TW202414351A - Parking lot entry and exit management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A parking lot access management system includes a parking management platform, at least one two-dimensional barcode, the parking management platform includes a virtual keyboard or a discrimination code generation module, and a parking lot database. The virtual keyboard is used for the parker to input the discrimination code, or the discrimination code generation module directly generates the discrimination code. The two-dimensional barcode is used for the parker to read the two-dimensional barcode with a smart device, and then wirelessly connect to the parking management platform, and display the virtual keyboard or the discrimination code on the smart device. When entering and exiting the parking lot, the parker can input the discrimination code through the virtual keyboard displayed by the smart device (such as a smart phone), or directly obtain the discrimination code from the smart device. Improved benefits: 1. Easy to operate, using smartphones that almost everyone has, without having to get close to and use a keypad machine (hardware) to enter a code; 2. No need to touch the keypad machine (hardware) used by many parkers, which is more hygienic; 3. No need to build an additional physical keypad machine (hardware), which reduces fault repair issues and reduces construction and maintenance costs.

Description

Parking lot access management system

The present invention relates to a parking lot entry and exit management system, and more particularly to a system that can display a virtual keyboard on a smart device held by a parker when the parker enters or exits the parking lot, so that the parker can input a recognition code, or directly obtain the recognition code from the smart device.

According to: For a long time, there has been a parking lot management method that uses time recording tickets as proof of parking and payment. However, this parking lot fee management method has at least the following deficiencies:

1. When paying the parking fee before leaving the parking lot, the owner must return the parking time record ticket obtained when entering the parking lot so that the parking fee can be calculated and it can serve as a proof of parking and payment. If the owner accidentally loses the parking time record ticket, not only will he be unable to pay the fee and take the car to leave the parking lot, but it will also cause trouble and unnecessary disputes for the owner and the parking lot collector.

2. If the car owner accidentally loses the time recording ticket, the vehicle may be easily stolen by bad guys, who may pretend to be the car owner and pay the fee on his behalf and drive away, causing the car owner's vehicle to be stolen and causing trouble and unnecessary disputes for the car owner and the parking lot collector.

3. The parking lot must provide a time recording ticket for each parked vehicle, which also results in unnecessary waste of paper.

Therefore, the inventor has previously improved and innovated the above-mentioned prior art and applied for Taiwan Invention Patent No. I233063 "Parking Lot Fee Management System". The patented technology mainly triggers the LOOP sensor when the vehicle enters the parking lot to start the voice operation instructions and the automatic camera records the entry status, and the car owner freely enters the identification code and selects the charging method. After the mode is completed, the gate can be opened to enter the parking lot. When picking up the car and leaving the lot, the entry identification code can be entered at the payment counter, so that the management system can display the entry photo, parking time and payment amount. After the car owner pays the fee, the gate can be opened and the lot can be left. This can effectively eliminate the loss of the parking voucher and prevent the theft of the car, and effectively improve the manual control and operation efficiency of the parking lot.

However, the patent technology has the following disadvantages regarding the free input of the identification code by the car owner, because the parking lot is equipped with an additional physical keypad machine (hardware) to provide the car owner with the identification code input:

1. The car owner must approach and use a physical keypad machine (hardware) to input the identification code, which is quite inconvenient to operate.

2. Car owners will inevitably come into contact with the keypad machines (hardware) provided to many parkers, which are not hygienic. Especially in the current severe epidemic situation, it is easier to come into contact with viruses and bacteria, leading to the risk of infection.

3. It is necessary to build a physical key machine (hardware) which is prone to failure and maintenance problems. The cost of building a physical key machine (hardware) and its maintenance is quite high.

Based on the above, the patent technology is not ideal and needs to be improved.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has come up with the present invention based on his many years of practical experience in product design and development, as well as active and dedicated research and development thinking, and after countless actual tests and experiments.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a parking lot entry and exit management system that can display a virtual keyboard on the smart device held by the parker when the parker enters or exits the parking lot for the parker to input a discrimination code, or directly obtain the discrimination code from the smart device.

