JPH08115490A - Device for collecting parking lot information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To individually obtain a usage condition history for controlling a parking lot. CONSTITUTION: A parking vehicle number detecting means 12 detects the number of parking vehicles in the parking lot, a data/hour generating means 13 outputs present date/hour information and a usage condition grasping means 14 calculates the occupying rate of the number of usage vehicles with respect to the max. parking possible number at the time of receiving the number of usage vehicles and also compaires the occupying rate with a usage condition judgement reference value so as to judge a usage state such as full, jammed or vacant. Then, when the judged result of the usage state is received, a usage condition history means 15 stores the usage conditions, a date and time relating to each other and also edits the stored usage conditions as the usage condition history for a certain period by the request operation of an operator to output it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot information collecting device which is installed in each parking lot and collects usage condition information in a parking lot guidance system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a conventional parking lot guidance system which allows a driver to select an appropriate parking lot and a route to reach it by his / her own judgment. This FIG.
, 30 is a parking lot information collecting device which is installed in each parking lot and collects the use situation of each parking lot in real time, and 31 provides the use situation collected by each parking lot information collecting device 30 to the driver. Information center to edit information suitable for the vehicle, 32 is installed on the road and displays the information edited by the information center on the screen as characters and maps that the driver can easily recognize. 33 is installed at the entrance of the parking lot. It is a parking lot gate device that outputs the information of entering and leaving the vehicle to and from the parking lot to the parking lot information collecting device. In other words, in the parking lot guidance system shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of parking lot information collection devices 30 collect entry / exit information from the parking lot gate device 33 and communicate the usage status of the parking lot through a telephone line or a dedicated line. When transmitted to the information center 31 using a line, the information center 31 transmits the usage status information of each parking lot sent from each parking lot information collecting device 30 to a character or a parking lot indicating congestion which is easily recognized by the driver. The information such as a map showing the reaching route of the road guide plates 3 is transmitted to the plurality of road guide plates 33 by using a communication line composed of a dedicated line or the like.
Each of the three 3 displays the information sent from the information center 31 on the screen to provide the unspecified number of running drivers with the usage status such as full or empty parking at the destination.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the appearance of a parking lot information collecting device used in the conventional parking lot guidance system, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the parking lot information collecting device. In FIG. 13, 1 is a device main body that constitutes the housing of the parking lot information collecting device, 2 is an operation unit provided in the device main body 1, and 3 is a communication line to the information center 31 and a communication line from the parking lot gate device 33. Is a terminal portion for external connection for connecting to. In FIG. 14, 4 is a control unit including a microcomputer and the like, 5 is a power supply unit that supplies operating power to the control unit 4, and 6 is a signal that is transmitted from the parking lot gate device 33 and can be used by the control unit 4. An external signal input unit 7 for converting into a signal, and a center communication interface unit 7 for converting the signal output from the control unit 4 into a signal communicable with the information center 31.

The operation of the parking lot information collecting device shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 will be described. An operator who manages the parking lot grasps the use status of the parking lot that is full or empty and turns on the operation unit 2. For example, when the number of vehicles stored is not so large and the operator determines that there are still many parking spaces in the parking lot, the empty key 2d of the operation unit 2 is turned on, or the number of vehicles stored is slightly large and the operation is performed. When the person determines that there is some parking space in the parking lot, he / she turns on the mixed key 2c in the operation unit 2, and the number of vehicles stored is large, and the operator has almost no parking space in the parking lot. When it is judged that the state is the state, the control section 4 turns on the full key 2a of the operation section 2 so that the control section 4 outputs an empty signal corresponding to the operation of the operation section 2.
A signal corresponding to either the mixed signal or the full signal is transmitted to the information center 31 via the center communication interface unit 7. The parking lot gate device 33 outputs a parking signal corresponding to entry of the vehicle into the parking lot or a departure signal corresponding to departure of the vehicle from the parking lot every time the gate is opened and closed. When the control unit 4 receives the entry / exit signal output from the control unit 4 via the external signal input unit, the control unit 4 transmits the entry / exit signal from the parking lot gate device 33 to the information center 31 via the center communication interface unit 7. To do.

