KR102513506B1 - Device, method, system and computer readable storage medium to provide vehicle in a parking lot with target message - Google Patents

Abstract

A message providing method performed in a computing device capable of communicating with a local computing device associated with a parking lot is described. The message providing method includes receiving, from a local computing device, parking lot use information including a license plate number of a vehicle; obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of the vehicle based on the received parking lot usage information; determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record; transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot usage information to the determined external service device; In response to the sending step, receiving a target message from an external service device; and transmitting the target message to the local computing device so that the received target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.

Description

DEVICE, METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM TO PROVIDE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT WITH TARGET MESSAGE}

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, method, system, and computer readable storage medium for providing targeted messages to vehicles using a parking lot.

Unless otherwise stated herein, the subject matter described in this section is not prior art to the claims in this application and is not to be considered prior art by reason of being described in this section.

As the use of personal vehicles and shared vehicles has become common, and facilities such as roads have developed, the use of parking lots has also increased. In addition, various facilities such as department stores, shopping malls, shopping complexes, etc., operate parking lots for the convenience of using the corresponding facilities, or may enter into a parking lot use contract with a parking operator. Users using the facilities usually park their vehicles in the relevant parking lots, use the facilities, and then drive their vehicles out of the parking lots. The user pays a fee for using the parking lot before leaving the parking lot. In a significant number of cases, facilities offer discounts on parking fees to users in order to encourage their use or visits. In order to further promote the use or visit of the user's facility, it is recently considered to provide an advertising message to the user using the parking lot.

In contrast, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0030796 provides a message for providing guidance information by executing a predetermined guidance information providing service on a user's mobile device using a license plate number recognized in a parking lot. Here, a message for providing guidance information is determined according to a service request list preset by a user. However, it is difficult for users using such parking lots, particularly drivers, to focus on messages displayed on mobile devices in normal parking lots. In addition, according to the prior art literature, if a user does not set a service request list before visiting a parking lot, it becomes difficult to provide a suitable message to the user.

The present disclosure is to solve the above problems, and presents a method, apparatus, system, and computer readable storage medium for providing an appropriate target message to a vehicle using a parking lot, in particular, a driver or a passenger of the vehicle.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of providing a message is described. The exemplary method of providing messages may be performed under the control of a computing device, which may communicate with a local computing device associated with a parking lot. The message providing method includes receiving, from a local computing device, parking lot use information including a license plate number of a vehicle entering or exiting a parking lot; obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of the vehicle based on the received parking lot usage information; determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record; transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot usage information to the determined external service device; In response to the sending step, receiving a target message from an external service device; and transmitting the target message to the local computing device so that the received target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a message providing apparatus is described. An exemplary message providing device may include one or more processors, one or more memories, a discount record database, and a network. One or more memories may store one or more instructions executable by one or more processors. The discount record database may store one or more discount records. The network module may be capable of communicating with a local computing device associated with a parking lot. When the one or more instructions stored in the one or more memories are executed by the one or more processors, receiving, from the local computing device, parking lot usage information including license plates of vehicles entering or exiting the parking lot; obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of the vehicle from a discount record database, based on the received parking lot usage information; determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record; transmitting, to the determined external service device, a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information; receiving a target message from an external service device in response to the transmitting operation; and transmitting the received target message to a local computing device so that the target message is displayed on a display device installed in a parking lot.

According to some embodiments, a computer readable storage medium storing a message providing program is described. An exemplary message providing program, when executed by a computing device, includes operations of receiving, from a local computing device associated with a parking lot, parking lot usage information including license plates of vehicles entering or leaving the parking lot; obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of a vehicle based on the received parking lot usage information; determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record; transmitting, to the determined external service device, a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information; receiving a target message from an external service device in response to the transmitting operation; and one or more instructions for performing an operation of transmitting the target message to the local computing device so that the received target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.

The above brief summary and description of effects are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the technical details intended in the present disclosure. In addition to the foregoing exemplary embodiments and technical features, additional embodiments and technical features may be understood by referring to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become sufficiently apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings illustrate only a few embodiments according to the present disclosure and, therefore, should not be regarded as limiting of its scope, the present disclosure will be described in greater detail and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings. It will be.
1 is an environmental diagram illustrating an example message serving system in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
2A illustrates an example of providing a message to a vehicle entering a parking lot, in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
2B illustrates an example of providing a message to a vehicle exiting a parking lot, in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a message providing device according to at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
4 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process of a method of providing messages in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
5 illustrates a computer program product that can be used to provide messages in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure;
6 is a block diagram of an example embodiment of a computing device arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments and embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice them. However, this disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments and examples set forth herein.

The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods, apparatus, computer readable storage media and programs stored thereon for providing targeted messages suitable to vehicles using parking lots, and in particular to users of vehicles.

In the present disclosure, a "parking lot" is a roadway that is conceptually separated and managed without a physical boundary as well as a normal parking facility that is bordered by various types of buildings such as fences, walls, boundaries, and the like, and manages entry and exit to the parking lot. It refers to a parking lot in a comprehensive sense including a parking lot. In addition, the term "in a parking lot" should be understood as a concept encompassing not only the inside of a space defined as a parking lot, but also the vicinity of a parking facility that can be seen as related to a parking lot. According to the present disclosure, a vehicle may enter a parking lot to use the parking lot or leave the parking lot after using the parking lot. A user of the corresponding vehicle may see a target message displayed in an area within a parking lot, such as an entry area of a parking lot and an exit area of a parking lot.

