JP7142416B2 - Parking system and parking controller - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a parking lot system and a parking lot control device for paying parking fees using various mobile terminals such as smartphones.

Conventionally, payment of parking fees in toll parking lots has been carried out by means of adjustment machines installed in the parking lots. As a payment method other than payment machines, it is conceivable, for example, to lay a dedicated line between the parking lot and the payment server and allow users to make payments over the Internet. The costs can be enormous. As a technology related to settlement by communicating with a settlement server, there is known a parking lot management system (see Patent Document 1) in which electronic settlement is performed using a mobile terminal owned by a user. In particular, in Patent Document 1, a parking lot management server that manages a parking lot communicates with a mobile terminal owned by a user, and the mobile terminal communicates with a payment server via a network to make a payment. .

However, as in Patent Document 1, not only communication with the payment server but also information related to parking lot management is handled by the mobile terminal of the user. It's not limited to things. In addition, the side managing the parking lot also acquires parking management information from the mobile terminal, so network communication via the Internet line is essential. Further, in Patent Document 1, short-range communication is performed in communication between a mobile terminal and an entrance/exit gate. For example, if it takes time to communicate with the exit gate when exiting, it may cause exit congestion. (Patent Document 1 communicates with a payment server via a mobile terminal and makes payment in advance). However, if, for example, a mobile terminal malfunctions between the completion of payment and the time of departure, the player may be unable to exit from the departure gate even after payment has been completed.

JP 2014-137804 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and is intended to save space by reducing installation costs, maintenance costs, and running costs such as bill collection, and to achieve a simpler configuration and communication costs. To provide a parking lot system and a parking lot control device capable of suppressing the cost of parking and avoiding the trouble of paying by a payment machine for a user.

A parking lot system for achieving the above object comprises a parking lot control device that manages a parking lot and communicates information related to charge settlement via wireless communication, and a parking control device that communicates with the parking control device via wireless communication. It also comprises a communication terminal that performs communication via a public line, and a settlement server that performs settlement based on information transmitted from the communication terminal via the public line. Here, the parking lot in the present application includes not only a parking lot for four-wheeled vehicles but also a so-called bicycle parking lot for bicycles and motorcycles (two-wheeled vehicles) called a bicycle parking lot or a bicycle parking lot. Further, here, the information related to charge settlement means general information necessary for enabling charge settlement at a parking lot, and is not limited to information on the amount itself, for example, information on the parking time of the target vehicle, and so on. , information for enabling calculation of the amount to be settled, such as information obtained by encrypting these information, general information, and information including whether or not payment has been completed.

According to the above parking lot system, communication between the parking lot control device and the communication terminal via wireless communication communicates information on fee settlement between them, and communication between the communication terminal and the payment server via the public line It is possible to make a settlement related to the charge settlement of the parking lot. In this case, the parking lot control device does not need to be provided with communication facilities via public lines or settlement processing facilities for settlement, and has a simpler configuration for cost reduction and space saving. can be suppressed. On the other hand, users of the parking lot can pay the parking fee by using their own portable terminal such as a smartphone as a communication terminal. This eliminates the need to go to the fare adjustment machine and settle the account.

In a specific aspect of the present invention, the parking lot control device is an individual vehicle management device that individually manages entry and exit of vehicles. In this case, by utilizing the fact that the parking lot control device manages each vehicle individually, it is possible to generate, for example, information regarding toll settlement for each vehicle.

In another aspect of the present invention, the parking lot control device has a usage time measuring unit that measures usage time for each vehicle that uses the parking lot. In this case, it is possible to generate information regarding charge settlement based on the usage time measured by the usage time measurement unit.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the parking lot control device transmits information on parking lot usage time to the communication terminal as information on the charge settlement. In this case, payment can be made based on usage time.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the parking lot control device has a fee calculation unit that calculates a usage fee for the parking lot, and transmits the calculation result of the fee calculation unit to the communication terminal as information related to the fee settlement. do. In this case, payment can be made based on the calculation results of the charge calculation unit.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal is a mobile terminal. In this case, the user of the parking lot can quickly make a payment using a portable terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user.

