KR20190042532A - Mobile device, integrated parking management system, and parking information system having them - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile device driving a parking management application and an operating method of an integrated management system for a parking lot. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an integrated management system for a parking lot comprises the following steps. A central management portion having a server receives a parking information request signal with respect to a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces transmitted from one or more mobile devices are positioned. A parking position sensing portion having a position sensor senses whether each of the plurality of parking spaces are available for parking and transmitting a sensing result to the central management portion. Based on the sensing result, the central management portion transmits information on one or more available unit parking spaces among the plurality of unit parking spaces to the one or more mobile devices.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile device, a parking lot integrated management system, and a parking information system including the same,

Technical aspects of the present disclosure relate to a parking information system, and more particularly, to a mobile device, a parking lot integrated management system, and a parking information system including the same.

Public houses such as large marts, department stores, or apartment houses such as apartments provide a parking lot with a plurality of unit parking spaces. However, since the structure of each parking lot is varied, it is difficult to grasp the internal structure of the parking lot for the first user, so that it may be difficult to find the parking space. Further, when a large number of vehicles are parked, the driver may waste unnecessary time to find an empty unit parking space.

In this regard, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2017-0062145 ("Parking Information System Using Wireless Communication") discloses a parking recognition sensor that detects the presence of a vehicle in a parking space, And a parking indicator lamp for changing the color of the vehicle.

The technical idea of the present disclosure relates to a mobile device, a parking lot integrated management system, and a parking information system including the mobile device and the parking lot information management system. to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an integrated parking lot management system, the method comprising: receiving a parking information request for a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces transmitted from one or more mobile devices are located; Receiving a signal at a central management unit having a server; Sensing a parking availability of each of the plurality of unit parking spaces in the parking position sensing unit having the position sensor and transmitting the sensing result to the central management unit; And, based on the sensing result, the central management unit may transmit information on one or more available parking spaces of the plurality of unit parking spaces to the one or more mobile devices.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the server may further include storing a database including a plurality of data, and storing the transmitted sensing result as the database.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the central management unit further comprises a manager console and a display unit for receiving a control signal for the central management unit from outside the mobile device, wherein the display unit displays, And displaying the parking information for the predetermined place based on the sensing result and the control of the manager console.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the central management unit further comprises a beacon communication unit for performing beacon communication with a device located within a predetermined radius, and the receiving step comprises: in the beacon communication unit, Transmitting a parking management application activation signal to a mobile device located within a predetermined radius based on the beacon communication unit, and receiving, in the central management unit, the parking information request signal from a mobile device located within the predetermined radius can do.

According to another aspect of the technical idea of the present disclosure, a method of operating a mobile device for driving a parking management application includes receiving an activation signal for the parking management application from outside the mobile device via a user interface; Transmitting a parking information request signal for a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces are located to the parking lot integrated management system based on the activation signal; Receiving information on one or more available parking spaces of the plurality of unit parking spaces from the parking lot integrated management system; And providing the user with information on the received one or more parkable unit parking spaces through an output unit.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the output unit may include a voice output unit for outputting information on the received one or more parking-capable unit parking spaces by voice, and a display unit for displaying information on the received one or more parking- Wherein the step of providing the selection signal to the user through the output unit includes receiving a selection signal for selecting at least one of the audio output unit and the screen output unit through the user interface through the user interface step; And providing information on the received one or more parking unit parking spaces to the user through at least one of the audio output unit and the screen output unit based on the selection signal.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile device further comprises a memory, wherein the step of providing to the user through the output comprises providing a parking completion signal to select one of the one or more parkable unit parking spaces, Receiving an input through an interface; Storing information on a selectable parking unit space based on the parking completion signal in the memory; And inputting an outgoing signal through the user interface and providing information on the selected parking available unit parking space to the user through the output unit based on the outgoing signal.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of providing information on the selected parkable unit parking space to the user through the output unit may include, in the application, Providing information on the estimated parking charge based on the information; And providing the user with information about the estimated parking charge through the output unit.

According to the technical idea of the present disclosure, the driver can grasp information on the unit parking spaces located at a predetermined place through the mobile device, thereby improving the difficulty of searching for the parking space.

In addition, according to the technical idea of the present disclosure, the driver can grasp information on the unit parking space in which the vehicle is parked, information on the parking fee, etc. through the mobile device at the time of departure, so that the driver's convenience can be improved.