[0005]

In the conventional parking lot information collecting device, as described above, the loading / unloading signal inputted from the parking lot gate device 33 or the operation signal inputted from the operating portion 2 is directly sent to the information center 31. Since it is configured to transmit, and is not configured to store and store the loading / unloading signal input from the parking lot gate device 33 or the operation signal input from the operation unit 2 in the parking lot information collecting device, With the parking lot information collecting device, it is not possible to obtain a history of the usage situation of the parking lot alone. Therefore, when the manager of each parking lot wants to obtain the usage history of the parking lot as a management material, the parking lot is ordered from the information center 31 as a management material, or a management device separate from the parking information collection device. It was necessary to create a usage history of each parking lot by installing a parking lot and using this management device.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot information collecting apparatus capable of independently and accurately ascertaining the number of parking lots used and the usage history.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot information collecting device for detecting the number of parked vehicles in accordance with the number of vehicles entering and leaving the parking lot. By obtaining the number of parked vehicles detection means and the current number of parked vehicles detected by the number of parked vehicles detection means, the ratio to the number of vehicles that can be accommodated is calculated as the full vehicle rate, and this full vehicle rate is compared with the usage status determination reference value Use status grasping means to judge the use situation of full / crowded / empty cars, date / time generating means to output the current date and time information with time, parking number from the parking number detecting means, discrimination result from the utilization status grasping means, date / time The date and time information is obtained from the generating means, the obtained information is associated and stored as a usage status transition, and the stored usage status transition is used as a usage status history for a certain period by an operation requested by an operator. And usage history means for editing output,
Obtain the judgment result from the number of currently parked vehicles and the usage status grasping means from the parking quantity detection means, and edit the information transmitted by the parking lot information transmission means to the information center as the parking lot usage situation using the communication line. It is configured in.

A parking lot information collecting device according to a second aspect of the present invention has a vehicle number input means, a serial number generating means and a parking ticket issuing means in addition to the first invention. The input means inputs the vehicle number information according to the vehicle number displayed on the license plate of the vehicle entering the parking lot by the operator's operation, and the reference number generation means outputs the vehicle number information from the vehicle number input means. When the parking ticket issuing means obtains the vehicle number information output from the vehicle number inputting means, the parking ticket issuing means outputs the ordinal number as the reference number It is configured to obtain the current date and time information from the number and date and time generating means, and issue a parking ticket containing information such as the obtained vehicle number, reference number, and date and time of receipt as the current date and time information. is there.

A parking lot information collecting device according to a third aspect of the present invention has a parking fee calculating means added to the first invention, and the parking fee calculating means is output from the departure detecting means. It is configured to calculate the parking time from the warehousing information to the warehousing information by obtaining the warehousing information, calculate the parking fee according to the calculated parking time, and output the calculated parking fee. It is a thing.

A parking lot information collecting apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is such that a receipt issuing means is added to the third invention, and the receipt issuing means is output from the parking charge calculating means. It is configured to issue a receipt including the parking fee according to the parking fee by obtaining the parking fee.

[0011]

The parking lot information collecting device according to the first aspect of the present invention obtains the full parking rate of the parking lot according to the entering and exiting situation that changes from moment to moment, and determines the possibility of using the parking lot from the full parking rate. The use state that changes from moment to moment in the parking lot is stored in association with the date and time, and the use state associated with this date and time is edited and output as a use state history in response to a request from the operator.

The parking lot information collecting device according to the second aspect of the present invention automatically issues a parking ticket for a vehicle that has entered the parking lot when the operator inputs the vehicle number.

In the parking lot information collecting device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the operator inputs the reference number of the parking ticket.
Automatically calculate the parking fee for vehicles leaving the parking lot.

The parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention automatically calculates a receipt in which the calculated parking fee is described, following the calculation of the parking fee for the vehicle leaving the parking lot.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In the following description, the same parts as those in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals. Example 1. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device as a first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of the parking lot information collecting device, and FIG. 3 is a display screen section in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the utilization history displayed.

In FIG. 1, the operation unit 2 provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1 includes a function key 2a, a full key 2b, and a mixed key 2c.
And various keys such as a blank key 2d. On the upper surface of the function key 2a, the characters "function" indicating that it is the function key 2a is written, and when the function key 2a is turned on by being pressed by the operator, the function key 2a becomes full.
b, the function of each of the mixed key 2c and the empty key 2d is switched to various specific functions, and the specific function display portion 10a for operating the switched specific function is provided on the display screen portion 10 with the full key 2b and the mixed key 2c. And blank key 2d
Are displayed so that the positions correspond to. This display screen section 10
Is a liquid crystal display device or a CRT display device, etc., which is arranged near the operation unit 2 on the upper surface of the device body 1 and allows the operator to see the specific function display unit 10a displayed on the display screen unit 10. By turning on any one of the full key 2b, the mixed key 2c and the blank key 2d corresponding to each specific function, the control shown in FIG. The processing of section 4 is displayed.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 is a storage unit (memory). The control unit 4 includes a parking vehicle number detection means 12, a date and time generation means 13, a usage status grasping means 14, a usage status history means 15, and a parking lot information transmission means 16.

The number-of-parked-vehicles detecting means 12 outputs the number of parked vehicles to the utilization status grasping means 14 in accordance with the number of vehicles entering and leaving the parking lot, and the number-of-parked-vehicles detecting means 12 specifically Is composed of a warehousing detection means 12a, a warehousing detection means 12b, and a parking number calculation means 12c.
When the vehicle has entered the parking lot, the warehousing detection means 12a outputs warehousing information of "1" corresponding to the number of vehicles to the parking vehicle number calculation means 12c. When the vehicle exits from the parking lot, the garage exit detecting means 12b outputs garage exit information of "1" corresponding to the number of vehicles to the parking quantity computing means 12c. The parking number calculation unit 12c subtracts the number of vehicles in the shipping information from the number of vehicles in the shipping information to obtain the total number of vehicles currently parked in the parking lot as the number of parking vehicles.
It is output to the usage status grasping unit 14 and the storage unit 11. For example, as for the parking situation of the parking lot which changes from moment to moment stored in the memory storage unit 11, the number of parked vehicles is “0” when there is no vehicle in the parking lot. This parking number is "0"
In this state, when one vehicle enters the parking lot, the number of vehicles used is “1”, and when one vehicle enters the parking lot, the number of vehicles used is “2”. When one vehicle exits the parking lot and one enters the parking lot while the number of vehicles used is “2”, the number of vehicles used is “2-1 + 1 = 2” and is “2”.
It remains.

The date and time generating means 13 is composed of a clock having a date counting function, and outputs the current date and time information to the utilization status history means 15 with time.

The utilization status grasping means 14 obtains the number of parked vehicles output from the number of parked vehicles detecting means 12,
The ratio of the number of parked cars to the maximum number of cars that can be parked is calculated as a fullness rate and stored in the storage / storage unit 11 together with date and time information.
The calculated vacancy rate is compared with a usage status determination reference value to determine the usage status such as full / crowded / empty, and the determination result is output to the usage status history unit 15. The above-mentioned usage status determination reference value T has an air-mix determination reference value T1 and a congestion determination reference value T2. The air congestion determination reference value T1 is a determination reference value for determining the distinction between an empty state where there is a considerable parking space available in the parking lot and a congestion state where there is some parking space available in the parking lot. is there. The congestion determination reference value T2 is a determination reference value for determining the distinction between the congestion state and the full state where there is almost no parking space in the parking lot. For example, when the maximum number of vehicles that can be parked in the parking lot is 50, the air-mixing determination reference value T1 and the congestion-determination reference value T2 are 40%, which is 80% of the maximum number of parkingable vehicles. The value T1 is set, and 45 cars, which is 90% of the maximum number of parkable vehicles, is set as the congestion determination reference value T2. The air-mixing determination reference value T1 <the congestion determination reference value T2 is set. In addition, the operator can forcibly change and set the calculation result of full and empty by operating the operation unit (full key 2a, mixed key 2c, empty key 2d).

