JP2675257B2 - Parking lot management method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a management method in a parking lot for parking a vehicle (automobile), and in particular, it is impossible to normally leave the vehicle due to the loss of a parking card. In this case, the present invention relates to a parking lot management method capable of leaving the corresponding vehicle. [0002] Parking lots are self-propelled parking lots in which a driver drives a car to a parking area and parking is carried out by a machine after driving to a specific position in the parking lot. It can be roughly divided into mechanical parking lots that are stored in empty parking areas. In the case of a self-propelled parking lot, even if the user loses the parking card that he / she receives at the time of entry, it is easy for the customer to check his / her vehicle and exit. However, in a mechanical parking lot, it is generally not possible to go to the place where the vehicle is stored, and it is difficult for the user to confirm his / her vehicle. When a car is stored in a mechanical parking lot, a parking card is generally issued. In this parking card, the entering time and the parking position where the vehicle is stored are recorded in a computer-readable manner, and the parking fee is calculated by inserting this parking card into the exit terminal when leaving. And issue a leaving command to leave the car.
Therefore, if the parking card given to the user is lost,
Since the parking position is unknown, it is very difficult to leave the car of the user. In particular, when the size of the parking lot becomes large, it takes a very long time for the user to check out the stored car from one end and ask the user to check it, and the function of the parking lot is impaired. In order to solve the trouble caused by the loss of the parking card, conventionally, a parking position display device for displaying the parking position of the vehicle, a clock for instructing the entering time, and the vehicle are photographed by a TV camera, It is recorded as a single image on the video device, and when the parking card is lost, the video device is switched to playback, the screen of the monitor TV is stopped and fed repeatedly to search for the target vehicle, and the parking is displayed from the screen display. There is a device that reads out the position, time of warehousing, etc., and performs warehousing processing. (See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-1790). Although it is not a measure to lose the parking card,
Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 53-19853 discloses a system for managing a parking lot by capturing an image of a vehicle at the time of storage.
This involves recording the vehicle itself at the time of warehousing together with the warehousing time and parking number by a TV recording system, recording the parking number on a tape audio track, and issuing a parking ticket recording the parking number and the warehousing time. At the time of delivery, the parking ticket is read, the tape feeding of the recording device is started, and the screen is output to the monitor TV when the parking number of the parking ticket and the parking number code of the audio track of the tape match. The clerk compares the number of the car on the image on the monitor TV with the number of the vehicle leaving, and checks whether the car on the parking ticket and the car about to leave the car match. Also, the parking fee is calculated by reading the parking ticket. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
According to the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 90, even if the parking card is lost, the driver can check the vehicle safely and accurately by operating the video device and viewing the image displayed on the monitor TV. Can also know. However, it is necessary to successively check whether each vehicle is its own vehicle, and the larger the parking lot is, the larger the number of images to be searched becomes, and the time becomes longer. It takes a lot of time and mistakes are often made. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of managing a parking lot which allows a passenger to leave the parking card in a short time even if the parking card is lost. According to the present invention, a vehicle is imaged by an image pickup means at the time of entering a vehicle and recorded, and the time of entry and the parking where the vehicle is stored are corresponding to the recording. Remember your location, issue a parking card and lose the parking card
In this case, the entry time zone or the entry time of the target vehicle is entered, and the entry corresponds to the entry time zone or the entry time, and the vehicle is parked and the recorded vehicle The image is displayed on the image display device, and if the vehicle displayed on the image display device is not its own vehicle, the next screen is displayed .
