JPS6226754B2 - - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking management method, and particularly to a parking management method applied to a parking lot where commuter passes that permit free parking within a certain period of time can be used.

PRIOR ART AND THEIR PROBLEMS A device capable of preventing illegal parking in which two or more vehicles are parked at the same time using the same commuter pass in a parking lot where parking is permitted by using a commuter pass or something similar. is known, and is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-98300. This device is compatible with commuter passes (regular contract cards)
a reading section that reads the symbol of the commuter pass read by the reading section, a storage section that stores the symbol of the commuter pass read by the reading section, and a collation section that compares the stored contents of the storage section with the symbol of the commuter pass read by the reading section. It is equipped with When entering the warehouse, if the symbol of the commuter pass inserted and read by the reading section does not match any of the symbols stored in the storage section, an output signal from the verification section indicating this is sent. Accordingly, entry is permitted and the symbol of the commuter pass is stored in the storage section. Furthermore, when leaving the warehouse, if the symbol of the commuter pass inserted into the reading section and read matches one of the symbols stored in the storage section, the checker responds to the output signal of the verification section indicating that. At the same time, the symbol of the commuter pass is deleted from the storage section.

If the symbol of the commuter pass read by the reading unit at the time of parking is already stored in the storage unit, it means that there is a vehicle parked using that commuter pass. In this case, since parking of a second or subsequent vehicle using this commuter pass is not allowed, fraud such as double use of the commuter pass is prevented.

In the device described in the above-mentioned document, when a commuter pass is used twice, the second vehicle is treated as a general vehicle rather than a commuter pass vehicle. That is, a normal parking ticket will be issued for this vehicle, and the parking fee will need to be paid in cash or the like. Parking tickets typically have the date, time, etc. of entry entered or recorded. Then, the parking time is calculated from the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival, and the parking fee is determined according to the parking time.

In a parking lot where parking is possible using a commuter pass, parking tickets can be issued to general customers who do not use a commuter pass to manage parking and collect parking fees, resulting in the following: This would allow serious fraud to occur. That is, suppose that after a commuter pass customer parks a vehicle using the commuter pass, a general customer parks another vehicle and receives the issued parking ticket. Also,
It is assumed that this general customer is scheduled to leave the parking lot later than the commuter pass customer. General customers borrow the commuter pass from the commuter pass customer instead of handing over their parking ticket to the commuter pass customer. When a commuter pass passenger exits the parking lot, he/she presents the parking ticket and pays a predetermined fee. After that, the general customer exits the parking lot using the borrowed commuter pass. Since the purpose of a commuter pass is to allow free parking within a certain period of time, there is no need to pay a parking fee when leaving the parking lot using the commuter pass. On the other hand, with a parking ticket, you pay a fee depending on the parking time, so the shorter the parking time, the cheaper the parking fee will be. Therefore, as mentioned above, by exchanging the parking ticket issued for the vehicle that entered the parking lot late with the commuter pass used by the vehicle that entered the parking space earlier, the parking ticket can be exchanged with the commuter pass issued to the vehicle that left the parking lot first. If this is used for each vehicle that leaves the parking lot late, the parking fee will be lower.
Moreover, such fraudulent exchange of commuter passes and parking tickets cannot be prevented by the above-mentioned device.

Summary of the Invention Object of the Invention An object of the invention is to provide a parking management method that can prevent fraud caused by exchanging commuter passes and parking tickets as described above.

Structure, operation, and effect of the invention The present invention provides a parking ticket issuing device that issues a parking ticket in which data regarding the parking ticket number and the time of parking is recorded, and a parking ticket issuing device that reads data including the commuter pass number recorded on the commuter pass. A first reading device is provided at the entrance of the parking lot, and a second reading device for reading data recorded on the parking ticket and the commuter pass is provided at the exit of the parking lot. and a storage device that registers a pair of a parking ticket number of a parking ticket issued by the issuing device and a commuter pass number of a commuter pass read by the first reading device in the warehousing process for one vehicle. Parking management is performed as follows by a central processing unit that operates in response to signals from the issuing device, the first reading device, and the second reading device.

At the entrance of the parking lot, when the commuter pass data is read by the first reader, it is checked whether the commuter pass number is registered in the storage device, and if it is determined that it is not registered. Then, the pair of the commuter pass number and the parking ticket number of the issued parking ticket is registered in the storage device.

