KR102562860B1 - Parking control system that converges vehicle information and biometric information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises an access control module installed at the entrance and exit of a parking lot consisting of a blocking bar and a license plate recognizer for performing license plate recognition; For the calculation of the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot, a preset settlement program is loaded and located close to the access control module or integrally provided, providing a screen for the settlement and an input environment for manipulating the screen, while providing a driver And a first settlement module that provides a communication environment that allows communication between managers; It is communicatively connected to the access control module and the first settlement module, and when a license plate recognition completion signal for a entered vehicle is output from the license plate recognizer, the blocking bar is controlled to be opened while generating entry information, and the vehicle When a license plate recognition completion signal for an exiting vehicle is output from the number recognizer, exit information is generated and the first settlement module controls the entry/exit information to match the entry/exit information to perform settlement corresponding to the vehicle. 1 a control module for controlling the blocking bar to be opened when a settlement completion signal is output from the settlement module; and a biometric information sensing module installed in the first settlement module to detect the biometric information of the driver, wherein the control module analyzes the detected biometric information to perform biometric recognition, and detects the driver's biometric information. If the number recognition completion signal is not output, the vehicle entry/exit information may be generated based on result data according to the biometric recognition.

Description

Parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information {PARKING CONTROL SYSTEM THAT CONVERGES VEHICLE INFORMATION AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION}

The present invention configures a system so that the function of detecting the driver's biometric information and performing biometric recognition along with vehicle number recognition to settle the parking fee for parking lot use is converged, so that non-recognition or misrecognition in the vehicle number recognition process is prevented. Even in the case of occurrence, it is possible to induce a smoother parking turnover rate using biometrics, thereby achieving a more reliable system, and at the same time, vehicle information and It is about a parking control system that integrates biometric information.

Parking difficulties are emerging as a serious problem according to the increasing number of vehicles, and it is expected that a large number of parking lots will be created in the future to solve the increasing parking problems.

At this time, the parking lot is classified into on-street parking lots installed on the road surface or in a certain area of the traffic plaza, off-street parking lots installed in places other than the road surface or traffic plaza, and attached parking lots installed in conjunction with facilities that induce parking demand, such as buildings. This parking lot may be classified as a manned or unmanned operation method.

Here, the manned method has a problem in that, since an employee must be assigned for the fee settlement, excessive labor costs are required and a fee leakage occurs due to the possibility of fraud during the manned collection.

In addition, in the case of on-street parking lots, since a fixed toll clearing house that controls the entire parking lot cannot be installed, it may be difficult for employees to efficiently manage the entire parking lot when the management area is wide.

On the other hand, in the case of unmanned parking lots, off-street parking lots and affiliated parking lots have limited entrances and exits, so it is easy to manage them unmanned by controlling entering and exiting vehicles with barriers, etc. There is a problem that it is difficult to easily control vehicles entering and exiting due to the characteristics.

Therefore, in recent years, an unmanned settlement system for on-street parking lots using license plate recognition that can be operated without manpower from entry to exit has been used.

However, such an on-street parking lot unmanned settlement system is partially recognized or unrecognized due to license plate bending problems, sunlight reflection, license plate damage, mechanical errors, etc. , It is not possible to proceed with vehicle entry and exit, and at this time, there is a disadvantage in that it takes a lot of time because there is a hassle of manually processing such as making an inquiry to a manager through an interphone.

In particular, when there is no parking information at all, it is difficult to settle the parking fee, resulting in omission of proceeds, resulting in inefficient problem in parking lot operation, and a solution to this problem is required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1729450 (Title of Invention: LPR Device with Electric Vehicle Charging Device and Vehicle Number Recognition Function, Parking Management System Using the Same, and Operation Method)

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, so that the function of detecting the driver's biometric information and performing biometric recognition is converged with vehicle number recognition to settle the parking fee for the parking lot. By configuring the system, even if non-recognition or misrecognition occurs in the license plate recognition process, it is possible to induce a more smooth parking turnover rate using biometrics, thereby achieving a more reliable system, and at the same time, parking lot The purpose is to provide a parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information that can perform operation and management more efficiently.

