JP2011210135A - Parking lot information providing server, parking lot information display device, parking lot information providing method and program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately display information on a parking fee to a user.SOLUTION: The parking lot information providing server provides parking lot information showing the information regarding a parking lot to a parking lot information display device such as a navigation device which displays the parking lot information to the user. The parking lot information providing server includes: a storage means; a transmitting and receiving means; an acquisition means; and a calculation means. The storage means stores a plurality of pieces of parking lot information and stores a charge map showing relation between a parking time zone and the parking fee for a plurality of parking lots. The receiving means receives a user indicated position showing an indicated position of the user, parking start time, and parking time by the parking lot information display device. The acquisition means obtains the parking lot information of parking lots within a fixed range including the indicated position from the storage means. The calculation means calculates parking fees of the parking lots within the fixed range including the indicated position using the charge map on the basis of the parking start time and the parking time.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for providing parking lot information to a navigation device or the like.

  Conventionally, in navigation devices, various techniques for guiding a driver to a parking lot near a destination have been proposed. For example, in the following Patent Document 1, in a navigation device, a parking lot in the vicinity such as a destination is searched, and parking lot information is displayed in a list according to various conditions such as the order of charges and the number of cars that can be parked. The technique which guides to the parking lot selected by the driver in that is described.

JP 2003-214866 A

  However, the parking fee varies depending on the parking start time, the parking time, and the like, and the fee table showing the relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee is different for each parking lot management company. For this reason, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is difficult for the user to know which parking lot is best for parking.

  Examples of problems to be solved by the present invention include the above. This invention makes it a subject to display the information of a parking charge appropriately for a user.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a parking lot information providing server that provides parking lot information to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user. Storage means for storing information, a charge map indicating a relationship between a parking time zone and a parking fee, a receiving means for receiving a user's designated position, parking start time, and parking time from the parking lot information display device; Based on the acquisition means for acquiring the parking lot information of the parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time, the indicated position using the charge map A parking unit that calculates a parking fee within a certain range including the parking lot information acquired by the acquiring unit and the parking fee information calculated by the calculating unit in association with each other. Characterized in that it comprises transmission means for transmitting to the field display device.

  The invention according to claim 3 includes a storage means for storing parking lot information, a charge map indicating a relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee, and a user's designated position for a plurality of parking lots. Based on the acquisition means for acquiring the parking information of the predetermined facility in the storage means from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time input by the user, using the fee map, a certain range including the indicated position Calculation means for calculating the parking fee of the parking lot in the display, display means for displaying the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition means and the parking fee calculated by the calculation means in association with each other, and displaying to the user, It is characterized by providing.

  Invention of Claim 4 provides parking lot information with respect to the parking lot information display apparatus which displays the parking lot information regarding a parking lot to a user, and about several parking lots, parking lot information, a parking time slot | zone, A parking lot information providing method performed by a parking lot information providing server having a storage means for storing a charge map indicating a relationship with a parking fee, wherein the parking lot indicates an instruction position, a parking start time, and a parking time of a user. Based on the receiving step received from the information display device, the acquisition step of acquiring the parking lot information of the parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time, By using the fee map, the calculation step of calculating a parking fee of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position, the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition step, and the calculation step In association with the calculated parking fee information, characterized in that it comprises a transmission step of transmitting to the parking indication device.

  Invention of Claim 5 provides parking lot information with respect to the parking lot information display apparatus which displays the parking lot information regarding a parking lot to a user, and about a some parking lot, parking lot information, a parking time slot | zone, A parking lot information providing program executed by a parking lot information providing server having a storage means for storing a charge map indicating a relationship with a parking fee, wherein the parking position information indicating a user's designated position, parking start time and parking time Based on the receiving means for receiving from the parking lot information display device, the acquiring means for acquiring the parking lot information of the parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time, A calculation unit that calculates a parking fee of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position using a charge map, and the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition unit and the calculation unit Ri transmitting means in association with information of the calculated parking fee is transmitted to the parking lot display device, as is characterized in that to function the parking lot information provision server.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a navigation system. It is a figure which shows the structure of a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of a server. An example of parking lot information acquired from the server DB is shown. It is an example when the parking lot information and the parking fee are displayed on the display screen. It is an example of the charge table | surface which shows the relationship between a time slot | zone and a parking charge. It is an example when the parking lot information and the parking fee are displayed on the display screen. It is an example of the parking charge from which the parking charge according to a time zone changes with a day of the week. The flowchart which shows the parking fee calculation process which calculates | requires the parking fee of each parking lot. The flowchart which shows the parking fee calculation process which calculates | requires the parking fee of each parking lot. It is another example when the parking lot information and the parking fee are displayed on the display screen.

