JP2008152460A - Parking management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking management system suitable for a parking lot of an area-classified or hierarchy-classified fee system, continuously tracing movement of a vehicle from an entrance to an exit to manage parking. <P>SOLUTION: This parking management system has: cameras C1-Cn for monitoring all areas inside the parking lot P; position analysis devices D1-Dn each image-analyzing a video of each the camera C1-Cn to continuously trace the movement of the vehicle; a vehicle track management device 1 recording parking information such as a parking place, or parking start and end time into a vehicle position information table associatively to a vehicle ID of the entrance vehicle from position information of the position analysis device D1-Dn, and managing it; and a gate type parking management device 10 notifying the vehicle track management device 1 of an issued parking ticket as the vehicle ID through a communication device 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking management system that manages parking of vehicles in a parking lot, and more particularly to a parking management system that manages parking by continuously tracking (tracking) the movement of a vehicle from entry to exit.

  For example, in a self-propelled three-dimensional parking lot or a large parking lot, a parking space (vehicle room) far from the entrance / exit and a parking space far from the facility to be used are inconvenient, so the utilization rate is low. Therefore, it is conceivable to improve the usage efficiency by changing the fee according to hierarchy or area and reducing the parking fee for inconvenient parking spaces. It is necessary to know the parking area and the parking time of the vehicle so as not to cause unfairness, for example, even if the vehicle is parked in a cheap area immediately before it is parked, and the fee is not discounted.

Conventionally, there have been proposed parking management systems based on a tier-based charge or an area-based charge method for specifying and managing a parking area and parking time of a vehicle.
For example, a parking ticket reading / writing device is installed at each boundary between areas with different charges, and a parking ticket is inserted into the parking ticket reading / writing device when entering or exiting each area. Is recorded, and the parking fee is collected according to the parking time by reading the entry / exit time of the parked area from the parking ticket when the parking fee is settled (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In addition, a car number recognition device that recognizes the vehicle number at each boundary between the parking lot entrance and the area where the fee is different is installed, and the car number of the vehicle passing through each point is read, and the entry time in each area of the vehicle The entry time is recorded and a parking fee is collected according to the parking time of each area (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
It is also conceivable to provide a lock device in the parking space (vehicle compartment) and release the lock device by adjusting the parking fee.
JP 2005-18542 A JP 2002-157617 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, every time a boundary between areas with different charges passes, the user must temporarily stop and insert / remove the parking ticket into / from the parking ticket reading / writing device, which is inconvenient for the user. At the same time, the number of stops increases and the hall becomes crowded. In addition, there is a need to install a car gate to prevent the situation where you cannot forget to insert a parking ticket and you cannot receive a discount. There is. In addition, in Patent Document 2, the user does not need to insert a parking ticket or temporarily stop, and does not need a space for installing a car gate or a parking ticket reading / writing device. There is also a probability that the car number is different depending on the car number recognition device in the area, and there is a problem that the system does not function when the car number cannot be read or wrong. In addition, in the lock device method, the equipment cost increases depending on the number of passenger compartments. In addition, when the vehicle is parked in a passenger compartment with a lock device, it is necessary to pay in advance, which is inconvenient for the user because the payment method is different from other areas without the lock device.

As described above, all of the conventional systems have various problems because the vehicle is specified only at a predetermined point (such as a parking lot entrance / exit or an area boundary).
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and by continuously monitoring the movement of the vehicle, it does not decrease the convenience of the user, the profitability of management, etc. It aims at providing the parking management system which can introduce a parking fee system.

  For this reason, in the parking management system for managing parking of vehicles in a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces, the invention of claim 1 is identification information for generating vehicle identification information for identifying each vehicle entering the parking lot. Generating means, tracking means for identifying a vehicle captured by a camera capable of monitoring the entire parking lot based on the vehicle identification information, and continuously tracking the movement of each vehicle from entry to entry, and the vehicle identification Parking information management means for recording and managing parking information of each vehicle based on information and vehicle position information obtained by the tracking means, and managing parking of each vehicle based on the parking information of the parking information management means It is characterized by having a configuration to do.

