JP6431655B1 - Parking lot management method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for managing a plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of a plurality of parking lots, and particularly suppresses installation of dedicated facilities in the parking lot. While providing a technology that makes it easy to suppress malfunction of the parking lot management system. A mobile terminal 90 determines whether or not the user has entered any parking lot as a result of the movement of the user (S1203), and the mobile terminal 90 uses its own sensor, so that the user can The mobile terminal 90 determines whether the vehicle is in a boarding state (S2913), the mobile terminal 90 determines that the user has entered one of the parking lots, and the user If it is determined that the vehicle is in the boarding state, a warehousing button is displayed on its own screen (S1205), and when the warehousing button is operated by the user, an authority to use any of the parking lots is given to the user (S1260). ). [Selection] Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing a plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of a plurality of parking lots, and particularly suppresses installation of dedicated facilities in the parking lot. However, the present invention relates to a technology that facilitates suppressing malfunction of a parking lot management system.

  Parking lots having a plurality of parking spaces (also referred to as “cabs”) for vehicles are already widely used. This type of parking lot is classified in terms of the method of transporting the vehicle to the target parking space, and the user drives the vehicle by itself to transport it to the target parking space, and mechanically moves the pallet and cage. And mechanically transporting the vehicle to the target parking space.

  Moreover, the parking lot may be lent to the user free of charge, or may be rented for a fee. Toll parking lots are classified into monthly and hourly lending (including “daily lending”) in terms of the length of time lending to users.

  If you categorize the time-rented parking lot in terms of its management system, the person in charge of managing and monitoring the parking lot is resident at the site, and such a person in charge is not resident. It is classified as an unmanned system dispatched to the site.

  Also, if you classify the time-rented parking lot in terms of the payment method of the parking fee, when the user enters the warehouse, the prepayment method that pays the parking fee corresponding to the length of the planned parking time, and when the user leaves the store, It is classified as a post-payment type that pays a parking fee corresponding to the length of parking time.

  Several prior art documents disclosing several types of parking lots as described above have been found.

  Patent Document 1 is installed in a vehicle without installing a dedicated facility in the parking lot, and without requesting that the user operate his / her mobile terminal or operate the facility on the site. The technology which makes it possible to completely automate the entry / exit processing with respect to the parking lot using the GPS, the computer, and the communication device.

  Specifically, this Patent Document 1 measures the current position of a vehicle using a GPS positioning function mounted on a vehicle on which the user gets, not on the communication device of the user, and the position of any parking lot When a transition from a state that does not match the position to a state that matches any parking position, the user's entry to the parking lot is automatically detected, while the subsequent vehicle position matches the parking position. A technology is disclosed that automatically detects user exit from the parking lot when the state does not match.

  In addition, Patent Document 2 does not require installation of a dedicated facility in the parking lot, and does not require the user to operate his / her mobile terminal or operate the facility of the user. The user's location information and behavior information are acquired using GPS and acceleration sensors mounted on the mobile terminal, and the user's entry and exit from the parking lot where the user is currently staying is detected using the information. The technology which makes it possible to completely automate the entry / exit processing for the parking lot is disclosed.

  Specifically, this patent document 2 is a parking lot management system that manages a plurality of parking lots, and includes a reception unit that accepts a reservation for use of each parking lot by a user, and an information communication terminal possessed by the user. Based on the location information of the information communication terminal received from the user and the action information of the user, the use parking lot actually used by the user is determined and the use start and use end of the use parking lot by the user are determined. It has disclosed what has a judgment means to judge.

  More specifically, this Patent Document 2 uses the acceleration sensor to determine whether the user is walking or riding, and walks from a state where the user gets in and enters any parking lot. When transitioning to a state that is in the middle, it is determined that the user has entered the parking lot, and on the other hand, when transitioning from one of the parking lots to the state where the user gets on the parking lot and exits, The technique which determines with the user having left the parking lot is disclosed.

JP 2001-202542 A JP 2013-256380 A JP 2010-250734 A

  According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is theoretically possible to completely automate the entry / exit processing for the parking lot. However, in order to employ the technique described in Patent Document 1, the vehicle performs communication between a positioning device (positioning function) such as GPS, a computer (signal processing function), and an external server. It is required to mount a device (communication function), that is, to increase the functionality (for example, intelligence) of the vehicle.

  On the other hand, according to the technique described in Patent Document 2, instead of mounting a special device on the vehicle, there is a user's portable terminal having a signal processing function, a communication function, a positioning function, and an action detection function. Used. With the spread of portable terminals equipped with such functions, according to the technology described in Patent Document 2, entry / exit processing for a parking lot without requiring high-performance (for example, intelligence) of a vehicle. Can be fully automated.

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the system tries to identify the parking lot where the user has boarded and entered without paying attention only to the relationship between the location information of the mobile terminal and the location information of the parking lot, There was a practical problem of high possibility of malfunction.

  In addition, in the technology described in Patent Document 2, attention is also given to the user's behavior information in addition to the position information of the mobile terminal, and an attempt is made to identify the parking lot on which the user has boarded and entered. Although there is a limit to the accuracy, the action information of the focused user is not unique to the parking lot, so there is still a practical problem that the system is highly likely to malfunction.

  Moreover, both patent documents 1 and 2 are disclosing the point which pays attention to the specific behavior which generate | occur | produces in a vehicle, when a vehicle drive | works a parking lot, in order to identify the parking lot which the user got on and entered. Absent.

  By the way, as an operating form of a parking lot, a prepaid time lending type is already known. According to this mode of operation, in the warehousing stage where the user enters the parking lot in order to park the vehicle in the parking lot, the effective parking time, which is the time zone in which the user wishes to park in the parking lot, is expressed in units of hours. The user is given the authority to use the parking lot on the condition that the user pays in advance and pays in advance a parking fee corresponding to the length of the effective parking time.

  Patent Document 3 describes a conventional example of a prepaid parking lot. This parking lot has a fee settlement device for the user to prepay the parking fee, and the user exits on the condition that the regular parking fee is paid at the time of warehousing at the time of departure. A dedicated facility called a delivery gate management device is installed.

  The user who uses this parking lot predicts, as the effective parking time, the length of time required to continuously park the vehicle in the parking lot when entering the parking lot. Pay a parking fee for the length of the.

  Furthermore, the user who uses this parking lot can enter and exit the parking lot as many times as possible within the effective parking time, that is, re-entry.

  By the way, when operating a parking lot, regardless of whether or not the operation form is a prepaid time lending system, the actual operation status of the parking lot, that is, the availability, is measured or estimated in real time to other potential users. It is advantageous for parking lot managers and land owners in that it contributes to improving the parking occupancy rate and increasing profits, and to be able to guide vacant parking lots to users in the vicinity in a timely manner. Therefore, it is advantageous to the user in that it is easy to find a parking lot at a required place when the user needs.

  Such a parking lot guide desirably has high accuracy, but there may be an uncertain factor among a plurality of factors that need to be taken into account in order to measure or estimate the parking space availability.

  For example, as described above, a user who uses the prepaid parking lot described in Patent Document 3 can enter and exit the parking lot any number of times within the effective parking period, that is, re-entry. Is possible. In this case, the user may actually re-stock or may not actually re-stock.

  In this case, if the parking lot manager considers the possibility that the user will re-enter the parking lot as 0% and estimates the availability of the parking lot, even if the user actually tries to re-entry, the parking lot is empty. There is a risk that the user may feel inconvenience. On the other hand, if the possibility that the user re-enters the parking lot is regarded as 100% and the vacant state of the parking lot is estimated, there is a possibility that the operating rate of the parking lot will be lowered when the user does not actually re-entry. is there.

  In this way, when operating a prepaid parking lot in a mode that permits re-entry within the effective parking time, how the parking lot administrator determines the uncertain factor of the probability that the user will actually re-store. Depending on how it is handled, the estimation accuracy of the parking space availability fluctuates, which affects both the parking occupancy rate and user convenience.

  Therefore, when operating a prepaid parking lot in a mode that allows re-entry within the effective parking time, provide parking guidance that improves both the availability of the parking lot and the convenience of the user. Is desirable.

  Moreover, when constructing a prepaid parking lot described in Patent Document 3, a charge settlement apparatus for a user to prepay a parking fee, and a time at which the user leaves the parking lot is monitored and the effective parking is performed. It is necessary to install a delivery gate device in the parking lot to confirm whether or not the time has expired. Therefore, when constructing this parking lot, expensive capital investment is required.

  In contrast, information that can be acquired from a user's information processing terminal (for example, a mobile terminal) while suppressing the installation or use of dedicated facilities for each compartment of the parking lot (for example, information that can estimate the user's behavior) ) To estimate the overall availability of parking lots, focusing on multiple users, rather than focusing on multiple cabins individually, and sharing the results with other potential users. It is also desirable to provide parking guidance that guides in advance.

  Against the background of the above knowledge, the present invention relates to a technique for managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots, and in particular, parking lots. An object of the present invention is to provide a technology that facilitates suppressing malfunction of a parking lot management system while suppressing installation of dedicated facilities.

In order to solve the problem , according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for managing a plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of a plurality of parking lots. There,
As a result of the user moving as a result of the information processing terminal communicating with its own GPS or with off-site equipment installed outside each parking lot or on-site equipment installed inside each parking lot, An admission determination process for determining whether or not one of the parking lots has been entered,
An exit determination step of determining whether or not the user has exited from any parking lot as a result of the user moving by the GPS or by communication with the off-site facility or the on-site facility,
A boarding determination step of determining whether or not the information processing terminal is in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal by using its own sensor;
When the information processing terminal determines that the user has entered one of the parking lots, and determines that the user is in the boarding state, a warehousing that issues a warehousing request when operated by the user on its own screen Receipt button display process to display the button,
When the warehousing button is operated by the user, the management server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal and / or the information processing terminal gives the user authority to use any of the parking lots, thereby A warehousing permission process for allowing a user to enter a parking lot,
When the information processing terminal determines that the user has exited from one of the parking lots and determines that the user is in the boarding state, a shipping that issues a shipping request when operated by the user on its own screen Outgoing button display process to display buttons,
When the exit button is operated by the user, the information processing terminal and / or the management server confirms that the use of any one of the parking lots by the user has ended, and thus any one of the parking lots A shipping permission process that allows users to leave from
A parking management method is provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a plurality of parking using an information processing terminal of the user to select and use one of a plurality of parking,
The information processing terminal acquires a current position of the vehicle using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a riding state where the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
The information processing terminal acquires the dynamic behavior of the vehicle using the dynamic behavior acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, and the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the acquisition result. A step of determining whether or not the vehicle exhibits a specific dynamic behavior that does not appear if it is running but is traveling in any parking lot;
In the state where the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior, the vehicle exhibits the inherent dynamic behavior. A parking lot management method including a step of specifying, as a parking lot selected by a user, a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots on the condition that it is determined to be shown.
Moreover, according to another aspect of the present invention, a system for managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
A position acquisition unit that is provided in the information processing terminal and acquires a current position of the vehicle in a riding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
A dynamic behavior acquisition unit that is provided in the information processing terminal and acquires the dynamic behavior of the vehicle in the riding state;
Based on the acquired dynamic behavior, the vehicle has an inherent dynamic behavior that does not appear when the vehicle is traveling on a normal road but appears when traveling in an arbitrary parking lot. In the state where the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior, the vehicle is A parking lot management system that includes a parking lot specifying unit that specifies, as a parking lot selected by a user, a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots on the condition that it is determined to exhibit behavior. Is provided .

  The following aspects are obtained by the present invention. Each aspect is divided into sections, each section is given a number, and is described in a form that cites other section numbers as necessary. This is to facilitate understanding of some of the technical features that the present invention can employ and combinations thereof, and the technical features that can be employed by the present invention and combinations thereof are limited to the following embodiments. Should not be interpreted. That is, it should be construed that it is not impeded to appropriately extract and employ the technical features described in the present specification as technical features of the present invention although they are not described in the following embodiments.

  Further, describing each section in the form of quoting the numbers of the other sections does not necessarily prevent the technical features described in each section from being separated from the technical features described in the other sections. It should not be construed as meaning, but it should be construed that the technical features described in each section can be appropriately made independent depending on the nature.

(1) A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
The information processing terminal acquires a current position of the vehicle using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a riding state where the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
The information processing terminal acquires the dynamic behavior of the vehicle using the dynamic behavior acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, and the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the acquisition result. A step of determining whether or not the vehicle exhibits a specific dynamic behavior that does not appear if it is running but is traveling in any parking lot;
On the condition that the information processing terminal determines that the vehicle exhibits the inherent dynamic behavior, a parking lot selected by the user is selected from the plurality of parking lots corresponding to the current position of the vehicle. A parking lot management method including a parking lot identification step for identifying a parking lot.

(2) A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
A position acquisition step of acquiring a current position of the vehicle by using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
When the information processing terminal is in the boarding state, the vehicle is traveling on a normal road based on the rotational motion state quantity acquired using the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit of the information processing terminal. A high-frequency turning state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility of being in a high-frequency turning state in which the vehicle performs a turning motion at a higher frequency than the case;
On the condition that the information processing terminal determines that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency turning state, the user selects one of the plurality of parking lots corresponding to the current position of the vehicle. A parking lot management method including a parking lot identification step for identifying a parking lot.

(3) Furthermore,
When the information processing terminal uses the proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior. Including an in-vehicle placement state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in an in-vehicle placement state,
The parking lot identifying step is performed on the condition that it is determined that the vehicle is likely to be in the high-frequency turning state, and that the information processing terminal is likely to be in the vehicle-mounted state. The parking lot management method according to (1) or (2), wherein a parking lot corresponding to a current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots is specified as a parking lot selected by a user.

(4) A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
A position acquisition step of acquiring a current position of the vehicle by using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
When the information processing terminal is in the boarding state, the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the acceleration and / or vibration state of the vehicle acquired using the acceleration acquisition unit and / or the vibration acquisition unit of the information processing terminal. A high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state in which acceleration / deceleration is performed at a higher frequency than when traveling;
On the condition that the information processing terminal determines that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state, the user selects one corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots. A parking lot management method that includes a parking lot identification step that identifies the designated parking lot.

(5) Furthermore,
When the information processing terminal uses the proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior. Including an in-vehicle placement state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in an in-vehicle placement state,
The parking lot specifying step is performed under the condition that it is determined that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state and that the information processing terminal is likely to be in the vehicle-mounted state. The parking lot management method according to (4), wherein a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots is specified as a parking lot selected by a user.

(6) A method for managing the plurality of parking lots using a portable information processing terminal that is a user's information processing terminal that selects and uses one of the plurality of parking lots,
The information processing terminal is acquired by the position acquisition unit of the information portable terminal in a boarding state in which the user is in the vehicle together with the information processing terminal at the warehousing stage in which the user enters the vehicle in any parking lot. From the state in which the current position of the vehicle is outside the space area corresponding to all the sites of the plurality of parking lots, the vehicle is located in any space area corresponding to the site of any of the parking lots. An entry determination step of determining whether or not the user has entered any of the space areas corresponding to any of the parking lots by determining whether or not the state has transitioned to
The information processing terminal is in the warehousing stage, and in the boarding state, the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the rotational motion state quantity of the vehicle acquired using the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit of the information processing terminal. A high-frequency turning state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in a high-frequency turning state in which the vehicle performs a turning motion at a higher frequency than when traveling;
The information processing terminal may have a condition that the current position of the vehicle has entered any space area corresponding to any parking lot at the warehousing stage, and the vehicle may be in the high-frequency turning state. A parking lot including an entrance parking lot identifying step that identifies any of the parking lots as a parking lot that the user has entered after entering the vehicle when a plurality of conditions including the condition that there is Management method.

(7) Instead of or in addition to the high-frequency turning state determination step,
When the information processing terminal is in the entry stage, the vehicle travels on a normal road based on a low frequency component of acceleration of the vehicle acquired using the acceleration acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in the boarding state. A high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step for determining whether or not the vehicle is likely to be in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state in which acceleration / deceleration is performed at a higher frequency than
The plurality of conditions include the condition that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state according to the item (6).

(8) Furthermore,
By using the proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state at the warehousing stage, the information processing terminal is not carried by the user during boarding, and the information processing terminal An in-vehicle placement state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility of being in an in-vehicle placement state fixedly placed in a vehicle interior;
The plurality of conditions further includes a condition that the information processing terminal may be in the in-vehicle mounted state, according to (6) or (7).

(9) Furthermore,
The information processing terminal includes a step of determining whether the information processing terminal is fixedly held in the vehicle by using a proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state,
The parking lot specifying step is performed on the condition that it is determined that the vehicle exhibits the inherent dynamic behavior and that the information processing terminal is fixedly held in the vehicle. The parking lot management method according to (1), wherein a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among a plurality of parking lots is specified as a parking lot selected by a user.

(11) A method of managing the parking lot using an information processing terminal and a management server of each user who uses a prepaid time lending type parking lot,
A first transmission step in which the information processing terminal transmits the effective parking time desired by the user for the parking lot to the management server in association with the user at the parking stage of the user in the parking lot;
The information processing terminal determines whether or not the user leaves the parking lot in a state where the user is on the vehicle at the exit stage from the parking lot of the user, and boarding / leaving determination data representing the result is obtained. A delivery operation that is transmitted to the management server in association with the user, determines whether or not the user has performed a delivery operation as an intention to exit from the parking lot, and indicates the result. A second transmission step of transmitting discrimination data to the management server in association with the user;
Based on the effective parking time, the boarding / leaving determination data and the leaving operation determination data received from the information processing terminal, and the warehousing time, the management server performs a predetermined action on the parking lot for each user in real time. Data that can be classified into any of a plurality of types and that can access data representing the user's behavior pattern in the parking lot for each user so that the user's behavior pattern is reflected as time-series time-related information according to the classification A management table creating / updating process for creating and updating a management table having a structure, and
The plurality of types are: normal exit that is established because the exit in the boarding state of the user was performed with the exit operation before the expiration of the effective parking time, and the exit in the boarding state of the user is the effective Including temporary provisioning that is established because it was performed without the above-mentioned exiting operation before the expiration of the parking time,
A parking lot management method in which a re-entry authority for re-entry the same user to the same parking lot is given to the user unless the effective parking time expires when the temporary delivery is established.

(12) The management table creation / update process includes:
a) In the warehousing stage, when the user performs warehousing, the warehousing flag is turned ON;
b) When the regular delivery is established at the delivery stage, the regular delivery flag is turned ON;
c) When the temporary delivery is established at the delivery stage, the temporary delivery flag is turned ON;
d) Creating / updating the management table so that, when the re-entry authority is given to the user at the delivery stage, at least one of the fact that the re-entry permission flag is turned ON is achieved. The parking lot management method according to item (11).

(13) A method of managing the parking lot using an information processing terminal and a management server of each user who uses a prepaid time lending type parking lot,
A first transmission step in which the information processing terminal transmits the effective parking time desired by the user for the parking lot to the management server in association with the user at the parking stage of the user in the parking lot;
The information processing terminal determines whether or not the user leaves the parking lot in a state where the user is on the vehicle at the exit stage from the parking lot of the user, and boarding / leaving determination data representing the result is obtained. A delivery operation that is transmitted to the management server in association with the user, determines whether or not the user has performed a delivery operation as an intention to exit from the parking lot, and indicates the result. A second transmission step of transmitting discrimination data to the management server in association with the user;
Based on the effective parking time, the boarding / leaving determination data and the leaving operation determination data received from the information processing terminal, and the warehousing time, the management server indicates a future vacancy status of the parking lot in the parking lot. Not paying attention to individual vacancy conditions in the vehicle compartment, but focusing on individual time-series behavior patterns of multiple users of the parking lot, so that there is no vacant compartment in the parking lot And a vacancy determination step for predicting whether the vehicle is in an empty vehicle state where a vacant vehicle compartment exists and a congested state indicating that the vehicle is actually full or may be empty Parking management method including.

(14) The user is given the authority to re-enter the same parking lot unless the effective parking time expires when the user leaves the parking lot in the boarding state at the leaving stage. When the user performs the exit operation on the information processing terminal when the user leaves the parking lot in the boarding state on the stage, the authority to re-enter is lost,
The vacancy determination step is based on a comparison between a result of performing the vacancy determination in anticipation of the occurrence of the re-entry in the future and a result of performing the vacancy determination without expecting the occurrence of the re-entry in the future. The parking lot management method according to item (13), wherein a final determination result is determined.

(15) In the vacancy determination step, when the vacancy determination is performed in anticipation of the occurrence of the re-entry in the future, the determination result becomes the full state, but the occurrence of the re-entry in the future is not expected. The parking lot management method according to item (14), wherein when the vacancy determination is performed and the determination result is the empty vehicle state, the final determination result is determined as the congestion state.

(16) The vacancy determination step performs each determination cycle at a predetermined time interval, and in each determination cycle,
X1: the number of effective parkings that is the number of users whose effective parking time does not expire during each determination cycle;
X2: It is determined that the effective parking time has not expired during each determination cycle, and the number of users who have been properly issued due to leaving the user in the boarding state with the exit operation. The number of issues,
X3: During each determination cycle, the effective parking time has not expired, and the user has left the boarding state without being accompanied by the exit operation, so that temporary exit is established and the same user is the same. The parking lot management according to any one of (13) to (5), including a first calculation step of calculating an indeterminate number of users who are authorized to re-enter the parking lot. Method.

(17) The vacancy determination step includes:
The maximum number of parkings Y1 immediately after each judgment cycle is calculated as (X1-X2) in anticipation of the expected number of re-entry in the future, and the minimum number of parkings Y2 immediately after each judgment cycle is calculated in the future. The parking lot management method according to (16), including a second calculation step of calculating as (X1- (X2 + X3)) without expecting the expected number of occurrences of re-entry in

(18) The vacancy determination step includes:
In each determination cycle, when it is determined whether the parking lot is in a full state or an empty state from the maximum parking number Y1, the determination result is a full state, but the minimum parking number Y2 (17) including a step of determining the final determination result as a congested state when the determination result is an empty state when it is determined whether the operating state of the parking lot is full or empty. Parking lot management method as described in.

(19) The vacancy determination step includes:
In each determination cycle, if the determination result in the previous determination cycle is full or congested, the operation status of the parking lot is filled with the minimum parking number Y2 without taking that into consideration. If it is determined whether the vehicle is in an empty state when the determination result is an empty state, the parking state described in (17) or (18) includes a step of determining the final determination result as a congested state. Parking lot management method.