The utilization status history means 15 obtains the judgment result output from the utilization status grasping means 14,
The number of parked vehicles is obtained from the number-of-parked-vehicles detecting means 12, the date and time at that time are obtained from the date and time generating means 13, and the obtained number of parking vehicles and the date and time are output to the storage unit 11 as a usage status. Remember. Further, the utilization status history means 15 edits and outputs the utilization status as a utilization status history for a predetermined period by the utilization status request operation of the operator, together with the output to the storage unit 11. That is, when the operator turns on the function key 2a and "History" is displayed on the display screen unit 10, the operator turns on the mixed key 2c whose function is switched as the history display. The usage history means 15 edits the usage history stored in the storage unit 11 as a usage history for a certain period such as 10 days, 20 days, or one month, and this edited certain The usage history of the period is output and displayed on the display screen unit 10.

The parking lot information transmission means 16 sequentially obtains the number of parking lots detected by the parking lot number detection means 12 and the available states such as full, crowded, and vacant, which are obtained from the utilization status grasping means 14, and sequentially acquires the information center 31 ( (See FIG. 11).
Further, the parking lot information transmission means 16 outputs and displays the available states such as full, crowded, and vacant obtained from the usage situation grasping means 14 on a parking lot guide plate (not shown) installed near the entrance of the parking lot. Let

Next, the operation of the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. When the vehicle enters the parking lot, the number-of-parked-vehicles detection unit 12 adds “1” to the number of vehicles already stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 to update the number of used vehicles. Further, when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the parking number calculation means 12c subtracts "1" from the used number already stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 and updates it. Then, the number-of-parked-vehicles detecting means 12 stores and updates the number of parked vehicles in the storage / accumulation unit 11 in accordance with the number of the parked parking spaces that changes every moment, and the number of parked vehicles is grasped by the utilization status grasping means 14 and the utilization status history means 1.
5 is output. Further, the utilization status grasping means 14 obtains the number of parked vehicles output from the number of parked vehicles detecting means 12, and divides the obtained number of parked vehicles by a preset maximum number of parkable vehicles in the managed parking lot. The ratio of the number of vehicles to the maximum number of vehicles that can be parked is calculated as the full vehicle rate, and the calculated full vehicle rate is compared with the air congestion determination reference value T1 and the congestion determination reference value T2 to determine the usage state such as full vehicle, congestion, and empty vehicle. , And outputs the determination result to the usage history means 15. Further, the information is also output to the parking lot information transmission means 16 and the usage state is transmitted to the information center 31 shown in FIG. 11 through the center communication interface section 7 and the communication line. Subsequently, the usage status history means 15 is used by the usage status grasping means 1
4, the date and time at that time are obtained from the date and time generation means 13 by obtaining the use state determination result from 4, and the use state in which the obtained availability state determination result and date and time are associated is generated. The generated usage status is output to the storage / accumulation unit 11 and stored therein. In this state, the operator turns on the function key 2a, and "History" is displayed on the display screen unit 10, whereby the mixed key 2
When the operator turns on the mixed key (history display key) 2c in a state in which the function c is switched to the history display, the usage history means 15 stores the usage history stored in the storage unit 11 for a certain period of time. Is edited as the usage history in the above, and the edited usage history for a certain period is output and displayed on the display screen unit 10 (see FIG. 3).

