JP2020086496A - Simple parking lot management system for issuing parking tickets for virtual vehicle compartment numbers - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem in which: high equipment installation costs are incurred in a parking lot where a vehicle detection device and a lock device are installed for each vehicle compartment; and poor reading of parking tickets is likely to happen in a gate-type parking lot, which targets a large-scale parking lot requiring an expensive fee adjustment machine.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a new method for issuing a parking ticket with a virtual vehicle compartment number at the entry without parking detection for each vehicle compartment at a parking lot, and paying the parking fee by entering the virtual vehicle compartment number into a fee adjustment machine at the exit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention does not perform parking detection for each vehicle compartment in a parking lot, simply parks upon entering the parking lot by issuing a number unique to the parking lot or a virtual vehicle compartment number, and when exiting, pays out with the virtual vehicle compartment number and exits easily. Regarding parking lot.

In a parking lot with multiple vehicle compartments, park in a vehicle compartment equipped with a parking detection device and a lock device to prevent unauthorized exit, and enter the vehicle compartment number with a checkout machine at the time of leaving to pay the parking fee according to the parking time. A parking lot system in which the locking device can be released and exited when paid is widely used. On the other hand, gate-type parking lots where you can receive a parking ticket that prints the entry date and time from the ticket issuing machine at the time of entry, insert the parking ticket into the payment machine at the time of exit and settle the parking fee, and open the gate bar to exit ..

In the former parking lot, installation cost is required to install the vehicle detection device and lock device, and in the latter parking lot, the reading of the entrance date and time of the parking ticket issued at the time of entry by an optical reader or magnetic reader Since the equipment is generally targeted for large-scale parking lots, including the possibility of defects, the price of the payment machine is more expensive than that of the former parking lot payment machine. was there.

According to the present invention, in a parking lot having a plurality of vehicle compartments in which a parking detection device for each vehicle compartment or a lock device for preventing unauthorized exit is not installed, the user enters a unique number or virtual vehicle compartment number at the entrance gate at the time of entry. , Receive the date and time of entry electronically or as a printout recorded as a parking ticket, and when leaving, enter the virtual car number on the checkout machine by pressing the input button and pay the displayed parking fee in cash, Or, if you pay electronically, it offers a new type of parking with a low equipment cost that allows you to exit and open the exit gate.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a gate-type parking lot having a plurality of vehicle compartments in which a parking detection device for each vehicle compartment and a lock device for preventing unauthorized exit are not installed, a ticket issuing machine provided by a user at an entrance gate is used. When the parking ticket on which the virtual vehicle compartment number, the unique parking lot name, the entry date and time, etc. of the present invention are printed is obtained, the gate bar is opened to allow entry.

The virtual vehicle compartment number printed on the ticket issuing machine is a conventional settlement machine that installs a parking detection device for each vehicle compartment and a lock device for preventing unauthorized exit. For example, the virtual vehicle number issued from the number 999 or less has been settled. Issued by selecting a number excluding the number that has not ended, and at the same time the virtual vehicle number and the date and time of issue are recorded in the vehicle compartment management data file of the checkout machine.

When the user exits the parking lot, enter the vehicle number at the exit gate and settle the payment.This is an individual vehicle-type parking lot settlement machine, and the virtual vehicle number printed on the parking ticket obtained at the time of entry is used. After entering and paying for the parking fee, the exit gate opens so that you can exit the parking lot. The settlement machine calculates the settlement time and parking fee from the date and time when the virtual vehicle number recorded in the vehicle compartment management file and the date and time of settlement, and displays the fee on the display device of the settlement machine. The settlement is promoted (claims 1 and 2).

Basically, the parking lot has the above structure, but as another form, we also prepared a method of using a mobile terminal. In this case, the user specifies the parking lot on the screen with a communication terminal such as a smartphone at the time of entry and sends a parking request to the server of the corporation that is linked to the parking lot system. It communicates with the parking lot settlement machine to obtain the virtual vehicle compartment number, and transmits the number, the number unique to the parking lot, the date and time of issuing the virtual vehicle compartment number, etc. to the user's smartphone. When the user transmits the reception of the information to the server, the server instructs the settlement machine to open the entrance gate, and the user can enter.