(31) A method in which a management server centrally manages a plurality of parking lots by communicating with a plurality of portable terminals of a plurality of users,
The portable terminal and the management server, a warehousing process for supporting a warehousing process for a vehicle of any user to enter a parking lot,
The mobile terminal and the management server include a delivery process step for supporting a delivery process for the vehicle to exit from the parking lot,
The unloading process is based on the position detected by the mobile terminal and the temporal change in the position and the speed or acceleration detected or estimated by the mobile terminal, so that the user does not get on the vehicle. And a behavior analysis unit that determines whether the vehicle has left the parking lot or the vehicle that is running as a pedestrian and has left the parking lot.

  Throughout this application document, the phrase “your location detected by a mobile terminal” is detected using, for example, a signal received by a mobile terminal from a transmitter (eg, an artificial satellite) installed outside a parking lot. Interpreted to mean its own position, or interpreted to mean its own position detected using a signal received from a transmitter installed in a parking lot (for example, a near field communication type transmitter). May be.

  Further, throughout the present application documents, the phrase “own speed or acceleration detected by a mobile terminal” is detected using the sensor when the mobile terminal is equipped with a speed sensor or an acceleration sensor, for example. May be interpreted to mean a certain speed or acceleration.

  Further, throughout the application documents, the phrase “own speed or acceleration estimated by the mobile terminal” means that the position detected by the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is not equipped with a speed sensor or an acceleration sensor. It may be interpreted to mean a time differential value (difference between the previous value of the position and the current value) or a twice time differential value (difference between the previous value of the difference and the current value). This interpretation also applies to the angular velocity estimation unit and the acceleration estimation unit described above.

(32) The shipping process step includes:
After the warehousing, the portable terminal, based on its own position detected by the portable terminal and the temporal change of the position, an entrance determination step for determining whether or not the user has entered the parking lot,
After it is determined that the admission has been performed, the mobile terminal detects its own position detected by the mobile terminal and its temporal change, and its own speed or acceleration detected or estimated by the mobile terminal. The exit determination step of determining whether or not the vehicle has exited from the parking lot because the user has boarded the traveling vehicle and exited from the parking lot based on the item (31). Method.

(33) The leaving determination step includes
An action for determining whether the user is stationary or moving, regardless of whether the user is walking or is in a state of getting on the vehicle, based on a temporal change of his / her position detected by the mobile terminal A classification process;
When it is determined that the user is moving, on the basis of the acceleration detected or estimated by the mobile terminal, the user is walking without riding on the vehicle or is on the running vehicle. A movement type determination step for determining whether the vehicle is moving,
Whether the user has left the parking lot, regardless of whether the user is walking or is in a state of getting on the vehicle, based on his / her position detected by the mobile terminal and temporal changes in the position. The method according to item (32), including: an exit determination step for determining.

(34) The mobile terminal includes an acceleration sensor that detects its own acceleration,
The movement type determination step includes
An intensity analysis step in which the mobile terminal and / or the management server measures a substantial maximum intensity representative of a waveform of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor;
A frequency analysis step in which the mobile terminal and / or the management server extracts a plurality of frequency components from the acceleration waveform detected by the acceleration sensor and measures a frequency of the frequency components having the maximum amplitude. The method according to item (33), comprising at least one of them.

(35) If the measured substantial maximum intensity is greater than a first threshold, the intensity analyzing step determines that the user is walking, while the measured substantial maximum intensity is The method according to item (34), in which, when the value is equal to or less than the first threshold value, it is determined that the user is in the traveling vehicle.

(36) The frequency analysis step determines that the user is walking when the measured frequency is lower than a second threshold, while the measured frequency is equal to or higher than the second threshold. If this is the case, the method according to (34) or (35), wherein the user determines that the user is in the traveling vehicle.

(37) The mobile terminal
An acceleration sensor that detects its own acceleration,
A step detection unit that detects the number of steps of the user per unit time based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor,
In the movement type determination step, the mobile terminal and / or the management server determines that the user is walking when the detected number of steps is greater than a third threshold, while the detected The method according to item (33), wherein when the number of steps is equal to or less than the third threshold value, it is determined that the user is in the traveling vehicle.

(38) The warehousing process
The portable terminal includes a step of inputting from the user an effective parking time that is a time zone in which the user desires to park the vehicle in any of the parking lots,
The shipping process further includes
A step in which the mobile terminal inputs from the user an exit operation performed as an intention display that the user causes the vehicle to exit from the parking lot;
When the mobile terminal and / or the management server determines that the user has boarded the vehicle and has left the parking lot, the user can perform an actual leaving operation until the effective parking time has expired. The process according to any one of (31) to (37), including: a process of waiting for delivery, and handling the delivery without waiting for an actual delivery operation by the user when the effective parking time has expired. Method.

  In this example, the warehousing process may further include a step of allowing the portable terminal to pay a prepaid parking fee that is commensurate with the length of the input effective parking time.

(39) Furthermore,
A re-entry determination step of determining whether or not the same user re-enters the same parking lot before the expiration of the effective parking time without performing an actual exit operation;
When it is determined that the re-entry has been performed, the method according to item (38), wherein execution of at least a substantial part of the warehousing process is omitted.

(40) In the warehousing process, the user can park the vehicle from a position outside the parking lot of any of the plurality of parking lots based on the position detected by the mobile terminal and the temporal change in the position. 40. A method according to any one of items (31) to (39), further including a warehousing determination step of determining that the vehicle has entered one of the parking lots on the condition that the vehicle has moved to a position in the yard.

(41) The warehousing process includes:
On the condition that the user has moved from a position outside any of the plurality of parking lots to a position inside the parking lot based on the own position detected by the mobile terminal and its temporal change. , A warehousing determination step for determining that the vehicle has entered one of the parking lots,
When it is determined that the warehousing has been performed, the mobile terminal is valid for vehicle information for identifying the vehicle and a time zone in which the user wishes to park the vehicle at any of the parking lots. The parking related information transmission process which transmits the parking relevant information containing relevant time information for specifying parking time or its effective parking time to the said management server. The method as described in (40) term.

(42) Furthermore,
A progress monitoring step in which the mobile terminal and / or the management server monitors the actual parking time of the vehicle by sequentially calculating the remaining time of the effective parking time as time passes,
The mobile terminal and / or the management server includes an extension processing step of performing an extension process for extending the effective parking time in response to an extension request from a user prior to expiration of the effective parking time (41 ) Method.

(43) The progress monitoring step includes:
When the transmission of the parking related information and the settlement of the prepaid parking fee are completed, the portable terminal and / or the management server calculates the remaining time by sequentially subtracting the effective parking time as time elapses. A remaining time calculating step,
The portable terminal and / or the management server includes a remaining time display step of displaying the calculated remaining time on the screen of the portable terminal either spontaneously or in response to a request from a user (42) The method according to item.

(44) Further, whether or not the mobile terminal and / or the management server includes vacant spaces that are not used in a plurality of compartments in the parking lot based on the number of confirmed receipts and the number of confirmed exits. The method according to any one of (31) to (43), further including a vacancy determination step of determining whether or not.

(45) The vacancy determination step includes:
Each time the mobile terminal and / or the management server confirms one entry, the number of vacancies, which is the number of unused vacancies, is reduced by one from the plurality of compartments in the parking lot. Subtracting to
The mobile terminal and / or the management server includes an adding step of adding the number of vacancies by one each time an actual leaving operation or an assumed leaving operation for one time is confirmed. Method.

(46) The unloading process further includes:
When it is determined that the admission has been performed in the user exiting stage, the mobile terminal gives the user a visual, auditory, or tactile stimulus to prompt the user to perform the exiting operation. The method according to any one of items (31) to (45), which includes a delivery operation prompting step.

(47) The unloading process includes
After it is determined that the user has left the parking lot as a pedestrian, the remaining time of the effective parking time, which is a time zone in which the user wishes to park the vehicle in any of the parking lots, is a predetermined time. In a shorter case, the mobile terminal provides an extension request that provides the user with a visual, audio or tactile stimulus to prompt the user to issue an extension request to extend the effective parking time. The method according to any one of (31) to (46), which includes a prompting step.

(48) A method in which a management server centrally manages a plurality of parking lots by communicating with a plurality of mobile terminals of a plurality of users,
The portable terminal and the management server, a warehousing process for supporting a warehousing process for a vehicle of any user to enter a parking lot,
The mobile terminal and the management server include a delivery process step for supporting a delivery process for the vehicle to exit from the parking lot,
The warehousing process
The portable terminal includes a step of inputting from the user an effective parking time that is a time zone in which the user desires to park the vehicle in any of the parking lots,
The unloading process
A step in which the mobile terminal inputs from the user an exit operation performed as an intention display that the user causes the vehicle to exit from the parking lot;
When the mobile terminal and / or the management server causes the vehicle to exit from the parking lot, the effective parking time will not expire and the user will wait for the actual exit operation, On the other hand, when the effective parking time expires, the method includes handling the delivery without waiting for the actual delivery operation by the user.

  In this example, the warehousing process may further include a step of allowing the portable terminal to pay a prepaid parking fee that is commensurate with the length of the input effective parking time.

(49) Furthermore,
A re-entry determination step of determining whether or not the same user re-enters the same parking lot before the expiration of the effective parking time without performing an actual exit operation;
When it is determined that the re-entry has been performed, the method according to item (48), wherein execution of at least a substantial part of the warehousing process is omitted.

(50) A program executed by a computer of a mobile terminal to implement the mobile terminal according to any one of (1) to (49).

  The program according to this section may be interpreted to mean, for example, a combination of instructions executed by a computer to perform its function, or not only a combination of these instructions but also a file or data processed according to each instruction. Can be interpreted to include, but is not limited to.

  In addition, this program may achieve its intended purpose by being executed by a computer alone, or may be intended to achieve its intended purpose by being executed by a computer together with other programs. Yes, but not limited to them. In the latter case, the program according to this section can be mainly composed of data, but is not limited thereto.

(51) A program executed by a computer of the management server to implement the management server according to any one of (1) to (49).

(52) A recording medium on which the program according to (50) or (51) is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

  This recording medium can adopt various formats, for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, an optical recording medium such as a CD and a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO, and an unremovable storage such as a ROM. However, it is not limited to them.

(53) A system in which a management server centrally manages a plurality of parking lots by communication with a plurality of portable terminals of a plurality of users,
Of the portable terminal and the management server, a warehousing processing unit for supporting a warehousing process for a vehicle of any user to enter a parking lot,
Out of the portable terminal and the management server, including a delivery processing unit that supports a delivery process for the vehicle to leave the parking lot,
The exit processing unit allows the user to get on the vehicle based on the own position detected by the mobile terminal and the temporal change in the position and the own speed or acceleration detected or estimated by the mobile terminal. A system including an action analysis unit that determines whether the user has left the parking lot as a pedestrian or boarded the running vehicle and has left the parking lot.

(54) A system in which a management server centrally manages a plurality of parking lots by communicating with a plurality of portable terminals of a plurality of users,
Of the portable terminal and the management server, a warehousing processing unit for supporting a warehousing process for a vehicle of any user to enter a parking lot,
Out of the portable terminal and the management server, including a delivery processing unit that supports a delivery process for the vehicle to leave the parking lot,
The warehouse processing unit
An effective parking time input unit that inputs an effective parking time that is a time zone in which the user desires to park the vehicle in any of the parking lots of the mobile terminal;
The exit processing unit
Out of the portable terminal, a user operation input unit for inputting a store operation performed as an intention display indicating that the user has the vehicle out of the parking lot,
If the user leaves the vehicle from the parking lot among the portable terminal and / or the management server, the user can wait for the actual leaving operation before the effective parking time expires, On the other hand, when the effective parking time expires, the system includes a delivery handling control unit that treats delivery without waiting for an actual delivery operation by the user.

  In this example, the warehousing processing unit further includes a parking fee control enabling unit that allows the mobile terminal to pay a prepaid parking fee that is commensurate with the length of the input effective parking time. But you can.

<1> A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of a plurality of parking lots,
  The information processing terminal acquires a current position of the vehicle using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a riding state where the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
  The information processing terminal acquires the dynamic behavior of the vehicle using the dynamic behavior acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, and the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the acquisition result. A step of determining whether or not the vehicle exhibits a specific dynamic behavior that does not appear if it is running but is traveling in any parking lot;
  In the state where the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior, the vehicle exhibits the inherent dynamic behavior. A step of specifying a parking lot selected by the user as a parking lot selected by the user, on the condition that it is determined to indicate
  Parking management method including.

<2> A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
  A position acquisition step of acquiring a current position of the vehicle by using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
  When the information processing terminal uses the proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior. An in-vehicle placement state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in the in-vehicle placement state;
  When the information processing terminal is in the boarding state, the vehicle is traveling on a normal road based on the rotational motion state quantity acquired using the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit of the information processing terminal. A high-frequency turning state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility of being in a high-frequency turning state in which the vehicle performs a turning motion at a higher frequency than the case;
  On condition that the information processing terminal determines that the information processing terminal may be in the in-car placement state and determines that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency turning state, A parking lot identifying step that identifies the one corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots as a parking lot selected by the user;
  Parking management method including.

<3>
The parking lot management method according to <2>, wherein the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit includes a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a tilt sensor, or a gravity sensor.

<4> A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of the plurality of parking lots,
  A position acquisition step of acquiring a current position of the vehicle by using a position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
When the information processing terminal uses the proximity sensor of the information processing terminal in the boarding state, the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior. An in-vehicle placement state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in the in-vehicle placement state;
  When the information processing terminal is in the boarding state, the vehicle travels on a normal road based on the acceleration and / or vibration state of the vehicle acquired using the acceleration acquisition unit and / or the vibration acquisition unit of the information processing terminal. A high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step for determining whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle is in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state in which acceleration / deceleration is performed at a higher frequency than when traveling;
  On condition that the information processing terminal determines that the information processing terminal may be in the in-vehicle placement state and determines that the vehicle may be in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state A parking lot identifying step for identifying a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots as a parking lot selected by the user;
  Parking management method including.

<5> The parking lot management method according to <4>, wherein the acceleration acquisition unit includes an acceleration sensor.

<6> A program executed by a computer of an information processing terminal to implement the information processing terminal according to any one of <1> to <5>.

<7> A recording medium on which the program according to <6> is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

<8> A system for managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses any of the plurality of parking lots,
  A position acquisition unit that is provided in the information processing terminal and acquires a current position of the vehicle in a riding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal;
  A dynamic behavior acquisition unit that is provided in the information processing terminal and acquires the dynamic behavior of the vehicle in the riding state;
  Based on the acquired dynamic behavior, the vehicle has an inherent dynamic behavior that does not appear when the vehicle is traveling on a normal road but appears when traveling in an arbitrary parking lot. In the state where the information processing terminal is not carried by the user and the information processing terminal is fixedly placed in the vehicle interior, the vehicle is A parking lot identifying unit that identifies, as a parking lot selected by the user, a parking lot corresponding to the current position of the vehicle among the plurality of parking lots, on condition that the behavior is indicated;
  Including parking management system.

FIG. 1 is a plan view exemplarily showing one of a plurality of parking lots managed centrally by a parking lot management system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of the plurality of compartments shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the vehicles are stopped in the compartments.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a state in which a user's mobile terminal in each parking lot and a management server in a remote management center communicate with each other in the parking lot management system shown in FIG. 1.

4 shows the long-distance bidirectional communication between the user's portable terminal shown in FIG. 3 and the management server shown in FIG. 3, the communication between the artificial satellite and the portable terminal, and the parking lot shown in FIG. It is a figure which represents each short distance one-way communication between the installed transmitters conceptually.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram conceptually showing the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram conceptually showing the management server shown in FIG.

7 is a diagram showing a list of a plurality of programs (or modules) executed by the portable terminal computer shown in FIG. 5 and a plurality of programs (or modules) executed by the management server computer shown in FIG. It is.

FIGS. 8A to 8C are time charts conceptually showing first to third exemplary parking sequences realized by the parking lot management system, respectively.

FIG. 9 is a diagram that displays a list of a plurality of actions that a user can take in the parking lot entry stage and results generated by these actions in the parking lot management system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for displaying a list of a plurality of actions that a user can take and a result generated by these actions in the parking stage from the parking lot in the parking lot management system.

FIG. 11 shows a parking lot guidance program executed by the mobile terminal and the management server to guide a plurality of available parking lots to a plurality of potential users in association with a map in the parking lot management system. It is a flowchart which represents an example notionally.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart conceptually showing an example of a warehousing process program executed by the mobile terminal and the management server in order to support the user to perform the warehousing process in a certain parking lot in the parking lot management system. .

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of an example of a progress monitoring program executed by the mobile terminal and the management server in order to monitor the actual parking time after the user enters a certain parking lot in the parking lot management system. It is a flowchart represented to.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a vacancy determination program executed by the management server in order to determine whether or not there is a vacancy in each parking lot based on information from the mobile terminal of each user in the parking lot management system. FIG.

FIG. 15 shows an extension request executed by the mobile terminal and the management server in order to extend the effective parking time in response to an extension request from the user after the user enters a certain parking lot in the parking lot management system. It is a flowchart which expresses an example of a processing program notionally.

FIG. 16 is an example of an exit processing program executed by the mobile terminal and the management server in order to support the user performing the exit processing after the user enters the parking lot in the parking lot management system. It is a flowchart which represents a part conceptually.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart conceptually showing the remaining part of the leaving process program shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart conceptually showing an example of the behavior analysis program executed by the mobile terminal in order to analyze the user's behavior after the user enters a certain parking lot in the parking lot management system.

FIG. 19A is a waveform diagram showing an original waveform during user walking analyzed by the behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 18, and FIG. 19B is a graph showing the original waveform shown in FIG. It is a wave form diagram showing the waveform obtained as a result of intensity analysis processing.

20A is a waveform diagram showing frequency components obtained as a result of frequency analysis processing performed on the original waveform shown in FIG. 19A, and FIG. 20B shows the same original waveform. It is a wave form diagram showing another frequency component obtained as a result of having performed frequency analysis processing.

FIG. 21A is a waveform diagram showing an original waveform while the user is running, which is analyzed by the behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 18, and FIG. 21B is a graph showing the original waveform shown in FIG. It is a wave form diagram showing the waveform obtained as a result of intensity analysis processing.

FIG. 22A is a waveform diagram showing frequency components obtained as a result of frequency analysis processing performed on the original waveform shown in FIG. 20A, and FIG. 22B shows the same original waveform. It is a wave form diagram showing another frequency component obtained as a result of having performed frequency analysis processing.

FIG. 23 shows a behavior analysis program executed by a mobile terminal to analyze a user's behavior after the user enters a certain parking lot in the parking lot management system according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which represents an example notionally.

FIG. 24 is a plan view visually showing an example of the execution result of step S1204 shown in FIG.

FIG. 25 is a plan view visually showing an example of the execution results of steps S1205, S1212 and S1215 shown in FIG. 12 for convenience of explanation.

FIG. 26 is a plan view conceptually showing an example of a state where a plurality of data and a plurality of flags are stored for each user in the memory of the management server shown in FIG. 6 as a parking lot status management table.

FIG. 27 is a functional block diagram conceptually showing the parking management system according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 27 is placed and used in a vehicle parked in a parking lot.

FIG. 29 conceptually shows only the steps different from the first and second embodiments out of the warehousing process program executed by the computer of the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a flowchart.

FIG. 30 conceptually shows only the steps different from those of the first and second embodiments in the leaving process program executed by the mobile terminal computer shown in FIG. It is a flowchart.

FIG. 31 conceptually shows only the steps different from those of the first and second embodiments in the leaving processing program executed by the computer of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 27 as the leaving parking lot specifying module at the time of leaving. It is a flowchart.

FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram for explaining the entry entrance parking lot identification module, the exit entry parking lot identification module, and the exit exit parking lot identification module shown in FIGS. 29 to 31, respectively.

FIG. 33 is a graph for conceptually explaining the principle of the high-frequency turning state determination step executed in the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 34 is a graph for conceptually explaining the principle of a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step that is optionally executed in the mobile terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 35 illustrates a certain parking lot in order to explain the operating principles of the parking lot status management table creation / update unit and the vacancy determination unit in the parking lot management system according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a time chart which illustrates a mode that the status (occupied state) of each compartment changes with time for every user.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart conceptually showing a table creation / update module for executing the parking lot status management table creation / update unit in the parking lot management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart conceptually showing an vacancy determination module for implementing the vacancy determination unit in the parking lot management system shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, some exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in detail based on a drawing.

[First Embodiment]

  First, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a parking lot management system (hereinafter simply referred to as “system”) 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention can park a plurality of vehicles. This is a system for managing a plurality of parking lots 20 (in FIG. 1, only representative parking lots 20 of these parking lots 20 are shown).

  This system 10 is a parking lot management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which a management server 50 located in a remote place manages a plurality of parking lots 20 by communication with portable terminals 90 of a plurality of users. Centralized management is implemented.

  In one example, the system 10 allows the user to park on the condition that the user uses his / her portable terminal 90 instead of a parking ticket and pays a prepaid parking fee commensurate with the length of the scheduled parking time. The use of the parking lot 20 is permitted. In another example, on the condition that the system 10 uses the mobile terminal 90 instead of a parking ticket and pays a prepaid parking fee corresponding to the length of time actually parked. Permits the use of the parking lot 20.

  In FIG. 1, the parking lot 20 is shown in a plan view. The parking lot 20 has a plurality of vehicle compartments (an example of the parking space) 22 that enables simultaneous parking of a plurality of vehicles. In this parking lot 20, there is a single entry / exit port 24 (which is both an entry / exit port). FIG. 2 shows a part of the plurality of compartments 22 in a state where the vehicle is stopped in each compartment 22.

  The parking lot 20 is unmanned, and the parking lot 20 also includes a gate device that opens and closes appropriately to prevent the unauthorized vehicles from coming out from the entrance / exit 24 of the parking lot 20. A car stop device that appears and disappears in order to prevent the unauthorized vehicle from being issued is also a ticket issuing machine for issuing a parking ticket to a user who is a driver and a settlement machine for the user to settle the parking fee. Is not installed.

  It should be noted that the term “vehicle” should be interpreted as a term encompassing not only automobiles but also all types of mobile objects such as bicycles and motorcycles.

  As shown in FIG. 1, there are two types of parking sections on the site of the parking lot 20. It is based on a premise of a section for renting the vehicle compartment 22 on a daily basis for each vehicle user (a temporary storage section or a daily renting section) and for each vehicle user. And a compartment for renting the passenger compartment 22 (monthly compartment). Hereinafter, when simply referred to as “parking lot 20”, only the temporary storage section of the parking lot 20 is meant.

  This system 10 employs the above-described centralized management system as the parking lot management system. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a mobile terminal 90 of each user in each parking lot 20 and a management server 50 installed in a management center 40 that centrally manages a plurality of parking lots 20 are provided. ing.

