JP4352433B1 - Parking facility computer management system - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
To provide a computer management system for parking facilities that provides conveniences such as information inquiry to users, payment settlement and discounts, and reservations.
[Solution]
The vehicle number is photographed at the time of admission ticketing, the vehicle number is extracted from the image, the vehicle number identification system identifies the vehicle number, and the vehicle photographing camera installed for each parking space in the parking lot The system control computer installed on the network manages and grasps the information specified by the vehicle number authentication system from the vehicle number of the received vehicle, and improves the efficiency of warehousing time, fee settlement, and warehousing location, and via the Internet Information is provided to the user through the user's mobile phone web service.
[Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a computer system for managing a parking lot facility.

  In recent years, automobiles have become increasingly popular in Japan, and the number of vehicles has been increasing, and the market environment of parking lot business has become increasingly severe due to rising fuel costs. Under such circumstances, the conventional parking management system that handles only car storage management and payment is becoming unable to meet the needs of businesses that expect to improve customer acquisition.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a mechanism for recognizing a license plate of an entered car, finding a suitable empty space in the parking lot center, and giving parking permission to the vehicle. Patent Document 2 proposes a mechanism for automatically paying a parking fee from a user's card information and an automobile license plate recognized by the device. Patent Document 3 proposes a mechanism for managing vehicle information in each parking space by automatically recognizing its license plate at regular intervals in a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces.

  In Patent Document 4, if a parking card is attached to a pre-payment machine installed at the entrance of a parking lot, an attempt is made to display a feature by displaying the parking position. In Patent Document 5, not only a vehicle license plate but also a vehicle outer shape recognition, a parking position detection by GPS, etc. are combined to provide a user with an empty space or a parked position, or a vehicle antitheft system. Applications have been proposed. Patent Document 6 proposes a mechanism for recognizing a parking number by recognizing a license plate of a vehicle and providing means for inquiring parking information to a user using the Internet.

Japanese Patent No. 3035004 Patent No. 3075185 JP-A-9-81898 JP-A-10-320599 Special table 2002-536739 JP-A-2005-234802

  As described above, the vehicle is identified by automatically recognizing the license plate of the user's vehicle that has entered the parking lot, and managed in association with the individual information of the user. Several mechanisms have been proposed for providing inquiries, automatic payments, parking location inquiries, and theft prevention, but they were not sufficient in terms of providing practical user convenience.

  In recent years, IT devices such as WEB cameras have been improved in performance and price, and new technical fields have been expanded. It is now possible to provide a variety of network-compatible parking management systems that have not been available in the past.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and is a system for managing a parking lot facility by a computer system. The vehicle number is photographed when an admission ticket is issued, and the vehicle number is extracted from the image. The information that identifies the vehicle number in step 1 and the information that is identified by the vehicle number authentication system from the vehicle number of the vehicle that has entered the vehicle by using one camera for each of the parking spaces in the parking lot. The purpose is to grasp the management by the installed system control computer, improve the efficiency of warehousing time, fee settlement, and warehousing location, and provide convenience for information inquiry, payment settlement and discount, reservation, etc. to users. To do.

As a result of intensive studies, the present inventor has found that the above-described object can be achieved by the following 1: the present invention, and has completed the present invention.

1: A parking facility computer management system for managing and managing parking facilities,
A vehicle shooting camera installed for each parking space in the parking lot,
A network line through a relay device connecting these cameras,
A system control computer connected to the network line;
Means for extracting a vehicle number from an image obtained by photographing a vehicle entering the parking lot with a camera and identifying the vehicle number with a vehicle number authentication system;
Means for storing the vehicle number in the computer as information specific to the parking space, information linked to the warehousing time;
Taking a vehicle number at the time of ticketing and entering the parking lot, extracting the vehicle number from the image, identifying the vehicle number with a vehicle number authentication system, and linking with the individual information of the parking ticket,
A two-dimensional code specific to the parking space is written on the wall or floor of the parked parking space, and the owner of the parked car reads it with a code reader such as a mobile phone and accesses the specified website. That you can get information about parking lots,
A parking facility computer management system characterized by comprising:

In the first invention, by using a vehicle shooting camera installed for each parking space in the parking lot, the identification information of the entered vehicle is linked with the parking space information, which car is It becomes possible to automatically manage whether it exists in the parking space. And, by linking the management information with the information of the user's admission ticket, it is possible to enjoy the convenience of the parking information inquiry by this system while maintaining the consistency with the conventional management method. I can do it. Note that if there is already a usage history and the vehicle number is registered in this system, and the credit card information or the personal information of the mobile phone is registered, ticketing can be omitted. A two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code that symbolizes the individual information of the parking space is printed on the floor or wall where the user parked, and the user reads this with a barcode reader such as a mobile phone. As a result, the current use of the space in the parking lot is registered in the system according to the present invention, and the subsequent parking time notification service, anti-theft system, parking reservation system, etc. can be used. . As a result, various services, discounts, safety information, and the like related to the use of the parking lot can be obtained, which greatly improves convenience for the user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a parking facility computer management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The procedure for using the system is described below.
The parking lot user stops the vehicle at the entrance gate (1) and takes the entrance ticket. At this time, the gate monitoring camera (3) takes a picture of the vehicle number, registers it as data linked to the reference number of the admission ticket, and registers it in the system control computer (4) via the on-site LAN (6) and opens the gate. .

  At this time, if you are a driver who has already been registered as a user, you will receive an individual approval code such as a two-dimensional code displayed from the WEB service for the parking lot connected from your mobile phone (9). By presenting it to the system, it is possible to enter as a member service member such as discount service.

  The entered vehicle is parked in an empty space, but can also be parked in a reserved vehicle space that has been notified to the reservation user in advance. At this time, it is possible to set a service such as issuing a warning message when a vehicle with a vehicle number other than the reserved vehicle is parked in the reserved vehicle space.

  Users who use this parking lot for the first time take a picture with the code reader function of a mobile phone that has a two-dimensional code (8) such as a QR code displayed on the floor or wall of the parking space. You can register as a user by connecting to. After registering as a user, various services according to the present invention such as discounts for parking lots, online reservations, parking fee notification services, vehicle anti-theft services, etc. when shopping at nearby stores that have partnered as member services It becomes possible to receive.

The user can check the parking position of the vehicle when paying with the pre-payment machine (5) after necessary. If you are registered as a member, you can also check from the web site connected from your mobile phone, and you can also make payments from the member site for various discounts. The user who has paid in advance or paid online can pause at the entry gate, and the gate can be opened after the surveillance camera confirms the user from the vehicle number. It is also possible to adopt a mechanism that opens the gate while passing at a low speed like an ETC gate (automatic toll payment system) on a highway, but the above may be preferable in terms of security.

It is the schematic of the parking lot facility computer management system in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1. Entrance gate 2. Participation gate 3. 3. Surveillance camera 4. System control computer Advance settlement machine 6. LAN in the hall
7). Internet (or telephone line)
8). QR code9. User mobile phone

Claims (1)

A parking facility computer management system for managing and managing parking facilities,
A vehicle shooting camera installed for each parking space in the parking lot,
A network line through a relay device connecting these cameras,
A system control computer connected to the network line;
Means for extracting a vehicle number from an image obtained by photographing a vehicle entering the parking lot with a camera and identifying the vehicle number with a vehicle number authentication system;
Means for storing the vehicle number in the computer as information specific to the parking space, information linked to the warehousing time;
Taking a vehicle number at the time of ticketing and entering the parking lot, extracting the vehicle number from the image, identifying the vehicle number with a vehicle number authentication system, and linking with the individual information of the parking ticket,
A two-dimensional code specific to the parking space is written on the wall or floor of the parked parking space, and the owner of the parked car reads it with a code reader such as a mobile phone and accesses the specified website. That you can get information about parking lots,
A parking facility computer management system characterized by comprising: