JP2023059964A - Parking management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology to remotely manage parking lots using user's communication devices, which facilitates reducing the cost of equipment and/or management of parking lots.

SOLUTION: A parking lot management system includes: a unit, which is an in-field facility installed in a parking lot, for outputting parking-related data representing information related to parking or parking charges for a user using the parking lot as an image in an encrypted state to the user in the parking lot; and a unit, which is an out-field facility installed at a remote location from the parking lot, for receiving the information represented by the output image from a communication device of the user in the parking lot, and managing the parking lot based on the received information.

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Description

The present invention relates to technology for remotely managing a parking lot using a user's communication device.

Parking lots with multiple parking positions for vehicles are already widespread. This type of parking lot can be categorized from the viewpoint of the method of transporting the vehicle to the parking position. It is classified into a mechanical type that transports the vehicle to the parking position. In addition, the parking lot may be rented to the user free of charge or may be rented for a fee. Toll parking lots are classified into monthly parking lots and hourly parking lots (including "daily parking") in terms of the length of time they are rented to users.

Hourly parking lots can be categorized in terms of payment methods for parking fees. The user pays the parking fee in advance before parking begins (however, this includes the possibility of paying the parking fee shortfall when exiting the parking lot). and deferred payment, in which the user pays the parking fee at the end of parking.

Hourly parking lots can be categorized according to their management methods: manned parking lots, in which a person in charge of managing and monitoring the parking lot is stationed on-site, and those in which such a person is not stationed. , Unmanned type that is sporadically dispatched to the site.

For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 exist as publicly known documents disclosing this type of parking lot and equipment (including a ticket vending machine) installed in the parking lot.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for managing a parking lot for bicycles that does not require equipment costs, is easy to manage, and is sufficiently profitable. According to this technology, there is no need to install a device for preventing illegally parked bicycles from exiting the garage, so the facility cost of the parking lot is reduced.

Specifically, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user parks the bicycle in an empty parking position, moves to a ticket issuing machine, and enters his or her registration number into the ticket issuing machine. , and inject the required parking fee. The ticket issuing machine records the entered registration number as the registration number for the bicycle for which the parking fee has been settled.

Furthermore, according to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a management operator who manages a parking lot reads a registration number from a label affixed to a parked bicycle using his/her mobile terminal. On the other hand, the management operator takes in the registration number recorded in the ticket issuing machine, that is, the registration number of the bicycle for which the parking fee has been settled.

After that, the management operator checks the registration number read from the parked bicycle with the registration number read from the ticket issuing machine, and based on the result of the comparison, whether or not the parking fee for the parked bicycle has been paid. ie, whether or not the bicycle is illegally parked. A management operator attaches a sticker urging payment to a bicycle for which the parking fee has not been paid, thereby notifying the user who is the owner of the bicycle that the parking fee has not been paid.

Patent Literature 2 discloses a prepaid unmanned parking lot. In this parking lot, there is a card issuing machine that issues a parking card that records the time that parking is permitted for a fee, an entrance gate that is always closed, and a parking card that is installed at the entrance and when the parking card is inserted. , and a parking management device that opens the parking gate on condition that the parking card is appropriate. In addition, this parking lot has an exit gate that is always closed, and an exit management device that is installed at the exit and opens the exit gate when a parking card is inserted on the condition that the parking card is appropriate. is installed.

According to the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 2, the user inserts the parking card into the parking management device when leaving the parking lot. The exit management device reads information from the inserted parking card, and if the read information indicates that the length of the actual parking time exceeds the expected parking time, the exit management device prompts the user Demand an additional parking fee. When the user pays the additional parking fee to the parking management device in response to the request, the parking gate is opened. Since the exit gate is not opened unless the user pays the necessary additional parking fee, the user is prevented from leaving the parking lot without paying the additional parking fee.

Therefore, according to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2, even though the parking lot is a prepaid unmanned parking lot, it is essential for the parking lot manager to periodically visit the parking lot to detect illegal parking. It is possible to prevent illegal parking.

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According to the technology disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the work manager can find the illegally parked bicycle and stop the continuation of the illegal parking. However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to discover illegally parked bicycles, the work manager himself must periodically go to the parking lot and individually check all the parked bicycles. , it is necessary to perform collation using a mobile terminal. In addition, in order to stop the continuation of illegal parking, it is necessary for the work manager to attach the above-mentioned sticker to each illegally parked bicycle.

Thus, with the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a heavy burden is imposed on the work manager in order to prevent illegal parking. It was difficult.

Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticket dispenser that facilitates reducing parking lot management costs.

Further, with the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user must enter the user identification number into the ticket issuing machine in order to pay the parking fee prior to parking, which is troublesome. Along with this, the ticket issuing machine is designed to have a function of inputting a user identification number, a function of recording data representing the input user identification number, and a function of outputting the recorded data to the outside. There was a limit to reducing the equipment cost of the ticket issuing machine.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticket vending machine that reduces the burden on the user who uses the parking lot and facilitates reducing the equipment cost of the ticket vending machine or the fare adjustment machine.

Further, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to install a card issuing machine, an entrance gate, an entrance management device, an exit gate, and an exit management device in the parking lot. This is a factor that increases the facility cost of the parking lot (including equipment cost and installation work cost) compared to the case where only the ticket issuing machine is installed in the parking lot. Moreover, according to this technology, both the parking management device and the parking management device must have a function of reading information from the parking card. This leads to an increase in the facility cost of the warehousing management device and the leaving management device, which is also a factor in increasing the facility cost of the parking lot.

Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticket dispenser that facilitates reducing parking lot installation costs.

Based on the above findings, the present invention provides a technology for remotely managing a parking lot using a user's communication device, which facilitates reducing the facility cost and/or management cost of the parking lot. It was made as a task to provide things.

In order to solve the problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system for remotely managing a parking lot, comprising:
Parking-related data representing information related to parking or parking fees for a user who uses the parking lot, which is installed in the parking lot and is an image of the parking-related data in an encrypted state. having the function of outputting to the user;
An off-site facility installed at a remote location from the parking lot, which receives information represented by the output image from a communication device of the user in the parking lot, and based on the received information manage the parking lot and
A parking lot management system is provided that includes:

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system for remotely managing a parking lot,
An in-park facility installed in the parking lot as a facility related to the payment of the parking fee, in which parking-related data related to parking or the parking fee for the user using the parking lot is encrypted as an image. having a function of outputting to the user in the parking lot;
An off-site facility installed at a remote location from the parking lot, which receives the encrypted parking-related data from the user's communication device and decrypts the received parking-related data using a decryption device. , and managing the parking lot based on the decoded parking related data.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for remotely managing a parking lot, comprising:
a related facility installed in association with the parking lot that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees for users of the parking lot in an encrypted state;
a remote facility located remotely to the parking lot and having a decryptor;
A communication device of a user of the parking lot functions as a repeater between the related facility and the remote facility, and transmits the encrypted parking-related data to the remote facility without decryption. death,
The decryptor at the remote facility is provided with the parking management system for decrypting parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

Further, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot by a parking lot management center in a remote location,
an output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees for users of the parking lot as encrypted information;
a decryptor installed at the parking management center;
the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryptor without decrypting;
the decryptor decrypts parking-related data received from the user's communication device;
The decrypted parking-related data is provided to a parking management system that the parking management center uses to manage the parking lot.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot by a remote parking lot management center, comprising:
an outputting step in which an output device outputs parking-related data related to parking or a parking fee for a user of the parking lot as encrypted information;
a transmission step in which the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to a decryptor installed in the parking management center without decryption;
a decryption step in which the decryptor decrypts parking-related data received from the user's communication device;
A parking lot management method is provided for the parking lot management center to manage the parking lot based on the decrypted parking-related data.

Further, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
an output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees for users of the parking lot as encrypted information;
a decryptor at a remote location of said parking lot;
the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryptor without decrypting;
The decryptor is provided by the parking management system for decrypting parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
an outputting step in which an output device outputs parking-related data related to parking or a parking fee for a user of the parking lot as encrypted information;
a transmission step in which the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to a decryptor remotely located in the parking lot without decrypting it;
a decryption step in which the decryptor decrypts parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking management system for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a ticket issuing machine for encrypting parking-related data related to parking for a user of the parking lot, printing the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issuing the slip;
and a management center at a remote location of said parking lot;
the user's communication device transmitting parking-related data printed on the slip to the trusted center without decoding;
the control center includes a decryptor for decrypting parking-related data received from the user's communication device;
The encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image,
A parking lot management system is provided in which the user's communication device has an image reader for reading and inputting the image, and the input image is transmitted to the management center without being decoded.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a ticketing step in which a ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data associated with parking for a user of said parking lot and prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip to issue the slip;
a transmission step in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to a management center remotely located in the parking lot without decoding;
a decryption step in which a decryptor located at the trusted center decrypts parking-related data received by the trusted center from the user's communication device;
The encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image,
The user's communication device has an image reader for reading and inputting the image,
The sending step includes:
the user's communication device reading and inputting the image using the image reader;
the user's communication device transmitting the input image to the management center without decoding it.

