JP7204166B2 - Virtual parking management and settlement system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management and settlement system for managing road usage for parking and for toll settlement, and in particular, smart phones, mobile phones, and tablets that connect the functions of actual parking management and settlement facilities such as parking meters and parking ticket issuing facilities to a network. The present invention relates to a virtual parking management/settlement system realized in a portable terminal such as a terminal.
Here, the term "actual parking management and settlement facility" is mainly used to indicate a parking management and settlement facility that occupies a certain space and actually requires a space, and is used as a term for "virtual parking management and settlement facility". The term "facility" is used in mobile terminals connected to a network, and is mainly composed of software, and from the perspective of building facilities on site, it can be regarded as not requiring any space. Used as a term to refer to the settlement environment.

When a section of road is used for parking, a system is adopted in which actual parking management and settlement facilities are installed around the section of road for parking (hereinafter referred to as "parking section"). A certain amount of space is required to install parking management and settlement facilities in terms of hardware.

In the case of parking ticket issuance equipment, since the payment cannot be made at the location, the user of the parking space must write down or memorize the number that identifies the parking space, etc., and move to the place where the actual parking management payment equipment is installed. , there is also the inconvenience of having to enter the identification number into the parking ticket issuing facility and pay the fee.

On the side of the parking section manager, there was a need to reduce the space taken up by the actual parking management and settlement equipment. In addition, from the perspective of managing the proper use of parking spaces, it is necessary for parking inspectors to visually check the display status of parking meters and parking tickets attached to parked vehicles. There was a problem that it was inefficient because it was necessary to go to the parking area one by one.

In addition, there is a need on the user side to set a reasonable charge according to the convenience of the parking section, without being bound by the location of the parking management and settlement facility, and to settle the charge at the location of the parking section. was
Furthermore, there is a latent need to execute payment operations through operations that take advantage of the convenience of being at the place of use and the intuitiveness of being in a position where the user can directly act on the object of use.

Patent Literature 1 describes a settlement system that realizes a settlement environment in which a mobile terminal can safely and simply settle without being bound by an actual settlement machine.
However, the system described in Patent Literature 1 requires the existence of an actual payment machine corresponding to the actual parking management payment facility, and has a problem that use is limited to users who are within a certain range from the actual payment machine.

