JPH0480899A - Parking lot guiding system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve efficiency for utilizing a parking lot by forecasting the number of parked cars when a user arrives at the parking lot, forecasting the condition of the parking lot showing whether it is full of cars or not according to the forecasted number of parked cars and the number of parkable cars, and displaying information showing whether the parking lot is full of cars or not on a guidance display device. CONSTITUTION:When the user arrives at a parking lot 11, the number of parked cars is forecast based on the number of parked cars as the number of cars entering or leaving from garages to be detected by a garage entering / leaving detecting means 12 provided in each parking lot 11, and time for travelling from a guidance display device 14 to the parking lot 11 while considering various conditions such as the day of the week and time, etc. A central processing means 13 is provided to decide the condition of the parking lot such as whether it is full of cars or not according to the forecasted number of parked cars and the number of parkable cars, and the information showing whether the parking lot is full of cars or not is displayed on the guidance display device 14. Therefore, when the user arrives at the parking lot 11, the parking lot condition such as the parking lot is full of cars or not can be displayed. Thus, the guidance of the parking lot can be executed with high reliability and efficiency for utilizing the parking lot 11 can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides information on the full/vacant status of parking lots distributed in urban areas etc. on a plurality of guide display devices installed on each major road. This invention relates to a system that provides parking lot information to users looking for a parking lot, and in particular provides extremely reliable parking lot guidance to users in advance, thereby increasing the efficiency of parking lot use. The present invention relates to a parking lot guidance system.

(Prior art) In recent years, in urban areas, the full/vacant status of parking lots scattered throughout the city is displayed on multiple guide display devices installed on each major road, allowing users who are looking for a parking lot to Systems that provide parking lot information are being adopted. In this type of conventional system, full/vacant parking is determined based on the number of cars entering and exiting a parking lot, that is, the number of parked cars, and the parking ratio based on the number of parking spaces in that parking lot. / Parking information is provided to users by displaying the availability of vehicles on a plurality of guide display devices installed on each major road.

However, in such systems.

It takes a certain amount of travel time for a parking lot user to arrive at the parking lot after seeing the display on the guidance display device. Then, when you arrive at the parking lot, it's full and you can't park, or the information display shows "Full".
Even if this is displayed, the parking lot may be empty afterwards. As a result, the utilization efficiency of the parking lot is extremely poor.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the conventional system has a problem in that parking lot usage efficiency is extremely poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide an epoch-making parking lot guidance system that can provide extremely reliable parking lot guidance to users in advance and significantly improve parking lot utilization efficiency. .

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system that displays parking lot information for each parking lot distributed in a predetermined area. There is a parking lot detection means for detecting the number of parked cars, which is the number of cars entering and leaving the parking lot, and the number of parked cars, which is the number of cars entering and leaving the parking lot, detected by the parking lot detection means, and various information such as the day of the week and the time of day. Predict the number of parking spaces at the time the user arrives at the parking lot based on the travel time from guidance display devices installed at multiple locations in the area considering the conditions and the travel time to the parking lot. It is configured to include a central processing means having a function of determining whether a car is full or empty based on the number of cars and the number of available parking spaces, and outputting the full/vacant information to the guidance display device.

(Function) Therefore, in the parking lot guidance system of the present invention, the guidance takes into consideration various conditions such as the number of parking spaces, which is the number of entering and exiting vehicles detected by the entry/exit detection means provided for each parking lot, and the day and time of the week. Based on the travel time from the display device to the parking lot, the number of parked cars at the time the user arrives at the parking lot is predicted.

Then, the status of the parking lot (full/vacant) is predicted based on the predicted number of parked cars and the number of available parking spaces, and the full/vacant parking information is displayed on the guidance display device. This displays the full/vacant status of the parking lot at the time the user arrives at the parking lot, thereby providing highly reliable parking guidance and increasing the efficiency of parking lot use.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a parking lot guidance system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot guidance system of this embodiment includes an entry/exit detection section 12 provided for each parking lot 11 distributed in a predetermined area such as an urban area, a central processing unit 13, It is comprised of a plurality of guide display devices 14 installed on each major road in the area.

