KR20240050319A - A System for Paying a Parking Fee Using a Mobile Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a parking fee payment system using a mobile device. The parking fee payment system using a mobile device includes a payment application (11) installed on the mobile device (M); and an operation server 12 capable of exchanging information with the payment application 11, wherein the payment application 11 transmits information related to payment of parking fees to the parking server 13, thereby parking the parking machine 14. is activated, allowing vehicle entry and exit.

Description

Parking fee payment system using a mobile device {A System for Paying a Parking Fee Using a Mobile Device}

The present invention relates to a parking fee payment system using a mobile device, and specifically, parking fee payment by a mobile device in which the parking fee in a parking lot is paid by a mobile device such as a smartphone, thereby improving the convenience of fee payment and parking management. It's about the system.

Parking management and fee management in parking lots for parking multiple vehicles are carried out in various ways. As a vehicle enters the parking lot, the vehicle number is automatically recognized and stored, and then when leaving the parking lot, the payment can be made at a payment device installed in a designated location or with a card or cash at a management office where a circuit breaker is installed. When payment is made using this method, it has the disadvantage that a separate settlement device must be installed and at the same time, a separate settlement procedure must be performed in the settlement device. In addition, it has the disadvantage that if parking fees are paid at the settlement facility installed at the barrier, it may interfere with the passage of other vehicles. Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0006211 discloses an unmanned parking fee management system with a mobile payment method and a payment method thereof. Additionally, Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0005491 discloses an integrated unmanned parking lot management system and method using a license plate recognition system. The prior art discloses an unmanned payment method, but does not disclose a parking fee payment structure that allows simple payment through a mobile device such as a smartphone and parking management at the same time.

The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purposes.

Patent Document 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0006211 (Hanmac IPS Co., Ltd., published on January 16, 2008) Unmanned parking fee management system with mobile payment method and payment method thereof Patent Document 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2009-00005491 (Amano Korea Co., Ltd., published on January 14, 2009) Integrated unmanned parking lot management system and method using license plate recognition system

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a parking fee payment system using a mobile device that allows parking fees to be settled and parking management at the same time.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a parking fee payment system using a mobile device includes a payment application installed on the mobile device; and an operating server capable of exchanging information with the payment application, wherein the payment application transmits information related to payment of parking fees to the parking server, whereby the parking machine is operated to allow entry and exit of the vehicle.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, vehicle information is stored in advance in the operation server, and vehicle information transmitted from the parking server is compared to pay the parking fee.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the payment application operates in conjunction with various Fin-Tech payment methods.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the payment application is capable of storing parking location information.

The parking fee payment system using a mobile device according to the present invention registers a vehicle on an operation server and allows parking fee payment to be made through an application installed on the mobile device. In this way, the parking fee is paid, eliminating the inconvenience of using a separately installed settlement device to pay the parking fee. The payment system according to the present invention allows payment through a payment application and improves parking convenience through various functions of the payment application. The payment system according to the present invention operates in conjunction with various Fin Tech technologies to improve payment convenience. In addition, the payment system according to the present invention enables parking management and payment of parking fees in a parking lot without installing separate facilities or devices, thereby enabling automation of parking management.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a parking fee payment system using a mobile device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows an example of a payment process using the payment system according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows an embodiment of a payment application for a payment system according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an example of a process in which parking fees are paid by the payment system according to the present invention.

Below, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples shown in the attached drawings, but the examples are for clear understanding of the present invention and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the description below, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so unless necessary for understanding the invention, the description will not be repeated, and well-known components will be briefly described or omitted, but the present invention It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiments.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a parking fee payment system using a mobile device according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the parking fee payment system using a mobile device includes a payment application 11 installed on the mobile device (M); and an operation server 12 capable of exchanging information with the payment application 11, wherein the payment application 11 transmits information related to payment of parking fees to the parking server 13, thereby parking the parking machine 14. is activated, allowing vehicle entry and exit.

