JPS6120916B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention relates to a parking management method for bicycles, automobiles, etc. in a parking lot, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a parking management method for bicycles, cars, etc. This invention relates to a parking management method in a type of parking lot that is manually removed through a parking lot. In a system that unmannedly manages the entry and exit of vehicles, including bicycles, into a parking lot, a parking ticket is issued when a vehicle enters the parking lot. This parking ticket records the parking number, date, and other necessary information, and is used as basic information for confirming the participating vehicle and calculating the parking fee when leaving the parking lot. However, suppose that after receiving the parking ticket issued at the time of entry, you can immediately return home with your vehicle without entering the parking lot.
This allows other vehicles in the parking lot to enter using the received parking ticket. Furthermore, if the vehicle is parked for a long period of time, a new parking ticket may be issued on the day the vehicle is pulled out, allowing the vehicle to be parked for one day's parking fee and then allowed to enter the parking lot. Especially since bicycles are easy to carry.
Situations like the one above are likely to occur. In an unmanned parking lot, it is necessary to confirm by some means that a vehicle has indeed entered the parking lot. A parking lot management device for preventing such illegal entry of vehicles is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 35800/1983. In this parking lot management device,
A first post for inputting an intention to enter the parking lot, for example, a first post for accepting input of a basic parking fee or having a push button, is arranged outside the gate provided at the entrance of the parking lot. There is. Further, a second mailbox for issuing a numbered ticket (parking ticket) is provided inside the entrance gate. When the intention to enter is input by the first post, the entrance gate opens, the vehicle detection means detects that the vehicle has indeed entered the parking lot through the entrance gate, and the vehicle is located at a predetermined position inside the parking lot. Once it is confirmed that this has been achieved, a numbered ticket will be issued from the second mailbox. According to this device, a numbered ticket will not be issued unless the vehicle reaches a designated position inside the parking lot.
It is certainly possible to prevent fraud such as issuing numbered tickets without allowing vehicles to enter the parking lot. However, this device requires a first post on the outside of the entrance gate and a second post on the inside. For this reason, a person who wishes to enter a vehicle into the parking lot must operate the first post to pass through the entrance gate, and then receive a numbered ticket from the second post. , two operations are required to enter the parking lot, making the entry procedure complicated. Moreover, since the train must stop at two locations, one outside and one inside the entrance gate, there is a problem in that it takes time to enter. The present invention provides a parking management method that enables quick entry into a parking lot with a single operation outside the entrance gate, and that also prevents vehicles from entering illegally as described above. be. Embodiments in which the present invention is applied to bicycle parking management will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows a part of the bicycle parking lot, and the parked cars are surrounded by a screen 70.
The interior is used as a bicycle parking lot. A part of the screen 70 is an entrance 71 and an exit 72, and there are entrance and exit toll collection devices 73, 74, gate devices 75, 76, and bicycle detectors 81 to 83, 84.
-86 are provided, respectively. Control device 77
is provided only at the entrance 71. The entrance fee collection device 73 includes a parking ticket issuing device described in the claims, and in this embodiment, the parking ticket issuing device includes a parking ticket issuing port, a ticket issuing mechanism 95, and related thereto, which will be described later. It consists of a circuit that Further, the exit toll collection device 74 includes a parking number input device as described in the claims, and this parking number input device is, in this embodiment, a numeric keypad 12.
5. Consists of a commuter pass reader 127 and related circuits. In this example, a Matsuto Switch is used as a bicycle detector.
Loop coils and photoelectric detectors, as described below, can be used. Matsu switches 81 and 82, and 84 and 85 are spaced apart so that the front and rear wheels of the bicycle ride on them at the same time. Entrance 7
In No. 1, two detectors 81 and 82 are used to confirm the direction of entry, and are arranged side by side in the direction of entry outside the gate. Further, a detector 83 is provided for confirming entrance and is provided inside the gate. Exit 7
Similarly, in No. 2, the two detectors 84 and 85 provided inside the gate are used to confirm the exit direction, and the detector 86 provided outside the gate is used to confirm the exit direction. A manager's room 78 is installed in the parking lot, and an alarm 79 is installed here. Roughly speaking, bicycle parking management is performed in the following steps. If you pay a predetermined entrance fee when entering your bicycle into the parking lot,
As shown in FIG. 2, a parking ticket is issued with the company name, parking number, entry date and time printed on it. A random number is used for the parking number, as will be described later. The parking number, entry date and time, etc. are immediately stored in memory and the gate is opened.