  In such a configuration, when the vehicle enters the parking lot, the identification information generating means generates vehicle identification information for each vehicle. When the tracking unit monitors the entire parking lot with a camera and catches the vehicle, the tracking unit identifies each vehicle based on the vehicle identification information and continuously tracks (tracks) the movement from entry to entry. The parking information management means records and manages the parking information of each vehicle based on the vehicle identification information and the vehicle position information. Thereby, the movement of each vehicle in the parking lot can be continuously monitored, and the parking management of each vehicle can be easily performed by the parking information of the parking information management means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the parking lot is provided with a parking ticket issuing machine and an entrance gate at the entrance of the parking lot, and a gate-type parking management device having an exit settlement machine and an entrance gate at the exit. When the ticket issuing machine issues a parking ticket, the vehicle identification information is generated, and the tracking unit tracks the movement of the vehicle by associating the vehicle captured by the camera with the vehicle identification information when the parking ticket is issued. The parking information management means records and manages at least a parking space position, a parking start time, and a parking end time at which each vehicle is parked in association with the vehicle identification information based on the vehicle position information of the tracking means as the parking information. It is good to set it as the structure which pays a charge based on the said parking information with the said exit adjustment machine.

  In such a configuration, when a parking ticket is issued for an entering vehicle, vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle is generated, and the vehicle is tracked and monitored based on the vehicle identification information. The position and parking start time are recorded. When the vehicle exits the parking space, the parking end time is recorded. At the parking lot exit, the fee is settled by the exit settlement machine based on the recorded information.

The invention of claim 3 is provided with a pre-payment machine capable of paying a fee before entering the parking lot, and the parking information management means records and manages the payment completion information by the pre-payment machine as the parking information.
In such a configuration, a user who has been pre-paid by the pre-payment machine can enter without paying the fee at the parking lot exit according to the parking information recorded in the parking information management means.

The invention of claim 4 includes a tenant checker capable of recording fee discount information, and the parking information management means records and manages discount information by the tenant checker as the parking information.
In such a configuration, the user who has recorded the fee discount information with the tenant checker can receive the fee discount at the parking lot exit by the parking information recorded in the parking information management means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the information processing device includes notification means capable of notifying the position of the parking space, and the parking information management means records and manages at least the position information of the parking space, and is based on the parking information of the parking information management means. The parking location of each vehicle may be notified by the notification means.
In such a configuration, it becomes possible to know the parking place of the own vehicle by the notification means before getting on the board to enter, even if the parking place of the own car is not known in a large parking lot etc. You will be able to know.

7. The tracking device according to claim 6, wherein the tracking means detects a position of the vehicle by analyzing a plurality of cameras arranged so that a part of a monitoring area of cameras adjacent to each other overlaps, and an image of each camera. A position analysis device that records and manages at least the current position of the vehicle and the parking space position when the vehicle is parked in association with the vehicle identification information for each monitoring area of each camera. A configuration including an information table is preferable.
In such a configuration, the position analysis device records and manages the current position of the vehicle and the parking space position when the vehicle is parked, thereby reducing the burden on the parking information management means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the identification information generating means may be configured to use the parking ticket number recorded on the parking ticket issued by the parking ticket issuing machine as the vehicle identification information.
As in claim 8, the parking lot may be configured to set a different fee structure for each parking area.

The parking information management means records and manages the presence / absence of a vehicle in each parking space as the parking information, and the parking information management means It is good to set it as the structure which can display the full / vacant information for every said parking area based on the said vehicle presence information.
In such a configuration, in the case of a self-propelled multi-story parking lot or the like, it is possible to display full space for each level based on the recording information of the parking information management means.

As in claim 10, the parking information management means records and manages information necessary for payment of a parking fee in association with the vehicle identification information as the parking information, and when the parking ticket issued upon admission is lost, the parking information It is good to be the structure which can participate in participation processing based on information.
In such a configuration, in a system that requests a parking ticket when the parking fee is settled, even if the parking ticket is lost, the same entry process as when there is a parking ticket can be performed based on the recording information of the parking information management means.

As in claim 11, the parking information management means records and manages information necessary for payment of parking charges in association with the vehicle identification information as the parking information, and the vehicle is based on the vehicle position information of the tracking means. When it is detected that the parking lot exit has been reached, a parking fee settlement operation may be started based on the parking information.
In such a configuration, since the fee can be settled based on the recording information of the parking information management means without issuing a parking ticket, a parking ticket issuing machine can be dispensed with.

