JPH1125303A - Vehicle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely grasp entrance/exit state of a vehicle even when a vehicle entering/exiting to/from a restricted place is an unspecified vehicle by specifying the vehicle based on a vehicle number and specifying a driver based on a driver' s license owned by the driver of the vehicle. SOLUTION: A number plate 24 of a vehicle is photographed and a vehicle number is identified by a data generation part 26 through an image processing part 25 and sent to a data output part 27. Matters written in a driver's license 28 are recognized by a reading part 29 and identified by a data generation part 30 and the shape or the like of the driver's license 28 is detected by a detection part 31 and identified by a data generation part 32. Then a picture on the driver's license 28 is recognized by a reading part 33 and identified by a data generation part 34 and these data are integrated by a data output part 35 and outputted as driver's license data together with vehicle number data. A data management means 23 stores the driver's license data and the vehicle number data in a data storage means 36 and retrieves, displays and prints out these data as necessity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle management system, and more particularly to a situation in which an unspecified driver enters or exits a vehicle in a limited place of any industrial society, such as government offices, department stores, and banks. The present invention relates to a vehicle management system that achieves rationalization of entrance / exit management and security management by data management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a limited place in all industrial societies, such as government offices, department stores, and banks, it is common to manage the situation in which vehicles enter and leave. When managing entry and exit of a vehicle in the limited place, there are means for identifying the vehicle itself and means for identifying the driver instead of identifying the vehicle.

Specifically, a vehicle management system as a means for identifying a vehicle includes an image pickup means 1 for picking up an image of a license plate of a vehicle as shown in FIG.
Reading means 2 for reading the vehicle number obtained by
Identification means 3 for identifying a vehicle number based on the read data obtained by the reading means 2, control means 4 for controlling the output of the identification means 3, and display means 5 for displaying the vehicle number by the control means 4. And

In this vehicle management system, when a vehicle enters and exits a limited place, the license plate of the vehicle is imaged by the imaging means 1 and the vehicle number of the imaged license plate is read by the reading means 2. The identification means 3 identifies the vehicle number based on the read data. The output of the identification means 3 is controlled by the control means 4, and the vehicle number is displayed by the display means 5 based on the command output from the control means 4. In this way, entry and exit of the vehicle are checked.

On the other hand, the latter, a vehicle management system as a means for identifying a driver instead of a vehicle, uses a magnetic field for a specific vehicle such as a driver's name or a company to which the driver belongs. A card registered in advance by recording or the like is created and data is managed, and entry / exit of the specific vehicle is checked using the dedicated card.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle management system includes a reading means 7 for reading predetermined items recorded on a dedicated card 6, and an identification for identifying the card 6 based on the read data obtained by the reading means 7. Means 8, control means 9 for controlling the output of the identification means 8 and display means 10 for displaying predetermined items such as the name of the driver and the name of the company to which the control means 9 belongs.

When a specific vehicle enters or exits a limited place, the driver inserts a card 6 registered in advance into the reading means 7, and the reading means 7 determines predetermined items of the card 6. The card 6 is read, and the identification means 8 identifies the card 6 based on the read data. And
The output of the identification means 8 is controlled by the control means 9, and predetermined items such as the name of the driver and the name of the company to which the driver belongs are displayed on the display means 10 based on the command output from the control means 9. In this way, when a specific vehicle enters and exits, the entry and exit of the specific vehicle is checked by data management based on the dedicated card 6 possessed by the driver.

[0008]

The conventional vehicle management system includes means for identifying the vehicle itself based on the vehicle number on the license plate, and a dedicated card in which the driver is registered in advance instead of identifying the vehicle. As described above, there is a means for identifying based on the. When an attempt is made to identify a vehicle that enters and exits at a limited place, the above-described identification based on the vehicle number on the license plate is suitable for clearly identifying the vehicle.

However, the license plate of the vehicle may be counterfeited, and the unauthorized use of the license plate makes it difficult to clearly identify the vehicle even if the vehicle number is identified. It was not enough to identify vehicles based solely on them.