  The management center 40 is a parking lot manager (for example, the owner of the land used as the parking lot 20 and managing the parking lot 20 by himself / herself, and the land from another person's land owner as the parking lot 20. Operated by a parking lot management company entrusted to manage.

  The user's portable terminal 90 is a device that is carried by the user and has a wireless communication function, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and a PDA.

  The portable terminal 90 is an example of the information processing terminal described above, but is not an information processing terminal of a type that is always carried by the user. The portable terminal 90 means a portable terminal that is not carried by the user inside the vehicle but carried by the user outside the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the portable terminal 90 receives GPS (Global Positioning System) signals from a plurality of artificial satellites existing in outer space as an indispensable function. It has a positioning function that measures the current map position (ground position).

  Furthermore, in an optional aspect, the mobile terminal 90 includes, in addition to a GPS signal (an example of an out-of-field transmitter), a signal representing the position coordinates of a base station (another example of an out-of-field transmitter), a parking lot 20 A signal from a transmitter (also referred to as an “in-site transmitter”) 30 installed in the transmitter 30 that represents a transmitter ID unique to each transmitter 30 is also received.

  In this optional aspect, the portable terminal 90 should have the transmitter ID represented by the signal received from each transmitter 30 and the corresponding parking lot ID, and the transmitter 30 should be installed. Is converted according to a rule (for example, a conversion table) defined in advance so as to represent the correspondence between the two.

  As a result, the portable terminal 90 identifies the transmitter 30 detected this time from the other transmitters 30 and the position of the transmitter 30 detected this time (for example, the position on the map, the position of the installed parking lot, etc.). Is measured and / or the strength of the signal received from the current transmitter 30 is measured, thereby measuring the distance between the transmitter 30 and the portable terminal 90.

  The transmitter 30 is a device that is generally known by a name such as a beacon device that transmits a beacon signal as an identification signal or a radio beacon. In one example, the transmitter 30 modulates the original signal to generate an identification signal representing the corresponding transmitter ID (or parking lot ID), and the generated identification signal is converted into an IR signal, Bluetooth ( It is transmitted locally as a registered trademark signal, NFC (Near Field Communication) signal, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 90 performs long-distance bidirectional wireless communication with the management server 50 of the management center 40. Moreover, in the aspect in which the transmitter 30 is installed in the parking lot 20, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 90 is described above from the transmitter 30 installed in the parking lot 20 currently visited by the user. The identification signal is received by a short-distance one-way wireless communication system in a contact state or non-contact state with the transmitter 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the user performs reception for positioning (GPS reception, reception from the base station, reception from the on-site transmitter 30, etc.) or operation by operating the mobile terminal 90 in the vehicle. Communication with the server 50 is possible. According to this aspect, the user can perform operations on the portable terminal 90 for entering (including settlement in the case of prepaid parking) and leaving (including settlement in the case of postpaid parking) in the vehicle. It will not be bothered by weather such as wind and rain.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the user can perform reception for positioning or communicate with the management server 50 by operating the mobile terminal 90 outside the vehicle. This embodiment, for example, is significant when it is necessary for the user to touch or or held up close to the mobile terminal 90 to place the transmitter 30.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 90 will be described with reference to FIG. 5, which is a functional block diagram. The mobile terminal 90 includes a processor 130 and a plurality of programs (also referred to as “applications”) executed by the processor 130. ) Is stored in the computer 134.

  The portable terminal 90 further includes a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) 136 that displays information, a receiving unit 138 that receives signals from the transmitter 30 and the management server 50, and generates and manages the signals. And a transmission unit 140 that transmits to the server 50.

  The portable terminal 90 further includes an input unit 150 for inputting data and commands from the user. The input unit 150 includes, for example, an operation unit that can be operated by the user to input desired information (for example, commands, data, and the like) to the mobile terminal 90. The operation unit includes a touch screen that displays icons (for example, virtual buttons) that can be operated by the user, a physical operation unit (for example, keyboard, keypad, and buttons) that can be operated by the user, and voice. There is a microphone to detect, but it is not limited to these.

  The portable terminal 90 further includes a GPS (satellite positioning system) receiver 152. As is well known, the GPS receiver 152 receives a plurality of GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, and based on the GPS signals, determines the position (latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the GPS receiver 152 on the earth. Measure by triangulation.

  Alternatively or in addition, the mobile terminal 90 may measure the position (latitude and longitude) on the earth by triangulation using the positions of a plurality of base stations.

  That is, in the mobile terminal 90, the positioning unit 230 (an example of the position acquisition unit) may be a GPS positioning unit or a base station positioning unit as an out-of-field transmitter, or the in-field transmitter 30. It may be.

  The portable terminal 90 further includes an acceleration sensor 154 that detects its own acceleration (for example, acceleration when the portable terminal 90 moves in translation). Since the acceleration sensor 154 is mounted on the mobile terminal 90, the acceleration sensor 154 vibrates integrally with the mobile terminal 90. As a result, the acceleration acting on the acceleration sensor 154 itself is equivalent to the acceleration acting on the mobile terminal 90. Detect as.

  Examples of the type of the acceleration sensor 154 include a semiconductor piezoresistive type, a capacitance type, and a heat detection type. In one example, the acceleration sensor 154 individually detects accelerations Gx, Gy, and Gz in the three axes directions of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis, and as a combined value Gr of these three detection values Gx, Gy, and Gz. It can be designed to output one representative acceleration.

  The acceleration sensor 154 detects an approximation of the acceleration acting on the user when the user is carrying the mobile terminal 90, and when the user is on the vehicle, Approximate acceleration acting on the vehicle (for example, longitudinal acceleration, longitudinal deceleration) is detected.

  The acceleration acting on the mobile terminal 90 is theoretically calculated by calculating the speed by performing time differentiation of the position measured based on the GPS signal and further performing time differentiation of the speed. Is possible. However, in terms of accuracy, the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 154 may be superior. In any case, the acceleration sensor 154 is an example of an acceleration acquisition unit that acquires or estimates the axial acceleration of the vehicle.

  The portable terminal 90 further optionally includes an optical sensor that detects light (for example, sunlight) that is exposed to the portable terminal 90 and a sound that is exposed to the portable terminal 90 (for example, a vehicle), although not illustrated. It is possible to incorporate a sound sensor that detects an engine sound), a proximity sensor that detects the approach of an object (for example, a vehicle) to the portable terminal 90 (an example of which will be described in detail later), and the like.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the management server 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 which is a functional block diagram. The management server 50 includes a processor 160 and a memory 162 that stores a plurality of applications executed by the processor 160. The computer 164 is mainly configured.

  The management server 50 further generates a signal by displaying a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) 166 that displays information, a receiving unit 168 that receives a signal from the portable terminal 90, and transmits the signal to the portable terminal 90. And a clock 172. This management server 50 does not directly receive from the transmitter 30, but in effect via the mobile terminal 90.

  Next, the software configurations of the computer 134 of the mobile terminal 90 and the computer 164 of the management server 50 will be conceptually described with reference to FIG. 7 which is a functional block diagram.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the computer 134 of the portable terminal 90 has the following characteristic part (program execution part or functional part).

1. Parking lot guide 200

  This corresponds to an example of a parking lot guidance program executed by the mobile terminal 90 to guide a plurality of available parking lots 20 to a plurality of potential users in association with a map in the system 10 (see FIG. 11).

  This parking lot guide unit 200 is the same as the parking lot guide unit 300 described later, but usually a plurality of potential users who are not staying in any parking lot 20 (from now on to any parking lot) In response to individual access from each user, the management server 50 individually distributes necessary guidance information to the mobile terminal 90 of each user. .

  Specifically, this parking lot guide unit 200 is the same as the parking lot guide unit 300 described later, but in response to access from each potential user, each actual parking lot 20 can be used as a vehicle that can be used. It is displayed on the screen of each user's portable terminal 90 together with full / vacant information (acquired by a vacancy determining unit 306 described later) indicating the presence / absence of the room.

  As a result, the mobile terminal 90 includes only a few candidate parking lots 20 out of all the parking lots 20 located in the vicinity of the user's current location (for example, a location measured by GPS) among the plurality of parking lots 20. Automatically select and display on the screen. The position and type of the displayed candidate parking lot 20 change as the user moves.

2. Warehouse processing unit 202

  This is executed by the mobile terminal 90 in the system 10 in order to assist the user in performing a warehousing process at any of the parking lots 20 (hereinafter also referred to as “selected parking lots”) selected by the user. This corresponds to an example of the warehousing process program (see the left part of FIG. 12). This warehousing processing unit 202 is the same as the warehousing processing unit 302 described later, but does not accept the warehousing process by the user unless the user stays at the selected parking lot 20.

  The warehousing processing unit 202 includes a parking fee calculating unit that calculates a parking fee, as with the warehousing processing unit 302 described later. In one example, the parking fee calculation unit may have different rules for each parking lot 20, but for users who use the same parking lot 20, the parking fee is calculated according to the same rule. In another example, the parking fee is calculated according to different rules for each parking lot 20 and different rules for each user using the same parking lot 20. This may be a prepaid parking fee or a postpaid parking fee.

  In the latter example, the amount of the parking fee varies for each position of the parking lot 30 and also varies for each user. As a result, the individual response to the user (for example, individual usage for each user) It is possible to make a discount reflecting the actual result, or charge a parking fee higher than the normal value reflecting the past violation history).

3. Progress monitoring unit 204

  This is because, in the system 10, after each user starts parking in the parking lot 20, the actual parking time is monitored individually, and the result (remaining time in the effective parking time) is monitored by each user. It corresponds to an example of a progress monitoring program executed by the mobile terminal 90 to notify the mobile terminal 90 of each user individually regardless of whether it is inside or outside the parking lot 20 (see the left part of FIG. 13). .

4). Extension request processor 206

  This is because in the system 10, after each user starts parking in the parking lot 20, regardless of whether each user is inside or outside the parking lot 20, an extension request from each user via the portable terminal 90 This corresponds to an example of an extension request processing program executed by the portable terminal 90 in order to individually extend the effective parking time in response (see the left part of FIG. 15).

5. Delivery processing unit 208

  This is an example of an exit processing program executed by the mobile terminal 90 in the system 10 to assist the user in performing the exit processing in the selected parking lot 20 after the user starts parking at the selected parking lot 20. (Refer to the left part of each of FIGS. 16 and 17). This delivery processing unit 208 is the same as the delivery processing unit 310 described later, but does not accept the delivery process by the user unless the user stays at the selected parking lot 20.

6). Behavior analysis unit 210

  This corresponds to a flowchart conceptually showing an example of an action analysis program executed by the mobile terminal 90 in order to analyze the user's action after the user enters the selected parking lot 20 for leaving in the system 10. (Refer to the left side of FIG. 18).

  The behavior analysis unit 210 includes: 1) a position detection unit 212 that detects that the user is present in the parking lot 20 based on its own position measured by the mobile terminal 90; A movement detection unit 214 that detects whether the vehicle is moving (regardless of whether it is walking or riding a vehicle), and 3) an acceleration sensor 154 that is mounted on the portable terminal 90 and vibrates integrally. And a boarding detection unit 216 that detects that the user is on the vehicle and is moving (running) based on the acceleration detected by.

  In one example, the movement detection unit 214 is moving in the parking lot 20 based on the presence or absence of a temporal change in its position measured by the mobile terminal 90 (whether it is walking or riding on a vehicle). Whether or not).

  In another example, if the movement detection unit 214 has a substantial maximum value of its own speed detected or estimated by the mobile terminal 90 from time to time as a first reference value (for example, 1 km per hour) or less, While it is determined that the user is stationary or stopped, if the first reference value is exceeded, it is determined that the user is moving.

  In one example, the boarding detector 216 is mounted on the vehicle and moving (running) based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 154 that is mounted on the mobile terminal 90 and vibrates integrally. Detect that.

  In this case, the boarding detection unit 216 calculates the maximum intensity of a plurality of acceleration values belonging to a part (latest time window segment) in the latest analysis window of the acceleration waveform detected by the acceleration sensor 154, A plurality of frequency components are extracted from a part in the latest analysis window (the latest time window segment) in the waveform of the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 154 and the intensity analysis unit that sequentially measures as time elapses. A frequency analysis unit that measures the frequency of the component having the maximum amplitude.

  In another example, if the boarding detection unit 216 has a substantial maximum value of its own speed detected or estimated by the mobile terminal 90 from time to time as a second reference value (for example, 10 km / h) or less, While it is determined that the user is walking, if the second reference value is exceeded, it is determined that the user is moving the vehicle.

  The behavior analysis unit 210 further includes a step count detection unit 218 that detects the number of steps of the user per unit time based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 154 as an additional option or an alternative option.

  The step detection unit 218 should detect the acceleration on the portable terminal 90 based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 154 and the change in the amplitude of the portable terminal 90 carried by the user with a swing greater than or equal to a predetermined value. It is a program that operates to add 1 to the cumulative number of vibrations when vibrations occur.

  An example of the step detection unit 218 is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-296097, and the step detection unit 218 in the present embodiment may employ a similar technique.

  Further, in the behavior analysis unit 210, the movement detection unit 214 may be omitted because the boarding detection unit 216 also serves as the movement detection unit 214. In this case, in order to achieve the purpose, the boarding detection unit 216 refers to the speed of the mobile terminal 90 but does not refer to the acceleration.

7). Positioning unit 230

  This is an example of a positioning program (not shown) executed by the mobile terminal 90 in order to measure the position of the mobile terminal 90, that is, the position of the user, based on the GPS signal, the identification signal from the base station or the on-site transmitter 30. It corresponds to.

  As described above, since the in-site transmitter 30 is a short-range communication device, the positioning unit 230 performs positioning using a GPS signal or a base station outside the parking lot 20, while the parking lot 20 Inside, positioning is performed using a GPS signal, a base station, and / or an on-site transmitter 30.

  The on-site transmitter 30 is always adjacent to an obstacle such as a high-rise building, and therefore, in the parking lot 20 where a GPS signal reception failure may occur, reception with a stable characteristic and thus positioning is always sent to the portable terminal 90. It is advantageous in terms of guarantee.

  Next, the software configuration of the computer 164 of the management server 50 will be conceptually described with reference to FIG. 7 which is a functional block diagram. However, the positioning unit 230 includes only the GPS positioning unit or the base station positioning unit, and excludes the off-site transmitter 30.

1. Parking lot guide 300

  This corresponds to an example of a parking lot guidance program executed by the management server 50 to guide a plurality of available parking lots 20 to a plurality of potential users in association with a map in the system 10 (see FIG. 11 right side).

  Specifically, the parking lot guide unit 300 responds to access from each potential user, and indicates that each of the existing parking lots 20 has full / vacant information (a vacant room to be described later) indicating the availability of an available vehicle compartment. (Acquired by the determination unit 306) and displayed on the screen of the portable terminal 90 of each user.

2. Warehouse processing unit 302

  This corresponds to an example of a warehousing process program executed by the management server 50 in order to assist the user in the selected parking lot 20 in the system 10 (see the right part of FIG. 12).

3. Progress monitoring unit 304

  This is because, in the system 10, after each user starts parking in the parking lot 20, the actual parking time is monitored individually, and the result (remaining time in the effective parking time) is monitored by each user. It corresponds to an example of a progress monitoring program executed by the management server 50 in order to notify the mobile terminal 90 of each user individually regardless of whether it is inside or outside the parking lot 20 (see the right side portion of FIG. 13). .

4). Vacancy determination unit 306

  This is an example of a vacancy determination program executed by the management server 50 to determine whether or not each parking lot 20 has a vacancy based on information from the mobile terminal 90 of each user in the system 10. Corresponding (see FIG. 14).

4). Extension request processing unit 308

  This is because in the system 10, after each user starts parking in the parking lot 20, regardless of whether each user is inside or outside the parking lot 20, an extension request from each user via the portable terminal 90 This corresponds to an example of an extension request processing program executed by the management server 50 in order to individually extend the effective parking time in response (see the right part of FIG. 15).

5. Delivery processing unit 310

  This is an example of a delivery process program executed by the management server 50 in the system 10 to assist the user in performing the delivery process in the selected parking lot 20 after the user starts parking at the selected parking lot 20. (Refer to the right portions of FIGS. 16 and 17).

<Some examples of parking sequence>

  In FIG. 8, several examples of parking sequences realized using the system 10 are shown in a time chart. This will be specifically described below.

<First parking sequence>

  In FIG. 8A, in the system 10, after the user enters the parking lot 20 into the parking lot 20 and before the expiration of the effective parking time, the user performs a leaving operation on the mobile terminal 90 (for example, as described later). In addition, the user taps a virtual “exit button” displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90 (in addition, for example, an operation of touching, pressing, selecting, or giving a voice instruction). After that, a first exemplary parking sequence in which the user gets on his / her vehicle and leaves (departs from) the parking lot 20 is conceptually represented.

  Similarly, in the other parking sequences described later, the warehousing stage is started by the user entering the certain parking lot 20 for the purpose of warehousing (the vehicle enters the parking lot). It ends by the act of leaving. When the user inputs a parking request (or warehousing request) to the mobile terminal 90, subtraction (countdown) of the remaining time of the effective parking time is started at that timing, and an increase (counting up) of the actual parking time is started. Be started.

  On the other hand, the exit stage is started by the user entering the parking lot 20 where the entry is performed for the purpose of exiting (the vehicle exiting the parking lot) and exiting from the parking lot 20. End by action.

  In the parking sequence shown in FIG. 8A, the user leaves the parking lot 20 before the expiration of the effective parking time, and the user performs the leaving operation prior to the leaving. As a result, the actual parking time starts from “entry (generation of parking request, entry operation)” and “end operation” ends. Therefore, in this parking sequence, the user's exit (along with the vehicle) at the exit stage means an actual exit (actual exit).

<Second parking sequence>

  In FIG. 8B, in the system 10, after the user enters the parking lot 20 into the parking lot 20 and before the effective parking time expires, the user does not perform the leaving operation on the mobile terminal 20. A second exemplary parking sequence of boarding the vehicle and exiting from the parking lot 20 (departing) is conceptually represented.

  In this parking sequence, before the effective parking time expires, the user leaves the parking lot 20 together with the vehicle, and the user does not perform the leaving operation prior to leaving. In this case, after that, when the effective parking time expires, the user is considered to have performed the leaving operation. Therefore, in this case, the actual parking time coincides with the effective parking time. Therefore, in this parking sequence, the user's exit (along with the vehicle) at the delivery stage means a temporary delivery (temporary delivery).

<Third parking sequence>

  In FIG. 8C, in the system 10, after the user enters the parking lot 20, the user parks the mobile terminal 90 without performing the leaving operation before the effective parking time expires. A third exemplary parking sequence in which the vehicle is released from the parking lot 20 (leaves with the vehicle) and then the vehicle is again entered into the same parking lot 20 is conceptually represented.

  In this parking sequence, the first actual parking is completed, and the user leaves the vehicle from the parking lot 20. Prior to the delivery, although not shown, the user does not perform the delivery operation before the effective parking time expires. Therefore, the user is allowed to re-entry (entrance is permitted without payment of a new parking fee). The time zone in which the re-entry is permitted is defined between the timing of leaving in the first actual parking and the timing at which the effective parking time expires.

  Thereafter, the user enters the vehicle into the same parking lot 20 for the second actual parking. Since the re-entry is permitted this time, the user does not need to perform the warehousing process (for example, input of effective parking time, payment of parking fee) requested at the time of the first actual parking, Immediately, the vehicle is allowed to enter any vacant compartment. As a result, the second actual parking is started.

  Then, as shown in the figure, when the user causes the vehicle to leave the parking lot 20 without performing the exit operation, the user performs the exit operation when the effective parking time expires thereafter. Is considered. At that timing, the progress of the duration of the second actual parking and the progress of the entire actual parking time are completed.

  On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, after the user performs the exit operation, when the vehicle is exited from the parking lot 20, the duration of the second actual parking at the timing when the exit operation is performed. The progress and the progress of the entire actual parking time are finished.

  In FIG. 9, in the system 10, a plurality of actions that can be taken by the user at the warehousing stage to the parking lot 20 and results generated by these actions are listed.

  The case where a user enters a certain parking lot 20 at a certain warehousing stage is a case where the admission is the first admission and another admission (second admission, each admission more than once) It is classified as a case of being. In the case of the first entry, since it corresponds to the first entry, normal handling is performed for the user.

  On the other hand, the case of re-entry is classified into a case where the user has performed the above-mentioned leaving operation and a case where it has not been done in the leaving stage preceding it.

  In the case where the user has performed the leaving operation, the same handling as the first warehousing is performed for the user.

  On the other hand, in the case where the user has not performed the leaving operation, the effective parking time is not over at each time point for the user. Goods receipt, that is, re-stocking is permitted. On the other hand, when the effective parking time has exceeded at that time, the user is prohibited from entering the store, that is, re-entry. As a result, the same handling as the first warehousing is performed for the user.

  FIG. 10 shows a list of a plurality of actions that the user can take in the delivery stage from the parking lot 20 and the results caused by those actions in the system 10.

  In a case where a user enters a certain parking lot 20 at a certain delivery stage, a case where the delivery operation is performed within the effective parking time after that, and a case where the delivery operation is not performed thereafter. being classified.

  Cases in which the exit operation is performed in time after entering are classified into a case in which the user leaves the vehicle with time and a case in which the user does not leave. In the former case, it is determined that the user has left the vehicle from the parking lot 20.

  On the other hand, the cases where the user does not leave are the cases where the time is within time, the case where the remaining time of the effective parking time is small, and the time when the effective parking time has passed and the time is over. It is classified as a case of becoming.

  In those cases where the remaining time is short, the user is urged to extend the effective parking time, and in the case that the time is over, the user performs an illegal act. For this reason, some penalty is imposed on the user.

  On the other hand, the case where the exit operation is not performed after entering is classified into a case where the user leaves with the vehicle and a case where the user does not leave.

  Cases in which the user leaves the vehicle are classified into cases in which the user leaves in time and cases in which the user leaves after the time is over. In the former case, re-entry is permitted for the user. On the other hand, in the latter case, it is considered that the user has performed the leaving operation at the timing when the time is over.

  On the other hand, the case where the user does not leave with the vehicle is the case where the time is within the time, the case where the remaining time of the effective parking time is small, and the time when the effective parking time has passed. It is classified as a case of over.

  In those cases where the remaining time is short, the user is urged to extend the effective parking time, and in the case that the time is over, the user Some penalty is imposed on the user for violating the rules.

  Next, a plurality of processes executed by the mobile terminal 90 and the management server 50, that is, a plurality of services provided to the user will be described. However, the case where the parking lot 20 is a prepaid time lending type will be described as an example.

