TW201638886A - Parking management method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A parking management method and a system thereof are disclosed, which are applied in a parking lot having an entrance barrier gate, an exit barrier gate and parking spaces with numbers. The parking management method comprises the following steps: providing at least two vehicle identification devices in an entrance and an exit of the parking lot for identifying a license plate or an outer code of an e-Tag; providing a plurality of marker posts correspondingly disposed to the parking spaces, wherein each marker post is provided with a parking space image identification device corresponding to each parking space number, and is used for identifying and recording a license plate of a parked vehicle in a database; providing a plurality of barcode elements in the parking lot, which can be decoded while being shot by an electronic device, and can provide installation information of a parking application unit for being installed in the electronic device by inputting at least a license plate number, wherein the parking application unit is at least used for calculating a parking fee and assisting in car finding; providing a payment machine, for inputting the license plate number via an operation unit upon departure, and charging the parking fee calculated according to the parking application unit; and upon departure, the vehicle identification device disposed in the exit identifying the license plate and controlling the exit barrier gate to rise after the license plate number is confirmed, so that the vehicle can leave the parking lot.

Description

Parking management method and system thereof 【0001】

The invention relates to a management system and method for charging and parking in a parking lot, in particular to a parking management method and system capable of achieving unmanned and fast unimpeded approach and departure.

【0002】

According to parking, parking is a problem that drivers must face. For the increasing number of vehicles today, it is difficult for people to find a parking space without a charge on the roadside. The only way to solve parking is to go to the parking lot. Opportunity to find parking spaces for parking.

[0003]

The traditional parking lot has a number of parking spaces. There is a management station and an automatic ticket feeder at the entrance. The driver approaches the automatic ticket feeder and presses the ticket button, waiting for the automatic ticket machine to issue a parking ticket from the ticket gate. The card, while the fence is open, the vehicle can enter. At this time, in the face of the huge parking lot, many vehicles have been parked. In this case, the driver must spend time searching for the parking space one by one in the parking lot. Once the vehicle is parked, the driver must properly keep the parking ticket card. When returning to the vehicle, the driver must first pay the fee to the ticket machine, and must first prepare the appropriate change or small banknote, and then take it. car. However, it is often the case that the driver forgets where the vehicle is parked, so it takes some time to find the parking place of the vehicle. At present, although some parking lots provide the use of the leisure card to sense the deduction, it is still inconvenient for the parking space when parking, or the inconvenience of finding the vehicle. In addition, the parking lot and the nearby factory stores often have a matching fee for parking. For the deduction of the traditional parking lot, the driver must first obtain the deduction receipt of the merchant, and then manually deduct the parking lot management station. It is troublesome and time consuming, and it is necessary to wait in line for the deduction work, which is extremely inconvenient.

[0004]

The object of the present invention is to provide a parking management method and a system thereof, which have a door management control method for license plate recognition, a parking guide, a quick payment and a parking management method for a ticket-free card, which are used to solve the time-consuming and inconvenient problem of traditional parking card retrieval. The shortcomings, in order to achieve the goal of unmanned and fast smoothing.

[0005]

Another object of the present invention is to provide a parking management method and system thereof, which can quickly offset the consumption of a special merchant of a parking lot to offset the parking fee, and can find a parking space after parking, and search for a parking lot before parking. The number of parking spaces.

[0006]

To achieve the foregoing objective, the parking management method and system thereof of the present invention are applied to an parking lot having an entrance fence machine, an exit fence machine, and a parking number. The parking management method includes the following steps: providing at least two vehicle identification devices, For the vehicle entering and leaving the field, identifying the license plate or electronic tag (E-tag) code; the vehicle identification device transmits the identification result to a remote database, and starts the fence of the entrance fence machine, the vehicle It can enter the parking lot; provide multiple indicator poles, which are corresponding to the parking space setting in the parking lot. Each marking pole is provided with a parking space image recognition device, which corresponds to the parking number, and is used to identify and record the license plate of the stopped vehicle in the database. Providing a plurality of bar code components in the parking lot, the plurality of bar code components being capable of being decoded by an electronic device, and providing installation information of a parking application unit for inputting at least a license plate number to the electronic device, the parking application unit being at least It is used to calculate the parking fee; a payment machine is provided, which is electrically connected to a management center and includes an operation unit and a buckle In the unit, when the vehicle leaves the field, the operating unit first inputs the license plate number, and automatically calculates the parking fee, and then the deduction unit deducts the payment; and when the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the vehicle identification device at the exit identifies the vehicle. The vehicle license plate number or the electronic tag code and the parking fee have been paid, the fence of the export fence machine is automatically raised, and the vehicle can leave.

