JPH04267500A - Parking lot congestion state display - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a user from running around looking for a parking lot by making the position of the parking lot, which has an empty place beforehand, found out before arriving at the destination, at the place where the parking lot is not facilitated at the destination or where the user is a stranger to the place of the parking lot. CONSTITUTION:The title display is provided with a CRT display screen 3 to display a parking lot position on a map, a keyboard 7 for reservation time input to input a parking lot reserving signal, a light pen 9 for designating a parking lot position, MODEM 10 to transmit reservation data to the parking lot with a signal line 11 such as a telephone line and a printer 6 to issue a reservation ticket.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot congestion display device installed at a gas station where cars and the like are refueled.

0002

[Prior Art] For example, if there is no parking lot at your destination such as work, vacation, or travel, or if there is a parking lot, but it is full,
You will have to look for another parking lot, but you will have to search for a parking lot in an unfamiliar place, so you may have to look for signs such as parking lot information signs set up along the road, or rely on your intuition to find a parking lot. I often look for places.

0003

[Problem to be solved by the invention] As a result, if the location of a parking lot is unknown and the parking lot is full, the user has to search around for it, or if the location is known but the parking lot is full, the user has to search around for a parking lot with more space, which takes time and effort. , resulting in a waste of gasoline. Furthermore, even if there is a vacant parking lot nearby, if it is located in a location that is hard to find, it is easy to miss it.

[0004]Furthermore, the vehicle has to travel in various directions to find a parking spot, which causes road congestion, and when a vacant parking spot cannot be found, the vehicle may end up parking on the street, resulting in illegal parking.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional example, and to make it possible to search for and reserve a vacant parking lot in advance before arriving at the destination, thereby saving the time and effort of running around looking for a parking lot. To provide a parking lot congestion state display device that can save energy.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a display device that displays on a map the location of a parking lot that is congested.

[0007]

[Operation] According to the present invention, since the congestion status of each parking lot shown on the map displayed on the display is displayed, it is possible to go directly to a nearby vacant parking lot. No need to run around looking for a parking lot. In addition, if a reservation function is provided, specify the desired parking lot using the controller and input the parking reservation signal, and the transmitter will send the reservation data to the specified parking lot, and if there is a vacancy, insert a coin. Reservation tickets will now be issued from the reservation slip issuing machine, making it possible to secure a parking space.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the parking lot congestion state display device A of the present invention.The parking lot congestion state display device A of the present invention utilizes a new automobile traffic information system as an example, The system transmits traffic information including parking information sent from the center to the traffic information processing center to the parking lot congestion status display device A by wireless or wire.

Reference numeral 2 in the figure shows an antenna installed in the case 1 of the parking lot congestion status display device A for receiving parking information and other traffic information from the traffic information center. C to display a map showing
Operation keys for the RT display screen 3 and CRT display screen 3 include an enlargement key 4a for enlarging the screen around the center of the screen, a reduction key 4b, and keys for scrolling such as an up key 4c, a down key 4d, a left key 4e, and a right key. A printer 6 for printing out the contents displayed on the CRT display screen 3 and reservation slips, a print key 5 for operating the printer 6, and a keyboard 7 for inputting the reservation time of the parking lot are provided. . In the figure, 8 indicates a coin inserter for inserting the parking lot reservation fee, 9 indicates a light pen for selecting and specifying the desired parking lot from among the parking lots displayed on the CRT display screen 3, and reservation data. A modem 10, which is a transmitter for transmitting information to the parking lot, is provided in the case 1, and this modem 10 is connected to each parking lot 28, 28', 28'', etc. via a signal line 11 using a telephone line. .

[0010] A control device 12 using a conventionally well-known microcomputer or the like is provided within the case 1. As shown in FIG. 2, this control device 12 includes a control section 13, a traffic information storage section 14 connected to the input side of the control section 13,
It is composed of a map data storage section 15 and a parking lot data storage section 16 connected to the input and output sides, and the traffic information storage section 14 stores parking lot vacancies and other information from the traffic information processing center using the new automobile traffic information communication system. A received signal from an antenna 2 that receives traffic information such as road congestion information is introduced. Further, the map data storage unit 15 stores a map in the vicinity where the parking lot congestion state display device A is installed, for example, a road map and parking lot location in the metropolitan area, and the parking lot data storage unit 16 stores the modem 10 The telephone numbers of each parking lot 28, 28', 28'', etc. connected via the parking lot are stored.

[0011] Then, it controls the enlargement key 4a, the reduction key 4b, the up/down/left/right scroll keys 4c to 4f, the print key 5, the output signals from the keyboard 7, the light pen 9, and the output signals from the coin inserter 8. The output signal from the control section 13 was introduced into the CRT display screen 3, the printer 6, and the modem 10, and the output signal from the parking lot of the modem 10 was introduced into the control section 13.

