JP2018205853A - Parking management system and parking management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To more inexpensively perform parking management of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A parking management system includes a terminal device and a server device. The terminal device includes: a storage section for storing user information; a reading section for reading identification information of a parking zone from a code associated with the parking zone; and a transmission section for transmitting parking position information including both of the stored user information and the read identification information to the server device. The server device includes: a reception section for receiving the parking position information from the terminal device; and an identification section for identifying a user of a parked vehicle and its parking position on the basis of the received parking position information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking management system and a parking management method.

  A computer system that manages parking of vehicles in a parking lot is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a parking management system that recognizes the number of a vehicle that enters and exits by a camera installed in a parking lot and manages information on the vehicles that are put in and out of the parking lot for each number. Yes.

JP 2014-222477 A

  In the conventional parking management system as described above, since it is necessary to install a device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize the vehicle parked in the parking lot, such a device is used for parking management. Cost to install.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above. The subject of this invention is providing the technique for performing parking management of a vehicle at lower cost.

  The parking management system according to the present invention includes a terminal device and a server device, and the terminal device stores a storage unit that stores user information, and a reading unit that reads identification information of the parking lot from a code associated with the parking lot. A transmission unit that transmits parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information to the server device, and the server device receives the parking position information from the terminal device. The receiving part which receives, and the specific part which specifies the user and parking position of the vehicle parked based on the received parking position information.

  The parking management method which concerns on this invention is a method implemented in the parking management system provided with the terminal device and the server apparatus, Comprising: In the said terminal device, memorize | stores user information, From the code | cord | chord linked | related with the parking area Reading the parking section identification information, transmitting the stored user information and the parking position information including the read identification information to the server device, and in the server device, Receiving the parking position information from the terminal device, and identifying a user of the parked vehicle and the parking position based on the received parking position information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique for performing parking management of a vehicle at lower cost can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the example of schematic structure of the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a function structure of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the parking area which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a function structure of the server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow in the parking management system which concerns on one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to these.

1. Hardware Configuration An example of a hardware configuration of a parking management system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The parking management system 1 is a computer system for managing vehicle parking (incoming and outgoing) in a parking lot. The parking management system 1 mainly includes a server device 10, a mobile terminal 20, and a vehicle 30. The portable terminal 20 and the vehicle 30 can communicate with the server device 10 via the network N. In addition, the mobile terminal 20 can communicate with the vehicle 30 (for example, via Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), or the like). The parking management system 1 can provide various services for managing parking in the parking lot of the vehicle 30 driven by the user carrying the mobile terminal 20 to the user and the parking lot owner. In FIG. 1, the parking management system 1 is shown to include one mobile terminal 20 and one vehicle 30, but the parking management system 1 can include a plurality of mobile terminals 20 and vehicles 30. .

  The network N is a communication line for transmitting and receiving information between the server device 10, the mobile terminal 20, and the vehicle 30. The network N may be, for example, the Internet, a packet communication network, a telephone line, other communication lines, a combination thereof, or the like, and is wired or wireless (or a combination thereof). It doesn't matter.

  The server device 10 is constituted by an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. The server device 10 may be constituted by a single information processing device or may be constituted by a plurality of information processing devices distributed on a network.

  The server device 10 mainly includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a storage unit 13. The control unit 11 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11a and a memory 11b. The description of each configuration will be described later. For example, the server device 10 functions as various function implementing means by the CPU 11a executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 11b or the like. Note that FIG. 1 only shows a main configuration included in the server apparatus 10, and the server apparatus 10 includes other configurations included in a general information processing apparatus.

  The control unit 11 controls operations of various components of the server device 10 and controls execution of various processes. Details of an example of processing executed in the control unit 11 will be described later. The communication unit 12 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device. The storage unit 13 is configured by a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 13 stores various programs and various information necessary for executing processing in the server device 10.

  The mobile terminal 20 is, for example, a mobile information processing device (mobile terminal device) such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a navigation device, and a personal computer. The portable terminal 20 mainly includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a storage unit 23, an operation unit 24, a display unit 25, a camera 26, a sensor 27, and a microphone 28. The control unit 21 mainly includes a CPU 21a and a memory 21b. For example, the portable terminal 20 functions as various function realizing means by the CPU 21a executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 21b or the like.

  The control unit 21 controls operations of various components of the mobile terminal 20 and controls execution of various processes. Details of an example of processing executed in the control unit 21 will be described later. The communication unit 22 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device. The storage unit 23 is configured by a storage device such as a semiconductor storage unit. The storage unit 23 stores various programs and various information necessary for executing processing in the mobile terminal 20. The operation unit 24 is a user interface for receiving an operation instruction from the user. The display unit 25 is a user interface for displaying a processing result by the mobile terminal 20. The camera 26 is a device that can capture still images or moving images.

  The sensor 27 is composed of various sensors. The sensor 27 may include, for example, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a sound sensor, and / or an image sensor. The microphone 28 is a device that acquires voice information by converting voice / sound produced by a user wearing the mobile terminal 20 into an electrical signal.

  The vehicle 30 is an arbitrary vehicle that can be parked in the parking lot. The vehicle 30 is driven by the user of the mobile terminal 20. The vehicle 30 has the same hardware configuration as the control unit 21, the communication unit 22, the storage unit 23, the operation unit 24, the display unit 25, the camera 26, and the sensor 27 shown in FIG. Prepare. These configurations included in the vehicle 30 can be specified as the in-vehicle terminal. The vehicle 30 further includes a configuration included in a general vehicle.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the parking management system 1 includes the server device 10, the mobile terminal 20, and the vehicle 30, but is not limited thereto, and can include any device. Moreover, the structure which has a part of structure which the server apparatus 10, the portable terminal 20, and the vehicle 30 have can also be grasped | ascertained as the parking management system 1. FIG.

