KR20160110809A - Parking system for guiding an optimal path and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a parking system and a parking method for guiding an optimal path, which are capable of guiding an optimal path to a vehicle-free plane of a parking area nearest to a destination in a large basement parking lot installed in a large scale apartment or a large mall. According to the present invention, the parking method for guiding an optimal path comprises the following steps. A control unit detects vehicle information on a vehicle entering a parking lot. The control unit determines based on the vehicle information whether the vehicle is a parking-reserved vehicle. When it is determined that the vehicle is not the parking-reserved vehicle, the control unit receives visit destination information from a driver and detects the visit destination information. When it is determined that the vehicle is the parking-reserved vehicle, the control unit outputs parking reservation information from a parking information storage unit. When the visit destination information is detected from the parking reservation information or the visit destination information is directly received from the driver, the control unit detects a vehicle-free plane of a parking area nearest to a visit destination. The control unit performs an optimal path guide by setting the detected vehicle-free plane as a destination.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking system,

The present invention relates to an optimal route guidance parking system and method, and more particularly, to an optimal route guidance parking system and method for optimally guiding an optimum route from a large underground parking lot installed in a large apartment or a large shopping mall to a desired clearance And more particularly, to a route guidance parking system and method.

Many people today own a vehicle and perform commuting, work, shopping, and visit using a private or business vehicle. In addition to increasing the floor space of the office or residence in the building design of the building, It is necessary to increase the volume ratio of In other words, the parking lot has become larger and underground due to the enlargement of the buildings, the high-rise buildings, and the densification.

As the parking lot becomes large and underground, drivers who visit the underground parking lot of the large building will feel disoriented. Therefore, only the signboard attached to the wall or the ceiling of the parking lot can be used for a desired destination (for example, Specific mall entrances, certain elevators, particular wards of a hospital, etc.).

In addition, although most of the large parking lots are equipped with a guide or guidance facility for guiding the position of the clearance side (i.e., the parking side where the vehicle is not parked), a guide for guiding the travel route to the parking area closest to the desired destination Or facilities are not equipped.

Therefore, the driver has to make trial and error several times until the compartment inside the parking lot becomes accustomed so that the user can find the parking area nearest to the desired destination. Moreover, as the underground parking lot becomes larger, these problems become more frequent.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0399000 (registered and unmanned parking guidance system and method thereof).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an optimum route guidance parking system which can guide an optimal route from a large underground parking lot installed in a large- System, and method.

An optimal route guidance parking system according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a vehicle information detection unit for detecting vehicle information of a vehicle entering a parking lot; A destination information input unit for receiving information on a visit destination from a driver; A zone-by-floor and a floor-by-floor parking situation detector for detecting real-time / tolerance information for each parking zone and floor by floor based on camera and sensor information; A parking induction information output unit for outputting a request for inputting visiting destination information or optimal route guidance information using at least one of voice, text, and images; A parking information storage unit for storing at least one of a parking lot map, parking reservation information, and parking induction information; And car park / tolerance information for each parking area partitioned by each zone and floor of the parking lot, adding a weight in real time based on whether the vehicle is close to the destination of the car and whether it is a tolerance surface, And a controller for setting a destination based on the vehicle information and performing an optimal route guidance for each vehicle.

In the present invention, the vehicle information detecting unit may be configured to photograph a license plate by using a camera and recognize the vehicle number described in the license plate, or detect the vehicle information that the parking lot manager directly inputs to the parking system, And the vehicle information is detected using the apparatus.

In the present invention, the destination information input unit may ask the driver for a visit destination using at least one of voice, text, and images, recognize the voice response of the driver thereto, or extract the visit destination information from the button input .

In the present invention, the parking induction information output unit may include a speaker of a kiosk installed in a parking lot entrance, VMS (Variable Message Signs), at least one speaker or VMS installed in the parking lot, or AVN (Audio, Video, And at least one of a speaker and a display means of a navigation apparatus.

In the present invention, the optimal route guidance for each vehicle may include at least one of a vehicle number, a parking area number, and direction instruction information, and the parking area number may be a clearance area of a parking area closest to a driver & And the information is information for guiding the number.