A parking lot control device for achieving the above object includes an information generation unit that creates information on parking fee settlement, and transmits the information on fee settlement generated by the information generation unit via wireless communication to an external device. a communication unit that transmits information to the communication terminal for payment and receives information on whether or not payment related to charge settlement is performed from an external communication terminal for payment;

According to the above parking lot control device, the communication unit communicates with an external communication terminal for settlement via wireless communication, thereby enabling settlement based on the information related to the parking fee settlement generated by the information generation unit. . As a result, payment processing and communication costs for payment are handled by the payment communication terminal, which is an external device, so that cost reduction and space saving such as installation of payment machines on the parking lot control device side can be achieved. The configuration is simpler and the communication cost can be suppressed, while the user can avoid the trouble of paying by the payment machine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows conceptually about 1 structural example of the parking lot system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of each part of a parking lot system. (A) to (F) are diagrams showing an example of the operation of the communication terminal at the time of leaving the garage. It is a flow chart which shows an example of various processing of a parking lot control device. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of various processes of a communication terminal; 4 is a flow chart showing an example of various processes of a settlement server; It is a figure which shows notionally about one structural example of the parking lot system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows a modified example about the structure of each part of a parking lot system.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, an outline of a parking lot system including a parking lot control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like. A parking lot system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a parking lot control device 50 installed in the parking lot, a communication terminal 10 carried by a user of the parking lot, and a terminal for enabling settlement on a communication line. Settlement server 60. Among them, the communication terminal 10 and the settlement server 60 communicate with each other through a public line IN such as an Internet line, so that so-called online settlement is possible. On the other hand, the parking control device 50 and the communication terminal 10 communicate information by various short-range wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, registered trademark) communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark) communication, and the like. can be exchanged. Regarding communication between the parking lot control device 50 and the communication terminal 10, the parking lot control device 50 and the communication terminal 10 are present within a distance assumed as a range of, for example, several meters to several tens of meters in the parking lot. By doing so, communication between the two is possible. As means for short-range wireless communication, it is conceivable to use, for example, one with no or low directivity. The parking lot system 100 assumes that a toll parking lot for temporary use of vehicles (for example, four-wheeled vehicles) is managed.

The parking lot control device 50 performs various kinds of operation control and management of the parking lot, including the operation control of the flap plates FP, FP, and is also an individual vehicle management device that individually manages the entry and exit of vehicles. . In addition, the parking lot control device 50 communicates with the communication terminal 10 about various information via the above-described wireless communication (near-field wireless communication). At this time, the parking lot control device 50 transmits at least information regarding fee settlement to the communication terminal 10 . Here, details will be described later with reference to FIG. shall be sent to The information of the calculation result may be transmitted to the communication terminal 10 after being encrypted in the parking lot control device 50, for example.

On the other hand, the parking control device 50 is separated from a public line IN such as an Internet line, and does not perform information communication via the public line IN. In other words, the parking controller 50 does not directly communicate with the settlement server 60 . However, the payment server 60 preliminarily holds information necessary for permitting payment of the parking fee in the parking control device 50 , such as ID information identifying the parking control device 50 .

As described above, the communication terminal 10 is a portable terminal carried by a parking lot user, and is assumed to be, for example, a smart phone or a tablet terminal. The communication terminal 10 includes dedicated application software (hereinafter referred to simply as dedicated application ) are installed accordingly. From a different point of view, a dedicated application for using the parking lot is appropriately obtained (downloaded) to a portable terminal owned by the user, for example, by communicating with the parking lot control device 50 or via a public line IN. , the mobile terminal functions as the communication terminal 10 that constitutes the parking lot system 100 . The communication terminal 10 communicates with the parking lot control device 50 by short-range wireless communication to obtain information on charge settlement, and communicates various information with the settlement server 60 via the public line IN. At this time, the communication terminal 10 transmits to the settlement server 60 at least the information regarding the fee settlement acquired from the parking control device 50 together with the ID information specifying the parking control device 50 .

The settlement server 60 performs settlement based on information transmitted from the communication terminal 10 via the public line IN. That is, the payment server 60 is a device for performing payment processing for the parking lot usage fee managed by the parking lot control device 50 based on the information from the communication terminal 10 . Regarding the settlement server 60, there are a plurality of settlement servers on the public line IN, and the communication terminal 10 can select any one of them for settlement. For the sake of simplification, only one payment server selected by the communication terminal 10 will be described.

