JPH02121079A - Device for managing parking lot of store - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate unauthorized parking in a parking lot belonging to a store and to make the parking lot into a charged parking lot by arranging an entrance reader to record an incoming time of day in a normal prepaid card and open an entrance gate and a parking ticket issuing device to issue a parking ticket and open the entrance gate side by side for the entrance of the parking lot. CONSTITUTION:For an entrance PI of a parking lot P belonging to the store, namely, a restaurant R, an entrance reader 2 to record the incoming time of day in the normal prepaid card and open an entrance gate 3G when the prepaid card is inserted into the device 2 and a parking ticket issuing device 1 to issue the parking ticket on which the incoming time of day is recorded according to the operation of an issuing key and open the above-mentioned entrance gate 3G are arranged side by side. Further, both a store used charge and a parking charge are adjusted using the prepaid card, or these charges are adjusted using cash, and further, even only the parking charge is adjusted using both the prepaid card and cash. Thus, parking lots for various stores, which are free parking lots until now, can be made into the charged parking lots, and the unauthorized parking can be eliminated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention can be used in various stores (hereinafter simply referred to as stores) such as family restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, and water stores that have a large parking space. The present invention relates to a parking lot management device suitable for use.

[Conventional technology]

In today's car-centric society, the need for stores with parking lots is likely to increase in the future, but parking lots attached to stores are often free of charge, so it is important to take advantage of this. Currently, there are many unscrupulous people who park their cars illegally without permission even though they do not purchase products at stores, and the current situation is that countermeasures against this problem are a problem.

On the other hand, in the case of this type of parking lot that is only allowed to be used by store customers, the parking lot may be completely empty depending on the time of day (for example, at family restaurants, times other than meal times). Effective use of the parking lot, including the obi, was desired.

Therefore, by installing entry/exit control devices at the entrance and exit of the parking lot attached to the store mentioned above, just like in a general business parking lot, we will crack down on unauthorized parking and prevent people from using the store or staying longer than the regulations. A partial pay system was introduced to collect parking fees from people who park for hours.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, amidst the recent prepaid card boom, prepaid cards that can be used commonly among chain stores are gradually being introduced among the various stores mentioned above, and payment of store usage fees, etc. can also be done using prepaid cards. Since a complex payment system using cash has been adopted, some customers may wish to pay their parking fee with a prepaid card along with store usage fees instead of cash. In addition, it is necessary to pay the fees for those who only use the parking lot without using the store, which makes the payment system considerably complicated and cannot be adequately handled by conventional parking lot management devices. There was a problem.

In addition, in conventional parking lot management devices, the structure of the automatic fare adjustment machine installed at the parking exit is the most complex and expensive one, but this automatic fare adjustment machine accepts both cash and prepaid cards. Incorporating a payment system that can do so would further complicate the structure and increase the price, which would make it difficult to introduce it to stores that do not specialize in parking lots.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that it is possible to use a prepaid card to pay off store usage fees (commercial fees) and parking fees, or to settle these fees in cash. In addition to having a function that allows payment to be made using a prepaid card and cash, this parking lot for stores does not require the installation of expensive automated fare payment machines at exit gates, as complicated payment procedures can be done at the store's cash register. The objective is to provide a management device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The means developed by the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

(1) Vehicle gates shall be provided at the entrance and exit of the parking lot attached to the store.

(2) At the entrance of the parking lot, an entrance reader that records the time of entry into the parking lot when an authorized prepaid card is inserted, and opens the entrance gate;
To provide a parking ticket issuing machine which issues a parking ticket recording the parking time according to the operation of a ticket issuing key and opens the entrance gate.

(3) Inside the above store, in addition to a general charge settlement function that settles commercial charges (store usage charges) using a prepaid card and cash, when the above prepaid card or parking ticket is inserted, the time of entry is displayed. Equipped with a parking fee settlement function that reads the information and calculates the parking time and parking fee, and when the parking fee is paid, records the exit permission code on the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket and returns it. Install a fare adjustment machine.

(4) At the exit of the parking lot, read the exit permission code from the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket.
Install an exit reader that opens the above exit gate.

(5) The above-mentioned toll payment machine is equipped with a function that allows the commercial toll and parking toll to be calculated together and to settle the calculated toll using a prepaid card or cash.

(6) The toll payment machine has two payment modes: a normal mode in which only commercial charges are paid, and a first payment mode in which both parking charges and commercial charges are paid together using a prepaid card; a second payment mode in which only the parking fee is paid using a prepaid card, and a third payment mode in which both the parking fee and the commercial fee are paid together using cash;
A selection key is provided for switching to a fourth payment mode in which only the parking fee is paid using cash.

