TW201719597A - A parking guidance system, and it's parking method and departure method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a parking guidance system, and it's parking method and departure method. The system in the invention comprises a plurality of positioning device which generates the positioning signal including its own position. A parking management device determines all vacant parking spaces according to the signal issued by a plurality of space monitoring device. A user device receives positioning signals, and it can generate a parking signal to the parking management device on demand. The parking management device sends a signal including the best vacant space to the user device when receiving the parking signal. The user device then generates a parking path for drivers according to the best vacant space and the received positioning signal. The user device can also generate a departure path for drivers to leave the parking lot according to the exit location. The present invention can generate the path to guide the driver for parking or leaving the parking lot, and thus it can effectively save the time to find parking space and the exit.

Description

Parking lot guiding system and parking and leaving method thereof

The present invention relates to a technique for guiding a vehicle to a destination, and more particularly to a parking lot guidance system that reduces detours and a method of parking and leaving the same.

In modern society, cars have become widely used as tools for people to travel. However, with the increase in the number of cars, it is convenient to drive the car, the location of the parking lot is convenient, whether it is close to the destination, and whether there are enough parking spaces in the parking lot. Parking for drivers has become one of the main needs of modern people.

However, in the general department store, hypermarket or cinema parking lot, the automatic parking toll collection system can only control the entry and exit of vehicles and charge. After the admission, the parking fee system does not show the location of the parking space, so the driver needs to spend a lot of time. Looking for parking spaces, so that drivers often wander around in the parking lot like headless flies, not only wasting time, but also costing gasoline.

Therefore, a method is currently proposed, which is displayed on the screen at the entrance of the parking lot. The number of parking spaces in each floor parking lot is marked with a mark above each parking space. For example, a red light indicates that the parking space is parked, although it is available. The driver saves time to surround the floor where the parking space is full, but when the driver enters the parking lot with space, he or she must surround the parking lot and watch the display mark on the parking space to find the parking space in the parking lot. It takes time and costs such as gasoline. In addition, although there is no design to guide the parking departure, the parking may cause blockages when the vehicles leave the vehicle, and serious traffic accidents may occur.

In view of the above, the present invention proposes a parking lot guiding system and a parking and leaving method thereof in order to effectively overcome the above problems in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot guiding system and a parking and leaving method thereof, which can directly guide a driver to a parking space or an exit, which can effectively avoid the time for the driver to find a vacancy or an exit, thereby increasing driving efficiency and reducing Vehicle fuel consumption, and reduce vehicle exhaust to pollute the environment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot guiding system and a parking and leaving method thereof, which do not need to set a screen in a parking lot or set a pointing device such as a light number, a balloon, etc. at a parking space to display a parking space vacancy function. Reduce the cost of building and maintaining hardware equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a parking lot guiding system, which is disposed in a parking lot, wherein the parking lot includes a plurality of parking blocks, and each block includes a plurality of parking spaces, and each adjacent parking block has a lane between the parking blocks. The parking lot guiding system includes a plurality of positioning devices, which are respectively disposed on different lanes, and each positioning device sends a positioning signal with a position of the positioning device every predetermined time, and each parking space is provided with parking space monitoring. The device senses the state of each parking space. When the parking space monitoring device senses that the parking space is parked, the vehicle occupancy signal is generated to the parking lot management device, so that all empty parking spaces are generated according to the vehicle occupancy signal to generate a vacancy signal. A user device receives the positioning signal of the positioning device, thereby obtaining the position of the user device, and the user device can generate the parking signal to the parking lot management device according to the requirement, so that the parking lot management device judges according to the vacancy signal, and is occupied by all the empty parking spaces. After picking up a parking space for an optimal parking space, the best parking space will be transmitted. A user device, means for generating a user of the parking path according to the positioning signal and the best parking space. The user device can record the exit position of the parking lot to generate an exit position signal. When the user device generates an exit signal, the user device can generate an optimal exit according to the positioning signal and the exit position signal. And the departure path is generated according to the positioning signal and the best exit.

The present invention also provides a parking method for a parking lot guiding system, the method comprising: a user device sends a parking signal to a parking lot management device; after receiving the parking signal, the parking management device generates an optimal parking space according to the vacancy signal, and returns Transmitting the optimal parking space into the user device; then, the user device receives a positioning signal with a position of a positioning device, and determines whether the positioning signal is sent by the positioning device closest to the optimal parking space, and if so, The user device directly displays a parking space map information. If not, the user device generates a parking path according to the positioning signal and the optimal parking space for the driver to advance or turn according to the parking path, and the user device receives and receives every other time. a positioning signal sent by a predetermined time to determine the current position of the user device. When the user device determines the positioning signal sent by the positioning device closest to the optimal parking space according to the positioning signal, the navigation is stopped and the parking space map information is displayed. .

