KR102266552B1 - Parking area reservation and use system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for reserving and using a parking area. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system for reserving the parking area which allows the reservation and use of a parking area in advance without additional communication costs. To this end, the system for using the parking area of the present invention comprises: a parking blocking device comprising a parking rod which is installed in each parking area and is driven to block or allow vehicles to enter into the parking area; a gateway requesting a rotation of the parking rod with the parking blocking device; and an external server making a reservation for the parking area, and requesting the driving of the parking rod so that the vehicles can enter the parking area by the gateway.

Description

Parking area reservation and use system

The present invention relates to a parking area reservation and use system, and more particularly, to a parking lot reservation system capable of pre-reserving and using a parking area without a separate communication cost.

One of today's urban problems is parking. The parking problem is because the number of parking spaces cannot support it compared to the exponentially increasing number of vehicles. Efforts are being made to solve the parking problem by constructing a parking building, but a fundamental solution has not been proposed. In particular, the parking problem is more serious in downtown areas where department stores and public institutions are densely populated with large buildings, department stores, and public institutions.

This problem leads to a problem in that the driver is wasted time searching for a parking lot for the vehicle even when he arrives near the destination he wants to go. This can be said to be a problem that occurs when there is no parking space even if there is a parking lot near the destination or it is not possible to check whether parking is possible in advance.

Currently, various methods have been proposed to solve this problem. As an example, there is a method of displaying the number of parking surfaces that can be parked at the entrance of a parking lot. In this case, the driver can check whether parking is possible in advance by checking the displayed number. However, even in this case, it can be confirmed after the driver arrives at the parking lot. Therefore, there is still a problem of finding another parking lot if there is no parking side (space) after arriving at the parking lot.

Accordingly, if the driver checks in advance whether parking is possible in a parking lot near the destination he wants to go to and makes a parking reservation, the above inconvenience can be significantly resolved. In addition, in this case, the driver can park directly without waiting in the corresponding parking lot.

A parking guidance system (referred to as 'prior art') using a navigation function of Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-0046946 is disclosed in relation to the reservation of parking of a vehicle. The prior art is to connect a terminal and a parking reservation server through a wireless network, determine whether parking is possible through wireless communication with a parking lot, and then receive a parking lot guidance.

However, this prior art does not provide a method for checking the parking status and reservation status of each parking cell in the parking lot in real time.

Furthermore, as an example of a conventional parking lot, a magnetic card is issued in the case of a contract vehicle or a resident vehicle so that entry and exit can be confirmed. In this case, a device capable of recognizing a magnetic card made of paper material and plastic material is provided. There is a problem in that installation and operation costs are high because they must be installed.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems and disadvantages, an improved parking reservation convenience providing system capable of easily performing a parking reservation through a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or an internal terminal is required.

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1211374 (Title of the invention: Unmanned car parking system using a mobile terminal) Korean Patent No. 10-1971030 (Title of Invention: Parking Reservation Service Provision System)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method for reserving a parking area at a low communication cost.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a parking area reservation system that can be driven with low power.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a parking area reservation system capable of grasping the parking state of the reserved parking area.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method of blocking unreserved vehicles from entering the parking area.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method for checking whether a parking blocker or a cableway is faulty.

To this end, the parking zone use system of the present invention includes: a parking blocker installed for each parking zone, and including a parking rod driven to block or allow a vehicle to enter into the parking zone; a gateway for requesting rotation of the parking rod to the parking breaker; and an external server that makes a reservation for the parking area and requests the driving of the parking rod so that the vehicle can enter the parking area through the gateway.

The parking area reservation and use system according to the present invention has the effect of reserving a parking area that can be driven with low communication cost and low power. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to determine the parking state of the reserved parking area, and it is possible to block non-reserved vehicles from entering the parking area.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of outputting a warning sound to the outside when the parking breaker is stolen, and as described above, it is possible to minimize the battery consumption of the parking breaker by allowing the parking breaker to request communication first. There are advantages.

In addition, the present invention can check whether the gateway or parking breaker is faulty by performing communication at regular intervals or set time intervals, and by notifying the user of this, the user can prevent accidents caused by the faulty gateway or parking breaker in advance. can

1 shows a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a shape of a parking breaker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows the configuration of a parking breaker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle-mounted device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a parking area reservation system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, it will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce through these embodiments of the present invention.

1 shows a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 .

1, the parking area reservation system 100 is a parking blocker A (110-1) to a parking blocker C (110-3), the vehicle attached device 120, the user terminal 130 and the external server 140 include Of course, other configurations in addition to the above-described configuration may be included in the parking area reservation system 100 proposed by the present invention. As an example, only three parking breakers are shown, but the number of parking breakers may vary according to the number of parking areas.

