JP2019032812A - Vehicle parking fee virtual adjustment system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an adjustment system realizing, by a portable terminal, adjustment environment capable of safe and simple adjustment and adjustment-related control.SOLUTION: A virtual adjustment system adjusting, in a portable terminal 1011 having a registered method of charging, to a user 1009, a usage fee of a parking facility composed of vehicle blocks 1001 to 1003 individually managed by restraint devices 1004 to 1006 includes: ID storage means being provided in the vehicle block for performing ID reception by the portable terminal upon entrance into an access range having a previously set ID for identifying the vehicle block; control means 1007 for receiving a request including the ID from the portable terminal and controlling vehicle restraint or vehicle opening of the restraint device; a fee table stored in a fee table storage part 1014 in association with the ID on an individual vehicle block basis; and adjustment means being provided in the portable terminal and performing adjustment for the vehicle block related to the ID with the ID reception serving as a trigger.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a fee settlement system that uses a parking facility of a vehicle, and in particular, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, etc., in which a function of a real settlement machine for a parking facility having an individual restraint device for each vehicle is connected to a network. The present invention relates to a virtual settlement machine system realized in a portable terminal.
Here, the term “vehicle” is used as a term for a concept including a car and a two-wheeled vehicle including a bicycle, and the term “parking” is used as a concept that broadly includes car parking and parking for the two-wheeled vehicle. .
In addition, the term “real settlement machine” is used as a term indicating a settlement machine that occupies a certain place, which is actually configured in hardware, and actually requires space, and the term “virtual settlement machine” This is a term used to refer to a checkout environment that does not substantially occupy a real place, and that can be regarded as a space-free device that is mainly configured as a software and is considered to be space-free.
Here, the function of the checkout machine includes not only the calculation and payment of charges, but also the function related to the control of the device that restrains / releases the vehicle related to parking.

In the use of a parking device, a system that uses a payment machine installed around the parking device is often used. A certain amount of space is required to provide a settlement machine in hardware.
Since charges are managed for a fixed number of parking devices with a single settlement machine, it is difficult to manage the charges according to the characteristics of each parking device at that location. This is because it is difficult to present a different rate plan for each parking device to the user in an easy-to-understand manner when using the same settlement machine.
In addition, since payment cannot be made at the location, the user of the parking device must make a note or store a number identifying the parking device, move to the location where the payment machine is installed, and enter the identification number into the payment machine. There is also the inconvenience of having to.

As described above, there is a need for the administrator of the parking device to reduce the space taken by the checkout machine and to manage individual charges according to the location of the parking device, and the user is restricted to the checkout machine location. Instead, there was a need to pay at the parking device location and set a reasonable fee according to the convenience of the parking location.
In addition, there is a potential need to realize a settlement operation by operating on a virtual operation range that takes advantage of the convenience of being at the place of use and the user's location where they can directly act on the target of use. There is also.

Patent Document 1 describes a settlement system that realizes a settlement environment that can be settled safely and easily without being constrained by an actual settlement machine.
However, the system described in Patent Document 1 requires the existence of a real payment machine, and there is a problem that its use is limited to users within a certain range from the real payment machine.

JP 2016-085491 A

The invention of the present application eliminates the need for an actual settlement machine, can set a rate plan individually according to the location of the parking device, etc., and the user of the parking device can settle the usage fee on the spot, and the target parking device is immediately available Taking advantage of the intuition of certain things, it is possible to operate the payment related to the settlement and control of the restraint device by direct operation as if it were directly operated on the device, the charge for convenience such as the location of the parking device The challenge is to provide a system that can be made rational.

According to a first aspect of the invention,
A system for paying a usage fee of a parking facility composed of vehicle sections managed individually by a restraint device in a mobile terminal in which a charging method for a user is registered,
a) an ID storage means provided in the vehicle section, in which the portable terminal receives an ID when entering an access range in which an ID for identifying the vehicle section is set in advance;
b) control means for receiving a request including the ID from the portable terminal and controlling vehicle restraint or vehicle release of the restraint device;
c) a charge table stored in association with the ID for each vehicle section;
d) a settlement means provided in the portable terminal for settlement of the vehicle section related to the ID triggered by the reception of the ID;
A virtual settlement system characterized by including:
Thereby, a virtual virtual settlement machine can be realized in the mobile terminal, and an environment that can be settled at a lower cost than the actual installation of the settlement machine can be provided to the user.
Here, the charging method of the usage fee in the settlement of the portable terminal is a method of registering in advance in the portable terminal, a method of inputting and specifying information identifying the user and the portable terminal by connecting to the Internet site when charging. Etc.

The fee table may be stored in a server connected by communication with the portable terminal.
Alternatively, the charge table may be stored in the storage device of the mobile terminal.

The control means may be provided in the restraining device.
Alternatively, the control means may be provided in a server connected to the restraint device by communication.

The setting of the fee table may be set according to the locational evaluation of the vehicle section.

The ID storage means may be an RFID device, and the ID reception may be based on proximity communication.
Alternatively, the ID storage means may be a beacon device, and the ID reception may be by short-range communication.

  You may comprise so that the adjustment and control of the vehicle division which concern on this operation may be performed in conjunction with the operation which makes the said portable terminal enter into the said access range by the said user as a trigger.

According to a second aspect of the invention,
A system for paying a usage fee of a parking facility composed of vehicle sections managed individually by a restraint device in a mobile terminal in which a charging method for a user is registered,
a) ID storage means installed so that an ID for identifying the vehicle section can be read when the portable terminal is in an access range set in association with the vehicle section;
b) control means for receiving a request including the ID from the portable terminal and controlling vehicle restraint or vehicle release of the restraint device;
c) a charge table stored in association with the ID for each vehicle section;
d) a settlement means provided in the portable terminal for performing settlement of a vehicle section related to the ID using the ID reading as a trigger;
A virtual settlement system characterized by including:

The fee table may be stored in a server connected by communication with the portable terminal.
Alternatively, the charge table may be stored in the storage device of the mobile terminal.

The control means may be provided in the restraining device.
Alternatively, the control means may be provided in a server connected to the restraint device by communication.

The setting of the fee table may be set according to the locational evaluation of the vehicle section.

