KR101458400B1 - Multipurpose type parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

Provides a multipurpose parking lot management system that has been studied to enable comprehensive management and operation of large and diversified parking lots and bicycle parking lots using a relatively simple system.

A plurality of external communication units 28A, 28B and 28C are provided in the parking charge settlement apparatus 10 and various parking apparatuses such as a car, a bicycle, and a motorcycle are connected to the external communication units 28A, 28B and 28C, (50, 60, 70) by type, and manages the sorting of the parking charges of various vehicles and the opening and closing of the locking device by type.

Car, bicycle, motorcycle, parking means, parking management system, parking fee, settling device, communication means, parking lock

Description

[0001] MULTIPURPOSE TYPE PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management system, and more particularly, to a multi-purpose parking lot management system that can comprehensively manage a parking lot and a bicycle of a motorcycle or a bicycle as well as a car.

Recently, with the redevelopment of the railroad suburbs, the installation of a bicycle parking lot such as a bicycle or a motorcycle adjacent to the station is proceeding. In recent years, the demand for reverse parking lots has been rapidly increasing due to the reinforcement of crackdowns on illegal parking by some revisions of the Road Traffic Act and the contracting of private contractors. In addition, not only cars but also parking such as motorcycles and bicycles, (Hereinafter simply referred to as " parking ") can be managed in a comprehensive manner.

Thus, for example, a "bicycle parking control apparatus" disclosed in Patent Document 1 and a "parking lot management system" described in Patent Document 2 have been proposed.

The "bicycle parking lot management device" described in the above Patent Document 1 is provided with a central management means for collectively managing the management means attached to a plurality of bicycle accommodating means so as to manage the management situation such as troubles of the whole bicycle parking lot, . The " parking lot management system " described in Patent Document 2 is a proposal of a system that integrates management of parking lot and management of rental bicycle.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent No. 3120271

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-331395

However, in the "bicycle parking management apparatus" described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a technique for increasing the size of the bicycle parking lot is disclosed. However, since integration into a car parking lot or a motorcycle parking lot is not considered, There is a problem that it is not possible to achieve the above-mentioned demand to comprehensively manage parking of a cycle or a bicycle.

In the "parking lot management system" described in the above Patent Document 2, although the parking lot charge control device for a car has a management function of rental bike and integrates the operation of the rental bicycle and the parking lot, There is a problem that it can not be easily applied to an integrated system of a general large parking lot and a bicycle parking lot.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multipurpose parking lot management system that has been developed so as to comprehensively manage and operate a large and diversified parking lot or bicycle parking lot using a relatively simple system.

(1) In order to accomplish the above object, the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 1 of the present invention is a multipurpose parking lot management system in which various types of vehicles such as an automobile, a bicycle, or a motorcycle, The parking lot charge management system is configured to manage the parking of various vehicles by comprehensively managing the parking fees of the vehicles. The multi-purpose parking lot management system includes a plurality of management communications And a control unit configured to control the settlement of the parking charges of the various vehicles and the opening and closing of the parking lock by connecting the parking means provided for each type of the vehicle to each of the management communication means by type, A plurality of the parking lot fare adjusting devices are installed, and a plurality of A parking lot management server is connected to the parking lot network and a parking lot management server is connected to the parking lot management server under the direct management of each of the plurality of parking lot fare settling apparatuses A parking lot locking device having a unique number assigned thereto and a vehicle setting database including the presence or absence of an entrance is maintained so that the type of the parking lock device under direct management connected to the management accounting means of one parking lot charge setting device Refers to the vehicle setting database of the parking management server in response to the input of the unique number of the parking lock device under indirect control which is connected to the management accounting means of another different parking charge setting device, Thereby enabling the settlement and unlocking of the parking locking device under the indirect management. And.

