JP6948683B1 - Parking lot management system and parking lot management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot management system for managing a parking lot, which can easily reduce the equipment cost and / or the management cost of the parking lot. A parking lot management system includes an output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees related to a parking lot user as encrypted information, and a decryption device at a remote location of the parking lot. It has 180 and. The user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryption device 180 without decrypting the output, and the decryption device 180 decrypts the parking-related data received from the user's communication device. .. An example of the encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image, and the user's communication device has an image reader that reads and inputs the image, and the input image is encrypted without being decrypted. Sending to the decoder 180 [Selection diagram] FIG. 12

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for managing a parking lot.

Parking lots with multiple parking positions for vehicles are already widespread. This type of parking lot is classified from the viewpoint of the method of transporting the vehicle to the parking position. The user drives the vehicle by himself / herself to transport the vehicle to the parking position, and the pallet or cage is mechanically moved to move the vehicle into a machine. It is classified as a mechanical type that transports the vehicle to the parking position. In addition, the parking lot may be rented to the user free of charge, or may be rented for a fee. Paid parking lots are classified into monthly rentals and hourly rentals (including "daily rentals") from the viewpoint of the length of time they are rented to users.

Hourly rental parking lots are classified from the viewpoint of parking fee payment method, and are prepaid type in which the user pays the parking fee prior to the start of parking (however, the possibility of paying the shortage of the parking fee at the time of leaving the parking lot is included). And, it is classified into a postpaid type in which the user pays the parking fee at the end of parking.

In addition, when classifying hourly parking lots from the viewpoint of their management method, there are manned parking lots where the person in charge of managing and monitoring the parking lot is resident at the site, and those who are not resident. , It is classified as an unmanned type that is sporadically dispatched to the site.

As publicly known documents that disclose this type of parking lot and the equipment (including ticketing machines) installed in the parking lot, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 exist.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for managing a parking lot for bicycles, which has no equipment cost, is easy to manage, and is sufficiently profitable. According to this technology, it is not necessary to install a device for preventing the leaving of a bicycle that has been illegally parked, so that the equipment cost of the parking lot is reduced.

Specifically, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user parks the bicycle in a vacant parking position, moves to the ticket issuing machine, and inputs his / her registration number into the ticketing machine. In addition, the necessary parking fee will be charged. The ticketing machine records the entered registration number as the registration number for the bicycle for which the parking fee has been settled.

Further, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the management worker who manages the parking lot reads the registration number from the label attached to the parked bicycle by his / her mobile terminal. On the other hand, the management worker takes in the registration number recorded in the ticket issuing machine, that is, the registration number of the bicycle for which the parking fee has been settled, from the ticket issuing machine.

After that, the management worker collates the registration number read from the parked bicycle with the registration number taken from the ticket issuing machine, and based on the collation result, is the parking fee settled for the parked bicycle? Check if the bicycle is parked illegally. Management operator, to bicycle parking fee has not yet been settled, affixed a seal to prompt the fee payment, thereby, to the user is the owner of the bicycle, parking fee is to notify that it is unsettled.

Patent Document 2 discloses a prepaid unmanned parking lot. In this parking lot, there is a card issuing machine that issues a parking card that records the time when parking is permitted for a fee, a warehousing gate that is always closed, and a parking card that is installed at the warehousing entrance and when the parking card is inserted. , A warehousing management device that opens the warehousing gate on condition that the parking card is appropriate is installed. In addition, this parking lot has an exit gate that is always closed, and an issue management device that is installed at the exit and opens the exit gate when a parking card is inserted, provided that the parking card is appropriate. And are installed.

According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, the user inserts a parking card into the warehousing management device at the time of warehousing from the parking lot. The issue management device reads information from the inserted parking card, and if the read information indicates that the actual length of parking time exceeds the expected parking time, the issue management device informs the user. On the other hand, the payment of the additional parking fee will be charged. If the user pays an additional parking fee to the issue management device in response to the request, the issue gate is opened. Unless the user pays the required additional parking fee, the exit gate will not be opened, preventing fraudulent activities in which the user leaves the parking lot without paying the additional parking fee.

Therefore, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, although it is a prepaid unmanned parking lot, it is indispensable for the parking lot manager to regularly visit the parking lot to detect illegal parking. It is possible to prevent illegal parking.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-242537 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-146325

According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the work manager can find a bicycle that is illegally parked and stop the continuation of illegal parking. However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to find an illegally parked bicycle, the work manager regularly visits the parking lot and individually describes all the parked bicycles as described above. However, it is necessary to perform collation using a mobile terminal. Further, in order to stop the continuation of illegal parking, the work manager needs to perform the work of attaching the above-mentioned sticker to each of the illegally parked bicycles.

As described above, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 imposes a heavy burden on the work manager in order to prevent illegal parking, and therefore, it is possible to reduce the management cost including the labor cost for the parking lot. It was difficult.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticketing machine that can easily reduce the parking lot management cost.

Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user has to input the user identification number into the ticket issuing machine in order to pay the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine prior to parking, which is troublesome. Along with this, the ticket issuing machine is designed to have a function of inputting a user identification number, a function of recording data representing the input user identification number, and a function of outputting the recorded data to the outside. There was a limit to reducing the equipment cost of the ticket issuing machine.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticketing machine that can reduce the burden on the user who uses the parking lot and easily reduce the equipment cost of the ticketing machine or the payment machine.

Further, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to install a card issuing machine, a warehousing gate, a warehousing management device, a warehousing gate, and a warehousing management device in the parking lot. This is a factor that increases the equipment cost (including the equipment cost and the installation work cost) of the parking lot as compared with the case where only the ticket issuing machine needs to be installed in the parking lot. Further, according to this technique, both the warehousing management device and the warehousing management device need to have a function of reading information from the parking card. This leads to an increase in the equipment cost of the warehousing management device and the warehousing management device, which also causes an increase in the equipment cost of the parking lot.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a parking lot ticketing machine that can easily reduce the parking lot equipment cost.

Based on the above findings, it has been an object of the present invention to provide a technique for managing a parking lot, which facilitates reduction of the facility cost and / or the management cost of the parking lot. It is a thing.

