JP6999206B2 - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for managing a parking lot, and more particularly to a technique for reducing the burden on equipment imposed on the parking lot .

Parking lots with multiple parking spaces (also referred to as "car compartments") for vehicles are already widespread. This type of parking lot can be classified in terms of the method of transporting the vehicle to the target parking space, the method in which the user drives the vehicle himself and transports the vehicle to the target parking space, and the method of mechanically moving the pallet or cage. It is classified as a mechanical type that mechanically transports the vehicle to the target parking space.

In addition, the parking lot may be rented to the user for free or for a fee. Paid parking lots are classified into monthly rentals and hourly rentals (including "daily rentals") in terms of the length of time they can lend to users.

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 and sporadic. It is classified as an unmanned type dispatched to the site.

In addition, hourly parking lots are classified from the viewpoint of the parking fee payment method, the prepaid type in which the user pays the parking fee in an amount commensurate with the length of the scheduled parking time at the time of warehousing, and the actual parking lot when the user leaves the garage. It is classified as a postpaid type that pays a parking fee commensurate with the length of parking time.

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

Patent Document 1 is installed in a vehicle without installing dedicated equipment in the parking lot, and without requiring the user to operate his / her own mobile terminal or to operate the equipment in the parking lot. It discloses a technology that makes it possible to completely automate the entry / exit process for a parking lot by using the GPS, a computer, and a communication device.

Specifically, this Patent Document 1 measures the current position of a vehicle by using a GPS-type positioning function mounted on the vehicle on which the user rides, not on the communication device of the user, and the position is any parking lot. When the state that does not match the position changes to the state that matches one of the parking lot positions, the user's entry into the parking lot is automatically detected, while the subsequent vehicle position matches the parking lot position. It discloses a technique for automatically detecting the user's exit from the parking lot when the state changes to a non-matching state.

Further, Patent Document 2 obtains the user's position information and action information by using the GPS and the acceleration sensor mounted on the user's mobile terminal while requesting that the radio station be installed in the parking lot, and the information thereof. Discloses a technique that enables the user to detect the user's entry and exit from the parking lot where the user is currently staying and to fully automate the entry and exit processing for the parking lot.

By the way, a prepaid hourly rental type is already known as an operation form of a parking lot. According to this operation mode, in the warehousing stage in which the user parks the vehicle in the parking lot in order to park the vehicle in the parking lot, the effective parking time, which is the time zone in which the user wants to park in the parking lot, is set as an hour unit. The user is given the right to use the parking lot on condition that the parking fee is specified in the above and the parking fee is paid in advance in an amount commensurate with the length of the effective parking time.

Patent Document 3 describes a conventional example of a prepaid parking lot. In this parking lot, a fee settlement device for the user to pay the parking fee in advance and a delivery gate are opened on condition that it is confirmed at the time of delivery that the regular parking fee has been paid at the time of warehousing, and the user leaves the parking lot. There is a dedicated facility called a delivery gate management device that permits the delivery of goods.

The user who uses this parking lot predicts the length of time required for the vehicle to be continuously parked in the parking lot at the time of entering the parking lot as the effective parking time, and the effective parking time is predicted. Pay a parking fee commensurate with the length of the car.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-202542 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-256380 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-250734

According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, theoretically, it is possible to completely automate the warehousing / delivery process for a parking lot. However, in order to adopt the technique described in Patent Document 1, the vehicle communicates with a positioning device (positioning function) such as GPS, a computer (signal processing function), and an external server. It is required to install a device (communication function), that is, to improve the functionality (for example, intelligence) of the vehicle.

On the other hand, according to the technique described in Patent Document 2, instead of mounting a special device on the vehicle, a user's mobile terminal having a signal processing function, a communication function, a positioning function, and an action detection function is available. It will be used. Today, when mobile terminals equipped with such functions have become widespread, according to the technology described in Patent Document 2, the warehousing / delivery processing for parking lots is performed without making the vehicle highly functional (for example, intelligent) indispensable. Can be fully automated.

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the system attempts to identify the parking lot where the user has boarded and entered, focusing only on the relationship between the location information of the mobile terminal and the location information of the parking lot. There was a practical problem that there was a high possibility of malfunction.

Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, the user's behavior information is focused on in addition to the position information of the mobile terminal to identify the parking lot where the user has boarded and entered, but the positioning of the mobile terminal is performed. Despite the limited accuracy, the behavior information of the user of interest is not unique to the parking lot, so there is still a practical problem that the system is likely to malfunction.

Further, when constructing the prepaid parking lot described in Patent Document 3, the charge settlement device for the user to prepaid the parking fee and the time when the user leaves the parking lot are monitored and the effective parking is performed. It is necessary to install a delivery gate device in the parking lot to confirm whether it is before the expiration of the time. Therefore, when constructing this parking lot, a large amount of capital investment is required.

Therefore, regarding the technology for managing the plurality of parking lots by using the information processing terminal of the user who selects and uses one of the plurality of parking lots, in particular, while suppressing the installation of dedicated equipment in the parking lots. , There is a problem of wanting to provide a technology that makes it easy to suppress the malfunction of the parking lot management system.

Based on the above findings, the present invention has been made with respect to a technique for managing a parking lot, in particular, to provide a technique for reducing the burden on the equipment imposed on the parking lot.

