JP6175260B2 - Parking lot charge authentication system and parking lot charge authentication method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot charging authentication system that makes it possible to charge a vehicle such as an electric vehicle (EV), a hybrid vehicle (HV), and a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) from a charging device provided in the parking lot. And a parking lot charging authentication method.

  With the spread of vehicles such as electric vehicles (EV), hybrid vehicles (HV), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV), etc., in order to be able to charge those vehicles on the go, Along with the promotion of installation, parking can be performed while the vehicle is parked in a shared parking lot such as a shopping center or an amusement facility so that the vehicle user can effectively use the parked time. Car park charging facilities have been proposed.

  As a parking lot charging facility that enables charging of a vehicle in a shared parking lot, a parking lot management system in which a parking ticket issuing machine and a charging device are linked is proposed, for example, in Patent Document 1 below. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the user who wants to charge at the parking lot presses the charge parking use button 12 on the parking ticket issuing machine 1, the parking ticket management system 1 At the parking place where the charging device 2 is installed, a parking ticket on which a parking lot number for designating an empty parking place is printed is issued.

  The parking ticket issuing machine 1 prints a power supply permission number together with a parking lot number on the parking ticket. The user receives the parking ticket, parks the parking lot at the parking lot number printed on the parking ticket as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and permits power supply to the charging device 2 installed at the parking lot. Enter the code data for the number.

  The charging device 2 installed in the parking place acquires the code data of the power supply permission number issued by the parking lot management system from the parking lot management system, and the user inputs the code data of the acquired power supply permission number and the user The code data of the power supply permission number is collated, and when it is confirmed that the code data of the normal power supply permission number is input as a result of the collation, charging from the charging device 2 is enabled.

JP 2012-141664 A

  As in the parking lot management system described in Patent Document 1 and the like, the parking lot facility where a rechargeable parking place is specified has a charging device installed in a small parking space and one rechargeable parking place. It is effective when concentrating on.

  However, when several charging devices are installed on each floor of a parking lot, such as a large store such as a large supermarket or a self-propelled multilevel parking lot of a large facility, the parking place is designated by the parking lot number. If this is done, it takes time for the user to find a parking place with the designated parking lot number, and a parking place far from the desired parking place may be designated, which is inconvenient for the user. It will be something. Also, if someone else accidentally parks at the designated parking location, even if there is another free parking location where a charging device is installed, it is inconvenient that you cannot park and charge at that parking location. Is.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system described above, the charge system for users who charge while parking is a charge system in which the amount of parking charge per unit time is set higher than the charge system for users who only park. Alternatively, a charge system such as a charge system with a unit time shorter than that of a user who only performs parking is applied to a user who charges while parking.

  In such a charge system, even if there is a difference in the amount of charged power, such as when the battery is fully charged immediately after the start of charging or when the amount of charge varies depending on the vehicle, The charge difference according to the amount of charge power cannot be given to the user, and the charge system is unfair to the user.

  Moreover, in the parking lot management system described above, the parking ticket issuing machine 1 is provided with two types of buttons, a parking lot use button 11 and a charge parking use button 12, and a user who uses only the parking lot can use the parking lot use button 11. A user who performs charging while parking and presses the charging parking utilization button 12.

  For this reason, users who are unfamiliar with such a parking ticket issuing machine 1 or users who use it for the first time may be wondering which button to press, and the residence time of the parking lot entrance gate will be extended, resulting in congestion. There is a fear.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention can easily charge a parking place with a charging device in a desired state as appropriate without charging a user to find a parking place designated by a parking lot number. An object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot charging authentication system and a parking lot charging authentication method that can charge a usage fee based on a charging system according to the amount of charged power.

  A parking lot charging authentication system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a parking ticket issuing machine that issues a parking ticket when entering a vehicle, and a secret code issuance that issues a secret code associated with the parking ticket together with the issuance of the parking ticket. Means, a storage device that stores the parking ticket, the password, and the charging result information in association with each other, a plurality of charging devices, a password code input device for inputting the password, and the password code input device. An inquiry is made as to whether or not the input code matches the code stored in the storage device, and when it is determined that the code is matched, charging permission determination means for permitting charging from the charging device, and the charging A charging result information notifying unit for notifying a charge calculating unit of charging result information corresponding to a charging time charged by the apparatus in association with the personal identification code; and from the charging result information notifying unit It is known, a charge calculation unit for calculating a charging power fee from charging record information associated with the personal identification code, are those having a.