In order to solve the problem , according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is a parking lot management system in which a parking lot is managed by a parking lot management center in a remote place.
An output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
With the cryptanalyzer installed in the parking lot management center
Including
The user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryptor without decrypting it.
The decryptor decrypts the parking-related data received from the user's communication device, and then decrypts the parking-related data.
The decrypted parking-related data is provided with a parking lot management system used by the parking lot management center to manage the parking lot.
Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method in which a parking lot is managed by a parking lot management center in a remote place.
An output process in which the output device outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking charges related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
A transmission step in which the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to a decryption device installed in the parking lot management center without decrypting the data.
A decryption step in which the decryptor decrypts the parking-related data received from the user's communication device.
Including
The parking lot management center is provided with a parking lot management method for managing the parking lot based on the decrypted parking-related data.
Further , according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
An output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
Including a cryptanalyzer in a remote location of the parking lot
The user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryptor without decrypting it.
The decryption device is provided with a parking lot management system that decrypts parking-related data received from the user's communication device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
An output process in which the output device outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking charges related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
A transmission step in which the user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to a cryptanalyzer at a remote location in the parking lot without decrypting the data.
A decryption step in which the decryptor decrypts the parking-related data received from the user's communication device.
Parking lot management methods including.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
A ticketing machine that encrypts parking-related data related to parking related to the user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
Including the management center located in the remote area of the parking lot
The user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the management center without decoding.
The management center includes a cryptanalyzer that decrypts parking-related data received from the user's communication device.
The encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image.
The user's communication device has an image reader that reads and inputs the image, and provides a parking lot management system that transmits the input image to the management center without decoding the image.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A ticketing process in which the ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data related to the user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
A transmission process in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to a management center at a remote location in the parking lot without decoding.
The decryption device installed in the management center includes a decryption step of decrypting the parking-related data received by the management center from the communication device of the user.
The encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image.
The user's communication device has an image reader that reads and inputs the image.
The transmission step is
A process in which the user's communication device reads and inputs the image using the image reader, and
A parking lot management method including a step of transmitting the input image to the management center without decoding the input image by the user's communication device is provided.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
A ticketing machine that encrypts parking-related data related to parking fees related to the parking lot user, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
A payment machine installed in the parking lot and allowing the user to settle the parking fee after parking is completed.
Including the management center located in the remote area of the parking lot
The user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the management center without decoding.
The management center is provided with a parking lot management system including a cryptanalyzer that decrypts parking-related data received from a user's communication device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A ticketing process in which the ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data related to the parking fee related to the user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
A transmission process in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the management center at a remote location of the parking lot without decoding.
A decryption process in which the decryption device installed in the management center decrypts the parking-related data received by the management center from the user's communication device.
A parking lot management method is provided including a settlement process in which a settlement machine installed in the parking lot enables a user to settle the parking fee after parking is completed.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
A ticketing machine that encrypts parking-related data related to parking fees related to the parking lot user, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
Including the management center located in the remote area of the parking lot
The user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the management center without decoding.
The management center is provided with a parking lot management system including a cryptanalyzer that decrypts parking-related data received from a user's communication device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A ticketing process in which the ticketing machine encrypts parking-related data related to the parking fee related to the user of the parking lot, prints the encrypted parking-related data on a slip, and issues the slip.
A transmission process in which the user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the management center at a remote location of the parking lot without decoding.
A parking lot management method is provided including a decryption step in which a cryptanalyzer installed in the management center decrypts parking-related data received by the management center from a user's communication device.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
Equipment installed in the parking lot, which is parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time related to the user of the parking lot and the length of parking time. The one that outputs the encrypted one and the one that outputs the encrypted one
A communication device of the user in the parking lot, which transmits the output parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location without decoding. ,
A parking lot management system installed in the management center and including a receiving unit that receives the parking-related data from the communication device is provided.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
The equipment installed in the parking lot is parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time and amount related to the payment of the parking fee or the parking time related to the user of the parking lot and the length of the parking time, and is encrypted. The output process that outputs what has been done, and
A transmission in which the user in the parking lot transmits the output parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location via a communication device without decoding the output parking-related data. Process and
In the management center, a parking lot management method including a receiving process in which a receiving unit receives the parking-related data from the communication device is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
Parking-related data that is installed in the parking lot and represents at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time related to the user of the parking lot and the length of parking time, and is encrypted. With a ticketing machine or a checkout machine that provides the user in the parking lot
A communication device of the user in the parking lot, which transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location without decoding.
A parking lot management system is provided that is installed in the management center and includes a receiving unit that receives parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
Parking-related data in which the ticket-issuing machine or the checkout machine installed in the parking lot represents at least one of the date and time and amount related to the payment of the parking fee or the parking time related to the user of the parking lot and the length of the parking time. The providing process of providing the encrypted data to the user in the parking lot,
A transmission step in which the user in the parking lot transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location without decoding the parking-related data via a communication device.
In the management center, a parking lot management method including a receiving process in which a receiving unit receives parking-related data from the communication device is provided.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
A ticketing machine or a checkout machine installed in the parking lot and providing encrypted data representing parking conditions of the parking lot by the user to the user in the parking lot.
A communication device of the user in the parking lot, which transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location.
A parking lot management system is provided that is installed in the management center and includes a receiving unit that receives and decodes parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A providing process in which the ticket issuing machine or the checkout machine installed in the parking lot provides the parking-related data representing the parking conditions of the parking lot by the user, which is encrypted, to the user in the parking lot.
A transmission step in which the user in the parking lot transmits the parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location via a communication device.
The management center provides a parking lot management method including a receiving step in which a receiving unit receives and decodes parking-related data from the communication device.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
The user who is installed in the parking lot and has parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time related to the user of the parking lot. With the ticketing machine or checkout machine provided to
A communication device of the user in the parking lot, which transmits the provided parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location.
A parking lot management system is provided that is installed in the management center and includes a receiving unit that receives parking-related data transmitted from the communication device.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
The ticketing machine or the checkout machine installed in the parking lot provides parking-related data representing at least one of the date and time, the amount of money, and the length of the parking time related to the payment of the parking fee or the parking time for the user of the parking lot. The providing process provided to the user in the parking lot and
A transmission step in which the user in the parking lot transmits the provided parking-related data from the parking lot to a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location via a communication device.
In the management center, a receiving process for receiving parking-related data from the communication device, and
The management center provides a parking lot management method including a management process for managing the parking lot using the received parking-related data.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
Actual data provided in the ticket issuing machine or the checkout machine installed in the parking lot and representing at least one of the date and time and amount of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time related to the user of the parking lot. An encryption unit that encrypts data that can be decrypted by the user into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user and visually provides the user with the encryption unit.
A parking lot management system including a cryptanalyzer that decrypts the encrypted data received from the user via a communication device and restores the encrypted data to the actual data in a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location. Is provided.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
The ticketing machine or the checkout machine installed in the parking lot is actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of the parking fee payment or parking time related to the user of the parking lot and the length of the parking time. An encryption process that encrypts data that can be decrypted by the user into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user and visually provides the user with the encryption process.
In a management center that manages the parking lot at a remote location, a cryptanalyzer performs a cryptanalysis step of decrypting the encrypted data received from the user via a communication device and restoring the encrypted data to the actual data. Parking management methods including are provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
The ticketing machine installed in the parking lot and
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the time when the user enters the parking lot or another act that is substantially simultaneously performed with the act. By referring to a preset encryption table, the first actual data representing the above and the second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount are referred to the prepaid parking fee. The first encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data for use,
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticketing machine, the act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act that is substantially simultaneous with the act is performed. A second cipher that encrypts the third real data representing the time and the fourth real data representing the amount of the additional parking fee into the encrypted data for the additional parking fee by referring to the preset encryption table. Kabu and
After the issuance of the receipt for the additional parking fee by the ticketing machine and having the encrypted data for the additional parking fee, on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee issued by the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user. The prepaid parking fee cryptographic data and the additional parking fee cryptographic data on the receipt for the additional parking fee are received, and the prepaid parking fee cryptographic data and the additional parking fee cryptographic data received are deciphered. A parking management system is provided that includes first and second real data and a decryptor that restores the third and fourth real data.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A ticketing machine was installed in the parking lot
The parking lot management method is
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the time when the user enters the parking lot or another act that is substantially simultaneously performed with the act. By referring to a preset encryption table, the first actual data representing the above and the second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount are referred to the prepaid parking fee. The first encryption process that encrypts the encrypted data for use,
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticketing machine, the act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act that is substantially simultaneous with the act is performed. A second cipher that encrypts the third real data representing the time and the fourth real data representing the amount of the additional parking fee into the encrypted data for the additional parking fee by referring to the preset encryption table. Cryptographic process and
After the issuance of the receipt for the additional parking fee by the ticketing machine and having the encrypted data for the additional parking fee, on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee issued by the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user. Receive the encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee and the encrypted data for the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee, and decrypt the received encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee and the encrypted data for the additional parking fee. A parking lot management method is provided that includes a decryption step that uses and decrypts the first and second real data and restores the third and fourth real data.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
A ticketing machine installed in the parking lot, which prints and issues a receipt for the prepaid parking fee prior to the start of parking by the user, and provides an effective parking time commensurate with the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user. Those who have a printer that prints and issues a receipt for additional parking fees after extended parking beyond
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the time when the user enters the parking lot or another act that is substantially simultaneously performed with the act. By referring to a preset encryption table, the first actual data representing the above and the second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount are referred to the prepaid parking fee. The first encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data for use,
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticketing machine, the act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act that is substantially simultaneous with the act is performed. A second cipher that encrypts the third real data representing the time and the fourth real data representing the amount of the additional parking fee into the encrypted data for the additional parking fee by referring to the preset encryption table. Kabu and
After the user pays the prepaid parking fee, the printer prints the first and second actual data and the prepaid parking fee encrypted data together on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee. The first printer control unit that controls the printer and
After the user pays the additional parking fee, the printer prints the third and fourth actual data and the encrypted data for the additional parking fee together on the receipt for the additional parking fee. A second printer control unit that controls the printer,
After the printer issues the receipt for the additional parking fee, the user gives the encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee. For the first and second actual data and the additional parking fee on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee by receiving the encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee and decrypting the received encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee and the encrypted data for the additional parking fee. Including a decryptor that restores the 3rd and 4th real data on the receipt of
The length of the actual parking time by the user is calculated as the difference between the first time specified by the restored first actual data and the second time specified by the restored third actual data. Used to
The first amount of money specified by the restored second actual data and the second amount of money specified by the fourth actual data are the sum of the two, in order to calculate the total amount of the parking fee paid by the user. Used for
The total amount of the calculated parking fee and the calculated length of the actual parking time determine whether or not the total amount of the parking fee is insufficient in relation to the length of the actual parking time. A parking management system used for the purpose is provided.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
A ticketing machine was installed in the parking lot
The ticketing machine prints and issues a receipt for the prepaid parking fee prior to the start of parking by the user, and after the user has extended parking beyond the effective parking time commensurate with the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid. Has a printer that prints and issues receipts for additional parking fees,
The parking lot management method is
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee through the ticketing machine prior to the start of parking by the user, the time when the user enters the parking lot or another act that is substantially simultaneously performed with the act. By referring to a preset encryption table, the first actual data representing the above and the second actual data representing the amount of the prepaid parking fee or the length of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount are referred to the prepaid parking fee. The first encryption process that encrypts the encrypted data for use,
At the end of extended parking by the user, when the user pays the additional parking fee through the ticketing machine, the act of the user paying the additional parking fee or another act that is substantially simultaneous with the act is performed. A second cipher that encrypts the third real data representing the time and the fourth real data representing the amount of the additional parking fee into the encrypted data for the additional parking fee by referring to the preset encryption table. Cryptographic process and
After the user pays the prepaid parking fee, the printer prints the first and second actual data and the prepaid parking fee encrypted data together on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee. The first printer control step for controlling the printer and
After the user pays the additional parking fee, the printer prints the third and fourth actual data and the encrypted data for the additional parking fee together on the receipt for the additional parking fee. A second printer control step that controls the printer, and
After the printer issues the receipt for the additional parking fee, the user gives the encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and the additional parking fee on the receipt for the additional parking fee. For the first and second actual data on the receipt for the prepaid parking fee and for the additional parking fee by receiving the encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee and decrypting the received encrypted data for the prepaid parking fee using a decryption device. The decryption process to restore the 3rd and 4th actual data on the receipt,
The length of the actual parking time by the user is calculated as the difference between the first time specified by the restored first actual data and the second time specified by the restored third actual data. The total amount of parking fees paid by the user was calculated as the sum of the first amount specified by the restored second actual data and the second amount specified by the fourth actual data, and the calculated amount was calculated. A parking lot management method including a fee deficiency determination step of determining whether or not the total amount of parking charges is insufficient in relation to the calculated actual parking time length is provided.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management system that manages a parking lot.
Actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time that can be deciphered by the user is converted into encrypted data that cannot be deciphered by the user. The encryption part to encrypt and
Includes a decryption unit that decrypts the encrypted data received from the user and restores the actual data.
The actual data includes a plurality of types of information.
The encryption unit individually encrypts the plurality of types of information by referring to the corresponding encryption tables.
The decryption unit individually decrypts the encrypted data for each type of information by referring to the corresponding encryption tables, and thereby restores the plurality of types of information individually. A management system is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is a parking lot management method for managing a parking lot.
The processor cannot decipher real data that represents at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time that the user can decipher. The encryption process that encrypts the encrypted data and
The processor includes a decryption step of decrypting the encrypted data received from the user and restoring the actual data.
The actual data includes a plurality of types of information.
In the encryption step, the plurality of types of information are individually encrypted by referring to the corresponding encryption tables.
In the decryption step, the encryption data is individually decrypted for each type of information by referring to the corresponding encryption tables, and thereby the plurality of types of information are individually restored in the parking lot. A management method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a parking lot management system in which a parking lot is managed by a remote management center.
A ticket issuing machine installed in the parking lot, which is actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time, and which can be decrypted by the user. Is printed on the parking slip with an encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user, and the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on the parking slip, and the printed parking slip is issued to the user. And those that have a printer
A cryptanalyzer installed in the management center, which decrypts the encryption data transmitted from the user via a communication device and received in the management center, and restores the actual data. A parking management system including is provided.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is a parking lot management method in which a parking lot is managed by a remote management center.
The ticketing machine installed in the parking lot provides actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time, which can be deciphered by the user. A step of encrypting into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user, printing the actual data and the encrypted data on a parking slip, and issuing the printed parking slip to the user.
A station including a step of deciphering the encrypted data transmitted from the user via a communication device and received at the management center by a cryptanalyzer installed in the management center, and restoring the actual data. A yard management method is provided.