On the other hand, at the exit of the parking lot, when the commuter pass data and parking ticket data are read by the second reading device, those that match the pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number are registered in the storage device. If only the parking ticket data is read by the second reading device, it is checked whether the parking ticket number is registered in the storage device, and whether a matching one is registered or the parking ticket number is checked. When it is determined that the ticket number is not registered, a signal indicating this is output, and the matching pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number is deleted from the storage device.

If the commuter pass number presented when entering a vehicle using a commuter pass at the entrance of a parking lot is already registered in the storage device, that commuter pass number will be registered twice in the storage device. It will not be done. Only commuter pass numbers that are not registered in the storage device are registered in the storage device in pairs with the parking ticket number issued at the time of parking. If the pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number presented at the time of leaving the parking lot at the exit of the parking lot is registered in the storage device, a signal indicating this is output, so that the vehicle can leave the parking lot. is allowed. Even though the commuter pass data and parking ticket data have been read, if these numbers are not registered, that is, if both the commuter pass number and parking ticket number are not registered, the commuter pass number is registered but the parking ticket number that pairs with it is different, or vice versa, since the above signal is not output, it is possible to operate in such a way that exiting the parking lot using a commuter pass is not permitted. In this way, the commuter pass can only be used once for each vehicle entering and exiting the parking lot, and illegal parking due to double use of the commuter pass is prevented.

Further, when leaving the vehicle at the exit of the parking lot, if only the parking ticket is read, the person is not a passenger using a commuter pass, but a general customer. In this case, since the parking ticket number is not registered in the storage device, exiting the parking lot is permitted only when it is determined that the parking ticket number is not registered.

Therefore, fraud in which a parking ticket paired with a commuter pass of a commuter pass customer is exchanged for a parking ticket of a general customer, or a general customer borrows a commuter pass and uses it to exit the parking lot is also prevented. be able to. In other words, in such fraud, the pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number is not registered in the storage device, or only the parking ticket is read and the parking ticket number is not registered in the storage device. This is because the item will be stored in the device and will not be allowed to leave the warehouse.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Parking Ticket and Commuter Ticket Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this example, the users of the parking lot include commuter pass users (commuter pass customers), which are issued in exchange for the parking fee paid in advance and allow free parking within a certain period of time, and commuter pass users who use the parking lot. There are users (general customers) who pay parking fees each time they use the parking lot. As will be described later, a parking ticket is issued to each user who enters a parking lot, regardless of whether he or she is a commuter pass customer or a general customer. Both commuter passes and parking tickets have magnetic recording media on which necessary data is magnetically recorded. A commuter pass has a code indicating that it is a commuter pass, a parking lot code indicating an available parking lot, a code indicating the type of commuter pass, a commuter pass number for identifying the commuter pass, etc. recorded thereon. Some commuter passes allow you to park your car 24 hours a day, while others allow you to park only during certain hours of the day. The parking ticket records a code indicating that it is a parking ticket, a parking lot code indicating an available parking lot, a parking lot number, the date and time of parking, etc. As the medium for commuter passes and parking tickets, in addition to magnetic recording media, any writable and readable medium can be used, such as perforated paper.

Arrangement of Parking Lot (Fig. 1) Fig. 1 shows a schematic arrangement of the parking lot. At the entrance 11 of the parking lot 1, there is a gate device 4 that allows or prohibits the passage of vehicles entering the parking lot, a first detector 5 for entering vehicles installed on the outside of the gate device 4, and a first detector 5 for entering vehicles installed on the outside of the gate device 4. A second warehousing vehicle detector 6 and a warehousing management device 2 are provided. In this embodiment, the vehicle detectors 5, 6 consist of loop coils buried in the ground, but other detectors such as photoelectric detectors, ultrasonic detectors, etc. can also be used. There is a fare settlement office 7 near the exit 12 of the parking lot 1, and an exit management device 3 is provided here. In this embodiment, the payment station 7 is staffed with staff who perform fare payment operations. Of course, it is also possible to make the exit 12 unmanned, and in that case, a gate device, an exit vehicle detector, etc. are provided. Warehousing management device 2
and the delivery management device 3 are connected by a transmission line 8. Of course, a plurality of entrances and exits 12 and 11 may be provided.

