JP7325618B2 - Monitoring device, monitoring method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for monitoring shared facilities.

In general, collective housing has various shared facilities available for each resident. One of such shared facilities is a bicycle parking lot for residents. As a mode of operation of a bicycle parking lot for residents, there is a method in which a bicycle parking section is assigned in advance to each resident who uses the parking lot. In this case, when each user parks a bicycle in the bicycle parking lot, it is required to park the bicycle in the designated designated bicycle parking area.

In the operation mode of the bicycle parking lot as described above, if one of the users parks the bicycle outside the prescribed bicycle parking area, the bicycle parking space of other users will be squeezed and it will be difficult to park the bicycle. This may lead to troubles between residents. In addition, if such bicycle parking etiquette violations become commonplace, the appearance of the entire housing complex including the bicycle parking lot will be spoiled, which may lead to deterioration of public safety and a decrease in asset value. In conventional bicycle parking lots, in order to avoid these problems, the manager in charge of managing the apartment complex needs to monitor the bicycle parking lot from time to time, tidy it up as necessary, and respond to complaints from residents. There is Management work related to such a bicycle parking lot causes a decrease in work efficiency and an increase in costs for managers.

Patent Document 1 is known as a technique related to the present invention. Patent Document 1 discloses a video monitoring system for monitoring facilities such as buildings, in which images of a site to be monitored are synthesized using images of a plurality of surveillance cameras to create a synthesized image. , specify the area to be detected from the monitoring terminal. Then, it is disclosed that whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the received detection area is determined based on the image of the surveillance camera corresponding to the detection area.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-87936

In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a violation of bicycle parking etiquette, such as running out of a bicycle parking space, occurs in a bicycle parking lot, it is possible for the image monitoring system to detect this as an abnormal occurrence. However, a user who has caused a violation of parking manners may not be able to recognize that his or her bicycle parking behavior is a violation of bicycle parking manners. Therefore, it is not possible to suppress the occurrence of bicycle parking etiquette violations, and it does not improve the manager's management work.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to manage shared facilities used by many users, such as a bicycle parking lot for residents attached to an apartment building. is to improve

A monitoring device according to the present invention is a device for monitoring a shared facility having a plurality of compartments for placing a movable object that can be arbitrarily moved by a user, and collecting monitoring images of the shared facility. and a monitoring processing unit that executes monitoring processing for monitoring the shared equipment based on the monitoring image, and outputs a result of the monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit.
A monitoring method according to the present invention uses a computer to monitor a shared facility having a plurality of compartments in which a user can place an object that can be moved arbitrarily. The computer executes monitoring processing for monitoring the shared equipment based on the collected monitoring images, and the computer outputs the results of the monitoring processing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve management work for shared equipment used by a large number of users.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the monitoring apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows processing of a monitoring device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows bicycle parking support processing. It is a flow chart which shows bicycle parking rate adjustment processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a warning screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a thanks message notification screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the notification screen regarding the bicycle parking history and the predicted value of a bicycle parking fee.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a monitoring device according to one embodiment of the present invention. A monitoring device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is for monitoring a bicycle parking lot 100 and is connected to a monitoring camera 2 and an information display device 3 . It is also connected to the smart phone 4 and the remote monitoring terminal 5 via a network N composed of a wireless LAN, a mobile phone line, the Internet, and the like.

The bicycle parking lot 100 is a shared facility for residents attached to the collective housing, and is used by the residents of the collective housing who make a use contract as users in advance. The bicycle parking lot 100 is divided into a plurality of bicycle parking sections, and one bicycle 101 can be parked in each bicycle parking section. Each user can use the bicycle parking lot 100 by registering in advance the bicycle to be parked when making a contract for using the bicycle parking lot 100 and parking the registered bicycle in the allocated bicycle parking section. In addition, each bicycle parking section of the bicycle parking lot 100 may be provided with a device such as a bicycle parking stand for assisting the bicycle parking.

The monitoring camera 2 captures an image of the bicycle parking lot 100 including the parked bicycle 101 and transmits the image as a monitoring image of the bicycle parking lot 100 to the monitoring device 1 . In addition, according to the size and layout of the bicycle parking lot 100, a plurality of monitoring cameras 2 may be installed, and each monitoring camera 2 may photograph a different part of the bicycle parking lot 100 so that the entire bicycle parking lot 100 can be photographed.