According to the present invention, the following aspects can be obtained. Each aspect is divided into sections, each section is numbered, and the numbers of other sections are cited as necessary. This is to facilitate understanding of some of the technical features that can be adopted by the present invention and their combinations, and the technical features that can be adopted by the present invention and their combinations are limited to the following aspects. Should not be interpreted as. That is, it should be interpreted that it is not hindered from appropriately extracting and adopting the technical features described in the present specification as the technical features of the present invention, which are not described in the following aspects.

Furthermore, describing each term 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 and independent from the technical features described in the other sections. It does not mean, and it should be interpreted that the technical features described in each section can be made independent as appropriate according to their properties.

(1) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for vehicles so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions.
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the printer that prints and issues the parking ticket,
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the user directly pays the parking fee or is actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of the parking time and the length of the parking time. An encryption unit that converts decipherable data into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to a preset encryption table.
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the printer control unit that controls the printer so that the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on the parking slip that the printer is about to issue. Including
If the voice emitted by the user reading the encrypted data on the parking slip is transmitted to the parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device, the parking lot manager receives the user. A parking lot ticketing machine capable of deciphering the encrypted data from the voice of the user and restoring the actual data.

According to this ticketing machine, after the user pays the parking fee to the ticketing machine, the parking ticket issued by the ticketing machine is provided with the date and time and amount of the parking fee payment or parking time and the length of the parking time. For at least one of them, the encrypted data is printed along with the actual data. That is, the same information about at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time is the same as both real data that the user can decrypt and encrypted data that the user cannot decrypt. It is printed on the parking slip. The inability of the user to decrypt the encrypted data leads to the inability of the user to forge the encrypted data.

The encrypted data is not to identify the user who owns the parking ticket, nor to identify the parking ticket, but at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time. For example, the authenticity of the user's remark about the information regarding the user's action that "the user paid a parking fee commensurate with the parking time having a certain length to the ticket issuing machine at a certain date and time". Printed on the parking slip to prove.

The encrypted data is data that cannot be deciphered by the user but can be uniquely pronounced, such as numbers, alphabets, and kana characters. As long as the encrypted data is the same, even if the person who pronounces the encrypted data is different, the same voice is generated as long as it has normal literacy.

Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the user reads out the encrypted data on the parking ticket and emits the voice of the communication device (for example, a mobile phone, a landline telephone, a public telephone, etc. that can be used by the user). It is possible to send data to a parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device that is not installed on the machine. The parking lot manager can decipher the encrypted data from the received voice of the user and restore the actual data. This is because there is a one-to-one relationship between the encrypted data and the actual data, and the actual data can be restored from the encrypted data.

Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, the function of the ticket issuing machine to communicate with another device (for example, the communication device of the parking lot manager) also uses the encrypted data printed on the parking slip as a machine. It does not have a function to read the parking lot, and the user does not bring or send the parking lot ticket to the parking lot manager or send it by facsimile, and pays the parking fee or the parking time. It will be possible for a parking lot manager in a remote location to confirm at least one of the date and time, amount of money, and length of parking time. As a result, the user can prove to the parking lot manager that his / her actions are not fraudulent while reducing the burden on the user.

Therefore, according to this ticketing machine, even if the above-mentioned exit blocking device is not installed in the prepaid unmanned parking lot, the user actually pays the additional parking fee at all when the user should pay the additional parking fee. Even if you insist that you have paid the requested amount even though you have not paid or you have paid the insufficient amount for the requested amount, even if you insist to the administrator at a remote location via the communication device, that claim Is found to be false by the administrator. Therefore, even though it is a prepaid unmanned parking lot, it prevents fraudulent activities in which the user leaves the parking lot even though he / she has not paid any additional parking fee or paid the insufficient amount for the requested amount. It becomes easy.

In this section, with respect to the term "at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time" that the actual data directly represents, "date and time" means, for example, that the user parks. It means the date and time when the fee was paid, the start time or end time of the parking time, the time when the parking lot was stored, and the "amount" means, for example, the amount of the parking fee paid by the user. The "length of parking time" means an effective parking time (maximum parking time) commensurate with the amount of the prepaid parking fee described later, an extended parking time commensurate with the amount of the additional parking fee described later, and the like.

Throughout this specification, the term "parking slip" includes, but is not limited to, all small pieces (slips) issued by ticketing machines installed in parking lots, including, for example, parking tickets, receipts. ..

(2) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for vehicles so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions.
Ticketing button and
With the charge settlement button,
When the user operates the ticketing button after paying the prepaid parking fee to the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking, the parking ticket indicating that parking is permitted and the parking fee have been settled. On the other hand, when the user operates the charge settlement button after paying an additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine after parking is completed, the printer that prints and issues the receipt and the printer that prints and issues the receipt.
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee or the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, it is actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount related to the payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time. An encryption unit that converts what can be directly decrypted by the user into encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced by referring to a preset encryption table. ,
Prior to the start of parking by the user, the user charges the ticketing machine as the prepaid parking fee in an amount commensurate with the length of the effective parking time that the user wishes to continuously park in the unmanned parking lot. When the user operates the ticketing button after payment, the printer is printed so that the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the prepaid parking fee are printed on the receipt that the printer is about to issue. The first printer control unit to control and
When the length of the actual parking time actually parked by the user exceeds the effective parking time at the end of parking by the user, the user sets the parking fee as the additional parking fee in an amount commensurate with the excess length. When the user operates the charge settlement button after paying to the ticket issuing machine, the actual data and the encrypted data corresponding to the additional parking fee are printed on the receipt that the printer is about to issue. A second printer control unit that controls the printer is included.
If the voice emitted by the user reading the encrypted data on the receipt is transmitted to the parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device, the parking lot manager will be the receiving user. A parking lot ticketing machine capable of deciphering the encrypted data from the voice of the user and restoring the actual data.

According to this ticket issuing machine, it is possible to distinguish whether the parking fee to be paid by the user is a prepaid parking fee or an additional parking fee, depending on the specific action of the user. Further, according to this ticket issuing machine, the same operation and effect as the ticket issuing machine according to the above item (1) can be obtained.

(3) The ticket issuing machine does not have a function of mechanically reading the information recorded on the parking slip or a function of communicating with other devices.
Even though the parking fee paid by the user to the ticketing machine is insufficient in the parking lot, the user can use his / her own vehicle in the parking lot without paying the shortage to the ticketing machine. The parking lot ticketing machine according to item (1), which is not equipped with a device for mechanically blocking the act of leaving the parking lot.

(4) Furthermore
A coin slot for coins and a coin slot
A display that displays information on the screen and
Each time the user inserts a coin into the coin slot, the input amount calculation unit calculates the total amount of coins inserted by the user as the input amount.
Each time the user inserts a coin into the coin slot, a parking time calculation unit that calculates a parking time commensurate with the inserted amount from the calculated input amount, and a parking time calculation unit.
A display control unit that controls the display so that the calculated insertion amount and the calculated parking time are displayed on the screen each time the user inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot. The parking lot ticketing machine according to any one of (1) to (3) including.

(5) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for vehicles so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions.
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticketing machine as a prepaid parking fee prior to parking, or pays the ticketing machine as an additional parking fee after parking beyond the scheduled parking time, the parking ticket With a printer that prints and issues the corresponding parking slip for prepaid parking and parking for additional parking fee.
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticketing machine, the parking fee is paid or represents at least one of the date and time and amount related to the parking time and the length of the parking time, and the parking slip is the prepaid parking. The user can decrypt the actual data that identifies whether it is a vote or the parking slip for the additional parking fee that can be directly decrypted by the user by referring to a preset encryption table. An encryption unit that converts to encrypted data that cannot be done but can be uniquely pronounced,
When the user pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, the printer control unit that controls the printer so that the actual data and the encrypted data are printed on the parking slip that the printer is about to issue. Including
If the voice emitted by the user reading the encrypted data on the parking slip is transmitted to the parking lot manager at a remote location via a communication device, the parking lot manager will be the decryptor. A parking lot ticketing machine capable of deciphering the encrypted data from the received user's voice and restoring the actual data.