2. Functional Configuration An example of a functional configuration of each device included in the parking management system according to the embodiment will be described. First, the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The portable terminal 20 includes a database 210, a reading unit 211, a positioning unit 212, a parking determination unit 213, a transmission unit 214, a reception unit 215, and a notification unit 216 as main functional configurations. The mobile terminal 20 implements each functional configuration shown in FIG. 2 by, for example, the CPU 21a executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 21b or the like and cooperating with the hardware of the mobile terminal 20. Details of each functional configuration will be described below.

  The database 210 stores various types of information such as information necessary for processing executed in the mobile terminal 20 and information generated by the processing. The database 210 stores, for example, user information such as a user ID of the mobile terminal 20 and application program data installed in the mobile terminal 20.

  The reading unit 211 can read position information associated with each parking section (parking section identification information) from a code recognized via the camera 26 or the like. For example, when a two-dimensional code such as a chameleon code or a QR code (registered trademark) is attached to each parking section in a parking lot, and the user operates the mobile terminal 20 to capture a two-dimensional code with the camera 26, The reading unit 211 can read (acquire) the identification information of the parking section from the image of the code acquired by the camera 26. The code affixed to each parking area includes the coded position information (or the identification information of the parking area) regarding the affixed parking area. Therefore, the reading unit 211 can read the position information or the identification information of the parking area from the code associated with the parking area.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the example of the code affixed on the parking area is demonstrated. FIG. 3 shows that the parking lot 40 includes parking sections 41, 42, and 43, and two-dimensional codes 41a, 42a, and 43a are pasted in association with the parking sections. Each of the two-dimensional codes 41a, 42a and 43a is encoded with information for identifying the parking section 41, 42 or 43 (for example, position information of the parking section). For example, when the user of the portable terminal 20 that has moved the vehicle 30 into the parking section 41 images the two-dimensional code 41a with the camera 26 of the portable terminal 20, the reading unit 211 reads the parking section 41 from the image of the two-dimensional code 41a. (For example, position information of the parking section 41) can be acquired.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the two-dimensional codes 41a, 42a, and 43a are pasted in association with each parking section, but the present invention is not limited to this. The two-dimensional codes 41a, 42a, and 43a may be affixed to support members such as pylons and poles installed in each parking section. The code pasted in association with each parking section can adopt any type of code such as a one-dimensional code or a three-dimensional code instead of a two-dimensional code.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The positioning unit 212 identifies the position (for example, latitude and longitude) of the portable terminal 20 (own device) based on a signal received by the portable terminal 20 from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite or a communication device (for example, a base station). Further, a process of specifying the date and time when the position is specified (that is, specifying positioning information) is performed.

  The parking determination unit 213 determines the parking lot based on the position of the mobile terminal 20 specified by the positioning unit 212 and the result of sensing by the sensor 27 (the state of the mobile terminal 20 or the user state of the mobile terminal 20). The parking start and the parking end of the vehicle 30 to 40 can be determined. For example, the parking determination unit 213 indicates that the position of the mobile terminal 20 specified by the positioning unit 212 is on the parking lot 40, and the mobile terminal 20 has changed from a boarding (moving by vehicle) state to a state other than boarding. When sensed by the sensor 27, it can be determined that the vehicle 30 has started parking. In addition, the parking determination unit 213 indicates that the position of the mobile terminal 20 specified by the positioning unit 212 is on the parking lot 40, and the mobile terminal 20 is in a state of getting on (moving by vehicle) from a state other than getting on. When sensed by the sensor 27, it can be determined that the vehicle 30 has finished parking. Furthermore, the parking determination part 213 can determine the time (date and time) when the vehicle 30 started parking and the time (date and time) when parking ended based on the timing when the above determination was made.

  Based on the result of sensing by the sensor 27, the parking determination unit 213 determines which state the user of the mobile terminal 20 is (for example, stationary, riding (moving by a vehicle), walking (the user moving by walking)), or other (for example, It is possible to make a more accurate parking determination by determining the parking start and / or parking end of the vehicle 30 using the determination result. it can.

  For example, when the position of the mobile terminal 20 specified by the positioning unit 212 is on the parking lot 40 and the state of the user of the mobile terminal 20 changes from riding (running by the vehicle) to walking or stationary, the vehicle It can be determined that 30 has started parking. Moreover, the parking determination part 213 is the vehicle 30 when the position of the portable terminal 20 specified by the positioning part 212 is on the parking lot 40 and the state of the user of the portable terminal 20 transitions from walking to running. Can be determined to have started parking.

  Here, the sensor 27 detects whether the user of the mobile terminal 20 is stationary, riding (moving by a vehicle), walking (user walking and moving), or other (for example, moving by train). The determination based on the result can be performed by an arbitrary method. For example, first, when the user is in a stationary state, a boarding state, a walking state, and a traveling state, a feature amount is calculated based on a sensing result by an acceleration sensor and a geomagnetic sensor mounted on the mobile terminal, and machine learning is performed. Association between each state of the user and the feature amount is performed. The parking determination unit 213 can determine the state of the user of the mobile terminal 20 based on the association information and the sensing result by the sensor 27.