In order to solve the problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a ticketless method and a payment machine-less method can be used to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by a user without using a ticket issuing machine or a payment machine. And a system that centrally manages multiple parking lots operated in a cashless manner.
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
A payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal, including a processing for electronically paying a parking fee in response to a payment instruction from a user.
The information processing terminal is
Positioning department and
In the warehousing stage in which the user enters one of the plurality of parking lots together with the vehicle, the user can select one of the parking lots that the user can select before warehousing based on the positioning result of the positioning unit. A parking lot selection unit that identifies parking lots that are more likely to be staying than other parking lots and allows the identified parking lots to be selected as selective parking lots.
A fee acquisition unit that acquires the amount of the prepaid parking fee for the selected parking lot from the management server, and
A parking lot management system including a payment instruction unit for transmitting a payment instruction for electronically paying the prepaid parking fee with the acquired amount to the payment server is provided.
Here, the management server sends warehousing permission data indicating that the user's warehousing to the selected parking lot is permitted to the information processing terminal after the payment instruction is transmitted to the payment server. It may include a data transmitter.
Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by users without using a ticket issuing machine or a payment machine, it is operated by a ticketless method, a payment machineless method and a cashless method. It is a system that centrally manages multiple parking lots
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
A payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal, including a processing for electronically paying a parking fee in response to a payment instruction from a user.
The information processing terminal is
Positioning department and
In the warehousing stage in which the user enters one of the plurality of parking lots together with the vehicle, the user can select one of the parking lots that the user can select before warehousing based on the positioning result of the positioning unit. A parking lot selection unit that identifies parking lots that are more likely to be staying than other parking lots and allows the identified parking lots to be selected as selective parking lots.
Including a parking lot information transmission unit that transmits parking lot information for specifying the selected parking lot to the management server.
When the management server receives the parking lot information, it is charge data representing a prepaid parking fee of an amount commensurate with the length of the parking time according to the parking lot specified by the parking lot information, and is a plurality of parking times. Including a charge data transmission unit that transmits a relationship between and a plurality of prepaid parking charges to the information processing terminal.
The information processing terminal further
Upon receiving the charge data, a charge selection unit that selects one of the plurality of prepaid parking charges based on the input from the user, and the charge selection unit.
A parking lot management system is provided that includes a payment instruction unit that sends a payment instruction for electronically payment of the selected prepaid parking fee to the payment server.
Here, the management server further transmits the warehousing permission data indicating that the user is permitted to enter the selected parking lot to the information processing terminal after the payment instruction is transmitted to the payment server. It may include a warehousing permission data transmission unit.
Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by users without using a ticket issuing machine or a payment machine, it is operated by a ticketless method, a payment machineless method and a cashless method. It is a system that centrally manages multiple parking lots.
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
Including a payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal
The information processing terminal is
A parking lot selection unit that selects one of the plurality of parking lots as a selected parking lot based on input from the user, and a parking lot selection unit.
The fee acquisition department that acquires the prepaid parking fee for the selected parking lot,
Including a payment information transmission unit that transmits payment information necessary for electronically paying the prepaid parking fee to the payment server.
The payment server is provided with a parking lot management system that electronically pays the prepaid parking fee based on the payment information received from the information processing terminal.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by users without using a ticket issuing machine or a payment machine, it is operated by a ticketless method, a payment machineless method and a cashless method. It is a system that centrally manages multiple parking lots.
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
With a payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal
Including
The information processing terminal is
A parking lot information transmission unit that transmits parking lot information for identifying a selected parking lot selected by the user from the plurality of parking lots to the management server, and a parking lot information transmission unit.
A vehicle information transmission unit that transmits vehicle information for identifying a user's vehicle in the selected parking lot to the management server, and a vehicle information transmission unit.
The fee acquisition department that acquires the prepaid parking fee for the selected parking lot,
With an electronic payment information transmission unit that sends payment information necessary for electronic payment of the prepaid parking fee to the payment server.
Including
The management server includes an information storage unit that stores vehicle information received from the information processing terminal in a memory in association with a parking lot ID specified by the parking lot information received from the information processing terminal.
The payment server includes an electronic payment unit that electronically pays the prepaid parking fee based on the payment information received from the information processing terminal.
When the electronic payment is completed, the management server includes a usage authority granting unit that transmits a signal indicating that the user has been granted the authority to use the selected parking lot to the information processing terminal, and the payment server. However, there is provided a parking lot management system that employs at least one of including a payment completion signal transmission unit that transmits a payment completion signal indicating the completion of the electronic payment to the information processing terminal.

Each of the following aspects is obtained by the present invention. Each aspect shall be divided into sections, each section shall be numbered, and the numbers of other sections shall be quoted 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 section in the form of quoting the numbers of the other sections does not necessarily prevent the technical features described in each section from being separated 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) The plurality of parking lots are managed by using the information processing terminal of the user who selects and uses one of the plurality of prepaid parking lots and the management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots. How to do
The plurality of information processing terminals and / or the management server are based on the current position acquired by the position acquisition unit of the information processing terminal at the warehousing stage in which the user enters one of the parking lots together with the vehicle. A parking lot display process in which parking lots located near the current position are selected as a plurality of candidate parking lots and the candidate parking lots are displayed on the screen of the information processing terminal.
When the information processing terminal and / or the management server gives a first instruction to the information processing terminal for the user to select one of the parking lots, any one of the plurality of candidate parking lots. The parking lot selection process of selecting the parking lot that the user wants to use, and
The information processing terminal and / or the management server allows the user to instruct the user to pay a prepaid parking fee in an amount commensurate with the length of the desired parking time of the parking lot used, and to input identification information unique to the user and / or the vehicle. When the information processing terminal is subjected to
The information processing terminal and / or the management server gives the information processing terminal a second instruction for the user to confirm the exit from the parking lot at the delivery stage where the user's vehicle leaves the parking lot. On the other hand, a parking lot management method including a delivery confirmation step of confirming that the user has left the parking lot together with the vehicle.

(2) The parking lot selection step is carried out in a state where the first instruction is not accepted unless the distance of the current position of the information processing terminal from the used parking lot is not less than an allowable value in the warehousing stage.
The delivery confirmation step is carried out in a state of accepting the second instruction in the delivery stage regardless of whether or not the distance of the current position of the information processing terminal from the parking lot used is equal to or less than the allowable value. The parking lot management method according to item (1).

(3) The parking lot selection step is carried out in a state where the first instruction is not accepted unless the distance from the current position of the information processing terminal to the parking lot used is not equal to or less than the allowable value in the warehousing stage. The delivery confirmation step is carried out in a state of accepting the second instruction regardless of whether or not the distance from the parking lot used at the current position of the information processing terminal is equal to or less than the allowable value. The parking lot management method according to item (1), wherein at least one of the above is adopted.

