JP2729493B2 - Store parking lot management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a family restaurant or supermarket having a large parking space, or various stores such as a convenience store or a bookstore (hereinafter simply referred to as stores). The present invention relates to a parking lot management device suitable for use in a vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

In the current car-centered society, it is expected that the need for stores with parking lots will further increase in the future. Among them, the parking lots attached to stores are mostly free of charge. There are many inexperienced people who illegally park without permission to purchase products at stores, and they are hurt to take countermeasures.

On the other hand, in the case of this kind of parking lot which is permitted to be used only by store users, the parking lot may be completely empty depending on the time zone (for example, a time slot other than meal time at a family restaurant). Effective use of the parking lot including the obi was desired.

Therefore, at the entrance and exit of the parking lot attached to the store,
As well as general business parking lots, we will install an entry and exit management device to control illegal parking and collect parking fees for those who do not use the store or those who park for a long time exceeding the regulations The system was introduced.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the recent prepaid card boom, among the various stores mentioned above, introduction of prepaid cards that can be shared among chain stores is gradually progressing, and payment of store usage fees etc. Since a complex payment system using cash is adopted,
Some customers want to pay the parking fee instead of cash and pay with a prepaid card together with the store fee, etc., and those who only use the parking lot without using the store In addition, there is a problem that the payment system is considerably complicated in that it is necessary to perform the payment of the fee, and the conventional parking lot management device cannot sufficiently cope with the problem.

Also, in the conventional parking lot management device, the structure of the automatic fare adjustment machine installed at the exit is the most complicated and expensive, but both cash and prepaid cards are used for this automatic fare adjustment machine. Incorporating a possible payment system,
There was also a problem that the structure was complicated and the price was high, and there was also a problem that it could not be easily introduced in various stores that did not specialize in the parking lot.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that it is possible to settle both the store usage fee (commercial fee) and the parking fee by using a prepaid card, or to perform the payment in cash.
In addition, it is necessary to provide a function to settle only parking fees with both prepaid cards and cash, and to perform complicated fee adjustments at cash registers in stores and install expensive automatic fee adjustment machines at exits. There is not to provide a store parking management device.

[Means for solving the problem]

Means enhanced by the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

(1) Provide vehicle gates at the entrance and exit of the parking lot attached to the store.

(2) When a regular prepaid card is inserted at the entrance of the parking lot, the entry time is recorded on the card, and the entrance is opened according to the operation of a ticket issuing key and an entrance reader for opening the entrance gate. A parking ticket issuing machine that issues a parking ticket recording the time and opens the entrance gate.

(3) In addition to the general charge settlement function that adjusts the commercial charge (store charge) using a prepaid card and cash, the store will receive the prepaid card or parking ticket, When the parking time and the parking fee are calculated by reading, and the parking fee is settled, a parking fee adjustment function for recording and returning the exit permission code on the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket, To install a charge adjusting machine equipped with a selection key for adjusting the adjustment mode, which can switch the mode to a mode according to the form of adjustment.

(4) At the exit of the parking lot, an exit reader that opens the exit gate when the exit permission code is read from the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket.

(5) The fee adjusting machine has a function of calculating a commercial fee and a parking fee together and calculating the calculated fee using a prepaid card or cash.

(6) The settlement mode of the settlement machine is set by the selection key for changing the settlement mode provided on the charge settlement machine. The normal mode in which only the commercial charge is settled, and both the parking charge and the commercial charge using the prepaid card are combined. A first payment mode in which payment is made using a prepaid card, a second payment mode in which only parking fees are paid using a prepaid card, a third payment mode in which both parking fees and commercial charges are paid together using cash, and cash The system can be configured to be able to be switched to one of the fourth settlement modes in which only the parking fee is settled.

[Action]

 The above means works as follows.

The element described in the above (1) expels unauthorized parking in the parking lot attached to the store, and enables the parking lot to be charged.

The factor described in the above (2) can be used to make the parking of the vehicle into the parking lot using a prepaid card purchased in advance from the store side, or to receive the parking ticket and make the parking, so that the parking fee is settled. Can be used for both prepaid cards and cash.

The element described in the above (3) is that the toll settlement machine provided in the store can be used to settle both the commercial fee and the parking fee related to the use of the store. It can be settled using both cash and the form of the settlement can be freely switched to various forms (patterns) by the selection key, so that the settlement operation can be performed according to various users who have different settlement methods. In addition to speeding up the operation, this fare adjustment machine has the same structure as the cash register used in stores, and it does not require the installation of an expensive automatic fare adjustment machine at the exit of the parking lot. Enables overall cost reduction.