1 is an environmental diagram illustrating an example message serving system 100 in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. The exemplary system 100 includes a central server 110, one or more parking lots 120-1, 120-2, ... 120-n (n is a natural number) and one or more external service devices 130-1, 130-2 ... 130-k) (k is a natural number).

Each of the one or more parking lots 120-1, 120-2, ... 120-k is shown as having a boundary separated by a dotted line in FIG. -k) It is for conceptually distinguishing each, and includes not only the physical space for the vehicles 121-1, 120-2, ... 120-k to be parked, but also the conceptual space that encompasses the objects for managing such space. It will be clear to those skilled in the art.

Each of one or more parking lots (120-1, 120-2, …120-k) has a local server (122-1, 122-2, …122-k), a circuit breaker (124-1, 124-2, …124-n) ) and display devices 126-1, 126-2, ... 126-k. Each of the local servers (122-1, 122-2, …122-k) has a circuit breaker (124-1, 124-2, …124-n) in the corresponding parking lot (120-1, 120-2, …120-k) and display devices 126-1, 126-2, ... 126-k. In addition, each of the local servers (122-1, 122-2, ... 122-k) is a discount registration device (128-1, 128-k) installed inside or outside the parking lot (120-1, 120-2, ... 120-k). 2, … can communicate with 128-k). In one example, the discount registration device (128-1, 128-2, ... 128-k) in one example, using the receipt of the destination associated with the corresponding parking lot (120-1, 120-2, ... 120-k) It may be a stand-alone computing device installed inside the parking lot so that discounts on parking fees can be provided. However, the types of discount registration devices 120-1, 120-2, ...120-k are not limited thereto. In another example, the discount registration devices 120-1, 120-2, ... 120-k may be various types of computing devices installed in stores or places outside the parking lot. In this example, the discount registration devices 120-1, 120-2, ... 120-k are, for example, point of sales (POS) devices, desktop computers, laptop computers, smart phones, tablet computers, mobile phones, and personal portable devices. terminals (PDAs), special purpose devices, or convergence devices that include any of the above functions, but are not limited thereto.

The central server 110 is communicatively connected to the local servers 122-1, 122-2, ...122-k through a network, and the external service devices 130-1, 130-2 ... 130-k and the network communicatively connected through The network includes, for example, a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a cable network, a satellite network, a cellular network, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network. ) network, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) network, an Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) network, and a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, but are not limited thereto. Here, the central server 110, the local servers 122-1, 122-2, ..., 122-n and the external service devices 130-1, 130-2, ... 130-k are each a single computing device. It may be a stand-alone server such as a device, a server farm including a plurality of servers, a distributed network, a cloud computing configuration, and any other computing device having data transmission/reception capabilities, data identification capabilities, and data processing capabilities.

The description of each of the parking lot 120-1 and the external service device 130-1 may be applied to each of the parking lot 120-2, ... 120-n and the external service device 130-2, ..., 130-k. Therefore, hereinafter, for clarity of explanation, examples of the central server 110, the parking lot 120-1, and the external service device 130-1 will be described.

A user of the vehicle 131-1, eg, a driver, may park the vehicle 131-1 in the parking lot 130-1 to visit a destination, such as a store near the parking lot 130-1. Afterwards, the user can purchase a product sold at the destination or use a service, and can receive a discount on the usage fee of the parking lot 130-1 by the discount registration device 128-1. The discount registration device 128-1 may transmit, to the local server 122-1, a discount record input by a user or a clerk of a staff member in the destination. In one example, the user may receive a receipt according to the use of the store, and input the license plate number and receipt information of the vehicle 130-1 into the discount registration device 128-1 to park the vehicle 130-1. (130-1) You can get a discount on the usage fee. In another example, after using the store, the user may inform the store clerk of the license plate number of the vehicle 130-1, and the clerk sends the license plate number to a discount registration device 128-1 such as a POS installed in the store. By inputting, a discount can be applied to the fee for using the parking lot 130-1 of the vehicle 130-1. Thereafter, the local server 122-1 may transmit a discount record corresponding to the license plate number to the central server 110, and the central server 110 may receive the license plate number and discount record, store and manage them in a database. can In this way, the central server 110 may store and manage license numbers and discount records related to the use of the user's parking lot 132-1. The discount record may include at least a portion of receipt information for one or more stores related to use of the parking lot. For example, the discount record may include at least one of a purchase type for a product or service, an identifier of a purchase item, a purchase date and time, a purchase amount, a discount rate applied to a parking fee, and a discount amount.