However, the technical problem to be achieved in the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned will become clear to those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to understand.

A parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a technical means for achieving the above object, includes a blocking bar for blocking vehicle entry and a vehicle blocked from entering by the blocking bar. An access control module installed at the entrance and exit of a parking lot consisting of a license plate recognizer that performs license plate recognition of; For the calculation of the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot, a preset settlement program is loaded and located close to the access control module or integrally provided, providing a screen for the settlement and an input environment for manipulating the screen, while providing a driver And a first settlement module that provides a communication environment that allows communication between managers; and is communicatively connected to the access control module and the first settlement module, and controls the blocking bar to be opened while generating entry information when a license plate recognition completion signal for a entered vehicle is output from the license plate recognizer, When a license plate recognition completion signal for an exiting vehicle is outputted from the license plate recognizer, exit information is generated and the first settlement module controls the entry/exit information to perform settlement corresponding to the corresponding vehicle while matching the entry/exit information with each other. When a settlement completion signal is output from the first settlement module, a control module controlling the opening of the blocking bar may be included, and a biometric information sensing module installed in the first settlement module to detect the driver's biometric information may be further included. The control module analyzes the biometric information detected from the biometric information sensing module to perform biometric recognition, and if the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the license plate recognizer, the result data according to the biometric recognition It is possible to generate the entry/exit information based on.

Also, the biometric information may be data related to at least one biometric of the driver's face, voice, and fingerprint.

The biometric information sensing module may be a first capturing module that captures a facial image of the driver, and the control module performs first face recognition by analyzing the facial image captured by the first capturing module. , When the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the vehicle number recognizer, the vehicle entry/exit information may be generated based on result data according to the first face recognition.

In addition, the entering information may include first entering data for the vehicle number of the entered vehicle, the vehicle number recognition completion date, and the vehicle number recognition completion time according to the vehicle number recognition; and a facial image of the driver of the parked vehicle according to the first face recognition. It may include at least one of a face recognition completion date and second entrance data for a face recognition completion time, and the exit information includes the vehicle number of the vehicle exiting according to the vehicle number recognition, the vehicle number recognition completion date, and the vehicle number. First vehicle exit data for recognition completion time; and at least one of second extraction data for a face image of the driver of the vehicle, a face recognition completion date, and a face recognition completion time according to the first face recognition.

In addition, it is communicatively connected to the control module and installed at a distance from the first settlement module, and a pre-settlement program is installed to pre-calculate the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot, and the screen for the pre-calculation and the screen thereof A second settlement module that provides a communication environment enabling communication between a driver and a manager while providing an input environment for the operation of; and a second photographing module installed in the second settlement module and capturing a facial image of the driver, wherein the control module performs second face recognition by analyzing the facial image captured by the second photographing module. However, if the first entrance data is not included in the entry information for the vehicle for which the pre-settlement is performed, pre-entry information is generated based on the result data according to the second face recognition to perform the second settlement. After the module controls to perform preliminary settlement corresponding to the corresponding vehicle while matching the second entrance data and the advance exit information, when a preliminary settlement completion signal is output from the second settlement module, the corresponding vehicle exits the vehicle. When doing so, the blocking bar can be controlled to open.

In addition, the parking lot may be a dedicated parking lot of a multi-story building, and the second settlement module may be installed in the building or in the parking lot, and the parking control system may include stairs or elevators in the building, the A plurality of auxiliary photographing modules may be installed in a plurality of passages in the building and in each preset area in the parking lot to take images of passengers including the driver and passengers of the parked vehicle.

In addition, the control module analyzes the image captured by the auxiliary photographing module to perform third face recognition, generates and stores auxiliary immersion information in advance based on result data according to the third face recognition, and When the settlement is performed using the first settlement module or the second settlement module, if the first entry/exit data is not matched with each other, after determining that the vehicle number is misrecognized when entering or exiting, in the settlement using the first settlement module, the above The first settlement module may control the second vehicle exit data and the auxiliary vehicle entrance information to match each other. It can be controlled to match each other.

