KR20170023515A - System and method for making a reservation for car wash - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method for making a reservation for car wash. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for making a reservation for car wash comprises: a step of being performed by the device for making a reservation for car wash and receiving vehicle identification information from a vehicle identification device; a step of identifying a vehicle that matches with the vehicle identification information; a step of determining whether a washing condition of the vehicle is completed; and a step of recommending a place for washing the vehicle if the washing condition of the vehicle is completed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car wash reservation apparatus,

The present invention relates to a car wash reservation apparatus and method thereof, and more particularly, to a car wash reservation apparatus and method using a car travel record.

Generally, most people who drive a car do gasoline at a gas station, then wash it at a car wash with a gas station, ask for a car wash at a separate professional car wash, or wash directly at a self-washing car.

However, it is difficult for a person driving a car to know when a car is needed to be washed.

Also, it is common to waste time while waiting for a long line even if the appearance of the car becomes dirty and car wash is going on.

On the other hand, the prior art document 10-2015-0056716 discloses a method for providing a real-time integrated car wash service for parking facility based car wash, but does not recognize or solve the above-mentioned problem at all.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is required.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information acquired by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or obtained in the derivation process of the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention .

An object of the present invention is to provide a car wash reservation service by using a running record of a vehicle.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is intended to inform the user of a point of time when a car wash is required and maintain the state of the vehicle at the best.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is directed to recommending a car wash using a user's location information when a user wants to wash the car.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention has an object to provide a car wash reservation service so that a user can receive a car wash without waiting at a desired time.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car wash reservation method performed by a car wash reservation device, comprising the steps of: receiving vehicle identification information from a vehicle identification device; Determining whether the car wash condition has been completed, and recommending the car wash location when the car wash condition is completed for the car.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car wash reservation apparatus comprising: a vehicle identification information receiver for receiving vehicle identification information for each of at least one or more vehicle identification devices from at least one or more vehicle identification devices; A vehicle information management unit that associates and stores at least one vehicle identification information received by the vehicle identification information receiving unit with respect to each of the at least one or more pieces of vehicle information when the vehicle identification information receiving unit receives the vehicle identification information, A driving record management part for identifying a vehicle matched with the received vehicle identification information and storing a driving record for the identified vehicle, and a driving record management part for searching for each of the vehicles based on the driving record for each of the at least one vehicle stored in the driving record management part. A washing tank to judge whether the washing condition is completed Determination may include a.

According to one of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention can provide a car wash service by using a vehicle's running record.

In addition, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, the user can be informed to the user of the point of time when car wash is required based on the driving record of the vehicle or the car wash record, so that the user can maintain the state of the car at the best.

Further, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, when the user desires to wash the car, the car wash can be recommended using the location information of the user.

In addition, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, the car wash reservation service can be provided so that the user can receive the car wash service without waiting at a desired time.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a configuration diagram of a car wash reservation system including a car wash reservation device and a car identification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a car wash reservation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a car wash reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of recommending a car wash place according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a driving record according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Before describing this, we first define the meaning of the terms used below.

&Quot; Car wash reservation service " This may be a service that notifies the user of the car that the car needs to be washed, and provides the car location information and car wash reservation when the user wants to wash the car.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a car wash reservation system 100 including a car wash reservation device 1000 and a car identification device 2000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The car wash reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car reservation apparatus 1000 and a car identification apparatus 2000 connected to a network N and a network N. Alternatively, (Not shown).

In addition, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a user terminal 1100 and a car wash reservation server 1200. Here, the configuration included in the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may be optionally included in the user terminal 1100 or the car wash reservation server 1200. In this case, the configuration included in the user terminal 1100 can be selectively included in the car wash reservation server 1200, and the configuration included in the car wash reservation server 1200 can be optionally included in the user terminal 1100. The information or data stored in the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200 may be shared in a manner that the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200 are synchronized with each other.

The user terminal 1100 may be installed and executed with an application for communicating with the car wash reservation server 1200 and the vehicle identification device 2000 to provide the car wash reservation service to the user.

The user terminal 1100 can be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which can be connected to a remote server through the network N or to be connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. Further, the wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, for example, a watch, a glasses, an accessory, a garment, shoes, or the like, and can be connected to a remote server via a network, Lt; / RTI >

Here, the network N may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN) wireless networks such as mobile radio communication network, Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Mobile WiMAX, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) or satellite communication network.