If no bicycle enters the gate after the gate is opened, the contents stored in the memory are erased. In the case of entering a bicycle, when the parking number is input using the numeric keypad, the entry date and time stored in the memory location of the parking number are read out, and the shortfall fee is calculated by comparing it with the date and time at the time of entry. indicate. If the insufficient amount is paid, the memory contents of the parking number memory location will be erased and the gate will be opened. In this example, it is also possible to use a parking pass, and there is no need to pay a fee for either entering or exiting within the validity period. The commuter pass has a third
As shown in the figure, the company code, expiration date and ID code unique to the owner are magnetically recorded. A parking number is given for both parking tickets and commuter passes. As shown below, the parking number of a parking ticket consists of a 0 as the most significant digit and a random number of the required number of digits, and the parking number of a commuter pass consists of a 1 as the most significant digit and an ID number. The random number and ID number have the same number of digits. A parking ticket and a commuter pass are distinguished by the most significant digits 0 and 1.

[Table] Figure 4 shows the toll collection device 7 installed at the entrance 71.
3 and the internal configuration of the control device 77. The front panel of the toll collection device 73 is provided with a coin slot, a commuter pass slot, a parking ticket issuing slot, and a display 103. The authenticity of the coins inserted into the coin slot is determined by a coin verification mechanism 91, and the amount of coins inserted is counted by a counting circuit 92. The admission fee to be paid at the time of admission is preset in the fee setting device 94, and the comparison circuit 93 compares the input amount with the admission fee. The ticket issuing mechanism 95 issues parking tickets, includes a printing mechanism, and is driven by a parking circuit 96. The commuter pass reader 97 is a card reader that reads the contents magnetically recorded on the commuter pass, and the read data is temporarily stored in a register 98. Then, a verification circuit 99 determines whether the commuter pass is valid or invalid, and whether it is used within the expiration date. The output signals of the bicycle detectors 81 to 83 are sent to the detection circuit 100, where they undergo necessary signal processing such as amplification and waveform shaping to become predetermined detection signals, which are then sent to the logic circuit 101. . In the logic circuit 101, an AND signal of the detectors 81 and 82 is generated for processing such as detecting the presence of a bicycle and detecting the entry of a bicycle. Of course, the logic circuit 101 also outputs detection signals from the detectors 81 to 83 alone. Gate device 75 is driven by its drive circuit 102 . Display unit 10
3 is for displaying invalidity of the commuter pass, and is driven by the drive circuit 104. The output signals of comparison circuit 93, verification circuit 99 and logic circuit 101 are sent to control device 77 via interfaces 105 and 116. Further, control signals from the control device 77 are sent to drive circuits 96, 102, and 104 via interfaces 116 and 105, respectively. The control device 77 includes a control circuit 110, a charge calculation circuit 111, a random number generation circuit 112, and a date setter 11.
3 and memory 114. The fee calculation circuit 111 calculates the insufficient fee for participation. A random number generation circuit 112 generates random numbers that constitute the parking number of the parking ticket. The date setter 113 is used to set the date of the day, and it is preferable that the date setter 113 also be able to set the time and also keep time. As shown in FIG. 6, the memory 114 is provided with an area for storing a company code, and an area for storing a parking number and a date and time corresponding to the parking number. Each storage location in these storage areas is of course assigned an address. Writing and reading data to and from memory 114 is controlled by memory control circuit 115. The control circuit 110 controls each toll collection device 73, 74 based on signals from the toll collection devices 73, 74 and signals from each circuit in the control device 77, as described later.