  In one viewpoint of this invention, it is a parking lot information provision server which provides parking lot information with respect to the parking lot information display apparatus which displays the parking lot information regarding a parking lot to a user, Comprising: About several parking lots, parking lot information And storage means for storing a charge map indicating the relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee, and receiving from the parking lot information display device the indicated position indicating the user's indicated position, the parking start time, and the parking time. Based on the charge map, the acquisition means for acquiring the parking lot information of the parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time, A calculation unit that calculates a parking fee of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position, a parking lot information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a parking fee information calculated by the calculation unit And transmission means for transmitting to the parking lot display device attached.

  Said parking lot information provision server provides parking lot information with respect to parking lot information display apparatuses, such as a navigation apparatus which displays the parking lot information which shows the information regarding a parking lot to a user. The parking lot information providing server includes storage means such as a hard disk, reception means and transmission means such as a communication device, and acquisition means and calculation means such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The memory | storage means has memorize | stored the parking lot information and the charge map which shows the relationship between a parking time slot | zone and a parking fee about several parking lots. A receiving means receives the user instruction | indication position which shows a user's instruction | indication position, parking start time, and parking time from a parking lot information display apparatus. An acquisition means acquires the parking lot information of the parking lot in the fixed range containing an instruction | indication position from a memory | storage means. Based on the parking start time and the parking time, the calculating means calculates a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position, using a fee map. The transmission means associates the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition means with the parking fee information calculated by the calculation means and transmits the information to the parking lot display device. Thereby, it becomes possible to show an appropriate parking charge according to parking start time and parking time to a user.

  In another aspect of the parking lot information providing server, the storage unit stores a charge map indicating a relationship between a day of the week and a parking time zone and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots, and the receiving unit The parking start time and the parking start date and time including the date and the parking time are received from the parking lot information display device, and the calculation means calculates the charge map based on the parking start date and time and the parking time. And calculating a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position. In this way, it is possible to calculate the parking fee in correspondence with the change in the fee system depending on the day of the week.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the parking lot information display device is, for example, a navigation device, and stores, for a plurality of parking lots, parking lot information and a fee map indicating a relationship between a parking time zone and a parking fee. Based on the means, the acquisition means for acquiring the parking lot information of a predetermined facility within a certain range including the user's designated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time input by the user, the fee Using a map, the calculation means for calculating a parking fee within a certain range including the indicated position, the parking information acquired by the acquiring means, and the parking fee calculated by the calculating means And display means for displaying to the user. Also with this parking lot information display device, it is possible to show the user an appropriate parking fee according to the parking start time and parking time.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, parking information is provided to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user, and parking information and a parking time zone are provided for a plurality of parking lots. Is a parking lot information providing method performed by a parking lot information providing server having storage means for storing a charge map indicating a relationship between a parking charge and a user's designated position indicating a user's designated position, a parking start time, and parking A reception step of receiving time from the parking lot information display device, an acquisition step of acquiring parking lot information of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time, and the parking Based on the time, using the fee map, a calculation step of calculating a parking fee of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position, and the parking acquired by the acquisition step And a transmission step of transmitting to the parking lot display device in association with information and parking fee information calculated by the calculating step. Also by this method, it is possible to show the user an appropriate parking fee according to the parking start time and the parking time.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, parking information is provided to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user, and parking information and a parking time zone are provided for a plurality of parking lots. A parking lot information providing program executed by a parking lot information providing server having storage means for storing a charge map indicating a relationship between a parking charge and a user's designated position indicating a user's designated position and a parking start time Receiving means for receiving parking time from the parking lot information display device, acquisition means for obtaining parking information of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means, the parking start time and the parking time And calculating means for calculating a parking fee of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position using the fee map, and the parking lot acquired by the acquiring device. Said parking indication transmitting means for transmitting device, the parking lot information to function providing server as associates the place information and the calculation means parking fee information calculated by. This program can also show the user an appropriate parking fee according to the parking start time and parking time.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Device configuration]
First, the configuration of the navigation system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a navigation system.

  FIG. 1 shows a vehicle CA driven by a user. A navigation device 100 is mounted on the vehicle CA. The navigation device 100 acquires information held by the server 200 by communicating with the server 200 of the center CT via the communication device 38.

  Next, the configuration of the navigation device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a device configuration of the navigation device 100 mounted on the vehicle CA.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 100 includes a self-supporting positioning device 10, a GPS receiver 18, a system controller 20, a disk drive 31, a data storage unit 36, a communication interface 37, a communication device 38, a display unit 40, and a voice output. A unit 50 and an input device 60 are provided.

  The self-supporting positioning device 10 includes an acceleration sensor 11, an angular velocity sensor 12, and a distance sensor 13. The acceleration sensor 11 is made of, for example, a piezoelectric element, detects the acceleration of the vehicle CA, and outputs acceleration data. The angular velocity sensor 12 is composed of, for example, a vibrating gyroscope, detects the angular velocity of the vehicle CA when the direction of the vehicle CA is changed, and outputs angular velocity data and relative azimuth data.

  The distance sensor 13 measures a vehicle speed pulse composed of a pulse signal generated with the rotation of the wheel of the vehicle CA.

  The GPS receiver 18 is a radio wave that carries downlink data including positioning data (GPS data) from a plurality of GPS satellites that should be used to detect the absolute position of the vehicle CA from latitude and longitude information. 19 is a part for receiving 19.

  The system controller 20 includes an interface 21, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 23, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24, and is configured to control the entire navigation device 100. .

  The interface 21 performs an interface operation with the acceleration sensor 11, the angular velocity sensor 12, the distance sensor 13, and the GPS receiver 18. From these, acceleration data, relative azimuth data, angular velocity data, GPS positioning data, absolute azimuth data and the like are input to the system controller 20 in addition to the vehicle speed pulse. The CPU 22 controls the entire system controller 20. The ROM 23 includes a nonvolatile memory (not shown) in which a control program for controlling the system controller 20 is stored. The RAM 24 stores various data such as route data preset by the user via the input device 60 so as to be readable, and provides a working area to the CPU 22.

  A system controller 20, a disk drive 31 such as a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive, a data storage unit 36, a communication interface 37, a display unit 40, an audio output unit 50, and an input device 60 are connected via a bus line 30. Are connected to each other.

  The disk drive 31 reads and outputs content data such as music data and video data from a disk 33 such as a CD or DVD under the control of the system controller 20. The disk drive 31 may be either a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive, or may be a CD and DVD compatible drive. The data storage unit 36 is configured by, for example, an HDD and stores various data used for navigation processing such as map data.

  The communication device 38 transmits a request for information to the server 200 and receives information from the server 200. The communication device 38 is configured to be able to transmit / receive to / from the server 200 via the communication interface 37.

  The display unit 40 displays various display data on the display screen of the display 44 under the control of the system controller 20. For example, when displaying map data as display data on the display screen, the system controller 20 reads map data from the data storage unit 36, and the display unit 40 is read from the data storage unit 36 by the system controller 20. Map data is displayed on the display screen. The display unit 40 includes a graphic controller 41 that controls the entire display unit 40 based on control data sent from the CPU 22 through the bus line 30 and image information that can be displayed immediately, such as a VRAM (Video RAM). A buffer memory 42 that temporarily stores, a display control unit 43 that controls display of a display 44 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) based on image data output from the graphic controller 41, and a display 44 are provided. Configured. The display 44 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a diagonal of about 5 to 10 inches, and is mounted near the front panel in the vehicle.

  The audio output unit 50 is a D / A converter 51 that performs D / A (Digital to Analog) conversion of audio digital data sent from the disk drive 31 or the RAM 24 via the bus line 30 under the control of the system controller 20. And an amplifier (AMP) 52 that amplifies the audio analog signal output from the D / A converter 51, and a speaker 53 that converts the amplified audio analog signal into audio and outputs the audio into the vehicle. .

  The input device 60 includes keys, switches, buttons, a remote controller, a voice input device, and the like for inputting various commands and data. The input device 60 is disposed around the front panel and the display 44 of the main body of the in-vehicle electronic system mounted in the vehicle. When the display 44 is a touch panel system, the touch panel provided on the display screen of the display 44 also functions as the input device 60.