In some examples, vehicle 121-1 may pass through barrier 124-1 to access parking lot 120-1 or pass barrier 124-1 to exit parking lot 120-1. can pass In this respect, the barrier 124-1 in the parking lot 120-1 may include one or more barriers for entry and one or more barriers for exit. The blocker 124-1 may recognize the vehicle number of the vehicle 120-1 and may transmit data about the recognized vehicle number to the local server 122-1. In some additional examples, the local server 122-1, in addition to receiving the license plate number from the blocker 124-1, receives information from various devices in the parking lot 120-1, such as cameras, parking sensors, etc., the vehicle 121-1 ), vehicle number, time information on the use of the parking lot, vehicle location information, vehicle movement speed, vehicle movement direction, and the like may be further received.

In some examples, when the vehicle 121-1 enters or leaves the parking lot 120-1, the local server 122-1 transmits the parking lot usage information of the vehicle 120-1. It can be transmitted to the central server 110. In this way, the central server 110 may receive parking lot usage information from the local server 122-1. The condition for the local server 122-1 to transmit the parking lot usage information for the vehicle 120-1 is not limited to the above example, and for example, the local server when the vehicle 120-1 is parked on a specific parking surface. Other examples are also possible, such as transmitting parking lot usage information to (122-1). The parking lot usage information includes at least the license plate number of the vehicle 121-1. In some additional examples, the parking lot usage information is a parking lot identifier of the parking lot 120-1, eg, the entrance of the parking lot, the exit of the parking lot, the number of floors of the parking lot, the direction of movement of the vehicle 121-1 in the parking lot 120-1, Information related to the current location of the vehicle 121-1 in the parking lot 120-1, such as speed, for example, the vehicle 121-1, such as entering and leaving the parking lot 120-1, time of use, and time of use It may further include at least one of time information about the use of the parking lot 120-1.

The central server 110 may obtain a discount record for the usage fee of the parking lot 120-1 of the vehicle 121-1 based on the received parking lot usage information. In some examples, the central server 110 may obtain a discount record corresponding to the vehicle 121-1 by using the vehicle number included in the parking lot use information. In some additional examples, the central server 110 may identify the parking lot 120-1 using the identifier of the parking lot 120-1 included in the parking lot usage information, and the use of the parking lot 120-1 and A discount record of the associated vehicle 121-1 may be obtained. In an optional example, the central server 110 may filter some of the entire discount records for the vehicle 121-1 using time information on the use of the parking lot 120-1 included in the parking lot use information. there is. For example, the central server 110 may acquire discount records within recent months among all records, or discount records corresponding to the year, season, and month in which the vehicle 121-1 uses the parking lot 121-1 among all records. can be obtained.

The central server 110 may determine the external service device 130-1 among the external service devices 130-1, 130-2, ... 130-k based on the obtained discount record. Parking lot use information may be further used in the determination of the external service device 130-1. In some examples, the central server 110 may determine the external service device 130-1 according to a predetermined algorithm. In some examples, central server 110 may analyze the discount record to infer the purpose for which vehicle 121-1 uses parking lot 120-1. This inference can be performed using various methods, and there is no limitation on the method of reasoning. In one example, the central server 110 may calculate statistics on store usage frequency, price, etc. from the discount record, and may use this for inference. In another example, the central server 110 may analyze the discount record by further using parking lot usage information. The central server 110 may determine a store associated with the use of the parking lot based on the inferred purpose. In some other examples, the central server 110 may infer the purpose of the vehicle 121-1 using the parking lot 120-1 using an artificial intelligence learning model.

In some examples, the store determined by the central server 110 may be a store in the discount record, but is not limited thereto. In some other examples, the store determined by central server 110 may be one of one or more predetermined stores associated with parking lot 130-1 but not in the discount record. The central server 110 may determine the external service device 130-1 associated with the determined store.

Thereafter, the central server 110 may transmit a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information to the determined external service device 130-1. In some examples, the target message request may include information about the inferred purpose for which vehicle 121-1 uses parking lot 120-1 based on the discount record. In some examples, the target message request may include information about the condition of the requested target message. Information on the conditions of the target message may include, for example, the number of allowable characters, the font of the characters, the size of the characters, whether image or video data can be included, the allowable size of image or video data, the size of the message capacity, and the like. . Conditions of this target message may be associated with a display on the display device 126-1, which will be described in more detail below.

The external service device 130 - 1 may receive a target message request from the central server 110 . The external service device 130 - 1 may transmit a target message to the central server 110 based on the target message request. In some examples, the external service device 130 - 1 may determine a target message in various ways and transmit it to the central server 110 according to implementation. In one example, the external service device 130 - 1 may transmit a predetermined target message to the central server 110 . In another example, the external service device 130-1 provides information included in the target message request, such as the user's purpose, time information on the target message request, and the parking lot of the local server 122-1 that sent the target message request. (120-1), a target message may be determined based on the product type, price, and other information included in the discount record. In some examples, the external service device 130-1 may convert the target message to match the conditions of the target message included in the target message request.

The central server 110 may receive a target message from the external service device 130-1 in response to the transmission of the target message request. The central server 110 may transmit the received target message to the local server 122-1. In some examples, central server 110 may forward the received targeted message to local server 122-1. In some other examples, the central server 110 may process the target message according to a predetermined condition before transmitting the target message to the local server 122-1. The central server 110 may convert the target message 122-1 according to conditions required to display the target message 122-1 on the display device 126-1. In this example, the central server 110 may transmit the converted target message to the local server 122-1.