(2) In a multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 2 of the present invention, there are a plurality of management communication means provided in the parking charge settlement apparatus, or a plurality of management communication means, One for communicating with a flap-type parking apparatus as a parking means for an automobile and the other for communicating with a main wheel locking apparatus as a parking means for a bicycle, and the other is for parking a motorcycle And a motorcycle locking device serving as means for controlling the operation of the motorcycle locking device. The controller carries out communication between the motorcycle locking device and the three types of motorcycles, bicycles, motorcycles, or at least two of the three types of motorcycles, Are managed for each type.

(3) In the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 3 of the present invention, a parking lot network is established by connecting a plurality of parking lot settlement apparatuses installed in the parking lot to a network, and a parking management server is connected And the parking lot is collectively managed by collecting various kinds of parking information in the server, such as the time of entry and exit of the parking lot settlement apparatus, settlement amount information, and trouble information.

(4) In the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 4 of the present invention, a unique device number is assigned to each of the flap parking apparatus for each automobile, the main wheel locking apparatus for each bicycle, and each motorcycle locking apparatus And when the device number is inputted to one of the network-connected parking fee settlement apparatuses, the parking fee of the vehicle, the bicycle, or the motorcycle is calculated and displayed, and when the parking fee is settled, Either a device, a main wheel locking device or a motorcycle locking device is unlocked to allow the vehicle, the bicycle, or the motorcycle to be shipped.

(5) Further, in a multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 5 of the present invention, in each of the parking fee settling apparatuses connected to the network, the parking lot settling apparatus to be operated and the other parking lot settling apparatuses And a counting function for counting and displaying the number of parking lots and the settling charge.

According to the multipurpose parking lot management system of claim 1 described in (1) above, it is possible to communicate with a plurality of different parking lot fare adjusting apparatuses by using a plurality of management communication means, It is possible to comprehensively manage the parking of various vehicles such as a motorcycle (a main wheel), and it is possible to use it for the management of various parking lots and bicycle parking lots.

According to the multipurpose parking lot management system according to Claim 2 described in (2) above, at least two kinds or three of the motorcycle locking devices for motorcycle, the flap parking device for a car, It is possible to use it for various kinds of parking lots and multi-purpose parking management in combination.

According to the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 3 described in (3) above, it is possible to comprehensively manage a plurality of parking lot fare adjusting devices through the parking management server, ), It is possible to collectively manage and monitor the parking situation of a plurality of parking lots from a remote place.

According to the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 4 described in (4) above, since the user can perform the settlement processing of the parking charge from any parking charge settlement apparatus connected to the network, for example, It is possible to further increase the convenience of the user by being able to settle a parking charge such as a car or a bicycle parked in another parking lot by using the parking charge settlement device of the parking lot that is not parked.

According to the multipurpose parking lot management system according to claim 5 described in (5) above, since the parking lot manager can perform the aggregate management of each parking lot and the entire parking lot from any parking charge settlement device connected to the network, Thereby enhancing the convenience of the user.

As described above, according to the parking lot management system of the present invention, a management system for managing a large and diversified parking lot or a bicycle parking lot in a comprehensive and unobtrusive manner is realized, and a flap- It is very beneficial to carry out in a large parking lot and a parking lot where a cycling locking device and a bicycle locking device are mixed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a multi-purpose parking lot management system according to the present invention, A front panel plate 10T provided on the front door 10K of the parking lot billing apparatus shown generally by the reference numeral 10 is provided with an indicator (not shown) for displaying a parking fee or other guide A numeric keypad 13 for use in inputting a device number or other various data types when a user sets a parking charge, And a setting operation key 15 used when the parking lot manager changes the setting mode to perform setting operation.

A card insertion port 11R of a card type such as a regular card or a prepaid card, a bill insertion port 18 for inserting a bill at the time of setting a parking bill, A push button 17 and an interphone 20 for calling a staff member and a change and receipt opening 21 are provided at the lower end of the front panel plate 10T, Further, a door opening / closing key 16 and an opening / closing handle are provided on the lower front portion of the adjustment device 10.

