JP4115731B2 - Bicycle parking equipment management system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a system for managing a bicycle parking lot of a motorcycle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Bicycle parking lots that store motorcycles are usually resident by managers who manage the opening and closing of gates that regulate the entry and exit of motorcycles and the payment of fees. However, such a management method is not only labor intensive but also problematic in terms of convenience for use by both the management company and the user performing the management.
[0003]
First, since an administrator is required, the use time is limited.
In addition, bicycle parking lots are often vacant, and those who wish to use must frequently make inquiries about vacancy information to companies that operate bicycle parking lots. .
[0004]
On the other hand, there are bicycle parking lots that do not require an administrator, and in such bicycle parking lots, an ID card is issued to the user in advance, and the user can use it to open and close the gate and charge the usage fee. He tries to deal with the problems at the bicycle parking lot where the manager is resident.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, many improvements are still desired in terms of convenience in use, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle parking apparatus management system that has improved in such points.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the present invention provides a plurality of two-wheeled vehicle storage means each provided with a lock means (indicated by reference numeral 6 in the embodiment of the invention shown below) that locks / unlocks the two-wheeled vehicle of the contract user and restricts the entry / exit of the motorcycle. (Shown as storage rack 4), and a bicycle parking lot apparatus comprising control means (14) for controlling locking / unlocking of the locking means, wherein the control means stores ID information for identifying the contract user. The storage means (10), the input means (8) for the contract user to input the ID information, the ID information input by the input means is collated with the ID information stored and registered in the ID information storage means, and the user is identified. At least one bicycle parking device (3) comprising identification means (12) for identifying, and controlling the locking means in accordance with the identification result of the identification means; and control means for the bicycle parking apparatus A vacant information storage means (22) which is a connected computer system (consisting of a host computer 5 and a web server 24), and collects and stores vacancy information of the motorcycle storage means of the bicycle parking device from the control means (14), Based on the application for the use of the bicycle parking device transmitted from the web server (24) having a site (25) containing the data of the bicycle parking device including empty information stored in the storage means as content, and the terminal device of the network Means (26) for assigning a specific two-wheeled vehicle storage means of the bicycle parking device, an ID information determining means (28) for determining ID information for identifying the contract user with the use applicant as a contract user, and the use of the contract The ID information is transmitted to the control means of the bicycle parking device in order to store the ID information of the driver in the ID information storage device of the bicycle parking device. It includes an ID information transmitting means that, empty data storage means, a computer system are provided to store information about the contract user of use agreement including the ID information; providing bicycle device management system comprising a.
[0007]
In this management system, a user who wishes to use can access a web server at any time from the network terminal device he / she uses to know the vacancy information in the bicycle parking apparatus, and can make a use application and a contract.
[0008]
The computer system may include transmission means for transmitting information indicating that a use application contract has been established to the terminal device of the use applicant. Although the notification of contract establishment can be made separately, the provision of the transmission means can notify the user of the contract establishment immediately.
[0009]
The computer system transmits a signal for instructing the control means to lock the locking means of the assigned motorcycle storage means in response to the assignment of the motorcycle information storage means by the ID information determination means. Means may be provided. The locking means of the two-wheeled vehicle storage means will normally be returned from the unlocked state to the locked state when the bicycle is taken out, but it is locked based on the above signal even if it is not so. As a result, the new contract user can use the assigned motorcycle storage means, that is, a person who has not contracted because he / she has been left unlocked puts the bicycle in the storage means. It can be in a state to prevent this.
[0010]
The computer system includes a host computer provided in an organization that operates a bicycle parking device, and the host computer relates to the motorcycle availability information storage means, availability information stored in the availability information storage means, and the contract. Transmission means for transmitting information to the web server as content may be provided.
