JP2020107077A - Entrance/exit management system and entrance/exit management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an entrance/exit management system and an entrance/exit management method capable of improving convenience for users.SOLUTION: A parking lot 1 is provided with an entrance/exit management system 2 for managing the entrance/exit relating to the parking lot 1. In the entrance/exit management system 2, an authentication device 10 capable of communicating with a portable terminal 8 carried by a user by the short-range radio is provided in the parking lot 1. The entrance/exit management system 2 includes an entrance control unit 31 for notifying a user of entrance information necessary for settlement when the user leaves the parking lot in the case where the entry of the user is permitted. The entrance/exit management system also includes a storage processing unit 19 for storing a user ID for identifying a user associated with entrance information in a storage region 18. The entrance/exit management system 2 further includes an entrance/exit control unit 34 for allowing the user to exit from the parking lot if the settlement is completed based on the entrance information through the portable terminal 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an entrance/exit management system and an entrance/exit management method for managing entrance/exit of equipment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when using a parking lot such as a coin parking, an entrance/exit management system is known in which a user who gets in a vehicle issues a parking ticket to manage entrance/exit. The parking ticket is issued from a ticket issuing machine installed at the entrance of the parking lot, and when leaving the parking lot, the parking ticket is inserted into a payment machine installed at the exit of the parking lot for payment. For example, when the usage fee is settled when leaving the parking lot, when the parking ticket is inserted, the vehicle cannot leave until the settlement is completed. Therefore, there was a need to enable smooth entrance and exit of the parking lot.

The entrance/exit management system described in Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for performing entrance/exit procedures through wireless communication with a mobile terminal (smartphone) owned by a user when entering or exiting a parking lot. There is. In this entrance/exit management system, a user registered in advance is authenticated through wireless communication, and entrance and exit are permitted based on the authentication result.

JP, 2008-106414, A

By the way, in the above entrance/exit management system, it is not possible to switch between the use of the parking ticket and the use of the portable terminal at the time of entry and at the time of exit. Therefore, there is room for improvement in improving user convenience.

An object of the present invention is to provide an entrance/exit management system and an entrance/exit management method capable of improving convenience for a user.

An entrance/exit management system for solving the above-mentioned problem is an entrance/exit management system that manages entrance/exit to/from a facility through communication between an information processing device and a mobile terminal, and allows entry/exit to the facility. In this case, an entrance control unit that notifies entrance information used for payment related to the use of the facility, a storage processing unit that stores identification information for identifying a user in the storage area in association with the entrance information, and the entrance information. An exit control unit that permits the user to exit the facility corresponding to the identification information associated with the entrance information if the payment via the mobile terminal is completed based on ..

An entry/exit management method for solving the above-mentioned problem is an entry/exit management method for managing entry/exit to/from a facility through communication between an information processing device and a mobile terminal, and allowing entry/exit to the facility. In that case, the step of notifying the entrance information used for payment related to the use of the facility, the step of storing the identification information for identifying the user in association with the entrance information, and the mobile terminal based on the entrance information. An entrance/exit management method comprising the step of permitting the user to exit from the facility corresponding to the identification information associated with the entrance information if the payment via the facility is completed.

The entrance/exit management system and the entrance/exit management method of the present invention can improve convenience for users.

The block diagram which shows the structure of an entrance/exit management system. A flow showing the procedure of entrance. Explanatory drawing which shows the procedure of the communication connection of an authentication device and a portable terminal. The figure which shows the admission information printed on the parking ticket. Explanatory drawing which shows the procedure of leaving when using a portable terminal. The flow which shows the procedure which registers the entrance information of a parking ticket in a mobile terminal. Flow showing the exit procedure.

An embodiment of the entrance/exit management system and the entrance/exit management method will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot 1 as a facility includes an entrance/exit management system 2 that manages the entrance/exit of a user riding in a vehicle to/from the parking lot 1. The parking lot 1 is, for example, an hourly parking lot. The parking lot 1 is provided with a gate machine 3 through which a vehicle passes when entering and leaving. The gate machine 3 includes an entrance gate 4 that passes when entering and an exit gate 5 that passes when exiting. The entrance gate 4 includes a gate bar 6 that is opened and closed when entering the entrance. The exit gate 5 includes a gate bar 7 that is opened and closed when exiting.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes an authentication device 10 as a communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 8 owned by the user. The mobile terminal 8 is, for example, a high-performance mobile phone (smartphone). The short-distance wireless communication is preferably, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark). The authentication device 10 confirms the user when the user enters and leaves.