1 shows a block diagram for a parking information system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
3 is a view for explaining an example of a position sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
4 is a diagram for explaining information that a server perceives unit parking spaces according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
5 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 6 shows a flowchart for illustrating the operation of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 shows a flowchart for illustrating the operation of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
9A and 9B are views for explaining a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
11 shows a flow chart for describing the operation of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated and described in detail in the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for similar elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged or reduced from the actual dimensions for the sake of clarity of the present invention.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

1 shows a block diagram for a parking information system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 1, the parking information system 10 may include a parking lot integrated management system 100 and a mobile device 200. The parking lot integrated management system 100 may perform various operations for efficiently operating a parking system for a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces are located, for example. The predetermined place may be, for example, a parking lot located in a public place such as a large mart, a department store, or a parking lot located in a common house such as an apartment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the predetermined place may be various places where a plurality of unit parking spaces are located.

The parking lot integrated management system 100 may include a parking position sensing unit 110 and a central management unit 120. [ In an exemplary embodiment, the parking position sensing unit 110 senses whether parking is possible for each of a plurality of unit parking spaces at a predetermined location, and transmits the sensing result to the central management unit 120. [ For example, the parking position sensing unit 110 may include a position sensor corresponding to each of the unit parking spaces.

In the exemplary embodiment, the central management unit 120 transmits information on one or more available parking spaces of the unit parking spaces to the mobile device 200, based on the sensing result of the parking position sensing unit 110 . For example, the central management unit 120 may include a server.

The mobile device 200 may drive the parking management application 210. [ Although not shown, the mobile device 200 may include an application processor (AP) for driving the parking management application 210 and a memory for storing the parking management application 210. [ The mobile device 200 may be a mobile device such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an enterprise digital assistant (EDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a personal navigation device (PND) A vehicle user interface device, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile device 200 receives an activation signal for the parking management application 210 from the outside and, based thereon, sends a parking information request signal for a predetermined location to the integrated parking management system 100 Lt; / RTI > In addition, the mobile device 200 may receive information about one or more parkable unit parking spaces from the parking lot integrated management system 100 and provide the information to the user.

2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; For example, FIG. 2 may be a block diagram of the integrated parking management system 100 of FIG. Hereinafter, Fig. 2 will be described with reference to Fig.

Referring to FIG. 2, the parking position sensing unit 110 may include a position sensor 112 and a communication unit 114. The position sensor 112 may be disposed corresponding to each of the unit parking spaces, and may detect whether the vehicle is parked in each of the unit parking spaces. In other words, the position sensor 112 can sense whether or not each of the unit parking spaces can be parked.

In an exemplary embodiment, the position sensor 112 may transmit the sensing result (W_P_IF) for the unit parking spaces to the central management unit 120 via the communication unit 114. As an example, the sensing result W_P_IF may include information on availability of parking for each unit parking space.

In an exemplary embodiment, the position sensor 112 can further sense the degree of parking ease for each of the unit parking spaces, in addition to the availability of parking for each unit parking spaces. For example, the degree of parking ease can be sensed based on whether the vehicle is parked in unit parking spaces adjacent to the unit parking space to be sensed and / or the position of the vehicle parked in the adjacent unit parking spaces. For example, when the vehicle is not parked in adjacent unit parking spaces with respect to the unit parking space to be sensed, the degree of parking ease may be higher than when the vehicle is parked. As another example, the greater the distance between the parked vehicle in the adjacent unit parking spaces and the unit parking space to be sensed, the higher the degree of ease of parking can be.

The central management unit 120 may include a server 122. [ The server 122 may receive the parking information request signal REQ from the mobile device 200 and transmit the information P_IF for the parking space to the mobile device 200 based on the parking request signal REQ. For example, the server 122 can send / receive the parking information request signal REQ and the information P_IF for the parking available unit parking space through the wireless communication network (not shown) with the mobile device 200 .

In an exemplary embodiment, the server 122 may send information (P_IF) about the parking space available for parking to the mobile device 200 based on the sensing result W_P_IF sent via the communication 114 . For example, the server 122 recognizes one or more parkable unit parking spaces of a plurality of unit parking spaces through the sensing result W_P_IF, collects them, and stores them as information (P_IF) To the device (200). In the exemplary embodiment, when the sensing result W_P_IF includes information on the degree of ease of parking for each unit parking space, the server 122 stores the information (P_IF) And transmits the information to the mobile device 200.