In the present invention, the control unit sets the parking plane having the highest or lowest weight as the destination.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optimal route guidance method for an optimal route guidance parking system, comprising: detecting vehicle information about a vehicle entering a parking lot; Determining whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle based on the vehicle information; If the vehicle is not a reserved car, the control unit receives and detects the visiting destination information from the driver; Retrieving parking reservation information from the parking information storage if the vehicle is a reserved vehicle; Detecting the visiting destination information from the parking reservation information or receiving the visiting destination information directly from the driver, the control unit detecting a tolerance surface of the parking zone closest to the visiting destination; And the controller sets the detected tolerance plane as a destination to perform an optimal path guidance.

In the present invention, in the step of detecting the vehicle information, the control unit photographs the license plate using the camera and recognizes the vehicle number described in the license plate, detects the vehicle information that the parking lot manager directly inputs to the parking system, Or the vehicle information is detected using the radio identification device registered in advance.

According to the present invention, in the step of determining whether the vehicle is reserved for parking, the parking reservation can be performed by a driver of the vehicle online, by telephone, or by directly visiting the parking lot management room.

In the present invention, the parking reservation information may include at least one of a car number, driver information, and a visiting destination.

In the present invention, in the step of receiving and detecting the visiting destination information, the control unit may inquire or request a visiting destination using at least one of voice, text, and images, recognize a voice response of the driver Button, and detects the visiting destination information.

In the present invention, in the step of detecting the tolerance surface of the parking zone closest to the visit destination, the control unit obtains the fullness / tolerance information for each parking surface partitioned by each zone and floor of the parking lot, A weight is added in real time based on whether it is close to the destination of the visit and whether it is on the side of the tolerance, and the tolerance plane is detected based on the weight.

In the present invention, when the fullness / tolerance information is changed, the controller reflects the changed fullness / tolerance information in real time to change the weighting information of each parking face in real time, and when the weighted / Plane to the destination so as to perform the optimal path guidance.

In the present invention, in the step of performing the optimum route guidance, the control unit may include a speaker of a kiosk installed in a parking lot entrance, VMS (Variable Message Signs), at least one speaker or VMS installed in the parking lot, An optimal route guidance is performed through at least one of speakers and display means of an installed AVN (Audio, Video, Navigation) apparatus.

The present invention can guide an optimal route from a large underground parking lot installed in a large apartment or a large shopping mall to a desired parking space nearest to a destination. Further, the present invention can guide the parking space which is the tolerance of the parking zone closest to the destination.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of an optimal route guidance parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of guiding an optimum route to a tolerance surface of a parking zone closest to a destination of a vehicle entering a parking lot using weight information of the parking plane in FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a flowchart for explaining an optimum route guidance method of an optimal route guidance parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Hereinafter, an embodiment of an optimal route guidance parking system and method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of an optimal route guidance parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the optimum route guidance parking system according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle information detection unit 110, a destination information input unit 120, a control unit 130, a zone and floor parking status detection unit 140, A parking induction information output unit 150, and a parking information storage unit 160.

The vehicle information detecting unit 110 recognizes vehicle information (e.g., vehicle number, vehicle type, driver information, etc.) entering the parking lot.

For example, the vehicle information detecting unit 110 can photograph a license plate using a camera (not shown) and automatically recognize the license number written on the license plate.

Alternatively, the parking manager may directly input the vehicle number into the optimal route guidance parking system according to the present embodiment.

Or a separate registration device (for example, a registration device using a radio identification device such as RFID, Bluetooth or NFC) to automatically recognize the vehicle information corresponding to the registration device.

The destination information input unit 120 receives information on the destination of the visit (e.g., the entrance of the apartment, the specific mall entrance of the shopping mall, the specific elevator, the hospital ward, etc.) from the driver.

The destination information input unit 120 includes a voice recognition unit 121 and a button input unit 122. The destination information input unit 120 may operate in conjunction with the parking induction information output unit 150. [

The parking guidance information output unit 150 includes a voice output unit 151 and a character / image output unit 152.

The destination information input unit 120 requests at least one of voice, text, and images through the parking induction information output unit 150 (for example, tell the person to visit, is 101 correct? Or the like), or may request the driver to directly input the destination of the visit through the button.

The voice recognition unit 121 recognizes a voice response of a user input through a microphone (not shown) and outputs the voice response to the controller 130. The controller 130 extracts the visit destination information from the voice response.

Also, the button input unit 122 outputs the button input information directly input by the user to the control unit 130, and the control unit 130 extracts the visit destination information from the button input. At this time, the button input unit 122 may include at least one of hardware-implemented buttons (or switches) or buttons (or switches) implemented in software on the touch screen.