According to this ticketing machine, the parking lot manager can check whether the parking lot is a prepaid parking lot or an additional parking fee based only on the user's remarks about the parking lot without visually observing the actual or duplicate parking lot. It is possible to correctly identify whether the parking ticket is for use.

(6) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for vehicles so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions.
Ticketing button and
With the charge settlement button,
When the user operates the ticketing button after paying the prepaid parking fee to the ticket issuing machine prior to the start of parking, the parking ticket indicating that parking is permitted and the prepaid parking fee have been paid. While printing and issuing a prepaid receipt indicating, when the user operates the charge settlement button after paying the additional parking fee to the ticketing machine after parking is completed, the additional parking fee receipt is issued. A printer that prints and publishes,
When the user pays the prepaid parking fee or the additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine, it represents at least one of the date and time and amount related to the payment of the parking fee or the parking time and the length of the parking time, and the ticket issuance. A preset code for the actual data indicating whether the receipt issued by the machine is the prepaid receipt or the additional parking fee receipt, which can be visually deciphered by the user. By referring to the encryption table, the encryption unit that encrypts the encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced,
Prior to the start of parking by the user, the user sets a parking fee commensurate with the length of the effective parking time that the user desires to continuously park in the unmanned parking lot as the prepaid parking fee for the ticket issuing machine. When the user operates the ticketing button after payment, the actual data corresponding to the prepaid parking fee and the encrypted data are printed on the prepaid receipt to be issued by the printer. The first printer control unit that controls the printer and
When the length of the actual parking time actually parked by the user exceeds the effective parking time at the end of parking by the user, the user sets the parking fee as the additional parking fee in an amount commensurate with the excess length. When the user operates the charge settlement button after paying to the ticket issuing machine, the actual data corresponding to the additional parking charge and the code corresponding to the additional parking charge are added to the receipt for the additional parking charge that the printer is about to issue. Including a second printer control unit that controls the printer so that data can be printed.
After the issuance of the additional parking fee receipt, the voice emitted by the user reading out the prepaid receipt and the encrypted data on the additional parking fee receipt is stationed at a remote location via a communication device. When transmitted to the parking lot manager, the parking lot manager decrypts the encrypted data received as voice by using a decryption device, and the prepaid receipt and the additional parking fee receipt. For parking lots, it is possible to restore the above actual data and determine whether or not the amount already paid by the user as the additional parking fee is insufficient based on the restored actual data. Ticketing machine.

(7) A ticketing machine installed in a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for vehicles so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions.
To select one of a plurality of parking time zones including a parking time zone that covers only the nighttime and a parking time zone that covers at least a part of the daytime as the time zone in which the user wants to use the parking lot. The operation unit operated by the user and
When the user pays the ticketing machine an amount of parking fee according to the type of parking time zone selected by the user, the warehousing date and time when the user puts his / her vehicle in the parking lot and the parking time selected by the user. A parking lot ticketing machine that includes a printer that prints the type of belt and the amount of parking fee paid by the user to the ticketing machine on the parking slip and issues the printed parking slip to the user.

(8) The parking slip is arranged so that the user can visually recognize the printed contents of the parking slip from outside the vehicle through the window glass of the parked vehicle after being issued by the ticket issuing machine. The parking lot ticketing machine according to any one of (1) to (7).

The parking ticket issued by the ticketing machine prior to parking is arranged by the user in the interior of his / her own vehicle trying to park in the prepaid unmanned parking lot so as to be visible from the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, the parking lot manager can easily determine whether or not the vehicle is an illegally parked vehicle by simply visually observing the parking slip inside the parked vehicle from the outside of the vehicle. When a parking lot manager finds an illegally parked vehicle, he / she can warn the user who parked the vehicle, for example, by attaching a warning slip to the vehicle.

As a result, according to this ticketing machine, it is possible to prevent unauthorized parking without installing the above-mentioned exit gate, flap type, haunting type wheel chock, etc. in the prepaid unmanned parking lot. Become. Therefore, according to this ticket issuing machine, it is easy to prevent illegal parking while reducing the equipment cost and management cost of the parking lot even though it is a prepaid unmanned parking lot.

Further, according to this ticketing machine, since the ticketing machine does not have to perform data processing for detecting illegal parking, it becomes easy to simplify the function of the ticketing machine, and as a result, the equipment of the ticketing machine It becomes easy to reduce the cost.

Further, according to this ticketing machine, a user who intends to use the parking lot inputs a user identification number and vehicle identification information about the user's vehicle in order to issue a parking slip prior to parking. Since it is not necessary, the burden on the user does not increase.

Furthermore, according to this ticketing machine, the parking ticket is placed inside the parked vehicle so that it will not be damaged or lost due to the weather.

(9) A user has a ticket machine installed in a prepaid or postpaid unmanned or manned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions for a vehicle so as to be commonly used for the plurality of parking positions. When you pay the parking fee, it is a parking slip printed and issued by the ticket issuing machine.
Actual data representing at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time on the parking slip, which can be directly deciphered by the user, and the actual data. Is an encrypted data that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced.

By using this parking ticket, the parking lot manager can check the authenticity of the user's remarks regarding the items described only from the user's remarks regarding the items described in the parking ticket without visually observing the actual or duplicate of the parking ticket. It is possible to make an objective judgment.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of an unmanned parking lot in which a ticket issuing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the door is open. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a component configuration of the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart conceptually representing the ticketing / payment program executed by the computer shown in FIG. 6 (a)-(d) are front views showing a plurality of images displayed on the screen of the display shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 7 (a) is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket and a receipt issued after payment of the prepaid parking fee by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 (b) is a front view showing an example of the ticket issuance shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows an example of the receipt issued by the machine after payment of an additional parking fee. FIG. 8 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7 (a) in a state immediately after issuance, and FIG. 8 (b) shows the parking ticket partially peeled off and bent. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows in the state. 9 (a) is a side sectional view showing the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7 (a) attached to the back surface of the windshield of the parked vehicle, and FIG. 9 (b) shows the parking ticket. , Is a perspective view showing a part of the display sheet thereof peeled off from the separator and bent. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing how the parking ticket shown in FIG. 7A is attached to the back surface of the windshield of the parked vehicle. 11 (a)-(c) show the configuration of an example of the encrypted data printed on the receipt shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the corresponding actual data, and the actual data to the encrypted data. It is a figure for demonstrating the conversion process. FIG. 12 shows a state in which the user communicates the encrypted data printed on the receipts shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) to the parking lot manager at a remote location using his / her mobile phone. It is a perspective view for explaining how the parking lot manager converts the received encrypted data into actual data. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a ticket issuing machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a component configuration of the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart conceptually representing the ticketing / payment program executed by the computer shown in FIG. 16 (a) is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket and a receipt issued after payment of the prepaid parking fee by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG. 13, and FIG. 16 (b) is a front view showing an example of the ticket issuance shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows an example of the receipt issued by the machine after payment of an additional parking fee. 17 (a)-(c) show the configuration of an example of the encrypted data printed on the receipt shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), the corresponding actual data, and the actual data to the encrypted data. It is a figure for demonstrating the conversion process. FIG. 18 is a front view showing an example of a parking ticket for night parking issued by the ticket issuing machine shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the parking lot ticketing machine 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail by way of illustration.

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the parking lot 10 in which the ticket issuing machine 20 is installed and used. The parking lot 10 has a plurality of parking positions (parking spaces) that enable simultaneous parking of a plurality of automobiles. A single ticketing machine (generally referred to as a "payment machine") 20 is parked in a plurality of parking lots 10 in the vicinity of the only entrance / exit 12 (which is both the entrance / exit) of the parking lot 10. Commonly located, it is installed as a centralized ticketing machine. The parking lot 10 is an unmanned type in which there is no full-time employee and the user who is the driver pays the parking fee to the ticket issuing machine 20. The ticket issuing machine 20 is configured according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition to the definition of the term "vehicle", in the column of "mode for carrying out the invention", the term "vehicle" means only an automobile, but other parts of the present specification. In, the term "vehicle" should be interpreted as a term that includes not only automobiles but also all kinds of moving objects such as bicycles and motorcycles.

There are two types of parking lots on the site of the parking lot 10. It is a lot for renting parking space to users of each vehicle on a daily basis (temporary storage lot or lot for daily rental) and a lot for each vehicle user on a monthly basis, assuming a prior contract. It is a section for renting out parking space (monthly section). The ticketing machine 20 is used for the temporary storage area. Hereinafter, the term "parking lot 10" simply means only the temporary storage area, that is, the area where the ticket issuing machine 20 is used, in the parking lot 10.

In order to use the parking lot 10, the driver, who is a user, drives his / her own vehicle, enters the entrance / exit 12 from the adjacent road, and then continues to drive through the ticketing machine 20. Drive your vehicle to one of the parking spaces (parking positions) of your choice and park there. After that, the user gets out of his / her vehicle and walks to the ticket issuing machine 20 at the entrance / exit 12, where the parking fee is paid to the ticketing machine 20.

FIG. 2 shows the ticketing machine 20 in a front view, FIG. 3 shows the ticketing machine 20 in a perspective view with the door 24 open, and FIG. 4 shows the ticketing machine 20 in a perspective view. The 20 component configurations are shown in the block diagram. FIG. 5 is conceptually represented by a flowchart of a ticketing / payment program executed by the computer 100 in the control board 34 shown in FIG. 6 (a)-(d) show a plurality of images displayed on the screen of the display 36 shown in FIG. 2 in a front view.