(4) Further, the information processing terminal and / or the management server gives a third instruction for the user to extend the desired parking time before the expiration of the desired parking time, and an extension of the desired parking time. The parking lot management method according to any one of (1) to (3), which includes an extension step of extending the desired parking time when an instruction to pay an extension fee corresponding to the amount is given to the information processing terminal.

(5) The parking lot according to item (4), wherein the extension step is carried out in a state of accepting the third instruction regardless of whether or not the distance from the used parking lot is equal to or less than the allowable value. Management method.

(6) The identification information includes at least one of the user ID, the identification number of the user's vehicle, and the identification number of the vehicle compartment in which the user's vehicle is stored among the plurality of compartments of the parking lot (1). ) To the parking lot management method according to any one of (5).

(7) The parking lot according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the identification information includes a combination of a plurality of types of identification information for identifying a plurality of entities different from each other and related to the user. Management method.

If a combination of a plurality of types of identification information is used in this section, security when authenticating a user or a vehicle is improved as compared with the case where one type of identification information is used. Here, "a plurality of entities different from each other and related to the user" include, for example, the user himself / herself, the user's vehicle, a plurality of cabins of the parking lot used by the user, and information processing of the user. There are terminals and so on.

(8) A program executed by the computer of the information processing terminal in order to realize the information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (7).

In this application, the term "program" may be interpreted to mean, for example, a combination of instructions executed by a computer to perform its function, or processed in accordance with each instruction as well as a combination of those instructions. It can be interpreted to include, but is not limited to, the files and data to be used.

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

(9) A program executed by the computer of the management server in order to realize the management server according to any one of (1) to (7).

(10) A recording medium on which the program according to (8) or (9) is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

In the documents of the present application, various formats can be adopted as the recording medium represented by the term "recording medium", for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, an optical recording medium such as a CD or a CD-ROM, or MO. Any of optical magnetic recording media such as, unremovable storage such as ROM, and the like can be adopted, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing one of a plurality of parking lots centrally managed by a parking lot management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of the plurality of passenger compartments shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the vehicle is stopped in each of the passenger compartments. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which a mobile terminal of a user in each parking lot and a management server in a management center at a remote location communicate with each other in the parking lot management system shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram conceptually representing long-distance bidirectional communication between the user's mobile terminal shown in FIG. 3 and the management server shown in the figure. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram conceptually representing the mobile terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram conceptually representing the management server shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a time chart conceptually representing an exemplary parking sequence realized by the parking lot management system. FIG. 8 is a flowchart conceptually showing an example of a program executed by a mobile terminal, a management server, and a payment server in order to assist a user in performing a warehousing process in a parking lot in the parking lot management system. be. FIG. 9 is executed by the mobile terminal, the management server, and the payment server in the parking lot management system in order to respond to the extension request from the user and extend the effective parking time after the user enters the parking lot. It is a flowchart which conceptually represents an example of a program. FIG. 10 is an example of a program executed by a mobile terminal, a management server, and a payment server in the parking lot management system in order to assist the user in performing a warehousing process after the user enters a parking lot. It is a flowchart that represents conceptually. FIG. 11 is a diagram conceptually representing a management list stored in the memory of the management server shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, one of several exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the parking lot management system (hereinafter, simply referred to as “system”) 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of vehicles (automobiles, bicycles, and vehicles). Although a motorcycle is included, in the example shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of parking lots 20 (in the example shown in FIG. 2, a car) can be parked (in FIG. 1, only a representative parking lot 20 among the parking lots 20 is shown. ) Is a system for managing.

In this system 10, it is a parking lot management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and is located in a remote place by communication with mobile terminals (example of the above-mentioned "information processing terminal") 90 of a plurality of users. A management server 50 centrally manages a plurality of parking lots 20 is implemented.

In one example, the system 10 allows the user to use his / her own mobile terminal 90 instead of a parking ticket, and pays a prepaid parking fee commensurate with the length of the scheduled parking time (desired parking time, effective parking time). Allow the user to use the parking lot 20 on condition of payment.

In FIG. 1, the parking lot 20 is shown in a plan view. The parking lot 20 has a plurality of cabins (an example of the parking space) 22 that enable simultaneous parking of a plurality of vehicles. The parking lot 20 has only a warehousing / delivery port 24 (which is both a warehousing port and a warehousing port). FIG. 2 shows a part of the plurality of vehicle compartments 22 in a state where the vehicle is stopped in each of the vehicle compartments 22.

The parking lot 20 is unmanned, and further, the parking lot 20 also has a gate device that opens and closes appropriately in order to prevent unauthorized vehicles from leaving the parking lot 20 from the entrance / exit 24. The car stop device that appears as appropriate to prevent the unauthorized vehicle from leaving the parking lot is also a ticket issuing machine for issuing a parking ticket to the user who is the driver and a payment machine for the user to settle the parking fee. Is not installed.

In addition to the definition of the term "vehicle", the term "vehicle" should be interpreted as a term that includes not only automobiles but also all types of moving objects such as bicycles and motorcycles.

As shown in FIG. 1, there are two types of parking lots on the site of the parking lot 20. It is a section for renting the cabin 22 to the user of each vehicle on a daily basis (temporary storage section or a section for daily rental) and a section for renting to the user of each vehicle on a monthly basis on the premise of a prior contract. It is a section for renting out the passenger compartment 22 (monthly section). Hereinafter, the term "parking lot 20" simply means only the temporary storage area of the parking lot 20.

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

The management center 40 is a parking lot manager (for example, a land owner who manages the parking lot 20 by himself / herself, and the land is designated as a parking lot 20 by another person's land owner. It is operated by a parking lot management company that is entrusted to manage it.

The user's mobile terminal 90 is a device carried by the user and having a wireless communication function, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a PDA, or the like.

The mobile terminal 90 is an example of the above-mentioned "information processing terminal", but is a type of information processing terminal that is not always carried by the user. The mobile terminal 90 may be carried by the user outside the vehicle, but may not be carried by the user inside the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 90 receives GPS (Global Positioning System) signals from a plurality of artificial satellites existing in space as an essential function, and the mobile terminal 90 receives GPS (Global Positioning System) signals. It has a positioning function to measure the current position on the map (ground position).

