JP6752306B2 - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a parking lot management system that manages a contract for using a commuter pass used in a parking lot that accommodates two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles and vehicles such as automobiles.

Conventionally, it is widely known that a parking lot is used by using a commuter pass with an expiration date. The contractor renews the commuter pass before the commuter pass expires. As a result, the set expiration date is rewritten, and the parking lot can be used continuously for a long period of time.

Patent Document 1 describes a parking lot management system that collectively manages a plurality of parking lots. In this parking lot management system, when a renewal application from a user contractor is accepted, the commuter pass ID of the user contractor is transmitted to all of the commuter pass settlement machines located in each of the multiple parking lots. It is retained for a certain period of time. Then, every time the contractor inserts the commuter pass into one of the commuter pass settlement machines within the retained period, the commuter pass settlement machine notifies that the commuter pass can be renewed. When the renewal fee is paid by the user contractor, the validity period of the commuter pass is rewritten and the renewal of the commuter pass is completed (paragraphs [0033]-[0040] of the specification of Patent Document 1).

According to this parking lot management system, payment for renewal registration can be easily completed even before the renewal contract date or from any of a plurality of parking lots. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the procedure from concentrating on the fixed-term charge settlement machine at a specific time or a specific parking lot, and it is possible to easily complete the renewal procedure without confusion (paragraph of the specification of Patent Document 1 [] 0015] [0017], etc.).

JP-A-2007-183719

Companies that own multiple vehicles often use the parking lot with a fixed-term contract. In this case, for example, commuter passes for the number of vehicles are issued, and a renewal procedure is required for each commuter pass near the expiration date. Therefore, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle who is in charge of the renewal procedure is very large.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot management system capable of reducing the burden on the person in charge of commuter pass even when a plurality of commuter passes are issued.

In order to achieve the above object, the parking lot management system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a parking lot device installed in a parking lot and a management device communicably connected to the parking lot device.
The parking lot device has a reception unit, an acquisition unit, a first transmission unit, and an update unit.
The reception unit accepts a commuter pass presented for the purpose of entering or leaving a vehicle.
The acquisition unit acquires identification information for identifying the commuter pass from the commuter pass and commuter pass information including at least the expiration date of the commuter pass.
The first transmission unit transmits the acquired identification information to the management device when the difference between the current date and time and the acquired expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.
The renewal unit updates the expiration date based on the renewal instruction sent from the management device to renew the expiration date of the received commuter pass.
The management device has a determination unit and a second transmission unit.
Based on the identification information transmitted from the parking lot device, the determination unit determines whether or not the settlement of the renewal fee has been completed for the commuter pass received by the reception unit.
When the determination unit determines that the settlement of the renewal fee has been completed, the second transmission unit transmits the renewal instruction to the parking lot device.

The management device may have a calculation unit for calculating a new expiration date according to the renewal fee. In this case, the renewal instruction may include the new expiration date. Further, the renewal unit may change the expiration date of the accepted commuter pass to the new expiration date.

The management device may have a receiving unit and a storage unit. The receiving unit receives a payment completion notification to the effect that the payment of the renewal fee has been completed. The storage unit stores the identification information of the commuter pass, which is the target of the received payment completion notification, and the payment completion flag indicating that the payment has been completed in association with each other.

The management device may have a notification unit that transmits an update completion notification to the effect that the update by the update unit has been completed to the communication device on the contractor side using the commuter pass.

The notification unit transmits a payment incomplete notification to the contractor's communication device to the effect that the payment is incomplete for the commuter pass for which the determination unit has determined that the payment of the renewal fee has not been completed. You may.

The notification unit notifies the contractor that the renewal of the commuter pass for which the identification information has not been transmitted from the parking lot device by a predetermined date and time before the expiration date has not been completed. It may be transmitted to a communication device.

The storage unit may store the contractor information of the contractor who uses the plurality of commuter passes and the commuter pass information of each of the plurality of commuter passes used by the contractor in association with each other. In this case, the notification unit completes all renewals of the plurality of same-day commuter passes as the renewal completion notification for each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes having the same expiration date among the plurality of commuter passes. You may send a notification of the completion of all updates to that effect.

The notification unit may transmit the renewal status of each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes to the communication device on the contractor side at a predetermined date and time before the expiration date.

When the number of same-day commuter passes for which renewal has not been completed falls below a predetermined threshold value among the plurality of same-day commuter passes, the notification unit sets the renewal status of each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes on the contractor side. It may be transmitted to the communication device of.

The commuter pass information may include parking lot information of a parking lot where the commuter pass can be used. In this case, the first transmission unit may transmit the acquired identification information to the management device when the received commuter pass is a commuter pass of another parking lot that can be taken over and used. .. Further, the calculation unit may calculate the expiration date after the transfer based on the expiration date of the commuter pass of the other parking lot. Further, the second transmission unit may transmit a takeover instruction including an expiration date after the takeover to the parking lot device. Further, based on the transfer instruction, the renewal unit changes the expiration date of the commuter pass of the other parking lot to the expiration date after the transfer, and obtains the parking information of the commuter pass of the other parking lot. It may be changed to the parking lot information of the parking lot where the parking lot device is installed.

The calculation unit may calculate the expiration date after the transfer based on the charge system of the other parking lot and the charge system of the parking lot in which the parking lot device is installed.

The storage unit may store the identification information of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended in association with the date and time when the use has been suspended. In this case, when the parking lot device transmits the identification information of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended, the calculation unit determines the expiration date of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended, the current date and time, and the above. The expiration date after resuming use may be calculated based on the date and time of suspension of use. Further, the second transmission unit may transmit a re-registration instruction to the parking lot device, including an expiration date after the resumption of use. Further, the renewal unit may change the expiration date of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended to the expiration date after the resumption of use based on the re-registration instruction.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the person in charge of the commuter pass even when a plurality of commuter passes are issued.

It is the schematic which shows the structural example of the parking lot management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional configuration example of a parking ticket issuing machine, an exit settlement machine, and a communication management device. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the commuter pass information stored in a commuter pass. It is a flow chart of the whole system in the periodic update. This is an example of the fixed-term contract information stored in the fixed-term information DB. It is an example of user information stored in the user information DB and an example of owner information stored in the owner information DB. This is an example of the charge system information stored in the owner information DB. This is an example of a regular update application screen displayed on the user terminal. This is an example of the deposit registration screen displayed on the owner terminal. It is a flowchart which shows an example of rewriting of the expiration date by a periodic update. It is a flowchart which shows an example of rewriting of the commuter pass information at the time of handing over use.

