JP2021043172A - Parking lot guidance device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a parking lot guidance device capable of guiding a user to a parking lot with vacant spaces.SOLUTION: A parking lot guidance device provided herein comprises a processor with hardware, the processor being configured to receive position information and destination information of a vehicle, determine whether the vehicle is searching for a parking lot or not on the basis of the position information and the destination information and, if affirmative, send information on parking lots with vacant spaces in the vicinity of the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to a parking lot guidance device.

Patent Document 1 discloses a system for guiding a parking lot near a destination set by a user.

JP-A-2002-024426

In the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, if the user has not reserved a parking lot, the parking lot may not be fully booked even if the user arrives at the guided parking lot.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a parking lot guidance device capable of guiding a user to a vacant parking lot.

The parking lot guidance device according to the present disclosure includes a processor having hardware, and the processor receives the position information and the destination information of the vehicle, and the vehicle is parked based on the position information and the destination information. When it is determined whether or not the vehicle is looking for a parking lot and it is determined that the vehicle is looking for a parking lot, information about an empty parking lot in the vicinity of the vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately guide the parking lot to a user who needs the parking lot.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a parking lot guidance system to which the parking lot guidance device according to the embodiment can be applied. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the parking lot guidance method according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the parking lot determination process in the parking lot guidance method according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the parking lot charge calculation process in the parking lot guidance method according to the embodiment.

The parking lot guidance device according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The components in the following embodiments include those that can be easily replaced by those skilled in the art, or those that are substantially the same.

(Parking lot guidance system)
A parking lot guidance system to which the parking lot guidance device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot guidance system according to this embodiment assumes the provision of a membership-based parking lot matching service using the parking lots of vacant private houses and stores. As shown in the figure, the parking lot guidance system includes a server device 1, a vehicle 2, and a parking lot provider terminal 3. Specifically, the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment is realized by the server device 1. In the figure, the vehicle 2 and the parking lot provider terminal 3 are shown one by one, but the vehicle 2 and the parking lot provider terminal 3 may be a plurality of units.

The server device 1, the vehicle 2, and the parking lot provider terminal 3 can communicate with each other through the network NW. This network NW is composed of, for example, an Internet network, a mobile phone network, and the like.

(Server device)
The server device 1 is a device that determines whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for a vacant parking lot based on the behavior of the vehicle 2 and guides the vacant parking lot to the vehicle 2 looking for a parking lot. is there. The server device 1 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a storage unit 13.

Specifically, the control unit 11 includes a processor including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). ) Etc., and a memory (main storage unit).

The control unit 11 loads the program stored in the storage unit 13 into the work area of the main storage unit and executes it, and controls each component or the like through the execution of the program to realize a function that meets a predetermined purpose. To do. The control unit 11 functions as a management unit 111, a determination unit 112, and a calculation unit 113 through the execution of the program.

As will be described later, the management unit 111 manages information (vehicle information, user information, etc.) input from the vehicle 2 side, manages registered parking lots, manages vacant parking lot information, and vacant parking lots for vehicle 2. Information, payment of parking lot fees, etc. are performed. Further, as will be described later, the determination unit 112 performs processing such as determination of whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for a parking lot, determination of whether or not the parking available time has been exceeded, and the like. In addition, the calculation unit 113 performs processing such as calculation of the parking lot fee.

The server device 1 is provided with information related to the parking lot (hereinafter referred to as "parking lot information"), information related to the vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle information"), and information related to the user of the vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle information") through the network NW. Hereinafter, "user information") is input. The parking lot information is input from the parking lot provider terminal 3, and the vehicle information and the user information are input from the vehicle 2.

The above-mentioned "parking lot information" includes, for example, the following information. Of the following information, (1) to (6) are information essentially included in the parking lot-related information, and (7) and (8) are information selectively included in the parking lot-related information.
(1) Parking available time (parking lot available date and time)
(2) Number of cars that can be parked (allowable number of cars)
(3) Maximum size of vehicles that can be parked (4) Parking lot fee per hour (5) Parking lot location (6) Information on the financial institution to which the parking lot fee is transferred (7) Photograph showing the mark of the parking lot (8) Guidance voice data from parking lot landmarks

The above-mentioned "vehicle information" includes, for example, the following information.
(1) Vehicle type (2) Vehicle size