The information display device 3 is installed at a predetermined place in the housing complex, and displays various information regarding parking etiquette of the bicycle 101 under the control of the monitoring device 1 . As a result, a warning or the like is issued to the user of the bicycle parking lot 100 located near the location where the information display device 3 is installed, in the event of violation of bicycle parking etiquette. The installation location of the information display device 3 is preferably a location that is easily visible to the user when the user parks the bicycle 101 in the bicycle parking lot 100, such as an entrance to the bicycle parking lot 100 or near an elevator. Alternatively, an elevator display monitor installed in an elevator hall or car to display various information, an intercom installed in each user's room, or the like may be used as the information display device 3 . The details of the display contents of the information display device 3 will be described later.

The smartphone 4 is carried by the user, and displays various information regarding parking etiquette of the bicycle 101 under the control of the monitoring device 1 . A user of the bicycle parking lot 100 can use the smartphone 4 for receiving information from the monitoring device 1 by registering his or her own smartphone with the monitoring device 1 in advance. The details of the display contents of the smartphone 4 will be described later.

The remote monitoring terminal 5 is an information terminal installed at a location different from that of the monitoring device 1, and is operated by the manager of the housing complex to which the bicycle parking lot 100 is installed. In response to a request from the remote monitoring terminal 5, the monitoring device 1 transmits to the remote monitoring terminal 5 a monitoring image captured by the monitoring camera 2 and a result of monitoring processing performed by the monitoring device 1 based on the monitoring image. . The manager of the collective housing can manage the bicycle parking lot 100 even from a remote location by checking the information transmitted from the monitoring device 1 at the remote monitoring terminal 5 . For the management of the collective housing including the bicycle parking lot 100, for example, the owner of the collective housing may act as an administrator and be responsible for the management work, or an administrator who belongs to a management company entrusted by the owner of the collective housing. Various management forms are conceivable, such as a form in which a person takes charge of management work. Management work from a remote location using the monitoring device 1 and the remote monitoring terminal 5 can be applied to any management mode.

The monitoring device 1 includes a control section 10 , a recording section 20 and a communication control section 30 .

The control unit 10 is implemented by a computer configured using, for example, a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc., and its functions include a monitoring image collection unit 11, a monitoring processing unit 12, a usage condition adjustment unit 13, a notification control unit 14, and a remote control unit 14. Each functional block of the monitor control unit 15 is provided. The control unit 10 can realize these functional blocks by executing a predetermined program in the CPU, for example.

The monitoring image collection unit 11 collects monitoring images captured by the monitoring camera 2 .

The monitoring processing unit 12 executes monitoring processing for monitoring the bicycle parking lot 100 based on the monitoring images collected by the monitoring image collecting unit 11 . In this monitoring process, it is monitored whether each user parked the bicycle 101 appropriately. Details of the monitoring processing performed by the monitoring processing unit 12 will be described later.

The use condition adjusting unit 13 adjusts the use condition for each user to use the bicycle parking lot 100 based on the result of the monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit 12 . The usage condition adjusted by the usage condition adjusting unit 13 is, for example, a bicycle parking fee. Each user can use the bicycle parking lot 100 by paying a bicycle parking fee predetermined in the usage contract for a predetermined contract period, for example, every month. This bicycle parking fee is not constant, but varies for each user by being adjusted by the usage condition adjustment unit 13 . The details of the adjustment method of the bicycle parking fee by the usage condition adjustment unit 13 will be described later.

The notification control unit 14 notifies each user based on the result of monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit 12 . For example, if it is determined in the monitoring process that the parking position of the bicycle 101 is not appropriate, a warning is given that there is a violation of bicycle parking etiquette. After that, when the user parks the bicycle 101 again in an appropriate position in response to the warning, it is notified that the bicycle parking etiquette has improved. Note that the content of the notification from the notification control unit 14 is transmitted from the monitoring device 1 to the information display device 3 and the smartphone 4 by the communication control unit 30, and is displayed on the screens of these to notify the user.

The remote monitoring control unit 15 receives a request from the remote monitoring terminal 5 and controls the content of the response from the monitoring device 1 to the remote monitoring terminal 5 . For example, a monitoring image of the bicycle parking lot 100 captured by the monitoring camera 2 is transmitted to the remote monitoring terminal 5 in real time, or a monitoring log 22 recorded in the recording unit 20 is read and transmitted to the remote monitoring terminal 5 . This enables the administrator to remotely manage the bicycle parking lot 100, supports the administrator's management work, and improves work efficiency and reduces costs.