The authentication device 10 includes an authentication device 10a provided at the entrance gate 4 and an authentication device 10b provided at the exit gate 5. The authentication device 10 of the present example manages entrance and exit by notifying the user of entrance information De regarding entrance when the user enters and checking whether or not payment has been completed for the entrance information De when leaving the user. To do. The admission information De is preferably information necessary for payment when exiting the parking lot 1.

The authentication device 10a includes, in the authentication device 10a, a short-range wireless module 11a for performing short-range wireless communication and a network communication module 12a for performing network communication. Further, the authentication device 10b includes, in the authentication device 10b, a short-range wireless module 11b for performing short-range wireless communication and a network communication module 12b for performing network communication.

The entrance gate 4 includes a ticket issuing unit 13 that issues a parking ticket. The ticket issuing unit 13 is connected to the authentication device 10a. The parking ticket is, for example, a magnetic card type parking ticket. The ticket issuing unit 13 writes the magnetic data Dm to the parking ticket and prints characters and images on the parking ticket. For example, when a ticketing button (not shown) provided in the entrance gate 4 is pressed, the ticket issuing unit 13 issues a parking ticket on which magnetic data Dm is written and a character image is printed.

The entrance gate 4 includes an entrance gate controller 14 that controls the gate bar 6. The entrance gate control unit 14 is connected to the authentication device 10a. The gate bar 6 is activated based on the result of user confirmation upon entry by the authentication device 10a or the receipt of a parking ticket.

The exit gate 5 is equipped with a ticket insertion unit 15 for inserting a parking ticket and reading information. The ticket insertion unit 15 is connected to the authentication device 10b. The ticket insertion unit 15 reads the magnetic data Dm. When the parking ticket is inserted, the ticket insertion unit 15 reads the magnetic data Dm written on the parking ticket.

The exit gate 5 includes an exit gate controller 16 that controls the gate bar 7. The exit gate control unit 16 is connected to the authentication device 10b. The gate bar 7 is operated based on the confirmation result of the payment at the time of exit.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes a server 17 that provides an entrance/exit management service for a parking lot. The server 17 corresponds to the information processing device. The server 17 confirms the user with the authentication devices 10a and 10b. The server 17 communicates with the authentication devices 10a and 10b via network communication. The server 17 has a storage area 18 that can be accessed from the outside via network communication. Data can be written and rewritten in the storage area 18. The server 17 includes, for example, a storage processing unit 19 that executes a process of writing and saving the data acquired by the server 17 in the storage area 18.

The mobile terminal 8 includes a terminal control unit 21 that controls the operation of the mobile terminal 8, a short-range wireless module 22 that performs short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal 8, and a network communication module 23 that performs network communication in the mobile terminal 8. And a memory 24 capable of writing and rewriting data.

The mobile terminal 8 includes a user interface application 25 (hereinafter, referred to as a UI application 25) that manages the operation of the entrance/exit management system 2 in the mobile terminal 8. The UI application 25 executes various processes such as a procedure for using the parking lot 1 (member registration, user confirmation), a payment operation, an operation of the gate machine 3, and the like. The UI application 25 is provided in the terminal control unit 21 by being downloaded from the server 17, for example.

In the procedure for using the parking lot 1, the mobile terminal 8 performs member registration with the server 17 through network communication. In member registration, an individual ID (hereinafter referred to as a user ID) is given to the user. The user ID is an example of identification information that identifies a user in the entrance/exit management system 2. The user ID is stored in the memory 24 of the mobile terminal 8. Further, the storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the user ID in the storage area 18.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes an entrance control unit 31 that controls entrance of a user. The entrance control unit 31 is provided in the authentication device 10a. The admission control unit 31 controls the admission of the user to the parking lot 1 by at least one of the procedure of the admission via the mobile terminal 8 via the short-range wireless communication and the issuing of tickets (parking ticket in this example).

