JP2017045233A - Parking controller, parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking controller capable of dynamically changing the number of parking spaces in a parking lot in a car sharing system.SOLUTION: The parking controller controls parking control equipment in a parking lot which includes parking spaces for parking specific vehicles associated with the parking lot and general vehicles of general users. The parking controller has parking control equipment control means that controls the parking control equipment to set a vacant parking space into an occupied state to ensure the vacant parking space in the parking lot as a parking space for the specific vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking control device and a parking lot management system.

  A car sharing system in which a plurality of vehicles are shared by a plurality of users has become widespread. Users who use car sharing make advance reservations for the use of the vehicle, go to the parking lot where the vehicle for car sharing is parked, take out the vehicle from the parking space of the parking lot, and use the vehicle. To start. The car sharing system includes a round method in which the vehicle is returned to the parking lot where the use of the vehicle is started, and a one-way (discard) method in which the vehicle is returned to a parking lot different from the parking lot where the use of the vehicle is started. The one-way system is convenient for the user because the user can get in the parking lot desired by the user and get off at the parking lot desired by the user.

JP 2004-178385 A JP 05-120599 A

  The parking lot in the car sharing system is often added to a time rental parking lot (also called coin parking) where a general user who owns the vehicle parks his / her vehicle. In the one-way type car sharing system, the number of parking spaces required in one parking lot (the number of vehicles that can be parked) varies depending on the usage status of the user. If the number of parking spaces in the car sharing system is fixed, the parking space may be insufficient or excessive depending on the time of day. If the parking space is insufficient, the vehicle cannot be returned to a desired parking lot, and convenience for the user is lowered. If the parking space becomes excessive, it means that a parking space that is not used is secured, resulting in an increase in cost. Therefore, it is required to dynamically change the number of parking spaces in a car sharing system.

  An object of the present invention is to dynamically change the number of parking spaces in a car park in a car sharing system.

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
That is, the first aspect is
In the parking control device for controlling the parking regulation facility of the parking lot including the parking space where the specific vehicle associated with the parking lot and the general vehicle of the general user park,
In order to secure a parking space in the parking lot as a parking space for the specific vehicle, the parking regulation facility control is performed to control the parking regulation facility so that the parking space in the parking lot is in a parking disabled state. It is set as the parking control apparatus characterized by providing a means.
An aspect of the disclosure may be realized by executing a program by an information processing device. That is, the disclosed configuration can be specified as a program for causing the information processing apparatus to execute the processing executed by each unit in the above-described aspect, or a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded. Further, the disclosed configuration may be specified by a method in which the information processing apparatus executes the process executed by each of the above-described units. The configuration of the disclosure may be specified as a system including an information processing apparatus that performs the processing executed by each of the above-described units.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to dynamically change the number of parking spaces in a parking lot in a car sharing system.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a car sharing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a user terminal. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parking lot management server. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot schedule table. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot position information table. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parking lot server. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a vehicle. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of collecting schedule data and position data of a user terminal. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow for reserving a parking lot (parking space) for returning a vehicle in a user terminal. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking reservation process of the sensor server. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking lot schedule update process of the parking lot management server. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking space reservation process of the parking lot server. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of schedule update processing of the parking lot server. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the shared car exit process of the parking lot server. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the shared car warehousing process of the parking lot server.

Embodiment
Hereinafter, the car sharing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The car sharing system of the present embodiment is a system in which one or a plurality of vehicles are used by a plurality of users based on advance reservations for using the vehicles. Vehicles include vehicles such as passenger cars, freight vehicles (for example, trucks), and shared vehicles (for example, buses). The vehicle is rented out in the parking space and returned to the parking space. A parking lot includes one or more parking spaces. The parking space is a space where one vehicle can be parked. Here, the parking lot includes a parking space for a car sharing system and a parking space for time rental. The parking space can be changed to a car sharing system or a time rental depending on the situation. The parking lot (parking space) where the vehicle is rented may be different from the parking lot (parking space) where the vehicle is returned. The user of the car sharing system connects to the parking lot management server using the user terminal before starting the use of the vehicle or after starting the use of the vehicle, and reserves the parking space for returning the vehicle. The configuration of the embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the disclosed embodiment.

(Configuration example)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a car sharing system according to the present embodiment. The system of this embodiment of FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 10, a parking lot management server 20, a parking lot server 30, and a vehicle 40. The user terminal 10, the parking lot management server 20, the parking lot server 30, and the vehicle 40 are connected via a network N1, respectively. Here, although the user terminal 10, the vehicle 20, and the parking lot server 30 are each one, the some user terminal 10, the some vehicle 20, and the some parking lot server 30 may exist.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a user terminal. The user terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, an output unit 14, a positioning unit 15, and a communication unit 16. The user terminal 10 is owned and operated by a user who uses the car sharing system.

  The control unit 11 executes processing as the user terminal 10 by a computer program that is developed in the storage unit 12 or the like so as to be executable. The process as the user terminal 10 includes various information processing in a car sharing system, for example.

  The storage unit 12 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 11 or data, tables, and the like used by the control unit 11. The storage unit 12 stores user schedule information and the like. The schedule information includes, for example, the user's visit destination, arrival time at the visit destination, departure time from the visit destination, and the like. The schedule information is input in advance by the user.