[0011]
The present invention also provides a plurality of two-wheeled vehicle storage means each having a lock means for locking / unlocking a two-wheeled vehicle of a contract user and restricting entry / exit of the two-wheeled vehicle, and a control device for controlling locking / unlocking of the locking means. The ID information storage means for storing the ID information for identifying the contract user, the ID information input means for the contract user to input the ID information, the ID information input means The ID information input by the ID information stored in the ID information storage means is checked against the ID information stored in the ID information storage means, the identification means for identifying the user, the empty information display means for displaying the empty motorcycle storage means, and the empty information display means. The user using the designated two-wheel storage means that the contract user wishes to use and input the desired two-wheel storage means is entered from the desired use designation input means. There is provided a bicycle parking apparatus having a control means for controlling the lock means of the two-wheeled vehicle storage means designated for use based on the input desired designation information and the identification result information from the identification means. .
[0012]
Furthermore, in the present invention, as a system for managing the bicycle parking device, the system has a computer system connected to the control device of the bicycle parking device, and the computer system sends the empty information of the motorcycle storage means of the bicycle parking device from the control device. Vacant information storage means for collecting and storing data, a web server including a site whose content is the data of the bicycle parking apparatus including the vacant information stored in the storage means, and the two-wheeled vehicle of the bicycle parking apparatus transmitted from a terminal device of the network ID information determining means for determining ID information for identifying the contract user based on the application for use of the storage means, and the ID information of the contract user as the ID information of the bicycle parking device ID information sender for transmitting the same ID information to the control device of the bicycle parking lot device for storage in the storage device The provided, the empty data storage means provides a bicycle parking device management system that is provided to store information regarding the use the contract user including the ID information.
[0013]
It is preferable that the computer system includes a transmission unit that transmits information indicating that a use application contract has been established to the terminal device of the use applicant.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a bicycle parking lot 2 according to the present invention. The bicycle parking lot has a bicycle parking device 3 having a plurality of storage racks 4 for individually storing the motorcycles, and each storage rack has locking means 6 for locking the front wheels when the motorcycle B is stored. is doing. The bicycle parking device also includes a control device 5 that controls a plurality of storage racks 4, and the control device, as shown in FIG. 2, ID information input means for the user of the bicycle parking lot to input his / her ID information. 8, ID information storage means 10 for storing user ID information, ID information input from ID information input means 8 is collated with ID information recorded in advance in ID information storage means 10, and used. Identification means 12 for identifying the person, and control means 14 for controlling the locking means 6 based on the identification result.
[0015]
When parking a motorcycle, the user inputs his / her ID information from ID information input means 8 provided at the entrance of the bicycle parking lot. As the input means, any means such as an ID information input keyboard or a touch panel can be used.
[0016]
The input ID information is identified by the ID information identifying means 12 and if it is identified as a contract user, the control means 14 is locked to the lock means 6 of the storage rack 4 assigned to the user. Gives a release (unlock) operation command.
[0017]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the case where the ID information input means 8 is installed at the bicycle parking lot entrance is shown, but a plurality of ID information input means 8 may be installed depending on the scale (accommodated number) of the bicycle parking lot. In this case, the user can use the ID information input means closest to the storage location.
[0018]
When the user parks the motorcycle on the storage rack 4, the front wheel of the motorcycle is locked by the locking means 6.
Similarly, when the user completes the business and issues the motorcycle, when the user inputs his / her ID information from the ID information input means 8 of the control device 5, the ID information is identified, and the contract user When it is confirmed that there is, the lock means 6 of the storage rack of the contract user is released. After the two-wheeled vehicle 5 leaves, the locking means 6 is again set to the locked position in order to secure the rack P.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a management system related to the bicycle parking lot 2 described above. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a host computer installed in a storage company or the like for storage, and includes a storage means 22 for storing various data relating to the bicycle parking lot such as the location of the bicycle parking lot and the availability information of the storage rack. The host computer is connected to a web server 24, and the web server includes a site 25 that contains various data such as vacant information in a storage rack of a bicycle parking lot provided from the transmission means 23 of the host computer. .
[0020]
The web server looks at the information on the bicycle parking lot provided at the above site, and assigns the storage rack 4 to the user who wants to use the storage rack 4 based on the user application sent from the terminal device PC of the network. 26, ID information determining means 28 for determining ID information for the contract user, information transmitting means 30 and the like.