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes an issuing unit 32 that issues entrance information De (see FIG. 4) related to entrance. The issuing unit 32 of this example is provided in the server 17. The admission information De is, for example, a character string including a combination of a parking lot ID unique to the parking lot 1 and a reference number. The issuing unit 32 notifies the admission control unit 31 of the authentication device 10a of the issued admission information De. The admission control unit 31 notifies the user of the admission information De when permitting the admission of the user. The admission control unit 31 manages the admission information De by associating it with information necessary for settlement such as the admission date and time when the user enters the parking lot 1.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes a settlement unit 33 that calculates the usage fee of the parking lot 1. The settlement unit 33 of this example is provided in the server 17. The settlement unit 33 calculates a usage fee according to the usage time based on the entrance time received from the entrance control unit 31, for example. The storage processing unit 19 stores the usage fee calculated by the settlement unit 33 in the storage area 18 in association with the entrance information De. When the payment is completed, that is, when the usage fee is zero, the storage processing unit 19 stores the payment completion information indicating that the payment is completed in association with the entrance information De. Note that the payment of the usage fee may be performed using a settlement machine (not shown) provided in the exit gate 5, the inside of the parking lot 1, the outside of the parking lot 1, or the like, or via network communication. And may be performed on the server 17.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes an exit control unit 34 that controls the exit of the user based on the entrance information De. The exit control unit 34 of this example is provided in the authentication device 10b. Upon obtaining the entrance information De, the exit control unit 34 of this example accesses the server 17 and confirms whether the payment completion information is linked to the entrance information De. When the payment completion information is linked to the entrance information De, the exit control unit 34 recognizes that the payment is completed and permits the user to exit. On the other hand, when the payment completion information is not linked to the entrance information De, the payment processing is executed by recognizing that the payment is not completed.

When entering the parking lot 1 using the mobile terminal 8, the user is confirmed using the user ID via the short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication device 10a. The authentication device 10a accesses the server 17 and confirms the user ID. If the user can confirm, the entrance control unit 31 transmits the entrance information De to the mobile terminal 8. The storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the confirmed user ID and the issued admission information De in the storage area 18 in association with each other.

When leaving the parking lot 1 using the mobile terminal 8, the user is confirmed using the user ID via short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication device 10b. The authentication device 10b accesses the server 17 and confirms the user ID. If the user can be confirmed, the exit of the user is controlled based on the entrance information De associated with the user ID.

The admission control unit 31 outputs the admission information De to the ticket issuing unit 13 when the ticket issuing button is pressed to allow the user to enter. The ticket issuing unit 13 prints the entrance information De and the address information Da on the parking ticket. The address information Da is, for example, a two-dimensional code including a QR code (registered trademark) or the like. The address information Da includes information for accessing the server 17, such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). When the mobile terminal 8 inputs the address information Da, the server 17 can be accessed to download the UI application 25.

The entrance/exit management system 2 includes a registration unit 35 that registers the entrance information De output on the parking ticket in the mobile terminal 8. The registration unit 35 of this example is provided in the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8. For example, when the entry information De is input to the mobile terminal 8, the registration unit 35 accesses the server 17 and inquires whether the entry information De is correct. When it is confirmed that the entry information De is correct, the registration unit 35 writes and saves the entry information De in the memory 24 of the mobile terminal 8. Further, the storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the user ID registered in the accessed mobile terminal 8 and the input entrance information De in the storage area 18 in association with each other.

Next, the operation and effect of the entrance/exit management system 2 (function switching system 30) will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.
The procedure of entry will be described with reference to FIG. In step S101 of the figure, when the entrance control unit 31 detects a vehicle at the entrance gate 4, for example, it issues the entrance information De. At this time, the entrance control unit 31 requests the issuing unit 32 of the server 17 to issue the entrance information De. The server 17 issues the entrance information De to the entrance control unit 31 based on this request. The issuing unit 32 links the admission information De with the date and time when the admission information De was issued as the admission date and time.

