KR20060038671A - Device and method for confirmating park using car number - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a parking confirmation device and method using a vehicle number, in particular, to recognize the entering vehicle number to be parked in the vehicle parking in the parking lot where the unmanned parking system is installed to enable illegal parking and location of parked vehicles The present invention relates to a parking confirmation device and method using a vehicle number. According to the parking confirmation device and method using a vehicle number of the present invention, a parking ticket is issued by recognizing a vehicle number of a entering vehicle entering a parking lot as an image and collecting a parking fee. By comparing the vehicle number of the vehicle after entering the vehicle, the number of vehicles parked for a long time by using the parking ticket (or credit card, transportation card, commuter pass, fixed price, fixed price, coupon, etc. used by the driver) Not only can you prevent fraudulent parking charges caused by leaving your vehicle? La, the excellent effect that the driver through the front of the Fare Adjustment Machine unattended can confirm the parking position of the vehicle.

1st camera, parking ticket issuing unit, 2nd camera, parking management server, pre-unattended settlement unit, 3rd camera, exit unattended settlement unit, vehicle number recognition

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMATING PARK USING CAR NUMBER}

1 is a block diagram showing a parking confirmation apparatus using a vehicle number according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a parking confirmation method using a vehicle number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: first camera 200: parking ticket issuing unit

300: second camera 400: parking management server

500: pre-unattended settlement 600: third camera

700: exit unattended settlement

The present invention relates to a parking confirmation apparatus and method using a vehicle number, in particular, in the parking of a vehicle in a parking lot where an unmanned parking system is installed, recognizing the entering vehicle number to be parked to identify illegal parking and the location of a parked vehicle. The present invention relates to a parking confirmation apparatus and method using a vehicle number.

With the improvement of living standards and the expansion of leisure culture, life without cars became difficult to imagine. As a result, the number of vehicle registrations reached nearly 800,000 for one year since 1997, and in 2000, the total number of vehicle registrations was 12 million. It broke through. In particular, Seoul's high-density automobiles have increased from 1.36 million vehicles over a decade ago to 2.77 million vehicles as of the end of 2003. Recently, the number of automobiles in Seoul has increased sharply by 400 vehicles a day. In this age of flooding, parking shortages are becoming a very serious problem, and parking lots are becoming as important as dwellings. In order to efficiently manage the explosion of vehicles and solve the parking problem, a large number of parking lots will be created in the future. In general, the type of parking lot can be divided into building parking lot, public building parking lot, mall parking lot, hotel, hospital parking lot, and apartment, villa and residential area parking lot. , Fixed-term, commuter pass, exemption, or manned or unmanned operation. Among these, the important division in the parking lot operation method is divided into manned or unmanned operation method, because the parking management cost can be very different depending on whether manned or unmanned operation. The manned toll collection system is a parking system operated by literally paying the parking fee to the parking lot manager when the vehicle leaves and the unmanned toll collection system pays the parking fee by using the parking ticket and the unmanned payment machine. That's the way. Among the methods of using the unmanned payment machine, the mainstream installs the unmanned payment machine in the parking lot, injects the parking fee into the automatic unmanned payment machine of the vending machine type, and inserts the completed parking ticket into the exit reader at the exit before leaving the vehicle. to be. However, a parking lot equipped with the unmanned toll collection system as described above uses a loop coil method to identify a vehicle, and the roof coil system detects a vehicle in response to a frequency change and issues a parking ticket. have.

However, the roof coil method as described above has a problem that a parking ticket may be issued by mistake of a moving vehicle by a metal movement, for example, a steel plate, a can, or a motorcycle, which may change a frequency, When a long-term car is parked and a vehicle that has been parked for a long time using the parking ticket of the vehicle that is currently occupied is replaced, the parking fee of the long-term parked vehicle is collected as the parking fee according to the issuance of the parking ticket of the currently occupied vehicle. There was a problem that unreasonable misconduct of parking fees could occur. In addition, there is a problem in that the parking fee of the long-term parked vehicle is not collected and the parking fee cannot be received when the vehicle is replaced with the above-mentioned long-term parking vehicle without passing through the breaker after issuing the parking ticket of the entering vehicle. Subsequently, the roof coil method as described above may not be installed if the road surface on which the parking ticket issuing system is installed is a steel structure or an unpaved state, and even if the road surface is packed with snowmelt or heating coil (Heating Coil) There is a problem that can not be installed because it can not be easily detected.

 Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to recognize the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot as an image to issue a parking ticket, while the number of the vehicle after the parking fee collection By comparing the vehicle number of the vehicle with the vehicle, it is possible not only to prevent fraudulent parking charges caused by leaving other vehicles that have been parked for a long time by using the parking ticket of the vehicle in addition, but also to the driver through the front of the unmanned payment machine. To provide a parking confirmation device and method using a vehicle number to confirm the parking location of the.

In order to achieve the above object, the parking confirmation device using the vehicle number of the present invention is a parking lot in which an unmanned parking fee settlement system is installed.

A first camera which detects a vehicle number when the parking vehicle enters and transmits first detection data corresponding thereto;

A parking ticket issuing unit which receives the first detection data transmitted from the camera and issues a parking ticket in which a vehicle number and entrance time information of the entering vehicle are stored, and transmits corresponding parking ticket issuing information;

A second camera installed in the parking lot and detecting the vehicle number and the parking position information according to the parking of the occupant vehicle and outputting second detection data corresponding thereto;

While receiving and transmitting the first and second detection data and the parking ticket issuing information transmitted from the first and second cameras and the parking ticket issuing unit, storing and transmitting the parking vehicle information, and transmitting the vehicle location information according to the parking fee settlement, A parking management server which receives the third detection data and compares the vehicle number and the vehicle number, and transmits corresponding vehicle information;

After receiving parking vehicle information and location information transmitted from the parking management server, the parking fee is settled and collected, and then the location of the parked vehicle is displayed, and the preset parking fee settlement information is transmitted to the parking management server. Unattended settlement department,

 A third camera which detects the vehicle number when the parking vehicle leaves and transmits corresponding third detection data; and

It receives a parking ticket that stores the number information of the vehicle leaving the vehicle and transmits to the parking management server, while receiving the departure information sent from the parking management server is configured as an unmanned exit settlement unit that collects or discharges the parking fee do.

On the other hand, the parking confirmation method using the vehicle number of the present invention is the first detection data for determining whether the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information from the first camera and the parking ticket issuing unit when the parking vehicle enters the parking management server; And determining whether to issue parking ticket issuance information;

If the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are not input in the step of determining whether to input the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information, the process returns to the first time. When the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are input, the parking management server determines whether the second detection data is input from the second camera. Determining whether the second detection data is inputted or not;

If the second detection data is not input in the second detection data input determination step, the process returns to the second detection data input determination step, and if input, the parking management server corresponds to the vehicle number and the parking time information. Storing and transmitting the parking vehicle information for transmitting the parking vehicle information to a pre-unattended settlement unit;

In the parking management server, the parking fee settlement information input decision step of determining whether or not the parking fee settlement information has been inputted after the parking fee is settled and collected according to the parking ticket input for the parking fee settlement from the unmanned settlement unit. Wow,

If the parking fee settlement information is not input in the determining whether the parking fee settlement information is input, the process returns to the storing and transmitting of the parking vehicle information, and when the parking fee settlement information is input, the parking management server provides the location information for informing the location of the parking vehicle. Transmitting location information to an unmanned settlement unit;

Determining whether or not the parking management server inputs third detection data to determine whether or not third detection data corresponding to the exit vehicle number detection has been input from the third camera;

If the second detection data is not input in the step of determining whether to input the third detection data, the process returns to the location information transmission step. If the input is input, the parking management server compares the third detection data with the first detection data and then leaves the vehicle. Determining whether the same vehicle is the same vehicle, in which the number of the occupied vehicle whose number and parking fee are settled is the same vehicle;

In the step of determining whether the same vehicle is the same, the vehicle number and the parking vehicle number of which the parking fee is settled are not the same, and a call tone is generated. If the same is the same, the parking management server compares the parking fee settlement time and the departure time, Parking fee additional settlement determination step of determining whether or not additional settlement, and

If the parking fee is not additionally settled in the determination of whether the parking fee is additionally settled, the process proceeds to the exit stage and ends. If the parking fee is additionally settled, the exit unattended settlement unit uses the parking fee additional settlement information transmitted from the parking management server. Characterized in that it consists of a parking charge collection step of collecting the parking charges.