  The transmission unit 214 transmits the information on the processing result by the mobile terminal 20 and the information stored in the mobile terminal 20 to the outside. For example, the transmission unit 214 includes the user information of the mobile terminal 20 stored in the database 210 and the identification information of the parking area read by the reading unit 211 (that is, the parking area read from the code image acquired by the camera 26). Can be transmitted to the server device 10 as parking position information. Further, when the parking determination unit 213 determines that the vehicle 30 has started parking or has ended parking, the transmission unit 214 stores information indicating parking start or parking end (parking start information or parking end information). Can be sent to the device 10. Parking start information can include parking start time, and parking and parking end information can include parking end time.

  The receiving unit 215 receives various information from an external device of the mobile terminal 20. For example, the receiving unit 215 can receive, from the server device 10, various types of information related to parking, such as information on the time when the user of the mobile terminal 20 parked the vehicle 30 in the parking lot 40 and parking fee information.

  The notification unit 216 makes various notifications to the user of the mobile terminal 20. For example, the notification unit 216 receives the identification information associated with the parking area by the reading unit 211 even after a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) has elapsed since the parking determination unit 213 determined that the vehicle 30 started parking. If it has not been read, the user can be notified.

  Notification by the notification unit 216 can be performed by an arbitrary method. For example, the notification content may be displayed on the display unit 25, may be notified by a speaker (not shown) included in the mobile terminal 20, or may be notified by vibrating the mobile terminal 20. You may notify by combining all or one part of said notification methods.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 20 reads the identification information of the parking area by the reading unit 211, and is read by the transmission unit 214 with the user information of the mobile terminal 20 stored in the database 210. Information including the identification information of the parking section can be transmitted to the server device 10 as parking position information. As a result, information necessary for managing parking of the parked vehicle can be transmitted to the server device 10 without installing a device such as a camera in the parking lot 40 in order to recognize the parked vehicle. . That is, according to this embodiment, parking management of a vehicle can be performed at lower cost.

  Next, the functional configuration of the server device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The server device 10 includes a database 110, a reception unit 111, a parking information specifying unit 112, and a transmission unit 113 as main functional configurations. For example, the server device 10 implements each functional configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 by the CPU 11a executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 11b or the like and cooperating with the hardware of the server device 10. Details of each functional configuration will be described below.

  The database 110 stores various types of information such as information necessary for processing executed in the server device 10, information generated by the processing, and information received from an external device. The database 110 stores, for example, registered user information, registered parking lot information, parking reservation information by the user, parking fee information, parking lot usage information, and the like.

  The receiving unit 111 receives various information and execution instructions for various processes from an external device of the server device 10. For example, the reception unit 111 receives parking position information, parking start information, parking end information, and the like transmitted from the transmission unit 214 of the mobile terminal 20.

  The parking information specifying unit 112 specifies the parking information of the vehicle 30 and other vehicles based on the information received by the receiving unit 111. For example, the parking information specifying unit 112 is based on the parking position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 and received by the receiving unit 111, and the parking position of the parked vehicle 30 (the vehicle 30 is parked). Parking area). The identified parking information of the vehicle is stored in the database 110 in association with the information of the user of the vehicle.

  Further, the parking information specifying unit 112 can specify the parking time of the vehicle 30 based on the parking start information and the parking end information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 and received by the receiving unit 111. Furthermore, the parking information specifying unit 112 can calculate the parking fee of the vehicle 30 based on the parking time of the vehicle 30 and the parking fee unit price information. Parking charge unit price information is acquired from the database 110, for example.

  The transmission part 113 transmits the information of the processing result by the server apparatus 10 and the information stored in the server apparatus 10 to the outside. For example, the transmission unit 113 transmits the parking information of the vehicle 30 specified by the parking information specifying unit 112 to the mobile terminal 20.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 20 reads the identification information of the parking area by the reading unit 211, and is read by the transmission unit 214 with the user information of the mobile terminal 20 stored in the database 210. Information including the identification information of the parking section can be transmitted to the server device 10 as parking position information. Further, the server device 10 can specify the parking information of the vehicle 30 and other vehicles based on the information received from the portable terminal 20 by the receiving unit 111. As a result, the parking management system 1 can perform parking management without installing a device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize a parked vehicle. That is, according to this embodiment, parking management of a vehicle can be performed at lower cost.

3. Embodiment A processing flow of a specific embodiment of the parking management system 1 will be described below. The processing already described above is omitted here, or only the outline is described.

3.1 Example 1
Example 1 is an Example which performs parking management by the process of the server apparatus 10 and the portable terminal 20 among the structures of the parking management system 1 shown in FIG.

Example 1.1
With reference to the flowchart of FIG.5 and FIG.6, the example of the process which determines the start and completion | finish of parking to the parking lot by the vehicle 30 in a present Example is demonstrated. 5 and 6, each processing step in the area indicated as “mobile terminal” indicates a processing step by the mobile terminal 20, and each processing step in the area indicated as “server apparatus” is by the server apparatus 10. Processing steps are shown. The same applies to other flowcharts.

  First, with reference to FIG. 5, the example of the process which determines the start of the parking to the parking lot by the vehicle 30 is demonstrated.

  When the portable terminal 20 receives a parking lot search instruction from the user (step S101), the portable terminal 20 executes a process of searching for an empty parking lot and displays the search result on the display unit 25 (step S103). The search process can be executed by the mobile terminal 20 communicating with the server device 10 and searching the database 110 of the server device 10. The user determines a parking section where the vehicle 30 is parked according to the search result of the parking lot.

