KR100857584B1 - Parking control method and system using network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned parking control method and system using a communication network. According to one preferred aspect of the present invention, an unmanned parking control system capable of integrated management and control of an unmanned parking lot system installed in each area may be provided. For this reason, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can remotely manage and control the parking lot installed in each area.

Unmanned, Parking, Parking Control

Description

Unmanned parking control method and system using communication network {parking control method and system using network}

1 is a block diagram of a parking control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a parking system installed in each area according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a block diagram schematically illustrating internal functional blocks of a host server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3b is a schematic block diagram showing the internal functional block of the parking setter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3c is a block diagram schematically showing the internal functional block of the integrated management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting the changed state information to the host server when the state information is changed by the parking payer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of calculating the parking fee in the parking payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a diagram illustrating a screen requesting input of parking area information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6b is a diagram illustrating the output of the calculated parking fee in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention on the screen.

7 is a flowchart illustrating that the integrated management server performs a function of a host server when an error occurs in the host server.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a parking payment calculator using a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a process of receiving connection information of an integrated management server or a host server to be connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: integrated management server

120: host server

130: parking settlement

The present invention relates to an unmanned parking control method, and more particularly, to an unmanned parking control method and system that can remotely manage and control an unmanned parking lot installed in each area by using a communication network.

Due to the recent increase in vehicles, a large parking lot is provided in a place where a lot of people gather, such as a department store, a theater, an amusement park, and a shopping mall. These parking lots are usually charged over time. To this end, in a conventional parking lot, the manager checks the receipt time and the release time of the vehicle, calculates the parking fee, and releases the vehicle when the driver setstles it. Parking management is carried out via. Therefore, there was a problem that manpower and management costs are required to check the parking time or settle the parking fee. In order to solve the above problems, a method of parking using a magnetic card or the like has been disclosed, but a separate manpower for calculating the parking fee is required. In addition, there is no way to integrate, manage and control the unmanned parking lot installed in each area.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an unmanned parking control method and system using a communication network that can remotely manage and control the parking lot installed in each area.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an unmanned parking control method and system using a communication network that can be performed by an integrated management server in place of a function of an error device when an error occurs in an arbitrary device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned parking control method and system using a communication network that can remotely control a parking payment machine using a portable terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to control and / or manage one or more parking surfaces installed in each area through an unmanned communication network, thereby reducing labor costs, and using an unmanned parking control method and system using a communication network capable of providing advanced services. To provide.

Other objects of the present invention will be easily understood through the description of the following examples.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unmanned parking control system capable of integrated management and control of the unmanned parking lot system installed in each area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an unmanned parking control system for integrated management of a parking system installed in each area, the parking control system for controlling one or more locks, and performs the parking fee settlement according to the parking time of the vehicle; A host server coupled to one or more parking checkers to collect and manage the state information of the lock unit, the parking fee check information, and the state information of the parking checker at predetermined time intervals; And collect and manage the state information of the parking payment machine and the state information of the host server at a predetermined time interval from one or more host servers coupled through a communication network, and if an error occurs in any host server, the host server in which the error occurs. Unmanned parking control system including an integrated management server for the function of the can be provided.

The host server, the parking payer and the lock may be coupled via serial communication.

The parking settlement device may include an input unit for receiving a parking fee settlement command or a registration certificate photographing request command; A settlement unit configured to calculate a parking fee in accordance with the parking fee settlement command and perform a parking fee settlement; A camera unit for generating a registration image data by photographing a registration certificate corresponding to the registration certificate photographing request command for the discounted parking fee; And a controller configured to analyze the registration image data to determine a discount level, and to control a corresponding lock unit to be released when the parking fee is settled, wherein the settlement unit calculates a discounted parking fee according to the determined discount level. can do.

The settlement unit may include one or more of an input unit for receiving and returning a coin or a bill, a reader unit for reading the magnetic of a commuter pass or a credit card.

The host server may include a system setting unit managing a parking payment calculator using a predetermined identifier; A parking state checker which checks in real time whether the state information of the parking checker is changed and collects changed state information; A settlement controller controlling the one or more locks connected to the parking settlement; And a database storing the state information.

When an error occurs in any of the parking payers connected through the communication network, the host server transmits the entrance time information to the other parking checker to perform the parking fee settlement in the other parking checker, and when the parking fee is settled, It is possible to control the locking unit connected to the arbitrary parking payment machine.

The integrated management server, a host manager for registering and managing each host server; A system manager to collect status information from the host server; A database for storing the collected state information; And an analysis unit that performs analysis in accordance with a preset format using the stored state information.

