KR101783365B1

KR101783365B1 - System and method for checking park location using wireless device name

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Publication number: KR101783365B1
Application number: KR1020160001816A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 윤한기; 장세권
Original assignee: (주)리더라이텍
Priority date: 2015-08-04
Filing date: 2016-01-07
Publication date: 2017-10-23
Also published as: KR20170016776A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a parking position determining system and method. According to the present invention, a name of a device of a short range wireless communication device installed in a parking lot is obtained and determined as a parking position, and outputted to a user device such as a smart phone, The location can be conveniently checked.

Description

Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for checking parking position using a short-

The present invention relates to a parking position determination system and method, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for determining a parking position by acquiring a device name of a short range wireless communication device installed in a parking lot and outputting the name to a user device such as a smart phone, So that the location can be conveniently identified.

Large-scale shopping malls, public institutions and apartment complexes have large parking lots where hundreds to thousands of vehicles can park simultaneously. Borrowers also prefer to park near the entrance of the building or near the elevator connection in order to minimize traffic after parking. Therefore, the parking lot is very crowded due to the parked cars near the entrance, and most of the borrowers are inevitably forced to park far away from the entrance.

However, it is not easy to remember exactly where the parking was in a large parking lot with uniformity. For this purpose, the parking lot displays the area name in a certain area so that the borrower can remember the parking position. For example, column numbers such as B2-A11 and B3-C32 are described for each column installed in the parking lot. In this case, however, the borrower must memorize the column number or make a separate note in order to find the parking location.

In order to solve the inconvenience of the parking position confirmation, the information about the parking position is transmitted through the GPS position information like Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0120489 (April 14, 2014, 'Parking management system using mobile terminal') And a technique for providing the data to the terminal has been proposed.

However, there is a problem that it can not be utilized in the underground parking lot when using the GPS location information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication device in which a short- The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technology for allowing a car owner to accurately and conveniently confirm a parking position by acquiring the name of the car,

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for identifying a parking location using a name of a local wireless communication device, the system comprising: A plurality of short range wireless communication devices each having a device name; A user device for searching for an adjacent short range wireless communication device, determining a parking position in accordance with a preset reference for the searched device name, storing the same, and outputting the parking position; And a drive time confirmation device for outputting a signal including the name of the confirmation device according to whether or not the power supply is supplied from the vehicle, A search unit for searching for a wireless communication device and acquiring the device name; An analyzing unit parsing the device name acquired by the search unit to extract a meaningful character string; A device monitoring unit for verifying whether a predetermined character string is included in the character string acquired by the search unit and extracted by the analyzing unit; A parking position determining unit for determining a parking position according to a predetermined reference based on the character string extracted by the analyzing unit and acquired by the search unit according to whether or not the device monitoring unit confirms; And an output processing unit which processes the parking position determined by the parking position determining unit so as to be displayed on the screen.

Here, the drive time confirmation device outputs a unique identification device name when power is supplied from the vehicle, and the search unit of the user device searches for an adjacent short range wireless communication device to acquire the device name, Wherein the parking position determination unit determines whether the device name of the verification device is searched in the device monitoring unit when the power source of the driving time confirmation device is cut off and the device monitoring unit confirms that the verification device name is not searched, The parking position can be determined in accordance with a predetermined criterion for the device name including the pre-designated identifier among the device names of the short-range wireless communication devices acquired by the search unit.

Also, the driving time confirmation device may charge the auxiliary battery when power is supplied from the vehicle, output a unique identification device name through a power source charged in the auxiliary battery when power supply from the vehicle is interrupted, Wherein the search unit of the user equipment searches for a nearby short range wireless communication device to obtain a name of the device, the device monitoring unit checks whether a predetermined unique device name is searched for, When it is confirmed by the device monitoring unit that the name of the device for verification is searched, the parking position determination unit determines that the name of the device for which the pre-designated identifier is included among the device names of the devices for short range wireless communication acquired by the search unit The parking position can be determined.

The drive time confirmation device may be configured to charge the auxiliary battery when the power is supplied from the vehicle, and when the power supply from the vehicle is interrupted, Wherein the search unit of the user equipment searches for an adjacent short range wireless communication device to obtain the name of the device, the device monitoring unit checks whether the changed device name is searched, The parking position determining unit may determine the parking position based on the changed device name when the power supply of the checking device is cut off and the device monitoring unit confirms that the changed device name is searched.

It is preferable that the short range wireless communication device and the drive timing confirmation device are Bluetooth devices that output a Bluetooth signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking position determining method using a name of a local wireless communication device, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a device name of an adjacent local wireless communication device in a user equipment; (B) confirming whether a previously designated device name of the acquired device name has been searched; (C) when the pre-designated verification device name is not searched, extracting a character string of the device name including the pre-designated identifier among the acquired device names and determining a parking position according to a preset reference; And (d) storing the determined parking position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking position determining method using a name of a near field wireless communication device, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a device name of an adjacent short range wireless communication device in a user equipment; (B) confirming whether a previously designated device name of the acquired device name has been searched; (C) when the pre-designated verification device name is searched, extracting a character string of the device name including the pre-designated identifier among the acquired device names and determining a parking position according to a preset reference; And (d) storing the determined parking position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking position determining method using a name of a local wireless communication device, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a device name of an adjacent short range wireless communication device in a user equipment; (B) confirming whether the changed device name including both the previously designated device name and the pre-designated identifier among the acquired device names has been searched; (C) when the changed device name is searched, extracting a character string of the obtained changed device name and determining a parking position according to a preset reference; And (d) storing the determined parking position.