Hereinafter, the configuration of each part of the parking system 100 will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

First, each part of the parking lot control device 50 in the parking lot system 100 will be described. The parking lot control device 50 includes a flap control device FSV, and a plurality of flap plates FP, which are provided in a plurality of compartments VI, VI . and FP. The flap control device FSV includes a flap control section 51, a settlement information processing section 52, and a communication section 53, and is a main body portion of the parking control device 50 that controls various operations of the parking lot and performs various management.

In the flap control device FSV, the flap control unit 51 includes a first flap control unit 51a, a first flap control unit 51a, and a plurality of control units corresponding to the plurality of flap plates FP, FP... (or the plurality of vehicle compartments VI, VI...). It has a second flap control section 51b, a third flap control section 51c, and so on. Each flap control unit 51a, 51b, 51c, . . . controls the movement of the corresponding flap plate FP, FP, . In the flap control unit 51, the flap control device FSV controls the flaps FP, FP, . . . It functions as an individual vehicle management device that individually manages the entry and exit of vehicles parked in a plurality of compartments VI.

In addition, the flap control unit 51, as a main control unit in the parking lot control device 50, comprehensively controls the settlement information processing unit 52 and the communication unit 53, and performs processing related to settlement based on the individual management of the entry and exit of the vehicle. conduct.

Under the control of the flap control unit 51 as a main control unit, the settlement information processing unit 52 performs processing related to the settlement of usage fees among the control and management relating to the parking lot. Therefore, the settlement information processing unit 52 includes programs, data, mechanisms, and the like for various processes related to settlement. Specifically, the settlement information processing unit 52 includes a usage time measurement unit TM for measuring the usage time for each vehicle using the parking lot, and a usage time, etc., based on the measurement result of the usage time measurement unit TM. It comprises a fee calculator FC for calculating the corresponding parking lot usage fee, and an information generator IG for creating information on the parking lot fee settlement from the calculation results of the fee calculator FC. As for the calculation in the fee calculator FC, it is typically conceivable to store table data that is fixedly determined according to the length of time, for example, and to calculate the fee by referring to this table data. As for the processing in the information generating section IG, typically, for example, processing for converting the information of the calculation result in the fee calculation section FC into transmittable information such as encryption can be considered.

The communication unit 53 transmits the information related to toll settlement generated by the information generation unit IG of the settlement information processing unit 52 to the communication terminal, which is an external settlement communication terminal for the parking control device 50, via the above-described short-range wireless communication. Send to terminal 10 . Further, the communication unit 53 also receives information from the communication terminal 10 as to whether or not payment for charge settlement has been made between the payment server 60 and the communication terminal 10 . For example, when the flap control unit 51 acquires from the communication terminal 10 information on the completion of payment for any of the compartments managed as the main control unit of the parking lot control device 50, the flap control unit 51 lowers the corresponding flap plate FP. .

In the parking lot control device 50, each component such as the flap control section 51 constituting the flap control device FSV is housed inside the housing CH (see FIG. 1). That is, the housing CH protects the parts constituting the flap control device FSV that performs various controls in the parking lot control device 50 from being exposed to the outside.

Next, each part of the communication terminal 10 in the parking lot system 100 will be described. The communication terminal 10 includes a terminal body 10a, an input device ID, and an output device OD. Although details will be described later, when the communication terminal 10 is configured by a smart phone or the like, each part configuring the touch panel serves as an input device ID and an output device OD.

A terminal main body 10 a , which is a main body of the communication terminal 10 , includes a main control section 11 , various program/data storage section 12 , short-range wireless communication section 13 , and Internet line communication section 14 .

In the terminal body 10a, the main control section 11 is composed of, for example, a CPU, etc., and controls overall control operations for performing various processes in the communication terminal 10. FIG.