  The input unit 13 is, for example, a push button, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like, and accepts an operation by a user. The input unit 13 may include a camera having an image sensor.

  The output unit 14 is, for example, a speaker that outputs sound or sound, a vibrator that outputs vibration, a display that outputs image or character information, and the like.

The positioning unit 15 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, receives radio waves from GPS satellites, and calculates the current position (latitude, longitude, etc.), time, and the like. However, the positioning unit 15 is not limited to the one including the GPS receiver. For example, the positioning unit 15 may include a configuration for measuring the current position based on the distance from the mobile phone base station.

  The communication unit 16 communicates with other devices on the network N1 via the network N1. The network N1 is a public line network, for example, a mobile phone network. When the network N1 is a mobile phone network, the communication unit 16 connects to the network N1 via a base station of the mobile phone network. The network N1 may be a network including an access network to a communication device of an Internet service provider and the Internet. An access network to a communication device of an Internet connection company is, for example, an optical network provided by a communication carrier, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), or the like. The network N1 is an example of a public wireless network.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parking lot management server. The parking lot management server 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an input unit 23, an output unit 24, and a communication unit 26. The server 20 manages parking reservations in the car sharing system.

  The control unit 21 executes processing as the server 20 by a computer program that is executed in the storage unit 22 and the like. The processing as the server 20 includes, for example, information processing such as a proposal for using the vehicle to the user terminal 10.

  The storage unit 22 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 21 or data, tables, and the like used by the control unit 21. The storage unit 22 stores a parking lot schedule table T10 including schedule information of parking lots used in the car sharing system, and a parking lot position information table T20 including position information of parking lots used in the car sharing system. The parking lot schedule table T10 is prepared for each parking lot used in the car sharing system.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot schedule table. In the parking lot schedule table T10 of FIG. 4, for each parking lot space (the space where the vehicle is parked), the reservation status is that the vehicle is parked, in use, or in a reserved state. Is displayed for each time zone after the current time. “Reserving” means that the vehicle is scheduled to be parked in the future. The empty state is a state where the vehicle can be parked. In the example of FIG. 4, for each parking space, the reservation status for each time zone is “A” when in use, “B” when in reservation, and “C” when in an empty state. It is shown. Moreover, the present state (current state) is shown for each parking space. The current state is "in use" if the current state is in use, "free" if the current state is free and there is no reserved time zone, and the current state is free and reserved time zone If there is, “Reserved” is displayed. Each parking space in the parking lot is given a unique number so that it can be distinguished from other parking spaces. In addition, for each parking space, the availability and the current type are indicated. The selection availability is information indicating whether the parking space is dedicated to the car sharing system, dedicated to the time rental, or combined with the car sharing system and the time rental. In the example of FIG. 4, “shi” is indicated when the car sharing system is dedicated, “ko” is indicated when the time lending is exclusive, and “si / co” is indicated when it is also used. By fixing a certain number of parking spaces as parking spaces for car sharing, it is possible to secure a parking space for car sharing even when the number of users of time rental parking spaces increases. The current type is information indicating whether the parking space is currently used as a car sharing parking space or a time rental parking space. When it is used as a car sharing parking space, it is indicated as “si”, and when it is used as a time rental parking space, it is indicated as “ko”. All the parking spaces in the parking lot may be a car sharing system and a time rental ("Sh / ko"). In this case, in the parking lot schedule table T10, it is not necessary to indicate whether selection is possible.

If there is a parking space for both time rental ("Sh / ko"), there is no need for a parking space dedicated to the car sharing system ("Sh"). Each of the vehicles (specific vehicles) for the car sharing system has a fixed parking lot. It is desirable to secure a dedicated parking space for a car sharing system in a parking lot where a vehicle serving as a base is present. This is because there is a possibility that the vehicle as the home base may be unexpectedly returned due to a schedule change. In a certain parking lot, a car sharing system vehicle based on the parking lot is also referred to as a first type specific vehicle, and a car sharing system vehicle not based on the parking lot is also referred to as a second type specific vehicle. For example, a parking space dedicated to the car sharing system (“Sh”) may be used only for the first type specific vehicle. In addition, since regular vehicles (general vehicles used by general users) coming to the parking lot with a time-rented parking lot can be considered, more than a certain number of parking spaces dedicated to time-rental ("Ko") It is preferable to secure in advance. The general user is a user who does not use the car sharing system. This is because there is a possibility that dissatisfaction of general users who come without knowing whether there is a parking space that can be parked will increase if there is no parking space for time rental. Therefore, in each parking lot, it is preferable that a parking space dedicated for the car sharing system (“Shi”), shared for time lending (“Shi / ko”), and dedicated for time lending (“K”) is mixed. Also, in each parking lot, set the upper limit of the number of parking spaces that can be used for car sharing system among the parking spaces that are used for both time lending ("Sh / ko"), and parking spaces that can be used for lending time It may be controlled to secure a predetermined number or more. In this case, a parking space dedicated to time rental (“ko”) may not exist. Since there are more parking spaces for both time lending ("Sh / ko"), the operational flexibility and efficiency of the parking lot are improved.