On the other hand, the car wash reservation server 1200 is a service provider that provides the above-described car wash reservation service in cooperation with an application installed in the user terminal 1100, and may be configured as a server or a server group as a general information processing apparatus.

On the other hand, the vehicle identification device 2000 may be separately installed inside or outside the vehicle, and may transmit and receive data through the user terminal 1100 and the network N. [ The transmission and reception of such data may be performed by, for example, NFC communication, Bluetooth, beacon signal, IrDA (Infrared Data Association), ZigBee or Radio Frequency, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), BREW A Runtime Environment for Wireless, a Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI), or a WiBRO.

In addition, the vehicle identification device 2000 may have unique identification information for distinguishing at least one or more vehicle identification devices 2000. Here, the 'unique identification information' may be a serial number or a combination of numbers or letters assigned by the manufacturer of the vehicle identification apparatus 2000.

In addition, the vehicle identification device 2000 may store the vehicle identification information and transmit it to the user terminal 1100. [ Here, the 'vehicle identification information' may be a number or a combination of characters as information for distinguishing each of at least one or more vehicles, and may be unique identification information possessed by the vehicle identification apparatus 2000.

For example, the user can separately mount the vehicle identification device 2000 on the inside of the vehicle or outside the vehicle. The user can ride the vehicle with the user terminal 1100 to communicate with the vehicle identification device 2000, The vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 can receive the vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification device 2000. [

In addition, the vehicle identification device 2000 may periodically transmit a signal for transmitting / receiving data with the user terminal 1100, and thus may periodically transmit the vehicle identification information to the user terminal 1100. [ Further, the vehicle identification apparatus 2000 may include an input button (not shown). When the user presses an input button (not shown), the vehicle identification apparatus 2000 can transmit vehicle identification information.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may include a user information management unit 1001. The user information management unit 1001 can manage user information received from a user controlling the user terminal 1100.

Here, the " user information " may include at least one of e-mail, telephone number, ID, password, name, date of birth and profession. Here, the ID can be used to distinguish each of a plurality of users as user identification information.

The user information management unit 1001 may be included in the user terminal 1100 or the car wash reservation server 1200 and the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200 may be synchronized with each other to share user information It is possible.

Also, the user information management unit 1001 can receive the ID and password from the user, process the login function, and allow the user to access data corresponding to the input ID.

In addition, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002.

The vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 can receive the vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification device 2000. [ Specifically, the vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive vehicle identification information for each of at least one or more vehicle identification devices 2000 from at least one or more vehicle identification devices 2000, respectively.

For example, when the user terminal 1100 is located at a distance that allows data transmission / reception with the vehicle identification device 2000 or within a predetermined range, the vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 receives the vehicle identification Information can be received.

The vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 may also be configured such that the operating system of the user terminal 1100 is connected to the communication module provided in the user terminal 1100 even when the execution of the application for providing the car wash reservation service is terminated in the user terminal 1100 When the vehicle identification information is received from the vehicle identification device 2000 while continuing driving, the application can be executed. In this case, the user terminal 1100 may display a message indicating that data is received from the vehicle identification device 2000 on the display (not shown) of the user terminal 1100.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a car information management unit 1003. The vehicle information management unit 1003 can store and manage the vehicle information received from the user. Here, the vehicle information management unit 1003 may be included in the user terminal 1100 or the car wash reservation server 1200, or may be a system in which the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200 share vehicle information .

Here, the " vehicle information " may include information on at least one of the vehicle type and the vehicle number as information on the vehicle that the user is driving. Further, the vehicle information can be stored in association with the vehicle identification information for each of the vehicles.

Specifically, the vehicle information management unit 1003 may store at least one vehicle information, and may store and store at least one vehicle identification information received by the vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 for each of the at least one vehicle information.

For example, a vehicle identification device 2000 purchased by a user is created inside or outside the vehicle, a user executes an application for providing a car wash reservation service of the user terminal 1100, inputs vehicle information, It is possible to receive the vehicle identification information through the process of transmitting and receiving data with the identification device 2000 and store the received vehicle identification information in association with the inputted vehicle information.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a driving record management unit 1004. The driving record management unit 1004 can store and manage the driving record based on the vehicle identification information received from the vehicle identification device 2000. [

Here, the " operation record " may include information on at least one of a running start date and time, a running end date and time, a running time, a running frequency and a running weather, and the running time includes information about a time . ≪ / RTI >

When the vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 receives the vehicle identification information, the driving record management unit 1004 identifies the vehicle that matches the received vehicle identification information based on the vehicle information stored in the vehicle information management unit 1003 , And can store a running record for the identified vehicle. Therefore, the driving history management unit 1004 can store the driving record for the identified vehicle when the vehicle that matches the vehicle identification information is identified.