Hereinafter, the parking breaker A 110 - 1 to the parking breaker C 110 - 3 will be collectively referred to as the parking breaker 110 .

The parking breaker 110 includes an ultrasonic sensor and an RF communication module. The ultrasonic sensor is installed on the floor of the parking area and detects whether a vehicle is parked in the parking area. The RF communication module communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 120 . The RF communication module receives information about the reserved parking area from the vehicle-mounted device 120 . The parking breaker 110 opens the parking breaker 120 if the information on the reserved parking area received from the vehicle attachment device 120 is the same as its own information, and does not open the parking breaker 102 if the information is different. does not

The parking breaker installed in the parking area in relation to the present invention has the shape of FIG. 2 . That is, the parking blocker proposed in the present invention blocks one parking area rather than blocking a plurality of parking areas. Therefore, the parking blocker proposed in the present invention is installed for each parking area (parking surface).

When the detected vehicle is no longer detected, the ultrasonic sensor provides this information to the control module constituting the parking breaker.

When the control module receives notification from the ultrasonic sensor that the parked vehicle is not detected, it is determined that the corresponding vehicle has departed from the parking area. The control module does not open the parking breaker 110 when it is determined that the vehicle has departed from the parking area. In connection with the present invention, the control module does not open the parking breaker 110 when at least two pieces of information are received. In more detail, the control module does not open the parking breaker when notified by the ultrasonic sensor that the parked vehicle is not detected and the RF communication module is notified that communication with the vehicle-attached device 120 is cut off.

The vehicle-attached device 120 is attached to the vehicle, and performs communication with the parking breaker 110 or the user terminal 130 . The vehicle-mounted device 120 receives information about the reserved parking area from the user terminal 130 . The vehicle-attached device 120 provides the received information about the parking area to the RF communication module. The vehicle-mounted device 120 provides communication details with the RF communication module to the user terminal. For example, the vehicle-mounted device 120 provides information on whether communication is connected or disconnected with the RF communication module.

The user terminal 130 is installed with an application for reserving a parking area. The user terminal 130 drives the installed application, and connects to the external server 140 using the driven application. The user terminal 130 makes a reservation for a parking area through communication with the external server 140 , and receives information about the reserved parking area. The user terminal 130 provides information on the provided parking area to the vehicle attachment device 140 .

The user terminal 130 receives information on whether to communicate with the RF communication module from the vehicle-mounted device 120 . The user terminal 130 determines that the vehicle-attached device 120 communicates with the RF communication module and that the vehicle has reached the reserved parking area, and when the communication is cut off, it is determined that the vehicle has departed from the corresponding parking area. do.

The external server 140 communicates with the user terminal 130 and proceeds with a reservation for the parking area requested by the user terminal 130 . The external server 140 provides information on the reserved parking area to the user terminal 130 . In relation to the present invention, the external server 140 communicates with the user terminal 130 without performing communication with the parking breaker 110 . In this way, the parking breaker 110 does not require separate communication, and can also perform communication with low power.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the RF communication module installed in the parking breaker 110 is referred to as a first RF communication module, and the RF communication module installed in the vehicle-mounted device 120 is referred to as a second RF communication module.

3 shows the configuration of a parking breaker according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration of the parking breaker according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the parking breaker 110 includes a first control module 110a, a first RF communication module 110b, a DC motor 110c, a battery 110d, and an ultrasonic sensor 110e. Of course, other configurations in addition to the above-described configuration may be included in the parking breaker proposed by the present invention.

The battery 110d supplies power to each component constituting the parking breaker. The DC motor 110c opens or closes the parking breaker according to the control command of the first control module 110a. In relation to the present invention, the parking breaker is raised (closed) so that the vehicle cannot park in the parking area during normal times. The DC motor 110c lowers (opens) the parking breaker according to the control command of the first control module 110a. As described above, the DC motor 110c proposed in the present invention rotates in the forward or reverse direction, thereby raising or lowering the parking breaker.

The first RF communication module 110b performs communication with the second RF communication module. The first RF communication module 110b receives reservation information for the parking area from the second RF communication module. Reservation information for a parking area includes unique information about the parking area, reservation time, and the like. The first RF communication module 110b communicates with the second RF communication module at regular intervals. Through this, the first RF communication module 110b determines whether the vehicle to which the vehicle attachment device is attached has departed from the parking area.

The ultrasonic sensor 110e is installed on the bottom of the parking area as described above, and detects whether the vehicle is parked in the parking area. The ultrasonic sensor 110e provides the sensed information to the first control module 110a.