Meanwhile, the present invention includes a recording medium storing a computer-readable program for executing the above method.

The present invention has the following effects.

First, when the car owner who has completed the parking operation drives a dedicated application in a user device such as a smart phone, it searches for a near field wireless communication device (Bluetooth device) installed near the position of the car (parking position) When the device name of the strongest device is obtained, the parking position can be conveniently checked by automatically storing and outputting the device name as parking position information.

That is, the name of the device of the short-range wireless communication device installed at a certain point of the parking lot is matched with the area name (column number) written on the wall surface of the parking lot or the column of the existing parking lot. It is easy to find the area name (column number) through the parking location information.

Particularly, in the present invention, not only the method of transmitting the parking position information to the user device in the short range wireless communication device but only the name of the device acquired while searching the short range wireless communication device in the user device requires the communication channel connection procedure such as pairing It is not necessary. Therefore, the button operation for pairing is omitted, and the time for completing the pairing and the data transfer time are not needed, which can greatly shorten the parking position storage and output time.

In addition, when the user touches the user device only once to input a driving command, a series of processes from the search for the local wireless communication device to the acquisition of the device name, the storage of the parking position information, the output of the parking position information, and the end of the search are all automatically performed. In other words, it is easy to use because all operations are performed in one-touch manner.

In addition, when setting the device name of the short-range wireless communication device, setting another identifier other than the zone name (column number) is performed so that another device (e.g., a car audio system or a Bluetooth headset) Even if it is searched first, it can be excluded from the parking position determination, and there is no possibility that the wrong device name is stored in the parking position.

It is also possible to monitor whether or not the paired device is released from the user equipment, and to design the dedicated application to be automatically driven by the user equipment when confirmation of the paired release from the predetermined equipment (for example, the audio system of the car) is confirmed . In this case, it is confirmed that the parking of the car is turned off and the user's device is disconnected from the audio system of the car after the car is parked. As a result, It is possible to search and secure the parking position information, so that there is an advantage that even a button operation on the user equipment can be omitted.

In addition, in connection with the driving time confirmation device for outputting the identification device name according to whether the vehicle is powered on or off, even if the user does not operate the dedicated application after parking or touches the button, Accurate parking position can be stored, thus improving convenience.

In addition, in the dedicated application installed in the user equipment, the latest parking history information can be stored and provided according to the user's command. If necessary, the parking position information can be transmitted to another person in the form of a text message. Area name, column number).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an example of a parking lot for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]
3 is a flowchart illustrating a parking position determining method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing an example of log recording in accordance with a Bluetooth device search;
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of parking position information output from the user device in a widget mode;
6 is a diagram showing an example in which parking position information is outputted on a main screen in a dedicated application driven by a user equipment;
7 is a view showing an example of a parking history information confirmation screen in a dedicated application driven by a user equipment;
8 is a view showing an example of a screen for transmitting parking position information in a text message in a dedicated application driven by the user equipment;
9 is a view showing another situation of a parking lot;
10 is a flowchart illustrating a parking position determining method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram showing another example of log recording according to Bluetooth device search.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a parking position determining method according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
13 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining a parking position determining method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
16 is a flowchart illustrating a parking position determining method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position determination system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
18 is a flowchart for explaining a parking position determining method according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some configurations which are not related to the gist of the present invention may be omitted or compressed, but the configurations omitted are not necessarily those not necessary in the present invention, and they may be combined by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. .

In addition, each component, server, and system described below does not necessarily have to be an independent component or server that performs each function, but may be implemented as one or more programs or one or more servers or a collection of one or more systems, May be shared.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a parking lot for explaining a parking position determination system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, a parking line 10 for partitioning a parking space is displayed on the ground in a parking lot (sometimes there is no parking line 10), and columns are provided at regular intervals. The columns are mainly installed in the underground parking lot, and the column shows the name of the area, that is, the column number, which indicates the specific area.

The column numbers are arranged in a regular rule and described sequentially. For example, the column number 'B2-A11' means the eleventh column of column A on the second basement level. Therefore, the borrower can identify the parking position through the column number.

Of course, in the case of ground parking lots, there may be no pillars for interlayer support. Therefore, the name of the area to indicate the specific area may be listed on a wall, a pole, or on the ground in addition to the column.

The present invention is directed to a technique for enabling a user to easily identify a parking position by automatically displaying a zone name (column number) displayed in the parking lot in the user equipment 40. [

The parking check system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 and a user device 40.

The short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 are installed at certain points in the parking lot. Specifically, it is preferable that the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 are provided for each column in which a column number (area name) is described. Of course, if the area name is listed on the wall or on the telephone pole, the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, 84 may also be installed on the wall or on the telephone pole.

Further, a unique device name is set to each of the plurality of short-range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84. [ Here, the device name is set to match the above-mentioned area name, or is set to a text form including the area name. For example, in the first device 81 installed on a column in which a column number of 'B2-A11' is written, a device name of 'B2-A11' is set or a device name of a specific text form including a column number of 'B2-A11' . Likewise, the posts marked with the column numbers 'B2-A12', 'B2-B11' and 'B2-B12' are assigned to the second device 82 and the third device 83 And a fourth device 84 are installed.