[Effect]

The above means works as follows.

■The elements mentioned in (1) above eliminate unauthorized parking in parking lots attached to stores and make it possible to charge for parking.

■The factor mentioned in (2) above is that vehicles can be entered into the parking lot using a prepaid card purchased from the store in advance, or by receiving a parking ticket, so parking fees can be reduced. To enable payment to be made by either prepaid card or cash.

■The elements mentioned in (3) above mean that the fare settlement machine installed in the store can be used to settle the commercial charges and parking charges related to the use of the store, and the control of charges can also be controlled by prepaid cards. Since payment can be made using both cash and cash, it is possible to speed up payment operations to accommodate a variety of customers who use different payment methods, and the structure of this fare payment machine is significantly different from cash registers traditionally used in stores. Furthermore, since there is no need to install an expensive automatic fare adjustment machine at the exit of the parking lot, it is possible to reduce the cost of the entire device.

■For the elements mentioned in (4) above, the structure is greatly simplified compared to conventional automatic fare adjustment machines, since it is only necessary to use an exit reader with the function of reading exit permission codes. While cost reduction can be achieved through this method, the procedure for confirming delivery is simplified and vehicles can be delivered smoothly in a short time.

■The factor mentioned in (5) above is that commercial charges related to store usage and parking charges can be settled at once, and the payments can be made either by prepaid card or cash, which eliminates the need for troublesome charges. This simplifies and speeds up the payment process.

■The element mentioned in (6) above allows you to change the mode of the payment machine to the mode that matches the payment method by selecting and operating the selection key according to the customer's payment method. This allows for extremely smooth and accurate operations.

As described above, the above-mentioned technical problem can be solved by the above-mentioned means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the above-mentioned store parking lot management device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a family restaurant in which the present invention is implemented.
s is provided, and an exit management device O8 is provided at the exit PO.

The above-mentioned warehousing management device IS includes a ticket issuing machine 1 that issues a parking ticket N as shown in FIG. 3, and an entrance reader that receives, reads, and writes a prepaid card M as shown in FIG. 2, a gate opening/closing machine 3 that opens and closes the entrance gate 3G, and an entrance indicator IT, and further includes:
The exit management device O8 includes an exit reader 20 equipped with an insertion slot 20a for the parking ticket N or prepaid card M;
When this exit reader 20 reads the exit permission code from the inserted parking ticket N or prepaid card M, the exit gate 2
Gate operator 21 that opens 1G to allow vehicles to leave the garage
and an exit indicator light OT.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned warehousing management device Is, in which a parking ticket N When requesting the issuance of a ticket for
The parking ticket issuance key 7, which is turned on by the customer (driver) himself, the parking ticket N or prepaid card M that is inserted, and the printer 8 that prints the times Na, Ma, and Mb (actually, the prepaid card M The printer for is entrance reader 2
a motor 9 for issuing a parking ticket N, a display 10 for displaying various messages, and a time opening circuit 11 for oscillating a reference clock signal. Furthermore, the first entrance vehicle sensor 12 and the second entrance vehicle sensor 13 provided on the outside and inside of the entrance P, respectively, and the aforementioned entrance gate opening/closing machine 3 are connected, and in addition,
An entrance reader 2 (card reader) is equipped with a magnetic head 14 for reading the amount memory recorded on the magnetic stripe Ms of the prepaid card M and writing the date and time of storage, and a motor 15 for feeding the prepaid card M. A reader/writer (reader/writer) is connected, and each performs a predetermined operation under the supervision of the CPU 4 according to the system program stored in the memory 5.

Further, FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned delivery management machine O8.
a display device 25 for displaying various messages via 4;
Each magnetic stripe Ns of the inserted parking ticket N or prepaid card M.

A magnetic head 26 that reads whether or not an exit permission code is recorded is connected to Ms, and a motor 27 that feeds the parking ticket N and prepaid card M is connected to the exit Po.
A first exit vehicle sensor 28 and a second exit vehicle sensor 29 provided on the inside and outside of the vehicle, as well as the aforementioned exit gate opening/closing machine 21 are connected, and both are monitored by the CPU 22 according to the system program in the memory 23. It is designed to perform predetermined operations.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, 30 is a payment machine installed above the reception counter Ra etc. in the restaurant R,
As shown in FIG. 6, this payment machine 30 has an insertion slot 30a for a parking ticket N and a prepaid card M, an automatic drawer 30R for storing cash, a receipt RC issuing slot 30b, and various messages including calculated charges. a display 31 that displays
A charge display 32 for customers, a keyboard 33 used for inputting and calculating charges, items, etc., a selection key 34 for switching the payment mode of the payment machine 30 according to the payment form, and a selection key 34 for switching the payment mode of the payment machine 30 according to the payment form; A key switch 35 for switching operation modes and an external communication terminal 36 used for connecting the payment machine 30 to a host computer or the like are provided.