In step S102, the entrance control unit 31 starts the short-range wireless communication connection with the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8. In the case of the present example, the authentication device 10a transmits an advertising packet for notifying the presence of its own device in order to establish a communication connection for short-distance wireless communication with the mobile terminal 8. The advertising packet is repeatedly transmitted to the area near the entrance gate 4 regularly or irregularly. The transmission of this advertising packet is preferably performed by BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication.

FIG. 3 illustrates details of the operation of step S102. In step S201 of the figure, the admission control unit 31 transmits an inquiry confirming that the UI application 25 is registered in the mobile terminal 8 to the mobile terminal 8 through the short-range wireless communication. The inquiry is preferably an advertising packet, for example.

In step S202, when the user in the vehicle enters the area near the entrance gate 4 and receives an inquiry while the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 owned by the user is activated, the communication connection process is started. It Upon receiving the inquiry, the mobile terminal 8 transmits the user ID registered by the user to the authentication device 10a.

In step S203, when the admission control unit 31 of the authentication device 10a receives the user ID, the admission control unit 31 confirms the user. The admission control unit 31 accesses the storage area 18 of the server 17 and inquires whether the received user ID is correct. If the user ID is correct, the entrance control unit 31 determines that the user has been confirmed and permits the mobile terminal 8 to establish a communication connection. On the other hand, when the user ID is incorrect, the entrance control unit 31 makes the user confirmation unsuccessful and prohibits the communication connection with the mobile terminal 8.

In step S204, the entrance control unit 31 of the authentication device 10a BLE-transmits the entrance information De to the mobile terminal 8 when the mobile terminal 8 is connected for communication. The mobile terminal 8 writes and stores the received entry information De in the memory 24.

Returning to FIG. 2, in step S103, the entrance control unit 31 determines whether or not the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 has been successfully connected. Then, if the communication connection is established, the process proceeds to step S104. At this time, the admission control unit 31 performs a process of stopping the issuing of parking tickets. On the other hand, if the communication connection is not established, the authentication device 10a moves to step S105.

In step S104, the admission control unit 31 transmits an admission gate opening request to the admission gate control unit 14 when the communication connection with the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 can be confirmed. As a result, the gate bar 6 of the entrance gate 4 is opened. The request for opening the entrance gate may be, for example, a request that requires an operation on the mobile terminal 8. In this case, for example, an operation of displaying an entrance gate opening request button on the screen of the mobile terminal 8 and tapping the button is preferable.

In addition, when entering through the mobile terminal 8, the entry information De and the user ID are linked. The storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the entry information De and the user ID in the storage area 18 in association with each other. Further, the storage processing unit 19 stores the usage fee calculated by the settlement unit 33 in association with the entrance information De. Thereby, the server 17 can notify the mobile terminal 8 corresponding to the user ID of the usage fee.

In step S105, the admission control unit 31 waits for the ticketing button to be pressed when communication connection with the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 cannot be established. At this time, it is preferable to notify the user to press the ticketing button by voice or display. When the ticket issuing button is pressed, the entrance control unit 31 proceeds to step S106.

In step S106, when the ticket issuing button is pressed, the entrance control unit 31 causes the ticket issuing unit 13 to issue a parking ticket as a conventional warehousing process. At this time, the entrance control unit 31 outputs the entrance information De to the ticket issuing unit 13. The admission control unit 31 permits the user to enter when the issued parking ticket is pulled out from the ticket issuing unit 13. After issuing the ticket, the gate bar 6 of the entrance gate 4 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the admission information De is input, the ticket issuing unit 13 prints the admission information De and the address information Da on the parking ticket. As a result, the user is notified of the entrance information De. Also, information necessary for payment such as the date and time of entry is written in the parking ticket as magnetic data Dm.

Returning to FIG. 2, in step S107, the entrance gate control unit 14 closes the gate bar 6 when detecting that the vehicle has passed through the entrance gate 4. As described above, it is possible to notify the user of the entrance information De and make the user enter the parking lot 1 by using either the entrance procedure via the mobile terminal 8 or the issuing of the parking ticket.