The user receives the parking ticket 80 shown in FIGS. 7A and 8 from the ticket issuing machine 20 in exchange for payment of the parking fee. After that, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the user uses the parking ticket 80 as the windshield 110 of his / her vehicle (an example of the “window glass” in the above item (1), but the “window glass”. Is affixed to the back surface of the windshield 110). Since the parking ticket 80 is placed inside the parked vehicle, it is not exposed to rain and wind and is not lost.

The parking lot 10 is a prepaid unmanned parking lot having a plurality of parking positions, and is a device for blocking the exit of a vehicle (preventing the exit from the parking lot 10) (for example, a exit gate device or a wheel). It does not have a stop device (for example, a flap type or a haunting type), and the user can freely select one of the plurality of parking positions to park his / her own vehicle (selection). The parking position is not monitored by the ticketing machine 20). The ticket issuing machine 20 is used for the parking lot 10 configured in this way.

Here, the ticket issuing machine 20 will be described more specifically. The ticket issuing machine 20 has a charge settlement function but does not have a change function or a communication function. The ticket issuing machine 20 requires the user to pay the parking fee only in coins, not in banknotes. Further, the ticket issuing machine 20 can input a user identification number to the user, input vehicle identification information (for example, a vehicle number) about the user's vehicle, and specify a plurality of parking positions selected by the user. , Do not request.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket issuing machine 20 has a ticketing button 70 and a charge settlement button 74. The ticketing machine 20 includes a parking ticket 80 (see FIG. 7A) indicating that parking is permitted when the user presses the ticketing button 70 after paying the prepaid parking fee prior to the start of parking, and prepaid parking. It has a ticketing function to issue a receipt 81a (see FIG. 7A) indicating that the charge has been settled in two sheets. The ticket issuing machine 20 further receives a receipt 81b (see FIG. 7B) indicating that the additional parking fee has been settled when the user presses the fee settlement button 74 after paying the additional parking fee after the parking is completed. ) Has a charge settlement function to issue.

In the present embodiment, the receipt 81a constitutes an example of the "prepaid receipt" in the above paragraph (7), and the receipt (hereinafter, also referred to as "payment receipt") 81b is the same paragraph. It constitutes an example of "receipt for additional parking fee" in. That is, in the present embodiment, there are prepaid receipts and additional parking fee receipts as categories of receipts 81a and 81b, whereas the receipts 81a are classified into the category of prepaid receipts. , Receipt 81b is classified into the category of receipt for additional parking fee.

In the present embodiment, the two-sheet parking slip issued after payment of the prepaid parking fee is a two-sheet parking ticket 80 and a receipt 81a, but the user can use the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a. Separated from each other, only the parking ticket 80 is left in the parked vehicle, and the receipt 81a can be carried. As will be described later, the receipt 81a is printed with the end time of the effective parking time (the time zone in which the user is allowed to park), and the user can always end the effective parking time at a place away from the parked vehicle. It is convenient for the user to carry this receipt 81a so that the time can be referred to.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing machine 20 is configured such that a door 24 is attached to a vertically long box-shaped casing 22 so as to be openable and closable on one side thereof. FIG. 3 shows the internal configuration of the ticket issuing machine 20 in a perspective view with the door 24 open. FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the component configuration of the ticket issuing machine 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing machine 20 prints and issues a coin processing unit 30, a safe 32, a control board 34, a display 36, a parking ticket 80, and receipts 81a and 81b. It is configured to have and. Of these parts, only the coin processing unit 30 is attached to the back surface of the door 24, and the remaining parts are attached to the inside of the casing 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the printer 40 is equipped with a roller 42 around which a continuous sheet before printing is wound and accommodated. The printer 40 prints on a continuous sheet fed from the roller 42 by the length of one sheet. After the printing is completed, the printer 40 cuts the continuous sheet at any time with a cutter (not shown), and after paying the prepaid parking fee, spells two sheets of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a for additional parking. After paying the fee, one receipt 81b is separated. However, as shown in FIG. 7A, a cut line 89 is formed between the two-sheet parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a, and the user can use them along the cut line 89. The parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a can be easily separated from each other.

The cutter has a cutting edge (not shown), and the cutting edge is moved in the width direction of the continuous sheet to cut the continuous sheet in the width direction. Further, the cutter can adopt a method of completely cutting the continuous sheet in the width direction, or a method of cutting the continuous sheet in the width direction while leaving only a part in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 30 includes a coin insertion slot 50, a return lever 52, and a coin selector (determination of the type of inserted coin and whether or not the inserted coin is a counterfeit coin). It has 54 and a coin return port 56. Among the inserted coins, those that have not been returned to the user through the coin return port 56 are stored in the safe 32. As shown in FIG. 4, a control board 34 is connected to the coin selector 54 so that data communication is possible, and the control board 34 is a coin type (a coin unit and a counterfeit coin) inserted from the coin selector 54. (Including information on whether or not there is) and a signal indicating the number of coins is received.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the door 24, there is a transmission window 60 through which display light from the screen of a display 36 (for example, a liquid crystal display) is transmitted, a coin insertion slot 50, a return lever 52, and a coin return port 56. And the parking ticket 80 printed and discharged by the printer 40 and the discharge port 64 for discharging the receipts 81a and 81b are arranged. The transparent window 60 also has a function of mechanically protecting the display 36 by blocking direct access to the display 36 from the outside.

The ticketing machine 20 is further configured to have the aforementioned ticketing button 70 pressed after the user has paid the prepaid parking fee and the aforementioned fee settlement button 74 pressed after the user has paid the additional parking fee. There is. As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket issuing button 70 and the charge settlement button 74 are mounted on the front surface of the door 24 of the ticket issuing machine 20. The ticketing button 70 and the charge settlement button 74 are electrically connected to the control board 34 as shown in FIG.

Both the ticketing button 70 and the charge settlement button 74 are configured as existing physical switches, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a virtual switch (for example, a virtual switch displayed on the screen of the display 36). For example, it may be configured as a button, a key, an icon).

The control board 34 is mainly composed of a computer 100. The control board 34 has a built-in clock 102, and can always acquire the current date and time (for example, the date and time when the ticketing button 70 is pressed, the date and time when the charge settlement button 74 is pressed). The control board 34 further contains a memory 104. The encryption table, which will be described later, is stored in the memory 104 in a state where it can be rewritten only by an authorized person.

In addition, the control board 34 can be in a form in which the same functions as those of the computer 100 are realized by a sequencer (sequence control).

When the ticketing / payment program shown in FIG. 5 is executed by the computer 100, first, in step S1, the initial screen shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the screen of the display 36. Next, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the user has inserted coins based on the signal from the coin selector 54. If no coins have been inserted, the process returns to step S2, but if coins have been inserted, the total amount of coins inserted by the user up to that point is calculated as the inserted amount in step S3.

Subsequently, in step S4, from the calculated input amount, the parking time corresponding to the input amount means the parking time (when the parking fee paid this time is the prepaid parking fee, it means the effective parking time. , If the parking fee paid this time is an additional parking fee, it means extended parking time). Since the relationship between the input amount and the length of the parking time, that is, the hourly charge setting is known to the computer 100, the computer 100 can calculate the parking time from the input amount according to the charge setting. The charge setting can be input individually for each hour by, for example, the parking lot manager operating the touch panel of the display 36.

According to an example of the above charge setting, the continuous parking time is 300 yen for up to 2 hours, 400 yen for up to 4 hours, 500 yen for up to 6 hours, 1000 yen for up to 12 hours, and 1500 yen for up to 24 hours. be. Under the charge setting of this example, for example, as in the example shown in FIG. 7, when the user pays 400 yen as the prepaid parking charge, the computer 100 calculates 4 hours as the effective parking time. If the user pays 300 yen as an additional parking fee, 2 hours will be calculated as an extended parking time.

After that, in step S5, the coin insertion screen shown in FIG. 6B is displayed on the screen of the display 36. At this time, the calculated input amount and the length of the parking time (effective parking time or extended parking time) are displayed.

Subsequently, in step S6, it is determined whether or not the ticketing button 70 has been pressed. If the ticketing button 70 has not been pressed yet, it is determined in step S7 whether or not the charge settlement button 74 has been pressed. If the charge settlement button 74 has not been pressed yet, the process returns to step S2.

After the start of coin insertion, the execution of steps S2-S7 is repeated until either the ticketing button 70 or the charge settlement button 74 is pressed. As a result, each time the user inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 50, the total amount of coins inserted by the user from the start of insertion to the present time is calculated as the insertion amount, and the calculated insertion amount is used as the insertion amount. The parking time corresponding to the input amount is calculated, and the calculated input amount and the parking time (effective parking time or extended parking time) are displayed on the screen of the display 36.

When the ticketing button 70 is pressed, the parking ticket / receipt issuing screen shown in FIG. 6C is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S8. At this time, the amount of the parking fee determined by the operation of the ticketing button 70 by the user is displayed as the amount of the prepaid parking fee. In this case, the parking time calculated in the preceding step S4 means the effective parking time.

Subsequently, in step S9, the warehousing time when the user entered the parking lot 10 (or the date and time when the user paid the prepaid parking fee, the time when the parking ticket 80 was issued, the start time of the parking time, etc.) and the effective parking time. Actual data representing the length (or the amount of prepaid parking fee paid by the user) that can be directly decrypted by the user cannot be decrypted by the user by referring to the encryption table. It is converted into encrypted data 130 that cannot be pronounced but can be uniquely pronounced. Encryption is performed, which creates encrypted data 130.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11A, the encrypted data 130 is defined by a symbol of 9 digits arranged in a row (the number of digits may be larger than that or the number of digits may be smaller than that). Has been done. The symbol for each digit is selected, for example, as one of ten numbers from 0 to 9 and a plurality of alphabets. The multi-digit symbol is divided into a plurality of groups and printed on the receipt 81a, and adjacent groups are connected by a hyphen, whereby the user pronounces the multi-digit symbol at once in a breath. Instead, I put some breaks in it to make it easier and more accurate to pronounce.