[0012] Such a parking lot congestion state display device A is installed, for example, in an automobile service device 17 installed at a gas station where automobiles and the like are refueled, as shown in FIG. This automobile service device 17 is equipped with an island 18 installed on the ground.
It is installed adjacent to a ground-fixed refueling machine 19 installed upright above, and houses automotive service equipment consisting of an outdoor refueling data input/output device 21 and various service tools in a cabinet case 20. It is something. As service tools, an ashtray cleaner 22 is disposed below the outdoor refueling data input/output device 21, and a trash can 24, a rag container 25, a towel storage box 26, etc. are also housed. In the present invention, a parking lot congestion state display device A is installed on the side of the outdoor refueling data input/output device 21 within the cabinet case 20 of the gas station service device 17 configured as described above.

Next, usage and operation will be explained. With the new automobile traffic information and communication system, for example, traffic information collected at the traffic control center is sent in real time to the traffic information processing center, which sends it directly to the teleterminal shared use center, and then to each gas station via the teleterminal. The message is sent to the parking lot congestion status display device A installed at .

[0014] The traffic information transmitted here includes point information such as road congestion, traffic restrictions, whether the Metropolitan Expressway ramp is open or closed, road construction, accidents, abnormal weather, etc., as well as information on each parking lot 28, 28'. , 28'', etc., and traffic information including this parking information is received by the antenna 2 provided in the case 1 of the parking lot congestion status display device A, and is stored in the traffic information storage unit 14. This information is displayed on the CRT display screen 3 by the control unit 13 together with the road map stored in the map data storage unit 15.As a display method, for example, the location of a parking lot is
'' mark, and the vacancies are indicated by color-coding, such as red for full vacancies, blue for empty vacancies, and white for closed vacancies. Furthermore, the degree of traffic congestion on the road is displayed in colors such as "red,""yellow," and "blue" in descending order of degree of congestion for each section.

[0015] If a refueling customer is looking for a parking lot,
Press scroll keys 4c to 4f to select the destination on the CRT
The road map is moved to the center of the display screen 3, and if necessary, the enlargement key 4a is pressed to enlarge the road map in the center. Then, check to see if there is a vacant parking lot near your destination, go to an available parking lot, and park there. In addition, in order to secure a parking lot, a parking reservation operation is performed. To make this parking reservation, first insert a 500 yen coin into the coin inserter 8, specify the desired parking lot on the CRT display screen 3 with the light pen 9, and enter the parking reservation time using the keyboard 7, for example, ``15:30''. ", the telephone number of the designated parking lot is read out from the parking data storage section 16 by the control section 13 in response to the input from the coin inserter 8, light pen 9, and keyboard 7, and the telephone number of the designated parking lot is read out from the parking lot data storage section 16, and 10 to the parking lot, and reservation data such as reservation time is output.

If the reservation is OK on the parking lot side, an OK signal is output to the control unit 13 via the modem 10, and the printer 6 prints out the parking lot name, reservation time, gas station name, etc. as shown in FIG. The printed reservation slip 27 is printed out. Therefore, the refueling customer receives this reservation slip 27. In this case, the CRT display screen 3 displays a road map to the reserved parking lot and the degree of traffic congestion, so you can check this to know the route to the parking lot, and if necessary, press the print key 5. Since the road map displayed on the display screen 3 is printed out from the printer 6, the user can go to the parking lot while looking at the road map, thereby avoiding getting lost.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the information obtained from the parking lot congestion status display device A is parking lot congestion information and road information, but is not limited to this. It is also possible to display information such as the condition of the user and to make hotel reservations. In addition, the parking lot congestion status display device A can be installed at a station terminal other than a gas station, but if it is installed at a gas station as in this example, it can be installed even when you are away from your car to find a parking spot. It's safe, and you can also secure a place to park your car while performing operations.

[0018]

Effects of the Invention As described above, the parking lot congestion status display device of the present invention can search for an empty parking lot before reaching the destination, so there is no need to run around looking for a parking lot, and the device saves time and money. Helps save labor and energy. In addition, since there is no need to run around in vain, the roads are not unnecessarily congested, and it is also possible to prevent illegal parking on the street due to finding an empty parking lot.

[0019] If the parking lot congestion state display device is installed at a gas station, for example, it is possible to attract refueling customers and improve the service to refueling customers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a parking lot congestion state display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of reservation control showing one embodiment of the parking lot congestion state display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a parking reservation slip issued by the parking lot congestion state display device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a service device for a gas station incorporating the parking lot congestion state display device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1...Case
2...Antenna 3...CRT display screen
4a... Enlarge key 4b... Reduce key
4c...Up key 4d...Down key
4e...Left key 4f...Right key
5...Print key 6...Printer 7
…Keyboard 8…Coin inserter
9... Line pen 10... Modem
11...Signal line 12...Control device
13...Control unit 14
...Traffic information storage section 15...Map data storage section 16...Parking data storage section
17... Service equipment for gas station 18... Island 1
9...Refueling machine 20...Cabinet case
21...Outdoor refueling data input/output device 22...Ashtray cleaner 24...Trash can
25...Wash container 26...Towel storage box
27...Reservation slip 28, 28', 28''...Parking lot A...Parking lot congestion status display device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A parking lot congestion state display device comprising a display device that displays on a map the location of a parking lot where the congestion state is manifested.