JPH05205197A - Parking lot controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently control the parking place and the charge in a parking lot. CONSTITUTION:A camera 5 picks up an image of the licence number of a vehicle to be parked and an image processor 6 recognizes the licence number; and a data processor 8 controls a free parking position in the parking lot according to the recognized licence number of the vehicle and a parking ticket/receipt issuing device 9 issues a parking ticket where specific items are printed according to the data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management apparatus which utilizes an image processing apparatus to recognize a registration number of a vehicle and manage a parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional multi-storey parking lot, a parking ticket is received at the time of entry, and a fare is calculated at the time of exit based on the number and time stated on the parking ticket.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional method, the parking ticket is all the information input means,
If the parking ticket is lost, it is inconvenient to check it. Further, since the vehicle type is not discriminated, there is a problem that a parking space suitable for the size of the vehicle cannot be allocated and efficient operation cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is to efficiently manage parking.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to realize such an object, the present invention recognizes a vehicle registration number by an image processing device at the time of warehousing and manages it based on the recognition number. Thus, even if the parking ticket is lost, the parking position can be easily determined or the charge can be calculated by inputting the registration number of the vehicle.

Further, for a user who has lost the parking ticket and does not remember the registration number of his / her own vehicle, if the approximate entry time is entered, the parking list for that time zone is displayed and the retrieval is performed by this. It also becomes possible. Further, since light vehicles and the like can be discriminated by the registration number, efficient operation can be performed by designating a parking space suitable for the size of the vehicle.

[0007]

The camera 5 images the registration number of the parked car, the image processing device 6 recognizes the registration number from the imaging result, and the data processing device 8 recognizes the registration number of the recognized car from the vacant parking position in the parking lot. And the parking ticket / receipt issuing device 9 issues a parking ticket on which predetermined items are printed based on the data.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, when a car 1 enters a garage, the registration number (license plate) of the car 1 is read. Device 4
Is transmitted to the camera 5 via. Camera 5
The registration number imaged by is displayed on the monitor device 2 via the image processing device 6.

Next, when a storage key (not shown) in the key input section 7 is pressed, the image processing device 6 recognizes the registration number of the vehicle, and the recognition result is sent to the data processing computer 8. The data processing computer 8 uses this registration number as a key to create a file for managing parking positions / vacant positions, time management for entering / leaving, management of parking fees, and the like.

When the file creation for the warehousing is completed, the data processing computer 8 activates the parking ticket / receipt issuing device 9 to perform ticket issuing control. The date of issue, the time of entry, the registration number, the bar code display of the registration number, the parking position, etc. are printed on the parking ticket.

In this case, when determining the parking position, the vehicle number is automatically determined based on the registration number, for example, if the number is 4, a light vehicle is automatically determined, and the parking position for the light vehicle is designated. Parking space can be allocated.

At the time of leaving the warehouse, the bar code display of the registration number printed on the parking ticket is read by the bar code reader device 10, the parking position is searched by the data processing computer 8, and the space in which the car is parked is vacant. A warehousing process for recognizing the fact, a charge calculation, etc. are performed and displayed on the display device 11. When the clerk receives the charge and presses a receipt key (not shown) in the key input unit 7, the parking ticket / receipt issuing device 9 issues a receipt and the delivery is completed. The above data is stored in the storage device 12, printed out by the printing device 13, and left as a record.

If the parking ticket is lost, the data processing computer 8 can be searched by entering the registration number of the vehicle and the same processing can be performed. In addition, if the parking ticket is lost and the registration number of the car is not stored, the approximate entry time is keyed in and the registration number list entered in that time zone is displayed as C.
The same process can be performed by displaying on the RT, selecting the corresponding registration number from among them, and inputting a confirmation key.

In addition, when the registration number is recognized, if there is information about a stolen vehicle from the police or the like, it can be checked and the security can be effectively utilized.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the registration number of the entering car is image-recognized, and the parking is automatically managed based on the recognition result. Therefore, the parking time and the parking position can be accurately determined. It has the effect that it can be managed and the parking lot can be efficiently managed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Car (automobile) 2 Monitor device 3 Camera remote control unit 4 Camera control device 5 Camera 6 Image processing device 7 Key input unit 8 Data processing computer 9 Parking ticket / receipt issuing device 10 Bar code reader 11 Display device 12 Storage device 13 Printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A camera for reading a registration number of a car to be parked, an image processing device for processing an image from the camera to recognize the car number, and an empty parking in a parking lot based on the recognized registration number of the car. A parking lot management device including a data processing device that manages a position and a parking ticket issuing device that issues a parking ticket on which predetermined items are printed.