In addition, the present invention further provides a method for leaving the parking lot guiding system, the method comprising: inputting a destination information to the user device, and after the user device generates the leaving signal, the user device generates an exit according to the exit position of the parking lot. a location signal; the user device can receive a location signal with a location of the location device for the user device to generate an optimal exit based on the destination information, the location signal, and the exit location signal; and then the user device is based on the currently received location The signal is used to determine whether the positioning signal is sent by the positioning device near the best exit. If so, the user device displays an exit map information. If not, the user device generates an exit path according to the positioning signal and the best exit. The driver is guided to advance or turn according to the departure path, and the user device receives the positioning signal sent every predetermined time to determine the current position of the user device. When the user device determines the closest to the most according to the positioning signal The positioning signal sent by the positioning device of the good exit stops Guide and map display export information.

The purpose, technical content, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments.

Referring to the first and second figures, as shown, the parking lot guidance system of the present invention is applied to a parking lot 10, wherein the parking lot 10 has at least one entrance 18 for vehicle entry, a plurality of exits 16, and a plurality of parking areas. Block 12, each parking block 12 includes a plurality of parking spaces 120, and each adjacent parking block 12 has a lane 14 therebetween, and each of the different sections of the lane 14 is provided with a different positioning device 20, which is a low-power Bluetooth positioning device, and the positioning device 20 issues a low-power Bluetooth broadcast positioning signal with the position of the positioning device 20 itself every predetermined time, such as 0.5 seconds to 1 second; each parking space 120 in the parking lot 10 is provided with one The parking space monitoring device 22 may be an ultrasonic parking space monitoring device or an infrared parking space monitoring device. In this embodiment, an ultrasonic parking space monitoring device is used to continuously sense the state of the parking space by using ultrasonic waves, when the parking space monitoring device 22 senses an object. In the embodiment, the preset time is 5 seconds. If the parking space monitoring device 22 determines that an object appears in the parking space in 5 seconds, the vehicle will occupy The signal is transmitted to the parking lot management device 24; wherein the parking management device 24 is disposed at any position in the parking lot 10, and is a computer device having network transmission and reception capability, and receiving the vehicle occupancy signal through the wired or wireless network. For example, the wireless network is used to receive the vehicle occupancy signal to determine all the empty parking spaces according to the vehicle occupancy signal to generate a vacancy signal; a user device 30 is a smart phone, an in-vehicle device, or other mobile device, this embodiment For example, the smart phone is used to facilitate the driver to wear on the body, and the user device 30 uses the Bluetooth to receive the positioning signal of the positioning device 20, so that the user device 30 obtains the current location of the user device 30 according to the positioning signal, and uses The device 30 can generate a parking signal to the parking lot management device 24 via the wireless network, so that the parking management device 24 determines the optimal parking space based on the vacancy signal to transmit the optimal parking space to the user device 30. The user device 30 can generate a stop according to the positioning signal and the optimal parking space. Path for the user apparatus 30 generates a corresponding path, to guide the driver to stop. And the user device 30 records the exit position of the parking lot to generate an exit position signal. When the user device 30 generates an exit signal, the user device 30 can generate an optimal exit according to the positioning signal and the exit position signal. An departure path is generated based on the positioning signal and the optimal exit for the user device 30 to generate a corresponding path to guide the driver to leave the field.

Having described the system architecture of the present invention and the parking lot of the application, please refer to the first to third figures, and the fourth to fourth c-pictures to explain the parking method of the present invention in detail, first proceeding to step S10, and Referring to FIG. 4A, when the driver wants to find a parking space to stop, the user device 30 is operated to press the button that I want to stop, and the user device 30 sends a parking signal to the parking lot management device 24. Then, proceeding to step S12, after receiving the parking signal, the parking lot management device 24 obtains the empty parking space according to the vacancy signal, and determines the best empty parking space, generates an optimal parking space, and returns the best parking space to use. In the device 30, the determination of the optimal parking space is determined according to a virtual coordinate applied in the parking lot. In this embodiment, one unit in the virtual coordinate is defined as a distance of 1 meter in the real space, and thus According to the current position coordinates and the distance of the vacancy coordinates, the parking space closest to the user device 30 is determined as the optimal parking space, or the best parking space can also be the parking space closest to the pedestrian entrance and exit, which is defined as the optimal parking space. Vacancies, in order to facilitate the driver to stop, walk from the pedestrian entrance into the building, can shorten the distance of walking.