Hereinafter, the unmanned parking fee collecting device and method of the present invention according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an unmanned parking fee collection device, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of collecting an unmanned parking fee.

1, the first camera 100, the parking ticket issuing unit, the second camera 300, the parking management server 400, the unmanned settlement unit 500, and the third camera 600 are illustrated in FIG. 1. And an unmanned exit settlement unit 700, and the first camera 100 detects a vehicle number when the parking vehicle enters and transmits first detection data corresponding thereto.

In addition, the parking ticket issuing unit 200 receives the first detection data transmitted from the camera and issues a parking ticket in which the vehicle number and the arrival time information of the entering vehicle are stored, and transmits corresponding parking ticket issuing information. The second camera 300 is installed in a plurality of parking lots, and detects vehicle number and parking position information according to parking of the occupant vehicle and outputs second detection data corresponding thereto.

Subsequently, the parking management server 400 receives the first and second detection data and the parking ticket issuing information transmitted from the first and second cameras 300 and the parking ticket issuing unit 200, and stores the parking vehicle information. It transmits and transmits the vehicle position information according to the parking fee settlement, receives the third detection data, compares the vehicle number and the vehicle number, and transmits the corresponding vehicle information.

In addition, the pre-unattended settlement unit 500 receives the parking vehicle information and location information transmitted from the parking management server 400 to calculate and collect the parking fee and display the location of the parked vehicle, It serves to transmit the parking fee settlement information to the parking management server (400).

On the other hand, the third camera 600 serves to detect the vehicle number when the parking vehicle leaves, and transmit the third detection data corresponding thereto, and the exit unmanned payment unit 700 includes the number information of the vehicle; While receiving the parking ticket is stored is transmitted to the parking management server 400, while receiving the departure information sent from the parking management server 400 serves to collect or discharge the parking fee.