  In addition, when it is first determined that the personal identification code input to the personal identification code input unit matches the personal identification code stored in the storage device, the charging permission determination unit includes the authenticated information in the personal identification code. The password is assigned and stored in the storage device, and when the password code to which the authenticated information is added is inquired from the password code input means, the password is not permitted to be used.

  According to the present invention, a password code associated with a parking ticket is issued, and a user who desires charging can input the password code at the time of charging and charge at any parking location. Thus, it is possible to easily select a desired parking place and easily charge it without taking the effort to find the parking place of the designated parking lot number.

  In addition, since the parking ticket and the code are associated with each other, it is possible to charge a charge based on the charge system according to the charging performance charged by the charging device based on the code entered into the charging device. It is possible to provide a service with a fair fee structure according to the amount of power.

It is a figure which shows the connection structural example of the parking lot charge authentication system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the memory | storage and inquiry of a PIN code in the parking lot charge authentication system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow of the parking lot charge authentication of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the inquiry of the parking place and code data in the conventional parking lot management system.

  FIG. 1 shows a connection configuration example of a parking lot charging authentication system of the present invention. In the present invention, in the parking ticket issuing machine 1 in the parking lot where the charging device 2 is installed, when the parking ticket is issued in response to the user's button operation at the start of use of the parking lot, the charging device 2 is used. A password code issuing means for issuing the password code by printing it on the parking ticket, and the issued password code is stored in the storage device 3 accessible from the parking ticket issuing machine 1.

  The user possesses the issued parking ticket, parks at any parking place where the charging device 2 is installed, and uses the password code issued when the parking ticket is issued for the charging device 2 Input is performed by an input device as input means.

  When the password code is input, the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 transmits the password to the parking ticket issuing machine 1. The parking ticket issuing machine 1 compares the password code transmitted from the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 with the password code stored in the storage device 3, and the password code and the password code stored in the storage device 3. When they match, a charging permission determining means for transmitting a charging permission signal enabling charging to the charging device 2 is provided. The charging device 2 that has received the charging permission signal enables charging.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of password code storage and inquiry in the parking charge authentication system of the present invention. When the parking lot user presses the parking ticket issuing button 13 of the parking ticket issuing machine 1 at the start of using the parking lot, the parking ticket issuing machine 1 displays the security code displayed by printing the security code on the parking ticket. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the personal identification code and the unique identification code of the parking ticket are transmitted to the storage device 3. The storage device 3 stores the password code and the unique identification code of the parking ticket in association with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the user who has received the parking ticket issued together with the personal identification code selects and parks an arbitrary free parking place where the charging device 2 is installed, and inputs the charging device 2. Enter your password in.

  The charging device 2 to which the password is entered inquires whether the password matches the password stored in the storage device 3 via the parking ticket issuing machine 1. When the personal identification code is a regular personal identification code that matches the personal identification code stored in the storage device 3, an inquiry result permitting charging is returned to the charging device 2.

  If the password entered in the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 is a regular password, the storage device 3 writes the authenticated information to the checked password and prevents double operation. This is because only one charge is permitted for one issued code, and a plurality of vehicles are prevented from being charged a plurality of times with one code.

  When charging is completed once and recharging is not possible, the charging device 2 transmits charging result information (charging power amount, etc.) corresponding to the charging time together with the password to the parking ticket issuing machine 1. A notification means is provided.

  In the parking ticket issuing machine 1, when the user pays the parking fee, the entrance / exit time of the parking lot, the charging power amount associated with the password code associated with the identification code of the parking ticket, etc. Charge calculation means for calculating a use charge based on the actual charging information. The parking ticket issuing machine 1 opens the exit gate when it is confirmed that the user has paid the usage fee calculated by the fee calculation means.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the processing flow of the parking lot charging authentication of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the parking charge authentication process monitors the pressing of the parking ticket issuing button of the parking ticket issuing machine 1 that is pressed when the parking lot use is started (step S1). When the pressing of the parking ticket issuing button is detected (in the case of YES), the parking ticket issuing machine 1 issues a parking ticket with a code code that gives a one-to-one code code to the parking ticket (step S2). The parking ticket issuing machine 1 registers the security code of the issued parking ticket with a security code in the storage device 3 in association with the identification code of the parking ticket (step S3).