In an exemplary embodiment, the server 122 recognizes one or more parkable unit parking spaces of a plurality of unit parking spaces via the sensing result W_P_IF, and stores the one or more parkable unit parking spaces in a general parking space, Parking spaces for women and female parking spaces. Then, the server 122 may output the information on the parking space (P_IF) for the parking space to the mobile device 200.

In an exemplary embodiment, the parking information request signal REQ may include unique identifier information for the mobile device 200. The server 122 receiving the parking information request signal REQ may determine whether the user of the mobile device 200 is a VIP customer or a general customer based on the unique identifier information of the mobile device 200. For example, the server 122 stores the unique identifier information of the VIP customer, compares the unique identifier information of the stored VIP customer with the unique identifier information included in the received parking information request signal REQ, ) Can determine whether the user is a VIP customer or a general customer. For example, when the server 122 determines that the user of the mobile device 200 is a VIP customer, the central management unit 120 stores information on the parkable unit parking space P_IF ) To the mobile device 200. [

3 is a view for explaining an example of a position sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; For example, FIG. 3 may be a view for explaining the position sensor 112 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the position sensor 112 may be disposed above the unit parking space PA. Specifically, the position sensor 112 may be arranged to overlap with at least a part of the unit parking space PA in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the unit parking space PA. For example, as shown in the figure, when the vehicle VC is parked in the unit parking space PA, the position sensor 112 determines that the vehicle VC is parked in the unit parking space PA Sensing can be performed. The position sensor 112 senses whether or not the vehicle VC is parked in the unit parking space PA and transmits the sensing result to the central management unit 120 in FIG. 2 via the communication unit 114 in FIG.

4 is a diagram for explaining information that a server perceives unit parking spaces according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 4, the predetermined place P includes a plurality of unit parking spaces PA1 to PA24, and the server 122 (for example, 122 in FIG. 2) , It is possible to recognize whether or not parking is possible for each of the plurality of unit parking spaces PA1 to PA24. In the present embodiment, the number of unit parking spaces is described to be 24. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, although the structure of the predetermined place P is shown as being square in the present embodiment, it is to be understood that this is only for convenience of explanation, and that the predetermined place P may have various structures.

For example, the 7th, 9th, 14th and 24th unit parking spaces PA7, PA9, PA14 and PA24 among the plurality of unit parking spaces PA1 to PA24 can be parked through the position sensor 112 . Accordingly, the server 122 (for example, 122 in FIG. 2) has a parking space unit (not shown), which contains information that the parking spaces 7, 9, 14 and 24 are available for the unit parking spaces PA7, PA9, PA14, To the mobile device (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1).

5 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; For example, FIG. 5 may be a block diagram of the mobile device 200 of FIG. Hereinafter, Fig. 5 will be described with reference to Fig.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile device 200 may include a user interface (UI) and an output unit 220. The user interface UI can receive an activation signal ACT for the parking management application 210 from outside the mobile device 200 (for example, a user). For example, the user interface (UI) may include at least one of a touch screen, a physical button, a speech recognition device, and a motion recognition device.

The parking management application 210 is driven based on the activation signal ACT received from the user interface UI and the mobile device 200 transmits the parking information request signal REQ to the parking lot integrated management system 100 . For example, the mobile device 200 may transmit the parking information request signal REQ to the parking lot integrated management system 100 via a wireless communication network (not shown).

The mobile device 200 may receive information P_IF for the parking space available for parking from the parking lot integrated management system 100. [ For example, the information P_IF of the parking space that can be parked can be transmitted through a wireless communication network (not shown).

The mobile device 200 can output the information P_IF of the received parking available unit parking space to the user through the output unit 220. [ In an exemplary embodiment, the output unit 220 includes a voice output unit for outputting information P_IF about the parking space that can be parked and a screen P_IF for outputting information P_IF about the parkable parking space And an output unit. In this embodiment, the output unit 220 and the user interface UI are described as separate components. However, the output unit 220 and the user interface UI may be implemented as a single unit. For example, the user interface (UI) and the output unit 220 may be implemented as a touch screen integrated display device. The display device may be, for example, a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, (3D display).