The checkout machine in the parking lot records in the management file of the checkout machine that the vehicle of the user having the issued virtual vehicle compartment number has been parked and the date and time when it was issued. When exiting, it is possible to specify the parking lot from a communication terminal such as a smartphone and enter the virtual vehicle compartment number on the parking charge settlement screen to electronically settle the parking fee, and if payment is accepted, exit gate Opened to allow you to leave (Claim 3).

In the present invention, the user communicates with the server of the present invention based on the map information of the parking lot so that the parking lot can be reserved when there is a vacant room in the parking lot at the time of reservation application. At this time, the virtual car room number corresponding to the reserved car room of the parking lot is issued to the user, and when the vehicle arrives at the reserved car park, the settlement machine opens the entrance gate via the server. Further, it is possible to add the reservation time to the parking fee (claims 4 and 5).

A gate-type parking lot that does not have a parking detection device for each vehicle compartment and a lock device to prevent unauthorized exit is entered with a virtual vehicle compartment number issued, and when exiting, enter the vehicle compartment number With the payment machine, you can enter the virtual vehicle room number, make a payment, and open an economical new parking system that allows you to leave the parking lot. It also has the effect of affecting convenient services.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the parking lot of the present invention. [FIG. 3] is an example of the appearance of a parking ticket issuing machine in which a virtual vehicle compartment placed in a parking lot of the present invention is printed. Is an example of a parking ticket on which the virtual vehicle compartment number of the present invention is printed. [Fig. 4] is an example of the appearance of the settlement machine in the parking lot of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a behavior of a user when parking in a parking lot of the present invention and a process of operations of a ticket issuing machine and a checkout machine. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a behavior when a user enters a parking lot of the present invention and a process of the present system in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a behavior when a user leaves the parking lot of the present invention and a process of the present system in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement of a parking lot according to the present invention. Facing the road 1, there is a parking lot 2 of the present invention, which has a plurality of vehicle compartments 3. No lock device for vehicle fraud or vehicle detection device is installed in the passenger compartment. At the entrance/exit 4 of the parking lot, a ticket issuing machine 5 for parking tickets, a parking charge adjustment machine 6, and a gate bar 7 are installed. 8 is a parked vehicle.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the ticket issuing machine 5 for parking tickets according to the present invention. When the ticket issuing button 11 on the front is pressed, a parking ticket on which the virtual vehicle compartment number of the present invention, the parking lot name, the issue date and time, etc. are printed is issued from the ticket issuing exit 12.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the parking ticket 15 in which the virtual vehicle compartment number is printed. The virtual vehicle compartment number is obtained by printing an arbitrary number, for example, 999 or less, which is the maximum number of managed vehicle compartments of the settlement machine used in the present invention, by the ticket issuing machine 5 communicating with the settlement machine 6 and printing it. .. At this time, the settlement machine 6 prints a number, which has been issued and has not been settled, on the parking ticket 15 as a virtual vehicle compartment number. The name of the parking lot, its management number, and the date and time when the parking ticket was issued are also printed.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the appearance of the settlement machine 6 used when the user leaves the parking lot. The checkout machine has a button portion 21 for inputting a virtual vehicle compartment number, an electronic card detection portion 22 required for fee settlement, a bill slot 23, a coin slot 24, and a virtual vehicle compartment input with a button at the time of settlement. There are a display panel 25 for displaying a number and a parking charge, a settlement button 26, a correction button 27, a receipt button 28, and an outlet 29 for change after settlement.

In the parking lot of the present invention, it is possible to settle the parking fee by entering the virtual vehicle room number issued at the time of entry into the settlement machine when leaving the parking lot. The sequence until the user parks at the parking lot of the present invention, pays the parking fee, and exits will be described below with reference to FIG.