  Thereafter, it is monitored whether or not a password is input to the charging device 2 by a user parked in the parking place where the charging device 2 is installed (step S4). When the password code is input to the charging device 2 (in the case of YES), the password code input to the charging device 2 and the password code of the storage device 3 are collated (step S5).

  As a result of the collation in step S5, it is determined whether or not the password code input to the charging device 2 matches the password code of the storage device 3, and whether or not the password code is input for the first time and is not authenticated. Is determined (step S6). If it is determined in step S6 that the password entered in the charging device 2 matches the password entered in the storage device 3 and the password entered for the first time is not authenticated (in the case of YES), The personal identification code of the storage device 3 is set to authenticated, and a charging permission signal is transmitted to the charging device 2 (step S7).

  On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S4 that the password has been input to the charging device 2 (in the case of NO), the password is not stored in the charging device 2, but is stored in the storage device 3. It is determined whether the associated parking ticket has been settled (step S8).

  If it is determined in step S8 that the parking ticket associated with the PIN code that is not input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 and is stored in the storage device 3 has been settled (in the case of YES), this use Since the user is a user who uses only the parking lot without using the charging device 2, the personal identification code issued to the user is deleted from the storage device 3 (step S13).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that the parking ticket associated with the password that is not input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 and is stored in the storage device 3 has not yet been settled (NO) ), The process returns to step S4 to monitor whether or not the personal identification code is input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2.

  If it is determined in step S6 that the password code input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 does not match the password code of the storage device 3 (NO), the input password code is invalid. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S8 without proceeding to step S7, and when the parking ticket associated with the code is settled, the code is deleted from the storage device 3 (step S13). If it is not settled, the process returns to step S4 to monitor whether or not a correct password is input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2.

  In addition, when it is determined in step S6 that the password code input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 is a password code that has already been set to be authenticated (in the case of NO), the password code is used for the first time as a charging device. Since it is not input to the input device corresponding to 2, it is determined that it is unauthorized use, and the process proceeds to step S8 without proceeding to step S7, and the process proceeds to step S8 until the parking ticket associated with the password is settled. When the processing loop including the determination is repeated and the parking ticket associated with the password is settled, the password is deleted from the storage device 3 (step S13).

  When the user permitted to be charged in the above-described step S7 performs charging with the charging device 2, it is monitored whether or not the use of the charging device 2 is terminated (step S9). In step S9, when it is determined that the use of the charging device 2 has ended (in the case of YES), the personal identification code and the charging result information are notified to the parking ticket issuing machine 1 (step S10).

  The parking ticket issuing machine 1 monitors whether or not the settlement process is started by inserting a parking ticket or the like by a user who has finished charging and has finished using the parking lot (step S11). If it is determined in step S11 that the checkout process has been started (in the case of YES), the parking ticket issuing machine 1 calculates the usage fee based on the charging system based on the charging performance information, and stores the calculated usage fee. The settlement is performed (step S12). The PIN code associated with the parking ticket that has been settled in step S12 is deleted from the storage device 3 (step S13).

  As described above, the parking ticket issuing machine 1 in the parking lot charging authentication system of the present invention issues a password code associated with a unique identification code of a parking ticket, and a user who wishes to charge the password Since the code can be input to the input device corresponding to the charging device 2 in the empty parking place and charging can be performed in any parking place, the user is free to use the parking place without being restricted. It is possible to park and charge by selecting a rechargeable parking place.

  Further, since the password is input by the user from the input device corresponding to the charging device 2, the charging device 2 can be configured at low cost without attaching an expensive reading device such as a card reader on the charging device 2 side. The charging record information corresponding to the charging time and the personal identification code are associated with each other, and the user can be charged a charge corresponding to the charging record such as the amount of charging power.

  The parking ticket is for managing a parking fee for using the parking lot, and is used to settle the parking fee when leaving the parking lot. In the present invention, by associating the identification code of the parking ticket with a personal identification code for charging charge management, for the user who has charged during parking, at the time of charge settlement when the gate is opened when leaving the parking lot Thus, the parking fee and the charging fee can be charged together, and the charging fee can be reliably and easily stored according to the charging performance as well as storing the parking fee.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various configurations or embodiments can be taken without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, a configuration may be used in which a parking ticket identification code and a charge management password code are used together to give the same code.