  According to the parking management system of the present invention, since the trajectory of the vehicle is continuously tracked and monitored using image analysis from the entrance to the exit of the parking lot, which vehicle is parked in which parking space for how long. You can be sure. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a parking ticket reading / writing device or a car gate at the boundary between areas in the parking system based on the area-based or level-based fee system, and the user does not need to stop at the boundary between the areas. . Further, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the system does not function due to erroneous detection as in the car number recognition method. Therefore, the convenience for the user can be improved, and the operating profitability can be improved by improving the parking efficiency. It is also possible to participate without inserting a parking ticket. Moreover, since all the areas in the parking lot P can be monitored with the image of a camera, there exists an advantage that the security of a parking lot can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a parking management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a layout example of a parking lot to which the parking management system of the first embodiment is applied.
In the figure, the parking management system of the present embodiment has n (n = 1, 2,...) That can monitor all the roads in the parking lot P shown in FIG. 2 and all the passenger compartments SA1 to SZ2 as parking spaces. ... N (n = n) that analyzes the images provided by the cameras C1 to Cn and images taken by the cameras C1 to Cn, recognizes the vehicle, and calculates the position of the vehicle 1, 2 ...) and vehicle trajectory management as parking information management means for recording and managing the parking information of each vehicle entered from the vehicle position information from each of the position analysis devices D1 to Dn. The apparatus 1 includes a gate-type parking management apparatus 10 and a communication apparatus 2 for communicating information between the vehicle locus management apparatus 1 and the gate-type parking management apparatus 10. In the present embodiment, the parking lot P is assumed to be of an area-based fee system in which different parking fees are set according to the parking area.

The cameras C1 to Cn are arranged in the parking lot P so that a part of the surveillance areas of the cameras adjacent to each other overlap as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the gate-type parking management device 10 includes a parking ticket issuing machine 11 and an entrance gate 12 at the entrance of the parking lot P, and an exit settlement machine 13 and an entrance gate 14 at the exit of the parking lot P. The parking management operation by the gate type parking management device 10 is conventionally known. Briefly, when a vehicle is detected by a vehicle detector such as a loop coil (not shown) when entering the vehicle, the parking ticket is issued from the parking ticket issuing machine 11. Issuing and opening the entrance gate 12 when the parking ticket has been removed allows entry. When entering the vehicle, the parking fee corresponding to the parking time is settled by the exit settlement machine 13, and when the settlement is completed, the participation gate 14 is opened and the participation is permitted.

In the present embodiment, when a parking ticket is issued from the parking ticket issuing machine 11 to an entrance vehicle, the gate-type parking management device 10 identifies the entrance vehicle by identifying the parking ticket number recorded on the parking ticket ( Vehicle ID) to the vehicle trajectory management device 1 via the communication device 2. Here, the gate type parking management apparatus 10 has a function of identification information generating means.
The vehicle trajectory management device 1 includes the vehicle position information table shown in FIG. 3, and the vehicle ID, the entry time, the current position of the vehicle, the parking compartment number, the parking start time, and the parking end time as the parking information for each vehicle. Record management.

  In the case where the gate-type parking management device 10 is a pre-payment system that can be pre-paid before the parking lot starts, the pre-payment machine 15 indicated by a dotted line in FIG. Further, in the case of a parking lot of a store such as a department store or a supermarket, as shown in FIG. 1, a tenant checker 16 capable of recording fee discount information is provided. In this case, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 records a pre-payment fee and / or discount information in the vehicle position information table in addition to the parking information described above.