The vehicle displayed on the image display device after the change request
In the case of its own vehicle, a signal designating the vehicle is input. According to this, when the parking card is lost,
By inputting an approximate time zone or time of entry of the own vehicle, an image of the vehicle only in that time zone and parked is displayed on the image display device. Then, if a signal designating one's own vehicle is input, it is recognized as one's own vehicle, and a process for enabling the departure of one's own vehicle is performed. This makes it possible to leave the vehicle. Since the approximate time of entry is normally stored, it is easy and effective to use the time zone as a search key. When the time is input as the time zone, the time zone is expanded by the device. Since the vehicles that have already left the vehicle are not displayed, the number of vehicles to be checked by the user for checking whether or not the vehicle is his / her own is significantly reduced. Therefore, the own vehicle can be found in a very short time. In addition, since there are few check targets, the possibility of mistaken designation can be reduced. Further, since the image of the image display device retains the state unless there is a request to change to the next screen, it is possible to sufficiently judge whether or not the vehicle is the own vehicle, and it is not necessary to give an erroneous departure instruction. It is a thing. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific examples. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mechanical parking system in which a vehicle is put in (entered) and put out (exited) in a rack-shaped storage place by a stacker crane. The mechanical parking lot shown in FIG. 1 has a stack row 51, 52, 53, 54 having three-dimensional storage shelves and a stacker crane 6 traveling on rails laid between the rack rows.
1, 62, entry pedestals 41 and 42 for transferring the vehicle to the stacker crane, and exit pedestals 71 and 72 for receiving the vehicle carried by the stacker crane to unload the stored vehicle. There is. The entry and exit platforms are
Although it may be provided for each shelf row, in this example, one entry table and one exit table are provided for two shelf rows. Such mechanical equipment itself is similar to that used in so-called automatic warehouse equipment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Now, when the vehicle A reaches the entrance to enter the vehicle, the vehicle detector 1 outputs an interruption due to vehicle detection to the central processing unit 100. The central processing unit 100 starts the entry process by this interruption. First, to the parking card issuing machine 2, the parking card issuance command and the information such as the entry time, the parking number, and the parking position recorded on the card are output. Before or after the parking card issuing process, the driver of the vehicle A is instructed by voice of the entry position of the vehicle and guidance guidance for displaying the position is provided. From this, the driver knows which entrance to enter. If it is considered that this guidance teaching alone is insufficient, a guide may be installed in the middle of the vehicle passage on the entry side so that the vehicle can enter only a predetermined entry platform. When the parking card issuing machine 2 detects that the driver of the vehicle A has taken out the parking card, it outputs a parking card removal signal to the central processing unit 100. By inputting this signal, the central processing unit 10 outputs a gate opening command to the gate opening / closing device 3 to open the gate 5. by this,
Vehicle A enters the vehicle passage and is instructed to enter the vehicle (for example, 4
Proceed to 1). At the time of entering the vehicle, that is, between the time when the vehicle detector 1 detects the vehicle and the time when the vehicle detector 1 enters the vehicle and stops, the vehicle image of the vehicle A is captured by the TV camera 4 and recorded. Record on device 110. In this example, when the parking card removal signal is input, the central processing unit 10
0 is executed by outputting a recording command to the recording device 110. At the time of this recording, the entry time of the vehicle, the parking position where the entering vehicle is stored, the parking number, and the like (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as parking information) are stored in the memory 120 in correspondence with the recording. To be done. The recorded vehicle image and the recorded parking information are used to search for a target vehicle (target vehicle) and to leave when a trouble such as a loss of a parking card described later occurs. The parking information is stored in a predetermined address of the memory 120 in the order of entry. FIG. 2 shows an example of this stored content. For example, at memory address 00001000,
The parking information (entry time, parking position, parking number) regarding the first vehicle entering the vehicle is stored, and the parking information regarding the second vehicle entering is stored in the address 0000101, and so on. I will do it. The vehicle images recorded in the recording device 110 are also recorded in the order of entry as shown in FIG. Vehicle images recorded in the recording device 110 are also