Upon receiving the target message from the central server 110, the local server 122-1 may transmit the target message to the display device 126-1 so that the target message is displayed on the display device 126-1. . The local server 122-1 may control the display of the target message on the display device 126-1. In some examples, the local server 122-1 may control the display device 126-1 for the vehicle 121-1 based on the parking lot usage information. The local server 122-1, for example, based on the moving direction of the vehicle 121-1, the moving speed of the vehicle 121-1, the number of floors of the parking lot 126-1 where the vehicle 121-1 is located, etc. A display 126-1 device may be controlled. In some examples, the local server 122-1 determines the display device 126-1 to display the target message among one or more display devices in the parking lot 120-1 based on the parking lot usage information, and the display device 126 The display time of the target message of -1) can be controlled.

As such, according to the present disclosure, when a user of a vehicle uses a parking lot, a target message suitable for the purpose of using the parking lot can be shown to the user by using the history data of the user using the parking lot. In addition, by displaying the target message in the parking lot, it is possible to show a message suitable for the user without interfering with the gaze of the user moving in the parking lot, in particular, the driver's gaze. Depending on the need, the display device may be installed in the parking area. In this case, after the vehicle is parked in the parking lot, the user can check the target message by displaying the target message near the parked position.

2A illustrates an example of providing a message to a vehicle 220-1 entering a parking lot 200-1, in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. In one example, in order to park the vehicle 220-1 in the parking lot 200-1, the driver of the vehicle 220-1 passes through the barrier 210-1 and enters the parking lot 200-1. (220-1) can be driven. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the circuit breaker 210-1 may acquire the license plate number of the vehicle 220-1 when entering the vehicle 220-1, and may transmit the license plate number to the local server. The local server may transmit parking lot usage information including vehicle number to the central server, and the central server may obtain the target message based on the discount record in the manner described above with respect to FIG. 1 . Thereafter, the local server may receive the target message 232-1 from the central server in response to the transmission of the parking lot use information. For example, the target message 232-1 is a prediction of the parking lot 200-1 to be performed after the vehicle 220-1 is parked in the parking lot 200-1 by a user of the vehicle 220-1, such as a driver. It may be related to the intended use purpose. The local server may transmit the received target message 232-1 to, for example, a display device 230-1 installed near the entrance of a parking lot, and the display device 230-1 may transmit the received target message 232-1. 1) can be displayed. According to some examples, the local server may select the display device 230-1 near the access road of the parking lot 200-1 in consideration of the location, moving speed, and moving direction of the vehicle 220-1. The display device 230-1 may display the target message 232-1 for a predetermined time so that a user, eg, a driver, can check the target message 232-1.

2B illustrates an example of providing a message to a vehicle 220-2 exiting a parking lot 200-2, in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. In one example, the driver of vehicle 220-2 may drive vehicle 220-2 to exit parking lot 200-2 through barrier 210-2 to exit parking lot 200-2. there is. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the circuit breaker 210-2 may acquire the license plate number of the vehicle 220-2 when the vehicle 220-2 leaves, and may transmit the license plate number to the local server. The local server may transmit parking lot usage information including vehicle number to the central server, and the central server may obtain the target message based on the discount record in the manner described above with respect to FIG. 1 . Thereafter, the local server may receive the target message 232-2 from the central server in response to the transmission of the parking lot use information. For example, the target message 232-2 is used by a user of the vehicle 220-2, such as a driver, in the parking lot 200-1 after the vehicle 220-2 is parked in the parking lot 200-2. It can be purpose related. This purpose of use may be based on the most recently acquired discount record. The local server may transmit the received target message 232-2 to, for example, a display device 230-2 installed near an exit of a parking lot, and the display device 230-2 may transmit the received target message 232-2. 2) can be displayed. According to some examples, the local server may select the display device 230-2 near the exit of the parking lot 200-2 in consideration of the location, moving speed, and moving direction of the vehicle 220-2 and the vehicle 220-2. The display device 230-2 may display the target message 232-2 for a predetermined period of time so that a user, eg, a driver, can check the target message 232-2.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a message providing apparatus according to at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. The message providing device 300 shown in FIG. 3 may perform the same operation as described with respect to the central server 110 of FIG. 1 , for example. Accordingly, the message providing device 300 may be a stand-alone server such as a single computing device, a server farm including a plurality of servers, a distributed network, a cloud computing configuration, and other data transmission/reception functions, data identification functions, and data processing functions. It can be any computing device equipped with

In some embodiments, the message providing device 300 may include a network module 310 , a processor 320 and a memory 330 .

The network module 310 may be communicatively connected through a local server of an individual parking lot and a network. Here, the local server is a computing device that communicates with various devices such as circuit breakers, vehicle counters, license plate recognition devices, control camera devices, surveillance camera devices, and parking recognizers installed at the entrance and exit of a parking lot. The network module 310 may also be communicatively connected to an external service device associated with a parking lot through a network.