For example, a microprocessor is used. This control circuit 110 includes a register for temporarily storing data. FIG. 5 shows a toll collection device 74 provided at the exit. In this figure, a coin verification mechanism 121,
The counting circuit 122, commuter pass reader 127, register 128, verification circuit 129, detection circuit 130, logic circuit 131, and drive circuits 132 and 134 have the same functions as the same circuits in the entrance fare collection device 73. The comparison circuit 123 compares the input amount signal from the counting circuit 122 and the insufficient amount signal sent from the control device 77 via the interface 135. Numeric keypad 125 is used to input a parking number. The display 133 displays the fact that the commuter pass and the vehicle number entered using the numeric keypad 125 are invalid and the amount of the insufficient charge. Bicycle parking management is mainly performed by the control circuit 110 according to the following procedure. In the case of entrance, referring to FIG. 7, it is first checked whether there is a bicycle at the entrance 71 (step 1). This is done based on the AND signal of the detectors 81 and 82, and if bicycle detection signals are output from both detectors 81 and 82, it is determined that a bicycle is present. If necessary,
First, a bicycle detection signal is output from the detector 81,
Next, by confirming that a detection signal is output from the detector 82, the direction in which the bicycle is entering may be determined. Then, it is sequentially checked whether a coin has been inserted (step 2) or a commuter pass (step 3). When a commuter pass is inserted, the contents recorded on the commuter pass are read (step 4), and the ID code is checked to see if it is a genuine commuter pass (does the company code match)? Checks are made to see if the item is valid and whether the expiration date has passed (step 5). If the item is valid, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 6, memory 11
Search the memory area for parking numbers, etc. in 4 to find a memory location where nothing is stored, and write there the parking number constructed from the read ID code and the date and time read from the date setter 113. (Step 7). After that, return the commuter pass (step 8) and open the gate (step 9). Then, it is checked whether a bicycle detection signal is outputted from the detector 83 to check whether the bicycle has indeed entered the parking lot (step 10).
In step 1, the detectors 81 and 82 check to see if the bicycle is in front of the gate device 75, and when the detector 83 outputs a detection signal, it is determined that the bicycle has entered the parking lot through the gate. become. If it is confirmed in step 10 that a bicycle detection signal has been output from the detector 83, the gate is closed (step 11) and the process ends. If no detection signal is output from the detector 83 in step 10, it is checked whether the bicycle has retreated without entering the parking lot (step 12).
This is done by checking whether a detection signal is output from only the detector 81. In step 1, both detectors 81 and 82 output detection signals, and after that, only detector 81 outputs a detection signal, which clearly indicates that the bicycle has not entered the parking lot. It means that it has returned. If necessary, both detectors 81 and 82
The direction in which the bicycle is retreating may be checked by confirming that the detection signal from the detector 82 stops, and then the detection signal from the detector 81 stops. If the bicycle has retreated, the parking number, date and time stored in step 7 are erased (step 13), and the gate is closed (step 11), ending the process. Since the address of the memory location written in step 7 is stored in the address register until all processing is completed, the memory location to be erased can be specified by this address. If the bicycle does not enter the parking lot, the contents written in step 7 are erased in step 13, so there is no record of the bicycle entering the parking lot. If the commuter pass is determined to be invalid in step 5, an invalid indication is displayed on the display 103 (step 1).
9), return the commuter pass (step 20) and end the process. If coins are inserted in step 2, the process moves to step 14, where the inserted coins are counted and it is determined whether the predetermined admission fee has been reached. If the admission fee has been paid, random number generation circuit 1
Read the random number from 12 (step 15), search for an empty memory location in the same way as step 6 (step 16), and store the parking number created using the extracted random number and the entry date and time in the searched memory location. At the same time, a parking ticket with the company name, parking number, entry date and time printed on it is issued (step 18). After this, the gate is opened (step 9) and it is checked whether the bicycle has indeed entered (step 10) or whether it has retreated (step 12).
Close the gate if you enter (Step 1)
1) If the robot retreats, the contents written in step 17 are erased (step 13), the gate is closed (step 11), and the respective processes are completed. Even if the bicycle does not enter and leaves the parking lot, a parking ticket has already been issued in step 18.
Since the parking number has been deleted from the storage location in the memory 114 in step 13, the already issued parking ticket is invalidated. Referring to FIG. 8, in the case of participation, the exit 72 is
Check to see if there is a bicycle in (Step 3)
1) If so, it is checked whether a parking number has been entered using the numeric keypad 125 (step 32) or whether a commuter pass has been inserted (step 43). When a parking number is input using the numeric keypad 125, the input content is transmitted to the control circuit 11.
0 (step 33). Then, memory 1 is stored based on the entered parking number.
14 to find a location where the same parking number is stored and check this parking number (steps 34, 35). If the parking number entered using the numeric keypad is in the memory 114 and the entry date and time are stored in the corresponding memory location, it is normal.
The entry date and time are read out and the difference between them and the exit date and time is calculated to calculate the insufficient charge and display it on the display 133. In this example, the parking fee depends on the number of days or hours of parking, and since the basic admission fee has already been paid at the time of entry, if the number of days or time of parking exceeds the basic fee, the parking fee will be insufficient. Payment of fees is required.