  Thereafter, when the user receives a designation of a parking position and a parking start instruction by the user (Yes in Step S103), the mobile terminal 20 activates the camera 26 (Step S104). The portable terminal 20 images the two-dimensional code installed in the vehicle section where the vehicle 30 is parked according to the user's instruction (step S105). For example, a user who parks (enters) the vehicle 30 in the parking section 41 of the parking lot 40 operates the mobile terminal 20 to instruct imaging of the two-dimensional code 41 a installed in the parking section 41. The portable terminal 20 reads the identification information (parking position information) of the parking section from the image of the two-dimensional code imaged in step S105 (step S106).

  Thereafter, a parking start instruction is transmitted to the server device 10 together with the identification information of the parking section, the date and time when the identification information is read, and the user information of the portable terminal 20 from the portable terminal 20. The server device 10 receives a parking start instruction from the mobile terminal 20 (step S107), and updates the parking usage information stored in the database 110 based on the information received together with the instruction (step S108). Specifically, the identification information of the parking section is specified as the parking position, the date and time when the identification information is read is specified as the parking start date and time, the user information of the mobile terminal 20 is specified as the information of the parked user, and the parking usage information is updated. .

  Thereafter, the start of parking is notified from the server device 10 to the portable terminal 20 (step S109). The portable terminal 20 notifies the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S110), and the process illustrated in FIG. 5 ends.

  As described above, according to the process shown in FIG. 5, the parking management system 1 does not install a high-cost device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize a parked vehicle. Information on the position of the parking lot (parking section) and the parking start date / time can be specified, and parking management can be performed using the information. That is, according to this embodiment, parking management of a vehicle can be performed at lower cost.

  Next, an example of processing for determining the end of parking in the parking lot by the vehicle 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the mobile terminal 20 receives an instruction to end parking from the user (step S201), and activates the camera 26 (step S202). The portable terminal 20 images the two-dimensional code installed in the vehicle section where the vehicle 30 is parked in accordance with a user instruction (step S203). For example, a user who wants to park (exit) the vehicle 30 parked (entered) in the parking section 41 of the parking lot 40 operates the mobile terminal 20 to instruct imaging of the two-dimensional code 41 a installed in the parking section 41. . The portable terminal 20 reads the identification information (parking position information) of the parking section from the image of the two-dimensional code captured in step S203 (step S204).

  Thereafter, a parking end instruction is transmitted to the server device 10 together with the identification information of the parking section, the date and time when the identification information is read, and the user information of the portable terminal 20 from the portable terminal 20. The server device 10 receives a parking end instruction from the mobile terminal 20 (step S205). The server device 10 determines whether or not the user information received together with the parking section identification information in step S205 matches the user information stored in the database 110 in association with the parking section identification information as parking usage information. (Step S206). That is, in step S <b> 206, the server device 10 determines whether or not the user information and the parking section identification information regarding the received parking end instruction are consistent with the parking usage information stored in the database 110.

  If it is determined in step S206 that the information matches (matches) (Yes in S206), the server device 10 updates the parking usage information stored in the database 110 based on the information received in step S205 ( Step S207). Specifically, the parking use information is updated as the parking partition identification information as the parking end position, the date and time when the identification information is read as the parking end date and time, and the user information of the mobile terminal 20 as the user information of the parking end. The

  Thereafter, the end of parking is notified from the server device 10 to the portable terminal 20 (step S208). The portable terminal 20 notifies the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S209), and the process illustrated in FIG. 6 ends.

  If it is determined in step S206 that the information does not match (does not match) (No in S206), the server device 10 notifies the mobile terminal 20 to that effect (step S210). The portable terminal 20 notifies the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S211), and the process proceeds to step S201.

  As described above, according to the process shown in FIG. 6, the parking management system 1 does not install a high-cost device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize a parked vehicle. Information on the position of the parking lot (parking section) and the parking end date / time can be specified, and parking management can be realized at low cost using the information.

Example 1.2
There may be a large difference between the parking start date / time or the parking end date / time specified by the process shown in FIG. 5 or 6 and the date / time when parking actually started or ended. For example, when the date and time when the user actually parked the vehicle is significantly different from the date and time when the user took an image in step S105 of FIG. 5, a large difference occurs in the parking start date and time. In addition, when the date and time when the user actually parked the vehicle is significantly different from the date and time when the user took an image in step S203 in FIG. As a result, for example, when the parking fee is calculated according to the parking time specified by the parking start date and time and the parking end date and time, the parking fee may be significantly different from the actual parking time.

  Accordingly, an example of processing for performing parking management by specifying the start date and time and the end date and time of parking in the parking lot by the vehicle 30 will be described below.

  First, the parking start date and time specifying process a will be described as an example of a process for specifying the parking start date and time more accurately with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in the parking start date and time specifying process a, the mobile terminal 20 of the user who is in the vehicle 30 acquires the position information of the own device through the positioning process (step S301), and the current position is near the empty parking lot. It is determined whether or not (for example, within 30 m) (step S302). The information on the empty parking lot is acquired from the database 110 of the server device 10 via the network N.

  When it is determined that it is in the vicinity (Yes in step S302), the mobile terminal 20 acquires information (sensor information) sensed by the sensor 27 (step S303), and the movement of the user specified based on the sensor information It is determined whether or not the state is “riding” (moving by vehicle) (step S304).

  When it is determined that the moving state is a state other than “riding” (that is, the state was “riding” at the time of S301 and S302, but then transitioned to another state) (No in step S304) The terminal 20 determines that the vehicle 30 is parked (step S305). Thereafter, the portable terminal 20 sets the date / time at which it was determined in step S304 that the state changed from “ride” to another state as the parking start date / time (step S306).