  The ID storage means may be a one-dimensional or two-dimensional code, and the ID reading may be reading by a code reader function of the portable terminal.

You may comprise so that adjustment and control of the vehicle division which concerns on this reading may be performed in conjunction with the operation of the said reading in the said access range by the said user as a trigger.

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration and a user of a parking facility in which the system of Example 1 of the present invention is introduced. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the second vehicle section where the user has parked and the user's smartphone. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a data structure of a fee table stored in the fee table storage unit. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a data structure of vehicle compartment state data stored in a status table management unit that manages the use state of each vehicle compartment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the start of parking by the restraint device, the control device, the smartphone, and the cloud server that configure the system of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of parking by the restraint device, the control device, the smartphone, and the cloud server that configure the system of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is an overall view showing a configuration and a user of a parking facility in which the system of Example 2 of the present invention is introduced. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a side surface of the second vehicle section where the user has parked and the user's smartphone. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone. FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the start of parking by the restraint device, the control device, and the smartphone that configure the system of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of parking by the restraint device, the control device, and the smartphone that configure the system of the embodiment. FIG. 15 is an overall view showing a configuration and a user of a parking facility in which the system of Example 3 of the present invention is introduced. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating details of the second vehicle section where the user parks and the user's smartphone. FIG. 17 is an image diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the side surface of the restraint device, the two-dimensional code, the hood, and the imaging unit of the smartphone as viewed from the front of the restraint device. FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone. FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a data structure of vehicle section use history data stored in a status management unit that manages the use state of each vehicle section. FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of use by the restraint device, the control device, and the cloud server that configure the system of the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in embodiments using the drawings.
In the embodiment, each functional component that realizes the function of the present invention executes a control program such as firmware incorporated in advance or an application stored in a storage device by a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a processor such as a computer or a circuit. However, it is realized by cooperating with various devices.

(Overall view)
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration and a user of a parking facility in which the system of Example 1 of the present invention is introduced. Here, the user parks the bicycle. Here, a bicycle is also a vehicle, and the term “parking” is generally used. However, as described above, the term “parking” used for all vehicles is unified.
In addition, as a portable terminal used in the present embodiment, a smartphone that sets a charging method when the charging method has been registered or an application related to the settlement of the present embodiment is incorporated by download or the like is employed. The mobile terminal is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet terminal in which a similar program is installed can be appropriately employed.

The parking facility is provided with a first vehicle section 1001, a second vehicle section 1002, and a third vehicle section 1003, and a first restraining device 1004 and a second restraining device 1005 are provided in the respective vehicle sections. A third restraining device 1006 is provided.
Each restraint device receives a command from the control device 1007 connected to the computer network 1008 and performs a vehicle restraint or vehicle release operation.
Here, three vehicle sections are provided, but the number of vehicle sections is not limited to this, and may be changed as appropriate according to the characteristics of the size and location of the parking facility.

The cloud server 1017 on the computer network 1008 includes a functional configuration unit such as an authentication unit 1012, a use start processing unit 1013, a charge table storage unit 1014, a status management unit 1015, and a settlement information processing unit 1016.
The authentication unit 1012 registers authentication information of the smartphone 1011 of the user 1009 who is about to park the bicycle 1010, and authenticates the authentication request.
The use start processing unit 1013 receives a request to start using the ID transmitted from the smartphone that has acquired the ID, and transmits a control command for releasing the restraint device related to the ID to the control device 1007.
The fee table storage unit 1014 stores a fee table for each vehicle section, receives an ID included in a use termination request including an ID from a settlement processing unit described later, and returns a fee setting related to the ID.
The status management unit 1015 manages the use state including the use start time, use end time, and identification information of the smartphone related to the request for each vehicle section.
The settlement information processing unit 1016 receives a request for termination of use from the smartphone, acquires the fee setting of the ID included in the request from the fee table storage unit, and uses the fee setting and the use start time managed by the status management unit. Is transmitted to the smartphone, and upon receipt of the payment completion notification from the smartphone, the control command for releasing the vehicle of the restraint device according to the ID is transmitted to the control device 1007.

(Operation method of restraint device)
The operation method of the restraint device is released when not in use, is in a restraint state during use after warehousing, and is released when payment is completed and waits for the next use (operation method 1), There is a method (operation method 2) that is in a restrained state even in an unused state and is temporarily released only during warehousing and leaving.
In this embodiment, the latter operation method that requires ID acquisition at both the start and end of parking is adopted, but the operation method that can be adopted in the present invention is not limited to this, It can be changed as appropriate.

(Description of Operation Method 2 in Embodiment 1)
When the user receives the ID or reads the ID when the user approaches the access range to start parking, the use start request is transmitted from the smartphone to the cloud server using the operation as a trigger. The cloud server transmits a restraint device release command related to the ID to the control device. The restraint device that has received the release command performs a release operation. When the vehicle enters in this state, the restraint device performs the restraint operation again, shifts to the restraint state, and notifies the control device that the vehicle is restrained. And a parking start time is notified by communication with respect to a cloud server from a control apparatus.
At the end of parking, ID reception or ID reading operation that makes the smartphone approach the access range as a trigger triggers payment payment in cooperation with the cloud server, and the cloud server sends a control request to the control device to release the vehicle Such a command is transmitted, and further, a command is transmitted from the control device to the restraining device. The restraint device with the ID corresponding to the command returns to the restraint state and waits after the bicycle is released by releasing the vehicle.

Here, since the RFID tag is adopted as the ID storage means, the ID reception when the smartphone is brought close to the RFID tag and entered the access range as described later is used as a trigger as described later. As a means, a beacon transmission device may be adopted, and ID reception when a smartphone enters the access range set by adjusting the radio wave intensity of the beacon may be used as a trigger.
Furthermore, the ID storage means may be changed to a two-dimensional code or a one-dimensional bar code, and the ID reading when entering the access range may be used as a trigger.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating details of the second vehicle section 1002 in which the user has parked and the smartphone 1011 of the user 1009.
The restraint device 1005 performs vehicle restraint for restraining the front wheel of the bicycle 1010 that has entered the parking position and vehicle release for releasing the restrained front wheel. Here, as the wheel restraint system, a known system in which the wheel is sandwiched by the lock claw 2001 is employed. When the bicycle enters the restraint device, the lock claw is locked in the closed state, restrained, and released by releasing the lock.
Here, the lock claw type restraint device is employed, but the restraint system that can be employed in the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, for example, in the case of a vehicle compartment for parking a car, the lift plate is lifted and restrained toward the body part between the front and rear wheels. The method should be changed as appropriate.