Further, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
a ticket issuing machine that encrypts parking-related data related to parking fees for users of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip;
a payment machine installed in the parking lot and enabling the user to pay the parking fee after parking is completed;
and a management center at a remote location of said parking lot;
a user's communication device transmitting parking-related data printed on the slip to the trusted center without decryption;
The control center is provided with a parking management system that includes a decryptor for decrypting parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a ticketing step in which a ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data related to a parking fee for a user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip;
a transmitting step in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to a remote control center of the parking lot without decoding;
a decryption step in which a decryptor located at the management center decrypts parking-related data received by the management center from a user's communication device;
A payment machine installed in the parking lot enables the user to pay the parking fee after parking is finished.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
a ticket issuing machine that encrypts parking-related data related to parking fees for users of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip;
and a management center at a remote location of said parking lot;
a user's communication device transmitting parking-related data printed on the slip to the trusted center without decryption;
The control center is provided with a parking management system that includes a decryptor for decrypting parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a ticketing step in which a ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data related to a parking fee for a user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip;
a transmitting step in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to a remote control center of the parking lot without decoding;
a decryption device installed in the management center decrypts parking-related data received by the management center from a user's communication device.

Further, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
A facility installed in the parking lot, wherein parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot one that outputs encrypted, and
A communication device of the user in the parking lot, which transmits the output parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center remotely managing the parking lot without decryption. ,
and a receiver installed in the management center for receiving the parking-related data from the communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
The facility installed in the parking lot is encrypted parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. an output step of outputting the
Transmission in which the user in the parking lot transmits the output parking-related data, without decoding, from the parking lot to a management center remotely managing the parking lot via a communication device. process and
a receiving step of receiving the parking-related data from the communication device by the receiving unit in the management center.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking management system for managing a parking lot, comprising:
Encrypted parking-related data installed in the parking lot and representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time relating to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. to the user in the parking lot; and
a communication device of the user at the parking lot that transmits the parking related data from the parking lot without decryption to a management center that remotely manages the parking lot;
and a receiving unit installed in the management center for receiving parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
A ticket issuing machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot provides parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. a providing step of providing an encrypted object to the user in the parking lot;
a transmission step in which the user at the parking lot transmits the parking-related data, without decryption, from the parking lot to a management center remotely managing the parking lot via a communication device;
a receiving step in which the receiving unit receives parking-related data from the communication device in the management center.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
a ticket vending machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot and providing encrypted parking-related data representing parking conditions of the parking lot by the user to the user in the parking lot;
a communication device of the user at the parking lot that transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that remotely manages the parking lot;
and a receiving unit installed in the management center for receiving and decoding parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a providing step in which a ticket issuing machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot provides encrypted parking-related data representing parking conditions of the parking lot by the user to the user in the parking lot;
a transmission step in which the user in the parking lot transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that remotely manages the parking lot via a communication device;
a receiving step of receiving and decoding parking-related data from the communication device by a receiving unit in the management center.

Further, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
The user in the parking lot is provided with parking-related data indicating at least one of a date and time, an amount of money, and a length of parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. a ticketing or payment machine provided to
a communication device of the user at the parking lot that transmits the provided parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that remotely manages the parking lot;
and a receiving unit installed in the management center for receiving parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
A ticket issuing machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot stores parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. a providing step of providing to the user in the parking lot;
a transmission step in which the user in the parking lot transmits the provided parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center remotely managing the parking lot via a communication device;
receiving, at the management center, parking-related data from the communication device;
a management step of managing the parking lot at the management center using the received parking-related data.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot, comprising:
Actual data provided in a ticket issuing machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot and representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time related to parking fee payment or parking time for the user of the parking lot. an encryption unit that encrypts a user decipherable into encrypted data that the user cannot decipher and visually presents it to the user;
A parking lot management system that, in a management center that remotely manages the parking lot, decrypts the encrypted data received from the user via a communication device and restores the encrypted data to the actual data. is provided.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
A ticket issuing machine or a fare adjustment machine installed in the parking lot is actual data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time regarding payment of the parking fee or parking time for the user of the parking lot. encrypting what is decipherable by a user into encrypted data that is not decipherable by said user and visually presenting it to said user;
a decryption step in which a decryption device decrypts the encrypted data received from the user via a communication device and restores the encrypted data to the actual data, in a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location; A parking lot management method is provided that includes:

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot, comprising:
a ticket issuing machine installed in the parking lot;
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the user's act of entering the parking lot or the time at which another act substantially simultaneously with that act is performed and second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of valid parking time corresponding to the amount with reference to a preset encryption table, thereby obtaining the prepaid parking fee. a first encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data for use;
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticket issuing machine, an act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act performed substantially simultaneously therewith is performed. A second cipher for encrypting the third actual data representing the time and the fourth actual data representing the amount of the additional parking fee by referring to a preset encryption table to encrypt the additional parking fee encryption data. chemical department and
After the receipt for the additional parking fee is issued by the ticket issuing machine and includes the encryption data for the additional parking fee, the user requests the receipt for the prepaid parking fee issued by the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking. receive the encryption data for the prepaid parking fee and the encryption data for the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee, decrypt the received encryption data for the prepaid parking fee and the encryption data for the additional parking fee, and and a decryptor for recovering the first and second real data and the third and fourth real data.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
A ticket issuing machine is installed in the parking lot,
The parking lot management method is
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the user's act of entering the parking lot or the time at which another act substantially simultaneously with that act is performed and second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of valid parking time corresponding to the amount with reference to a preset encryption table, thereby obtaining the prepaid parking fee. a first encryption step of encrypting into encrypted data for use;
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticket issuing machine, an act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act performed substantially simultaneously therewith is performed. A second cipher for encrypting the third actual data representing the time and the fourth actual data representing the amount of the additional parking fee by referring to a preset encryption table to encrypt the additional parking fee encryption data. a chemical process;
After the receipt for the additional parking fee is issued by the ticket issuing machine and includes the encryption data for the additional parking fee, the user requests the receipt for the prepaid parking fee issued by the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking. receive the cipher data for the prepaid parking fee and the cipher data for the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee, and pass the received cipher data for the prepaid parking fee and the cipher data for the additional parking fee to a decryptor; a decryption step to recover the first and second real data and the third and fourth real data.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
A ticket issuing machine installed in the parking lot, which prints and issues a receipt for a prepaid parking fee prior to the start of parking by the user, and allows the user to use the valid parking time corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid. having a printer for printing and issuing a receipt for additional parking after extended parking beyond;
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the user's act of entering the parking lot or the time at which another act substantially simultaneously with that act is performed and second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of valid parking time corresponding to the amount with reference to a preset encryption table, thereby obtaining the prepaid parking fee. a first encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data for use;
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticket issuing machine, an act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act performed substantially simultaneously therewith is performed. A second cipher for encrypting the third actual data representing the time and the fourth actual data representing the amount of the additional parking fee by referring to a preset encryption table to encrypt the additional parking fee encryption data. chemical department and
After payment of the prepaid parking fee by the user, the printer prints the first and second actual data together with the prepaid parking fee encryption data on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee, a first printer control unit that controls the printer;
After payment of the additional parking fee by the user, the third and fourth actual data and the additional parking fee encryption data are printed together on the receipt for the additional parking fee by the printer, a second printer control unit that controls the printer;
After the receipt for the additional parking fee is issued by the printer, the encryption data for the prepaid parking fee on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee are supplied from the user. and decrypts the received prepaid parking fee encrypted data and additional parking fee encrypted data to decrypt the first and second actual data on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee. a decryptor for recovering said third and fourth actual data on the receipt of
The length of the actual parking time by the user is calculated as the difference between the first time specified by the restored first actual data and the second time specified by the restored third actual data. used to
The first amount specified by the restored second actual data and the second amount specified by the fourth actual data are summed to calculate the total parking fee paid by the user. used for
Based on the calculated total amount of parking fees and the calculated length of actual parking time, it is determined whether or not the total amount of parking fees is insufficient in relation to the length of actual parking time. A parking management system is provided for use in:

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
A ticket issuing machine is installed in the parking lot,
The ticket issuing machine prints and issues a receipt for the prepaid parking fee before the user starts parking, and after the user parks for an extended period beyond the effective parking time corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid, having a printer for printing and issuing receipts for additional parking fees;
The parking lot management method is
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the user's act of entering the parking lot or the time at which another act substantially simultaneously with that act is performed and second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of valid parking time corresponding to the amount with reference to a preset encryption table, thereby obtaining the prepaid parking fee. a first encryption step of encrypting into encrypted data for use;
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticket issuing machine, an act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act performed substantially simultaneously therewith is performed. A second cipher for encrypting the third actual data representing the time and the fourth actual data representing the amount of the additional parking fee by referring to a preset encryption table to encrypt the additional parking fee encryption data. a chemical process;
After payment of the prepaid parking fee by the user, the printer prints the first and second actual data together with the prepaid parking fee encryption data on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee, a first printer control step for controlling the printer;
so that after the payment of the additional parking fee by the user, the third and fourth actual data and the encryption data for the additional parking fee are printed together on the receipt for the additional parking fee by the printer; a second printer control step for controlling the printer;
After the receipt for the additional parking fee is issued by the printer, the encryption data for the prepaid parking fee on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee are supplied from the user. and decrypts the received encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee using a decryptor to obtain the first and second actual data on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee. a decryption step of recovering said third and fourth actual data on the receipt;
calculating a length of actual parking time by the user as a difference between a first time specified by the restored first actual data and a second time specified by the restored third actual data; calculating the total parking fee paid by the user as the sum of the first amount specified by the restored second actual data and the second amount specified by the fourth actual data; and a fee shortage determination step of determining whether or not the total amount of parking fees is insufficient in relation to the calculated length of the actual parking time.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot,
Real data decipherable by a user representing at least one of the date and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time is converted into encrypted data indecipherable by the user. an encryption unit for encryption;
a decryption unit that decrypts the encrypted data received from a user and restores the real data;
The actual data includes multiple types of information,
The encryption unit individually encrypts each of the plurality of types of information by referring to the corresponding encryption table,
The decryption unit individually decrypts the encrypted data for each type of information by referring to the corresponding encryption table, thereby individually restoring the plurality of types of information. A management system is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot, comprising:
The processor prevents the user from deciphering the actual data representing at least one of the date and amount of payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time, which is decipherable by the user. an encryption step of encrypting the encrypted data;
a decryption step of decrypting, by a processor, the encrypted data received from a user and recovering the real data;
The actual data includes multiple types of information,
The encryption step individually encrypts each of the plurality of types of information by referring to the corresponding encryption table;
In the decryption step, the encrypted data is individually decrypted for each type of information by referring to the corresponding encryption table, thereby individually restoring the plurality of types of information. A management method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot by a remote management center, comprising:
A ticket vending machine installed in the parking lot, wherein real data representing at least one of the date and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time, which is decipherable by a user. is encrypted into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user, and the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on a parking ticket, and the printed parking ticket is issued to the user. and a printer that
a decryption device installed in the management center, which decrypts the encrypted data transmitted from the user via a communication device and received at the management center, and restores the actual data; A parking management system is provided that includes:

Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot by a remote management center, comprising:
actual data representing at least one of the date and amount of payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time from the ticket issuing machine installed in the parking lot, which is decipherable by the user; encrypting into encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by the user, printing the actual data and the encrypted data on a parking ticket, and issuing the printed parking ticket to the user;
a step of decrypting the encrypted data transmitted from the user via a communication device and received at the management center by a decryption device installed in the management center, and restoring the actual data. A parking lot management method is provided.

The present invention provides the following aspects. Each aspect is divided into sections, each section is numbered, and the numbers of other sections are referred to as necessary. This is to facilitate understanding of some of the technical features that can be employed by the present invention and combinations thereof, and the technical features that can be employed by the present invention and combinations thereof are limited to the following aspects. should not be interpreted as That is, it should be construed that the technical features described in the present specification, which are not described in the following aspects, are appropriately extracted and employed as the technical features of the present invention.

Furthermore, it should be noted that stating each paragraph in a format that refers to the numbers of other paragraphs does not necessarily prevent the technical features described in each paragraph from being separated and independent from the technical features described in other paragraphs. It should be construed that the technical features described in each section can be made independent as appropriate according to their nature.

(1) A ticket issuing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle for common use with the multiple parking positions,
a printer that prints and issues a parking ticket when the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine;
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, actual data representing at least one of the payment of the parking fee or the parking time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time can be directly displayed by the user. an encryption unit that converts decipherable data into encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by a user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to a preset encryption table;
a printer control unit for controlling the printer so that when the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on the parking ticket to be issued by the printer; including
If the voice read out by the user from the encrypted data on the parking ticket is transmitted to the remote parking manager via a communication device, the parking manager can A parking lot ticket vending machine capable of decoding the encrypted data from the voice of the parking lot to restore the actual data.

According to this ticket issuing machine, after the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the parking slip issued by the ticket issuing machine includes the date and time regarding the payment of the parking fee or the parking time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time. Encrypted data is printed along with the actual data for at least one of. That is, the same information regarding at least one of the date and amount of parking payment or parking time and the length of parking time is the same as both real data that can be deciphered by the user and encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by the user. It will be printed on your parking ticket. The inability of the user to decrypt the encrypted data leads to the inability of the user to forge the encrypted data.

The encrypted data is neither for specifying the user who owns the parking ticket nor for specifying the parking ticket, but is at least one of the date and amount of payment of the parking fee or the parking time, and the length of the parking time. First, for example, the authenticity of the user's statement about information on the user's action that "the user paid the parking fee corresponding to the parking time having a certain length to the ticket issuing machine on a certain date and time". For verification, it is printed on the parking ticket.

The encrypted data is data that cannot be deciphered by the user but can be uniquely pronounced, such as numbers, alphabets, and kana characters. As long as the encrypted data is the same, even if the person who pronounces the encrypted data is different, as long as they have normal literacy, the same voice is generated.

Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the user reads out the encrypted data on the parking ticket and transmits the voice to a communication device (for example, a mobile phone, a landline phone, a public phone, etc. that can be used by the user). It is possible to transmit to the parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device that is not installed on the machine). The parking lot manager can decrypt the encrypted data from the received voice of the user to restore the actual data. This is because there is a one-to-one relationship between the encrypted data and the actual data, and the actual data can be restored from the encrypted data.

Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the function of the ticket issuing machine to communicate with another device (for example, a communication device of a parking lot manager) is also a function of transmitting the encrypted data printed on the parking ticket to the machine. Parking ticket payment or parking time without the need for the user to bring or send the parking ticket to the parking lot manager or send it by facsimile. At least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time can be confirmed by the parking lot manager at a remote location. As a result, the user can prove to the parking lot manager that his or her act is not illegal while reducing the user's burden.

Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, even if the exit blocking device described above is not installed in the prepaid unmanned parking lot, when the user is to pay the additional parking fee, the user actually does not pay the additional parking fee at all. Even if you make a claim to a remote administrator via a communication device that you have paid the requested amount even though you did not pay the requested amount or paid only an amount that was insufficient for the requested amount, is found to be false by the administrator. Therefore, even though it is a prepaid unmanned parking lot, it is possible to prevent the fraudulent act of leaving the parking lot even though the user has not paid any additional parking fee or has paid only an amount insufficient for the requested amount. becomes easier.

In this section, with regard to the term "at least one of the date and time regarding the payment of the parking fee or the parking time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time" directly represented by the actual data, the "date and time" is, for example, means the date and time when the fee was paid, the start or end time of the parking time, the time when the user entered the parking lot, and the like. "Length of parking time" means an effective parking time (maximum parking time) corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee described later, an extended parking time corresponding to the amount of the additional parking fee described later, and the like.

Throughout this specification, the term "parking ticket" includes all slips issued by ticket machines installed in parking lots, including, but not limited to, parking tickets, receipts, etc. .

(2) A ticket issuing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle for common use with the multiple parking positions,
a ticket issue button;
a charge settlement button,
When the user operates the ticket issue button after paying the prepaid parking fee to the ticket issuing machine prior to starting parking, the parking ticket indicates that parking is permitted and that the parking fee has been settled. a printer for printing and issuing a receipt, and for printing and issuing the receipt when the user operates the fee settlement button after paying the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine after parking is completed;
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee or the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, actual data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time regarding payment of the parking fee or parking time. an encryption unit that converts data directly decipherable by the user into encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by the user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to a preset encryption table; ,
Prior to the start of parking by the user, the parking fee corresponding to the length of the valid parking time that the user desires to park continuously in the unmanned parking lot is sent to the ticket issuing machine as the prepaid parking fee. After payment, when the user operates the ticket issuing button, the printer is operated so that the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the prepaid parking fee are printed on the receipt to be issued by the printer. a first printer controller for controlling;
When the user finishes parking and the length of the actual parking time during which the user actually parks exceeds the effective parking time, the user sets a parking fee corresponding to the length of the excess as the additional parking fee. When the user operates the fee settlement button after paying the ticket issuing machine, the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the additional parking fee are printed on the receipt to be issued by the printer. a second printer controller for controlling the printer such that
If the voice read out by the user from the encrypted data on the receipt is transmitted to the parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device, the parking lot manager A parking lot ticket vending machine capable of decoding the encrypted data from the voice of the parking lot to restore the actual data.

According to this ticket vending machine, it is possible to distinguish whether the parking fee to be paid by the user is a prepaid parking fee or an additional parking fee, depending on a specific action of the user. Furthermore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the same effects as those of the ticket issuing machine according to the above item (1) can be obtained.

(3) The ticket issuing machine does not have the function of mechanically reading the information recorded on the parking ticket, nor the function of communicating with other devices,
In the parking lot, although the parking fee paid by the user to the ticket issuing machine is insufficient, the user can park his/her own vehicle in the parking lot without paying the insufficient amount to the ticket issuing machine. Parking lot ticket vending machine according to item (1), which is not equipped with a device for mechanically preventing the act of leaving the parking lot from the parking lot.

(4) Furthermore,
a coin slot into which coins are inserted;
a display for displaying information on the screen;
an inserted amount calculation unit for calculating, as an inserted amount, the total amount of coins that have been inserted by the user each time the user inserts coins into the coin slot;
a parking time calculation unit for calculating a parking time corresponding to the amount of money inserted, from the calculated amount of money inserted each time a user inserts a coin into the coin slot;
A display controller for controlling the display so that the calculated amount of money inserted and the calculated parking time are displayed on the screen each time a user inserts a coin into the coin slot. The parking lot ticket vending machine according to any one of items (1) to (3), including and.