The recording unit 20 is configured using an appropriate nonvolatile storage element such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD). In the recording unit 20, usage registration information 21 and a monitoring log 22 regarding each user of the bicycle parking lot 100 are recorded. The usage registration information 21 is information registered in advance by each user when using the bicycle parking lot 100, and includes information on a usage contract, registered bicycles, allocation divisions of the bicycle parking lot 100, information on registered smartphones 4, and the like. The monitoring log 22 is information in which a log relating to the monitoring results of the bicycle parking lot 100 by the monitoring device 1 is recorded for each user, and includes the entry/exit date and time of each user to the bicycle parking lot 100, the determination result of bicycle parking etiquette, and the like.

The communication control unit 30 performs communication control necessary for communication between the monitoring device 1 and the monitoring camera 2 , information display device 3 , smartphone 4 and remote monitoring terminal 5 connected to the monitoring device 1 . The communication control performed by the communication control unit 30 enables collection of monitoring images by the monitoring image collection unit 11, notification to the user via the information display device 3 and the smartphone 4 by the notification control unit 14, and monitoring by the remote monitoring control unit 15. It is possible to transmit monitoring images and monitoring logs 22 from the device 1 to the remote monitoring terminal 5 .

Next, the details of the processing performed by the monitoring device 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing processing of the monitoring device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 is executed at predetermined processing intervals in the control unit 10 of the monitoring device 1 . In the following description, the flowchart of FIG. 2 will be described with each functional block of the control unit 10 as an execution subject of each step.

In step S<b>10 , the monitoring image collection unit 11 collects monitoring images of the bicycle parking lot 100 from the monitoring camera 2 .

In step S20, the monitoring processing unit 12 determines whether or not a new bicycle is parked in the bicycle parking lot 100 based on the monitoring image collected in step S10. This determination is made by determining whether or not the bicycle 101 has been extracted from the monitoring image, for example, by performing predetermined image processing on the monitoring image. For the image processing at this time, any technique such as well-known pattern matching using machine learning or detection of a changed area based on the time difference of the monitoring image can be used. It should be noted that if it is possible to determine whether or not there is a newly parked bicycle based on the monitoring image, it is possible to perform the determination in step S20 using any image processing method. Alternatively, the determination in step S20 may be performed by a method other than image processing. As a result of the determination in step S20, when it is determined that there is new parking, the process proceeds to step S30, and when it is determined that there is no new parking, the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 ends.

In step S<b>30 , the monitoring processing unit 12 acquires the usage registration information 21 from the recording unit 20 .

In step S40, the monitoring processing unit 12 determines whether or not the bicycle 101 newly parked in step S20 is a registered bicycle based on the usage registration information 21 acquired in step S30. This determination is made by, for example, detecting the registration sticker attached at the time of registration and pasted on the bicycle 101 from the monitoring image collected in step S10, and using the registration number written on the registration sticker as the usage registration information 21. This is done by matching. That is, if the registration sticker affixed to the bicycle 101 matches the usage registration information 21, the bicycle is determined to be a registered bicycle, and the process proceeds to step S50. Otherwise, or if the registration number of the affixed registration sticker does not match the usage registration information 21, it is determined that the bicycle is unregistered, and the process proceeds to step S80.

Note that any method can be used to make the determination in step S20 as long as it can be determined whether or not the bicycle 101 is a registered bicycle. For example, if a predetermined wireless signal transmitted from a wireless tag attached to the bicycle 101 is received, it is determined that the bicycle is registered, and if not, it is determined that the bicycle is unregistered. good. In addition to this, any determination method can be adopted.

When the process proceeds from step S40 to step S50, in step S50, the monitoring processing unit 12 performs a bicycle parking support process for allowing the user to appropriately park the bicycle 101 in the bicycle parking lot 100. FIG. In this bicycle parking support process, the user is warned against inappropriate bicycle parking, and if the bicycle is parked properly, the user is notified of gratitude, encouraging the user to improve bicycle parking etiquette. . The details of the bicycle parking assistance process performed in step S50 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S60, the monitoring processing unit 12 records the monitoring log 22 regarding the user who parked the bicycle 101 in the recording unit 20 based on the result of the bicycle parking support process performed in step S50. As a result, every time the bicycle 101 is parked in the bicycle parking lot 100, the content of the monitoring log 22 is updated based on the monitoring results.