As a result, according to the first embodiment, the operator can use the usage history for a certain period as shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the display screen section 10 as the parking lot management material. For example, the operator looks at the usage history displayed on the display screen unit 10 to grasp the tendency of the time zone in which the managed parking lot has an empty parking space, and determines the empty vehicle time zone in which there is little change throughout a certain period. By effectively utilizing the above-mentioned usage history as a management material for effectively utilizing the parking lot, such as making it available for time rent, it is possible to contribute to the soundness of the parking lot management.

Example 2. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device as a second embodiment, FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of the parking lot information collecting device, and FIG. 6 is a second embodiment.
6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment. The parking lot information collecting device of the second embodiment is characterized in that the parking lot information collecting device of the first embodiment is added with a parking ticket issuing function.

In FIG. 4, in addition to the operation section 2, the terminal section and the display screen section 10, the apparatus main body 1 has a ten-key pad 17 and a print function output port 18 for outputting a printed parking ticket.
Have and.

In FIG. 5, the control unit 4 includes a parking vehicle number detection means 12, a date and time generation means 13, a usage status grasping means 14,
In addition to the usage status history unit 15 and the parking lot information transmission unit 16, a vehicle number input unit 19, a serial number generation unit 20, and a parking ticket issuing unit 21 are provided.

The vehicle number input means 19 allows the operator to input the vehicle number displayed on the license plate of the vehicle entering the parking lot using the ten key 17 shown in FIG. The corresponding vehicle number information is output.

The reference number generating means 20 stores the initial value in the storage / accumulation unit 11 when the operator inputs the initial value with the ten keys 17. Vehicle number input means 19
When the vehicle number information is input from the reference number generating means 20
Outputs the held initial value to the parking ticket issuing means 21 as an ordinal number, adds "1" to the number indicating the same order as the output ordinal number, and the added number of "1" It is retained as an ordinal number output to. When the number added with "1" to this initial value is output to the parking ticket issuing means 21 as an ordinal number according to the vehicle number information input from the vehicle number input means 19, the same order as the output ordinal number is output. "1" is added to the number shown, and the number is added to the number added to hold "1" as an ordinal number. That is, the reference number generating means 20 outputs to the parking ticket issuing means 21 ordinal numbers whose numerical values increase from the initial value by “1” according to the vehicle number information input from the vehicle number inputting means 19.

The parking ticket issuing means 21 is an operator's numeric keypad 1.
When the vehicle number is entered through 7 operations, a parking ticket with a parking lot name, a vehicle number, a reference number, and a storage date and time is issued. That is, when the parking ticket issuing means 21 obtains the vehicle number information output from the vehicle number input means 19, the parking ticket information stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 in advance, the reference number information from the reference number generating means 20, and the date / time generating means. The current date and time information is obtained from 13, and a parking ticket on which the parking lot name, date, car number, reference number, and warehousing time are printed is issued based on the obtained information. Parking ticket information is the "parking lot name" required for parking tickets,
It is basic data representing characters such as "date", "vehicle number", "reference number", "arrival time", etc., which are stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 in advance. The reference number information is data representing an ordinal number that the reference number generating means 20 increases in order according to the vehicle number information input from the vehicle number input means 19. The date and time information is data representing the current date and time output from the date and time generating means 13.