In addition, the control module may, when the driver's search request signal is input through the first settlement module or the second settlement module, a plurality of cars waiting to exit based on at least one of the second entrance data and the auxiliary entrance information. Search information listing driver's facial images is further generated and displayed on the screen of the corresponding settlement module, and when the driver's image selection signal for selecting the driver's face image is input, the input time is displayed. It can be controlled to perform settlement immediately based on the standard.

In addition, the control module may be designed to build a network with a control server for managing the parking lot, and the control server includes a number of people pre-registered for regular use of the parking lot and a number of people pre-registered for each designated parking area. , Registered information including data on the number of persons previously registered as blacklists, persons with dementia, or family members of infants due to habitual parking outside of designated parking areas or overdue parking fees exceeding a certain standard amount It may be provided to the control module.

In addition, the control module generates the vehicle exit information based on result data according to the first face recognition when the vehicle number recognition completion signal for the vehicle to be exited is not output from the license plate recognizer, and the generated vehicle exit information is generated. While matching the registration information provided from the control server with each other, and as a result of the matching, if the corresponding exiting vehicle is determined to be a vehicle of a person registered for regular use of the parking lot, registration for allowing immediate exit by omitting settlement from the first settlement module After the vehicle authentication signal is controlled to be output, the blocking bar may be controlled to be opened according to the registered vehicle authentication signal.

In addition, the control module mutually matches the auxiliary parking information and the registration information, and as a result of the matching, when a vehicle of another person parks in the designated parking area, the vehicle of the blacklist person in the parking lot In the case of parking, if it is determined that at least one of the cases in which the dementia patient or infant has deviated from a previously designated location in the building or a movement route, a preset warning notification signal may be output in response to each of the above cases. The parking control system may further include a notification module for audibly and visually notifying the driver and manager of a warning situation according to a warning notification signal output from the control module.

The parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information according to the present invention combines the function of detecting the driver's biometric information and performing biometric recognition along with vehicle number recognition to settle the parking fee for the parking lot. By configuring the system, even if non-recognition or misrecognition occurs during the license plate recognition process, it is possible to use biometrics to reduce parking proceeds loss and induce a smoother parking turnover rate, thereby achieving a more reliable system. At the same time as possible, there is an effect of performing parking lot operation and management more efficiently.

However, the effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the electronic configuration of a parking control system in which vehicle information and biometric information are converged according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control module in the parking control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a recognition process and a settlement process using the control module according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.
Figure 4 is an image showing a scenario environment by the configuration of the parking control system according to Figure 1 by way of example.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, since the description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiment can be changed in various ways and can have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto.

The meaning of terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element. It should be understood that when an element is referred to as “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no intervening elements exist. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between components, such as “between” and “immediately between” or “adjacent to” and “directly adjacent to” should be interpreted similarly.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “having” refer to a described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or It should be understood that it is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless defined otherwise. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as consistent with meanings in the context of related art, and cannot be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the electronic configuration of a parking control system in which vehicle information and biometric information are fused according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a control module in the parking control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing the configuration for, Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the recognition process and settlement process using the control module according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example, Figure 4 is the configuration of the parking control system according to Figure 1 It is an image showing the scenario environment by exemplarily.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the parking control system 100 integrating vehicle information and biometric information according to the present invention includes an access control module 110, a first settlement module 120, and a control module 130 , Biometric information sensing module 140, second settlement module 150, second shooting module 160, auxiliary shooting module 170, control server 180 and notification module 190 can be configured to include. .

The access control module 110 consists of a blocking bar 111 that blocks entry of vehicles and a license plate recognizer 112 that recognizes license plates of vehicles whose entry is blocked by the blocking bar 111. Preferably installed at the entrance.

Here, the blocking bar 111 is erected from an arbitrary body (not shown) in a direction perpendicular to the ground when it is desired to allow the entry of the vehicle, and when it is desired to block the entry of the vehicle, it forms a horizontal plane with the ground It is preferable to be installed in a structure supported by the main body in the direction, but is not limited thereto, and the vehicle number recognizer 112 is known within the technical scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art in the related field. Vehicle number recognition terminal may be applied.