Once the payment of the shortfall fee is completed (Step 3)
7), erase the corresponding parking number, date, etc. in the memory 114 (step 38), and open the gate (step 39). Then, when the bicycle detector 86 outputs a detection signal and confirms that the bicycle has entered the race (step 40), the gate is closed and the process ends. In steps 34 and 35, if the key-input parking number is not stored in the memory 114, and if there is a corresponding parking number but it is stored as invalid, the process proceeds to step 42. Then, an invalid display is displayed on the display 133, and the process ends. If the parking number etc. is deleted in step 13 above, the corresponding parking number is stored in the memory 11.
Since the parking number is not stored in 4, even if the parking number is entered using the numeric keypad 125, it will be invalid. This prevents a person who only completed the entry procedure but did not actually enter the bicycle into the parking lot from pulling out another bicycle using the parking number given during the entry procedure. If a commuter pass is inserted in step 43,
The recorded contents of the commuter pass are read (step 44), and the company code and ID code are checked (step 45). If the inserted commuter pass is legitimate, the memory 114 is searched for a parking number constructed using the ID code and checked (steps 46, 47). If this parking number is normal, it is checked whether the expiration date of the commuter pass has passed (step 48). Return the commuter pass if it is within the expiry date (Step 4)
9). Proceed to step 38 and then steps 38 to 41
Process. If the date of participation is past the expiration date of the regular pass, the commuter pass is returned (step 50), and then the process moves to step 36, where the missing charge is calculated and displayed. As mentioned above, when using a commuter pass, there is no need to pay a fee as long as it is within the expiration date, but if the expiration date has passed, the user must pay the shortfall fee corresponding to the number of days or hours that have passed. If the insufficient fee has been paid (step 37), the process advances to step 38 and the participation process up to step 41 is executed. If the commuter pass is not a regular pass (step 45) or if the parking number based on the ID code of the commuter pass is invalid (step 47), the commuter pass is marked invalid (step 51) and the commuter pass is returned (step 5).
2). FIG. 9 shows another example of a bicycle detector installed at the entrance 71. This bicycle detector consists of three photoelectric detectors. A bicycle guide 140 is provided outside the gate device 75 at the entrance 71, and this guide 140 allows the bicycle path 14 to be
1 is being created. Then, the guide 140 has 3
Photoelectric detectors A to C are provided at predetermined intervals. There is a stop line (not shown) in the bicycle path 141, and as shown in Fig. 9, when the bicycle is stopped along this stop line, the photoelectric detectors A and C at both ends
detects the rear and front tires of the bicycle. Another photodetector B is located intermediate between both photodetectors A, C. In the case of a vehicle detector arranged in this way,
The processing at steps 10 and 12 in FIG. 7 is as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the bicycle is at a predetermined position within the passageway 141, and both photoelectric detectors A and C are detecting the bicycle. If the bicycle moves, whether it is heading into the parking lot or retreating from the position shown in FIG. 9, the detection signals of both detectors C and A stop (NO in steps 61 and 62). Then, since the rear wheel or the front wheel passes the position of detector B, a detection signal is generated from detector B (YES in step 63). When the bicycle retreats without entering the parking lot, the front wheel passes the position of detector A, so a detection signal is generated from detector A (YES in step 64). In this case, step 13
Move to. When the bicycle enters the parking lot, no detection signal is generated from detector A (step 64).