The mobile device M may be, for example, a portable electronic device such as a smartphone, but is not limited thereto, and may be any type of electronic device capable of wireless communication and operated by an independent operating system. The payment application 11 may be installed on the mobile device (M), and the parking fee may be paid by the payment application 11. The payment application 11 may be downloaded, for example, from the operating server 12 or from various types of application stores and installed on the mobile device M. The payment application 11 can independently pay the parking fee or pay the parking fee through the operation server 12. Vehicle type, vehicle number, or similar vehicle information may be stored in the payment application 11, and vehicle information stored in the payment application 11 may also be stored in the operation server 12. When the parking fee is paid through the operation server 12, the operation server 12 may be operated on a registration system, and the parking fee may be paid in advance or in postpayment. Optionally, the parking management server 13 may be registered in advance in the operation server 12, and the operation server 12 and the parking management server 13 may be connected by wire or wirelessly to enable data communication. When a vehicle enters a parking lot, vehicle information such as vehicle number or vehicle type may be confirmed by a vehicle parking recognition means such as a camera and transmitted to the parking server 13 and stored. Additionally, when the parking server 13 is linked to the operation server 12, confirmed vehicle information and parking lot entry time may be transmitted to the operation server 12. Afterwards, when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, information that the vehicle will leave the parking lot within a set time may be transmitted through the payment application 11. And the operation server 12 can transmit related information to the parking server 13, and when payment is made according to the user's request, the payment information can be transmitted to the parking server 13. Additionally, when payment is made through the payment server 15, payment information may be transmitted to the payment application 11. Afterwards, when the vehicle proceeds to the parking lot 14 to leave the parking lot, the parking lot 14 recognizes the vehicle number and automatically opens the circuit breaker, allowing the vehicle to exit the parking lot. If a payment management application that operates in conjunction with a payment application is installed in the parking server 13, necessary information may be exchanged between the payment application 11 and the parking server 13, for example, through short-range or long-distance wireless communication. When the vehicle leaves the parking lot, vehicle information may be transmitted from the payment application 11 to the parking server 13. The vehicle number and entry time are confirmed in the parking server 13, and the parking server 13 can calculate the parking fee and transmit it to the payment application 11. The payment application 11 may transmit the transmitted parking fee information, and may be transmitted from the payment application 11 to the operation server 12. The operation server 12 may be connected to various types of payment servers 15, and the payment result from the payment server 15 may be transmitted to the payment application 11 of the mobile device 11 through the operation server 12. You can. The payment application 11 may transmit payment completion information to the parking server 13, and the parking server 13 may transmit payment confirmation and parking availability information to the operation application 11. Alternatively, payment completion information may be transmitted directly from the operation server 12 to the parking server 13. Upon receiving payment completion information, the parking server 13 can transmit confirmation information to the mobile device (M), and the user can confirm payment and check available parking time through the payment application 11. Afterwards, when the vehicle for which payment has been completed approaches the parking lot 14, the vehicle is identified and the circuit breaker is automatically opened. Payment of parking fees and processing of payment information accordingly can be accomplished in various ways. For example, various types of payment methods may be installed in advance on the mobile device (M), for example, a Fin-Tech type payment method may be installed. If the parking server 13 corresponds to this type of Fin-Tech payment affiliate, payment is made directly by the mobile device (M), and payment information is transmitted from the parking server 13 to the mobile device. It can be sent to (M). When a vehicle for which payment has been completed in various ways approaches the parking device 14, the parking device 14 identifies the vehicle number and transmits it to the parking server 13 to confirm whether payment has been completed and determine whether to open or close the circuit breaker. . Alternatively, the vehicle number for which the parking fee has already been paid is stored in the parking machine 14, and the circuit breaker can be automatically opened and closed according to the identification of the vehicle number. In this way, the vehicle can approach the parking machine 14 with the payment completed, but it can also approach the breaker without the payment being made. When the parking machine 14 identifies the vehicle number and transmits it to the parking server 13, the parking server 13 can calculate the fee and transmit it to the mobile device M. Payment may be made according to the method described above by the payment application 11 of the mobile device (M), and payment completion information may be transmitted to the mobile device (M) and the parking machine (14). Accordingly, the circuit breaker of the parking machine 14 opens and the vehicle can leave the parking lot. Payment by the payment application 11 may be made in various ways and is not limited to the presented embodiment.