The restraining device 1005 is provided with an RFID tag 2002 that stores an ID for identifying the second vehicle section. This RFID tag is intuitively aware that the user is directly acting on the vehicle compartment or restraint device that the user uses without adjusting the intensity of the transmitted radio wave and interfering the access range with the adjacent restraint device. The ID is read by the RFID reader function provided in the smartphone 1011 that approaches the RFID tag as the ID storage means and enters the access range, and the ID stored therein is acquired by the smartphone .
Here, an RFID tag is adopted as the ID storage means, but the ID storage means that can be adopted in the present embodiment is not limited to this, and may be a beacon transmitter.
Furthermore, a plurality of devices having communication functions such as RFID tags and beacon transmitters as ID storage means and a plurality of storage means for acquiring IDs by reading functions on the portable terminal side such as two-dimensional codes and bar codes If the communication function does not work because the adjacent vehicle sections are extremely close to each other, the ID is acquired by the reading function. If there is a distance from the adjacent vehicle sections so that there is no risk of radio wave interference, the access range It is also possible to adopt a method of acquiring an ID by a communication function adjusted to a wide setting.

(Functions provided on smartphones)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone.
As functional configuration units according to the present embodiment, an authentication request unit 3001, a use start request unit 3002, a use end request unit 3003, and a settlement unit 3004 are provided.
The authentication request unit 3001 communicates with the authentication unit 1012 of the cloud server and requests a user authentication when starting an application according to the present system prior to use.
When the user 1009 enters and reads a smartphone having an RFID reader function into the access range of the RFID tag 2002 at the start of use, the use start request unit 3002 acquires the ID stored in the RFID tag by reading, This ID and the request for opening the restraint device are transmitted to the use start processing unit 1013 of the cloud server.
When the user 1009 enters and reads a smartphone having an RFID reader function into the access range of the RFID tag 2002 at the end of use, the use end request unit 3003 acquires the ID stored in the RFID tag by reading, This ID and the request for termination of use of the vehicle section are transmitted to the settlement processing unit 1016 of the cloud server.
The settlement unit obtains the charge setting and use start time of the vehicle section from the cloud server communicated with the use termination request unit, settles the billing method registered in advance in the smartphone, and notifies the payment completion notification of the cloud server. It transmits to the settlement processing unit 1016.
Here, the place where the RFID tag is provided is not limited to the restraint device, and may be changed as long as it is a place where the user can recognize the relation with the section, such as a car section.

  Here, the settlement unit 3004 employs a method in which the calculation logic is provided in the smartphone, and the fee setting of the fee table stored in the fee table storage unit 1014 of the cloud server is acquired and settled. The method that can be adopted by the settlement unit is not limited to this. A part or all of the calculation logic is stored in an external server, and the settlement unit sends a settlement command to the server and receives the settlement result. The method can be changed as appropriate.

In addition, the place where the RFID tag is provided is not limited to the restraint device, and may be changed as long as it is a place where the user can recognize the relation with the section, such as a car section.

(Effect of the method of referring to the charge table stored in association with the ID)
By referring to the individual charge table for each vehicle section to be used, the owner of the parking facility or the manager sets the charge for the first vehicle section at a high price according to the location of the vehicle section, There is an effect that it is easy to impose individual fee settings for each vehicle section, such as setting the fare setting of the vehicle section at a low price, and setting the second vehicle section at a middle price between the first vehicle section and the third vehicle section. is there.
On the other hand, since the user side can directly recognize that the current vehicle section is the target of the charge setting, even if different charges are set for each vehicle section, there is no confusion.
Furthermore, it becomes possible to approach an economically reasonable fee setting that reflects the difference in the usefulness of the location of the vehicle compartment, and an effect of promoting more effective use of the vehicle compartment can be expected.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a data structure of a fee table stored in the fee table storage unit 1013.
The structure is an individual fee table 4002 that stores an ID 4001 for identifying a vehicle segment and a fee setting for the vehicle segment. It is easy to set a separate fee for each individual vehicle section.
Here, the method of storing the charge table in the cloud server outside the smartphone is adopted, but the place where the charge table of the present invention is stored is not limited to this, and it is appropriately changed such as storing it in the memory of the smartphone. Can be done. The charge table may be stored when the user downloads the smartphone application in order to start using the system of this embodiment. In this case, the charge table is updated as an update of the smartphone application.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device 1007.
The command receiving unit 5001 is connected to the computer network 1008 by wide area communication, and receives a control command including an ID related to a vehicle restraint or vehicle release operation from the cloud server.
The restraint control unit 5002 transmits a vehicle restraint or vehicle release control command to the restraint device of the ID included in the command.
The operation report unit 5003 transmits an operation report of the restraint device to the cloud server.
Here, the control unit adopts a method that operates only in response to a control command that is received by a system operation that is interlocked with the reception of the smartphone ID as a trigger, but restrains the vehicle with the entry of the vehicle as a trigger. In the system, not only the operation by the above command but also the operation triggered by warehousing can be changed as appropriate, for example, reporting to the functional component of the cloud server.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the data structure of the vehicle compartment state data stored in the status table management unit 1014 that manages the use state of each vehicle compartment.
It consists of data items of vehicle compartment ID 6001, current state 6002, use start time 6003, use end time 6004.
Here, the current state 6002 stores a numerical value or a symbol such as “0” indicating “empty” when it is empty, and stores registration information for identifying the smartphone of the user who uses the vehicle section in the parking state.

