JP5015814B2 - Parking reservation management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot reservation management system, and in particular, a parking lot that determines whether a parking reservation is accepted based on a positional relationship between a vehicle that transmits the parking reservation and a parking lot that is a target of the parking reservation. It relates to a reservation management system.

  Conventionally, a parking reservation request for a parking lot from a user is accepted, and information on the reservation status based on other parking reservation requests and information on the actual parking status is referred to whether or not parking based on the parking reservation request is possible. A parking management system is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

When this parking management system determines that the parking reservation request cannot be accepted, it predicts the time when parking is possible based on the reservation status based on other parking reservation requests and information on the actual parking status and presents it to the user. Then, a parking reservation at the presented time can be accepted.
JP 2003-123195 A

  However, the parking management system described in Patent Document 1 accepts a parking reservation based only on the user's reservation confirmation without objectively determining whether the user can arrive at the parking lot at the presented time. Even if the user's vehicle is in a position where it can not reach the presented time, parking reservations will be accepted, so it is known that the parking space cannot be reached at that time. In some cases, it is impossible to cope with the act of a user who makes a reservation for parking in advance, and as a result, the operating rate of the parking lot may be reduced.

  In view of the above-described points, an object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot reservation management system that improves the operating rate of a parking lot.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the parking lot reservation management system according to the first invention acquires a positional relationship between a vehicle that transmits a parking reservation and a parking lot that is a target of the parking reservation. Means, parking space information acquisition means for acquiring parking space availability information in the parking lot, and parking reservation acceptance determination means for determining whether to accept the parking reservation based on the positional relationship and the availability information, It is characterized by providing.

  Moreover, 2nd invention is the parking lot reservation management system which concerns on 1st invention, Comprising: The said positional relationship acquisition means to the said parking lot of this vehicle based on the present location information of the vehicle which transmits the said parking reservation The parking reservation acceptance acceptance determination unit determines whether to accept the parking reservation based on the estimated arrival time and the vacancy information.

  Further, the third invention is a parking lot reservation management system according to the second invention, wherein the parking reservation acceptance determination unit determines whether the parking space is in a state where the estimated arrival time is after a predetermined time. It is characterized by accepting a larger number of parking reservations.

  Further, a fourth invention is a parking lot reservation management system according to the first invention, wherein the positional relationship acquisition means is based on current location information of a vehicle that transmits the parking reservation, and the vehicle and the parking lot. The parking reservation acceptability determination unit determines whether to accept the parking reservation based on the distance and the vacancy information.

  Further, a fifth invention is a parking lot reservation management system according to the fourth invention, wherein the parking reservation acceptance acceptance determination means determines the number of parking spaces for a vehicle whose distance is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. It is characterized by accepting a large number of parking reservations.

  By the above-mentioned means, this invention can provide the parking lot reservation management system which improves the operation rate of a parking lot.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parking lot reservation management system according to the present invention. A parking lot reservation management system 100 includes a control device 1, a communication device 2, and a storage device 3. The parking lot reservation management system 100 may manage a plurality of parking lot reservations collectively, or may manage only a single parking lot reservation.

  The control device 1 is a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. For example, the positional relationship acquisition means 10, the parking space information acquisition means 11, and the parking While storing a program corresponding to each of the reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 in the ROM, the CPU is caused to execute processing corresponding to each means.

  The communication device 2 is a device for controlling communication with the outside, for example, a parking reservation signal (a signal for reserving a parking space transmitted by the vehicle V using a mobile phone frequency, for example, vehicle identification Number, a parking lot identification number, current location information, etc., and may include a scheduled parking time.) And a reply to the parking reservation signal is transmitted to the vehicle V.

  The vehicle V includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver that acquires position information (latitude, longitude, altitude), and a communication device for exchanging information with the parking reservation management system 100. The position information is included in the parking reservation signal and transmitted to the communication device 2 of the parking lot reservation management system 100.