  Here, the system controller 20 displays on the display screen of the display 44 not only the map data but also information about a parking lot near the destination (hereinafter referred to as “parking lot information”), for example. Specifically, the system controller 20 transmits a parking lot information request to the server 200 via the communication device 38 in response to an instruction from the user, and receives parking lot information from the server 200. The system controller 20 displays the received parking lot information on the display screen of the display 44. These processes are realized by the system controller 20 executing a program. This navigation device 100 functions as a parking lot information display device in the present invention.

  Next, the configuration of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the server 200.

  The server 200 is, for example, a computer, and includes a CPU 210, a memory 211 such as a RAM and a ROM, a hard disk 212, an output device 213 such as a display, an input device 214 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a communication device 215. These devices are connected to each other via a bus 216.

  The hard disk 212 stores a plurality of parking lot information as a database. Hereinafter, this database is referred to as “server DB”. The communication device 215 is configured to be able to transmit and receive with the communication device 38 of the navigation device 100. When the CPU 210 receives the parking lot information request from the navigation device 100, the CPU 210 acquires the parking lot information corresponding to the request from the hard disk 212 and transmits the parking lot information to the navigation device 100. This process is realized by the CPU 210 executing a program. This server 200 functions as a parking lot information providing server in the present invention. Below, the parking lot information provision method to the navigation apparatus 100 by the server 200 is demonstrated.

[Parking information provision method]
The parking lot information providing method by the server 200 will be specifically described.

  First, a general parking information providing method will be described for comparison.

  First, the user inputs an instruction position such as the vehicle position and the destination (hereinafter referred to as “user instruction position”) and the designation of the type of facility to be searched for in the vicinity of the user instruction position to the navigation apparatus 100. Here, a parking lot is designated as a facility to be searched. Therefore, the system controller 20 transmits a parking lot information request including the user-instructed position to the server 200 via the communication device 38.

  The server 200 receives a parking lot information request from the navigation device 100 via the communication device 215. Then, in the server 200, the CPU 210 acquires, from the server DB, parking lot information of parking lots within a certain range including the user designated position based on the received user designated position. For example, the CPU 210 acquires parking lot information of parking lots within a certain distance centered on the user-specified position from the server DB. Here, the fixed distance is set to a distance that can be traveled within, for example, three minutes from the user instruction position, specifically about 1 km. FIG. 4 shows an example of parking lot information acquired from the server DB. The parking lot information includes facility name information indicating the parking lot name, location information indicating the location of the parking lot, and other information indicating other information about the parking lot. The position information is indicated by, for example, latitude and longitude, and in the example shown in FIG. 4, it is indicated by (latitude, longitude) = (Xi, Yi) (i: number). In the example shown in FIG. 4, information indicating whether the vehicle is full is shown as other information. Specifically, when the vehicle is full, it is indicated as “full”, and when there is a vacancy, it is indicated as “empty”.

  Here, in a general parking lot information providing method, as other information, information on a parking fee per unit time, for example, information on a parking fee when parked for one hour is included. The CPU 210 lists the parking lot information acquired from the server DB based on the parking fee information, for example, in ascending order of the parking fee, and transmits it to the navigation device 100. The navigation device 100 receives the received parking lot information list. Is displayed on the display screen of the display 44. FIG. 5 shows an example when the parking lot information and the parking fee are displayed on the display screen. In the example shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the parking lot information is shown as a list DLs, and the user-instructed position is the own vehicle position pp. In the list DLs, the parking lot name, the distance from the user-instructed position (here, the vehicle position pp), and the parking fee per hour are shown. In the example shown in FIG. 5, as an example, the parking lot with the shortest distance from the user instruction is surrounded by a broken line, and the parking lot with the lowest parking fee is surrounded by a solid line. As can be seen from FIG. 5, in this case, the parking fee at the parking lot P5 is the cheapest.