The state information of the parking checker may include a parking time, a parking time and parking zone information corresponding to the parking of the vehicle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording an unmanned parking control method and program capable of integrated management and control of the unmanned parking lot system installed in each area.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in a method for the integrated management server to remotely manage and control a parking lot system including a plurality of parking setters and a host server through a communication network, a host server provided in each parking lot or any Analyzing the state of each parking lot system by collecting state information through a communication network from the parking payer; Determining that an error has occurred in any one of the host server or any parking payer; If it is determined that an error has occurred in any host server, receiving a request for providing parking area information and arrival time information from a first parking payment device connected to the host server in which the error has occurred;

Extracting and transmitting arrival time information in response to the request; Receiving parking charge settlement completion information from the parking settlement machine; And instructing release of the lock unit to a second parking payment device connected to the parking area information according to the parking fee payment completion information.

Receiving the parking zone information from the user by the first parking payment calculator; Storing the time information at the time point at which the parking area information is input; Determining whether the parking area information is included in the first parking checker; If it is not included, requesting, by the first parking payment device, the integrated management server through the communication network, the entrance time information corresponding to the parking area information; Calculating a parking time by using the received parking time information and the stored time information, and calculating and outputting a parking fee by using previously stored parking fee information; And determining whether the parking fee settlement is completed from a user, and generating the parking fee settlement completion information and transmitting the parking fee settlement completion information to the integrated management server through a communication network.

Receiving the discount request from the user; Requesting the user to register a registration card in response to the discount request; The first parking payment calculator receiving the registration photographing command from a user; Determining the discount level by analyzing the image data photographing the registration certificate through a camera unit provided in correspondence with the photographing command; And the first parking payment calculator may further include applying a discount to the calculated parking fee according to the determined discount level and outputting the discounted parking fee.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the integrated management server is tangibly implemented to execute a method for remotely managing and controlling a parking lot system including a plurality of parking payers and a host server through a communication network. A recording medium recording a program that can be read by a server, the recording medium comprising: receiving status information through a communication network from a host server or an optional parking payer provided in each parking lot, and analyzing the status of each parking lot; Determining that an error has occurred in any one of the host server or any parking payer; If it is determined that an error has occurred in the host server, receiving a request for providing parking zone information and arrival time information from a first parking checker connected to the host server in which the error has occurred; Extracting and transmitting arrival time information in response to the request; Receiving parking charge settlement completion information from the parking settlement machine; And a program for performing a step of instructing release of the locking unit to a second parking payment device connected to the parking area information in accordance with the parking fee payment completion information.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a parking control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a parking system installed in each area according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3a 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal functional block of a host server according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram schematically showing an internal functional block of a parking payer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A block diagram schematically showing an internal functional block of an integrated management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The unmanned parking control system 100 described below may integrate and manage an unmanned parking lot installed in each area and control devices (for example, a host server, a parking settlement machine, etc.) installed in each parking lot. . In addition, the unmanned parking control system 100 according to the present invention may be performed by replacing the function of the device when an error occurs in a device (for example, a host server, a parking settlement) of a parking lot installed in an arbitrary area.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, the unmanned parking control system 100 will be described with an emphasis on a three-level hierarchical structure including an integrated management server 110, a host server 120, and a parking payer 130. It may be composed of four levels or more.

As shown in FIG. 1, the unmanned parking control system 100 according to the present invention includes an integrated management server 110, one or more host servers 120-2 and a plurality of parking setters 130-2. It is configured to include. Here, the one or more host servers 120 and the plurality of parking payer 130 may be installed in an unmanned parking lot installed in each area. Each parking payer 130 may include a lock 230 installed in each parking zone as shown in FIG. 2. Of course, the parking checker 130 may further include a plurality of first sensing units capable of detecting the position of the vehicle in each parking zone.

The host server 120 is connected to the plurality of parking checkers 130 to perform a function of collecting, managing and controlling state information of each parking checker 130. In addition, the host server 120 may transmit the collected state information to the integrated management server 110 through a communication network.

In the present specification, "state information" refers to time information, parking fee settlement information, parked parking section number information, and respective locks 230a, ..., 230n, hereinafter referred to as 230, corresponding to the entry / exit of the parking payment device 130. It may include one or more of information corresponding to the release / setting.

As shown in FIG. 2, the host server 120 serially communicates with the locker 230 installed in the parking settlement 130 and the plurality of parking zones 220 connected to the parking settlement 130. Each may be connected via 250. For this reason, when an error occurs in any one of the connected parking checker 130, the host server 120 may replace the function of the parking checker 130 to remotely control the locking unit 230.