In step S<b>70 , the usage condition adjustment unit 13 performs bicycle parking fee adjustment processing for adjusting the bicycle parking fee, which is the usage condition of the bicycle parking lot 100 . In this bicycle parking fee adjustment process, improvement of bicycle parking etiquette is utilized by adjusting the bicycle parking fee determined for each predetermined contract period based on the result of the bicycle parking support processing performed in step S50. urge people to Details of the bicycle parking fee adjustment process performed in step S70 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

On the other hand, when the process proceeds from step S40 to step S80, in step S80, the notification control unit 14 warns the person who parked the bicycle 101 in the bicycle parking lot 100 of unauthorized use. Here, for example, the information display device 3 is used to display a predetermined warning, or a speaker (not shown) outputs a warning sound and a voice that conveys a predetermined warning message, so that the parked bicycle 101 is not yet parked. This is registration and warns that the bicycle parking act constitutes illegal use of the bicycle parking lot 100. - 特許庁As a result, it is possible to issue a warning to unauthorized users of the bicycle parking lot 100 and deter unauthorized bicycle parking.

After performing the process of step S70 or step S80, the control unit 10 ends the process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

Next, the details of the bicycle parking assistance process performed in step S50 of FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the bicycle parking assistance process.

In step S51, the monitoring processing unit 12 detects the size of the parked bicycle 101 based on the monitoring image collected in step S10 of FIG. Here, for example, the size of the bicycle 101 can be detected by extracting the bicycle 101 from the monitoring image by image processing similar to that of step S20 in FIG. Alternatively, the process of step S51 may be performed by determining the type of bicycle 101 and selecting one of the preset sizes according to the type.

In step S52, the monitoring processing unit 12 detects the parking position of the bicycle 101 in the allocated bicycle parking section based on the monitoring image collected in step S10 of FIG. Here, for example, the bicycle 101 is extracted from the monitoring image by image processing similar to that of step S20 in FIG. By comparing with the image area, the parking position of the bicycle 101 can be detected. Alternatively, by detecting the frame line of the bicycle parking section from the monitoring image, the position of the bicycle parking section in the monitoring image is detected, and by comparing this with the position of the bicycle 101 in the monitoring image, the bicycle 101 may detect the bicycle parking position.

In step S53, the monitoring processing unit 12 detects the user's surroundings. Here, for example, based on the monitoring image collected in step S10 of FIG. 2, the surrounding situation is detected by determining whether or not there are persons other than the user who parked the bicycle 101 in the surrounding area. Alternatively, an infrared sensor (not shown) or the like may be used to detect the user's surroundings.

In step S54, the monitoring processing unit 12 determines whether or not the bicycle 101 is appropriately parked in the assigned bicycle parking area based on the detection results of steps S51 to S53. For example, if the bicycle parking position detected in step S52 is within a prescribed range in the assigned bicycle parking area, it is determined that the bicycle 101 is properly parked. On the other hand, if the bicycle 101 protrudes from the assigned bicycle parking area or is parked in a different bicycle parking area than the assigned bicycle parking area, it is determined that the bicycle is not properly parked. At this time, depending on the size of the bicycle 101 detected in step S51, the appropriate bicycle parking position range within the bicycle parking area may be changed. As a result of the determination in step S54, when it is determined that the bicycle 101 is properly parked, the process proceeds to step S58, and when it is determined that it is not properly parked, the process proceeds to step S55.

In step S55, the notification control unit 14 selects a warning method for the user based on the surrounding conditions of the user detected by the monitoring processing unit 12 in step S53. For example, when there are no other people around the user, the warning method is selected so that both the information display device 3 and the smart phone 4 are used to give the warning to the user. On the other hand, when there are other people around the user, the warning method is selected so that only the smartphone 4 is used so as not to make people other than the user notice the warning. Thereby, the notification means used for warning notification to the user can be switched according to the surrounding situation of the user, and the user can be warned of bicycle parking etiquette violations by an appropriate notification means. Note that the selection of the warning method as described above is an example, and other selections may be made. Also, regardless of the user's surroundings, one or both of the information display device 3 and the smartphone 4 may always be used to issue a warning. In this case, the processing of steps S53 and S55 can be omitted.

In step S<b>56 , the notification control unit 14 warns the user of violation of bicycle parking etiquette by the warning method selected in step S<b>55 . Here, by notifying the user that the user's bicycle parking behavior violates bicycle parking etiquette and will cause annoyance to other users, the bicycle parking section to which the bicycle 101 is assigned to the user. Encourage them to park their bicycles correctly inside.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a warning screen displayed on the information display device 3 or the smartphone 4 in step S56. 5A shows an example of a warning screen displayed on the information display device 3, and FIG. 5B shows an example of a warning screen displayed on the smartphone 4. FIG. The warning screen in FIG. 5A prompts the user to re-park the bicycle by notifying that the bicycle 101 is parked outside the specified bicycle parking area. The warning screen of FIG. 5B notifies the user that the bicycle 101 protruding from the designated bicycle parking area is causing annoyance to other users using the adjacent bicycle parking area. , is urging to redo the bicycle parking. Note that these warning screens are examples, and other warning screens may be used.