The above-mentioned "user information" includes, for example, the following information. The following (3) indicates, for example, the membership number of the parking lot matching service using the parking lot guidance system according to the present embodiment. If the user has registered as a member of the parking lot matching service in advance and the following (1) and (2) are registered in the server device 1 in advance, only the following (3) is used as user information on the server. It may be input to the device 1.
(1) Name (2) Information on payment methods for parking lot charges (for example, credit card information)
(3) Membership number

The "parking lot" in the present embodiment includes a general monthly parking lot in addition to a parking lot owned by a private house or a store. Further, the "user" in the present embodiment includes a passenger as well as the driver of the vehicle 2. The management unit 111 of the server device 1 registers the parking lot information input from the parking lot provider terminal 3, the vehicle information input from the vehicle 2, and the user information by storing the user information in the storage unit 13.

Further, the server device 1 is provided with information on the current position of the vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle position information") and information on the current destination of the vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as "destination information") through the network NW. ) Is periodically input from the vehicle 2. As a result, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 can always grasp the position and the destination of the vehicle 2.

Further, information regarding the state of the vehicle 2 is input to the server device 1 from the vehicle 2. This information includes, for example, information on whether or not the engine of the vehicle 2 is started (ACC-ON information and ACC-OFF information) and information on the vehicle speed of the vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle speed information"). included. As a result, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 grasps the behavior of the vehicle 2, such as whether the vehicle 2 is running or stopped (parked), how fast the vehicle 2 is running, and the like. It becomes possible to do.

The communication unit 12 is composed of, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board, a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication, and the like. The communication unit 12 is connected to a network NW such as the Internet, which is a public communication network. Then, the communication unit 12 communicates with the vehicle 2 and the parking lot provider terminal 3 by connecting to the network NW.

The storage unit 13 is composed of a recording medium such as an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), and a removable medium. Examples of removable media include disc recording media such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, CD (Compact Disc), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc). Further, the storage unit 13 can store an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, various databases, and the like.

In the storage unit 13, for example, parking lot information input from the parking lot provider terminal 3, vehicle information input from vehicle 2, vehicle position information, destination information, ACC-ON information, ACC-OFF information, vehicle speed information. Etc. are stored.

(vehicle)
The vehicle 2 is a mobile body capable of communicating with the outside, and includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a storage unit 23, a positioning unit 24, and a navigation unit 25. The control unit 21 and the storage unit 23 are physically the same as the control unit 11 described above.

The control unit 21 comprehensively controls the operation of various components mounted on the vehicle 2. The communication unit 22 is composed of, for example, a DCM (Data Communication Module) or the like, and communicates with the server device 1 by wireless communication via the network NW. As will be described later, the storage unit 23 stores the vehicle position information and the like detected by the positioning unit 24 as needed.

The positioning unit 24 receives radio waves from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and detects vehicle position information. In response to this, the control unit 21 periodically transmits vehicle position information to the server device 1 through the network NW. The vehicle position information detection method is not limited to the method using the GPS satellites described above, and for example, a method combining LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) and a three-dimensional digital map is used. You may.

The navigation unit 25 inputs / outputs data such as map information and travel route information, a navigation program, and the like to and from the control unit 21. As a result, the control unit 21 drives the vehicle 2 by supplying various command signals to each component constituting the vehicle 2. The navigation unit 25 itself may include a control unit such as a CPU, RAM, and ROM, and a recording medium.

Specifically, the navigation unit 25 includes input / output means such as a touch panel display and a speaker microphone. According to the control by the control unit 21, these input / output means display characters, figures, etc. on the screen of the touch panel display, output voice from the speaker microphone, and notify the predetermined information to the outside. Further, the input / output means inputs predetermined information to the control unit 21 by the occupant of the vehicle 2 operating the touch panel display or emitting a voice toward the speaker microphone.

(Parking lot provider terminal 3)
The parking lot provider terminal 3 is a terminal owned by a parking lot provider who provides a parking lot in the parking lot matching service. The parking lot provider terminal 3 is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal information terminal, a wearable computer, etc. owned by the parking lot provider. The parking lot provider terminal 3 may include a control unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit as in the server device 1.