【0007】

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a ticket issuing machine is further provided. When the vehicle identification device cannot recognize the license plate or cannot sense the electronic tag when the vehicle enters the field, the ticket issuing machine sends a voice message to inform the driver to collect the ticket, and The fence of the entrance fence is raised after the ticket is issued.

[0008]

According to another embodiment of the present invention, each indicator rod is further provided with a guiding light number electrically connected to the console of the management center. After the vehicle is stopped, the guiding light number is automatically changed by the parking number. For the parking number, it is used to guide the parking route of the imported vehicles.

【0009】

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the parking application unit of the electronic device further has a car-seeking function, which can know the parking number of the stopped vehicle, the parking floor and/or the parking lot by the vehicle parking information provided by the database. Parking area code.

[0010]

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the parking application unit further provides a merchant information, including a consumption status of a special merchant near the parking lot, the consumption condition including a vacancy or consumption activity of the merchant, when the consumer consumes at the special merchant After the consumer can use the electronic device to sense the sensor of the special merchant, and record the consumption time or consumption amount of the special merchant through the parking application unit, to offset the parking fee, and when the vehicle is taken off the vehicle Directly sense the payment machine and settle the parking fee after the discount.

[0011]

The parking management method and system thereof of the invention utilize the vehicle identification device as a medium for access control and exit control, and cooperate with the bar code component to install the parking application unit, so that the driver can calculate the parking fee without holding the ticket card, and effectively solve the problem. Tradition requires the inconvenience of holding a ticket card and a vouchers card. When paying the fee, the parking fee can be automatically displayed through the input of the license plate number or the parking fee after the consumption is deducted by the special merchant, which greatly saves the payment time. Furthermore, the driver When parking, the parking is guided by the pilot light. After parking, you can find the parking space through the parking application unit. You can also search for the parking lot location and the number of parking spaces before parking. It is inconvenient to find a parking space, forget the parking space after parking, and the inconvenience and time spent looking for parking in front of parking.

[0023]

10‧‧‧Parking management method
11~16‧‧‧Steps
121‧‧‧Steps
1‧‧‧Parking Management System
2‧‧‧Parking
20‧‧‧Vehicle identification device
201‧‧‧Car parking image recognition device
21‧‧‧ entrance fence machine
22‧‧‧Export fence machine
23‧‧‧ indicating pole
24‧‧‧ barcode components
25‧‧‧Guide light
26‧‧‧Parking
27‧‧‧ Ticketing Machine
3‧‧‧Parking application unit
31‧‧‧ parking space inquiry function
32‧‧‧ Calculate parking fees
33‧‧‧Check the consumption status of merchants
34‧‧‧Search function
4‧‧‧Management Center
5‧‧‧Payment machine
51‧‧‧Operating unit
52‧‧‧Deduction unit
6‧‧‧Electronic devices

[0012]

The first figure is a block flow chart of the parking management method of the present invention.
The second figure is a schematic diagram of the parking management system of the present invention.
The third figure is a functional block diagram of the parking application unit of the present invention.

[0013]

The parking management method 10 of the present invention is applied to a parking lot 2 having an entrance fence machine 21, an exit fence machine 22, and a plurality of parking spaces 26 having a parking number, which may be a ground parking lot, a basement parking lot, or a parking lot located in the building.

