KR20170142647A - Valet parking system and the method utilizing parking location map - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a valet parking system and a valet parking method utilizing a parking location map and, more particularly, to an online to offline (O2O) valet parking platform based on a decentralized application (DApp), which assigns a unique ID to each of parking lot units including street parking lots, outdoor parking lots, attached parking lots, etc., enables a user to make a reservation in real time with respect to a parking lot unit closest to an expected user destination based on a detailed parking location map, and allows payment to be automatically made when the user checks out of the parking lot unit. The valet parking system utilizing a parking location map in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a valet parking relay server assigning the unique ID to each parking lot unit, digitizing location information of each parking lot unit and real-time parking state information, guiding a closest available parking lot by interworking the digitized information and the parking location map with each other by a valet parking reservation request of a driver terminal, previously reserving a parking lot unit of parking lots around a destination at the time when a vehicle starts, and connecting the driver terminal and a parking valet terminal with each other at the time when a vehicle arrives at the destination; the driver terminal through which the user executes a valet parking application, requests a valet parking reservation with respect to a users destination, and makes a payment in accordance with accounting information after the user uses a valet parking service; and the parking valet terminal through which a parking valet executes the valet parking application and registers a location and a phone number of the parking lot where a user desires to perform a valet parking service in the valet parking relay server. Therefore, the present invention makes the traffic of vehicles smoother and enables the user to save unnecessary parking time, thereby enhancing the quality of life.

Description

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

The present invention relates to a parking assistant system using a parking position map and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a parking assistant system using a parking position map, (DApp) -based O2O (Online to Offline) parking surrogate platform that allows the unit parking lot closest to the expected destination in real time to be booked and paid automatically upon check-out.

Generally, in the modern society, most people use the vehicles to travel to and from their destinations. In order to provide efficient transportation means for each country including Korea, there are provided advanced public transportation means such as a subway train or a high speed train. Is an auxiliary means of transportation. Most people drive their own vehicles while driving on the road, and use their own vehicles mainly during commute or travel.

In addition, people drive cars directly and use department stores, restaurants, and the like.

However, since many people drive the vehicle directly to visit the branch office, there are problems that too many vehicles are parked and it takes a long time to park. This increases the inconvenience of customers visiting department stores and restaurants do.

Therefore, large-scale distribution facilities, hotels, etc. operate a parking agency service for excellent customers.

Valet parking means that the driver who drives the car does not park the car in the parking lot. Instead, the parking agent drives the car instead and parks it in the parking lot. When the driver leaves the parking lot, To the designated place so that the customer can drive the car again.

This parking agent is used in many facilities such as hotels and restaurants, and in parking facilities.

The driver who uses the parking agent comes to the parking lot after his work and requests to the parking agent to go out orally. After the parking agent waits for the departure, the driver starts the car when the vehicle comes out .

When using such a parking agent, the driver has the advantage of being able to see his / her work immediately without taking the time to park, but has the disadvantage of waiting in the parking lot for the departure after finishing work.

Publication No. 10-2014-0097642 (published on August 07, 2014) Publication No. 10-2015-0000014 (published on January 02, 2015)

The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a unique ID to each unit parking lot to selectively match a vehicle and a unit parking lot at a ratio of 1: 1, (On-line connection) by allowing the customer (the driver) and the seller (parking agent) to meet only in a predetermined condition on-line in advance (on-line connection), thereby facilitating automobile traffic, providing convenience to the public and reducing unnecessary parking time And to provide a parking surrogate system and method using a parking position map that can enhance the quality of life.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking assistant system using a parking position map. The parking assistant system assigns a unique ID to each parking lot unit, calculates a position of each unit parking lot, The digital information is linked to the parking information and the parking position map for the unit parking lot, A parking agent agent server for guiding the nearest parkable parking lot, reserving a unit parking lot of the parking lot around the destination at the departure point, or connecting the driver terminal and the parking agent terminal at the destination;

A driver terminal for executing a parking surrogate application to apply for parking reservation reservation for a destination (destination), to receive a parking proxy service, and then to perform settlement based on the charging;

A parking agent terminal for registering the location and the telephone number of the parking lot to be parked on the parking agent agent server by executing the parking proxy application; And

A matching interface for matching parking vehicles and unit parking lots at a ratio of 1: 1 and providing parking status information of the unit parking lot to the parking agent agent server;