The device names of the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 may be fixed values when a product is shipped from a factory through order creation, It may be reset.

Of course, the short-range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 may be installed on each of two or three columns instead of on each column in which the column numbers are described, 81, 82, 83, and 84) may be set to the device name when the location name of the closest location is set somewhat distant from the location where the area name is described.

The user device 40 receives the device name from the short distance wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 installed in the parking lot, stores and outputs the device name, and notifies the user of the parking position. This user device 40 is a smart phone having a dedicated application for performing a series of processes for searching for (searching for) the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, 84 and obtaining and storing the device name, A tablet PC, or the like, and may be a wearable device such as a smart watch or the like.

Here, the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 and the user device 40 can transmit and receive signals by RF, NFC, Bluetooth, infrared, or WiFi. However, in the case of the RF method or the NFC method, there is a problem that it can be recognized only at a very close distance, and in the case of the Wi-Fi or infrared communication method, the price of the short-range wireless communication device is expensive. Therefore, it is preferable that the Bluetooth mode, which is a communication range of about 5 m to 10 m (or more depending on the device), is preferably applied. Hereinafter, the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 are used as the short-distance wireless communication device, and the user device will be described after assuming that the smartphone 40 is in use. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 are installed on a column in which the area names B2-A11, B2-A12, B2-B11, and B2- 4 devices (81, 82, 83, 84).

2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a smartphone 40 as a user device. The parking position confirmation process, which is the ultimate object of the present invention, is driven by a dedicated application installed in the smartphone 40 of the mobile phone. Each configuration of the smartphone 40 shown in FIG. It visualizes the subject of execution. That is, some configurations may be implemented in hardware, and some configurations may be implemented in software. In addition, the smartphone 40 includes a number of components in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 2. However, FIG. 2 shows only the configurations necessary for the parking position determination process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

2, the smartphone 40 includes a Bluetooth module 41, a device monitoring unit 42, a search unit 43, an analyzing unit 44, a parking position determining unit 45, an output processing unit 46 A history recording unit 47, a text message processing unit 48, a display 49 and a key input unit 50. [

The Bluetooth module 41 detects the signals of the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 near the smartphone 40 and transmits the data to the nearby Bluetooth devices 81, Connect (pair) the communication channel. That is, a pairing connection is performed according to a predetermined setting or a command input by the user.

The device monitoring unit 42 is provided for monitoring the connection status of the paired Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84. The function of the device monitoring unit 42 will be described below with reference to FIG.

The search unit 43 searches for the existence of the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 in which signals are received at adjacent positions in accordance with a user's command or in accordance with a preset Bluetooth module 41, And is provided for acquiring the device name from the searched Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84. [

The analyzing unit 44 is provided for extracting a meaningful character string by parsing the device name of the text form acquired by the search unit 43. [

The parking position determining unit 45 is provided for determining the parking position according to a preset reference based on the character string acquired by the search unit 43 and extracted by the analyzing unit 44. [ The criteria for determining the parking position in the parking position determining unit 45 will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. 3 to 12.

The output processing unit 46 processes the parking position determined by the parking position determining unit 45 so as to be displayed on the screen. The output processing unit 46 displays the parking position on the widget mode of the smartphone 40 or processes the parking position on the main screen when the dedicated application is driven.

The history recording unit 47 stores the parking position information determined by the parking position determining unit 45, and arranges it according to a request of the user at a later time.

The text message processing unit 48 is provided to transmit the parking position information to a person requested by the user in response to the driving of the dedicated application by a text message.

The display 49 displays a drive screen or parking position information of a dedicated application, and the key input unit 50 receives a user command. The display 49 and the key input unit 50 may be integrally manufactured in the form of a touch screen.

The configurations of the smartphone 40 described above will be further described below with reference to a description of a parking position determination method using a name of a local wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a parking position determining method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. That is, in the parking lot shown in FIG. 1, when the user A 30 carries the smartphone 40 and parks the vehicle A 20 next to the 'B2-A11' column in which the first device 81 is installed, State.

When the parked user A 30 drives a dedicated application in the smartphone 40, the search unit 43 searches the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 83, which are associated with the Bluetooth module 41, 84 " exists < S310 > and obtains the device name of the searched device. An example of the log record of the device names obtained in accordance with the search process of the search unit 43 is shown in FIG.

If the user A 30 drives the dedicated application of the smartphone 40 in the parking situation of Fig. 1, the log record as shown in Fig. 4 will remain. Namely, the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 having the device names of AMART B2-A11, AMART B2-B11, AMART B2-A12 and AMART B2-B12 are located in the closest position to the smartphone 40 ) Will be searched. In the example of the log record shown in Fig. 4, the name of the shopping mall (AMART) is set together with the column number as the device names of the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84. The log record also records the time at which the device name was acquired.

When the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 adjacent to the smartphone 40 are searched in the order as shown in FIG. 4, the analyzer 44 parses the acquired device name to extract a meaningful character string. For example, the time at which the device name is obtained is separated from the log record of FIG. 4, and the name of the building and the column number are separately extracted even within the device name. Then, the parking position determining unit 45 determines the name of the device searched for first as the parking position, and the history recording unit 47 stores the determined parking position <S315>. Further, the output processing section 46 outputs the parking position determined by the parking position determining section 45 through the display 49 <S320>.