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

<First Embodiment>
[Parking lot management system]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a configuration example of a parking lot management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The parking lot management system 500 includes an owner terminal 10, a management company terminal 15, a user terminal 20, a parking lot device 30, and a parking lot management device 40. These terminals and devices are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the Internet 1 and the wide area communication network 5.

The owner terminal 10 is used by the owner who owns the parking lot 31. In this embodiment, one owner owns four parking lots 31 from parking lot numbers 01 to 04 shown in FIG.

The management company terminal 15 is used by the operator of the management company entrusted with the management work of the parking lot 31 by the owner. The operator, for example, responds to daily inquiries, responds to users (regular users and temporary users), and provides information on maintenance maintenance work when the parking lot device 30 or the like fails.

The user terminal 20 is used by a user who uses the parking lot 31, and corresponds to a communication device on the contractor side who uses a commuter pass in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, an explanation will be given by taking as an example a fixed-term contract user who applies for a monthly fixed-term contract and uses the issued commuter pass to use the parking lot 31. In particular, a case where a company or the like having a plurality of vehicles applies for a commuter pass for the number of vehicles and distributes it to the driver of each vehicle will be described as an example. The user terminal 20 is used by a vehicle person in charge of managing the contract status of the vehicle and each commuter pass.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, a notebook PC (Personal Computer) is used as the owner terminal 10 and the user terminal 20, and a desktop PC is used as the management company terminal 15. Not limited to this, any computer such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal may be used as each terminal.

The parking lot device 30 is a device for which the driver presents a commuter pass for the purpose of entering or leaving the parking lot 31 at each parking lot 31. In the present embodiment, the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 are installed as the parking lot device 30 (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot device 30 is provided with a commuter pass insertion slot 32 as a reception unit for receiving the presented commuter pass.

The parking lot management device 40 can provide the parking lot management service according to the present embodiment as a Web service. In the present embodiment, the parking lot management device 40 is configured by the plurality of server devices 41 and the database (DB) 42.

Each server device 41 has hardware necessary for computer configuration such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). When the CPU executes a predetermined program and cooperates with the hardware resources in the server device 41, the determination unit, the second transmission unit, the calculation unit, the reception unit, and the notification unit according to the present embodiment are realized. To. The program is installed in the server device 41, for example, via various recording media or via the Internet or the like.

The DB 42 functions as a storage unit and stores various information related to parking lot management. In the present embodiment, the in-vehicle DB 43, the periodic information DB 44, the history DB 45, the owner information DB 46, and the user information DB 47 are constructed in the DB 42 (see FIG. 4).

The various DBs are comprehensively managed by the DB server in the parking lot management device 40, and for example, registration and storage of owner information of each parking lot 31 and recording and storage of operation balance information are executed. In addition, collection and output of full-vacancy information of each parking lot 31, collection and recording of error history and change management status of the parking lot device 30, remote control mediation from the management company terminal 15 and the like are executed.

Further, the parking lot management service according to the present embodiment can be provided by the Web server in the parking lot management device 40, for example, by using a WWW (World Wide Web) system. The Web server creates a parking lot, an owner, and a Web page for each user. The operator, owner, and user of the management company use their own terminals to access the displayed Web page via the Web browser. As a result, for example, it is possible to acquire the operation balance information for each owner, the data obtained by analyzing them, the full / empty data for each parking lot 31, the fixed-term contract data for each user, and the like.

In FIG. 1, one owner terminal 10 and one user terminal 20 are shown, but usually, a plurality of owner terminals 10 and user terminals 20 are connected to the parking lot management device 40. In addition, the parking lot management service according to the present embodiment may be provided to a plurality of management companies. In that case, a plurality of management company terminals 15 are connected to the parking lot management device 40.

The owner who owns the parking lot 31 may manage the parking lot 31 by himself / herself. In this case, the owner terminal 10 and the management company terminal 15 can be used in combination. Further, the management company may own the parking lot management device 40 and use the parking lot management service according to the present embodiment by itself.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a parking ticket issuing machine, an exit settlement machine, and a communication management device installed in the parking lot 31.

The parking ticket issuing machine 50 is installed adjacent to the entrance gate 33 of the parking lot 31. The parking ticket issuing machine 50 has a CPU 51, a memory 52, and an interface 54 connected to these via a bus 53. The memory 52 is composed of, for example, a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various programs, various parking data, and the like.

A reader / writer 55, a card feeder 56, a display / speaker 57, an operation button 58, a gate switch control unit 59, and a communication control unit 60 are connected to the interface 54. The operation of each block is controlled by the CPU 51 that operates according to the program, and the driver can smoothly operate the block based on, for example, the display screen and the voice guide by the display / speaker 57. Further, an insertion port 32 is provided at the front end of the card reader / writer 55.

For example, a voice guide or the like instructs the insertion port 32 to insert the commuter pass. Temporary users who are not fixed-term contract users are instructed to press the operation button 58 to issue a parking ticket. When the temporary user presses the ticketing button, a parking ticket is issued from the insertion slot 32 or the issuing slot set at another position.

The reader / writer 55 functions as an acquisition unit and reads commuter pass information from the commuter pass inserted in the insertion slot 32. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of commuter pass information stored in the commuter pass. In this embodiment, the following information is stored as commuter pass information.
Commuter pass: Identification information that identifies the commuter pass Type of commuter pass: Information that limits the time zone in which the commuter pass can be used (all day, weekday daytime, holiday night, etc.) Parking lot ID: Information on the parking lot where the commuter pass can be used (Parking lot information)
Usage start date Expiration date (expiration date)
Update date ... Latest update date Number of issues ... Number of issues so far (number of reissues, etc.)
Number of updates: Number of updates up to now (number of continuous use, etc.)

Further, as the commuter pass information, any information during warehousing or warehousing is stored as "status". In addition, information about the vehicle such as "model name" is also stored as commuter pass information. Other information may be stored.