[0010] In addition, the method of identifying a driver with a dedicated card instead of identifying a vehicle can optimize entry / exit management. However, the dedicated card itself is duplicated, or a person other than the driver himself / herself is copied. In some cases, a third party may use it, and because of these unauthorized uses, it is difficult to clearly identify the vehicle by identifying the driver. Identifying the vehicle was not enough.

Therefore, a vehicle management system using both means for identifying the vehicle itself based on the vehicle number on the license plate and means for identifying the driver of the vehicle based on a dedicated card registered in advance is conceivable.

As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle management system includes the above-mentioned vehicle number imaging means 1, reading means 2 and identification means 3, and card 6 reading means 7 and identification means 8. And control means 11 for controlling both outputs of the identification means 3 and 8 of the card, and display means 12 for displaying predetermined items such as the name of the driver, the name of the company to which the driver belongs, and the vehicle number by the control means 11. I do.

When the vehicle enters or exits the vehicle, the driver inserts a card 6 registered in advance into the reading means 7 so that the reading means 7 reads predetermined items of the card 6 and based on the read data. The identification means 8 identifies the card 6. On the other hand, the license plate of the vehicle is imaged by the imaging means 1, the vehicle number of the imaged license plate is read by the reading means 2, and the vehicle number is identified by the identification means 3 based on the read data. The control means 11 controls the vehicle number and both outputs of the identification means 3 and 8 of the card 6, and the control means 11
The display unit 12 displays predetermined items such as the name of the driver, the name of the company to which the driver belongs, the vehicle number, and the like, based on the command output from the controller. In this way, the entry / exit of the vehicle is checked by both the license plate of the vehicle and the special card 6 carried by the driver.

However, whether the vehicle is specified by the driver's exclusive card 6 alone or the vehicle's license plate and the driver's exclusive card 6 both specify the vehicle, In order to use the special card 6, it is necessary to register in advance the name of the driver, the name of the company to which the driver belongs, and the vehicle number. As a result, the vehicle used by the driver must be specific, and it is difficult to use the special card 6 for an unspecified vehicle, and it is difficult to identify the vehicle using the special card 6. There was a problem.

[0015]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A vehicle management system according to the present invention is a vehicle management system for data management of a situation where an unspecified vehicle enters and exits at a limited place, and a license plate of the vehicle is controlled by a camera. Vehicle identification means for identifying the vehicle by imaging and identifying the vehicle number by image processing, and identifying the driver by reading and identifying at least the items described in the driver's license held by the driver of the vehicle Driver management means, and data management for storing vehicle number data obtained by the vehicle specification means and license data obtained by the driver specification means, and executing search, display and printout thereof as necessary. Means.

It is desirable that the license data obtained by the driver specifying means be transmitted through a communication line so that the driver's license can be checked.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle management system according to the present invention is a vehicle management system based on a driver's license that manages data of an unspecified driver entering and leaving a limited place using a vehicle, As shown in FIG. 1, the main part is constituted by a vehicle specifying unit 21, a driver specifying unit 22, and a data management unit 23 described in detail below.

The vehicle identification means 21 identifies the vehicle by imaging the license plate 24 of the vehicle with a camera (for example, an ITV camera) and identifying the vehicle number by image processing. Specifically, the vehicle specifying means 21
An image processing unit 25 that captures a license plate 24 of a vehicle used by an unspecified driver with a camera or the like and performs predetermined image processing such as binarization or multi-value processing, and the image processing unit 25 And a data output unit 27 that outputs the vehicle number data generated by the data generation unit 26 to the data management unit 23.

The driver specifying means 22 is provided with information on the description, shape, size, and color (hereinafter referred to as a driver's license 28) possessed by the driver.
The driver is identified by reading and identifying the shape and the like. Specifically, this driver specifying means 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a reading unit for automatically recognizing the described items which are described at predetermined positions of the driver's license 28 and include characters and numbers by using an automatic reading device such as a hand scanner with respect to the above described items. 29, and a data generation unit 30 that analyzes an output signal from the reading unit 29 and identifies items to be described. Further, regarding the shape and the like, a detection unit 31 that automatically detects the shape and the like of the driver's license 28 with various sensors and a data generation unit 32 that analyzes an output signal from the detection unit 31 and identifies the shape and the like are included. Have. Further, for a photograph, by using an automatic reading device such as a hand scanner, a reading unit 33 that automatically recognizes a photograph at a predetermined position of the driver's license 28,
A data generating unit 34 for analyzing the output signal from the reading unit 33 to identify a photograph.