A procedure of settlement when the mobile terminal 8 is used will be described with reference to FIG. In step S301 of the figure, the mobile terminal 8 notifies the server 17 of the entrance information De registered in the mobile terminal 8 via the UI application 25. This may be performed at any time after the user enters and before the user exits.

In step S 302, the settlement unit 33 of the server 17 notifies the mobile terminal 8 of the usage fee for the entrance information De notified from the mobile terminal 8.
In step S<b>303, the mobile terminal 8 performs the payment operation of the usage fee via the UI application 25. In the payment operation, payment is performed by a method selected by the user, such as using a credit card or using electronic money. As a result, the settlement of the usage fee is completed on the server 17 via the network communication. At this time, the storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the payment completion information in association with the entrance information De.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a procedure for a user who enters using the parking ticket to exit using the mobile terminal 8 will be described. Here, a case where a user who is not registered in the entrance/exit management system 2 enters the parking lot 1 using a parking ticket will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, in step S401, the mobile terminal 8 accesses the server via network communication. The mobile terminal 8 reads the address information Da printed on the parking ticket in step S106, for example, and accesses the server 17 using the URL included in the address information Da. The server 17 guides the mobile terminal 8 accessed using the address information Da to download the UI application 25.

In step S402, the mobile terminal 8 downloads the UI application 25 when the download of the UI application 25 is selected by the user's operation. When the UI application 25 is downloaded, the user is registered as a member when first started. In the member registration, each user is given an individual user ID. In this way, the user is guided to download the UI application 25 by using the address information Da printed on the parking ticket, which is highly convenient for the user. Note that once the UI application 25 is downloaded to the mobile terminal 8 and the membership registration is completed, steps S401 to S402 are omitted in subsequent uses.

In step S403, the registration unit 35 causes the user to input the entry information De recorded in the parking ticket into the mobile terminal 8. In the case of this example, the registration unit 35 causes the entrance information De printed on the parking ticket to be manually input on the screen of the mobile terminal 8. When the entry information De is input, the registration unit 35 accesses the server 17 and inquires whether the entry information De is correct. When the entrance information De is correct, the registration unit 35 registers the entrance information De in the mobile terminal 8. In addition, the storage processing unit 19 of the server 17 stores the user ID registered in the mobile terminal 8 and the entrance information De in the storage area 18 in association with each other. As a result, the mobile terminal 8 can perform payment of the usage fee and communication processing when exiting. In this way, by registering the entrance information De printed on the parking ticket in the mobile terminal 8, even when the parking ticket is used at the time of entry, the exit can be performed by using the mobile terminal 8 at the time of exit. On the other hand, if the entrance information De is incorrect, the registration unit 35 does not register the entrance information De in the mobile terminal 8. At this time, it is preferable to notify that the entrance information De was not correct.

The exit procedure will be described with reference to FIG. In step S501 in the figure, the exit control unit 34 starts BLE communication connection with the mobile terminal 8 when a vehicle is detected at the exit gate 5, for example.

FIG. 5 illustrates details of step S501. In step S304 of the figure, the exit control unit 34 transmits an inquiry confirming that the UI application 25 is registered in the mobile terminal 8 to the mobile terminal 8 through the short-range wireless communication.

In step S305, when the mobile terminal 8 moves to the vicinity of the exit gate 5 and receives the inquiry, the mobile terminal 8 transmits the user ID and the entrance information De to the authentication device 10b.

In step S306, when the exit control unit 34 receives the entrance information De, the exit control unit 34 accesses the server 17 and confirms the entrance information De. At this time, confirmation of the user ID is also performed. The exit control unit 34 permits the communication connection with the mobile terminal 8 if the user ID and the entry information De are correct. On the other hand, when the user ID and the entrance information De are incorrect, the communication connection is prohibited.

Returning to FIG. 7, in step S502, the exit control unit 34 determines whether or not the communication connection with the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 has been established. The exit control unit 34 proceeds to step S503 when the communication connection can be established. On the other hand, the exit control unit 34 proceeds to step S506 if the communication connection cannot be established.