The reader / writer 55 can change the commuter pass information stored in the rewritable area. For example, the expiration date is rewritten every time a periodic update is performed. On the other hand, since the periodic ID or the like needs to be a unique number, it is stored in a non-rewritable area so that it cannot be rewritten.

The card feeder 56 supplies a parking ticket to the insertion slot 32 or the issuing slot when the ticketing button is pressed. The gate switch control unit 59 controls the gate switch that opens and closes the entrance gate 33. The communication control unit 60 includes a communication circuit for communicating with the exit settlement machine 70, and is communicably connected to the communication control unit 81 of the exit settlement machine 70 via an internal communication line buried in the parking lot 31. To.

The exit settlement machine 70 is installed adjacent to the exit gate 34 of the parking lot 31. The exit checkout machine 70 has a CPU 71, a memory 72, and an interface 74 connected to each other via a bus 73. A reader / writer 75, a bill / coin management unit 76, a display / speaker 77, a receipt printer 78, an operation button 79, a gate switch control unit 80, and a communication control unit 81 are connected to the interface 74.

The reader / writer 75 reads the commuter pass information and rewrites the commuter pass information. In the case of temporary use, the parking ticket information is read from the parking ticket inserted into the insertion slot 32 provided at the front end of the reader / writer 75, and the settlement amount is calculated.

The banknote / coin management unit 75 receives the banknotes / coins inserted into the banknote / coin slot (not shown) of the exit checkout machine 70, and calculates the amount to be inserted. In addition, the change required for payment will be prepared and supplied to the banknote / coin return port (not shown). The receipt printer 78 prints the settlement amount, the date and time, etc. on the receipt.

The communication control unit 81 includes a communication circuit for communicating with the communication management device 85, and is communicably connected to the external communication unit 93 of the communication management device 85 via wiring for serial communication. Further, as described above, the communication control unit 81 is communicably connected to the communication control unit 60 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50.

The communication management device 85 is attached to the upper portion or the front portion of the exit settlement machine 70, and is communicably connected to the parking lot management device 40 via the wide area communication network 5 and the Internet 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication management device 85 has a CPU 86, a memory 87, and an interface 89 connected to each other via the bus 88. The interface 89 includes a camera 90, an intercom 91, a data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) 92, and an external communication unit 93.

The camera 90 and the intercom 91 enable a call between the driver operating the exit checkout machine 70 and the operator using the management company terminal 15. The data terminal device 92 is a device that converts a signal transmitted from the exit settlement machine 70 or the like into a signal for a wide area communication line, and for example, a modem, a terminal adapter, or the like is used. The external communication unit 93 is communicably connected to the communication control unit 81 of the exit settlement machine 70.

In the present embodiment, the information acquired by the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40 via the communication management device 85. For example, information data related to vehicle entry / exit, parking fee balance, failure history, commuter pass update, and the like are transmitted to the parking lot management device 40.

Further, various instructions and the like from the parking lot management device 40 are transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 via the communication management device 85. For example, when the operator of the management company performs remote control, the remote control signal is transmitted from the parking lot management device 40 to the communication management device 85 by the operation of the management company terminal 15. Then, the remote control signal is transmitted from the communication management device 85 to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70, and the remote control is executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the parking lot management device 40 transmits an update instruction to update the expiration date of the commuter pass to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 via the communication management device 85. .. This point will be described in detail later.

[How to use the commuter pass]
An example of how the driver parks the vehicle using the commuter pass will be described. The driver who drives the vehicle inserts the commuter pass into the insertion slot 32 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50 in front of the entrance gate 33. The commuter pass information is read by the reader / writer 55 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50.

In the memory 52 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50, the parking lot ID of the parking lot 31 in which the parking ticket issuing machine 50 is set and the periodic ID associated with the invalid flag are stored. For example, a commuter pass for which fraud has been discovered by the owner of the parking lot 31 is set to be invalid. Alternatively, the person in charge of the vehicle may set the commuter pass to be invalid. When invalidity is set, the commuter pass ID of the commuter pass is associated with the invalidity flag and transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the parking lot ID stored in the memory 52 and the parking lot ID in the commuter pass information match, and whether or not the read commuter pass type matches the current time zone. To. Furthermore, it is determined whether or not the current date and time is included in the valid period of the commuter pass (the period from the start date of use to the expiration date). If the result of these determinations is affirmative and the invalid flag associated with the read periodic ID is not stored, the entrance gate 33 is opened.

At that time, the reader / writer 55 writes the status of warehousing in the rewritable area of the commuter pass. The driver receives the commuter pass coming out of the insertion slot 32 and stores the vehicle in the parking lot 31. If the invalid flag is stored, the display / speaker 57 notifies the driver to that effect.

When the vehicle leaves the garage, the driver inserts the commuter pass into the insertion slot 32 of the exit settlement machine 70 in front of the exit gate 34. The parking lot ID, periodic type, expiration date, and presence / absence of the invalid flag are confirmed, and if there is no problem, the exit gate 34 is opened. And the status in the commuter pass information can be rewritten from warehousing to warehousing. The driver receives the commuter pass from the exit checkout machine 70 and leaves the vehicle from the parking lot 31.

The commuter pass information acquired from the commuter pass, various information such as vehicle entry / exit times, etc. are stored in the memory of the parking ticket issuing machine 50, the exit settlement machine 70, the communication management device 85, etc., and are regularly parked. It is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40. The parking lot management device 40 updates the in-vehicle DB 43, the history DB 45, and the like based on various received information. In addition, the information in the Web page transmitted to the owner terminal 10, the management company terminal 15, and the user terminal 20 is updated.

[How to renew your commuter pass]
The method of renewing the commuter pass in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the entire system in the periodic update. 5 to 7 are schematic views showing an example of information stored in each DB shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is an example of the fixed-term contract information stored in the fixed-term information DB. The commuter pass information includes the fare settlement date, the invalidity flag, and the renewal preparation flag in addition to the commuter pass information shown in FIG. The charge settlement date is information on the date when the renewal charge of the fixed-term contract was settled. The invalidity flag is stored when the commuter pass is invalidated by the vehicle person in charge or the owner. The renewal preparation flag is information stored when the settlement of the renewal fee is completed, and corresponds to the settlement completion flag according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6A is an example of user information stored in the user information DB. The user information includes a user ID, an ID of each of a plurality of commuter passes contracted, a contractor name, a contractor address, and a registered e-mail address. In addition, the user information includes the transmission frequency, the transmission type, the transmission designation time, the transmission designation exclusion date, and the transmission designation remaining days. These pieces of information are setting information relating to a transmission method when sending an e-mail to the user terminal 20 such as a notification of completion of periodic update and a notification of incompleteness, which will be described later.