<Parking information and positioning>

  As shown in FIG. 11, the parking lot guide unit 200 and the positioning unit 230 in the mobile terminal 90 and the parking lot guide unit 300 in the management server 50 execute the respective parking lot guide programs.

  Specifically, the portable terminal 90 transmits to the management server 50 a request for logging in to the website operated by the management server 50 in step S1101.

  When receiving the request, the management server 50 establishes communication between the portable terminal 90 and the management server 50 in step S1151.

  Thereafter, in step S1152, the management server 50 searches the memory 162, and for all or a part of the plurality of parking lots 20 managed by the management center 40, the position on the map of each parking lot 20 (for example, each Parking location data representing a single latitude and longitude representing the parking lot 20 and parking lot ID data representing a parking lot ID for identifying each parking lot 20 are acquired.

  Thereafter, in step S1153, the management server 50 determines whether or not a vacancy exists for each parking lot 20 from the vacancy determination unit 304 (or congestion of vehicles in the parking lot 20). Degree of congestion).

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1154, the management server 50 stores the plurality of parking lot position data for the plurality of parking lots 20, the plurality of parking lot ID data for the plurality of parking lots 20, and the plurality of parking lots 20. A parking lot-related data set is transmitted to the portable terminal 90 (including the transmitter ID of the on-site transmitter 30 if the on-site transmitter 30 exists in the parking lot 20). To do.

  In response to this, the portable terminal 90 receives the parking lot-related data set and stores it in the memory 132 in step S1102. Thereby, the mobile terminal 90 converts the position of any parking lot 20 into a parking lot ID, and transmits the transmitter ID received from any on-site transmitter 30 installed in any parking lot 20. It can be converted into a parking lot ID.

  Subsequently, in step S1103, the mobile terminal 90 measures the current position (latitude and longitude) of the user based on the GPS signal received from the outside by the GPS receiver 152. This constitutes the positioning unit 230.

  Subsequently, in step S1104, the mobile terminal 90 determines that the measured current position of the user is a reference position (display reference point position ( Longitude and latitude)). Furthermore, a part of the entire map having a size that can be displayed at once in a window on the screen of the mobile terminal 90 and having the reference position is a map display range (that is, of the entire map). , The area displayed at each moment in the window).

  As is well known, when the user moves on the ground with time, the reference position also moves with time so as to follow it. As a result, as the user moves, the display range of the map also moves on the entire map with time. As a result, the map image displayed in the window also changes with time.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1105, the mobile terminal 90 displays a plurality of parking lots 20 on the map displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90 based on the received plurality of parking location data. Furthermore, based on the received full data, the full information on whether each parking lot 20 is full or has a vacancy on the screen of the mobile terminal 90 in association with the display position of each parking lot 20 (For example, the character “full” meaning full occupancy, the character “mixed” meaning that each parking lot 20 is congested, the character “empty” meaning vacant, The number that represents it is also displayed.

  Such visual display makes it easy for each potential user to know the presence and location of the available parking lot 20.

<Reproduction of status management table and user behavior pattern by parking lot>

  In this embodiment, time-series action information from the user's portable terminal 90, which is linked to the parking lot 20, but not linked to the vehicle compartment 22 in the parking lot 20, is managed by the management server. By referring to 50, the operation status, that is, the status of the parking lot 20, is analyzed comprehensively and in real time (without delay time) in units of users, not in units of passenger compartments.

  That is, in this embodiment, paying attention to the individual vehicle compartments 22 in a certain parking lot 20, it does not matter whether each vehicle compartment 22 is vacant, but a plurality of vehicles that actually exist in the parking lot 20. Pay attention to each of the multiple users who use the vehicle, and associate the data that can restore each time-sequential behavior pattern with the user and associate it with the time and time order in the parking status management table. Record.

  Therefore, it is time-series action information from the user's portable terminal 90, and the user's action is sequentially classified into any of a plurality of classifications, and the time-series data of the plurality of classified actions is shown in FIG. What constitutes the status management table for each parking lot exemplified in FIG.

  Here, the “plurality of classifications” includes, for example, warehousing and warehousing. Further, warehousing is classified into first warehousing and re- warehousing, and “growing” is regular publishing and deemed warehousing. And temporary goods issue. An example of behavior patterns of a plurality of users in the same parking lot 20 is shown in a time chart in FIG. 35 according to the behavior classification.

  The parking status management table is updated in real time to reflect various data transmitted from the user's portable terminal 90 to the management server 50. As a result, it is possible to reproduce the user behavior pattern illustrated in FIG. 35 in real time in a time series in the computer 164 of the management server 50 by observing changes with time in the status management table for each parking lot. Become.

<Various flags used in parking status management table>

  In the status management table for each parking lot, a plurality of flags are used to encode and classify various actions of the user with respect to the parking lot 20 (so that they can be recorded as binary data).

1. Goods receipt flag

  The warehousing flag is a flag for switching to two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the mobile terminal 90), is stored in association with the user, and a) the user is in a predetermined warehousing condition (for example, The user has entered the necessary personal information and parking related information and paid the necessary fee, etc.) so that the user has obtained the authority to enter the specific parking lot 20 or the first warehousing has been established, Or it represents whether the user who has the re-entry authority mentioned later re-entry to the same parking lot 20. FIG.

  This receipt flag indicates that the receipt authority or the re-entry authority has been acquired in the first status (for example, the ON state), while the receipt authority and the re-entry authority are in the second status (for example, the OFF state). Also indicates that it has not been acquired. This receipt flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

2. Restock receipt permission flag

  The re-entry permission flag is a flag that switches between two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the portable terminal 90), is stored in association with the user, and the user can select a predetermined re-entry condition (for example, It represents whether or not the user has acquired the right to park in the same parking lot 20 as the parking lot 20 that has entered since the effective parking time has expired and the exit operation has not been performed.

  This re-entry permission flag indicates that the re-entry authority has been acquired in the first status (for example, ON state), while the re-entry authority has not been acquired in the second status (for example, OFF state). Represents that. This re-entry permission flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

3. Issued flag

  The issued flag is a flag that switches between two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the mobile terminal 90), and is stored in association with the user. Exiting the parking lot 20 in the boarding state before the expiration, and performing the exit operation at that time, the regular exit (corresponding to “actual exit” in FIG. 8A) has been established, or b) Leaving the parking lot 20 in the state of boarding before the parking time expires, and the temporary operation (see FIG. 8) is established because no evacuation operation was performed at that time. This represents whether or not (see FIG. 8) is established. When regular delivery or deemed delivery is established, charging for the user stops (actual parking time is determined) (see FIG. 8).

  This outgoing flag indicates that in the first status (for example, the ON state), the regular shipping or the assumed shipping has been confirmed, while in the second status (for example, the OFF state), both the normal shipping and the deemed shipping are performed. Indicates that it will not be confirmed. This outgoing flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

4). Regular goods issue flag

  The regular delivery flag is a flag that switches between two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the mobile terminal 90), is stored in association with the user, and represents whether regular delivery has been performed.

  The regular delivery flag indicates that the regular delivery has been confirmed in the first status (for example, the ON state), while the regular delivery flag is not confirmed in the second status (for example, the OFF state). This regular shipping flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

5. Deemed issue flag

  The deemed shipping flag is a flag for switching to two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the portable terminal 90), is stored in association with the user, and represents whether or not deemed shipping has been performed.

  The deemed delivery flag indicates that deemed delivery has been confirmed in the first status (for example, ON state), while that deemed delivery has not been confirmed in the second status (for example, OFF state). This deemed delivery flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

6). Temporary goods issue flag

  The temporary delivery flag is a flag for switching to two different statuses, is located in the memory of the management server 50 (or the portable terminal 90), is stored in association with the user, and represents whether or not provisional delivery has been performed.

  This temporary issue flag indicates that temporary issue has been confirmed in the first status (for example, ON state), while temporary issue has not been confirmed in the second status (for example, OFF state). This temporary delivery flag is normally in the second status in the initial state.

7). Running flag

  The running flag represents that the user is in the vehicle and is moving (riding) in the first status (for example, ON state), while it is in the second status (for example, OFF state). Represents different things.

8). Walking flag

  This is a walking flag, which indicates that the user is walking in the first status (for example, ON state), while it is different from that in the second status (for example, OFF state).

<Receiving process and positioning>

  As shown in FIG. 12, the warehousing processing unit 202 and the positioning unit 230 in the portable terminal 90 and the warehousing processing unit 302 in the management server 50 execute respective warehousing processing programs.

  The warehousing process program of the portable terminal 90 is for the user to enter one of the parking lots 20 for the first warehousing or re-entry, and any one of the parking lots 20 in the vacant compartment 22 It is desirable that it is manually activated by the user or automatically activated when the user enters the vehicle.

  This is because, in the preceding parking lot guidance that is performed in advance, if there is a vacancy in any of the parking lots 20, it takes time to actually enter the same parking lot 20 even if it is guided by the user of a certain vehicle. In such a case, another vehicle may enter the guided vacant room in the meantime, and in that case, the same parking lot 20 may become full. Because.

  Here, in order to automatically start the warehousing process program, for example, whether the mobile terminal 90 has the measured current position of the mobile terminal 90 in any parking lot 20 or not. When the position of the portable terminal 90 does not change for a predetermined time or more (or the change amount is equal to or less than the reference value), it is determined that the vehicle has entered one of the compartments 22. Then, the portable terminal 90 can automatically start the warehousing process program.

  In the same manner as this, instead of this, or in addition to this, it is possible to automatically start the aforementioned outgoing processing program.

  In the warehousing process program, specifically, the portable terminal 90 transmits a request for logging in to the website operated by the management server 50 to the management server 50 in step S1201. When receiving the request, the management server 50 establishes communication between the portable terminal 90 and the management server 50 in step S1251.

  Thereafter, in step S1202, the portable terminal 90 measures the current position (longitude and latitude) of the user based on the GPS signal received from the outside by the GPS receiver 152 (or the identification signal received from the on-site transmitter 30). This also constitutes the positioning unit 230.

  Subsequently, in step S1203, the portable terminal 90 determines that the measured current position and each parking lot position (latitude and longitude) of each of the plurality of parking lots 20 (this position information is the management server 50 as described above). The user does not exist in any one of the plurality of parking lots 20 by determining whether or not the distance to the mobile terminal 90 is already below the reference value From the above, it is determined whether or not the state has changed to a state existing in any parking lot 20, that is, whether or not the user has just entered any parking lot 20.

  For example, at the time of the previous execution of step S1203, the distance between the current position of the user and the position of any parking lot 20 is longer than the reference value, but at the time of the current execution, it is determined whether or not the distance is less than the reference value. To do.

  In this embodiment, as for the determination method of whether or not there is an entrance, as in the entrance determination at the exit stage, as a result of the user's behavior analysis, the user gets on the vehicle and is moving (while traveling) The method of determining whether or not the user has entered one of the parking lots 20 on the condition that it is determined that there is) is not employed.

  In other words, whether or not the user has entered any of the parking lots 20 at the warehousing stage, regardless of whether the user is walking or is in a state of getting on the vehicle (without performing user behavior analysis using the acceleration sensor 154). It is determined. This is because it is common sense that the user normally does not walk and enter any of the parking lots 20 due to the nature of the entrance stage as well as the entrance at the exit stage. .

  However, instead of this, the user enters one of the parking lots 20 on the condition that the result of the user's behavior analysis is that the user is on the vehicle and moving (running). It is possible to carry out the present invention in a mode of determining whether or not it has been done.

  In addition, in step S1202 and S1203, when the in-site transmitter 30 is installed in the applicable parking lot 20, it replaces with a GPS signal and uses the identification signal received from the in-site transmitter 30 and uses the user's You may acquire the present position, ie, the current position of the parking lot 20.

  If the user has not entered any parking lot 20, the determination in step S1203 is NO and the process returns to step S1202. Steps S1202-1203 are repeated until the state where the user enters any parking lot 20 is realized.

  If the user enters any parking lot 20, the determination in step S1203 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S1204.

  In this step S1204, as illustrated in FIG. 24, the portable terminal 90 uses the current parking lot, that is, the current parking lot, that is, the information for identifying one of the parking lots 20 (for example, the name and location of the parking lot). The parking lot selected by the user is displayed on the screen so as to at least visually recognize the parking lot 20 (hereinafter referred to as “current parking lot”) where the user actually stays.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1205, the mobile terminal 90 inputs, to the mobile terminal 90, a parking request (or warehousing request) indicating that the user wants to use the current parking lot 20 at the current parking lot 20 position. Whether a specific position on the screen is tapped or a specific voice is input is determined.

  In the example shown in FIG. 25, in this step S1205, a warehousing button (icon or the like) operated for the user to input a parking request (or warehousing request) to the mobile terminal 90 is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90. Is displayed.

  Here, an operation in which the user inputs a parking request (or warehousing request) to the mobile terminal 90, an operation in which the user selects a warehousing button on the screen of the mobile terminal 90 (see FIG. 25), and the user The operation of tapping a specific position on the 90 screen (for example, the current parking lot P3) (see FIG. 24) and the operation of the user inputting specific sound to the mobile terminal 90 are respectively displayed as a user's intention display. This means a warehousing operation.

  If the user does not issue a parking request for the current parking lot 20, the determination in step S1205 is NO and the process returns to step S1202. Steps S1202-1205 are repeated until a state in which the user issues a parking request for any parking lot 20 is realized.

  On the other hand, when the user issues a parking request for the current parking lot 20, the determination in step S1205 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S1206.

  In this step S1206, the portable terminal 90 reads out the parking lot ID corresponding to the current parking lot 20 from the memory 132, thereby determining the current parking lot ID.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1207, the user inputs vehicle information for identifying his / her own vehicle to the mobile terminal 90. An example of the vehicle information is a vehicle number (vehicle number plate number) (for example, a 4-digit number (for example, 1234)) that is an example of a number unique to the vehicle. Another example of the vehicle information is an example of image data unique to the vehicle, and is image data acquired by the user shooting the vehicle with the shooting camera of the mobile terminal 90.

  Thereafter, in step S1208, the mobile terminal 90 identifies the user or the mobile terminal 90 (for example, the user ID, the user's address name, the phone number of the mobile terminal 90, the mail address of the mobile terminal 90, etc.). In addition, the determined parking lot ID, the input vehicle information, and warehousing operation data indicating that the user has performed a warehousing operation (operation of the warehousing button) as an intention display on the portable terminal 90. It transmits to the management server 50 (refer the status management table according to parking lot shown in FIG. 26).

  On the other hand, the management server 50 receives those user ID, parking lot ID, and vehicle information in step S1252. Subsequently, in step S1253, the management server 50 searches the memory 162 to determine whether the same combination of the received user ID, parking lot ID, and vehicle information has already been registered, that is, the same. It is determined whether the user has already parked the same vehicle in the same parking lot 20.

  If not registered, the determination in step S1253 is NO, the combination of the received user ID, parking lot ID, and vehicle information is registered in the memory 162, and the current warehousing is treated as the first warehousing ( Hereinafter, it is referred to as “first-time warehousing”) and the process proceeds to step S1209.

  On the other hand, if it is registered, the determination in step S1253 is YES, and the management server 50 determines in step S1254 whether or not the effective parking time has expired, that is, whether or not the time is over. To do. Specifically, as described later, the management server 50 determines whether or not it is determined that the time is over by the progress monitoring program shown in FIG. If it is time-over, the determination in step S1254 is YES, and it is handled as the first warehousing. In this case, the process also proceeds to step S1209.

  On the other hand, if the time is not over, the determination in step S1254 is NO, and the management server 50 executes an exit processing program described later with reference to FIG. 17 (the storage processing program shown in FIG. 12) in step S1255. If it is executed prior to), it is determined whether re-entry is permitted for the current vehicle and user.

  For example, in the memory 162 of the management server 50, the re-entry permission flag associated with the user ID or the parking lot ID (the authority to re-entry in the OFF state is given to the user). This is performed by determining whether or not the flag indicating that the authority is given to the user in the ON state is ON (see FIG. 26).

  If re-entry is not permitted, the determination in step S1255 is NO, and this is treated as the first warehousing. In this case as well, the process proceeds to step S1209.

  On the other hand, if re-entry is permitted, the determination in step S1255 is YES, and the management server 50 obtains re-entry permission data indicating that re-entry is permitted in step S1256 for the current user. Is transmitted to the portable terminal 90.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the re-entry permission data in step S1214, and subsequently displays in step S1215 that re-entry is permitted as illustrated in FIG. Display data on the screen.

  When re-entry is permitted, the portable terminal 90 does not execute Step S1209-1213, and the management server 50 does not execute Step S1257-1264. As a result, the input of the effective parking time and the settlement (payment) of the parking fee by the user are omitted.

  On the other hand, if re-entry is not permitted, that is, if it is first-time warehousing, the user parks the vehicle in the current parking lot 20 with respect to the portable terminal 90 in step S1209. The effective parking time which is a desired time zone or related time information for specifying the effective parking time is input.

  Here, the effective parking time may be defined by a number representing the length of time, for example. In addition, the related time information may be defined as a scheduled delivery time since the actual entry time is automatically measured by the mobile terminal 90 or the management server 50. In this case, since the actual storage time is measured by the portable terminal 90 or the management server 50, the length of the effective parking time can be automatically calculated.

  Subsequently, in step S1210, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the input valid parking time (the length of this time is a variable time that is extended when the user issues an extension request) or related time information (hereinafter, simply referred to as “the extended time”). (Collectively referred to as “valid parking time”) to the management server 50.

  On the other hand, the management server 50 receives the transmitted effective parking time in step S1257.

  Subsequently, in step S1258, the management server 50 calculates the parking fee for the current user as a prepaid parking fee based on the received effective parking time or other information. Thereafter, the management server 50 transmits the calculated amount of parking fee to the portable terminal 90 in step S1259.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the amount of the transmitted parking fee in step S1211. Thereafter, in step S1212, the mobile terminal 90 converts the received parking fee amount into related information, for example, the length of the effective parking time, the scheduled delivery time, the current parking lot 20, as illustrated in FIG. 25. Is displayed on the screen together with information (for example, name and address).

  Subsequently, in step S1213, the mobile terminal 90 allows the user to electronically settle the current parking fee (for example, the mobile terminal 90 accesses another payment server). When the settlement is completed, the mobile terminal 90 transmits this fact to the management server 50.

  On the other hand, when the management server 50 receives the fact of completion of the settlement, the management server 50 permits the current user to enter the current parking lot 20 in step S1260. Specifically, whether or not warehousing is permitted, that is, whether or not warehousing has been officially determined is determined, for example, in the status management table for each parking lot in the memory 162 of the management server 50 (see FIG. 26). , A warehousing flag associated with the user ID or the parking lot ID (in the OFF state, the user is not authorized to enter the parking lot 20 this time, while in the ON state, the authority is given to the user. This is done by determining whether or not a flag indicating that it has been assigned is ON (see FIG. 26). Subsequently, in step S1261, the management server 50 measures the current time and determines the warehousing time as the same time.

  Thereafter, in step S1262, the management server 50 adds the length of the received effective parking time to the determined warehousing time, thereby updating the scheduled evacuation time (this time is updated when the user issues an extension request). Is a variable time).

  Subsequently, in step S1263, the management server 50 determines whether the received effective parking time, the calculated amount of parking fee, the determined warehousing time, and the calculated scheduled evacuation time. Then, it is registered in the memory 162 in association with the combination of the current user ID, parking lot ID, and vehicle information, thereby creating a parking lot status management table (see FIG. 26).

  Thereafter, the management server 50 transmits the registered contents to the portable terminal 90 in step S1264. Subsequently, the portable terminal 90 receives the registered contents in step S1214.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the registered content in step S1214, and then, in step S1215, displays the data together with the data indicating that the warehousing has been permitted. Displayed above (see FIG. 25).

<Progress monitoring>

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the progress monitoring unit 204 in the mobile terminal 90 and the progress monitoring unit 306 in the management server 50 execute respective progress monitoring programs.

  Specifically, in step S1351, the management server 50 selects the current target of interest as the current target user from among a plurality of users registered in the memory 162. In the memory 162, various data such as a user ID, a parking lot ID, an effective parking time, and a planned delivery time are registered in association with each other.

  Next, in step S1352, the management server 50 measures the current time using the clock 172, and then, in step S1353, the current scheduled delivery time of the target user is read from the memory 162.

  Thereafter, in step S1354, the management server 50 calculates the remaining time of the effective parking time by subtracting the current time from the scheduled delivery time. Subsequently, in step S1355, it is determined whether or not the calculated remaining time is 0 or less, that is, whether or not the effective parking time has expired.

  If the remaining time is longer than 0, the determination in step S1355 is NO, and step S1356 is skipped. As a result, the determination of “time over” is not performed. Then, in step S1358, another user performs the next time. The target user. Subsequently, the process returns to step S1352.

  On the other hand, if the remaining time is 0 or less, the determination in step S1355 is YES, and the management server 50 determines “time over” in step S1356. Subsequently, in step S1357, the determination result of “time over” is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90 of the current target user together with the data representing the remaining time. Thereafter, in step S1358, another user is set as the next target user. Subsequently, the process returns to step S1352.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the determination result of “time over” and the latest value of the remaining time from the management server 50 in step S1301, and then stores data representing the determination in the memory in step S1302. Save to 132. Subsequently, in step S1303, the portable terminal 90 displays data representing “time over” on the screen and notifies the user.

  Thereafter, in step S1304, the portable terminal 90 determines that the remaining time is not zero, ie, a reference value T0 (for example, a fixed value such as one hour, a variable value calculated as approximately 10% of the length of the effective parking time). Determine if it is shorter. Since the effective parking time is about to expire, it is determined whether or not the remaining time is short.

  Note that steps S1304 and 1305 are executed regardless of whether the portable terminal 90 has executed steps S1301-1303 because the management server 50 has executed step S1357.

  If the remaining time is shorter than a reference value T0 (for example, 1 hour), the determination in step S1304 is YES, and in step S1305, an extension request for requesting the user to extend the effective parking time. Is transmitted to the management server 50 via the mobile terminal 90, for example, a specific message or button display, a buzzer sound, vibration of the mobile terminal 90, or the like is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90. Given to the user.

  On the other hand, if the remaining time is not shorter than the reference value T0, the determination in step S1304 is NO and step S1305 is skipped.

<Vacancy determination>

  As shown in FIG. 14, the vacancy determination unit 304 in the management server 50 executes an vacancy determination program.

  Specifically, in step S1451, the management server 50 is registered in the parking lot status management table of the memory 162 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “registered in the memory 162”). Of these, the current target of interest is selected as the current target parking lot. As described above, in the parking lot status management table of the memory 162, various types of data such as a user ID, a parking lot ID, an effective parking time, and a planned delivery time are registered in association with each other.