In step S<b>503, the exit control unit 34 determines whether the payment is completed before exiting, if the mobile terminal 8 can be connected for communication. At this time, if the payment completion information is stored for the entrance information De in the storage area 18 of the server 17, it is determined that the payment is completed. If the payment has been completed, the process proceeds to step S505. On the other hand, if the payment has not been completed, the exit control unit 34 proceeds to step S504.

In step S<b>504, the exit control unit 34 executes the payment processing of the usage fee when the payment of the usage fee has not been completed for the entrance information De registered in the mobile terminal 8. The exit control unit 34 waits for a payment operation to be performed via the mobile terminal 8. At this time, payment guidance may be provided to the mobile terminal 8 via short-range wireless communication. When the usage fee is settled, the authentication device 10b proceeds to step S505.

In step S<b>505, when the exit control unit 34 can confirm that the payment is completed, it outputs the exit gate opening request for requesting the opening operation of the exit gate 5 to the exit gate control unit 16. As a result, the gate bar 7 of the exit gate 5 is opened. The transmission of the exit gate opening request may require, for example, an operation on the mobile terminal 8. In this case, it is preferable to display the exit gate opening operation button on the screen of the mobile terminal 8 and tap the button.

In step S506, the exit control unit 34 waits for a parking ticket to be inserted into the ticket insertion unit 15 when the UI application 25 of the mobile terminal 8 cannot be connected for communication. At this time, it is preferable to notify the user to insert the parking ticket by voice or display. When the parking ticket is inserted, the exit control unit 34 proceeds to step S507.

In step S507, when the parking ticket is inserted into the ticket insertion unit 15, the exit gate control unit 16 completes the payment of the usage fee based on the magnetic data Dm recorded in the parking ticket as a conventional payment process. Check if there is. In the case of this example, when the parking ticket is inserted, the ticket insertion unit 15 reads the magnetic data Dm written in the parking ticket. The exit gate control unit 16 confirms whether or not the payment is completed based on the information such as the entry date and time included in the read magnetic data Dm. When the exit gate control unit 16 has settled the payment, the exit gate control unit 16 opens the gate bar of the exit gate 5, and proceeds to step S509. On the other hand, the exit gate control unit 16 proceeds to step S508 if the payment has not been completed.

In step S508, the exit gate control unit 16 executes settlement processing of the usage fee when the settlement has not been completed. The settlement is executed by a settlement machine provided at the exit gate 5. When the exit gate control unit 16 has settled the payment, the exit gate control unit 16 opens the gate bar of the exit gate 5, and proceeds to step S509.

In step S509, the exit gate control unit 16 closes the gate bar 7 when detecting that the vehicle has passed through the exit gate 5.
As described above, in the present example, the admission control unit 31 that notifies the admission information De when the user is admitted to the parking lot 1 is provided. The storage processing unit 19 stores the user ID and the entry information De in the storage area 18 in association with each other. Furthermore, if the payment via the mobile terminal 8 is completed based on the entrance information De, the exit control unit 34 that permits the exit of the user corresponding to the user ID associated with the entrance information De is provided. According to this configuration, since the exit is controlled based on the entry information De notified to the user at the time of entry, there is a means for using between the use of the mobile terminal 8 and the use of the parking ticket at the time of entry and the time of exit. Even if it has changed, it is possible to leave using the entrance information De. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved.

In this example, the admission control unit 31 notifies the admission information De via the issued parking ticket when admission to the parking lot 1 is permitted. According to this configuration, if the user who enters using the parking ticket uses the notified entry information De, the user can exit using a means other than the parking ticket, such as using the mobile terminal 8. This contributes to the convenience of the user.

In this example, the admission control unit 31 executes the control to stop the issuing of the parking ticket when the procedure for admission to the parking lot 1 is completed via the communication between the server 17 and the mobile terminal 8. According to this configuration, when the entrance is controlled by issuing a parking ticket and communicating with the mobile terminal 8, the operation is suitable.