The parking fee settlement apparatus 10 configured as described above is installed in an arbitrary place (specifically, a warehouse or the like) of a parking lot or a bicycle parking lot, and is provided with parking means (parking apparatus) for the user to operate the ten- The parking time of the parking means is released and the vehicle is stopped by the motor vehicle or the motorcycle or the bicycle. (Warehousing) of the warehouse.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical structure of the parking charge settlement apparatus 10. In the figure, reference numeral 30 denotes a CPU constituting the center of the control unit, 31 denotes a system program and other programs, And a memory 33. An interface 33 is connected between the CPU 30 and the memory 31 via a bus 32. A card (not shown) inserted in the card insertion port 11R is connected to the interface 33, The above described display device 12 and ten keys 13 and a settlement key 14A, a receipt key 14B and a reception key key 14B constituting the operation key 14 A setting operation key sensor 15S to which the setting operation key 15 is connected and to which setting keys 15A to 14C, a cancel key 15D and a registration key 15E are connected, And a door opening sensor 16S for detecting the opening of the front door 10K by the door opening sensor 16S.

When the parking lot manager 10 operates the setting operation key 15, the apparatus enters the setting mode by the detection of the setting operation key sensor 15S, and the above-described various operation keys 14A to 15E and the ten keys 13, various management operations such as charge counting and algebraic counting and display and output of the respective counted data are performed in accordance with the program stored in the memory 31, (12) and a receipt printer to be described later.

The coin selector 23, the coin dispenser 24, the bill reader 25, the speaker 26, and the above-described interphone (not shown) are connected to the above-described interface 33 in addition to the receipt printer 22 described above. The parking fee adjustment apparatus 10 automatically adjusts the parking fee and changes the issuance of the change fee and the issuance of the receipt automatically while mixing the display guide and the audio guide by the display unit 12 , And can be smoothly performed.

The interface 33 is connected to a parking network PN (see Fig. 4), which is established by connecting a plurality of parking lot settlement apparatuses 10 installed in the parking lot. A relay device 10X for a motorcycle (for locking a motorcycle), a relay device 10X for a motorcycle (for locking a motorcycle), a relay device 10C for a motorcycle 28B, and 28C for relay apparatuses as management communication means connectable to the vehicle 10R (all shown in FIG. 4) are connected to the vehicle 50T and the motorcycle (not shown) 70X) and a bicycle 60R, or a device capable of jointly managing parking and a main wheel of at least two types of vehicles (for example, a car and a bicycle).

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the parking lot control system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the parking lot control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. And a unique device number attached to each of the parking devices to be described later is key-operated by operating the ten keys 13 of the respective parking fare adjusting devices 10 ..., 10 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the simple server 40 as a parking management server structured so as to be able to carry out the processing for calculating the parking fee.

In the block diagram shown in Fig. 3, reference numeral 41 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) constituting the center of the control unit, and numeral 42 denotes a memory for storing a system program. The memory 42 stores a mass storage 42H, Respectively. Reference numeral 43 denotes a bus for connecting between the CPU 41 and the memory 42. An interface 44 is connected to the bus 43. [

The interface 44 of the simple server 40 is provided with an operation key 45, a display 46 and a ten-key 47 as well as an external communication unit 48 for LAN connection and a public communication network 100 4 is connected to an external communication unit 50 for connecting the parking network PN shown in Fig. 4 to any of the parking lot settlement apparatuses 10, And can manage and monitor a plurality of parking lots from a remote place by connecting the objects from the simple server 40 to other parking management centers through the public line network 100 Structure.