  In the example of FIG. 4, specifically, in the parking space with the parking space number “1”, the availability is dedicated to the car sharing system (“Sh”), and the current type is for the car sharing system (“Sh”). is there. In the parking space, the current state is in use by a vehicle for a car sharing system, and the vehicle is scheduled to be released by 9:00 on July 2. In the parking space with the parking space number “4”, the availability is for the car sharing system and time lending (“Sh / ko”), and the current type is for the car sharing system (“Sh”). In the parking space, the current state is under reservation, and the vehicle for the car sharing system is scheduled to be received after 6 o'clock on July 2.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot position information table. In the parking lot position information table T20 in FIG. 5, for each parking lot used in the car sharing system, a parking lot ID for identifying a parking lot and latitude and longitude are stored as information on the existing position. Information for specifying a position other than latitude and longitude may be used as the position information.

  The input unit 23 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like, and receives an operation by an administrator of the parking lot management server 20. The output unit 24 is, for example, a speaker that outputs sound or sound, a display that outputs image or character information, and the like. The communication unit 26 is the same as the communication unit 16 of the user terminal 10.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parking lot server. The parking lot server 30 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an input unit 33, an output unit 34, and a communication unit 36. The parking lot server 30 is installed in the parking lot and manages the loading and unloading of vehicles in the parking lot. The parking lot server 30 can manage the vacant state of each parking space by using, for example, a sensor or a camera installed in the parking space of the parking lot.

  The control part 31 performs the process as the parking lot server 30 with the computer program expand | deployed executable to the memory | storage part 32 grade | etc.,. The process as the parking lot server 30 includes, for example, information processing such as notifying the parking lot management server 20 of parking lot schedule information. The control part 31 collects a parking lot state from the sensor etc. which are installed in each parking lot via the communication part 36, and stores the collected information in the parking lot schedule table T10.

  The storage unit 32 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 31 or data, tables and the like used by the control unit 31. The memory | storage part 32 stores the parking lot schedule table T20 which shows the state of a parking space. The parking lot schedule table T20 is the same as the parking lot schedule table T20 stored in the storage unit 22 of the parking lot management server 20.

The input unit 33 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like, and accepts an operation by an administrator of the parking lot server 30. The output unit 34 is, for example, a speaker that outputs sound or sound, a display that outputs image or character information, and the like. The communication unit 36 is the same as the communication unit 16 of the user terminal 10. The communication unit 16 can communicate with facilities such as a parking board and a display device installed in the parking lot. The parking board includes a board (movable stopper, wheel stopper) that is installed in the parking space and can be controlled to move up and down. A parking board and a display device are examples of parking regulation facilities. The parking board raises the board of the parking board, thereby preventing the vehicle from parking in an empty parking space and preventing the parked vehicle from leaving. The display device is a device that can notify the user of whether or not parking is possible. The display device is installed in, for example, a parking space or the vicinity of the parking space. The parking restriction facility may restrict the entry / exit of vehicles in each parking space individually, or may be provided at the entrance / exit of a parking lot including a plurality of parking spaces to restrict entry / exit of the entire parking lot. As a parking regulation facility that is provided at the entrance of the parking lot and regulates entry and exit of the entire parking lot, a movable gate and a display device can be cited. At this time, the display device is installed at the entrance of the parking lot and displays the full or empty state of the entire parking lot. The configuration and functions of the parking lot server 30 may be incorporated in the parking lot management server 20.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a vehicle. The vehicle 40 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, an input unit 43, an output unit 44, a positioning unit 45, and a communication unit 46. The vehicle 40 is a vehicle lent to a user in the car sharing system. The vehicle 40 may incorporate the configuration and functions of the user terminal 10.

  The control unit 41 executes processing as the vehicle 40 by a computer program that is executed in the storage unit 42 and the like. The process as the vehicle 40 includes information processing such as notification of position information of the vehicle 40 to the parking lot management server 20, for example.

  The storage unit 42 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 41 or data, a table, and the like used by the control unit 41.

  The input unit 43 is a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like, for example, and receives an operation by a user of the vehicle 40. The input unit 43 may include a camera having an image sensor.

  The output unit 44 is, for example, a speaker that outputs sound or sound, a display that outputs image or character information, and the like.

  The positioning unit 45 is the same as the positioning unit 15 of the user terminal 10. The communication unit 46 is the same as the communication unit 16 of the user terminal 10. The communication unit 46 can perform near field communication with the parking lot server 30.

The user terminal 10 uses a dedicated or general-purpose computer such as a PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a car navigation device, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or an electronic device equipped with the computer. Is feasible. The parking lot management server 20 and the parking lot server 30 can be realized by using a dedicated or general-purpose computer such as a PC, a work station (WS), or an electronic device equipped with the computer. The vehicle 40 can be realized using an electronic device equipped with a computer.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 8 has a general computer configuration. 8 includes a processor 91, a memory 92, a storage unit 93, an input unit 94, an output unit 95, and a communication control unit 96. These are connected to each other by a bus. The memory 92 and the storage unit 93 are computer-readable recording media. The hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 8, and omissions, replacements, and additions of components may be appropriately performed.

  In the information processing apparatus 90, a processor 91 loads a program stored in a recording medium into a work area of the memory 92 and executes the program, and each component is controlled through execution of the program, thereby meeting a predetermined purpose. Function can be realized.

The processor 91 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The processor 91 controls the information processing apparatus 90 and performs various information processing operations.

  The memory 92 includes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The memory 92 is also called a main storage device.