After obtaining the optimal parking space, proceeding to step S14, the user device 30 receives the positioning signal with the position of the positioning device 20 itself, and determines whether the currently received positioning signal is the positioning device 20 that is closest to the optimal parking space. If yes, proceed to step S16, and simultaneously refer to the fourth b-picture, and display the parking space map information on the user device 30, which is a small-scale map near the optimal parking space, and displays the best parking space for the driver. When the parking is stopped, the parking operation is completed; if not, not being sent to the positioning device 20 that is closest to the optimal parking space, the process proceeds to step S18, and the user device 30 generates a plurality of signals according to the positioning signal and the optimal parking space. The path is further determined by the virtual coordinate as the shortest path among the plurality of paths, and the shortest path is the parking path; and the process proceeds to the following step S20, and referring to the fourth c picture, the user device 30 according to the parking path and the current position. Show arrow guides to guide forward or turn, which will cause the vehicle to move straight ahead, up to the corner closest to the best parking space When the driver is instructed to turn around, avoid turning constantly when driving to the intersection, so that the driver can be simple and clear when moving forward. While the user device 30 guides the parking, the user device 30 continuously receives the positioning signal sent by the positioning device 20 every predetermined time, thereby determining the current position of the user device 30, and if the user device 30 is found to be off the original When the parking path is generated, the user device 30 regenerates the parking path according to the currently received positioning signal and the optimal parking space. Finally, when the user device 30 determines that the positioning signal is the positioning signal sent by the positioning device 20 closest to the optimal parking space according to the current positioning signal, the user equipment 30 stops guiding and displays the parking space map information of the fourth b map.

Next, please refer to the first, second, fifth and sixth a to sixth figures to illustrate the method of leaving the vehicle when leaving the parking lot. First, proceed to step S30, and refer to the sixth a diagram. When the driver wants to leave the parking lot 10, the button that I want to leave in the user device 30 is operated, indicating that the user wants to leave the parking lot, and at the same time, refer to the sixth b diagram, input a destination information on the user device 30, and press OK. After the key, the user device 30 generates an exit signal for the user device 30 to generate an exit position signal according to the exit position of the internally stored parking lot; then proceeds to step S32, and the user device 30 receives the position with the positioning device 20. a positioning signal for the user device 30 to generate an optimal exit based on the destination information, the positioning signal, and the exit location signal, wherein the best exit is based on the exit location, determining the distance between each exit and the destination, and determining The distance between each outlet and the current position of the user device 30, after adding the two distances, select the shortest distance among the added distances as the best exit, wherein each outlet The distance from the destination is calculated using the distance in the network map, and the distance between each exit in the parking lot and the current location of the user device 30 is determined based on a virtual coordinate applied in the parking lot. In this embodiment, one unit in the virtual coordinate is defined as a distance of 1 meter in the real space. Of course, the best export option can be based on the shortest distance, or it can be ordered as the best exit according to the time spent on arrival, such as judging the time when each exit arrives at the destination, and judging the current location of the user device 30. At the time of each exit, after adding the two times, the least time in the added time is selected as the best exit.

After the optimal exit is generated, the process proceeds to step S34. The user device 30 determines the currently received positioning signal, and determines whether the positioning signal is sent by the positioning device 20 that is closest to the optimal exit. If yes, the process proceeds to step S36. The device 30 displays the exit map information, which displays a small-scale map around the best exit, and provides the driver to leave according to the exit displayed on the exit map information; if not, the positioning signal is not the closest to the best exit. 20, if yes, proceed to step S38, the user device 30 generates a plurality of paths according to the positioning signal and the optimal exit, and determines, by the virtual coordinates, the shortest or least time-consuming path among the plurality of paths as the departure path; S40, and referring to the sixth c-figure, the user device 30 generates an arrow direction according to the departure path and the current position of the user device 30 to guide the advance or turn, and the present invention causes the vehicle to straight forward until the closest to the guide. When the corner of the best exit is at the corner, the driver is instructed to turn and avoid turning constantly when driving to the intersection. It can be simple and straightforward. The user device 30 continuously receives the positioning signal sent by the positioning device 20 every predetermined time to determine the current position of the user device 30. If the user device 30 is found to be off the original departure path, the user device 30, that is, the departure path is regenerated according to the currently received positioning signal and the best exit. Finally, when the user device 30 determines, according to the current positioning signal, the positioning signal sent by the positioning device 20 that is closest to the optimal exit, the navigation device stops guiding and displays the exit map information, and provides the driver to leave the exit according to the exit map information. .

In summary, the present invention can directly guide the driver to the nearest optimal parking space or exit, which can effectively avoid the time for the driver to find the vacancy or the exit, can effectively increase the driving efficiency, reduce the fuel consumption, and reduce the environmental pollution. At the same time, the parking lot operator does not need to set a hardware device that displays the parking space in the parking lot, which can reduce the cost of the construction and maintenance of the hardware device.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications of the features and spirits of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Parking
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The first figure is a schematic diagram of a parking lot for the application of the present invention. The second figure is a block diagram of the system of the present invention. The third figure is a flow chart of the steps of the parking method of the present invention. The fourth to fourth c diagrams are schematic diagrams showing the continuous use state of the user device of the parking method of the present invention. The fifth figure is a flow chart of the steps of the departure method of the present invention. The sixth to sixth figures are diagrams showing the continuous use state of the user device of the departure method of the present invention.

