JP2017130176A - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot management system that increases an opportunity for a parking lot manager to improve profitability, and which displays a search result with consideration of a requirement prioritized by a user who wants to reserve a parking lot.SOLUTION: A parking lot manager can manipulate fees or availability of parking lots with reference to the fees and availability of the parking lots and parking lot-related information which are stored in storage means, and check values predicted by calculation means. When a user searches for a parking lot in order to make a parking lot reservation, the reservation means displays search results arranged according to a requirement prioritized by the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot management system useful for both a parking lot user and a parking lot manager in a time-rented parking lot or the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with regard to parking lot management, a system has been proposed that can change a parking lot fee according to the availability of a parking lot (see Patent Document 1). According to the system, the vehicle detection means installed in the parking lot detects the parking space availability, lowers the parking fee when there is a lot of space, and sets the parking fee higher when the space is low. It has become.

  On the other hand, a system is known in which a user can make a parking reservation by inputting a desired parking reservation area and date and time at a parking reservation site (see Patent Document 2).

  In the system disclosed in Patent Document 2, when a parking lot is used, the availability of the parking lot is detected, and the latest vacant information is displayed at the time of reservation. As described above, in the system of Patent Document 2, since the vacant information of the parking lot is updated in real time, a user who wants to reserve a parking lot can always make a reservation based on new information.

JP 2002-288698 A JP 2002-2559591 A

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, the fee is set by checking the actual vacant state of the parking lot. Therefore, the fee is low in a time zone in which the parking lot utilization rate is constantly low. For this reason, even if there is a vehicle parked, only a low fee can be collected. On the other hand, there may be a case where it is better to collect a normal charge even with a small number of vehicles in a time zone where the parking lot utilization rate is low.

  Also, if there is an extraordinary event and the demand for nearby parking lots increases, if the renewal cycle is short, the parking fee will be different for the first and later vehicles among multiple vehicles It will be. In such a case, only a low fee can be collected from the first vehicle, and there is a possibility that a complaint will be generated from the user of the subsequent vehicle, which is not preferable for the operation of the parking lot. In addition, when the charge update cycle is long, the parking lot is filled with a low charge, and there is a possibility that only a low charge can be collected even if the parking lot utilization rate increases.

  In the system described in Patent Document 2, a user can make a reservation by always referring to updated parking lot information. When the user selects one place from a plurality of parking lots displayed as search results. The criteria for are not shown. The demands placed on the parking lot are different for each user. For example, some users place importance on charges, and some users place importance on the proximity of the distance from the destination.

  An object of this invention is to provide the parking lot management system which can expand the opportunity of a profit improvement for a parking lot manager. It is another object of the present invention to provide a parking lot management system capable of displaying a search result for a user who wishes to reserve a parking lot in consideration of a user's important request.

  In order to achieve the above object, a parking lot management system of the present invention is a parking lot management system in which a parking lot manager can set a parking fee using a parking lot manager terminal, and at least a parking lot Storage means for storing current or past data, and the parking lot manager can operate the parking lot fee and the operating rate. Stored in the storage unit, an operation unit, a calculation unit that calculates the other predicted value based on the parking lot related information when either the fee or the operation rate is operated by the operation unit. Management display means for displaying the data and the predicted value on the parking lot manager terminal, and when the parking lot manager decides to change the charge, the change fee is stored in the storage means together with the parking lot related information. Record Characterized in that a storage controlling means for.

  According to the parking lot management system of the present invention, the parking lot manager operates the parking lot fee or operating rate after viewing the parking lot fee, operating rate, and parking lot related information stored in the storage means. In addition, the predicted value by the calculation means can be confirmed. For example, the predicted value can be confirmed by operating the charge to increase or decrease the operating rate. Alternatively, it is possible to obtain information such as how much a fee is required for operating the operating rate to increase or decrease the operating rate.

  In addition, since the calculation means calculates the predicted value based on not only the parking lot operating rate but also the current or past parking lot related information that affects the operating rate, it is simply based on current information such as parking lot availability information. Compared with the case where the charge is set, the charge can be set appropriately.

  Here, the parking lot related information is at least one piece of information among the location of the parking lot, the season, the day of the week, the time zone, the weather, the event, or the facility within a predetermined distance. The season includes months from January to December. Also, facilities within a predetermined distance include entertainment facilities, restaurants, or other parking lots. Since these pieces of information have a great influence on the increase / decrease of the parking lot utilization rate, it is preferable to handle them as parking lot related information.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the calculation means handle the charge as the parking lot related information when the charge is operated by the operation means. The parking fee is a factor that greatly affects the operation rate. Therefore, the calculation means treats the information on the fee as parking lot related information as an element for predicting the operation rate after the fee is operated. Thereby, the predicted value of the operating rate when the fee is operated by the operating means can be made more accurate.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, when the calculation means calculates the other predicted value based on the parking lot related information, the data stored in the storage means is data having different conditions. When extracted, it is preferable to calculate the predicted value in consideration of the influence of the difference in each parking lot related information on the operation rate.

  As the amount of information stored in the storage means increases, the information is stored under conditions specific to the parking lot, for example, conditions such as a facility where events are held on weekends. In addition, information on the season, day of the week, time of day, weather, special events, or facilities within a predetermined distance, for example, the weather may be sunny or rainy, and there are data with different conditions when data is acquired. Accumulated.

  Under such conditions, data is also accumulated regarding the effect on the operating rate when the conditions of the parking lot related information are different. Therefore, if the calculation is performed in consideration of the influence of the difference in the parking lot related information on the operation rate, the accuracy of the predicted value in the calculation means is improved.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the calculation means is configured to determine a relative relationship between the plurality of the parking lot related information with respect to the influence of the difference in information on each of the plurality of the parking lot related information on the operating rate. Preferably, the magnitude of the influence is calculated as a relative coefficient, and the parking lot related information is calculated using the relative coefficient.

  Each parking lot-related information has a large or small influence on the operating rate due to the difference, but as the data is accumulated, the magnitude of the influence becomes clear. Therefore, the accuracy of the predicted value in the calculation means is improved by calculating the relative coefficient of the influence that the difference between the information of the plurality of parking lot related information has on the operation rate, and calculating using the relative coefficient.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the calculation means is configured to first determine from the data stored in the storage means about the influence of the difference in information on each of the plurality of parking lot related information on the operating rate. Calculated as a long-term coefficient based on data extracted for a period, calculated as a short-term coefficient based on data extracted for a second period shorter than the long-term coefficient, which is the latest information at the time of calculation, and the long-term coefficient And the short-term coefficient are preferably calculated at a predetermined ratio.