FIG. 6B is an example of the owner information stored in the owner information DB. The owner information includes the owner ID, the ID of the parking lot owned by the owner, the owner name, the owner address, and the registered e-mail address. In addition, the owner information includes the transmission frequency, the transmission type, the transmission designation time, and the transmission designation exclusion date. These transmission setting information will also be described later.

In addition, various information may be stored as user information and owner information. For example, information on the layout of Web pages for each user and owner, management analysis information (owner information) including balance and usage status, setting information on form output, and the like are stored.

FIG. 7 is an example of the charge system information stored in the owner information DB. The charge system information includes a parking lot ID, charge information regarding temporary use, switching time / service time information, charge information regarding a fixed-term contract, a flag for permission to renew after the deadline, a renewal period, and a fixed-term daily amount. The charge information regarding temporary use is the charge information for each usage date and time and usage time zone.

The charge information for the commuter pass is the monthly amount for each type of commuter pass. In the present embodiment, each monthly amount of monthly (all day), weekday daytime, weekday nighttime, holiday daytime, and holiday nighttime is stored. The post-expiration renewal permission flag is information on whether or not to permit the renewal procedure after the expiration date.

The renewal period is information that serves as a reference when renewing a commuter pass, and is a period of a predetermined length set before the expiration date. For example, a period such as one week before the expiration date or two weeks before the expiration date is stored. Note that FIG. 7 shows a parking lot takeover permission flag as the charge system information. This flag is information referred to when the parking lot is taken over and used as described in the second embodiment. Therefore, it is shown here in parentheses.

The current number of warehousing units for each parking lot 31 is stored in the in-vehicle D43 shown in FIG. The history DB 45 stores commuter pass information periodically transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine 50, the exit settlement machine 70, and the like, and historical information such as warehousing and warehousing times. Further, the history DB 45 stores various history information such as an error history and a failure history, as well as a history of vehicle entry / exit for each parking lot.

FIG. 8 is an example of a regular update application screen displayed on the user terminal. FIG. 9 is an example of a deposit registration screen displayed on the owner terminal. As shown in FIG. 8, when the person in charge of the vehicle selects the update application button 101 at the left end of the screen 100, the periodic update application screen 110 is displayed (step 101 in FIG. 4).

The commuter pass tab 111 of the commuter pass to be renewed is selected by the vehicle person in charge. Based on various information stored in the DB 42, the parking lot name, owner name, regular type, vehicle model name, number, and parking area in the application screen 110 are automatically displayed. In addition, a predetermined period such as one month may be displayed by default as the charge amount and the number of renewal months.

The vehicle person in charge inputs the next contract period on a monthly basis in the number of renewal months. Correspondingly, the calculation unit of the parking lot management device 40 calculates the renewal fee and the new expiration date, and displays them on the fee amount and the expiration date of the application screen 110. The vehicle person in charge selects the renewal application from the application type and clicks the execution button 112. As a result, the application for regular renewal is executed.

If cancellation of the contract is selected as the application type, the application for cancellation of the fixed-term contract is executed. Further, in FIG. 8, as application types, handing over to another parking lot and suspension / resumption of use are shown. These processes are the processes executed in the second embodiment, and are shown in parentheses in the figure.

Further, at the left end of the screen 100, in addition to the update application button 101, each button for parking lot selection, information editing, owner information, form output, e-mail notification, and call with the operator is installed. By appropriately selecting these buttons, the vehicle person in charge can acquire necessary information, make various applications, output forms, send / receive e-mails, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the person in charge of the vehicle executes the application for regular renewal, the person in charge of the vehicle executes the payment process of the renewal fee to the settlement institution 95 such as a bank or a credit sales company (step 102). For example, bank transfer or credit card payment is executed. When the execution button 112 shown in FIG. 8 is selected, information regarding payment of the renewal fee, such as the account number of the transfer destination, may be displayed.

When the person in charge of the vehicle applies for the regular update using the application screen 110, the owner terminal 10 is notified to that effect. Typically, an e-mail is automatically sent to the registered e-mail address, but the fact that the application has been made may be displayed on the owner-dedicated Web page (step 103).

The owner inquires the settlement institution 95 for confirmation of settlement and confirms whether or not the renewal fee has been paid (step 104). Upon receiving the confirmation of payment from the payment institution 95 (step 105), the Web page is accessed and the information with payment is input using the payment registration screen 120 shown in FIG. 9 (step 106).

The deposit registration screen 120 is displayed when the deposit registration button 105 at the left end of the screen 119 is selected. The parking lot name, user name, regular type, number of months for renewal, charge amount, expiration date, vehicle model name, number, and parking area are automatically displayed based on the application details for regular renewal.

The owner manually inputs the fee for confirming the settlement in the deposit amount on the deposit registration screen 120. Then, when the registration button 121 is selected, a payment completion notification indicating that the renewal fee has been completed is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40. The settlement completion notification is received by the receiving unit of the parking lot management device 40, and the charge settlement date and the update preparation flag are stored in the fixed-term contract information shown in FIG. The newly calculated validity period may be stored together.

As shown in FIG. 9, on the left end of the screen 119, in addition to the deposit registration button 105, parking lot selection, information editing, vehicle presence information, management analysis, form output, mail notification, and call with the operator are each. A tongue is installed. By appropriately selecting these buttons, the owner can acquire necessary information, output forms, send / receive e-mails, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of rewriting the expiration date by periodic update. The driver who drives the vehicle inserts a commuter pass into the insertion slot 32 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50 in order to park the vehicle. The parking ticket issuing machine 50 determines whether or not the current date and time is within the renewal period (step 201).