  The parking start date and time specifying process a ends, and then the process proceeds to step S103 in FIG. In the process of FIG. 5, the parking start date and time set in the process of FIG. 7 is used as the parking start date and time.

  As described above, according to the processing shown in FIG. 7, when the current position is in the vicinity of the empty parking lot, the mobile terminal 20 changes from “ride” to another state based on the sensor information from the sensor 27. The date and time determined to have transitioned is set as the parking start date and time. As a result, the parking start date and time can be specified more accurately.

  Next, an example of processing for specifying the parking end date and time more accurately will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of FIG. 8 starts when it is determined Yes in step S206 of the process of FIG.

  First, the parking end date and time specifying process a shown in steps S401 to S406 is performed. In the parking end date and time specifying process a, the mobile terminal 20 of the user who approaches the vehicle 30 parked in the parking lot on foot acquires the position information of the own device by the positioning process (step S401), and the current position is that of the vehicle 30. It is determined whether or not the parking lot is in the vicinity (for example, within 10 m) (step S402). Information on the parking lot where the vehicle 30 is parked is acquired from the database 110 of the server device 10 via the network N.

  When it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 is in the vicinity (Yes in Step S402), the mobile terminal 20 acquires sensor information by the sensor 27 (Step S403), and the movement state of the user specified based on the sensor information is “ride”. It is determined whether or not there is (step S404).

  When it is determined that the moving state is “riding” (that is, the state is a state other than “riding” such as “walking” at the time of S401 and S402, but has subsequently transitioned to the “riding” state) (step The mobile terminal 20 determines that the user is in the vehicle 30 (Yes in S404) (step S405). Thereafter, the portable terminal 20 sets the date and time when it is determined in step S404 that the state has changed to “ride” as the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 of the user of the portable terminal 20 (step S406). Information on the set parking end date and time is transmitted to the server device 10.

  After the server device 10 receives the parking end date / time information from the mobile terminal 20 (step S407), the server device 10 uses the parking usage stored in the database 110 based on the information received in step S407 and S205 in FIG. Information is updated (step S408). Specifically, the identification information of the parking section received in S205 and the user information of the mobile terminal 20 are the parking end date and time received in S407 as the parking end date and the parking end user information, respectively. The parking usage information is updated.

  Thereafter, the end of parking is notified from the server device 10 to the portable terminal 20 (step S409). The portable terminal 20 presents the notification to the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S410), and the process illustrated in FIG. 8 ends.

  As described above, according to the processing shown in FIG. 8, the mobile terminal 20 changes from another state to “ride” based on the sensor information from the sensor 27 when the current position is in the vicinity of the parked parking lot. The date and time determined to have transitioned are set as the parking end date and time. As a result, the parking end date and time can be specified more accurately.

Example 1.3
5 and 6, when the system automatically reads the identification information of the parking area from the image of the two-dimensional code, if the camera 26 is activated at an earlier timing than necessary, the portable terminal 20 is useless. Processing may be performed or misrecognition of identification information may occur. With reference to FIG.9 and FIG.10, execution of the useless process of the portable terminal 20 and the example of the process for reducing the misrecognition of identification information are demonstrated. In this process, the mobile terminal 20 is fixed and installed on an instrument panel (instrument panel) of the vehicle 30, and cameras are provided on the front and back surfaces of the mobile terminal 20. In this state, the cameras installed on both sides of the mobile terminal 20 can image the front or rear of the vehicle 30.

  First, with reference to FIG. 9, the process of the parking start to a parking lot is demonstrated. The portable terminal 20 performs the parking start date and time identification process a (step S501). The parking start date and time specifying process a is the process described with reference to FIG. 7 and is a process that can more accurately specify the parking start date and time (parking start timing).

  The portable terminal 20 automatically activates the camera 26 at the timing after the execution of the parking start date / time specifying process a (step S502), and takes an image of the visual field range of the camera 26 (step S503). Thus, since the camera 26 is started after the parking start timing is specified more accurately in step S501, it is possible to reduce useless processing by the camera 26 of the mobile terminal 20.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 20 determines whether or not the image captured in S503 includes a two-dimensional code, and the parking section identification information can be read from the image of the two-dimensional code (step S504). . If it can be read (Yes in step S504), the mobile terminal 20 reads the identification information, and the process proceeds to step S107 in FIG. That is, the portable terminal 20 automatically reads the identification information of the parking section from the two-dimensional code after it is determined that parking is started in the processing from S501 to S504.

  If the mobile terminal 20 cannot read in step S504 (No in step S504), the mobile terminal 20 changes the imaging direction of the camera 26 (step S505), and then captures the parking section identification information from the two-dimensional code image. Is read (step S506). Here, the change in the imaging direction of the camera 26 is, for example, imaging from the front of the vehicle 30 by the camera provided on the front surface of the mobile terminal 20 to imaging of the rear of the vehicle 30 by the camera provided on the back surface of the mobile terminal 20. Means to change. If the identification information can be read, the process proceeds to step S107 in FIG. If not, the portable terminal 20 displays a parking start button for accepting an instruction to start parking from the user on the display unit 25 (step S508). The process proceeds to S103. That is, when it is determined in S507 that the parking section identification information cannot be automatically read, the processing of FIG. 5 is performed.

  As described above, according to the process of FIG. 9, since the camera 26 is activated after the parking start timing is specified more accurately, useless processes by the camera 26 of the mobile terminal 20 can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce erroneous recognition of identification information due to imaging performed at unnecessary timing.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, an example of a process for reducing useless processing of the portable terminal 20 at the end of parking and erroneous recognition of identification information will be described.