The user of the parking lot of the present invention presses the parking ticket issuing button 11 of the ticket issuing machine 5 at the doorway in the sequence S1 of FIG. Upon detecting this, the ticket issuing machine 5 requests the settlement machine 6 to issue the virtual vehicle compartment number in S2. The settlement machine 6 selects a number that has not been issued at that time or has not been settled even if it is issued from the maximum number that can be managed by the settlement machine in S3, for example, 999 or less. Tell the ticket issuing machine as a virtual car room number. At the same time, the virtual vehicle compartment number and the date and time when it was issued are recorded in the vehicle compartment management file in the settlement machine. The virtual room number may be in the order of issuance.

In S4, the issued virtual vehicle room number, the parking lot name, the date and time of issue of the parking ticket, etc. are printed by the ticket issuing machine, and the parking ticket is ejected from the ticket issuing port 12. At about the same time as the discharge, the gate bar 7 at the entrance of the parking lot opens. The user of the parking lot receives the parking ticket in S5, passes through the gate opened in S6, and parks in any vehicle compartment 3 in S7.

Next, the sequence when the user leaves the parking lot of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, in S8, when the user comes in front of the gate bar at the exit, he/she exits the vehicle, presses the settlement button 26 of the settlement machine 6, and in accordance with the instruction appearing on the display panel 25, the virtual vehicle compartment number printed on the parking ticket is displayed. Input using the input button 21.

Then, in S9, the settlement machine refers to the vehicle compartment management file to check the date and time when the entered virtual vehicle compartment number was issued, determines the difference from the current time as the parking time, and determines the parking fee system. The parking charge is calculated based on the display, and the parking charge is displayed on the display panel 25 to prompt the user to make a payment. When the user pays the parking fee displayed in S10 by inserting it into the bill slot or coin slot, the exit gate opens in S11, and the parking lot can be exited. After entering, the gate detects the passage of the vehicle and automatically shuts down.

The parking fee can be paid electronically by touching the electronic card detection part of the settlement machine 6 with a credit card.

In the first embodiment described above, the parking ticket printed with the virtual vehicle compartment number is obtained at the ticket issuing machine to enter, and when leaving, the virtual vehicle compartment number is input to the checkout machine and the displayed parking fee is displayed. Although the system is such that the gate can be opened and the player can exit by paying with cash or an electronic card, in the second embodiment, the virtual vehicle compartment number at the time of entry is issued from a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and the parking fee is charged at the time of exit. A method of making payment from a mobile terminal will be described.

The user of the parking lot of the present invention detects the actual parking lot from the map screen of the application of the mobile terminal (hereinafter abbreviated as a smartphone) in S21 of FIG. 6 at the time of departure or during traveling, and in S22, the parking lot of the present invention. Make a reservation application to the system server. The server that has received the application specifies the parking lot desired by the user, communicates with the settlement machine in the parking lot, and obtains the issuable virtual vehicle compartment number.

Only when there is an empty occupant room at that time in S23, the checkout machine does not include the number assigned to the parked vehicle at that time, for example, 999, which is the maximum number of cabs in the cab management file. Select an arbitrary number from and send it to the server as a virtual vehicle compartment number. This virtual room number may be in the order of issuance. The server determines the virtual vehicle compartment number, the parking lot name, and the reservation start date and time in S24 by using the time point when the virtual vehicle compartment number is received as the reservation start date and time when the reservation was established. Then, in S25, the information is transmitted to the subscriber's mobile terminal, and in S26, the information is transmitted to the settlement machine. The user who receives the information can confirm that the reservation has been established. On the other hand, the checkout machine stores the reservation start date and time and the virtual vehicle compartment number in the parking management file. At this time, the display of full vacancy is displayed as if the reserved vehicle were parked.

When the user who has made a reservation arrives in front of the entrance gate at the parking lot site, in S27, the smartphone communicates with the server again and the virtual vehicle compartment number is transmitted. It recognizes that the reservation person has arrived, and sends an instruction to the settlement machine to open the entrance gate in S29. Thereby, in S30, the user can enter the parking lot and park.