Next, the operation of the parking management system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In step 1 (indicated by S1 in the figure, the same shall apply hereinafter), it is determined whether or not the position analysis device D1 has detected an entering vehicle based on the video of the camera C1. If there is a vehicle in the image of the camera C1 with the entrance of the parking lot 1 as the monitoring area, the determination in step 1 is YES and the process proceeds to step 2. At this time, a parking ticket is issued from the parking ticket issuing machine 11 to the vehicle, a parking ticket number issued from the gate type parking management device 10 and an entrance time are transmitted to the vehicle locus management device 1, and the vehicle locus management is performed. The device 1 records the parking ticket number received in the vehicle position information table as a vehicle ID and records the entrance time.
In step 2, the position analysis device D1 inquires of the vehicle trajectory management device 1 about the vehicle ID. In response to this inquiry, the vehicle track management device 1 transmits the vehicle ID recorded in the vehicle position information table.
In step 3, the position analysis device D1 determines whether or not the vehicle ID has been received, and if received, proceeds to step 4.

  In step 4, the vehicle position is calculated by identifying the vehicle based on the received vehicle ID, and the calculated vehicle position information is constantly (or periodically) notified to the vehicle trajectory management device 1. The vehicle trajectory management device 1 records the notified current position of the vehicle in the vehicle position information table in association with the ID of the vehicle. Similarly, when there is an admission vehicle continuously, the issued parking ticket number is set as the vehicle ID of the vehicle, and the vehicle position is calculated by identifying the other vehicle based on the vehicle ID and calculating the vehicle position. Notify When the vehicle enters the monitoring area of the camera C2 and the position analysis device D2 recognizes the vehicle, the position analysis device D2 inquires the vehicle trajectory management device 1 about the ID of the recognized vehicle. The vehicle trajectory management device 1 searches for the ID of the corresponding vehicle from the current location information of each vehicle in the vehicle location information table and notifies the location analysis device D2. The position analysis device D2 tracks (tracks) the vehicle that has entered the monitoring area based on the notified vehicle ID, and notifies the vehicle locus management device 1 of its current position. In this way, the vehicle trajectory management apparatus 1 grasps the current position of each vehicle in the parking lot P by receiving the current position information of each vehicle from each position analysis apparatus D1 to Dn.

In step 5, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 determines whether or not the vehicle has entered based on the current position information notified from each of the position analysis devices D1 to Dn as described above, and the determination should be NO. If so, go to Step 6.
In step 6, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 compares the current position of the vehicle with the previously stored position information of each of the compartments SA1 to SZ2, and determines whether or not the vehicle is parked in the compartment. When it is detected that the vehicle stays at any of the cabin positions for a certain period of time, it is determined that the vehicle is parked, and the process proceeds to step 7.
In step 7, the parked vehicle number and the current time are recorded in the vehicle position information table as the parking start time.
In step 8, it is determined whether or not the vehicle has left the passenger compartment. If the vehicle position information has changed, it is determined that the vehicle has left, and the process proceeds to step 9.
In step 9, the time when the exit determination is made is recorded in the vehicle position information table as the parking end time.
Thereafter, when the vehicle position information is notified from the position analysis device Dn that uses the exit of the parking lot P as the monitoring area, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 determines that the vehicle will enter, the determination in step 5 becomes YES, and step 10 Proceed to

In step 10, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 records the parking information (vehicle ID, entry time, parking compartment number, parking start time, and parking end time recorded in association with the ID of the participating vehicle recorded in the vehicle position information table. ) Is transmitted to the gate-type parking management apparatus 10. The exit settlement machine 13 of the gate type parking management apparatus 10 calculates a parking fee based on the notification information without reading a record from the parking ticket. At this time, the parking fee is calculated and displayed according to the parking time calculated from the parking start time and the parking end time according to the notified charge category of the parking area of the parking compartment. When the user settles the displayed fee, the participation gate 14 is opened as the settlement is completed. The user can participate without inserting a parking ticket into the exit checker 13. If it is not an area-based fee system, the parking time may be calculated from the notified entry time and the parking end time or the current time at the time of entry. In this case, at least the parking start time is calculated from the vehicle position information. It is not necessary to record on the table.
In step 11, the gate-type parking management device 10 notifies the vehicle locus management device 1 that the vehicle has entered by controlling the entry gate 14 to be closed by the entry of the vehicle. It is determined that the participation has been completed by the notification, and the process proceeds to Step 12.
In step 12, the parking information of the participating vehicle is deleted from the vehicle position information table.