As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle images are recorded in the order of entry, so that the vehicle image and the parking information corresponding to the vehicle image can correspond one-to-one. That is, the recording position in the recording device and the address in the memory are recorded in association with each other. For this correspondence, a correspondence table may be created in the memory 120. When the above-described processing upon entering the vehicle is completed, the central processing unit 100 causes the corresponding stacker crane to store the vehicle which has entered the scheduled entry platform and parked at the parking position defined for the vehicle. Outputs a warehousing instruction. The signal line to this stacker crane is omitted. In response to this entry command, the stacker crane stores the vehicle on the entry platform in the predetermined storage position of the designated shelf row. In this way, vehicles that come in one after another are entered. When exiting a vehicle that is already parked, the procedure is as follows. First, the parking lot user inserts his / her own parking card into one of the exit terminals 21, 22 to 2n. This departure request is input to the central processing unit 100,
As a result, the central processing unit 100 calculates a parking charge from the difference between the entry time recorded on the parking card and the current time, and outputs the parking charge to the departure terminal to display the charge. The user
Pay the parking fee to the departure terminal. Upon completion of the payment, the central processing unit 100 displays the scheduled departure time on the departure terminal and enables the user to receive the parking card. With this, the user receives the parking card, confirms the scheduled departure time, and waits for the departure of his vehicle in the waiting room 33. Since the scheduled shipping time, that is, the waiting time is confirmed, it is possible to prevent the frustration during the waiting. You can also do other things during this time. Then, when the own vehicle is unloaded on the exit table by the stacker crane, it gets in and goes through the passage 32 toward the exit. The user
Insert the parking card into the parking card return machine 6 installed in front of the exit and return the parking card. By inserting the parking card, the central processing unit 100 can confirm which vehicle has left. When the parking card is inserted, a gate opening command is given to the gate opening / closing device 7 to open the gate 8. Therefore, the vehicle can travel outside the parking lot.
Of course, after passing the vehicle, the gate is closed. When the central processing unit 100 confirms that the vehicle has exited by returning the parking card, the parking information stored in the memory 120 for the vehicle causes a problem such as loss of the parking card described later. Process so that it is excluded from the search target when it occurs. In other words, because the parking information that has already left has been searched for, a large amount of data is retrieved by the search, and in order to prevent the vehicle confirmation from being lengthened, the information that has already left has been set at the time of departure. It is excluded from the search target in advance. Since this processing is performed every time the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the number of pieces of vehicle information to be searched in the memory 120 is the minimum necessary. As the processing for excluding the vehicle information that has already left, from the search target,
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is sufficient to erase or mask the vehicle information that has already left the vehicle. Also, as shown in FIG.
A flag bit indicating whether or not the vehicle has departed is provided, and by setting this bit to "1" when departing, it is possible to confirm that the vehicle has already departed at the time of retrieval, and the flag bit "
It suffices if the image information set to 1 ”is not included in the search target. The above is the description of the processing operation relating to the normal entry and exit by the parking card. A description will be given of the exit when the parking card cannot be used, such as when the parking card is lost, etc. [0025] In this case, first, the vehicle associated with the user who lost the parking card ( In the following, it will be referred to as the target vehicle.) Even if the parking card is lost, if the user correctly remembers the parking number recorded on the parking card, the terminal device 130 Key in the parking number,
The vehicle information that records the parking number is searched, and the vehicle image corresponding to this vehicle information is used as an image display device.
The vehicle can be departed by displaying it on the TV monitor 140, prompting the user to confirm that the vehicle is the target vehicle, and pressing the confirmation key from the terminal device 130. However, as a practical matter, it is extremely rare for the user to correctly remember the parking number recorded on the parking card. Therefore, it is difficult to find the target vehicle only by searching with the parking number as a key. Therefore, in this embodiment, the vehicle image recorded at the time of entry is displayed on the TV monitor 33, and the target vehicle is found while watching this. In this case, displaying all the vehicle images from one end on the TV monitor 33 in sequence and checking them while changing the screen one after another requires a very long time, which is a problem. Therefore, the entry time zone of the target vehicle is input from the terminal device 130, and the central processing unit 100 is caused to search for a vehicle that has entered the entry time zone and has not yet exited. The terminal 130 is a terminal with a well-known keyboard, and the user can interact with the central processing unit 100 by operating this terminal.