An example of the general structure of the actual data (the notation in the Christian era is omitted to reduce the number of digits in the actual data) is as shown in FIG. 11 (b). However, the length of the effective parking time is the TT time. " As shown in FIG. 11C, the actual data includes a number MM representing the month, a number DD representing the day, a number hh representing the time in the time, and a number mm representing the minute in the time. , Length of parking time (meaning valid parking time if the corresponding receipt is for prepaid, while meaning extended parking time if the corresponding receipt is for additional parking fees) It has five elements, the number TT representing.

As shown in FIG. 11 (c), the encryption table is referred to for encrypting the monthly encryption table referred to for encrypting the number MM representing the month and the number DD representing the day. A daily encryption table, a time unit encryption table referred to for encrypting the number hh representing the time of the time, and a reference for encrypting the number mm of the minute of the time. It has a minute-by-minute encryption table and a time-time encryption table that is referred to for encrypting the number TT representing the length of parking time. Each of the above five elements is encrypted by referring to the corresponding encryption table, whereby the 9-digit encrypted data 130 is created.

In the present embodiment, the encryption table is updated every day, but a method of updating every time a period longer than 24 hours elapses (the encryption table is not updated within the same period) is adopted. A method of updating the encryption table every day within the same cycle, with a period longer than 24 hours as one cycle (between a period within one cycle and a period within another cycle, the encryption table is updated daily. It is possible to adopt a common pattern).

In one example, in the memory 104, when the encryption table is updated every day, the encryption table set, which is the encryption table for one month, is updated every month. In this case, the encrypted table set is updated by the administrator every month, for example, every time the administrator goes to the parking lot 10.

Further, in one example, for each of the above-mentioned five elements MM, DD, hh, mm and TT, the relationship between the actual data and the encrypted data in the encryption table, that is, the number before encryption (for example, "2"). The correspondence between "2") representing "month" and the code after encryption is generated by generating a random number for each number before encryption and adopting that random number as the code after encryption. Will be done.

When the encryption is completed in step S9 shown in FIG. 5, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are printed and issued by the printer 40 in step S10. As shown in FIG. 7A, the receipt 81a contains actual data in which the user can decipher the same information regarding at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time. And the encrypted data 130 that cannot be deciphered by the user. This completes the current execution of this ticketing / payment program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the parking ticket 80 is used to specify the end time of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user and the location of the parking lot 10. Is printed. Further, the receipt 81a is printed with the warehousing time, the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, the end time of the effective parking time, and the display for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. The receipt 81a is also printed with the encrypted data 130 exemplified by "ABC-DEF-ABC". As shown in the text of FIG. 11B, the encrypted data 130 has the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a at the warehousing time (which is the time when the prepaid parking fee is paid and the start time of the parking time). The actual data representing the time when the ticket was issued (which is also equivalent to the time when the ticket was issued) and the length of the effective parking time (which is equivalent to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid) is encrypted.

On the other hand, when the charge settlement button 74 is pressed instead of the ticketing button 70, the settlement receipt issuance screen shown in FIG. 6D is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S11. At this time, the amount of the parking fee determined by the operation of the charge settlement button 74 by the user is displayed as the amount of the additional parking fee. In this case, the parking time calculated in the preceding step S4 means the extended parking time.

Subsequently, in step S12, in the same manner as in step S9, the time when the receipt 81b was issued because the user paid the additional parking fee (this is equivalent to the time when the additional parking fee was paid) and the above. The actual data representing the length of the extended parking time (which is equivalent to the amount of the additional parking fee paid) is converted into the encrypted data 140 by referring to the encryption table.

Then, in step S13, the receipt 81b is printed and issued by the printer 40. As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the receipt 81b contains actual data in which the user can decipher the same information regarding at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time. And the encrypted data 140 that cannot be deciphered by the user. This completes the current execution of this ticketing / payment program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, the receipt 81b shows the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the amount of the additional parking fee, and the location for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. Is printed.

Further, the encrypted data 140 exemplified in "123-456-789" is also printed on the receipt 81b. The encrypted data 140 is obtained by encrypting actual data representing the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued and the length of the extended parking time.

FIG. 7A shows a front view of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a, while FIG. 7B shows the receipt 81b in the front view. The two-sheet spelling of the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a corresponds to two sheets of the parking ticket 80, and in the two-sheet spelling, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a have the same size and composition. Further, the receipt 81b corresponds to one parking ticket 80, and has the same size and configuration as the parking ticket 80. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity, only the configuration of the parking ticket 80 will be typically described.

In the parking ticket 80, a display sheet (printing paper) 82 as a surface layer, an adhesive layer 83 (glue layer) as an intermediate layer, and a separator (separation sheet, release paper) 84 as a back layer are laminated in this order. It is composed of. The adhesive layer 83 is applied to the back surface of the display sheet 82 so as not to be easily peeled off. When the display sheet 82 is peeled off from the surface of the separator 84, the adhesive of the adhesive layer 83 is applied to the surface of the separator 84. Does not adhere to.

As shown in FIG. 7A, in one parking ticket 80, the outer circumference of the display sheet 82 is located inside the outer circumference of the separator 84. The original fabric wound around the roller 42 is formed by adhering a plurality of display sheets 82 (blank state) arranged in a row with a gap between them to a continuous separator 84.

The continuous sheet (continuous separator 84) in the printer 40 is cut by the cutter, and the cutting is performed at the position of the gap between the display sheets 82, and the display sheet 82 is not cut. On the other hand, glue does not adhere to the surface of the portion of the separator 84 that is exposed in the gap between the display sheets 82.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when cutting the continuous sheet, the adhesive of the adhesive layer 83 does not have to adhere to the cutting edge, and the manager dispatched to the site once or several times a day (for example, The frequency of maintenance of the cutter by the service person, the worker who patrols a plurality of parking lots, and the guard of the patrol) is reduced, and the labor cost for the manager is reduced.

However, in the present embodiment, for the receipt 81b, the separator 84 is completely cut by the cutter to the length of one sheet, whereas for the two-sheet spelling, the separator 84 is for two sheets. It is completely cut at the length of. However, as described above, with respect to the two-sheet spelling, as shown in FIG. 7A, the separator 84 is partially cut between the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a by the cutter. As a result, the cut line 89 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the display sheet 82 of the parking ticket 80 further has a cutting line 90 having both ends (not closed) immediately above the character string “parking ticket”. The cutting line 90 exists to allow the user to peel off a part of the display sheet 82 from the separator 84 while the rest remains adhered to the separator 84. As shown in FIG. 8B, when the user peels off a part of the display sheet 82 (the area surrounded by the cutting line 90) from the separator 84 and bends it along a straight line connecting both ends of the cutting line 90, The surface of the bent portion 92 formed as a result (the portion of the adhesive layer 83 coated on the back surface of the bent portion 92) is exposed as a glue surface. FIG. 9A shows the bent portion 92 in a perspective view.

In the present embodiment, in order to prove that the parking by the user is not illegal parking, the user receives the parking ticket 80 in exchange for coin insertion, as shown in FIG. 9B, at the front of the parked vehicle. It is required to be attached to the back surface of the glass 110. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, the user locally localizes the designated portion of the parking ticket 80 (the region surrounded by the cutting line 90 and finally becomes the bent portion 92). After being peeled off and bent, the surface of the bent portion 92 is attached to the back surface of the windshield 110 of the parked vehicle as shown in FIG. 9B. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the contents of the parking ticket 80 (in particular, information for specifying the end time of the parking time zone permitted to the user and the parking lot 10 in which the parking ticket 80 is valid). The display for identifying the location of the) can be visually observed from the outside at any time.

The user is required to pay an additional parking fee when the actual parking time exceeds the effective parking time. However, as described above, the parking lot 10 is unmanned and does not have a device for blocking the exit of the parked vehicle unless the necessary additional parking fee is paid. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the user can use the parking lot 10. , Notify the parking lot manager at a remote management center from a location such as parking lot 10, in the car, or at home by using a communication device such as a mobile phone or fixed telephone to notify the fact that the necessary additional parking fee has been paid. Is required.

At this time, the user reads out both the encrypted data 130 printed on the receipt 81a issued at the time of warehousing and the encrypted data 140 printed on the receipt 81b issued at the time of warehousing, and emits a voice. The voice is required to be transmitted to the parking lot manager by the above communication device.

Upon receiving the voice representing the encrypted data 130 and 140 emitted by the user, the parking lot manager in the management center operates the input device (for example, keyboard, touch screen, mouse, etc.) of the decryption device 180. , Enter the code corresponding to the user's voice. The encryption data 130 and 140 are input, and then the decryption device 180 mounts the input encryption data 130 and 140 in the decryption device 180, which is a decryption table suitable for the encryption table. Restore to actual data according to the above.

As a result, the parking lot manager can use the length of the actual parking time (for example, the time actually parked by the user) while staying at the management center located away from the parking lot 10 to be managed (for example,). , The length of time elapsed from the warehousing time specified by the encrypted data 130 to the time when the additional parking fee is paid specified by the encrypted data 140), and further, the parking fee paid by the user It is also possible to know the total amount (for example, the sum of the amount of the prepaid parking fee specified by the encrypted data 130 and the amount of the additional parking fee specified by the encrypted data 140), and by extension, the total amount of the parking fee. , It is possible to correctly judge whether or not there is a shortage in relation to the actual length of parking time.