Further, in the optional mode, the mobile terminal 90 includes a GPS signal (an example of an out-of-field transmitter), a signal representing the position coordinates of a base station (another example of an out-of-field transmitter), and a parking lot 20. It also receives signals from transmitters (also referred to as “in-field transmitters”) 30 installed in the vehicle, which represent transmitter IDs unique to each transmitter 30.

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

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

The transmitter 30 is generally known as a beacon device that transmits a beacon signal as an identification signal, a radio beacon, or the like. In one example, the transmitter 30 generates an identification signal representing the corresponding transmitter ID (or parking lot ID) by modulating the original signal, and the generated identification signal is used as an IR signal or Bluetooth ( Locally transmitted as a registered trademark) signal, NFC (Near Field Communication) signal, etc.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the user operates the mobile terminal 90 in the vehicle to perform and manage reception for positioning (GPS reception, reception from a base station, reception from an on-site transmitter 30, etc.). It is possible to communicate with the server 50. According to this aspect, the user can operate the mobile terminal 90 for warehousing (including payment in the case of prepaid parking) and warehousing (including payment in the case of postpaid parking) in the vehicle. You do not have to be bothered by the weather such as wind and rain.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the user can perform reception for positioning and communicate with the management server 50 by operating the mobile terminal 90 outside the vehicle. This aspect is meaningful, for example, when it is necessary for the user to hold or touch the mobile terminal 90 in close proximity to the out-of-field transmitter 30.

Next, to explain the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 90 with reference to FIG. 5, which is a functional block diagram, the mobile terminal 90 is a processor 130 and a plurality of programs (also referred to as “applications”) executed by the processor 130. ) Is mainly configured as a computer 134 having a memory 132 for storing).

The mobile terminal 90 further generates a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) 136 for displaying information, a receiving unit 138 for receiving signals from the transmitter 30 and the management server 50, and manages the signals. It has a transmitter 140 for transmitting to the server 50.

The mobile terminal 90 further has an input unit 150 for inputting data or commands from the user.

The input unit 150 has, for example, an operation unit that can be operated by a user to input desired information (for example, a command, data, etc.) into the mobile terminal 90. The operation unit includes a touch screen that displays icons that can be operated by the user (for example, virtual buttons such as the warehousing button, the warehousing button, and the extension request button described later), and physical that can be operated by the user. There are various operation units (for example, keyboards, keypads, buttons, switches, etc.), microphones that detect voice, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to these.

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

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

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

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

The model of the acceleration sensor 154 is, for example, a semiconductor piezo resistance type, a capacitance type, a heat detection type, or the like. In one example, the acceleration sensor 154 individually detects accelerations Gx, Gy, and Gz in the three axes of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, and uses them as a combined value Gr of the three detected values Gx, Gy, and Gz. It can be designed to output one representative acceleration.

The acceleration sensor 154 detects an acceleration that approximates the acceleration acting on the user when the user carries the mobile terminal 90, and when the user is in a vehicle, the acceleration sensor 154 detects the acceleration sensor 154. It detects an acceleration that approximates the acceleration acting on the vehicle (for example, front-rear acceleration, front-rear deceleration).

The acceleration acting on the mobile terminal 90 is theoretically calculated by performing the time derivative of the position measured based on the above-mentioned GPS signal to calculate the speed, and further performing the time derivative of the speed. It is possible to do. However, in terms of accuracy, the acceleration detected by the accelerometer 154 may be superior. In any case, the acceleration sensor 154 is an example of an acceleration acquisition unit that acquires the axial acceleration of the vehicle by detection or estimation.

The mobile terminal 90 is further optionally shown, although not shown, an optical sensor that detects light exposed to the mobile terminal 90 (for example, sunlight), and a sound exposed to the mobile terminal 90 (for example, a vehicle). It is possible to incorporate a sound sensor that detects (engine sound), a proximity sensor that detects the approach of an object (for example, a vehicle) to the mobile terminal 90, and the like.

Next, to explain the hardware configuration of the management server 50 with reference to FIG. 6, which is a functional block diagram, the management server 50 has a memory 162 that stores a processor 160 and a plurality of applications executed by the processor 160. It is mainly composed of a computer 164 having the same.

The management server 50 further includes a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) 166 that displays information, a reception unit 168 that receives a signal from the mobile terminal 90, and generates a signal and transmits the signal to the mobile terminal 90. It has a transmission unit 170 and a clock 172. The management server 50 does not directly receive from the transmitter 30, but substantially via the mobile terminal 90.

<Example of parking sequence>

FIG. 7 shows an example of a parking sequence realized by using the system 10 in a time chart. Hereinafter, a specific description will be given.

In the parking sequence shown in the figure, after the user puts the vehicle in a parking lot 20 and before the expiration of the effective parking time, the user operates the mobile terminal 90 to leave the parking lot (for example, on the screen of the mobile terminal 90). After the user taps the virtual "delivery button" displayed on the (for example, touching, pressing, selecting, voice instructing), the user touches the vehicle. Get on and leave the parking lot 20 (exit).

The warehousing stage starts with the act of the user entering a certain parking lot 20 for the purpose of warehousing (the vehicle enters the parking lot), and ends with the act of leaving the parking lot 20. When the user inputs a parking request (or a warehousing request) to the mobile terminal 90, the subtraction (countdown) of the remaining time of the effective parking time is started at that timing or at a timing after that. The increase (count up) of the actual parking time is started.

On the other hand, the warehousing stage is started by the user entering the parking lot 20 where the warehousing was performed for the purpose of warehousing (the vehicle exits the parking lot), and exits from the parking lot 20. It ends by the act.

In the parking sequence shown in the figure, the user leaves the parking lot 20 before the expiration of the effective parking time, and the user performs the exit operation prior to the exit. As a result, the actual parking time starts from "warehousing (generation of parking request, warehousing operation)" and ends at "delivery operation". Therefore, in this parking sequence, the user's exit (along with the vehicle) at the delivery stage means the actual delivery (actual delivery).

