JPS58186888A - Admition/departure controller for parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an entry/exit system T111 in a parking lot that uses a parking card for users who regularly use the parking lot.

Conventionally, in an unmanned parking lot equipped with an entry/exit gate, a parking ticket recording the time of entry, etc. is received at the entrance of the parking lot when entering the parking lot, and when exiting the parking lot, the ticket is inserted into a designated insertion slot such as an automatic fare adjustment machine installed at the exit of the parking lot. When you insert this parking ticket, the automatic fare adjustment machine reads the parking time, calculates the parking time from the parking time to the current time when the parking ticket is inserted, and calculates and displays the parking fee corresponding to this parking time. The system was configured so that when coins or the like corresponding to the fee were inserted, payment was completed, the exit gate was opened, and exit was possible. However, for customers who frequently use parking lots, it is troublesome to receive a parking ticket each time and pay a fee corresponding to the parking time, so so-called fixed-rate parking cards such as monthly parking cards are being adopted. In other words, instead of inserting coins or the like equivalent to the parking fee, a special parking card with specified information such as expiry date and vehicle type is inserted along with the parking ticket into the arithmetic control device for controlling entry and exit. A method is adopted in which the quality of the card is determined and a decision is made as to whether or not permission to leave the store is granted. However, such a system is not preferable because it allows a single parking card to enter and exit a vehicle that is not registered on the parking card and is not under contract.

Therefore, when entering the parking lot, only the parking ticket is accepted, and when exiting the parking lot, the parking ticket and parking card are inserted into the automatic fare adjustment machine, and the time of departure is stored in the arithmetic and control unit. is in stock in the parking lot and a non-contracted vehicle attempts to enter the parking lot using the same parking card.
A method has been proposed in which the arithmetic and control unit compares the previous exit time with the entry time read from the parking ticket. in this case,
If the entry time is before the previous insertion time of the parking card, that is, the exit time, it is determined that the relevant parking card is not being used legitimately by the subscriber, and therefore exiting is prohibited without outputting an exit permission signal. This is to prevent unauthorized entry and exit of multiple cars using the same parking card.

However, according to the above-mentioned management method, customers are required to perform double tasks, such as receiving a parking ticket on the parking card each time they park their car, and inserting the parking card and parking ticket into the automatic fare adjustment machine when exiting the parking lot. However, there was a problem in that the procedures for entering and exiting the warehouse were extremely troublesome. In addition, for parking lot operators, they have to issue parking tickets to parking card users in the same way as regular users, which increases the cost of issuing parking tickets and is uneconomical. There is a waste of having to deal with discarded tickets, and in addition, a lot of time is required to process payments when entering and exiting the warehouse, especially at the time of exiting the warehouse, which causes various problems such as making exiting the warehouse complicated. there were.

41 The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a parking system that prevents unauthorized use of a parking card without requiring the issuance of a parking ticket, shortens processing time, and reduces costs. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an entry/exit control device for a parking lot, and in order to achieve this objective, the present invention determines whether or not a parking card is valid when entering the parking lot, and if it is valid, the present invention determines whether the parking card is valid or not. After inputting the parking information into the parking card, it outputs a parking permission signal, and when leaving the parking lot, it similarly judges whether the parking card is valid or not, and if it is valid, records the parking information. The present invention is characterized by erasing the parking card and outputting an exit permission signal.Preferably, when determining whether or not the parking card is valid, the validity period is also determined, and when the parking card expires, the validity period is also determined. The vehicle is characterized by being equipped with a fee settlement means that screens and displays the corresponding parking fee and allows the vehicle to leave the parking lot only after payment of the fee.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with detailed drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a parking lot entry/exit control device according to the present invention, in which reference numeral A indicates the entry side and B indicates the exit side, respectively. Reference numeral 10 denotes a first arithmetic and control device composed of a microcomputer or the like. This first arithmetic and control device 10 receives detection signals from vehicle detectors 12 and 14 such as loop coils provided before and after the warehousing gate, which will be described later. The PC is a parking card used by regular users of the parking lot, and by inserting this parking card PC into a predetermined insertion slot of the first arithmetic and control unit 10, recorded information can be read and necessary information can be read. Writing, etc. is performed. Reference numeral 16 denotes a warehousing gate control [l device, which controls warehousing in response to an warehousing permission signal output based on a calculation result of the first arithmetic and control device 10, for example, a judgment result such as that the parking card 14 is valid as described later. The gate 18 is opened to allow vehicles to enter the garage. The unloading side also has the same configuration as the receiving side, and 20 is a second arithmetic and control unit composed of a microcomputer or the like; 22.24
numeral 7-26 is a vehicle detector consisting of a loop coil, etc.; 7-26 is an exit gate system; and 28 is an exit gate.