5 shows an example in which the parking position information is outputted in the widget mode in the smartphone 40. In FIG. That is, even if the smartphone 40 does not drive a dedicated application, the latest parking position information is always outputted in the widget mode so that the user can conveniently check the parking position through the smartphone 40.

6 shows an example in which the parking position information is outputted on the main screen when the dedicated application is operated in the smartphone 40. [ As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the parking position information includes the column number and the parking time (i.e., the time at which the device name is acquired) and the name of the building Name) are displayed together.

When the user drives a dedicated application and selects a specific button on the main screen, the parking history information is output as shown in FIG. If another button is selected, a screen for displaying the parking position information that has recently been parked and displayed on the screen and can transmit the parking position information to another person through a text message is displayed as shown in FIG. Therefore, even if there is no complicated explanation of the parking position or the trouble of inputting the parking position information to another person, it is possible to accurately convey the position of the vehicle to the other person. Also, it is possible to implement not the text message transmission but the parking position information in cooperation with the mobile messenger service.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the car owner who has completed the parking operation drives the dedicated application in the smartphone 40, the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 installed near the car position (parking position) When the device name of the device having the strongest signal is obtained, the parking position can be conveniently checked by automatically storing and outputting the device name as parking position information.

That is, since the device names of the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 installed at certain points in the parking lot are matched with the existing parking lot walls and the area names (column numbers) written on the columns, , And the area name (column number) can be easily found through the parking position information outputted in the widget mode after being stored in the smartphone 40. [

In particular, in the present invention, the Bluetooth device 81, 82, 83, 84 does not transmit the parking position information to the smartphone 40, It is only necessary to use the name of the device acquired while searching for the communication channel. Therefore, the button operation for pairing is omitted, and the time for completing the pairing and the data transfer time are not needed, which can greatly shorten the parking position storage and output time.

In the dedicated application installed in the smartphone 40, the latest parking history information may be stored and provided according to a user's command. If necessary, the parking position information may be transmitted to another person in the form of a text message. You can deliver the parking location (area name, column number).

In the present invention, the user only has to touch the icon or the widget screen once to operate the dedicated application in the smartphone 40. The process of searching for the Bluetooth device by the one-touch input and obtaining the device name, Parking position information storage-parking position information output-end of search (i.e., deactivation of the Bluetooth module 41) are all performed automatically. That is, in order to normally connect a Bluetooth device with a smartphone, a device search command must be entered manually in a 'setup' screen. When a specific device is searched, a device to be interlocked is selected and paired. In addition, I had to enter the command myself. Therefore, even if a user who is not familiar with the use of the smartphone 40 wants to interwork with the Bluetooth device, the user often abandons the use of the Bluetooth device 41 because the operation is infrequent. Would be over-consumed. However, in the present invention, all the operations of turning on the Bluetooth module 41 by touching the icon of the dedicated application or touching the widget screen, acquiring the name of the device through the search, and then turning off the Bluetooth module 41 are automatically performed. It is possible to conveniently use older drivers who are not familiar with the smartphone 40 and to solve the problem that the Bluetooth module 41 is not turned off and the battery is unnecessarily consumed.

9 is a view showing another situation of the parking lot. That is, although the user A 30 parked the vehicle A 20 and then gets off and drives the dedicated application, the user C 30 wears the user A 30 rather than the distance of the first to fourth devices 81, And other Bluetooth devices such as the audio system of the Bluetooth headset 71 or the vehicle B 60 can be searched first. In this case, the process of confirming the parking position is shown in the flowchart according to the second embodiment of Fig.

When the user A 30 parks the vehicle A 20 as shown in the example shown in FIG. 9 and then gets off and operates the dedicated application in the smartphone 40 (touching the icon touch or the widget screen) (S1005) The controller 43 searches for peripheral Bluetooth devices 60, 71, 81, 82, 83 and 84 in conjunction with the Bluetooth module 41 (S1010). The search unit 43 will first search for the Bluetooth devices 60, 71, 81, 82, 83, 84 having a strong signal strength. That is, as in the example of the log record shown in Fig. 11, the audio system (device name: SONATA) of the vehicle B 60 in which the start is turned on or the Bluetooth headset 71 (device name: EARMIC) May be searched first. In this case, as shown in the process of FIG. 3, if the name of the device searched for as the highest priority is determined as the parking position, the user may be overwhelmed.

Therefore, the second embodiment is to solve the problem that can be caused due to the search of the wrong Bluetooth devices 60 and 71, and the first to fourth devices 81 and 82 , 83, 84) are set so as to include an identifier that is previously promised in addition to the column number. 11, the device names of the first to fourth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 are referred to as LLT-AMART B2-A11, LLT-AMART B2-A12, -AMART B2-B11 ', and' LLT-AMART B2-B12 '. The name of the device of the first device 81 is 'identifier' indicating that the LLT is a device for checking the parking position, AMART is the name of the building, and B2-A11 is the column number. The device name obtained after the search by the search unit 43 is parsed and parsed by the analyzing unit 44 into a meaningful character string, that is, an identifier, a building name, and a column number, 45 determines the name of the device for the first device 81 that has been searched for in the highest priority after removing a device (SONATA and EARMIC) that does not include a preset identifier, i.e., LLT, as a parking position and stores it in the history recording unit 47 >. The parking position information thus determined is output to the display 49 by the output processing unit 46 <S1020>.