Specifically, it is determined whether or not the difference between the current date and time and the expiration date obtained from the commuter pass is less than or equal to the length set as the validity period (corresponding to a predetermined threshold value). If it is determined that the current date and time is not within the renewal period (No in step 201), the expiration date is not rewritten and the parking process using the above-mentioned normal commuter pass is executed.

When it is determined that the current date and time is within the renewal period (Yes in step 201), the parking lot management is performed by the communication control unit 60 (first transmission unit) of the parking ticket issuing machine 50 via the communication management device 85. A periodic ID is transmitted to the device 40 (step 202, step 107 in FIG. 4).

From step 202 to A, the parking lot management device 40 receives the commuter pass ID transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine 50 (step 203). Then, the fixed-term contract information associated with the received fixed-term ID stored in the fixed-term information DB 44 is inquired (step 204).

The determination unit of the parking lot management device 40 determines whether or not the renewal fee has been settled for the commuter pass inserted into the insertion slot 32 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50. Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is an update preparation flag in the inquired fixed-term contract information (step 205).

If the update preparation flag is not stored (No in step 205), it is determined that the payment has not been made yet, and information that cannot be updated is transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 (step 206). If the update preparation flag is stored (Yes in step 205), a new expiration date is set according to the renewal fee settled, and the periodic information DB 44 is updated (step 207). If a new expiration date is already stored, that expiration date is stored as the expiration date of the current commuter pass.

The second transmission unit of the parking lot management device 40 sends an update instruction to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 to update the new expiration date and the expiration date of the commuter pass inserted in the insertion slot 32. (Step 208, step 108 of FIG. 4).

From step 208 to B, the parking ticket issuing machine 50 receives a new expiration date and a renewal instruction (step 209). The parking ticket issuing machine 40 determines whether or not the expiration date can be renewed (step 210). For example, it is determined whether or not the reader / writer 55 that functions as an update unit can operate normally. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not an instruction or the like for invalidating the update has been input from the owner or the like. If the update is not possible (No in step 210), the process ends without updating the expiration date.

If renewal is possible (Yes in step 210), the reader / writer 55 writes a new expiration date with the updated commuter pass expiration date (step 211). At that time, the display / speaker 57 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50 may notify the driver that the update process is being executed. When the update process is completed, information to that effect is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40, and the fixed-term contract information such as deletion of the update preparation flag and update of the latest update date is updated.

In this way, in the parking lot management system 500, the parking lot management device 40 determines whether or not the settlement of the renewal fee has been completed. When the payment is completed, the parking ticket issuing machine 50 installed in the parking lot 31 renews the expiration date of the commuter pass presented for the purpose of entering or leaving the vehicle. To. Therefore, the person in charge of the vehicle can complete the regular renewal by paying the renewal fee for the regular renewal without performing any special procedure for the renewal at the parking lot 31. As a result, even when a plurality of commuter passes are issued, it is possible to significantly reduce the burden on the person in charge regarding the commuter pass.

As a method of renewing the commuter pass, for example, the person in charge of the vehicle may make a deposit for all the commuter passes and instruct each driver to renew the commuter pass at the management office of the parking lot. .. However, with this method, some drivers will forget the update procedure at the management office. Therefore, the vehicle personnel must constantly monitor whether each driver has performed the update procedure and instruct the forgotten driver to repeat the procedure. As a result, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle becomes very heavy.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the renewal process is automatically executed during the normal use of the commuter pass by the driver, so that the driver does not forget the renewal procedure. Therefore, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle can be significantly reduced, and the burden on the driver can also be reduced. Further, since the fixed-term contract information in the fixed-term information DB 44 is automatically updated, the burden on the operator of the owner or the management company can be reduced.

The expiration date may be renewed by the exit settlement machine 70 at the time of delivery. Alternatively, if the parking ticket issuing machine 50 sends a periodic ID to the parking lot management device 40 at the time of warehousing and there is an update preparation flag, the exit settlement machine 70 may write a new expiration date at the time of warehousing. In this case, it is not necessary for the driver to wait in front of the parking lot device 30 (parking ticket issuing machine 50 or exit settlement machine 70) while the driver starts the update process.

[Notification of update status]
In the parking lot management system 500, the parking lot management device 40 sends an e-mail to the user terminal 20 about the update status of each commuter pass. For example, an e-mail sentence is created by combining a fixed sentence prepared in advance with information on a regular ID and a user ID, its registration information, an update date and time, and the like. Then, a notification mail is transmitted from the mail server in the parking lot management device 40 to the user terminal 20. The person in charge of the vehicle will be able to grasp the update status based on the email. Therefore, even when a large number of commuter passes are issued, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle can be significantly reduced.

The method of transmitting the notification mail regarding the update status can be appropriately set by inputting the transmission setting conditions using the user terminal 20. Some examples of transmission methods will be described below.

When a new expiration date is written for each commuter pass in step 211 of FIG. 10, a notification of renewal completion is transmitted to the user terminal 20 each time. As a result, the person in charge of the vehicle can easily grasp the renewal status of each commuter pass.

Further, when it is determined in step 205 that there is no update preparation flag, a settlement incomplete notification indicating that the settlement is incomplete is transmitted to the user terminal 20 each time. This makes it possible to prevent forgetting to deposit.

Further, if the periodic ID is not transmitted from either the parking ticket issuing machine 50 or the exit settlement machine 70 by a predetermined date and time before the expiration date, the user terminal 20 notifies that the renewal is incomplete. Will be sent to. The predetermined date and time can be set as appropriate. For example, if the periodic ID is not transmitted even 3 days before the expiration date, the update incomplete notification is transmitted. By such a process, it is possible to grasp the absence of the driver, for example, the driver keeps parking in the parking lot without using the vehicle on a long vacation or a business trip. The person in charge of the vehicle can easily perform regular renewal by warehousing or leaving the vehicle by using another driver or a commuter pass of the corresponding commuter pass by himself / herself.

Of the multiple commuter passes that have been contracted, the commuter pass that has the same expiration date is described as a plurality of same-day commuter passes. All commuter passes may be same-day commuter passes, or there may be multiple same-day commuter passes with different expiration dates. That is, it is quite possible that the first same-day regular group whose expiration date is March 31 and the second same-day regular group whose expiration date is September 30 are mixed.