<Receiving process>

FIG. 8 shows a warehousing processing program executed by the mobile terminal 90, a warehousing processing program executed by the management server 50, and a payment program executed by the payment server 60.

In the warehousing processing program of the mobile terminal 90, the user enters one of the parking lots 20 for warehousing, and the user puts the vehicle in any of the vacant parking lots 22 in the parking lot 20. It is desirable that the user manually or automatically start the goods when the goods are received.

Here, in order to automatically start the warehousing processing program, for example, whether or not the mobile terminal 90 has a measured current position of the mobile terminal 90 in any of the parking lots 20. If the position of the mobile terminal 90 does not change for a predetermined time or more (or the amount of change is equal to or less than the reference value) after determining that the mobile terminal 90 is present, it is determined that the vehicle has entered any of the cabins 22. However, the mobile terminal 90 can automatically activate the warehousing processing program.

In the same manner as this, it is possible to automatically start the delivery processing program.

As shown in FIG. 8, in step S101, the mobile terminal 90 makes a request for logging in to the website operated by the management server 50 in response to a hand or voice input (login request) from the user. And send it to the management server 50. Upon receiving the login request, the management server 50 establishes communication between the mobile terminal 90 and the management server 50.

In the present embodiment, in order to identify the user and the vehicle, the user is forced to input the user ID and the vehicle number in the mobile terminal 90, but only the vehicle number is input. May be good. This is because if the vehicle and the user have a one-to-one relationship, if the vehicle is specified by the vehicle number, the user is also specified.

Subsequently, in step S201, the management server 50 has a plurality of parking lot data representing the map positions (latitudes) of the plurality of parking lots (managed parking lots) 20 centrally managed by the management center 40. (Individual parking lot position data) is searched in the memory 162, and a plurality of parking lot data acquired by the search is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90.

After that, in step S102, the mobile terminal 90 measures the user's current position (latitude) based on the GPS signal (or the identification signal received from the on-site transmitter 30) received from the outside by the GPS receiver 152.

Subsequently, in step S103, the mobile terminal 90 is the distance from the measured current position among the plurality of parking lots (managed parking lots) 20 represented by the plurality of parking lot data received from the management server 50. Is less than or equal to the permissible value (for example, 100 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m, 500 m, etc., also referred to as “set value”), whereby the plurality of parking lots (managed parking lots) 20 are separated from each other. It is narrowed down to a plurality of candidate parking lots 20 that are simply expected to be used by the user from the geographical information.

After that, in step S104, the mobile terminal 90 displays a partial map located near the current position in the entire map on the screen.

Subsequently, in step S105, the mobile terminal 90 overlays the plurality of markers representing the plurality of candidate parking lots 20, for example, pins on the partial map in association with the positions of the corresponding candidate parking lots 20. Display on the screen as it is.

Subsequently, in step S106, the mobile terminal 90 itself causes the user to tap any of the plurality of candidate parking lots 20 displayed on the screen, for example, the corresponding marker or pin. Select as the parking lot 20 you want to use.

Responding only to that selection, or responding to additional user input (eg, tapping the "warehousing button" on the screen), the mobile terminal 90 will be in the selected parking lot 20. The parking lot ID as the identification information is transmitted to the management server 50 together with the user ID and the warehousing request. Here, the "user's operation for selecting one of the parking lots" or the "user's operation of tapping the warehousing button" is the above-mentioned "first instruction (selection operation for selecting a parking lot)". This is an example.

The user can select the parking lot 20 to be used only from the plurality of candidate parking lots 20 displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90. That is, among the plurality of parking lots (managed parking lots) 20, the parking lot 20 that the user wants to use is selected from those located far from the current position of the user, to be exact, the current position of the mobile terminal 90. Cannot be selected.

On the other hand, in the warehousing stage, the user usually enters one of the parking lots (parking lots to be used) 20 while riding in his / her own vehicle together with his / her own mobile terminal 90.

Therefore, the fact that the user can select the parking lot 20 that he / she wants to use only from the plurality of candidate parking lots 20 narrowed down as described above means that the user may actually be in the parking lot. This means that the parking lot 20 is naturally restricted so that the warehousing process can be performed only at the site of the parking lot 20 where the parking lot is high. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, location authentication regarding the parking lot 20 (determination of which parking lot 20 the user is actually staying at) is performed, and the user actually stays at the parking lot 20. Only the parking lot 20 that is likely to be used will be available.

On the other hand, with respect to the parking lot 20, the determination of whether the vacant vehicle room 22 exists or is full is omitted. Therefore, the user is required to actually go to the parking lot 20 to be used and judge the fullness of the parking lot 20 by himself / herself. Nevertheless, if the user is allowed to reserve the parking lot 20 at any place away from the parking lot 20 that he / she wants to use, the user may actually reserve the fully occupied parking lot 20. be. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the user is prohibited from reserving the parking lot 20 at an arbitrary place away from the parking lot 20 to be used.

As a result, the mobile terminal 90 does not accept the warehousing request even if the user tries to input the warehousing request into the mobile terminal 90 at a position far from the parking lot 20 to be used. Similarly, at a location away from the parking lot 20 desired to be used, the user cannot even select the parking lot 20 on the mobile terminal 90.

In addition, in order to accurately measure the latest current position of the mobile terminal 90, that is, the latest current position of the user, regardless of the amount of movement of the user after the execution of step S102, the mobile terminal 90 may be used, for example. Immediately before executing step S106, the latest current position is acquired using the positioning unit, the distance between the current position and each representative point of the plurality of candidate parking lots 20 is measured, and any distance is obtained. It is desirable to design so as to allow the execution of step S106 when the value is not more than the allowable value. If the execution of step S106 is not permitted, the user is not authorized to use the parking lot 20 that he / she wants to use.