Figure 2 shows an example of a payment process using the payment system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, vehicle information is stored in advance in the operation server 12, and vehicle information transmitted from the parking server 13 is compared to allow payment of parking fees. As described above, a payment application may be installed on a mobile device, and information about the vehicle and information about the mobile device may be registered with the operating server 12. Additionally, information about each parking lot may be stored in the operation server 12, and the operation server 12 and each parking lot may be connected to enable data exchange by wire or wirelessly. In this way, vehicles and parking lots can be connected to each other through a registration system. When a vehicle enters a parking lot, the vehicle may be identified by a vehicle identification means such as a camera, and the identified vehicle information may be stored in a parking management server such as a parking server (S21). Optionally, the vehicle parking information may be transmitted to the mobile device and stored in the operating application, or transmitted to the operating server through the parking server and stored. In this way, information about vehicles that have entered and parked in the parking lot may be stored in a payment application installed on the mobile device, an operation server, or a parking management server. If a vehicle needs to leave the parking lot, this can be done in advance or as the vehicle moves to a barrier that restricts vehicle access. For example, when a vehicle leaves the parking lot, the user may transmit in advance through a payment application that the vehicle will leave within at least 10 minutes to the parking server or operation server (S22). When information is received that the vehicle will be leaving, the vehicle is confirmed by the parking server and payment information may be transmitted to the mobile device or operation server. The operation server can make payment through the payment server according to the payment information and transmit the payment result to the parking server and mobile device. If necessary, approval information indicating that payment has been completed and the vehicle can leave may be transmitted from the parking server to the mobile device. Alternatively, when payment information is transmitted from the parking server to the mobile device, payment may be made directly on the mobile device, payment completion information may be transmitted to the parking server, and confirmation information may be transmitted back to the mobile device. After payment is completed in this way, when the vehicle is moved to a parking lot with a barrier installed, the vehicle is identified, payment completion is confirmed, the barrier is opened, and the vehicle can go out of the parking lot (S23). In this way, parking fees can be made directly by a mobile device or through an operating server and are not limited to the presented embodiment.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of a payment application for a payment system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the payment application 11 is capable of storing parking location information. The operation server 12 may have the function of storing vehicle and parking lot information and paying parking fees as needed. For this vehicle and parking management function, the operation server 12 includes a registration management module 31 that registers and manages information on vehicles and parking lots; an information providing module 32 that provides parking lot location or fee information; And it may include a payment management module 33 for payment of parking fees. The payment application can be downloaded and installed on the mobile device through the operating server 12. The user can register and store vehicle information on the operation server 12 through a payment application. Alternatively, you can pay parking fees using a payment application without registering. The information providing module 32 may have a function of providing information about the location or parking fee of parking lots located in various locations. Information about various types of parking lots located in various places can be provided by the information provision module 32, and information about parking fees can be provided. Parking fees may be paid by the payment management module 33, and the payment result may be transmitted to the payment application 11 or the parking server.

The payment application 11 includes a location information module 34 that provides location information or fee information of a parking lot; a fee information module 35 that calculates the approximate parking fee by calculating the parking time of the vehicle; a parking location information module 37 that provides information about the parking location of the vehicle; And a payment management module 38 that stores or transmits the payment process for parking fees, whether payment is completed, whether payment information is transmitted, or similar payment-related information may be installed. Additionally, a notification management module (AR) that informs the payment application 11 whether various information is received may be installed. Additionally, a payment processing module 39 may be installed to enable, for example, various fintech payments to be made. The parking location information module 37 may have a function of providing information about the location where the vehicle is parked in the case of a large parking lot. For example, the parking location information module 37 can store the location where a vehicle is parked in a large parking lot and provide the location to the user. The parking location may be provided by a parking server, for example, or may be provided by a payment application, and the payment application may store the parking location using, for example, a camera installed on the mobile device. The payment application 11 may include various functions for providing parking-related services and is not limited to the presented embodiment.