Configuration of warehousing management (FIG. 2) FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the warehousing management device 2. This device 2 issues parking tickets, reads commuter passes, controls gate device 4, and confirms commuter pass customers, and has a built-in central processing unit (microprocessor, hereinafter referred to as CPU) 20. . The CPU 20 includes, as its input/output devices, a parking ticket issuing machine 23 that issues parking tickets, a commuter pass reader 24 that reads data recorded on the commuter pass, and the above-mentioned gate device 4 and vehicle detectors 5 and 6.
are connected to each other via an interface 25. The CPU 20 includes a ROM 21 that stores the program and a RAM that stores various data.
It is equipped with 22.

Configuration of the shipping management device (FIG. 3) FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the shipping management device 3. This device 3 is used to settle parking fees, issue receipts, and confirm parking tickets.
It has a built-in CPU30. The CPU 30 has, as its input/output devices, a fare display 33 that displays the calculated fare, a receipt issuing machine 34, and a card reader 35 that reads data recorded on commuter passes and parking tickets via an interface 36. are connected to each other. The CPU 30 includes a ROM 31 that stores its programs and a RAM 32 that stores various data. Both devices 2,
The CPUs 20 and 30 of No. 3 communicate with each other via transmission interfaces 26 and 37. Both devices 2, 3
A date setting device and a clock device (both not shown) are provided inside. When the exit 12 is unmanned, the device 3 is equipped with a money handling device such as a money slot, a money discrimination device, and a change mechanism.

Memory configuration of the storage/output management device (Figures 4 and 5)
FIG. 4 shows part of the contents of the RAM 22 in the warehousing management device 2. Within the RAM 22, there are areas used as a counter C1 for counting parking numbers for issuing parking tickets and a commuter pass customer flag F1.

FIG. 5 shows part of the contents of the RAM 32 in the delivery management device 3. In the RAM 32, there is a commuter pass passenger registration area, and in this area, the parking ticket number and commuter pass number of the commuter pass customer who has parked the vehicle are stored as a pair, and the number of registrations R is counted. Ru. Further, within the RAM 32, there are areas for calculating the number MA of vehicles entering the parking lot and the number MB of vehicles leaving the parking lot, and an area used as the commuter pass passenger flag F2.

Processing in the warehousing management device (FIG. 6) When parking a vehicle in the parking lot 1, the commuter pass customer must have his commuter pass read by the commuter pass reader 24. If the commuter pass data is not read, even if you are a commuter pass holder, you will be treated as a general customer. General customers only need to pull out the issued parking ticket. Passengers with commuter passes also remove their parking passes.

FIG. 6 shows the warehousing management device 2 at the entrance 11.
The processing procedure of the CPU 20 is shown. First, the commuter pass passenger flag F1 is reset and other initializations are performed (snap 41). Parking ticket number counter C
The content of 1 is set to 1 or an appropriate initial number. When an incoming vehicle enters the entrance 11, an incoming vehicle detection signal is output from the detector 5 (YES in step (42)), so the parking ticket number is output from the date setter and clock depending on the contents of the counter C1. Therefore, a parking ticket with the date and time of parking magnetically recorded is issued by the issuing machine 23 (step (43)). The parking ticket issuing machine 23 issues a parking ticket with a part of the parking ticket protruding from its issuing opening, and is equipped with a detector that detects whether the parking ticket has been taken out. General customers will immediately remove their parking ticket (YES at step (44)).
The gate of the gate device 4 is opened (step (45)). Next, the general customer enters the parking lot, so while the incoming vehicle passes within the detection range of the detector 6, a vehicle detection signal is output from the detector 6 (YES in step (46)), and the vehicle passes by. This signal stops (YES at step (47)).

The commuter pass customer must insert or scan the pass into the reader 24. The commuter pass reader 24 includes a detector that detects when a commuter pass is inserted or scanned. If the commuter pass passenger inserts or scans the commuter pass before pulling out the issued parking ticket, the process moves from step (44) to step (53), and the answer is YES in step (53). If the commuter pass passenger inserts or scans the pass after pulling out the parking ticket and before entering through the gate, the process moves from step (46) to step (58), where the answer is YES. .