The simplified server 40 has a plurality of external communication units 48, 49, and 50 as described above, and has a possibility of being connected to a network with another parking management apparatus by LAN or to a public line network There is also a plurality of external communication units for connecting to the parking network (PN). This makes it possible to increase the number of connectable units by forming a plurality of external communication units because there is a limit to the charge control units connectable by one external communication unit . Normally, a plurality of parking fee settling apparatuses 10 can be connected to one external communication unit. However, in the case of two external communication units, it is possible to connect the same number of times to the parking lot settling apparatus 10.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the entire parking lot in which the multipurpose parking lot management system according to the present invention is implemented. In the case shown in FIG. 4, for each parking fare adjusting apparatus 10A, 10B, The area is divided into the parking spaces A, B, and C as indicated by reference numerals 101, 102, and 103. However, this is an example of the embodiment, and it goes without saying that the partition format of the parking lot is not limited to the illustrated one.

4, the flap parking apparatuses 50 for a plurality of vehicles 50T are connected to the parking lot settling apparatus 10A through the flap relay apparatus 10T in the parking compartment A indicated by reference numeral 101 have. A plurality of bicycle parking brake devices 60R for bicycle 60R and a plurality of flap parking devices 50 for a plurality of automobiles 50T are provided in the parking compartment B indicated by reference numeral 102 for the main wheel lock, And is connected to the parking charge settlement apparatus 10B through the respective relay apparatuses 10R, 10T. In addition to the connection state of the parking section B indicated by the reference numeral 102, a plurality of motorcycle locking devices 70 for the motorcycle 70X are connected to the motorcycle locking relay device 10B and 10C of the respective parking lots A, B and C are connected to the parking charge settlement apparatus 10C via a parking network server PN And the connection form of these is also an example of the embodiment. Needless to say, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the connection state shown in the drawing.

Each of the parking lot fare adjusters 10A, 10B and 10C has a limited number of connectable relay apparatuses 10T, 10R or 10X and is connected to each relay apparatus 10T, 10R or 10X There is a limit to the number of the flap-type parking apparatus 50, the main-wheel locking apparatus 60 or the motor-cycle locking apparatus 70. If the number is within the limit, As a result, it is possible to provide a plurality of parking apparatuses 50, 60, 70 of three kinds.

Unique device numbers 50Z, 60Z, and 70Z that do not have the same number are assigned to each of the parking devices 50, 60, and 70 as shown in the figure, 50Z, 60Z, 70Z are stored in the respective memories 31 ... of the respective parking charge adjusting devices 10A, 10B, 10C.

The storage device 42H of the simple server 40 also stores the device numbers 50Z, 60Z, and 70Z stored in the storage devices 42A, 42B, 42C, A car setting database 40A in which a vehicle 50R, a bicycle 60R or a motorcycle 70X is loaded (parking or a main wheel) as shown in Fig. 5 (b) 60Z and 70Z of the vehicle compartment where the settlement has been completed and the goods receipt database 40B in which the goods numbers 50Z, 60Z and 70Z, the goods receipt day 40X and the goods receipt time 40Y are stored, And a goods issue history database 40C in which the goods issue date 40T and the goods receipt time 40X and the goods issue time 40W are stored are provided in the respective databases 40A, 40B, 40C, (Parking situation) of the apparatuses 50, 60, and 70. In this embodiment,

In addition, the contents of the vehicle setting database 40A are not changed unless the layout of the parking lot is changed. Each time the automobile 50T, the bicycle 60R and the motorcycle 70X are stocked, the above-mentioned stock number 50Z, 60Z or 70Z, the stock date 40X, And the goods receipt time 40Y are written, and when they are delivered, these data are deleted. Although not shown in the figure, various kinds of settlement data necessary for performing an aggregation operation such as a cash rate at the time of settlement, a usage fee of the commuter pass, a usage fee of the prepaid card, etc. are all stored in the goods issue history database 40C.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig. Fig. 6 shows an operation flow of the parking lot charge settlement apparatus 10 side, and Fig. 7 shows an operation flow of the simple server 40 side as a parking management server. As for the goods receipt operation, there is no technical difference with the ordinary parking lot management system except that the goods receipt information is stored one by one in the goods receipt database 40B of the simple server 40 as described above , And a description of the operation of the wearing-in will be omitted.