The first settlement module 120 is equipped with a preset settlement program for the settlement of parking fees for vehicles in the parking lot, is located close to the access control module 110, or is integrally provided with the screen for the settlement and its As a configuration that provides a communication environment in which communication between a driver and a manager is possible while providing an input environment for screen manipulation, a first settlement processing unit 121, a first display unit 122, a first input unit 123, a first It may be configured to include a voice input/output unit 124 and a first communication unit 125 .

The first settlement processing unit 121 uses the settlement program according to a control signal output from the control module 130 to be described later to start charging a vehicle entering (entering) the parking lot or to leave the parking lot. You can start pricing your vehicle.

The first display unit 122 is configured to visually display the settlement procedure (settlement process) by the above-described first settlement processing unit 121 on an arbitrary screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD), including at least one of a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, and a 3D display; can be configured.

The first input unit 123 is configured to provide an input environment for manipulating the screen of the first display unit 122, and may include various known input devices such as a keyboard, pad, mouse, switch, and button. there is.

Of the first audio input/output unit 124, a microphone device may be applied to the audio input unit, and a speaker device may be applied to the audio output unit, which is common knowledge within the technical scope of the present invention capable of inputting and outputting audio signals. Various known audio input/output devices may be applied by those skilled in the art.

The first communication unit 125 provides a communication environment in which the voice signal by the first voice input/output unit 124 can be shared with the control server 180 to be described later.

That is, according to the present invention, the communication between the driver and the manager may mean a voice call by the first voice input/output unit 124 and the first communication unit 125, and the first voice input/output unit 124 and The configuration of the first communication unit 125 is preferably an interphone capable of inputting/outputting/communicating a voice signal, but is not limited thereto.

The control module 130 is communicatively connected to the access control module 110 and the first settlement module 120, and when the license plate recognizer 112 outputs a license plate recognition completion signal for the entered vehicle, The blocking bar 111 is controlled to be opened while generating vehicle entry information, and when a license plate recognition completion signal for an exiting vehicle is output from the license plate recognizer 112, vehicle exit information is generated to generate the first settlement module 120. ) controls to perform the settlement corresponding to the vehicle while matching the input/output vehicle information, and then controls the blocking bar 111 to be opened when the settlement completion signal is output from the first settlement module 120. Do it.

Preferably, the biometric information sensing module 140 is installed in the first settlement module 120 to detect the driver's biometric information.

Here, the control module 130 analyzes the biometric information detected from the biometric information sensing module 140 to perform biometric recognition, and if the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the license plate recognizer 112, the biometric information is detected. The vehicle entry/exit information may be generated based on data resulting from recognition.

At this time, it is preferable that the biometric information is data related to at least one of the driver's face, voice, and fingerprint, but is not limited thereto. Biometric data may be configured to be applied.

Furthermore, a voice signal through the first voice input/output unit 124 and the first communication unit 125 of the first settlement module 120 may be used as the biometric information.

Meanwhile, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is most preferable that the biometric information sensing module 140 is a first capturing module that captures a driver's face image.

Accordingly, the control module 130 analyzes the facial image captured by the first photographing module to perform first face recognition, and if the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the license plate recognizer 112, the first face recognition is performed. 1 It may be configured to generate the entry/exit information based on result data according to face recognition. More specifically, the data generator 131, the database unit 132, the image analysis unit 133, the settlement It may be configured to include a control unit 134, a blocking bar control unit 135 and a notification signal output unit 136.

The data generation unit 131 generates vehicle entry/exit information according to the vehicle number recognition completion signal output from the vehicle number recognizer 112 or results data according to first face recognition using the image analysis unit 133 to be described later. It performs a function of generating entry/exit information based on .

The database unit 132 performs a function of obtaining facial images captured by the first photographing module and storing them for each image frame.

The image analysis unit 133 is preferably configured to perform first face recognition by analyzing image frames stored in the database unit 132 through a pre-stored image processing program.

For example, the image processing program analyzes the pixels to recognize the color, shade, position, size, etc. of the object of the pixels defined as vectors, or the edge of the object's boundary and outline, line segment, curve, etc. It may be obtained and recognized, or recognition may be performed using a corner point, an invariant point, or a feature point that is invariant for rotation conversion or size change existing in the image, and the feature point of an object included in the image is extracted and recognized. can also be performed.

