KR102518439B1 - Management method for parking and electric car charging - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging. The present invention controls entry, charging and exiting processes of electric vehicles in an integrated manner and performs lump-sum payment of parking fees and electric vehicle charging fees, so that the parking and charging of electric vehicles can be managed in an integrated manner, thereby reducing processing costs and time.

Description

Parking and EV charging integrated control method {MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PARKING AND ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING}

The present invention relates to an integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging.

In most building parking lots or public parking lots, a parking control system is configured for efficient parking management and charging. With this parking control system, the license plate number of the vehicle is automatically recognized from the moment the vehicle enters and entered, and when the vehicle exits, the parking fee is automatically settled and paid for, thereby reducing bottlenecks during entry and exit and efficient Vehicle traffic can be made.

On the other hand, as the spread of electric vehicles expands, electric vehicle charging systems are being introduced in more and more parking lots. However, from the point of view of the electric car owner, there is an inconvenience of having to pay the electric car charging fee and parking fee separately. This is because most of the existing parking control systems were designed at a time when interworking with the electric vehicle mid-air system was not considered, and it is inevitable to feel the burden of cost to newly configure an integrated control system for parking and electric vehicle charging. Therefore, a method for integrating and controlling the existing parking control system and the electric vehicle charging control system at low cost is required.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2056561 (registration date: December 10, 2019) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2314126 (registration date: October 12, 2021)

The present invention has been made to improve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a task to provide an integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is a problem in providing a method of collectively paying the parking fee and the electric vehicle charging fee.

In order to achieve the above object, an integrated parking and electric vehicle charging control method made by interlocking the parking control server and the electric vehicle charging control server according to an embodiment of the present invention is 1) by the electric vehicle charging control server, the electric vehicle charger Transmitting the license plate image photographed by the provided camera to the parking control server; 2) The parking control server recognizes the vehicle number from the license plate image, determines whether there is a matching vehicle among one or more vehicles entered, and if there is, the vehicle number of the vehicle is assigned to the electric car charging control server providing as; 3) displaying the vehicle number on the display of the electric vehicle charger by the electric vehicle charging control server and receiving confirmation from the owner whether the vehicle number matches; 4) determining whether a member is a member based on the vehicle information corresponding to the confirmed vehicle number by the electric vehicle charging control server; and 5) performing a payment function at an electric vehicle charger or a parking control payment machine based on whether or not a member is a member.

Transmitting, by the parking control server, information on the corresponding vehicles to the electric vehicle charging control server when there are two or more vehicles matching the vehicle numbers recognized in the step 2); and displaying information on the vehicles on a display by the electric vehicle charging control server and receiving selection of a vehicle corresponding to an actual vehicle from the owner.

If the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a member in step 5), the electric vehicle charging control server requests the parking charge of the vehicle to the parking control server and pays the parking charge and electric vehicle charging charge collectively. In step 5), cryptocurrency is provided as a payment method, and the payment details of the owner of the vehicle are provided to the parking control server by the electric vehicle charging control server, and the owner of the vehicle selects collective payment In this case, discounted parking rates can be provided.

If the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a non-member in step 5), providing the owner of the vehicle with a choice on whether or not to join as a member by the electric vehicle charging control server; and if the owner of the vehicle selects membership registration, requesting the parking control server for the parking fee of the vehicle and paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee collectively, and the vehicle owner accepts membership registration. If not selected, a step of performing only the electric vehicle charging fee payment based on the selection of the owner of the vehicle or paying the parking fee and the electric vehicle charging fee collectively may be further included.

The method for integrated control of parking and charging of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention can save time and costs by integrally controlling the process of entering, charging, and leaving a vehicle.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can minimize inconvenience in the payment process by providing a function of collective payment of parking fees and electric vehicle charging fees.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the relationship between components implementing a method for controlling parking and charging of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrated control of parking and charging of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 4 are diagrams illustrating several examples of user interfaces provided to a vehicle owner through an electric vehicle charger in the integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flow chart showing the flow of an integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention as described above will be described in detail through the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

It should be noted that technical terms used in the present invention are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, technical terms used in the present invention should be interpreted in terms commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless specifically defined otherwise in the present invention, and are excessively inclusive. It should not be interpreted in a positive sense or in an excessively reduced sense. In addition, when the technical terms used in the present invention are incorrect technical terms that do not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, they should be replaced with technical terms that those skilled in the art can correctly understand. In addition, general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as defined in advance or according to context, and should not be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense.