  Next, in step S1452, the management server 50 determines whether or not the latest warehousing permission has been transmitted to any of the mobile terminals 90 regarding the current target parking lot. If it is determined that this is the case, in step S1453, the current value of the number N of vacancies, which is the total number of currently available cabs 22 (vacant cabs 22) in the current target parking lot, is stored in the memory 162. Read from.

  The number of vacant rooms N is the initial value of the total number of vehicle compartments 22 that can be rented for the time available at the target parking lot this time, and the receipt of one vehicle compartment (one time, one vehicle) is confirmed. The counter is decremented by 1 each time, and is incremented by 1 each time a delivery (actual delivery and deemed delivery) for one vehicle compartment (one time, one vehicle) is confirmed.

  Subsequently, in step S1454, the management server 50 subtracts the vacancy number N by 1, and then updates the memory 162 with the contents in step S1455. Subsequently, in step S1456, whether or not the current value of the number N of vacancies is greater than 0 (or a reference value greater than 0 in anticipation of a margin), that is, whether or not there is a vacancy in the current target parking lot. Determine whether or not.

  If the current value of the number N of vacancies is greater than 0, it is determined in step S1457 that “there is an vacancy”. If not, it is determined in step S1458 that there is no vacancy.

  Thereafter, in step S1459, the management server 50 registers the determination result in the memory 162 in any of the above cases, or updates the memory 162 so that the determination result is reflected. Subsequently, in step S1460, another user is set as the next target user. Then, it returns to step S1452.

  As described above, the case where the determination in step S1452 is YES because the warehousing for one compartment has been confirmed has been described, but the case where the determination in step S1452 is NO because the warehousing for one compartment has not been confirmed. In step S 1461, the management server 50 determines whether or not the user's exit operation for one compartment has been confirmed (the actual exit flag is ON).

  When the user's exit operation for one vehicle compartment is confirmed (the actual exit flag is ON), the determination in step S1461 is YES, and the management server 50 determines the number of vacant spaces N in step S1462. The current value is read from the memory 162. Subsequently, in step S1463, the vacancy number N is incremented by 1, and then the process proceeds to step S1455.

  On the other hand, when the user's exit operation for one compartment is not confirmed (the actual exit flag is OFF), the determination in step S1461 is NO, and the management server 50 determines in step S1464. It is determined whether or not there is no delivery for only one vehicle compartment (the deemed delivery completed flag is ON).

  If the deemed delivery has been confirmed, the determination in step S1464 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S1462, but if the deemed delivery has not been confirmed (the deemed delivery completed flag is OFF), step S1464 is performed. Is NO, steps S1462 and S1463 are skipped, and then the process proceeds to step S1456.

  In this example, there are two types of exited flags, such as an actual exited flag and an assumed exited flag. However, it is not indispensable to use them separately, as described later. A completed flag may be used.

<Extension request processing>

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the extension request processing unit 206 in the portable terminal 90 and the extension request processing unit 308 in the management server 50 execute respective extension request processing programs.

  Specifically, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the user has input an extension request to the portable terminal 90 in step S1501. If an extension request has been input, the process proceeds to step S1502, but if not input, the process returns to step S1501.

  When the extension request is input, the portable terminal 90 inputs an extension time that is a length for extending the effective parking time from the user in step S1502. Subsequently, in step S1503, the extension request is issued in association with the user ID and the desired length of extension time is transmitted to the management server 50.

  On the other hand, in step S1551, the management server 50 receives the extension request and the desired length of extension time in association with the user ID. Subsequently, in step S1552, an extension fee of an amount commensurate with the length of the extension time is calculated. Thereafter, in step S1553, the amount of the extension fee is transmitted to the portable terminal 90.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the transmitted amount of the extension fee in step S1504, and then displays the received amount of the extension fee on the screen in step S1505. Thereafter, in step S1506, the user is allowed to make an electronic payment for the extension fee.

  Subsequently, the portable terminal 90 transmits to the management server 50 that the payment has been completed in step S1507.

  On the other hand, the management server 50 receives the completion of the settlement in step S1554, and subsequently permits the user to extend the effective parking time in step S1555. After that, in step S1556, the scheduled delivery time is updated to the future side by extending the effective parking time. Subsequently, in step S1557, the parking lot status management table in the memory 162 is updated with the contents. Thereafter, in step S1558, the extended effective parking time (latest effective parking time) and the updated scheduled delivery time are transmitted to the portable terminal 90.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives the transmitted latest effective parking time and scheduled delivery time in step S1508, and subsequently displays the information on the screen in step S1509. Thereafter, the process returns to step S1501.

<Outgoing processing and positioning>

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the exit processing unit 208 and the positioning unit 230 in the portable terminal 90 and the exit processing unit 310 in the management server 50 execute respective exit processing programs.

  First, in step S1601 shown in FIG. 16, the portable terminal 90 measures the current position of the portable terminal 90, that is, the current position of the user, in the same manner as in step S1202 in FIG.

  Subsequently, in step S1602, in a manner similar to step S1203 in FIG. 12, the user is changed from a state that does not exist in any of the plurality of parking lots 20 to a state that exists in any of the parking lots 20. It is determined whether or not it has changed, that is, whether or not the user has just entered any parking lot 20.

  If the user has not entered any parking lot 20, the determination in step S1602 is NO and the process returns to step S1601. Steps S1601-1602 are repeated until a state where the user enters any parking lot 20 is realized.

  If the user enters any parking lot 20, the determination in step S1602 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S1603.

  In this step S1603, the portable terminal 90 reads the parking lot ID corresponding to the current parking lot 20 from the memory 132, thereby acquiring the actual parking lot ID. Subsequently, in step S1604, the parking lot ID corresponding to the parking lot 20 permitted to enter, that is, the current parking lot ID is read from the memory 132.

  Thereafter, in step S1605, the mobile terminal 90 determines whether or not the acquired actual parking lot ID and the current parking lot ID match each other. That is, it is determined whether or not the user has entered the same parking lot 20 as the parking lot 20 that has entered the store.

  Subsequently, in step S1606, the portable terminal 90 transmits to the management server 50 that the user is currently staying at the parking lot 20 for leaving.

  In contrast, in step S1651, the management server 50 receives that the user is currently staying at the parking lot 20 for delivery. Subsequently, in step S1652, it is determined whether or not “time over” is determined in the progress monitoring program. If it is determined that “time is over”, the determination in step S1652 is YES, and a predetermined penalty is imposed on the user in step S1653.

  On the other hand, when it is not determined as “time over”, the determination in step S1652 is NO, and the management server 50 permits the user to leave the current parking lot 20 in step S1654. Subsequently, in step S1655, data indicating that the user is allowed to leave is transmitted to the portable terminal 90.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 90 receives from the management server 50 data indicating that the user is allowed to leave in step S1607. Subsequently, in step S1608, an “exit button” to be operated by the user is displayed on the screen. As a result, the user is required to perform a shipping operation of operating the “shipping button” in order to input an intention to perform shipping to the portable terminal 90.

  Subsequently, in step S1609, the mobile terminal 90 determines whether or not the user has operated the “exit button”. If it is assumed that the user has operated the “exit button” (that is, the operation has been performed), the determination in step S1609 is YES.

  Thereafter, in step S1613, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not “time over” is determined when the progress monitoring program is executed. If it is determined that “time is over”, the determination in step S1613 is YES, and a predetermined penalty is imposed on the user in step S1614.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined as “time over”, the determination in step S1613 is NO, and then the portable terminal 90 determines that the running flag managed by the behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 18 in step S1615. A flag stored in the memory 132 is read out (a flag indicating that the user is on the vehicle and is moving in the ON state).

  Subsequently, in step S1616, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the read running flag is ON. If it is not ON, the process returns to step S1613. If ON (that is, if the user is on the vehicle and is moving (running)), in step S1617, the current position of the portable terminal 90, that is, the current position of the user, in the same manner as in step S1601. (For example, the current position of the vehicle on which the user is riding) is measured.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1618, the mobile terminal 90 does not exist in the parking lot 20 from a state in which the user is present in the current parking lot 20 based on the presence or absence of temporal change in the user position measured by the mobile terminal 90. It is determined whether or not the status has changed, that is, whether or not the user has just left the current parking lot 20.

  If the user has not yet left the current parking lot 20, the determination in step S1618 is NO and the process returns to step S1613. Steps S1613-1618 are repeated until the user leaves the current parking lot 20.

  That is, among these steps, steps S1615-1618 are a group of steps for determining whether or not the user gets on the vehicle and leaves the current parking lot 20 (hereinafter referred to as a “departure determination step group”).

  When the user leaves the current parking lot 20 (this time in a state of getting on the vehicle), the determination in step S1618 becomes YES, and the portable terminal 90 performs the exit operation in step S1613 in step S1619. The data representing that and the data representing that the user got on the vehicle and left the parking lot 20 are transmitted to the management center 50.

  On the other hand, the management server 50 receives from the portable terminal 90 data representing that the user gets on the vehicle and leaves the parking lot 20 in step S1656. Subsequently, in step S1657, it is determined that the exit has been completed, the exit flag is set to ON in the parking lot status management table, and the regular exit flag is set to ON (see FIG. 26).

  Thereafter, in step S1658, the user is prohibited from re-entry into the same parking lot 20, and the re-entry permission flag is turned OFF in the parking status management table (see FIG. 26). Subsequently, in step S <b> 1659, data indicating that the user is prohibited from re-entry into the same parking lot 20 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90.

  The case where the user has performed the exit operation has been described above. However, if the exit operation has not been performed yet, the determination in step S1609 is NO, and the portable terminal 90 performs “time” in the progress monitoring program in step S1610. It is determined whether or not it is determined “over”, that is, whether or not the effective parking time has expired.

  If it is not determined as “time over”, the determination in step S1610 is NO, and the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the user has boarded the vehicle and left the current parking lot 20 in step S1621. In order to determine, the same thing as the said leaving determination step group is performed. If the user still gets in the vehicle and does not leave the current parking lot 20, the determination in step S1621 is NO and the process returns to step S1609.

  On the other hand, when the user gets on the vehicle and leaves the parking lot 20, the determination in step S1621 is YES, and then the mobile terminal 90 re-enters the same parking lot 20 in step S1622. Allow to do. Thereafter, in step S 1623, data indicating that re-entry is permitted is transmitted to the management server 50. Upon receipt of the data, the management server 50 associates with the current user in the parking lot status management table in the memory 162. Set the re-entry permission flag to ON.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not “time over” is determined in the progress monitoring program in step S <b> 1627 of FIG. 17, that is, whether or not the effective parking time has expired.

  If it is not determined as “time over”, the determination is NO, and the process returns to step S1627. However, if it is determined as “time over”, the determination is YES, and in step S1629, the mobile terminal 90 At this timing, i.e., when the effective parking time has expired, it is considered that the user has performed the exit operation even though there is no actual exit operation, thereby determining that the assumed exit has been performed.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 1630, the mobile terminal 90 prohibits the user from re-entering the same parking lot 20. Thereafter, in step S1631, data indicating that deemed shipping has been performed and data indicating that re-entry is prohibited are transmitted to the management server 50.

  The management server 50 receives the data in step S1662, and then updates the status management table for each parking lot in the memory 162 so that the data is reflected in step S1663. As a result, the leaving flag is turned ON, the deemed leaving flag is turned ON, and the re-entry permission flag is turned OFF. Further, the temporary delivery flag is also turned off.

  On the other hand, if the user performs a leaving operation or does not get on and exit from the parking lot 20 before the expiration of the effective parking time, in step S1610 of FIG. If it is determined whether or not, the determination is YES, and then in step S1610a, a predetermined penalty is imposed on the user.

<Behavior analysis>

  As illustrated in FIG. 18, the behavior analysis unit 210 in the mobile terminal 90 executes a behavior analysis program.

  First, in step S1801, the mobile terminal 90 measures the current position of the user in the same manner as in step S1202 in FIG.

  Next, the portable terminal 90 determines whether the user is moving in step S1802. Specifically, the measured current position of the user and the position of the user measured in the same manner in the past (more precisely, the position of the mobile terminal 90), which are stored in the memory 132, Calculate the amount of change between.

  If the amount of change is greater than or equal to the reference value, it is determined that the user is moving. On the other hand, if the amount of change is less than the reference value, the portable terminal 90 determines that the user is in step S1818. It is determined that the vehicle is stopped (stationary). Subsequently, in step S1819, a walking flag that is in the ON state and indicating that the user is walking is turned OFF, and in step S1820, the running flag is also turned OFF.

  Whether or not the user is moving by executing steps S1801 and 1802 is determined by the portable terminal 90 received from the on-site transmitter 30 when the on-site transmitter 30 is installed in the parking lot 20. Alternatively, or in addition, the process of measuring the distance between the two based on the signal strength and determining whether the user is moving based on whether there is a temporal change in the distance may be performed. Good.

  If it is determined that the user is moving, the portable terminal 90 subsequently acquires a signal from the acceleration sensor 154 in step S1803, and based on the signal, the acceleration (user vibration) is applied to the portable terminal 90. And / or the original waveform representing the time profile (time series) of that caused by the vibration of the vehicle.

  As illustrated in FIG. 19B and FIG. 21B, the portion of the continuous original waveform covered by the analysis window having a predetermined time width and extending from the current time to the past is the current time. To be analyzed.

  In FIG. 19 (a), it is measured when the user is walking in a state where the central acceleration is zero (the acceleration of the low frequency component of the acceleration waveform (the user's substantial walking acceleration) is zero). An example of the original waveform of the acceleration G is shown in a graph. On the other hand, FIG. 21A shows a state where the center acceleration is 0 (acceleration of low frequency components in the acceleration waveform (substantial driving of the vehicle). An example of the original waveform of the acceleration G measured when the user gets on the vehicle and moves in a state where the acceleration is 0) is represented by a graph.

  Therefore, in FIG. 19A and FIG. 21A, only the high frequency component of the acceleration waveform of the mobile terminal 90 is substantially shown. Here, the high frequency component means the noise component when the low frequency component is handled as the main component, and conversely, the low frequency component means the noise component when the high frequency component is handled as the main component. become.

  In FIG. 19 (b), the maximum intensity of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured during the user's walk is represented by a graph, while FIG. 21 (b) shows the maximum intensity. The maximum intensity of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured while the user is traveling is represented by a graph.

  In FIG. 20 (a), the large amplitude frequency component of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured during the user's walk is represented by a graph, whereas in FIG. 22 (a), The large amplitude frequency component of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured while the user is traveling is represented by a graph.

  In FIG. 20 (b), the small amplitude frequency component of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured during the user's walk is represented by a graph, while FIG. The small amplitude frequency of the portion existing in the latest analysis window of the original waveform measured while the user is traveling is represented by a graph.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 90 performs strength analysis in step S1804. In one example, by performing peak hold on the upper part of the measured original waveform (waveform that vibrates up and down), an envelope of the upper part is obtained, and similarly, By performing peak hold on the lower part of the original waveform, the envelope of the lower part is obtained.

  Subsequently, in step S1805, the portable terminal 90 measures a substantial maximum intensity I representing the measured original waveform.

  In one example, as illustrated in FIGS. 19 (b) and 21 (b), a gap (approximate) between the maximum value of the upper envelope and the minimum value of the lower envelope. The maximum intensity I is measured as a typical amplitude. In this example, the calculation of the maximum intensity I is simplified from the example described later.

  In another example, although not shown, it is assumed that the gap between the two acquired envelopes is sampled at a constant time interval, and that the sample is substantially the maximum among the plurality of sample values for the gap or amplitude, Measure maximum intensity I.

  Thereafter, in step S1806, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the measured maximum intensity I is greater than the first threshold value I0. If larger, the determination in step S1806 is YES.

  Subsequently, the portable terminal 90 performs frequency analysis in step S1807. Specifically, signal processing such as a Fourier transform, a Harpass filter, and a low-pass filter is performed on the measured original waveform. Thereby, a plurality of frequency components are extracted from the original waveform.

  Thereafter, in step S1808, the portable terminal 90 measures the frequency F of the frequency component having the maximum amplitude. In the example shown in FIG. 20, “F1” is the frequency of the large amplitude frequency component, and in the example shown in FIG. 22, “F2” is the frequency of the large amplitude frequency component.

  Subsequently, in step S1809, the portable terminal 90 determines whether or not the measured frequency F is smaller than the second threshold value F0. If it is smaller, the determination in step S1809 is YES.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 90 determines in step S1810 that the user is currently walking without riding in the vehicle. Subsequently, in step S1811, the walking flag that is stored in the memory 132 is turned ON. After that, in step S1812, in the ON state, the running flag that is stored in the memory 132 is turned OFF. Subsequently, the process returns to step S1801.

  The case where the maximum intensity I is greater than the first threshold value I0 has been described above. However, if the maximum intensity I is less than or equal to the first threshold value I0, the determination in step S1806 is NO, and the portable terminal 90 determines in step S1813 It is determined whether or not the walking flag is ON. If it is ON, it is determined in step S1814 that the user is traveling, but if it is not ON, that is, if it is OFF, steps S1814-1817 are skipped and the process returns to step S1801.

  To explain the reason, as a user's normal behavior pattern, after the user enters the parking lot 20, it is impossible to get on the vehicle immediately, and the user first walks and enters the parking lot 20. Then, walk further, then get on the parked vehicle, then travel in the state of getting on the vehicle and head toward the exit of the parking lot 20.

  In order to improve the analysis accuracy of user behavior in consideration of such behavior patterns expected by the user, in this embodiment, the determination in step S1806 or step S1809 is NO when the walking flag is not ON. Immediately after that, it is determined that the user is traveling.

  Following execution of step S1814, portable terminal 90 determines in step S1815 that the user has just boarded the vehicle. This is because the user's action is immediately after shifting from walking to running.

  This determination immediately after boarding may be used, for example, as a trigger for counting up the number of vacant rooms N. In that case, as in the example shown in FIG. 14, it is possible to guide the existence of the vacancy to other potential users at an earlier stage than in the case of using the exit operation or the assumed exit as a count-up trigger. The effect that the operating rate of 20 improves is acquired.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 90 turns on the running flag in step S1816, and further turns off the walking flag in step S1817. Subsequently, the process returns to step S1801.

  18, for example, all or part of steps S1802 to 1820 may be executed by the management server 50 instead of the mobile terminal 90 in order to reduce the processing load on the mobile terminal 90. .

[Second Embodiment]

  Next, a parking lot management system 10 and a parking lot management method according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, elements that are the same as those in the first embodiment are referred to by using the same reference numerals or names, and thus redundant description is omitted, and only different elements will be described in detail.

  This embodiment is common to the above-described first embodiment except that the behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 23 is executed instead of the behavior analysis program shown in FIG.

  The behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 23 includes steps S2301-2303 and 2306-2016, which are common to steps S1801-1803 and 1810-1820 in the behavior analysis program shown in FIG.

  The behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 23 further includes step S2304, which replaces steps S1804, 1805, 1807 and 1808 of the behavior analysis program shown in FIG.

  The behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 23 further includes step S2305, which replaces steps S1806 and S1809 in the behavior analysis program shown in FIG.

  When the behavior analysis program shown in FIG. 23 is executed by the portable terminal 90, in step S2304, the portable terminal 90 detects the number of steps N of the user based on a series of a plurality of accelerations measured every moment by the acceleration sensor 154. . This detection is executed by the portable terminal 90 executing the step count detection algorithm.

  In step S2305, if the detected number of steps N is greater than the third threshold value N0, it is determined in step S2306 that the user is walking. On the other hand, when the detected number of steps N is equal to or smaller than the third threshold value N0, it is determined in step S2310 that the user is running on the condition that the in-walking flag is ON. .

  To explain the reason, when the user is traveling, the acceleration or vibration applied to the acceleration sensor 154 from the user and the vehicle is weaker than when the user is walking. Such weak acceleration or vibration is not detected by the step count detection algorithm executed in step S2304. Therefore, when the number of steps N is small, it is determined that the user is traveling, and in the opposite case, the user is walking.

[Several exemplary effects obtained by some embodiments described above]

1. Reducing costs and labor that the parking lot manager should pay for the facilities of the parking lot 20

  According to this embodiment, instead of using the equipment installed in the parking lot 20, by using the user's mobile terminal 90, the user gets on his / her vehicle and leaves the parking lot 20 at the exit stage. It is possible to determine whether the user has left the parking lot 20 as a pedestrian without getting on his / her own vehicle.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is not indispensable to install a sensor (for example, a loop coil) that electromagnetically detects the passage of the vehicle in the parking lot 20 as a dedicated facility in order to detect leaving.

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, it becomes easy to reduce the cost and labor required for manufacturing or purchasing, installing, and maintaining and inspecting equipment installed in the parking lot 20.

2. Reducing the operations and burdens that users are required to perform at the shipping stage

  According to the present embodiment, even if the user inadvertently leaves the parking lot 20 while carelessly forgetting the leaving operation, it is automatically handled when the effective parking time expires.

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, even if the user inadvertently leaves the parking lot 20 while neglecting the leaving operation, a new operation and a time and economical burden are not added to the user. That's it. For example, it is not necessary to charge the user for an extension fee.

3. Improved usability for users who need re-entry to the same parking lot 20

  According to this embodiment, if the user intentionally leaves the parking lot 20 while holding the leaving operation on hold, the user re-enters the same parking lot 20 until the effective parking time expires. 20 can be used intermittently any number of times.

4). Improve accuracy of parking lot manager estimating the number of vacancies in parking lot 20

1) First reason

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the vacancy determination unit 304 has unused vacancies in a plurality of passenger compartments in the parking lot 20 based on the number of confirmations of entry and the number of confirmations of exit. It is determined whether or not.

  Specifically, the vacancy determination unit 304 calculates the number N of vacancies, which is the number of vacancies that are not used, from among a plurality of passenger compartments in the parking lot 20 each time one entry is confirmed. A subtracting unit for subtracting one by one and an adding unit for adding one to the number of vacant spaces N each time an actual leaving operation or an assumed leaving operation is confirmed.

  However, instead of this, if the addition unit is implemented in a mode in which the number N of vacancies is not incremented by 1 unless an actual delivery operation for one time is confirmed, when the deemed delivery is confirmed, that is, actually The number of vacant rooms N will not increase even if the vehicle for which the deemed delivery has been confirmed does not actually exist in the parking lot 20. This does not correctly reflect the actual operating state of the parking lot 20, and the vacant space in the parking lot 20 is not used unnecessarily for parking, and the operating rate of the parking lot 20 does not improve.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the number of vacancies N is calculated not only when the actual delivery operation for one time is confirmed, but also when the delivery is confirmed only for one time. It is supposed to increase.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the accuracy of estimating the number N of vacancies existing in the parking lot 20 is improved, and the vacancies in the parking lot 20 do not need to be used for parking. It becomes easy to raise the operation rate of 20.