  The influence of the difference in each parking lot-related information on the operation rate can be known in the long term to know the magnitude of the influence of each parking lot-related information in the parking lot. On the other hand, the situation of each parking lot related information may change in the short term. For example, if there is a change in the situation such as the establishment of a popular facility in the vicinity, the influence of the difference in the parking lot related information on the operation rate changes.

  Therefore, not only looking at data stored in the storage means as a long-term coefficient in the long term but also confirming it as a short-term coefficient in the short term leads to further improvement in accuracy of the predicted value. Also, the impact on the occupancy rate when the data is viewed over the long term and the impact on the occupancy rate when the data is viewed in the short term are different for each parking lot. It is possible to determine for each parking lot at what rate.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the operation means can display the parking lot related information on the parking lot manager terminal in a table format and a graph format, and the operation means can display the table format or The charge and the operation rate expressed in the graph format can be operated, and the management display unit can operate the fee or the operation rate in one of the table format or the graph format by the operation unit. It is preferable to display the predicted value by the calculation means in the other format.

  According to the said structure, the parking lot manager can confirm with a graph how the other value changes by operation of the charge or operation rate by the table format which he performed. Alternatively, the parking lot manager can confirm in a tabular form how the other value changes by the operation of the charge or the operation rate in the graph format performed by himself / herself.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, a publication means for publishing the charge information including the change fee to the outside, and a reservation means for reserving the parking lot and date / time on which the user wishes to park using the user terminal And a parking lot database that stores information on parking lots including parking lot availability information, and the reservation means stores parking lot information stored in the parking lot database in response to a parking lot search operation by a user. It is preferable that the reservation information display means for displaying the search result on the user terminal, wherein the reservation information display means displays the fee information published by the publication means on the user terminal.

  According to the system, the user can confirm the charge information set by the parking lot manager through the publication means when making a reservation for the parking lot using the user terminal. Therefore, when the parking lot manager desires to increase the operating rate of the parking lot and lowers the fee, the parking lot can be used at a low fee.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the reservation information display means displays the search result of the parking lot information on the user terminal by aligning according to a request that the user places importance on. As a result, the user can quickly obtain a search result that matches the requirement that he / she places importance on.

  It is preferable that the request emphasized by the user includes any of demands focusing on parking charges, emphasizing distance from the destination, emphasizing partner store discounts, and emphasizing facilities, and can be selected by the reservation unit.

  Since the user's important request may change depending on the destination, when the user looks at the search result, there is a possibility that a request to align with other important items may occur. In the present invention, since the items to be emphasized by the reservation means can be changed, the user can quickly obtain the search results in the order of his / her important items.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the partner store discount is a purchase discount in which a parking fee is free for a predetermined time when a certain amount or more is purchased at a partner store, It is preferable that the planned purchase price can be input on the search screen for performing a search instruction, and the search result is calculated in consideration of the purchase discount corresponding to the planned purchase price.

  A conventional reservation system of this type performs processing such as simply arranging search results in ascending order of parking fees. On the other hand, when the user intends to purchase an article at the destination, a search result that takes into account the planned amount and purchase discount in advance can be used to select a parking lot in consideration of the total cost.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the payment information database stores privilege information applicable to each parking lot of the payment means, and the reservation means requests the privilege information to be emphasized by the user. If the display order of the search result screen is changed by the privilege information, it is preferable to display the search result on the search result screen in the changed order.

  As payment means, various cards such as credit cards or debit cards are widely used, but these cards are often accompanied by benefits such as point addition. In addition, the incidental rate of this point changes frequently due to the campaign of each operating company.

  Here, for example, when the request that the user places importance on is a partner store discount, the user is expected to place importance not only on the points incidental to shopping at the actual store, but also on points incidental to the card used for settlement. Is done. Therefore, the reservation means can display the search result according to the user's request more by displaying it on the search result screen in the order in which the privilege information stored in the settlement information database is taken into consideration.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the reservation unit highlights the privilege information separately from the search result when the privilege information does not match the user's important request. It is preferable.

  According to the said structure, although the parking lot arranges in the order of the item which a search result attaches importance to a user on the said search result screen, on the other hand, the display regarding the said privilege information is made separately from a search result. By adopting such a plurality of types of display formats, it is possible to notify the user of the benefits of the parking lot manager or the checkout means while responding to the user's important requests.

Explanatory drawing which shows the whole image of the parking lot management system which is embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the functional structure of the management server of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the charge setting screen which sets a charge for every time slot | zone. Explanatory drawing which shows the parking lot relevant-information display screen displayed on a parking lot manager terminal. The table which calculated statistically the influence which each parking lot relevant information exerts on an operation rate from the information memorized by parking lot management DB. The graph which shows the method of deriving the long-term coefficient and short-term coefficient of each parking lot relevant information. Explanatory drawing which shows an operation performance data display screen and simulation data. Explanatory drawing which shows the parking lot in which the parking lot unit of FIG. 1 was provided. Explanatory drawing which shows the functional structure of a parking lot unit. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of the pole of a parking lot unit. Explanatory drawing which shows the display part of the bulletin board of a parking lot unit. Explanatory drawing which shows the screen of the parking lot search in the parking lot management system of this embodiment. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of a parking lot search. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of a parking lot search result. (A) And (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the screen for parking lot reservation. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the log | history search of a parking lot search screen. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which divided | segmented the area | region of the image of the number plate in the case of image recognition.

  Next, an embodiment of the parking lot management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot management system 1 of this embodiment is managed by a management server 3 connected to an external network 2 such as the Internet. Moreover, the parking lot unit 4 is provided for every some parking lot. The parking lot management system 1 is accessible from a plurality of user terminals 5 or parking lot manager terminals 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 3 includes a billing server 7, a reservation server 8, and an electronic payment server 9. The billing server 7 includes a billing engine 7a that charges the parking lot user according to the use conditions. The electronic payment server 9 performs electronic payment for the amount determined by the billing server 7 using credit card information or the like.

  The reservation server 8 has a configuration corresponding to reservation means, publication means, and reservation information display means of the present invention. The reservation server 8 includes a reservation HP 8a (HP is an abbreviation of a homepage; the same applies hereinafter) in which the user performs processing such as parking reservation using the user terminal 5, and a user DB 8b ( DB is an abbreviation of database. The same applies hereinafter.), A parking lot DB 8c in which information on parking lots is recorded, a parking lot management DB 8d in which parking lot-related information that affects the operation rate of the parking lot is recorded, A reservation engine 8e for processing reservations is provided. In the present embodiment, the parking lot DB 8c corresponds to the settlement information database in the present invention, and the parking lot management DB 8d corresponds to the storage means in the present invention.