Hereinafter, using FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, a cooperative operation for use of a vehicle section by a restraint device, a control device, a smartphone, and a cloud server constituting the system of the embodiment will be shown, but the sequence shown here is an example, Changes may be made as appropriate according to the spirit of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the start of use by the restraint device, the control device, and the cloud server that configure the system of the embodiment. Here, the area indicated by the solid line and the broken line indicating the second restraint device is an image of the access range, and the broken line arrow is set so that ID can be acquired in this area 7000 and broadcast at a short distance in a fixed cycle. Indicates that Here, for convenience of explanation, the access range of the first restraining device and the third restraining device is omitted, and the cooperative operation between the smartphone and the second restraining device is simply shown. A similar access range is also set for.

In the user authentication step 7001, when an application according to the system of this embodiment is activated, an authentication request including user registration information is transmitted from the smartphone to the cloud server, and authentication is performed by the authentication unit 1012.
Here, if there is no record of registration information in which the use of the user's smartphone has not been terminated in the “current state” of the vehicle section of the status management unit (a state in which this user has not made any other incomplete use) If so, the use start request unit operates by acquiring the ID.
If the authentication is successful, the system operation moves to step 7002, and the activated application is activated.
In the use start requesting step 7003, when the user enters the access range of the second restraint device with the smartphone in which the application is activated, it is transmitted from the ID stored in the RFID tag provided in the second restraint device. The ID is received by the smartphone, and the smartphone acquires the ID.
Using this ID as a trigger, the smartphone that has activated the application transmits a request to start using the restraint device including the ID of the second restraint device to the use start processing unit 1012 of the cloud server.
In the release command transmission step 7004, the use start processing unit 1012 of the cloud server transmits a control command for releasing the vehicle section related to the ID to the control device.

  Since the operation from step 7003 to step 7004 shown below proceeds in conjunction with the acquisition of the ID, the user can operate the restraint device for the current vehicle section by the operation of entering the activated smartphone into the access range. Will work. That is, by adjusting the access range, a direct operation for bringing the smartphone closer to the current usage target can be used to release the restraint device by executing a request for starting use without being particularly conscious of ID confirmation or input. .

Returning to the description of the flow in FIG.
In the warehousing step 7005, when the user enters the bicycle, the restraint device enters the vehicle restraint state, and a signal notifying the start of use is transmitted from the second restraint device to the control device.
In the warehousing report step 7006, the control device transmits a signal notifying that the warehousing operation related to the start of use has been completed to the use start processing unit of the cloud server.
In the start time recording step 7007, in the cloud server, the use start processing unit is notified from the use start processing unit to the status table management unit that the use start operation has been completed for the restraint device with the ID. The status management unit notified of the completion of the use start operation writes registration information for identifying the smartphone related to the request in the “current state” in the vehicle section state data, and records the use start time.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of parking by the restraint device, the control device, and the cloud server that constitute the system of the embodiment. Here again, as in FIG. 7, the area 8000 indicated by the solid line and the broken line indicating the second restraint device is an image of the access range, and the broken line arrow indicates that the ID can be acquired in this area at a constant cycle. Indicates that it is set to broadcast. The access range is omitted for the first and third restraining devices.
In the user authentication step 8001, the user activates the application according to the present embodiment. At this time, the registration information of the user is transmitted from the smartphone to the cloud server, and authentication is performed by the authentication unit 1012 as in FIG. Here, in the status management unit, when the smartphone or the user is recorded in the “current state” of any of the vehicle sections and the use end time is not recorded, the use end request unit operates by acquiring the ID. To do.
If the authentication is successful, the system operation moves to step 8002, and the activated application is activated.
In the use end request step 8003, the use end request unit 3003 operates by using the ID reception when the user enters the access range of the vehicle section related to the end of use as a trigger to the settlement processing unit 1016 of the cloud server. A request for termination of use including the ID is transmitted to the terminal.
In the settlement information processing step 8004, the settlement processing section of the cloud server sets the “use start time” of the vehicle section related to the ID in the status management section and the charge setting of the vehicle section related to the ID stored in the charge table storage section. Send back.
In the checkout step 8005, the use amount of the smartphone is calculated from the returned “use start time”, the current use time “use end time”, and the charge setting by the checkout unit of the smartphone. Checkout is performed and a payment completion notice is sent to the cloud server. The cloud server transmits to the control device 1007 a control command for setting the restraint device in the vehicle section that has been notified of the completion of payment to the vehicle release state.
In the command transmission step 8006, the control device that has received the control command operates the restraint device related to the ID to release the vehicle.

  Since the operation from Step 8003 to Step 8006 proceeds in conjunction with the ID reception as a trigger, the user operates the restraining device in the immediate vehicle section by the operation of entering the activated smartphone into the access range. become. That is, by adjusting the access range, direct operation to bring the smartphone closer to the current usage target can be used to release the constraint device by executing a request for termination of usage without being particularly conscious of ID confirmation or input. .

Returning to the description of the flow of FIG.
In the exiting step 8007, when the user leaves the bicycle, a signal notifying the end of use is transmitted from the restraining device to the control device.
In the delivery report step 8008, the control device transmits a signal notifying the use of the vehicle section to the cloud server.

(Overall view)
FIG. 9 is an overall view showing the configuration of a parking facility in which the system of Example 2 of the present invention is introduced. Here, the user parks the car.
The parking facility is provided with a first vehicle section 9001, a second vehicle section 9002, and a third vehicle section 9003 equipped with a beacon device. The first restraint device 9004 and the second vehicle section 9003 are provided in each of the vehicle sections. A second restraining device 9005 and a third restraining device 9006 are provided. Here, each vehicle section is represented by a plan view for convenience of explanation.
Each restraint device detects a command from the control device 9007 connected via a wired or wireless connection, or a user entering the restraint device into the restraint device, and restrains the vehicle or releases the vehicle.
Here, three vehicle sections are provided, but the number of vehicle sections is not limited to this, and may be changed as appropriate according to the characteristics of the size and location of the parking facility.

A smartphone 9011 of a user 9009 of an automobile 9010 has a short-range communication function using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), transmits a request command to the control device 9007, and further sets an access range as described later. A beacon including an ID broadcast from the adjusted beacon transmitter is received. The smartphone 9011 also stores an individual fee table for each vehicle section in its memory when an application is installed by downloading or the like in order to use the system of this embodiment. This application manages the use start time and use end time of the vehicle section of this embodiment.