Also, singular expressions used in the present invention include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present invention, terms such as "consisting of" or "comprising" should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various elements or steps described in the invention, and some of the elements or steps are included. It should be construed that it may not be, or may further include additional components or steps.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second used in the present invention may be used to describe components, but components should not be limited by the terms. Terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easily understanding the spirit of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the present invention by the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the relationship between components implementing a method for controlling parking and charging of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the components implementing the integrated parking and electric vehicle charging control method may include an electric vehicle charger 300, an electric vehicle charging control server 100, a parking control server 200, and a network connecting them. .

The electric vehicle charging control server (100) exchanges data with the electric vehicle charger (300) and interworks with the parking control server (200) to recognize the vehicle number, check membership registration, sign up for membership, pay membership/non-member payment, and pay electric vehicle charging fees. Alternatively, it is possible to perform a function of collectively paying electric vehicle charging fees and parking fees.

A description of the electric vehicle charging control server 100 performing a function of recognizing a vehicle number through interworking with the parking control server 200 will be described below. When the camera provided in the electric vehicle charger 300 photographs the vehicle license plate and provides the generated license plate image to the electric vehicle charging control server 100, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 transmits the license plate image to the parking control server 200. do. When the vehicle number recognized by the parking control server 200 is received, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 provides the vehicle number to the electric vehicle charger 300, and the vehicle number displayed on the electric vehicle charger 300 is the vehicle of the corresponding vehicle. It can be confirmed from the borrower that the number matches.

The electric vehicle charging control server 100 may request an inquiry to the electric vehicle charging service providing server (not shown) as to whether the member is already registered in the electric vehicle charging payment service based on the vehicle number confirmed in this way. Alternatively, the updated registered member database is provided in the electric vehicle charging control server 100 through periodic renewal in the state of synchronization or reception of pre-registered member data through constant linkage with the electric vehicle charging service providing server, and immediate member You can also check if you are registered.

If the owner of the vehicle is a member, functions related to membership payment can be performed, and if a non-member is a member, a means for membership registration can be provided, which is connected to the electric vehicle charging control server 100 and the electric vehicle charger 300 It can be performed by providing a user interface through. Information related to membership registration input through the user interface provided by the electric vehicle charger 300 is provided to the electric vehicle charging control server 100 and provided to the electric vehicle charging service providing server, whereby membership registration can be performed.

The electric vehicle charging control server 100 can perform a payment function depending on whether a member is a member or a non-member, and in the case of a member, payment can be easily made with points or amounts charged through prepayment in advance. In addition, simple payment can be performed through a pre-registered payment method without additionally performing a separate card payment. Available payment methods may include cards, various simple payment services, cash, points, and cryptocurrency. If the payment method is cryptocurrency, payment can be made through the cryptocurrency wallet address registered in advance by the member.

The electric vehicle charging control server 100 can perform a batch payment function that allows payment of parking fees as well as electric vehicle charging fees. It may be performed by receiving the charge information according to the parking control server 200. When the borrower selects collective payment, a discounted parking fee may be charged in proportion to a preset amount or charging fee.

The electric vehicle charging control server 100 may provide payment details to the parking control server 200 after performing a lump sum payment or electric vehicle charging fee payment. The parking control server 200 determines whether or not to pay the parking fee for the vehicle based on the provided payment details, and when the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the vehicle for collective payment immediately exits the vehicle, and in the case of an electric vehicle charging fee payment vehicle, pays the parking fee After performing, it may be configured to perform extraction.

The electric vehicle charger 300 may perform a function of charging an electric vehicle and paying a fee according to the amount of charge. The electric vehicle charger 300 may be designed to accommodate as many electric vehicles as possible by having a plurality of connection terminals according to various charging standards. In addition, the electric vehicle charger 300 may include a camera capable of photographing a vehicle license plate. The license plate image captured by the camera may be provided to the electric vehicle charging control server 100.

The parking control server 200 may compare the vehicle number recognized based on the license plate image with the vehicles being parked and search for a matching vehicle number. If two or more matching vehicle numbers are inquired, the search result may be transmitted to the electric vehicle charging control server 100. When there are two or more vehicles in the received inquiry result, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 may provide this to the electric vehicle charger 300 so that the owner can select his/her own vehicle.