The storage unit 93 is, for example, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) or a hard disk drive (HDD, Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 93 can include a removable medium, that is, a portable recording medium. The removable media is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or a disc recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The storage unit 93 is also called a secondary storage device.

  The storage unit 93 stores various programs, various data, and various tables in a recording medium in a readable and writable manner. The storage unit 93 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, and the like. Information stored in the storage unit 93 may be stored in the memory 92. In addition, information stored in the memory 92 may be stored in the storage unit 93.

  The operating system is software that mediates software and hardware, manages memory space, manages files, manages processes and tasks, and the like. The operating system includes a communication interface. The communication interface is a program for exchanging data with other external devices connected via the communication control unit 1012. Examples of the external device include other information processing devices and external storage devices.

  The input unit 94 includes a keyboard, a pointing device, a wireless remote controller, a touch panel, a push button, and the like. The input unit 94 may include a video / image input device such as a camera, and an audio input device such as a microphone.

The output unit 95 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electroluminescence) panel, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a display device such as a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), and an output device such as a printer. The output unit 95 can include an audio output device such as a speaker.

  The communication control unit 96 is connected to another device and controls communication between the information processing device 90 and the other device. The communication control unit 96 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board, a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication, and a communication circuit for telephone communication. The LAN interface board and the wireless communication circuit are connected to a network such as the Internet.

(Operation example)
The operation example of the user terminal 10, the parking lot management server 20, and the parking lot server 30 in the car sharing system of this embodiment is demonstrated. In the car sharing system of the present embodiment, a user who uses a vehicle 40 for a car sharing system reserves a return parking space (a parking space for returning a vehicle) using the user terminal 10. The parking lot management server 20 extracts a parking lot near the position where the user wishes to return the vehicle. The parking lot management server 20 extracts an empty parking space for the car sharing system of the extracted parking lot. When there is no empty parking space for the car sharing system in the extracted parking lot, the empty parking space for rent in the parking lot is changed to a parking space for the car sharing system. The user is notified of these parking spaces as candidates for the return parking space, selects the return parking space from the extracted parking space and the parking space changed for the car sharing system, and selects the return parking space. Secure. Moreover, the parking lot server 30 changes the said parking space to the parking space for time rental, when the vehicle 40 for car sharing systems leaves the parking space for car sharing systems.

<User terminal>
An operation example of the user terminal in the car sharing system of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of collecting schedule data and position data of a user terminal. The operation flow of FIG. 9 is executed in the user terminal 10 at predetermined time intervals, for example.

  In S <b> 101, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 acquires schedule information after the current date and time stored in the storage unit 12 from the storage unit 12. The schedule information includes, for example, a visit destination, an arrival time at the visit destination, a departure time from the visit destination, and the like for the user of the user terminal 10. The visited location may be the address of the visited location or the building name of the visited location. The arrival time at the destination may be a time at which the user should arrive at the destination and may be a scheduled start time at the destination (for example, a meeting start time, a movie start time, etc.). The departure time from the visited place may be a scheduled end time at the visited place (for example, a meeting end time, a movie end time, etc.). Further, the user terminal 10 measures the current position by the positioning unit 15 and stores it in the storage unit 12 as position data. The current position is represented by, for example, latitude and longitude.

  In S <b> 102, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 sends the schedule information and the current position information (position data) stored in the storage unit 12 together with the user ID of the user terminal 10 to the communication unit 16. To the parking lot management server 20. The user ID is an identifier for identifying the user of the user terminal 10. The user ID is assigned in advance for each user of the user terminal 10. When the parking lot management server 20 receives schedule information and current position information from the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 associates the schedule information and current position information with the user ID of the user terminal 10. And stored in the storage unit 22. When there are a plurality of users, schedule information and position data are acquired for the user terminal 10 of each user. Here, assuming that the user carries the user terminal 10, the position of the user terminal 10 is regarded as the position of the user.

  When the user makes a reservation for the use of the vehicle in advance, the user ID and the vehicle ID for identifying the vehicle are associated with each other and stored in the parking lot management server 20 and the user terminal 10. By the association, the parking lot management server 20 and the user terminal 10 can determine the user and the vehicle used by the user. The association is used for various controls. The association is deleted when the user returns the vehicle.

  In this way, the parking lot management server 20 acquires the user's schedule information and position data from the user terminal 10.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow for reserving a parking lot (parking space) for returning a vehicle in a user terminal. The operation flow of FIG. 10 is executed when the user terminal 10 makes a reservation for returning the vehicle 40 used by the user. The reservation for returning the vehicle 40 may be performed before the start of use of the vehicle or after the start of use.

In S201, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 displays a map or the like on the display of the output unit 14, and sets the desired return position of the vehicle 40, the desired return time, and the like to the user as an input unit 13 as parking conditions. Use to input. The return desired position may be a parking lot where the vehicle 40 is desired to be returned or an area where the vehicle 40 is desired to be returned. Control unit 11 of user terminal 10
Stores the selected parking lot condition in the storage unit 12. The parking lot condition is an example of a parking request.