JP 2016-085491 A

The subject of the present invention is to provide a system that eliminates the need for actual parking management and settlement facilities and that allows setting of fee plans individually according to the location of the parking section. In addition, the user of the parking space can pay the usage fee on the spot, making use of the intuition that the target parking space is in front of them, allowing them to operate directly as if they were operating on that space. It is also an issue to create a system that can be operated for payment related to settlement. Another issue is to provide a system that enables efficient monitoring of proper use of parking spaces.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A system that manages and settles the usage fee of a parking section, which is a section set on a road for parking, on a user's mobile terminal, comprising: a) a parking space adjacent to the parking section provided in the parking section; When entering an access range set to a range in which it is intuitively recognized that the user is directly operating the parking section that the user is using without interfering with the access range of the section, the mobile phone a beacon transmitter whose radio wave intensity is adjusted so that the terminal receives an ID identifying the parking space; and b) a request from the mobile terminal to start using the parking space and/or and recording means for recording the end of use; c) request means provided in the portable terminal for transmitting the request relating to the parking section of the ID to the recording means, triggered by the receipt of the ID; and d) the e) a charge table storing means for storing a charge table in which usage charge settings are stored in association with the ID; a settlement means provided in the mobile terminal for referring to and executing,
By activating the request means and/or the payment means with the entry of the user's mobile terminal into the access range as a trigger, the mobile terminal is operated by the user's operation of entering the access range. A virtual parking management and checkout system is provided that features a virtual implementation of a parking management and checkout facility.
In this way, a virtual parking management/settlement facility can be virtually realized in a portable terminal, and an environment can be provided to the user in which management/settlement can be performed at a lower cost than if the parking management/settlement facility is actually installed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
A system that manages and settles the usage fee for a parking section, which is a section set on a road for parking, on a user's mobile terminal,
a) Access set within a range in which it is intuitively recognized that the user is directly operating the parking space used by the user without interfering with the access range of the parking space adjacent to the parking space. an RFID tag whose transmitted radio wave intensity is adjusted so that the mobile terminal reads the ID when it enters the range;
b) recording means for receiving a request from the mobile terminal and recording the start and/or end of use of the parking space;
c) request means provided in the mobile terminal for transmitting the request related to the parking section of the ID to the recording means with the ID read as a trigger;
d) charge table storage means for storing a charge table in which the usage charge setting is stored in association with the ID;
e) settlement means provided in the portable terminal, which executes settlement of the parking section related to the ID with reference to the charge table and the record, triggered by the reading of the ID;
including
By activating the request means and/or the payment means with the entry of the user's mobile terminal into the access range as a trigger, the mobile terminal is operated by the user's operation of entering the access range. A virtual parking management and checkout system is provided that features a virtual implementation of a parking management and checkout facility.
In this way, a virtual parking management/settlement facility can be virtually realized in a portable terminal, and an environment can be provided to the user in which management/settlement can be performed at a lower cost than if the parking management/settlement facility is actually installed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
A system that manages and settles the usage fee for a parking section on a user's mobile terminal,
a) ID storage means for acquiring an ID provided in the parking section for identifying the parking section when the mobile terminal enters a preset access range;
b) recording means for receiving a request from the mobile terminal and recording the start and/or end of use of the parking space;
c) request means provided in the mobile terminal for transmitting the request related to the parking section of the ID to the recording means with the acquisition of the ID as a trigger;
d) charge table storage means for storing a charge table in which the usage charge setting is stored in association with the ID;
e) settlement means provided in the mobile terminal for settlement of the usage charge by referring to the charge table and the record;
including
The ID storage means stores the geographical range of the parking section, and the ID acquisition stores the geographical position obtained by the position measuring means provided in the mobile terminal and the ID associated with the geographical range. An ID for identifying the parking section is extracted from the stored ID table,
A virtual parking management and settlement system is provided, characterized by virtually realizing a parking management and settlement facility for settlement by the mobile terminal.
In this way, a virtual parking management/settlement facility can be virtually realized in a portable terminal, and an environment can be provided to the user in which management/settlement can be performed at a lower cost than if the parking management/settlement facility is actually installed.

In the above first to third aspects, the billing method for settlement by the user's mobile terminal is a method that is registered in the mobile terminal in advance, or a method that connects to the Internet site for billing and identifies the user and the mobile terminal. A method of inputting and specifying information may be used.

The fee table may be stored in a server connected to the mobile terminal of the user through communication. Alternatively, the fee table may be stored in the storage device of the user's mobile terminal.
Furthermore, the charge table may be provided for each parking section and used as the charge table storage means.

The recording means is provided in a server that is connectable through communication with a monitor terminal of an observer who monitors the parking space. It may be communicated to the terminal.

The recording means is provided in a server that is connectable through communication with a monitor terminal of an observer who monitors the parking space. It may be communicated to the terminal.
A table for viewing the usage status of each parking section by communicating information related to the usage status, such as whether or not the parking section is in use, generated from the record, between the monitoring terminal of the security guard and the server. If the usage status is displayed in the form of a map or map, the inspectors can check whether each parking space is being used properly without having to go to the immediate vicinity of each parking space and check the parking ticket or parking meter display. , illegal use can be easily monitored, so the monitoring of the parking section becomes efficient.

The recording means is provided in the storage device of the mobile terminal, and is provided so as to be connectable through communication with a monitoring terminal of a guard who monitors the parking space, and records the utilization state of the parking space generated from the record. Such information may be communicated to the monitoring terminal.
A table for viewing the usage status of each parking section by communicating between the monitoring terminal and the portable terminal information relating to the usage status, such as whether or not the parking section is in use, generated from the record, and If usage status is displayed in the form of a map, inspectors can check whether each parking section is being used legally without having to go to the immediate vicinity of each parking section and check the parking ticket or parking meter display. Since it is possible to easily monitor illegal use, monitoring of parking spaces becomes efficient.

The setting of the fee table may be set according to the locational evaluation of the parking section.
By setting up in this way, it is possible to set reasonable prices according to the convenience of users, etc., and at the same time, it is possible for managers to set reasonable prices according to the value of location and management costs. can do

It is also possible to further include notification means for performing a notification regarding the end of use on the portable terminal relating to the request at a notification time based on a predetermined calculation with reference to the record.
By sending e-mails to the mobile terminal or activating a notification application on the mobile terminal, etc., it is possible to inform the user of the fact that the usage end time is approaching or that the usage end time has passed. It is possible to notify that the car should be moved, promote appropriate use of the parking area, and realize efficient operation of the parking area.