The electric vehicle charging control server 100 and the parking control server 200 have the same configuration as a normal web server in terms of hardware, and use various types of languages such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, etc. in terms of software. It can include program modules that are implemented through and perform various functions. In addition, it is provided in various ways depending on the operating system such as DOS, Windows, Linux, Unix, Macintosh, Android, and iOS in general server hardware. It can be implemented using a web server program that is being developed.

These electric vehicle charging control server 100, parking control server 200, and electric vehicle charger 300 exchange information or data with each other through a network and can perform functions assigned to each component. An example of such network communication is technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EV -DO(Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA(Wideband CDMA), HSDPA(High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA(High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE(Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), 5G, etc.), but is not particularly limited. In addition, an example of the wired communication network may be a closed network such as a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN), preferably an open network such as the Internet. The Internet is based on the TCP/IP protocol and several services that exist on its upper layer, such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), Telnet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), SNMP ( Simple Network Management Protocol), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrated control of parking and charging of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the step of transmitting the license plate image captured by the camera installed in the electric vehicle charger 300 by the electric vehicle charging control server 100 to the parking control server 200, the photographed license plate image is transmitted by the electric vehicle charger 300 to the electric vehicle. It is transmitted to the charging control server 100, and the electric vehicle charging control server 100 transmits the license plate image to the parking control server 200.

By the parking control server 200, by recognizing the vehicle number from the license plate image, it is determined whether there is a matching vehicle among one or more vehicles entered, and if there is, the vehicle number of the vehicle is determined by the parking control server. In the step of providing (200), if there are two or more vehicles matching the recognized vehicle number, the search result may be transmitted to the electric vehicle charging control server 100.

By the parking control server 200, by recognizing the vehicle number from the license plate image, it is determined whether there is a matching vehicle among one or more vehicles entered, and if there is, the vehicle number of the vehicle is entered into the parking control system. In the step of providing to the server 200, if there are two or more vehicles matching the recognized vehicle number, the parking control server 200 transmits the information of the corresponding vehicles to the electric vehicle charging control server 100. sending to; and displaying information on the vehicles on a display by the electric vehicle charging control server 100 and receiving selection of a vehicle corresponding to an actual vehicle from the owner.

By the electric vehicle charging control server 100, the vehicle number is displayed on the display of the electric vehicle charger 300, and in the step of receiving confirmation from the owner whether or not the vehicle number matches, if there are two or more vehicles in the inquiry result, the vehicle number is displayed on the display of the electric vehicle charger 300. An interface for confirming which vehicle the vehicle is may be provided.

In the step of determining whether a member is a member based on the vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number confirmed by the electric vehicle charging control server 100, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 serves as an electric vehicle charging service providing server (not shown) for the vehicle. You can check whether you are a member by requesting a number inquiry. Alternatively, the updated registered member database is provided in the electric vehicle charging control server 100 through periodic renewal in the state of synchronization or reception of pre-registered member data through constant linkage with the electric vehicle charging service providing server, and immediate member You can also check if you are registered.

If the owner of the vehicle is a member, functions related to membership payment can be performed, and if a non-member is a member, a means for membership registration can be provided, which is connected to the electric vehicle charging control server 100 and the electric vehicle charger 300 It can be performed by providing a user interface through. Information related to membership registration input through the user interface provided by the electric vehicle charger 300 is provided to the electric vehicle charging control server 100 and provided to the electric vehicle charging service providing server, whereby membership registration can be performed.

In the step of performing the payment function in the electric vehicle charger 300 or the parking control adjustment machine based on membership, different processes may be performed depending on whether the owner of the confirmed vehicle is a member or a non-member.

If the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a member in the step of performing the payment function in the electric vehicle charger 300 or the parking control calculator based on whether or not the member is the member, the parking control server ( 200) may further include requesting a parking fee for the corresponding vehicle and collectively paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee. If you are a member, you can easily make a payment with points or money charged in advance through prepayment. In addition, simple payment can be performed through a pre-registered payment method without additionally performing a separate card payment. Available payment methods may include cards, various simple payment services, cash, points, and cryptocurrency. If the payment method is cryptocurrency, payment can be made through the cryptocurrency wallet address registered in advance by the member.

In addition, if the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a non-member in the step of performing the payment function in the electric vehicle charger 300 or the parking control adjustment machine based on whether or not the member is a member, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 determines the providing the borrower with a choice of whether to join as a member; and when the owner of the vehicle selects membership subscription, requesting the parking control server 200 for the parking fee of the corresponding vehicle and collectively paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee.