The various program/data storage unit 12 is a storage unit that stores programs and data for performing various processes in the communication terminal 10 . More specifically, the various program/data storage unit 12 includes, as a program storage unit, various display program storage unit DP for storing programs for performing various displays using the output device OD, and the Internet line communication unit 14. and a program for receiving data equivalent to various information such as calculation result information required for settlement. and a data reception program storage unit AP. Further, the various program/data storage unit 12 includes, as a data storage unit, a parking lot data storage unit PD that stores data relating to the parking lot to be used, and a settlement for paying the usage fee for the parking lot using the settlement server 60. and a payment personal data storage unit SD for storing necessary personal data of the user. As described above, the user of the parking lot installs a dedicated application for using the parking lot on his or her own smartphone or the like as appropriate, thereby configuring the various program/data storage units 12 as described above. , the own smartphone or the like can function as the communication terminal 10 .

The short-range wireless communication unit 13 is configured by a device for performing information communication with the communication unit 53 of the parking lot control device 50 .

The Internet line communication unit 14 is composed of a device for communicating with the settlement server 60 via the public line IN.

When the communication terminal 10 is configured by a smartphone or the like (see FIG. 3, etc.), the input device ID is a sensor unit SE provided on the display unit GM of the touch panel TP or a sensor unit SE provided around the display unit GM of the touch panel TP. It is composed of various buttons BT and the like, and outputs a command signal reflecting the intention of the operator operating the communication terminal 10 to the terminal main body 10a.

The output device OD is composed of the display section GM of the touch panel TP and the like, and displays various information from the terminal main body 10a as an image to the user. It should be noted that the output device OD includes not only the above image display, but also a speaker or the like that outputs sound.

Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the communication terminal 10 by the user and the operation of the communication terminal 10 when the vehicle leaves the parking lot system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and the like.

It should be noted that the entry operation is the same as in the case of a conventional parking lot with flap control. Specifically, for example, when the flap control device FSV confirms the entry of a vehicle via a sensor (not shown) provided on the flap plate FP in one compartment VI of the parking lot shown in FIG. The warehousing operation is completed by raising the plate FP and starting to measure the usage time.

On the other hand, the communication terminal 10 is used in the retrieval operation in this embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 3(A), the user operates the communication terminal 10 in the parking lot to activate a pre-installed dedicated application (by tapping the display portion GU where the dedicated application is displayed). ), the communication terminal 10 performs short-range wireless communication to recognize the parking lot control device 50 that supervises and manages the parking lot. When the main control unit 11 of the communication terminal 10 recognizes the parking lot control device 50, it reads out the various display program storage units DP and the parking lot data storage unit PD from the various program/data storage units 12 as appropriate, and displays them as shown in FIG. 2, the display unit GM displays the parking lot name of the parking lot and displays for inputting the number of the compartment in which the vehicle to be exited is parked. At the same time, after inputting the number of the passenger compartment, a display is made to prompt the user to tap the display portion of "start settlement" (S). When the user taps the display portion of "start settlement" (S), the communication terminal 10 communicates with the parking lot control device 50 by short-range wireless communication (see FIG. 1) to acquire parking fee information, As shown in FIG. 3C, the parking fee is displayed on the display unit GM, and a display for starting payment ("Payment start" (N), etc.) is displayed. FIG. 3C illustrates a case where the payment method has already been set in advance. That is, the communication terminal 10 displays the settlement method on the display unit GM, and also displays a screen for selecting "Start settlement" (N), "Change settlement method" (C), or "Back" (B). It should be noted that the setting of the settlement method can be appropriately performed, for example, by the initial setting in the installation of the dedicated application. Further, when making a payment, the main control unit 11 reads out the payment program storage unit SP from the various program/data storage unit 12 and uses the payment personal data storage unit SD as necessary. When the user taps the display portion of "Payment Start" (N), the communication terminal 10 communicates with the payment server 60 via the public line IN (see FIG. 1) and performs payment processing for the parking fee. During the payment, as shown in FIG. 3(D), a display to the effect that the payment is in progress is given to the user. When the settlement process with the settlement server 60 is completed, the communication terminal 10 displays the fact that the settlement process is completed as shown in FIG. A display is provided to prompt communication with the parking lot control device 50 again. That is, a screen for selecting "start communication" (M) is displayed. When the user taps the display portion of "communication start" (M), the communication terminal 10 communicates with the parking lot control device 50 again by short-range wireless, and the parking lot control device 50 selects the corresponding flap plate FP. While lowering, the information to the effect that the lowering of the flap plate FP is completed is received from the parking lot control device 50.例文帳に追加When the communication terminal 10 acquires the information indicating that the flap plate FP has been lowered, as shown in FIG. to prompt the driver to leave the garage by displaying information such as the completion of flap lowering work. In addition, the communication terminal 10 also displays a screen for selecting "end" (E) to prompt the user to end the operation of the dedicated application. When the user taps the display portion of "End" (E), the communication terminal 10 terminates the operation of the dedicated application. In the above description, various data corresponding to various information such as parking fee calculation results transmitted and received between the communication terminal 10, the parking control device 50, and the settlement server 60 are stored in the data receiving program storage unit. Acceptance and the like are performed based on the AP.