[0014]

Please refer to the first figure for the block diagram of the parking management method of the present invention. The approach parking, payment and pick-up departure of the parking management method 10 of the present invention includes the following steps: Step 11: providing at least two vehicle identification devices 20 in the parking lot 2 At the entrance and exit, each vehicle identification device 20 is used to capture the license plate of the vehicle or an external electronic tag (E-tag) code for identification of the license plate number, in other words, when the vehicle is located in front of the entrance or exit of the parking lot, the vehicle The identification device 20 can automatically sense the external code of the vehicle electronic tag (E-tag) over a long distance, or identify the license plate number, and the vehicle identification device 20 is electrically connected to a management center 4; Step 12: The vehicle identification The device 20 transmits the identification result to a remote database, and activates the fence of the entrance fence machine 21 to rise, and the vehicle can enter the parking space; Step 13: providing a plurality of indicator bars 23 corresponding to the parking spaces in the parking lot 2, each A signage bar 23 is provided with a parking space image recognition device 201 and a guide lamp number 25, wherein the parking space image recognition device 201 is used to identify and record the vehicle after the vehicle enters the parking space. The license plate for stopping the vehicle is in the database; in addition, the vehicle can be guided by the number of the guide light 25 of each of the indicator bars 23 in the entrance driving, so that the driver can know the position of the parking space, The number of the reference number 25 can be marked with a color, such as green, indicating that the parking space is a parking space, and red indicates that the parking space is a non-parking space, that is, a private parking space or has been deactivated; Step 14: providing a plurality of barcode components 24 In the parking lot, such as the pedestrian entrance, the hall, the payment machine 5 or the signing pole 23, after the vehicle is stopped, the guiding light 25 of the parking space is turned into the parking number, and the driver uses one of the electronic devices that are carried with him. 6 The bar code component 24 is configured to obtain the installation information of a parking application unit 3, and input at least the license plate number to install the parking application unit 3 on the electronic device 6, wherein the parking application unit 3 is an application provided by the parking lot operator. To at least calculate the parking fee 32 (as shown in the third figure) and assist in finding a car, and the electronic device 6 can be a smart phone or a tablet computer having a camera function; Step 15 A payment machine 5 is provided, which is electrically connected to the management center 4 and includes an operation unit 51 and a deduction unit 52. When the vehicle leaves the field, the license plate number is first input by the operation unit 51, and the deduction order source 52 is automatically The parking fee is calculated and displayed on the operation unit 51, and the debit payment unit 52 performs deduction payment, wherein the debit unit 52 can accept the coin, the banknote, the electronic card deduction, or the electronic device 6 senses the deduction unit 52, and The predetermined account deduction provided by the electronic device 6; and step 16: when the vehicle leaves the field, the vehicle identification device 20 at the exit identifies the external code of the license plate or the electronic tag of the inductive vehicle at a long distance, after the vehicle identity is determined, The fence of the exit fence machine 22 is raised, and the vehicle can leave the vehicle. After the vehicle identification device 20 at the exit recognizes the license plate number or the external code of the electronic label, the central control computer of the management center 4 confirms whether the vehicle has been paid. Clear the parking fee. Once the parking fee has not been paid, the fence will not rise, and the exit fence machine 22 will send a message to pay the parking fee first.

[0015]

Specifically, the entrance of the parking lot 2 is further provided with a ticket issuing machine 27. When the vehicle identification device 20 cannot recognize the license plate or cannot sense the electronic tag when the vehicle enters the vehicle (if the vehicle is not provided with an E-tag), The ticket issuing machine 27 located in front of the entrance fence machine 21 issues a voice message for picking up the card, and the driver can obtain a parking card from the ticket issuing machine 27 to raise the fence of the entrance fence machine 21 (step 121). The parking card may further be provided with a code element 24, and the bar code component 24 may be photographed by the electronic device 6 and the parking application unit 3 may be installed. The owner of the card pick-up machine by the ticket machine 27 will leave the venue after the card is settled at the exit card at the exit card (as shown in the second figure).

[0016]

The sensing of the electronic device 6 and the payment machine 5 can be achieved by wireless transmission, wherein the wireless transmission can be a radio frequency identification (RFID) technology or a near field communication (NFC) technology, and in this embodiment, NFC transmission is preferred; Therefore, the driver can use the electronic card (such as a leisure card) or the electronic device 6 (ie, the mobile phone) to complete the deduction payment operation. In addition, the barcode component 24 includes a QR Code, which includes at least the name of the parking lot 2, the address, the parking number of the parking space, and the installation information of the parking application unit.