Since the element described in the above (4) may be an exit reader that has only the function of reading the exit permission code, the structure is greatly simplified as compared with the conventional automatic fare settlement machine. While the cost can be reduced, the retrieval procedure is simplified, and the retrieval of the vehicle can be performed smoothly in a short time.

In the element described in (5) above, the commercial fee and the parking fee related to the use of the store can be settled collectively, and the charge can be paid by either a prepaid card or cash. Simplification and speed-up.

The elements described in the above (6) are operated by selecting a selection key according to the user's payment mode and changing the mode of the payment machine to one of the normal mode, the first payment mode, and the fourth payment mode. Since the mode can be switched to the matching mode, the settlement of each fee can be performed extremely smoothly and accurately.

As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the above means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the store parking lot management device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire structure of a family restaurant embodying the present invention, and a store management device IS is provided at an entrance PI of a parking lot P attached to a store, that is, a restaurant R.
Is provided, and at the exit PO, a delivery management device OS is provided.

The storage management apparatus IS includes a ticket issuing machine 1 for issuing a parking ticket N as shown in FIG. 3 and an entrance reader 2 for receiving and inserting and reading and writing a prepaid card M as shown in FIG. , A gate switch 3 for opening and closing the entrance gate 3G, and an entrance indicator light IT, and the above-mentioned exit management device OS further includes an insertion port 20a for the parking ticket N or the prepaid card M. An exit reader 20, and a gate opening / closing device 21 that, when the exit reader 20 reads the exit permission code from the inserted parking ticket N or prepaid card M, opens an exit gate 21G to enable exit of the vehicle, Exit indicator light
It is configured by OT.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned storage management device IS. A parking ticket N is provided via an interface 6 between a CPU 4 forming the center of a control unit and a memory 5 storing a system program. When requesting the issuance of a ticket, a parking ticket issuance key 7 that is turned ON by the customer (driver) himself,
A printer 8 that prints the date and time Na, Ma, Mb of entry on the inserted parking ticket N or prepaid card M (actually, a printer for the prepaid card M is provided on the entrance reader 2 side, but in the drawing, (Omitted), a motor 9 for issuing a parking ticket N, a display 10 for displaying various messages, and a clock circuit 11 for oscillating a reference clock signal, and further connected to the outside and inside of the entrance PI, respectively. Inlet first vehicle sensor provided
12 and the entrance second vehicle sensor 13 and the above-mentioned entrance gate opening / closing device 3 are connected. In addition, the amount memory recorded on the magnetic stripe Ms of the prepaid card M is read, and the entry date and time are written. A magnetic head 14 for
An entrance reader 2 (card reader / writer) provided with a motor 15 for feeding the prepaid card M is connected, and each of them is in accordance with a system program in the memory 5.
The mechanism performs a predetermined operation under the monitoring of the CPU 4.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the electric configuration of the above-mentioned delivery control machine OS. A display for displaying various messages via an interface 24 is provided between the CPU 22 and the memory 23 storing the system program. 25 and each magnetic stripe N of the inserted parking ticket N or prepaid card M
s, Ms, a magnetic head 26 for reading whether or not a leaving permission code is recorded, a parking ticket N and a prepaid card M
Motor 27 is connected to the outlet PO, and an outlet first vehicle sensor 28 and an outlet second vehicle sensor 29 provided inside and outside the outlet PO, and the above-described outlet gate opening / closing device 21 are connected. In any case, a predetermined operation is performed under the monitoring of the CPU 22 in accordance with the system program in the memory 23.

In FIGS. 1 and 6, reference numeral 30 denotes a fee adjusting machine installed on a reception counter Ra or the like in the restaurant R. This adjusting machine 30 has a parking ticket N and a prepaid card as shown in FIG. Card M slot 30a and cash drawer 30R
And a receipt RC issuance port 30b, a display 31 for displaying various messages including the calculated fee, a fee display 22 for the user, and a case where a fee or an item is input or calculated. A keyboard 33, an adjustment mode switching selection key 34 for switching the adjustment mode of the adjustment machine 30 according to the adjustment mode, a key switch 35 for switching the operation mode of the adjustment machine 30, and a host computer An external communication terminal 36 used for connection to the like is provided.