  In S202, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 transmits the parking lot condition stored in the storage unit 12 to the parking lot management server 20 via the communication unit 16 together with the user ID. When the parking lot management server 20 receives the parking condition information from the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 associates the parking condition information with the user ID of the user terminal 10 and stores the information in the storage unit 22. To store. Moreover, the parking lot management server 20 extracts candidates for a return parking lot (parking space) that matches the parking lot conditions based on the user's parking lot conditions, and extracts the return parking lot (return parking). The candidate of (space) is transmitted to the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26 as parking lot information. The operation in the parking lot management server 20 will be described in detail later.

  In S <b> 203, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 determines whether or not parking lot information has been received from the parking lot management server 20 via the communication unit 26. When parking lot information is not received from the parking lot management server 20, the process of S203 is repeated. When parking lot information is received from the parking lot management server 20 (S203; YES), the process proceeds to S204.

  In S <b> 204, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 displays the parking lot information as the return parking space candidate received from the parking lot management server 20 on the display of the output unit 14. The control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 causes the user to input the parking space desired to be returned using the input unit 13 from the parking lot information displayed on the display on the output unit 14. The user selects a parking space desired to be returned from the return parking space candidates displayed on the display of the output unit 14, and inputs the selected parking space through the input unit 13. When there is no return parking space desired by the user, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 causes the input unit 13 to input that the user does not select the parking space. At this time, the user inputs through the input unit 13 that the parking space is not selected.

  In S205, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 determines whether a return parking space has been selected. When the return parking space is input (S205; YES), the process proceeds to S206. If the return parking space has not been input (the fact that no parking space has been selected has been input) (S205; NO), the process proceeds to S207.

  In S <b> 206, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 transmits information on the selected return parking space to the parking lot management server 20 as parking lot selection information via the communication unit 16. When the parking lot management server 20 receives the parking lot selection information via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 stores the received parking lot selection information in the storage unit 26.

  On the other hand, in S <b> 207, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 transmits information indicating that the return parking space is not selected to the parking lot management server 20 via the communication unit 16. When the parking lot management server 20 receives information indicating that the return parking space is not selected (parking lot selection information) via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 stores the parking lot selection information in the storage unit 26.

  In S <b> 208, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 causes the input unit 13 to input again whether to input the parking lot condition on the display of the output unit 14. If it is input again that the parking condition is input (S208; YES), the process returns to S201. When it is input that the parking lot condition is not input (S208; NO), it is assumed that the selection of the return parking space is abandoned here, and the process ends.

In S <b> 209, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 determines whether or not parking lot secured information has been received from the parking lot management server 20 via the communication unit 16. Parking management server 20
If the parking lot secured information is not received from, the process of S209 is repeated. When parking lot secured information is received from the parking lot management server 20 (S209; YES), the process proceeds to S210. The parking lot secured information is information indicating that the return parking space selected in S205 is secured as a vehicle return destination by the user.

  In S <b> 210, the control unit 11 of the user terminal 10 displays the received parking lot secured information on the display of the output unit 14 on the display of the output unit 14. The user of the user terminal 10 recognizes that the return parking space has been confirmed by confirming the displayed parking lot secured information. The user returns the vehicle 40 to the confirmed return parking space after the date and time designated as the parking lot condition.

<Parking management server>
An operation example of the parking lot management server in the car sharing system of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking lot reservation process of the parking lot management server. The operation flow of FIG. 11 is always executed.

  In S <b> 301, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 confirms whether or not the parking condition for the return parking space has been received from the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26. When the parking condition is received (S301; YES), the process proceeds to S302. When parking conditions are not received (S301; NO), processing is ended.

  In S <b> 302, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 stores the parking lot condition received from the user terminal 10 in the storage unit 12. The parking lot condition includes a desired return position of the vehicle 40, a desired return time, and the like. The parking lot management server 20 extracts a parking lot around the return desired position (for example, within a predetermined distance from the return desired position) from the parking position information table T20 stored in the storage unit 22. The distance between the return desired position and each parking lot is calculated based on, for example, the return desired position and the latitude and longitude of the position of each parking lot. Furthermore, the control part 21 of the parking lot management server 20 extracts the parking lot schedule table T10 from the memory | storage part 22 about each extracted parking lot. From the parking lot schedule table T10 (see FIG. 4) of each parking lot, the parking lot management server 20 indicates that the current type is “SHI” (for the car sharing system), and a predetermined time before the desired return time (for example, 1 A parking space whose reservation status after “before” is “C” (vacant) is extracted. The control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 has “Shi / ko” (shared) for the parking lot having no empty parking space, and “ko” (time rental) for the current type. Then, a parking space whose reservation status is “C” (vacant) after a predetermined time (for example, one hour before) from the desired return time is extracted.

Further, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 may extract a parking lot based on the schedule information of the user of the user terminal 10 stored in the storage unit 22. At this time, the parking lot management server 20 acquires the user's schedule information stored in the storage unit 22 and estimates the visit destination and arrival time of the user. For example, when the schedule information includes a building name, a start time, and an end time, the parking lot management server 20 indicates that the building with the building name is a visited place and the start time is to the building with the building name. Estimated to be arrival time. Furthermore, the parking lot management server 20 acquires the position of the visited site from the estimated visited site. The location of the visited site is obtained by searching using an existing map information database (DB). The map information DB is a database that can search for location information and the like corresponding to the input address and building name using information such as map information stored in advance based on the address and building name. The map information DB searches the route to the arrival place and the arrival time to the arrival place using the map information, the traffic jam information, etc. based on the departure place, the arrival place, the waypoint, the departure time, the moving means, etc. It can be a database. The map information DB may be included in the parking lot management server 20 or may be included in a device other than the parking lot management server 20. An existing service can be used as the map information DB. Here, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 extracts the parking lot in the same manner as described above, using the estimated user visit and arrival time as the vehicle return desired position and return desired time, respectively. To do.