In an exemplary embodiment, the user interface UI may further receive a selection signal SLT from an external device (e.g., a user). The selection signal SLT may be a signal for selecting at least one of the audio output unit and the screen output unit when the output unit 220 includes the audio output unit and the screen output unit, for example.

For example, when the user selects to output the information P_IF for the parking space available through the selection signal SLT through the audio output unit, the mobile device 200 provides the information as a voice signal to the user . As another example, if the user selects to output the information P_IF for the parking space available for parking through the selection signal SLT through the screen output unit, the mobile device 200 provides the information as the image signal to the user . As another example, if the user selects, via the selection signal SLT, the information P_IF for the parking available unit parking space to be outputted through both the audio output unit and the screen output unit, And can provide the information to the user as an image signal.

Figure 6 shows a flowchart for illustrating the operation of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 6 may illustrate the operation of the parking lot integrated management system 100 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, Fig. 6 will be described with reference to Fig.

Referring to FIG. 6, the parking lot integrated management system 100 may receive a parking information request signal REQ for a predetermined place transmitted from a mobile device (200 in FIG. 1) (SlOO). The parking information request signal REQ may be received, for example, by the central management unit 120 having the server 122. [

Next, the integrated parking lot management system 100 can sense whether each of the plurality of unit parking spaces can be parked (S110). For example, the sensing may be performed by a position sensor 112 provided in the parking position sensing unit 110. [ The position sensor 112 may transmit the sensing result W_P_IF of the parking availability to the central management unit 120 through the communication unit 114 provided in the parking position sensing unit 110. [

In this embodiment, it is described that the parking lot integrated management system 100 receives the parking information request signal REQ (S100) and then senses whether or not each of the plurality of unit parking spaces can be parked (S110). However, But is not limited thereto. That is, the parking lot integrated management system 100 may sense the parking availability of each of the plurality of unit parking spaces (S110) and then receive the parking information request signal (REQ) (S100).

Next, the parking lot integrated management system 100 may transmit the information P_IF of the parking space available for parking to the mobile device 200 (FIG. 1) (S120). For example, the transmission of the information P_IF for the parking space that can be parked may be performed in the central management unit 120 based on the sensing result W_P_IF sent from the parking position sensing unit 110. [

7 shows a flowchart for illustrating the operation of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 7 may illustrate the operation of the mobile device 200 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, Fig. 7 will be described with reference to Fig.

Referring to FIG. 7, the mobile device 200 may receive an activation signal ACT for the parking management application 210 from outside the mobile device 200 (S200). For example, the mobile device 200 may receive an activation signal ACT from a user via a user interface (UI).

Next, the mobile device 200 can transmit a parking information request signal REQ for a predetermined place to the integrated parking lot management system 100 (FIG. 1) (S210). For example, the mobile device 200 can transmit the parking information request signal REQ to the parking lot integrated management system (100 in FIG. 1) via the wireless communication network.

Next, the mobile device 200 may receive information P_IF for the parking space available for parking from the parking lot integrated management system 100 (FIG. 1) (S220). For example, the mobile device 200 may receive information (P_IF) about the parking space available for parking from the parking lot integrated management system (100 in Fig. 1) via the wireless communication network.

Next, the mobile device 200 can provide the user with the information P_IF of the parking space that can be parked (S230). For example, the mobile device 200 can provide the user with information (P_IF) about the parking space available for parking through the output unit 220.

In an exemplary embodiment, the output unit 220 includes a voice output unit and a screen output unit, and the mobile device 200 selects a voice output unit and a screen output unit through a user interface (UI) And further receiving the signal SLT from the user. Based on the selection signal SLT, the mobile device 200 can output the information P_IF for the parking space of the unitary parking space as at least one of voice data and image data.

According to the technical idea of the present disclosure, the driver can grasp information on the unit parking spaces located at a predetermined place through the mobile device, thereby improving the difficulty of searching for the parking space. In addition, since information on the unit parking spaces can be provided as voice data as well as image data, the unit parking spaces can be searched for safety while driving.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; In the configuration disclosed in Fig. 8, the description overlapping with Fig. 2 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 8, the central management unit 120a may further include a display unit 126a and an administrator console 128a. In addition, a database 124a may be stored in the server 122a.