If the owner of the vehicle does not select membership registration, the method may further include performing only electric vehicle charging fee payment based on the vehicle owner's choice or collectively paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee.

Here, the payment method may include an existing card, various simple payment services, cash, points, and cryptocurrency. Examples of cryptocurrencies that can be paid include representative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and the like.

When the borrower of the vehicle selects lump sum payment, a discounted parking fee may be provided. At this time, the discounted parking fee may be a predetermined fixed amount (electric vehicle charging control server 100 won 0 won, etc.) or may be set in proportion to the electric vehicle charging fee.

In the step of providing the payment details of the owner of the vehicle to the parking control server 200 by the electric vehicle charging control server 100, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 performs a lump sum payment or electric vehicle charging fee payment, Then, payment details may be provided to the parking control server 200 . The parking control server 200 determines whether or not to pay the parking fee for the vehicle based on the provided payment details, and when the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the vehicle for collective payment immediately exits the vehicle, and in the case of an electric vehicle charging fee payment vehicle, pays the parking fee After performing, it may be configured to perform extraction.

Hereinafter, a description will be made with reference to FIG. 5, but an additional description of the user interface disclosed in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be provided to facilitate understanding of another embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 4 are diagrams showing some examples of user interfaces provided to the owner through the electric vehicle charger 300 in the integrated parking and electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is another diagram of the present invention. It is a flow chart showing the flow of the parking and electric vehicle charging integrated control method according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , it can be seen that steps S501, S503, and S513 are performed by the parking control server 200, and the remaining steps are performed by the electric vehicle charger 300 control server.

First, in the charging preparation step (S500), when the electric vehicle charger 300 photographs the license plate of the vehicle, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 transmits the license plate image to the parking control server 200.

In the vehicle number recognition step (S501), the parking control server 200 recognizes the vehicle number based on the received license plate image, and inquires whether or not there is a vehicle with a matching number from the vehicles that are entered into the vehicle. The vehicle number is provided to the electric vehicle charger 300 control server.

In the customer vehicle final confirmation step (S502), when the vehicle number provided through the electric vehicle charging control server 100 is provided to the user through the display of the electric vehicle charger 300, the vehicle owner (user)'s final vehicle number is provided as shown in FIG. 4 (a). You will go through a verification process.

In this step (S502), if the owner says that the vehicle is not his/her vehicle, as shown in FIG. , and it is possible to check the existence of the corresponding vehicle once again (S503). If the vehicle inquired in step S503 exists, the user returns to the customer vehicle final confirmation step (S502) to receive final confirmation from the borrower. Here, if there are two or more vehicles that are inquired with 4-digit vehicle numbers, a list of corresponding vehicles is provided as shown in FIG. 4(c), and a user interface allowing the owner to select his or her own vehicle may be provided.

On the other hand, if the vehicle number input by the borrower is not inquired, it is determined that the vehicle has already been taken out, and the electric vehicle charging fee payment step (S512) can be performed immediately. This corresponds to the case where there is an unattended parking calculator already installed inside the building and the borrower pays the parking fee.

When the final confirmation of the vehicle number of the owner is completed, the vehicle information of the vehicle is transmitted to the electric vehicle charging service providing server by the electric vehicle charging control server 100 (S504).

Thereafter, a screen for selecting member/non-member status is provided on the display of the electric vehicle charger 300 through a user interface (S505), and whether or not the borrower pays as a member is input (S506).

If member payment is selected here, a step of prepaying member charging fees (S507) may be performed. In this step, the member charging fee can be paid immediately, and a discount on the parking fee can be provided. The discount amount can be set to be discounted in proportion to a preset amount or electric vehicle charging fee. The charging fee payment step (S512) is performed through the member charging fee prepayment step (S507), and at this time, the charging fee payment information may be provided together with the charging completion information to the parking control server 200 in the charging completion reception step (S513). there is. Through this, the parking control server 200 may set a parking fee discount amount based on the charging fee payment information and transmit it to the parking calculator.

In the charging fee payment step (S512), a user interface for selecting various payment methods such as membership card, membership number, and credit card may be provided through the display of the electric vehicle charger 300 as shown in FIG. 5 (a). . However, this is only an example and is not limited thereto, and various payment methods such as points, cash, and cryptocurrency may be additionally provided.