  In S303, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 instructs the parking lot server 30 of each parking lot including the extracted parking space to temporarily reserve the extracted parking space via the communication unit 26. ,Send. The temporary reservation of the parking space is a reservation for temporarily securing the parking space to be returned. The temporarily reserved parking space cannot accept other reservations. The instruction for making a temporary reservation includes information for specifying a parking space to be temporarily reserved, information on a desired return time, and the like. Each parking lot server 30 makes a temporary reservation for the extracted parking space based on an instruction for making a temporary reservation. The operation in the parking lot server 30 will be described later.

  In S304, the control unit 21 of the sensor table 20 transmits the extracted parking space (candidate for return parking space) to the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26 as return parking space information.

  In S <b> 305, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 determines whether or not the parking lot selection information as an answer has been received from the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26. When the parking lot selection information is not received from the user terminal 10, the process of S305 is repeated. When the parking lot selection information is received from the user terminal 10 (S305; YES), the process proceeds to S306.

  In S <b> 306, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 stores the received parking lot selection information in the storage unit 22. The control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 determines whether or not the content of the parking lot selection information is for selecting a parking space. When the content of the parking lot selection information does not select a parking space (non-selection) (S306; NO), the process proceeds to S307. When the content of the parking lot selection information is to select a parking space (S306; YES), the process proceeds to S308.

  In S307, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 instructs the parking lot server 30 of the parking lot including the temporarily reserved parking space via the communication unit 26 to cancel the temporarily reserved parking space. ,Send. Each parking lot server 30 cancels the temporarily reserved parking space based on an instruction for canceling the temporarily reserved parking space. Thereafter, the process returns to S301.

  In S308, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 extracts information on the parking space selected from the parking lot selection information. The control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 transmits an instruction for making a reservation for the parking space to the parking lot server 30 of the parking lot including the selected parking space via the communication unit 26. The control unit 21 of the parking management server 20 instructs the communication unit 26 to instruct the parking server 30 of each parking lot including the temporarily reserved parking space not selected to cancel the temporarily reserved parking space. To send through.

  In S <b> 309, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 transmits parking lot secured information to the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 26. The information on the secured parking lot includes information on the parking space of the reserved parking lot (may include location information on the parking lot), information on the scheduled return time, and the like. By transmitting the parking space secured information, the parking space where the user returns the vehicle 40 is secured.

  As described above, the parking lot management server 20 switches the time-rental parking space to the car-sharing parking space even when there is no parking space for the car-sharing system. Secure.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking lot schedule update process of the parking lot management server. The operation flow in FIG. 12 is repeatedly executed, for example, at the parking lot management server 20 at all times.

  In S401, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 determines whether or not the parking lot schedule information of the parking lot has been received from the parking lot server 30 installed in the parking lot via the communication unit 26. . When the parking lot schedule information is not received from the parking lot server 30, the process ends. When parking lot schedule information is received from the parking lot server 30 (S401; YES), the process proceeds to S402.

  In S402, the control unit 21 of the parking lot management server 20 updates the contents of the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 22 based on the received parking lot schedule information. Only the changed part of the parking lot schedule table T10 may be included in the parking lot schedule information.

<Parking server>
An operation example of the parking lot server 30 in the car sharing system of the present embodiment will be described. The parking lot server 30 manages a plurality of parking spaces in one parking lot. One parking lot server 30 may manage a plurality of parking lots.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the parking space reservation process of the parking lot server. The operation flow of FIG. 13 is always executed.

  In S <b> 501, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether an instruction for temporarily reserving a parking space has been received from the parking lot management server 20 via the communication unit 36. The instruction for making a temporary reservation includes information for specifying a parking space to be temporarily reserved and information on a desired return time. If an instruction for making a tentative reservation has not been received (S501; NO), the process ends. If an instruction for making a tentative reservation is received (S501; YES), the process proceeds to S502.

  In S502, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 extracts information for specifying a parking space to be temporarily reserved from an instruction for making a temporary reservation. The control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 confirms the current type of the extracted parking space based on the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32. When the current type is “SH” (for car sharing system) (S502; NO), the process proceeds to S504. If the current type is “ko” (time rental) (S502; YES), the process advances to S503 on the assumption that the current type of the parking space needs to be changed to a parking space for the car sharing system.

  In S503, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 changes the current type of the parking space included in the provisional reservation instruction from “ko” (for time rental) to “shi” (for parking) in the parking lot schedule table T10. Change to car sharing system).

In S504, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 controls the facilities installed in the parking space so that other vehicles cannot park in the temporarily reserved parking space. Specifically, for example, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 raises the parking plate installed in the temporarily reserved parking space so that the vehicle cannot park in the parking space (in a parking disabled state). In addition, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 displays on the display device installed in the parking space that the vehicle cannot be parked (for example, “Reserved”, “Cannot park general vehicle”, “Full”, etc.). May be.