The selection key 34 described above includes a U key used only for adjusting a normal commercial fee (in this case, a meal fee), and an A key used for collectively adjusting both a parking fee and a meal fee using a prepaid card M. And a B key used to settle only the parking fee using the prepaid card M, a C key used to collectively settle both the parking fee and the meal fee in cash, and only the parking fee using cash. There is a D key used for payment, and the payment mode of the payment machine 30 can be adjusted to the payment mode of the user according to the selection operation of each of the keys U to D.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned fee settlement machine 30. Between the CPU 37 and the memory 38 storing the system program, the above-described display 31 and the fee display are provided via an interface 39. 32, a keyboard 33, an adjustment mode switching selection key 34, an operation mode switching switch 35, an external communication terminal 36, and a clock circuit 40 that oscillates a reference clock signal. A printer 41 and a card printer 42 for printing the leaving time Mc, Nb on the inserted prepaid card M and parking ticket N, and for printing the meal charge Me or the balance Md of the amount memory on the prepaid card M; , A motor 43 that feeds these cards, a read of the entry time written on each magnetic stripe Ms, Ns of the prepaid card M and the parking ticket N, and a read of these stripes Ms, Ns. Delivery permission A magnetic head 44 for writing a card or rewriting the amount memory of the prepaid card M is connected, and performs a predetermined operation under the supervision of the CPU 37 in accordance with a system program stored in the memory 38. .

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 denotes a vending machine for the prepaid card M.

As is clear from the configuration described above, according to the store parking lot management device according to the present invention, it is possible to use the prepaid card M to manage the entrance and exit of the parking lot and settle the charge, and also settle the commercial charge, Without using the prepaid card M, the parking fee and the commercial fee can be settled in cash using the parking ticket N. Next, the parking fee and the commercial fee are stored in the memories 5, 23, and 38, respectively. Each processing procedure of entry, settlement of fees, and exit when using the prepaid card M and using the parking ticket N executed according to the system program will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 15, respectively. It will be described based on the following.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when a vehicle is stored using a valid prepaid card M purchased in advance from a store side. When the vehicle is stored, the prepaid card M is inserted into the entrance reader at step S2. 2 and when it is determined in the next third step S3 that the prepaid card M has a balance in the amount memory, the processing after step S4 is executed, and the warehousing time is written and printed. With M, the vehicle can be stored.

On the other hand, in order to enter the vehicle without using the prepaid card M, the passenger may turn on the parking ticket issuing key 7 provided in the ticket issuing machine 1 in the second step S11 according to the flowchart of FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S12, where a parking ticket N whose entry time is written and printed Na is issued, so that the vehicle can be entered with this parking ticket N.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when both the parking fee and the meal fee (commercial fee) are collectively settled by using the above-mentioned prepaid card M. At S21, the A key (see FIG. 6) of the selection key 34 for adjusting the settlement mode is turned on. Next, when step S22 is executed, the next steps S23, S24, and S25
Is executed to calculate, store, and display the meal fee. In step S26, the meal price is compared with the memory amount of the prepaid card M. If the memory amount is large, step S27 is executed and the memory amount is calculated. Then, the process proceeds to steps S28, S29, and S30, and in the next step S31, the exit permission code is written to the magnetic stripe Ms to complete the settlement. If it is determined in step S26 that the memory amount is smaller than the total amount, the shortage amount adjustment process in steps S33 to S36 is executed.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in the case of using only the parking lot without taking a meal or the like, and adjusting the parking fee using the prepaid card M. In this processing, switching of the adjustment mode is performed. The B key (see FIG. 6) of the selection key 34 is turned ON. Thereafter, steps S39 and S40 are executed, and then the same processing as the processing after step S26 shown in FIG. 10 is performed. After the payment of the parking fee is completed, the exit permission code is written on the prepaid card M. To finish the payment.

On the other hand, FIGS. 12 and 13 are flowcharts illustrating each processing procedure in a case where the parking fee and the meal fee are collectively settled in cash without using the prepaid card M and a case where only the parking fee is settled. So, in the case of cash settlement,
Both are performed by inserting the parking ticket N issued from the ticket issuing machine 1 at the time of entry into the checkout machine 30. When both the parking fee and the meal fee are to be collectively settled in cash, in step S43, the selection for switching the settlement mode is performed. C key of key 34 (see Fig. 6)
To ON. If you only pay for the parking fee in cash,
In step S55, the D key (see FIG. 6) of the selection key 34 for adjusting the settlement mode is turned on. Then, step S48
After the above processes are executed, when the payment of each fee is completed in cash, the exit time and exit permission code are printed and written on the parking ticket N in step S50, and the settlement by cash is completed.

FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are flowcharts for explaining a processing procedure when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle using the prepaid card M and the parking ticket N for which the above-mentioned leaving permission has been given. In the case where the prepaid card M is used, If it is determined in step S62 that there is a leaving permission code, steps S64 and S64 are executed, then the prepaid card M is sent back in step S65, and the exit gate 21G is opened in step S66 to retrieve the vehicle. Becomes possible.