The zone-specific and floor-level parking situation detection unit 140 detects parking situation information for each zone and floor-level parking surface from parking-surface detection means (e.g., camera, sensor, etc.) 130.

Accordingly, the control unit 130 determines whether or not a parking lot is parked on a parking lot or a tolerance (a parking lot is not parked on the parking lot) for each parking lot partitioned by each zone and floor of the parking lot. The fullness / tolerance information for each parking surface may be stored in the parking information storage unit 160.

Then, the control unit 130 assigns weights to the fullness / tolerance information for each of the parking spaces partitioned by the zones and the floor, and then uses the weights to calculate the tolerance of the parking zone closest to the desired destination of the driver , And is used to guide the optimum path to the tolerance surface (see Fig. 2).

More specifically, the weights are assigned a higher (or lower) weight for the parking side closer to the visiting destination, and a higher (or lower) weight for the tolerance side. As a result, the controller 130 guides the optimal route by setting the parking plane of the parking zone having the highest weight (or low) as the destination.

The parking induction information output unit 150 may ask for a visiting destination using at least one of voice, text, and images, or may request the driver to directly input a visiting destination through a button.

The audio output unit 151 of the parking induction information output unit 150 outputs a guidance voice from outside the visiting vehicle through a speaker (not shown) of a kiosk installed at the entrance of the parking lot, (Not shown), or an AVN (Audio, Video, Navigation) device installed inside the vehicle, and outputs a guidance voice through an internal speaker (not shown) of the vehicle.

At this time, the announcement voice may be one for obtaining the visit destination information (for example, tell the visit destination, input the visit destination, etc.), or guide the optimum route to the selected tolerance plane (for example, Go to the right, follow VMS (Variable Message Signs)), or to receive a supplementary service application (eg, set a parking time alarm?).

The character / image output unit 152 of the parking induction information output unit 150 includes VMS (Variable Message Signs) using an LED or a monitor.

The character / image output unit 152 can receive optimal route guidance information for each vehicle from the control unit 130 and output it.

For example, the optimal route guidance information can be outputted by combining "vehicle number" + "parking face number (destination)" + "direction indication" information. In this case, the parking surface number is information that guides the tolerance surface number (for example, B1-A14, B2-C20, etc.) of the parking zone closest to the driver's actual visiting destination, and is not an actual visiting destination.

The control unit 130 can detect the driving position and the parking position of the vehicle by recognizing the vehicle number using at least one camera installed in the parking lot. By sensing the driving position and the parking position of the vehicle as described above, it is possible to output optimal route guidance information for each vehicle through the parking guidance information output unit 150. [ Therefore, there is a technical difference from the navigation device that receives the GPS information and guides the route to the actual landing destination.

On the other hand, if another vehicle is parked on the tolerance surface on which the optimum route guidance is performed, the control unit 130 determines that the weight of the tolerance surface in the parking zone in which the tolerance surface is located is the weight The optimum path guidance is performed again to find a high (or low) tolerance surface (see FIG. 2).

The parking information storage unit 160 stores at least one of a parking lot map, parking reservation information, and parking guidance information. The parking information storage unit 160 includes a parking lot map storage unit 161, a parking reservation information storage unit 162, and a parking guidance information storage unit 163. However, all of the above information (e.g., parking map, parking reservation information, parking guidance information) can be stored in one memory or database and managed.

The parking lot map is a digital map in which the position of each facility in the building (e.g. apartment block, entrance door, ward, elevator, stairs, facilities, etc.) and parking area (or parking surface) are matched.

The parking reservation information is information that a driver of a vehicle directly makes a reservation online (Internet or the like), a parking reservation through a telephone, or a parking reservation (or registration) by directly visiting the parking lot management room. At this time, the parking reservation information may include at least one of a vehicle number, driver information, and a visiting destination.

The parking induction information is information for outputting through the parking induction information output unit 150, for example, voice / character / image information outputted to obtain the visiting destination information, an optimal route to the destination Image / character / image information to be output for an additional service application or guidance, and voice / text / image information to be output for an additional service application or guidance.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of guiding an optimal route to a tolerance surface of a parking zone closest to a visiting destination of a vehicle entering the parking lot using the weight information of the parking plane in FIG. 1; FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, each parking surface in the parking lot is weighted according to a close distance (or a far distance) centering on a visiting destination (or facility location) (for example, 101 elevators, 102 elevators, etc.).