In this example, the server 17 manages the entrance and exit of the parking lot 1, and the parking ticket stores the address information Da regarding the connection to the server 17. When the mobile terminal 8 is network-connected to the server 17 based on the address information Da, the UI application 25 that enables the entrance and exit of the parking lot 1 can be registered. According to this configuration, it is possible to guide the user who has entered using the parking ticket to exit using the mobile terminal 8.

In this example, when the procedure for entering the parking lot 1 is completed using the communication between the mobile terminal 8 and the server 17 via the authentication device 10, the entrance control unit 31 sends the entrance information De to the mobile terminal 8. Send. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the mobile terminal 8 of the user of the entrance information De. This contributes to the convenience of the user.

In the present example, the storage processing unit 19 stores the payment completion information indicating that the payment is completed in the storage area 18 in association with the entry information De, and the exit control unit 34 stores the payment completion information in the storage area 18. If it is stored, it is assumed that the payment has been completed. According to this configuration, since the payment completion information is stored in association with the entrance information De, it is possible to confirm whether the payment is completed even if the means used for entrance and exit changes. This contributes to the convenience of the user.

The present embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. The present embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.
The address information Da is not limited to the two-dimensional code and may be any information for accessing the server. For example, the URL itself may be used.

The address information Da may include entrance information De in addition to the information for accessing the server 17. In this case, the mobile terminal 8 may read the address information Da, download the UI application 25, and automatically register the entrance information De in the mobile terminal 8.

The server 17 is not limited to a specific physical server and may be any communication network for network communication such as a cloud server.
-The authentication devices 10a and 10b do not have to perform network communication. For example, it may communicate with the server 17 via the mobile terminal 8 or may not communicate with the server 17.

The method for registering the parking ticket entrance information De in the mobile terminal 8 is not particularly limited. For example, when a two-dimensional code including the entrance information De is written on the parking ticket, the entrance information De may be registered in the mobile terminal 8 by reading the two-dimensional code with the mobile terminal 8.

When the entrance information De of the parking ticket is registered in the mobile terminal 8 by the registration unit 35, if the original entrance information De and the new entrance information De are linked in a one-to-one relationship, they are registered in the parking ticket. The original entrance information De and the new entrance information De different from the original entrance information De may be registered in the mobile terminal 8.

The registration unit 35 is not limited to registering the entrance information De of the parking ticket in the mobile terminal 8, and may register the entrance information De of the mobile terminal 8 in the parking ticket.
The registration unit 35 is not limited to being provided in the mobile terminal 8, and may be provided in the server 17 or may be provided in another terminal for registration.

The issuing unit 32 may be provided in the entrance gate 4 or the server 17. When it is provided at the entrance gate 4, the entrance information De issued at the entrance gate 4 may be transmitted to the server 17.

The entrance information De may be shared by the entrance gate 4 and the exit gate 5. For example, the entrance information De may be transmitted from the entrance gate 4 to the exit gate 5.
The admission control unit 31 may notify the admission information De to both the mobile terminal 8 and the parking ticket. For example, when the parking ticket is issued after the entrance information De is given to the mobile terminal 8, the entrance information De is given to both of them.

The entrance control unit 31 may be provided in the entrance gate 4, the server 17, or the mobile terminal 8.
The exit control unit 34 may be provided in the exit gate 5, the server 17, or the mobile terminal 8.

The settlement unit 33 is not limited to being provided in the server 17, and may be provided in the exit gate 5 or may be provided in the parking lot.
The storage area 18 and the storage processing unit 19 are not limited to being provided in the server 17, and may be provided in the entrance gate 4, the exit gate 5, and the mobile terminal 8. The storage area 18 and the storage processing unit 19 may be provided in different places.

The information processing device is not limited to the server 17, and may be the entrance gate 4, the exit gate 5, or another device provided in the parking lot 1.
The entrance gate 4 and the exit gate 5 may be connected by wire, may be connected by short-distance wireless communication, or may be connected by network communication.

-The entrance gate 4 and the exit gate 5 may be integrated.
-A parking ticket may be issued even when an entry procedure is performed using the mobile terminal 8.
-When leaving using the mobile terminal 8, payment may be performed using a settlement machine.