Figure 4 shows an example of a process in which parking fees are paid by the payment system according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, the process of paying the parking fee by the payment system includes the steps of identifying the vehicle number by a vehicle recognition means such as a camera as the vehicle enters the parking lot and storing it in the parking server (P41); After the vehicle is parked in the parking lot, parking of the vehicle is completed and preparation is made for leaving (42); A step in which vehicle information is transmitted to the parking server or operation server for payment of parking fees (P43); A step in which the parking fee is paid by the operation server or mobile device and payment information is generated and received by the mobile device or parking server (P44); Step (P45) where it is confirmed whether the processing of the parking fee has been completed; and a step (P48) of leaving the car according to the confirmation result.

A payment application may be installed on the mobile device, and vehicle information, as well as the number (UID) or password of the mobile device, may be stored in the server through the payment application. Parking lots located in different parking lots may also be registered in the operation server, and when a vehicle enters a parking lot registered in the operation server, the vehicle number may be identified and stored (P41). Afterwards, when the vehicle is taken out, the vehicle number can be transmitted to the operation server in advance by the operation application. Alternatively, the vehicle number to be taken out may be detected by a vehicle number identification means and transmitted to the operation server. In this way, when vehicle information about to be taken out is transmitted to the operation server, payment can be made on the operation server or by a mobile device, and payment information can be generated and transmitted to the mobile device (P45). For example, when a vehicle leaves the parking lot, the parking lot's unique number, vehicle number, entry time, or parking fee may be transmitted to the operation server, and the operation server identifies the vehicle and sends payment information to the vehicle's mobile device using the UID. Can be transmitted (P44). For example, payment information can be transmitted to a mobile device through the KakaoTalk system's push notification method or Google Firebase FCM notification method. Payment can be made on the operating server, or through Kakao Pay, Naver Pay, or various pre-registered payment cards installed on the mobile device. When payment is completed through these various methods, related information is transmitted to the parking server, and it can be confirmed whether processing has been completed (P45). If it is determined that an error occurred during the processing (NO), error information can be transmitted to the mobile device (P46), and the error can be processed in the parking management server (P47). Afterwards, the vehicle can be taken out (P48). In comparison, if it is confirmed that the fare payment has been processed normally (YES), the circuit breaker opens and the vehicle can be exited (P48). Generation of information about parking fees, payment of parking fees, and transmission of the information accordingly can be accomplished in various ways and are not limited to the presented embodiment.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the presented embodiments, those skilled in the art will be able to make various variations and modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention by referring to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by such variations and modifications, but is limited by the claims appended below.

11: Payment application 12: Operation server
13: parking management server 14: parking machine
31: Registration management module 32: Information provision module
33: Payment management module 34: Location information module
35: Fee information module 37: Parking location information module
38: Payment management module 39: Payment processing module

Claims (1)

A payment application (11) installed on the mobile device (M); and
It includes an operating server (12) capable of exchanging information with a payment application (11),
The payment application 11 transmits information related to payment of parking fees to the parking server 13, whereby the parking machine 14 is activated to enter and exit the vehicle.
The payment application 11 includes a location information module 34 that provides location information or fee information of a parking lot; a fee information module 35 that calculates the approximate parking fee by calculating the parking time of the vehicle; a parking location information module 37 that provides information about the parking location of the vehicle; And a payment management module 38 that stores and transmits payment-related information, including the payment process for parking fees, whether payment is completed, and whether payment information is transmitted,
The vehicle's parking location is stored in the payment application 11 using a camera installed on the mobile device,
The parking server 13 corresponds to a Fin-Tech payment merchant, and the payment application 11 is linked to a Fin-Tech payment method to make payments directly by the mobile device (M). Payment information is transmitted from the parking server 13 to the mobile device M,
Information about the parking lot, information about the vehicle, and information about the mobile device are registered in advance in the operation server 12, and when a vehicle enters the parking lot, vehicle information identified by a vehicle identification means is stored in the parking server 13. and is transmitted to the operation server 12 by the parking server 13, and when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, vehicle information is transmitted from the payment application 11 to the parking server 13, and the parking server 13 receives the vehicle number and A parking fee payment system using a mobile device, characterized in that it checks the entry time, calculates the parking fee, and transmits it to the payment application (11).