The above-mentioned selection keys 34 include the U key, which is used only to settle normal commercial charges (meal charges in this case), and the A key, which is used when paying both parking charges and meal charges at once using the prepaid card M. , the B key used when paying only the parking fee using prepaid card M, the C key used when paying both the parking fee and meal fee at once using cash, and the C key used when paying only the parking fee using cash. There is a D key used for payment, and the payment mode of the payment machine 30 can be adjusted to match the customer's payment method according to the selection operation of each of these keys U to D.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned fare adjustment machine 30, in which the above-mentioned display 31 is connected via an interface 39 between the CPU 37 and the memory 38 that stores the system program.

A charge display 32, a keyboard 33, a selection key 34, a mode changeover switch 35, and an external communication terminal 36 are connected, and furthermore, a clock circuit 40 that oscillates a reference clock signal, and a printer 41 for issuing a receipt RC. Then, for the inserted prepaid card M and parking ticket N, the exit time Me,
Print Nb or write the meal fee Me on the prepaid card M.
A card printer 42 that prints the balance Md of the amount memory, a motor 43 that feeds these cards, and each magnetic stripe Ms of the prepaid card M and parking ticket N.
A magnetic head 44 is connected to read the warehousing time written in Ns, and to go to these strikers Ms and Ns to write a warehousing permission code and rewrite the amount memory of the prepaid card M. , the CPU 3 according to the system program stored in the memory 38.
It is designed to perform predetermined operations under the supervision of 7.

In FIG. 1, 50 indicates a prepaid card M vending machine.

As is clear from the configuration described above, according to the store parking lot management device according to the present invention, the prepaid card M can be used to manage entry and exit of the parking lot, settle fees therefor, and settle commercial fees. Parking fees and commercial fees can be settled in cash using the parking ticket N without using the prepaid card M. The flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 show the processing procedures for entering the parking lot, paying the fee, and leaving the parking lot when using the prepaid card M and when using the parking ticket N, which are executed according to the system program. I will explain based on this.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure when a vehicle is entered into a warehouse using a valid prepaid card M purchased from a store in advance. 2, and if it is determined in the next third step S3 that there is a balance in the amount memory of the prepaid card M, then in step S4
The subsequent processes are executed, and the vehicle can be parked with the prepaid card M on which the parking time has been written and printed.

On the other hand, in order to park the vehicle without using the prepaid card M, the customer has only to turn on the parking ticket issuing key 7 provided in the ticket issuing machine 1 at the second step Sll according to the flowchart of FIG.

Then, the process proceeds to step S12, where a parking ticket N with the parking time written and printed Na is issued, so that the vehicle can be parked with this parking ticket N.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart explaining the processing procedure when paying both the parking fee and the meal fee (commercial fee) at once using the prepaid card M. , the A key of the selection keys 34 is turned on in step S21. Next, when step S22 is executed, the next steps S23, S24, and S25 are executed,
While the meal fee is calculated, stored, and displayed, the meal amount is compared with the memory amount of the prepaid card M in step 826, and if the memory amount is large, step S is performed.
27 is executed and the total amount is subtracted from the memory amount,
Additionally, step 828. The process proceeds to S29 and S30, and in the next step S31, the exit permission code is written to the magnetic stripe Ms to complete the checkout. In addition, the above step 82
If it is determined in Step 6 that the memory amount is less than the total amount, the insufficient amount settlement processing from steps S33 to 836 is executed.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure when using only the parking lot without eating meals etc. and paying the parking fee using the prepaid card M. Turn on the B key. From then on,
Steps S39 and S40 are executed, and then the same process as the process after step S26 shown in FIG. Finish.

On the other hand, Figures 12 and 13 are flowcharts that explain each processing procedure when paying the parking fee and meal fee in cash without using the prepaid card M, and when paying only the parking fee. In the case of paying in cash, the parking ticket N issued from the ticket issuing machine 1 at the time of entering the parking lot is inserted into the paying machine 30, and both the parking fee and the meal fee are paid in cash at once. is step S
At step 43, the C key of the selection key 34 is turned on. Also.

If only the parking fee is to be paid in cash, the D key of the selection key 34 is turned on in step S55. And step 8
After each process up to 48 is executed and each fee is paid in cash, the exit time and exit permission code are printed Nb and written on the parking ticket N in step S50, and the cash payment is completed.