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The method of parking a parking lot using a parking position map according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: assigning a unique ID to each unit parking lot in the parking agent intermediary server and digitizing the position of each unit parking lot and the real-

Executing a parking surrogate application at the driver terminal and requesting reservation of a parking assistant for the destination;

Reserving vacant unit parking lots of a destination in the parking agent mediation server;

Connecting the driver terminal and the parking agent terminal in the parking agent agent server when the driver approaches the destination by driving the vehicle; And

Charging the corresponding driver terminal from the parking agent intermediary server and performing payment in conjunction with the payment system after the driver receives the parking agent service;

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According to the solution means of each of the above-mentioned problems, unique IDs are assigned to each unit parking lot, and at the same time as parking reservation, the vehicle and the unit parking lot are selectively matched at a ratio of 1: 1 or only by off- By allowing consumers (drivers) and sellers (parking agents) to meet in advance on a promised condition online (on-line connection), the quality of life is improved by facilitating automobile traffic, providing convenience to the public, and reducing unnecessary parking time for consumers. .

In addition, as an OS (Operating System) operating on a decentralized App (DApp) of a distributed structure for on-off-line connection, a block chain is applied to request a parking agent reservation, It is possible to perform service and resource management transparently and efficiently by logging a series of events such as a lot matching, a parking agent transfer, a parking lot accident, a parking agent acquisition, a vehicle abnormality result, and payment.

In addition, it is an interface that matches vehicles and unit parking lots at 1: 1. Object recognition through camera, NFC tag or QR code is applied to unit parking lot, interlocking with parking agent's terminal, image coding and image scanning Bluetooth Beacon Technology (aka Bluetooth Beacon Technology) with low-power Bluetooth (BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy or Bluetooth Smart) technology, which does not require pairing or connection, To-peer to parking lot (P2P) matching service.

In addition, it provides the consumer (driver) with temporal and economic benefits and satisfaction by eliminating friction and disputes with the parking agent in the street, outdoor, and parking lots, It can provide a value sharing platform that provides human service, not isolation, alienation, isolation.

Also, it is possible to provide a fast and accurate parking substitute matching service through not only the navigation map through the existing GPS and GIS but also the detailed parking position map for the parking lot near the destination and the unit parking lot.

1 is a block diagram of a parking assistant system utilizing a parking position map according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a parking substitute method using a parking position map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

It is to be noted that the same components of the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a block diagram of a parking assistant system utilizing a parking position map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the parking surrogate system includes a parking agent intermediary server 10, driver terminals 20a to 20n, parking agent terminals 30a to 30n, and matching interfaces 40a to 40n. .

The parking agent intermediary server 10 assigns a unique ID to each parking lot unit and provides information on the position of each unit parking lot and the real-time parking status information (such as availability of parking) through machine sensing or image recognition technology Digitize, store and manage it.

In addition, the digital information is linked with the parking nearest to the destination parking lot map and the parking position map for the unit parking lot to request the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n (30a, ..., 30n) to the driver terminals (20a, ..., 20n) and the parking agent terminals (30a, ..., 30n) (On-line connection).

In addition, the parking agent intermediary server 10 charges the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n according to the provision of the service and performs settlement in conjunction with the settlement system (not shown).

In addition, the parking agent intermediary server 10 applies a block chain as an OS operating DApp based on the DApp for on-off-line connection, and transmits a parking agent reservation request, a reservation fulfillment or cancellation, Logging of a series of events such as lot matching, handing over of a parking agent, absence of a parking agent, acceptance of a parking agent, result of a vehicle abnormality, settlement, and the like are logged.

Here, the block chain is defined as a block of technology transactions that are developed to implement the Distributed Ledger in a distributed digital call (bit coin) A data structure that chains to an existing book.

The parking agent intermediary server 10 stores and manages information (e.g., parking lot position, telephone number, etc.) of the parking agent terminals 30a, ..., 30n.

The driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n are terminals owned by the driver of the vehicle who desires to receive the parking agent service, and may be, for example, a smart phone equipped with a parking proxy application.

For example, the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n execute a parking alternate app, input their own destination (destination), apply for a reservation, and then make a payment according to the charging after receiving the parking substitute service.

The parking agent terminals 30a, ..., 30n may be terminals owned by parking agents that provide parking agent services, for example, smart phones equipped with a parking proxy application.