Hereinafter, an example of a series of processes from entering a vehicle to leaving the parking lot system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts such as FIG. 4 . 4 is a flowchart showing an example of various processing of the operation of the parking lot control device 50, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of various processing of the communication terminal 10, and FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing an example of various processes of 60. FIG.

First, a series of processes in the parking lot control device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and the like. The flap control unit 51, which is the main control unit of the parking lot control device 50, confirms whether or not it has recognized the entry of the vehicle via a sensor (not shown) provided on the flap plate FP (step S101). In step S101, when the entry of the vehicle is confirmed (step S101: Yes), the flap control unit 51 raises the flap plate FP of the corresponding vehicle compartment VI (step S102) and starts measuring the usage time (step S103). That is, a timer count process is performed by the utilization time measuring section TM of the settlement information processing section 52 . By the above, the processing at the time of warehousing is completed. That is, the parking lot control device 50 receives a settlement request signal (step S204 in FIG. 5 described later), which is a signal for starting settlement for leaving the parking lot, from the communication terminal 10 (step S104), and unless the settlement request signal is transmitted, The timer count processing of step S103 is continued (step S104: No).

Next, the flap control unit 51 of the parking lot control device 50 receives a settlement request signal for leaving the parking lot from the communication terminal 10 (step S204 in FIG. 5) and accepts it (step S104: Yes). As a process for settlement, the charge calculation section FC is read out from the settlement information processing section 52, the charge is calculated based on the usage time (step S105), and the parking lot created by the information generation section IG based on the calculation result in step S105. is transmitted from the communication unit 53 to the communication terminal 10 by short-range wireless communication (step S106). After completing the transmission of the information on charge settlement in step S106, the flap control unit 51 waits until receiving a completion report of settlement processing from the communication terminal 10 (step S107: No).

When the flap control unit 51 receives a settlement completion report from the communication terminal 10 (step S210 in FIG. 5 to be described later) in step S107 (step S107: Yes), the flap control unit 51 lowers the corresponding flap plate FP and releases the flap plate. A signal is transmitted to display on the communication terminal 10 (see FIG. 3F) (step S108).

Next, a series of processes in the communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 and the like. In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 10 does not require any operation when the vehicle is parked, and various processes are started by activating the dedicated application (step S201) when the vehicle is parked.

When the dedicated application is activated when leaving the parking lot (step S201), the communication terminal 10 performs short-range wireless communication to recognize the parking lot control device 50, and the main control unit 11 of the communication terminal 10 recognizes the parking lot control device 50. The parking lot name of the parking lot controlled by the parking lot control device 50 is displayed on the display unit GM (see FIG. 3(B)) for inputting the number of the compartment to be left (step S202). The main control unit 11 causes the display unit GM to continue the display in step S202 until the user inputs the compartment number (step S203: No), and when the compartment number is input (step S203: If Yes), a settlement request signal is transmitted to the parking control device 50 to start settlement for the corresponding compartment VI (step S204). When the settlement request signal is transmitted in step S204, the main control unit 11 waits until it receives transmission from the parking lot control device 50 (step S106 in FIG. 4) with respect to the charge settlement based on the settlement request signal (step S205: No).