The above is the case where the main parking lot is reserved and used in advance, but of course, it is possible to come to the main parking lot without reservation and to issue a virtual vehicle room number with a smartphone to park. In such a case, the user opens the smartphone application in front of the entrance gate to search for the main parking lot, or enters the parking lot name or parking lot management number displayed in the parking lot to park the car. Communicate what you want to the server of this parking system. The server communicates with the checkout machine in the parking lot, and if there is a vacant room, for example, a number less than 999, a number issued to the reservation person and a number other than the number issued to the user actually parking. As a virtual vehicle compartment number. This virtual room number may be in the order of issuance. The server of the parking lot system returns the virtual vehicle compartment number, the parking lot name, the issue date and time, etc. obtained in this way to the user's application. If the user receives it and accepts that it will park, the server communicates with the payment machine at the parking lot and sends an instruction to open the entrance gate. This allows you to enter the parking lot and park.

When the user of the main parking lot specifies the parking lot used by the smartphone in front of the exit gate at the time of exit from S41 and communicates with the server of the main parking lot system to start the settlement procedure. Since you will be prompted to enter the virtual vehicle room number, if you send the virtual vehicle room number and parking lot name issued at the time of admission on your smartphone, the server of this parking lot system will cause the parking checkout machine in the parking lot to park for the parking time in S42. And ask to submit parking fee data.

When the settlement machine calculates the parking fee and sends it to the server in S43, the server obtains these data in S44 and requests the user to pay. Information such as the parking fee, the issued virtual vehicle compartment number, and parking time is displayed on the user's smartphone, so if the electronic payment is approved in S45, the server displays the user who has the virtual vehicle compartment number. Since it can be confirmed that the vehicle of the above will exit after paying the parking fee, if the vehicle is informed of that fact in S46, the settlement machine will settle the relevant data in the vehicle compartment management file as the vehicle exited in S47. Rewrite as already done.

When the result is sent to the server in S48, the server sends an instruction to the settlement machine to open the exit gate in S50. The user can exit the parking lot after waiting for the opening of the exit gate in S49.

In addition, the parking fee, the parking date and time, the parking time, the parking lot name, etc. are displayed on the user's smartphone. When the user approves the payment by credit card on the smartphone, a receipt is issued and a command is sent to the checkout machine at the parking lot so that the exit gate opens. This allows the user to leave the parking lot.

Also, another settlement method can be taken. That is, the user of the main parking lot heads to the settlement machine shown in FIG. 4 in front of the exit gate when leaving, and inputs the virtual vehicle compartment number issued at the time of entry using the input button 21. As a result, the parking fee is displayed on the display panel 22, so that the payment can be made in cash or can be made electronically by touching the electronic card detection portion with a credit card.

As described above, when parking with a smartphone, it is possible to make a reservation. When a reservation is made, the server of the parking lot system communicates with the checkout machine in the parking lot, and if there is an empty vacant room at that time, the server can make a reservation and issues a virtual vacant room number. Then, in the payment of the parking fee at the time of leaving, the parking fee depending on the actual parking time, the reservation fee (for example, a fixed fee), or the time until the actual parking can be charged as the parking fee.

In the above description, according to the present invention, the entrance gate is opened in synchronization with the issuance of the virtual vehicle compartment number, and the exit gate is opened after confirming the payment of the parking fee. Occasionally, a virtual vehicle room number is issued, and when exiting, it is possible to enter the virtual vehicle room number in the checkout machine and exit. In this case, make the parking ticket with the virtual vehicle compartment number printed on the dashboard of the vehicle a ticket parking system where the guards check whether the virtual vehicle compartment number was issued when entering the parking lot. Is also possible.

Further, instead of placing a gate bar at the entrance/exit, it is possible to install a signal device or a display device at the entrance/exit to prompt a stop, issue a parking ticket, or prompt payment.

Further, it is possible to display that the reserved vehicle is actually parked by subtracting the exited one from the one issued the virtual vehicle compartment number, so that a full vacancy is displayed.

As described above, according to the present invention, as compared with the conventional gate-type parking lot, when the entrance date and time printed at the time of entry is read by the checkout machine and the parking fee is settled, it is issued at the entrance. Since it is settled using the charge adjustment machine of the conventional individual parking lot based on the virtual vehicle compartment number, it is not necessary to read the characters on the parking ticket and the printing cannot be read with a dirty parking ticket It has the feature that no such problems occur. Generally, an individual car room type parking lot settlement machine can be manufactured at a lower cost than a gate type parking lot settlement machine, and thus a cheaper settlement machine can be used. Since it is not necessary to install a vehicle detection device or a flap device for preventing unauthorized exit in each passenger compartment, if it is adopted as a medium-sized parking lot with a relatively large number of passenger compartments, the installation cost of the parking lot will increase. It has a great industrial effect of being suppressed.