In any case, the commuter pass reader 24 reads the commuter pass data (steps (54) and (59)), and
The read commuter pass data is transmitted to the issuing management device 3 (steps (55) and (60)). As will be described later, in the device 3, the commuter pass passenger registration area of the RAM 32 is searched, and it is determined whether the commuter pass number that is the same as the commuter pass number read in steps (54) and (59) has already been registered in the registration area. The inspection is performed, and the results are sent to the warehousing management device 2. If the same commuter pass number is not registered (step (56)
(NO in (61)) Since the commuter pass has been used correctly, the commuter pass customer flag F1 is set (steps (57) and (62)), and the process returns to steps (44) and (46). If the same commuter pass number has already been registered (YES in steps (56) and (61)), there is a vehicle that has already entered and parked using that commuter pass. Since it has been used twice, it is determined that the use is illegal, and the process returns to steps (44) and (46) without setting the flag F1. In this case, as will become clear later, you will be treated as a general customer. If YES in steps (56) and (61), a message may be displayed to the effect that the commuter pass cannot be used.

When it is confirmed that the incoming vehicle has entered the parking lot through the gate from the entrance 11 and passed the position of the detector 6 (YES in step (47)), it is determined whether the commuter pass passenger flag F1 is set. is inspected (step (48)). If this flag F1 is set, the parking ticket number of the issued parking ticket and the commuter pass number read on the commuter pass will be transferred to the exit management device 3.
(step (49)), as described below.
Both numbers are registered as a pair in the commuter pass passenger registration area of the RAM 32, and the number of registrations R is incremented by 1. This process is not performed when flag F1 is reset. Then flag F
Regardless of the status of 1, a message indicating that one vehicle has entered the parking lot is transmitted to the exit management device 3 (step (50)), and the content of the parking ticket number counter C1 is incremented by 1 (step (51)). The flag F1 is reset (step (52)) and the process returns to step (42).

Processing in the exit management device (Fig. 7) When a commuter pass customer leaves the vehicle from the parking lot 1, in this embodiment, the card reader 35 of the exit management device 3 reads the commuter pass and the parking ticket in that order. There must be. General customers only need to have the card reader 35 read their parking ticket.

FIG. 7 shows the processing procedure of the CPU 30 of the delivery management device 3. After initialization processing such as resetting the commuter pass customer flag F2 (step (71)), the warehousing management device 2 determines whether a commuter pass or parking ticket has been inserted into or scanned by the card reader 35 (step (72)). It is checked in sequence whether data has been transmitted (step (73)). When the message from device 2 is received, the contents of the message are decoded and processing is performed accordingly (step (74)). In the case of a request to search for a commuter pass number (telegrams in steps (55) and (60) in Figure 6), the commuter pass customer registration area of RAM 32 is searched to see if the corresponding commuter pass number is registered. The results are transmitted to the warehousing management device 2. In the case of a request to register a commuter pass (telegram in step (49)), the transmitted parking ticket number and commuter pass number RAM32
registered in the registration area, and the number of registrations is R+
1 will be given. In the case of notification that there are vehicles in stock (telegram in step (50)), the number of vehicles in stock MA is incremented by 1.

When it is detected that a parking ticket or commuter pass has been inserted or scanned (YES in step (72)), the data recorded on the ticket is read by the card reader 35 (step (75)). Based on the read data, it is determined whether the ticket is a commuter pass or a parking ticket (steps (76) and (77)). In the case of a commuter pass,
The commuter pass passenger registration area of the RAM 32 is searched, and it is checked whether the read commuter pass number is registered in that area (step (79)). If registered, the parking ticket number paired with the commuter pass number is read out (step (80)), the commuter pass customer flag F2 is set (step (81)), and the process returns to step (72). The commuter pass customer then inserts or scans the commuter pass into the card reader 35, so the answer is YES at step (77) after going through steps (72), (75), and (76). If the read commuter pass number is not registered (NO in step (79)), the process returns to step (72). In this case, it is preferable to display a message indicating that the commuter pass cannot be used.

If the ticket inserted or scanned into the card reader 35 is a parking ticket (YES in step (77)), it is checked whether commuter pass flag F2 is set (step (78)), and flag F2 is set. If so, it is checked whether the parking ticket number read in step (75) and the parking ticket number read out in step (80) match (step (83)). If the two numbers match, it means that the commuter pass passenger has used the commuter pass correctly, and the process proceeds to fare settlement processing. If the two numbers do not match, it is assumed that the parking ticket has been exchanged and used fraudulently, and the process returns to step (72). In this case, it is preferable to display that the use of the commuter pass is invalid. The following cases can be considered for fraudulent use of parking tickets: That is,
After a general customer has parked his vehicle, when a commuter pass customer has parked his vehicle, the parking ticket of the general customer is exchanged with the parking ticket of the commuter pass customer. Since commuter pass customers enter the parking lot later than general customers, by exchanging parking tickets, the parking time of general customers becomes shorter as seen from the data recorded on the parking ticket, and general customers receive cheaper parking tickets. You can leave the parking lot by paying the parking fee. Such fraud is prevented by the processing of step (83) and step (82), which will be described later.