The terminal 130 is installed in the management room 30, and its operation is performed by a manager. By the way, the user does not remember the parking number, but remembers to some extent when he / she entered. Of course, it is extremely rare to remember the exact entry time, but as a rule of thumb, you can assume that you will remember the approximate entry time. Therefore,
The manager asks for the entry time and uses it for the terminal 1
Key in from 30. Here, as a key-in method of the entry time zone, key-in may be performed with a time range such as between 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock, and only a typical time such as 10 o'clock is keyed in, and the central processing unit Alternatively, the time width may be set at 100 o'clock ± 10 (predetermined fixed time, for example, 30 minutes). In any case, by inputting the entry time zone, the central processing unit 100 checks the vehicle information stored in the memory 120 to determine the entry time corresponding to the entry time zone. You can search for your own vehicle information. In this case, the central processing unit 100 does not simply search for vehicle information corresponding to the entry time zone, but only for vehicle information that corresponds to the entry time zone and has not been exited. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, this can be easily performed because the process of removing the vehicle from the search target is performed when each vehicle exits. As a result of such a search, for example, the number of vehicles that entered during the entry time zone from 9:00 to 10:00 is 1
Even if there are 00 vehicles, if there are 70 vehicles that have already exited, the retrieved vehicle information is 30 vehicles. Next, the central processing unit 100 is the recording device 11
0 is activated, and the vehicle images corresponding to the retrieved vehicle information are sequentially displayed on the TV monitor 140. By looking at the image displayed on the TV monitor 140, the user can judge whether or not the vehicle is his / her own vehicle. If the displayed one is different from the target vehicle, the next screen, that is, the next vehicle image is displayed. By repeating the change, the target vehicle can be easily confirmed. When the target vehicle is confirmed, the confirmation key of the terminal 130 for outputting the target vehicle confirmation signal is pressed. By inputting this signal, the central processing unit 100 uses the parking information corresponding to the confirmed vehicle image to output a leaving command for leaving the target vehicle to the stacker crane.
Specifically, the storage position of the target vehicle can be specified by the parking position information included in the parking information. Therefore, an issue command of the target vehicle is output to the stacker crane handling the vehicle at this storage position (parking position). To do. As a result,
Even without a parking card, the target vehicle can be reliably exited. If the vehicle that has exited as described above is not the target vehicle, the vehicle is stored in its original position. Then, the operation of finding the target vehicle is performed again. As described above, if the parking card is lost, enter the approximate time slot in which your vehicle was entered, and only the specified time slot will be displayed on the TV monitor. The number of vehicles checked by the person is reduced, and the vehicle can be identified quickly. Then, if a signal designating the own vehicle is input, it is possible to leave the vehicle. By inputting a signal designating the vehicle,
Because it is the de cars of instruction, easier. Further, as a signal for instructing the leaving of the own vehicle, instead of inputting the parking position or the parking number displayed on the TV monitor with the key, the confirmation key corresponding to the image displayed on the TV monitor is input. Since it is only pushed down, it is easy to specify and there is no mistake. Further, since only vehicles (parked vehicles) that have not left in the designated time zone are displayed on the TV monitor, the number of vehicle images to be confirmed becomes the minimum necessary.