According to the second embodiment shown in Fig. 10, when setting the device names of the first to fourth devices 81, 82, 83, 84 installed for providing the parking position confirmation service, (For example, the audio system of the vehicle B or the Bluetooth headset) in addition to the first to fourth devices 81, 82, 83, 84 provided in the parking lot for parking position confirmation, It is possible to exclude it from the parking position determination, and there is no possibility that the wrong device name is stored in the parking position.

Of course, even if the process shown in FIG. 10 is not performed, after the search unit 43 performs a search, a plurality of searched device names are displayed (or about five) on the display 49, ) Is stored in the parking position, the problem that the wrong device is determined as the parking position can be solved. However, according to the process of FIG. 10, it is convenient because the user does not need to select the log record after the search is searched.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a parking position determining method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. That is, in the process shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 10, the search process is performed when the user A 30 finishes parking and drives a dedicated application of the smartphone 40. In FIG. 12, A command input process (for example, touching an icon or touching a widget screen) is omitted, thereby enhancing convenience.

First, it is assumed that the user A 30 paired the audio system of the vehicle with the smartphone 40 for telephone conversation or music listening while driving the vehicle A 20. [ Then, when the user A 30 enters the parking lot, stops parking at a specific location, and then turns off the vehicle, the pairing connection between the smartphone 40 and the audio system of the vehicle A 20 is automatically canceled. That is, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 periodically confirms whether the pairing connection with the preset Bluetooth device, that is, the audio system of the vehicle A 20 is released in conjunction with the Bluetooth module 41, If it is confirmed that the pairing connection with the audio system is released, the dedicated application of the smartphone 40 is automatically activated so that the search unit 43 starts searching for the Bluetooth devices 81, 82, 83 and 84 &Lt; S1220 > Thereafter, the analyzing unit 44 parses the device name of the device searched by the search unit 43 and separates and extracts the device name into a meaningful character string. The parking position determining unit 45 determines whether the parking And the history recording unit 47 stores the determined parking position < S1225 >. The parking position information thus determined may be displayed in the widget mode on the display 49 of the smartphone 40 or in the main screen of the dedicated application < S1230 > according to the command input of the user.

If it is designed such that the device paired in the smartphone 40 is released and the dedicated application is automatically activated at the point of time when it is confirmed that the pairing with the predetermined device (for example, the audio system of the car) is confirmed, It is convenient that the parking position is recorded even if there is no button operation on the smartphone 40 when the parking is completed.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a short-distance wireless communication device name according to another embodiment of the present invention. That is, in addition to the smartphone 40 described in the foregoing example and the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 installed in the parking lot, (90), whereby the parking position is automatically recorded even if the user A (30) does not manually manipulate the dedicated application via the smartphone (40).

In FIG. 13, the smart phone 40 or the short-range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 are replaced with the foregoing description, and only the driving time confirmation device 90 will be described.

The drive timing verification device 90 includes a confirmation Bluetooth module 91 and a power supply unit 92. [ The confirmation Bluetooth module 91 receives power from the power supply unit 92 and emits a Bluetooth signal including a predetermined identification device name (for example, 'CJ').

The Bluetooth signal outputted from the drive time verifying device 90 is not used for transmitting and receiving information in association with other devices but may be a dedicated application of the smartphone 40 depending on whether the name of the device for verification is searched, So that it can be operated.

The driving time confirmation device 90 shown in FIG. 13 is manufactured in such a manner that power is supplied through the cigar jack socket of the vehicle A 20. However, when the power is supplied through the USB or AUX terminal Or it may be built in the form of a built-in navigation or black box. In other words, it may be manufactured in any way as long as it emits a Bluetooth signal including a unique identification device name (CJ) and the power supply is cut off when the start of the vehicle A 20 is turned off.

The parking position confirmation method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention using the driving time verification device 90 shown in Fig. 13 is shown in the flowchart of Fig.

First, the user A (30) drives the vehicle A (20) and inserts the drive timing confirmation device (90) into the cigar jack socket to enable power supply. Accordingly, the confirmation Bluetooth module 91 of the drive time confirmation device 90 receives the power through the power supply unit 92 and emits the Bluetooth signal including the unique identification device name CJ.

In addition, the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 carried by the user A 30 automatically searches the Bluetooth device at intervals of a few seconds. Here, it is preferable that the middle interval is approximately 1 minute to 5 minutes apart. The reason for this will be described below again.

When the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 searches for a Bluetooth device, the device name of the neighboring Bluetooth device can be obtained. Of course, in this process, the verification device name CJ of the drive time verification device 90 is also searched. However, in the process of searching the Bluetooth device at intervals of the middle period of the search section 43 of the smartphone 40, whether or not the search device name CJ is searched for is not important, and the device name including 'LLT' Whether or not the search is more important.

That is, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 determines whether the device name including 'LLT', which is a previously designated identifier, is searched from among the device names acquired through the search unit 43 (S1410). If the name of the device including the identifier 'LLT' is searched (S1415), it is clear that the user has entered the parking lot, so the search unit 43 searches for the Bluetooth device at a short interval.