For example, suppose that an error occurs in the first parking calculator 210a of FIG. 2 and thus the lock unit 230 is not controlled. The host server 120 receives the state information of the first parking payer 210a and the state information of the lock unit 230 connected to the first parking payer 210a from the first parking payer 210a at predetermined time intervals. . Therefore, when an error occurs in the first parking payer 210a, the host server 120 transfers the function of the first parking payer 210a to another adjacent parking payer (for example, the second parking payers 210b to nth). Any one of the parking payer 210n) may be controlled to perform the settlement function of the first parking payer 210a. In addition, the host server 120 may directly control the locking unit 230 of the parking compartment connected to the first parking settlement unit 210a through serial communication. As a result, even when an error occurs in the first parking payer 210a, the host server 120 may normally perform an entry / exit, a parking fee, etc. in the parking section connected to the first parking payer 210a.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the host server 120 includes a system setting unit 322, a parking rate setting unit 324, a parking state check unit 326, a payment control unit 328, a discount setting unit 330, and a report generation. The unit 332, the analyzer 334, and the database 336 may be included.

The system setting unit 322 sets a unique identifier (for example, an ID or an IP address) to each parking payment device connected to the host server 120, and registers the parking payment device to be managed by being connected to the host server 120. can do. The system setting unit 322 registers and manages a parking area to be managed by the host server 120.

The parking fee setting unit 324 performs a function of receiving and setting a preset parking fee (or rate). For example, the parking fee setting unit 324 includes a daily parking fee, weekday, weekend, holiday, each parking fee according to day / night, basic parking time, basic parking fee, overtime, excess fee, day / night The application time, the maximum daily parking fee, and the maximum night rate can be input according to the day of the week and set differently. In addition, the parking fee setting unit 324 may transmit the set parking fee information to each parking payer 130.

The parking state checker 326 performs a function of updating the database 367 by collecting the changed state information when the state of the parking checker 130 connected through the communication network is changed in real time.

The payment control unit 328 performs a function of remotely controlling the locking unit 230 of each parking area connected to each parking payment unit 130. For example, the payment controller 328 may control the locking unit 230 through the parking payment unit 130, or may directly control the locking unit 230 through serial communication.

The discount setting unit 330 may set a discount rate for each zone by dividing a specific area in the parking lot into a light car, a disabled person, a large car, and the like. In addition, the discount setting unit 330 may receive and set a discount rate for each day and time.

The report generator 332 performs a function of generating a report corresponding to a predetermined format by using data stored in the database 367 in response to a selection command input by an administrator. For example, the report generator 332 may generate a daily sales report, a period search report, a monthly sales report, an annual sales report, a commuter pass use report, a discount history report, and the like.

The analysis unit 334 may generate a report corresponding to a predetermined format by performing analysis using data stored in a database corresponding to a selection command input by an administrator. For example, the analysis unit 334 may correspond to a predetermined format by time slot analysis, time slot release analysis, time slot profit analysis, daily use analysis, daily profit analysis, monthly use analysis, monthly profit analysis, and vehicle parking. Analysis, parking usage characteristic analysis, etc. can be performed to generate a report corresponding to a predetermined format corresponding to each.

The database 336 collects and stores state information from each parking payer 130.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the host server 120 may synchronize at predetermined time intervals to maintain data consistency between the database 367 of the parking checker 130 and the provided database 336.

In the present specification, "synchronization" refers to each database at predetermined time intervals in order to maintain consistency of data included in the database 336 of the host server 120 and data of the database included in each parking checker 130. We will define this information as maintaining the consistency of each database. Of course, the database 318 of the integrated management server 110 and the database 336 of the host server 120, which will be described below, can also be synchronized.

The host server 120 may basically perform a function performed by the parking payer 130 described below. In addition, the host server 120 may control to perform the function of the parking payer having an error in another parking payer, if any parking payer does not perform a function due to an error.

The parking checker 130 performs a parking fee settlement function corresponding to the entry / exit of the vehicle, and controls the locking unit 230 installed in the plurality of parking zones. Here, the parking payer 130 may include a first detector 351 that can detect the vehicle corresponding to the entry / exit of the vehicle in each parking area. For example, the first detector may be a loop coil.

The parking checker 130 includes time information according to the entry / exit of the vehicle, parking zone number information corresponding to the entry / exit of the vehicle, state information of the locking unit 230, parking fee settlement information, etc. at predetermined time intervals. Transmit to 120. Of course, according to the implementation method, if the arbitrary information is changed, the parking payer 130 may transmit the changed information to the host server 120, or may transmit the changed information corresponding to a predetermined time interval.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the parking calculator 130 according to the present invention may include a first detector 351, a second detector 352, a calculator 353, an input unit 355, a display unit 357, and transmission and reception. The unit 359 includes a sound output unit 361, a sound input unit 363, a camera unit 365, a database 367, and a controller 369.

The first detector 351 includes one or more detection sensors for detecting the entry / exit of the vehicle in the parking area connected to the parking checker 130. For example, the sensing sensor may be a loop coil.

The second detector 352 includes one or more detection sensors (eg, a human body sensor, an infrared sensor, a distance sensor, etc.). The sensor may detect a user's approach and output a preset guide message when the user (ie, the owner of the vehicle) approaches the parking calculator 130 for parking fee settlement.