For example, the user terminal 1100 can receive the vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification device 2000 through the vehicle identification information receiving unit 1002 when the user is boarding the vehicle with the user terminal 1100 And the driving record management unit 1004 can identify the vehicle matched with the received vehicle identification information and store the date and time when the vehicle identification information was received as the operation start date and time for the identified vehicle. In addition, it is possible to simply increase the number of times of operation of the identified vehicle.

In addition, the driving history management unit 1004 can judge whether or not the vehicle identification information is periodically received from the vehicle identification device 2000. [ For example, the driving history management unit 1004 may determine whether the vehicle identification information is continuously received, and may determine that the identified vehicle is being operated when the vehicle is periodically receiving a signal from the vehicle identification apparatus 2000.

In addition, when the reception of the vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification device 2000 is interrupted, the driving history management unit 1004 may determine that the operation is terminated and store the operation end date and time for the vehicle. Therefore, the driving history management unit 1004 can store at least one of the operation start date and time, the operation end date and time, the driving time, and the number of times of operation.

However, the driving record is not necessarily recorded in the time range of driving the vehicle, but may be such that only the vehicle identification information is received at a time from the vehicle identification device 2000 and only the number of driving times is included.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car wash condition determination unit 1005. The car wash condition determination unit 1005 can determine whether the car wash condition for each vehicle is completed based on each of the driving records for at least one car stored in the driving history management unit 1004.

The car wash condition judging unit 1005 can judge whether the car wash condition is completed based on the car wash record stored in the car wash record management unit 1008 which will be described later.

For example, the car wash condition determiner 1005 can identify the vehicle that matches the vehicle identification information received from the vehicle identification device 2000, and extract the last car wash date and time based on the car wash record for the identified car .

The car wash condition judging unit 1005 judges that the car wash condition is completed when the total sum of the driving times of the vehicle after the last car wash time extracted based on the driving record of the car stored in the driving history management unit 1004 is equal to or longer than a preset time . For example, if the last car wash date and time is Aug. 12, 2015 and the total time of operation is more than 20 hours after that, it can be judged that the car wash condition has been completed.

The car wash condition determination unit 1005 can calculate the car wash cycle based on the car wash record stored in the car wash recording and driving history management unit 1004 stored in the car wash recording management unit 1008 to be described later. Here, the term "car wash cycle" refers to an average of the total running time taken to car wash based on the running history between the car wash date and the previous car wash date and time for the at least one car wash record, . ≪ / RTI > For example, if you have a car wash on August 1, August 3, and August 5, the total time of operation from August 1 to August 3 is 10 hours, and from August 3 to August If the total travel time to 5 days is 8 hours, the car wash cycle can be calculated as 9 hours. In this case, the carcass condition determination unit 1005 can determine that the car wash condition is completed when the total sum of the running times of the car after the last car wash time is 9 hours or more. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not the car wash condition is completed based on different car wash cycles for each vehicle.

The car wash condition determination unit 1005 extracts the last car wash date and time based on the car wash record, and if the number of times the car is operated after the last car wash date and time is equal to or greater than a preset number of times, It can be judged as completed. For example, if the last car wash date and time is Aug. 12, 2015 and the number of times of operation is more than 10 times, it can be judged that the car wash condition is completed.

For example, if there is a record of car washing on August 1, August 3, and August 5, the number of service runs from August 1 to August 3 is 10, and from August 3 to August If the number of operations up to 5 days is 8, the car wash cycle is 9 times. In this case, the carcass condition determination unit 1005 can determine that the car wash condition is completed when the number of times the car is operated nine or more times after the last car wash time and date.

When the car wash condition determination unit 1005 determines that the car wash condition has been completed, the car wash condition determination unit 1005 determines the car wash condition based on the weather information received by the weather information management unit 1010 together with the car wash record and the vehicle driving record It can be judged whether it is completed or not.

In addition, when the car wash condition determining unit 1005 determines that the car wash condition is completed, if the weather within a predetermined period of time from the weather information managing unit 1010 to be described later is high or the fine dust concentration is high, the car wash condition is not completed It can be judged. For example, if the date on which the car wash condition is determined is August 12, 2015, and the weather forecast is based on weather information on August 13, 2015, the car wash condition is not complete .