  In addition, the reservation server 8 registers the vehicle of the vehicle number recognized based on the comparison result of the comparison engine 8f and the comparison engine 8f for comparing the image-processed vehicle number data with the registered vehicle number. A determination engine 8g that determines whether or not the vehicle is a vehicle and a learning engine 8h that performs learning for improving the recognition rate of image recognition are provided. In the present embodiment, the learning engine 8h uses a neural network learning algorithm.

  Further, the reservation server 8 provides a unit price (fee), an operating rate, and parking lot related information accumulated so far in each parking lot so that the parking lot manager can easily set the parking fee. A setting engine 8i is provided. This fee setting engine 8i corresponds to the operation means, management display means, calculation means, and storage control means in the present invention.

  In this embodiment, the parking lot manager does not need to install software or a system by himself, and can manage the parking lot only by accessing the reservation server 8. That is, the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment is provided by an ASP (Application Service Provider).

  Next, a fee setting screen 6a for setting a fee for each time zone will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the fee setting screen 6a is displayed on a display of a personal computer, but the layout can be changed for a smartphone.

  On the fee setting screen 6a, in the fee setting table 6b, the fee can be set finely every hour for weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays / holidays, and special days. When you want to know the market prices around these charges, click on the information reference button 6c and it will pop up on the screen for confirmation (not shown). This price list is updated online in real time from each parking lot, and the latest peripheral information can always be obtained. Also, the distance around the search can be arbitrarily set.

  In addition, an automatic setting button 6d is provided on the fee setting screen 6a. By clicking the automatic setting button 6d, past fee and operating rate record information is obtained from the fee setting engine 8i of the reservation server 8. Can be obtained. This performance information is a summary of the operation results in many parking lots from the past to the present, including the environment of the parking lot (neighboring facilities, location conditions, etc.) and data on the occupancy rate for each unit price of the parking fee. It has become.

  In addition, on the fee setting screen 6a, automatic setting for automatically raising and lowering the fee according to recommended data presented from the fee setting engine 8i is possible. This automatic setting can be set so as to reduce the current charge (for example, 50 yen per hour) when the operation rate of the own parking lot is a specific percentage (for example, 50%) or less. Conversely, if there is a special event in the surrounding facility, and the adjacent parking lot is higher than the general charge of your own parking lot, you may follow the adjacent parking lot and increase the fee Is possible.

  When the unit price for each parking lot time zone is determined by the parking lot manager by the above setting, the reservation server 8 immediately updates the information of the reservation HP 8a. Further, the reservation server 8 immediately transmits information on the new fee to the bulletin board display unit 13a of the bulletin board 13 via the payment machine 12 of the parking lot unit 4. Thereby, the unit price determined by the parking lot manager is reflected in real time on the display of the reservation HP 8 and the bulletin board display unit 13a.

  Thus, according to the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the operating rate of the parking lot by operating the unit price of the parking lot and improve sales. In addition, by accumulating daily unit price and availability data, the accuracy of machine learning can be improved, and sales or profits at the parking lot can be improved.

  In the fee setting screen 6a, the weekday portion of FIG. 3 is hatched from 12:00 to 15:00 (6e), and an event is set. This indicates that this part is cheaper than the other parts. That is, the operation rate may be low during a certain time zone on weekdays. In such a case, the operation rate is increased by reducing the charge. The event information is displayed as an alert separately from the search result on the user terminal 5 of the user searching for the parking lot in the time period, as indicated by reference numeral 24d in FIG. It has become.

  Next, the parking lot related information display screen 61 displayed by the fee setting engine 8i in the parking lot manager terminal 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot related information display screen 61 is displayed on the screen of the parking lot manager terminal 6 by clicking the simulation button screen 6f in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the parking lot related information display screen 61 is displayed by being classified into two types, a common event 61 a that is an item common to a plurality of parking lots, and a region specific event 61 b that is unique to each parking lot. The Examples of the common event 61a include an address display 62a, a season (month) display 62b, a day of week display 62c, a time zone display 62d, a weather display 62e, and an event presence / absence display 62f.

  The region-specific event 61b includes a popular restaurant presence / absence display 63a, a construction project presence / absence display 63b, which is one of popular facilities. Here, you may add the charge display 63c of the parking lot C which is another surrounding parking lot, and the charge display 63d of the parking lot Z.

  Furthermore, on the parking lot related information display screen 61, a charge display 63e for the own parking lot and an operation rate display 63f are illustrated. The charge display 63e and the operation rate display 63f indicate the charge at the date and time shown in the season (month) display 62b, the day of the week display 62c, and the time zone display 62d, which are parking lot related information, and the operation rate at that time. Further, the weather and the presence / absence of an event at that time are stored as a weather display 62e and an event presence / absence display 62f.

  Here, after checking the parking lot related information display screen 61, the parking lot administrator confirms the charges for the charge display cases 10 to 14, and the charge display is 450 yen in case 13 and the operation rate display 63f is displayed. Let's assume that the utilization rate is 100%, and we wanted to raise the price.

  When the parking lot manager predicts what the occupancy rate will be when the charge in case 13 is 500 yen, change the charge in the charge display portion of case 13 to 500 and click the simulation button 61c. . Then, the charge setting engine 8i which is a calculation means of the present invention calculates how the operation rate changes when the unit price of the parking charge is increased by 50 yen in the time zone of case 13.

  At that time, the fee setting engine 8i calculates the parking lot related information such as season (month), day of the week, time zone, weather, presence / absence of events, taking into consideration the influence of each information on the operation rate. .

  In case 13 in FIG. 4, the address display 62a is Roppongi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, the season (month) display 62b is April, the day display 62c is Saturday, and the time zone display 62d is 20:00 to 21:00. The weather display 62e is rain and the event presence / absence display 62f is none. The popular restaurant presence / absence display 63a is present, and the construction project presence / absence display 63b is absent.

  Here, the parking lot manager selects the portion described as “450”, which is the charge of case 13 in FIG. 4, using a mouse or the like (not shown), and changes it to “500” using a keyboard or the like (not shown). . Then, the fee setting engine 8i performs the following processing to calculate the operating rate when the parking fee is set to “500” under the condition of case 13.

  Specifically, the parking lot related information when the charge is “500” is extracted from the parking lot management DB 8d. In that case, data that includes different days of the week, time of day, weather, special events, etc. are included, but the fee setting engine 8i uses the influence of these different data on the operation rate as a coefficient, A prediction is made.