If member payment is not selected, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the display of the electric vehicle charger 300 provides a user interface for inputting a mobile phone number so that the mobile phone number can be input (S508). When the mobile phone number is input, if the corresponding mobile phone number is determined to be a pre-registered member, the payment can be made by proceeding to the charging fee payment step (S512).

If it is determined that the corresponding mobile phone number is not a member of the service, as shown in (c) of FIG. 5, it is possible to receive an input from the borrower as to whether or not to pay by summing the parking fee when leaving the vehicle (S510).

If the borrower does not want to make a lump sum payment, the process proceeds to step S512 to pay the electric vehicle charging fee.

If the borrower wants to make a lump sum payment, the parking fee can be paid in a lump sum together with the non-member charging fee (S511). In this way, when a non-member borrower selects collective payment, the electric vehicle charging control server 100 may transmit the selection information and information related to collective payment, such as electric vehicle charging rate and discount amount, to the parking control server 200.

After the non-member borrower selects lump sum payment, and finally arrives at the parking adjustment machine through exit, lump sum payment can be performed here.

In the above, preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been shown and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by anyone having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention appended within the scope of the claims. .

100: EV charging control server
200: Parking control server
300: EV charger

Claims (4)

As an integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging by linking the parking control server and the electric vehicle charging control server,
1) Transmitting, by the electric vehicle charging control server, the license plate image captured by the camera installed in the electric vehicle charger to the parking control server;
2) The parking control server recognizes the vehicle number from the license plate image, determines whether there is a matching vehicle among one or more vehicles entered, and if there is, the vehicle number of the vehicle is assigned to the electric car charging control server providing as;
3) displaying the vehicle number on the display of the electric vehicle charger by the electric vehicle charging control server and receiving confirmation from the owner whether the vehicle number matches;
4) determining whether a member is a member based on the vehicle information corresponding to the confirmed vehicle number by the electric vehicle charging control server; and
5) Including the step of performing a payment function at an electric car charger or parking control payment machine based on membership,
In step 3) above, if the borrower says that it is not his vehicle,
After asking the owner to enter his or her 4-digit license plate number, the information is forwarded to the parking control server to check the existence of the vehicle once again, and if the vehicle in question exists, the final confirmation of the owner is performed once again. However, if there are two or more vehicles that are searched by 4-digit vehicle number, a list of corresponding vehicles is provided to provide a user interface that allows the owner to select his/her vehicle, and the vehicle number entered by the borrower is not searched. In this case, it is judged that the vehicle has already been taken out and the electric vehicle charging fee is paid immediately.
In step 5) above, if the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a non-member,
providing, by the electric vehicle charging control server, a choice on whether or not to join the vehicle to the owner of the vehicle; and
When the owner of the vehicle selects membership registration, further comprising the step of requesting the parking fee for the vehicle to the parking control server and paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee collectively,
If the owner of the vehicle does not choose to sign up as a member,
Further comprising the step of paying only the electric vehicle charging fee or paying the parking fee and electric vehicle charging fee collectively based on the selection of the owner of the vehicle,
If the borrower does not select member payment, the display of the electric car charger provides a user interface for entering the mobile phone number and receives the mobile phone number. When the mobile phone number is entered, the mobile phone number is judged as a registered member. If so, go to the charging fee payment step to make the payment,
Wherein the electric vehicle charging control server imposes a discounted parking fee in proportion to a preset amount or charging fee when the borrower selects collective payment. According to claim 1,
If there are two or more vehicles matching the recognized vehicle number in step 2),
Transmitting, by the parking control server, information on corresponding vehicles to the electric vehicle charging control server; and
Displaying information on the vehicles on a display by the electric vehicle charging control server to select a vehicle corresponding to an actual vehicle from the owner
Parking and electric vehicle charging integrated control method further comprising. According to claim 1,
In step 5) above, if the owner of the vehicle is determined to be a member,
A step of collectively paying the parking fee and the electric vehicle charging fee by requesting the parking fee for the corresponding vehicle to the parking control server by the electric vehicle charging control server
Including more,
In step 5), cryptocurrency is provided as a payment method,
By the electric vehicle charging control server, payment details of the owner of the vehicle are provided to the parking control server,
If the borrower of the vehicle chooses lump sum payment,
An integrated control method for parking and electric vehicle charging that provides discounted parking rates. delete

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