(5) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle for common use with the multiple parking positions,
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine as a prepaid parking fee prior to parking, or pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine as an additional parking fee after parking beyond the scheduled parking time, the parking slip is issued. as a corresponding one of the prepaid parking ticket and the parking ticket for the additional parking fee, and issues the
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the parking slip indicates at least one of the date and time of payment of the parking fee or the parking time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time. The actual data identifying whether it is a parking ticket or a parking ticket for the additional parking fee, which is directly decipherable by the user, is deciphered by the user by referring to a preset encryption table. an encryption unit that converts into encrypted data that cannot be pronounced but can be uniquely pronounced;
a printer control unit for controlling the printer so that when the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on the parking ticket to be issued by the printer; including
If the user reads out the cipher data on the parking ticket and utters the voice via a communication device to a parking lot manager in a remote location, the parking lot manager can use a code decoder. is used to decode the encrypted data from the received voice of the user and restore the real data.

According to this ticket issuing machine, the parking lot administrator can determine whether the parking ticket is a prepaid parking ticket or not, based on only the user's remarks regarding the parking ticket, without seeing the actual parking ticket or a copy of the parking ticket. Therefore, it is possible to correctly identify whether the parking ticket is for parking.

(6) A ticket vending machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle for common use with the multiple parking positions,
a ticket issue button;
a charge settlement button,
When the user operates the ticket issuing button after paying the prepaid parking fee to the ticket issuing machine before starting parking, a parking ticket indicating that parking is permitted and the payment of the prepaid parking fee is completed. is printed and issued, and when the user operates the fee settlement button after paying the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine after parking is completed, the additional parking fee receipt is issued. a printer that prints and publishes,
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee or the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, at least one of the date and time, the amount, and the length of the parking time regarding payment of the parking fee or parking time is displayed, and the ticket issuance The actual data indicating whether the receipt issued by the machine is the receipt for the advance payment or the receipt for the additional parking fee, and which can be visually deciphered by the user, is stored in a preset cipher. an encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to the encryption table;
Prior to the start of parking by the user, the parking fee corresponding to the length of the valid parking time that the user desires to park continuously in the unmanned parking lot is sent to the ticket issuing machine as the prepaid parking fee. When the user operates the issue ticket button after payment, the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the prepaid parking fee are printed on the prepaid receipt to be issued by the printer. a first printer control unit that controls the printer;
When the user finishes parking and the length of the actual parking time during which the user actually parks exceeds the effective parking time, the user sets a parking fee corresponding to the length of the excess as the additional parking fee. When the user operates the fee settlement button after making a payment to the ticket issuing machine, the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the additional parking fee are added to the additional parking fee receipt to be issued by the printer. a second printer controller for controlling said printer such that data is printed;
After the issuance of the additional parking fee receipt, the user reads out the encrypted data on the prepayment receipt and the additional parking fee receipt, and the voice uttered by the user is transmitted to the remote parking lot via the communication device. When transmitted to the parking lot manager, the parking lot manager decrypts the encrypted data received as voice using a code decoder to generate the advance payment receipt and the additional parking fee receipt. It is possible to restore the actual data above and determine whether or not the amount already paid as the additional parking fee by the user is insufficient based on the restored actual data. ticket machine.

(7) A ticket vending machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle for common use with the multiple parking positions,
For selecting one of a plurality of parking time zones including a parking time zone covering only nighttime and a parking time zone covering at least a part of daytime as a time zone in which the user wants to use the parking lot. an operation unit operated by a user in the
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticketing machine according to the type of parking time zone selected by the user, the date and time when the user parked his/her own vehicle in the parking lot and the parking time selected by the user A ticket issuing machine for a parking lot, including a printer for printing the type of belt and the amount of parking fee paid by a user to the ticket issuing machine on a parking ticket and issuing the printed parking ticket to the user.

(8) After the parking ticket is issued by the ticket issuing machine, the parking ticket is arranged in the interior of the parked vehicle so that the user can visually recognize the printed contents of the parking ticket through the window glass of the parked vehicle from outside the vehicle. (1) to (7).

The parking ticket issued by the ticket issuing machine prior to parking is arranged by the user in the interior of the vehicle to be parked in the prepaid unmanned parking lot so as to be visible from the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, the parking lot manager can easily determine whether or not the vehicle corresponds to an illegally parked vehicle by simply looking at the parking slip inside the parked vehicle from outside the vehicle. When a parking lot manager discovers an illegally parked vehicle, it is possible to warn the user who parked the vehicle by, for example, attaching a warning tag to the vehicle.

As a result, this ticket vending machine can prevent unauthorized parking without installing exit blocking devices such as exit gates, flaps, and retractable wheel chocks in prepaid unmanned parking lots. Become. Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, even though the parking lot is a prepaid unmanned parking lot, it is easy to prevent illegal parking while reducing the equipment cost and management cost of the parking lot.

Furthermore, according to this ticket issuing machine, since the ticket issuing machine does not need to perform data processing for detecting illegal parking, the function of the ticket issuing machine can be easily simplified, and as a result, the equipment of the ticket issuing machine can be improved. It becomes easy to reduce the cost.

Furthermore, according to this ticket issuing machine, a user who intends to use the parking lot inputs a user identification number and vehicle identification information about the user's vehicle in order to issue a parking ticket prior to parking. Therefore, the burden on the user does not increase.

Furthermore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the parking ticket is placed in the interior of the parked vehicle, so it will not be damaged or lost due to weather.

(9) In a prepaid or postpaid unmanned or manned parking lot having multiple parking positions for a vehicle, a user is directed to a ticket issuing machine installed to be commonly used for the multiple parking positions. A parking ticket printed and issued by the ticket issuing machine when a parking fee is paid,
On the parking slip, actual data representing at least one of the date and amount of payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time, which can be directly decoded by the user, and the actual data is encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by the user but can be uniquely pronounced.

By using this parking ticket, the parking lot manager can verify the authenticity of the user's remarks regarding the items described on the parking ticket only from the user's remarks regarding the items described on the parking ticket without looking at the actual parking ticket or a copy of the parking ticket. It becomes possible to judge objectively.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of an unmanned parking lot equipped with a ticket vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a front view showing the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 2 with the door open. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the component configuration of the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart conceptually representing a ticket issuing/settlement program executed by the computer shown in FIG. 6(a)-(d) are front views showing a plurality of images displayed on the screen of the display shown in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 7(a) is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket and a receipt issued by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 2 after payment of the prepaid parking fee, and FIG. 7(b) is a ticket issue shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of a receipt issued by a machine after payment of an additional parking fee; FIG. 8(a) is a longitudinal sectional view showing the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7(a) in a state immediately after it is issued, and FIG. 8(b) shows the parking ticket partially peeled off and folded. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a folded state; FIG. 9(a) is a side sectional view showing the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7(a) attached to the back surface of the windshield of the parked vehicle, and FIG. 9(b) shows the parking ticket. , is a perspective view showing a state in which a part of the display sheet thereof is peeled off from the separator and folded. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing how the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7(a) is attached to the rear surface of the windshield of the parked vehicle. FIGS. 11(a)-(c) show an example configuration of the encrypted data printed on the receipts shown in FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b), the corresponding real data, and the conversion from the real data to the encrypted data. It is a figure for demonstrating a conversion process. FIG. 12 shows how the user communicates the encrypted data printed on the receipt shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining how the parking lot manager converts the received encrypted data into actual data; FIG. 13 is a front view showing a ticket issuing machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 14 is a block diagram showing the component configuration of the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 13. FIG. FIG. 15 is a flow chart conceptually representing a ticket issuing/settlement program executed by the computer shown in FIG. FIG. 16(a) is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket and a receipt issued by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 13 after payment of the prepaid parking fee, and FIG. 16(b) is a ticket issue shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of a receipt issued by a machine after payment of an additional parking fee; FIGS. 17(a)-(c) show an example configuration of encrypted data printed on the receipts shown in FIGS. 16(a) and 16(b), the corresponding real data, and the conversion from the real data to the encrypted data. It is a figure for demonstrating a conversion process. 18 is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket for nighttime parking issued by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 13. FIG.

Hereinafter, a parking lot ticket vending machine 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a parking lot 10 in which the ticket issuing machine 20 is installed and used. The parking lot 10 has a plurality of parking positions (parking spaces) allowing simultaneous parking of a plurality of vehicles. A single ticket issuing machine (generally also referred to as a "payment machine") 20 is located near the only entry/exit entrance 12 (both entrance and exit) of this parking lot 10, and a plurality of parking lots. Common to all locations, it is installed as a centralized ticket issuing machine. This parking lot 10 is an unmanned type in which the user, who is the driver, pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine 20 without a full-time worker. This ticket issuing machine 20 is constructed according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Incidentally, as an additional remark about the definition of the term "vehicle", in this "Mode for Carrying Out the Invention" column, the term "vehicle" means only automobiles, but in other places in this specification , the term "vehicle" should be interpreted as a term encompassing not only automobiles but also all kinds of moving bodies such as bicycles and motorcycles.

There are two types of parking spaces on the site of the parking lot 10. - 特許庁For each vehicle user, there is a section (temporary custody section or day rental section) for renting a parking space on a daily basis, and for each vehicle user, on the premise of a prior contract, on a monthly basis It is a section for renting a parking space (monthly parking section). Ticketing machine 20 is used for the temporary custody section. Hereinafter, the term "parking lot 10" simply means only the temporary deposit section, that is, the area where the ticket issuing machine 20 is used.

