TWI745971B - Inductive identification parking billing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is an inductive identification parking charging system, which includes a cloud server, an inductive module and an automatic toll payment machine; the inductive module is arranged on the ground of a roadside parking grid, and the inductive module includes a housing, a communication module, and a camera module. Groups, solar modules, wind power modules, lighting modules and power management modules; automatic payment machine with a display screen for displaying vehicle information, an operating interface connected to the display screen, and a payment interface for payment operations; cloud server comparison When the image information of the license plate, model, and color of the vehicle entering the roadside parking space is the same as that of the vehicle leaving the roadside parking space, the time difference between the vehicle entering and leaving the roadside parking space is calculated At the same time, the parking fee is displayed on the display screen, and the payment operation is performed through the payment interface.

Description

Inductive identification parking billing system

The present invention is an inductive identification parking charging system, especially an inductive identification parking charging system that does not require manual charging and can accurately calculate the exact parking hours and charging for each vehicle parked in the parking space.

The current off-street parking lot refers to a place outside the road surface for parking vehicles in a plane, three-dimensional, mechanical or tower manner; among them, the charging mechanism of off-street parking lots usually has entrance and exit gates and automatic metered charging The system charges for vehicles entering and exiting the gates in a timed manner.

Secondly, a roadside parking lot refers to a place that is set up on part of the road surface for parking vehicles; among them, the charging mechanism of the roadside parking lot is often manual charging. Nowadays, there is no access control or parking meter for on-street parking spaces. The general parking metering and billing method is mostly manual billing. However, the manual billing method requires a large number of patrol officers to check the parking space usage and process billing and billing frequently. As well as timing, the conventional practice is costly and inefficient, and even patrolmen have safety concerns when taking pictures on patrols.

In view of the shortcomings of parking billing in the above-mentioned parking lot, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an inductive identification parking billing system that can accurately calculate the exact number of parking hours for each vehicle parked in the parking space without using manual billing methods. The subsequent car owners can pay the parking fee according to the parking billing rate.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an inductive identification parking meter The toll system includes a cloud server, a plurality of sensor modules, and an automatic payment machine; the cloud server has a processing unit and a storage unit, and the sensor modules are set on a ground in a parking lot along the way Each sensor module includes a housing, a communication module, a camera module, a solar module, a wind power module, a lighting module, and a power management module. The communication module is arranged in the housing and is in communication connection with the cloud server; the photographing module is arranged on the housing and is electrically connected to the communication module, and the photographing module is used to capture entering and leaving the roadside The image information of the license plate, model and color of a vehicle in the parking space and the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space, and the image information and the time of entry and exit are sent to the processing unit through the communication module. A vehicle information is generated through the processing unit, and the vehicle information is stored in the storage unit. Secondly, the solar module includes a plurality of solar panels and a power converter. The solar panels are arranged on the housing and electrically connected to the power converter. The solar panels receive sunlight and are converted by the power source. Generator to generate DC power. Then, the wind power module is disposed on the housing to generate wind-generated power by the wind, and is received and converted by the power converter to generate another DC power, which is then incorporated into the DC power. Furthermore, the lighting module is arranged on the housing to illuminate the roadside parking space; and the power management module is arranged in the housing to communicate with the communication module, the camera module, the solar module, The wind power module and the lighting module are electrically connected. Furthermore, the automatic payment machine is in communication with the cloud server, and has a display screen that displays the vehicle information, an operation interface connected to the display screen, and a payment interface that performs payment operations; wherein, the processing unit compares When the image information of the license plate, model, and color of the vehicle entering the on-street parking space is the same as the image information of the vehicle’s license plate, model, and color of the vehicle leaving the on-street parking space, then the vehicle entering and leaving the roadside parking will be calculated At the same time, the parking fee is displayed on the display screen, and the payment operation is performed through the payment interface.

In the inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention, the automatic The toll payment machine further includes a control module and a transmission module. The image information and the time of entry and departure are transmitted to the control module of the automatic toll payment machine through the communication module, and the vehicle information is generated through the control module. The vehicle information is transmitted to the cloud server through the transmission module and stored in the storage unit.