2) Second reason

  Instead of the present embodiment, in the shipping stage, regardless of whether or not the user actually performs the shipping operation, the present invention is configured in such a manner that when the effective parking time expires, it is uniformly treated as a shipping and the vacant number N is added by one. Can be implemented.

  According to this aspect, for the user, there may be an advantage that usability is improved because the exit operation becomes unnecessary.

  However, there may be drawbacks for the parking lot manager. This is because if the user does not request a delivery operation for confirming the intention of leaving, the user actually leaves the parking lot 20 at a time much earlier than the effective parking time expires, and the corresponding compartment is empty. Even if it becomes a room, since the said addition part does not add the number N of vacancies until the effective parking time expires, the management server 50 has the potential that one vacancy actually increased. This is because it is impossible to notify a plurality of users.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, in principle, the user is requested to perform a shipping operation as an intention display for leaving the parking lot 20.

  In order to make the user recognize that the exit operation is requested to the user, in this embodiment, the user enters the parking lot 20 for the exit from the parking lot 20, and the exit is performed. If the user does not perform the operation and does not get on the vehicle and leave the parking lot 20, the user is prompted to input an extension request to the mobile terminal 90 via the user's mobile terminal 90.

  The notification is made by the mobile terminal 90 visually (with a specific message or button display), audibly (by generating a specific sound), or tactile (by vibrating the mobile terminal 90). Is possible.

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, the accuracy of estimating the number N of vacancies existing in the parking lot 20 can be improved by requesting the user to perform a leaving operation, and the vacancies in the parking lot 20 are wasted. It is not used for parking, and it becomes easy to raise the operation rate of the parking lot 20 by it.

5. Increased flexibility when parking managers set individual parking fees for each user

  According to the present embodiment, the user communicates with the management server 50 via his / her mobile terminal 90. The management server 50 calculates parking charges for all users, but it is not essential to use a charge calculation rule common to all users.

  This is because the management server 50 can individually cope with the mobile terminal 90 of each user, and the parking lot manager bothers to rewrite the charge table on the charge signboard installed in the parking lot 20. This is because it is not necessary to go to 20.

  The management server 50 may calculate the parking fee flexibly or dynamically according to, for example, the following some rules.

1) Occupancy rate response type rules by parking lot

  Of the plurality of parking lots 20, the parking lot 20 with a low actual operation rate is low, and the parking lot 20 with a high actual operation rate is high so that it corresponds to any parking lot 20 each time. The individual parking fee of each user is calculated flexibly by feeding back.

2) Occupancy rate response type rules by time of day

  For each parking lot 20, which time zone each time, so that it is low when the actual availability is low, and high when the actual availability is high. Feedback is used to calculate each user's individual parking fee flexibly.

3) Time zone response type rules

  When it is a time zone where the occupancy rate of each parking lot 20 is statistically expected to be low, it is low, and when it is a time zone where a high occupancy rate is statistically expected, it is high. Each time, it is fed back to which time zone it is, and the individual parking fee of each user is flexibly calculated.

4) Usage history response type rules

  Each user's parking lot 20 is expensive when the usage frequency is low, and when the usage frequency is high, the user's individual parking fee is flexibly fed back by feeding back the actual individual usage frequency of each user. calculate.

5) Day of the week response type rules

  Each parking lot 20 has a low price when it is statistically predicted to be a low day of the week, and a high price when it is a statistically high day of the week. , Which day of the week is detected, and it is fed back to calculate the individual parking fee of each user flexibly.

6) Weather response type rules

  Each parking lot 20 has a low operating rate when the weather is statistically expected to be low, and a high operating rate when the weather is statistically expected to be high. Detecting which weather it is and feeding it back, it is possible to flexibly calculate the individual parking fee for each user.

6). The parking manager can change the amount of the parking fee in real time.

  In general, a billboard is installed in the parking lot to allow the user to calculate the amount of parking fee for each parking lot. The billboard is usually not remotely operable to display the amount of money, and requires manual work such as an operator visiting the site and re-applying the display panel. Therefore, as long as the parking lot requires a charge signboard, it is physically difficult to change the calculation rule of the parking charge in real time.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the amount of parking fee can be calculated by the management server 50 for each parking lot, for each user, for each time zone, and for the amount of parking fee. A billboard installed in the parking lot 20 is not necessary for the calculation.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the parking lot manager determines the amount of the parking fee as an external factor or an internal factor, for example, the demand assumed for the parking lot at that time (the parking lot in terms of geography). (The number of users expected to use) (external factors), actual occupancy rate of the parking lot at that time (example of internal factors) and other adjacent parking lots It can be changed in real time according to the actual operating rate (external factor example).

7). Among the parking apps in the user's mobile terminal 90 in response to the type of action (operation, behavior) of the user entering the parking lot 20 (entry in the boarded state) and / or leaving (leaving out in the boarded state) The corresponding part starts automatically.

  Specifically, for example, the user's mobile terminal 90 determines whether the GPS receiver 152 (a functional unit that detects the user position and the moving direction of the user) and the acceleration sensor 154 (walking or running). By using at least one of the function unit and the function unit to perform, the type of action (action, behavior) of the user's entry and / or exit is determined in the background. The portable terminal 90 activates the warehousing process program when the warehousing is detected, and activates the warehousing processing program when the warehousing is detected.

8). Automating entry / exit processing for the parking lot 20 and clarification of intention from the user

  In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 90 and the management server 50 do not fully automate the entry / exit process, and the user's mobile terminal 90 enters (or gets on) one of the parking lots 20. ) Is detected, a warehousing button is displayed on the screen in order to confirm the intention display from the user (see FIG. 25), and when the exit from the same parking lot 20 (to get out after getting on) is detected. In order to confirm the intention display from the user, a delivery button is displayed (see FIG. 25).

  Further, after waiting for the warehousing operation of selecting the warehousing button by the user, the warehousing processing program changes the warehousing flag from OFF to ON (see FIG. 26), while waiting for the warehousing operation of selecting the shipping button by the user. The delivery processing program changes the delivery completion flag from OFF to ON (see FIG. 26).

  Thereby, the portable terminal 90 and the management server 50 do not perform an operation contrary to the user's intention, that is, malfunction.

9. At the warehousing stage, user behavior analysis using the acceleration sensor 154 in the portable terminal 90 is omitted.

  The mobile terminal 90 analyzes the user's behavior without using the acceleration sensor 154 but uses the GPS receiver 152 at the entry stage, but uses both the GPS receiver 152 and the acceleration sensor 154 at the delivery stage. And analyzing the user's behavior.

  Therefore, user behavior analysis using the acceleration sensor 154 in the portable terminal 90 is performed only at the delivery stage, and is omitted at the entry stage because the necessity of such analysis is relatively low, and wasteful power consumption Is prevented.

[Third Embodiment]

  Next, a parking lot management system 10 and a parking lot management method according to an exemplary third embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, elements that are the same as those in the first and second embodiments are referred to by using the same reference numerals or names, thereby omitting redundant descriptions, and only different elements will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 27, in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 90 further detects a gyro sensor (or yaw rate sensor) 156 that detects its own angular velocity (for example, a rotational speed around an axis fixed to the mobile terminal 90). Built in. Since the gyro sensor 156 is mounted on the mobile terminal 90, the gyro sensor 156 rotates integrally with the mobile terminal 90, and as a result, the gyro sensor 156 performs a rotational motion around each measurement reference axis (X, Y, Z). The angular velocity is detected as being equivalent to the angular velocity acting on the mobile terminal 90.

  Specifically, when the user carries (wears) the portable terminal 90, the gyro sensor 156 has a strong tendency to move integrally with the user, and thus acts on the user. An angular velocity or an approximate value corresponding to the angular velocity (such as a value that changes in conjunction with the angular velocity) is detected.

  In contrast, when the user of the mobile terminal 90 is on the vehicle, the gyro sensor 156 has a strong tendency to move integrally with the vehicle. The gyro sensor 156 has a strong tendency to perform yaw motion (rotational motion about the vertical center line of the vehicle) integrally with the vehicle. Therefore, the gyro sensor 156 detects an angular velocity acting on the vehicle (for example, a yaw rate of the vehicle, a turning angular velocity of the vehicle, or the like) or an approximate value corresponding thereto. That is, the gyro sensor 156 is an example of a rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit that acquires rotational motion of a vehicle by detection or estimation.

  As for the layout, the gyro sensor 156 is illustrated in a specific place in the vehicle, for example, FIG. 28, when the user of the mobile terminal 90 is in the vehicle and the mobile terminal 90 is separated from the user's body. As described above, there is a case where the vehicle is placed in a recess 182 (for example, a storage pocket) of an interior part such as the dashboard 180 positioned substantially at the center of the vehicle. In this case, since the gyro sensor 156 has a strong tendency to move integrally with the vehicle, not with the user, the angular velocity (for example, the yaw rate of the vehicle, the turning of the vehicle) acting on the vehicle during the turning of the vehicle is strong. Angular velocity) is detected with higher accuracy than when the user is wearing the portable terminal 90 in the vehicle.

  In the example shown in FIG. 28, ideally, any one of the measurement reference axes of the gyro sensor 156 is the one in which the portable terminal 90 is the recess 182 provided in the dashboard 180 and opening upward. And the vertical center line of the vehicle are arranged so as to be substantially parallel to each other. According to this example, the gyro sensor 156 can detect the yaw rate of the vehicle sufficiently accurately due to the installed position and posture.

  For example, when the gyro sensor 156 is focused on the measurement reference axis in the direction parallel to the thickness direction of the mobile terminal 90 (direction perpendicular to the screen), the mobile terminal 90 is almost directly above as shown in the example shown in FIG. Is placed in the recess 182 so that the measurement reference axis of interest and the vertical center line of the vehicle are substantially parallel to each other.

  By the way, regardless of whether the portable terminal 90 is placed in the vehicle regardless of whether it is carried by the user, the reference axis of the gyro sensor 156 includes a component that is not parallel to the vertical center line of the vehicle. There is a case. In this case, the angular velocity detected by the gyro sensor 156 does not exactly match the vehicle yaw rate.

  However, as long as the gyro sensor 156 is fixedly held in the vehicle and the posture in which the measurement reference axis of the gyro sensor 156 includes a component parallel to the vertical center line of the vehicle, the angular velocity detected by the gyro sensor 156 It is easily expected that a certain correlation is established with the yaw rate of the vehicle.

  Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, it is easily assumed that the absolute value of the angular velocity detected by the gyro sensor 156 is larger during turning of the vehicle than during straight traveling of the vehicle. Therefore, it is appropriate to use the gyro sensor 156 as a sensor that is sufficient as long as it can distinguish whether the vehicle is in a turning state, regardless of the orientation of the portable terminal 90 in the vehicle.

  Note that the gyro sensor 156 is replaced with a sensor that detects angular acceleration (for example, yaw rate differentiation) of the mobile terminal 90, or a sensor that detects the angle (for example, yaw angle) of the mobile terminal 90 (for example, a geomagnetic sensor described later). 157, tilt sensor, gravity sensor, etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 27, the mobile terminal 90 further includes a geomagnetic sensor (also referred to as a magnetic sensor) 157. The geomagnetic sensor 157 detects the direction (for example, an angle from magnetic north) of the mobile terminal 90 with respect to the absolute space by using the magnetic field of the earth. Therefore, if the portable terminal 90 is fixed to the vehicle, the geomagnetic sensor 157 can sequentially detect the orientation of the vehicle with respect to the absolute space. When both the gyro sensor 156 and the geomagnetic sensor 157 are used in a vehicle (ideally in a fixed position state), these sensors function as a motion sensor or a dynamic behavior acquisition unit that detects the dynamic behavior of the vehicle. To do.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 28, when the mobile terminal 90 is placed in the recess 182 in a posture that faces almost directly above, the measurement reference axis of the geomagnetic sensor 157 and the vertical center line of the vehicle are substantially parallel to each other. . In this case, the geomagnetic sensor 157 can detect the yaw angle of the vehicle, that is, the orientation of the vehicle with respect to the absolute space when the vehicle is viewed from directly above.

  If the change frequency of the direction (for example, the change frequency of the sign of the direction) is high, it can be understood that the turning motion of the vehicle is performed with high frequency. That is, the geomagnetic sensor 157 is also an example of a rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit that acquires or estimates the rotational motion of the vehicle.

  In addition, the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit of some examples described above can indirectly detect the rotational motion of the vehicle as a rotational operation of the steering wheel SW (see FIG. 28) of the vehicle by the user. Therefore, the mobile terminal 90 may be attached to the steering wheel SW so as to rotate integrally therewith, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the portable terminal 90 further includes a proximity sensor 158. The proximity sensor 158 of the vehicle is, for example, a capacitance type, and detects a change in capacitance generated between itself and a detection target. The detected change in capacitance changes in accordance with the size of the detection target and the distance d from the detection target.

  Here, the detection target can be the user himself / herself, an object including a vehicle and parts in the vehicle (regardless of whether it is made of metal or synthetic resin). The proximity sensor 158 detects a distance d relative to an object positioned around the position of the mobile terminal 90 with reference to the position of the mobile terminal 90. The detected value does not depend on the behavior of the vehicle. This is because even if the behavior of the vehicle changes, the distance between the proximity sensor 158 and the surrounding object does not change.

  In the example shown in FIG. 28, the detection target is a member to be detected (a partition, a cover, etc.) 184 fixedly attached to the dashboard 182 so as to be detachable or retractable. The detected member 184 is installed within a range that can be detected by the proximity sensor 158, and is installed, for example, so as to at least partially cover the screen of the portable terminal 90 from the front thereof. The non-detecting member 184 may have a shape or layout that does not substantially interfere with the user viewing the screen of the mobile terminal 90 while the user is maneuvering the vehicle.

  Further, when the proximity sensor 158 detects the detected member 184 fixed to the vehicle (acting as a stationary member in the vehicle), the distance d detected by the proximity sensor 158 does not change with time, If it is stationary, it can be estimated that the mobile terminal 90 is placed at the same position relative to the vehicle. On the other hand, when the distance d detected by the proximity sensor 158 changes with time and is unsteady, the mobile terminal 90 is placed at a position that varies relative to the vehicle. Can be estimated. A typical example of such a location is the user's body.

  Therefore, it is possible to estimate whether or not the mobile terminal 90 is carried by the user by a combination of the proximity sensor 158, that is, the mobile terminal 90 and the detected member 184 fixed to the vehicle.

  If the proximity sensor 158 is used in the vehicle interior, it can be determined whether the mobile terminal 90 is carried by the user during the ride or is not carried and is fixedly placed in any location in the vehicle interior. It becomes possible to distinguish.

  As a specific example of the algorithm for the distinction, the time profile (time series data) of the capacitance change (or distance) detected by the proximity sensor 158 is non-stationary and / or the detected distance When d is longer than the threshold value d0 (for example, because the proximity sensor 158 cannot detect the non-detection member 184), it is highly likely that the mobile terminal 90 is being carried by the user while riding. judge.

  On the other hand, the time profile of the capacitance change (or distance) detected by the proximity sensor 158 is substantially steady and / or the detected distance d does not exceed the threshold value d0 ( For example, as shown in FIG. 28, when the proximity sensor 158 continuously detects the non-detection member 184), the portable terminal 90 is not carried by the user while riding, It is possible to determine that there is a high possibility of being fixedly placed at such a place (a specific position in the dashboard 182).

  It is determined whether the time profile of the capacitance change (or distance) detected by the proximity sensor 158 is substantially steady, but the detected distance d exceeds the threshold value d0. You may implement in the aspect which does not determine whether it is not. If the detected value waveform is steady, the user is not wearing the mobile terminal 90 and the mobile terminal 90 is in a stationary state regardless of the movement of the user's body. In this scenario where the presence or absence of the mobile terminal 90 is mainly discussed, it is reasonable to estimate that the mobile terminal 90 is fixedly placed in the vehicle if it is found that the mobile terminal 90 is stationary. Because there is. And according to this aspect, it is not necessary to mount an additional component such as the detected member 184 on the vehicle.

  On the other hand, when the portable terminal 90 is carried by the user while riding, the acceleration sensor 154, the gyro sensor 156, and the geomagnetic sensor 157 have low accuracy in detecting the corresponding vehicle behavior, but the portable terminal 90 is When the vehicle is fixedly placed at any location in the vehicle interior, the acceleration sensor 154, the gyro sensor 156, and the geomagnetic sensor 157 have high accuracy in detecting the corresponding vehicle behavior.

  Therefore, the proximity sensor 158 can be used to ensure a state in which the acceleration sensor 154, the gyro sensor 156, and the geomagnetic sensor 157 respectively detect the corresponding vehicle behavior with high accuracy.

  The system 10 according to the present embodiment is the same as the one excluding the warehousing processing unit 202, the warehousing processing unit 208, and the behavior analysis unit 210 among the plurality of characteristic units (program execution unit or functional unit) shown in FIG. The warehousing processing unit 202 executes the same warehousing processing program as shown in FIG. 12 except for step S1203 in FIG. 12, and the warehousing processing unit 208 performs steps S1602, S1615 to S1618 in FIG. Except for the determination step group) and S1621, and step S1627 of FIG. 17, the same processing as the exit processing program shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is executed.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating a modified example that should replace step S1203 in the warehousing process program shown in FIG. It is represented.

  The entry parking lot identification module at the time of warehousing executes a parking lot identification method having a plurality of steps as follows.

A. Approach judgment process

  In the warehousing stage, as illustrated in FIG. 32, the current position CP measured by the positioning unit 230 (a GPS positioning unit or a base station positioning unit using a coordinate system fixed to the earth) Any state centered on the reference coordinate point RP (longitude, latitude) of any parking lot 20 from a state existing outside all the spatial regions SP centered on the reference coordinate point RP (longitude, latitude) It is determined whether or not a transition is made to a state that exists in the space area SP. Thereby, it is determined whether or not the current position CP has entered any one of the space areas SP corresponding to any one of the parking lots 20.

  In the example shown in FIG. 32, the vehicle AM moves from the current position CP1 outside the space area SP to the current position CP2 within the space area SP, and as a result, at that time, the current position CP is within the space area SP. It is determined that it has entered.

  The spatial region SP has a plurality of coordinate points (for example, a plurality of points for defining the boundary line of the site) so as to accurately geometrically reflect the boundary line of the site of the corresponding parking lot 20 or its equivalent. May be defined using a set of coordinate points. However, in this case, the size of data necessary for the definition becomes large, and it is necessary to secure the communication load and storage capacity of the mobile terminal 90 accordingly.

  On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 32, one space area SP is defined as one circle area (may be a collection of a plurality of circle areas). The one circular area has one radius r centered on one reference coordinate point RP. Accordingly, one space region SP is defined only by a relatively small data set of data representing one reference coordinate point RP and data representing one radius r. Therefore, according to this example, the communication load and storage capacity of the portable terminal 90 are saved.

  However, when one space area SP is defined as at least one circular area, it is normal that one space area SP covers the entire site of the corresponding one parking lot 20 without excess or deficiency. ,Have difficulty.

  Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 32, one circular area is provided in order to give priority to covering a non-circular area of the corresponding parking lot 20 that is not circular. The circle area includes the part outside the site of the parking lot 20.

  Therefore, when determining which parking lot 20 the vehicle has entered using only the position information (positioning unit 230) acquired in the mobile terminal 90, the vehicle is located outside the site of a certain parking lot 20. Even if the AM is located, there is a possibility that an erroneous determination that the vehicle AM has entered the parking lot 20 may be made.

  By the way, as a result of the research by the present inventors, in general, when a vehicle travels in an arbitrary parking lot regardless of the type, an inherent behavior that does not exist when the vehicle travels on a normal road. It turns out the fact that the vehicle shows.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, each parking lot 20 is usually arranged with a plurality of compartments packed together, and in that situation, the user selects one of the compartments. Therefore, it is necessary to enter the parking lot 20 from the adjacent road. Therefore, the vehicle performs a turning motion (left steering, right steering, return steering, holding, etc.) at a higher frequency when traveling on a normal road in each parking lot 20, and acceleration / deceleration motion (braking, acceleration). , Decelerate, start, stop, reverse, etc.).

  Against this background, in the present embodiment, the vehicle AM is positioned outside all the space areas SP of all the parking lots 20 using the position information (positioning unit 230) acquired in the mobile terminal 90. The vehicle AM is changed to the parking lot 20 that is derived from the position information only when the condition that the state is changed to the state located in any one of the space areas SP of any parking lot 20 is established. It is not determined to have entered.

  In this embodiment, as will be described in detail later, the vehicle AM includes a condition that the vehicle AM performs high-frequency turning (or instead of this, or in addition to this, high-frequency acceleration / deceleration). Only when a plurality of conditions are satisfied at the same time, it is determined that the vehicle AM is present in the parking lot 20 derived from the position information.

B. Boarding condition judgment process

  In the warehousing stage, by using the acceleration sensor 154 (an example of the acceleration acquisition unit), the acceleration of the mobile terminal 90 is detected, and based on the amplitude and / or frequency of the high frequency component in the detected acceleration waveform, It is determined whether or not there is a possibility that the user is in the vehicle AM.

  In order to examine the function and application of the acceleration sensor 154, when detecting the amplitude and / or frequency of the acceleration waveform (vibration waveform) generated in the mobile terminal 90 using the acceleration waveform detected by the acceleration sensor 154. The acceleration sensor 154 constitutes an example of a vibration acquisition unit. On the other hand, when the acceleration sensor 154 is used to detect the translational acceleration (axial acceleration) of the mobile terminal 90, the acceleration sensor 154 constitutes an example of a typical acceleration acquisition unit.

  As described above, FIG. 21A shows an example of the acceleration waveform of the mobile terminal 90 when the user is walking with the central acceleration being 0, and FIG. An example of an acceleration waveform of the mobile terminal 90 when the user is on a vehicle traveling with the central acceleration being zero is shown. ,

  Thanks to this boarding state determination step, an in-vehicle placement state determination step, a high-frequency turning state determination step, and a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step, which will be described later, do not get on the vehicle AM, and any one of the parking spaces 20 If you are walking, these judgment steps are designed to be executed in the first place, so they will not be executed, or even if they are executed, the execution results will be ignored. ing.

  As a result, according to this riding state determination step, the parking lot 20 is completely unmanned and the installation of special equipment in the parking lot 20 is omitted. The operation is suppressed, and the reliability of the determination result of the system is improved.