  Here, FIG. 5 is a statistical calculation of the effect of each parking lot related information on the operating rate from the information stored in the parking lot management DB 8d. In FIG. 5, the long-term coefficient 64a is calculated from information for the most recent one year, and the short-term coefficient 64b is calculated from information for the most recent one week. In the present embodiment, the timing weight 64c is determined in consideration of the influence of the long-term coefficient 64a and the short-term coefficient 64b on the operating rate.

  The long-term coefficient 64a is a coefficient for calculating a relative influence on the influence of each parking lot related information on the operation rate. The influence on the operating rate among a plurality of parking lot related information is calculated by this long-term coefficient 64a. In the above embodiment, the long-term coefficient 64a is information for the most recent one year, but this period can be determined as appropriate.

  The short-term coefficient 64b is information for the latest short-term, and is a coefficient for grasping the latest trend. For example, regarding the presence or absence of a popular restaurant, if a new popular restaurant is opened near the parking lot, the operating rate may not easily fluctuate even if the fee is increased during the business hours of the restaurant. The short-term coefficient 64b is used to take into account such a recent change in the situation. The short-term coefficient 64b can also be determined as appropriate, such as two weeks or one month, instead of the most recent one week.

  Further, the timing weight 64c is determined based on the data accumulated in the parking lot management DB 8d after observing the effects of the long-term coefficient 64a and the short-term coefficient 64b on the operation rate. In the present embodiment, with respect to the timing weight 64c, the weight of the long-term coefficient 64a is 70%, and the weight of the short-term coefficient 64b is 30%.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the relative weight 64d represents the relative influence of each parking lot related information on the operating rate. The relative weight 64d indicates which parking lot related information has affected the operating rate, and is derived from information stored in the parking lot management DB 8d. In this embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the day of the week display 62c is the highest, followed by the time zone display 62d, the popular restaurant presence / absence display 63a, the season (month) display 62b, the event presence / absence display 62f, the weather display 62e, and the construction project presence / absence display 63b. It has become.

  In the time zone display 62d as an example, the fee setting engine 8i multiplies the long-term coefficient 64a of the time zone display 62d by 70% of the timing weight and multiplies the short-term coefficient 64b by 30% of the timing weight. Addition is performed and the relative weight 64d is further multiplied to calculate the operating rate for the time zone display 62d. Similarly, the day of the week display 62c, the weather display 62e, the event presence / absence display 62f, etc. are calculated, and the predicted value of the operating rate is calculated by adding these.

  Note that the predicted value of the operating rate can be calculated by the following method. First, the parking lot related information of the day of the week display 62c and the time zone display 62d under the same conditions as in the case 13 are extracted. Next, if the conditions for the season (month) display 62b, the weather display 62e, the event presence / absence display 62f, and the like are different from those of the case 13, the effect of each parking lot related information on the operating rate is used as a coefficient as described above. A predicted value of the final operating rate may be calculated using this coefficient.

  In addition, when the charge display 63c of the parking lot C, which is another nearby parking lot, and the charge display 63d of the parking lot Z, are added to the parking lot related information, May be calculated as a coefficient, and used for the prediction of the operation rate or the charge.

  Next, a method of deriving the long-term coefficient 64a and the short-term coefficient 64b of each parking lot related information will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when calculating the long-term coefficient 64a related to the weather, information within the most recent year is extracted from the weather information stored in the parking lot management DB 8d. As shown in FIG. 6, the data extracted in this way is drawn on a graph in which the operating rate is arranged on the vertical axis and the weather is arranged on the horizontal axis, and a function indicating the correlation is extracted.

  The weather is represented by a weather index. The weather index shall be, in order of increasing availability, clear, clear, slightly cloudy, cloudy, cloudy then rain, rain, heavy rain, heavy rain, thunderstorm, and lightning. As shown on the horizontal axis in FIG. 6, the respective indices are 10 for clear weather, 9 for clear, 8 for slightly cloudy, 7 for cloudy, 6 for rain after clouding, 5 for rain, 4 for heavy rain, 3 for heavy rain, Thunderstorm is 2 and thunder is 1.

In the present embodiment, a function (straight line 65 in FIG. 6) that is a linear approximation is extracted from the data drawn in this way. In the present embodiment, the function related to the weather is the operation rate (y) = 0.026 × weather index (x) +0.637. The determination coefficient (R ² ) indicating the degree of approximation of this function was 0.527.

  When the long-term coefficient 64a related to the weather is calculated, the fee setting engine 8i takes the average of the weather information stored in the parking lot management DB 8d, such as clear and sunny data, calculates the average weather index, and calculates the index. The long-term coefficient 64a is calculated from the above function (straight line 65 in FIG. 6). Other parking lot related information can be calculated in the same manner as the weather.

  In the above embodiment, a function that is a linear approximation is extracted from the drawn data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the function can be changed as appropriate according to the drawn data. For example, a function that becomes an approximate curve (or straight line) optimal for data such as exponential approximation, logarithmic approximation, or power approximation may be extracted.

  When the parking lot manager increases the unit price of the parking fee by 50 yen in the time zone of case 13, the operating rate is calculated by the above processing, and the operating rate display 63f in the column of case 13 shown in FIG. Shown in highlights. Therefore, the parking lot manager can instantly know the predicted value of how much the operating rate will change due to the change in the fee. As a result of looking at the predicted value, if the parking lot manager wants to change the actual parking fee, the actual parking fee is changed by clicking the change button 61d.

  Next, an operation when the parking lot manager wants to change the operation rate on the parking lot related information display screen 61 will be described. In this case, the parking lot manager changes the value of the operation rate display on the parking lot related information display screen 61 and clicks the simulation button 61c.

  For example, in case 11, the operating rate is 79%, but when this is changed to 90% and the simulation button 61c is clicked, the recommended fee amount is displayed in the fee display, and the highlight is displayed. The Even in this case, the fee setting engine 8i predicts how to set the fee in consideration of each parking lot related information and the influence of the difference between the information on the operation rate.

  Thus, in this embodiment, on the parking lot related information display screen 61, the other predicted value when the charge or the operation rate is changed can be instantly known. Thereby, the parking lot manager can obtain useful information on how to set the charge for his / her parking lot.

  Moreover, when the unit price for each parking lot time zone is determined by the parking lot manager by the above setting, the reservation server 8 immediately updates the information of the reservation HP 8a. Further, the reservation server 8 immediately transmits information on the new fee to the bulletin board display unit 13a of the bulletin board 13 via the payment machine 12 of the parking lot unit 4. Thereby, the unit price determined by the parking lot manager is reflected in real time on the reservation HP 8 and the charge display 13d (see FIG. 11) of the bulletin board display unit 13a.