[0021]
Those who wish to use the bicycle browse the information of the bicycle parking lot on the above-mentioned site displayed on the terminal device PC such as a personal computer, and search for which bicycle parking lot is available. When the user who wishes to use can search for a desired bicycle parking lot, the user wishing to use transmits information to the effect that the user wishes to use the bicycle parking lot from the terminal device PC. That is, a desired bicycle parking lot, a usage period, a fee payment method, an address, a name and the like of a user who wishes to use are input by the terminal device PC. The web server 24 receives use application information from a user who wants to use it, and the storage rack assigning means 26 assigns a specific storage rack 4 to the use applicant. At the same time, the ID information determining means determines ID information for identifying the contract user, and this ID information is sent to the host computer 20 together with other information related to the contract transmitted from the user (contract user) to the web server. It is transmitted and stored in the storage means 22 of the host computer. The ID information is transmitted to the control device 5 of the parking lot apparatus and stored in the ID information storage means 10. At the same time, the control device 5 secures the storage rack 4 by locking the assigned storage rack 4.
[0022]
The ID information can be changed to ID information that is easy for a user to remember. The user creates second ID information that is easy for the user to remember for the first ID information given by the web server, and inputs and transmits it from the terminal device PC. In the web server, it is determined whether the second ID information is not the same as the already stored ID information. If there is no same ID information, the first ID information is replaced with the second ID information. If the second ID information is registered, or if the second ID information is the same as that already registered, the fact is transmitted to the terminal device PC of the user. Thereby, each user can register easy-to-remember ID information. In the case where the ID information is replaced with the second ID information, the ID information is sent to the control device 5 of the parking lot device, and recorded in the ID information recording means 10 in the above embodiment, the method for storing the motorcycle is: Although the storage rack locks the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle, any other method can be used as long as it is a device that can regulate the loading and unloading of the two-wheeled vehicle. In addition, a three-dimensional type having a plurality of storage racks in the vertical direction, or a storage format in which the rack slides in the horizontal direction and the space for storage can be reduced may be introduced. Thus, it is preferable that only a specific two-wheeled vehicle is automatically moved to a position where it can be loaded and unloaded.
[0023]
In the above-described embodiment, when a use application is made, a specific storage rack is assigned to the user who wishes to use by the storage rack assigning means 26, and the ID information determining means specifies ID information for specifying the user who wants to use it. When using a bicycle parking lot, the specific storage rack is unlocked in response to the input of ID information, but in other embodiments, It is also possible to use a method that does not allocate a specific storage rack. That is, only the ID information is determined for the user who wants to use, and when the ID information is input to the control device 5 of the parking lot apparatus, one storage rack is opened from the storage racks vacant at that time. It is a method of making it usable in a locked state. 4 and 5 show one such embodiment. That is, in this embodiment, the storage rack display means or the vacant information display means 15 (of the storage rack) is prepared in the touch panel type ID information input means 8 as shown in FIG. A portion of the light-emitting display means that displays the light-emitting display means such as a light-emitting diode and displays one storage rack to be used from the available storage racks before or after the user inputs the ID information (ie, The desired storage rack is specified by touching a desired storage rack (designated input means for specifying and inputting the desired storage rack), and the input is made based on the input information and the ID information. Control the storage rack.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
The bicycle parking device management system of the present invention is configured as described above, and the user can search and reserve a bicycle parking space at any time, and can improve the utilization rate of the motorcycle storage. In addition, reservation application processing and parking lot management become easy for companies that operate bicycle parking lots. Since management can be performed based on user-specific ID information, it is not necessary to carry an issue card or the like, and the operation of the user can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bicycle parking lot according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a control device for a bicycle parking device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a bicycle parking device management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing another embodiment of the control device for the bicycle parking device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a touch panel type ID information input means provided in a control device according to another embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
Bicycle parking 2
Storage rack 4
Control device 5
Locking means 6
ID information input means 8
ID information storage means 10
Identification means 12
Control means 14
Display means 15
Host computer 20
Storage means 22
Web server 24
Site 25
Storage rack allocation means 26
ID information determination means 28