In order to use the parking lot 10, the driver, who is the user, drives his/her own vehicle to enter the entrance/exit 12 from the adjacent road, and then drives past the ticket issuing machine 20. Drive your vehicle to any parking space (parking position) of your choice and park it there. After that, the user gets out of his/her own vehicle, walks to the ticket issuing machine 20 at the entrance/exit 12, and pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine 20 there.

2 shows the ticket issuing machine 20 in a front view, FIG. 3 shows the ticket issuing machine 20 in a perspective view with the door 24 open, and FIG. 20 components are shown in a block diagram. FIG. 5 is a conceptual flow chart of the ticket issuing/settlement program executed by the computer 100 in the control board 34 shown in FIG. 6(a)-(d) show front views of a plurality of images displayed on the screen of the display 36 shown in FIG.

The user receives a parking ticket 80 shown in FIGS. 7A and 8 from the ticket issuing machine 20 in exchange for payment of the parking fee. After that, the user puts the parking ticket 80 on the windshield 110 of his/her own vehicle (which is an example of the "window glass" in the above item (1), as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10). is attached to the back surface of the windshield 110). Since the parking ticket 80 is placed in the interior of the parked vehicle, it is neither exposed to the elements nor lost.

The parking lot 10 is a prepaid, unmanned parking lot with a plurality of parking positions. It does not have a stop device (for example, a flap type or a retractable type), and it is possible for the user to freely select one of the plurality of parking positions to park his vehicle (selection The designated parking position is not monitored by ticket dispenser 20). A ticket vending machine 20 is used for the parking lot 10 configured in this way.

Here, the ticket issuing machine 20 will be described more specifically. This ticket issuing machine 20 has a charge settlement function, but neither a change function nor a communication function. This ticket vending machine 20 requires the user to pay the parking fee only in coins, not bills. The ticket issuing machine 20 also prompts the user to input a user identification number, to input vehicle identification information (for example, a vehicle number) about the user's vehicle, and to specify one of a plurality of parking positions selected by the user. , not required.

The ticket issuing machine 20 has a ticket issuing button 70 and a charge adjustment button 74, as shown in FIG. When the user presses the ticket issuing button 70 after paying the prepaid parking fee prior to starting parking, the ticket issuing machine 20 issues a parking ticket 80 (see FIG. 7A) indicating that parking is permitted and a prepaid parking ticket. It has a ticket issuing function of issuing two receipts 81a (see FIG. 7A) indicating that the charge has been settled. Further, when the user presses the fee settlement button 74 after paying the additional parking fee after parking, the ticket issuing machine 20 issues a receipt 81b (see FIG. 7(b)) indicating that the additional parking fee has been settled. ) has a charge settlement function.

In the present embodiment, the receipt 81a constitutes an example of the "receipt for prepayment" in the above item (7), and the receipt (hereinafter also referred to as "adjustment receipt") 81b is the same item. It constitutes an example of "receipt for additional parking fee" in . That is, in the present embodiment, the receipts 81a and 81b have categories of prepaid receipts and additional parking fee receipts, and the receipt 81a is classified into the category of prepaid receipts. , receipt 81b are classified into the category of additional parking fee receipt.

In this embodiment, the two-sheet parking ticket issued after payment of the prepaid parking fee is a two-sheet parking ticket 80 and a receipt 81a. Separated from each other, it is possible to leave only the parking ticket 80 in the parked vehicle and carry the receipt 81a. As will be described later, the receipt 81a is printed with the end time of the valid parking time (the time period during which the user is allowed to park), and the user can stop the valid parking time anytime at a place away from the parked vehicle. It is convenient for the user to carry this receipt 81a with him so that he can refer to the time.

As shown in FIG. 3, this ticket issuing machine 20 is constructed by attaching a door 24 to one side of a casing 22 which is vertically long and has a box shape so that it can be opened and closed. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the internal configuration of the ticket issuing machine 20 with the door 24 open. FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the component configuration of the ticket issuing machine 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing machine 20 includes a coin processing unit 30, a safe 32, a control board 34, a display 36, and a printer 40 for printing and issuing a parking ticket 80 and receipts 81a and 81b. and Of those parts, only the coin processing unit 30 is attached to the rear surface of the door 24 and the remaining parts are attached inside the casing 22 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the printer 40 is equipped with a roller 42 on which a continuous sheet before printing is wound and accommodated. The printer 40 prints on a continuous sheet fed from the roller 42 by the length of one sheet. After the printing is completed, the printer 40 cuts the continuous sheet with a cutter (not shown) at any time, and from the continuous sheet, after the payment of the prepaid parking fee, prints two sheets of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a. After paying the charge, the receipt 81b for one sheet is cut off. However, as shown in FIG. 7(a), a perforation line 89 is formed between the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a, which are two sheets of paper. Parking ticket 80 and receipt 81a can be easily separated from each other.

The cutter has a cutting edge (not shown), and moves the cutting edge in the width direction of the continuous sheet to cut the continuous sheet in the width direction. Further, the cutter can adopt a method of cutting the continuous sheet completely in the width direction, or a method of cutting the continuous sheet in the width direction while leaving only a part in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 30 includes a coin slot 50, a return lever 52, and a coin selector (which discriminates the type of the inserted coin and whether or not the inserted coin is a counterfeit coin). ) 54 and a coin return port 56 . Among the inserted coins, those that have not been returned to the user through the coin return port 56 are stored in the safe 32. - 特許庁As shown in FIG. 4, the control board 34 is connected to the coin selector 54 so as to enable data communication. information on whether or not there is) and a signal representing the number of sheets.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the door 24, there are a transparent window 60 through which display light from the screen of the display 36 (for example, a liquid crystal display) is transmitted, a coin slot 50, a return lever 52, and a coin return slot 56. and an ejection port 64 for ejecting the parking ticket 80 and the receipts 81a and 81b printed by the printer 40 and ejected. Transmissive window 60 also has the function of mechanically protecting display 36 by blocking direct access to display 36 from the outside.

The ticket issuing machine 20 is further configured to have the aforementioned ticket issuing button 70 which is pressed after the user has paid the prepaid parking fee, and the aforementioned fee adjustment button 74 which is pressed after the user has paid the additional parking fee. there is The ticket issuing button 70 and the charge settlement button 74 are mounted on the front surface of the door 24 of the ticket issuing machine 20, as shown in FIG. The ticket issuing button 70 and the charge settlement button 74 are electrically connected to the control board 34 as shown in FIG.

The ticket issue button 70 and the charge adjustment button 74 are both configured as physical switches that actually exist, but are not limited to this. For example, virtual switches ( For example, they may be configured as buttons, keys, icons).

The control board 34 is mainly composed of the computer 100 . The control board 34 has a built-in clock 102 so that the current date and time (for example, the date and time when the issue ticket button 70 was pressed and the date and time when the charge settlement button 74 was pressed) can always be obtained. This control board 34 further incorporates a memory 104 . The memory 104 stores an encryption table, which will be described later, in a state in which it can be rewritten only by an authorized person.

In addition, the control board 34 can have a form that realizes the same functions as the computer 100 by means of a sequencer (sequence control).

5 is executed by the computer 100, the initial screen shown in FIG. 6(a) is first displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S1. Next, in step S2, based on the signal from the coin selector 54, it is determined whether or not the user has inserted a coin. If no coins have been inserted, the process returns to step S2. If coins have been inserted, the total amount of coins that the user has inserted is calculated as the amount of money inserted in step S3.

Subsequently, in step S4, from the calculated input amount, the parking time corresponding to the input amount is the parking time (if the parking fee paid this time is the prepaid parking fee, it means the effective parking time). , means extended parking time if the parking fee paid this time is an additional parking fee). Since the relationship between the amount of money invested and the length of parking time, that is, the hourly charge setting is known to the computer 100, the computer 100 can calculate the parking time from the amount of money invested according to the charge setting. For fee setting, for example, the parking lot manager can individually input for each hour by operating the touch panel of the display device 36 .

According to an example of the above-mentioned fee setting, the continuous parking time is 300 yen for up to 2 hours, 400 yen for up to 4 hours, 500 yen for up to 6 hours, 1000 yen for up to 12 hours, and 1500 yen for up to 24 hours. be. Under this example of charge setting, for example, if the user pays 400 yen as a prepaid parking charge as shown in FIG. 7, the computer 100 will calculate 4 hours as the valid parking time. Also, if the user pays 300 yen as an additional parking fee, 2 hours will be calculated as an extended parking time.

After that, in step S5, a coin-inserting screen shown in FIG. At this time, the calculated input amount and length of parking time (effective parking time or extended parking time) are displayed.

Subsequently, in step S6, it is determined whether or not the issuing ticket button 70 has been pressed. If the issue ticket button 70 has not been pressed yet, it is determined in step S7 whether or not the charge settlement button 74 has been pressed. If the charge settlement button 74 has not been pressed yet, the process returns to step S2.