The settlement may include pre-settlement.
Pre-payment refers to a payment method in which the usage fee is settled before boarding the vehicle (in advance).

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of a parking section, users, and supervisors in which the system of the embodiment of the present invention is introduced. FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing how a user who has parked a vehicle performs procedures to start parking in the first parking section. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration provided in a user's smart phone. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the data structure of the charge table stored in the charge table storage unit. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the data structure of parking space usage state data stored in a status management table for managing the usage state of each parking space. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the cooperative operation for using the parking space by the RFID tag in the parking space, the smart phone of the user, the smart phone of the monitor, and the cloud server, which constitute the system of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an example of a monitoring screen. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an access range adjustment method.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the embodiment, each functional component that realizes the function of the present invention is a control program such as firmware installed in advance, or an application stored in a storage device by a method such as downloading, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a computer, a circuit It is realized by executing it on a processor such as a processor and cooperating with various devices.

(Overall view)
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of a parking section, users, and supervisors in which the system of Example 1 of the present invention is introduced.

As the mobile terminal of the user used in this embodiment, a smart phone in which the billing method is registered or in which the billing method is set by downloading an application related to the settlement of the present embodiment is adopted. The mobile terminal of the possible user is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet terminal can be adopted as appropriate.
As the monitoring terminal of the monitoring person used in this embodiment, a smart phone is adopted, in which an application relating to a monitoring screen for displaying information on the usage status of the parking section received from the computer communication network 1013 is installed by downloading or the like. The monitoring terminal that can be employed in the invention is not limited to this, and mobile terminals such as mobile phones and tablet terminals can be employed as appropriate.

A first parking section 1001, a second parking section 1002 and a third parking section 1003 are provided, each parking section having a first RFID tag 1004, a second RFID tag 1005 and a third RFID tag. A tag 1006 is provided.
Each RFID tag stores the section ID of the corresponding parking section.
Although three parking sections are provided here, the number of parking sections is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate according to the properties such as the location of the set road.

1007 is the vehicle of the user 1008 who is about to park in the first parking section. The user can connect to the cloud server 1011 via the computer communication network 1010 from his smart phone 1009 .
The cloud server registers the authentication information of the user's smartphone, the authentication unit 1012 that authenticates the smartphone related to the request, and the parking section corresponding to the section ID included in the request for recording such as parking start transmitted from this smartphone. A recording unit 1013 that records usage start times and the like in a status management table (to be described later), a fee table storage unit 1014 that stores a fee table in which the fee setting for each parking space is associated with the space ID, and the usage start time for each parking space. , usage end time, status management table 1015 that manages the usage state including the identification information of the smartphone related to the request, and the usage end obtained by adding the usage time set for the parking section to the usage start time recorded in the status management unit. The notification unit 1016 has a notification unit 1016 that, when the scheduled time has passed, automatically transmits an email notifying that the scheduled use end time has passed to the smartphone related to the request.
Here, a charge table is generated for each parking section and stored in a charge table storage unit. However, the charge table of the present invention is not limited to this, and the charge of each parking section may be stored in association with the section ID in one charge table.

Here, the recording unit, the status management table, the charge table storage unit, and the notification unit are provided as functional configuration units that constitute the cloud server. It may be a functional component of a terminal. Alternatively, the configuration for realizing the functional configuration unit may be appropriately changed by cooperation between the cloud server and the mobile terminal.
In addition, the notification method in the notification unit adopts a method by e-mail here, but when it is used as a functional configuration unit of a mobile terminal, a method such as sounding an alarm sound when the scheduled usage end time has passed can be appropriately adopted.