Next, the operation of the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Step 1
In 01, when the vehicle enters the parking lot, the operator inputs the vehicle number displayed on the license plate of the vehicle using the ten-key pad 17. In step 102, the parking ticket issuing means 21 causes the storage ticket storage unit 11, the serial number. Parking ticket information, reference number information, and current date and time information are received from the generating means 20 and the date and time generating means 13. And
In step 103, the parking ticket issuing means 21 prints the parking ticket on which the parking lot name, date, car number, reference number, and warehousing time are printed, and prints it out of the apparatus main body 1 through the print function output port 18. The operator hands the issued parking ticket to the driver. On the other hand, although not shown as steps in FIG. 6, the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the second embodiment also grasps the usage situation of the parking lot and accumulates the history. That is, the following process is performed in parallel with the process of step 102. When the vehicle number is input by operating the ten-key pad 17, the number-of-parked-carries detection unit 12 adds “1” to the number of parked cars already stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 to update the usage status comprehension unit 14. The number of parked vehicles output from the number-of-parked vehicles detection unit 12 is obtained to calculate the full rate. Then, the usage status grasping unit 14 compares the calculated full vehicle ratio with the air-mixing determination reference value T1 and the congestion determination reference value T2 to determine the available states such as full vehicle, congestion, and empty vehicle, and the determination result is the usage state. It outputs to the history means 15. Subsequently, the utilization status in which the utilization status determination unit 15 obtains the availability determination result and the date and time are associated with each other is output to and stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11. Then, in a state where the function of the mixed key 2c is switched as the history function unit,
When the operator turns on the mixed key 2c, the usage history unit 15 edits the usage history stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11 as a usage history for a certain period,
The usage history of the edited period is displayed on the display unit 10
And display it.

In short, according to the second embodiment, every time the vehicle enters the parking lot, the operator issues a parking ticket by inputting the vehicle number by operating the ten-key pad 17, and the operator displays the display screen. The usage history of a certain period displayed on the section 10 can be used as a parking lot management material.

Example 3. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of the parking lot information collection device as the third embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment. This Example 3
The parking lot information collecting device is characterized in that the parking lot information collecting device of the second embodiment is added with a parking charge calculation function.

In FIG. 7, the control unit 4 includes a parking vehicle number detection means 12, a date and time generation means 13, a usage status grasping means 14,
In addition to the usage status history means 15, the parking lot information transmission means 16, the vehicle number input means 19, the reference number generation means 20 and the parking ticket issuing means 21, a parking charge calculation means 22 is provided.

When the reference number is input by the operation of the ten-key pad 17 by the operator, the parking charge calculation means 22 calculates the parking time, calculates the parking charge according to the calculated parking time, and calculates the parking charge. Output the parking fee. That is, when the reference number written on the parking ticket is input by the ten-key pad 17, the parking fee calculation means 22 obtains the current time when the date / time generation means 13 is generated as the delivery time, and also inputs the reference number. Is compared with the storage storage unit 11 to extract the warehousing time corresponding to the reference number from the storage storage unit 11, and the time from the extracted warehousing time to the obtained warehousing time is calculated as the parking time. The parking fee is calculated by multiplying the parking time by the unit price (price per unit time), and the calculated parking fee is displayed on the display screen unit 10.

Next, the operation of the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Step 2
In 01, when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the operator receives the parking ticket from the driver, and inputs the reference number written on the parking ticket using the ten-key pad 17. In step 202, the parking fee calculation means 22 stores the parking fee. The receiving time as the parking time and the leaving time as the current date and time information are respectively received from the storage unit 11 and the date and time generating means 13 according to the reference number. Then, in step 203, the parking fee calculation means 22 calculates the parking fee according to the parking time from the entry time to the exit time and outputs it to the display screen unit 10 for display. The operator notifies the driver of the parking fee displayed on the display screen unit 10, the driver pays the notified parking fee to the operator, and the operator receives the parking fee from the driver. On the other hand, although not shown as steps in FIG. 8, the parking lot information collecting apparatus of the third embodiment also grasps the usage situation of the parking lot and accumulates the history. That is, the following process is performed in parallel with the process of step 202. When the vehicle number is input by operating the ten-key pad 17, the number-of-parked-vehicles detecting means 12 is stored in the storage unit 1.
By subtracting "1" from the number of vehicles already stored in 1 and updating it, the utilization status grasping means 14 obtains the number of parked vehicles output from the number-of-parked vehicles detecting means 12 and calculates the full rate. Then, the usage status grasping means 14 determines the current available status of the parking lot, and the usage status history means 15
The utilization status obtained by associating the determination result of the availability state with the date and time is output to and stored in the storage / accumulation unit 11.