For example, assume that the second detection unit 352 includes an infrared detection sensor. Then, the second detection unit 352 detects that the user is approaching an arbitrary parking checker to set the parking fee, and the preset guidance message (for example, "come. Please enter the parking area number where the vehicle is parked." . ")

The settlement unit 353 performs a function of calculating the parking fee under the control of the controller 369. The settlement unit 353 may settle the parking fee using coins, bills, credit cards, commuter passes, and the like. For example, the settlement unit 353 may be provided with a coin, a slot for inputting bills, a change port for change and return. In addition, the payment machine 353 may further include a card entrance for receiving a credit card, a commuter pass, or the like.

Here, the settlement unit 353 includes a discount table (not shown) for applying a discount for each predetermined time or user (for example, a disabled person, a non-disabled person), and calculates a parking fee corresponding to the entry / exit time. The parking rate can be calculated by applying the discount rate.

The input unit 355 is a means for receiving a selection command for parking fee calculation, a parking area number, etc. from a user. For example, the input unit 355 may be implemented as one or more buttons (eg, numeric buttons, function buttons, etc.) or may be implemented in the form of a touch screen. In addition, the input unit 355 may be provided with a function button (hereinafter referred to as a "call button") that can call the manager for voice communication with the manager. As a result, the user may perform voice communication with the manager in response to a parking fee discount, an emergency condition, or the like.

The display unit 357 performs a function of outputting parking section information of the parking lot (for example, a parked area and a non-parked area), calculated parking fee information, and the like. For example, the display unit 357 may be implemented as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The transceiver 359 performs a function of transmitting and receiving data with the host server 120. For example, the transceiver 359 may transmit the state information of the parking payer 130 to the host server 120 through the communication network under the control of the controller 369. In addition, when the user requests the parking fee settlement, the transceiver 359 controls information of the parking fee of the vehicle parked in another parking section by the host server 120 under the control of the controller 369 (for example, For example, after requesting the arrival time of the vehicle, the corresponding information may be received and transmitted to the controller 369.

The sound output unit 361 performs a function of outputting predetermined voice information (eg, “Welcome? Please enter the parking lot number?”), For example, may be a speaker. For example, when the user approaches the parking calculator to settle the parking fee, the second detector 352 included in the parking calculator detects the user and may transmit a user detection signal to the controller 369. As a result, the controller 369 may extract prestored voice information and output the same through the sound output unit 361.

The sound input unit 363 may be, for example, a microphone as a means for receiving a voice from a user. For example, when the user presses a button (not shown) provided in the input unit 355 for voice communication with the manager in response to a discount request or the like, the sound output unit 361 may control the controller 369. It can be driven to receive the user's voice under the control of.

The camera unit 365 captures a driver's license, a disability registration card, etc. under the control of the controller 369 to generate image data and transmit the image data to the controller 369. For this reason, the controller 369 may determine whether or not it is a discount target by analyzing the photographed and input image data. Of course, the image data generated by the camera unit 365 may be transmitted to the integrated management server 110 or the host server 120 through a communication network. In the present specification, the parking checker 130 may be installed with an application (ie, software) for determining a discount level by analyzing the registration image data generated in this way.

The control unit 369 is an internal component (eg, the second sensing unit 352, the settlement unit 353, the input unit 355, the display unit 357) of the parking payment machine 130 according to the present invention. Unit 359, sound output unit 361, sound input unit 363, camera unit 365, database 367, etc.).

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 3B, the parking payer 130 may further include a storage unit (not shown) in which a preset guide message and an algorithm for operating the parking payer 130 according to the present invention are stored.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the integrated management server 110 performs a function of integrated management and control of a parking lot system installed in an arbitrary area. That is, the integrated management server 110 may receive and manage state information from at least one host server 120 and / or at least one parking payer 130 provided in the parking lot of each region. In addition, the integrated management server 110 controls a function of controlling one or more parking checkers 130 connected to the host server 120 in which an error occurs when an error occurs in any host server 120 provided in an arbitrary parking lot. Can be done.

Referring to FIG. 3C, the integrated management server 110 includes a host manager 310, a system manager 312, a report generator 332, an analyzer 334, and a database 367.

The host manager 310 registers and manages each host server 120 for each group, and remotely accesses each host server 120 to directly control the host server 120. For example, the host manager 310 may register and manage the host server 120 for each parking lot.

The system manager 312 receives the information on the commuter pass (or parking card) issued according to the preset information and stores the information in the database 318. In addition, the system manager 312 may perform a function of collecting the latest data (eg, changed state information) from each host server 120 and storing the latest data (eg, changed state information) in the database 318. In addition, the system manager 312 performs a function of backing up and restoring the database 318.

The report generator 314 may use the data stored in the database 318 to generate various reports corresponding to the selection input of the administrator. For example, the report generator 314 may generate a daily sales report, a period sales report, an annual sales report, a commuter pass usage report, a discount history report, a manual work report, a refund history report, and the like according to a predetermined format. .