Such an image processing program is a generally known technology, and various modifications and designs are possible by those skilled in the art, and in the present invention, human face recognition can be performed according to the image processing program.

The settlement control unit 134 performs a function of controlling the first settlement module 120 to perform settlement corresponding to the vehicle while matching the input/output information generated by the data generator 131 with each other.

When the settlement completion signal is output from the first settlement module 120, the blocking bar controller 135 performs a function of controlling the blocking bar 111 to be opened.

A detailed description of the notification signal output unit 136 will be reserved and will be described later in the description of additional functions of the control module 130.

In the present invention, the entering information includes first entering data for the vehicle number, vehicle number recognition completion date, and vehicle number recognition completion time of the entering vehicle according to vehicle number recognition, and the driver of the entering vehicle according to the first face recognition. facial image. It may include at least one of a face recognition completion date and face recognition completion time second input data.

In addition, the exit information includes first exit data for the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle, the date of completion of vehicle number recognition, and the completion time of vehicle number recognition according to vehicle number recognition, and the driver's face of the exiting vehicle according to the first face recognition. It is preferable to include at least one of image, face recognition completion date, and second extraction data for face recognition completion time.

The second settlement module 150 is communicatively connected to the control module 130, installed at a distance from the first settlement module 120, and has a pre-set pre-settlement program to pre-settle the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot. is installed to provide a screen for pre-settlement and an input environment for manipulating the screen while providing a communication environment enabling communication between a driver and a manager, the second settlement processing unit 151 and the second display unit 152 ), a second input unit 153, a second audio input/output unit 154, and a second communication unit 155.

It is preferable that the subcomponents of the second settlement module 150 are configured to function in the same way as the subcomponents of the first settlement module 120 described above.

That is, according to the present invention, the communication between the driver and the manager through the second settlement module 150 also means a voice call in the same way as the communication between the driver and the manager through the first settlement module 120, and corresponds to this. Therefore, it is preferable that the configuration of the second voice input/output unit 154 and the second communication unit 155 is also an interphone capable of inputting/outputting/communicating a voice signal, but is not limited thereto.

The second photographing module 160 is installed in the second settlement module 150 to perform a function of detecting the driver's biometric information in the same way as the biometric information sensing module 140, preferably, the driver It can be configured to take a facial image of.

On the other hand, the driver's biometric information at the time of the pre-settlement may also use a voice signal through the second voice input/output unit 154 of the second settlement module 150 and the second communication unit 155, and accordingly, The control module 130 is preferably configured to perform not only second face recognition to be described later, but also voice recognition.

At this time, the control module 130 performs second face recognition by analyzing the facial image captured by the second photographing module 160, and the first entrance data among the entrance information of the corresponding vehicle for which the pre-settlement is performed. If is not included, preliminary exit information is generated based on the result data according to the second face recognition, and the second settlement module 150 matches the second entry data and the preliminary exit information to the corresponding vehicle. After controlling to perform the corresponding pre-payment, if the pre-payment completion signal is output from the second settlement module 150, the blocking bar 111 can be controlled to open when the corresponding vehicle leaves the vehicle.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the parking lot may be a dedicated parking lot of a multi-story building, where the second settlement module 150 may be more preferably installed in the building or in the parking lot. there is.

According to the configuration described above, the execution step using the control module 130 can be largely composed of a recognition step and a settlement step, as shown in FIG. 3. For example, in the recognition step, first, the access control module 110 After acquiring the image of the entering vehicle through the vehicle number recognizer 112 of the vehicle number recognition result is obtained.

When the obtained result is correct recognition, the database unit 132 is inquired and settled (toll system), and vehicle exit proceeds, whereas when the obtained result is not recognized or misrecognized, the biometric information sensing module 140 , Biometric information is collected using the first and second voice input/output units 124 and 154 and the first and second communication units 125 and 155, and a biometric recognition process is performed by the control module 130.

At this time, the processing is performed as a recognition step between the value stored in the database unit 132 and the data acquired and recognized as collection information, and the following formula is a normalized matching formula.