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention comprises a parking management platform, at least one two-dimensional barcode, wherein the parking management platform comprises one of a virtual keyboard or a discrimination code generation module, and a parking lot database, the virtual keyboard is used for the parker to input the discrimination code, or the discrimination code generation module directly generates the discrimination code, the parking lot database is used to store and manage the discrimination code, and the discrimination code is used as a parking lot entry and exit certificate; the two-dimensional barcode is used for the parker to read the two-dimensional barcode with a smart device, and then wirelessly connect to the parking management platform, and display the virtual keyboard or the discrimination code on the smart device.

When entering or exiting a parking lot, a parker may input a recognition code using a virtual keyboard displayed on a smart device such as a smart phone, or may directly obtain the recognition code from the smart device.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

1. Easy to operate, using smartphones that almost everyone has, without having to get close to or use a keypad machine (hardware) to enter the identification code.

2. It will not come into contact with the key machines (hardware) used by many parkers, which is more hygienic.

3. No need to build additional physical key machines (hardware), which reduces failure and maintenance issues and reduces construction and maintenance costs.

The following is a detailed description using only specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4. The present invention includes a parking management platform 10 and at least one two-dimensional barcode 20. The following will be described in detail:

The parking management platform 10 includes a virtual keyboard 11 or a discrimination code generating module 12, and a parking lot database 13. The virtual keyboard 11 allows the parker to input the discrimination code N, or the discrimination code generating module 12 directly generates the discrimination code N. The parking lot database 13 is used to store and manage the discrimination code N, and the discrimination code N is used as a parking lot entry and exit certificate.

The two-dimensional barcode (Quick Response Code, QR code) 20 is used by the parker to read the two-dimensional barcode 20 with a smart device 30, and then connect to the parking management platform 10 by wireless information, and display the virtual keyboard 11 or the identification code N on the smart device 20.

When the present invention is actually applied, in addition to selecting one of the virtual keyboard 11 and the identification code generation module 12 to be built in the parking management platform 10, the parking management platform 10 may also be equipped with both the virtual keyboard 11 and the identification code generation module 12 to provide the parking user with a method of obtaining the identification code N by their own choice, thereby improving the convenience of the parking user when entering and exiting the parking lot.

In one embodiment, the virtual keyboard 11 allows the parker to input the identification code N as one of numbers, characters, symbols, etc., or a combination of numbers, characters, and symbols.

In one embodiment, the parking management platform 10 includes a parking space plan display module 14, which allows parkers to choose to display a parking space plan of the current parking lot on the smart device 30 after wirelessly connecting to the parking management platform 10 via the smart device 30.

The parking space plan display module 14 can be further connected to a parking space sensing module 15, which is used to obtain information and signals about whether each parking space in the parking lot has a car parked in it or not, and enable the parking space plan display module 14 to display and provide a parking space plan showing whether each parking space in the current parking lot has a car parked in it or not in it in real time.

Accordingly, the parking management platform 10 has the function of assisting parkers in finding parking spaces.

In one embodiment, the parking management platform 10 includes a payment module 16, which allows the parker to choose to pay the parking fee by mobile payment on the smart device 30 after the parker connects to the parking management platform 10 via wireless information via the smart device 30, thereby improving practicality.

In one embodiment, the parking management platform 10 includes an advertising data display module 17, which allows parkers to choose to display advertising data on the smart device 30 after wirelessly connecting to the parking management platform 10 via the smart device 30, thereby achieving commercial benefits in terms of marketing and promotion.

In one embodiment, the two-dimensional barcode 20 is set on a pillar 21 of the parking lot or on a fence at the entrance or exit of the parking lot, or inside a parker's vehicle.

It should be emphasized that the two-dimensional barcode 20 can be set at a location that is convenient for the parker to read the two-dimensional barcode 20 using the smart device 30, and is therefore not limited to the above locations.

In one embodiment, the smart device 30 held by the parker can be any one of a smart phone and a tablet computer.

In one embodiment, after the smart device 30 reads the two-dimensional barcode 20, it is wirelessly connected to the parking management platform 10 via an Internet 40.

In one embodiment, the smart device 30 has a two-dimensional barcode reader for reading the two-dimensional barcode 20 .