The parking agent terminals 30a, ..., and 30n execute a parking alternate app to register the location and the telephone number of the parking lot to be parked in the parking agent agent server 10, and provide a parking agent service.

The matching interfaces 30a to 30n are interfaces for matching parking vehicles and unit parking lots at a ratio of 1: 1. Object recognition is performed through a camera, an NFC tag or a QR code is applied to a parking lot, Bluetooth Beacon Technology (Bluetooth Beacon Technology) with low-power Bluetooth (BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy or Bluetooth Smart) technology, which does not require pairing or connection with troublesome application of image coding and image scanning technology, ), Internet (IoT), and the like.

Accordingly, the parking agent intermediary server 10 can obtain the parking status information (availability of parking) of the corresponding unit parking lot.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a parking substitute method using a parking position map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the parking agent intermediary server 10 assigns a unique ID to each parking lot unit and stores the position of each unit parking lot, real-time parking status information (such as availability of parking) and the like in a machine sensing or image recognition technology (S20).

When a destination (destination) is set in the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n and the driver is in operation or determines a destination, the driver executes a parking alternate app for the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n to input or select a destination, (S21).

At this time, the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n may apply for reservation of the parking agent for the closest parking space available at the current position.

The parking agent intermediary server 10 thus associates the digital information with the parking position map and reserves a vacant unit parking lot that is not parked or comprehensively reserves a parking lot in the vicinity of the destination (S22) The location of the parking lot, the reservation number, etc.) to the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n.

In this way, in the state where the unit parking lot or the parking lot of the destination is reserved, the driver operates the vehicle and approaches the destination (S23).

The parking agent agent server 10 transmits the information of the parking agent terminal and the information of the driver terminal opposite to the driver terminals 20a to 20n and the parking agent terminals 30a to 30n to the reservation information And are connected to each other online (S24).

Accordingly, the driver and the parking agent communicate with each other by telephone calls or text messages between the driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n and the parking agent terminals 30a, ..., 30n, and the driver contacts the parking agent (S25).

The next parking agent carries out parking at the position of the corresponding unit parking lot included in the reservation information, matches the corresponding vehicle with the corresponding unit parking lot at the matching interface 40a, ..., 40n, confirms the parking, 10 (S26).

On the other hand, when the driver finishes his or her own work and contacts the parking agent terminals 30a, ..., 30n to request the departure, the parking agent leaves the vehicle and takes over the driver, The parking agent intermediary server 10 charges the corresponding driver terminals 20a, ..., 20n according to the provision of the service and performs settlement in cooperation with the settlement system (S27).

Meanwhile, events occurring during the execution of the above steps are logged into a block chain.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

10: parking agent agent server
20a, ... , 20n: driver terminal
30a, ... , 30n: parking agent terminal
40a, ... , 40n: matching interface

Claims (2)

A method of parking a vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing a unique ID for each parking lot unit, digitizing the position of each unit parking lot and information on real-time parking status, linking the digital information with parking information and a parking position map for the unit parking lot, In a proxy reservation request A parking agent agent server for guiding the nearest parkable parking lot, reserving a unit parking lot of the parking lot around the destination at the departure point, or connecting the driver terminal and the parking agent terminal at the destination;
A driver terminal that executes a parking proxy application to request a parking agent reservation for a destination, receives a parking agent service, and then performs settlement based on the charging;
A parking agent terminal for registering the location and the telephone number of the parking lot to be parked on the parking agent agent server by executing the parking proxy application; And
A matching interface for matching parking vehicles and unit parking lots at a ratio of 1: 1 and providing parking status information of the unit parking lot to the parking agent agent server;
A parking assistant system using the parking position map including the parking position map. Assigning a unique ID to each unit parking lot in the parking agent intermediary server and digitizing the position of each unit parking lot and the real-time parking status information;
Executing a parking surrogate application at the driver terminal and requesting reservation of a parking assistant for the destination;
Reserving vacant unit parking lots of a destination in the parking agent mediation server;
Connecting the driver terminal and the parking agent terminal in the parking agent agent server when the driver approaches the destination by driving the vehicle; And
Charging the driver terminal at the parking agent intermediary server and performing payment in conjunction with the payment system after the driver receives the parking agent service;
And a parking position map including the parking position map.

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