  When the parking lot manager determines a fee for each parking lot time zone, the fee setting engine 8i stores the decided fee information together with other parking lot related information in the parking lot management DB 8d. Thus, the parking lot management DB 8d stores data updated as needed, and becomes data for later charge prediction.

  FIG. 7 shows a modification of the parking lot related information display screen 61 of FIG. In FIG. 7, the display of information such as location and season is omitted on the fee setting screen 6a, and the parking fee for each time zone of each day of the week is displayed in a table format (operation performance data display screen 66).

  Further, the results of the operation rate and the simulation results are displayed on a simulation result screen 67 in a graph format. In FIG. 7, the actual utilization rate is represented by a solid line, and the simulation result is represented by a dotted line.

  On the operation result data display screen 66, operation result data provided from the charge setting engine 8i of the reservation server 8 is displayed. In the operation result data display screen 66, the horizontal axis indicates the day of the week and the vertical axis indicates the time zone, and the current unit price of the parking fee for the day of the week and the time zone is described.

  The unit price described on the operation result data display screen 66 can be changed by the parking lot manager. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the parking lot manager displays 600 charges on the operation result data display screen 66 for Saturdays from 19:00 to 20:00 and from 20:00 to 21:00. An operation of lowering the circle to 500 yen is performed, and the simulation button 63a is clicked.

  Then, the charge setting engine 8i, which is the calculation means of the present invention, calculates how the operating rate changes when the parking charge unit price is reduced by 100 yen in these time zones. The predicted value of the operation rate, which is the calculation result, is displayed on the simulation result screen 67 in a graph format with a dotted line.

  According to the simulation result, the occupancy rate is expected to increase by about 10% by reducing the charge from 600 yen to 500 yen. As a result of looking at the predicted value, if the parking lot manager wants to change the actual parking fee, the actual parking fee is changed by clicking the charge change button 66b.

  On the other hand, the simulation result can be displayed on the operation result data display screen 66 by dragging a line represented in the graph format on the simulation result screen 67 with a mouse or the like (not shown). According to this, when the operating rate is changed to a desired value, it is possible to obtain a predicted value of how much the fee should be set to obtain the operating rate.

  Next, the parking lot managed by the parking lot management system of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the parking lot unit 4 is a unit installed in a parking lot 4 p employing this system, and includes a pole 10, a flap device 11, a checkout machine 12, and a bulletin board 13. . One pole 10 and one flap device 11 are provided for each parking section 4a (01 to 04).

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the pole 10 includes a cylindrical metal pole body 10a, a camera unit 10b provided inside the pole body 10a, and an image processing unit 10c. The camera unit 10b includes a CCD camera 10d, an ultrasonic sensor 10e, an LED projector 10f, an information display unit 10g, and an alert alarm device 10h.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, an alert alarm device 10h is provided at the upper end of the pole 10, and when the alert alarm device 10h is activated, it emits light with an alarm sound. Yes. The camera unit 10b is provided on the front side of the pole 10, and a front image can be taken by the CCD camera 10d. Further, when the surroundings become dark, the LED projector 10f emits light, and the license plate can be photographed even in a dark state.

  Further, in the camera unit 10b, when it is necessary to convey information to the user, the information is displayed on the information display unit 10g which is a liquid crystal display panel. Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the pole main body 10a is provided with a rain shield 10i surrounding the portion where the camera unit 10b is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the pole 10 is provided with a reservation display bar 10j. The reservation display bar 10j can jump forward from the state of FIG. 10A as shown in FIG. 10B. At this time, the reservation display 10k stored in the reservation display bar 10j is exposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the flap device 11 includes a flap plate 11 a that prevents and releases the entry and exit of the vehicle, a flap control unit 11 b that opens and closes the flap plate 11 a, and a vehicle that enters the parking area. A loop coil 11c for detecting entry is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the checkout machine 12 includes an information display unit 12a that displays various information, a deposit handling unit 12b that handles deposits such as coins, banknotes, and credit cards, a checkout process, and a usage status of a parking area. A settlement control unit 12c for performing the above, an input unit 12d for inputting the position of the parking section 4a, and the like.

  The bulletin board 13 includes a bulletin board display unit 13a that performs various displays under the control of the settlement control unit 12c of the settlement machine 12. As shown in FIG. 11, the bulletin board display unit 13a displays a parking lot name 13b, a parking section display 13c, and a charge display 13d. The parking section display 13c and the charge display 13d are an electric bulletin board or a liquid crystal display board, and various display forms are possible.

  Examples of the user terminal 5 that can access the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment include a so-called smartphone, tablet terminal, or personal computer. The same applies to the parking lot manager terminal 6. From these terminals, the parking lot management system 1 can be accessed from a general-purpose web browser or a so-called application.

  The management server 3, the image processing unit 10c, the flap control unit 11b, the settlement control unit 12c, and the like are configured by a computer (not shown) including a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, and the like and a program executed on the computer.

  Next, the operation of the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, a case where the user terminal 5 is a smartphone having an information display unit and a touch panel 5a as illustrated in FIG. 12 will be described as an example. In addition, the vehicle number of the user in this embodiment is “Shinagawa 530 12-34”.

  The user accesses the reservation HP 8a from the user terminal 5, and registers user information such as the vehicle number of his / her vehicle in advance on a registration screen (not shown). The information registered here is stored in the user DB 8b.

  The information stored in the user DB 8b is as follows. First, information for identifying the user, such as the user's name, address, and telephone number. Next, credit card information, debit card information, and point card information used by the user for payment.

  In addition, the user can designate the priority order of which card is to be used for these settlement means. This type of card is usually owned by a single individual, but there are many cases where a card to be used is determined for each main. In the parking lot management system of the present embodiment, it is possible to meet various requests of users by enabling fine settings such as card priority.

  In addition, the user can rank items that are important when using a parking lot. Conditions to be considered when selecting a parking lot include conditions related to facilities such as parking fees, distance from the destination, whether or not a partner store is discounted, and whether the parking lot is covered.

  In the present embodiment, the ranking of items that the user attaches importance is in order of partner store discount, parking fee, distance from the destination, and equipment. Thus, the user places the highest priority on partner store discounts.

  On the other hand, the parking lot manager who wants to use the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment accesses the reservation HP 8a from the parking lot manager terminal 6, and in the registration screen (not shown), information necessary as the parking lot manager. Enter. The information registered here is stored in the parking lot DB 8c.