In short, according to the third embodiment, every time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the operator inputs the reference number by operating the ten-key pad 17 to calculate the parking charge and display it on the screen. The person can use the usage history for a certain period displayed on the display screen unit 10 as a parking lot management material.

Embodiment 4 FIG. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of the parking lot information collection device as the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fourth embodiment. The parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the fourth embodiment is characterized in that a parking fee receipt issuing function is added to the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the third embodiment.

In FIG. 9, the control unit 4 includes a parking vehicle number detection means 12, a date and time generation means 13, a usage status grasping means 14,
In addition to the usage status history means 15, the parking lot information transmission means 16, the car number input means 19, the reference number generation means 20, the parking ticket issuing means 21 and the parking fee calculation means 22, a receipt issuing means 23 is provided.

Upon receipt of the parking fee output from the parking fee calculation means 22, the receipt issuing means 23 issues a receipt in which the parking fee according to the obtained parking fee is described. That is, when the parking charge output from the parking charge calculation means 22 is obtained, a receipt in which the amount of the obtained parking charge is printed is issued, and the reference number for issuing the receipt and the parking charge for the reference number. The receipt time as the information necessary for the calculation of is deleted.

Next, the operation of the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In step 301, when the parking charge calculation is completed, the receipt issuing means 23 receives the parking charge amount information from the parking charge calculating means 22. In step 302, the receipt issuing means 23 stores the above amount in the storage unit 11. Receives a monetary number according to the information. Then, in step 303, the receipt issuing means 23 prints the parking ticket on which the parking charge corresponding to the amount information is printed and prints it out of the apparatus main body 1 through the print function output port 18. The operator hands the issued parking ticket to the driver, the driver pays the parking fee written on the receipt to the operator, and the operator receives the parking fee from the driver.

In short, according to the fourth embodiment, every time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the operator inputs the reference number by operating the ten-key pad 17, and at the same time, the receipt with the parking fee is issued. , The display screen section 1
The usage history for a certain period displayed at 0 can be used as a parking lot management material.

Example 5. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device as a fifth embodiment. The parking lot information collecting device of the fifth embodiment is characterized in that a card reader function is added to the parking lot information collecting device of the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 11, the apparatus main body 1 includes an operation unit 2, a terminal unit, a display screen unit 10, a ten-key pad 17, and a print function output port 18.
In addition, it has a card reader 24.

The card reader 24 is provided in a part of the groove by inserting one side of the customer card 25 into the groove formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1 from one end to the other end and passing it through the groove. The magnetic information reading unit reads the attribute of the customer magnetically written on the customer card, and outputs the read attribute to the parked vehicle number detection means 12. The attributes of the customer include the customer's name, the transaction contract number with the customer, and the same vehicle number as the license plate of the vehicle owned by the customer.

Next, the operation of the parking lot information collecting apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described. A card reader 24 in which an operator receives a customer card 25 from a driver of a vehicle entering a parking lot and performs a reading operation on the card reader 24.
Reads out the customer attribute stored in the customer card 25 and outputs it to the parking lot number detecting means 12. Then, the parking number detecting means 12 collates the attributes of the customer obtained from the customer card 25 with the storage accumulation section 11, extracts the customer's vehicle number information from the storage accumulation section 11, and outputs it to the usage status grasping section 14.

In short, according to the fifth embodiment, when the operator causes the card reader 24 to read the customer attribute stored in the customer card 25, the parking lot number detection means 12 causes the usage status grasping means 14 to identify the customer. The vehicle number information is automatically output, the use status history means 15 stores the use status history in the storage and storage unit, and the operator displays the display screen unit 10.
The usage history for a certain period displayed in can be used as a parking lot management material.

In the first embodiment, the mode of displaying the usage history on the display screen section 10 is shown and described, but
In the present invention, the apparatus main body 1 may be provided with the print function output port 18 shown in FIG. 4, and the usage history displayed on the display unit 10 may be printed and output from the print function output port 18.