  The storage device 3 is a device for storing various types of information. For example, the storage device 3 is a storage medium such as a hard disk or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and is a parking space information database 30 (hereinafter, “parking space information DB 30”). And the map information database 31 (hereinafter referred to as “map information DB 31”) and the like.

  The parking space information DB 30 is a database that systematically stores information related to parking spaces in parking lots managed by the parking lot reservation management system 100.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the parking space information DB 30. The parking space information DB 30 includes a “parking space number” field, an “vacancy status” field, a “vehicle number” field, an “estimated arrival time” field, “ It has a “distance” column and a “scheduled shipping time” column. In this embodiment, the parking lot reservation management system 100 manages a single parking lot having 10 parking spaces.

  The “parking space number” column is a column indicating the identification number of the parking space in the parking lot managed by the parking lot reservation management system 100, and indicates that the number of parking is ten.

  The “vacancy status” column is a column indicating the vacancy status of each parking space at the present time. “×” indicates that the parking space is in use, “◯” indicates that it is unused, and there is one empty space.

  The “vehicle number” column is a column indicating an identification number of a vehicle parked in each parking space or a vehicle that reserves each parking space, and stores a vehicle identification number and the like. The vehicle identification number may be anything as long as it can uniquely identify the vehicle, such as a chassis number or registration number of the vehicle, or a serial number associated with the number, etc. Is used. Here, the “vehicle number” column indicates a state where nine vehicles V5 to V13 are already parked.

  The “scheduled arrival time” column is a column for storing a scheduled time when the vehicle arrives at the parking lot. For example, the parking lot reservation management system 100 estimates based on the position information of the vehicle that transmits the parking reservation signal. Stores the time required for the vehicle to reach the parking lot. Here, since all the vehicles are already parked (arrived), the “estimated arrival time” column does not store the estimated arrival time.

  The “distance” column is a column for storing the distance between the vehicle and the parking lot. For example, the vehicle, which is calculated by the parking lot reservation management system 100 based on the position information of the vehicle that transmits the parking reservation signal, Stores the distance to the parking lot. The distance may be a straight distance or a road that takes into account the route from the current location of the vehicle to the parking lot. Here, since all the vehicles are already parked (arrived), the “distance” column does not store the distance between the vehicle and the parking lot.

  Further, the parking space information DB 30 may include only one of the “estimated arrival time” column and the “distance” column. This is because mutual calculation is possible.

  The “scheduled shipping time” column is a column for storing a scheduled shipping time of a vehicle that has already been parked or a vehicle that has made a parking reservation, and the scheduled shipping time is determined when the vehicle is parked or This is based on the scheduled parking time declared when the parking reservation signal is transmitted. In addition, when the report of the scheduled parking time is not received, the scheduled delivery time set based on a statistical value (for example, average parking time) calculated from past data may be stored.

  The map information DB 31 includes node positions such as intersections and interchanges, distances between links (elements connecting the nodes), link costs (referring to the time required for passing the links, the degree of expenses, etc.), and facility positions (latitudes). , Longitude, altitude), facility name, and the like, and is used by the parking lot reservation management system 100 to calculate the distance between the vehicle and the parking lot or the estimated arrival time.

  Next, various units included in the control device 1 will be described.

  The positional relationship acquisition unit 10 is a unit for acquiring information on the positional relationship between the vehicle that has transmitted the parking reservation signal and the parking lot, and the time at which the vehicle V that has transmitted the parking reservation signal arrives at the parking lot ( Hereinafter, “estimated arrival time”) is estimated, or the distance between the vehicle that has transmitted the parking reservation signal and the parking lot is calculated.

  “Position information” includes information on the route from the current position of the vehicle to the parking lot, the distance between the vehicle and the parking lot, the time required for the vehicle to reach the parking lot, the estimated arrival time, whether there is a detour ( It includes information regarding whether or not to go directly to the parking lot.) Or information regarding the presence or absence of a section that delays the progress of the vehicle such as traffic congestion or construction regulations.