The above is an introduction to the components and their assembly methods of the present invention. Next, the use characteristics and effects of the present invention are introduced as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . When a parker enters or exits a parking lot, he or she can read the two-dimensional barcode 20 with the smart device 30 and then connect to the parking management platform 10 via wireless information.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 . After the smart device 30 is wirelessly connected to the parking management platform 10 , a virtual keyboard 11 may be displayed. The parker may input the identification code N through the virtual keyboard 11 displayed by the smart device 30 (such as a smart phone), or may choose to obtain the identification code N directly from the smart device 30 .

Improved benefits:

1. Easy to operate, using smartphones that almost everyone has, without having to get close to or use a keypad machine (hardware) to enter the identification code.

It should be emphasized that the present invention has the advantages of being able to be completed in the car, not having to adjust to the terrain, objects, whether the parking position is close to the keypad machine (hardware operation box), and not having to open the car windows when it rains.

2. It will not come into contact with the key machines (hardware) used by many parkers, which is more hygienic.

3. No need to build additional physical key machines (hardware), which reduces failure and maintenance issues and reduces construction and maintenance costs.

The above examples of the embodiments of this case are provided for the purpose of explanation only and should not be used to limit the meaning of this case. In other words, all kinds of modified designs made according to the listed patent application scope should be included in the patent scope of this case.

10: Parking management platform 11: Virtual keyboard 12: Identification code generation module 13: Parking lot database 14: Parking space floor plan display module 15: Parking space sensing module 16: Payment module 17: Advertising data display module 20: Two-dimensional barcode 21: Pillar           30: Smart device 40: Internet N: Identification code

Figure 1 is a system block diagram of the present invention. Figure 2 is a first example of the use of the present invention. Figure 3 is a second example of the use of the present invention. Figure 4 is a third example of the use of the present invention.

10: Parking management platform

11: Virtual keyboard

12: Identification code generation module

13: Parking lot database

14: Parking space plan display module

15: Parking space sensing module

16: Payment module

17: Advertising data display module

20: 2D barcode

30: Smart devices

40: Internet

Claims (10)

A parking lot access management system includes: A parking management platform, including a virtual keyboard or a discrimination code generation module, and a parking lot database. The virtual keyboard is used for the parker to input the discrimination code, or the discrimination code generation module directly generates the discrimination code. The parking lot database is used to store and manage the discrimination code, and the discrimination code is used as a parking lot access certificate; and At least one two-dimensional barcode, which is used for the parker to read the two-dimensional barcode with a smart device, and then wirelessly connect to the parking management platform, and display the virtual keyboard or the discrimination code on the smart device. A parking lot entry and exit management system as described in claim 1, wherein the virtual keyboard allows the parker to input a discrimination code as one of numbers, words, symbols, etc., or a combination of numbers, words, and symbols. As described in claim 1, the parking lot entry and exit management system, wherein the parking management platform includes a parking space plan display module, which allows parkers to choose to display a parking space plan of the current parking lot on the smart device after connecting to the parking management platform via wireless information of the smart device. In the parking lot entry and exit management system as described in claim 3, the parking space plan display module can be further connected to a parking space sensing module, which is used to obtain information and signals on whether each parking space in the parking lot has a car parked in it or not, and enable the parking space plan display module to display in real time the parking space plan showing whether each parking space in the current parking lot has a car parked in it or not. As described in claim 1, the parking lot entry and exit management system, wherein the parking management platform includes a payment module, which allows parkers to choose to pay parking fees by mobile payment on the smart device after connecting to the parking management platform via wireless information of the smart device, thereby improving practicality. As described in claim 1, the parking lot entry and exit management system, wherein the parking management platform includes an advertising data display module, which allows parkers to choose to display advertising data on the smart device after connecting to the parking management platform via wireless information of the smart device, thereby having commercial benefits for marketing and promotion. A parking lot access management system as described in claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional barcode is disposed on a parking lot pillar or a fence at a parking lot entrance or exit, or inside a parker's vehicle. In the parking lot entry and exit management system as described in claim 1, the smart device held by the parker can be either a smart phone or a tablet computer. As described in claim 1, the parking lot entry and exit management system, wherein after the smart device reads the two-dimensional barcode, it connects to the parking management platform via an Internet wireless information. A parking lot entry and exit management system as described in claim 1, wherein the smart device has a two-dimensional barcode reader for reading the two-dimensional barcode.

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