  The portable terminal 20 performs the parking end date and time identification process a (step S601). The parking end date and time specifying process a is the process described with reference to FIG. 8 and is a process that can specify the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 more accurately without using the image captured by the camera 26.

  Thereafter, the server device 10 receives a parking end instruction together with information on the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 from the portable terminal 20 (step S602), and reflects the parking end information based on the received information. The parking usage information stored in 110 is updated (step S603).

  Thereafter, a parking end notification is transmitted from the server device 10 to the portable terminal 20 (step S604). The portable terminal 20 presents the notification to the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S605), and the process illustrated in FIG. 10 ends.

  As described above, according to the process of FIG. 10, since the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 is specified without using the image captured by the camera 26, it is possible to reduce useless processing by the camera 26 of the mobile terminal 20. In addition, the occurrence of erroneous recognition of identification information can be reduced.

Example 1.4
When the identification information of the parking area is read from the image captured by the camera 26, the user does not capture the two-dimensional code with the camera 26, or the camera 26 cannot automatically capture the two-dimensional code. Information may not be read. Processing for reducing the occurrence of such an event will be described with reference to FIGS.

  With reference to FIG. 11, the process at the time of parking start is demonstrated. First, the mobile terminal 20 performs the parking start date / time specifying process a (step S701). The parking start date and time specifying process a is the process described with reference to FIG. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed (step S702). If it has elapsed, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether a parking start instruction has been received from the user (step S703), and if it has been received, the process proceeds to S104 in FIG. If not received, the mobile terminal 20 notifies the user of an instruction to start parking (step S704), and the process proceeds to step S702. The notification for prompting the instruction is performed, for example, by displaying a message on the display unit 25 of the portable terminal 20 or by emitting a voice from the portable terminal 20.

  As described above, according to the process shown in FIG. 11, after the parking start date and time is specified, the mobile terminal 20 receives a parking start instruction from the user even after a predetermined time has elapsed. Provide notification to prompt instructions. Thereby, although the parking of the vehicle 30 was started, generation | occurrence | production of the event that the identification information of a parking area is not read can be reduced.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the process at the end of parking will be described. First, the mobile terminal 20 performs the parking end date and time specifying process a (step S801). The parking end date and time specifying process a is the process described with reference to FIG. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed (step S802). If it has elapsed, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether a parking end instruction has been received from the user (step S803), and if it has been received, the process proceeds to S602 in FIG. If not received, the mobile terminal 20 notifies the user of a parking end instruction (step S804), and the process proceeds to step S802. The notification for prompting the instruction is performed, for example, by displaying a message on the display unit 25 of the portable terminal 20 or by emitting a voice from the portable terminal 20.

  As described above, according to the process shown in FIG. 12, after the parking end date and time is specified, the mobile terminal 20 has not received a parking end instruction from the user even after a predetermined time has elapsed. Provide notification to prompt instructions. Thereby, although the parking of the vehicle 30 is complete | finished, generation | occurrence | production of the event that the identification information of a parking area cannot be read can be reduced.

3.2 Example 2
Example 2 is an Example which performs parking management by the process of the server apparatus 10, the portable terminal 20, and the vehicle 30 among the structures of the parking management system 1 shown in FIG.

Example 2.1
With reference to the flowchart of FIG.13 and FIG.14, the example of the process which determines the start and completion | finish of the parking to the parking lot by the vehicle 30 is demonstrated.

  First, with reference to FIG. 13, a parking start date and time specifying process b will be described as an example of a process for determining the start of parking at the parking lot by the vehicle 30.

  The portable terminal 20 first receives data including the position information of the vehicle 30 and the vehicle signal from the in-vehicle terminal of the vehicle 30 (step S901). The in-vehicle terminal is a configuration included in the vehicle 30, and includes, for example, a configuration similar to the mobile terminal 20 described above and other configurations. The position information of the vehicle 30 is specified by a positioning function provided in the vehicle 30. The vehicle signal includes, for example, an ACC signal (accessory signal). The vehicle signal may include an AT (automatic) shift signal, an IG (ignition) signal, and / or a vehicle speed signal.

  Next, the portable terminal 20 reads the position information of the vehicle 30 from the data received in S901 (step S902), and determines whether or not the current position of the vehicle 30 is in the vicinity of the empty parking lot (for example, within 10 m). Determination is made (step S903). The information on the empty parking lot is acquired from the database 110 of the server device 10 via the network N.

  If it is determined that the vehicle is in the vicinity (Yes in step S903), the portable terminal 20 reads the vehicle signal from the data received in S901 (step S904), and determines whether the AT shift signal is P (parking). (Step S905). When it is parking (Yes in step S905), the mobile terminal 20 determines that the vehicle 30 is parked at the parking lot (step S906).

  If the vehicle signal read in S904 includes an AT shift signal, an IG signal, or a vehicle speed signal, in S905, the AT shift signal indicates P (parking), the IG signal indicates OFF, or the vehicle speed signal is It is determined whether or not 0 is indicated. When the determination result is Yes, it may be determined in S906 that the vehicle 30 is parked at the parking lot.

  Thereafter, the mobile terminal 20 sets the date and time determined as Yes in step S905 as the parking start date and time for the parking lot (step S907).

  The parking start date and time specifying process b ends, and then the process proceeds to step S103 in FIG.