For example, the weights shown in Fig. 2 (for example, (26,2), (26,1), ..., (- 1, -1), etc. are shown for illustrative purposes, Or the number or the number may be modified or designed differently depending on the weight calculation method.

As shown in FIG. 2, when it is assumed that a vehicle driver entering a parking lot inputs a visit destination (for example, elevator 101 elevator) by voice or button, the parking system according to the present embodiment is installed in a kiosk , At least one variable character display device (VMS) installed in the parking lot, and AVN devices in the vehicle, to the destination (that is, the tolerance surface) having the highest weight Output.

However, since the full-width / tolerance information of the parking lot is changed in real time, the weight of the parking space is also changed in real time. Therefore, it is possible to perform different optimal route guidance for a vehicle that inputs the same landing destination. However, it is possible for the driver to park on different tolerance surfaces rather than always parking on the tolerance side where the optimum route guidance is given. Accordingly, when the parking lot information is changed during the course of the optimum route as described above, the parking system according to the present embodiment reflects the change information in real time to change the weight, and the weighted destination at that time ) To perform the guidance.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an optimal route guidance method of an optimal route guidance parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 130 of the optimal route guidance parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention detects vehicle information about a vehicle entering a parking lot (S101).

For example, the control unit 130 photographs a license plate using a camera (not shown) and automatically recognizes the vehicle number described in the license plate, or the parking lot manager inputs the vehicle number directly into the parking system, The device is used to detect vehicle information.

When the vehicle information is detected as described above, the controller 130 determines whether the vehicle information is a reserved vehicle (S102).

For example, a driver of a vehicle can make a parking reservation through online (Internet or the like) or a telephone, or visit a parking lot management room directly to make a parking reservation.

The parking reservation information may include at least one of a car number, driver information (e.g., telephone number, address, name, etc.), and a visiting destination. The destination of the visit may also be a building of an apartment, a specific mall of a shopping mall, a specific elevator, a specific ward of a hospital, or a facility installed in the building.

According to the result of the judgment (S102), if the vehicle is not a vehicle reserved for parking (NO in S102), the control unit 103 detects visiting destination information (S104).

The visiting destination information may be recognized by the driver's voice or input via the button. The parking induction information output unit 150 may inquire about a visiting destination using at least one of voice, text, and images, Or may ask the driver to input the destination of the visit directly via the button.

On the other hand, if the vehicle is a parked vehicle according to the determination result (S102) (YES in S102), the control unit 103 fetches the parking reservation information previously stored in the parking information storage unit 160 (S103 ).

The control unit 130 can directly access the parking lot of the vehicle and obtain the optimum route to the tolerance surface in the parking zone closest to the destination of the vehicle, Guidance can be performed.

Accordingly, there is an effect that the convenience of the user (driver) can be improved and the optimum route guiding time can be shortened.

When the parking reservation information on the vehicle entering the parking lot is retrieved and the visiting destination information is detected or when the driver directly receives the visiting destination information, the control unit 130 determines the tolerance surface of the parking zone closest to the visiting destination (S105).

For example, the controller 130 obtains fullness / tolerance information for each of the parking spaces partitioned by each zone and floor of the parking lot, and a higher (or lower) And adds a higher (or lower) weight value in the case of a tolerance surface, and detects the tolerance surface to which the highest (or lower) weight is added in real time.

In step S106, the control unit 130 sets the parking plane (i.e., the tolerance plane) of the parking zone having the highest weight (or low weight) as the destination, and performs optimal route guidance for each vehicle.

For example, the control unit 130 may determine whether or not the destination is the highest (or lowest) weighted value through at least one of a kiosk installed at the parking entrance side, at least one variable character display device (VMS) installed in the parking lot, , Tolerance surface) of the vehicle can be outputted. At this time, the vehicle-specific optimal route guidance information may include at least one of "car number", "parking number (destination)", and "direction indication". In addition, the control unit 130 may detect the driving position and the parking position of the vehicle by recognizing the vehicle number using at least one camera installed in the parking lot to guide the optimal route for each vehicle.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand the point. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