According to such a configuration, since the vehicle position from the entrance to the entrance of the parking lot is continuously tracked and monitored using image analysis, the vehicle can be identified and its parking location and parking time can be reliably grasped. For example, if it is applied to a parking system by area or level, it becomes possible to collect an appropriate parking fee without installing a parking ticket reading / writing device or car gate at the boundary of the area as before. The person can pass without stopping at the boundary of the area. Further, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the system does not function due to erroneous detection as in the car number recognition method. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved compared with the conventional parking system based on the area or level, and the operating profitability can be improved by improving the parking efficiency. Further, even in a normal parking system with a uniform charge, it is possible to participate without inserting a parking ticket into the exit settlement machine, so that convenience for the user can be improved.
Moreover, since all the areas in the parking lot P can be captured by the cameras C1 to Cn, there is an advantage that the inside of the parking lot P can be monitored and security can be improved.

  The vehicle trajectory management device 1 manages parking information (vehicle ID, entry time, current position of the vehicle, parking compartment number, parking start time, parking end time, etc.) of all the entering vehicles by using the vehicle position information table. Because it knows the presence or absence of vehicles in all the passenger compartments SA1 to SZ2, in the parking lot etc. where the parking space is divided by area or hierarchy, the full display by area in the full display section Can be done.

  When a user inserts a parking ticket into the pre-payment machine 15 in a parking lot having a pre-payment system using the pre-payment machine 15, the gate-type parking management device 10 uses the parking ticket number (vehicle ID) as the vehicle track management device 1. The vehicle trajectory management device 1 returns the parking information recorded in the vehicle position information table in association with the notified vehicle ID to the gated parking management device 10. In the advance settlement machine 15, the parking fee is calculated in the same manner as the above-described exit settlement machine 13 based on the parking information received with the current time as the parking end time, and the user settles the fee. The advance settlement machine 15 records the settlement amount on the parking ticket and notifies the settlement amount information and the parking end time to the vehicle locus management device 1, and the vehicle locus management device 1 corresponds to the corresponding column of the vehicle position information table shown in FIG. Record the notification information in When the vehicle enters, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 notifies the parking information corresponding to the exit settlement machine 13 as described above. At this time, if the time from preliminary settlement to entry is within the grace period, the gate-type parking management device 10 opens the entry gate 14 as a settled vehicle based on the notified parking information and participates. to approve. If the grace time is exceeded, the excess fee is displayed and the entry gate 14 is opened after the fee is settled.

  Similarly, when the tenant checker 16 is provided, when a user inserts a parking ticket into the tenant checker 16, the tenant checker 16 records discount information on the parking ticket, and the information and the parking ticket number (vehicle ID) are gated. The vehicle track management device 1 is notified via the parking management device 10, and the vehicle track management device 1 associates the notified vehicle ID with the discount information indicated by the dotted line provided in the vehicle position information table shown in FIG. Record this in the column. When the vehicle enters, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 notifies the parking information corresponding to the exit adjusting machine 13 as described above, and the exit adjusting machine 13 discounts the parking fee based on the notified parking information. .

In a system in which a parking ticket is required for the payment of the parking fee, even if the parking ticket is lost, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 uses the vehicle position information table to associate the vehicle ID with the vehicle ID for the fee adjustment. Since necessary information (entrance time, parking start time, parking end time, discount information, pre-payment, discount information, etc.) is managed, a parking ticket without a parking ticket by notifying the loss of the parking ticket The same entry process as when there is. Therefore, there is no need to set a prescribed charge when parking tickets are lost.
In the above embodiment, the position analysis device is provided for each of the cameras C1 to Cn. However, the image analysis of the images of the cameras C1 to Cn may be performed by one position analysis device.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the second embodiment, the hardware configuration of the parking management system is the same as that in FIGS. 1 and 2, but the function sharing between the position analysis devices D1 to Dn and the vehicle track management device 1 is different.
The position analysis devices D1 to Dn of the present embodiment include an in-area position information table as shown in FIG. 5 that records vehicle position information in its own monitoring area.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above only in the tracking management operation of the vehicle by the position analysis device and the vehicle trajectory management device, and the tracking management operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In step 21, the position analysis device Dx (x = 1 to n) monitors whether or not the vehicle has entered the own monitoring area. If it is determined that the vehicle has entered, the process proceeds to step 22 where the vehicle enters. The vehicle trajectory management device 1 is notified of this and the detected position information of the vehicle.
In step 23, the vehicle trajectory management apparatus 1 identifies the corresponding vehicle ID from the received detected position information and notifies the position analysis apparatus Dx.
In step 24, the position analysis device Dx registers the received vehicle ID in the in-area position information table, records / updates the calculated vehicle position in association with the vehicle ID, and the current position of the vehicle in its own monitoring area. Always grasp and manage.