Observer 1017 communicates with cloud server 1011 using smartphone 1018, which is his/her own monitoring terminal, and displays a monitoring screen generated by referring to the status management table indicating whether each parking section is in use or not. to view the usage status of the parking section to be monitored.
1019 indicates a vehicle parked in the third parking section. The surveillance staff 1017 can determine whether the vehicle 1019 is parked legally or illegally simply by viewing the surveillance screen of the smartphone. It is possible to efficiently monitor parking sections located at locations with a high monitoring burden, such as parking sections in different locations.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing how a user who has parked a vehicle performs procedures to start parking in the first parking section 1001 .
A section ID for identifying the first parking section is stored in the RFID tag 1004 . This RFID tag adjusts the intensity of the radio waves it emits so that the access range does not interfere with adjacent parking spaces, and is within a range where users can intuitively feel that they are directly acting on the parking space they are using. The smart phone approaches the RFID tag as the ID storage means and is read by the RFID reader function provided in the smart phone, and the section ID stored there is read by the smart phone.
That is, when the user 1008 brings his or her smartphone 1009 closer to the proximity communication antenna 2001 constituting the RFID tag and enters the access range, the RFID reader function provided in the smartphone reads the ID stored in the RFID tag. is obtained.

Here, an RFID tag is used as the ID storage means, but the ID storage means that can be used in the present invention is not limited to this, and includes a two-dimensional code (QR code (registered trademark), etc.) and a one-dimensional RFID tag. It may be a code (such as a bar code). In this case, a reader function corresponding to each code is implemented in a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, and the ID is read by the implemented function to acquire the ID.
Also, the ID storage means may be a character display of the ID. In this case, an OCR function is implemented in a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, the ID is read, and the ID is obtained.
Furthermore, a device with a communication function such as a beacon transmitter as an ID storage means and a storage means such as an RFID tag, a two-dimensional code, etc. from which an ID is acquired by a reading function on the mobile terminal side are installed together. , When the communication function does not work well due to the proximity of adjacent parking spaces , the ID is acquired by the reading function, and the access range is widened when the distance from the adjacent parking space is large enough to prevent radio wave interference. It is also possible to adopt a hybrid method in which an ID is acquired by a communication function adjusted to the above.

(Functions provided by smartphones)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration provided in the smartphone 1009 of the user.
The functional configuration units according to this embodiment are an authentication requesting unit 3001 , a recording requesting unit 3002 , and a settlement unit 3003 .
An authentication requesting unit 3001 requests user authentication when activating an application related to this system prior to use. When the user 1008 reads the RFID tag 1004 with the RFID reader function of the smartphone, the recording request unit 3001 acquires the section ID stored in the RFID tag by this reading, and starts using the parking section related to the section ID. to the cloud server 1011.
Here, the location where the RFID tag is provided is provided on the side of the road, but the method of installing the ID storage means such as the RFID tag of the present invention is not limited to this, and the location may be near the parking area. For example, it can be changed as appropriate so long as the user can recognize the relationship with the parking section, such as by providing it on the road surface.

(Request triggered by ID reading and operation of smartphone and cloud server)
When the user brings the smartphone closer to the access range and reads the ID in order to start parking, the smartphone sends a request for starting use to the cloud server using the ID reading as a trigger. The cloud server records the parking start time of the parking section associated with the ID.
When the user brings the smartphone closer to the access range and receives the ID at the end of parking, a request to end the use is sent to the cloud server using this as a trigger. In response to this request, the cloud server sends back the charge setting and usage end time to the smartphone. In response to this reply, the smartphone calculates the usage fee from the fee setting and usage end time, settles the usage fee according to the pre-registered billing method, completes the payment, and notifies the cloud server of the completion of the payment.

The settlement unit 3003 communicates with the cloud server 1011, accesses the charge table storage unit 1014 and the status management table 1015, acquires the charge setting corresponding to the parking section related to the use and the use start time, and calculates the use charge. and perform payment according to the registered billing method. As described above, the settlement operation from calculation to payment is triggered by the user's smartphone entering the access area provided in the parking area. A parking management and settlement facility that operates as a switch has been realized.

Here, a method of obtaining the charge setting and usage start time from the cloud server, calculating the charge in the smartphone, and paying the usage charge was adopted. It may be a payment method in which the smart phone receives the usage fee by executing it.
Furthermore, a pre-payment method may be employed in which an RFID tag provided in a parking section is accessed in order to request termination of use after payment has been made in advance.