When the car wash condition judging unit 1005 judges that the car wash condition is completed, it is judged that the car wash condition is completed when the weather before the preset period from the weather information managing unit 1010 has come to rain or the fine dust concentration is high . For example, if the date to determine if the car wash condition is complete is August 12, 2015, if the concentration of fine dust is high continuously from August 10, 2015 to August 12, 2015 (for example, It can be judged that the washing condition is completed.

In addition, when the car wash condition is completed, the car wash condition determiner 1005 can output a message inquiring whether car wash is performed on the display (not shown) of the user terminal 1100.

The car wash condition determination unit 1005 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car wash location recommendation unit 1006. The car location recommendation unit 1006 extracts car washes from the car location information management unit 1011 to be described later based on the location of the user terminal 1100 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 1009 to be described later, Can be recommended to the user. Therefore, the car wash place reservation unit 1012, which will be described later, can register the reservation with the selected car wash place when the car wash location recommended by the car wash place recommendation unit 1006 is selected by the user. Alternatively, the car wash location recommendation unit 1006 may recommend a car wash location only when the user selects car wash first after querying the car wash first.

The car location recommendation unit 1006 also transmits at least one car location information within a predetermined radius based on the location information of the user terminal 1100 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 1009 to the car location information management unit 1011) and generates a recommended car wash place information list generator (not shown) for generating a recommended car wash location information list based on the extracted at least one car wash location information.

For example, based on the positional information of the user terminal 1100 acquired by the positional information obtaining unit 1009, the recommended car wash location information list generating unit (not shown) generates a recommended car wash location information A list can be created and recommended.

The car wash location recommendation unit 1006 can generate reservation information for at least one car wash location based on the location information of the user terminal 1100 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 1009. [ Here, the reservation information for the car wash location may include information on the time at which car wash can be performed at the car wash place. Therefore, the car wash place reservation unit 1012 can make a reservation for the car wash location selected from the user among the reservation information for at least one car wash place.

The car wash location recommendation unit 1006 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 1100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a wash notification unit 1007. The wash notification unit 1007 can display a wash notification message on the display (not shown) of the user terminal 1100 when a car wash reservation date and time reserved by a car wash place reservation unit 1012 to be described later arrives.

In addition, the wash notification unit 1007 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car wash record management unit 1008. The car wash recording management unit 1008 may store information on at least one of a car date and time, a car wash location, and a car wash cost when a car wash reservation is made by a car wash place reservation unit 1012, which will be described later.

The car wash recording management unit 1008 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a location information obtaining unit 1009. [ For example, the location information obtaining unit 1009 may obtain the GPS information of the user terminal 1100. In addition, the location information obtaining unit 1009 may be included in the user terminal 1100.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a weather information management unit 1010.

The weather information management unit 1010 can receive weather information from a third party service server (not shown). Accordingly, when the car wash condition determination unit 1005 requests weather information, the weather information management unit 1010 can receive weather information from a third party service server (not shown) and transmit the weather information to the car wash condition determination unit 1005.

The weather information management unit 1010 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

The car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car wash location information management unit 1011. [ Here, the car location information is information on car wash companies providing car wash services, and may include information on business names, telephone numbers, locations, car wash costs, and the like.

In addition, the car wash place information management unit 1011 can manage car wash place information to be advertised. Here, the car place information to be advertised may refer to the car place information requested by the car maker to advertise.

In addition, the car location information management unit 1011 may modify the car location information to general car location information after the advertisement period expires, and may register or delete the car location information.

The car wash location information management unit 1011 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

In addition, the car wash location information management unit 1011 may transmit car wash location information to the user terminal 1100 when receiving a car wash location information request from the user terminal 1100.

Meanwhile, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a car wash place reservation unit 1012. The car wash place reservation unit 1012 can make a reservation for the selected car wash location when the recommended car wash location is selected. For example, if the user selects one of the recommended car wash locations from the user terminal 1100, the user terminal 1100 can receive the selected car wash location and request the car wash reservation server 1200 to reserve the selected car wash location have. In this case, the car wash place reservation unit 1012 can make a reservation for the reservation request for the received car wash place.

In addition, the car wash place reservation unit 1012 can make a reservation for the selected car wash place when one car wash place among the reservation information for at least one car wash place is selected.

When the car wash place reservation unit 1012 makes a reservation for the car wash place, the car wash recording management unit 1008 can store the car wash date and time in the car wash record based on the reservation date and time.