  For example, the positional relationship acquisition unit 10 searches for a route from the current location of the vehicle V to the parking lot based on the current location information of the vehicle V output by the vehicle V and the map information DB 31 stored in the storage device 3. The time required to arrive at the parking lot is estimated based on the route of the route and the speed limit on the route.

  Further, the positional relationship acquisition means 10 may use VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) or the like to estimate the estimated arrival time of the vehicle V in more detail while taking into account traffic jams and road regulations related to the searched route. Good.

  Moreover, the positional relationship acquisition means 10 may receive the information regarding the route searched by the navigation device of the vehicle V, and estimate the estimated arrival time based on the received information regarding the route. This is because the vehicle V may stop at another place before heading to the parking lot, and the estimated arrival time can be estimated more accurately in consideration of such detour information.

  Furthermore, the positional relationship acquisition means 10 may directly receive the estimated arrival time at the parking lot calculated by the navigation device of the vehicle V. This is because the calculation processing load in the parking lot reservation management system 100 can be reduced.

  Further, for example, the positional relationship acquisition unit 10 calculates the distance between the current location information of the vehicle V output by the vehicle V and the location information of the parking lot registered in advance, instead of estimating the estimated arrival time. You may do it.

  The parking space information acquisition unit 11 is a unit for acquiring parking space availability information. For example, the parking space information acquisition unit 11 acquires parking space availability information with reference to a “vacancy status” column stored in the parking space information DB 30.

  The parking reservation acceptance determination unit 12 is a unit for determining whether the parking reservation transmitted by the vehicle can be accepted. For example, the estimated arrival time estimated by the positional relationship acquisition unit 10 and the parking space information acquisition unit 11 Whether or not to accept is determined based on the available space information.

  For example, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination unit 12 may determine that the scheduled arrival time of the vehicle is after a predetermined time (for example, a time thirty minutes after the current time) even if there is no free space in the parking space at the present time. In this case, a request for a parking reservation by the vehicle V is accepted beyond the number of vehicles that can be parked. This is because the time until the estimated arrival time is long, and there is a high possibility that an empty space will occur between them, and this further improves the operating rate of the parking lot.

  On the other hand, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 is used when there is no space in the parking space at the present time, and when the estimated arrival time of the vehicle is before a predetermined time (for example, a time 30 minutes after the current time). Refuses the parking reservation request by the vehicle. This is because the time until the estimated arrival time is short, and there is a low possibility that an empty space will be generated between them, so as to avoid a situation where the parking space cannot be provided even though the parking reservation is accepted.

  The parking reservation acceptance / rejection judging means 12 collects the scheduled delivery times of the currently parked vehicles in advance when these vehicles are parked or when these vehicles make a parking reservation. Based on the time, the availability of the vehicle V at the estimated arrival time is predicted, and it is determined that there is a high possibility that an empty space will be generated, and then a reservation for parking that is equal to or larger than the number that can be parked may be accepted.

  Furthermore, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 estimates the scheduled delivery time of each vehicle from past statistical values (for example, there is an average parking time) even when the scheduled delivery time is not collected in advance. After determining that there is a high possibility that an empty space will be generated, it is possible to accept parking reservations that are greater than the number of parking available.

  Furthermore, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 estimates a vacant situation over a predetermined period in the future (for example, 5 hours) while taking into consideration the scheduled delivery time of a vehicle scheduled to be parked that has not yet arrived at the parking lot. You may make it manage the number of parking reservations accepted exceeding the number of parking possible.

  For example, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 treats a vehicle that is counted as being included in the number of parking reservations because it has not been parked at this time as a parked vehicle or a vehicle that has been issued at a certain time in the future. Then, after removing from the number of parking reservations at a certain point in the future, a parking reservation for parking at a certain point in the future by another vehicle is accepted.

  The parking reservation acceptance determination unit 12 also periodically sends a current location information request signal (a signal for prompting the vehicle V to transmit current location information) even after accepting the parking reservation. While transmitting, the present location and estimated arrival time of the vehicle V may be continuously updated, and when the estimated arrival time increases, the parking reservation may be discarded.

  This is because it may be determined that the driver of the vehicle V does not intend to arrive at the parking lot at the originally scheduled arrival time, and the parking reservation by such a vehicle is canceled and another vehicle is reserved for parking. This is to further improve the operating rate of the parking lot by accepting it.

  Note that the vehicle V that has accepted the parking reservation may periodically transmit the current location information to the parking lot reservation management system 100 without receiving the current location information request signal from the parking lot reservation management system 100. The current location information may be transmitted when the distance between the vehicle V and the parking lot reaches a predetermined value (for example, 10 km, 5 km, etc.), or the estimated arrival time is a predetermined value ( For example, 30 minutes before, 10 minutes before, etc.), the current location information may be transmitted.

  The parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means 12 obtains the distance between the vehicle V and the parking lot calculated by the positional relationship acquisition means 10 and the parking space information acquisition in the same manner as when the estimated arrival time and vacancy information are acquired. You may make it determine the acceptance | permission acceptance based on the empty information which the means 11 acquired.

  In this case, the parking reservation acceptance determination unit 12 determines that the distance between the vehicle V and the parking space is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance (for example, 5 km) even if the parking space is not empty at the present time. , Exceeding the number of cars that can be parked, and accepting the parking reservation by the vehicle. This is because it takes a long time until the vehicle arrives at the parking lot, and there is a high possibility that an empty space will be generated between them. This is to further improve the operating rate of the parking lot.

  On the other hand, the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination unit 12 determines that the parking space is not empty at the current time, and the vehicle and the parking lot are less than a predetermined distance (for example, 5 km), the vehicle Reject parking reservation requests by. This is because the time until the vehicle arrives at the parking lot is short, and there is a low possibility that an empty space will be generated between them. This is to avoid a situation where the parking space cannot be provided even though the parking reservation is accepted.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, a process in which the parking lot reservation management system 100 determines whether or not to accept a parking reservation from a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “parking reservation acceptance / inhibition determination process”) will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination process.

  First, the control device 1 of the parking lot reservation management system 100 stands by until a parking reservation signal is transmitted from the vehicle V (step S1), and does not execute subsequent processing unless a parking reservation signal is received (step S1). NO).

  The driver of the vehicle V, for example, selects a desired parking lot through an input means such as a touch panel while looking at the display of the in-vehicle navigation device, and manages the parking lot through the in-vehicle communication device. A parking reservation signal is transmitted to the reservation management system 100.

  Note that instead of selecting a specific parking lot, the driver of the vehicle V selects a parking lot group in a specific area or a parking lot group within a predetermined distance from the destination, and parks them. You may make it transmit a parking reservation signal toward the parking lot reservation management system 100 which manages a parking lot group. In this case, the parking lot reservation management system 100 determines whether any of the parking lot groups can accept the parking reservation.

  When the parking reservation signal is received (YES in step S1), the control device 1 uses the positional relationship acquisition unit 10 to determine the distance between the vehicle V and the parking lot based on the current location information that the vehicle V transmits together with the parking reservation signal. Is calculated (step S2).

  Thereafter, the control device 1 refers to the “vacancy status” column of the parking space information DB 30 stored in the storage device 3 by the parking space information acquisition means 11 to acquire the parking space availability, and whether there is a parking space availability. Is determined (step S3).

  If it is determined that the parking space is empty (YES in step S3), the control device 1 determines that the parking reservation can be accepted by the parking reservation acceptance determination unit 12, and the vehicle V that has transmitted the parking reservation signal is determined. An acceptance signal is returned (step S4).

  The vehicle V that has received the acceptance signal displays an acceptance confirmation screen on the navigation device, and transmits a confirmation signal to the parking lot reservation management system 100 after the driver presses the confirmation button.

  The control device 1 that has received the confirmation signal stores the chassis number of the vehicle V in the “vehicle number” column of the parking space information DB 30 and the distance between the vehicle V and the parking lot calculated by the positional relationship acquisition means 10. Is stored in the “distance” field, and the parking reservation acceptance determination process is terminated.

  The distance stored in the “distance” column is used when the parking lot reservation management system 100 estimates the arrival order of the vehicles, and the parking lot reservation management system 100 is based on the arrival order at a certain time in the future. You may make it determine the number of parking reservations to accept exceeding the number of parking possible.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no space in the parking space (NO in step S3), the control device 1 determines that the distance between the vehicle V calculated by the positional relationship acquisition unit 10 and the parking lot is a predetermined value TH1 (for example, 5 km). ) It is determined whether or not the above is satisfied (step S5).

  When the distance is equal to or greater than the threshold TH1 (YES in step S5), the control device 1 determines that the parking reservation can be accepted even if the number of parking lots exceeds the parking reservation acceptance determination means 12, and parking is already possible. The number of parking reservations accepted beyond the number (hereinafter referred to as “excess number”) is compared with a threshold TH2 (for example, one) (step S6).

  The reason why the parking reservation is accepted beyond the number that can be parked is that a certain time is required until the vehicle V arrives at the parking lot, and it is considered that there is a high possibility that an empty space will appear during that time. The restriction by is to prevent the parking reservation from being accepted exceeding the limit of the number of parking available.

  Note that the threshold values T1 and T2 may be dynamically or statically changed based on the time zone, weather conditions, region, setting contents of divided areas, or the like.

  When the excess number is less than the threshold value TH2 (YES in step S6), the control device 1 returns an acceptance signal to the vehicle V that has transmitted the parking reservation signal (step S4).

  On the other hand, when the excess number is equal to or greater than the threshold TH2 (NO in step S6), the control device 1 returns a rejection signal to the vehicle V that has transmitted the parking reservation signal (step S7), and determines whether or not to accept the parking reservation. End the process.

  The vehicle V that has received the refusal signal displays a refusal notification screen on the navigation device and notifies the driver that the parking reservation has not been accepted. Upon receiving this notification, the driver can make a parking reservation for another parking lot or change the destination.

  When the parking reservation management system 100 cannot accept a parking reservation for a specific parking lot desired by the driver of the vehicle V, it determines whether or not the parking lots around the parking lot can accept the parking reservation. The determination may be made automatically, and when the parking reservation can be accepted, the driver may be informed accordingly.

  As described above, the parking lot reservation management system 100 can park the parking lot if the distance between the vehicle that sent the parking reservation signal and the parking lot is equal to or greater than the threshold TH1, even when there is no empty space in the parking lot. Since the parking reservation is accepted beyond the possible number, the situation where the parking space is vacated after the parking reservation is rejected can be eliminated as much as possible, and the operating rate of the parking lot can be further improved.

  The parking lot reservation management system 100 uses the estimated arrival time instead of using the distance between the vehicle that transmitted the parking reservation signal and the parking lot, and the estimated arrival time is a threshold TH3 (for example, thirty minutes of the current time). It is also possible to estimate whether or not it will be after) and determine whether or not to accept the parking reservation beyond the number of possible parking based on the estimation result.

  In addition, the parking lot reservation management system 100 may prepare an alternative parking space in another parking lot when a parking space cannot be provided even though the parking reservation is accepted. If the parking lot to be managed is a parking lot attached to a shopping mall, a shopping coupon or a discount ticket may be presented to the driver of the vehicle.

  Next, how the parking lot reservation management system 100 responds to a parking reservation signal from the vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4, 6, and 8 are diagrams showing the positional relationship between the parking lot PS and the vehicles V <b> 1 to V <b> 4 at a certain time, respectively. The range where the estimated arrival time is within 30 minutes.), And the donut-shaped range within 5 km to 10 km from the parking lot PS is divided into the divided area B (for example, the range where the estimated arrival time is within 1 hour). To do.

  Here, the parking reservation acceptance determination unit 12 accepts a parking reservation up to 10 vehicles that can be parked for vehicles existing in the divided area A, and for vehicles existing in the divided area B. Will accept parking reservations for up to 11 cars, which is the number of cars that can be parked plus 1 surplus.

  5, FIG. 7 and FIG. 9 are diagrams showing the state of the parking space information DB 30 at a certain time. The state shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 4, and the state shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. The state shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the “distance” column and the “scheduled shipping time” column are omitted.

  4 and 5 correspond to the state at time 12:00, FIG. 4 shows a state where the vehicle V1 exists in the divided area A, and the vehicles V2 to V4 exist in the divided area B. FIG. Nine vehicles are already parked in the parking lot PS, and the parking reservation from the vehicles V1 and V2 is accepted.

  It is assumed that the vehicles V1 to V4 have transmitted parking reservation signals to the parking reservation management system 100 in the order of the vehicles V1, V2, V3, and V4 at time 12:00.

  First, when receiving a parking reservation signal from the vehicle V1, the parking lot reservation management system 100 accepts the parking reservation because the parking space is empty, and the “vehicle number” in the record of the parking space number “10” is accepted. "V1" is stored in the "" column, and "12:15" is stored in the "estimated arrival time" column.

  Note that the estimated arrival time stored in the “estimated arrival time” column is used when the parking lot reservation management system 100 estimates the arrival order of the vehicles, and the parking lot reservation management system 100 creates empty spaces in the order of arrival. To assign.

  Next, when the parking reservation management system 100 receives the parking reservation signal from the vehicle V2, the parking space already has no space, so the estimated time of arrival of the vehicle V2 at the parking lot PS based on the current location of the vehicle V2. And the estimated arrival time is confirmed to be after a threshold value (for example, 30 minutes after the current time).

  After confirming that the current excess number is “0”, the parking lot reservation management system 100 accepts the parking reservation exceeding the number of parking lots, and the “vehicle” in the record of the parking space number “11”. “V2” is stored in the “number” column, and “12:35” is stored in the “estimated arrival time” column.

  Next, when the parking reservation management system 100 receives the parking reservation signal from the vehicles V3 and V4, the parking space already has no space, so the estimated arrival times of the vehicles V3 and V4 are estimated and their arrival schedules are estimated. Confirm that the time is after the threshold.

  When the parking lot reservation management system 100 confirms that the current excess number is already “1”, the parking lot reservation cannot be accepted beyond the number of parking lots, and a rejection signal is transmitted to the vehicles V3 and V4. To do.

  6 and 7 correspond to the state at time 12:15. FIG. 6 shows that the vehicle V1 arrives at the parking lot PS, the vehicles V2 and V3 enter the divided area A, and the vehicle V4 is still divided into the divided area B. FIG. 7 shows a state where the vehicle V1 is parked in the parking lot PS and the vehicle V7 leaves the parking lot PS.

  It is assumed that the vehicles V3 and V4 have transmitted the parking reservation signal again at time 12:15.

  First, when the parking reservation management system 100 receives the parking reservation signal from the vehicle V3, the parking space already has no space (the parking space with the parking space number “3” that has become an empty space has a vehicle This is because the V2 parking reservation is assigned.) The estimated arrival time of the vehicle V3 is estimated.

  Then, the parking lot reservation management system 100 confirms that the estimated arrival time does not fall after the threshold value (because the vehicle V3 has already entered the divided area A), and transmits a rejection signal to the vehicle V3. To do.

  On the other hand, when the parking reservation management system 100 receives the parking reservation signal from the vehicle V4, the parking space already has no space, so the estimated arrival time of the vehicle V4 is estimated.

  The parking lot reservation management system 100 confirms that the estimated arrival time is after the threshold value (because the vehicle V4 is still in the divided area B), and the current excess number is “0”. After confirming that there is a parking reservation for the vehicle V2 (because it has been assigned to the parking space number “3” and is no longer included in the excess number). Is received, “V3” is stored in the “vehicle number” column in the record of the parking space number “11”, and “13:00” is stored in the “estimated arrival time” column (see FIG. 9).

  8 and 9 correspond to the state at time 12:30, FIG. 8 shows a state where the vehicles V2, V3, and V4 have entered the divided area A, and FIG. 9 shows that the vehicle V2 is in the parking space “3”. The parking reservation is assigned and the parking reservation of the vehicle V3 is accepted.

  In this way, the parking lot reservation management system 100 accepts a parking reservation exceeding the number of vehicles that can be parked if there is a time margin until the estimated arrival time even if there is no free space in the parking space at this time. By doing so, it is possible to avoid a situation where a parking space is vacant while rejecting a parking reservation, and to improve the operating rate of the parking lot.

  Moreover, since the parking lot reservation management system 100 determines whether or not the parking reservation can be accepted based on the current location information of the vehicle that transmits the parking reservation, the parking reservation including the time zone that is unlikely to arrive can be excluded. In addition, the operating rate of the parking lot can be further improved.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the parking lot reservation management system 100 receives a parking reservation exceeding the number of parking lots even when there is no vacant parking space, and improves the operating rate of the parking lot. On the other hand, even if there is an empty parking space, if the distance between the current location of the vehicle and the parking lot is too large or the estimated arrival time is too late, the parking reservation will be rejected and it is uncertain. You may make it improve the operating rate of a parking lot further by eliminating parking reservation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the parking lot reservation management system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of parking space information DB. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a parking reservation acceptance acceptance | permission determination processing. It is a figure (the 1) which shows the positional relationship between a parking lot and a vehicle. It is a figure (the 1) which shows the state of parking space information DB. It is a figure (the 2) which shows the positional relationship between a parking lot and a vehicle. It is a figure (the 2) which shows the state of parking space information DB. It is a figure (the 3) which shows the positional relationship between a parking lot and a vehicle. It is FIG. (3) which shows the state of parking space information DB.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control apparatus 2 Communication apparatus 3 Memory | storage device 10 Positional relationship acquisition means 11 Parking space information acquisition means 12 Parking reservation acceptance acceptance determination means 30 Parking space information database 31 Map information database 100 Parking lot reservation management system A, B Division | segmentation area PS Parking lot TH1, TH2 threshold V, V1-V13 Vehicle

Claims (2)

Positional relationship acquisition means for acquiring a positional relationship between a vehicle that transmits a parking reservation and a parking lot that is a target of the parking reservation;
Parking space information acquisition means for acquiring free space information of the parking space in the parking lot;
A parking reservation acceptance determination unit that determines whether to accept the parking reservation based on the positional relationship and the vacancy information ; and
The positional relationship acquisition means estimates the arrival time of the vehicle to the parking lot based on the current location information of the vehicle that transmits the parking reservation,
The parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination means rejects parking reservation by a vehicle whose estimated arrival time is a predetermined time before the parking space is empty, and parking by a vehicle whose estimated arrival time is after the predetermined time Accepting reservations while allowing more parking reservations than the number of parking spaces;
Parking reservation management system characterized by that. Positional relationship acquisition means for acquiring a positional relationship between a vehicle that transmits a parking reservation and a parking lot that is a target of the parking reservation;
Parking space information acquisition means for acquiring free space information of the parking space in the parking lot;
A parking reservation acceptance determination unit that determines whether to accept the parking reservation based on the positional relationship and the vacancy information; and
The positional relationship acquisition means calculates the distance between the vehicle and the parking lot based on the current location information of the vehicle that transmits the parking reservation,
The parking reservation acceptance / rejection determination unit rejects a parking reservation by a vehicle in which the distance is less than a predetermined value when the parking space has no vacancy, and performs a parking reservation by a vehicle in which the distance is not less than a predetermined value, Accept more parking reservations than the number of parking spaces,
Parking lot reservation management system that is characterized in that.

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