  Further, the storage device 3 shown in FIG. 1 or the like may be provided inside the parking ticket issuing machine 1 integrally with the parking ticket issuing machine 1, or may be provided in a remote server or the like to provide the parking ticket issuing machine 1. The data may be transmitted and received via a communication line. Moreover, various modifications can be added, such as a configuration in which a payment machine is installed separately from the parking ticket issuing machine 1 as a device for payment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking ticket issuing machine 11 Parking use button 12 Charging parking use button 13 Parking ticket issuing button 2 Charging device 3 Storage device

Claims (4)

A parking lot charging authentication system having a parking ticket issuing machine and a plurality of charging devices,
The parking ticket issuing machine
When it is detected that the parking ticket issuing button is pressed, a personal identification code issuing means for issuing a parking ticket with a first personal identification code;
After issuing the parking ticket with the first code code, the storage unit provided separately from the parking ticket issuing machine and the plurality of the charging devices in association with the identification code of the parking ticket and the first code code Means to memorize,
Charge calculation means for calculating the charge power charge,
The charging device is:
A password input means for inputting the password;
When the second security code is input by the security code input means, the first security code stored in the storage unit matches the second security code input by the security code input means. Means for transmitting the second password entered by the password entry means to the parking ticket issuing machine to inquire whether or not
Means for generating charging performance information according to the charging time;
Charging history information notifying means for associating the second password entered by the password input means with the charging performance information and transmitting it to the parking ticket issuing machine,
The storage unit
Means for storing the parking ticket identification code transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine in association with the first personal identification code;
The parking ticket issuing machine further includes:
The first security code stored in the storage unit matches the second security code input from the charging device, and the second security code transmitted from the charging device is unauthenticated. In some cases, the first password stored in the storage unit that matches the second password entered from the charging device is set to authenticated, and the second password is entered. Charging permission determination means for transmitting a charging permission signal to the charging device;
When the second password entered using the charging device and the charging result information are received, and after charging is completed, it is detected that the parking ticket with the first password is inserted. Means for calculating the charge power charge based on the charging performance information received from the charging device associated with the first password code attached to a parking ticket with a password ;
When the payment is completed, the first security code attached to the first security code parking ticket is deleted from the storage unit.
A parking lot charging authentication system characterized by that . When the second password entered from the charging device matches the authenticated first password stored in the storage unit, the charging permission determining means matches the second password. Disallow charging from the charging device to which the code is input ,
The parking lot charging authentication system according to claim 1. A parking lot charging authentication method using a parking ticket issuing machine and a plurality of charging devices,
The parking ticket issuing machine
When it is detected that the parking ticket issuance button has been pressed, a parking ticket with a first code is issued,
After issuing the parking ticket with the first code code, the storage unit provided separately from the parking ticket issuing machine and the plurality of the charging devices in association with the identification code of the parking ticket and the first code code To send the identification code of the parking ticket and the first password code,
The storage unit
Storing the identification code of the parking ticket transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine in association with the first code code,
The charging device is:
When a second password is entered, an inquiry is made as to whether the first password stored in the storage unit matches the second password entered using the charging device. In order to do so, the input second code is sent to the parking ticket issuing machine,
The parking ticket issuing machine
The first security code stored in the storage unit matches the second security code input from the charging device, and the second security code transmitted from the charging device is unauthenticated. If there is, the first password stored in the storage unit corresponding to the second password entered from the charging device is set to authenticated, and the second password is entered. Sending a charging permission signal to the charging device;
The charging device is:
After receiving the charging permission signal, start charging, and when charging is completed, generate charging performance information according to the charging time,
Associating the second personal identification code input by the charging device with the charging performance information, and transmitting it to the parking ticket issuing machine;
The parking ticket issuing machine
Receiving the second personal identification code and the charging result information input using the charging device;
When it is detected that the parking ticket with the first password is inserted after the charging is completed, the charging device associated with the first password is attached to the parking ticket with the first password. Calculating the charging power charge based on the charging performance information received from
When the settlement is completed, the first password code attached to the first password-added parking ticket is deleted from the storage unit.
The parking lot charge authentication method characterized by the above-mentioned . If the second password entered from the charging device matches the first password that has been authenticated and stored in the storage unit, the charging device has the second password Disallow charging from the charging device to which is input ,
The parking lot charging authentication method according to claim 3, wherein:

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