The reason why the search unit 43 switches from a mid-period interval to a short-period interval search is because it is necessary to determine a parking time as quickly as possible after an entry into the parking lot is confirmed. Therefore, even if the user A 30 immediately departs from the vehicle A 20 after switching off the parking after parking, it is preferable to perform a search in a short cycle of 2 to 10 seconds interval in order to acquire the local wireless communication device name as near as possible .

Of course, the search of the Bluetooth device of the search unit 43 can always be performed at a short time interval of about 10 seconds. However, in consideration of battery consumption of the smartphone 40, To conserve battery power. Also, the interval of the middle interval is set considering the time from entering the parking lot on the average to leaving the parking lot. In fact, it is not necessary to check the parking position in a small parking lot and it is necessary in a large parking lot. Therefore, it is sufficient to set the interval of the middle interval to about 2 to 5 minutes. In other words, the dedicated application according to the present embodiment does not need to worry about whether the battery module is consumed considerably by driving the Bluetooth module 41 frequently.

After the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 has switched to the short period interval search, whether or not the verification device name CJ emitted from the driving time confirmation device 90 is searched is an important factor. That is, if the vehicle A 20 is still moving to find a parking space even after entering the parking lot, the device name (CJ) for confirmation will still be emitted in the drive time confirmation device 90, The power supply through the power supply unit 92 is cut off, and the confirmation Bluetooth module 91 is also inactivated.

Therefore, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 monitors whether the device name CJ is searched for among the device names acquired at intervals of a short period via the search unit 43 (S1425) If it is confirmed that the device name (CJ) is no longer searched (S1430), it is determined that parking is completed.

Thereafter, the analyzing unit 44 parses the device name of the device searched by the search unit 43 and separates and extracts the device name into a meaningful character string. The parking position determining unit 45 determines whether the parking After determining the position (the device name for the nearest wireless communication device is determined as the parking position), the history recording unit 47 stores the determined parking position (S1435). The determined parking position information may be displayed in the widget mode on the display 49 of the smartphone 40 or displayed on the main screen of the dedicated application according to a command input of the user.

15 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention. That is, the system is similar to the system shown in FIG. 13, but differs in the configuration of the drive time verifying device 100.

15 includes a confirmation Bluetooth module 101, a power supply unit 102, a charging module 103, a discharging module 104 and an auxiliary battery 105. The driving time confirmation apparatus 100 shown in Fig.

The confirmation Bluetooth module 101 is provided for emitting a Bluetooth signal including a predetermined identification device name (CJ) that is set in advance. However, the Bluetooth module for identification 101 in the present embodiment is not activated by receiving power through the power supply unit 102, but is activated by receiving power from the auxiliary battery 105. [

The power supply unit 102 receives power from the cigarette jack socket of the vehicle A 20 and charges the auxiliary battery 105 through the charging module 103. Of course, power can be supplied through USB or AUX terminal through design change.

The discharge module 104 is not operated when power is supplied through the power supply unit 102 and operates when the power supply through the power supply unit 102 is cut off to check the power charged in the auxiliary battery 105 And supplies it to the Bluetooth module 101.

The principle of charging or discharging the auxiliary battery 105 depending on whether power is supplied through the power supply unit 102 may be implemented in a circuit or a program.

The parking position confirmation method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention using the driving time confirmation device 100 shown in Fig. 15 is shown in the flowchart of Fig.

First, the user A (30) drives the vehicle A (20) and inserts the drive timing confirmation device (100) into a cigar jack socket to enable power supply. At this time, the power supplied through the power supply unit 102 is charged in the auxiliary battery 105, and no separate Bluetooth signal is emitted.

Also, the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 carried by the user A 30 automatically searches the Bluetooth device at intervals of a few seconds.

When the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 searches for a Bluetooth device, the device name of the neighboring Bluetooth device can be obtained. However, since the confirmation Bluetooth module 101 of the driving time confirmation device 100 during driving is in the inactivated state, the verification device name CJ is not searched.

In the process of searching for a Bluetooth device at intervals of the middle period of the search section 43 of the smartphone 40, it is important whether the device name including the previously designated identifier 'LLT' is searched.

That is, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 confirms whether the device name including the previously designated identifier 'LLT' is searched from among the device names acquired through the search unit 43 (S1610). If the name of the device including the identifier 'LLT' is searched, the search unit 43 searches for the Bluetooth device at a short period of time (S1620) since it has entered the parking lot <S1615>.

After the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 has switched to the short period interval search, whether or not the verification device name CJ emitted from the driving time confirmation device 100 is searched is an important factor. That is, if the vehicle is still moving to find a parking space even after entering the parking lot, the checking device name (CJ) will not be searched yet. If the parking is completed and the starting is turned off, Is supplied to the confirming Bluetooth module 101, whereby the identifying device name CJ is released.

Accordingly, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 monitors whether the device name CJ is searched for among device names acquired at short intervals through the search unit 43, If the device name CJ is suddenly confirmed (S1630), it is determined that parking is completed.

Thereafter, the analyzing unit 44 parses the device name of the device searched by the search unit 43 and separates and extracts the device name into a meaningful character string. The parking position determining unit 45 determines whether the parking After determining the position, the history recording unit 47 stores the determined parking position < S1635 >. The determined parking position information may be displayed in the widget mode on the display 49 of the smartphone 40 or displayed on the main screen of the dedicated application according to a command input of the user.