Claims (7)

A bicycle parking apparatus comprising a plurality of two-wheeled vehicle storage means each having locking means for locking / unlocking a motorcycle of a contract user and restricting the entry / exit of the motorcycle, and a control device for controlling locking / unlocking of the locking means. The control device stores ID information storage means for storing ID information for identifying the contract user, input means for the contract user to input the ID information, and ID information input by the input means as the ID information. At least one bicycle parking device that is provided with an identification means for identifying a user by collating with the ID information stored in the storage means, and controlling the locking means according to the identification result by the identification means;
A computer system connected to the control device of the bicycle parking device, wherein the computer system collects and stores the free information of the motorcycle storage device of the bicycle parking device from the control device, the storage device Based on the application for the use of the bicycle storage means of the bicycle parking device transmitted from the terminal device of the network, the web server provided with the site whose content is the data of the bicycle parking device including the empty information stored in the above-mentioned bicycle parking lot Means for allocating specific two-wheel vehicle storage means of the apparatus, ID information determining means for determining ID information for identifying the contract user with the use applicant as the contract user, and the ID information of the contract user for the bicycle parking device The ID information is transmitted to the control device of the bicycle parking device for storage in the ID information storage device An information transmitting means, the empty data storage means, bicycle parking device management system that is provided to store information regarding the use the contract user including the ID information. The bicycle parking device management system according to claim 1, wherein the computer system includes a transmission unit that transmits information indicating that a use application contract has been established to the terminal device of the use applicant. The computer system transmits a signal to the control device instructing to lock the locking means of the assigned motorcycle storage means in response to the assignment of the motorcycle storage means by the motorcycle allocation means. The bicycle parking device management system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a transmission unit. The computer system has a host computer provided in an organization that operates a bicycle parking device, and the host computer relates to the motorcycle availability information storage means, availability information stored in the availability information storage means, and the contract. The bicycle parking device management system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising transmission means for transmitting information as content to the web server. A bicycle parking apparatus comprising a plurality of two-wheeled vehicle storage means each having locking means for locking / unlocking a motorcycle of a contract user and restricting the entry / exit of the motorcycle, and a control device for controlling locking / unlocking of the locking means. The control device stores ID information storage means for storing ID information for identifying the contract user, ID information input means for the contract user to input the ID information, and ID information input by the ID information input means. Is compared with the ID information stored in the ID information storage means, the identification means for identifying the user, the empty information display means for displaying the empty motorcycle storage means, and the empty motorcycle displayed on the empty information display means The contract user from the storage means specifies the desired two-wheeled vehicle storage means and inputs the desired use specification input means, and the input request input from the desired use specification input means A constant information, based on the identification result of the information from the identification means, bicycle parking apparatus characterized by comprising control means for controlling the locking means of the two-wheeled vehicle storage means desired utilization specified. A bicycle parking device management system for managing at least one bicycle parking device according to claim 5, comprising a computer system connected to the control device of the bicycle parking device, wherein the computer system is connected to the bicycle parking device from the control device. Free information storage means for collecting and storing free information of the two-wheeled vehicle storage means, a web server provided with a site containing the data of the bicycle parking lot device including free information stored in the storage means as content, and transmitted from a terminal device of the network ID information determining means for determining ID information for identifying the contract user based on the use application for the two-wheeled vehicle storage means of the bicycle parking apparatus, and the ID information of the contract user. Is stored in the ID information storage device of the bicycle parking device, the ID information is stored in the control device of the bicycle parking device. It includes an ID information transmitting means for transmitting to said empty data storage means, Bicycle management systems that is provided to store information regarding the use the contract user including the ID information. 7. The bicycle parking apparatus management system according to claim 6, wherein the computer system includes a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating that a use application contract has been established to a terminal device of a use applicant.

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