The driver's license 28 is described in terms of data, shape, etc., and the license data obtained by integrating the description data, shape, etc. data and photo data generated by the data generators 30, 32, 34 with data management means. And a data output unit 35 for outputting the data to the data output unit 23.

The data management means 23 includes the data storage means 3
6. Data search means 37, data display means 38 and data output means 39. In the data storage unit 36, the driver license data output from the data output unit 35 of the driver identification unit 22 regarding the items described in the driver license 28, the shape, and the photograph, and the data are output from the data output unit 27 of the vehicle identification unit 21. Vehicle number data stored in a memory or the like. Each data stored in the data storage means 36 is input to the data search means 3 by key input or the like of a receptionist.
The data is extracted as needed by the data display means 38 such as a CRT display.
Is displayed on the screen, and printed by data output means 39 such as a printer.

In the vehicle management system of the present invention having the above configuration, when entering by using an unspecified vehicle, first, the vehicle is specified by the vehicle specifying means 21. That is, after the license plate 24 of the vehicle is imaged by a camera or the like, the image is processed by the image processing unit 25, and then the data is generated by the data generation unit 26.
Then, the vehicle number of the license plate 24 is identified, and the vehicle number data is transmitted to the data output unit 27.

On the other hand, as long as the driver is using the vehicle,
Since the driver's license 28 is always carried, the driver is specified by the driver specifying means 22 based on the driver's license 28. That is, by setting the driver's license 28 in an automatic reading device or the like by the driver or receptionist,
The data on the driver's license 28 is automatically recognized by the reading unit 29 and then identified by the data generating unit 30. Also,
The shape and the like of the driver's license 28 are automatically detected by the detection unit 31 and then identified by the data generation unit 32. Further, the photograph of the driver's license 28 is automatically recognized by the reading unit 33 and then identified by the data generating unit 34. The entry data, shape data, and photograph data identified by the data generators 30, 32, and 34 are sent to the data output unit 35.

As described above, the data described in the driver's license 28, the data such as the shape, and the photograph data are transmitted to the data output unit 3
5, and is output to the data management means 23 together with the vehicle number data as license data. In the data management means 23, the license data and the vehicle number data are stored in the data storage means 36, respectively, and are extracted by the data search means 37 by key input or the like of a reception clerk, if necessary. Is displayed on the screen by the data display means 38, and further printed by the data output means 39 such as a printer.

Although not shown, the driver specifying means 2
If the license data obtained by the second data output unit 35 is transmitted through a communication line so that the driver's license can be checked, the credibility of the license data is further improved, which is preferable.

[0026]

According to the vehicle management system of the present invention, a vehicle is specified by the vehicle specifying means based on the vehicle number, and the vehicle is specified by the driver specifying means based on the driver's license held by the driver of the vehicle. Since the driver is specified, the vehicle that enters and exits in a limited place is not specific, and even if the vehicle is unspecified, the vehicle and the driver can be data managed, and the vehicle and the The driver can be clearly identified. Therefore, even if the vehicle is unspecified, the entry / exit status of the vehicle can be reliably grasped, and crime prevention can be prevented by security management.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional vehicle management system using a vehicle license plate.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional vehicle management system using a dedicated card.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle management system using a license plate and a special card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Vehicle identification means 22 Driver identification means 23 Data management means 24 License plate 28 Driver's license

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle management system for data management of a situation where an unspecified vehicle enters and exits at a limited place,
Vehicle identification means for identifying the vehicle by imaging the license plate of the vehicle with a camera and identifying the vehicle number by image processing, and reading and identifying at least the items described in a driver's license held by the driver of the vehicle. Driver identification means for identifying the driver, and vehicle number data obtained by the vehicle identification means and license data obtained by the driver identification means are stored and searched, displayed, and printed out. A vehicle management system comprising: a data management unit that is executed as needed. 2. The vehicle management system according to claim 1, wherein the license data obtained by the driver specifying means is transmitted through a communication line so that the driver's license can be checked.