(Parking lot guidance method)
The parking lot guidance method executed by the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the parking lot provider terminal 3 first registers the parking lot in the server device 1 by transmitting the parking lot information to the server device 1 (step S1). Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the vehicle 2 registers the vehicle information and the user information in the server device 1 by transmitting the vehicle information and the user information to the server device 1 (step S2). In addition, steps S1 and S2 may be executed before this flow is started. If steps S1 and S2 are executed before the main flow is started, the main flow starts from step S3.

Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the vehicle 2 transmits the current position and destination of the vehicle 2 to the server device 1 (step S3). In step S3, the control unit 21 periodically transmits the vehicle position information acquired by the positioning unit 24 to the server device 1. Further, the control unit 21 transmits, for example, the destination information set by the user in the navigation unit 25 to the server device 1. Further, the control unit 21 may transmit vehicle speed information to the server device 1 in addition to vehicle position information and destination information.

Subsequently, the determination unit 112 of the server device 1 determines whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for a parking lot based on the behavior of the vehicle 2 (step S4). The process of step S4 (parking lot determination process) is specifically carried out according to the procedure shown in FIG. First, the determination unit 112 determines whether or not the destination of the vehicle 2 is a parking lot based on the destination information received from the vehicle 2 (step S41). When it is determined in step S41 that the destination of the vehicle 2 is a parking lot (Yes in step S41), the determination unit 112 determines that the vehicle 2 is near the destination (Yes) based on the vehicle position information received from the vehicle 2. It is determined whether or not the vehicle has arrived (near the parking lot set as the destination) (step S42).

When it is determined in step S42 that the vehicle 2 has arrived near the destination (Yes in step S42), the determination unit 112 determines that the vehicle 2 is in front of the destination (for example, based on the vehicle speed information received from the vehicle 2). After slowing down once (within 10 m) (for example, 20 km / h or less), it is determined whether or not the vehicle has passed the destination (step S43). As a situation to be determined in step S43, for example, the vehicle 2 was heading for the parking lot set as the initial destination, but when it came near the parking lot, it noticed that it was full and passed the parking lot. There are situations where you start looking for another parking lot.

In step S43, when it is determined that the vehicle 2 has passed the destination after slowing down in front of the destination (Yes in step S43), the determination unit 112 searches for another parking lot. It is determined that there is (step S44), and the processes after step S5 in FIG. 2 are performed. If a negative determination is made in steps S41 to S43, the determination unit 112 returns to the process of step S41. The explanation will be continued by returning to FIG.

After determining that the vehicle 2 is looking for another parking lot in step S44 described above, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 guides the vehicle 2 to an empty parking lot (step S5). Here, since the management unit 111 manages the entry and exit of the vehicle 2 to each registered parking lot, it also has information on which parking lot is vacant and how much at the present time.

In step S5, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 determines, for example, the availability of each parking lot, the available parking time (see (1) in the above "parking lot related information"), the number of available parking lots (see (2)), and so on. A vacant parking lot near the vehicle 2 is searched based on the maximum size of the vehicle 2 that can be parked (see (3)), the size of the vehicle 2 (see (2) in the above "vehicle information"), and the like. Then, the management unit 111 transmits the information about the vacant parking lot (hereinafter, referred to as "vacant parking lot information") acquired by the search to the vehicle 2.

The vacant parking lot information includes, for example, the available parking time, the location of the parking lot, the route to the parking lot, the parking lot fee per hour of the parking lot, the photograph showing the parking lot mark, and the guidance voice from the parking lot mark. Data etc. are included. When the vacant parking lot information is transmitted to the vehicle 2, the navigation unit 25 of the vehicle 2 navigates the route to the parking lot. When the vacant parking lot information is transmitted to the vehicle 2, the guided parking lot may be reserved, for example, via the navigation unit 25 of the vehicle 2.

Subsequently, when the vehicle 2 enters the parking lot and the engine is stopped (step S6), the control unit 21 of the vehicle 2 informs the server device 1 of the vehicle position information and the ACC-OFF information indicating that the engine has stopped. To send. In response to this, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 registers the parking lot in which the vehicle 2 is parked (step S7).

Subsequently, when the engine of the vehicle 2 starts and the vehicle 2 leaves the parking lot (step S8), the control unit 21 of the vehicle 2 indicates to the server device 1 that the vehicle position information and the engine have started. ACC-ON information is transmitted. In response to this, the calculation unit 113 of the server device 1 calculates the parking lot fee (step S9).