  Nevertheless, it is possible to implement the present invention in a state where this riding state determination step is omitted.

C. In-car placement state determination process

  In the warehousing stage, by using the proximity sensor 158, as illustrated in FIG. 28, the portable terminal 90 is not carried by the user while riding, and the portable terminal 90 is fixedly placed in the room of the vehicle AM. It is determined whether or not there is a possibility.

  Thanks to this in-vehicle placement state determination step, the high frequency turning state determination step and the high frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step, which will be described later, are carried by the user carrying the portable terminal 90 in a state where the user is in the vehicle AM. In such a case, there is a risk that the accuracy of the determination process may be reduced, so that it is not executed or even if it is executed, the execution result is ignored.

  As a result, according to the in-vehicle placement state determination step, the malfunction of the system is suppressed as in the riding state determination step, and the reliability of the determination result of the system is improved.

  Nevertheless, it is possible to implement the present invention in a state where this in-car placement state determination step is omitted.

D. High-frequency turning state judgment process

  At the warehousing stage, by using the gyro sensor 156 or the geomagnetic sensor 157 (both are examples of the rotational motion state quantity acquisition unit), the angular velocity (particularly the yaw rate) of the rotational motion (particularly the yaw motion) of the mobile terminal 90 is determined. θ), and based on the detected angular velocity change frequency, the vehicle may be in a high-frequency turning state in which the vehicle performs a turning motion at a frequency higher than that assumed when the vehicle is traveling on a normal road It is determined whether there is sex.

  Here, the change frequency of the angular velocity is, for example, the change frequency of the sign of the angular velocity (for example, the direction of the yaw motion), that is, the number of steering wheel turnovers at which the user turns the steering wheel SW (see FIG. 28) of the vehicle per fixed time. Is equivalent.

  Specifically, in the example of the parking lot 20 shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle traveling on an adjacent road enters the parking lot 20 from the entrance / exit 24 and travels through the parking lot 20. In order to enter the target compartment 22 as the target compartment 22, for example, the vehicle travels from the left side to the right side on the adjacent road and then turns left and enters the parking lot 20. Then, a scenario may be assumed in which the user turns right and enters and parks in the target compartment 22 that is one of the five compartments 22 on the right side.

In this scenario, as illustrated in FIG. 33 (θ: yaw angle, Δθ: yaw rate), the user moves the steering wheel SW of the vehicle,
1) Left steering in front of the entrance / exit 24,
2) Return steering immediately after passing through the entrance / exit 24,
It is necessary to steer (turn back) four times, such as 3) right steering in front of the parking compartment, and 4) return steering immediately after entering the parking compartment. When the vehicle travels on the road for the same distance, the number of times the user turns back the steering wheel SW is generally smaller. In addition, since the size of each compartment 22 is, for example, 2.5 m wide and 5.0 m deep, the approximate distance that the vehicle travels from the vicinity of the entrance / exit 24 on the adjacent road to the target compartment 22 is estimated. Is done.

  Based on such knowledge, the high-frequency turning state determination step is performed by calculating the angular frequency (yaw rate Δθ) change frequency n (for example, the sum of peaks and valleys appearing per unit time in the graph of FIG. 33 representing the yaw rate Δθ). Number) exceeds a threshold value n0 to determine whether or not the vehicle may be in a high-frequency turning state, that is, when the vehicle is traveling on a normal road However, if the vehicle is traveling in an arbitrary parking lot 20, it is determined whether or not the vehicle exhibits a specific dynamic behavior that appears.

  Specifically, in the high-frequency turning state determination step, for example, the angular velocity sign changes from positive to negative per angular velocity observation time Δt (unit: second) (for example, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds), In addition, by determining whether or not the number n of changes from negative to positive exceeds a threshold value n0 (for example, 4, 6, 8 or an intermediate value between these values), the vehicle is high. It is determined whether or not there is a possibility of being in a frequency turning state.

  Instead, the ratio n / Δt obtained by dividing the number n by the observation time Δt is a predetermined value (for example, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, an intermediate value between these values). When it exceeds, you may determine with the possibility that the vehicle may be in a high frequency turning state.

  In addition, this high frequency turning state determination process may implement | achieve the same function using the geomagnetic sensor 157 or another sensor (for example, inclination sensor, gravity sensor, etc.) instead of the gyro sensor 156 or in addition to this. .

E. Entrance parking lot identification process

In the goods receipt stage, there are four conditions:
1. A first condition that the current position CP has entered the space area SP corresponding to any of the parking lots 20;
2. A second condition that the user may be in the vehicle AM;
3. A third condition that there is a possibility that the portable terminal 90 is not carried by the user and the portable terminal 90 is fixedly placed in the room of the vehicle AM;
4). When all of the fourth conditions that the vehicle AM may be in the high-frequency turning state are satisfied at the same time, the one of the parking lots 20 is specified as a parking lot where the user has entered the vehicle and entered To do.

F. High-frequency acceleration / deceleration state judgment process

  Instead of or in addition to the above-described high-frequency turning state determination step, a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step may be executed.

  This high frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step detects the acceleration of the mobile terminal 90 by using the acceleration sensor 154 in the warehousing stage, and based on the change frequency of the low frequency component in the detected acceleration waveform, The vehicle AM is accelerated / decelerated (start (acceleration from speed 0), stop (deceleration to speed 0), acceleration, deceleration, etc.) at a frequency higher than that assumed when the vehicle AM is traveling on a normal road. It is determined whether or not there is a possibility of being in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state.

In the same scenario as described above with the parking lot 20 shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the user depresses an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal (not shown),
1) Deceleration before the entrance / exit 24,
2) Acceleration immediately after entering the entrance / exit 24,
3) Deceleration in front of the parking compartment,
It is necessary to switch the running state of the vehicle between deceleration and acceleration five times, such as 4) acceleration immediately after entering the parking compartment, and 5) deceleration for stopping the vehicle in the parking compartment. . When the vehicle travels on the road for the same distance, the number of times the user switches between deceleration and acceleration is generally smaller.

  FIG. 34 shows an example of an acceleration waveform acquired when the vehicle accelerates and decelerates. The acceleration waveform has a low frequency component and a high frequency component as described above.

  As described above, the high-frequency component is shown in FIG. 19A and FIG. 21A, which is a component that varies depending on whether the user is walking or riding the vehicle.

  Specifically, FIG. 19A shows that when the user's foot touches the road surface while the user is walking, the mobile terminal 90 that is attached to the user's body and moves integrally is the user's foot and body. The shock wave received from the road surface through other parts is reflected. On the other hand, FIG. 21A shows a case where the tire of the vehicle rolls on the unevenness of the road surface during the user's travel (vehicle ride) and is integrally attached to the body of the user sitting on the seat in the vehicle. The mobile terminal 90 that moves at a high speed reflects the shock waves received from the road surface through the tire, suspension device, and seat, which are parts of the vehicle having higher shock absorption than the feet and body.

  On the other hand, the low frequency component indicates substantial acceleration of the user or the vehicle. Therefore, in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state, the low-frequency component is used as a notable main component, which indicates the time profile (time history) of the vehicle acceleration.

  Based on such knowledge, the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step detects the acceleration of the mobile terminal 90 by using the acceleration sensor 154, and the change frequency of the low-frequency component in the detected acceleration waveform. By determining whether m is higher than the threshold value m0, it is determined whether there is a possibility that the vehicle is in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state.

  Specifically, in the high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state determination step, for example, the acceleration sign changes from positive to negative per acceleration observation time Δt (unit: second) (for example, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds). And by determining whether or not the number m of changes from negative to positive exceeds a threshold value m0 (for example, 4, 6, 8, or the intermediate value between them), It is determined whether or not there is a possibility of high-frequency acceleration / deceleration.

  Instead, the ratio m / Δt obtained by dividing the number m by the observation time Δt is a predetermined value (for example, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, an intermediate value between these values). When it exceeds, it may be determined that the vehicle may be in a high-frequency acceleration / deceleration state.

1. Admission parking specific module at the time of warehousing

  Returning to FIG. 29, the entrance parking lot identification module at the time of warehousing will be described. Step S1202 shown in FIG. 12 (the current position CP of the portable terminal 90 is measured by the positioning unit 230 which is a GPS positioning unit or a base station positioning unit). In step S2901, the current position CP1 measured at the time of the previous execution of step S1202 was outside all the space areas SP corresponding to all the parking lots 20, but at the time of execution immediately before step S1202 It is determined whether or not the measured current position CP2 is in any space area SP corresponding to any parking lot 20.

  That is, whether or not the user has moved from any space area SP corresponding to any parking lot 20 into any space area SP corresponding to any parking lot 20, that is, It is determined whether or not it is immediately after entering the space area SP.

  Here, the space area SP corresponding to each parking lot 20 includes a reference coordinate point RP (a function of an identification code of the parking lot 20) corresponding to the parking lot 20, and a radius r (parking) assigned to the parking lot 20. Are defined jointly with each other by a function of the identification code of the car park 20, thereby defining one spatial region SP on the absolute space. In association with the parking lot 20, the combination of the reference coordinate point RP and the radius r is stored in the memory 132 of the portable terminal 90 as spatial region description data.

  The spatial area description data is previously stored for all the parking lots 20 or in the vicinity of the current position of the mobile terminal 90 among all the parking lots 20 (for example, within a range of a predetermined distance from the current position). Are downloaded from the management server 50.

  Here, the determination whether or not the current position is in the space area SP corresponding to each parking lot 20 is, for example, by calculating the distance D between the current position and the reference coordinate point of each parking lot 20, and calculating the distance D However, if the radius r is equal to or less than the radius r corresponding to each parking lot 20, it is determined that the current position is in the space area SP, and if the distance D is longer than the radius r corresponding to each parking lot 20, the current location is This can be done by determining that it is outside the space area SP.

  If the determination is NO, the process returns to step S1202, but if YES, in step S2902, one parking lot 20 corresponding to the corresponding space area SP is the parking lot 20 where the user entered at the warehousing stage. Selected as a candidate.

  In step S2905, the proximity sensor 158 is used to detect the distance d. Subsequently, in step S2906, it is determined whether the distance d is shorter than the threshold value d0 and whether the time profile of the distance d is steady as time elapses.

  If the determination in step S2906 is NO, it is determined that there is a possibility that the mobile terminal 90 is being carried by the user, and in step S2907, a message for warning the user is displayed as an image or a voice. Is output from. The warning is issued to urge the user to place the mobile terminal 90 on a designated position in the vehicle, for example, the dashboard 180. Thereafter, the process returns to step S1202.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S2906 is YES, it is determined in step S2908 that the mobile terminal 90 is not carried by the user and may be fixedly placed at the designated position in the vehicle. The That is, it is determined that the vehicle is placed indoors. In this case, execution of the above-described high-frequency turning state determination step is permitted and started.

  Specifically, in step S2909, by using the gyro sensor 156, the angular velocity of the portable terminal 90, that is, the angular velocity (yaw rate) of the vehicle this time is detected.

  Subsequently, in step S2910, the angular velocity direction (positive / negative) change frequency (number of times the user turns the vehicle steering wheel SW per fixed time, angular velocity waveform frequency, etc.) from the angular velocity detection value waveform over the past certain time. n is calculated. For example, the change frequency n is the number of times the user turns back the steering wheel SW of the vehicle within the past 5, 10 or 20 seconds.

  Thereafter, in step S2911, it is determined whether the change frequency n is higher than the threshold value n0. The threshold value n0 is 2, 4, or 6, for example.

  If the change frequency n is less than or equal to the threshold value n0, the determination in step S2911 is NO, and it is determined that there is a high possibility that the vehicle is traveling on a normal road this time, and then step S1202 is performed. Return to.

  On the other hand, when the change frequency n is higher than the threshold value n0, the determination in step S2911 is YES, and in step S2912, it is determined that the vehicle may be in a high-frequency turning state.

  Subsequently, in step S2913, it is determined that the user has actually boarded and entered the candidate parking lot. Thereafter, in step S2914, the candidate parking lot is specified as the parking lot 20 where the user is currently located, that is, the parking lot where the user entered at the warehousing stage. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S1204 in FIG.

  Thereafter, in step S1208, the mobile terminal 90 receives the user ID, the parking lot ID, the vehicle information, and the boarding entry data representing that the current user gets on the entry stage and enters the current parking lot 20. Is transmitted to the management server 50. On the other hand, the management server 50 receives such information from the portable terminal 90 in step S1252.

2. Entrance parking lot specific module when leaving

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating a modified example of an entry parking lot identifying module for identifying a parking lot where a user walks and enters in the exit stage, in which the step S1602 of the exit processing program shown in FIG. 16 is replaced. It is represented.

  Explaining this entry entrance parking lot identification module, after executing step S1601 shown in FIG. 16, in step S3001, in the same manner as in step S2901, the user can select all the space areas corresponding to all the parking lots 20. It is determined whether or not the vehicle has moved into any one of the space areas SP corresponding to any one of the parking lots 20 from outside the SP.

  If the determination is NO, the process returns to step S1601, but if YES, in step S3002, one parking lot 20 corresponding to the corresponding space area SP is the one of the parking lot 20 where the user entered at the exit stage. Selected as a candidate.

  Subsequently, in step S3003, in the same manner as in step S2903, the acceleration sensor 154 is used to acquire the acceleration waveform. Further, a high frequency component is extracted from the acceleration waveform, and further, from the high frequency component. Its frequency F is calculated.

  Thereafter, in step S3004, it is determined whether or not the calculated frequency F is higher than the threshold value F0.

  If the frequency F is lower than the threshold value F0, the determination in step S3004 is NO and it is determined that the vehicle is in the riding state, and the process returns to step S1601, but if the frequency F is greater than or equal to the threshold value F0, the process proceeds to step S3004. The determination is YES, and in step S3005, the state is determined to be a walking state.

  Subsequently, in step S3006, it is determined that the user has actually walked and entered the candidate parking lot. Thereafter, in step S3007, the candidate parking lot is specified as the parking lot 20 where the user is currently located, that is, the parking lot where the user entered at the delivery stage. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S1603 in FIG.

3. Exit parking lot identification module

  FIG. 31 shows a first modification example in which S1615 to S1618 (first replacement portion) in FIG. 16 of the shipping process programs shown across FIGS. 16 and 17 are to be replaced, and S1621 (second) in FIG. The second modified example in which the replacement part) is to be replaced is represented by a flowchart as a leaving parking lot specifying module that specifies a parking lot that the user has boarded and left at the leaving stage.

  About the 1st modification, when the judgment of Step S1613 of Drawing 16 is NO, execution of this leaving parking lot specific module is started, and about the 2nd modification, Step S1610 of Drawing 16 If the determination of NO is NO, the execution of the leaving parking lot identifying module at the time of departure is started.

  In any modified example, when the execution of the leaving parking lot identification module at the time of start of the delivery is started, first, in step S3101, the positioning unit 230 which is a GPS positioning unit or a base station positioning unit, CP is measured. Next, in step S3102, the current position CP1 measured at the previous execution of step S3101 was in one of the space areas SP corresponding to one of the parking lots 20, but was measured at the previous execution of step S3102. It is determined whether or not the current position CP2 is outside any one of the space areas SP.

  That is, whether or not the user has moved out of the space area SP from any one of the space areas SP corresponding to any parking lot 20, that is, immediately after leaving the space area SP. It is determined whether or not.

  If the determination in step S3102 is NO, the process proceeds to step S1613 for the first modification, and the process proceeds to step S1609 for the second modification.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S3102 is YES, in step S2902, one parking lot 20 corresponding to the space area SP corresponding to the current position until immediately before is the parking lot 20 in which the user has left the exit stage. Selected as a candidate.

  Subsequently, in step S3104, by using the acceleration sensor 154, the waveform of the acceleration is acquired over the past certain time (analysis window) as illustrated in FIG. Further, a high frequency component is extracted from the acceleration waveform by a digital high-pass filter. Further, the frequency F (for example, the frequency F1 or F2 of the large amplitude frequency component shown in FIGS. 20A and 22A) is calculated from the high frequency component.

  Thereafter, in step S3105, it is determined whether or not the calculated frequency F is lower than a threshold value F0 (equivalent to the second threshold value F0).

  If the frequency F is greater than or equal to the threshold value F0, the determination in step S3105 is NO and it is determined that the person is in a walking state, and the process proceeds to the corresponding one of steps S1613, S1609, and S1628, but the frequency F is the threshold. If it is lower than the value F0, the determination in step S3105 is YES, and it is determined in step S3106 that the vehicle is in the boarding state.

  Subsequently, in step S3107, it is determined that the user has actually boarded and left the candidate parking lot. Thereafter, in step S3108, the candidate parking lot is specified as a parking lot where the user got on and exited at the delivery stage. Then, about a 1st modification, it transfers to step S1619, and about a 2nd modification, it transfers to step S1622.

  Thereafter, for the first modified example, the portable terminal 90, in step S1619, further, the exit operation indicating that the user boarded the exit stage and exited from the current candidate parking lot at the exit stage. Attached boarding / leaving data (corresponding to a combination of leaving operation determination data indicating that a leaving operation has been performed and boarding / leaving determination data indicating that a passenger has exited after getting on) is transmitted to the management server 50. On the other hand, the management server 50 receives the boarding / leaving data with the leaving operation from the portable terminal 90 in step S1656. Further, the management server 50 updates the status management table for each parking lot so that the current time is set as the outgoing time, and reflects the outgoing time, and further, the outgoing flag is turned ON.

  In addition, for the second modification, the portable terminal 90, in step S1623, further shows that the user has boarded and exited from the current candidate parking lot at the delivery stage without accompanying the delivery operation. Operation deficient boarding exit data (corresponding to a combination of leaving operation discriminating data indicating that there is no leaving operation and boarding exit discriminating data indicating that the user has boarded and exited) is transmitted to the management server 50. On the other hand, the management server 50 receives the leaving operation lack boarding exit data from the portable terminal 90. The management server 50 further updates the parking lot status management table so that the re-entry flag is ON.

Comparison between the first and second embodiments and the present embodiment

  According to the first and second embodiments, in the warehousing stage, the user's position information is referred to, but the warehousing process is performed without referring to the user's behavior information and the vehicle behavior information. On the stage, the user's position information and the user's behavior information (whether walking or riding) are referred to, but the exiting process is performed without referring to the vehicle behavior information.

  As a result, according to the first and second embodiments, at the warehousing stage, it is impossible to distinguish whether the user walks and enters any parking lot 20 or gets on the boarding (in the first place). In the warehousing stage, a scenario in which the user walks and enters one of the parking lots 20 cannot normally be assumed), but in the evacuation stage, the user walks and leaves the use parking lot 20 Can be distinguished.

  However, even in the delivery stage, if it is not necessary to distinguish whether the user walked and left the use parking lot 20 or got on and exited (for example, re-entry within the effective parking time is not permitted) ) It becomes unnecessary to refer to the user's behavior information not only at the warehousing stage but also at the warehousing stage.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, the user's position information and vehicle behavior information (for example, high-frequency turning, high-frequency acceleration / deceleration) are stored at the warehousing stage. Although it is referenced, the warehousing process is performed without referring to the behavior information of the user.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, the vehicle behavior information is also referred to. Therefore, the facility installed in the parking lot 20 is more effective than the first and second embodiments. Regardless of the dependence, the reliability of the system 10 is improved with respect to the technology for identifying the parking lot used by the user.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, in the shipping stage, the user's position information and behavior information are referred to, but the vehicle behavior information is not referred to and the shipping process is performed. Therefore, it is possible to distinguish whether the user walked and left the use parking lot 20 or got on and got off the use parking lot 20.

  However, it is not indispensable to implement the present invention with reference to user behavior information in the warehousing process and / or the warehousing process. This is because when the user is required to place his / her mobile terminal 90 at a predetermined position in the vehicle in order to use the parking lot 20, the above-described warehousing process and / or evacuation process are performed. This is because the mobile terminal 90 is executed in a state in which the mobile terminal 90 is present in the vehicle, so that these processes do not require user behavior information.

  The technical idea of performing the warehousing process and / or the warehousing process with reference to at least the user's position information and vehicle behavior information (for example, high-frequency turning, high-frequency acceleration / deceleration) at the warehousing stage and / or the warehousing stage is as follows: The present invention can be applied regardless of the arbitrary parking lot 20 and its operation form. For example, it may be applied to a prepaid time lending method or a postpaid time lending method.

[Fourth Embodiment]

  Next, a parking lot management system 10 and a parking lot management method according to an exemplary fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, elements that are the same as those in the first to third embodiments are referred to by using the same reference numerals or names, thereby omitting redundant descriptions, and only different elements will be described in detail.

  FIG. 35 shows the status (occupation) of each compartment 22 for each user in a certain parking lot 20 in order to explain the operating principles of the status management table creation / updating unit for parking lots and the vacancy determination unit in this system 10. It is a time chart which illustrates a mode that a state and an operation state change with time. FIG. 36 is a flowchart conceptually showing a management table creation / update module for implementing a management table creation / update unit in the system 10.

  The system 10 according to the present embodiment is designed to manage the prepaid time lending type parking lot 20 as in the first to third embodiments.

  Specifically, first, in the warehousing stage, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 36, first, in step S3601, the user inputs the user ID to the portable terminal 90. Next, in step S3602, the mobile terminal 90 selects a parking lot 20 in which the mobile terminal 90 enters (a parking lot that is entered while the user is in the vehicle for warehousing) 20, that is, for example, according to the algorithm shown in FIG. Referring to the user's position information and vehicle behavior information, the parking lot 20 that has been received is specified.

  Subsequently, in step S3603, when the user operates the warehousing button on the mobile terminal 90, the intention to finally enter the parking lot 20 is displayed on the management server 50. Thereafter, in step S3604, the user inputs the effective parking time to the portable terminal 90.

  Subsequently, in step S3605, the portable terminal 90 determines that the above-described information, that is, the user ID and the parking lot ID indicating the parking lot 20 that has been received (an example of the above-described “entry parking lot identification data”), and valid. The parking time and warehousing operation data indicating that the warehousing operation by the user has been performed are transmitted to the management server 50 (an example of the “first transmission process” described above).

  Thereafter, in step S3606, the user pays a prepaid parking fee corresponding to the length of the effective parking time via the portable terminal 90. Subsequently, in step S3607, the user gets off the vehicle while parking the vehicle in the current parking lot 20, and then walks in the parking lot 20 and exits from the entrance 24.

  In the first to third embodiments, in the warehousing stage, neither the mobile terminal 90 nor the management server 50 has an algorithm for determining whether or not the user has walked away from the parking lot 20. An algorithm similar to the algorithm represented by steps S <b> 3101 to S <b> 3105 shown may be executed to automatically determine whether or not the user has walked and left the parking lot 20.