  Information stored in the parking lot DB 8c is as follows. First, the name of the parking lot, location, the number of cars that can be parked, business hours, facility information such as solid or flat, parking fees per hour, and dimensions of vehicles that can be stored. Next, there is event information such as a point service incidental to the payment of the parking lot, a purchase discount that is discounted when a predetermined amount of product is purchased, and a discount charge (time service) set during the daytime on weekdays. In particular, with regard to the purchase discount, information is stored for how many hours the purchase is free for each partner store near the parking lot.

  Next, a case will be described in which the user makes a reservation for the parking lot A and actually parks in the time zone from 17:00 to 20:00 on the date of the year M, month D. The user accesses the reservation HP 8a from the user terminal 5 and calls the reservation screen 21 as shown in FIG. The reservation screen 21 includes a parking lot search button 21a and a history search button 21b.

  When the parking lot search button 21a is pressed, a parking lot search screen 22 shown in FIG. 13A is displayed. On the parking lot search screen 22, a keyword input frame 22a for inputting an address and a keyword, a date input frame 22b for inputting a date, and a time input unit 22c for designating a time zone for making a parking reservation are displayed. In the keyword input frame 22a, a facility that the user wants to use, for example, a facility name such as a station or a movie theater, an address, or the like is input.

  The date input frame 22b may be input directly from a soft keyboard (not shown). The date is input by tapping a desired date on the calendar display (touching the screen with a finger or a touch pen for a relatively short period of time). It may be.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the time zone is input by swiping a finger along the time input unit 22c which is a bar display indicating the time zone (sliding in one direction by bringing the finger into contact with the surface of the screen). And then move it away from the screen surface). When the time input unit 22c is touched with a finger, a time display is displayed above the time input unit 22c. When the time display is the desired time, swiping the finger along the time input unit 22c, the time display appears near the position of the finger according to the movement of the finger, and the time is changed according to the movement of the swipe. Therefore, when the desired time comes, you can enter the desired time zone by releasing your finger from the bar display.

  In addition, the parking lot search screen 22 is provided with an important item instruction button 22d for arranging the parking lots in the order of items that the user places importance on, and an amount area 22e for inputting a planned purchase amount. The priority item instruction button 22d is selected by tapping the display portion of the button as to what the user should focus on. The amount area 22e is in a pop-up menu format, and an amount of 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen to 10,000 yen or more can be selected.

  Moreover, as shown in the parking lot search screen 23 shown in FIG. 13 (B), the time zone may be input directly by inputting the date and time, the entry time, and the exit time.

  When the user inputs a keyword and a desired time zone on the parking lot search screen 22 or 23 and then taps the search buttons 22f and 23f, the search result display screen shown in FIG. 14 (A) or (B) is displayed. The FIG. 14A shows a search result screen 24 for map display, and FIG. 14B shows a search result screen 25 for list display.

  In the search result screen 24 shown in FIG. 14A, since a plurality of parking lots extracted by the search are displayed on the map, the user can grasp the position of the parking lot in the vicinity of the destination 24e. In FIG. 14A, an important item instruction button 24b is displayed. In the figure, in the order specified by the user DB 8b, the order from the left is discount, fee, distance, and equipment. These represent, in order, an emphasis on facility discounts, an emphasis on parking fees, an emphasis on distance from the destination, and an emphasis on equipment such as a roof. Further, in the figure, the discount at the left end is highlighted, indicating that the discount is most important now.

  Here, when the user attaches importance to discounts, that is, partner store discounts, it is assumed that a point card that gives points when used at the partner store is registered in the user DB 8b. In this case, when the amount of purchase planned is used at the affiliated store, points corresponding to the amount used are attached. In the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment, when determining the order of the search results, the total cost is calculated as a discount target for such points, and rearrangement is performed.

  By the way, if the user attaches importance to discounts, he usually selects the one with the discount larger than the charge, but the alert 24d “! Charge” is highlighted next to the icon at the nearby D parking lot. It is displayed. This is not an item that the user places importance on, but displays privilege information that is considered beneficial to the user. Even for the user, the order of the search results is ranked A to D based on the discount specified by the user, and there is no sense of incongruity. In addition, since information that seems to be useful to the user is displayed, more useful privilege information can be easily obtained as a user.

  Further, in FIG. 14A, the parking lot A where the partner store discount is most substantial is highlighted from the searched parking lots (24a). The user taps the list display button 24c on the search result screen 24 to display a list of information on each parking lot. Then, a search result screen 25 in the list display format shown in FIG. 14B is displayed.

  On the search result screen 25, a picture showing the state of each parking lot, the name of the parking lot, and a charge per hour are displayed. In addition, parking lots other than the A parking lot and the B parking lot shown in FIG. 14B can be displayed on the screen by swiping the screen for information.

  Also on the search result screen 25, an important item instruction button 25a for arranging the parking lots in the order of items that the user attaches importance to is displayed. Further, the search result screen 25 is provided with an inverted triangle display 25b indicating that swipe is possible and a map display button 25c for displaying the search result screen as a map.

  Here, when the user taps the charge portion of the priority item instruction button 25a, the parking lot B is displayed at the top of the list display as shown in FIG. This indicates that the parking lot B is inferior to the parking lot A at the partner store discount, but the parking fee itself is cheaper than the parking lot A.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, by tapping any area of the priority item instruction button 25a on the search result screens 24 and 25, the priority item can be easily changed with one touch.

  In addition, when the item emphasized by the user is focused on the partner store discount, it is expected that the user is highly interested in credit card points used for settlement and point card points issued by the stores. In the user DB 8b, it is possible to select whether or not to include such points in the calculation result (not shown).

  When the user finds a desired parking lot, the user taps a portion indicating the desired parking lot, for example, a photograph of the desired parking lot or the name of the parking lot on the search result screen 24 or 25. Then, as shown in FIG. 15A, information on the selected parking lot is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 5. On the reservation status confirmation screen 26, the reservation status of a plurality of parking areas on the year M, month D of the A parking lot can be confirmed.

  In the reservation status confirmation screen 26 in FIG. 15 (A), parking lots A and 03 cannot be reserved because parking areas 01 and 03 are reserved for other vehicles between 17:00 and 20:00. 04 has a vacancy in the time zone from 17:00 to 20:00.

  Therefore, when the user taps the time display bar 26 (02) of the parking area 02 on the reservation status confirmation screen 26, the reservation confirmation screen 27 in FIG. 15B is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 5. In this reservation confirmation screen 27, a photo 27a of the parking lot A which is the parking lot to be reserved, information on the vehicle restriction 27b indicating parking conditions, a time zone 27 (02) for using the parking lot, and this time zone A parking fee display 27c when the vehicle is parked at 27 (02) is displayed.