  In S505, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 uses the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32 to store the parking space included in the instruction for temporary reservation a predetermined time before the desired return time (for example, The reservation status after 1 hour) is changed from “C” (vacant) to “B” (reserved). Thereby, the parking space is temporarily reserved. If the provisional reservation is not canceled, the reservation is made.

  In S <b> 506, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not an instruction for actual reservation or an instruction for canceling temporary reservation has been received from the parking lot management server 20. If any instruction has not been received (S506; NO), the process of S506 is repeated. If any instruction is received (S506; YES), the process proceeds to S507.

  In S507, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the received instruction is a reservation instruction. Here, if it is not an instruction for the main reservation, it is an instruction for canceling the temporary reservation. If it is a reservation instruction (S507; YES), the process ends. As a result, the reservation of the return parking space is confirmed. If it is not an instruction for this reservation (S507; NO), the process proceeds to S508.

  In S508, when the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 has changed the time rental parking space to the car sharing system parking space in S503, in the parking lot schedule table T10, the current type is set for the parking space. Change from “Sh” (for car sharing system) to “K” (for time rental).

  In S509, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 controls the equipment installed in the parking space to lower the parking board installed in the temporarily reserved parking space so that the vehicle can park in the parking space. To do. Moreover, the control part 31 of the parking lot server 30 may display on the display device installed in the parking space that the vehicle can be parked.

  In S510, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 uses the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32 to store the parking space included in the instruction for temporary reservation a predetermined time before the desired return time (for example, The reservation status after one hour) is changed from “B” (reserved) to “C” (vacant). Thereby, the provisional reservation of the parking space is canceled.

  As described above, in the parking lot server 30, a return parking space in the car sharing system is secured. Further, when there is no parking space for the car sharing system in an empty state, the parking space for time rental is changed to the parking space for the car sharing system.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of schedule update processing of the parking lot server. The operation flow of FIG. 14 is always executed.

  In S601, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the parking lot state has changed. The change in the parking lot state includes that a vehicle has newly entered the parking space, that a vehicle parked in the parking space has been issued, and the like. The parking lot state is detected by a parking board or a sensor installed in the parking space. The parking lot server 30 is connected to a parking board, a sensor, etc. via the communication part 36, and can acquire the detection result by a parking board, a sensor, etc.

  In S602, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 sets the reservation status after the current time to “A” (for the parking space where the parking lot state has changed in the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32. Parking) or “C” (vacant). Thereby, the schedule of the parking space is updated.

  In S <b> 603, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 manages the parking lot schedule table T <b> 10 stored in the storage unit 32 via the communication unit 36 together with the parking lot ID for identifying the parking lot server 30. Send to server 20. The parking lot ID is an identifier for identifying a parking lot managed by the parking lot server 30. The parking lot ID is assigned to each parking lot in advance. When receiving the parking lot schedule table T10 from the parking lot server 30 via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 stores the parking lot schedule table T10 in the storage unit 22 in association with the parking lot ID.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the shared car exit process of the parking lot server. The operation flow of FIG. 15 is always executed.

  In S <b> 701, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the car sharing system vehicle 40 (share car) parked in the parking space of the parking lot to be managed has left the parking space. The control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 has exited by performing short-range communication with the vehicle 40 via the communication unit 36. For example, when the parking lot server 30 detects that the vehicle 40 has passed over a parking board installed in the parking space, the parking lot server 30 determines that the vehicle 40 has left. Moreover, the parking lot server 30 may determine that the vehicle 40 has left the vehicle when short-distance communication is made with the parked vehicle 40 every predetermined time and short-distance communication becomes impossible. The parking lot server 30 acquires the current position of the vehicle 40 measured by the positioning unit 45 of the vehicle 40, and when the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the parking lot is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, the vehicle 40 It may be determined that has been issued. When it is not determined that the vehicle 40 has left (S701; NO), the process ends. If it is determined that the vehicle 40 has been shipped (S701; YES), the process proceeds to S702.

  In S <b> 702, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 selects “Shi / ko” (“Shi / ko”) in the parking lot schedule table T <b> 10 stored in the storage unit 32 for the parking space from which the vehicle 40 has left. Is a parking space that can be used for car-sharing system and time lending. When the selection availability is “Shi / ko”, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 sets the current type to “ko” (time rental) for the parking space in the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32. Change to The control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 controls the equipment installed in the parking space, lowers the parking board installed in the parking space from which the vehicle 40 leaves, so that other vehicles can park in the parking space. To do. Moreover, the control part 31 of the parking lot server 30 may display on the display device installed in the parking space that the vehicle can be parked.

  In S703, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 sets the reservation status after the current time to “C” (empty) for the parking space where the vehicle 40 has left in the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32. change. Thereby, the schedule of the parking space is updated.

In S <b> 704, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 manages the parking lot schedule table T <b> 10 stored in the storage unit 32 through the communication unit 36 together with the parking lot ID for identifying the parking lot server 30. Send to server 20. When receiving the parking lot schedule table T10 from the parking lot server 30 via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 stores the parking lot schedule table T10 in the storage unit 22 in association with the parking lot ID.

  By doing in this way, when the vehicle in a car sharing system leaves a parking space, the parking space which became free can be used as a parking space for time rental.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of the shared car warehousing process of the parking lot server. The operation flow in FIG. 16 is always executed.