  Actually, the parking fee varies depending on the parking start time, the parking time, and the like. For example, in the case of parking for 3 hours, a value obtained by simply multiplying the parking fee per hour by 3 is not always the actual parking fee.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a fee table showing the relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee. In FIG. 6, the numbers surrounded by circles indicate the minimum charges in the parking time zone.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6, the parking fee for the parking time zone is different for each parking lot. For example, in the case where the parking start time is AM 10:00, the parking lot P1 is 800 yen when parked for 1 hour, and the maximum charge is 2500 yen when parked for 5 hours or more. Here, the maximum fee is the maximum parking fee that does not increase any more under certain conditions. In the parking lot P1, the parking fee does not exceed the maximum fee if the parking time is within 24 hours. Therefore, in parking lot P1, if it parks for 12 hours, it will be 2500 yen. On the other hand, when the parking start time is AM 10:00, the parking lot P2 is 800 yen when parked for 1 hour, and 9600 yen when parked for 12 hours. Therefore, in the parking lots P1 and P2, although the parking fee when parked for 1 hour is the same, the parking fee when parked for 12 hours is greatly different.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6, the parking fee of the parking lot P5 is the lowest when viewed from the parking fee when parking for one hour. On the other hand, when parking for 12 hours, the parking fee at the parking lot P4 is the cheapest. That is, the parking lot with the cheapest parking fee when parked for 1 hour is not necessarily the parking lot with the cheapest parking fee when parked for 12 hours. In consideration of this, in the general parking information providing method described above, only the parking fee when parking for one hour is displayed to the user, so the parking lot is parked according to the parking start time and parking time. It is difficult for the user to know which is the best.

  Therefore, in the parking lot information providing method according to the embodiment, the server 200 receives the parking start time and parking time information from the navigation device 100, and based on the received parking start time and parking time information, for example, FIG. A parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the user-instructed position is calculated using the fee table shown in FIG. This will be specifically described below.

  The user inputs a parking start time and a parking time to the navigation device 100 in addition to the user-instructed position, and the system controller 20 transmits a parking lot information request including these pieces of information to the server 200.

  The server 200 receives a parking lot information request from the navigation device 100. Then, in the server 200, the CPU 210 acquires, from the server DB, parking lot information of a parking lot within a certain range including the user designated position based on the received user designated position (see FIG. 4). Here, in the server 200, the hard disk 212 stores the fee table shown in FIG. 6 as a map (hereinafter referred to as “fee map”) indicating the relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee. Based on the parking start time and parking time received from the navigation device 100, the CPU 210 calculates a parking fee for each parking lot within a certain range including the user-instructed position, using a fee map.

  CPU210 matches the parking lot information acquired from server DB, and the calculated parking fee, and transmits to the navigation apparatus 100. FIG. The navigation device 100 displays the received parking lot information and the parking fee on the display screen of the display 44.

  FIG. 7 shows an example when the parking lot information and the parking fee are displayed on the display screen. In the example shown in FIG. 7, parking charges are shown when the parking start time and the parking time specified by the user are AM 10:00 and 12 hours, respectively. As can be seen from FIG. 7, in this case, the user can recognize that the parking fee of the parking lot P4 is the cheapest. That is, according to this method, the user can grasp which parking lot is most advantageous in accordance with the parking start time and the parking time. In the example shown in FIG. 7, as an example, the parking lot with the shortest distance from the user-instructed position is surrounded by a broken line, and the parking lot with the lowest parking fee is surrounded by a solid line. In this way, by displaying something with a mark on the parking lot closest to the user-designated position and the parking lot with the lowest parking fee, the user can determine the distance between the parking lot and the parking fee. It will be easier to decide which one will be prioritized. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the parking lot P4 is the shortest distance from the user instruction position and the parking fee is the cheapest.

  Thus, based on the parking start time information and the parking time information, the parking start time and the parking time are calculated by calculating the parking fee of each parking lot within a certain range including the user designated position using the charge map. It is possible to show the user an appropriate parking fee according to the situation.

  Here, in the fee table shown in FIG. 6, the parking fee corresponding to the parking time zone is shown, but the parking fee corresponding to the parking time zone may vary depending on the day of the week. An example in that case will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a parking lot in which the parking fee corresponding to the parking time zone varies depending on the day of the week. In the example of the parking lot shown in Fig. 8, the parking fee from Tuesday to Saturday is the weekday fee, the parking fee on Sundays and holidays is the holiday fee, the Monday parking fee is the special day fee, the weekday fee, holiday fee, special The parking fee according to each parking time zone varies with the daily fee.

  Here, a calculation method of the parking fee when parking from 15:00 on October 4, 2009 (Sunday) to 15:00 on October 6 (Tue) will be described.