Instead of this, for example, the mobile terminal 90 acquires the latest current position using the positioning unit immediately after executing step S106, and the current position and the user among the plurality of candidate parking lots 20 tentatively obtain the latest current position. The distance to the representative point of the selected one is measured, and if the distance is less than or equal to the permissible value, the user's tentative selection of the parking lot 20 is enabled, while the distance is longer than the permissible value. In some cases, it is desirable to design to invalidate the tentative selection of the parking lot 20 by the user. When the tentative selection is disabled, the user is not authorized to use the parking lot 20 that he / she wants to use.

Upon receiving the parking lot ID from the mobile terminal 90, the management server 50 searches the memory 162 for the parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot ID in step S202. Here, the "parking lot information" includes the name, location, price list data, and the like of the corresponding parking lot 20. After the search, the management server 50 transmits the parking lot information acquired by the search to the mobile terminal 90.

After that, the mobile terminal 90 displays on the screen the parking lot information received from the management server 50 excluding the charge table data in step S107.

Subsequently, in step S108, the mobile terminal 90 displays the charge table data among the parking lot information received from the management server 50 on the screen. The charge table data shows the relationship between the length of the parking time (effective parking time, desired parking time) and the parking charge (prepaid charge) in the parking lot 20 this time. After all, the plurality of parking times and the plurality of charges are visually associated with each other and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90.

After that, in step S109, the mobile terminal 90 selects one of the plurality of charges in response to the input from the user.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 90 assists the user in inputting the vehicle number of his / her vehicle (a vehicle license plate number, for example, a 4-digit number) into the mobile terminal 90 in step S110. The web page is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 90. On the other hand, the user inputs the car number of his / her own vehicle. Here, the "vehicle number" is an example of the above-mentioned "identification information unique to the user and / or the vehicle", and another example is image data unique to the vehicle and the user is built in the mobile terminal 90. It was taken with a digital camera.

Subsequently, in step S111, the mobile terminal 90 measures the current time as the warehousing time in order to request the user to finally confirm the input content from the user, and the effective parking time having a length commensurate with the amount of the selected charge. Is added to the warehousing time to calculate the scheduled warehousing time, and the scheduled warehousing time and the input vehicle number are displayed on the screen. When the user inputs the confirmation of the display contents to the mobile terminal 90, the warehousing time, the scheduled warehousing time, the vehicle number, and the charge (prepaid parking fee) are input together with the confirmed display data and the user ID indicating that. ) Is transmitted to the management server 50. The warehousing time, the scheduled warehousing time, the vehicle number, and the charge are stored in the memory 132 of the mobile terminal 90.

Upon receiving the parking required information from the mobile terminal 90, the management server 50 stores the warehousing time included in the parking required information in the memory 162 in the memory 162 in association with the user ID in step S203.

Subsequently, in step S204, the management server 50 stores the scheduled delivery time included in the parking required information in the memory 162 in association with the user ID.

After that, in step S205, the management server 50 associates the vehicle number included in the parking requirement information with the user ID and stores it in the memory 162.

The measurement of the warehousing time and / or the calculation of the scheduled warehousing time may be performed not on the mobile terminal 90 but on the management server 50.

Further, the warehousing time is measured as an appearance time of a predetermined event, for example, an event that the mobile terminal 90 sends a warehousing request, an event that the management server 50 receives the warehousing request, and a parking lot 20 where the user is one of them. It may be measured as a time equal to the appearance time of any one of a plurality of events such as an event of selecting, an event of the user performing the final confirmation, and an event of the user's payment being completed.

After the execution of step S111, the mobile terminal 90 shifts to the processing stage for electronic payment in response to the input (payment request) from the user in step S112. Specifically, the mobile terminal 90 transmits a payment request to the payment server 60.

After that, in step S301, the payment server 60 searches the memory of the payment server 60 for payment screen data representing a payment web page for supporting electronic payment by the user, and the payment screen data acquired as a result is used as a mobile terminal. Send to 90.

Subsequently, in step S113, the mobile terminal 90 displays a payment web page on the screen based on the payment screen data received from the payment server 60.

After that, in step S114, when the user inputs information for electronic payment (including a user ID) to the payment web page, the mobile terminal 90 gives the payment information a payment instruction (payment request, electronic payment request). ) And the user ID to be transmitted to the payment server 60. Here, the "payment instruction" is an example of the "payment instruction".

After that, in step S302, the payment server 60 makes an electronic payment based on the payment information received from the mobile terminal 90, and when the payment is completed, the payment server 60 transmits payment completion data indicating that to the mobile terminal 90. The payment completion data is transmitted to the management server 50 together with the user ID.

On the other hand, in step S206, the management server 50 grants the user the right to use the parking lot 20 this time, thereby permitting the user to enter the parking lot.

Subsequently, in step S207, the management server 50 has the above-mentioned user ID, vehicle number, warehousing time, scheduled warehousing time, and warehousing confirmation described later in the management list shown in FIG. 11 recorded in the memory 162. Register each data about the presence or absence of. After the registration, the management server 50 transmits the warehousing permission data indicating that the warehousing is permitted to the mobile terminal 90.

Upon receiving the warehousing permission data from the management server 50, the mobile terminal 90 outputs a message indicating that the warehousing is permitted by image or voice in step S115.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, steps S301 and S302 constitute the above-mentioned payment program executed by the payment server 60. This payment program is the same program regardless of whether it is for warehousing processing, extension request processing, or warehousing processing. However, for convenience of explanation, only step S302 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

<Extended request processing>

FIG. 9 shows an extension request processing program executed by the mobile terminal 90, an extension request processing program executed by the management server 50, and a payment program executed by the payment server 60.

As shown in FIG. 9, in step S121, the mobile terminal 90 sets the effective parking time according to the input by hand or voice from the user (for example, tapping the "extension request button" on the screen). , Send an extension request for extension before its expiration to the management server 50 with the vehicle number (or with the user ID and vehicle number). After the valid parking time has expired, the mobile terminal 90 does not accept and rejects the extension request even if the user inputs it. Here, the "user's operation of tapping the extension request button" is an example of the above-mentioned "third instruction (operation for extension request for extending the effective parking time)".

In the extension request processing, unlike the warehousing processing, the location authentication related to the parking lot 20 is not performed. As a result, the user can request an extension of the valid parking time and pay the extension fee at any place away from the parking lot 20 in use.