On the other hand, in the case of leaving with the parking ticket N, if it is determined in step S71 that there is a leaving permission code, step S72 is executed, then the parking ticket N is collected in step S73, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. The same steps as those after step S66 are executed, and the vehicle can be taken out of the vehicle.

The opening and closing of the entrance gate 3G and the exit gate 21G are controlled by operating the switches 3 and 21 based on the withdrawal signal of the prepaid card M and the parking ticket N and the vehicle detection signal from the vehicle sensors 13 and 29. However, since these structures are publicly known in a conventional parking lot management device, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, when a store usage fee (commercial fee) such as a meal fee is paid, the parking fee is generally free (service), but if the parking time exceeds a certain time, a fee is charged. Is also good.

〔effect〕

Since the store parking lot management device according to the present invention is as described above, the parking lot for various stores that has been free until now can be charged, and the unauthorized parking can be expelled,
According to the present invention, the parking fee can be settled using either a prepaid card or cash, and the store usage fee such as a meal fee can be settled together with the both fees, so that it can be used for various types of payments of customers. And make the payment extremely smooth,
This can be done accurately and is very rational.In addition, complicated payments are all settled in the in-store toll settlement machine, which simplifies the troublesome retrieval operation and allows the retrieval in a short time. In addition, there is no need to install an expensive automatic billing machine at the exit, which can reduce the cost of the entire system and bring about the economic advantage that it can be easily introduced into non-specialized store parking lots. Therefore, it is very useful in a family restaurant or supermarket with a relatively large parking space, or in a convenience store or amusement facility.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a store parking lot management device according to the present invention. FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views of a prepaid card and a parking ticket used in the present invention, and FIGS. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of a parking lot entrance management device and a parking exit management device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a fare adjustment machine.
FIGS. 8 and 9 are block diagrams illustrating the electrical configuration of the vehicle, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts illustrating processing procedures when a vehicle is stored using a prepaid card and a parking ticket.
FIGS. 10 and 11 are flowcharts illustrating the processing steps for collectively adjusting a parking fee and a meal fee using a prepaid card and for adjusting only a parking fee. FIGS. 12 and 13 are parking tickets. 14 and 15 are flowcharts illustrating each processing procedure when collectively adjusting the parking fee and the meal fee using cash and when only the parking fee is adjusted. FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate the use of a prepaid card and a parking ticket. It is a flowchart explaining each processing procedure when leaving the vehicle. P is a parking lot, PI is an entrance, IS is a warehouse management device. PO is the exit,
OS is a warehouse management device, R is a store, 1 is a ticket issuing machine, 2 is an entrance reader, 3 is an entrance gate opening and closing machine, 7 is a ticketing key for a parking ticket,
14 is a magnetic head, 20 is an exit reader, 21 is an exit gate opening / closing machine, 26 is a magnetic head, 30 is a fee payment machine, 34 is a selection key for switching a payment mode, 44 is a magnetic head, M is a prepaid card, N is Parking ticket.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle gate is provided at an entrance and an exit of a parking lot attached to a store. When a regular prepaid card is inserted at the entrance of the parking lot, a record of the entry time is recorded on the card. In addition, an entrance reader for opening the entrance gate and a parking ticket issuing machine for issuing a parking ticket recording the entrance time according to the operation of a ticketing key and opening the entrance gate are provided together with the store. In addition to the general charge settlement function that setstle the commercial charge (store use charge) using a prepaid card and cash, when the prepaid card or parking ticket is inserted, the parking time is read and the parking time is read. When the parking fee is calculated and the parking fee is settled, the parking permit code is recorded on the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket and returned. Installed a charge adjustment machine with a gold adjustment function and a selection key for changing the adjustment mode to a mode that matches the adjustment mode of the adjustment, and a charge adjustment machine was installed at the exit of the parking lot. A parking management system for a store, comprising an exit reader for opening the exit gate when the exit permission code is read from a prepaid card or a parking ticket. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said charge adjusting machine is provided with a function of calculating a commercial charge and a parking charge together and adjusting the calculated charge using a prepaid card or cash. The parking lot management device for a store according to claim (1). 3. The settlement mode of the settlement machine is set by a selection key for changing the settlement mode provided on the charge settlement machine. The normal mode in which only the commercial charge is settled, and both the parking charge and the commercial charge by using a prepaid card. A first payment mode in which payment is made together, a second payment mode in which only the parking fee is paid using a prepaid card, a third payment mode in which both parking fee and commercial fee are paid together using cash, The parking lot management device for a store according to claim (1), wherein the mode can be switched to one of a fourth settlement mode in which only the parking fee is settled using cash.