  When the user wants to reserve a parking lot under the conditions displayed on the reservation confirmation screen 27, the user taps the OK button 27d. If it is desired to change the conditions, the condition can be set again by returning to the original screen by pressing the return button 27e. With the above operation, the parking reservation for the time zone from 17:00 to 20:00 in the parking area 02 of the parking lot A is completed.

  The reservation procedure is a reservation procedure when the parking search button 21a is tapped on the reservation screen 21 as shown in FIG. 12, but when the history search button 21b is tapped on the reservation screen 21, FIG. A history search screen 28 is displayed. On this history search screen 28, the parking lots that the user has used so far are displayed in a list format.

  If the parking lot that the user wants to use is a parking lot that has been used before, it is possible to easily select the parking lot by using the history search screen 28. In FIG. 16, if the part of the name of a parking lot is tapped, it can move to the reservation status confirmation screen 26 of FIG.

  Next, the operation of the parking lot unit 4 in the A parking lot on the year M, month D will be described. In the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment, 30 minutes before and after the reserved time frame are secured as spare time in each parking section 4a. Therefore, the time reserved from 17:00 to 20:00 is reserved by the user, but the reservation status on the reservation screen 21 of the parking area 4a02 of the parking lot A is the reservation time from 16:30 to 20:30. (Not shown).

  At 16:30, a command signal is transmitted from the reservation server 8 of the management server 3 to the settlement machine 12 in the parking lot A, and a signal is transmitted from the settlement control unit 12c to the flap control unit 11b of the flap device 11. The flap plate 11a of the parking section 4a stands up. At that time, in order to inform the surroundings that the flap plate 11a stands, the alert alarm device 10h of the pole 10 installed in the parking section 4a notifies the surroundings of the operation of the flap plate 11a.

  Further, the reservation display bar 10j of the pole 10 jumps forward from the state of FIG. 10 (A) as shown in FIG. 10 (B). At this time, since the reservation display 10k stored inside the reservation display bar 10j is exposed, it can be seen at a glance that the parking section has been reserved from the outside.

  By the said operation | movement, the reservation of the parking area 4a of A parking lot is ensured. In addition, the information display section 10g of the camera unit 10b of the pole 10 displays that the parking section 4a has been reserved.

  Next, the operation when the reserved vehicle 4 (not shown) parks in the reserved parking section 4a will be described. When the vehicle of the user who made the reservation approaches the reserved parking section 4a, the ultrasonic sensor 10e mounted on the camera unit 10b of the pole 10 detects the approach of the vehicle.

  When the camera unit 10b detects the entry of the vehicle as described above, the camera unit 10b captures an image when the pole 10 and the vehicle become a predetermined distance. In the present embodiment, the photographing is performed when the distance between the pole 10 and the vehicle is about 1 m.

  The image captured by the camera unit 10b is subjected to image processing by the image processing unit 10c. Specifically, a full-color image photographed by the camera unit 10b is converted into a gray scale, and binarization processing is performed after the conversion to the gray scale. A contour portion is acquired from the binarized image, and the contour is approximated to a straight line.

  If the outline of the part approximated by a straight line has an area of a certain value or more, a rectangular part adjacent to the outline is extracted. Projection transformation of the extracted rectangle is performed, and a rectangular image whose aspect ratio is closest to 1: 2 that is the actual license plate ratio is extracted. Through the above processing, the number plate portion is extracted from the image photographed by the camera unit 10b.

  Next, an image recognition process is performed on the extracted license plate image 30. First, the area of the image 30 shown in FIG. 17 is divided into a place name display area 30a, a classification number area 30b, a usage display area 30c, and an individual number area 30d. The image processing unit 10c performs image recognition processing for each of the divided areas. At that time, image recognition processing is performed on a so-called white list basis. For the place name display area, the optimization process is executed with reference to the license plate place name database.

  As described above, the image recognition process is performed by the image processing unit 10c, and the vehicle number is extracted from the image 30 of the vehicle license plate. The vehicle number data is transmitted to the management server 3 via the external network 2, and is compared with the vehicle number of the registered vehicle in the comparison engine 8 f of the reservation server 8 in the management server 3.

  As a result of comparison by the comparison engine 8f, when it is determined that the authorized vehicle number that is the vehicle number of the approaching vehicle is the same as the vehicle number of the reserved vehicle, the determination engine 8g It is determined that the existing vehicle is the same vehicle as the registered vehicle reserved.

  At this time, if the determination engine 8g first searches for the same registered vehicle number as the authorized vehicle number and is found, the determination engine 8g determines that the approaching vehicle is the same as the reserved registered vehicle.

  If the registered vehicle number that is the same as the authorized vehicle number is not found, the search is performed again within the range excluding the use display area 30c, and the same registered vehicle number is found except for the use display area 30c. It is determined whether or not. If a registered vehicle number having the same part other than the use display area 30c is found, the reservation status of the registered vehicle number is referred to the user DB 8b, and the time when the vehicle approaches is a registered vehicle as viewed from the reservation status. If it is within a predetermined range that can be recognized, the approaching vehicle is determined to be the same vehicle as the registered vehicle.

  As described above, when the determination engine 8g determines that the approaching vehicle is a reserved vehicle, the determination result is transmitted from the management server 3 to the flap control unit 11b of the flap device 11, and is then transmitted by the flap control unit 11b. The flap plate 11a is stored, and the vehicle can enter the parking section 4a. At the same time, the reservation display bar 10j of the pole 10 is accommodated in the pole main body 10a as shown in FIG. 10 (A) from the state of FIG. 10 (B).

  On the other hand, when a vehicle other than the vehicle of the user who made the reservation tries to park without noticing that the parking section 4a has been reserved, the ultrasonic wave mounted on the camera unit 10b of the pole 10 The sensor 10e detects the approach of the vehicle, is imaged by the CCD camera 10d, is subjected to image processing by the image processing unit 10c, and is reserved by the comparison engine 8f and the vehicle number of the approaching vehicle. Is compared.

  When the judgment engine 8g recognizes that the reserved vehicle number is different from the vehicle number of the approaching vehicle, the alert alarm device 10h of the pole 10 issues a warning and the driver is about to park. Call attention to. Thereby, even if another vehicle enters the reserved parking section 4a, the reservation can be secured without parking.