Also, the content of the warning in step S56 may be changed according to the content of the determination in step S54. For example, when it is determined in step S54 that the bicycle 101 protrudes from the allocated bicycle parking area and when it is determined that the bicycle is parked in a different bicycle parking area than the allocated bicycle parking area, step It is preferable to change the content of the warning in S56. In this way, it is possible for the user who received the warning to be aware of what points to pay attention to when re-parking the bicycle 101 . Therefore, it is possible to more effectively issue a warning to bicycle parking manner violations.

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, in step S57, the monitoring processing unit 12 determines whether the bicycle 101 is correctly parked in the allocated bicycle parking section as a result of the user re-parking the bicycle in response to the warning notification performed in step S56. It is determined whether or not the vehicle has been moved to the bicycle parking position. This determination can be made in the same manner as in step S54 described above. If the bicycle 101 has been moved to the correct bicycle parking position, the process proceeds to step S58. Otherwise, that is, if the user who received the warning ignored the warning and did not park the bicycle again, the flow chart of FIG. 3 shows. End the bicycle parking support process. In this case, in step S60 of FIG. 2, the monitoring processing unit 12 records in the monitoring log 22 that the user has parked the bicycle in violation of bicycle parking etiquette.

In step S<b>58 , the notification control unit 14 notifies the user of a message of gratitude for the bicycle parking act that followed the bicycle parking etiquette. Here, by using the information display device 3 or the smartphone 4 to notify the user of a thank you message and praising the user's bicycle parking etiquette, the user is encouraged to park the bicycle in the correct manner in the future. encourage you to continue.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a thank you message notification screen displayed on the information display device 3 in step S58. For example, by displaying a notification screen such as that shown in FIG. can encourage Note that the notification screen in FIG. 6 is an example, and other notification screens may be used.

Here, the warning notification performed in step S56 and the thank-you message notification performed in step S58 may be performed using different notification means. For example, if there are other people around the user, in step S56, the warning notification is issued using only the smartphone 4 as described above. Further, when the user subsequently parks the bicycle in the correct bicycle parking position and performs the process of step S58, the information display device 3 is used to notify the user of the thanks message. In this way, the warning notification can be made so as not to be noticed by people other than the user, while the thanks message notification can be made so that other people can understand it. Therefore, it is possible to effectively make all users aware of improving parking manners.

Also, when it is determined in step S54 that the bicycle 101 is properly parked, and when it is determined in step S57 that the bicycle 101 has been moved to the correct parking position after the notification of the warning of the bicycle parking etiquette violation, You may change the content of the thanks message notified by step S58. For example, when it is determined in step S57 that the bicycle 101 has been moved to the correct parking position, a message of thanks for parking the bicycle in good manners and a message of thanks for re-parking are also sent. In this way, it is possible to more effectively make the user aware of improving parking manners.

After performing the process of step S58, the bicycle parking support process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is terminated. In this case, in step S60 of FIG. 2, the monitoring processing unit 12 records in the monitoring log 22 that the user parked the bicycle in accordance with parking etiquette.

By performing the bicycle parking support processing described above in the control unit 10, the result of the monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit 12 is output from the monitoring device 1 to each user.

Next, the details of the bicycle parking fee adjustment process performed in step S70 of FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing bicycle parking fee adjustment processing.

In step S<b>71 , the usage condition adjusting unit 13 acquires the monitoring log regarding the user who parked the bicycle 101 from the monitoring log 22 recorded in the recording unit 20 .

In step S72, the usage condition adjusting unit 13 calculates the bicycle parking fee for the next term for the user based on the monitoring log acquired in step S71. Here, the bicycle parking fee for the user to use the bicycle parking lot 100 in the next term (for example, the next month) is calculated according to a predetermined bicycle parking fee rule. For example, the higher the number of warnings for bicycle parking etiquette violations recorded in the monitoring log in the current period (for example, this month), the higher the bicycle parking fee, and the higher the number of notifications of gratitude messages in the current period, the lower the bicycle parking fee. As a result, the usage conditions for the user to use the bicycle parking lot 100 are adjusted based on the content of the monitoring log 22 recorded in the recording unit 20 in step S60 reflecting the result of the bicycle parking support processing in step S50. . That is, when it is determined in the bicycle parking support processing that the bicycle 101 is appropriately placed in the section of the bicycle parking lot 100, the bicycle parking fee is lowered to relax the usage conditions of the bicycle parking lot 100. If it is determined that the bicycle is not properly placed, the usage conditions of the bicycle parking lot 100 are tightened by raising the bicycle parking fee.