Since the decryption table housed in the decryption device 180 cannot be known even by the parking lot manager unless he / she has the authority, the security of the decryption table is high.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, at the time of issuing the receipts 81a and 81b, the encrypted data 130 and 140 are pronounced on the receipts 81a and 81b, respectively, with symbols that can be pronounced by the user. The parking manager can correctly determine whether or not the parking fee is insufficient simply by printing and further requesting the user to transmit the encrypted data 130 and 140 to the parking lot manager by voice. Therefore, the user can safely park the parking lot exceeding the effective parking time without imposing a heavy burden, and the usability of the parking lot 10 and the operating rate are improved.

By the way, regardless of whether the parking lot is prepaid or postpaid, and whether the parking lot is unmanned or manned, the parking ticket issued to the user by the ticket issuing machine at the parking lot It may be necessary for the user and the parking lot manager at a remote location to confirm the contents of the items described in the parking lot slip.

In this case, the user can bring the parking ticket or send it by fax in order to present the parking ticket itself to the parking lot manager, but it is troublesome. Therefore, if the user and the parking lot manager at a remote location can confirm the contents of the parking ticket by using a communication device such as a telephone, the burden on the user can be reduced. However, in this case, the parking lot manager cannot visually verify the parking ticket itself, and has no choice but to confirm the items described in the parking ticket by relying only on the remarks from the user.

Therefore, it is desirable for the parking lot manager in a remote place to be able to objectively judge the authenticity of the user's remark only from the remark from the user regarding the items described in the parking slip. Satisfying this demand is particularly effective in preventing unauthorized parking in, for example, a prepaid unmanned parking lot in which the above-mentioned exit blocking device is not installed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the user transmits the encrypted data 130 and 140 by voice input, but for example, instead of the voice input, data input (for example, real or virtual) is performed. It can be performed by key input using a key or image input using an image reader).

As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the portions of the control board 34 that execute steps S9 and S12 shown in FIG. 5 are the parts (1), (2), and (5) described above. ) Consists of an example of the "encryption unit", and the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S10 and S13 shown in FIG. 5 is the "printer control unit" in the above items (1) and (5). , And the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S6 and S9 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes an example of the “first printer control unit” in the above item (2). It can be considered that the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S7 and S12 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes an example of the “second printer control unit” in the same section.

Further, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S2 and S3 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes an example of the “input amount calculation unit” in the above item (4). Further, the portion of the control board 34 that executes steps S2 and S4 shown in FIG. 5 constitutes an example of the “parking time calculation unit” in the same section, and the step of the control board 34 shown in FIG. 5 The part that executes S2 and S5 constitutes an example of the "display control unit" in the same paragraph, and the receipts 81a and 81b both constitute an example of the "parking slip" in the above paragraph (6). It is possible to think that it is.

Next, the ticket issuing machine 190 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, since this embodiment has many elements in common with the first embodiment, the common elements are quoted with the same reference numerals or names to omit duplicate explanations and only for different elements. , Explain in detail.

Unlike the ticket issuing machine 20 according to the first embodiment, the ticket issuing machine 190 according to the present embodiment is a parking time zone (for example, from 6:00 pm) that covers only the nighttime as a time zone in which the user wants to park in the parking lot 10. The next day's time zone until 8:00 am) and the parking time zone that covers at least part of the daytime (for example, the time zone when the warehousing date and time is before sunset, and the time when the warehousing date and time is after sunrise) It is configured so that it is possible to select one of the parking time zones (time zones).

That is, the ticket issuing machine 190 covers at least a part of the daytime as the type of parking (“parking mode”), that is, nighttime parking (“nighttime parking mode”) in which the user parks during a parking time period that covers only the nighttime. It is configured so that it is possible to select one of "normal parking" ("normal parking mode") to park during the parking time and to pay the parking fee in advance according to the selection result. There is.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ticketing machine 190 switches the parking mode desired by the user from the default normal parking mode to the night parking mode as an additional component to the ticketing machine 20 according to the first embodiment. It is configured to have a night parking button 200 that is pressed and operated by the user and a night parking lamp 202 that is turned on to indicate that the night parking mode is currently selected.

The night parking button 200 is configured as an existing physical switch, but is not limited to this, and is configured as, for example, a virtual switch (for example, a key, an icon) displayed on the screen of the display 36. You may. The night parking button 200 is arranged in front of the door 24. The night parking button 200 can be accessed from the outside even when the door 24 is closed. Therefore, the night parking button 200 can always be operated by the user.

In short, in the present embodiment, the night parking button 200 indicates that "the time zone in which the user wants to use the parking lot is a parking time zone that covers only the nighttime and a parking time zone that covers at least a part of the daytime. It constitutes an example of a "real or virtual operating unit" operated by the user to select one of a plurality of parking time zones including.

In FIG. 15, a ticketing / payment program executed by the computer 100 in the control board 34 in the ticketing machine 190 is conceptually represented by a flowchart. While the power of the ticket issuing machine 190 is turned on, the computer 100 repeatedly executes the ticketing / settlement program.

The ticketing / settlement program will be described in more detail below. However, since this ticketing / settlement program has many steps in common with the ticketing / settlement program shown in FIG. 5, the same reference numerals are given to the common steps. Duplicate explanations will be omitted by quoting, and only the different steps will be explained in detail.

At each execution of this ticketing / payment program, first, in step S101, the default parking mode, that is, the amount of parking fee that the user must pay in order to perform normal parking (see the above-mentioned example of fee setting). ) Is displayed on the screen of the display 36. In this step S101, the initial screen shown in FIG. 6A is also displayed.

Next, in step S102, it is determined whether or not the user has pressed the night parking button 200 in order to switch the effective parking mode from the normal parking mode to the night parking mode based on the output signal of the night parking button 200.

When the night parking button 200 is not pressed, the determination in step S102 becomes NO, and the following steps S2-S5 are executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. After that, when the ticketing button 70 is pressed, the determination in step S6 becomes YES, and then step S8 is executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Subsequently, in step S106, the warehousing time when the user entered the parking lot 10 (or the date and time when the user paid the prepaid parking fee, the time when the parking ticket 80 was issued, the start time of the parking time, etc.) and the effective parking time. It is actual data that represents the length (or the amount of prepaid parking fee paid by the user, etc.) and that the receipt 81a this time is classified into the category of prepaid receipt, and can be directly decrypted by the user. By referring to the encryption table, as shown in FIG. 16A, the data is converted into encrypted data 210 that cannot be decrypted by the user but can be uniquely pronounced. Encryption is performed, which creates encrypted data 210.

In the example shown in FIG. 16A, the actual data specifically states, "The receipt time is 13:20 on February 13, 2011, and the effective parking time is February 13, 2011. Until 17:20, the receipt 81a is categorized as a prepaid receipt (the title of the receipt 81a is simply printed as "receipt"). It is the data that expresses that. Here, "the effective parking time is until 17:20 on February 13, 2011" is equivalent to "the length of the effective parking time is 4 hours".

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17 (b), an example of the general configuration of the actual data (the notation of the Western calendar is omitted to reduce the number of digits of the actual data) is "the warehousing time is the MM month DD day. The hour and mm of the data, the length of the effective parking time is the TT time, and the category of the receipt is classified into the category XX (prepaid receipt and additional parking fee receipt). " It is the data to represent.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17A, the encrypted data 210 is defined by a symbol of 11 digits arranged in a row (the number of digits may be larger than that or the number of digits may be smaller than that). Has been done. The symbol for each digit is selected, for example, as one of ten numbers from 0 to 9 and a plurality of alphabets. The multi-digit symbol is divided into a plurality of groups and printed on the receipt 81a, and adjacent groups are connected by a hyphen, whereby the user pronounces the multi-digit symbol at once in a breath. Instead, I put some breaks in it to make it easier and more accurate to pronounce.

To explain the general structure of the actual data, as shown in FIG. 17 (c), the actual data includes a number MM representing the month, a number DD representing the day, and a number representing the time of the time. hh, the number mm representing the minute of the time, and the parking time (if the parking fee paid this time is a prepaid parking fee, it means the effective parking time, while the parking fee paid this time is additional parking. In the case of a fee, it has six elements: a number TT representing the length of the extended parking time) and a number XX representing the category of the receipt.

As shown in FIG. 17C, the encryption table in the present embodiment is for encrypting the monthly encryption table referred to for encrypting the number MM representing the month and the number DD representing the day. To encrypt the daily encryption table referred to in, the time unit encryption table referred to for encrypting the number hh representing the time in the time, and the number mm representing the minute in the time. To encrypt the minute encryption table referenced in, the time encryption table referenced to encrypt the number TT representing the length of parking time, and the number XX representing having the receipt category. It has an encryption table for categories referred to in. Each of the above six elements is encrypted by referring to the corresponding encryption table, thereby creating 11-digit encrypted data 210.

When the encryption is completed in step S106 shown in FIG. 15, in step S10, the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are printed and issued by the printer 40 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Receipt 81a includes at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time and the category of receipt (this time, prepaid receipt), as shown in FIG. 16A. The same information about (belonging to the category of books) is printed as both real data that can be decrypted by the user and encrypted data 210 that cannot be decrypted by the user.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16A, the parking ticket 80 is used to specify the end time of the effective parking time corresponding to the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user and the location of the parking lot 10. Is printed.

In addition, the receipt 81a includes the warehousing time, the amount of the prepaid parking fee paid by the user, the end time of the effective parking time, the display for specifying the location of the parking lot 10, and the category of the receipt 81a. (In this example, the title "receipt" means that the receipt 81a falls into the category of prepaid receipts) is printed. The receipt 81a is also printed with the encrypted data 210 exemplified by "ABC-DEF-ABC-XX".

