JPH01234997A - Method for instructing parking position - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily search an empty parking space by informing temporarily unusable sections and usable parking spaces excluding the temporarily unusable spaces to a driver of an entering vehicle through voice at the time of entrance. CONSTITUTION:When only one parking space is empty after a parking ratio has exceeded a previously set value excluding temporarily unusable spaces, the empty parking space is selected, or when plural parking spaces are empty, any one of them is selected and the selected parking space is applied to a sound output device 3 together with the temporarily unusable spaces. The space number of one usable parking space at the time of detecting an entering vehicle C2 by an entering vehicle detecting means CS and the space numbers of the temporarily unusable parking spaces are outputted as a voice from said sound output device 3 to inform the temporarily unusable parking spaces and the usable parking spaces to the driver of the entering vehicle C2. Consequently, empty parking spaces can be easily searched.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention provides a method for parking lot entrances after the parking rate exceeds a preset value, excluding sections that cannot be used temporarily due to construction, etc. To provide a method for indicating a parking position in which a driver of a car attempting to enter a parking lot is informed of a temporarily unavailable parking lot and a vacant parking lot number by voice or by voice 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 to be solved by the invention]

It is not easy to find an empty parking lot during busy times or in multi-story parking lots, and the method of assigning a manager has the drawback 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.

Similarly, at the entrance of the parking lot, a means for detecting entering vehicles is installed, and a keyboard is installed to input information when there is a section that is temporarily unavailable due to construction, etc., and the signal from the above sensor and the input from the keyboard are processed by the signal processing means. At the same time, when the parking rate exceeds a preset value (excluding temporarily unusable spaces), the driver of a car who attempts to enter the parking lot after the parking rate exceeds a preset value is temporarily unusable at the time the driver attempts to enter the parking area.

Parking spaces, excluding spaces that are temporarily unavailable, are announced by voice or by sound and display.

[For production]

As a result of processing sensor signals and keyboard input using signal processing, if the parking rate exceeds a preset value, excluding temporarily unavailable spaces, and only one parking space is vacant, that vacant parking space will be used. In addition, if multiple parking spaces are vacant, select one of the parking spaces, and tell the driver of the vehicle about to enter that one space and the number of the space that is temporarily unavailable by voice. Or notify by sound and display.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 schematically shows a parking lot, where PlxPn is a parking lot p, SI~Sn are sensors (for example, metal detection sensors) installed in each parking lot section, and detect whether a car is parked or not. is detected and given to the signal processing means.C
,,C, is a car.

Cyu indicates a car that is already parked in the parking lot, and C2 indicates a car that is about to enter the parking lot at the entrance (1). (2) is the exit of the parking lot.

(3) is an audio output device installed near the entrance (1).

Reference numeral C8 denotes an entering vehicle detection means, and a light source (4) and a light receiver (5) are arranged to face each other with the entrance (1) in between. Therefore, if the car C2 blocks the light generated from the light source (4), it will be determined that there is an entering car at the entrance. In addition.

A detection signal (6) from the photoreceiver (5) is given to a gate circuit, which will be described later.

Figure 2 (a) shows the relationship between the audio output device (3) and its ancillary devices, where (7) is the speaker and (8) is the AMP.
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(9) is a voice synthesis output device, QOI is a signal processing means connected to the plurality of sensors S1 to S1, and (14) is a keyboard for inputting information when a section is temporarily unavailable due to construction etc. This keyboard (14)
The partition number entered by is excluded as a temporarily unusable partition. The parking status of each parking lot is constantly monitored by the signal processing means α■ based on the signals from each sensor and input from the keyboard, and the parking rate is conveniently shown in the circular graph G. 2 examples of preset values (excluding
%, the two-dimensional visibility inside the parking lot will be quite poor, so after exceeding the preset parking rate; an empty parking lot.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2(d), there are multiple parking spaces (P+-Ps).

When the parking lot (P+o) is vacant, select one of the parking lots and send the voice synthesis output device (9) to the signal (11) for converting the number of the parking lot in question and the number of the temporarily unavailable lot into voice. ) is output. (12) is a gate provided between the audio output value W (3) and the audio synthesis output device (9), and the entrance vehicle detection signal ( 6) is input.

Therefore, if a car attempting to enter reaches the entrance after the parking rate exceeds a preset value and is detected by the entering vehicle detection means C8, the temporarily unusable parking area and the available parking area at that time. Output the number by voice.