Figure 2 shows an example of the card format when the above-mentioned parking card PC is configured with a magnetic card.Fixed data area Mf records fixed data such as validity period, owner, vehicle type, etc. In the data area MS, warehousing information such as warehousing time and warehousing information such as warehousing time are recorded.

In FIG. 1, the arithmetic and control device 10.20 is placed on the warehousing side A.

Although an example is shown in which they are provided on the exit side B, if these arithmetic and control devices 10 and 20 are collectively used as the main arithmetic and control device 30 as shown in FIG. 3, the overall control can be monitored and the configuration can be simplified. can be converted into In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the main arithmetic and control unit includes a clock circuit, a parking card data determination section, a write command circuit, a gate control circuit, a fare calculation circuit, and the like. 32 is a card information processing device that reads card information by inserting a parking card PC;
Along with writing, the warehousing information is also deleted.

34 is a conventionally provided coin device for inserting coins corresponding to the parking fee calculation;
Reference numeral 6 denotes a gate control device, which is shown in FIG. 1 as an entry/exit gate control device 16.26.

The embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be explained next.

FIG. 4A shows a flowchart at the time of warehousing, which starts when the vehicle detector 12 shown in FIG. The main processing unit 30 determines whether the

If it is determined that the card has been inserted, it is determined whether or not it is a legitimate card by checking with the registered customer number in the card data determining section of the main processing unit 30. If the customer is not registered, step S again.
1 and prohibits the gate control I device 36 from sending out the warehousing gate permission signal. In addition, if it is determined that the card is a regular card, in step S3, a warehousing code such as the warehousing time is written in the warehousing time area MS shown in FIG. 2 by a command signal from the write command circuit of the main processing and control unit. After this writing process, as in step S4, the gate control circuit 36 sends out a warehousing gate permission signal to open the warehousing gate and enable the car to enter the warehousing. On the other hand, step S
If it is determined in step S1 that the card is not inserted, it is a normal parking ticket user's entry, so in step S5, the signals from the entering vehicle detector 12 shown in FIG. The necessity of issuing a parking ticket is determined based on whether or not it has been input to the arithmetic processing unit 30. If it is determined that it is necessary, a parking ticket is issued in step S6, and after issuance, the process moves to step S4. .

Further, FIG. 4B shows a flowchart at the time of leaving the parking lot, which starts with the detection of the leaving vehicle by the vehicle detector 22 shown in FIG. If the card is inserted, the main processing and control unit 30 determines whether the card is a regular card in step S8 in the same manner as described above, and if it is determined that the card is a regular card, then in step S9. Delete the warehousing code and write the warehousing code, step S10
The gate will be opened to allow cars to exit the garage. Also,
If the parking card is not inserted in step S7, it is a normal parking ticket user's exit, so step 81
As shown in steps 1 to S15, a known fee settlement process is performed, and after the interest rate adjustment process is completed, the exit gate is opened as shown in step 810.

The first embodiment of the present invention is as described above, and when it is determined that the card is a regular card at the time of parking, a parking code such as the time of parking is written on the parking card, and the presence or absence of the parking code is determined at the time of leaving the parking lot. It is possible to determine whether or not the card is a legitimate card. Moreover, since this entry code is erased when leaving the parking lot, it can be written every time during the validity period of the parking card, the memory area for this can be reduced, and the processing by the arithmetic and control unit is extremely simple.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5A and 5B. In this embodiment, FIG.
The processes in steps 821 and S22 are similar to steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 4A, but in step 823, the exit information written on the parking card is determined. If it is determined that the exit information is correct, the exit information is deleted in step S24, and the entry time is written. After the prediction of the entry time is completed, the gate is opened in step S25. to allow vehicles to enter the warehouse. Note that steps S26 and S27 are performed as shown in FIG.
This is similar to steps S5 and S6. Next, when leaving the warehouse,
At steps 828 and 829, steps S7 and S of FIG.
The same process as Step 8 is performed, and in step S30 it is determined whether the warehousing time is before the current time at which the warehousing is to be carried out.

As a result, if the storage time is not before the current time, the process returns to step S1 and, although not shown in this flowchart, the main processing and control device 30 instructs the gate control device to prohibit storage.