The cloud server 9013 on the computer network 9012 is composed of functional components such as an authentication unit 9014, a fee table storage unit 9015, a status management unit 9016, and a settlement information management unit 9017.
The authentication unit 9014 registers authentication information of the smartphone 9011 of the user 9009 and authenticates an authentication request when activating the smartphone application of this embodiment.
The charge table storage unit 9015 stores a charge table for each vehicle section and is synchronized with the charge table stored in the smartphone at the timing of communication with the smartphone such as when the smartphone is activated.
The status management unit 9016 manages the use state including the use start time, use end time, and identification information of the smartphone related to the request for each vehicle section.
The settlement information management unit 9017 receives a report of completion of payment of the usage fee charged from the smartphone, confirms payment settlement at a site such as a credit company registered as a charging method, and restrains the ID included in the settlement Key information for operating the device is transmitted to the smartphone.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the second vehicle section 9002 in which the user has parked and the user's smartphone. Here, the vehicle section is represented by a side view for convenience of explanation.
The restraining device 9005 employs a method of restraining a car that has entered the parking position with a lift plate 10001. When the automobile enters the restraint device, the lift plate is lifted and restrained and released by lowering the lift plate to a substantially ground level.
Here, the restraint device using the lift plate is adopted, but the restraint method that can be employed in the present invention is not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate.

The vehicle section 9002 is provided with a beacon transmitter 10002 that transmits a beacon including an ID for identifying the second vehicle section. This beacon adjusts the radio field intensity and adjusts the access range so that it does not interfere with the beacon in the adjacent vehicle section and the user can recognize that he is requesting the vehicle section or restraint device that he is trying to use. When the user causes the smartphone 9011 to enter the access range of the beacon device as the ID storage unit, the ID is received by the beacon receiving function provided in the smartphone 9011.
Although the beacon transmitter of the second vehicle section has been described here, a beacon transmitter that transmits an ID for identifying each section is also provided in the first and third vehicle sections.
Further, the location where the beacon transmitter is provided is not limited to the position described in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, and may be changed as long as the user can recognize the relationship with the vehicle section. .

(Functional configuration of smartphone)
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone.
The functional configuration according to the present embodiment is a use start request unit 11001, a settlement unit 11002, a fee table storage unit 11003, and a status management unit 11004.
The use start request unit 11001 allows the user 9009 to enter the access range provided by the setting of the radio wave intensity transmitted by the beacon transmitter or the effective radio wave intensity setting set on the smartphone side by the user 9009. When the beacon of the transmitter 10002 is received and ID reception is established, a request for starting the use of the restraint device related to the ID is transmitted to the control device 9007 using this ID reception as a trigger.

The settlement unit 11002 is recorded in the rate setting and status management unit 11004 of the rate table corresponding to the usage-related vehicle segment stored in the rate table storage unit 10003, triggered by the reception of the ID from the currently used vehicle segment. The usage fee is calculated based on the current usage start time and the scheduled usage end time determined from the current time, the payment is executed according to the registered charging method, and the completion of the payment is reported to the cloud server. Furthermore, the release key from the cloud server that has confirmed this report is received, and a request including the release key for operating the restraint device to the vehicle release state is transmitted to the control unit 9007.
The operation of the settlement unit continuously operates with a trigger that the user's smartphone receives a beacon from a beacon transmitter provided in a vehicle section in a vehicle restraint state.
In addition, when the usage fee is calculated, the amount is displayed on the app screen of the smartphone to notify the user to confirm that the checkout operation will proceed, and the checkout operation is performed after receiving confirmation input from the user. It is also possible to adopt a method of completing.

By referring to the individual charge table for each vehicle section used in this way, the owner of the parking facility or the manager sets the charge of the first vehicle section to a high price according to the location of the vehicle section, It is easy to impose individual charge settings for each vehicle section, such as setting the charge for the third vehicle section at a low price, and setting the second vehicle section at a middle charge between the first vehicle section and the third vehicle section. There is an effect.
On the other hand, since the user can easily access the charge settings of the charge table managed by his / her smartphone, there is no confusion even if different charges are set for each vehicle section.
Furthermore, it becomes possible to approach an economically reasonable fee setting that reflects the difference in the usefulness of the location of the vehicle compartment, and an effect of promoting more effective use of the vehicle compartment can be expected.

The charge table storage unit 11003 stores an individual charge table having the same data structure as the charge table shown in the first embodiment. The structure is an ID for identifying a vehicle section and an individual fee table for the vehicle section. It is easy to set a separate fee for each individual vehicle section.
Here, the method of storing the charge table in the memory inside the smartphone is adopted, but the place where the charge table of the present invention is stored is not limited to this, and it is changed appropriately such as storing it in an external server. sell.

In the status management unit 11004, vehicle section state data for managing the use state of the vehicle section is recorded.
The data structure includes data items such as an ID of a vehicle section related to use, a use start time, and a use end time.