  As described above, according to the processing shown in FIG. 13, the parking management system 1 does not install a high-cost device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize a parked vehicle. Information on the position of the parking lot (parking section) and the parking start date and time can be specified. As a result, parking management can be realized at low cost using the information.

  Moreover, according to the process shown in FIG. 13, the timing of the parking start to a parking lot is specified using the vehicle signal transmitted from the vehicle 30. FIG. Since vehicle signals such as the ACC signal, AT shift signal, IG signal, and vehicle speed signal are signals that are automatically transmitted according to the state of the vehicle, the user manually parks according to the process shown in FIG. Compared with the case of specifying the start time, the parking start date and time can be specified more accurately.

  Next, an example of processing for determining the end of parking in the parking lot by the vehicle 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of FIG. 14 is started when it is determined Yes in step S206 of the process of FIG.

  The portable terminal 20 first performs the vehicle end date / time specifying process b (steps S1001 to S1007). In the vehicle end date and time identification process b, first, the mobile terminal 20 receives data including position information of the vehicle 30 and a vehicle signal from the in-vehicle terminal of the vehicle 30 (step S1001). The position information of the vehicle 30 is specified by a positioning function provided in the vehicle 30. The vehicle signal includes, for example, a vehicle speed signal.

  Next, the portable terminal 20 reads the position information of the vehicle 30 from the data received in S1001 (step S1002), and whether or not the current position of the vehicle 30 is in the vicinity of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked (for example, within 10 m). Is determined (step S1003). Information on the parking lot where the vehicle 30 is parked is acquired from the database 110 of the server device 10 via the network N.

  If it is determined that the vehicle is in the vicinity (Yes in step S1003), the portable terminal 20 reads a vehicle signal from the data received in S1001 (step S1004), and determines whether the vehicle speed value is greater than 0 km (step S1004). S1005). When larger than 0 km (Yes in step S1005), the mobile terminal 20 determines that the vehicle 30 is moving (step S1006).

  In addition, the method of determining that the vehicle 30 is moving can also employ | adopt arbitrary methods other than using a vehicle speed. For example, the vehicle 30 may be determined to be moving when the change in the position of the vehicle 30 indicated by the data received from the vehicle 30 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

  Thereafter, the mobile terminal 20 sets the date and time determined to be moving in step S1006 as the parking end date and time (step S1007).

  The parking end date and time specifying process b ends, and then the server device 10 receives a parking end instruction for the vehicle 30 together with the parking end date and time, the identification information of the parking section, and the user information from the mobile terminal 20 (step S1008). The server device 10 updates the parking usage information stored in the database 110 to reflect the parking end information of the vehicle 30 based on the information received in step S1008 and S205 in FIG. 6 (step S1009).

  Thereafter, the end of parking is notified from the server device 10 to the portable terminal 20 (step S1010). The portable terminal 20 presents the notification to the user by displaying the notification on the display unit 25 (step S1011), and the process illustrated in FIG. 14 ends.

  As described above, according to the process shown in FIG. 14, the parking management system 1 does not install a high-cost device such as a camera in the parking lot in order to recognize a parked vehicle. Information on the position of the parking lot (parking section) and the parking end date and time can be specified. As a result, parking management can be realized at low cost using the information.

  Moreover, according to the process shown in FIG. 14, the timing of the parking end to a parking lot is specified using the vehicle signal and / or position information which are transmitted from the vehicle 30. Since the contents of the vehicle signal and the position information automatically change according to the state of the vehicle, the processing shown in FIG. 14 is more accurate than the case where the user manually specifies the parking end time. The parking end date and time can be specified.

  In the processing of FIGS. 13 and 14, the mobile terminal 20 performs the parking start date / time and the parking end date / time specifying processing based on the data received from the vehicle 30. As a modification, the server device 10 may perform a process of specifying the parking start date and time and the parking end date and time based on the data received from the vehicle 30. FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show the processing of such a modification.

  FIG. 15 shows a parking start date and time specifying process c as an example of a process in which the server device 10 determines the start of parking in the parking lot by the vehicle 30 based on the data received from the vehicle 30. Since the processes of steps S1101 to S1107 included in the parking start date / time specifying process c are the same as steps S901 to S907 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 16 illustrates a parking end date and time specifying process c as an example of a process in which the server device 10 determines the end of parking in the parking lot by the vehicle 30 based on the data received from the vehicle 30. The processing of steps S1201 to S1207 included in the parking end date and time identification process c is the same as steps S1001 to S1007 shown in FIG.

Example 2.2
In the process of Example 2.1 (see FIGS. 5, 6, 13, and 14), for example, when the identification information of the parking section is read from the image of the two-dimensional code, the camera 26 is at a timing earlier than necessary. When activated, the mobile terminal 20 may perform useless processing or misrecognize identification information. An example of processing for carrying out useless processing of the mobile terminal 20 and reducing erroneous recognition of identification information will be described.

  The parking start process to the parking lot in Example 2.2 is the same as the parking start date / time specifying process a of step S501 in the process of FIG. 9 or the parking start date / time specifying process b of FIG. 13 or the parking start date / time specifying of FIG. This is realized by executing a process replaced with the process c. Since the specific processing content is a combination of the processing already described, description thereof is omitted here.

  The parking end process in Example 2.2 is the same as the parking end date / time specifying process a in step S601 in FIG. 10, the parking end date / time specifying process b in FIG. 14 or the parking end date / time specifying in FIG. This is realized by executing a process replaced with the process c. Since the specific processing content is a combination of the processing already described, description thereof is omitted here.