FIGS. 14 and 15 are flowcharts illustrating the procedure for leaving the vehicle using the prepaid card M and parking ticket N that have received permission to leave the parking lot. If it is determined in step S62 that there is an exit permission code, steps S63 and 864 are executed, and then the prepaid card M is sent back in step S65. Then, in step 866, the exit gate 21G is opened and the vehicle is exited. becomes possible.

On the other hand, in the case of leaving the parking lot using the parking ticket N, if it is determined in step S71 that there is an exit permission code, step S72 is executed, and then the parking ticket N is collected in step S73. The same steps as shown in step 866 and subsequent steps are executed, and the vehicle can be taken out of the garage.

The opening and closing of the entrance gate 3G and the exit gate 21G are based on the prepaid card M and parking ticket N extraction signals and vehicle detection signals from the vehicle sensors 13 and 29.
This is done by controlling the opening/closing machines 3 and 21, but since the structure of these is well known in conventional parking lot management systems, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In addition, if you have to pay a store usage fee (commercial fee) such as a meal fee, - Parking fee is free inside the shell (service)
However, it may be possible to charge a fee if the parking time exceeds a certain amount of time.

〔effect〕

Since the store parking lot management device according to the present invention is as described above, it is possible to charge parking lots for various stores, which have been free until now, and to eliminate unauthorized parking. Parking fees can be paid with either a prepaid card or cash, and store usage fees such as meal fees can be paid together with both fees, so the fees can be adjusted to accommodate the various payment methods of customers. The checkout process is extremely smooth.

It can be done accurately and is very rational.In addition, all complex parking fee payments are done using the in-store payment machine, which simplifies the troublesome parking procedure and allows parking to be completed in a short time. Since there is no need to install an expensive automatic fare adjustment machine at the entrance, the cost of the entire device can be reduced and it can be easily introduced into parking lots for various non-specialized stores. It is useful for use in family restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, amusement facilities, etc. that have relatively large parking spaces.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the store parking lot management device according to the present invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are surface views of a prepaid card and parking ticket used in the present invention, and Fig. 4 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the parking lot entry management device and parking lot exit management device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the fare adjustment machine, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram explaining the electrical configuration. , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are flowcharts explaining each processing procedure when parking a vehicle using a prepaid card and a parking ticket.
Figures 10 and 11 are flowcharts explaining each processing procedure when paying parking fees and meal fees at once using a prepaid card and when paying only parking fees. This is a flowchart explaining each processing procedure when paying parking fees and meal fees at once using tickets and cash, and when paying only parking fees.
The figure and FIG. 15 are flowcharts explaining each processing procedure when leaving a vehicle using a prepaid card and a parking ticket. P is the parking lot, PI is the entrance, and IS is the storage management device. PO is the exit, O8 is the exit management device, R is the store, 1 is the ticket issuing machine, 2 is the entrance reader, 3 is the entrance gate opening/closing machine, 7 is the parking ticket issuing key, 14 is the magnetic head, 20 is the exit reader ,
21 is an exit gate opening/closing machine, 26 is a magnetic head, 30 is a fare adjustment machine, 34 is a selection key, 44 is a magnetic head, M is a prepaid card, and N is a parking ticket.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Vehicle gates will be installed at the entrance and exit of the parking lot attached to the store, and when an authorized prepaid card is inserted at the entrance of the parking lot, the time of entry of the card will be recorded. In addition, an entrance reader that opens the entrance gate and a parking ticket issuing machine that issues a parking ticket recording the time of entry according to the operation of a ticket issuing key and opens the entrance gate are installed, as well as a parking ticket issuing machine that opens the entrance gate. In addition to the general charge settlement function that settles commercial charges (store usage charges) using a prepaid card and cash, when the prepaid card or parking ticket is inserted, it reads the parking time and calculates the parking time and parking fee. Calculate, and
Once the parking fee has been paid, a parking fee payment machine will be installed that records the exit permission code on the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket and returns it.
Also, at the exit of the parking lot, if you read the exit permission code from the inserted prepaid card or parking ticket,
A parking lot management device for a store, characterized in that an exit reader for opening the exit gate described above is installed. (2) The above-mentioned toll payment machine is characterized by being equipped with a function that allows both commercial tolls and parking charges to be calculated together, and the calculated toll to be settled using a prepaid card or cash. A store parking lot management device according to claim (1). (3) The toll payment machine has two payment modes: a normal mode in which only commercial charges are paid, and a first payment mode in which both parking charges and commercial charges are paid together using a prepaid card; a second payment mode in which only the parking fee is paid using a prepaid card, and a third payment mode in which both the parking fee and the commercial fee are paid together using cash;
2. The store parking lot management device according to claim 1, further comprising a selection key for switching to a fourth payment mode in which only parking fees are paid using cash.