The server 122a may store the sensing result W_P_IF output from the parking position sensing unit 110a as the data base 124a. In an exemplary embodiment, the server 122a may sequentially store the sensing result W_P_IF as a database 124a in accordance with time. For example, the server 122a may include one or more memory devices that store the database 124a. The server 122a may output at least a part of the database 124a to at least one of the display unit 126a and the administrator console 128a.

The display unit 126a can display the information P_IF for the parking available unit parking space based on the sensing result W_P_IFa and the control of the manager console 128a. Also, the display unit 126a can display the parking status and parking statistics for a predetermined place based on at least a part of the database 124a and the control of the administrator console 128a. In addition, the display unit 126a may be configured such that the arrangement of the plurality of unit parking spaces, the availability of each unit parking space, whether each unit parking space is divided into a general parking space, a disabled parking space, And the like.

The administrator console 128a can control at least one of the server 122a and the display unit 126a. For example, the administrator console 128a may be various input / output devices connected to the server 122a and the display unit 126a, and may be an adjustment device capable of various controls on the server 122a and the display unit 126a. have. For example, the manager of the integrated parking lot management system 100a can control at least one of the server 122a and the display unit 126a through the manager console 128a.

9A and 9B are views for explaining a parking lot integrated management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 9A is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a parking lot integrated management system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 9B is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the parking lot integrated management system of FIG. 9A . Among the configurations disclosed in Figs. 9A and 9B, descriptions overlapping with Figs. 2 and 6 will be avoided.

Referring to FIG. 9A, the central management unit 120b may further include a beacon communication unit 121b. The beacon communication unit 121b can perform beacon communication with a device located within a predetermined radius. For example, a beacon communication may be a short range communication technology capable of transmitting and receiving data with a Bluetooth module within a predetermined radius. In this embodiment, the beacon communication unit 121b is provided with the beacon communication unit 121b. However, in another embodiment, the beacon communication unit 121b may be an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) ) Device.

In an exemplary embodiment, the beacon communication unit 121b may transmit an activation signal ACTb for a parking management application to a mobile device (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1) located within a predetermined radius. For example, an activation signal ACTb for a parking management application may drive a parking management application (e. G., 210 of FIG. 1) provided in a mobile device (e. G., 200 of FIG. 1). Accordingly, the integrated parking lot management system 100b can access the parking management application (e.g., 200 in Fig. 1) of the mobile device (e.g., 200 in Fig. 1) located within a predetermined radius of the beacon communication unit 121b via the beacon communication unit 121b , 210 of FIG. 1).

In an exemplary embodiment, the server 122b receives the parking information request signal REQb sent from the mobile device (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1) and, based thereon, 200 of the parking space can be transmitted. For example, the parking information request signal REQb is transmitted from the mobile device (200 in FIG. 1) that has received the activation signal ACTb for the parking management application from the beacon communication unit 121b, The information P_IFb may be transmitted to the mobile device.

In an exemplary embodiment, the parking information request signal REQb may include unique identifier information for the mobile device (e.g., 200 in FIG. 1). The server 122b that received the parking information request signal REQb may determine whether the user of the mobile device 200 (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1) based on the unique identifier information of the mobile device (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1) Is a VIP customer or a general customer. For example, the server 122b stores the unique identifier information of the VIP customer, compares the unique identifier information of the stored VIP customer with the unique identifier information included in the received parking information request signal REQb, For example, the user 200 of FIG. 1 may determine whether the user is a VIP customer or a general customer. For example, when the server 122b determines that the user of the mobile device 200 (for example, 200 in FIG. 1) is a VIP customer, the central management unit 120b may store the VIP- Information P_IFb about the parking space can be transmitted to the mobile device (for example, 200 in FIG. 1).

Referring to Fig. 9B, the parking lot integrated management system 100b can transmit the parking management application activation signal ACTb (S300). For example, the integrated parking lot management system 100b may activate the parking management application (for example, 200 in Fig. 1) located within a predetermined radius based on the beacon communication unit 121b via the beacon communication unit 121b Signal ACTb.

Next, the parking lot integrated management system 100b may receive the parking information request signal REQb transmitted from the mobile device (for example, 200 in FIG. 1) that has received the parking management application activation signal ACTb S310). For example, the parking information request signal REQb may include unique identifier information based on determining whether the user of the mobile device (e.g., 200 of FIG. 1) is a VIP customer or a general customer.