By referring to the individual charge table for each parking section to be used as described above, the manager of the parking section can set a higher charge for the first parking section and a higher charge for the second parking section according to the location of the parking section. It is easy to impose individual charges for each parking zone, such as setting a low fee for the third parking zone and setting a fee between the first and third parking zones for the second parking zone. effective.
On the other hand, users can easily access the pricing for the parking zone they are using on their smartphones, so there is no confusion even if different parking zones have different pricing.
Furthermore, it will be possible to bring closer to an economically rational fee setting that reflects the difference in usefulness of the location of the parking section, and the effect of promoting more effective use of the parking section can be expected.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the data structure of the charge table stored in the charge table storage unit 1014. As shown in FIG.
It has a structure of a section ID 4001 for identifying a parking section and an individual charge table 4002 for that parking section. It is easy to set separate fees for each individual parking section.
Here, a method of storing the price table in a server outside the smartphone was adopted, but the location where the price table of the present invention is stored is not limited to this, and can be downloaded from a cloud server, DVD disc, SD card, etc. By distributing a storage medium such as a card, the method can be appropriately changed, such as having the user store the information in advance in the memory of the smartphone.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the data structure of usage state data stored in the status management table 1015 that manages the usage state of each parking section.
It consists of use items such as a parking section ID 5001 , smartphone identification information 5002 of the user's smartphone, usage status 5003 , usage start time 5004 and usage end time 5005 .
Here, the usage status 5003 stores a numerical value or a symbol such as 0 indicating "empty" when the parking space is vacant. and a numerical value such as 2 indicating "unauthorized use" outside the usage time range are stored. Regarding "unauthorized use", sensors (loop coils and ultrasonic sensors installed in the parking space) that detect vehicles parked in the parking space (not shown here) detect vehicles parked outside the usage hours. It is determined by detecting and providing notification to the cloud server.
The usage end time 5005 is the expected usage end time calculated from the available time set for this parking section and the usage start time. If the use ends before the scheduled use end time elapses and another user requests the start of use, the use end time will be overwritten with the use start time.

FIG. 6 shows the first parking zone RFID tag 1004, the second parking zone RFID tag 1005, the third parking zone RFID tag 1006, the user's smartphone 1009, the monitor's FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing cooperative operations for using a parking space by the smart phone 1017 and the cloud server 1011. FIG. An area 6000 indicated by a solid line and a broken line indicating the first parking section is an image indicating the access range of the RFID tag. Although only the first parking zone is shown here for convenience of explanation, the second and third parking zones are similarly provided with access ranges.
In user authentication step 6001 , when an application related to the system of this embodiment is activated, smartphone identification information is transmitted from smartphone 1009 to the cloud server, and authentication is performed by authentication unit 1012 . Upon successful authentication, system operation moves to step 6002 to activate the launched application on the smart phone.
At parking step 6003, the user parks in the first parking zone. Here, the operation sequence is shown for the case of parking in the first parking section as an example, but the same applies to other parking sections.
Here, in order to explain that the vehicle is parked in the first parking section, the parking step is described at the position indicating the RFID tag in the first parking section, not the operation of the first RFID tag. Absent.

In the use start request step 6004, the user moves the smart phone 1009 with the application activated into the access range provided in the first parking section, reads the ID of the RFID tag 1004, and reads the ID stored in the RFID tag. Get the section ID.
This reading of the ID serves as a trigger, and the smart phone transmits a request for starting use including the section ID to the cloud server.
In start recording step 6005, the parking start time is recorded in the usage start time column (5004 in FIG. 5) of the status management table by the recording unit 1013 of the cloud server, and the smartphone identification information related to authentication is recorded in the smartphone identification information column (5004 in FIG. 5). 5002) in . Here, the recording unit further records the scheduled parking end time obtained by adding the usage time to the usage start time in the parking end time column (5005 in FIG. 5).

In the notification step 6006, the notification unit notifies the smartphone related to the request that the scheduled usage end time has passed when the scheduled usage end time obtained by adding the available time set for the parking section to the usage start time has passed. Email is sent.
In the settlement step 6007, the user enters into the access range provided in the first parking section while activating the smartphone requested to start using, reads the ID of the RFID tag 1004, and reads the ID of the section stored in the RFID tag. Get an ID.
Triggered by this ID reading, the smart phone transmits a usage end request including the section ID to the cloud server. Upon receiving this request, the usage start time of the parking section associated with the ID stored in the recording unit of the cloud server and the charge setting corresponding to the ID stored in the charge table storage unit are transmitted to the smartphone. The smartphone calculates the usage fee based on the usage end time determined from the current time and the fee setting and usage start time returned from the cloud server, settles the payment according to the pre-registered billing method, and notifies the cloud server of the completion of the payment. .
In the end recording step 6008, the notified cloud server records the use end time of the parking section associated with the ID.