Here, the entry/exit detection unit 12 detects the number of cars entering and exiting the parking lot, that is, the number of parked cars.

The central processing unit 13 also records the number of vehicles entering and leaving the warehouse and the day of the week detected by the entering and exiting detection unit 12.

Use is based on the driving time from the guidance display devices installed at multiple locations in the area to the relevant parking lot, taking into account various conditions such as time of day (in addition, the 1st of the month, weather, and events may be taken into consideration). The system predicts the number of parked cars at the time when the person arrives at the parking lot, determines whether the car is full or empty based on the predicted number of parked cars and the number of available parking spaces, and outputs the full/vacant information to the guidance display device 14. . Further, the guide display device 14 displays full/vacant information from the central processing unit 13 for each parking lot.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the central processing unit 13 in FIG. 1. This central processing unit 13 is
As shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a parking number table 21, a change rate parking number prediction unit 22, a pattern parking number prediction unit 23, a pattern table 24, a parking number prediction unit 25, and a determination unit 26. ing.

The number of parked vehicles table 21 stores the number of parked vehicles inputted from the entry/exit detection section 12. Further, the change rate parking number prediction unit 22 calculates the change rate from the stored contents of the parking number table 21 and predicts the number of parked cars in consideration of travel time. Further, the pattern parking number predicting unit 23 calculates the number of parked cars inputted from the entry/exit detection unit 12 and the month.

A basic pattern indicating the number of parked cars per unit time is created based on various conditions such as day, 3 hours of the week, weather, etc., and the contents of the pattern table 24, and the contents of the pattern table 24 are updated, and the travel time is taken into consideration. This method predicts the number of parking cars. Furthermore, the pattern table 24 stores basic patterns.

On the other hand, the parking number prediction unit 25 is configured to
2 and the pattern parking number predicting unit 23, each predicted parking number is corrected by a correction value to predict the number of parking cars, and the correction value is corrected based on the difference between the predicted number of parking cars and the actual value. It is. In addition, the determination unit 26
determines whether the parking lot is full or empty based on the predicted number of parked cars from the parking number prediction unit 25, and outputs the full/vacant information to the guidance display device 14.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the guide display device 14 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide display device 14 includes a guide plate 140 and a display section 14A corresponding to each parking lot 11.

14B, 14C, 14D, and 14E are provided, and the guide plate 140 is supported by a support 141 on the ground or the like.

Next, the operation of the parking lot guidance system of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained using FIG. 4.

In the figure, an entry/exit detection unit 12 provided for each parking lot 11
The number of parked vehicles, which is the number of vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot detected by the system, is input to the central processing unit 13, and based on this number of parked vehicles and the travel time from the guidance display device 14 to the parking lot, the user arrives at the parking lot. The number of parking spaces at that time is predicted.

In other words, the travel time from the guidance display device 14 to the parking lot can be made approximately constant for each guidance display device 14, although it depends on the road conditions. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example thereof. In FIG. 4, 41 is the guide display device No. 1
42 indicates the running time from the guide display device No. 2, 47 indicates the running time from the guide display device No. 7, respectively.

The times when users use the parking lot 11 are greatly influenced by various conditions such as the business hours of the department store and shopping street adjacent to the parking lot 11, the first day of the month, the day of the week, the weather, and various events, so the number of parking spaces may vary. can be patterned based on these conditions.

The pattern parking number prediction section 23 uses the current number of parking vehicles input from the entry/exit detection section 12 and the first day of the month.

A basic pattern indicating the number of parking cars per unit time that matches the current situation is created based on various conditions such as day of the week, weather, various events, etc., and the contents of the pattern table 24, and the contents of the pattern table 24 are updated. The number of parked vehicles is predicted by taking into consideration travel time. The predicted number of parked cars in this pattern parking number predicting section 23 is a value based on past results.