The processor 320 may include one or more processor units, and the memory 330 may include one or more memory units. The memory may store at least one or more programs including one or more instructions. When the at least one program stored in the memory 330 is executed by the processor 320, it may perform operations according to the discount record acquisition unit 332, the target setting unit 334, and the message providing unit 336. , these components 332, 334 and 336 are shown as separate components, but may be separated into additional components or combined into fewer components or eliminated without departing from the scope of the disclosed subject matter. In addition, although components are shown as being implemented by software in FIG. 3 , each function and/or operation of a component may be implemented individually and/or comprehensively through hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof to those skilled in the art. you will understand that

The memory 330 may further store a discount record database 333 . The discount record database may be separated into additional DBs without departing from the scope of the disclosed subject matter. In addition, although the discount record database 333 is shown as being stored in the memory 330 in FIG. 3, it is not limited thereto, and the discount record database 333 is stored in an external device of the message providing device 300 and is stored in a network module. It is also possible that 310 is implemented to communicate with an external device to obtain required data from discount record database 330 .

In some examples, the network module 310 may receive the license plate number and discount record of the vehicle from the local server of the parking lot. The discount record may include at least a portion of receipt information for one or more stores related to the use of the corresponding parking lot. For example, the discount record may include at least one of a purchase type for a product or service, an identifier of a purchased item, a purchase date and time, a purchase amount, a discount rate applied to a parking fee, and a discount amount. Information about the license plate number and the discount record received by the network module 310 may be stored in the discount record database 330 .

In some examples, the network module 310 may receive parking lot usage information of a vehicle entering or exiting a parking lot from a local server. When a vehicle enters or exits a parking lot, a parking lot control device such as a barrier installed in the parking lot or a vehicle number recognizer may transmit the vehicle license plate number to the local server. In some additional examples, the parking lot control device may further transmit time information about the use of the parking lot, location information of the vehicle, moving speed of the vehicle, and moving direction of the vehicle. The local server may transmit such parking lot use information to the network module 310 of the message providing device 300. In this way, the parking lot usage information includes at least the license plate number of the vehicle. In some additional examples, the parking lot usage information may further include at least one of a parking lot identifier of the parking lot, information related to the current location of the vehicle in the parking lot, and time information about the use of the vehicle parking lot. Information related to the current location of the vehicle in the parking lot may include, for example, the entrance of the parking lot, the exit of the parking lot, the number of floors in the parking lot, the moving direction of the vehicle in the parking lot, and the speed. The time information about the use of the parking lot of the vehicle may include, for example, a parking entry time, an exit time, a usage time zone, a usage time, and the like.

The discount record acquisition unit 332 may acquire a discount record for the usage fee of the parking lot of the vehicle from the discount record database 330 based on the received parking lot use information. In some examples, the discount record acquisition unit 332 may search for a discount record corresponding to a vehicle from the discount record database 333 using a vehicle number included in parking lot usage information. In some additional examples, the discount record acquisition unit 332 may first identify the parking lot using the identifier of the parking lot included in the parking lot usage information, and then obtain a discount record of a vehicle associated with the use of the identified parking lot. can As an optional example, the discount record acquisition unit 332 may filter some of all discount records for vehicles by using time information on parking lot use included in parking lot use information. For example, discount records within recent months may be obtained, or discount records corresponding to the year, season, and month in which the vehicle uses the corresponding parking lot among all records may be obtained.

The target setting unit 334 may determine one external service device among one or more predetermined external service devices based on the acquired discount record. In some examples, the target setting unit 334 may determine an external service device according to a predetermined algorithm. In some examples, the target setter 334 may analyze the discount record to infer the purpose for which the vehicle uses the parking lot. Such inference can be performed using various methods, and there is no limitation in the method of inference as long as it does not deviate from the spirit of the present disclosure. In one example, the target setting unit 334 may calculate statistics on store use frequency, price, etc. from the discount records obtained by the discount record acquisition unit 332 and may use them for inference. In some examples, it is also possible that parking lot use information is further used to determine the external service device. The target setting unit 334 may analyze the discount record by further using the parking lot usage information. For example, the target setting unit 334 may infer a purpose by analyzing a discount record using a parking lot usage time zone of a vehicle, a season, and a parking lot usage time. The target setting unit 334 may determine a store associated with the use of the parking lot based on the inferred purpose. In some other examples, the target setting unit 334 may use an artificial intelligence learning model to infer the purpose of the vehicle using the parking lot. The store determined by the target setting unit 334 may be one of the stores included in the discount record, but is not limited thereto. It is possible that the store being determined is not in the discount record, but is one of one or more predetermined stores associated with the parking lot. The target setting unit 334 may determine an external computing device associated with the determined store.

The message providing unit 336 may generate a target message request to be transmitted to an external service device determined by the target setting unit 334 . The target message request relates to a target message to be transmitted to the local server, and may include at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information. In some examples, the target message request may include information about the purpose inferred by the target setting unit 334 . In some examples, the target message request may include information about the condition of the requested target message. Information on the conditions of the target message may include, for example, the number of allowable characters, the font of the characters, the size of the characters, whether image or video data can be included, the allowable size of image or video data, the size of the message capacity, and the like. . Conditions of the target message may be related to display conditions required by a display device communicating with the local server.

The network module 310 may transmit the target message request generated by the message providing unit 336 to an external service device determined by the target setting unit 334 . The network module 310 may receive a target message from an external service device in response to transmission of the target message request.