  Here, the account settlement unit has adopted a method in which the calculation logic, fee table, and data related to the start / end of use are all provided in the smartphone and settled, but the method that can be employed in the account settlement unit of the present invention is limited to this The charge calculation logic, the charge table, and some or all of the data related to the use start time are stored in an external server, and the checkout unit sends a checkout command to the server and receives the checkout result. Thus, a method of forming a virtual settlement machine including a smartphone can be appropriately adopted.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device 9007.
The request receiving unit 12001 is connected to the smartphone 9011 by a short-range communication function using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and receives a request including an ID from the smartphone.
The restraint control unit 12002 transmits a vehicle release command to the restraint device with the ID included in the request.
The operation report unit 12003 transmits an operation report of the restraint device to the smartphone 9011.
Here, the restraint device adopts a method that operates only in response to a command from the control unit, but in the method of restraining the vehicle with the entry of the vehicle as a trigger, not only the operation by the above command but also the receipt is a trigger. The operation can be changed as appropriate, such as reporting to the smartphone.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the start of parking by the restraint device, the control device, and the smartphone that configure the system of the embodiment. Here, an area 13000 indicated by a solid line and a broken line indicating the second restraint device is an image of an access range, and a broken line arrow is set so that an ID can be broadcasted at a constant period so that the ID can be acquired in this area. It shows that. Here, for convenience of explanation, the access range of the first restraining device and the third restraining device is omitted, and the cooperative operation between the smartphone and the second restraining device is simply shown, and the first and third restraining devices are shown. A similar access range is set for the device.
In the use start request step 13001, when the user enters the activated smartphone into the access range where the beacon can be received with a predetermined intensity, the beacon is received from the beacon transmitter provided in the second vehicle section, and the smartphone Receives the ID.
When this ID reception becomes a trigger, the smartphone communicates with the cloud server, receives the one-time key information transmission from the cloud server shown in step 13002, and sends the key information for releasing the vehicle section related to the ID to the control device. Send a containing request.
Here, the beacon is transmitted in all the vehicle sections from the first to the third. By adjusting the radio field strength or reception strength of each beacon, the access range of adjacent vehicle sections does not interfere, and the smartphone approaches the access range when the user approaches the vehicle section that the user wants to enter. The access range is set so that there is a vehicle compartment in front of the user who performs.
In command transmission step 13003, the control device transmits a vehicle release control command to the restraint device associated with the ID.
In an operation step 13004, the restraint device operates from the vehicle restraint state to the vehicle release state, and the automobile can be stored for a certain period of time. Here, when the user enters the vehicle, the restraint device again enters the vehicle restraint state and notifies the control device that the parking start operation has been completed.
In the operation report step 13005, the control device transmits a signal notifying the smartphone that the operation related to the request has been completed.
In the operation recording step 13006, the use start time is recorded by the smart phone for the vehicle section state data of the ID.

  Since the operation from Step 13001 to Step 13006 proceeds in conjunction with the ID reception trigger, the user operates the restraining device in the immediate vehicle section by the operation of entering the activated smartphone into the access range. become. By adjusting the access range, it is possible to set so that the relevance between the operation of bringing the smartphone close to the current use target and the operation of releasing the restraint device can be directly recognized.

FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of use by the restraint device, the control device, and the smartphone that configure the system of the embodiment.
Here, an area 14000 indicated by a solid line and a broken line indicating the second restraint device is an image of an access range, and a broken line arrow is set so that an ID can be acquired in this area and broadcast at a short distance in a fixed cycle. Indicates that Here, for convenience of explanation, the access range of the first restraining device and the third restraining device is omitted, and the cooperative operation between the smartphone and the second restraining device is simply shown, and the first and third restraining devices are shown. A similar access range is set for the device.
In the checkout step 14001, when the user starts the application according to the present embodiment and activates the activated smartphone into the access range where the beacon can be received with a predetermined intensity, the smartphone is provided in the second vehicle section. The beacon ID is received from the beacon transmitter.
With this ID reception as a trigger, the smartphone calculates the usage fee of the vehicle section related to the ID, pays the usage fee according to a pre-registered charging method, sends a payment completion report to the cloud server, and according to the following step 14002 The key information is received, and a request for vehicle release including the key information is transmitted to the control device.
In the settlement confirmation / key transmission step 14002, the cloud server receives the report of the completion of payment of the usage fee charged from the smartphone, confirms the settlement of the payment registered as the accounting method, and operates the binding device Send one-time key information to your smartphone.
In command transmission step 14003, the control device transmits a control command including key information for releasing the vehicle to the restraining device.
In operation step 14004, the restraint device operates from the vehicle restraint state to the vehicle release state, and the car can leave the vehicle for a certain period of time. Here, when the user leaves the car, the vehicle is again restrained, and a signal notifying that the parking end operation has been completed is transmitted from the restraining device to the control device.
In the operation report step 14005, the control device transmits a signal notifying that the operation related to the request has been completed to the smartphone.
In the operation recording step 14006, the use end time is recorded with respect to the vehicle section state data of the ID by the smartphone, and the cloud server and the vehicle state data are finished in synchronization.

  Since the operation from Step 14001 to Step 14006 proceeds in conjunction with the trigger of ID reception, the user can operate the restraining device for the current vehicle section by the operation of entering the activated smartphone into the access range. become. By adjusting the access range, it is possible to set so that the relevance between the operation of bringing the smartphone close to the current use target and the operation of releasing the restraint device can be directly recognized.

  In such a configuration, since it is not necessary to directly communicate with the cloud server and the parking facility by the communication function of the mobile terminal such as a smartphone, it is necessary to provide the parking facility with a communication function for connecting to the wide area network (WAN). This reduces the cost of installing parking facilities and communication costs, and also reduces power consumption, reducing the size of power supply devices, etc., making the parking facility control device compact and enabling parking in parking facilities. It has the effect of expanding the space to be directed and, in other words, increasing the page load.

(Operation method of restraint device in embodiment 3)
In the third embodiment, the former method briefly introduced in the first embodiment, that is, a method in which the restraint device is in a released state in a state where the bicycle is not stored in the restraint device is adopted.
When a bicycle arrives to start parking, it automatically shifts to a restraint state and notifies the control device that the vehicle is restrained. The control device temporarily stores the parking start time of the vehicle section. That is, it is not necessary to receive ID or read ID when starting use.
At the end of parking, the user makes the smartphone approach the access range set as will be described later, and receives the ID and reads the ID, and the following series of payment operations are executed in conjunction with each other.
That is, triggered by ID reception or ID reading, the smartphone first communicates with the control device by short-range wireless to obtain the use start time, and then communicates with the cloud server to use the start request including the use start time and ID. Send. In the cloud server, payment by the charging method registered with the smartphone is executed, and key information for controlling the restraint device is transmitted to the smartphone. The smartphone that has received the key information transmits a release request including a control key related to the vehicle release request to the control device. The control device that has received the release request transmits a release command to the restraint device, and the restraint device that has received the command operates to release the vehicle.

By the continuous operation triggered by the above ID reception or ID reading, the user can operate the restraint device at hand by the operation itself entering the access range or the reading operation in the access range. That is, the actual settlement can be operated by operating the virtual operation range.