The analysis unit 316 may generate an analysis report by performing an analysis corresponding to a predetermined format according to a manager's selection input. For example, the analysis unit 316 may analyze the hourly occupancy, the hourly departure analysis, the hourly revenue analysis, the daily usage analysis, the monthly revenue analysis, the vehicle-specific parking analysis, and the parking usage characteristic analysis according to the manager's selection input. You can generate a report that corresponds to a predetermined format by executing.

The database 318 stores data collected from each host server 120. Naturally, the database 318 may store information registered by the host manager 310 for management.

In addition, when an error occurs in the host server 120, the integrated management server 110 may perform a function of managing and controlling the parking payer 130 connected to the corresponding host server 120. As shown in FIG. 1, the integrated management server 110 according to the present invention is connected to and managed through a communication network with one or more host servers 120 and the parking setter 130 installed in a parking lot distributed in an arbitrary area. It performs the function.

As described above, the integrated management server 110 according to the present invention may be connected to each host server 120 through a communication network, and may also be connected to each of the parking checker 130 through a separate communication network. . For this reason, when the host server 120 does not perform a normal operation due to an error, the integrated management server 110 may perform a function of the corresponding host server 120 instead. Therefore, the integrated management server 110 may receive the changed state information whenever the state information of the host server 120 or the parking payer 130 is changed and store it in the database.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, the unmanned parking control system 100 according to the present invention is connected to any one of the integrated management server 110 or the host server 120 to manage and control the parking payer 130. It may include a portable terminal 800 that can be.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting changed state information to a host server when the state information is changed by the parking payer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, for convenience of understanding and description, it will be described on the assumption that the vehicle is parked in the parking area connected to the first parking calculator 210a connected to the first host server 120. In addition, each step described below is performed in the internal components of the parking payer 130, but will be described collectively as the parking payer 130 for the convenience of understanding and explanation.

In step 410, the parking checker 130 detects that the vehicle has entered the parking surface.

For example, when the vehicle is located in the parking area, the first detector 351 may detect whether the vehicle is in and / or out of the parking area and transmit the same to the controller 369. For this reason, the parking checker 130 may detect whether the vehicle is parked or not. As described above, the first detector 351 may be a loop sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of understanding and explanation, it will be described on the assumption that the vehicle has entered the parking surface 220a managed by the first parking calculator 210 for parking.

In step 415, the parking checker 130 determines whether parking of the vehicle is completed.

For example, the first parking checker 210 may store a vehicle parked in the first parking area 220a for a predetermined time (for example, five minutes) after the vehicle enters the first parking area 220a. In this case, parking can be determined as completed. If the vehicle leaves the first parking area 220a and leaves before a predetermined time (for example, three minutes), the first parking checker 210 may determine that the vehicle is not parked.

If it is determined that parking is completed, in step 420, the parking checker 130 stores the parking area information and the entrance time information. In addition, the parking checker 130 may control to set the locking unit 230 installed in the corresponding parking area.

For example, when it is determined that the parking is completed, the first parking checker 210a may control to set the locking unit 230 installed in the parked area for inducing settlement of the corresponding vehicle.

In operation 425, the parking calculator 130 transmits the changed state information corresponding to the newly parked vehicle to the host server 120 through the communication network.

For example, the parking payer 130 may transmit information of the first parking zone in which the vehicle is parked, the time when the vehicle parked in the first parking zone, and the like to the host server 120. As such, the host server 120 receiving the changed state information may transmit the state information to the integrated management server 110 through the communication network.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of calculating a parking fee in a parking payer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6A illustrates a screen for requesting input of parking area information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 6B is a diagram illustrating output of a calculated parking fee according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention on a screen. Hereinafter, the parking fee may be settled in another parking checker (for example, the second parking checker 210b) that is not connected to the parking area in which the vehicle is parked, rather than the first parking checker 210a connected to the parking area in which the vehicle is parked. The description will be made on the assumption that the request is made. At this time, an error occurs in the host server 120 connected to the second parking checker 210b, so that the second parking checker 210 and the host server 120 do not communicate, and integrated management of the function of the host server 120 is performed. It will be described on the assumption that the server 110 on behalf of.

Each step to be described below is performed in the internal components of the parking payer 130, but will be described collectively as a parking payer for convenience of description. In addition, the following description focuses on the integrated management server 110 performing a function of the host server 120 when an error occurs in the host server 120. However, when an error occurs in the parking payer 130, integrated management The server 110 may control the host server 120 to substitute the function of the parking payer 130 in which an error occurs.

In operation 510, the second parking payment calculator 210b receives a parking fee payment request command from the user. According to the implementation method, when the user approaches the second parking calculator 210b, the second parking calculator 210b detects the second parking detector 210 and detects the predetermined parking message. Please enter your information ").

