JPH01103800A - Method for instructing parking position - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform a driver of a parking position by detecting a vehicle to arrive at a parking area entrance and informing the driver of the number of an idle parking block with a sound by a sensor to detect a parking in each parking block. CONSTITUTION:When a light from a light source 4 is interrupted to arrive at a photo-detector 5 by an incoming vehicle, an incoming vehicle detecting device Cs decides there is an incoming vehicle C2 in the entrance. Sensors S11-Sn are provided to respective parking blocks P1-Pn. A parking condition is monitored by a signal processing means 10 based on signals from the respective sensors and a signal from a keyboard 15. When there is the idle block, a signal is outputted to convert the number of the said block to the sound from a sound synthesizing output device 9 and given through an AMP 8 to a speaker 7. Then, the signal is sound-outputted. Until a setting time passes, since a timer 14 controls the means 10 so that the block, which is sound- outputted, can not be managed as the idle block, the vehicles are not overlapped.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention is used in a parking lot, and when entering the parking lot, the driver is asked to tell the driver at the entrance of the parking lot, by voice, the number of the vacant parking lot except for the parking lot that cannot be used temporarily. The present invention relates to a method for indicating a parking position in which notification is given by audio and display.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in parking lots of supermarkets and the like, vehicles entering the parking lot either search for an empty parking lot on their own or are guided to an empty parking lot according to instructions from the parking lot manager.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It is difficult to find an empty parking lot during busy times or in multi-story parking lots (and the method of assigning a manager has the disadvantage of requiring more manpower.

This invention aims to improve these problems.

[Means for solving problems]

A sensor that detects whether a car is parked in each parking lot! An audio output device (the main component is a speaker) will be installed at the entrance of the parking lot.

Same (excluding spaces that are temporarily unavailable due to construction, etc.) where parking lot entrances are equipped with means to detect vehicles entering the parking lot, and drivers of cars attempting to enter are notified by voice of the empty status of the parking lot. By.

Alternatively, notifications can be made by sound and display.

[Effect]

As a result of processing the sensor signals with a signal processing means, if an empty parking lot is found that is temporarily unavailable due to construction or delivery, etc., the number of that lot is voiced to the driver of the car about to enter. Or, in addition to informing you by voice and display, the number of available parking lots output by voice will not be treated as an empty lot until the time specified by the voice output device has elapsed, even if it is vacant, and only two parking spaces can be parked in one lot. Make sure that more than one car is duplicated.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 schematically shows a parking lot, p1 to Pn are parking bays, and s1 to Sn are sensors (for example, metal detectors) installed in each parking bay, which detect whether a car is parked or not. detects whether the signal is present and provides it to the signal processing means. c.
l, C2 are cars, cl is the car already parked in the parking lot, C2 is the entrance of the parking lot (1) K
6 indicates the car that is about to enter. (2) is the exit of the parking lot, and (3) is the audio output device installed near the entrance (1). ) and receiver (5)
are placed facing each other. Therefore, if the car C2 blocks the light generated from the light source (4), it is determined that the entering car is at the entrance. Note that a detection signal (6) from the light receiver (5) is given to a gate circuit, which will be described later. Figure 2 shows the audio output device (3)
It shows the relationship between the C
Reference numeral 11 designates a signal processing means connected to the plurality of sensors S1 to an and a keyboard u9 for inputting a section that is temporarily unavailable due to construction or the like, and I designates a timer. The parking status of each parking lot is constantly monitored by the signal processing means α1 based on the signals from each sensor and the signal from the keyboard u9. A signal an for converting the number of the section into speech is output from the speech synthesis output device (9). C2 is a gate provided between the voice output device (3) and the voice synthesis output device (9), through which the entrance vehicle detection signal (6) generated from the voice synthesis output device (9) and the light receiver (5) is transmitted. is input.

Therefore, when a vehicle attempting to enter reaches the entrance and is detected by the entering vehicle detection means aS, the numbers of vacant parking bays (except for the bays that are temporarily unavailable at that time) are output by voice.

In other words, if there are no cars trying to enter, there will be no audio output (but if there are cars trying to enter, there will be an audio output).When a driver hears an empty parking lot by audio, he can drive straight to that lot. Well, you don't have to search around the parking lot.

Note that 1. For example, if sections P9 to Pn are temporarily unavailable due to construction, etc., you can input them using the keyboard +15).

By the way, the car does not reach the parking lot immediately after passing through the entrance (it takes some time. Therefore, until the car reaches the parking lot, it is necessary to instruct the entering vehicle where to park. Therefore, if you instruct the next car to use the same parking lot, the two cars will head toward the same lot (which is not desirable. Therefore, set a predetermined time with Timer I. Then, the signal processing means is controlled so as not to treat the block as an empty block until a predetermined time has elapsed.If the block is still vacant after the predetermined time, the block is outputted again as an empty block.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the output of the speech synthesis output device (9) is displayed on a display device, and this display device a is near the entrance 11). (It is placed in .) By doing this, it is possible to prevent □ listening to the sound only due to the voice.

Note that although the speaker and display device need to be placed at the entrance of the parking lot, it goes without saying that other signal processing means and the like may be placed at other appropriate locations.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to improve the conventional problems.

Furthermore, it is possible to accurately manage parking lots, including sections that are sometimes unavailable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a parking lot to which this invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the main part of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the main part of the invention. (1) is the entrance, (2) is the exit, (3) is the audio output device,
(4) is a light source, (5) is a light receiver, (6) is an entering vehicle detection signal, (7) is a speaker i8) is an AMP, t9) is a voice synthesis output device, Ql is a signal processing means, σ2 is a gate, α
3 is a display device, α is a timer, and tt51 is a keyboard. P1 to Pn are parking sections, Sl to Sn are sensors, and aB is an entering vehicle detection means. Note that in FIG. 1, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A sensor installed in each parking lot to detect whether a car is parked, an audio output device installed at the entrance of the parking lot, and a sensor installed at the entrance of the parking lot to detect whether a car is parked. It is equipped with an entering vehicle detection means that detects when a car arrives and activates the above-mentioned voice output device, and uses a keyboard to input signals from sensors installed in each parking lot and the number of the parking lot that is temporarily unavailable. The signal is processed by the signal processing means and given to the audio output device, and at the same time, the number of the vacant parking lot except for the one that cannot be used at a point in time when the entering vehicle is detected by the entering vehicle detection means is determined. The above-mentioned audio output device outputs a voice to notify the driver of a car attempting to enter the parking lot, and the number of the parking lot where the voice output is available will remain vacant until a predetermined period of time has passed after the voice output. A method for indicating a parking position, characterized in that the parking lot is not treated as a vacant lot even if the parking lot is located in the parking lot. (2) A sensor provided in each parking lot to detect whether a car is parked, an audio output device provided at the entrance of the parking lot, and a display device that simultaneously displays the output content of the audio output device; It is equipped with an entering vehicle detection means that detects when a car arrives at the entrance of the parking lot and activates the above-mentioned audio output device and display, and is temporarily unavailable due to signals from sensors installed in each parking lot. The signal from the keyboard for inputting the compartment number is processed by the signal processing means and sent to the audio output device and the display, and the compartment is temporarily unavailable when an entering vehicle is detected by the entering vehicle detection means. The number of the vacant parking lot other than the parking lot is outputted from the above-mentioned audio output device, and also displayed on the above-mentioned display to inform the driver of the car attempting to enter the parking lot. A method for indicating a parking position, characterized in that the number is not treated as an empty lot until a predetermined time has elapsed after the voice output, even if it is in an empty state.