NO), since the rear wheel passes through the position of detector C, detector C
A detection signal is generated from (step 65)
YES). Since it takes some time for the bicycle to pass through the gate after the rear wheel of the bicycle reaches the position of detector C, a timer is started when a detection signal is output from detector C (step 66). ), and after the set time has elapsed (step 67), the gate is closed (step 11). Needless to say, a bicycle detector may be provided inside the gate device 75, and the gate may be closed based on the bicycle detection signal. The bicycle detector shown in FIG. 9 is also applicable to exit 72. In this case, a bicycle guide would be provided inside the gate device 76. In the above example, a parking ticket with the parking number and other information printed on it is issued upon entry, and the parking number is entered using the numeric keypad when exiting. However, a parking ticket with the parking number and other information magnetically recorded may be issued upon entry. In this case, the entrance toll collection device is provided with a magnetic writing device in place of the printing device, and the exit toll collection device is provided with a magnetic reading device in place of the numeric keypad. Then, the process at step 32 in FIG. 8 is a process for checking whether the parking ticket has been inserted. Moreover, it is preferable to collect the inserted parking ticket. Further, in the above example, the exit and the entrance are provided in separate locations, but they can be provided in the same location if necessary, or the exit and the entrance can be provided in multiple locations. It is also possible to use both the outlet and the inlet and switch between them as appropriate. Furthermore, it is easily possible to pay the parking fee not only with coins but also with banknotes, and change can be dispensed if necessary. In the above example, when the bicycle leaves the parking lot without entering it, its parking number etc. are erased, but an invalidation code may be written in the memory location corresponding to the parking number. It goes without saying that this invention can be applied not only to bicycle parking lots but also to parking lots for other vehicles such as automobiles. As explained in detail above, in this invention, a vehicle detector and a parking ticket issuing device placed outside the gate device are provided at the entrance of the parking lot, and a parking ticket issuing device located outside the gate device is provided at the exit of the parking lot. A parking number input device is provided at an inner position. In this invention, it is sufficient to provide a parking ticket issuing device outside the entrance gate device, and there is no need to provide posts both on the outside and inside of the entrance gate as in the above-mentioned conventional example. Therefore, a person who wants to enter a parking lot only needs to perform the specified operation outside the entrance gate device, so there is no need to worry about the complexity of the conventional system, and the vehicle can only be stopped at one location. This allows quick stocking. Further, according to the present invention, entry and exit of vehicles are managed in the following manner using a control device equipped with a storage device. That is, when opening the gate of the entrance gate device for vehicle entry, a parking number is assigned to the vehicle entering the parking lot, and a parking ticket with this parking number recorded is issued by the parking ticket issuing device. At the same time, this parking number is stored in the storage device, and it is determined whether the vehicle has entered the parking lot based on the output from the vehicle detector, and when the vehicle retreats without entering the parking lot, it is stored in the storage device. The parking number given is invalid. Then, when the vehicle exits the vehicle, if a valid parking number that matches the parking number input from the parking number input device is found in the storage device, the gate of the exit gate device is opened. . Therefore, even if the parking ticket issuing device issues a parking ticket, if the vehicle does not actually enter the parking lot, the parking ticket will be invalidated because the corresponding parking number in the storage device is invalid. It is not possible to allow other vehicles to exit the parking lot using this method. In this way, vehicle theft or fraudulent parking fee payments can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram showing a part of the parking lot, Figure 2 is a diagram showing parking tickets, Figure 3 is a diagram showing commuter passes, Figure 4 is a diagram showing a commuter pass,
The figure is a block diagram showing the entrance toll collection device and the control device, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the exit toll collection device, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of the memory, and FIG.
Figure 8 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure for entry, Figure 8 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure for exit, Figure 9 is a side view and plan view showing another example of the bicycle detector, and Figure 10. is a flow chart showing another example of a part of the processing procedure for admission. 71...Parking lot entrance, 72...Parking lot exit, 7
3... Entrance fee collection device (parking ticket issuing device), 7
4...Exit toll collection device (parking number input device),
75, 76...Gate device, 77...Control device, 81
~86...Vehicle detector, 95...Ticket issuing mechanism, 114...
Memory, 125...numeric keypad.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a type of parking lot where vehicles are manually brought into the parking lot through the entrance of the parking lot, and vehicles are manually brought out from inside the parking lot through the exit of the parking lot, at the entrance of the parking lot. , a vehicle detector and a parking ticket issuing device located outside the gate device; a parking number input device located inside the gate device at the exit of the parking lot; and a storage device. A parking management method for controlling the entrance and exit of vehicles using a control device equipped with the system as follows: A parking number is assigned, a parking ticket with this parking number recorded is issued by the parking ticket issuing device, this parking number is stored in the storage device, and the vehicle enters the parking lot based on the output from the vehicle detector. If the vehicle leaves the parking lot without entering the parking lot, the parking number stored in the storage device is invalidated, and when the vehicle exits the parking lot, the parking number that matches the one entered from the parking number input device is invalidated. and opening the gate of the exit gate device if a valid parking number is found in the storage device. 2. Claim 1, wherein the parking number input device is provided with a numeric keypad for inputting the parking number.
Parking management method described in section. 3. The parking management method according to claim 1, wherein the parking number input device includes a device for reading a parking number stored in a parking ticket.