In operation 515, the second parking calculator 210b may output a message requesting input of parking area information through a screen. 6A illustrates an example of outputting a message requesting input of parking area information through a screen. As a result, the second parking checker 210b may receive the parking zone information from the user. In addition, the second parking checker 210b may store a time when the parking area information is input to calculate the parking fee.

In operation 520, the second parking calculator 210b determines whether the input parking zone information is the parking zone included in the corresponding second parking calculator 210b.

If the parking zone is not included in the second parking checker 210b, in step 525, the second parking checker 210b requests the host server 120 for the entrance time information corresponding to the parking zone information input by the user. . However, since the host server 120 is not connected due to an error, the second parking checker 210b receives the identifier of the parking lot, the identifier of the parking checker 130, and the like together with the parking area information through the communication network through the integrated management server 110. ) Can be sent. Correspondingly, the integrated management server 110 may extract the arrival time of the vehicle corresponding to the parking zone information and transmit the extracted parking time to the second parking checker 210b. That is, the second parking calculator 210b may receive the entrance time information from the integrated management server 110 through the communication network corresponding to the parking area information input by the user (step 530).

In operation 535, the second parking calculator 210b calculates the parking time using the received parking time information and the stored parking time information. Then, the second parking calculator 210b calculates the parking fee using the predetermined parking rate information at the calculated parking time and outputs the parking fee through the display unit 357. Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, the second parking checker 210b may output a parking time, a parking time, a total parking time, a calculated parking fee, and the like. In addition, the second parking checker 210b may output a guide message, such as a preset “discount target person, call the manager by pressing a call button”. For this purpose, assume that the user pressed the call button to obtain a discount on the parking fee.

In operation 540, the second parking checker 210b determines whether or not the user is eligible for a discount. For example, when a discount request button is pressed to receive a discount by the user, the second parking payment calculator 210b may determine that the discount target person.

If it is determined that the discount is not eligible, the flow proceeds to step 560.

If it is determined that the discount target person, in step 545, the second parking checker 210b outputs a guide message requesting the photographing of the vehicle registration certificate, the disability registration card, the national merit registration card, and the like. If the user places the registration certificate in front of the camera by the guide message and then presses the confirmation button, the second parking checker 210b may recognize registration image data generated by capturing the registration certificate. Here, when the registration of the registration card has not been performed for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), the second parking checker 210b may proceed to step 560.

In operation 550, the second parking checker 210b analyzes the registration image data to determine whether the discount is eligible.

If it is determined that the discount is eligible, in step 555, the second parking checker 210b calculates and outputs the discounted parking rate by using the predetermined discount rate information.

In operation 560, the second parking checker 210b determines whether the parking fee payment is completed. For example, a user may perform parking fee settlement using a commuter pass, cash, credit card, or the like. Here, the method for calculating the fee using cash, credit card, commuter pass, etc. is obvious to those skilled in the art, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

If it is determined that the parking fee payment is completed, in step 565, the second parking checker 210b outputs a predetermined exit guidance message. For example, the 2nd parking checker 210b is "The payment has been completed. Please leave the lock within 5 minutes after confirming the release of the lock. After 5 minutes, it will be considered as parked again and the lock may be reset. "Thank you.".

In operation 570, the second parking calculator 210b may generate parking completion information including parking area information, calculated parking fee information, and the like through the communication network in response to the completion of the parking corresponding to the parking area information input in step 515. The integrated management server 110 transmits. For this reason, the integrated management server 110 may recognize that the parking of the corresponding area is completed, and may instruct the first parking checker 210a to release the locking unit 230 corresponding to the corresponding parking area information. If an error occurs in the first parking calculator 210, the integrated management server 110 may perform the release of the lock 230.

Returning to step 520, if the input parking zone information is the parking zone included in the second parking checker 210b, in step 575, the second parking checker 210b extracts the stored entrance time information corresponding to the parking zone information. do. The flow then advances to step 535.

As described above, in the unmanned parking control system 100 according to the present invention, if any one of the host server 120 or the parking payer 130 does not operate normally due to an error, the integrated management server 110 instead. Can be controlled by other devices or by other devices.

7 is a flowchart illustrating that the integrated management server substitutes the function of the host server when an error occurs in the host server. Hereinafter, the integrated management server 110 will be described from the process of requesting the arrival time information corresponding to the parking area information for calculating the parking fee from the second parking checker 210b. In addition, the integrated management server 110 will be described on the assumption that the vehicle entrance time information is stored in a database in the parking area included in all the parking payment machines 130. Hereinafter, a description will be given on the assumption that the parking fee of the vehicle parked in the parking area connected to the first parking payment device 210a is performed by another parking payment device (for example, the second parking payment device 210b). In this case, it is assumed that the host server 120 connected to the first parking payer 210a cannot perform a normal operation due to an error. For this reason, it will be described on the assumption that the integrated management server 110 performs the function of the host server in which an error occurs. Of course, when an error occurs in any one of the one or more parking checkers connected to the host server 120, the host server 120 may control the other parking checker to perform the function of the parking checker in which the error occurs.