That is, when there is no car attempting to enter, there is no audio output, and if there is a car attempting to enter, audio output occurs. Drivers who are asked by voice which parking lot number they can park in and which one is temporarily unavailable can simply head straight to the available parking lot, and do not have to search inside the parking lot where visibility is becoming poor.

Note that if multiple compartments are vacant, selecting one is because outputting audio for all vacant compartments not only takes time but also prevents the driver from memorizing them all. This is because, in reality, it is sufficient to know the vacant sections. In addition, 2 example sentences are from page 9.
If Pn is temporarily unavailable, use the keyboard (14
), the signal processing means 00) takes exclusion action as a temporarily unusable partition.

FIG. 3(&) shows another embodiment of the present invention.

The output of the voice synthesis output value W(9) is displayed as a display value W(13), and this display device (13) is placed near the entrance (1).

Figure 3 (b) shows an example of the display on the display device (13).The number of the vacant section is shown in the part (a) of the screen of the second display device (13), and the number of the vacant section is shown in the part (b) of the screen of the second display device (13). The number of the partition that is temporarily unavailable is displayed in the section. In other words, if 2 cases or P9 to Pn are temporarily unavailable, (b)
P9 to Pn are displayed in the part. If there are no temporarily unavailable sections, nothing will be displayed in the (b) section. In this way, you can also prevent overhearing due to audio alone.

Although the speakers and display devices 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.

By the way, in this invention, excluding temporarily unusable spaces, when a preset parking rate is exceeded, drivers of entering cars are informed of vacant spaces, so that the parking rate approaches 100%. This is because the visibility inside the parking lot becomes poorer as time goes by, making it difficult to find an empty lot.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to improve the conventional problems. In addition, since the parking lot can be entered using the keyboard, parking lots can be managed accurately.

[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 this invention, Fig. 2 (b) is a diagram for explaining the parking rate, and Fig. 2 (c) and (, () are vacancies in the parking lot. Diagram showing the condition, Figure 3 (,)
FIG. 3(b) is a diagram showing another embodiment of the main part of this invention.
is a diagram showing an example of display on a display device, [1) 1 is entrance, (2) l is exit 13) l is audio output device, (4)
I, light source. (5) is a light receiver 16) and an entering vehicle detection signal 17) is a speaker. f811. tAMP, f91Ltir voice synthesizer field 1ffi, GO1lffg No. 93 logic means, (1
2) is game 1-. (131 is a display device, (14) is a keyboard, P1 to Pn are parking spaces, S to Sn are sensors, C8 is an entering vehicle detection signal, and G is a graph. They are shown with 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 a keyboard that inputs the number of the parking lot that is temporarily unavailable due to construction etc. The signal and the number of the temporarily unavailable lot entered by the keyboard are processed by the signal processing means, and after the parking rate exceeds a preset value excluding the temporarily unavailable lot, one parking lot is If only the parking lot is vacant, select that vacant parking lot, or if multiple parking lots are vacant, select one of the parking lots and give it to the audio output device along with the temporarily unavailable parking lot, and enter the parking lot. A vehicle attempting to enter a parking lot by outputting the number of one available parking lot and the number of a temporarily unavailable parking lot from the above-mentioned audio output device at the time when the entering vehicle is detected by the vehicle detection means. partitions that are temporarily unavailable to drivers of
A method for indicating a parking position, characterized in that the number of a parking lot is notified. (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; Each parking lot 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 a keyboard for inputting a section that is temporarily unavailable due to construction etc. The signal processing means processes the signal from the sensor installed in the parking lot and the number of the temporarily unavailable section entered on the keyboard, and the parking rate exceeds a preset value, excluding the temporarily unavailable section. Also, if only one parking lot is available, select that vacant parking lot, or if multiple parking lots are vacant, select one of the parking lots and use the audio above along with the temporarily unavailable parking lot. The number of the temporarily unavailable parking lot and the number of one available parking lot at the time when the entering vehicle is detected by the entering vehicle detection means are outputted from the audio output device to the output device and the display device, and , the parking position is characterized in that it is also displayed on the above-mentioned display to inform drivers of cars attempting to enter the parking lot of temporarily unusable spaces and spaces other than the temporarily unusable spaces. Instruction method.