(Overall view)
FIG. 15 is an overall view showing a configuration and a user of a parking facility in which the system of Example 3 of the present invention is introduced. Here, the user shows the bicycle already parked. As described above, a bicycle is also a vehicle, and the term parking is generally used. However, as described above, it is unified with the term parking used for all vehicles.
In addition, as a portable terminal used in the present embodiment, a smartphone that sets a charging method when the charging method has been registered or an application related to the settlement of the present embodiment is incorporated by download or the like is employed. The mobile terminal is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet terminal in which a similar program is installed can be appropriately employed.

The parking facility is provided with a first vehicle section 15001, a second vehicle section 15002, and a third vehicle section 15003. The first restraint device 15004 and the second restraint device 15005 are provided in the respective vehicle sections. A third restraining device 15006 is provided.
Each restraint device is released when not in use, and operates to restrain the vehicle when the vehicle enters. It receives a command from the control device 15007 that is connected to the restraint device by wire or wirelessly, and operates to release the vehicle.
Here, three vehicle sections are provided, but the number of vehicle sections is not limited to this, and may be changed as appropriate according to the characteristics of the size and location of the parking facility.

The cloud server 15016 on the computer network 15008 includes functional components such as an authentication unit 15012, a fee table storage unit 15013, a status management unit 15014, and a settlement processing unit 15015.
The authentication unit 15012 registers authentication information of the smartphone 15011 of the user 15009 who is trying to release the parked bicycle 15010, and authenticates the authentication request.
The fee table storage unit 15013 stores a fee table for each vehicle section, receives an ID included in the use termination request including the ID from a settlement processing unit described later, and returns a fee setting related to the ID.
The status management unit 15014 manages the use state including the use start time, use end time, and identification information of the smartphone related to the request for each vehicle section.
The settlement processing unit 15015 receives a request for termination of use from the smartphone, obtains the charge setting of the ID included in the request from the charge table storage unit, uses the charge start time, the use start time managed by the status management part, and the current The usage fee is calculated from the time, settlement processing is performed in accordance with a pre-registered charging method, and the one-time key information of the binding device related to the ID is transmitted to the smartphone 15011.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the details of the second vehicle section 15002 where the user has parked and the smartphone 15011 of the user 15009.
The restraint device 15005 performs vehicle restraint for restraining the front wheel of the bicycle 15010 that has entered the parking position and vehicle release for releasing the restrained front wheel. Here, as the wheel restraint system, a known system in which the wheel is sandwiched by the lock claw 16001 is employed. When the bicycle enters the restraint device, the lock claw is locked in the closed state, restrained, and released by releasing the lock.

A side surface of the restraining device 15005 is provided with a two-dimensional code 16002 storing an ID for identifying the second vehicle section and a hood 16003 provided so as to hide the periphery of the two-dimensional code.
FIG. 17 is an image diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the side surface of the restraint device, the two-dimensional code, the hood, and the imaging unit of the smartphone as seen from the front of the restraint device.
The size of the two-dimensional code 16002 is set, the installation surface is selected, and the hood 16003 set to a predetermined height is installed. In this way, the range of access that can be read by the code reader function of the smartphone is adjusted by adjusting the distance range from the installation surface of the two-dimensional code and the angle range surrounding the normal 17000 drawn from the installation surface. Limit to the range where the relationship with the vehicle compartment can be recognized. For example, a smartphone at a position indicated by 15011A is in an access range where ID reading is possible, and 15011B is out of the access range and cannot read ID.
In the schematic diagram, a cross section of the two-dimensional code 16002 and the hood 16003 provided on the side surface of the restraining device 15005 which is an installation surface is shown. The range indicated between the arrows 17001 and 17002 connecting the edge of the two-dimensional code and the end of the hood indicates an accessible angular range surrounding the normal 17000 drawn from the center of the two-dimensional code. A range indicated by solid lines 17003 and 17004 indicates an accessible distance range. A three-dimensional space surrounded by arrow lines 17001 and 17002 and solid lines 17003 and 17004 is an access range in which the image capturing unit 17005 of the smartphone can capture the ID and read the ID.
Note that the place where the two-dimensional code is provided is not limited to the side of the restraint device shown here, but may be changed as long as it is a place where the user can recognize the relation with the section, such as marking on the vehicle section. sell.

(Functions provided on smartphones)
FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration provided in the smartphone.
Functional configuration units according to the present embodiment are an authentication request unit 18001, a use end request unit 18002, and a settlement unit 18003.
The authentication request unit 18001 requests user authentication from the authentication unit 15012 of the cloud server when starting an application according to the present system prior to use.
When the user 15009 enters the access range and reads the ID when the use ends, the use end request unit 18002 communicates with the control unit 15007 by short-range wireless communication, and is temporarily stored as will be described later. The use start time is acquired, and a use end request including this ID and use start time is transmitted to the settlement processing unit 15015 of the cloud server.
The settlement unit acquires the one-time key information of the restraint device according to the ID from the settlement processing unit of the cloud server, and transmits a vehicle release control request to the control device 15007 by the short-range wireless communication to the ID including the key information. .

  Here, the settlement processing unit 15015 of the cloud server has a fee calculation logic, and adopts a method in which the usage fee is calculated and settled with reference to the fee table stored in the fee table storage unit 15013 of the cloud server. However, the method that can be adopted in the settlement processing unit of the present invention is not limited to this, and a part or all of the calculation logic is implemented in the smartphone, and the settlement processing unit notifies the payment completion from the smartphone. The method of receiving the key information and transmitting it to the smartphone can be appropriately changed.

The data structure of the charge table stored in the charge table storage unit 15013 is the same as in the first embodiment.
Here, the method of storing the charge table in a server outside the smartphone is adopted, but the place where the charge table of the present invention is stored is not limited to this, and it is changed as appropriate, such as storing it in the memory of the smartphone. It is as described above.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device 15007.
The request reception unit 19001 communicates and connects with a smartphone by short-range wireless communication by wide-area communication, and receives a vehicle release request including the vehicle section ID and key information from the smartphone.
The restraint control unit 19002 transmits a vehicle release command to the restraint device corresponding to the ID included in the request.
The warehousing detection unit 19003 detects a restraining operation of the restraining device that accompanies vehicle warehousing (start of use).
The temporary storage unit 19004 temporarily stores the detection time as the use start time.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the data structure of the vehicle section use history data stored in the status management unit 15014 that manages the use state of each vehicle section.
It consists of data items of vehicle section ID 20001, user registration information 20002, use start time 20003, use end time 20004.
Here, as the registration information of the user, registration information for identifying the smartphone of the user who uses the vehicle section is stored.