  First of all, from October 4, 2009 (Sunday) from 15:00 to 24:00 (that is, October 5, 2009 (Monday), 0:00), there is a holiday charge, and the parking fee is 300 yen for 30 minutes. Transition to. If the date changes and changes from Sunday to Monday, it changes from a holiday charge to a special day charge. Therefore, from October 5th (Monday) 0:00 to 8:00, the parking fee will remain at 100 yen for 60 minutes, and on October 5th (Monday) 8:00 to 24:00 (ie Until Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 0:00), the parking fee will remain at 100 yen for 20 minutes. If the date changes and Mondays to Tuesdays, the special day rate will change to the weekday rate. Therefore, from October 6, 2009 (Tuesday) from 0:00 to 8:00, the parking fee will remain at 100 yen for 60 minutes, and from October 6, 2009 (Tuesday) from 8:00 to 15:00 The parking fee will change at 100 yen for 20 minutes.

  As can be seen from this, since the parking fee rate system may vary depending on the day of the week, the rate map is preferably not a map showing only the relationship between the parking time zone and the parking fee, but the day of the week and the parking time zone. It is desirable that the map shows the relationship between the parking fee and the parking fee. Here, the day of the week is a concept including whether it is a holiday in addition to each day of the week, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. This is because, as described above, the fee structure of the parking fee may change depending on whether it is a holiday.

  In this case, the user inputs not only the parking start time but also the parking start date and time including the date to the navigation device 100, and the CPU 210 of the server 200 determines the day of the week and the parking time zone based on the parking start date and time. A parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the user-instructed position is calculated using a fee map indicating the relationship between the parking fee and the parking fee. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to calculate the parking fee corresponding to the change of the fee system according to the day of the week.

  Next, parking fee calculation processing for determining the parking fee for each parking lot will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10. The calculation processing shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10 is realized by the CPU 210 executing a program in the server 200. In addition, the following processes shall be performed about each parking lot in the fixed range containing a user instruction | indication position.

  First, in step S <b> 101, the CPU 210 acquires the parking start date and time and the parking time designated by the user from the navigation device 100. Here, in the subsequent step S102, the CPU 210 calculates the parking end date and time by adding the parking time to the parking start date and time. Thereafter, the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S103.

  In step S103, the CPU 210 assigns the parking start work date and time to the parking time work variable, and assigns an initial value “0” as the parking charge work variable and the final parking charge value. Here, the final parking fee is a parking fee from the parking start date to the parking end date, that is, a parking fee to be calculated. Thereafter, the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S104.

  In step S104, the CPU 210 determines whether or not the parking time work variable is a date and time before the parking end date and time. When the CPU 210 determines that the parking time work variable is the date and time before the parking end date and time (step S104: Yes), the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S105, and the parking time work variable is set after the parking end date and time. If it is determined that the date and time are reached (step S104: No), the process proceeds to step S117.

  In step S105, the CPU 210 determines whether or not the parking time work variable is within the maximum charge time zone. When the parking time work variable is not within the maximum fee time zone (step S105: No), the CPU 210 proceeds to the processing of step S107, and when the parking time work variable is within the maximum fee time zone (step S105). : Yes), the process proceeds to step S106. In step S106, the CPU 210 adds the maximum fee to the final parking fee, and proceeds to the process of step S107.

  In step S107, the CPU 210 calculates the day of the week of the parking time work variable based on the date of the parking time work variable. Here, the CPU 210 calculates whether the day of the week of the parking time work variable corresponds to each day of the week, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, and also calculates whether it is a holiday. To do. This is because, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the charge system of the parking fee may change depending on whether it is a holiday. Thereafter, the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S108.

  In step S108, based on the day of the week and the parking start time of the parking time work variable, the CPU 210 acquires a normal charge corresponding to the day of the week and the parking start time and a unit time to which the normal charge is applied from the charge map. In subsequent step S109, based on the day of the week, CPU 210 obtains the maximum fee for that day from the fee map. Here, when the maximum fee time zone is determined, the CPU 210 acquires the maximum fee time zone from the fee map in addition to the maximum fee. In addition, when the application time of the maximum fee is determined, the CPU 210 acquires the application time of the maximum fee in addition to the maximum fee. Thereafter, the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S110.

  In step S110, the CPU 210 determines whether or not the value obtained by adding the normal fee acquired in step S109 to the parking fee work variable is larger than the maximum fee. If the CPU 210 determines that the value obtained by adding the normal fee to the parking fee work variable is larger than the maximum fee (step S110: Yes), the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S111. In step S111, the CPU 210 assigns the maximum charge to the parking charge work variable, and then proceeds to the process of step S113.