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Claims (16)

A parking lot guiding system is disposed in a parking lot, the parking lot includes a plurality of parking blocks, each of the parking blocks has a plurality of parking spaces, and each adjacent parking block has a lane, and the parking guiding system comprises: a plurality of positioning The devices are respectively located in different lanes, and each of the positioning devices sends a positioning signal with a position of the positioning device every predetermined time; a plurality of parking space monitoring devices are respectively disposed on each of the parking spaces, to sense Detecting the state of the parking space, and generating a vehicle occupancy signal when each parking space monitoring device senses that the parking space is parked; a parking lot management device receives the vehicle occupancy signal and determines all empty spaces according to the vehicle occupancy signal The parking space generates a vacancy signal; and a user device receives the positioning signal of the positioning device to obtain the location of the user device, and generates a parking signal to the parking management device, so that the parking management device After the vacancy signal is judged to generate an optimal parking space, the optimal parking space is transmitted to the The user device generates a parking path according to the positioning signal and the optimal parking space, and the user device further records the exit position of the parking lot to generate an exit position signal, when the user device generates an exit signal The user device generates an optimal exit according to the positioning signal and the exit position signal, and generates an exit path according to the positioning signal and the optimal exit. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is from 0.5 seconds to 1 second. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the optimal parking space is the empty parking space that is closest to the location of the user device, or the empty parking space that is closest to the pedestrian entrance. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of positioning devices are low power Bluetooth positioning devices. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the parking space monitoring device continuously senses a preset time, and when it is determined that the parking space is parked, the vehicle occupancy signal is transmitted to the parking lot management device. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the parking space monitoring device is an ultrasonic parking space monitoring device or an infrared parking space monitoring device. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the user device is a smart phone, an in-vehicle device, or another mobile device. The parking lot guidance system of claim 1, wherein the user device is further configured to input a destination information, the user device determining, according to the exit location signal, a distance between each of the exit locations and the destination, and determining each After the distance between the exit location and the location of the user device is added, the shortest distance or the least time is selected as the optimal exit. A parking method applied to a parking lot guiding system includes the following steps: a user device sends a parking signal to a parking lot management device; after receiving the parking signal, the parking management device generates an optimal parking space according to a vacancy signal, and Returning the optimal parking space to the user device; the user device receives a positioning signal with a position of a positioning device, and determines whether the positioning signal is sent by the positioning device that is closest to the optimal parking space : if yes, displaying a parking space map information on the user device; and if not, the user device generates a parking path according to the positioning signal and the optimal parking space, and proceeds to the following steps; and guides the advance according to the parking path Or turning, the user device receives the positioning signal sent every predetermined time to determine the location of the user device, and when the user device determines, according to the positioning signal, the closest to the optimal parking space The positioning signal sent by the positioning device stops guiding and displays the parking space Map information. The parking method applied to a parking lot guidance system according to claim 9, wherein the user device is a smart phone, an in-vehicle device, or another mobile device. The parking method applied to the parking lot guidance system according to claim 9, wherein the positioning signal is a low power Bluetooth broadcast positioning signal. The parking method applied to the parking lot guidance system according to claim 9, wherein the optimal parking space is the empty parking space closest to the location of the user device, or is the closest to the pedestrian entrance and exit. The parking space. An exit method for a parking lot guidance system, comprising the steps of: inputting a destination information to a user device, and causing the user device to generate an exit signal, causing the user device to generate an exit location according to the parking lot; An exit location signal; the user device receives a location signal with a location of the location device to generate an optimal exit based on the destination information, the location signal, and the exit location signal; the user device determines the location Whether the signal is issued by the positioning device closest to the best exit: if yes, an exit map information is displayed on the user device; and if not, the user device generates a departure based on the positioning signal and the optimal exit Field path, and proceeds to the following steps; and guiding the advance or turn according to the departure path, the user device receives the positioning signal issued every predetermined time to determine the location of the user device, when the user The device determines, according to the positioning signal, the positioning device that is closest to the optimal outlet, and sends out Positioning signal, stop displaying the exit guide and map information. The method for leaving the parking lot guiding system according to claim 13, wherein the step of generating the optimal exit according to the destination information, the positioning signal, and the parking lot exit position signal is determined according to the exit position signal. After the distance of the exit from the destination and the distance between each of the outlets and the position of the user device are determined, the shortest distance or the least time spent selecting the added distance is the optimal exit. The method for leaving the parking lot guiding system as described in claim 13, wherein the user device is a smart phone, an in-vehicle device, or another mobile device. The method for leaving the parking lot according to claim 13, wherein the positioning signal is a low power Bluetooth broadcast positioning signal.