When a payment is made on the server 17 using the mobile terminal 8, the one-time key for exit may be transmitted from the server 17 to the mobile terminal 8. The authentication device 10b may permit exit by authentication with the mobile terminal 8 using a one-time key.

When the payment is made via the mobile terminal 8, the user ID may be notified to the server 17.
When exiting using the mobile terminal 8, at least one of the user ID and the entry information De may be transmitted to the authentication device 10b. This is applied to the mode of confirming the entrance information De using the user ID.

The parking ticket is not limited to the magnetic card type parking ticket, and can be modified in various forms. For example, an integrated circuit or one using a two-dimensional code may be used.
・You can enter with a parking ticket and leave with a parking ticket.

-The admission information De is not limited to the combination of the parking lot ID and the reference number. It may be a random number, a serial number in the server 17, or any other character string.
The admission information De is not limited to the information printed on the card, and may include other information such as magnetic data.

The admission information De may be information that can be read by the ticket insertion unit 15, and when exiting with a parking ticket, the ticket insertion unit 15 may read the admission information De so that the parking fee can be settled.
The method of communication connection between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication devices 10a and 10b is not particularly limited.

The mobile terminal 8 is not limited to a high-performance mobile phone and can be changed to various terminals.
The parking lot 1 may be a hourly parking lot, a monthly parking lot, or a fixed contract parking lot.

-The entrance/exit management system 2 is not limited to being applied to the parking lot 1, and may be, for example, entrance/exit at a ticket gate of a station, entrance/exit of a building or other facility, entrance/exit of an event venue, a bus or the like. It may be applied to the management of getting on and off a ship or an airplane.

1... Parking lot, 2... Entrance/exit management system, 3... Gate machine, 4... Entrance gate, 5... Exit gate, 6... Gate bar, 7... Gate bar, 8... Mobile terminal, 10... Authentication device, 10a... Authentication device, 10b... Authentication device, 13... Ticket issuing unit, 14... Entrance gate control unit, 15... Ticket insertion unit, 16... Exit gate control unit, 17... Server, 18... Storage area, 19... Storage processing unit, 21... Terminal control unit , 22... Short-distance wireless module, 23... Network communication module, 24... Memory, 25... User interface application, 31... Entrance control section, 32... Issuing section, 33... Clearing section, 34... Exit control section, 35... Registration section ..

Claims (7)

An entry/exit management system for managing entry/exit to/from a facility through communication between an information processing device and a mobile terminal,
An admission control unit for notifying admission information used for settlement regarding use of the facility when admission to the facility is permitted,
A storage processing unit that stores identification information for identifying a user in a storage area in association with the entrance information,
An exit control unit that permits exit from the facility of the user corresponding to the identification information associated with the entry information if the payment is completed through the mobile terminal based on the entry information. ,
Entrance/exit management system equipped with. The admission control system according to claim 1, wherein the admission control unit notifies the admission information via tickets issued when admission to the facility is permitted. The admission control unit executes control to stop issuing the tickets when the procedure for admission to the facility is completed via communication between the mobile terminal and the information processing device. Entrance/exit management system described in. The information processing device is a device for managing entrance and exit of the facility,
Address information relating to the connection to the information processing device is recorded on the tickets,
The entrance/exit management according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the mobile terminal, when connected to the information processing device based on the address information, can register an application that enables entrance/exit of the facility. system. The admission control unit transmits the admission information to the mobile terminal when a procedure for admission to the facility is completed through communication between the mobile terminal and the information processing device. The entrance/exit management system according to any one of the above. The storage processing unit stores payment completion information indicating that the payment is completed in the storage area in association with the entrance information,
The entrance/exit management according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the exit control unit determines that the payment is completed when the payment completion information is stored in the storage area. system. An entry/exit management method for managing entry/exit to/from a facility via communication between an information processing device and a mobile terminal,
A step of notifying entry information used for settlement regarding use of the facility when permitting entry to the facility;
Storing identification information for identifying the user in association with the entrance information,
A step of permitting exit of the user from the facility corresponding to the identification information associated with the entrance information, if the payment via the mobile terminal is completed based on the entrance information;
Entrance/exit management method.