It is monitored whether or not the confirmation device name CJ is output according to whether the vehicle A 20 is turned on or off as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, and when the confirmation device name CJ is lost or the confirmation device name CJ If the dedicated application is automatically activated based on the time of the search, it is convenient that the parking position can be recorded even if the borrower completes the parking as usual and does not perform any button operation. In order to confirm the parking time, the Bluetooth module 41 of the smartphone 40 must be activated at predetermined time intervals. Only when the vehicle enters the parking lot, search is performed at short intervals. In other areas, So that the battery consumption can be extremely reduced.

17 is a block diagram for explaining a parking position confirmation system using a name of a local wireless communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 13 and 15, but the configuration of the drive time verifying device 110 is different.

17 includes a confirmation Bluetooth module 111, a device name storage unit 112, an identification search unit 113, a device name change unit 114, a power supply unit 115, A charging module 116, a discharging module 117, and an auxiliary battery 118. [

The confirmation Bluetooth module 111 is provided for emitting a Bluetooth signal including a confirmation device name (CJ can be stored by default) stored in the device name storage unit 112. [ Also, the confirmation Bluetooth module 111 is activated by being supplied with power from the power supply unit 115, and is activated by receiving power from the auxiliary battery 118.

The device name storage unit 112 stores a unique identification device name (CJ) to be initially set. When the device name is changed in the device name change unit 114, the changed device name is stored.

The confirmation search unit 113 searches for the existence of the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84, which are adjacent to the confirmation Bluetooth module 111, 81, 82, 83, 84). Specifically, the verification search unit 113 searches for the local wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 when power supply through the power supply unit 115 is interrupted.

The device name changing unit 114 changes the device name of the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 acquired by the verification search unit 113 and the device name And stores the changed device name in the device name storage unit 112 to change the device name for confirmation.

The power supply unit 115 receives power from the cigarette jack socket of the vehicle A 20 and charges the auxiliary battery 118 through the charging module 116.

The discharge module 117 operates when power is supplied through the power supply unit 115 and does not operate when the power supply through the power supply unit 115 is cut off to check the power charged in the auxiliary battery 118 To the search unit 113, the device name change unit 114, and the confirmation Bluetooth module 111. [

The principle of charging or discharging the auxiliary battery 118 depending on whether power is supplied through the power supply unit 115 may be implemented in a circuit or a program.

The parking position confirmation method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention using the driving time confirmation device 110 shown in Fig. 17 is shown in the flowchart of Fig.

First, the user A (30) travels the vehicle A (20) and inserts the drive timing confirmation device (110) into a cigar jack socket to enable power supply. At this time, the power supplied through the power supply unit 115 is charged in the auxiliary battery 118, and no separate Bluetooth signal is emitted.

The verification search unit 113 of the driving time verification device 110 confirms whether the power supply through the power supply unit 115 is interrupted (S1830). If it is confirmed that the power supply is interrupted due to the turn-off of the power supply unit 115, >, The short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 are searched to obtain the device name <S1840>.

Subsequently, the device name change unit 114 changes the device name of the local wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 acquired by the authentication search unit 113 and the name of the verification device set in the device name storage unit 112 Edited to be merged, and stored in the device name storage unit 112 (S1845), thereby changing the name of the device for verification. LLT-AMART B2-A11 ', which is the device name of the first device 81, is merged with the' CJ 'and the' CJ- LLT-AMART B2-A11 '.

Meanwhile, the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 carried by the user A 30 automatically searches for the Bluetooth device at intervals of a few seconds.

When the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 searches for a Bluetooth device, the device name of the neighboring Bluetooth device can be obtained. However, since the confirmation Bluetooth module 111 of the driving time confirmation device 110 during driving is in the inactive state, the verification device name (CJ or the changed device name) is not searched.

That is, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 confirms that the device name including 'LLT' which is a previously designated identifier among the device names acquired through the search unit 43 is searched (S1810). If the name of the device including the identifier 'LLT' is searched, the search unit 43 searches for the Bluetooth device at a short period of time (S1820) since it has entered the parking lot <S1815>.

After the search unit 43 of the smartphone 40 has switched to the short period interval search, whether or not to search for the changed device name (CJ-LLT) emitted from the driving time confirmation device 110 is an important factor. That is, if the vehicle is still moving to find a parking space even after entering the parking lot, the name of the device for verification or the name of the changed device will not be searched. If the power is turned off after completion of parking, And is supplied to the confirmation Bluetooth module 111 so that the device name for confirmation is released. Of course, when the start-up is turned off, the drive-time confirmation device 110 itself changes the name of the device and outputs it.

At this time, the device monitoring unit 42 of the smartphone 40 searches for device names (CJ) and pre-designated identifiers (LLT) of device names acquired at short intervals of intervals through the search unit 43 (CJ-LLT-AMART B2-A11) including both the basic device name (CJ) and the identifier (LLT) is searched for (S1855) 44 parses the changed device name (CJ-LLT-AMART B2-A11) searched by the search unit 43 and separates and extracts it into a meaningful character string. After the parking position determining unit 45 determines the parking position, (47) stores the determined parking position (S1860). The determined parking position information may be displayed in the widget mode on the display 49 of the smartphone 40 or displayed on the main screen of the dedicated application according to the command input of the user <S1865>.

In the parking position determination system and method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18, the structure of the driving time verification apparatus 110 is somewhat complicated. Compared with the previous embodiment, however, there is an advantage that the parking position can be stored very accurately.