The calculation method of the bicycle parking fee described above is an example, and other calculation methods may be used. For example, the bicycle parking fee may not be raised according to the number of warnings for bicycle parking etiquette violations, but may be reduced only according to the number of thank-you message notifications. In addition, when it is determined that the bicycle 101 is properly parked in step S54 of FIG. As a result of determining that the bicycle has been moved to the parking position, the amount of adjustment for the bicycle parking fee may be changed depending on whether the thank you message is sent in step S58. Any calculation method other than this can be used to adjust the bicycle parking fee in step S72.

In step S73, the usage condition adjusting unit 13 detects the user's surroundings. Here, the surrounding situation of the user may be detected by the same method as in step S53 of FIG.

In step S74, the notification control unit 14 selects a method of notifying the user of the bicycle parking history and the bicycle parking fee adjustment result based on the user's surrounding conditions detected by the usage condition adjustment unit 13 in step S73. Here, for example, the same selection method as in step S55 of FIG. 3 can be used. That is, when there is no other person around the user, the notification method is selected so that the notification is performed using both the information display device 3 and the smartphone 4 in order to reliably convey the notification contents to the user. do. On the other hand, when there are other people around the user, the notification method is selected so that the notification is performed only by using the smartphone 4 so as not to make people other than the user aware of the notification contents. .

Alternatively, the process of step S74 may be performed in consideration of the content of the bicycle parking fee for the next term calculated in step S72. For example, if there are other people around the user, the notification method can be switched according to the increase or decrease in the bicycle parking fee for the next term. Specifically, for example, when the bicycle parking fee for the next term calculated in step S72 is lower than the basic bicycle parking fee, the information display device 3 and the smartphone 4 Select the notification method to notify using both. As a result, it is possible to inform other users that the bicycle parking fee will be reduced by following the bicycle parking manners, and to encourage improvement of the bicycle parking manners. On the other hand, if the charge exceeds the basic bicycle parking charge, the notification method is selected so that the notification is made using only the smartphone 4 so as not to be noticed by anyone other than the user.

By the above processing, it is possible to notify the user of the bicycle parking history and the adjustment result of the bicycle parking fee by an appropriate notification means according to the surrounding situation of the user and the content of the notification. Note that the selection of the notification method as described above is an example, and other selections may be made.

In step S<b>75 , the notification control unit 14 notifies the user of the bicycle parking history of the current term and the predicted value of the bicycle parking fee of the next term by the notification method selected in step S<b>74 . These notifications urge the user to improve bicycle parking manners.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen regarding the bicycle parking history and the predicted value of the bicycle parking fee displayed on the information display device 3 in step S75. On the notification screen of FIG. 7, regarding the points set according to the user's bicycle parking etiquette, by presenting the number of points increased due to this bicycle parking and the total number of points for this month, the user's bicycle parking history can be displayed. is notified. It also shows that the predicted value of next month's bicycle parking fee calculated according to the cumulative number of points for this month is 700 yen. This predicted value fluctuates according to the increase or decrease in the total number of points for the current month, and the predicted value determined according to the accumulated points at the end of the current month is applied as the bicycle parking fee for the next month. Note that the notification screen in FIG. 7 is an example, and other notification screens may be used.

After performing the process of step S75, the bicycle parking fee adjustment process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is terminated.

Next, a specific example of bicycle parking lot monitoring using the monitoring device 1 of the present embodiment will be described below. In the following example, user A is assumed as the user of the bicycle parking lot 100 . User A is, for example, an elementary school student, and usually uses a bicycle when taking lessons or going to cram school.

When the user A returns home from lessons or cram school and parks the bicycle 101 in the prescribed bicycle parking space of the bicycle parking lot 100, he tries to enter the house in a hurry and parks the bicycle sloppily, and as a result, the bicycle 101 is parked. Suppose that it protrudes greatly from the division. In this case, the monitoring device 1 detects that the bicycle parking position protrudes from the bicycle parking section in step S52 of FIG. In S56, the user A is warned of bicycle parking etiquette violations.