Hereinafter, the operation process of the unmanned parking fee collection device configured as described above is as follows. When the unspecified number of vehicles are to be parked in a parking lot installed inside or outside the building, the vehicle is parked in the parking lot after the temporary stop at the parking ticket issuing unit 200 installed at the entrance of the parking lot. At this time, the first camera 100 is installed in a predetermined area where the parking ticket issuing unit 200 is installed, and detects the vehicle number of the occupant vehicle entering the parking lot to transmit the first detection data corresponding thereto. At the same time, the parking ticket issuing unit 200 issues the parking ticket in which the parking time information of the occupant vehicle is stored so that the driver can possess it, and transmits the parking ticket issuing information according to the issuance of the parking ticket. Meanwhile, without using the parking ticket issued by the parking ticket issuing unit 200, the driver may park by using various cards possessed by the driver, for example, a credit card, a traffic card, a commuter pass, a fixed price, a period ticket, or a coupon ticket. When the driver inserts the various cards mentioned above into a card reader (not shown) which is usually installed in the parking lot, the driver enters the parking lot. In this case, when the various cards are inserted into a card reading unit (not shown), the first camera detects and outputs the vehicle number of the occupied vehicle, and is stored in various cards used by a plurality of drivers, respectively. The card information is read by the card reading unit, and then the read card information is output at the same time. Then, the parking management server 400 receives the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information or the card information transmitted from the first camera 100 and the parking ticket generation unit 200 or a card reader not shown, and correspondingly. The parking vehicle information is stored and transmitted, and the unmanned settlement unit 500 receives and stores the parking vehicle information transmitted from the parking management server 400. On the other hand, when the parking vehicle passes through the parking ticket issuing unit 200 and parks in the parking lot, the second camera 300 installed in the parking lot detects the vehicle number and the parking position information according to the parking of the entering vehicle. The second detection data corresponding thereto is output. Subsequently, when the driver of the parking vehicle issues a parking ticket issued to set the parking fee into a parking ticket slot (not shown) of the unmanned settlement unit 500, the advance unmanned settlement unit 500 according to the parking time of the vehicle After the parking fee is settled and collected, the parked parking fee settlement information is transmitted, and the parking management server 400 receives and stores the parking fee settlement information transmitted from the unmanned settlement unit 500 beforehand and parks the parking vehicle. It transmits the location information of the parked vehicle so that the driver knows the location of the vehicle. Then, the pre-unattended settlement unit 500 displays the vehicle position so that the driver can know the position of the vehicle through a liquid crystal display (not shown) or various display devices (not shown) on the front. On the other hand, as described above, when the driver confirms the parking position of the vehicle through the unmanned settlement unit 500 and arrives at the entrance of the unmanned settlement unit to exit the vehicle, the third camera 600 may leave the parking vehicle. When the vehicle number is extracted and the third detection data corresponding thereto is transmitted. Subsequently, the exit driverless settlement unit 700 receives the parking ticket having the number of the vehicle discharged therein and transmits the parking ticket information to the parking management server 400, while the parking management server 400 receives the parking ticket information. The third detection data transmitted from the third camera 600 is input to compare the departure vehicle number with the parking ticket issuing information and the entering vehicle number. At this time, if it is not the same, the parking management server 400 generates a ring tone so that the parking manager can be called, and if it is the same, the parking fee is additionally collected or discharged according to the situation that the parking vehicle has exceeded the parking time. That is, as described above, by detecting the numbers of the intake vehicle and the intake vehicle and comparing the number of the intake vehicle with the same number of the intake vehicle, the parking fee is collected, thereby preventing illegal acts due to the parking charge collection. In addition, since the second camera 300 is installed on each floor of the parking lot, the vehicle number and location of the parking vehicle can be easily detected, so that the full parking situation or the number of parking spaces available for each floor is generally installed at the entrance of the parking lot. By displaying on the indicator light, it is possible not only to know the exact floor level and the number of parking available, but also to easily inform the driver of the location of the parking vehicle parked on each floor.

On the other hand, when the parking confirmation method using the vehicle number will be described in more detail as shown in Figure 2, when the parking vehicle enters the parking management server 400 from the first camera 100 and the parking ticket issuing unit 200 It is determined whether the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are input (S100). In this case, when the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information is not input in the step S100 of determining whether to input the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information, the process returns to the first time. It is determined whether or not the second detection data is input from 300 (S200).

Subsequently, when the second detection data is not input in the second detection data input determination step (S200), the process returns to the second detection data input determination step (S200). While storing the parking vehicle information corresponding to the number and the arrival time information, and transmits the parking vehicle information to the pre-unattended settlement unit 500 (S300). Then, the parking management server 400 determines whether the parking fee settlement information according to the parking ticket input according to the input of the parking ticket for the parking fee settlement from the pre-unattended settlement unit 500 and after the corresponding parking fee settlement information is input. (S400). At this time, if the parking fee settlement information is not input in the determination of whether to input the parking fee settlement information (S400), the vehicle returns to the storing and transmitting of the parking vehicle information (S300), and when the parking management server 400 enters the parking vehicle Position information for informing the position of the transmission to the pre-unmanned payment unit 500 (S500) Next, the parking management server 400, the third detection according to the vehicle number detection from the third camera 600 After determining whether data has been input (S600), if the second detection data is not input in the third detection data input determination step (S600), the process returns to the location information transmitting step (S500), and when the parking is entered, The management server 400 compares the third detection data and the first detection data and then determines whether the departure vehicle number and the entrance vehicle number whose parking fee is settled are the same vehicle. It is determined (S700). In the step of determining whether the same vehicle is the same, the vehicle number and the parking vehicle number of which the parking fee is settled are not the same, and a call tone is generated. If the same is the same, the parking management server 400 compares the parking fee settlement time and the leaving time. After that, it is determined whether the parking fee is additionally settled (S800). Subsequently, if the parking fee is not additionally settled in the determination of whether or not the parking fee is additionally settled (S800), the process proceeds to the exit stage and ends. Parking fee is collected and collected by the parking fee additional settlement information transmitted from step S900.