  In S801, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 (share car) for the car sharing system has approached the parking space of the parking lot to be managed. The control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 has approached the parking space by performing short-range communication with the vehicle 40 via the communication unit 36. For example, the parking lot server 30 acquires the current position of the vehicle 40 measured by the positioning unit 45 of the vehicle 40 scheduled to enter, and the distance between the current position of the vehicle 40 and the parking lot is less than a predetermined distance. In this case, it may be determined that the vehicle 40 has approached the parking space.

  If it is not determined that the vehicle 40 has approached (S801; NO), the process ends. When it determines with the vehicle 40 approaching (S801; YES), a process progresses to S802.

  In S802, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 controls equipment installed in the parking space, lowers the parking board installed in the parking space where the vehicle 40 enters, and the entering vehicle parks in the parking space. It can be so. Moreover, the control part 31 of the parking lot server 30 may display on the display device installed in the parking space that the vehicle (share car) can be parked.

  In S803, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 has entered the parking space of the parking lot to be managed. The control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 40 has entered the parking space by performing near field communication with the vehicle 40 via the communication unit 36. In addition, for example, when the parking lot server 30 detects that the vehicle 40 scheduled to enter the parking board installed in the parking space has passed, the parking lot server 30 may determine that the vehicle 40 has entered. When it is not determined that the vehicle 40 has been received (S803; NO), the process ends. If it is determined that the vehicle 40 has been received (S803; YES), the process proceeds to S804.

  In S804, in the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 sets the reservation status after the current time to “A” (in use) for the parking space where the vehicle 40 is stored. Change to Thereby, the schedule of the parking space is updated.

  In S805, the control unit 31 of the parking lot server 30 stores the parking lot schedule table T10 stored in the storage unit 32 together with the parking lot ID for identifying the parking lot server 30 via the communication unit 36. Send to server 20. When receiving the parking lot schedule table T10 from the parking lot server 30 via the communication unit 26, the parking lot management server 20 stores the parking lot schedule table T10 in the storage unit 22 in association with the parking lot ID.

Here, the example in which the parking restriction facility is installed for each parking space of the parking lot has been described. However, as described above, the parking restriction facility controlled by the parking lot server 30 is provided at the entrance / exit of the parking lot. You may include the movable gate which controls the whole entering / exiting, and the display apparatus which displays the state (full, empty, etc.) of the whole parking lot. At this time, even if there is an empty parking space in the parking lot, if the share car is scheduled to be stored in all the empty parking spaces, the display device may be “full” or “general vehicle parking”. By displaying “impossible”, it is possible to regulate the invasion of a general vehicle that is not a share car into the parking lot. At this time, the movable gate is controlled so that the share car can enter the parking lot when the share car scheduled to enter the parking space approaches.

(Operation and effect of the embodiment)
The parking lot management server 20 switches between a car sharing system parking space and a time rental parking space in a parking lot including a car sharing system parking space and a time rental parking space. The parking lot server 30 switches the empty parking space after the vehicle for the car sharing system has been issued to the parking space for time rental. Moreover, the parking lot management server 20 changes the empty time rental parking space into the parking space for the car sharing system when the parking space for returning the vehicle for the car sharing system is insufficient. Thereby, the convenience of the user of a car sharing system improves. In addition, the use efficiency of the parking space is improved, and the convenience of the car sharing system user and the user of the time rental parking space can be improved without causing an increase in infrastructure cost. Contributes to the expansion of usage.

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Claims (5)

In the parking control device for controlling the parking regulation facility of the parking lot including the parking space where the specific vehicle associated with the parking lot and the general vehicle of the general user park,
In order to secure a parking space in the parking lot as a parking space for the specific vehicle, the parking regulation facility control is performed to control the parking regulation facility so that the parking space in the parking lot is in a parking disabled state. A parking control device comprising means. The specific vehicle includes a first type specific vehicle and a second type specific vehicle,
The parking regulation facility control means includes:
For the parking space for the first type specific vehicle, the parking regulation facility is controlled to always secure the parking space for the first type specific vehicle,
Regarding the parking space for the second type specific vehicle, when the second type specific vehicle is scheduled to be parked in the parking lot, the parking restriction facility is provided so as to secure the parking space for the second type specific vehicle. The parking control device according to claim 1, wherein the parking control device is controlled. The parking regulation facility control means includes:
The upper limit value of the number of parking spaces for the second type specific vehicle is set, and the parking restriction facility is controlled so as to secure a predetermined number or more of parking spaces for the general vehicle. 2. The parking control device according to 2. In a parking lot management system that controls parking facilities including a parking space where a specific vehicle associated with a parking lot and a general user's general vehicle park,
A user terminal device associated with the specific vehicle, which transmits a parking request for the specific vehicle;
Based on the parking request from the user terminal device, the parking control facility in the empty parking space cannot be parked in order to secure the empty parking space of the parking lot as a parking space for the specific vehicle. A parking device to control the state,
A parking lot management system characterized by comprising: Including a center device connected to a plurality of parking lot devices,
The center device is
Collecting parking lot information indicating the state of the parking space from a plurality of parking lot devices,
Based on the parking request from the user terminal device and the parking lot information, a parking lot that matches a parking lot condition included in the parking request is selected, and a parking space for a specific vehicle is set in the parking device of the parking lot. Send information to ensure,
The parking lot management system according to claim 4.

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