Next, the parking lot integrated management system 100a senses whether parking of each unit parking space is possible (S320), and stores the information P_IFb of the parking available unit parking space in the mobile device (for example, 200 of FIG. 1) (S330). For example, in the parking position sensing unit 110b having the position sensor 112b, the sensing of the parking availability of each of the unit parking spaces is performed by transmitting information P_IFb for the parking space available for parking to the wireless communication network (Not shown) in the central management unit 120b.

10 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; Among the configurations disclosed in Fig. 10, the description overlapping with Fig. 5 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 10, the mobile device 200a may receive a parking completion signal CMPa and an outgoing signal OTa through the user interface UIa. For example, the parking completion signal CMPa may be a signal for selecting one unit parking space among the parking unit parking spaces provided through the information P_IF for the parking space available for parking. That is, the mobile device 200a can recognize that parking is completed in one unit parking space by receiving the parking completion signal CMPa from the user. Further, the mobile device 200a can recognize that the vehicle is out of the unit parking space recognized through the parking completion signal (CMPa) signal by receiving the outgoing signal OTa from the user.

The mobile device 200a may further include a memory 230a. The memory 230a may be, for example, a cache memory. The memory 230a may store various data to be computed or transmitted / received when the parking management application 210a is driven. Alternatively, the memory 230a may be a memory for storing the parking management application 210a. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile device 200a may store information about a selectable parking unit space in the memory 230a based on the parking complete signal CMPa. For example, the information on the selected parking available unit parking space may include information on the unique identification number of the parked unit parking space and / or the time when the parking completion signal CMPa is inputted.

In the exemplary embodiment, the mobile device 200a provides the user with information on the selected parking available unit parking space stored in the memory 230a based on the outgoing signal OTa through the output unit 220a . The mobile device 200a calculates information on the expected parking fee at the time of departure based on the outgoing signal OTa and the information on the selected parking space available in the memory 230a, ) To the user. For example, the information on the estimated parking fee may be performed in a processor (not shown) that drives the parking management application 210a.

According to the technical idea of the present disclosure, the driver can grasp information on the unit parking space in which the vehicle is parked, information on the parking rate, etc. through the mobile device at the time of departure, thereby improving the convenience of the driver.

11 shows a flow chart for describing the operation of a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 11 may illustrate the operation of the mobile device 200a shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 11, the mobile device 200a may receive a parking completion signal CMPa from outside the mobile device 200a (S400). For example, the mobile device 200a can receive the parking completion signal CMPa from the user through the user interface UIa. The parking completion signal CMPa may be a signal indicating that parking is completed in the unit parking space by selecting one unit parking space among the available parking unit spaces provided to the user.

Next, the mobile device 200a may store information on the selected parking available unit parking space through the parking completion signal CMPa (S410). For example, the mobile device 200a may store information on the selected parking available unit parking space in the memory S230a.

Next, the mobile device 200a may receive an outgoing signal OTa from outside the mobile device 200a (S420). For example, the mobile device 200a can receive the outgoing signal OTa from the user via the user interface UIa.

Next, the mobile device 200a can provide the user with information on the selected parking space available in the memory 230a based on the outgoing signal OTa (S430). In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile device 200a calculates information on the estimated parking fee at the time of departure based on the information on the selected parking space available in the memory 230a and the outgoing signal OTa This can be provided to the user. For example, the mobile device 200a may provide the information to the user via the output unit 220a.

As described above, exemplary embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although embodiments have been described herein using specific terminology, they are used merely for the purpose of describing the technical idea of the present disclosure and not for limiting the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the claims . Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present disclosure should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (8)

