipt date and time area 14 of the point card 7. In addition, the receipt flag is set to “1”. After that, the gate at the warehousing gate is opened, and the vehicle can be warehousing.

  After entering the parking lot, the customer presents the point card 7 to the store clerk when shopping at the store and paying the price. Then, the store clerk makes the card reader / writer 37 of the POS terminal 4 read the data of the point card 7. Thus, the current point calculated according to the purchase amount is added to the previous accumulated point data stored in the accumulated point area 12 of the point card 7, and the accumulated point is updated. In addition, an update flag is set in the update flag area 13 of the point card 7.

  Thereafter, when leaving the parking lot, the customer causes the card reader / writer 45 of the leaving device 2 to read the data on the point card 7. At this time, since the update flag is set in the update flag area 13 of the point card 7, the payment of the parking fee by the service point is permitted.

  In this case, the parking fee is converted into points according to the setting contents of the parking fee setting table 56. Then, a point corresponding to the parking fee is subtracted from the accumulated value of the service points stored in the accumulated point area of the point card 7, and the parking fee is settled. If the accumulated points are insufficient, the shortage is paid in cash.

  When the settlement is completed, the update flag set in the update flag area 13 of the point card 7 is cleared. After that, the gate at the exit door is opened, and the vehicle can be exited.

  In this way, the update flag area 13 of the point card 7 is set with an update flag when the accumulated points are updated after shopping at the store. This update flag is cleared when the parking fee is settled with the accumulated points of the point card 7. On the other hand, in the delivery-side apparatus 2, only when the update flag of the point card 7 from which the data has been read by the card reader / writer 45 is set, the settlement of the parking fee with the accumulated points is permitted. Therefore, the payment of the parking fee at the service point is permitted only for the shopper who has made a purchase at the store and the accumulated points have been updated. In other words, a customer who uses the parking lot without shopping at the store is prohibited from paying the parking fee at the service point.

  By the way, as for service points, large points are awarded for expensive purchases. For example, assuming that 1 point is awarded per 100 yen, 60 points are awarded when shopping for 6000 yen. On the other hand, if the data shown in FIG. 8 is set in the parking fee setting table 56, 60 points correspond to the parking time for 4 hours. In other words, free service time of 4 hours was obtained. In this case, assuming that the actual parking time is less than 1 hour, conventionally, 3 hours of free service time was wasted.

  On the other hand, in the parking lot management system of the present embodiment, when the car is issued in less than one hour, the accumulated points of the point card 7 are subtracted from 60 points corresponding to the parking time for one hour from 60 points. To 40 points. These 40 points can be used for parking charges for the next and subsequent times. Therefore, when the actual parking time is shorter than the free service time obtained from the purchase amount, the remaining free service time can be carried over from the next time onward.

  In addition, as described above, the payment of the parking fee at the service point is permitted only for the shopper who has made a purchase at the store and the accumulated points have been updated. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the use of the free service time of the customer who uses the parking lot without shopping, it is possible to provide a parking lot management system that can sufficiently satisfy the demands of the store.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the service value recorded on the portable recording medium (point card 7) is point data corresponding to the purchase price, but the purchase price itself may be accumulated and stored. In this case, the accumulated amount may be converted into free service time and the free service time may be subtracted from the parking time.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the apparatus which updates the service value (cumulative point) recorded on a portable recording medium (point card 7) was demonstrated as the POS terminal 4, it is not limited to the POS terminal 4. . For example, in the case of a parking lot attached to a facility such as a baseball stadium or a concert hall where an admission ticket is purchased in advance, a predetermined terminal is provided at the entrance to the facility, and a customer enters In addition, the cumulative points of the portable recording medium possessed by the customer are added and updated, and the update flag is set. Even if it does in this way, when the customer who does not use a facility uses a parking lot, it can prevent using the free service time carried over.

  By the way, in the point service compatible POS system 3, there is also a system in which a customer database of the store server 5 is provided and the accumulated points of each customer are stored and managed in the database, and the accumulated points are not stored in the point card 7. Even for such a POS system, it is possible to apply the parking lot management system of the present invention by connecting at least the delivery side device 2 to the store server 5 via the network 6.

  In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be combined.

The schematic diagram which shows roughly the whole structure of the parking lot management system which is one embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the main memory area | region formed in the memory of the point card with a parking ticket function used for the parking lot management system. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the warehousing side apparatus in the parking lot management system. The flowchart which shows the main control procedures which the control part of the warehousing side apparatus in the parking lot management system performs. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the POS terminal in the parking lot management system. The flowchart which shows the principal part procedure of the closing key process which the POS terminal performs in the parking lot management system. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the leaving side apparatus in the parking lot management system. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the parking fee setting table formed in the memory | storage part of the delivery side apparatus in the parking lot management system. The flowchart which shows the main control procedures which the control part of the delivery side apparatus in the parking lot management system performs.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Warehousing side apparatus, 2 ... Outlet side apparatus, 4 ... POS terminal, 7 ... Point card with parking ticket function 21, 32, 42 ... Clock part, 22, 37, 45 ... Card reader / writer, 27, 38, 51: Control unit, 56: Parking fee setting table.

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Calculate the parking fee corresponding to the parking time from the warehousing date and time for each vehicle leaving the parking lot, and the warehousing side device that records the warehousing date and time for each vehicle entering the parking lot, and finish the payment of this parking fee And a parking lot management system with a delivery-side device that permits delivery,
The warehousing device includes a clock unit that measures the current date and time, a warehousing reader / writer that writes and reads data to and from a portable recording medium that can record at least the warehousing date and service value, and the warehousing reader -Warehousing date acquisition means for acquiring the current date and time counted by the clock unit when the data of the portable recording medium is read by the writer as the warehousing date; Warehousing date and time recording means for writing to the portable recording medium by the warehousing side reader / writer,
The unloading side device writes and reads data to and from the portable recording medium, and outputs the loading time and the service value from the portable recording medium by the unloading side reader / writer. A medium data reading means to read, a parking charge calculating means for calculating a parking charge based on the warehousing time read by the medium data reading means, and the service value read by the medium data reading means are rewritten and updated. The parking fee calculation on the condition that the medium determination means for determining whether or not it is the first process after being performed, and that the service determination is determined to be the first process after the service value is rewritten and updated by the medium determination means And a parking fee adjustment means for adjusting the parking fee calculated by the means with the updated service value. Temu. The parking lot management system includes a settlement device that calculates a purchase price of a product purchased by a customer and processes price payment data for the purchase price.
The payment apparatus includes a service value calculation means for calculating a service value according to a purchase price of a product purchased by the customer, a payment side reader / writer for writing and reading data to and from the portable recording medium, The service value calculated by the service value calculation means is added to the service value read from the portable recording medium by the settlement side reader / writer, and the service value recorded on the portable recording medium is added to the service value after the addition. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, further comprising service value updating means for rewriting and updating the service value. The portable recording medium can record identification information indicating that the service value has been rewritten and updated,
The settlement apparatus records the identification information on the portable recording medium every time the service value recorded on the portable recording medium is rewritten and updated by the service value updating means,
When the identification information is recorded on the portable recording medium, the medium judging means of the delivery-side apparatus judges that the service value is the first process after rewriting and updating, and the portable recording medium The parking management system according to claim 2, wherein the identification information is cleared.   A portable recording medium characterized in that warehousing date and time, a service value, and identification information indicating that the service value has been rewritten and updated are stored in a rewritable manner.   5. The portable recording medium according to claim 4, wherein the service value is a service point calculated according to a purchase price of a product purchased by a customer.

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