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i represents an index of each value in the array, F is a recognized biometric result value, and C is a license plate number result value. At this time, the most important part is that the structure of the data value is made up of a meta data structure, which is because effective matching results can be obtained only when it is reconstructed into normalized data.

Here, the vehicle number value stored in the database unit 132 of the biometric information (corresponding driver) is called, and the result is calculated to update the database unit 132 and exit the vehicle.

On the other hand, in the settlement step, the customer presents biometric information to the second settlement module 150 used for settlement as a component of payment for pre-exit, and at this time, biometric information is collected and detected.

The detected biometric information is compared with the result recognized by the control module 130 and the license plate value stored in the database unit 132 to output a matching result. The calculation of the resulting value for matching is the same as the above calculation formula.

Payment is made according to the settlement system based on the output value, and if not, it is treated as non-approval due to reconfirmation in the settlement area.

The execution step using the control module 130 described above is generally a configuration of a parking control system, but is the same structure between parking guidance systems, and the structure and settlement according to biometric information are the same.

In the case of processing according to the vehicle flow in FIG. 3, processing and calculation are performed by collection and detection of biometric information in the control PC in the access control module 110, and the result is reconstructed in a metadata format.

This reconstruction is a condition for comparison between the format of the vehicle number data value stored in the database unit 132 and the result value recognized through the biometric information collection in advance, and when the corresponding condition is satisfied, the result of the biometric information and the vehicle number judged to be the same

In addition, the judgment according to the conditions is based on the license plate number first, and the biometric information value is set as a candidate value. This is because when it is a vehicle, there are cases in which a normally recognized vehicle is not recognized/misrecognized as a problem due to distortion due to distortion (low light environment, backlighting, distortion of the license plate of the vehicle, etc.) due to the surrounding environment of the system, As a result, there are vehicles waiting or the fee system is not implemented, which causes difficulties in parking management, leading to complaints from customers using the service.

A plurality of auxiliary photographing modules 170 are installed in stairwells or elevators in buildings, passages in buildings, and preset areas in parking lots, and perform a function of capturing images of occupants including the driver and passengers of a parked vehicle. do.

Here, the control module 130 analyzes the image captured by the auxiliary photographing module 170 to perform third face recognition, and generates and stores auxiliary dimensional information based on the resultant data according to the third face recognition. In the case of performing the settlement using the first settlement module 120 or the second settlement module 150, if the first entry/exit data do not match each other, it is determined that the vehicle number is misrecognized when entering or exiting the vehicle, and then the In the settlement using the first settlement module 120, the first settlement module 120 can control the second vehicle exit data and the auxiliary entrance information to match each other, and the settlement using the second settlement module 150 In , the second settlement module 150 can be controlled to match the advance vehicle exit information and the auxiliary vehicle entrance information.

In addition, when the driver's search request signal is input through the first settlement module 120 or the second settlement module 150, the control module 130 receives at least one of the second entrance data and auxiliary entrance information. Based on this, search information listing the facial images of a number of drivers waiting to exit is further generated and controlled to be displayed on the screen of the corresponding settlement module, and when the driver's image selection signal for selecting the driver's face image is input, , It can be controlled to perform settlement immediately based on the input time.

The control server 180 is a server for managing the parking lot, and can be designed to be able to build a network with the control module 130, and pre-registered personnel to enable regular use of the parking lot, Number of people, registration information including data on the number of people registered in advance as a blacklist due to habitual parking outside the designated parking area or overdue parking fee exceeding a certain standard, and number of people registered in advance as family members of dementia patients or infants It performs a function of providing to the control module 130.

In this regard, the control module 130 generates the vehicle exit information based on the result data according to the first face recognition when the vehicle number recognition completion signal for the vehicle out is not output from the vehicle number recognizer 112; , While matching the generated exit information with the registration information provided from the control server 180, and as a result of the matching, if the corresponding exit vehicle is determined to be a vehicle of a person registered for regular use of the parking lot, the first settlement module 120 After controlling to output a registered vehicle authentication signal that permits immediate vehicle exit by omitting settlement from ), the blocking bar 111 can be controlled to be opened according to the registered vehicle authentication signal.