The first control module 110a receives transmission/reception information from the first RF communication module 110b. The first control module 110a extracts unique information about the parking area from the reservation information for the parking area provided from the first RF communication module 110b. The first control module 110a determines whether the extracted unique information on the parking area is its own information, and if the current time is the reserved time, the DC motor 110c is operated to lower the parking breaker. Control.

The first control module 110a is provided from the first RF communication module 110b at regular time intervals whether the first RF communication module 110b is connected to the communication state of the second RF communication module. In addition, the first control module 110a receives from the ultrasonic sensor 110e whether the vehicle is not detected after the vehicle is detected. The first control module 110a operates the DC motor 110c when the communication between the first RF communication module 110b and the second RF communication module is cut off and the vehicle is not detected from the ultrasonic sensor 110e. Control to raise the parking breaker.

In connection with the present invention, when communication between the first RF communication module and the second RF communication module is cut off, it is primarily determined that the vehicle is out of the parking area, and additionally, when the ultrasonic sensor provides that the vehicle is not detected, parking By raising the circuit breaker, it is judged whether the vehicle has deviated from the parking area or not.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle-mounted device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the vehicle-mounted device 120 includes a second RF communication module 120a, a Bluetooth module 120b, a second control module 120c, and a charging terminal 120d. Of course, other configurations other than the above-described configuration may be included in the vehicle-mounted device proposed by the present invention.

The Bluetooth module 120b communicates with the user terminal. The Bluetooth module 120b receives reservation information for a parking area from the user terminal. The Bluetooth module 120b provides whether communication between the first RF communication module and the second RF communication module 120a is cut off. In particular, when communication between the first RF communication module and the second RF communication module 120a is cut off, the Bluetooth module 120b provides information about this to the user terminal.

The second RF communication module 120a performs communication with the first RF communication module. The second RF communication module 120a provides reservation information for the parking area to the first RF communication module. In addition, the second RF communication module 120a communicates with the first RF communication module at regular intervals, and provides information about the communication to the second control module 120c when communication is cut off.

The second control module 120c requests to provide the reservation information for the parking area provided from the Bluetooth module 120b to the first RF communication module using the second RF communication module 120a. When communication between the first RF communication module and the second RF communication module 120a is cut off, the second control module 120c requests to provide information about this to the user terminal through the Bluetooth module 120b. As described above, when communication between the first RF communication module and the second RF communication module 120a is cut off, it means that the vehicle has departed from the parking area.

The charging terminal 120d is a terminal for charging a battery built into the vehicle-mounted device, and through this, the vehicle-mounted device is driven using the built-in battery even when the engine of the vehicle is stopped.

In relation to the present invention, since the parking area reservation system does not reserve a parking area using a vehicle number, any vehicle can be parked in the previously reserved parking area as long as the vehicle is equipped with a vehicle attachment device. That is, the vehicle-attached device receiving the reserved parking information using the user terminal can park the vehicle in the corresponding parking area. As such, the present invention has the advantage of being able to reserve a parking area when the vehicle number is unknown or not recognized.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a flow of a parking area reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

In relation to the present invention, the parking blocker includes unique information for each parking blocker, and the user terminal receives the unique information about the parking area from the server after performing the reservation procedure for the parking area.

In step S500, the user terminal provides reservation information for the parking area to the vehicle-attached device. As described above, the user terminal and the vehicle-mounted device provide reservation information through Bluetooth communication.

In step S502, the vehicle-mounted device transmits the received reservation information at regular intervals. Of course, it is possible to designate a time point at which the reservation information is to be transmitted at regular intervals using the user terminal. That is, after the vehicle enters the vicinity of the parking area, it can be set to transmit the reservation information at regular intervals.

In step S504, the parking breaker determines whether the unique information on the parking area included in the received reservation information is its own information, and if its own information, determines whether the current time is the reservation time. The parking breaker lowers the parking breaker when the current time is the reserved time so that the vehicle can enter the parking area.

In step S506, the parking breaker and the vehicle-attached device perform communication at regular intervals. The parking breaker is disconnected from communication with the vehicle-mounted device, and when a vehicle is not detected from the ultrasonic sensor, the parking breaker is raised.

When communication with the parking breaker is cut off in step S508, the vehicle-attached device provides information about this to the user terminal. That is, information indicating that the vehicle has departed from the parking area and thus the reserved parking area is returned is provided to the user terminal.

Of course, the user terminal provides information that the parking area has been returned to the server. As described above, the present invention proposes a method of performing reservation and return procedures for a parking area in which a parking breaker is installed without communication between the server and the parking breaker.