In some examples, network module 310 may forward the received targeted message to a local server. In some other examples, the message provider 336 may process the target message received by the network module 310 according to a predetermined condition. The processing of the target message by the message providing unit 336 may be associated with a display condition required by a display device communicating with the local server, for example. That is, the message providing unit 336 may convert and process the target message based on predetermined conditions so that the target message can be displayed on the display device. In this example, the network module 310 may transmit the converted target message to the local server. Thereafter, the local server may receive the target message and cause the display device to display it.

4 is a flow diagram depicting an exemplary process 400 of a method of providing messages in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the process 400 may be performed under the control of computing devices such as the central server 110 of FIG. 1 and the message providing device 300 of FIG. 3 . The process illustrated in FIG. 4 may include one or more actions, functions or actions as illustrated by blocks S410, S420, S430, S440, S450 and/or S460. Meanwhile, the schematic operations illustrated in FIG. 4 are provided only as examples, and some of the operations may be optional, combined with fewer operations, or extended with additional operations without departing from the essence of the disclosed embodiment. can Process 400 may start at block S410 of “receiving parking lot usage information”.

Before process 400 begins at block S410, the computing device may receive the license plate number and discount record of the vehicle from the local server in the parking lot. The discount record may include at least a portion of receipt information for one or more stores related to the use of the corresponding parking lot. For example, the discount record may include at least one of a purchase type for a product or service, an identifier of a purchased item, a purchase date and time, a purchase amount, a discount rate applied to a parking fee, and a discount amount. The computing device may store and manage the received discount record in a discount record database in association with the vehicle number.

In block S410, the computing device may receive parking lot use information of a vehicle entering or exiting a parking lot from a local server. When a vehicle enters or exits a parking lot, the local server may transmit parking usage information including the license plate number to the computing device. In some additional examples, the parking lot usage information may further include at least one of a parking lot identifier of a parking lot, information related to a current location in a parking lot of a vehicle, and time information about using a parking lot of a vehicle. Process 400 may continue from block S410 to block S420 to "obtain a discount record".

In block S420 , the computing device may obtain a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of a vehicle from a discount record database based on the received parking lot use information. In some examples, the computing device may identify the vehicle using the vehicle number included in the received parking lot usage information, and may retrieve a discount record corresponding to the vehicle from the discount record database. In some additional examples, the computing device may use the identifier of the parking lot included in the parking lot usage information to identify the parking lot included in the parking lot usage information and obtain a discount record of a vehicle associated with the use of the parking lot. In an optional example, the computing device may filter some of the entire discount records by using time information about the use of the parking lot included in the parking lot use information. Process 400 may continue from block S420 to block S430 to "determine an external service device".

In block S430, the computing device may determine one external service device among one or more predetermined external service devices based on the discount record obtained in block S420. In some examples, the computing device may use a predetermined algorithm. In some examples, the computing device may analyze the discount record to infer the purpose for which the vehicle used the parking lot or purpose for using the parking lot. Based on the inferred purpose, the computing device may determine a store associated with the use of the parking lot, and may determine an external computing device associated with the determined store. Process 400 may continue from block S430 to block S440 to "send target message request".

In block S440, the computing device may transmit the target message request to the external service device determined in block S430. The target message request relates to a target message to be transmitted to the local server, and may include at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information. In some examples, the target message request may include information about the purpose inferred in block S430. In some examples, the target message request may include information about the condition of the requested target message. Information on the conditions of the target message may include, for example, the number of allowable characters, the font of the characters, the size of the characters, whether image or video data can be included, the allowable size of image or video data, the size of the message capacity, and the like. . Conditions of the target message may be related to display conditions required by a display device communicating with the local server. Process 400 may continue from block S440 to block S450 where "receive a target message".

In block S450, the computing device may receive a target message from an external service device in response to the transmission of the target message request transmitted in block S440. Process 400 may continue from block S450 to block S460 to "send target message".

In block S460, the computing device transmits the target message received in block S450 to a local server so that it can be displayed on a display device installed in a parking lot. In some examples, the computing device may forward the target message received in block S450 to the local server. In some other examples, the computing device may process the target message received in block S450 according to a predetermined condition before transmitting the target message to the local server. Processing of the target message may be associated with a display condition required by a display device communicating with the local server, for example. In this example, the computing device may transmit the converted target message to the local server.

5 illustrates a computer program product 500 that may be used to present messages in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. An exemplary embodiment of an exemplary computer program product is provided using a signal bearing medium 510 . In some embodiments, signal bearing medium 510 of one or more computer program products 500 may include computer readable medium 530 and/or recordable medium 540 .

Instructions 520 included in signal bearing medium 510 may be executed by computing devices such as central server 110 and message providing device 300 . Instructions 520 may include one or more instructions for receiving, from a local computing device associated with the parking lot, parking lot usage information including license plates of vehicles entering or exiting the parking lot; one or more instructions for obtaining, based on the received parking lot usage information, a discount record for a usage fee of a parking lot of the vehicle; one or more instructions for determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record; one or more instructions for transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of discount records and at least a portion of parking lot use information to the determined external service device; one or more instructions for receiving a target message from an external service device in response to transmission; and at least one of one or more instructions for transmitting the target message to the local computing device so that the received target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.