[0048]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the usage status that changes from moment to moment is stored in association with the date and time, and the usage status associated with this date and time is stored in response to a request from the operator. Since it is configured to edit and output as, the parking lot information collection device can individually obtain the number of parked cars and the usage history, and thus the operator who manages the parking lot can collect the usage history of the parking lot. The effective use as management data has the effect of contributing to the soundness of parking lot management.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the operator inputs the vehicle number, so that the parking ticket for the vehicle entering the parking lot is automatically issued. While grasping the above, there is an effect that the vehicle that has entered the parking lot can be easily managed.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the operator inputs the reference number of the parking ticket, the parking fee for the vehicle leaving the parking lot is automatically calculated.
There is an effect that it is possible to easily charge a vehicle leaving the parking lot while grasping the usage situation of the parking lot.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the receipt of the calculated parking fee is automatically calculated subsequent to the calculation of the parking fee for the vehicle leaving the parking lot. There is an effect that it is possible to smoothly carry out billing of a vehicle leaving the parking lot and its receipt work while grasping the usage situation of the parking lot.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of the parking lot information collection device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage status history according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a parking lot information collection device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a parking lot information collection device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a parking lot information collecting device according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing an appearance of a parking lot information collecting device according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional parking lot guidance system.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing an appearance of a conventional parking lot information collecting device.

FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a conventional parking lot information collection device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Device Main Body, 4 Control Unit, 11 Memory Storage Unit, 12
Parking number detecting means, 12a warehousing detecting means, 12b warehousing detecting means, 12c parking number calculating means, 13 date and time generating means, 14 usage status grasping means, 15 usage status history means, 19 car number input means, 21 parking ticket issuing means, Two
2 Parking fee calculation means, 23 Receipt issuing means, 24
Card reader, 25 customer cards.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A parking lot information collecting device installed in a parking lot for guiding parking lots and connected to an information center by a communication line, to detect the number of parked vehicles according to the number of parking lots entering and leaving the parking lot. By calculating the parking capacity detection means and the current parking capacity detected by the parking capacity detection means, the ratio of the number of cars that can be accommodated is calculated as the full car ratio, and this full car ratio is compared with the usage status judgment reference value.・ A usage status comprehension means for determining the usage status of congestion / empty cars, a date and time generation means for outputting the current date and time information at a given time, a parked vehicle number detection means, a discrimination result from the usage status comprehension means, a date and time generation The date and time information is acquired from the means, the acquired information is associated and stored as a usage status transition, and the stored usage status transition is stored for a certain period according to an operation requested by the operator. Usage status history means that edits and outputs as usage status history, the number of currently parked vehicles from the parking quantity detection means, and the judgment result from the usage status grasping means are obtained and transmitted as the parking lot usage status to the information center using the communication line. A parking lot information collecting device, comprising: 2. A vehicle number input means for inputting vehicle number information according to a vehicle number displayed on a license plate of a vehicle entering a parking lot by an operator, and a vehicle number input means for inputting the vehicle number information. A serial number generating means for outputting a serial number as a serial number by obtaining the vehicle number information, and a vehicle number and serial number for the vehicle number information by obtaining the vehicle number information input from the vehicle number input means. A parking ticket issuance that obtains the reference number from the generation means and the current date and time information from the date and time generation means, and issues a parking ticket with information such as the obtained vehicle number, reference number, and date and time of warehousing as the current date and time information The parking lot information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means. 3. The parking time from the warehousing information to the warehousing information is calculated by obtaining the warehousing information output from the warehousing detection means, and a parking charge according to the calculated parking time is calculated, and this calculation is performed. The parking lot information collecting device according to claim 1, further comprising a parking charge calculation means for outputting the generated parking charge. 4. A receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt in which a parking fee corresponding to the parking fee is obtained by obtaining the parking fee output from the parking fee calculating means is added. The parking lot information collecting device according to claim 3.