  According to the parking start process of Example 2.2, since the camera 26 is activated after the parking start timing is specified more accurately, useless processing by the camera 26 of the mobile terminal 20 can be reduced. . Furthermore, it is possible to reduce erroneous recognition of identification information due to imaging performed at unnecessary timing. In addition, according to the parking end process in Example 2.2, the use of the camera 26 of the portable terminal 20 is performed in order to specify the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 without using the image captured by the camera 26. Further, the occurrence of erroneous recognition of identification information can be reduced.

Example 2.3
In the process of Example 2.1, when reading the identification information of the parking area from the image captured by the camera 26, the user does not capture the two-dimensional code with the camera 26, or the camera 26 does not capture the two-dimensional code. The identification information may not be read because the image cannot be captured automatically. An example of processing for reducing the occurrence of such an event will be described.

  The parking start process to the parking lot in Example 2.3 is the same as the parking start date / time specifying process a in step S701 in the process of FIG. 11 or the parking start date / time specifying process b in FIG. This is realized by executing a process replaced with the process c. Since the specific processing content is a combination of the processing already described, description thereof is omitted here.

  The parking end process in Example 2.3 is the same as the parking end date / time specifying process a in step S801 in FIG. 12 except for the parking end date / time specifying process b in FIG. 14 or the parking end date / time specifying in FIG. This is realized by executing a process replaced with the process c. Since the specific processing content is a combination of the processing already described, description thereof is omitted here.

  According to the parking start process of Example 2.3, after the parking start date / time is specified, the mobile terminal 20 receives a parking start instruction from the user even if a predetermined time has elapsed, and then starts parking for the user. Provide notification to prompt instructions. Thereby, although the parking of the vehicle 30 was started, generation | occurrence | production of the event that the identification information of a parking area is not read can be reduced. In addition, according to the parking end process of Example 2.3, the mobile terminal 20 parks the user when the parking end instruction is not received from the user even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the parking end date and time is specified. A notification for prompting the end is given. Thereby, although the parking of the vehicle 30 is complete | finished, generation | occurrence | production of the event that the identification information of a parking area cannot be read can be reduced.

3.3 Example 3
Example 3 is an Example which performs parking management by the process of the server apparatus 10 and the vehicle 30 among the structures of the parking management system 1 shown in FIG.

  The process of the third embodiment is realized by the vehicle 30 performing the process performed by the mobile terminal 20 in the process described in the third embodiment. At this time, the vehicle 30 has the same configuration as the mobile terminal 20.

  According to the parking start process of the third embodiment, the camera mounted on the vehicle 30 is automatically activated and picked up after the parking start timing is specified more accurately, as in the case of the third embodiment. Wasteful processing by the camera can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce erroneous recognition of identification information due to imaging performed at unnecessary timing. Further, according to the parking end process of the third embodiment, since the parking end date and time of the vehicle 30 is specified without using the image captured by the camera of the vehicle 30, useless processing by the camera can be reduced. Furthermore, the occurrence of erroneous recognition of identification information can be reduced.

3.4 Other Examples The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various modifications or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the idea described in the claims, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. .

  Further, a program capable of executing the processing described in the above embodiment can be specified as the present invention. The program of the present invention can be stored in various recording media such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, and a semiconductor memory. Further, the program can be installed or loaded on a computer by downloading through the recording medium or via a communication network.

10 Server device 11 Control unit 11a CPU
11b Memory 12 Communication unit 13 Storage unit 20 Mobile terminal 21 Control unit 22 Communication unit 23 Storage unit 24 Operation unit 25 Display unit 26 Camera 27 Sensor 28 Microphone

Claims (9)

A parking management system including a terminal device and a server device,
The terminal device
A storage unit for storing user information;
A reading unit that reads identification information of the parking lot from a code associated with the parking lot;
A transmission unit for transmitting parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information to the server device;
Have
The server device
A receiving unit that receives the parking position information from the terminal device;
The parking management system which has a specific part which specifies the user of the vehicle parked based on the received parking position information, and a parking position. The terminal device
A positioning unit;
A sensor unit;
A determination unit that determines a parking lot start or parking end of a vehicle based on the position of the terminal device specified by the positioning unit and the result of sensing by the sensor unit;
The transmission unit transmits parking start information or parking end information to the server device based on the result of the determination,
In the server device,
The receiving unit receives the parking start information or the parking end information,
The parking management system according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit specifies a parking time of the vehicle based on the parking start information or the parking end information.   The parking management system according to claim 2, wherein the reading unit automatically reads the code after the determination unit determines that parking is started.   The said terminal device has a notification part which notifies a user when the said identification information is not read by the said reading part after progress for a predetermined time after it determines with the parking part being started by the said determination part. Parking management system.   The parking management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the code is a two-dimensional code. A storage unit for storing user information;
A reading unit that reads identification information of the parking lot from a code associated with the parking lot;
A transmission unit that transmits parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information to a server device;
A terminal device. A method implemented in a parking management system including a terminal device and a server device,
In the terminal device,
Storing user information;
Reading the parking lot identification information from a code associated with the parking lot;
Transmitting parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information to the server device;
Have
In the server device,
Receiving the parking position information from the terminal device;
Identifying a parked vehicle user and a parking position based on the received parking position information. In the terminal device,
Storing user information;
Reading the parking lot identification information from a code associated with the parking lot;
Transmitting parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information to a server device;
Having a method. Depending on the terminal device
Storing user information;
Reading the parking lot identification information from a code associated with the parking lot;
A storage medium storing a program for causing the server device to transmit parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information.