In step 25, the position analysis device Dx determines whether or not the vehicle is parked by comparing the vehicle interior position information in the monitoring area recorded in advance with the current position of the vehicle. If it is detected that the vehicle stays at the vehicle compartment for a certain period of time, it is determined that the vehicle has been parked, and the process proceeds to step 26. The parking vehicle compartment number is recorded in the in-area position information table, Notify start and parking room number.
In step 27, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 records the received vehicle ID and parking compartment number in the vehicle position information table of FIG. 3, and records the current time as the parking start time.
In step 28, the position analysis device Dx determines whether or not the vehicle has exited from the parking compartment position based on the current position of the vehicle and determines that the parking is finished. The vehicle ID and parking end are notified.

In step 30, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 records the current time as the parking end time in association with the corresponding vehicle ID in the vehicle position information table.
In step 31, the position analysis device Dx determines whether or not the vehicle has escaped from its own monitoring area and proceeds to step 32 where it is determined that the vehicle has escaped. The final position information is notified, and the vehicle information including the vehicle ID is deleted from the in-area position information table.
Thereafter, the position analysis device of the adjacent monitoring area recognizes the vehicle and tracks the movement of the vehicle by the same operation. By continuing this, the trajectory of the vehicle is managed in all areas in the parking lot P.

  According to such a configuration, each position analysis device D1 to Dn grasps all the trajectories of the vehicle in the assigned monitoring area and exits from the passenger compartment when entering and exiting the monitoring area and when parking is started. Sometimes the vehicle trajectory management device 1 is notified of this, and as a result, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 knows which vehicle is moving in which monitoring area and which vehicle is parked in which compartment. can do. And according to the structure of 2nd Embodiment, the communication traffic amount between the position-analysis apparatuses D1-Dn and the vehicle locus | trajectory management apparatus 1 reduces, and it can improve a throughput as the whole system.

In the parking management system of the present invention, since the vehicle is continuously tracked and monitored, it is possible to grasp which vehicle is parked in which parking space, so it is very difficult to find the parking position of the own vehicle. Thus, it is possible to automatically notify the parking position.
For example, in the case of a parking lot of a pre-payment system including the pre-payment machine 15, when a parking ticket is inserted into the pre-payment machine, a parking ticket number (vehicle ID) is assigned to the vehicle trajectory management apparatus 1 from the gate type parking management apparatus 10 side. The vehicle trajectory management device 1 returns the vehicle information of the corresponding vehicle ID in the vehicle position information table to the gated parking management device 10. Thereby, the advance settlement machine 15 can notify the user of the received parking compartment number using a notification method such as displaying on the display panel, notifying by voice or printing on the parking ticket. . Here, the advance settlement machine 15 has a function of notifying means for notifying the parking place.

In addition, in the case of a parking lot of an exit settlement system that does not have an advance settlement machine 15, a parking position confirmation device is installed in the parking lot P as a notification means for parking position notification, and a parking ticket is inserted into the parking position confirmation device. By doing so, it is only necessary to notify the user of the parking compartment number in the same manner as in the case of the above-mentioned advance checkout machine.
Monthly contracted vehicles and special vehicles such as owners enter and exit with commuter passes and pass cards, as in conventional parking lots. In such cases, the commuter pass or pass card used at the time of entry is unique. The vehicle may be tracked and managed using the number as the vehicle ID.

  In addition, the vehicle ID is not limited to the parking ticket number or the commuter pass number, but may be any vehicle as long as the vehicle ID can be identified. Also good. In such a case, the vehicle trajectory management device 1 manages information (entry time, parking start time, parking end time, etc.) necessary for fee settlement in association with the vehicle ID for all the entering vehicles by the vehicle position information table. Therefore, by detecting that the vehicle has reached the parking lot exit from the vehicle position information and starting the parking fee settlement operation based on the parking information managed by the vehicle trajectory management device 1, the fee is charged even without a parking ticket. Payment can be made, and it is not necessary to issue a parking ticket at the parking entrance, and the parking ticket issuing machine 11 can be dispensed with.