When the main control unit 11 receives the information about the charge settlement from the parking control device 50 in step S205 (step S205: Yes), the display for starting the settlement is displayed together with the parking charge (see FIG. 3(C)). is performed on the display unit GM (step S206). The user changes the payment method as necessary, and the payment method is confirmed (step S207: Yes). In order to make a payment according to the selected method, information related to fee payment is transmitted together with the ID information of the parking control device 50 to the target payment server 60, and the result of payment is received from the payment server 60 (step S208). The main control unit 11 continues the required transmission/reception operation with the payment server 60 until the payment is completed in step S208 (step S209: No). Note that while the payment is being made, the communication terminal 10 displays a message to that effect (see FIG. 3(D)). When the main control unit 11 receives a report that the settlement process is completed from the settlement server 60 (step S209: Yes), the main control unit 11 causes the display unit GM to display the settlement completion (see FIG. 3(E)). A report to that effect is further made to the parking control device 50 (step S210). That is, the communication terminal 10 performs communication with the parking lot control device 50 again by short-range wireless communication. In step S210, when a settlement processing completion report is transmitted to the parking lot control device 50, the main control unit 11 transmits a signal (flap release information) indicating that the flap plate has been released based on the settlement processing completion report. It waits until it is received from the parking control device 50 (step S211: No).

When the main control unit 11 receives the flap release information from the parking lot control device 50 in step S211 (step S211: Yes), the main control unit 11 notifies that the flap has been lowered along with displaying that communication with the parking lot control device 50 has been completed. The display (see FIG. 3F) is displayed on the display unit GM (step S212).

Finally, a series of processes in the settlement server 60 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and the like. The settlement server 60 performs settlement through communication with the communication terminal 10, as described above.

First, the settlement server 60 receives information on fee settlement from the communication terminal 10 (step S301), and the information on fee settlement is transmitted from the communication terminal 10 together with the ID information of the parking control device 50 (step S208 in FIG. 5). ), and when this is received (step S301: Yes), settlement processing based on the information is performed (step S302). Various existing methods can be applied to the settlement processing method on the public line IN. Next, the settlement server 60 notifies the communication terminal 10 of the settlement result in step S302 (step S303). In settlement, signals may be transmitted and received between the settlement server 60 and the communication terminal 10, for example, a plurality of times as necessary. In step S303, after transmitting a signal indicating that the payment has been completed, the payment server 60 terminates the process.

As described above, in the parking lot control device 50 and the parking lot system 100 including the parking lot control device 50 of the present embodiment, communication between the parking lot control device 50 and the communication terminal 10 via wireless communication (near-field wireless communication) The communication terminal 10 and the settlement server 60 can communicate with each other via the public line IN to perform the settlement related to the charge settlement of the parking lot. In this case, the parking lot control device 50 does not need to be provided with a communication facility via a public line IN or a settlement processing facility for settlement, and has a simpler configuration for cost reduction and space saving, and Communication costs can be reduced. On the other hand, the user of the parking lot can pay the parking fee by using a portable terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user as the communication terminal 10. There is no need to go to the store and use the fare adjustment machine to make the payment.

Furthermore, in the above aspect, since the communication terminal 10 is responsible for all contact points with the user, the flap control device FSV, which performs various controls including flap control, among the parking lot control devices 50, does not contact the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, each part can be housed in a housing CH so that each part of the apparatus can be hidden from view. Therefore, even if the device is exposed to the outside world, such as a parking control device for a parking lot, the frequency of maintenance due to deterioration or failure can be reduced.

Also, in this case, it is possible to pay immediately near the flap plate FP, which is an individual lock terminal, and leave the garage immediately. Therefore, unlike when checking at the entrance using a gate, for example, or when pre-payment is completed to avoid exit congestion, the risk of exit congestion can be avoided in the first place, and the exit from the completion of pre-payment It is possible to prevent the trouble of being unable to leave the gate even though the payment has been completed due to the failure of the portable terminal or the like during the time it takes to check at the gate.

[Second embodiment]
A parking lot control device and a parking lot system including the same according to the second embodiment will be described below. The present embodiment is a modification of the parking lot control device and parking lot system of the first embodiment, and is the same as the first embodiment except that the parking lot system further includes a central management station. Therefore, a detailed description of each configuration is omitted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram conceptually showing one configuration example of the parking lot system 200 according to the present embodiment. Here, a plurality of parking lot control devices 50A, 50B, . shall be Further, in the parking lot system 200, it is assumed that a central management station CM is provided to collectively manage a plurality of parking lots.