After the start of coin insertion, the execution of steps S2 to S7 is repeated until either the issue ticket button 70 or the charge settlement button 74 is pressed. As a result, each time the user inserts a coin into the coin slot 50, the total amount of coins inserted by the user from the start of insertion to the present time is calculated as the amount of money inserted, and the calculated amount of money inserted is calculated. A parking time corresponding to the amount of money invested is calculated, and the calculated amount of money invested and the parking time (effective parking time or extended parking time) are displayed on the screen of the display device 36 .

When the issue ticket button 70 is pressed, a parking ticket/receipt issue screen shown in FIG. 6(c) is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S8. At this time, the amount of the parking fee determined by the user's operation of the issue ticket button 70 is displayed as the amount of the prepaid parking fee. In this case, the parking time calculated in the preceding step S4 means the effective parking time.

Subsequently, in step S9, the entry time when the user entered the parking lot 10 (or the date and time when the user paid the prepaid parking fee, the time when the parking ticket 80 was issued, the start time of the parking time, etc.) and the effective parking time. The actual data representing the length (or the amount of prepaid parking paid by the user, etc.) that is directly decipherable by the user cannot be deciphered by the user by referring to the encryption table. It is converted into encrypted data 130 that cannot be pronounced but can be pronounced uniquely. Encryption is performed, and thus encrypted data 130 is created.

In this embodiment, the encrypted data 130 is defined by a 9-digit code arranged in a row (the number of digits may be greater or less than that), as shown in FIG. 11(a). It is The symbol for each digit is selected, for example, as one of ten numbers from 0 to 9 and a plurality of alphabets. The multi-digit symbol is divided into a plurality of groups and printed on the receipt 81a, and adjacent groups are hyphenated to each other, so that the user pronounces the multi-digit symbol in one breath. Instead of , some breaks are put in to make it easier and more accurate to pronounce.

An example of a general configuration of actual data (the notation of the year is omitted to reduce the number of digits in the actual data) is as shown in FIG. and the length of the effective parking time is TT time.". As shown in FIG. 11C, this actual data consists of a number MM representing the month, a number DD representing the day, a number hh representing the hour of the time, and a number mm representing the minute of the time. , the length of parking time (meaning valid parking time if the relevant receipt is for prepayment, or extended parking time if the relevant receipt is for additional parking charges); It has five elements, the number TT representing .

The encryption table, as shown in FIG. 11(c), is a monthly encryption table that is referenced to encrypt the numeral MM representing the month, and a monthly encryption table that is referenced to encrypt the numeral DD representing the day. an hourly encryption table that is referenced to encrypt the number hh representing the hour of the hour; and an hourly encryption table that is referenced to encrypt the number mm representing the minute of the hour. and a minute-by-minute encryption table that is referenced to encrypt the number TT representing the length of parking time. Each of the five elements mentioned above is encrypted by referring to the corresponding encryption table, thereby creating the 9-digit encrypted data 130 .

In this embodiment, the encryption table is updated every day, but a method of updating each time a period longer than 24 hours elapses (the encryption table is not updated during the same period) is adopted, A period longer than 24 hours is defined as one cycle, and the encryption table is updated every day within the same cycle (the encryption table is updated daily between one cycle period and another cycle period). common pattern) can be adopted.

In one example, if the encryption table is updated daily in memory 104, the encryption table set, which is the encryption table for a month, is updated monthly. In this case, the encryption table set is updated by the administrator, for example, each time the administrator visits the parking lot 10 every month.

In one example, for each of the five elements MM, DD, hh, mm, and TT, the relationship between the actual data and the encrypted data in the encryption table, that is, the number before encryption (for example, "2 "2" representing "month") and the code after encryption generate a random number for each number before encryption, and adopt the random number as the code after encryption. be done.

When the encryption is completed in step S9 shown in FIG. 5, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are printed and issued by the printer 40 in step S10. In the receipt 81a, as shown in FIG. 7(a), the same information regarding at least one of the date and amount of payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time is displayed as actual data that can be deciphered by the user. and encrypted data 130 that cannot be deciphered by the user. This completes the current execution of the ticket issuing/settlement program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7( a ), the parking ticket 80 contains the end time of the valid parking period corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, and the location of the parking lot 10 . is displayed and printed. The receipt 81a is printed with the entry time, the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, the end time of the valid parking time, and an indication for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. FIG. Encrypted data 130 exemplified by "ABC-DEF-ABC" is also printed on the receipt 81a. This encrypted data 130 is, as shown in text in FIG. The actual data representing the length of the valid parking time (which is equivalent to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid) is encrypted.

On the other hand, if the charge settlement button 74 is pressed instead of the ticket issue button 70, the settlement receipt issue screen shown in FIG. 6(d) is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S11. At this time, the parking fee amount determined by the user's operation of the fee settlement button 74 is displayed as the additional parking fee amount. In this case, the parking time calculated in the preceding step S4 means extended parking time.

Subsequently, in step S12, similarly to step S9, the time at which the receipt 81b was issued due to the user paying the additional parking fee (this is equivalent to the time at which the additional parking fee was paid) and the above Actual data representing the length of extended parking time (which is equivalent to the amount of additional parking fees paid) is converted into encrypted data 140 by referring to the encryption table.

Thereafter, in step S13, the receipt 81b is printed by the printer 40 and issued. In the receipt 81b, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the same information regarding at least one of the date and amount of parking fee payment or parking time, and the length of parking time is displayed as actual data decipherable by the user. and encrypted data 140 that cannot be deciphered by the user. This completes the current execution of the ticket issuing/settlement program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, the receipt 81b includes the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the amount of the additional parking fee, and an indication for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. is printed.

Furthermore, encrypted data 140 exemplified by "123-456-789" is also printed on the receipt 81b. This encrypted data 140 is obtained by encrypting real data representing the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued and the length of the extended parking time.

FIG. 7(a) shows a front view of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a, while FIG. 7(b) shows a front view of the receipt 81b. A double sheet of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a corresponds to two sheets of the parking ticket 80. In the double sheet, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a have the same size and structure. The receipt 81b is equivalent to one parking ticket 80, and has the same size and structure as the parking ticket 80. To simplify the explanation, only the configuration of the parking ticket 80 will be representatively explained below.

The parking ticket 80 includes a display sheet (printing paper) 82 as a surface layer, an adhesive layer 83 (glue layer) as an intermediate layer, and a separator (separation sheet, release paper) 84 as a back layer, which are laminated in this order. configured. The adhesive layer 83 is applied to the back surface of the display sheet 82 so as not to be easily peeled off. does not adhere to

As shown in FIG. 7( a ), in one parking ticket 80 , the outer periphery of the display sheet 82 is located inside the outer periphery of the separator 84 . The original sheet wound around the roller 42 is composed of a continuous separator 84 and a plurality of display sheets 82 (blank state) arranged in a row with a gap therebetween.

The continuous sheet (continuous separator 84) in the printer 40 is cut by the cutter, and the cutting is performed at the positions of the gaps between the display sheets 82, and the display sheets 82 are not cut. On the other hand, the surface of the portion of the separator 84 exposed in the gap between the display sheets 82 is not coated with glue.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, when cutting the continuous sheet, the glue of the adhesive layer 83 does not adhere to the cutting blade, and an administrator (for example, The frequency of maintenance of the cutter by service personnel, workers who patrol a plurality of parking lots, patrol supervisors) is reduced, and in turn, personnel costs for administrators are reduced.

However, in this embodiment, for the receipt 81b, the separator 84 is completely cut by the cutter to the length of one sheet, while for the two-sheet binding, the separator 84 is cut by two sheets. completely cut to length. However, as described above, for the two-sheet binding, as shown in FIG. 7A, the separator 84 is partially cut between the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a by the cutter, A perforation line 89 is thereby formed.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the display sheet 82 of the parking ticket 80 further includes a cutting line 90 having both ends (not closed) immediately above the character string "parking ticket". The cut line 90 is present to allow the user to peel a portion of the display sheet 82 from the separator 84 while leaving the remaining portion adhered to the separator 84 . As shown in FIG. 8B, when the user peels off a portion of the display sheet 82 (the area surrounded by the cutting line 90) from the separator 84 and folds it along the straight line connecting both ends of the cutting line 90, The surface of the bent portion 92 formed as a result (the portion of the adhesive layer 83 that is applied to the back surface of the bent portion 92) is exposed as an adhesive surface. FIG. 9(a) shows the bent portion 92 in a perspective view.

In this embodiment, in order to prove that the parking by the user is not illegal parking, the user puts the parking ticket 80 received in exchange for inserting coins into the front of the parked vehicle, as shown in FIG. 9(b). Affixing to the back surface of the glass 110 is required. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, the user locally bends the specified portion of the parking ticket 80 (the area surrounded by the cutting line 90 and the portion that will eventually become the bent portion 92). After peeling it off and bending it, the surface of the bent portion 92 is attached to the rear surface of the windshield 110 of the parked vehicle as shown in FIG. 9(b). As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the contents of the parking ticket 80 (in particular, information for specifying the end time of the parking time zone permitted for the user and the parking lot 10 for which this parking ticket 80 is valid). (display for identifying the location of the equipment) can be viewed from the outside at any time.

The user is required to pay an additional parking fee if the actual parking time exceeds the valid parking time. However, as described above, the parking lot 10 is unmanned and does not have a device that prevents the parked vehicle from leaving unless the necessary additional parking fee is paid. , the fact that the necessary additional parking fee has been paid is notified to a parking lot manager at a remote management center from a location such as a parking lot 10, in the car, or at home, using a communication device such as a mobile phone or fixed telephone. is required.