When the user A confirms the warning of bicycle parking etiquette notification from the monitoring device 1 on the information display device 3 or the smartphone 4, the user A returns to the bicycle parking lot 100 and re-parks the bicycle 101 in the correct bicycle parking position. Then, the monitoring device 1 determines in step S57 that the bicycle 101 has been moved to an appropriate bicycle parking position, and notifies a thank you message in step S58. Further, in step S72 of FIG. 4, the user A's bicycle parking fee for the next term is calculated, and the calculation result is notified to the user A in step S75. This bicycle parking fee reflects that the user A has re-parked the bicycle 101 in the correct bicycle parking position in response to the warning of bicycle parking etiquette violation.

User A confirms from the notification from the monitoring device 1 that the bicycle parking fee for the next month will be reduced by re-parking the bicycle 101 in the correct bicycle parking position. As a result, the user A will keep in mind to park the bicycle while properly observing the bicycle parking etiquette. Similarly, each user including the user A has an awareness of improving bicycle parking manners, so that the administrator can save the trouble of maintaining and managing the bicycle parking lot 100, so that management work can be improved.

According to one embodiment of the present invention described above, the following effects are obtained.

(1) The monitoring device 1 is a device that monitors a bicycle parking lot 100 that is a shared facility having a plurality of bicycle parking spaces for parking bicycles 101 . The monitoring device 1 includes a monitoring image collection unit 11 that collects monitoring images of the bicycle parking lot 100, and a monitoring processing unit 12 that executes monitoring processing for monitoring the bicycle parking lot 100 based on the monitoring images. A result of monitoring processing by the unit 12 is output. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the management work for the bicycle parking lot, which is a shared facility used by many users.

(2) The monitoring process executed by the monitoring processing unit 12 includes a process of determining whether or not the bicycle 101 is appropriately placed in the bicycle parking area (step S54). When it is determined in this process that the bicycle 101 is not properly placed in the bicycle parking section (step S54: No), the notification control unit 14 notifies that the usage status of the bicycle parking lot 100 by the user is inappropriate. is issued to the user (step S56). By doing so, it is possible to encourage the user to correctly park the bicycle 101 in the assigned bicycle parking area, thereby improving bicycle parking etiquette.

(3) When the user moves the bicycle 101 to an appropriate position within the bicycle parking area in response to the warning notification performed in step S56 (step S57: Yes), the notification control unit 14 notifies the user of As a thank-you message, an improvement notification is sent to notify the user that the usage of the bicycle parking lot 100 by the user has improved (step S58). By praising the improvement of the bicycle parking etiquette of the user in this way, it is possible to encourage the user to continue to park the bicycle with the correct bicycle parking etiquette in the future, and to improve the bicycle parking etiquette.

(4) The notification control unit 14 may issue an improvement notification in step S58 using notification means different from the warning notification in step S56. In this way, it is possible to effectively make all users aware of improving bicycle parking manners.

(5) The monitoring process executed by the monitoring processing unit 12 includes a process of detecting the surrounding conditions of the user (step S53). The notification control unit 14 switches the notification means used for the warning notification in step S56 according to the surrounding conditions detected in step S53 (step S55). Since this is done, it is possible to warn the user of bicycle parking etiquette violations by an appropriate notification means in consideration of the surrounding circumstances of the user.

(6) The monitoring device 1 includes a usage condition adjustment unit 13 that adjusts usage conditions for the user to use the bicycle parking lot 100 based on the result of the monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit 12 . Since this is done, it is possible to adjust the use conditions of each user according to the quality of the bicycle parking etiquette, and encourage all users to improve the bicycle parking etiquette.

(7) The monitoring process executed by the monitoring processing unit 12 includes a process of determining whether or not the bicycle 101 is appropriately placed in the bicycle parking area (step S54). If it is determined in this process that the bicycle 101 is properly placed in the bicycle parking area (step S54: Yes), the usage condition adjustment unit 13 relaxes the usage condition. Specifically, the monitoring device 1 includes a recording unit 20 that records history information of the results of monitoring processing executed by the monitoring processing unit 12 as a monitoring log 22. Based on this, the usage conditions are adjusted (step S72). By doing so, it is possible to provide the user with an incentive to continue parking the bicycle in the correct bicycle parking manner, thereby improving the bicycle parking manner.

(8) The monitoring device 1 is a remote monitoring control unit that transmits a monitoring log 22 representing the results of monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit 12 to the remote monitoring terminal 5, which is an information terminal installed at a location different from the monitoring device 1. 15. Since it did in this way, it enables a manager to manage the bicycle parking lot 100 remotely, and can support the management work which a manager performs. Therefore, it is possible to further improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.