As a result, the mobile terminal 90 accepts the extension request when the user inputs the extension request to the mobile terminal 90 at a position away from the parking lot 20 in use.

Upon receiving the extension request, the management server 50 collates the vehicle number received from the mobile terminal 90 with the plurality of vehicle numbers registered in the management list shown in FIG. 11 in step S221, and receives the vehicle number. It is determined whether or not the vehicle number matching with is registered. If registered, the charge table data corresponding to the corresponding parking lot 20 (relationship between the length of the extension time from the effective parking time of the length corresponding to the amount of the paid charge and the amount of the extension charge) is stored in the memory. The price list data obtained as a result of the search in 162 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 90 displays the received charge table data on the screen in step S122.

After that, when the user selects any of the extended times in step S123, the mobile terminal 90 calculates the scheduled delivery time updated according to the selection result, stores the scheduled delivery time in the memory 132, and then sets the scheduled delivery time. The representative data is transmitted to the management server 50 together with the extension request.

On the other hand, the management server 50 stores the received scheduled delivery time in the memory 162 in step S222.

After that, in step S124, the mobile terminal 90 shifts to the processing stage for electronic payment in response to the input (payment request) from the user. Specifically, the mobile terminal 90 transmits a payment request to the payment server 60. After that, the payment server 60 transmits the payment screen data to the mobile terminal 90.

Subsequently, in step S125, the mobile terminal 90 displays a payment web page on the screen based on the payment screen data received from the payment server 60.

After that, in step S126, when the user inputs information for electronic payment (including a user ID) to the payment web page, the mobile terminal 90 uses the payment information as a payment instruction (payment request) and a user ID. It is transmitted to the payment server 60 together with.

After that, in step S302, the payment server 60 makes an electronic payment based on the payment information received from the mobile terminal 90, and when the payment is completed, the payment server 60 transmits payment completion data indicating that to the mobile terminal 90. The payment completion data is transmitted to the management server 50 together with the user ID.

On the other hand, the management server 50 permits the user to extend the effective parking time in step S223.

Subsequently, in step S224, the management server 50 updates the scheduled delivery time in the management list shown in FIG. 11 so that the extended time is reflected. After the update, the management server 50 transmits the extension permission data indicating that the extension of the effective parking time is permitted to the mobile terminal 90.

Upon receiving the extension permission data from the management server 50, the mobile terminal 90 displays on the screen the fact that the effective parking time has been extended and the updated scheduled delivery time in step S127, and / or by a speaker. Output audio.

<Distribution processing>

FIG. 10 shows a shipping processing program executed by the mobile terminal 90, a shipping processing program executed by the management server 50, and the payment program executed by the payment server 60.

As shown in FIG. 10, in step S141, the mobile terminal 90 sends a delivery request together with the vehicle number in response to a manual or voice input from the user (for example, tapping the “delivery button” on the screen). Send to management server 50 (or with user ID and vehicle number). Here, the "user's operation of tapping the delivery button" is an example of the above-mentioned "second instruction (delivery operation for confirming delivery)".

In the warehousing process, unlike the warehousing process, the location authentication for the parking lot 20 is not performed. Therefore, the user can perform the delivery process at an arbitrary place away from the parking lot 20 in use.

As a result, if the user inputs a warehousing request to the mobile terminal 90 at a position away from the parking lot 20 in use, the mobile terminal 90 accepts the warehousing request.

However, such a user's exit operation pretends to be the user who actually exited the parking lot even though the vehicle is actually parked in the parking lot 20, and the user gives a false notification to the management server 50. Since it is equivalent to that, it corresponds to fraudulent activity.

On the other hand, the management center 40 periodically dispatches a worker to the parking lot 20, and the worker dispatches a vehicle parked in the parking lot 20 even after the scheduled delivery time has passed. It is detected by collating the vehicle number with the vehicle number in the management list that has passed the scheduled delivery time. Therefore, the user is expected to try to restrain the above-mentioned fraudulent acts from the guilty feeling and shame of the detection.

Upon receiving the delivery request, the management server 50 collates the vehicle number received from the mobile terminal 90 with the plurality of vehicle numbers registered in the management list shown in FIG. 11 in step S241, and receives the vehicle number. It is determined whether or not the vehicle number matching with is registered. If registered, the management server 50 measures the current time in step S242 and determines the delivery time as a time equal to the current time.

After that, the management server 50 refers to the management list in step S243 to determine whether or not the corresponding scheduled delivery time is earlier than the determined delivery time, that is, the actual parking time is the effective parking time. Is exceeded.

This time, assuming that the actual parking time does not exceed the effective parking time, the determination in step S243 becomes NO, and the management server 50 indicates that the user has left the vehicle from the parking lot 20 this time in step S244. confirm.

Subsequently, in step S245, the management server 50 updates the management list shown in FIG. 11 so as to indicate that the delivery confirmation for the corresponding vehicle number exists, and further, the delivery confirmation indicating that the delivery confirmation is completed. The confirmation data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90.

Upon receiving the delivery confirmation data from the management server 50, the mobile terminal 90 displays the fact that the delivery has been confirmed on the screen and / or outputs the voice by the speaker in step S145.

On the other hand, this time, assuming that the actual parking time exceeds the effective parking time, the determination in step S243 is YES, and the management server 50 sets the actual delivery time and the scheduled delivery time in step S246. Based on the difference, calculate the amount of additional charges that the user will have to pay. In one example, the additional charge is calculated to be higher than the extension charge described above in the sense that it imposes a penalty on the user.

After that, in step S247, the management server 50 transmits the additional charge billing data indicating that the user is charged for the payment of the additional charge to the mobile terminal 90.

Upon receiving the additional charge billing data, the mobile terminal 90 shifts to the processing stage for electronic payment in response to the input (payment request) from the user in step S142. Specifically, the mobile terminal 90 transmits a payment request to the payment server 60. After that, the payment server 60 transmits the payment screen data to the mobile terminal 90.