At this time, the user reads out both the encrypted data 130 printed on the receipt 81a issued at the time of entering the warehouse and the encrypted data 140 printed on the receipt 81b issued at the time of leaving the warehouse. The voice is requested to be transmitted to the parking lot manager via the communication device.

Upon receiving the user-generated voice representing the encrypted data 130, 140, the parking lot manager at the control center operates the input device (e.g., keyboard, touch screen, mouse, etc.) of the decryptor 180 to , enter the symbol corresponding to the user's voice. The encrypted data 130, 140 are input, and the decryptor 180 converts the inputted encrypted data 130, 140 into a decryption table that matches the encryption table and is installed in the decryptor 180. Restore the actual data according to the

As a result, the parking lot manager can determine the length of the actual parking time (for example, , the length of time elapsed from the time of entry specified by the encrypted data 130 to the time of payment of the additional parking fee specified by the encrypted data 140). The total amount (for example, the sum of the prepaid parking fee amount specified by the encrypted data 130 and the additional parking fee amount specified by the encrypted data 140) can also be known. , it is possible to correctly determine whether or not the parking time is insufficient in relation to the length of the actual parking time.

Since the decryption table housed in the decryption device 180 cannot be known even by the parking lot manager unless he/she has the authority, the security of the decryption table is high.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, when the receipts 81a and 81b are issued, the encrypted data 130 and 140 are attached to the receipts 81a and 81b, respectively, in symbols that can be pronounced by the user. Only by requesting the user to print and further transmit the encrypted data 130, 140 to the parking manager by voice, the parking manager can correctly judge whether or not the parking fee is insufficient. Therefore, the user can safely park beyond the effective parking time without imposing a heavy burden on the user.

By the way, regardless of whether the parking lot is prepaid or postpaid, and regardless of whether the parking lot is unmanned or manned, the parking ticket issued to the user by the ticket issuing machine at the parking lot. In some cases, it may be necessary for the user and a remote parking lot manager to confirm the contents of such parking slip entries.

In this case, the user can bring the parking ticket with him or send it by facsimile in order to present the parking ticket itself to the parking lot manager, but this is troublesome. Therefore, if the user and the parking lot manager at a remote location can confirm the contents of the parking ticket using a communication device such as a telephone, the burden on the user can be reduced. However, in this case, the parking lot manager cannot visually inspect the parking ticket itself, and has no choice but to confirm the entries on the parking ticket, relying only on the user's remarks.

Therefore, it is desirable for a remote parking lot manager to be able to objectively judge the authenticity of a user's remarks, even from only the remarks made by the user regarding the entries on the parking slip. Satisfying this demand is particularly effective, for example, in preventing illegal parking in prepaid unmanned parking lots in which the exit blocking device described above is not installed.

Additionally, in the present embodiment, the user transmits the encrypted data 130 and 140 by voice input. key input using a key, image input using an image reader).

As is clear from the above description, in this embodiment, for convenience of description, the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S9 and S12 shown in FIG. ), and the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S10 and S13 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the "printer control unit , and the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S6 and S9 shown in FIG. It can be considered that the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S7 and S12 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes an example of the "second printer control section" in the same paragraph.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the part of the control board 34 that executes steps S2 and S3 shown in FIG. Further, the part of the control board 34 that executes steps S2 and S4 shown in FIG. The part that executes S2 and S5 constitutes an example of the "display controller" in the same paragraph, and both the receipts 81a and 81b constitute an example of the "parking slip" in the above paragraph (6). It is possible to think that

Next, a ticket vending machine 190 according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described. However, since this embodiment has many elements in common with the first embodiment, the same reference numerals or names are given to the common elements to omit redundant descriptions, and only the different elements are , will be described in detail.

The ticket issuing machine 190 according to the present embodiment differs from the ticket issuing machine 20 according to the first embodiment in that the user wants to park in the parking lot 10 during a parking time zone covering only nighttime (for example, from 6:00 pm). and parking hours that cover at least part of the daytime (for example, a time period in which the entry date and time is before sunset, or a parking exit date and time is after sunrise). and the parking time period) can be selected.

That is, the ticket issuing machine 190 allows the user to select the type of parking (“parking mode”), such as nighttime parking (“nighttime parking mode”), in which the user parks in a parking time period that covers only nighttime hours (“nighttime parking mode”), and parking that covers at least part of the daytime. It is configured so that it is possible to select one of the following: "Normal parking ("Normal parking mode")" and "Normal parking during the parking time period", and pay the parking fee in advance according to the selection result. There is.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ticket issuing machine 190 is an additional component to the ticket issuing machine 20 according to the first embodiment to switch the parking mode desired by the user from the default normal parking mode to the nighttime parking mode. night parking button 200 to be operated by the user by pressing the night parking button 200, and a night parking lamp 202 to be illuminated to indicate that the night parking mode is currently selected.

The nighttime parking button 200 is configured as a physical switch that actually exists, but is not limited to this. For example, it is configured as a virtual switch (e.g., key, icon) displayed on the screen of the display 36. You may A nighttime parking button 200 is arranged on the front surface of the door 24 . The nighttime parking button 200 can be accessed from outside even when the door 24 is closed. Therefore, the nighttime parking button 200 can always be operated by the user.

In short, in the present embodiment, the nighttime parking button 200 can be set to "a parking time period covering only nighttime and a parking time period covering at least a part of daytime as the time period in which the user wants to use the parking lot." It constitutes an example of a "real or virtual operating unit" that is operated by a user to select one of a plurality of parking times, including.

FIG. 15 conceptually shows a flowchart of a ticket issuing/settlement program executed by the computer 100 in the control board 34 in the ticket issuing machine 190 . The computer 100 repeatedly executes the ticket issuing/settlement program while the ticket issuing machine 190 is powered on.

This ticket issuing/settlement program will be described in more detail below. Since this ticket issuance/settlement program has many steps in common with the ticket issuance/settlement program shown in FIG. Duplicate description is omitted by quoting as , and only the different steps are described in detail.

When this ticketing/settlement program is executed each time, first, in step S101, the default parking mode, that is, the amount of parking fee that the user needs to pay for normal parking (see the example of fee setting described above). ) is displayed on the screen of the display 36 . In this step S101, an initial screen shown in FIG. 6A is also displayed.

Next, in step S102, based on the output signal of the night parking button 200, it is determined whether the user has pressed the night parking button 200 to switch the effective parking mode from the normal parking mode to the night parking mode.

If the nighttime parking button 200 has not been pressed, the determination in step S102 is NO, and steps S2 to S5 are executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. After that, when the issue ticket button 70 is pressed, the determination in step S6 becomes YES, and then step S8 is executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Subsequently, in step S106, the entry time when the user entered the parking lot 10 (or the date and time when the user paid the prepaid parking fee, the time when the parking ticket 80 was issued, the start time of the parking time, etc.) and the effective parking time. The actual data representing the length (or the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, etc.) and indicating that the current receipt 81a is classified into the category of prepaid receipt, which can be directly deciphered by the user. is converted into encrypted data 210 that cannot be deciphered by the user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to the encryption table, as shown in FIG. 16(a). Encryption is performed, and thus encrypted data 210 is created.

In the example shown in FIG. 16(a), the actual data is specifically "the parking time is 13:20 on February 13, 2011, and the valid parking time is February 13, 2011." 17:20, the receipt 81a is classified into the category of prepaid receipt (the title of the receipt 81a is simply printed as "receipt"). It is data that expresses that. Here, "the valid parking time is until 17:20 on February 13, 2011" is equivalent to "the length of the valid parking time is 4 hours".

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17(b), an example of a general configuration of this actual data (the notation of the Christian era is omitted in order to reduce the number of digits of the actual data) is as follows: and the length of the valid parking time is TT hours, and the receipt category is classified into category XX (advance payment receipt or additional parking fee receipt)." It is the data that represents

In this embodiment, the encrypted data 210 is defined by a symbol of 11 digits arranged in a row (the number of digits may be greater or less than that) as shown in FIG. 17(a). It is The symbol for each digit is selected, for example, as one of ten numbers from 0 to 9 and a plurality of alphabets. The multi-digit symbol is divided into a plurality of groups and printed on the receipt 81a, and adjacent groups are hyphenated to each other so that the user can pronounce the multi-digit symbol in one breath. Instead of , some breaks are put in to make it easier and more accurate to pronounce.

To explain the general structure of this actual data, as shown in FIG. hh, the number mm representing the minute of the time, and the parking time (if the parking fee paid this time is a prepaid parking fee, it means the effective parking time, while the parking fee paid this time means additional parking). If it is a fee, it has six elements: a number TT representing the length of the extended parking time) and a number XX representing the category of the receipt.

The encryption table in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. and the hourly encryption table referenced to encrypt the hour digit hh and the hour digit mm to encrypt the hour digit mm. a minute-by-minute encryption table referenced to and an hourly encryption table referenced to encrypt the number TT representing the length of parking time and a number XX representing the receipt category to encrypt and a category encryption table that is referenced by Each of the above six elements is encrypted by referring to the corresponding encryption table, thereby creating 11-digit encrypted data 210 .