Furthermore, the notification signal output unit 136 of the control module 130 matches the auxiliary entrance information with the registration information, and as a result of the matching, when a vehicle of another person parks in the designated parking area, the parking lot If it is determined that at least one of the cases where a blacklisted person's vehicle is parked in the building or the case where the dementia patient or infant strays from a previously designated location or movement route in the building, a preset corresponding to each of the above cases is determined. A notification signal for warning can be output.

The notification module 190 performs a function of visually and audibly notifying the driver and manager of a warning situation according to a warning notification signal output from the control module 130 .

The notification module 190 is preferably applied to a plurality of light emitting devices and speaker devices installed in a parking lot and a preset area in a building.

In the present invention, with reference to FIG. 4, the configuration of the scenario environment is presented only in some steps of the existing pre-unmanned adjustment machine used in the parking control and guidance system and the toll system, but the driver's own vehicle search, inside and outside the building Information collection and processing to analyze the movement of customers (drivers), functionalization of methods (a function that enables follow-up management by collecting biometric information from customers of unapproved vehicles), and presentation of pre-registration for visiting vehicles are event processing within the processor. It can be used as a means of a functional method according to.

Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed as described above are provided to enable those skilled in the art to implement and practice the present invention. Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, those skilled in the art can use each configuration described in the above-described embodiments in a way of combining each other. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

The present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. The invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein. In addition, claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the claims may be combined to form an embodiment or may be included as new claims by amendment after filing.

100: parking control system 110: access control module
111: blocking bar 112: vehicle number recognizer
120: first settlement module 121: first settlement processing unit
122: first display unit 123: first input unit
124: first audio input/output unit 125: first communication unit
130: control module 131: data generating unit
132: database unit 133: image analysis unit
134: settlement control unit 135: blocking bar control unit
136: notification signal output unit 140: biometric information sensing module
150: second settlement module 151: second settlement processing unit
152: second display unit 153: second input unit
154: second audio input/output unit 155: second communication unit
160: second photographing module 170: auxiliary photographing module
180: control server 190: notification module