6 is a block diagram of an example embodiment of a computing device 600 arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. In one exemplary basic configuration 602 , computing device 600 may include one or more processors 604 and system memory 606 . Memory bus 608 may be used to communicate between processor 604 and system memory 606 .

Depending on the required configuration, processor 604 may be of any type including, but not limited to, a microprocessor (μP), microcontroller (μC), digital signal processor (DSP), or any combination thereof. Processor 604 may include one or more levels of cache, such as level 1 cache 610 , level 2 cache 612 , processor core 614 , and registers 616 . The processor core 614 may include an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a floating point unit (FPU), a digital signal processing core (DSP Core), or any combination thereof. Memory controller 618 can also be used with processor 604 , or in some implementations memory controller 618 can be an internal part of processor 604 .

Depending on the configuration required, system memory 606 can be of any type, including but not limited to volatile memory (such as RAM), non-volatile memory (such as ROM, flash memory, etc.), or any combination thereof. don't System memory 606 may include an operating system 620 , one or more applications 622 , and program data 624 . Application 622 may be implemented as described herein, including functional blocks and/or actions described with respect to central server 110 of FIG. 1, message providing device 300 of FIG. 3, and/or process 400 of FIG. and an algorithm 626 arranged to perform functions such as: Program data 624 may include data 628 for use with algorithm 626, such as data corresponding to a static network environment. In some embodiments, application 622 may be arranged to operate with program data 624 on operating system 620 such that an implementation for determining an optimal transfer environment may be provided as described herein. For example, the message providing device 300 may include all or part of the computing device 600 and all or part of the application 622 so that an implementation for determining an optimal transmission environment may be provided as described herein. It may be possible to do This described basic configuration is shown by its components within dashed line 602 in FIG. 6 .

Computing device 600 may have additional features or functionality, and additional interfaces, to facilitate communication between basic configuration 602 and any required devices and interfaces. For example, a bus/interface controller 630 may be used to facilitate communication between the basic component 602 and one or more data storage devices 632 over a storage interface bus 634 . The data storage device 632 may be a removable storage device 636, a non-removable storage device 638, or a combination thereof. Removable and fixed storage devices include magnetic disk devices such as flexible disk drives and hard disk drives (HDD), compact disk (CD) drives or digital versatile disk (DVD) drives, to name a few examples. such as optical disk drives, solid state drives (SSD), and tape drives. Exemplary computer storage media include volatile and nonvolatile removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. can do.

System memory 606, removable storage 636, and non-removable storage 638 are all examples of computer storage media. Computer storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage device; or It includes, but is not limited to, any other medium that can be used to store required information and that can be accessed by computing device 600 . Any such computer storage media may be part of computing device 600 .

Computing device 600 also includes an interface bus 642 to facilitate communication from various interface devices (e.g., output interfaces, peripheral interfaces, and communication interfaces) to basic configuration 602 via bus/interface controller 642. ) may be included. Exemplary output devices 642 may include a graphics processing unit 648 and an audio processing unit 650, which are configured to communicate via one or more A/V ports 652 to various external devices, such as displays or speakers. can be configured. Also, while graphics processing unit 648 is shown as a component of an output device in FIG. 6 , in addition to processor 604 , it is capable of performing operations according to some implementations. According to some embodiments according to the present disclosure, the graphics processing unit 648 may be configured to perform various neural network-related operations, such as learning of a neural network, processing according to a neural network, and the like. Exemplary peripheral interface 644 may include a serial interface controller 654 or a parallel interface controller 656, which via one or more I/O ports 658 input devices (e.g., a keyboard, mouse, pen, may be configured to communicate with external devices such as voice input devices, touch input devices, etc.) or other peripheral devices (eg, printers, scanners, etc.). The exemplary communication device 646 includes a network controller 660 , which may be arranged to facilitate communication with one or more other computing devices 662 over a network communication via one or more communication ports 664 .

Computing device 600 may also be implemented as a personal computer, including both a laptop computer and a non-laptop computer configuration. Additionally, computing device 600 may be implemented as part of a wireless base station or other wireless system or device.

The above description of the present application is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art will understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

In the above, the object to be claimed in the present disclosure has been specifically examined. The subject matter claimed in this disclosure is not limited in scope to the specific implementations described above. For example, in some implementations it may be in the form of hardware operatively used on a device or combination of devices, in other implementations it may be implemented in the form of software and/or firmware, and in still other implementations it may be in the form of a signal bearing medium; It may include one or more items, such as storage media. Here, the storage medium, such as a CD-ROM, a computer disk, a flash memory, etc., when executed by a computing device, such as a computing system, a computing platform, or other system, may cause the corresponding processor to execute according to the implementation described above. can be saved. Such computing devices may include one or more processing units or processors, a display, one or more input/output devices such as a keyboard and/or mouse, and one or more memories such as static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, flash memory and/or hard drives. can include