The block diagram of 1st Embodiment of the parking management system which concerns on this invention. Schematic showing a layout example of a parking lot to which the first embodiment is applied Vehicle position information table The flowchart explaining the parking management operation | movement of 1st Embodiment. The figure of the area position information table which the position analysis apparatus of 2nd Embodiment of this invention has. Flowchart explaining the tracking management operation of the second embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle locus | trajectory management apparatus 2 Communication apparatus 10 Gate type parking management apparatus 11 Parking ticket issuing machine 12 Entrance gate 13 Exit adjustment machine 14 Exit gate 15 Advance adjustment machine 16 Tenant checkers C1-Cn Cameras D1-Dn Position analysis apparatus P Parking lot SA1 ~ SZ2 compartment

Claims (11)

In a parking management system that manages parking of vehicles in a parking lot with a plurality of parking spaces,
Identification information generating means for generating vehicle identification information for identifying each vehicle entering the parking lot;
Tracking means for continuously tracking the movement of each vehicle from entry to entry by identifying a vehicle captured by a camera capable of monitoring the entire parking lot based on the vehicle identification information;
Parking information management means for recording and managing parking information of each vehicle based on the vehicle identification information and vehicle position information obtained by the tracking means;
And a parking management system that manages parking of each vehicle based on the parking information of the parking information management means.   A parking ticket issuing machine and an entrance gate are provided at the entrance of the parking lot, and a gate type parking management device having an exit adjustment machine and an entrance gate at the exit, and the identification information generating means includes the parking ticket issuing machine receiving the parking ticket. The vehicle identification information is generated when issued, and the tracking means tracks the movement of the vehicle by associating the vehicle captured by the camera with the vehicle identification information when the parking ticket is issued, and the parking information management means The parking space position where each vehicle is parked, the parking start time, and the parking end time are recorded and managed as the parking information in association with the vehicle identification information based on the vehicle position information of the tracking means, and the exit settlement machine The parking management system according to claim 1, wherein the fee is settled based on the parking information.   The parking management system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a pre-payment machine capable of paying a fee before entering a parking lot, wherein the parking information management means records and manages the payment completion information by the pre-payment machine as the parking information. .   The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a tenant checker capable of recording fee discount information, wherein the parking information management unit records and manages discount information by the tenant checker as the parking information.   A notification means capable of notifying a position of the parking space, wherein the parking information management means records and manages at least the position information of the parking space, and determines a parking place of each vehicle based on the parking information of the parking information management means; The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein notification can be made by the notification means.   The tracking means includes a plurality of cameras arranged so that a part of a monitoring area of cameras adjacent to each other overlaps, and at least one position analysis device that detects the position of the vehicle by analyzing the image of each camera. The position analysis device includes a position information table that records and manages at least the current position of the vehicle and the parking space position when the vehicle is parked in association with the vehicle identification information for each monitoring area of each camera. The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The parking management system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the identification information generating means is configured to use a parking ticket number recorded on a parking ticket issued by the parking ticket issuing machine as the vehicle identification information. .   The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the parking lot is configured to set a different fee structure for each parking area.   While the plurality of parking spaces are classified for each parking area, the parking information management means records and manages the presence or absence of vehicles in each parking space as the parking information, and based on the vehicle presence information of the parking information management means The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the parking space information for each parking area can be displayed.   The parking information management means records and manages information necessary for payment of parking fees in association with the vehicle identification information as the parking information, and when a parking ticket issued at the time of entry is lost, an entry process is performed based on the parking information. The parking management system according to claim 1, wherein the parking management system can be configured.   The parking information management means records and manages information necessary for payment of parking fees in association with the vehicle identification information as the parking information, and the vehicle has reached the parking lot exit based on the vehicle position information of the tracking means The parking management system according to claim 1, wherein a parking fee settlement operation is started based on the parking information when a parking event is detected.

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