 As described above, the parking confirmation apparatus and method using the vehicle number of the present invention recognizes the vehicle number of the entering vehicle entering the parking lot as an image, issues a parking ticket, and collects the number of the entering vehicle and the leaving vehicle after the parking fee is collected. By comparing the vehicle numbers, the parking ticket of the in-vehicle vehicle can be used to prevent fraudulent parking charges caused by leaving other vehicles that have been parked for a long time, as well as to inform the driver of the parking position through the front of the unmanned payment machine. It can be very effective.

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In the parking lot where the unmanned parking fee payment system is installed, A first camera which detects a vehicle number when the parking vehicle enters and transmits first detection data corresponding thereto; A parking ticket issuing unit which receives the first detection data transmitted from the camera and issues a parking ticket in which a vehicle number and entrance time information of the entering vehicle are stored, and transmits corresponding parking ticket issuing information; A second camera installed in the parking lot and detecting the vehicle number and the parking position information according to the parking of the occupant vehicle and outputting second detection data corresponding thereto; While receiving and transmitting the first and second detection data and the parking ticket issuing information transmitted from the first and second cameras and the parking ticket issuing unit, storing and transmitting the parking vehicle information, and transmitting the vehicle location information according to the parking fee settlement, A parking management server which receives the third detection data, compares the entering vehicle number with the leaving vehicle number, and transmits corresponding leaving information; After receiving parking vehicle information and location information transmitted from the parking management server, the parking fee is settled and collected, and then the location of the parked vehicle is displayed, and the preset parking fee settlement information is transmitted to the parking management server. Unattended settlement department,  A third camera which detects the vehicle number when the parking vehicle leaves and transmits corresponding third detection data; and It receives a parking ticket that stores the number information of the vehicle leaving the vehicle and transmits to the parking management server, while receiving the departure information sent from the parking management server is configured as an unmanned exit settlement unit that collects or discharges the parking fee Parking confirmation device using vehicle number to say. Determining whether to input the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information to determine whether the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are input from the first camera and the parking ticket issuing unit when the parking vehicle enters the parking management server; If the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are not input in the step of determining whether to input the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information, the process returns to the first time. When the first detection data and the parking ticket issuing information are input, the parking management server determines whether the second detection data is input from the second camera. Determining whether the second detection data is inputted or not; If the second detection data is not input in the second detection data input determination step, the control returns to the second detection data input determination step, and when input, the parking management server stores the parking vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number and the entrance time information. And storing and transmitting the parking vehicle information to the unmanned settlement unit in advance. In the parking management server, the parking fee settlement information input decision step of determining whether or not the parking fee settlement information has been inputted after the parking fee is settled and collected according to the parking ticket input for the parking fee settlement from the unmanned settlement unit. Wow, If the parking fee settlement information is not input in the determining whether the parking fee settlement information is input, the process returns to the storing and transmitting of the parking vehicle information, and when the parking fee settlement information is input, the parking management server provides the location information for informing the location of the parking vehicle. Transmitting location information to an unmanned settlement unit; Determining whether or not the parking management server inputs third detection data to determine whether or not third detection data corresponding to the exit vehicle number detection has been input from the third camera; If the second detection data is not input in the step of determining whether to input the third detection data, the process returns to the location information transmission step. If the input is input, the parking management server compares the third detection data with the first detection data and then leaves the vehicle. Determining whether the same vehicle is the same vehicle, in which the number of the occupied vehicle whose number and parking fee are settled is the same vehicle; In the step of determining whether the same vehicle is the same, the vehicle number and the parking vehicle number of which the parking fee is settled are not the same, and a call tone is generated. If the same is the same, the parking management server compares the parking fee settlement time and the departure time, and then adds the parking fee. Determination step of the additional parking fee to determine whether or not to settle, and If the parking fee is not additionally settled in the determination of whether the parking fee is additionally settled, the process proceeds to the exit stage and ends. If the parking fee is additionally settled, the exit unattended settlement unit uses the parking fee additional settlement information transmitted from the parking management server. Parking confirmation method using the vehicle number, characterized in that consisting of a parking fee collection step of collecting the parking fee.

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