In operation 710, the integrated management server 110 receives a request for providing vehicle arrival time information corresponding to the parking area information from the second parking payment calculator 210b through the communication network. Correspondingly, the integrated management server 110 extracts the entrance time information corresponding to the parking area information in the database 318 and transmits it to the second parking payment machine 210b through the communication network (step 715).

In operation 720, the integrated management server 110 receives the charge settlement completion information from the second parking payment calculator 210b. Here, the fee settlement completion information may include an identifier assigned to each parking lot, parking area information, and calculated parking fee information.

In step 725, the integrated management server 110 releases the first parking payer 210a to release the lock 230 corresponding to the corresponding parking area information in accordance with the charge settlement completion information received from the second parking payer 210b. Can be controlled. As a result, the first parking checker 210a may release the locking unit 230 installed in the parking area so that the vehicle can be discharged. In addition, the first parking calculator 210a may transmit the changed state information corresponding to the release of the locking unit 230 to the integrated management server 110 through the communication network.

In operation 730, the integrated management server 110 receives the changed state information from the first parking payer 210a through the communication network and updates the database.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a parking payer using a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a connection of an integrated management server or a host server to be connected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. A diagram illustrating a process of receiving information. The portable terminal 800 described below is installed with an application that can control the parking checkers connected to the host server of each parking lot by connecting to either the integrated management server 110 or the host server 120 through a communication network It is assumed that the corresponding application is running.

In step 810, the portable terminal 800 receives the pre-registered identification information (for example, ID and password) and connection information to the server to be connected from the administrator to connect to the server corresponding to the connection information. request. Here, the access information may be an IP address and a port number of a server to be connected. In the following description, it is assumed that an administrator inputs connection information for accessing the host server 120. 9 is illustrated on a screen for receiving access information from an administrator.

In operation 815, the host server 120 performs authentication using the received identification information, and transmits the authentication confirmation information to the portable terminal 800.

In operation 820, the mobile terminal 800 receives the state information providing request information and transmits the received state information to the host server 120 through a communication network.

In operation 825, the host server 120 extracts the state information from the database 336 of the host server 120 in response to the request for providing the state information, and transmits the state information to the portable terminal 800 through the communication network. That is, the host server 120 may extract the state information of the parking payers managed by the host server 120 and transmit the state information to the portable terminal 800. For example, the host server 120 may include identification information of the parking payers managed by the host server 120, information on the statuses (eg, release, setting, etc.) of the lock parts connected to the parking payers, and the information of the respective parking payers. Through the communication network, all the state information such as parking fee payment information, entrance time information stored in each parking payment device, departure time information, parking area information connected to each parking payment device, and discount information corresponding to the parking area information is extracted and extracted through the communication network. It may transmit to the portable terminal 800.

In operation 830, the portable terminal 800 determines whether the state information download is completed. If all the status information download has not been completed, wait at step 830 until the download is complete.

However, if the download of the status information is completed, the portable terminal 800 can check the information of each parking payment. In addition, the portable terminal 800 may control the respective parking payers via the host server 120.

For this reason, when an error occurs, the manager can check and directly control the states of the respective parking payers through the portable terminal 800. As such, after downloading the status information, the portable terminal 800 may perform a function corresponding to the request of the administrator (check the parking payment status, check the payment history, etc.).

As described above, the unmanned parking control system 100 according to the present invention can control and manage the respective parking payers installed in each area, and if any parking payer does not operate normally, the host server ( 120) or by the control of any one of the integrated management server 110 may be able to perform the parking fee settlement in the other adjacent parking settlement. In addition, either the host server 120 or the integrated management server 110 may control the parking vehicle to be released by releasing the lock of the parking area where the parking fee is settled.

As described above, by providing an unmanned parking control system and method using a communication network according to the present invention, there is an effect that can remotely manage and control the parking lot installed in each area.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that the integrated management server can replace the function of the device in which an error occurs when an error occurs in any device.

In addition, the present invention also has the effect of remotely controlling the parking setter using a portable terminal.

In addition, the present invention can reduce labor costs by unattended control and / or management of one or more parking surface installed in each area through a communication network, it is also possible to provide advanced services.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and changes can be made.