6 shows a system for using a parking area according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a system for using a parking area according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 .

According to FIG. 6 , the parking area use system 600 includes a parking blocker 610 , a gateway 620 , a user terminal 630 , and an external server 640 . Of course, other configurations in addition to the above-described configuration may be included in the parking area use system proposed in the present invention.

The parking breaker 610 includes an ultrasonic sensor and an RF communication module. The ultrasonic sensor is installed on the floor of the parking area and detects whether a vehicle is parked in the parking area. The RF communication module communicates with the gateway. The RF communication module receives control information on whether or not the parking breaker is driven from the gateway 620 . That is, the parking breaker 610 opens or does not open the parking breaker according to the control information provided from the gateway 620 .

The parking blocker proposed in the present invention blocks one parking area rather than blocking a plurality of parking areas. Therefore, the parking blocker proposed in the present invention is installed for each parking area (parking surface).

When the detected vehicle is no longer detected, the ultrasonic sensor provides this information to the control module constituting the parking breaker.

When the control module receives notification from the ultrasonic sensor that the parked vehicle is not detected, it is determined that the corresponding vehicle has departed from the parking area. The control module does not open the parking breaker when it is determined that the vehicle has departed from the parking area. In connection with the present invention, the control module does not open the parking breaker when at least two pieces of information are received. In more detail, the control module does not open the parking breaker when notified by the ultrasonic sensor that the parked vehicle is not detected and the RF communication module is notified that communication with the vehicle-attached device is cut off.

In addition, the parking breaker 610 includes various functions. The parking breaker 610 performs communication using an internal battery or drives the breaker. Therefore, the parking breaker needs to minimize battery consumption.

In connection with the present invention, when the parking blocker 610 communicates with the gateway 620, the gateway 620 does not first request communication, but the parking blocker 610 requests communication. That is, when the gateway 620 first requests communication, the parking breaker 610 must always maintain a communication enabled state, and in this case, the battery is unnecessarily consumed.

Therefore, in the present invention, the gateway 620 does not first request communication, but the parking breaker 610 first requests communication. That is, the parking blocker 610 inquires whether there are any changes in the parking area to the gateway 620, and the gateway 620 provides information on this when there is a change in the parking area related to the parking blocker 610. It is provided as a parking breaker (610). Changes related to the parking area include a case in which a vehicle intends to enter the corresponding parking area, and a case in which a vehicle parked in the corresponding parking area enters.

When the parking breaker 610 is notified that there is no change from the gateway 620, it enters a sleep mode to minimize battery consumption, and enters a wake up mode again after a set time. It communicates with the gateway 620 .

The parking blocker 610 provides information on this to the gateway 620 when the vehicle pushes the parking rod constituting the parking blocker 610 . That is, when a vehicle other than a vehicle that normally uses the parking area pushes the parking rod, the parking breaker 610 enters the wake-up mode. The parking breaker 610 that has entered the wake-up mode determines whether the corresponding vehicle continuously pushes the parking rod. That is, when the vehicle temporarily and unintentionally pushes the parking rod, the parking rod is restored to its original position after a certain period of time has elapsed. In this case, the parking breaker 610 enters the sleep mode again.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the corresponding vehicle continuously pushes the parking rod, the parking breaker 610 provides this information to the gateway 620 . The gateway 620 outputs a warning sound or a warning signal to the outside using a separately formed warning means.

When it is determined that the parking breaker 610 continuously pushes the parking rod, it is determined that the parking rod continues for more than a set angle and for a set time.

In addition, when communication with the gateway 620 is not established, the parking breaker 610 determines that the parking breaker 610 has deviated from the position and outputs a warning sound to the outside. That is, the parking breaker 610 determines whether the location is deviated by using whether communication with the gateway 620 is possible.

The gateway 620 performs communication with a plurality of parking blockers 610 . The gateway 620 is driven by constant power, unlike the parking breaker 610 . When there is a history of state change requested by the parking breaker, the gateway 620 provides information about it.

If there is no communication request from the parking breaker 610 within a set time, the gateway 620 determines that the communication state with the parking breaker 610 is poor and outputs a warning sound. The cause for this is when the parking breaker 610 is stolen, when the battery is discharged, or when other different problems occur.

The gateway 620 communicates with the external server 640 . The gateway 620 determines whether to open the parking blocker 610 according to the request of the external server 640 . That is, the gateway 620 is provided with whether to open the parking blocker 610 from the external server (640).