[0017]

The guiding lights 25 are electrically connected to the console of the management center 4 respectively, and correspond to corresponding car numbers. The database of the management center 4 counts the number of parked and unparked data according to the information provided by the parking space image recognition device 201 of the parking space 26, and publishes it in the parking application unit 3, whereby the driver can forget the parking position when parking. Before the vehicle is taken, the parking application unit 3 is used to query the position of the parking space, that is, the car search function 34. Specifically, the user can know which parking space in which area the car is parked on the text message displayed on the screen of the electronic device 2; or in another implementation, the parking application unit 3 can provide a parking lot map. , wherein the grid number is displayed on the parking lot map and corresponds to the parking license plate. In this way, the driver can not worry about forgetting the parking place of the vehicle, but it takes time to find the trouble of the car.

[0018]

In addition, the parking application unit 3 further has a parking space inquiry function 31, which allows the driver to search for the number of parking spaces 2 near the location and the number of empty parking spaces of the parking lot 2 through the global positioning system of the electronic device 6, and then decides to go. Parking parking, so you can avoid the time spent by drivers looking for parking.

[0019]

In particular, the payment machine 5 or the parking application unit 3 of the present invention can also provide merchant information that is specially matched with the parking lot 2, that is, to query the merchant consumption status 33, which includes the vacancy or consumption activity of the merchant. In other words, the parking lot 2 can agree with the special merchant to have a consumption offset parking fee, and the special merchant can be a theater or a restaurant. The consumer can download the application of the merchant first, and the parking application unit 3 provides a set of account passwords for installation. After the merchant consumes, the electronic device 6 can sense the sensor of the special merchant, and through the special merchant. The application calculates the deductible parking fee based on the consumption time or the amount of consumption. The deducted parking fee is returned to the parking application unit 3 and the management center 4. When the driver pays the fee, the driver's license number is entered in the payment machine 5 The parking fee after the offset will be automatically displayed, without requiring the special merchant to open any deduction or need to be manually charged by the parking lot management personnel, effectively reducing the payment operation time.

[0020]

By the foregoing steps, the parking management system 1 used in the parking management method 10 of the present invention includes an entrance fence machine 21, an exit fence machine 22, a plurality of indicator bars 23, a ticket issuing machine 27, a parking application unit 3, a management center 4, and a payment machine. 5 and electronic device 6. Each of the indicator bars 23 is provided with a parking space image recognition device 201, a bar code component 24 and a guide lamp number 25. A deduction unit 51 and an operation unit 52 are provided in the payment machine 5. The method of using the foregoing elements has been described in detail in the embodiments of the specification, and will not be repeated here.

[0021]

In summary, the parking management method and system thereof of the present invention utilizes the vehicle identification device 20 as a medium for access control and entry control, and cooperates with the QR code to install the parking application unit 3, so that the driver can use the ticket card without The parking fee can be calculated, which effectively solves the inconvenience caused by the traditional need for the ticket card and the vouchers. When the payment is made, the parking fee can be automatically displayed through the input of the license plate number or the parking fee after the consumption is deducted by the special merchant, which greatly saves the payment. Time, in addition, the driver guides the parking by the guiding light 25 when parking, and can find the parking space through the parking application unit 3 after parking, and can also search for the parking space 4 position and the parking space before parking. The quantity can effectively solve the inconvenience of searching for a parking space when the traditional car is picked up, forgetting the parking space after parking, and the inconvenience and time spent searching for the parking lot before parking.

[0022]

The above detailed description is intended to be illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and other equivalents and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Changes are intended to be included in the scope of the patents covered by the present invention.