  On the other hand, in step S110, if the CPU 210 determines that the value when the normal fee is added to the parking fee work variable is equal to or less than the maximum fee (step S110: No), the process proceeds to step S112. In step S112, the CPU 210 sets a value obtained by adding the normal fee to the parking fee work variable as a new parking fee work variable, and proceeds to the process of step S113.

  In step S113, the CPU 210 determines whether or not the time obtained by adding the unit time to the parking time work variable is the next parking time zone in which the charge is changed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, when the parking start time is AM 10:00, the parking fee per unit time of 10 minutes is 200 yen in the parking lot P1. However, if the time zone exceeds 30 minutes, the parking fee will be 400 yen instead of 600 yen. That is, in the parking lot P1, when the parking time exceeds 30 minutes, it becomes the next parking time zone in which the charge is changed.

  If the CPU 210 determines that the time obtained by adding the unit time to the parking time work variable is the next parking time zone in which the charge is changed (step S113: Yes), the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S114. In step S114, the CPU 210 substitutes the start time of the next parking time zone to be changed in the parking time work variable, and proceeds to the process of step S116.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 210 determines in step S113 that the time obtained by adding the unit time to the parking time work variable is not the next parking time zone in which the charge is changed (step S113: No), the process proceeds to step S115. move on. In step S115, the CPU 210 sets a value obtained by adding the unit time to the parking time work variable as a new parking time work variable, and proceeds to the process of step S116.

  In step S116, the CPU 210 proceeds to the process of step S104 using a value obtained by adding the parking fee work variable to the final parking fee as a new final parking fee.

  In step S104, as described above, the CPU 210 determines whether or not the parking time work variable is a date and time before the parking end date and time, and the parking time work variable is earlier than the parking end date and time. If it is determined that the date and time are reached (step S104: Yes), the process proceeds to step S105, and the above-described process is repeated. On the other hand, if the CPU 210 determines that the parking time work variable is the date and time after the parking end date and time (step S104: No), the process proceeds to step S117.

  In step S117, the CPU 210 calculates a value obtained by adding the parking fee work variable to the final parking fee as a new final parking fee, and transmits the calculated final parking fee to the navigation device 100. Thereafter, the CPU 210 ends the calculation process. In this way, it is possible to calculate the parking fee in correspondence with the change in the fee system depending on the day of the week.

  As described above, in the parking lot information providing method according to the embodiment, the server 200 uses the toll map based on the parking start time and the parking time to each parking area within a certain range including the user-instructed position. Calculate the parking fee for the parking lot. Thereby, it becomes possible to show an appropriate parking charge according to parking start time and parking time to a user.

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It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification. A display device is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, the method of displaying the parking lot information and the parking fee on the display screen of the display 44 is not limited to that shown in FIG. As a method of displaying the parking lot information and the parking fee on the display screen of the display 44, a method as shown in FIG. 11 may be used.

  FIG. 11A shows a display example of the display mode selected by the user. In the display example shown in FIG. 11A, when “parking lot” is selected by the user as the facility information of the peripheral facility to be displayed, “full / lowest order” mode for displaying the parking fee in ascending order is designated. Is configured to be possible. When the user designates the “full-low order” mode, a display as shown in FIG.

  In the display example shown in FIG. 11 (b), the parking lots are shown in the order of the lowest parking fee when parking for 12 hours. Here, in the display example shown in FIG. 11B, a mark MK1 indicating whether or not the vehicle is full is displayed, and a mark MK2 indicating whether or not there is a maximum charge is displayed. The navigation device 100 displays the mark MK1 based on the other information of the parking lot information. Thereby, the user can know the state of whether or not the displayed parking lot is full. On the other hand, for the mark MK2 indicating the presence / absence of the maximum fee, the server 200 obtains the presence / absence of the maximum fee for each parking lot based on the fee map. And the navigation apparatus 100 acquires the information which shows the presence or absence of a maximum charge from the server 200, and displays the mark MK2 based on the said information. Thereby, the user can know the presence or absence of the maximum charge for the displayed parking lot.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, regardless of whether or not the parking lot is full, the server 200 uses the charge map based on the parking start time and the parking time, and uses each charge map within a certain range including the user instruction position. Although the parking fee of the parking lot is calculated and the calculated parking fee is associated with the parking lot information and transmitted to the navigation device, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Instead of doing this, the server 200 acquires the parking lot information only for the parking lot which is not full, calculates the parking fee using the fee map, and adds the parking fee to the acquired parking lot information. The data may be transmitted to the navigation device in association with each other. In this case, the navigation device 100 displays only the parking lot information and the parking fee that are not full on the display 44.