110: vehicle information detection unit 120: destination information input unit
121: voice recognition unit 122: button input unit
130:
140: Parking lot situation detection unit for each zone and floor
150: Parking induction information output unit 151: Audio output unit
152: Text / image output unit 160: Parking information storage unit
161: parking lot map storage unit 162: parking reservation information storage unit
163: Parking induction information storage unit

Claims (14)

A vehicle information detecting unit for detecting vehicle information of a vehicle entering the parking lot;
A destination information input unit for receiving information on a visit destination from a driver;
A zone-by-floor and a floor-by-floor parking situation detector for detecting real-time / tolerance information for each parking zone and floor by floor based on camera and sensor information;
A parking induction information output unit for outputting a request for inputting visiting destination information or optimal route guidance information using at least one of voice, text, and images;
A parking information storage unit for storing at least one of a parking lot map, parking reservation information, and parking induction information; And
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: acquiring fullness / tolerance information for each of the parking spaces partitioned by each zone and floor of the parking lot; adding a weight in real time based on whether the vehicle is close to a destination of the vehicle and a tolerance; And a controller for setting a destination and performing an optimal route guidance for each vehicle.
The vehicle control device according to claim 1,
The vehicle number is photographed using a camera and the vehicle number described in the license plate is recognized or the parking lot manager detects the vehicle information inputted to the parking system directly or the vehicle information is detected using the wireless identification device registered in advance Optimal route guidance parking system.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller inquires of a driver about a visit destination using at least one of voice, character, and image, recognizes a voice response of the driver, and extracts the visit destination information from a button input.
The parking guidance system according to claim 1,
A speaker of a kiosk installed at the entrance of a parking lot, Variable Message Signs (VMS)
At least one speaker or VMS installed in the parking lot, or
And at least one of a speaker and a display means of an AVN (Audio, Video, Navigation) apparatus installed inside the vehicle.
2. The method according to claim 1,
A vehicle number, a parking surface number, and direction indication information,
Wherein the parking surface number is information for guiding a clearance surface number of a parking space closest to an actual visiting destination of the driver.
The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the controller sets the parking plane having the highest or lowest weight as a destination.
Detecting vehicle information about a vehicle in which the control unit enters the parking lot;
Determining whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle based on the vehicle information;
If the vehicle is not a reserved car, the control unit receives and detects the visiting destination information from the driver;
Retrieving parking reservation information from the parking information storage if the vehicle is a reserved vehicle;
Detecting the visiting destination information from the parking reservation information or receiving the visiting destination information directly from the driver, the control unit detecting a tolerance surface of the parking zone closest to the visiting destination; And
And the controller sets the detected tolerance plane as a destination and performs an optimal route guidance.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, in the step of detecting the vehicle information,
The control unit photographs the vehicle license plate using the camera and recognizes the vehicle number described on the license plate, detects the vehicle information inputted by the parking manager directly into the parking system, or detects the vehicle information using the wireless identification device registered in advance Wherein the optimum route guiding method comprises:
8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:
Wherein the parking reservation can be performed by a driver of the vehicle via an online or telephone or by directly visiting the parking lot management room.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
Wherein the information includes at least one of a car number, driver's information, and a visiting destination.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein in the step of receiving and detecting the visiting destination information,
Wherein the control unit inquires or requests a visiting destination using at least one of voice, text, and images, recognizes a voice response of the driver to the visiting destination, or receives the voice response through a button and detects the visiting destination information. A method of guiding an optimal route of a guided parking system.
8. The method of claim 7,
In the step of detecting the tolerance plane of the parking zone closest to the visit destination,
Wherein the control unit obtains the fullness / tolerance information for each of the parking spaces divided for each zone and floor of the parking lot, adds a weight in real time based on whether the vehicle is close to the destination of the vehicle and whether it is a tolerance surface, And the tolerance surface is detected on the basis of the tolerance surface.
13. The method of claim 12,
When the fullness / tolerance information is changed,
Wherein the control unit changes the weight information of each parking surface in real time by reflecting the changed fullness / tolerance information in real time, and performs the optimum path guidance by resetting the tolerance surface having the highest weight at that time to the destination, A method of guiding an optimum route of a parking system.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, in performing the optimum route guidance,
The control unit may be a speaker of a kiosk installed in a parking lot entrance, a VMS (Variable Message Signs) installed in a parking lot, at least one speaker or VMS installed in a parking lot, a speaker of an AVN (Audio, Video, Navigation) Wherein the optimal path guidance is performed through at least one of the at least two paths.

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