For example, the parking lot rate adjustment device 10A of the parking lot A shown in Fig. 4 is used, and the discharge rate adjustment device 10A of the flap type Assuming that the parking (main wheel) fee of the parking apparatus 50 (apparatus number 50Z is "214") is assumed, in the beginning step S1 shown in FIG. 6, the parking lot settling apparatus 10A sets the apparatus number Quot; 214 ". Then, the process proceeds to step S2, and it is judged whether or not the database of the device number "214" exists in the parking lot fare adjusting apparatus 10A. Since the device number "214" does not exist in the illustrated embodiment, Quot; 214 " in the route of the code " A " circled by the simple server 40, and transmits a message of " the settlement request of the device number 214 is received ".

However, if the device number inputted in step S1 is "009" which is in the parking zone A in the management range (direct management) and the device number "009" is found in the above-mentioned step S2, that is, If it is determined that the vehicle can be settled, the process proceeds to step S3 where the parking lot adjustment device 10A performs the adjustment process. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is judged whether or not the device number " 009 " exists in the parking lot fare adjustment apparatus 10A. Since this device number " 009 " is present, the process proceeds to the next step S5, 10T and then proceeds to step S6. In step S6, upon receipt of the delivery completion signal from the relay apparatus 10T, the flow advances to step S7 to instruct the simple server 40 to transmit the settlement completion information Quot; D ", and the process is terminated. However, if it is determined in step S4 that the device number is not in the parking charge adjustment device 10A, that is, if the device number is, for example, "214" as described above, the process proceeds to step S10, (For example, " 214 ") to the circulation code " B "

On the other hand, in FIG. 7, which is a flow chart of the simplified server 40 side, the simple server 40 determines that the device number " 214 " in the settlement transmitted from the parking charge settlement apparatus 10A on the route & It is determined whether or not the device number 214 is present in the vehicle setting database 40A described above. If not, the process proceeds to step S27 to determine whether or not the device number 214 10A from the route of the circled code " A " to the parking fee settlement apparatus 10A as the transmission source, the process proceeds to step S22, The process proceeds to the indicated step S9, and a signal indicating, for example, that " the device number 214 can be settled " is returned, so that the settlement process after step S3 described above becomes possible.

Subsequently, the flow proceeds to step S23, and when the settlement apparatus number, for example, " 214 " is received from the parking charge settlement apparatus 10A shown in Fig. 6 at the aforementioned route " B ", the routine proceeds to the next step S24, The server 40 transmits to the corresponding parking charge settlement apparatus 10C a signal indicating, for example, " settlement completion and unlocking of the device number 214 " from the route indicated by circled code " C " This signal is transmitted to the parking lot settlement apparatus 10C in the parking section C indicated by reference numeral 103 in which the parking lot 50T of the apparatus number "214" is installed via the parking network PN in step S11 shown in Fig. 6 The parking charge adjustment apparatus 10C releases the locking of the parking apparatus 50T indicated by the apparatus number "214" to the relay apparatus 10T in accordance with the step S5 shown in FIG. 6 (in this case, The flap device " 214 " And the flap plate is driven to fall down).

Next, after parking the device number "214", the parking fee settlement apparatus 10A for which the device number "214" is input is waiting for the completion of the goods issue, and when the goods issue is completed, The settlement completion signal, the date and time of goods issue, and the settling charge are transmitted through the route "D". When the simple server 40 receives these information in step S25, the process proceeds to step S26, 40C) is rewritten, and the process is finished.

By constructing as described above, it is possible to perform the settlement processing of the parking apparatuses 50, 60, or 70 belonging to the desired division even from the parking lot rate adjustment apparatuses 10A, 10B, or 10C outside the management range provided in the other division , It is possible to provide a parking system which is excellent in convenience for the user.