In addition, the car wash place reservation unit 1012 may be included in at least one of the user terminal 1100 and the car wash reservation server 1200.

In addition, the car wash place reservation unit 1012 can request a reservation from an operator terminal (not shown) operating the car wash place and accept the booking confirmation from the operator terminal (not shown).

The car wash reservation method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 includes the steps of time series processing in the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. Therefore, the contents described above with respect to the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 2 may be applied to the car wash reservation method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a car wash reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The car wash reservation apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification apparatus 2000 (S110). For example, when the user terminal 1100 is located at a distance where the user terminal 1100 can transmit / receive data to / from the vehicle identification apparatus 2000, or is located within a predetermined range, the user terminal 1100 transmits vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification apparatus 2000 .

The car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can identify the vehicle that matches the received vehicle identification information (S120). The car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can identify the vehicle by searching for the vehicle identification information stored in the vehicle information management unit 1003 and extracting matching vehicle information.

On the other hand, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can determine whether the car wash condition of the identified car is completed (S130). The car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can determine whether the car wash condition of the identified car is completed based on at least one of the car wash record of the identified car and the driving record of the identified car. For example, when the last car date and time is extracted on the basis of the car wash record of the identified car, and the total sum of the driving times of the vehicles identified after the last car wash time extracted based on the driving history of the car is longer than the preset time, It can be judged that the car wash condition is completed.

In addition, for example, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 extracts the last car wash date and time based on the car wash record of the identified car, and based on the operation history of the identified car, the car wash number after the last car wash date and time It can be judged that the car wash condition of the identified car is completed.

In addition, for example, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can determine that the car wash condition is completed based on the weather information together with the car wash record and the vehicle running record.

For example, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 receives weather information from a third party service server (not shown) and, based on the received weather information, if the weather is clear for a predetermined period of time, .

On the other hand, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may display a message on the display of the user terminal 1100 to inquire of the user whether or not to car wash when the car wash condition is completed.

If the user terminal 1100 receives a selection of car wash, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may recommend a car wash location (S150). For example, the car wash reservation device can obtain the location information of the user terminal 1100 and generate the reservation information for at least one car wash location based on the location information obtained.

Specifically, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can acquire the location information of the user terminal 1100 (S151).

Then, the recommended car location list can be generated based on the obtained location information (S152). For example, based on the acquired location information, it is possible to create and recommend a list of recommended car wash place lists in the order of car wash locations located nearby.

In addition, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may receive a selection of recommended car wash location information for at least one of the recommended car wash location lists (S153).

Then, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can generate the reservation information based on the selected recommended car wash location information (S154). In this case, it is possible to generate information on the estimated reservation date and time, estimated car wash cost, and the like, which are reservation information of the selected car wash place.

On the other hand, if the recommended car wash location is selected, the car wash reservation device 1000 can make a reservation for the selected car wash location (S160). In this case, the car wash recording management section may store the car wash date and time in the car wash record based on the reservation date and time.

On the other hand, when the vehicle matching the vehicle identification information received from the vehicle identification apparatus 2000 is identified, the car washer reservation apparatus 1000 can store the operation record for the identified vehicle (S170).

Specifically, the car wash reservation device 100 may store the operation start date and time of the identified vehicle as a driving record (S171). For example, when a vehicle matching the vehicle identification information received from the vehicle identification device 2000 is identified, the vehicle is judged to start the operation if the identified vehicle is not in operation, and may be stored as the operation start date and time.

In addition, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 may judge whether the vehicle identification information is periodically received for the identified vehicle (S172). In this case, when the vehicle identification information is periodically received, it can be determined that the identified vehicle is in operation.

When the car reservation apparatus 1000 stops receiving the vehicle identification information, it can determine that the identified vehicle has been shut down and store the shutdown date / time for the vehicle (S173).

In addition, the car wash reservation apparatus 1000 can increase the number of times the vehicle is operated when the vehicle identification information is received.

The car wash reservation method according to the embodiment described with reference to Figs. 3 to 5 can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium can include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The car wash reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented as a computer program (or a computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions that are processed by a processor and can be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language . The computer program may also be recorded on a computer readable recording medium of a type (e.g., memory, hard disk, magnetic / optical medium or solid-state drive).