In this case, since the parking section is a system that collects fees according to the usage time, a system is adopted in which the usage fee is calculated from the usage start time, usage end time, and a fee table upon receiving a request related to the end of parking. are doing. However, in the case of a fixed amount parking section where the parking permit time is predetermined at the start of use, the fixed fee setting is only acquired from the fee table, and the usage fee is acquired, settled, and the settlement is completed. may be adopted.
For the user, just by reading the ID in the parking area, the request for termination of use, calculation of the fee, payment, and notification of the completion of the payment are linked and executed, so complicated operations and remote operation are performed. It is convenient because it saves the trouble of moving to the parking management and settlement facility.

Normally, in the parking end step 6009, the user leaves the parking area before or after the payment is completed. The following steps are used to check for illegal parking, such as not exiting the vehicle even though payment has been completed.
In the usage status acquisition step 6010, the surveillance staff's smart phone 1017 acquires the usage status of each parking section from the status management table of the cloud server.
In the usage state monitoring step 6011, the monitor compares the usage state displayed on the monitoring screen of his/her smart phone 1018 with the actual parking section and performs monitoring.
FIG. 7 is an example of a monitoring screen. Here, frames of a first parking section 7002 , a second parking section 7003 , and a third parking section 7004 are shown on a road 7001 displayed on a map 7000 . The usage status 7005 of the first parking zone, the usage status 7006 of the second parking zone, and the usage status 7007 of the third parking zone are displayed numerically in the frames indicating the respective parking zones.
By displaying each parking section and its utilization status on the map display of the monitoring area in this way, it is possible to view the utilization status overlaid on the actual scene of the parking section to be monitored, and monitor the parking section. can be done efficiently.
Alternatively, there is an effect of remarkably resolving the inefficiency of going one by one to a wide range of roads or parking sections within a facility, which requires a large amount of time and labor to move one by one.

(Modification 1)
It is also possible to employ a modified example in which the ID storage means is a beacon device that broadcasts the ID in a predetermined access range at regular intervals.
In this case, the beacon device uses short-range communication such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to detect the section ID by receiving the ID when a smartphone or mobile terminal with BLE function enters the range where beacon waves can be received. method to obtain.
This is a method of receiving a beacon including an ID broadcast from a beacon transmitter whose access range is adjusted.

This beacon adjusts the radio wave intensity so that the access range does not interfere with adjacent parking zones, and is adjusted to a range where it can be recognized that the user is requesting the parking zone that the user is trying to use. When a person makes a smartphone enter the access range of the beacon device as ID storage means, the ID is received by the beacon reception function provided in the smartphone, and the section ID is acquired.
The place where the beacon transmitter is installed can be appropriately adopted as long as the access range in which the beacon can be received can be set to a place where the relationship with the parking section can be directly recognized by the user.

(Modification 2)
As the ID storage means, it is also possible to employ a modified example in which the ID is a two-dimensional code that can be read only within a predetermined access range.
In this case, a smart phone or a mobile terminal having a code reading function enters a range where a two-dimensional code can be read, and reads the ID to acquire the section ID.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an access range adjustment method.
8001 is a cord installation surface provided on the road side facing the parking section. A two-dimensional code 8002 having a predetermined size and a hood 8003 having a predetermined height are installed to adjust the access range readable by the code reader function of the smart phone.
That is, the distance range from the cord installation surface and the angle range surrounding the normal line 8004 drawn from the cord installation surface are adjusted, and the relevance to the immediate restraint device and parking section is limited to a range that can be recognized. For example, the smartphone at the position indicated by 8010A is within the access range where the ID can be read, and the smartphone 8010B is out of the access range and cannot read the ID.
The schematic diagram shows a cross section of a two-dimensional code 8002 and a hood 8003 provided on the roadside. The range indicated between arrows 8005 and 8006 connecting the edge of the two-dimensional code and the edge of the hood indicates the accessible angular range surrounding a normal line 8004 drawn from the center of the two-dimensional code. The range indicated by solid lines 8008 and 8009 indicates the accessible distance range. A three-dimensional space enclosed by arrows 8005 and 8006 and solid lines 8008 and 8009 is an access range in which an imaging unit 8011 of the smartphone 8010 can image a two-dimensional code and read the ID.
The place where the two-dimensional code is provided is not limited to the side of the road as shown here, but any place where the user can recognize the relationship with the parking space, such as marking it on the road surface of the parking space. can be changed.