The central management station CM is for managing the usage status of each parking lot, and includes a first parking lot management unit M1, a second parking lot management unit M2, ... corresponding to each parking lot control device 50A, 50B, , and a fee calculator FC. Also, the central control station CM can communicate with each communication terminal 10A, 10B, . . . via the public line IN. The central control station CM collectively performs fee calculation processing based on the information from each communication terminal 10A, 10B, . More specifically, each of the communication terminals 10A, 10B, . By accessing the management station CM, information on fees based on information on the usage time of the parking lot is obtained. Reflectively, the central management station CM can acquire usage status information in each parking control device 50A, 50B, . . . from each communication terminal 10A, 10B, .

An outline of the operation at the time of delivery in this embodiment will be described below. Note that the operation at the time of warehousing is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore will be omitted.

First, for example, when leaving a vehicle from a parking lot under the jurisdiction of the parking control device 50A, the communication terminal 10A communicates with the parking control device 50A by short-range wireless communication, and performs the same operation as in the first embodiment. , the information relating to the charge settlement for the compartment in which the vehicle to be exited is parked is acquired from the parking lot control device 50A. However, in this case, as described above, the communication terminal 10A acquires the information on the usage time of the parking lot as the information on fee settlement. Therefore, after acquiring the parking lot usage time information from the parking control device 50A, the communication terminal 10A sends the parking lot usage time information to the central office via the public line IN in order to receive notification of the usage fee. Send to the management station CM. The central management station CM reads out the charge calculation unit FC, calculates the charge based on the information, and transmits the calculation result to the communication terminal 10A. The information is stored in the car park management unit M1). Based on the calculation result obtained from the central management station CM, the communication terminal 10A performs the charge display operation in the same manner as in the case of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 3(C) to 3(F)). Settlement processing using the settlement server 60 is performed for the usage fee for the indicated parking lot. It should be noted that another parking lot control device 50 (for example, parking lot control device 50B) performs a parking exit operation through similar processing.

In the present embodiment as well, information regarding fee settlement is exchanged between the parking lot control device 50 (50A, 50B...) and the communication terminal 10 (10A, 10B...) via wireless communication (near field wireless communication). is communicated, and payment for the parking lot fee can be settled by communication between the communication terminal 10 and the payment server 60 via the public line IN, and the cost of the parking lot control device 50 (50A, 50B, . . . ) can be reduced. Space saving can be achieved. In addition, as in the above example, when the central management station CM is configured to include the fee calculation unit FC, it is not necessary to provide the fee calculation unit FC in each of the parking controllers 50A, 50B, . be able to. Regarding the charge calculation unit FC provided in the central management station CM, for example, the charge setting can be changed by each of the parking control devices 50A, 50B, . . . It is also possible to change the price setting for each compartment. In the above explanation, the charge calculation unit FC is provided in the central management station CM, but as in the first embodiment, the charge calculation unit FC is provided in each of the parking controllers 50A, 50B, . . . It is also possible to

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention.

First, in each of the above embodiments, the fee calculation unit FC is provided in the parking control device 50 or the central management station CM. is also possible. More specifically, by incorporating a program for calculating charges into a part of the dedicated application program in advance, when the dedicated application is installed in a smartphone or the like, the charge calculation unit FC is stored in various program/data storage units 12. is provided. In this case, for example, the communication terminal 10 acquires the parking lot usage time information from the parking lot control device 50 as information on fee settlement, and the communication terminal 10 uses the fee calculation unit FC of the various program/data storage unit 12 to The charge can be calculated based on the information on the usage time of the By adopting such a configuration, it becomes unnecessary to provide the charge calculation unit FC in the parking control device 50, and the structure can be further simplified.