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In the unmanned parking control system for integrated management of the parking system installed in each area, N (arbitrary natural number) parking checkers that control one or more locks and perform the parking fee settlement according to the parking time of the vehicle; M (arbitrary natural numbers) host servers that are combined with one or more parking checkers and collect and manage the state information of the lock part, the parking fee payment information, and the state information of the parking checker at predetermined time intervals; And Combined with the host server through a communication network to collect and manage the state information of the parking payment and the state information of the host server at a predetermined time interval, the function of the host server where the error occurs when an error occurs in any host server Including an integrated management server for the agent, The integrated management server receives the request for providing the particle time information according to the parking area information from the first parking checker connected to the host server where the error occurs, extracts the corresponding entrance time information, and transmits the received entrance time information to the first parking checker. When the parking fee payment completion information is received from the 1 parking payment device, the second parking payment device connected to the parking area information is instructed to release the lock. The parking zone information is input from the user through the first parking payment system, characterized in that the unmanned parking control system. The method of claim 1, And said host server, said parking setter and said locking portion are coupled via serial communication. The method of claim 1, The parking settlement machine, An input unit for receiving a parking fee settlement command or a registration certificate photographing request command; A settlement unit configured to calculate a parking fee in accordance with the parking fee settlement command and perform a parking fee settlement; A camera unit for generating a registration image data by photographing a registration certificate corresponding to the registration certificate photographing request command for the discounted parking fee; And And a controller configured to analyze the registration image data to determine a discount level and to control a corresponding lock unit to be released when the parking fee is settled. The settlement unit calculates the discounted parking fee in accordance with the determined discount level. The method of claim 3, wherein The settlement unit is unmanned parking control system having one or more of the input unit, which can receive and return coins or bills, the reader unit that can read the magnetic of the commuter pass or credit card. The method of claim 1, The host server A system setting unit which manages the parking payment calculator using the determined identifier; A parking state checker which checks in real time whether the state information of the parking checker is changed and collects changed state information; A settlement controller controlling the one or more locks connected to the parking settlement; And Unmanned parking control system including a database for storing the state information of the parking settlement. delete The method of claim 1, The integrated management server, A host manager that registers and manages each host server; A system manager which collects state information of the parking payment machine and state information of the host server from the host server; A database for storing the collected state information; And Including an analysis unit for performing an analysis in accordance with a predetermined format using the stored state information, And the collected state information and the stored state information are state information of the parking payment calculator and state information of the host server. The method of claim 1, Unattended parking control system including the parking time, departure time and parking zone information corresponding to the parking of the vehicle payment state information. In the method of the integrated management server to remotely manage and control the parking lot system including a plurality of parking setter and host server via a communication network, Analyzing the state of each parking lot system by collecting state information from a host server provided at each parking lot or an arbitrary parking payer through a communication network; Determining that an error has occurred in any one of the host server or any parking payer; If it is determined that an error has occurred in any host server, receiving a request for providing parking area information and arrival time information from a first parking checker connected to the host server in which the error has occurred; Extracting arrival time information in response to the request and transmitting the received parking time information to the first parking checker; Receiving parking charge settlement completion information from the first parking settlement unit; And Instructing the release of the lock portion to the second parking checker connected to the parking area information corresponding to the parking fee payment completion information, The parking zone information is unmanned parking control method, characterized in that the information input from the user through the first parking payment machine. The method of claim 9, Receiving the parking zone information from the user by the first parking payment calculator; Storing the time information at the time point at which the parking area information is input; Determining whether the parking area information is included in the first parking checker; If it is not included, requesting, by the first parking payment device, the integrated management server through the communication network, the entrance time information corresponding to the parking area information; Calculating a parking time by using the received parking time information and the stored time information, and calculating and outputting a parking fee by using previously stored parking fee information; And The first parking payment device determines whether the parking fee settlement is completed from the user, and when the settlement is completed, the parking fee settlement completion information further comprising the step of transmitting to the integrated management server through a communication network via unmanned parking control Way. The method of claim 10, Receiving the discount request from the user; Requesting the user to register a registration card in response to the discount request; Receiving the registration photographing command from a user by the first parking payment calculator; Determining the discount level by analyzing the image data photographing the registration certificate through a camera unit provided in correspondence with the photographing command; And And the first parking payer further includes applying a discount to the calculated parking fee corresponding to the determined discount class and outputting the discounted parking fee. The integrated management server is tangibly implemented to execute a method of remotely managing and controlling a parking lot system including a plurality of parking payers and a host server through a communication network, and records a program that can be read by the integrated management server. In the recording medium, Analyzing the state of each parking lot by receiving state information from a host server provided in each parking lot or an arbitrary parking payer through a communication network; Determining that an error has occurred in any one of the host server or any parking payer; If it is determined that an error has occurred in the host server, receiving a request for providing arrival time information from the first parking checker connected to the host server in which the error has occurred; Extracting and transmitting arrival time information in response to the request; Receiving parking charge settlement completion information from the first parking settlement unit; And In response to the parking fee settlement completion information, the step of instructing the release of the lock portion to the second parking payment device connected to the parking area information, And the parking area information is information input from a user through the first parking payment device.

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