When the encryption is completed in step S106 shown in FIG. 15, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are printed and issued by the printer 40 in step S10 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16(a), the receipt 81a includes at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time regarding the payment of the parking fee or the parking time, and the category of the receipt (in this case, a prepaid receipt). The same information about documents (which belong to the category of books) is printed both as real data that can be deciphered by the user and as encrypted data 210 that cannot be deciphered by the user.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16( a ), the parking ticket 80 contains the end time of the valid parking period corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user and the location of the parking lot 10 . is displayed and printed.

The receipt 81a includes the entry time, the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, the end time of the valid parking time, an indication for specifying the location of the parking lot 10, and the category of the receipt 81a. (In this example, the title "Receipt" means that the receipt 81a falls under the category Prepaid Receipt). Encrypted data 210 exemplified by "ABC-DEF-ABC-XX" is also printed on the receipt 81a.

Thereafter, the printed parking ticket 80 and receipt 81a are discharged through the discharge port 64, and the parking ticket 80 and receipt 81a are received by the user. Subsequently, in step S107, an extinguishing command is issued to the nighttime parking lamp 202, whereby the nighttime parking lamp 202 is extinguished if the nighttime parking lamp 202 is on. This completes the current execution of the ticket issuing/settlement program.

On the other hand, if the charge settlement button 74 is pressed instead of the ticket issue button 70, the settlement receipt issue screen shown in FIG. 6(d) is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S11 of FIG. At this time, the parking fee amount determined by the user's operation of the fee settlement button 74 is displayed as the additional parking fee amount.

Subsequently, in step S108, the time when the user paid the additional parking fee and the receipt 81b was issued (this is equivalent to the time when the additional parking fee was paid) and the length of the extended parking time ( This is equivalent to the amount of the additional parking fee paid.) and the category of the receipt 81b (this time, it belongs to the category of additional parking fee receipt). By doing so, it is converted into encrypted data 140 .

Thereafter, in step S13, the receipt 81b is printed by the printer 40 and issued. As shown in FIG. 16B, the receipt 81b contains the same information as to at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time related to payment of the parking fee or the parking time, and the category of the receipt. is printed as both real data that can be deciphered by the user and encrypted data 140 that cannot be deciphered by the user. This completes the current execution of the ticket issuing/settlement program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16B, the receipt 81b includes the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the amount of the additional parking fee, and an indication for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. Then, the category of the receipt 81b (in this example, the title "Accounting Receipt" means that the receipt 81b is classified into the category "Additional Parking Receipt"). Furthermore, encrypted data 140 exemplified as "123-456-789-YY" is also printed on the receipt 81b. The encrypted data 140 is obtained by encrypting real data representing the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the length of the extended parking time, and the category of the receipt 81b.

After that, the printed receipt 81b is discharged through the discharge port 64, and the receipt 81b is received by the user. Subsequently, in step S107, an extinguishing command is issued to the nighttime parking lamp 202, whereby the nighttime parking lamp 202 is extinguished if the nighttime parking lamp 202 is on. This completes the current execution of the ticket issuing/settlement program.

15 has been described above for the case where a coin is inserted into the ticket issuing machine 190 without pressing the nighttime parking button 200. If the user presses the nighttime parking button 200 before inserting coins in order to switch to , the determination in step S102 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, by referring to the current time indicated by the clock 102, it is determined whether it is currently nighttime, specifically the time period from 6:00 pm to 8:00 am the next day. It is determined whether or not If it is currently nighttime, the determination in step S103 is YES, and in step S104, the night parking lamp 202 is turned on to indicate that the night parking mode is selected. Subsequently, in step S105, the content displayed on the screen of the display 36 is switched from the amount of parking fee for normal parking to the amount of parking fee for nighttime parking.

According to an example of a charge for nighttime parking, the charge is uniformly 100 yen from 6:00 pm onwards to 8:00 am on the following day regardless of the length of parking time. Under the fee setting of this example, for example, as in the example shown in FIG. 18, if the user pays 100 yen as a prepaid parking fee, the computer 100 will charge the parking fee from the parking time until 8:00 am the next day. is calculated as the effective parking time.

However, the amount of the additional parking fee is determined based on the normal parking fee setting described above. Therefore, for example, if the user pays 300 yen as the additional parking fee, 2 hours is calculated as the extended parking time.

After that, the process proceeds to step S2, and the insertion of coins of the same amount as the currently displayed parking fee for nighttime parking is awaited.

On the other hand, if the nighttime parking button 200 is pressed but it is not nighttime, that is, if the nighttime parking button 200 is pressed during a time zone in which the operation is not permitted, the determination in step S103 is NO. Therefore, steps S104 and S105 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S2. In this case, since the operation of the nighttime parking button 200 this time is an erroneous operation, it is invalidated, and as a result, the displayed parking fee amount is maintained at the parking fee amount for normal parking. At the same time, the nighttime parking lamp 202 remains off. Therefore, in step S2, the insertion of coins of the same amount as the currently displayed parking fee for normal parking is awaited.

When a coin is inserted after the night parking mode is selected and then the issue ticket button 70 is pressed, steps S3-S6, S8, S106 and S10 are executed, and as a result, the printer 40 is displayed as shown in FIG. prints and issues a parking ticket 80 for parking at night. This parking ticket 80 differs from the parking ticket 80 for normal parking shown in FIG. 16(a) only partially in the printed content, and has other elements in common.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the parking ticket 80 for nighttime parking is printed with the characters "Nighttime" to indicate that the parking ticket 80 is for nighttime parking. Furthermore, on this parking ticket 80, it is also printed that the end time of the parking time period permitted for the user, that is, the end time of the valid parking time is 8:00 pm of the next day.

In addition, encrypted data 210 is printed on the receipt 81a. The encrypted data 210 is data relating to the length of valid parking time, unlike the case of normal parking. It has data indicating that it is parked. In the case of nighttime parking, the end time of the effective parking time is fixed regardless of the time of leaving the parking lot. However, in the example of normal parking shown in FIG. 17, the parking time TT is calculated in hours.

When the administrator goes to the parking lot 10 and notices that the parking ticket 80 for parking at night is placed inside the parked vehicle, the current time is the valid parking time printed on the parking ticket 80. determines whether it is before the end time of If the current time is before the end time of the valid parking time, the manager determines that the parked vehicle is not illegally parked.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the receipts 81a and 81b have the encryption codes 130 and 140, respectively, and the category of the corresponding receipt is either a prepaid receipt or an additional parking fee receipt. It is generated and printed so that it can be distinguished whether it is The background and effect of taking such measures will be described below.

When the actual parking time exceeds the valid parking time, the user pays the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine 20 when leaving the parking lot, and then presses the fee adjustment button 74 instead of the ticket issuing button 70.例文帳に追加requested. This time, the purpose is to have the ticket issuing machine 20 issue the additional parking fee receipt 81b instead of the advance payment receipt 81a.

However, due to the performance of the ticket issuing machine 20, even if the user accidentally presses the ticket issue button 70, the ticket issuing machine 20 cannot invalidate the erroneous operation.

In contrast, according to the present embodiment, the encryption codes 130 and 140 on the receipts 81a and 81b distinguish whether the category of the corresponding receipt is an advance payment receipt or an additional parking fee receipt. can be generated and printed.

In response to the payment of the additional parking fee by the user, the ticket issuing machine 20 prints and issues a parking ticket belonging to one of the categories. Together with the encrypted data 130 printed on the acquired receipt 81a for prepayment, it is transmitted to the parking lot manager via a communication device by pronouncing it.

The parking manager decodes the voice received from the user, and based on the decoded result, the parking ticket issued to the user this time (the parking ticket purchased by the user this time) is the additional parking payment receipt 81b. It is possible to determine whether the amount of the additional parking fee paid by the user when leaving the parking lot was appropriate. In other words, the parking lot manager can determine whether the user has purchased the wrong parking ticket and whether the user has paid an inappropriate additional parking fee without looking at the parking ticket itself. can be determined accurately.

Also, if the parking lot manager determines that the user purchased the wrong parking ticket, he or she can point out to the user the fact that the parking ticket purchased by the user is incorrect. As a result, the parking lot manager can make the user aware that there was an error in the purchase operation this time, and can prevent the user from repeating the same mistake. In addition, the parking manager can warn the user not to park illegally by illegally using the parking ticket 80 issued together with the prepaid receipt 81a that the user accidentally purchased. .

As described above, several embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail based on the drawings, but these are examples, and based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the aspects described in the above [Summary of the Invention] column, It is possible to carry out the present invention in other forms with various modifications and improvements.

Claims (5)

A parking lot management system for remotely managing a parking lot,
Parking-related data representing information related to parking or parking fees for a user who uses the parking lot, which is installed in the parking lot and is an image of the parking-related data in an encrypted state. having the function of outputting to the user;
An off-site facility installed at a remote location from the parking lot, which receives information represented by the output image from a communication device of the user in the parking lot, and based on the received information A parking lot management system that manages parking lots and includes: 2. The parking lot management system of claim 1, wherein the parking-related data represents information relating to parking fee payments or parking fee amounts. 2. The parking management system of claim 1, wherein the parking-related data represents information about at least one of a parking time start time, a parking time end time, and a parking time length. 2. The parking management system of claim 1, wherein the encrypted parking-related data is decrypted by a decryptor after output from the premises equipment. 5. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said user's communication device has an image reader for inputting said encrypted parking-related data by reading said output image.

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