  In addition, the charge map may be configured to include not only the information according to the parking lot management company as described above but also the location of the parking lot and individual circumstances of the user. For example, even in the same management company, the fee structure may vary depending on the parking lot location (for example, it may be 500 yen / h in urban areas, but 300 yen / h in suburban areas, or , May be discounted if there is another parking lot nearby). In addition, if the user continues to use the parking lot of a specific management company, the parking fee may be discounted. Furthermore, when a user performs shopping at a department store affiliated with a management company, the parking fee may be discounted when using the parking lot of the management company. Therefore, for example, the server 200 may change the fee map based on the user instruction position and information about the user (the number of times the parking lot of a specific management company is used). By doing in this way, the detailed parking fee according to a user's action system can be displayed to the said user. Information about the user may be stored by the server 200 or may be acquired by the server 200 from the navigation device 100.

  Moreover, in each Example mentioned above, although the server 200 acquires parking lot information from server DB and calculates a parking fee, it is not restricted to this. Instead of doing this, in the navigation device 100, it is assumed that the database storing the parking lot information and the above-described fee map are stored in the data storage unit 36, and the navigation device 100 performs the same processing as the server 200 described above. It is also good. That is, the navigation device 100 acquires the parking lot information of the parking lot within a certain range including the user-instructed position input by the user from the data storage unit 36. And the navigation apparatus 100 uses the charge map memorize | stored in the data storage unit 36 based on the parking start time and parking time which were input by the user, and each parking lot in the fixed range containing a user instruction | indication position is used. A parking fee is calculated, and the parking fee is displayed in association with the acquired parking lot information. Also by this, it becomes possible to show an appropriate parking charge according to parking start time and parking time to a user.

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A parking lot information providing server that provides parking lot information to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user,
Storage means for storing parking lot information and a charge map indicating a relationship between a parking time zone and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots;
Receiving means for receiving the user's designated position, parking start time and parking time from the parking lot information display device;
Acquisition means for acquiring parking lot information of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means;
Based on the parking start time and the parking time, using the fee map, calculating means for calculating a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position;
Parking lot information provision, comprising: a transmission means for associating the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition means with the parking fee information calculated by the calculation means and transmitting the information to the parking lot display device. server. The storage means stores a charge map indicating a relationship between a day of the week and a parking time zone and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots,
The receiving means receives the parking start time and the parking start date and time including the date, and the parking time from the parking lot information display device,
The said calculation means calculates the parking fee of the parking lot in the fixed range containing the said instruction | indication position using the said fee map based on the said parking start date and time and the said parking time. The parking lot information provision server according to 1. Storage means for storing parking lot information and a charge map indicating a relationship between a parking time zone and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots;
An acquisition means for acquiring parking information of a predetermined facility within a certain range including a user's designated position from the storage means;
Based on the parking start time and parking time input by the user, using the fee map, a calculating means for calculating a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position;
A parking lot information display device comprising: display means for displaying the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition means and the parking fee calculated by the calculation means in association with each other. A parking map that provides parking information to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user, and shows a relationship between parking lot information, a parking time zone, and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots A parking lot information providing method performed by a parking lot information providing server having storage means for storing
A receiving step of receiving a user's designated position, parking start time, and parking time from the parking lot information display device;
An acquisition step of acquiring parking lot information of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means;
Based on the parking start time and the parking time, a calculation step of calculating a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position using the fee map;
A parking lot information provision comprising: a transmission step of associating the parking lot information acquired by the acquisition step with the parking fee information calculated by the calculation step and transmitting the information to the parking lot display device Method. A parking map that provides parking information to a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information related to a parking lot to a user, and shows a relationship between parking lot information, a parking time zone, and a parking fee for a plurality of parking lots A parking lot information providing program executed by a parking lot information providing server having storage means for storing
Receiving means for receiving the user's designated position, parking start time and parking time from the parking lot information display device,
An acquisition means for acquiring parking lot information of a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position from the storage means;
Based on the parking start time and the parking time, using the fee map, calculating means for calculating a parking fee for a parking lot within a certain range including the indicated position;
Causing the parking lot information providing server to function as a transmission unit that associates the parking lot information acquired by the acquiring unit with the parking fee information calculated by the calculating unit and transmits the information to the parking lot display device. A parking information service program that features a feature.

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