JP5374124B2 - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot management system, and more particularly to a parking lot management system capable of preventing unauthorized discount processing without using a magnetic ticket.

In general, in a time-rented parking lot, a parking ticket is issued to a parking lot user. Conventionally, this parking ticket has a magnetic recording surface on one side, and this magnetic recording surface has a predetermined surface. There is a magnetic parking ticket that records the information.
This magnetic parking ticket has been used for a long time because it is difficult to duplicate, has a certain level of resistance to deformation, etc., and it is possible to add discounts to parking fees at parking partner stores. It has been.

  And when discounting the parking fee, the user who parked in the parking lot issued a magnetized receipt at the store and managed entry from the parking lot based on the record of this magnetized receipt A technique is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Further, as another parking lot management means, a technique is disclosed in which an IC card in which an ID number is recorded is read and parking management is performed based on the ID number of the IC card (for example, Patent Documents). 2).
JP-A-10-198829 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-078405

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, since the magnetized receipt is issued by the store separately from the parking ticket and does not relate to the parking ticket and the magnetized receipt, the use of others By using the magnetized receipt, there is a problem that discount processing is performed illegally, and it is possible to issue goods at an illegally cheap parking fee.

  Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, parking management is performed using an IC card. When a discount service performed at a store is associated with the IC card, each store communicates with a parking lot management system. It is necessary to install a means, and it is expensive when there are few users of discount services at each store. In addition, there is a problem that the entire system becomes large and expensive.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a parking lot management system that can reliably prevent unauthorized discount processing of a use ticket without using a magnetic use ticket or a large-scale system. It is intended to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the parking management system according to the invention described in claim 1 includes an entrance management device including an entrance reading unit that reads user information of a user,
A service ticket issuing machine that is installed in a store and includes a store reading unit that reads the user information of the user, and a printing unit that prints the user information and discount information read by the store reading unit;
A payment reading device for reading the usage information of the user and a service ticket reading unit for reading the service ticket, the user information read by the service ticket reading unit and the usage read by the payment reading device A fee settlement machine that performs a discount process only when the user information read by the service ticket reading unit matches,
It is characterized by having.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the user information is ID information recorded on an ID card, and the entrance reading unit, the store reading unit, and the settlement reading device are a card reading unit. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that in claim 2, the ID card is a non-contact type ID card.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the user information and discount information printed by the service ticket issuing machine are written as a two-dimensional code. Features.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the user information read by the admission management device is stored in the admission information storage unit of the fee adjusting machine, and the user information read by the fee adjusting machine and the service ticket issuing machine of the store are used. Since it is determined whether or not the discount information is legitimate by checking against the written user information, it is possible to reliably prevent unauthorized discount processing. In addition, since it is not necessary to use a magnetic parking ticket, the operation cost can be reduced, and the parking lot system can be operated in consideration of the environment. In addition, it is not necessary to install a communication system to connect to the parking lot system at the store that offers the parking fee discount service, so the facility cost can be kept low, and the cheap and reliable parking fee discount service is provided. Can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user information is ID information recorded on the ID card, and the entrance reading unit, the store reading unit, and the settlement reading device are used as the card reading unit. Thus, an illegal discount process can be prevented, and a reliable parking fee discount service can be performed.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the ID card is a non-contact type ID card,
By simply holding the ID card over the reading unit, the ID card can be read, and illegal discount processing can be prevented, and a reliable parking fee discount service can be performed.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since the user information and discount information printed by the service ticket issuing machine are written as a two-dimensional code, the service ticket can be easily read by reading the two-dimensional code. Recorded information can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 are schematic views showing an embodiment of a parking lot management system according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the parking lot management system 1 of the present embodiment includes an entrance management device 3 installed near the entrance gate bar 2 of the parking lot, and the entrance management device 3 is a vehicle detector. 4 is provided with an entrance management control section 5 that operates when it is detected that the vehicle has approached the entrance of the parking lot. The admission management device 3 is provided with an admission card reader 6 as a user information reading device that reads the ID card of the user and sends ID information of the ID card to the admission management control unit 5. Is provided with a communication unit 8 for notifying the fee settlement machine 7 of ID information and entrance time information read by the entrance card reader 6.

  In the present embodiment, a case where an ID card is used as a medium for acquiring user information will be described. As the ID card, a non-contact card such as a Felica card, a magnetic recording card such as a credit card, or a driver's license can be applied. When a non-contact type card is used as the ID card, a non-contact type card reader is used as the entrance card reader 6 and, for example, an ID card production number is used as the ID information. When a credit card is used as the ID card, an insertion type magnetic card reader is used. As the ID information, for example, a card number of a credit card is used. Further, when a driver's license or the like is used as an ID card, ID information is acquired by recognizing characters from the read image using a card reader such as a camera or a line scanner. As the ID information, for example, A driver's license number is used.

  In addition, biometric information such as a user's fingerprint or vein may be used as a medium for acquiring user information. In this case, a fingerprint authentication device, a vein authentication device, or the like is used as the user information reading device.

  In addition, a service ticket issuing machine 9 is installed in a store affiliated with the parking lot, and the service ticket issuing machine 9 is provided with a store card reader 10 for reading an ID card. Further, the service ticket issuing machine 9 is provided with a store control unit 11 that generates a “QR code” (JISX0510) based on the ID information and discount information of the ID card read by the store card reader 10. . The service ticket issuing machine 9 is provided with a printing unit 12 that prints a QR code generated by the store control unit 11 to create a service ticket, and a ticket supply unit 13 that supplies ticket paper to the printing unit 12. Is provided. As a code printed on the service ticket, a two-dimensional code of another standard or a one-dimensional so-called bar code may be used in addition to the QR code. Furthermore, by using a character recognition technique, the characters themselves that are visible in an encrypted state may be used for machine reading.

  As the printing method of the printing unit 12, for example, any method can be used as long as the printing result of the thermal transfer printing, the dot printer, the ink jet printer, etc. can be read by the machine and visually in addition to the thermal printing by the thermal head. You may do it.

  Further, a fee settlement machine 7 is installed near the entrance gate bar 14 of the parking lot, and the fee settlement machine 7 operates when the vehicle detector 15 detects that the vehicle has approached the parking lot exit. The settlement control unit 16 is provided. The fee settlement machine 7 is provided with a communication unit 17 that receives the ID information and the entry time information transmitted from the communication unit 8 of the entrance management device 3, and the fee settlement machine 7 is transmitted from the entrance management device 3. An admission information storage unit 18 is provided for recording ID information and admission time information. Further, the fee settlement machine 7 is provided with a settlement card reader 19 for reading the user's ID card. The fee settlement machine 7 reads the QR code written on the service ticket to obtain ID information and discount information. A service ticket reading unit 20 is provided.

  Further, the settlement control unit 16 compares the ID information read by the service ticket reading unit 20 with the ID information stored in the entrance information storage unit 18 so as to determine whether the service ticket is valid or invalid. The settlement control unit 16 calculates a predetermined parking fee based on the entrance time information stored in the entrance information storage unit 18 and the current time, and reads it by the service ticket reading unit 20. The discount settlement process is performed based on the service information of the received service ticket.

  In this embodiment, the entrance information storage unit 18 is installed in the fee settlement machine 7, but the entrance information storage unit 18 may be installed on the entrance management device 3 side. In this case, the entry information may be transmitted to the fee settlement machine 7 when collating the ID information in the fee settlement machine 7.

  In the above embodiment, the payment card reader 19, the service ticket reading unit 20, the payment control unit 16, the entrance information storage unit 18, and the like are provided in the fee settlement machine 7 installed on the entrance side of the parking lot. However, a similar configuration may be provided in a pre-settlement machine that performs settlement before boarding the vehicle.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, the parking lot entrance process will be described with reference to FIG.
When the vehicle detector 4 detects that the vehicle has approached the entrance of the parking lot (ST1), the entrance management control unit 5 operates to read the user's ID card with the entrance card reader 6 (ST2). If the ID card is properly read (ST3: Yes), the car gate opens and the vehicle can enter. When the vehicle enters (ST4), the ID information read from the ID card and the entrance time information of the parking lot are notified to the fee settlement machine 7 by the communication unit 8 (ST5). The fee settlement machine 7 stores the ID information and the entrance time information sent from the entrance management device 3 in the entrance information storage unit 18 (ST6).

  Next, when the parking lot user requests a parking fee discount at the store, the store control unit 11 is operated and the store card reader 10 reads the ID card of the user as shown in FIG. (ST10). If the ID card is properly read (ST11: Yes), a QR code including ID information and discount information is generated (ST12), printed on the ticket sheet sent from the ticket supply unit 13 by the printing unit 12, A ticket is issued (ST13).

  Next, the settlement process by the fee settlement machine 7 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the vehicle detector 15 detects that the vehicle has approached the parking lot exit (ST20), the settlement controller 16 is operated to read the user's ID card using the settlement card reader 19 (ST21). If the ID card is properly read (ST22: Yes), the ID information read by the settlement control unit 16 is checked against the ID information stored in the field information storage unit 18, and the read ID is read. When the information is stored in the admission information storage unit 18 (ST23: Yes), a parking fee without discount is calculated (ST24). When the read ID information is not stored in the entrance information storage unit 18 (ST23: No), the settlement process is terminated.

  Subsequently, the service ticket is read by the service ticket reading unit 20 (ST25), the ID information of the read service ticket is compared with the ID information read by the settlement card reader 19, and is read as the ID information of the service ticket. If the ID information matches (ST26: Yes), it is determined whether or not the service ticket is within the validity period (ST27). If the service ticket is within the expiration date (ST27: Yes), the discounted parking fee is calculated based on the discount information of the service ticket (ST28). On the other hand, if the ID information read from the service ticket is not stored in the admission information storage unit 18 (ST26: No) and the service ticket is not within the expiration date (ST27: No), the parking fee is not discounted. Is calculated (ST29).

  Thereafter, when the canceling operation is not performed (ST30: No), the user pays the fee (ST31), and when the settlement process is completed (ST32: Yes), the car gate is opened and the vehicle enters (ST33). ), The ID information is deleted from the entrance information storage unit 18 (ST34).

  On the other hand, if the cancellation operation is performed before the fee settlement process is completed (ST30: Yes), if the service ticket is held inside the fee settlement machine 7 and can be returned, it has already been inserted. If there is cash, return it, stop the checkout operation, and return the service ticket. In this case, the deletion process of the ID information in the entrance information storage unit 18 is not performed.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the ID information of the ID card read by the entrance management device 3 is stored in the entrance information storage unit 18 of the fee settlement machine 7, and the ID information read by the fee settlement machine 7 and the service ticket of the store When the service ticket is issued separately from the parking ticket, the ID information of the ID card written by the issuing machine 9 is collated to determine whether the discount information is legitimate. It is possible to reliably prevent the illegal discount processing that occurs. In addition, since it is not necessary to use a magnetic parking ticket, the operation cost can be reduced, and the parking lot system can be operated in consideration of the environment.

  In addition, it is not necessary to install a communication system to connect to the parking lot system at the store that offers the parking fee discount service, so the facility cost can be kept low, and the cheap and reliable parking fee discount service is provided. Can be realized.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible based on the meaning of this invention.

It is a schematic structure figure showing an embodiment of a parking lot management system concerning the present invention. It is a block which shows the parking lot management system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the entrance process in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the service ticket issue process in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the adjustment process in this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking management system 3 Entrance management apparatus 4,15 Vehicle detector 5 Entrance management control part 6 Entrance card reader 7 Charge settlement machine 8,17 Communication part 9 Service ticket issuing machine 10 Store card reader 11 Store control part 12 Printing unit 13 Ticket supply unit 16 Control unit for payment 18 Entrance information storage unit 19 Card reader for payment 20 Service ticket reading unit

Claims (4)

An admission management device having an admission reading unit for reading user information of the user;
A service ticket issuing machine that is installed in a store and includes a store reading unit that reads the user information of the user, and a printing unit that prints the user information and discount information read by the store reading unit;
A payment reading device for reading the usage information of the user and a service ticket reading unit for reading the service ticket, the user information read by the service ticket reading unit and the usage read by the payment reading device A fee settlement machine that performs a discount process only when the user information read by the service ticket reading unit matches,
A parking lot management system characterized by comprising:   The said user information is ID information recorded on the ID card, The said reading part for entrance, the reading part for shops, and the reading apparatus for payment are card reading parts, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Parking management system.   The parking lot management system according to claim 2, wherein the ID card is a non-contact type ID card.   The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the user information and discount information printed by the service ticket issuing machine are written as a two-dimensional code. .

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