Furthermore, various modes are possible for the dedicated application. may be available. In other words, if the parking lot is configured with the parking lot control device 50 as described above, one communication terminal 10 (single communication terminal 10) can be used to pay the usage fee and leave the parking lot in any parking lot. It may be possible. In addition, the dedicated application can be appropriately uploaded so as to follow the change when there are various changes such as expansion, addition, or closure of parking areas using the dedicated application. Also, when the charge calculation unit FC is incorporated into a dedicated application, the charge may be changed at the same time. Further, various changes may be notified to the user of the dedicated application by displaying them on the communication terminal 10 . It is also possible to use the function of the smartphone as the communication terminal 10 to apply a parking fee discount when using a facility near the parking lot, for example.

Various modes of charge setting are also possible. For example, in addition to parking time, charges are set for each of a plurality of individually managed compartments (for example, the charge per unit time is changed according to the size of the compartment). may be

In addition, in the above description, regarding the parking lot control device 50, a manner in which individual locking is performed by flap control by the flap control device FSV has been described as a device for individually managing entry and exit of vehicles. Various types of individual vehicle management devices capable of individual management of entry and exit can be applied. For example, instead of the flap plate, a lockless type using a vehicle number camera pole or a type in which the floor of the vehicle compartment rises may be applied.

In the above description, the vehicle is a four-wheeled vehicle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a so-called bicycle parking lot for two-wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles and bicycles.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the communication terminal 10 is a smart phone or the like carried by the user.

In addition, various modes are conceivable for the encryption of the signal to be transmitted. Signal transmission may be performed in a simpler state without advanced encryption in short-range wireless communication between.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10A, 10B... Communication terminal 10A, 10B... Each communication terminal 10a... Terminal main body 11... Main control part 12... Various program data storage parts 13... Near field wireless communication part 14... Internet line communication Part 50, 50A, 50B Parking control device 51 Flap control unit 51a, 51b, 51c First to third flap control units 52 Payment information processing unit 53 Communication unit 60 Settlement server , 100, 200... Parking lot system AP... Data reception program storage part BT... Button CH... Housing CM... Central control station DP... Various display program storage part FC... Toll calculation part FP... Flap plate , FSV... Flap control device, GM... Display unit, GU... Display part, ID... Input device, IG... Information generation unit, IN... Public line, M1, M2... Parking management unit, OD... Output device, PD... Parking Parking data storage unit SD...Personal data storage unit for payment SE...Sensor unit SP...Payment program storage unit TM...Usage time measurement unit TP...Touch panel VI...Vehicle compartment

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A charge calculation unit that manages the parking lot and calculates the charge for use of the parking lot, and uses the charge calculated by the charge calculation unit as information related to charge settlement that enables settlement via short-range wireless communication. a parking control device that transmits the calculation result of the fee;
a communication terminal that , after transmitting a settlement request signal to the parking lot control device via the short-range wireless communication and receiving the information regarding the charge settlement, initiates communication for settlement of the usage charge through a public line; ,
a settlement server that settles the usage fee based on the information regarding the fee settlement transmitted from the communication terminal via the public line,
The parking lot control device is isolated from the public line that enables communication with the payment server, and after transmitting the calculation result of the usage fee to the communication terminal, until receiving a payment completion report from the communication terminal. , waiting, parking system. 2. The parking lot system according to claim 1, wherein said parking lot control device is an individual vehicle management device that individually manages entry and exit of vehicles parked in a plurality of compartments. The parking lot system according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the parking lot control device has a usage time measurement unit that measures usage time for each vehicle that uses the parking lot. The communication terminal is a mobile terminal,
4. The parking lot controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the parking lot control device enables short-range wireless communication with the portable terminal within a distance assumed as a range within the parking lot under management. parking system. an information generation unit that creates a calculation result of the parking lot usage fee calculated by the fee calculation unit as information related to the parking fee settlement that enables payment;
When a settlement request signal from an external settlement communication terminal for settlement of the usage fee with the settlement server is received via short-range wireless communication, the charge settlement generated by the information generating unit Information is transmitted to the external communication terminal for settlement, is isolated from a public line that enables communication with the settlement server, and includes a report of completion of settlement of the usage fee based on the information related to the settlement of the charge. a communication unit that receives from the external payment communication terminal information as to whether or not payment has been made between the payment server and the external payment communication terminal;
After transmitting the calculation result of the usage fee to the external communication terminal for settlement, wait until receiving from the external communication terminal for settlement information as to whether or not the payment regarding the charge settlement has been performed. Control device.

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