The external server 640 communicates with the gateway 620 or the user terminal 630 , and provides whether to use the parking blocker 610 to the gateway 620 according to the request of the user terminal 630 . The external server 640 stores information about the vehicle that wants to use the corresponding parking space, and requests the opening of the parking breaker 610 to the gateway 620 when the stored vehicle wants to use the corresponding parking space.

The user terminal 630 receives an application from the external server 640 and installs the provided application. The user terminal 630 proceeds with pre-registration with the external server 640 in the case of using the parking space. Of course, the user terminal 630 pays a price in advance when the corresponding parking space is used or when it is intended to be used.

6 illustrates that the user terminal requests the opening of the parking breaker to an external server, but is not limited thereto. The user terminal approaching the parking breaker may request to open the parking breaker with a gateway.

In this case, the gateway opens a parking blocker corresponding to a currently available parking space among a plurality of parking blockers, and provides this information to an external server.

In addition, the present invention proposes a method for determining whether the communication failure of the gateway in the parking breaker. To this end, the parking breaker stores unique information of the adjacent parking breaker. If there is no response from the gateway requesting communication, the parking breaker does not enter the sleep mode and maintains the wake-up mode. In wake-up mode, the parking blocker requests communication to the adjacent parking blocker. The adjacent parking blocker, which has been switched from sleep mode to wakeup mode, requests communication with the gateway and at the same time responds to the communication requested from the parking blocker, and provides information on whether communication with the gateway is in particular.

As such, in the present invention, when the communication state with the gateway is poor, the parking breaker can finally determine the gateway communication failure state by sharing the communication state with the gateway through communication with the adjacent parking breaker.

Of course, as described above, the parking breaker does not always communicate with the adjacent parking breaker, but communicates with the adjacent parking breaker only when the communication state with the gateway is poor, thereby preventing unnecessary battery consumption.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to check whether the gateway fails by using an external server that communicates with the gateway. The external server communicates with the gateway at regular or set periodic intervals, and when there is no response from the gateway, the external server may determine that a failure has occurred in the gateway. In this case, the external server notifies the user terminal that a failure has occurred in the gateway. In addition, the failure of the gateway may be determined in various ways, and this may be notified to the user terminal.

In addition, the parking space can be utilized in various ways.

The present invention can block illegal parking in various forms. A parking blocker is installed for each parking area prior to sharing parking reservation, and each parking area manager can manage the parking area by himself or herself, and in particular, illegal parking can be blocked using a controllable parking blocker. That is, the manager can block illegal parking through real-time communication, and when sharing services is expanded, it is possible to share individual parking spaces in case of unsafe business about illegal parking.

As described above, the present invention proposes a method for efficiently managing a parking area using an application installed in a user terminal, and in particular, a method for fundamentally blocking illegal parking.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. .

100: parking area reservation system 110: parking breaker
120: vehicle attached device 130: user terminal
140: external server 110a: first control module
110b: first RF communication module 110c: DC motor
110d: battery 110e: ultrasonic sensor
120a: second RF communication module 120b: Bluetooth module
120c: second control module 120d: charging terminal
600: parking area use system 610: parking breaker
620: gateway 630: user terminal
640: external server

Claims (7)

a parking blocker installed for each parking area and including a parking rod driven to block or allow a vehicle to enter into the parking area;
a gateway for requesting rotation of the parking rod to the parking breaker; and
and an external server for requesting rotation of the parking bar so that a reservation for the parking area is made, and a vehicle can enter the parking area through the gateway,
The parking breaker repeats the sleep mode and the wake-up mode at regular intervals, and requests whether there is a history of state change of the parking breaker to the gateway in the wake-up mode,
The gateway responds to the status change history requested by the parking breaker,
The parking breaker switched to the wake-up mode by the pushing of the parking bar enters the sleep mode when the parking bar rotates less than a set angle or is pushed for less than a set time,
The parking breaker converts from a sleep mode to a wake-up mode when the parking rod rotates more than a set angle,
The parking blocker, if there is no response from the gateway, requests communication with other parking blockers storing unique information among other parking blockers that have switched to the wakeup mode while maintaining the wakeup mode, and responds to the communication request A system for using a parking area, characterized in that it receives information about the communication state with the gateway from another parking breaker.
delete delete According to claim 1, wherein the parking breaker,
If the state in which the parking rod rotates by more than a set angle continues for more than a set time, information about this is provided to the gateway.
delete According to claim 1, wherein the parking breaker,
If there is no response from the gateway, the parking area use system, characterized in that outputting a warning sound to the outside.
The method of claim 1,
and a user terminal for requesting a reservation for a parking area with the external server and allowing a vehicle to enter the parking area with the external server.

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