For a plurality of same-day commuter passes, the renewal status of the entire same-day commuter pass is transmitted to the user terminal 20 at an appropriate timing based on the expiration date. As a result, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle can be sufficiently reduced, and it is possible to prevent the timing of the regular update from being missed.

For example, instead of sending the renewal completion notification of each commuter pass to the user terminal 20 one by one, a full renewal completion notification indicating that all the renewals of the plurality of commuter passes on the same day have been completed is sent by one e-mail. May be done. For example, when the last renewal of the commuter pass on the same day is completed, a notification of completion of all renewals is sent. As a result, the person in charge of the vehicle can know that there is a commuter pass on the same day that has not been renewed yet in the case where the e-mail of the notification of the completion of all renewals has not arrived. In addition, it is possible to know that all updates have been completed at the timing of receiving the email of notification of completion of all updates. Since all the renewal status of a plurality of same-day commuter passes can be grasped by one e-mail, the work is not complicated and it is possible to surely confirm the completion and incompleteness of the renewal.

Further, for the plurality of same-day commuter passes, the renewal status of each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes may be transmitted to the user terminal 20 at a predetermined date and time before the expiration date. As a result, the vehicle staff can check the renewal status of each commuter pass on the same day at the desired timing, and can take appropriate measures for the commuter pass on the same day that has not been renewed (for example, a reminder to the driver, etc.). ).

Further, for a plurality of same-day commuter passes, when the number of same-day commuter passes for which renewal has not been completed falls below a predetermined threshold value, the renewal status of each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes may be transmitted to the user terminal 20. .. This makes it possible to grasp the progress of the entire update process. The predetermined threshold value is not limited, and a numerical value such as two sheets is set.

Other conditions can be set as setting conditions for sending emails. For example, the parking lot management device 40 may batch process the various transmission timings described above at night to prepare for email transmission, and the transmission may be executed at the business start time (arbitrarily settable) of the next morning. Of course, in this case, information on the date and time when the update was executed is also transmitted.

Further, the person in charge of the vehicle may set the mail notification time zone in advance on the Web. For example, it is possible to set the e-mail to arrive at the start of business in the afternoon, or to receive the e-mail on a date close to the expiration date.

The setting conditions for the mail notification are stored in the user information shown in FIG. 6A, for example. For example, transmission frequency (every one, after all updates, etc.), transmission type (importance display email transmission, ordinary email), designated transmission time, exclusion date (send at 1:00 pm on weekdays, etc.), specified remaining days (3 days ago, etc.) ) Is recorded together with the user ID and the periodic ID. These setting information can be changed periodically, and setting information not illustrated here may be stored.

The contents of the transmission setting information in the owner information shown in FIG. 6B are the same as those described above.

<Second embodiment>
The parking lot management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the description of the parts similar to the configuration and operation in the parking lot management system 500 described in the above embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

In this parking lot management system, it is possible to take over the commuter pass and suspend / resume the use of the commuter pass. The commuter pass takeover use is a form of use in which a predetermined parking lot can be used in another parking lot by taking over the validity period of the commuter pass. For example, when the parking lot 31 of the number 01 shown in FIG. 1 is regularly used, the parking lot 31 of the number 02 can be used by using the same commuter pass by applying for the transfer use of the vehicle person in charge.

First, an application for takeover use is input by the person in charge of the vehicle via the application screen 110 as illustrated in FIG. For example, the parking lot 31 of the transfer source and the parking lot 31 of the transfer destination are designated, and the start date of the transfer use and the like are input.

The parking lot management device 40 refers to the takeover permission flag in the parking lot information shown in FIG. 7 to determine whether or not the takeover use desired by the vehicle person in charge is possible. If the takeover use is not possible, a notification to that effect is sent via the Web page. When the takeover use is possible, the information that the application for the takeover use has been made (takeover flag), the information of the parking lot 31 of the takeover destination, and the like are stored in the fixed term contract information in the periodic information DB 44.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of rewriting the commuter pass information at the time of handing over. The driver inserts the commuter pass into the parking ticket issuing machine 50 of the parking lot 31 to be taken over. It is determined whether the parking lot ID included in the commuter pass information in the inserted commuter pass is the parking lot ID of another parking lot (step 301). Since the takeover use is performed here, Yes in step 301 proceeds to step 302, and the periodic ID is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40. If the result of step 301 is No, the above-mentioned periodic update process is executed (the code representing the step is omitted).

The parking lot management device 40 receives the periodic ID and refers to the periodic information DB 44 (steps 303 and 304). Then, it is determined whether or not the takeover flag is stored in the fixed-term contract information (step 305). If there is no takeover flag (No in step 305), the information that the takeover is not possible is transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 (step 306). At this time, the driver may be notified that the available parking lots are different.

When there is a takeover flag (Yes in step 305), the charge system information shown in FIG. 7 is queried for each of the takeover source parking lot 31 and the takeover destination parking lot 31 (step 307). The toll systems are compared for the periodic types specified by the vehicle manager, and it is determined whether or not they are the same toll system (step 308).

If the charge system of the transfer source parking lot 31 and the transfer destination parking lot 31 is the same (Yes in step 308), the expiration date in the commuter pass information acquired by the parking ticket issuing machine 50. Is calculated as the expiration date after the transfer. Then, the periodic information DB 44 is updated, and the newly set expiration date and parking lot ID after the transfer are stored (step 309).

If the charge system is different between the two parking lots (No in step 308), the expiration date adjustment is executed (step 310). That is, the parking lot management device 40 makes additional payments, refunds, etc. based on the expiration date of the original commuter pass, the charge system of the transfer source parking lot 31, and the charge system of the transfer destination parking lot 31. The expiration date after the transfer is calculated as appropriate so that it does not occur.

For example, suppose that the regular charge of the parking lot 31 of the transfer destination is n times the regular charge of the parking lot 31 of the transfer source. In this case, the value obtained by dividing the number of days from the start date of the takeover use to the original expiration date by n is calculated as the expiration date after the takeover in addition to the date when the takeover use is started. If a fraction appears, it may be rounded up or rounded down depending on the setting of the owner or the like.

In addition, the method of calculating the expiration date after the transfer is not limited, and the expiration date after the transfer is appropriate so as to match the monetary value of the number of days from the start date of the transfer use to the expiration date of the original commuter pass. It may be calculated.

