JPH01187692A - Parking position indicating method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily seek for empty parking sections by informing a driver of the numbers of sections which cannot be used temporarily and the numbers of the empty parking sections by a voice output. CONSTITUTION:Signals from sensors S1-Sn provided for respective parking sections P1-Pn and the numbers of the sections which cannot be used temporarily inputted by a keyboard 9 are processed by a signal processing means 7. The sections which cannot be used and the numbers of the empty parking sections except the sections which cannot be used are outputted in a voice based on the processing result and the driver of a vehicle to reach the entrance of a parking lot is informed of the sections which cannot be used temporarily and the empty sections except the sections which cannot be used temporarily. Thus, it becomes easier to seek for the empty parking sections.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention provides information to drivers at the parking lot entrance when entering a parking lot. This invention relates to a method for indicating a parking position in which the number of an empty parking lot other than the parking lot number is notified by voice or by voice and display.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in parking lots such as supermarkets, 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 a parking lot manager.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

It is difficult to find an empty parking lot during busy times or in a parking lot with multiple floors, and the method of assigning a manager has the disadvantage of requiring a lot of manpower.

This invention is intended to improve these problems.

[Means to solve the problem]

A sensor is installed in each parking lot to detect whether or not a car is parked, and an audio output device (the main component is a speaker) is installed at the entrance of the parking lot. The number of the lot that cannot be conveniently used (for construction work, temporary storage of goods, etc.) is processed by a signal processing means installed adjacent to the audio output device or at an appropriate location away from the audio output device, and the parking lot is always parked in the valley. To monitor the parking situation of a lot and to have a driver enter by voice the numbers of temporarily unusable spaces and vacant parking spaces excluding the temporarily unusable spaces.

[Effect]

If it is determined as a result of signal processing by the signal processing means that there are temporarily unusable spaces and empty parking spaces excluding temporarily unusable spaces, the numbers of the temporarily unavailable spaces and the vacant parking spaces are determined. Have the driver say the number of the lot using voice output.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 is an abbreviation of a parking lot, where P1 to pn are parking bays, and E1) 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. 01
, 02 are cars, 01 is a car already parked in the parking lot, and C2 is a car that has reached the entrance (1) of the parking lot. (21 is the exit of the parking lot, and (3) is the audio output device installed near the entrance (1).

Figure 2 shows the relationship between the audio output device (3) and its ancillary devices, where (4) is the speaker, (5) is the AMP, +6
1 is a voice synthesis output device, (71 is the plurality of sensors S1
~sn, and a keyboard for inputting a section that is temporarily used for construction work, delivery vehicles, or storage of goods and cannot be used temporarily as a normal parking section)" (This is a signal processing means connected to 91. Each parking section The parking situation of the parking lot is constantly monitored by the signal processing means (7) based on the signals from each sensor, and if there is an empty space, excluding spaces that cannot be used temporarily due to construction or delivery, voice synthesis is performed. A signal is output from the output device to convert the numbers of the temporarily unusable compartments and the vacant compartments excluding the temporarily unusable compartments into audio, and the signal is sent to the speaker (4!) via AMP+51. Then, audio is output from the speakers (4 speakers) so that the 8 drivers can confirm.

All the driver has to do is move the car to the parking lot with the number of the vacant lot other than the temporarily unavailable lot that is output by voice. For example, if sections P9 to Pn cannot be used due to circumstances, please use the keyboard.
Input ~pn and take action to exclude this partition.

FIG. 3(a) shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the output of the speech synthesis output device (6) is displayed on a display device (81). ). Figure 3(b) shows a display example.
On the screen of the display device (8), the number of the vacant section is displayed in the section 0), and the number of the section that is temporarily unavailable is displayed on the section (b) of the screen. That is, for example, P9~
If Pn is temporarily unavailable, P9 to Pn are displayed in the part (b).

In addition, if there is no section that cannot be used temporarily (b)
No partition number is displayed in the section.

In this way, it is possible to prevent listening to sounds caused only by voice.

It should be noted that the speaker (4) and display device* (sl) need to be placed at the entrance of the parking lot, but it goes without saying that other signal processing means and the like may be installed 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. It is also possible to operate the parking lot accurately, including sections that are temporarily unavailable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a parking lot to which this invention is applied. 9. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the main part of the present invention, and FIGS. (1) is the entrance, (2) is the exit, (3) is the audio output device, (4) is the speaker, (5) is the AMP, f
61 is a speech synthesis output device, (71 is a signal processing means, (8
) is a display device W, f9' is a keyboard, P1 to Pn are parking bays, and s+ to Sn sensors. It should be noted that the same or corresponding parts in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A sensor is installed in each parking lot to detect whether a car is parked or not, and an audio output device is installed at the entrance of the parking lot, and input is made using the signals from the sensors installed in each parking lot and the keyboard. The number of the temporarily unavailable parking lot is processed by the signal processing means, and based on the processing result, the audio output device outputs the number of the vacant parking lot excluding the unusable lot and the number of the vacant parking lot excluding the unusable lot. This parking position instruction method is characterized in that the driver of a car who has arrived at the parking lot entrance is informed of temporarily unusable spaces and vacant spaces other than the temporarily unusable spaces. (2) Each parking lot is equipped with a sensor that detects whether a car is parked or not, and a voice output device and a display that simultaneously displays the output content of the voice output device are installed at the parking lot entrance. A signal processing means processes the signal from the sensor installed in the sensor and the number of the temporarily unusable compartment entered using the keyboard, and based on the processing result, the audio output device identifies the unusable compartment and the unusable compartment number. In addition to audio outputting the numbers of vacant parking lots other than the parking lot, the same content as the audio output is also displayed on the display above to notify drivers of cars that have reached the parking lot entrance that the parking lot is temporarily unavailable. , a method for indicating a parking position, characterized in that vacant spaces are notified excluding spaces that cannot be used temporarily.