Subsequently, in step S143, the mobile terminal 90 displays the payment web page on the screen based on the payment screen data received from the payment server 60.

After that, in step S144, when the user inputs information for electronic payment (including a user ID) to the payment web page, the mobile terminal 90 uses the payment information as a payment instruction (payment request) and a user ID. It is transmitted to the payment server 60 together with.

After that, in step S302, the payment server 60 makes an electronic payment based on the payment information received from the mobile terminal 90, and when the payment is completed, the payment server 60 transmits payment completion data indicating that to the mobile terminal 90. The payment completion data is transmitted to the management server 50 together with the user ID.

On the other hand, the management server 50 confirms the payment of the additional charge by the user in step S248, and confirms the delivery by the user. Subsequently, the management server 50 proceeds to step S245, and the above-mentioned process is executed.

[Several exemplary effects obtained by the above embodiments]

1. 1. Reduction of costs and labor that parking lot managers have to bear for the facilities of parking lot 20

According to the present embodiment, by using the user's mobile terminal 90 instead of using the equipment installed in the parking lot 20, the procedure for warehousing, the procedure for warehousing, and the procedure for extending the parking time It can be performed.

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

2. 2. Prevention of erroneous selection of parking lot 20 at the warehousing stage

According to the present embodiment, the selection of any parking lot 20 is made by using the positioning function of the mobile terminal 90, but the final selection depends on the operation of the user, which is caused by the lack of accuracy of the positioning function. Misselection of the parking lot 20 is surely prevented.

3. 3. It reduces the discomfort of the user who uses the parking lot 20 whose fullness is not monitored.

In the present embodiment, since the fullness of the parking lot 20 is not monitored, the user is required to actually go to the parking lot 20 to be used and visually check for the vacant room 22. In order to make the request manifest, the user is prohibited from making a procedure for warehousing, that is, making a reservation for the so-called parking lot 20 to the mobile terminal 90 at a position away from the parking lot 20 that he / she wants to use. To.

As a result, the parking lot 20 is reserved far away from the parking lot 20 to be used, but when the parking lot 20 actually arrives, the vacant room 22 does not exist and the user feels uncomfortable because the parking lot cannot be parked. The situation is avoided.

4. There is a high degree of freedom when selecting a location where the user can perform a shipping operation.

According to the present embodiment, the user can perform the delivery operation on the mobile terminal 90 at any place. Then, before the expiration of the valid parking time, normal warehousing operation is possible without paying an additional fee, while after the expiration of the valid parking time, normal warehousing operation is possible if only an additional fee is paid. Is possible.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user inadvertently neglects the warehousing operation at the position of the parking lot 20, the warehousing operation can be performed on the mobile terminal 90 at a place away from the parking lot 20. It is possible and convenient for the user.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is the mobile terminal 90 of the user, which may be carried by the user or may be placed in the vehicle without being carried. Here are some specific examples when applied to a communication environment used as a "user information processing terminal". Instead, the present invention is, for example, a computer mounted on a user's vehicle and has a communication function and vehicle behavior. It is also possible to apply a device having an information acquisition function to a communication environment used as the "user information processing terminal" in the present invention.

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

Further, in the present embodiment, all or part of the processing executed in the mobile terminal 90 may be executed in the management server 50 instead, or conversely, it is executed in the management server 50. All or part of the processing may be performed on the mobile terminal 90 instead. This is because the device to be executed is usually determined by the circumstances at that time, for example, the amount and type of data handled, the processing speed and storage capacity of each device, and the like. ..

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 above [Summary of the invention] column. It is possible to carry out the present invention in other forms with various modifications and improvements.

Claims (5)

A system that centrally manages multiple parking lots operated by the ticketless method, the payment machineless method, and the cashless method in order to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by users without using a ticketing machine or a payment machine. And,
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
A payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal, including a processing for electronically paying a parking fee in response to a payment instruction from a user.
The information processing terminal is
Positioning department and
In the warehousing stage in which the user enters one of the plurality of parking lots together with the vehicle, the user can select one of the parking lots that the user can select before warehousing based on the positioning result of the positioning unit. A parking lot selection unit that identifies parking lots that are more likely to be staying than other parking lots and allows the identified parking lots to be selected as selective parking lots.
A fee acquisition unit that acquires the amount of the prepaid parking fee for the selected parking lot from the management server, and
A parking lot management system including a payment instruction unit that sends a payment instruction for electronically paying the prepaid parking fee with the acquired amount to the payment server. A system that centrally manages multiple parking lots operated by the ticketless method, the payment machineless method, and the cashless method in order to support electronic payment of prepaid parking fees by users without using a ticketing machine or a payment machine. And,
A management server that centrally manages the plurality of parking lots and capable of long-distance wireless communication with an information processing terminal of a user who uses one of the parking lots.
A payment server capable of communicating with the information processing terminal, including a processing for electronically paying a parking fee in response to a payment instruction from a user.
The information processing terminal is
Positioning department and
In the warehousing stage in which the user enters one of the plurality of parking lots together with the vehicle, the user can select one of the parking lots that the user can select before warehousing based on the positioning result of the positioning unit. A parking lot selection unit that identifies parking lots that are more likely to be staying than other parking lots and allows the identified parking lots to be selected as selective parking lots.
Including a parking lot information transmission unit that transmits parking lot information for specifying the selected parking lot to the management server.
When the management server receives the parking lot information, it is charge data representing a prepaid parking fee of an amount commensurate with the length of the parking time according to the parking lot specified by the parking lot information, and is a plurality of parking times. Including a charge data transmission unit that transmits a relationship between and a plurality of prepaid parking charges to the information processing terminal.
The information processing terminal further
Upon receiving the charge data, a charge selection unit that selects one of the plurality of prepaid parking charges based on the input from the user, and the charge selection unit.
A parking lot management system including a payment instruction unit that sends a payment instruction for electronically payment of the selected prepaid parking fee to the payment server. The program executed to function as the information processing terminal according to claim 1 or 2. The program executed to function as the management server according to claim 1 or 2. A recording medium in which the program according to claim 3 or 4 is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

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