It should be noted that in the above-described embodiment, by outputting the warning notification of bicycle parking etiquette violation in step S56 of FIG. An example of making these notifications to users has been described. However, the output destination of the notification by the monitoring device 1 is not limited to the above. For example, the notification may be sent to the administrator by outputting the notification from the monitoring device 1 to the remote monitoring terminal 5 or by outputting the notification to a management terminal for the administrator (not shown). Furthermore, notification may be sent to both the user and the administrator. In addition to this, notifications can be output to arbitrary output destinations.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the shared facility to be monitored by the monitoring device 1 is the bicycle parking lot 100 attached to the housing complex has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied even when a parking lot attached to an apartment complex, a bicycle parking lot attached to a public facility such as a station, or a parking lot is to be monitored. In addition to this, shared equipment having a plurality of compartments for placing objects that can be moved arbitrarily by the user is included in the monitoring target of the monitoring device according to the present invention.

The embodiments and various modifications described above are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these contents as long as the features of the invention are not impaired. Moreover, each embodiment and various modifications may be adopted independently, and may be combined arbitrarily. Furthermore, although various embodiments and modifications have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these contents. Other aspects conceivable within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention.

1: monitoring device, 2: monitoring camera, 3: information display device, 4: smartphone, 5: remote monitoring terminal, 10: control unit, 11: monitoring image collection unit, 12: monitoring processing unit, 13: usage condition adjustment unit , 14: notification control unit, 15: remote monitoring control unit, 20: recording unit, 21: usage registration information, 22: monitoring log, 30: communication control unit, 100: bicycle parking lot, 101: bicycle

Claims (12)

A device for monitoring a shared facility having a plurality of compartments for placing objects that can be arbitrarily moved by a user,
a monitoring image collection unit that collects a monitoring image of the shared equipment;
a monitoring processing unit that executes a monitoring process for monitoring the shared equipment based on the monitoring image;
a recording unit that records information about the result of the monitoring process by the monitoring processing unit and information about the user;
A notification control unit that outputs a notification to the user,
The result of the monitoring process includes the manner status of the user with respect to the use of the shared equipment,
The notification control unit outputs a notification regarding the manner situation to at least one of the user and an administrator of the shared equipment based on the information recorded in the recording unit. (delete) A monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
The monitoring process includes a process of determining whether the moving object is appropriately placed in the partition,
The notification control unit warns that the usage of the shared equipment by the user is inappropriate when it is determined in the processing that the moving object is not appropriately placed in the partition. A monitoring device that provides warning notification of A monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein
The notification control unit notifies that the usage of the shared facility by the user has improved when the user moves the moving object to an appropriate position within the compartment in response to the warning notification. A monitoring device that notifies you of improvements to be made. A monitoring device according to claim 4, wherein
The monitoring device, wherein the notification control unit performs the improvement notification using a notification means different from that for the warning notification. A monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein
The monitoring process includes a process of detecting a surrounding situation of the user,
The notification control unit is a monitoring device that switches notification means used for the warning notification according to the surrounding situation. A monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
A monitoring apparatus comprising a usage condition adjustment unit that adjusts usage conditions for the user to use the shared equipment based on the result of the monitoring processing by the monitoring processing unit. A monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein
The monitoring process includes a process of determining whether the moving object is appropriately placed in the partition,
The use condition adjusting unit is a monitoring device that relaxes the use condition when it is determined in the processing that the moving object is appropriately placed in the partition. A monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein
The recording unit further records history information of the results of the monitoring process,
The use condition adjustment unit is a monitoring device that adjusts the use condition based on the history information. A monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
A monitoring device comprising a remote monitoring control unit that transmits the result of the monitoring processing to an information terminal installed at a location different from the monitoring device. A monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein
The shared facility is a bicycle parking lot that is attached to the housing complex and has a plurality of bicycle parking sections,
The monitoring device, wherein the moving object is a bicycle. A method for monitoring, using a computer, a shared facility having a plurality of compartments for placing objects that can be moved arbitrarily by a user, comprising:
collecting surveillance images of the shared facilities;
executing a monitoring process for monitoring the shared equipment by the computer based on the monitoring image;
recording information on the result of the monitoring process including the manner status of the user with respect to the use of the shared equipment and information on the user in the computer;
A monitoring method for outputting a notification regarding the manner status from the computer to at least one of the user and the administrator of the shared equipment based on the information recorded in the computer.

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