The parking lot management device 40 transmits a transfer instruction including the expiration date after the transfer to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 (proceeding from step 311 to B). The parking ticket issuing machine 50 rewrites the expiration date of the parking ticket inserted in the insertion slot 32 to the valid period after the transfer based on the transfer instruction. Then, the parking lot ID in the parking ticket information is rewritten to the parking lot ID of the parking lot 31 after the transfer (step 312-314). When the takeover process is completed, information to that effect is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40, and the fixed-term contract information such as deletion of the takeover flag is updated.

For example, renovation companies often use a parking lot near a construction site for a shorter period than the regular period. Since the parking lot used changes every time the construction site changes, the person in charge of the vehicle must frequently apply for, change, or cancel the fixed-term contract. Therefore, the work of the person in charge of the vehicle becomes very complicated and burdensome.

Depending on the change in the construction site, it is possible to temporarily enter and leave the parking lot for temporary use and pay later with the receipt at the time of payment, but it goes without saying that the fee will be higher. In addition, when the person in charge of the vehicle also serves as a temporary payment or cash settlement business, the temporary use does not necessarily reduce the burden of processing the work in total.

On the other hand, in this parking lot management system, the person in charge of the vehicle applies for the transfer use on the Web, and the driver simply inserts the commuter pass into the parking ticket issuing machine (or the exit settlement machine) of the transfer destination. Therefore, the commuter pass can be easily taken over and used. Therefore, the burden on the person in charge of the vehicle can be significantly reduced.

In addition, the expiration date after the transfer is appropriately calculated based on the difference in the charge system, that is, the difference in the charge system is absorbed by rewriting the validity period, so that the user has inequality of conditions between parking lots ( There is no inappropriate overpayment of fees, etc.), and it is possible for the owner to manage profits appropriately. As a result, it is possible to realize a parking lot management system that is convenient for both the user and the owner. Furthermore, it is possible to flexibly operate multiple parking lots, and even if the contract is not monthly, the operation of the passenger compartment can be secured, so that the availability of the contracted passenger compartment can be reduced.

The completion of the transfer process, the expiration date after the transfer, and the like are sent by e-mail from the parking lot management device 40 to the user terminal 20. By appropriately setting the method of sending an e-mail as described above, the burden of managing the commuter pass can be significantly reduced.

The suspension / resumption of the use of the commuter pass will be explained. When the driver has a long-term business trip, long-term rest, temporary suspension of work at a predetermined construction site, etc., the vehicle person in charge applies for suspension of the use of the commuter pass using the user terminal 20 (see FIG. 8). At that time, information such as the date and time of suspension of use is also input.

The parking lot management device 40 stores the periodic ID, the interruption flag, and the interruption date and time in association with each other as the periodic contract information in the periodic information DB 44. The interruption flag is transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 50 at a predetermined timing and stored in the memory 52. When the driver inserts the commuter pass for which the suspension application has been made into the insertion slot 32, the commuter pass ID is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40, and the presence or absence of the restart flag is determined. If there is no restart flag, the parking ticket issuing machine 50 notifies the driver that the use is suspended.

When resuming the use of the commuter pass, the person in charge of the vehicle applies for resumption of use using the user terminal 20. The parking lot management device 40 stores the periodic ID and the restart flag in association with each other as the periodic contract information. When the driver inserts the commuter pass into the parking ticket issuing machine 50, the commuter pass is transmitted to the parking lot management device 40 as the ID of the commuter pass whose use has been interrupted.

The parking lot management device 40 determines the presence / absence of the resumption flag, and if there is a resumption flag, the resumption of use is based on the expiration date, the current date and time, and the suspension date and time of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended. Calculate the later expiration date. For example, if the charge system of the parking lot 31 does not change between before and after resuming use, the number of days from the date and time of suspension of use to the expiration date is added to the current date and time, and the expiration date after resumption of use. And. That is, the expiration date is postponed. If there is a difference in the charge system, the expiration date after resuming use is calculated as appropriate so as to absorb the difference.

A re-registration instruction including the calculated expiration date is transmitted from the parking lot management device 40 to the parking ticket issuing machine 50. The parking ticket issuing machine 50 updates the expiration date based on the re-registration instruction, and writes the expiration date after resuming use. Through such processing, it is possible to reduce the burden on the vehicle person in charge of suspending / resuming the use, flexible operation of the parking lot, and taking over an extremely rational expiration date. The completion of the resumption process, the expiration date after the resumption of use, and the like are sent by e-mail from the parking lot management device 40 to the user terminal 20 based on desired setting conditions.

<Other Embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be realized in various other embodiments.

In the above, the settlement of the renewal fee is confirmed by the owner, and the information with payment is manually registered by the owner terminal 10. Instead of this, information on credit card payment or electronic money payment may be transmitted from the payment institution 95 to the parking lot management device 40. As a result, the renewal preparation flag is automatically stored when the renewal fee is paid. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of the owner, and it is possible to prevent the owner from forgetting to confirm and register.

The commuter pass information acquired by the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 may always be transmitted to the parking lot management device 40 in real time. On the other hand, as explained above, during normal use of the commuter pass (when used during a period not included in the renewal period), the gate is opened and closed without communication with the parking lot management device 40. You may. As a result, communication traffic can be reduced, and the influence of communication errors and the like can be sufficiently suppressed.

It should be noted that a communication error or the like may occur during the renewal period, and the commuter pass ID may not be transmitted to the parking lot management device 40. In this case, notification to the driver and mail transmission to the user terminal 20 are performed as an error in the update process. Then, when the commuter pass is used next time, the renewal process is executed again.

Alternatively, the history of the inability to send the commuter pass ID is stored, and when communication is restored, the commuter pass ID is sent again, the update preparation flag is confirmed, the update instruction is sent and received, etc., which is separate from the vehicle parking operation. You may proceed to. As a result, when the commuter pass is used next time, the renewal process can be performed without transmitting the commuter pass to the parking lot management device 40.

When applying for a regular renewal, renewal to another parking lot that can be taken over (takeover renewal) may be selectable. Also in this case, the new expiration date is calculated as appropriate, and the new expiration date is written, the parking lot ID is changed, and the like is executed by the parking ticket issuing machine 50 or the like. Alternatively, the exit settlement machine 70 may determine whether or not the transfer is possible, and if the transfer is not possible, a settlement process for collecting a normal parking fee may be performed.