1. Road 2. Parking lot of the present invention 3. Parking compartment
4. Parking entrance/exit 5. Parking ticket issuing machine 6. Settlement machine
7 Gate bar 8 Parking vehicle

11 Ticketing button 12 Ticketing slot for parking ticket

15 Examples of parking tickets

21. Parking ticket

21 input button 22 electronic card detection part 23 bill slot 24 coin slot 25 display panel 26 settlement button 27 correction button 28 receipt button 29 change and receipt outlet

Claims (5)

Parking charges can be settled for each individual passenger compartment by entering multiple vehicle compartments without vehicle detection devices and unauthorized exit prevention devices, ticket issuing machines for entrances, and vehicle compartment numbers in front of the exit gate. In an individual car room type parking lot equipped with a checkout machine, the ticket issuing machine for the parking ticket can issue a parking ticket that records at least a virtual car room number at the time of entry, and the checkout machine gives the virtual car room number at the time of exit. Parking lot characterized by enabling payment of parking fee by inputting The parking lot according to claim 1, wherein a gate bar device for restricting entrance and exit is provided at each of an entrance and an exit, the entrance gate bar is opened when a parking ticket printed with the virtual vehicle compartment number is issued, and the exit gate bar is A parking lot characterized by being released by entering the virtual vehicle room number into the checkout machine and adjusting the parking fee For each individual passenger compartment, there are multiple passenger compartments that do not have a vehicle detection device and unauthorized exit prevention device, a gate bar device that restricts entry and exit at the entrance, a ticket issuing machine for the parking ticket in front of the entrance gate bar, and in front of the exit gate A plurality of individual vehicle compartment type parking lots provided with a checkout machine for paying the parking fee by inputting the vehicle compartment number, and a parking lot system capable of communicating information with the parking lot and users of the parking lot by communication terminals Of the server and when the user enters the parking lot from the user's communication terminal to the server, and when the server receives the information, the server communicates with the settlement machine of the parking lot to generate a virtual Acquiring the vehicle compartment number, the parking lot name, the reception date and time, transmitting the information to the communication terminal of the user, the user receives the information, and transmits to the server to park in the parking lot, When the server confirms it, it sends a command to open the gate to the gate bar device at the entrance and exit of the parking lot by a command from the server to enable the user to enter the parking lot and when the user leaves the parking lot. , The user who came in front of the exit gate transmits the parking lot name and virtual car room number acquired at the time of entry from the user's communication terminal to the server, and when the server receives the information, the settlement machine of the parking lot , The parking fee is obtained and transmitted to the user's communication terminal, and the user confirms that the parking fee will be electronically paid, and the server confirms the reply, Next, a parking lot characterized by sending a command from the server to the settlement machine to open the gate to the gate bar device at the entrance of the parking lot so that the user can leave the parking lot In the parking lot according to claim 3, when the server of the parking lot system receives the reservation of the parking lot selected by the user from the parking lot search from the communication terminal of the user, the server communicates with the settlement machine of the parking lot, If there is an empty vacant room at that time, information that reservation is possible is sent to the user's communication terminal, and if the user replies that he/she wants to make a reservation, at least the virtual vehicle room number obtained through communication with the settlement machine and the parking lot The name and information about the reservation start date and time are transmitted to the user's communication terminal to confirm the parking reservation, and when the same user arrives at the parking lot, the arrival and the virtual vehicle transmitted from the user's terminal. A parking lot characterized in that the server of the parking lot system can instruct the settlement machine of the parking lot to open the entrance gate after receiving the room number and the parking lot name. In the parking lot according to claim 4, wherein the settlement machine can charge a reservation fee based on the time from the establishment of the reservation to the receipt when the user reserves the parking lot, in addition to the parking fee of the parking lot. Characteristic parking lot

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