Likewise, by collating the database 40C of the simple server 40, it is possible to perform the charge counting and logarithmic counting of the desired fare setter from any of the parking lot settling apparatuses 10A to 10C, A comprehensive charge counting or algebraic counting can be performed from any one of the parking charge settling apparatuses 10A to 10C and a factor can be appropriately output to the receipt printer 22, which is convenient for the administrator.

Even if one parking charge settling apparatus 10A, 10B, or 10C fails and the receipt paper is out of order, data stored in the simple server 40 can be used to make settlement to other apparatuses It is possible to realize a system suitable for use in a large parking lot, a bicycle parking lot, etc., which are large and complicated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an appearance of a parking charge settlement apparatus used in a parking lot in which the present invention is implemented;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a parking charge settlement apparatus used in a parking lot in which the present invention is implemented;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a simple server used in a parking lot in which the present invention is implemented.

4 is a network connection diagram showing an example of the configuration of a parking lot in which the present invention is implemented,

5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of various DBs of a simple server used in the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the parking lot settlement apparatus used in the parking lot in which the present invention is implemented,

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of shipment of a simple server used in a parking lot in which the present invention is implemented.

(Explanation of Symbols)

10, 10A, 10B, 10C Parking charge settlement device

10T, 10R, and 10X relay devices 27, 28A, 28B, and 28C,

40 Simple servers 40A, 40B, 40C Database

50 flap parking device 50T car

60 wheel locking device 60R bicycle

70 Motorcycle Locking Device 70X Motorcycle

100 public circuit network 101, 102,

PN Parking Network

Claims (5)

A multipurpose parking lot management system configured to comprehensively manage the parking of the various vehicles by parking each type of vehicle with respect to each parking means provided for each type of vehicle such as an automobile, a bicycle, or a motorcycle, A plurality of management communication means are provided in a parking charge settlement apparatus that manages the settlement of the parking fees of the various vehicles and the opening and closing of the parking locks so that each of the management communication means is provided with parking means And the parking lot is opened and closed according to the type of the vehicle, A plurality of the parking lot fare adjusting devices are provided for each parking lot, A parking lot network is established by connecting between the plurality of parking lot settlement apparatuses via a network, A parking management server is connected to the parking network, Wherein the parking management server holds a vehicle setting database including a unique number uniquely assigned to each parking locking device under the direct management of each of the plurality of parking fare adjusting devices and the presence or absence of goods receipt, When the unique number of the parking lock device under indirect control connected to the management communication means of the other parking charge settlement device is input to the device, the vehicle management server refers to the vehicle setting database of the parking management server, And the parking lock device under management is settled and unlocked. 2. The parking amount adjusting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein there are at least two or three management communication means provided in said parking charge settlement apparatus, wherein one of the plurality of management communication means is a flap parking And the other is communication with the main wheel locking device as the parking means for the bicycle and the other is the communication between the motorcycle locking device as the parking means for the motorcycle , And the control of the parking fee of the at least two kinds of vehicles, that is, the three kinds of vehicles such as the automobile, the bicycle, and the motorcycle, or the three kinds of vehicles, and the opening and closing of the parking lock, Parking management system. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the parking lot is comprehensively managed by allowing the parking management server to collect various kinds of parking information such as time of entry and exit of the parking lot settlement apparatus, settlement amount information, Purpose parking lot management system. 4. The parking assisting device according to claim 3, wherein a unique number is assigned to each of the flap-type parking apparatus for each automobile, the main wheel locking apparatus for each bicycle, and each motorcycle locking apparatus, When this unique number is input to the settlement apparatus, the parking fee of the automobile, the bicycle, or the motorcycle is calculated and displayed. When the settlement of the parking fee is finished, the above-mentioned flap parking apparatus or the main wheel locking apparatus, And the locking device is unlocked to enable the dispatch of the automobile, the bicycle, or the motorcycle. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of displaying and displaying the number of parking lots and the settled charge managed by the parking fee settling device to be operated and other parking charge settling devices in each of the network- And an outputting unit for outputting the output data of the multipurpose parking lot management system.

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