After that, the printed parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are discharged through the discharge port 64, and the parking ticket 80 and the receipt 81a are received by the user. Subsequently, in step S107, a turn-off command is issued to the night parking lamp 202, whereby when the night parking lamp 202 is lit, the night parking lamp 202 is turned off. This completes the current execution of this ticketing / payment program.

On the other hand, when the charge settlement button 74 is pressed instead of the ticketing button 70, the settlement receipt issuance screen shown in FIG. 6D is displayed on the screen of the display 36 in step S11 of FIG. At this time, the amount of the parking fee determined by the operation of the charge settlement button 74 by the user is displayed as the amount of the additional parking fee.

Subsequently, in step S108, the time when the receipt 81b was issued because the user paid the additional parking fee (this is equivalent to the time when the additional parking fee was paid) and the length of the extended parking time (this is equivalent to the time when the additional parking fee was paid). This is equivalent to the amount of the additional parking fee paid.) And the actual data representing the category of the receipt 81b (this time, it belongs to the category of the receipt for the additional parking fee) refer to the encryption table. By doing so, it is converted into encrypted data 140.

Then, in step S13, the receipt 81b is printed and issued by the printer 40. Receipt 81b contains the same information about at least one of the date and time and amount of parking fee payment or parking time and the length of parking time and the category of the receipt, as shown in FIG. 16B. It is printed as both the actual data that can be decrypted by the user and the encrypted data 140 that cannot be decrypted by the user. This completes the current execution of this ticketing / payment program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16B, the receipt 81b shows the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the amount of the additional parking fee, and the location for specifying the location of the parking lot 10. And the category of receipt 81b (in this example, the title "payment receipt" means that the receipt 81b is classified into the category of additional parking fee receipt) is printed. Further, the cryptographic data 140 exemplified in "123-456-789-YY" is also printed on the receipt 81b. The encrypted data 140 is obtained by encrypting actual data representing the date and time when the receipt 81b was issued, the length of the extended parking time, and the category of the receipt 81b.

After that, the printed receipt 81b is discharged through the discharge port 64, and the receipt 81b is received by the user. Subsequently, in step S107, a turn-off command is issued to the night parking lamp 202, whereby when the night parking lamp 202 is lit, the night parking lamp 202 is turned off. This completes the current execution of this ticketing / payment program.

The execution contents of the ticketing / settlement program shown in FIG. 15 have been described above in the case where coins are inserted into the ticket issuing machine 190 without pressing the night parking button 200. However, the parking mode is changed from the normal parking mode to the night parking mode. If the user presses the night parking button 200 before inserting the coin in order to switch to, the determination in step S102 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, by referring to the current time indicated by the clock 102, whether or not it is currently at night, specifically, the time zone from 6:00 pm to 8:00 am the next day. Whether or not it is determined. At present, when it is nighttime, the determination in step S103 is YES, and in step S104, the nighttime parking lamp 202 is turned on to indicate that the nighttime parking mode is selected. Subsequently, in step S105, the display content on the screen of the display 36 is switched from the amount of the parking fee for normal parking to the amount of the parking fee for night parking.

According to an example of the charge setting for night parking, the charge is uniformly 100 yen from 6:00 pm on the day until 8:00 am on the next day regardless of the length of the parking time. Under the charge setting of this example, for example, as in the example shown in FIG. 18, when the user pays 100 yen as a prepaid parking fee, the computer 100 will perform the period from the warehousing time to 8:00 am the next day. Time will be calculated as the effective parking time.

However, the amount of the additional parking fee is determined based on the above-mentioned fee setting for normal parking. Therefore, for example, if the user pays 300 yen as an additional parking fee, 2 hours is calculated as an extended parking time.

After that, the process proceeds to step S2, and the insertion of coins of the same amount as the currently displayed parking fee for night parking is awaited.

On the other hand, when the night parking button 200 is pressed, but it is not currently at night, that is, when the night parking button 200 is pressed during a time when the operation is not permitted, the determination in step S103 is NO. Then, steps S104 and S105 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S2. In this case, since this operation of the night parking button 200 is an erroneous operation, it is invalidated, and as a result, the displayed parking fee amount is maintained at the parking fee amount for normal parking. At the same time, the night parking lamp 202 is left off. Therefore, in step S2, the insertion of coins of the same amount as the currently displayed parking fee for normal parking is awaited.

When a coin is inserted after the night parking mode is selected and then the ticketing button 70 is pressed, steps S3-S6, S8, S106 and S10 are executed, and as a result, the printer 40 is as shown in FIG. Prints and issues a parking ticket 80 for night parking. The parking ticket 80 is different from the parking ticket 80 for normal parking shown in FIG. 16A only in the printed content, and is common to other elements.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, in the parking ticket 80 for night parking, the characters "night" are printed in order to indicate that the parking ticket 80 is for night parking. Further, in the parking ticket 80, it is also printed that the end time of the parking time zone permitted to the user, that is, the end time of the effective parking time is 8:00 pm on the next day.

Further, the encrypted data 210 is printed on the receipt 81a, and the encrypted data 210 is not data indicating the length of time as data regarding the length of effective parking time, unlike the case of normal parking, but at night. It has data indicating that it is parked. In the case of night parking, the end time of the effective parking time is fixed regardless of the departure time, so the length of the effective parking time is exactly an integral multiple of one hour in each night parking. On the other hand, in the example of normal parking shown in FIG. 17, the parking time TT is calculated in hours.

When the manager goes to the parking lot 10, when he / she notices that the parking ticket 80 for night parking is placed in the room of the parked vehicle, the current time is printed on the parking ticket 80. Judge whether it is before the end time of. If the current time is before the end time of the effective parking time, the manager determines that the parking of the parked vehicle is not illegal parking.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the receipts 81a and 81b have the encryption codes 130 and 140, respectively, and the corresponding receipt category is the prepaid receipt or the additional parking fee receipt. It is generated and printed so that it can be distinguished. The background and effects of taking such measures will be described below.

When the actual parking time exceeds the effective parking time, the user pays an additional parking fee to the ticket issuing machine 20 at the time of leaving the parking lot, and then presses the charge settlement button 74 instead of the ticketing button 70. Required. This time, the ticket issuing machine 20 is issued not the prepaid receipt 81a but the additional parking fee receipt 81b.

However, due to the performance of the ticket issuing machine 20, even if the user accidentally presses the ticketing button 70, the ticketing machine 20 cannot invalidate the erroneous operation.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the encryption codes 130 and 140 correspond to the receipts 81a and 81b, respectively, to distinguish whether the corresponding receipt category is a prepaid receipt or an additional parking fee receipt. Generated and printed as you can.

In response to the payment of the additional parking fee by the user, the ticket issuing machine 20 prints and issues a parking ticket belonging to any category, and then the user prints the encrypted data printed on the parking ticket at the time of warehousing. Together with the encrypted data 130 printed on the acquired prepaid receipt 81a, it is transmitted to the parking lot manager via the communication device by pronouncing it by itself.

The parking lot manager decodes the voice received from the user, and based on the decoding result, the parking slip issued this time (the parking slip purchased by the user this time) is issued to the user with the additional parking money receipt 81b. Yes, and it can be determined whether or not the amount of the additional parking fee paid by the user at the time of delivery was appropriate. That is, the parking lot manager can check whether or not the user has purchased the wrong parking lot ticket and whether or not the user has paid an inappropriate amount of additional parking fee without visually checking the parking lot ticket itself. , You can judge accurately.

In addition, the parking lot manager can point out to the user the fact that the parking ticket purchased by the user is incorrect when it is determined that the user has purchased the wrong parking ticket. As a result, the parking lot manager can make the user recognize that there was an error in the purchase operation this time, and can prevent the user from repeating the same error. In addition, the parking lot manager can warn the user not to illegally park by using the parking ticket 80 issued together with the prepaid receipt 81a purchased by the user. ..

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are examples, and are based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the [Summary of Invention] column. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other forms with various modifications and improvements.

Claims (6)

A parking lot management system that manages parking lots by a parking lot management center in a remote location.
An output device that outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking fees related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
And a descrambler that will be installed in the parking lot management center,
The user's communication device transmits the output parking-related data to the decryptor without decrypting it.
The decryptor decrypts the parking-related data received from the user's communication device, and then decrypts the parking-related data .
The decrypted parking-related data is a parking lot management system used by the parking lot management center to manage the parking lot. It is a parking lot management method that manages the parking lot by a parking lot management center in a remote place.
An output process in which the output device outputs parking-related data related to parking or parking charges related to the user of the parking lot as encrypted information.
Communication equipment of the user, the parking-related data the output, without decoding, a transmission step of transmitting to the decryptor that will be installed in the parking lot management center,
As decryptor is viewed contains a decoding step of decoding the parking-related data received from the communication device of the user,
The decrypted parking-related data is a parking lot management method used by the parking lot management center to manage the parking lot. A parking lot management system that manages parking lots by a parking lot management center in a remote location.
The issuing machine, the slip is issued the parking parking related data related to parking or parking fee according to the user's is printed on the slip as encrypted data,
The user's communication device transmits the parking-related data printed on the slip to the parking lot management center without decoding.
As the parking lot management center, decryptor is installed to decrypt the parking-related data received from the communication device of the user,
The decrypted parking-related data is a parking lot management system used by the parking lot management center to manage the parking lot. The encrypted parking-related data is represented as an image.
The parking lot management according to claim 1, wherein the user's communication device has an image reader that reads and inputs the image, and transmits the input image to the parking lot management center without decoding the image. system. A communication device for a parking lot user used by a parking lot user managed by the parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
A communication device for parking lot users used as the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A cryptanalyzer for parking lot management installed in a parking lot management center for the parking lot management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
A parking lot management cryptanalyzer used as the cryptanalyzer according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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