In the foregoing detailed description, various embodiments of devices and/or processes have been described using block diagrams, flow diagrams, and/or other examples. Such block diagrams, flow diagrams, and/or other examples may include one or more functions and/or operations, and each function and/or operation in a block diagram, flow diagram, and/or other example may be hardware, software, firmware, or or any combination thereof, individually or collectively. In one embodiment, some portions of the subject matter described in this disclosure may be implemented via application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), digital signal processors (DSPs), or other forms of integration. In contrast, some aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to one or more computer programs running on one or more computers (eg, one or more programs running on one or more computer systems), one or more programs running on one or more processors (eg, one or more programs running on one or more computer systems). for example, one or more programs running on one or more microprocessors), firmware, or substantially any combination thereof, which may be implemented in whole or in part equivalently on an integrated circuit, writing code for software and/or firmware. and/or the design of the circuit is within the skill of those skilled in the art in light of this disclosure. Further, those skilled in the art will understand that the mechanisms of the present disclosure may be distributed in various forms of program product, and the examples of the present disclosure apply regardless of the specific type of signal bearing medium used to actually perform the distribution. will understand

While certain exemplary techniques have been described and illustrated herein using a variety of methods and systems, those skilled in the art will appreciate the possibility of various other modifications or equivalent substitutions without departing from the claimed subject matter. Additionally, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation to the teachings of claimed subject matter without departing from the central concept described herein. Thus, it is intended that the claimed subject matter is not limited to the specific examples disclosed, but that such claimed subject matter may also include all implementations falling within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present application. do.

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A message providing method performed in a computing device capable of communicating with a local computing device associated with a parking lot,
Receiving, from the local computing device, parking lot usage information including a license plate number of a vehicle entering or exiting the parking lot;
obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of the parking lot of the vehicle based on the received parking lot usage information;
determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record;
transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of the discount record and at least a portion of the parking lot use information to the determined external service device;
receiving a target message from the external service device in response to the transmitting; and
Transmitting the received target message to the local computing device so that the target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.
including,
The discount record is stored in a database of the computing device in association with the license plate number of the vehicle and the parking lot,
The discount record includes at least one of a purchase type, a purchase item identifier, a purchase date, a purchase amount, and a discount amount for the usage fee of the parking lot for one or more stores related to the use of the parking lot,
The step of determining the external service device is
inferring a purpose for which the vehicle uses the parking lot by analyzing the discount record;
Based on the purpose, determining a store associated with the use of the parking lot; and
And determining the external service device associated with the determined store. According to claim 1,
The parking lot usage information further includes at least one of a parking lot identifier of the parking lot, information related to a current location of the vehicle in the parking lot, and time information related to using the parking lot. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The transmitting of the target message request includes transmitting information about the inferred purpose to the determined external service device. According to claim 1,
Wherein the target message request further includes a display condition required by the display device. According to claim 1,
Prior to transmitting the target message to the local computing device,
converting the received target message so that it can be displayed on the display device;
Including more,
Wherein the transmitting of the target message to the local computing device includes transmitting the converted target message to the local computing device. As a message providing device,
one or more processors;
one or more memories storing one or more instructions executable by the one or more processors;
a discount record database that stores one or more discount records; and
A network module capable of communicating with a local computing device associated with a parking lot;
including,
When the one or more instructions are executed by the one or more processors,
receiving, from the local computing device, parking lot usage information including a license plate number of a vehicle entering or exiting the parking lot;
obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of the parking lot of the vehicle from the discount record database, based on the received parking lot use information;
determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record;
transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of the discount record and at least a portion of the parking lot use information to the determined external service device;
receiving a target message from the external service device in response to the transmitting operation; and
Transmitting the received target message to the local computing device so that the target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot.
To perform operations including,
The discount record is stored in association with the license plate number of the vehicle and the parking lot,
The discount record includes at least one of a purchase type, a purchase item identifier, a purchase date, a purchase amount, and a discount amount for the usage fee of the parking lot for one or more stores associated with the use of the parking lot,
The operation of determining the external service device is
inferring the purpose of using the parking lot by the vehicle by analyzing the discount record;
Based on the purpose, determining a store associated with the use of the parking lot; and
And determining the external service device associated with the determined store. delete According to claim 9,
The operation of transmitting the target message request includes an operation of transmitting information about the inferred purpose to the determined external service device. A computer-readable storage medium storing a message providing program,
When the message providing program is executed by a computing device,
Receiving, from a local computing device associated with the parking lot, parking lot use information including a license plate number of a vehicle entering or exiting the parking lot;
obtaining a discount record for a usage fee of the parking lot of the vehicle based on the received parking lot use information;
determining an external service device based on the obtained discount record;
transmitting a target message request including at least a portion of the discount record and at least a portion of the parking lot use information to the determined external service device;
receiving a target message from the external service device in response to the transmitting operation; and
Including one or more instructions for performing an operation of transmitting the target message to the local computing device so that the received target message is displayed on a display device installed in the parking lot,
The discount record is stored in a database of the computing device in association with the license plate number of the vehicle and the parking lot,
The discount record includes at least one of a purchase type, a purchase item identifier, a purchase date, a purchase amount, and a discount amount for the usage fee of the parking lot for one or more stores associated with the use of the parking lot,
The operation of determining the external service device is
inferring the purpose of using the parking lot by the vehicle by analyzing the discount record;
Based on the purpose, determining a store associated with the use of the parking lot; and
And determining the external service device associated with the determined store.

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