In addition, the change rate parking number predicting unit 22 calculates the rate of change from the stored contents of the parking number table 21, and predicts the number of parked cars in consideration of travel time.

On the other hand, the parking number prediction unit 25 predicts the number of parked cars by correcting the respective parking numbers predicted by the rate of change parking number prediction unit 22 and the pattern parking number prediction unit 23 using correction values. Further, the correction value is corrected based on the difference between the predicted number of parked cars and the actual value.

Furthermore, the determining unit 26 determines whether the parking lot is full or empty based on the number of parked cars predicted by the parking number predicting unit 25. Then, the full/vacant information, which is the determination result, is displayed on the guide table.
It is output at t14.

As a result, in the guide display device 14, the central processing unit 13
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the full/vacant information from
Displays are made on D and 14E.

As described above, the parking lot guidance system of the present embodiment includes an entry/exit detection unit 12 that is provided for each parking lot 11 and detects the number of parked cars, which is the number of cars entering and leaving the parking lot 11; The relevant parking lot is determined from the guidance display device 14 installed at multiple locations in the area, taking into consideration the number of parking vehicles detected by the parking entry/exit detection unit 12, and various conditions such as 7 days a month, 1 hour per day of the week, and weather. Based on the driving time up to 11,
A center that predicts the number of parked cars at the time when the user arrives at the parking lot 11, determines whether the car is full or empty based on the predicted number of parked cars and the number of available parking spaces, and outputs the full/vacant information to the guidance display device 14. Processing device 13 and central processing device 13
and a guide display device 14 that displays full/vacant information for each parking lot 11.

Therefore, when users arrive at parking lot 11, the parking lot 11 is full/
Since the parking lot status of empty cars is displayed on the guidance display device 14, it becomes possible to provide highly reliable parking lot guidance to the user (driver) in advance. As a result, even if the guidance display device 14 displays "Vacant", when you arrive at the parking lot 11 later, the parking lot 11 is full and you cannot park, or conversely, the guidance display device 14 displays "Full". However, after that, there will be no situation where Parking Lot 11 becomes empty, and the user can drive toward the desired Parking Lot 11 with peace of mind.
This makes it possible to significantly improve the efficiency of parking lot usage.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the number of parked vehicles, which is the number of vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot, detected by the parking entry/exit detection means, and the travel time from the guidance display device to the corresponding parking lot, taking into consideration various conditions such as the day of the week and the time of day, etc. Based on this, it predicts the number of parking spaces at the time the user arrives at the parking lot, predicts the situation of the parking lot whether it is full or empty based on this predicted number of parking spaces and the number of available parking spaces, and provides full/vacant information. I decided to display it on the display device, so
To provide an epoch-making parking lot guidance system that provides extremely reliable parking lot guidance to users in advance and significantly increases parking lot usage efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the parking lot guidance system according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the central processing unit in the same embodiment, and Fig. N3 is a guide display device in the same embodiment. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the embodiment. 11...Parking lot, 12...Enter/exit detection unit, 13...
- Central processing unit, 14... Guide display device, 21...
Parking number table, 22... change rate parking number prediction unit,
23... Pattern parking number prediction unit, 24... Pattern table, 25... Parking number prediction unit, 26... Determination unit, 140-=information board, 14A, 14B, 14C. 14D, 14E...display section, 141...post. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a system that displays parking lot information for each parking lot distributed in a predetermined area, the system is provided for each of the parking lots and indicates the number of cars entering and exiting the parking lot. an entry/exit detection means for detecting the number of parked vehicles; and a guide installed at multiple locations in the area that takes into account the number of parking vehicles, which is the number of entering/exiting vehicles detected by the entry/exit detection means, and various conditions such as day of the week and time of day. Based on the travel time from the display device to the parking lot, the number of parking spaces at the time the user arrives at the parking lot is predicted, and whether the parking lot is full or empty is determined based on the predicted number of parking spaces and the number of available parking spaces. A parking lot guidance system comprising: , a central processing means having a function of outputting full/vacant parking information to the guidance display device.