  In the above embodiment, the LED projector 10f is provided in the camera unit 10b of the pole 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an infrared camera may be provided. Moreover, although the parking lot of the said embodiment is the structure which provided the flap apparatus 11 in each parking division 4a, it is good also as a parking division without the flap apparatus 11. FIG. Moreover, in this case, a parking lot of a type in which a breaker is provided at the entrance gate may be used. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the approach of the vehicle is detected with the ultrasonic sensor 10e of the pole 10, you may detect not only with this but with the loop coil 11c.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where the user had previously reserved the parking lot utilization was demonstrated, not only this but the case where the user registered into the system parked in the parking lot without reservation Applicable. In this case, the user can park in the parking lot without making a reservation, and the fee can be settled on the system side, so that the user's trouble can be saved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Parking lot management system, 2 ... External network, 3 ... Management server, 4 ... Parking lot unit, 4a ... Parking division, 4p ... Parking lot, 5 ... User terminal, 6 ... Parking lot manager terminal, 7 ... Billing server , 8 ... Reservation server (reservation means, publication means, reservation information display means), 8c ... Parking lot DB (payment information database), 8d ... Parking lot management DB (storage means), 8i ... Charge setting engine (operation means, management) Display means, calculation means, storage control means), 9 ... electronic settlement server, 10 ... pole, 11 ... flap device, 12 ... settlement machine, 13 ... bulletin board.

Moreover, in the parking lot management system of the present invention, the data stored in the storage means is such that the parking fee, the operating rate, and the parking lot related information are associated with each other, and the computing means is the when the fee has been operated by the operating means, the operating rate when the parking related information corresponding to the operated rates and equal charges set the price that is extracted and the operation from the data It is preferable to calculate the predicted value . The parking fee is a factor that greatly affects the operation rate. Therefore, when the charge is operated by the operation means, the calculation means performs the calculation by extracting the parking lot related information having the same charge as the operated charge . Thereby, the predicted value of the operating rate when the fee is operated by the operating means can be made more accurate.

Further, the parking lot management system of the present invention includes a payment information database storing privilege information applicable to each parking lot of the payment means used by the user for payment. The reservation means is stored in the payment information database. the privilege information that has met the requirements to emphasize the user, when the rank of the search results by the privilege information is changed, thereby displaying the previous dangerous search results in the changed order Is preferred.

The reservation server 8 has a configuration corresponding to reservation means, publication means, and reservation information display means of the present invention. The reservation server 8 includes a reservation HP 8a (HP is an abbreviation of a homepage; the same applies hereinafter) in which the user performs processing such as parking reservation using the user terminal 5, and a user DB 8b ( DB is an abbreviation of database. The same applies hereinafter.), A parking lot DB 8c in which information on parking lots is recorded, a parking lot management DB 8d in which parking lot-related information that affects the operation rate of the parking lot is recorded, A reservation engine 8e for processing reservations is provided. In the present embodiment, the user DB 8b corresponds to the settlement information database in the present invention, and the parking lot management DB 8d corresponds to the storage means in the present invention.

Claims (13)

A parking lot management system in which a parking lot manager can set a parking fee using a parking lot manager terminal,
Storage means for storing current or past data for at least a parking fee, an operating rate, and parking-related information that affects the operating rate;
The parking lot manager is capable of operating the parking fee and operating rate,
When either one of the fee or the operation rate is operated by the operation unit, a calculation unit that calculates the other predicted value based on the parking lot related information;
Management display means for displaying the data stored in the storage means and the predicted value on the parking lot manager terminal;
When the parking lot manager decides to change the fee, the parking lot management system further comprises storage control means for storing the changed fee together with the parking lot related information in the storage means. The parking lot management system according to claim 1,
The parking lot management system is characterized in that the parking lot related information is at least one of a parking lot location, season, day of the week, time zone, weather, special event, or a facility within a predetermined distance. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2,
The said calculating means handles the said charge as said parking lot relevant information, when the said charge is operated by the said operation means, The parking lot management system characterized by the above-mentioned. It is a parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When calculating the other predicted value based on the parking lot related information, the calculating means extracts data with different conditions for the data stored in the storage means, and the difference between the parking lot related information The parking lot management system, wherein the predicted value is calculated in consideration of the influence of the operation rate on the operating rate. The parking lot management system according to claim 4,
The calculation means calculates, as a relative coefficient, the magnitude of the relative influence between the plurality of parking lot related information, regarding the influence of the difference in information on each of the plurality of parking lot related information on the operation rate, A parking lot management system, wherein the parking lot related information is calculated using the relative coefficient. It is a parking lot management system according to claim 4 or 5,
The calculation means calculates, as a long-term coefficient, on the basis of data extracted from the data stored in the storage means for a first period with respect to the influence of the difference in information on the parking lot related information on the operating rate. And calculated as a short-term coefficient based on data that is the latest information at the time of calculation and extracted for a second period shorter than the long-term coefficient, and takes the long-term coefficient and the short-term coefficient into consideration at a predetermined ratio A parking lot management system characterized by performing calculations. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The operation means can display the parking lot related information on the parking lot manager terminal in a table format and a graph format,
The operation means can operate the charge and the operation rate expressed in the table format or the graph format,
The management display means displays the predicted value by the calculation means in the other format when the charge or operation rate is operated in one format of the table format or the graph format by the operation means. Parking management system to do. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A means for publishing the fee information including the change fee to the outside;
Reservation means that allows a user to reserve a parking lot and date and time desired to park using the user terminal;
A parking lot database for storing information on parking lots including parking lot availability information;
The reservation means includes reservation information display means for causing the user terminal to display a search result of parking lot information stored in the parking lot database in response to a parking lot search operation by a user.
The reservation information display means displays the charge information published by the publication means on the user terminal. The parking lot management system according to claim 8,
The reservation information display means displays the search result of the parking lot information on the user terminal in an aligned manner according to a request that the user places importance on. The parking lot management system according to claim 8 or 9,
The user-focused request includes any one of parking fee focus, distance from destination focus, partner store discount focus, facility focus,
A parking lot management system which can be selected by the reservation means. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
The partner store discount is a purchase discount in which the parking fee for a predetermined time is free when purchasing a certain amount or more at the partner store,
The reservation unit allows a user to input a planned purchase price on a search screen for a parking lot search instruction, and calculates a search result in consideration of a purchase discount according to the planned purchase price system. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
The payment information database stores privilege information applicable to each parking lot of the payment means,
In the reservation means, when the privilege information matches a request emphasized by the user and the display order of the search result screen is changed by the privilege information, the search result screen is changed in the changed order. A parking lot management system that displays search results on the screen. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 8 to 12,
The reservation unit highlights the privilege information separately from the search result when the privilege information does not match the user's important request.

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