That is, in the first to fifth embodiments, the smartphone 40 directly acquires the device name from the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84. That is, the position of the smartphone 40 rather than the position of the vehicle A 20, and thus the parking position is obtained by manually depressing the button (the first embodiment and the second embodiment) Of course, in the cases where the parking position is automatically acquired (the third to fifth embodiments), there is always a possibility that an error will occur. For example, when the user A (30) moves away from the vehicle A (20) very quickly after parking, the parking position information is stored based on the position of the user A (30) remote from the position of the vehicle A will be.

However, as in the sixth embodiment, instead of acquiring the device names of the short range wireless communication devices 81, 82, 83, and 84 in the smartphone 40, (Including CJ-LLT) of the driving-time confirmation device 110 in the smartphone 40, the parking position is always acquired and stored based on the position of the vehicle A 20 Therefore, even if the user A 30 quickly turns off the vehicle and moves away from the vehicle A 20, accurate parking position storage is possible.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: Parking Lines
20: vehicle A
30: User A
40: Smartphone
41: Bluetooth module
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43: search section
44: Analysis section
45: parking position determining unit
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47: History log
48: Text message processor
49: Display
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60: vehicle B
70: User C
71: Bluetooth headset
81: First device
82: Second device
83: Third device
84: the fourth device
90: Driving point confirmation device
91: Bluetooth module for verification
92: Power supply
100: Driving point confirmation device
101: Bluetooth module for verification
102: Power supply
103: Charging module
104: Discharge module
105: auxiliary battery
110: Driving point confirmation device
111: Bluetooth module for confirmation
112: Device name storage section
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115: Power supply
116: Charging module
117: Discharge module
118: Auxiliary battery

Claims

A plurality of short range wireless communication devices each installed at a certain point of the parking lot and each having a name in the form of a text including a name of the area and a predefined identifier,
A user device for searching for an adjacent short range wireless communication device, determining a parking position in accordance with a preset reference for the searched device name, storing the same, and outputting the parking position; And
And a driving time confirmation device for outputting a signal including the name of the verification device according to whether or not a device name for verifying the text form is set and whether power is supplied from the vehicle,
Wherein the user equipment comprises:
A search unit for searching for an adjacent short range wireless communication device and obtaining the device name;
An analyzing unit parsing the device name acquired by the search unit to extract a meaningful character string;
A device monitoring unit for verifying whether a predetermined character string is included in the character string acquired by the search unit and extracted by the analyzing unit;
A parking position determining unit for determining a parking position according to a predetermined reference based on the character string extracted by the analyzing unit and acquired by the search unit according to whether or not the device monitoring unit confirms; And
And an output processing unit which processes the parking position determined by the parking position determining unit so that the parking position is displayed on the screen.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the drive time confirmation device outputs a unique identification device name when power is supplied from the vehicle,
Wherein the search unit of the user equipment searches for a nearby short range wireless communication device to obtain a name of the device, the device monitoring unit checks whether a predetermined unique device name is searched for, When it is confirmed by the device monitoring unit that the name of the device for verification is not searched, the parking position determination unit determines that the name of the device for which the predefined identifier is included in the device name of the device for short range wireless communication acquired by the search unit And the parking position is determined based on the distance information.

The method according to claim 1,
The driving time confirmation device may charge the auxiliary battery when power is supplied from the vehicle and output a unique identification device name through a power source charged to the auxiliary battery when power supply from the vehicle is interrupted,
Wherein the search unit of the user equipment searches for a nearby short range wireless communication device to obtain a name of the device, the device monitoring unit checks whether a predetermined unique device name is searched for, When it is confirmed by the device monitoring unit that the name of the device for verification is searched, the parking position determination unit determines that the name of the device for which the pre-designated identifier is included among the device names of the devices for short range wireless communication acquired by the search unit And the parking position is determined based on the position of the vehicle.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the driving time confirmation device is configured to charge the auxiliary battery when the power is supplied from the vehicle and to output the power of the auxiliary battery when the power supply from the vehicle is interrupted, Output the changed device name by merging the device name of the device,
Wherein the search unit of the user equipment searches for a nearby short range wireless communication device to obtain the name of the device, the device monitoring unit checks whether the changed device name is searched, Wherein the parking position determination unit determines the parking position based on the changed device name when it is confirmed that the changed device name is searched.

(A) obtaining a device name of an adjacent short range wireless communication device in a user equipment;
(B) confirming whether a previously designated device name of the acquired device name has been searched;
(C) extracting a string of a device name including a previously designated identifier of the acquired device name and determining a parking position in accordance with a preset reference if the previously designated device name is not searched; And
And (d) storing the determined parking position.

(A) obtaining a device name of an adjacent short range wireless communication device in a user equipment;
(B) confirming whether a previously designated device name of the acquired device name has been searched;
(C) extracting a character string of a device name including a previously designated one of the acquired device names and determining a parking position in accordance with a preset reference when the previously designated device name is searched; And
And (d) storing the determined parking position.

(A) obtaining a device name of an adjacent short range wireless communication device in a user equipment;
(B) confirming whether the changed device name including both the previously designated device name and the pre-designated identifier among the acquired device names has been searched;
(C) when the changed device name is searched, extracting a character string of the obtained changed device name and determining a parking position according to a preset reference; And
And (d) storing the determined parking position.