If commuter pass passenger flag F2 is not set in step (78), the read parking ticket number is
It is checked whether it is registered in the registration area of RAM 32 (step (82)). If it is not registered, it is normal and the process proceeds to charge settlement processing. If it has been registered, the process returns to step (72), as there are various cases in which the commuter pass passenger has operated the parking ticket by mistake or the parking ticket has been exchanged as described above. In this case, the parking ticket will be returned,
It is preferable to display a message asking the user to insert or scan the commuter pass first. It is also a good idea to indicate that the parking ticket is invalid to prevent fraudulent exchanges.

In the fee settlement process, the parking fee is calculated (step (84)), the fee is displayed on the display 33 (step (85)), and the issuing machine 34 issues a receipt. The staff at checkout station 7 will use display 3.
After seeing the display in step 3, receive the fee from the user and hand over the receipt to the user. In the case of a general customer, the fee is calculated according to the difference between the date and time of entry recorded on the parking ticket and the date and time of exit. In the case of a commuter pass, the fee is paid in advance, so there is generally no need to pay the fee, but if the commuter pass allows parking only during the required time period, and the parking time exceeds the permitted time period. If you do, the excess charges will be settled.

After this, it is checked whether the commuter pass passenger flag F2 is set (step (87)), and if F2 is set, the commuter pass number and parking ticket number of the commuter pass passenger who left the parking lot are stored in the registration area of the RAM 32. It is deleted (step (88)), and the number of registrations R is subtracted by 1 (step (89)). Then, regardless of the state of the flag F2, the number MB of vehicles to be delivered is incremented by 1 (step (90)), and the flag F2 is reset (step (91)).

Modification Example In the above example, the registration area for commuter pass customers is
Although it is provided in the warehousing management device 3, it may also be provided in the warehousing management device 2, or both devices 2 and 3.
It is also possible to provide it in the shared memory of the CPUs 20 and 30. In particular, when there are a plurality of entrances 11 and exits 12, devices 3 and 2 are arranged at each entrance and exit 12, 11, so it is preferable that the registration area is provided in the memory of the device that controls the entire system. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied not only to cars but also to parking management for motorcycles, bicycles, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a layout diagram of the parking lot, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the warehousing management device, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the exit management device, and Figures 4 and 5. 6 is a flow chart showing the warehousing management processing procedure, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the warehousing management processing procedure. 1... Parking lot, 2... Warehousing management device, 3... Warehousing management device, 11... Entrance, 12... Exit, 2
0,30...CPU, 22,32...RAM, 23
... Parking ticket issuing machine, 24 ... Commuter pass reader, 35
...Card reader.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A parking ticket issuing device that issues a parking ticket in which data regarding the parking ticket number and the time of entry are recorded, and a first reading device that reads data including the commuter pass number recorded on the commuter pass. A second reading device is installed at the exit of the parking lot to read the data recorded on the parking ticket and the commuter pass, respectively, and a second reading device is installed at the exit of the parking lot to read the data recorded on the parking ticket and the commuter pass. a storage device for registering a pair of the parking ticket number of the parking ticket issued and the commuter pass number of the commuter pass read by the first reading device; A parking management method comprising the following steps executed by a central processing unit operating in response to a signal from a parking device, wherein when commuter pass data is read by the first reader, the commuter pass number is stored in the storage device. As a result of the above inspection, when it is determined that the commuter pass number is not registered, registering the pair of the commuter pass number and the parking ticket number of the issued parking ticket in the storage device; When the commuter pass data and parking ticket data are read by the second reading device, the second reader checks whether a matching pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number is registered in the storage device. When only the parking ticket data is read by the reading device, it is checked whether the parking ticket number is registered in the storage device, and as a result of the above check, a matching one is registered, or the parking ticket number is registered. When it is determined that the parking ticket number is not the same, a signal indicating this is outputted, and the matching pair of commuter pass number and parking ticket number is deleted from the storage device.