Further, if the warehousing time is earlier than the current time in step S30, the warehousing time is erased and new warehousing information is written in step 831, and then the gate is opened as shown in step S32, and the warehousing is possible11- Make it.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the exit information recorded on the parking card at the time of parking is correct, and if it is determined that the exit information is correct, the exit information is deleted. The system also records the entry time and determines whether the entry time is before the current time when leaving the parking lot, so it is possible to grasp the usage status of the parking card in terms of time, and more accurately detect fraudulent parking cards. Use can be prevented.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6A and 6B. First, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A, the parking time is written in advance on the parking card when entering the parking lot, and when leaving the parking lot, the same processing as in the above-mentioned embodiment is performed such as steps S41 and S42, and the parking time is entered in step S43. Determine whether the time is before the current time. Thereafter, in step S44, it is determined whether or not this parking card is still valid. If it is valid, the parking information is deleted in step S45. In addition, when the time limit has expired, 12- calculates the parking fee corresponding to the period in which the product was in stock after the time limit expired, using the main arithmetic and control unit 30, and sends the result to step S.
46, the user inserts coins corresponding to the fee from the coin device as shown in step S47, proceeds to step S45, and returns the parking card and opens the gate in step 848. I have to. The embodiment shown in FIG. 6B is substantially the same as FIG. 6A, except that in step 845', in addition to erasing the warehousing information, the warehousing information is also written.

The third embodiment of the present invention is as described above, and in addition to determining whether or not the parking card is legitimate, it also checks the validity period, and if the validity period has expired, the fee will be charged accordingly. This is more suitable for users because they can take out the warehouse according to their needs.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the closing movement of each opened entry gate 18 and exit gate 28 is determined by vehicle detection by the vehicle detectors 14 and 24 provided inside the entry gate and on the exit side of the exit gate. Of course, this is done by Further, as the warehousing information and the warehousing information, in addition to the above-mentioned warehousing time and warehousing time, for example, a unique warehousing code and warehousing code may be used.

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of a parking card without issuing a parking ticket, and the processing time for this is short and the configuration is simple. Therefore, it can contribute to cost reduction, and if the validity period is determined in addition to the determination of unauthorized use, if the validity period has expired, it will be possible to exit the parking lot with the corresponding parking fee amount, making it more practical to use the vehicle. can be made possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of an entry/exit control device for a parking lot according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a card format of a parking card used in the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the first embodiment of the parking lot entry/exit control device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4A and 4B show the first embodiment of the non-explosion 15-year Flowcharts for explaining the operations at the time of warehousing and at the time of warehousing; FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts for explaining the operations at the time of warehousing and the time of warehousing of the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are flowcharts of a third embodiment of the present invention when leaving a warehouse. 30...Main processing control unit, 32...)] - card information processing device, 34...Coin device, 36...Gate system III] device, PC...Parking card. Patent applicant Amano Co., Ltd. 16- Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 6 (A) No A-class vehicle departing Fig. 6 (B)

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) The specified information recorded on the parking card for regular users of the parking lot is read out by the arithmetic and control device at the time of presentation of the parking card when entering and exiting the parking lot, and the entry and exit control is performed based on this read information. In the entry/exit control device in a parking lot that performs parking, when entering the parking lot, it is determined whether or not the parking card is valid, and when it is determined that the parking card is valid, the entry information is written in the parking card, and the calculation side m The device outputs an entry permission signal, and at the time of leaving the parking lot, it is determined whether the parking card is valid or not. When it is determined that the parking card is valid, the record of the parking information is erased, and the processing side tllll device outputs the parking card. An entry/exit control device for a parking lot, characterized in that the arithmetic and control device is provided with a control means configured to output a permission signal. (2) The control means erases the record of the warehousing information and writes the warehousing information, which is executed when the parking card is determined to be valid, and writes the information written on the parking card the next time the warehousing is carried out. 2. The parking lot entry/exit control device according to claim 1, further comprising means for writing the entry information when read together with the regulation information and determined to be valid. (3) When the control means determines that the parking card is invalid at the time of leaving the parking lot, the control means calculates the period during which the parking card has been in stock in the parking lot after the expiration date, and displays the interest rate corresponding to this period. , further comprising a fee adjustment means for outputting an exit permission signal to the exit gate opening/closing control device in accordance with payment of the fee. Control device. (4) When determining whether or not the parking card is valid at the time of parking, which is performed by the control means, the validity period is also determined, and if it is determined that the parking card is outside the period, it is determined that the parking card is invalid. An entry/exit control device for a parking lot according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the entry/exit control device for a parking lot is characterized by determining and prohibiting entry. (5) The entry/exit control device for a parking lot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the warehousing information and the warehousing information are an entry time and an exit time.