Thus, the car wash reservation method according to one embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by a computer program as described above being executed by the computing device. The computing device may include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using a variety of buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Where the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface And commands stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple busses may be used with multiple memory and memory types as appropriate. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset comprised of chips comprising multiple independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may comprise volatile memory units or a collection thereof. In another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium and may include, for example, devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or other configurations, and may be a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

1000: car wash reservation device 2000: vehicle identification device
1100: user terminal 1200: car wash reservation server

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A car wash reservation system, comprising:
Receiving vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification device;
Identifying a vehicle that matches the vehicle identification information;
Determining whether the car wash condition has been completed; And
And recommending a car wash location when the car wash condition is completed for the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
The step of determining whether the car wash condition has been completed comprises:
And judging whether the car wash condition has been completed based on the car wash record and the car driving record. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of determining whether the car wash condition has been completed comprises:
Extracting a last car wash date and time based on the car wash record; And
And determining that the car wash condition is completed when the total sum of the driving times of the vehicle after the last car wash time and date is equal to or longer than a preset time based on the driving record of the car, Way. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of determining whether the car wash condition has been completed comprises:
Extracting a last car wash date and time based on the car wash record; And
And determining that the car wash condition has been completed if the number of times of driving the car after the last car wash time is equal to or greater than a preset number of times based on the driving record of the car. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of determining whether the car wash condition has been completed comprises:
And determining whether the car wash condition is completed based on the weather information together with the car wash record and the car driving record. The method according to claim 1,
The step of recommending the car wash location comprises:
Obtaining location information of the user terminal; And
And recommending a car wash location based on the obtained location information. 6. The method of claim 5,
And recommending a car wash location based on the obtained location information,
And generating and recommending a recommended car location information list based on the obtained location information. The method according to claim 6,
The recommended car location information list includes:
And recommending a recommended car wash location information list in the order of car wash locations located close to each other based on the obtained location information. The method according to claim 1,
The car wash reservation method comprises:
Further comprising performing a reservation for the selected car wash location if a recommended car wash location is selected. 10. The method of claim 9,
The step of recommending the car wash location comprises:
Obtaining location information of the user terminal;
And generating reservation information for at least one car wash location based on the acquired location information,
The step of performing the reservation comprises:
Further comprising the step of performing a reservation for a selected car wash location among the reservation information for the at least one car wash location. The method according to claim 1,
The car wash reservation method comprises:
Further comprising the step of storing a driving record for the vehicle if a vehicle that matches the vehicle identification information is identified. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of storing the driving record for the vehicle further comprises:
Storing the date and time when the vehicle identification information was received as a start date and time for the vehicle;
Determining whether the vehicle identification information is periodically received from the vehicle identification device; And
And if the reception of the vehicle identification information is stopped as a result of the determination, it is determined that the operation is terminated, and the operation end date and time for the vehicle is stored. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of storing the driving record for the vehicle further comprises:
And when the vehicle identification information is received, increases the number of times the vehicle is operated. 1. A car wash reservation device including a user terminal,
A vehicle identification information receiving unit for receiving vehicle identification information for each of the at least one or more vehicle identification devices from at least one or more vehicle identification devices;
A vehicle information management unit for storing at least one vehicle information and associating and storing at least one vehicle identification information received by the vehicle identification information receiving unit for each of the at least one vehicle information;
A driving record management unit for identifying a vehicle matched with the received vehicle identification information when the vehicle identification information receiving unit receives the vehicle identification information and storing a driving record for the identified vehicle; And
And a car wash condition determiner for determining whether the car wash condition for each vehicle is completed based on each of the driving records for at least one car stored in the car history record management unit. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the car wash reservation device comprises:
A location information obtaining unit for obtaining location information of the user terminal; And
And a car location recommending unit for recommending a car location based on the location information of the user terminal acquired by the location information acquiring unit. 16. The method of claim 15,
The car wash location recommendation unit,
Extracting at least one car washer position information located within a predetermined radius based on the position information of the user terminal acquired by the position information obtaining section, extracting, based on the extracted at least one car washer location information, And a recommended car wash location list information generating unit for generating a recommended car wash location list information. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the car wash reservation device comprises:
Further comprising a car reservation unit configured to make a reservation for the selected car wash location when receiving a selection of the car wash location information recommended by the car wash location recommendation unit. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the car wash reservation device comprises:
Further comprising: a car wash recording management unit for managing car wash records for at least one or more vehicles,
The washing condition judging unit judges,
And judges whether or not the car wash condition for each vehicle has been completed based on each of the driving record for at least one vehicle stored in the driving record management unit and the car wash record for each of the at least one car stored in the car wash recording management unit , Car wash reservation device.

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