  On the other hand, the management server 50 receives various information transmitted from the portable terminal 90 in step S3605 in step S3651. Subsequently, in step S3652, as in the first to third embodiments, a parking lot status management table (hereinafter simply referred to as “management table”) as shown in FIG. This is an example of “management table creation / update process”).

  Thereafter, in step S3653, the management server 50 initializes the state of various flags for the management table. The state of the various flags is initially set because it is in the warehousing stage this time. Specifically, the receipt flag is initially set to ON, but the re-entry permission flag, temporary issue flag, issue flag, regular issue flag, and deemed issue flag are all initially set to OFF.

  Next, in the delivery stage, as shown in the lower part of FIG. Next, in step S3612, the mobile terminal 90 selects a parking lot 20 (a parking lot where the user has entered in a walking state for leaving), that is, according to an algorithm shown in FIG. With reference to the position information and the action information, the parking lot 20 that is about to leave is specified.

  Subsequently, in step S3613, the mobile terminal 90 matches the parking lot ID of the current parking lot 20 with the parking lot ID of the incoming parking lot 20 and stored in the management table in association with the user. It is determined whether or not.

  If they match, in step S3614, the mobile terminal 90 determines whether the user has operated a shipping button on the mobile terminal 90, that is, whether the user has performed a shipping operation as an intention display. Create

  Subsequently, regardless of whether or not the exit operation is performed, in step S3615, the portable terminal 90 follows the same algorithm as that represented by steps S3101 and S3102 shown in FIG. Determine whether or not.

  If it is determined that the user has left, in step S3616, the mobile terminal 90 is in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle according to the same algorithm as that represented by steps S3104 to S3106 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not.

  Thereafter, in step S3617, the mobile terminal 90 creates boarding / leaving determination data indicating whether or not the user has left the parking lot 20 this time in the boarding state based on the judgment results in steps S3615 and S3616. The boarding / leaving determination data is transmitted to the management server 50 in association with the user together with the leaving operation determination data (an example of the aforementioned “second transmission process”).

  In contrast, in step S3671, the management server 50 receives the boarding / leaving determination data and the leaving operation determination data from the portable terminal 90 in association with the user. Subsequently, in step S3672, the management server 50 determines whether or not the effective parking time (e.g., scheduled delivery time) in the management table has expired at the current time measured by the clock 172, that is, over time. It is determined whether or not there is.

  If it is determined that the time is over, in step S3673, the management server 50 updates the state of various flags to update the management table (an example of the above-described “management table creation / update step”). Is).

  Specifically, the management server 50 represents that the received boarding / leaving determination data represents the exit of the user in the boarding state, and the received shipping operation determination data does not accompany the shipping operation. And, if the effective parking time has not expired at the time of receiving the data, it is determined that the provisional delivery has been performed, the state of the provisional delivery flag is switched from OFF to ON, and the same user Switches the state of the re-entry permission flag indicating that the user is authorized to re-entry into the same parking lot from OFF to ON.

  Furthermore, the management server 50 represents that the received boarding / leaving determination data represents the exit of the user in the boarding state, and the received shipping operation determination data includes the shipping operation, and If the effective parking time has not expired at the time of the data reception time, it is determined that the regular delivery has been established, the state of the regular delivery flag is switched from OFF to ON, and the state of the delivery completed flag is changed. Switch from OFF to ON.

  Further, the management server 50 determines whether or not the effective parking time has expired at the time of the reception time after the temporary delivery has been determined, and determines that the deemed delivery has been established if it has expired. The state of the deemed delivery flag is switched from OFF to ON, and also in this case, the status of the exited flag is switched from OFF to ON as in the case where the regular delivery is established.

  Further, the management server 50 determines whether or not the effective parking time has expired at the time of the reception time in a state where the re-entry permission flag is ON. In order to make it disappear, the state of the re-entry permission flag is switched from ON to OFF.

  Note that, in order to save the capacity of the memory 162 and the like, the management server 50 may delete the action pattern related to the corresponding user from the management table if regular delivery or deemed delivery is established in each determination cycle. In that case, in the example shown in FIG. 35, at time t5, the data relating to the user with number 1 does not exist in the management table.

  Incidentally, in the first to third embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the management server 50 includes a vacancy determination unit 304. The vacancy determination unit 304 may be mounted on the portable terminal 90, but in any case, for each parking lot, a plurality of vehicles in the parking lot 20 based on the number of confirmations of entry and the number of confirmations of exit. It is determined whether there is an unused vacancy in the room.

  Specifically, the vacancy determination unit 304 calculates the number of vacancies, which is the number of unused vacancies, among the plurality of passenger compartments in each parking lot 20 each time one warehousing is confirmed. The number of vacancies is incremented by one each time one is subtracted and each time an actual shipping operation (regular shipping) or deemed shipping is confirmed.

  In the first to third embodiments, the mobile terminal 90 determines from the vacancy determination unit 304 in the management server 50 whether or not there is a vacancy for each parking lot 20, that is, it is completely empty at present. Full vacancy data (or parking lot) that distinguishes whether the vehicle is full (no vacancy) where there is no room or is vacant (current vacant) where at least one vacancy currently exists 20, the congestion degree data indicating the degree of congestion of the vehicles in the vehicle 20, the parking lot status data indicating the parking lot status, the parking lot operating state data, the parking lot full state data, and the like.

  By the way, in 1st thru | or 3rd embodiment, before a valid parking time expires, a user gets on and leaves the parking lot 20, and the user does not perform a leaving operation at that time (temporary leaving) ), The user is given the right to re-enter the same parking lot 20 regardless of whether it is positive or de facto until the effective parking time expires.

  On the other hand, in the first to third embodiments, whether the user has boarded (with the vehicle) from the parking lot 20 or walked (with the vehicle left in the parking lot 20) at the delivery stage. It is possible to distinguish whether the vehicle has left the parking lot 20.

  Here, when the user has performed the temporary delivery, before the effective parking time has expired, the user may exercise the authority to re-enter and actually perform the re-entry, If the user does not exercise his authority, does not actually perform re-entry, and the effective parking time expires, there is a possibility that the user will be treated as deemed exit.

  If the vacancy determination is made conservatively with respect to the parking lot 20 with emphasis on the former possibility over the latter possibility (considering the user's profit), the result is “ Since the vacancy determination is performed on the assumption that the vehicle is present in the parking lot 20, an actual vacancy that is not used by another user may be generated in the parking lot 20. There is.

  In contrast, if the possibility of the latter is emphasized over the possibility of the former and the vacancy determination is made boldly for the parking lot 20 (with an emphasis on the interest of the parking lot manager), the result is “temporary delivery Therefore, it is assumed that the user will not be re-entered, and the vacancy determination is performed. ”In fact, even if the same user tries to re-enter the parking lot 20, The room does not exist at all, and there is a possibility that it cannot be re-stocked.

  Against this background, when the system 10 according to the present embodiment performs the vacancy determination to determine either the empty state or the full state without expecting the expected number of re-entry occurrences in the future, the determination Although the result is an empty state, if the vacancy determination is performed in anticipation of the expected number of re-entry occurrences in the future, and the determination result is full, the final determination result is determined to be congested. Thereby, a user's profit and a parking lot manager's profit are balanced well.

  Here, an algorithm will be schematically described when the system 10 performs vacancy determination.

  The system 10 repeatedly performs vacancy determination for each parking lot 20 for each user and at a predetermined time interval Δt. The vacancy determination is not performed for each vehicle compartment 22 but for each user. In this embodiment, it is not necessary to manage which vehicle compartment 22 the user is parked in. Because.

  Here, the “time interval Δt” usually has a length shorter than the shortest parking time required for a certain vehicle to enter the parking lot 20 and then to leave, that is, within a time interval Δt for one time. The vehicle is set so as not to enter and leave the parking lot 20, for example, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes.

  However, the shorter the time interval Δt, the more accurately the status of the actual parking lot 20 can be monitored, but the processing load on the management server 50 increases. It should be set so that the burden is well balanced.

  Further, the system 10 determines the vacancy for each parking lot 20, the operating status of each parking lot 20 as three operating states, that is, a full state where no vacant cabin 22 exists in each parking lot 20. Then, it is determined to determine whether the vehicle is in an empty vehicle state in which a vacant vehicle compartment 22 exists, or in a congested state indicating that the vehicle is actually full or a vehicle is empty.

  Specifically, the system 10 performs vacancy determination for each parking lot 20 with reference to the management table illustrated in FIG. 26 repeatedly for each user at a predetermined time interval.

  This system 10 observes the change of the user's action pattern with respect to the parking lot 20 according to the latest contents of the management table for each determination cycle.

Specifically, the system 10 determines each parking lot 20 based on the contents of the management table in each determination cycle.
X1: the number of effective parkings that is the number of users whose effective parking time does not expire during each determination cycle;
X2: It is determined that the effective parking time has not expired during each determination cycle, and the number of users who have been properly issued due to leaving the user in the boarding state with the exit operation. The number of issues,
X3: During each determination cycle, the effective parking time has not expired, and the user has left the boarding state without being accompanied by the exit operation, so that temporary exit is established and the same user is the same. The number of indeterminate issues that are the number of users authorized to re-enter the parking lot is calculated.

Here, there is a possibility that the number of unconfirmed issues X3 does not coincide with the number of users who have actually re-entered. If they match, the calculated value of the number of actual parking Y is
Y = X1-X2
However, if they do not match, the calculated value of the actual parking number Y is
Y = X1- (X2 + X3).

Thus, the calculated value of the number of actual parking Y is a fluid value that varies depending on the number of users who actually re-enter the store.
Ymin <= Y <= Ymax

  This system 10 includes the three calculated values X1, X2 and X3 and the total number of the plurality of compartments 22 of each parking lot 20 allocated for the time lending to the user (the time lending to the user is completely Based on the relationship with Z, the total number of vehicle compartments 22 scheduled to be rented to the user from the state where it is not performed, according to a predetermined determination rule, the operating status of each parking lot 20 immediately after each determination cycle, Predict whether the vehicle is full, empty, or congested.

  Here, the “total number Z” may be defined as a number equal to all the number n of the plurality of vehicle compartments 22 assigned to each parking lot 20, and among these vehicle compartments 22, it is illustrated in FIG. 1. As described above, when some of the passenger compartments 22 are not rental rental passenger compartments but, for example, monthly contractor passenger compartments, the total number Z may be defined as a number smaller than the number n.

  The “predetermined determination rule” is defined as one determination rule selected from a plurality of potential determination rules or a combination of a plurality of determination rules.

  Here, the “plural potential determination rules” are classified into an indeterminate number X3, that is, a determination rule that does not assume the occurrence of re-entry in the future (not assuming re-entry) and an assumed determination rule.

First, according to an example of a determination rule that does not assume re-entry, the number of users using each parking lot 20 at each time, that is, the maximum parking number Ymax is:
Ymax = X1- (X2 + X3)
It is defined by the expression.

  If the condition of Ymax <Z is satisfied, it is determined that the parking lot 20 is in an empty state. On the other hand, if the condition of Ymax = Z is satisfied, it is determined that the parking lot 20 is in a full state.

Next, according to an example of a determination rule that assumes re-entry, the number of users using each parking lot 20 at each time, that is, the minimum number of parking Ymin is:
Ymin = X1-X2
It is defined by the expression.

  If the condition of Ymin <Z is satisfied, it is determined that the parking lot 20 is in an empty state. On the other hand, if the condition of Ymin = Z is satisfied, the parking lot 20 is determined to be full.

  An example of the “potential determination rule” is that, in each determination cycle, when the operation status of the parking lot 20 is determined to be full or empty based on the maximum number of parking lots Y1, the determination result is full. However, if it is determined whether the operation status of the parking lot 20 is in the full state or the empty state from the minimum parking number Y2, if the determination result becomes an empty state, the final determination result is set to the congestion state. It is to decide.

  Another example of the “potential judgment rule” is that, in each judgment cycle, if the judgment result in the previous judgment cycle is full or congested, this is not taken into consideration, and the minimum parking If it is determined from the number Y2 that the operation status of the parking lot 20 is in the full state or the empty state, if the determination result is an empty state, the final determination result is determined to be a congested state. is there.

  In any case, according to this system 10, it cannot be determined that the operating state of each parking lot 20 is either an empty state or a full state, and in fact, between the empty state and the full state. When there is a possibility of fluctuation, it is determined that the parking lot 20 is not in an empty state or a full state and is in a congested state.

  As a result, a user who has been informed that the parking lot 20 is in a crowded state expects that a vacancy may be found while preparing that the vacancy may not be found when arriving at the scene. When you go to the parking lot 20, you don't feel so uncomfortable even if you can't find a vacancy.

  FIG. 37 conceptually shows a vacancy determination module executed by the processor 160 of the management server 50 in order to implement the vacancy determination unit 304 that performs vacancy determination according to the algorithm described above in the system 10. It is a flowchart.

  This vacancy determination module executes one determination cycle for different parking lots 20 each time the time interval Δt elapses.

  In each determination cycle of this vacancy determination module, first, in step S3701, the parking lot 20 to be executed this time is selected and selected from the plurality of parking lots 20 managed by the management server 50. The management table corresponding to the parking lot 20 is read from the memory 162.

  Next, in step S3702, in the management table, the number of users whose scheduled delivery time (in FIG. 35, the rightmost position of a solid line or a broken line) is in the future from the current time (for example, t5) is set as the effective parking number X1. It is counted and the value is stored in the memory 162 in association with the parking lot 20.

  For example, in the scenario shown in FIG. 35, for example, at the time t5, the effective parking number X1 is calculated based on the effective parking times for the five users numbered 2-4, 6 and 7, respectively. Is counted.

  Subsequently, in step S3703, in the management table, the number of users whose regular shipping flag has changed from OFF to ON in the current determination cycle (between time t4 and time t5 for time t5) is the number of confirmed shipping. X2 is counted, and the value is stored in the memory 162 in association with the parking lot 20.

  For example, in the scenario shown in FIG. 35, the determined number X2 of shipments is counted as “1” due to, for example, the regular delivery of the user No. 4 between time t4 and time t5.

  Thereafter, in step S3704, the number of users whose provisional delivery flag is ON in the management table is counted as the indeterminate delivery number X3, and the value is stored in the memory 162 in association with the parking lot 20.

  For example, in the scenario shown in FIG. 35, for example, at time t5, the number of unconfirmed issues X3 is counted as “2” due to the temporary issue of the two users numbered 6 and 7, respectively. Is done.

  Note that the user assigned number 5 also has experience in temporary shipping, but is regarded as deemed shipping after that, and the temporary shipping flag is turned off, so it is not counted in the indeterminate shipping count X3.

  Thereafter, in step S3706, the maximum parking number Ymax is calculated using the counted effective parking number X1 and the determined number of issued cases X2, and the value is stored in the memory 162 in association with the parking lot 20.

  For example, in the scenario shown in FIG. 35, for example, the maximum parking number Ymax is calculated as 4 (= 5-1) at time t5.

  Subsequently, in step S3707, the minimum parking number Ymin is calculated using the counted effective parking number X1, the determined number of issued cases X2, and the indeterminate number of issued cases X3, and the value is stored in the memory 162 in association with the parking lot 20. Is done.

  For example, in the scenario shown in FIG. 35, for example, at time t5, the minimum parking number Ymin is calculated as 2 (= 5- (1 + 2)).

  Thereafter, in step S3708, it is determined whether or not the maximum parking number Ymax is smaller than the total number Z. When the maximum parking number Ymax is smaller than the total number Z, that is, when it is determined that the calculated value of the actual parking number Y assuming re-entry is smaller than the total number Z (empty state), in step S3709, the parking lot It is determined that 20 is in an empty state.

  On the other hand, if the maximum parking number Ymax is equal to or greater than the total number Z, that is, if it is not determined that the actual parking number Y is smaller than the total number Z (empty state) assuming re-entry, in step S3710 It is determined whether the minimum parking number Ymin is smaller than the total number Z.

  When the minimum parking number Ymin is smaller than the total number Z, that is, when the calculated value of the actual parking number Y is determined to be smaller than the total number Z (empty state) for the first time by not assuming re-entry, in step S3712, parking is performed. It is determined that the parking lot 20 is congested.

  On the other hand, if the minimum parking number Ymin is greater than or equal to the total number Z, that is, if the calculated value of the actual parking number Y is greater than or equal to the total number Z even if re-entry is not assumed, parking is performed in step S3711. It is determined that the parking lot 20 is full.

  In the present embodiment, the user's portable terminal 90 is used for the vacancy determination. However, since the mobile terminal 90 does not always move with the vehicle, the behavior of the mobile terminal 90 does not always match the behavior of the vehicle.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, at least at the delivery stage, using the sensor function mounted on the mobile terminal 90, if the user leaves the parking lot 20, he gets on and leaves (leaves with the vehicle) or walks. And whether the vehicle has left (the user has left alone with the vehicle parked).

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the vacancy determination can be performed using the user's portable terminal 90 without installing a dedicated facility in the parking lot 20. However, this is not essential for practicing the present invention.

  That is, the vacancy determination is, for example, installed in the parking lot 20 for each vehicle compartment 22 (for example, a proximity sensor, a reflected light sensor, etc.) or in the parking lot 20 for each vehicle compartment 22. Car number camera (in this case, the parking lot may be managed for each vehicle, not for each user), a vehicle passage detection sensor installed in the entrance / exit 24 of the parking lot 20 (in this case, the parking lot is , And may be managed for each user, not for each vehicle compartment 22), or for special facilities such as the fee settlement device and the exit gate management device described in Patent Document 3 (in this case) The parking lot may be managed for each user).

  In short, the present invention can be applied regardless of the type as long as the prepaid parking lot is operated in such a manner that re-entry is possible within the effective parking time.

  That is, in the present embodiment, as described above, attention is paid to each of the plurality of compartments 22 in a certain parking lot 20, and it is not considered whether each compartment 22 is vacant. Pay attention to each of a plurality of users who use a plurality of vehicles that actually exist in the parking lot 20, and data (such as various flags) that can restore each user's time-sequential behavior pattern is stored in the parking lot status. In the management table (FIG. 26), in addition to being associated with the user, it is recorded in association with time and time order.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the number of users who actually exist in the parking lot 20 is grasped as the number of actual parking cases in the parking lot 20 at each moment. Furthermore, the vacancy determination that anticipates the occurrence of re-entry after provisional leaving and the vacancy determination that is not expected are performed, and the number of parking actually existing in the parking lot 20 in the future is predicted for each possibility.

  If the predicted value does not exceed the effective parking number Z of the parking lot 20, it is determined that the vehicle is in an empty state, and if they match, it is determined that the vehicle is full. Furthermore, the user who changes the determination result from an empty vehicle state to a congested state according to the comparison result between the vacancy determination that anticipates the occurrence of re-entry after provisional storage and the vacancy determination that is not expected, and expects the determination result Do not betray your expectations.

  In addition, some embodiments described above are some specific examples when the present invention is applied to a parking service for parking a car. Instead, the present invention is, for example, It can be applied to a parking service for parking a bicycle or a parking service for a motorcycle.

  In addition, in some embodiments described above, the present invention is based on the user's portable terminal 90, which may be carried by the user or placed in the vehicle without being carried. Although it is some specific examples at the time of applying to the communication environment used as a "user information processing terminal" in the invention, the present invention is replaced with, for example, a computer mounted on a user's vehicle and having a communication function And a vehicle behavior information acquisition function can be applied to a communication environment used as a “user information processing terminal” in the present invention.

  That is, the “user information processing terminal” in the present invention may be an information processing terminal of a type scheduled to be carried by a user or an information processing terminal of a type mounted on a vehicle.

  However, when the present invention is applied to a communication environment in which such an in-vehicle computer is used as the “user information processing terminal” in the present invention, the in-vehicle computer always moves with the user's vehicle, and therefore the present invention is applied. At this time, it is also carried by the user to distinguish whether the “user information processing terminal” in the present invention is moving with the body of the walking user or moving with the vehicle away from the user's body. It is not necessary to distinguish whether the vehicle is placed in the vehicle.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described in detail based on drawing, these are illustrations and are based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art including the aspect as described in the above-mentioned [summary of invention] column. The present invention can be implemented in other forms with various modifications and improvements.

Claims (7)

A method of managing the plurality of parking lots using an information processing terminal of a user who selects and uses one of a plurality of parking lots,
As a result of the user moving as a result of the information processing terminal communicating with its own GPS or with off-site equipment installed outside each parking lot or on-site equipment installed inside each parking lot, An admission determination process for determining whether or not one of the parking lots has been entered,
An exit determination step of determining whether or not the user has exited from any parking lot as a result of the user moving by the GPS or by communication with the off-site facility or the on-site facility,
A boarding determination step of determining whether or not the information processing terminal is in a boarding state in which the user is on the vehicle together with the information processing terminal by using its own sensor;
When the information processing terminal determines that the user has entered one of the parking lots, and determines that the user is in the boarding state, a warehousing that issues a warehousing request when operated by the user on its own screen Receipt button display process to display the button,
When the warehousing button is operated by the user, the management server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal and / or the information processing terminal gives the user authority to use any of the parking lots, thereby A warehousing permission process for allowing a user to enter a parking lot,
When the information processing terminal determines that the user has exited from one of the parking lots and determines that the user is in the boarding state, a shipping that issues a shipping request when operated by the user on its own screen Outgoing button display process to display buttons,
When the exit button is operated by the user, the information processing terminal and / or the management server confirms that the use of any one of the parking lots by the user has been completed, so that from any one of the parking lots A parking lot management method including a shipping permission process for permitting the user to leave. The sensor includes a pedometer,
The boarding determination step determines that the user is in the boarding state when the number of steps detected by the pedometer is equal to or less than a threshold value, while the detected number of steps is greater than the threshold value. In this case, the parking lot management method according to claim 1, wherein the user is determined not to be in the boarding state but to be in a walking state walking without getting on the vehicle.   During the execution of the admission determination step, if the vehicle does not exist in any parking lot site and continues to exist outside all parking lot sites, the user can enter any parking lot. The parking lot management method including according to claim 1 or 2, including a step of preventing determination that the vehicle has entered.   During the execution of the exit determination step, if the vehicle does not exist in any parking lot site and continues to exist outside all parking lot sites, the user can enter any parking lot. 4. The parking lot management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a step of preventing a determination that the vehicle has left.   The exit button display step is performed on the condition that the information processing terminal is the same as the parking lot determined that the user has exited in the boarding state and the parking lot determined that the user has entered in the riding state. The parking lot management method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exit button is displayed on the screen. The program for making an information processing terminal perform the parking lot management method in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5.   The recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 6 so that computer reading was possible.

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