(Modification 3)
It is also possible to adopt a modification in which the ID storage means is the geographical range of the parking section.
In this case, the acquisition of the ID is performed by an ID table that stores an ID linked to the geographical position and the geographical range obtained by the position measurement function of a global satellite positioning system such as GPS provided in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. The ID is obtained by a method of extracting the ID for identifying the parking section from .
In this case, there is no need for a physical device or the like as the ID storage means, and there is an effect that no actual space for the parking management and settlement facility is needed.

(Modification 4)
It is also possible to employ a modified example of a hybrid system in which a plurality of components that have been made available as ID storage means coexist.
A device having a communication function such as a beacon transmitter as an ID storage means, a storage means such as an RRFID tag, a two-dimensional code or a bar code, in which an ID is acquired by a reading function on the mobile terminal side, and a position measurement function. When the communication function does not work well due to the fact that the adjacent parking sections are extremely close to each other, the ID is acquired by the reading function, and the adjacent parking section is used. If there is a distance between sections, it is also possible to adopt a method of operating by switching to use ID acquisition or ID extraction using a communication function or a position measurement function in which the access range is adjusted to a wide setting.

The invention disclosed in the present invention can be used by the governing bodies or contractors of parking spaces that need to be tolled.

1001 First parking section 1002 Second parking section 1003 Third parking section 1004 First RFID tag 1005 Second RFID tag 1006 Third RFID tag 1007 Vehicle 1008 User 1009 Smartphone 1010 Computer communication network 1011 Cloud server

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A system that manages and settles the usage fee of a parking section, which is a section set on a road for parking, on a user's mobile terminal, comprising: a) a parking space adjacent to the parking section provided in the parking section; When entering an access range set to a range in which it is intuitively recognized that the user is directly operating the parking section that the user is using without interfering with the access range of the section, the mobile phone a beacon transmitter whose radio wave intensity is adjusted so that the terminal receives an ID identifying the parking space; and b) a request from the mobile terminal to start using the parking space and/or and recording means for recording the end of use; c) request means provided in the portable terminal for transmitting the request relating to the parking section of the ID to the recording means, triggered by the receipt of the ID; and d) the e) a charge table storing means for storing a charge table in which usage charge settings are stored in association with the ID; a settlement means provided in the mobile terminal, which refers to and executes, and activates the request means and/or the settlement means with the entry of the mobile terminal of the user into the access range as a trigger. Thus, the virtual parking management and settlement system is characterized in that a parking management and settlement facility that is operated by the user's motion of moving the portable terminal into the access range is virtually realized. A system that manages and settles the usage fee of a parking section, which is a section set on a road for parking, on a user's mobile terminal, a) without interfering with the access range of the parking section adjacent to the parking section. , so that the mobile terminal reads the ID when the user enters an access range set to a range in which it is intuitively recognized that the user is directly operating the parking space. b) recording means for receiving a request from the mobile terminal and recording the start and/or end of use of the parking space; c) provided in the mobile terminal d) storing a fee table in which setting of the usage fee is stored in association with the ID; e) payment means provided in the portable terminal for executing payment for the parking section associated with the ID with reference to the payment table and the record, triggered by the reading of the ID; an operation of causing the mobile terminal by the user to enter the access range by activating the request means and/or the payment means triggered by the user's entry into the access range by the mobile terminal. A virtual parking management and settlement system characterized by virtually realizing a parking management and settlement facility operated by. The recording means is provided in a server that is connectable through communication with a monitor terminal of an observer who monitors the parking space. 3. System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is communicated to a terminal. The recording means is provided in the storage device of the mobile terminal, and is provided so as to be connectable through communication with a monitoring terminal of a guard who monitors the parking space, and records the utilization state of the parking space generated from the record. 4. A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein such information is communicated to the monitoring terminal. 5. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said fee table is set according to the locational evaluation of said parking section. 6. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising notifying means for notifying said mobile terminal relating to said request of termination of use at a notification time based on a predetermined calculation with reference to said record. 7. A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the reimbursement includes pre-reimbursement.

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