10‧‧‧Parking management method

11~16‧‧‧Steps

121‧‧‧Steps

Claims (10)

[Item 1] A parking management method is applied to an parking lot with an entrance fence machine, an exit fence machine and a parking number. The parking management method comprises the following steps:
Providing at least two vehicle identification devices for identifying a license plate or an electronic tag (E-tag) outside code when the vehicle enters and exits;
The vehicle identification device transmits the identification result to a remote database, and starts the fence of the entrance fence machine to rise, and the vehicle can enter the parking lot;
A plurality of indicator bars are provided, which are corresponding to the parking space setting in the parking lot, and each of the indicator bars is provided with a parking space image recognition device corresponding to the vehicle number for identifying and recording the license plate of the stopped vehicle in the database;
Providing a plurality of bar code components in the parking lot, wherein the plurality of bar code components are decoded by an electronic device, and providing installation information of a parking application unit for inputting at least a license plate number to be installed on the electronic device, the parking application unit at least To calculate the parking fee;
Providing a payment machine electrically connected to a management center and including an operation unit and a deduction unit. When the vehicle leaves the field, the operation unit inputs the license plate number, and automatically calculates the parking fee, and then the deduction The unit deducts the payment; and when the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the vehicle identification device at the exit recognizes the vehicle. The vehicle license plate number or the electronic label and the parking fee have been paid, and the fence of the export fence machine is automatically raised. Can leave the field. [Item 2] For example, the parking management method described in claim 1 further provides a ticket issuing machine. When the vehicle identification device cannot recognize the license plate or cannot sense the electronic tag when the vehicle enters the field, the ticket issuing machine sends a voice message to notify The driver picks up the ticket and raises the fence of the entrance fence after the ticket is issued. [Item 3] The parking management method according to claim 1, wherein each of the indicator rods further has a guiding light number electrically connected to the console of the management center, and the guiding light is automatically after the vehicle is stopped. The parking number can be changed to the parking number to guide the parking route of the imported vehicles. [Item 4] The parking management method according to claim 1, wherein the debit unit of the payment machine can accept coins, banknotes, electronic card deductions, or sense the deduction unit by the electronic device, and is provided by the electronic device. The agreed account deduction. [Item 5] The parking management method according to claim 1, wherein the parking application unit of the electronic device further has a car-seeking function, and the vehicle parking number provided by the database is used to know the parking number of the stopped vehicle and parking. Parking area number on the floor and/or parking lot. [Item 6] The parking management system of claim 1, wherein the parking application unit can pre-search for a parking lot near the location by the driver through the global positioning system of the electronic device, and provide a parking space for the searched parking lot. Quantity. [Item 7] The parking management system method of claim 1, wherein the bar code component comprises a QR code, which includes at least a name, an address of the parking lot, and installation information of the parking application unit. [Item 8] The parking management method according to claim 1, wherein the parking application unit further provides a merchant information, which includes a consumption status of a special merchant near the parking lot, the consumption condition including a vacancy or consumption activity of the merchant, when the consumption After the consumer of the special merchant consumes, the consumer can sense the sensor of the special merchant with the electronic device, and record the consumption time or consumption amount of the special merchant through the parking application unit, thereby offsetting the parking fee, and When the vehicle is taken off the site, the payment machine is directly sensed and the parking fee after the offset is settled. [Item 9] A parking management system is applied to an parking lot with an entrance fence machine, an exit fence machine and a parking number. The parking management system includes:
At least two vehicle identification devices are respectively disposed at the entrance and exit of the parking lot to identify the license plate or electronic tag (E-tag) code of the vehicle, and transmit the identification result to a remote database;
a plurality of indicator bars, which are corresponding to the parking space setting in the parking lot, each of the indicator bars is provided with a parking space image recognition device corresponding to the vehicle number for identifying and recording the license plate of the stopped vehicle in the database;
a plurality of bar code components disposed in the parking lot, the plurality of bar code components being capable of being decoded by an electronic device, and providing installation information of a parking application unit for inputting at least a license plate number to the electronic device, the parking application unit At least one payment machine; and at least one payment machine electrically connected to a management center, and includes an operation unit and a deduction unit. When the vehicle leaves the field, the operation unit inputs the license plate number first, and automatically calculates The parking fee will be charged by the deduction unit. [Item 10] The parking management system of claim 9, further comprising a ticket issuing machine, wherein the vehicle identification device cannot recognize the license plate or cannot sense the electronic tag when the vehicle enters the scene, and the ticket issuing machine sends a voice message to notify The driver picks up the ticket and raises the fence of the entrance fence after the ticket is issued.