The process of step S9 (parking lot fee calculation process) is specifically carried out according to the procedure shown in FIG. First, the calculation unit 113 of the server device 1 calculates the parking time of the vehicle 2 based on the vehicle position information, the ACC-OFF information, and the ACC-ON information received from the vehicle 2 (step S91). Subsequently, the determination unit 112 compares the parking time of the vehicle 2 calculated in step S91 with the parking available time of the parking lot (see (1) of the above-mentioned "parking lot-related information"), whereby the vehicle 2 It is determined whether or not the parking time exceeds the parkingable time (step S92).

When it is determined in step S92 that the parking time of the vehicle 2 does not exceed the parking available time (No in step S92), the calculation unit 113 of the server device 1 determines that the parking time of the vehicle 2 calculated in step S91 and the parking time of the vehicle 2 The parking lot fee is calculated based on the parking lot fee per hour (see (4) of the above "parking lot fee per hour") (step S93), and the processing after step S10 in FIG. 2 is performed. ..

When it is determined in step S92 that the parking time of the vehicle 2 exceeds the parkable time (Yes in step S92), the management unit 111 of the server device 1 can park via the navigation unit 25 of the vehicle 2. Notify the vehicle 2 that the time has been exceeded and the excess time has been exceeded (step S94). Subsequently, the calculation unit 113 sets the parking time of the vehicle 2 calculated in step S91, the excess time, and the parking lot fee per hour (see (4) of the above "parking lot fee per hour"). Based on this, the parking lot fee is calculated (step S95), and the processing after step S10 in FIG. 2 is performed. The explanation will be continued by returning to FIG.

After calculating the parking lot fee for the vehicle 2 in steps S93 and S95 described above, the management unit 111 of the server device 1 setstle the parking lot fee by the payment means (for example, a credit card) registered by the user of the vehicle 2. Perform (step S10), and end this process. A step of presenting the parking lot fee to the user may be added between steps S9 and S10, for example, via the navigation unit 25 of the vehicle 2.

Further, after step S10, the control unit 11 of the server device 1 deducts, for example, a fee for the parking lot matching service from the account of the financial institution registered by the user (see (2) of the above "user information"). You may add a step to transfer the parking fee.

As described above, in the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment, whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for a parking lot is determined based on the behavior of the vehicle 2 grasped from the position, destination, etc. of the vehicle 2. Judgment is made and the vacant parking lot where the vehicle 2 can park is guided. Therefore, according to the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment, it is possible to appropriately guide the parking lot to the user who needs the parking lot.

Further, in the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment, the parking lot fee is calculated based on the parking time of the vehicle 2, and after using the parking lot, the parking lot fee is automatically settled by a pre-registered payment means. Therefore, according to the parking lot guidance device according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use parking lot matching service to a user who needs a parking lot.

Further effects and variations can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. Thus, the broader aspects of the invention are not limited to the particular details and representative embodiments expressed and described above. Therefore, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general concept of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims and their equivalents.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the explanation is made assuming the provision of a membership-based parking lot matching service using the parking lots of vacant private houses and stores, but the parking lot guidance using a general monthly parking lot It is also applicable to the method.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, information is presented to the user mainly via the navigation unit 25, but the function of the navigation unit 25 is performed by a terminal (for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, etc.) owned by the user. It may be realized by a personal information terminal, a wearable computer, etc.). For example, step S5 (guidance of an empty parking lot) in FIG. 2 and step S94 (notification of excess parking time) in FIG. 4 may be performed on a terminal owned by the user.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for another parking lot based on the position information, the destination information, and the vehicle speed information of the vehicle 2 (see steps S43 and S44). ), It may be determined whether or not the vehicle 2 is looking for another parking lot based only on the position information and the destination information of the vehicle 2 without using the vehicle speed information.

1 Server device 11 Control unit 111 Management unit 112 Judgment unit 113 Calculation unit 12 Communication unit 13 Storage unit 2 Vehicle 21 Control unit 22 Communication unit 23 Storage unit 24 Positioning unit 25 Navigation unit 3 Parking lot provider terminal NW network

Claims (1)

Equipped with a processor with hardware
The processor
Receives vehicle location and destination information,
Based on the location information and the destination information, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is looking for a parking lot.
If it is determined that the vehicle is looking for a parking lot, information about an empty parking lot in the vicinity of the vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle.
Parking lot guidance device.

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