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An access control module installed at the entrance of a parking lot consisting of a blocking bar for blocking entry of vehicles and a license plate recognizer for recognizing license plates of vehicles blocked from entering by the blocking bar;
For the calculation of the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot, a preset settlement program is loaded and located close to the access control module or integrally provided, providing a screen for the settlement and an input environment for manipulating the screen, while providing a driver And a first settlement module that provides a communication environment that allows communication between managers; and
It is communicatively connected to the access control module and the first settlement module, and when a license plate recognition completion signal for a entered vehicle is output from the license plate recognizer, the blocking bar is controlled to be opened while generating entry information, and the vehicle When a license plate recognition completion signal for an exiting vehicle is output from the number recognizer, exit information is generated and the first settlement module controls the entry/exit information to match the entry/exit information to perform settlement corresponding to the vehicle. 1 including a control module that controls the blocking bar to be opened when a settlement completion signal is output from the settlement module;
Characterized in that it further comprises a biometric information sensing module installed in the first settlement module to detect the driver's biometric information,
The control module analyzes the biometric information detected by the biometric information sensing module to perform biometric recognition, and when the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the license plate recognizer, the biometric information is detected based on result data according to the biometric recognition. It is characterized by generating entry/exit information,
The biometric information may be data related to at least one of the driver's face, voice, and fingerprint;
The biometric information sensing module is characterized in that it is a first photographing module for capturing a facial image of the driver,
The control module analyzes the facial image captured by the first photographing module to perform first face recognition, and when the vehicle number recognition completion signal is not output from the license plate recognizer, result data according to the first face recognition. Characterized in that the entry and exit information is generated based on
The entering information may include first entering data for the vehicle number of the entered vehicle, the vehicle number recognition completion date, and the vehicle number recognition completion time according to the vehicle number recognition; and a facial image of the driver of the parked vehicle according to the first face recognition. Characterized in that it includes at least one of the face recognition completion date and the second entrance data for the face recognition completion time,
The vehicle exit information may include first vehicle exit data for the vehicle number of the vehicle to be exited, the vehicle number recognition completion date, and the vehicle number recognition completion time according to the vehicle number recognition; and at least one of second extraction data for a driver's face image, a face recognition completion date, and a face recognition completion time according to the first face recognition,
It is communicatively connected to the control module, installed at a distance from the first settlement module, and has a pre-set pre-settlement program installed to pre-calculate the parking fee of the vehicle in the parking lot, and the screen for the pre-calculation and operation of the screen. A second settlement module that provides a communication environment enabling communication between the driver and the manager while providing an input environment for the; and a second photographing module installed in the second settlement module and capturing a facial image of the driver,
The control module analyzes the facial image captured by the second photographing module to perform second face recognition, and if the first entrance data is not included in the entrance information of the vehicle for which the pre-settlement is performed, Based on the result data according to the second face recognition, pre-exit information is generated, and the second settlement module controls the second entrance data and the pre-exit information to perform pre-payment corresponding to the corresponding vehicle while matching each other. After that, when a pre-settlement completion signal is output from the second settlement module, the blocking bar is controlled to be opened when the vehicle leaves the vehicle,
The parking lot is characterized in that it is a dedicated parking lot for a multi-story building,
The second settlement module is characterized in that it is installed in the building or in the parking lot,
A plurality of auxiliary photographing modules installed in each of the stairs or elevators in the building, the passage in the building, and each preset area in the parking lot to capture images of passengers including the driver and passengers of the parked vehicle. and
The control module analyzes an image captured by the auxiliary photographing module to perform third face recognition, generates and stores auxiliary disparity information in advance based on result data according to the third face recognition, and performs the first settlement. When the settlement is performed using the module or the second settlement module, if the first entry/exit data is not matched with each other, it is determined that the vehicle number is misrecognized when entering or leaving the vehicle, and in the settlement using the first settlement module, the first It is characterized in that the settlement module controls the second vehicle exit data and the auxiliary vehicle entrance information to match each other. It is characterized in that it is controlled to match each other, and it is designed to be able to build a network with a control server for management of the parking lot,
The control server blacklists the number of people registered in advance for regular use of the parking lot, the number of people registered in advance for each designated parking area, habitually performing parking outside the designated parking area, or overdue parking fees exceeding a certain standard amount. It is characterized in that registration information including data on the number of persons registered in advance, persons registered in advance as family members of dementia patients or infants is provided to the control module,
The control module generates the vehicle exit information based on result data according to the first face recognition when the vehicle number recognition completion signal for the vehicle to be exited is not output from the license plate recognizer, While matching the registration information provided from the control server with each other, and as a result of the matching, if the vehicle is determined to be the vehicle of a person registered for regular use of the parking lot, registered vehicle authentication that permits immediate exit by omitting the settlement from the first settlement module. A parking control system that converges vehicle information and biometric information, characterized in that after controlling the signal to be output, controlling the blocking bar to be opened according to the registered vehicle authentication signal.
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The control module,
When the driver's search request signal is input through the first settlement module or the second settlement module, based on at least one of the second entrance data and the auxiliary entrance information, a list of facial images of a plurality of drivers waiting to get out is searched. To further generate information and control it to be displayed on the screen of the settlement module;
Parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information, characterized in that when the driver's image selection signal for selecting the driver's face image is input from the search information, the control is performed so that the settlement is performed immediately based on the input time .
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The control module,
While matching the auxiliary entry information and the registration information with each other, as a result of the matching, when a vehicle of another person parks in the designated parking area, when a vehicle of the blacklist person parks in the parking lot, the dementia Characterized in that, when it is determined that at least one of the cases in which the patient or infant has deviated from a predetermined location in the building or a movement route, a preset warning notification signal is output in response to each of the above cases,
The parking control system,
A notification module that is installed in a plurality of stairwells or elevators in the building, aisle in the building, and each preset area in the parking lot, and notifies the driver and manager of the warning situation audibly and visually according to the warning notification signal output from the control module. A parking control system that combines vehicle information and biometric information, characterized in that it further comprises.