Regarding the suspension / resumption of the use of the parking ticket, the driver himself / herself may input to the parking lot device 30 set in the parking lot 31 to the effect that the use is suspended. The parking lot management device 40 appropriately updates the periodic information DB based on the input. At the time of resuming the use, the resumption of the use may be automatically accepted by presenting the commuter pass to the parking lot device 30 without re-inputting to that effect. This makes it possible to reuse the commuter pass with less effort.

The configuration of the parking lot to which the present invention is applicable is not limited at all. Not only when two parking lot devices 30 of the parking ticket issuing machine 50 and the exit settlement machine 70 are set, for example, one settlement machine may be installed as the parking lot device 30. Further, the present invention is not limited to the gate type parking lot, and the present invention can be applied to an individual lock type (flap type) parking lot, a three-dimensional (mechanical) type parking lot, and the like.

In the present disclosure, the parked vehicle is not limited to an automobile, but also includes a bicycle, a two-wheeled vehicle (motorcycle), and the like. That is, the parking lot described above is a concept including a bicycle parking lot for parking a bicycle or the like.

It is also possible to combine at least two feature portions among the feature portions according to the present invention described above. That is, the various feature portions described in each embodiment may be arbitrarily combined without distinction between the respective embodiments. Further, the various effects described above are merely examples and are not limited, and other effects may be exhibited.

Further, the present invention can be appropriately modified within a range not contrary to the gist or idea of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification, and the parking lot management system accompanied by such a modification is also a technical idea of the present invention. include.

The technique of the present invention is whether the parking lot is a gate type parking lot, an individual lock type (flap type) parking lot or a three-dimensional parking lot, and whether the parked vehicle is a car, a bicycle or a two-wheeled vehicle (motorcycle). Regardless of this, when a user uses a parking lot using a commuter pass, the commuter pass expires, is renewed, and is managed. It can be suitably used for a parking lot management system.

10 ... Owner terminal 15 ... Management company terminal 20 ... User terminal 30 ... Parking lot device 31 ... Parking lot 32 ... Insertion port 40 ... Parking lot management device 42 ... Database (DB)
50 ... Parking ticket issuing machine 55, 75 ... Leader / writer 60, 81 ... Communication control unit 70 ... Exit settlement machine 85 ... Communication management device 95 ... Payment institution 500 ... Parking lot management system

Claims (8)

A parking lot management system including an update device and a management device communicatively connected to the update device.
The update device is
The reception department that accepts commuter passes and
An acquisition unit that acquires identification information that identifies the commuter pass from the commuter pass and commuter pass information that includes at least the expiration date of the commuter pass.
A first transmission unit that transmits the acquired identification information to the management device when the difference between the current date and time and the acquired expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.
It has an renewal unit that renews the expiration date based on the renewal instruction to renew the expiration date of the received commuter pass sent from the management device.
The management device is
Based on the identification information transmitted from the renewal device, a determination unit for determining whether or not the renewal of the expiration date of the commuter pass received by the reception unit is permitted, and a determination unit.
If the update of the expiration date is determined to be permitted by the determination unit, to the update unit, and a second transmission unit that transmits the update instruction,
It has a notification unit that transmits an update status notification regarding the update status by the commuter pass to the communication device on the contractor side using the commuter pass.
The update status notification includes an update completion notification to the effect that the update by the update unit has been completed and an update incomplete notification to the effect that the update by the update unit has not been completed.
The parking lot management unit transmits the update incomplete notification to the communication device on the contractor side for the commuter pass for which the identification information has not been transmitted from the update device by a predetermined date and time before the expiration date. system. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 .
The management device has a storage unit that stores the contractor information of a contractor who uses a plurality of commuter passes and the commuter pass information of each of the plurality of commuter passes used by the contractor in association with each other.
The notification unit indicates that all renewals of the plurality of same-day commuter passes have been completed as the renewal completion notification for each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes having the same expiration date among the plurality of commuter passes. Parking management system that sends notifications of all updates. The parking lot management system according to claim 2 .
The notification unit is a parking lot management system that transmits the renewal status notification for each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes to the communication device on the contractor side at a predetermined date and time before the expiration date. The parking lot management system according to claim 2 or 3 .
When the number of same-day commuter passes for which renewal has not been completed falls below a predetermined threshold among the plurality of same-day commuter passes, the notification unit notifies the renewal status notification for each of the plurality of same-day commuter passes. A parking lot management system that transmits to the communication device on the contractor side. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
The management device has a calculation unit for calculating a new expiration date.
The renewal instruction includes the new expiration date.
The renewal unit is a parking lot management system that changes the expiration date of the received commuter pass to the new expiration date. The parking lot management system according to claim 5 .
The commuter pass information includes parking lot information of a parking lot where the commuter pass can be used.
The first transmitting unit is the identification information acquired when the received commuter pass is a commuter pass of another parking lot that can be taken over and used differently from the parking lot in which the renewal device is installed. To the management device
The calculation unit calculates the expiration date after taking over based on the expiration date of the commuter pass of the other parking lot.
The second transmission unit transmits a takeover instruction including an expiration date after the takeover to the update device.
Based on the transfer instruction, the update unit changes the expiration date of the commuter pass of the other parking lot to the expiration date after the transfer, and updates the parking lot information of the commuter pass of the other parking lot. A parking lot management system that changes to the parking lot information of the parking lot where the device is installed. The parking lot management system according to claim 6 .
The calculation unit is a parking lot management system that calculates the expiration date after the transfer based on the charge system of the other parking lot and the charge system of the parking lot in which the update device is installed. The parking lot management system according to any one of claims 5 to 7 .
When the identification information of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended is transmitted from the renewal device, the calculation unit is based on the expiration date, the current date and time, and the date and time when the commuter pass is suspended. In addition, calculate the expiration date after resuming use,
The second transmission unit transmits a re-registration instruction including the expiration date after the resumption of use to the renewal device.
The renewal unit is a parking lot management system that changes the expiration date of the commuter pass whose use has been suspended to the expiration date after the resumption of use based on the re-registration instruction.

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