Searches can be performed more quickly and with less burden on the user, and errors can be reduced. The central processing unit 10 in the above-mentioned embodiment
FIG. 6 shows a processing operation flow at the time of entry of 0, FIG. 7 shows a processing operation flow at the time of normal exit, and FIG. 8 shows a processing operation flow at the time of exit when a parking card is lost. First, when the vehicle detector 1 at the parking entrance detects a vehicle, the processing of FIG. 6 is started. In FIG. 6, parking card issuing processing is performed in step F1, and guidance teaching processing is performed in step F2. When the removal of the parking card is confirmed in step F3, the process proceeds to step F4, and the operation of opening the gate is performed. Further, at this time, a process of recording the vehicle image is performed. At the time of this recording, a process of storing parking information in a memory corresponding to the recording position of the vehicle is performed in step F5. Thereafter, in step F6, a command to store the vehicle that has entered the entry platform is output to the stacker crane, and the storage process ends. When the parking card is inserted into any of the exit terminals, the exit processing of FIG. 7 is started. In FIG. 7, the information recorded on the parking card is read in step F11, the parking fee is calculated using the information in step F12, and the fee payment request is displayed on the exit terminal. When the payment of fees is completed in step F13, the process proceeds to step F14, the exit request is registered in the exit queue, and the exit terminal displays the procedure for returning the parking card to the user and the scheduled exit time. Have treatment performed. After that, in step F15, stacker crane,
Output the issue command. Although not shown in FIG. 7,
At the time of departure, the parking card is returned so that the parking information of the leaving vehicle is not included in the search target. When it is not possible to leave the vehicle by the processing shown in FIG. 7, the processing of FIG. 8 is executed by the key operation from the terminal device 130. That is, as shown in step F21, when the entry time zone of the target vehicle is input from the terminal device 130, the process proceeds to step F22. In step F22, the parking information corresponding to the entry time zone and the search target is searched. Then, step F22
Then, the recording position of the vehicle image corresponding to the retrieved parking information is found, and the recording device is activated in step F24 to display the vehicle image on the TV monitor 140. This display confirms that the vehicle is the target vehicle, and if a confirmation signal is input (step F25), the process proceeds to step F27. If the confirmation signal is not input, the process proceeds to step F26, and it is determined whether or not there is a screen change request for requesting the next screen. If there is a screen change request, step F23
Return to In step F27, the target vehicle is confirmed, and then a delivery command for leaving the vehicle is output to the stacker crane. In this way, the target vehicle is unloaded. No request to change to the next screen is made in step F26.
Since the image display device retains that state,
It is possible to judge whether or not the vehicle is
It is the one that disappears. According to the present invention, when the parking card is lost, the approximate time zone or the time of entry of the own vehicle can be entered, and the vehicle can be operated only in that time zone. Since the image of the parked vehicle is displayed on the image display device, it is possible to find the own vehicle in a very short time. Also, the image on the image display device is displayed on the next screen.
It keeps that state unless there is a change request of
It is possible to judge whether or not the vehicle is
It is the one that disappears.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of parking information storage in a memory. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of vehicle image recording. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for reducing the number of search targets. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for reducing the number of search targets. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the central processing unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the central processing unit. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the central processing unit. [Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Vehicle detector, 2 ... Parking card issuing machine, 3 ... Gate opening / closing machine, 4 ... TV camera, 5 ... Gate, 6 ... Parking card returning machine, 7 ... Gate opening / closing machine, 8 ... Gate, 9 ... Guidance teaching device, 21, 22-2n ... Exit terminal device, 30 ... Management room, 3
1 ... Car passage (entrance side), 32 ... Car passage (exit side), 33
... Waiting room, 41,42 ... Vehicles, 51-54 ... Shelf row, 6
1, 62 ... Stacker crane, 71, 72 ... Departure table,
100 ... Processing device, 110 ... Recording device, 120 ... Memory, 130 ... Terminal device, 140 ... TV monitor.

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(57) [Claims] At the time of entry, the vehicle is imaged by the image pickup means and recorded, and the entry time and the parking position where the vehicle is stored are stored corresponding to this recording, a parking card is issued, and the parking card is lost. In this case, the entry time zone or the entry time of the target vehicle is input, and the entry corresponds to the entry time zone or the entry time, and the vehicle is parked. The image is displayed on the image display device, and the vehicle displayed on the image display device is not the own vehicle.
In the case where the request to change to the next screen is made and the vehicle displayed on the image display device is the own vehicle
The method for managing a parking lot is characterized by inputting a signal for designating the vehicle.