Hereinafter, using FIG. 21, a cooperative operation for parking use by a restraint device, a control device, a smartphone, and a cloud server constituting the system of the embodiment will be shown, but the sequence shown here is an example, and It can be changed appropriately according to the purpose.
FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating the cooperative operation of the system at the end of use by the restraint device, the control device, and the cloud server that configure the system of the embodiment.
In the third embodiment, at the start of use, the restraint device automatically operates in a restrained state upon receipt, and the control device detects entry by the operation, and temporarily stores the entry time as the use start time. Yes, cloud servers and smartphones are not involved in the operation at that time.
Here, an area 21000 indicated by a solid line and a broken line indicating the second restraint device is an image of the access range. Here, for convenience of explanation, the access range of the first restraining device and the third restraining device is omitted, and the cooperative operation between the smartphone and the second restraining device is simply shown, and the first and third restraining devices are shown. A similar access range is set for the device.
In the checkout step 21001, when the user activates and activates the application according to the present embodiment to enter the access range and reads the two-dimensional code, the smartphone reads the ID.
With this ID reading as a trigger, the smartphone communicates with the control device by short-range wireless, acquires the start time of the vehicle section related to the ID, and includes the ID and use start time in the settlement processing unit of the cloud server Send end-of-use request and wait.
In the settlement processing step 21002, the cloud server calculates the usage fee, pays the usage fee in accordance with a pre-registered charging method, and transmits one-time key information together with a payment completion report.
When the key information is transmitted to the smartphone, the settlement of the waiting step 21001 is resumed, and a vehicle release request including the key information is transmitted to the control device 15007.
In command transmission step 21003, the control device transmits a control command including key information for releasing the vehicle to the restraint device corresponding to the ID.
In an operation step 21004, the restraint device operates from the vehicle restraint state to the vehicle release state, and the bicycle can be released. Here, when the user leaves the bicycle, a signal notifying that the departure is completed is transmitted from the restraining device to the control device.
In an operation report step 21005, the control device transmits a signal notifying that the requested operation has been completed to the smartphone.
In operation recording step 21006, the use end time is transmitted by the smartphone to the status management unit 15014 of the cloud server, and the history information of the vehicle section is recorded.

  Since the operations from step 21001 to step 21006 proceed in conjunction with the ID reading trigger, the user operates the restraining device in the immediate vehicle section by the operation of entering the activated smartphone into the access range. become. By adjusting the access range, it is possible to set so that the relevance between the operation of bringing the smartphone close to the current use target and the operation of releasing the restraint device can be directly recognized.

  In such a configuration, since it is not necessary to directly communicate with the cloud server and the parking facility by utilizing the wide area communication function of the mobile terminal such as a smartphone, communication for connecting the parking facility to the wide area network It is no longer necessary to provide functions, and it is possible to save on the cost of installing parking facilities and communication costs, and also to reduce power consumption, reducing the size of power supply devices, etc., making the parking facility control device compact, and parking facilities It has the effect of widening the space for parking inside and, in other words, increasing the page load.

  The invention disclosed in the present invention can be used in a parking lot, a bicycle parking lot, or a facility in which parking and bicycle parking are required to pay a fee.

1001 First vehicle section 1002 Second vehicle section 1003 Third vehicle section 1004 First restraint device 1005 First restraint device 1006 First restraint device 1007 Control device 1008 Cloud server 1009 User 1010 Vehicle 1011 Smartphone

Claims (17)

A system for paying a usage fee of a parking facility composed of vehicle sections managed individually by a restraint device in a mobile terminal in which a charging method for a user is registered,
a) an ID storage means provided in the vehicle section, in which the portable terminal receives an ID when entering an access range in which an ID for identifying the vehicle section is set in advance;
b) control means for receiving a request including the ID from the portable terminal and controlling vehicle restraint or vehicle release of the restraint device;
c) a charge table stored in association with the ID for each vehicle section;
d) a settlement means provided in the portable terminal for settlement of the vehicle section related to the ID triggered by the reception of the ID;
Virtual settlement machine system characterized by including. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fee table is stored in a server connected to the mobile terminal through communication. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fee table is stored in a storage device of the mobile terminal. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided in the restraining device. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided in a server connected to the restraint device through communication. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the setting of the fee table is set according to a locational evaluation of the vehicle section. The system according to claim 1, wherein the ID storage unit is an RFID device, and the ID reception is performed by proximity communication. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ID storage means is a beacon device, and the ID reception is performed by short-range communication. 9. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein an operation of causing the user to enter the mobile terminal into the access range is executed in conjunction with adjustment and control of a vehicle section related to the operation. The system described in Crab. A system for paying a usage fee of a parking facility composed of vehicle sections managed individually by a restraint device in a mobile terminal in which a charging method for a user is registered,
a) ID storage means installed so that an ID for identifying the vehicle section can be read when the portable terminal is in an access range set in association with the vehicle section;
b) control means for receiving a request including the ID from the portable terminal and controlling vehicle restraint or vehicle release of the restraint device;
c) a charge table stored in association with the ID for each vehicle section;
d) a settlement means provided in the portable terminal for performing settlement of a vehicle section related to the ID using the ID reading as a trigger;
Virtual settlement machine system characterized by including. The system according to claim 10, wherein the fee table is stored in a server connected to the mobile terminal by communication. The system according to claim 10, wherein the fee table is stored in a storage device of the mobile terminal. The system according to claim 10, wherein the control means is provided in the restraining device. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided in a server connected to the restraint device through communication. The system according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the setting of the fee table is set according to a locational evaluation of the vehicle section. 16. The system according to claim 10, wherein the ID storage means is a one-dimensional or two-dimensional code, and the ID reading is performed by a code reader function of the portable terminal. 17. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the reading operation by the user in the access range is executed in conjunction with the settlement and control of a vehicle section related to the reading in conjunction with the trigger. System.

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