A method for operating an integrated parking lot management system, the integrated parking lot management system comprising a parking position sensing unit and a central management unit, the parking position sensing unit including a plurality of position sensors and a communication unit, Wherein the central management unit includes a server and a display unit, wherein the server and the display unit are disposed so as to overlap with at least a part of the unit parking space in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the unit parking space,
The operating method comprises:
Receiving, by the central management unit, a parking information request signal for a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces transmitted from one or more mobile devices are located;
Generating, by the plurality of position sensors of the parking position sensing unit, a first sensing result by sensing availability of each of the plurality of unit parking spaces;
Wherein the plurality of position sensors of the parking position sensing unit are configured to determine whether or not parking of the plurality of unit parking spaces adjacent to the plurality of unit parking spaces is performed based on whether or not the vehicle is parked and the position of the vehicle parked in the adjacent unit parking spaces Generating a second sensing result by sensing a degree of parking ease for each of the unit parking spaces;
Transmitting the first sensing result and the second sensing result from the communication unit of the parking position sensing unit to the central management unit;
Based on the first sensing result and the second sensing result, the central management unit recognizes one or more available parking spaces of the plurality of unit parking spaces;
Generating the division information by dividing the at least one parking unit unit parking space into one of a general parking space, a disabled parking space, and a female parking space;
Transmitting the information on the at least one parkable unit parking space and the delimitation information to the at least one mobile device; And
Wherein the display unit of the central management unit displays information on the at least one parking space available for parking, the classification information, the parking status of the predetermined place, and parking statistics. How it works. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of unit parking spaces further include at least one VIP dedicated unit parking space,
Wherein the parking information request signal further comprises unique identifier information for the one or more mobile devices,
The server stores the unique identifier information of the VIP customer,
Wherein the transmitting to the one or more mobile devices comprises:
Comparing the unique identifier information of the one or more mobile devices with the unique identifier information of the VIP customer to determine whether the user of the one or more mobile devices is a VIP customer; And
If the user of the one or more mobile devices determines that the user is a VIP customer, the central management unit transmits information on the at least one VIP dedicated unit parking space to the one or more mobile devices. Method of operation of the system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the central management unit further comprises a beacon communication unit for performing beacon communication with a device located within a predetermined radius,
The operating method comprises:
Wherein the beacon communication unit of the central management unit transmits a parking management application activation signal to a mobile device located within a predetermined radius based on the beacon communication unit of the one or more mobile devices before receiving the parking information request signal Further included,
Wherein the step of receiving the parking information request signal comprises:
Further comprising the step of, in the central management unit, receiving the parking information request signal from a mobile device located within the predetermined radius. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the central management unit further comprises a manager console for receiving a control signal for the central management unit from outside the mobile device,
Wherein the displaying step displays the parking status and the parking statistics for the predetermined place based on the first sensing result, the second sensing result, and the control of the manager console Lt; / RTI > A method of operating a mobile device for driving a parking management application, the mobile device including the parking management application, a user interface and an output unit, the output unit including a voice output unit and a screen output unit,
The operating method comprises:
Receiving an activation signal for the parking management application from the outside of the mobile device through the user interface;
A unique identifier information for the mobile device for comparison with the unique identifier information of the VIP customer stored in the parking lot integrated management system and a unique identifier information for the general parking space, Transmitting a parking information request signal to a predetermined place where a plurality of unit parking spaces are divided into one of a female parking space and a VIP parking space;
Receiving, from the parking lot integrated management system, information on one or more available parking spaces of the plurality of unit parking spaces;
Receiving, from the parking lot integrated management system, discrimination information in which the one or more parkable unit parking spaces are divided into one of the general parking space, the disabled parking space and the female parking space;
Receiving, from the parking lot integrated management system, information on a VIP exclusive unit parking space provided based on a comparison between the unique identifier information and the unique identifier information of the VIP customer;
Receiving a selection signal for selecting at least one of the audio output unit and the screen output unit through the user interface; And
And providing the information on the at least one parkable unit parking space, the division information, and the VIP unit parking space to the user through the voice output unit or the screen output unit based on the selection signal Wherein the parking management application is a mobile device. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the voice output unit outputs the information on the at least one parkingable unit parking space, the division information, and information on the VIP dedicated unit parking space by voice,
Wherein the screen output unit outputs information on the at least one parking unitable parking space, the division information, and information on the VIP dedicated unit parking space to the screen. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the mobile device further comprises a memory,
The operating method comprises:
Receiving, through the user interface, a parking completion signal for selecting one of the one or more parkable unit parking spaces;
Storing information on a selectable parking unit space based on the parking completion signal in the memory;
Receiving an outgoing signal through the user interface; And
And providing information on the selected parking available unit parking space to the user through the output unit based on the exit signal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of providing information on the selected parking available unit parking space to the user through the output unit includes:
Providing, in the parking management application, information about an estimated parking charge based on information about the selected parking space available in the memory; And
And providing the user with information about the expected parking charge through the output unit.

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