In the aforementioned inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention, the camera module includes a first ranging radar, a second ranging radar, and two miniature cameras. The first ranging radar and the second ranging radar are respectively It is an optical radar or a millimeter wave radar sensor.

In the aforementioned inductive identification parking charging system of the present invention, any two of the sensing modules are provided on both sides of the roadside parking grid, which are a first sensing module and a second sensing module, respectively. Group, the second range-finding radar of the first sensing module and the first range-finding radar of the second sensing module simultaneously detect the roadside parking space, and the first sensing mode when the vehicle is parked The second range-finding radar of the group and the first range-finding radar of the second sensing module are automatically compared to confirm the parking position and a sensing distance, and the sensing distance is determined by determining the farther sensing distance The module takes pictures and captures image information.

In the aforementioned inductive identification parking charging system of the present invention, the sensing distance of whether the vehicle enters or leaves the roadside parking space is sensed through the first ranging radar and a second ranging radar, and when the vehicle When entering or leaving the sensing distance, the two mini-cameras are used to capture the image information of the vehicle's license plate, model, color, and the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space by means of continuous photographing.

In the aforementioned induction identification parking charging system of the present invention, each induction module transmits the vehicle information, the sensing distance or the information of the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space through the communication module.

In the inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention, the housing is composed of a front plate, a rear plate, two arc side plates and a base. Both sides of the front plate are respectively connected to the two arc side plates. The other side of the two arc side plates are connected to the rear On both sides of the board, the front board has a main body board and two inclined boards, and the two inclined boards are respectively connected to both sides of the main body board to form a concave structure.

In the inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention, the lighting modules are respectively arranged on the two inclined plates, and the photographing modules are arranged on the two arc side plates close to the two inclined plates.

In the inductive identification parking charging system of the present invention, the lighting module and the photographing module are a separate module.

In the aforementioned inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention, after detection by the first range-finding radar and a second range-finding radar, images are captured through two micro-photographs for each detection to determine the distance or movement of the vehicle Time, the vehicle image is captured for a predetermined time after the vehicle is stationary as the starting basis for the charging basis; the image capture condition of the leaving vehicle is that the image is captured once for each detection after the initial detection, and the vehicle is judged The moving distance or moving time, after a predetermined time, the parking grid is imaged as a basis for the completion of the departure.

Based on the above-mentioned advantages, and in order for the reviewer to have a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is disclosed as follows. With the drawings and figure numbers, the content of the present invention and the effects achieved by the present invention will be described in detail below.

1: Induction recognition parking billing system

10: Cloud server

101: Processing Unit

102: storage unit

20: Induction module

201: Street parking grid

202: The first sensing module

203: The second sensing module

21: Shell

211: front panel

2111: main board

2112: inclined plate

212: rear panel

213: arc side panel

214: Base

22: Communication module

23: Photography module

231: The first ranging radar

232: Second Ranging Radar

233: Mini Camera

24: Solar Module

241: Solar Panel

242: power converter

25: Wind power module

26: Lighting module

27: Power Management Module

30: Automatic payment machine

301: display screen

302: Operation interface

303: Payment interface

31: Control Module

32: Transmission module

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an inductive identification parking billing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of the inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the sensing module according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the induction module of the induction identification parking charging system according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5a is a top view of the induction module of the induction identification parking charging system according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5b is a side view of the induction module of the induction identification parking charging system according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; and

FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the induction module of the induction identification parking charging system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The following are specific examples to illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those familiar with the art can easily understand the other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented or applied by other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; and please refer to FIG. 3 , Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the sensing module according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an inductive identification parking charging system 1 includes a cloud server 10, a plurality of sensor modules 20, and an automatic toll payment machine 30; wherein, the cloud server 10 has a processing unit 101 and A storage unit 102. Secondly, the sensor modules 20 are arranged on a ground of the parking lot 201 along the road. Each sensor module 20 includes a housing 21, a communication module 22, a camera module 23, a solar module 24, and a A wind power module 25, a lighting module 26, and a power management module 27; wherein the communication module 22 is disposed in the housing 21 and is in communication connection with the cloud server 10, and the communication connection may be a wired network connection Or wireless network connection, the communication module 22 can be Bluetooth, WiFi, 4G or 5G. The camera module 23 is disposed on the housing 21 and is electrically connected to the communication module 22. The camera module 23 is used to capture the license plate, model, and color of a vehicle entering and leaving the roadside parking compartment 201 The image information and the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space, and the image information is combined with the time through the communication module 22 The time of entry and exit is transmitted to the processing unit 101, and a vehicle information is generated by the processing unit 101, and the vehicle information is stored in the storage unit 102; wherein, the photographing module 23 includes a first ranging radar 231, a second Two range-finding radars 232 and two miniature cameras 233. The first range-finding radar 231 and the second range-finding radar 232 are respectively an optical radar or a millimeter wave radar sensor. The solar module 24 includes a plurality of solar panels 241 and a power converter 242. The solar panels 241 are disposed on the housing 21 and electrically connected to the power converter 242. The solar panels 241 are used to receive sunlight and The power converter 242 generates DC power. The wind power module 25 is disposed on the housing 21 to generate wind-generated power by the wind, and is received and converted by the power converter 242 to generate another DC power, which is incorporated into the DC power. The lighting module 26 is arranged on the housing 21 to illuminate the roadside parking compartment 201; and the power management module 27 is arranged in the housing 21 to communicate with the communication module 22, the photography module 23, and the The solar module 24, the wind power module 25, and the lighting module 26 are electrically connected; the power management module 27 can be a mobile battery or a mains. Furthermore, the automatic payment machine 30 is in communication connection with the cloud server 10, and has a display screen 301 for displaying the vehicle information, an operation interface 302 connected to the display screen 301, and a payment interface 303 for performing payment operations; The payment mode is credit card payment, cash payment, third-party payment payment or stored-value card payment. Furthermore, when the processing unit 101 compares the image information of the license plate, model, and color of the vehicle entering the on-street parking compartment 201 with the image information of the license plate, model, and color of the vehicle leaving the on-street parking compartment 201, the image information is the same, The time difference between the vehicle entering and leaving the roadside parking space 201 is calculated, the parking fee is displayed on the display screen 301, and the fee payment operation is performed through the fee payment interface 303.

As shown in FIG. 3, any two of the sensing modules 20 are provided on both sides of the roadside parking space 201, a first sensing module 202 and a second sensing module 203, respectively. The second ranging radar 232 of the first sensing module 202 and the first ranging radar 231 of the second sensing module 203 simultaneously detect the roadside parking grid 201, and the vehicle stops After completion, the second ranging radar 232 of the first sensing module 202 and the first ranging radar 231 of the second sensing module 203 are automatically compared to confirm the parking position and a sensing distance, and perform Take pictures to capture image information. Each sensor module 20 transmits the vehicle information, the sensing distance, or the information of the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space 201 through the communication module 22, and transmits the information to the cloud server 10 The processing unit 101 performs comparison, and then stores the vehicle information, the sensing distance, or the information of the time when the vehicle enters and exits the roadside parking space 201 to the storage unit 102.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the second ranging radar 232 of the first sensing module 202 and the first ranging radar 231 of the second sensing module 203 simultaneously detect the The roadside parking grid 201, after the vehicle is parked, the second ranging radar 232 of the first sensing module 202 and the first ranging radar 231 of the second sensing module 203 are automatically compared to confirm the parking position And the sensing distance, and the image information captured by the sensing module 20 that determines the farther sensing distance will be photographed, and the image information captured by the far sensing distance, the vehicle information, and the sensing distance will be determined. The information about the distance measurement or the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space 201 is uploaded to the storage unit 102 of the cloud server 10.

Please refer to FIGS. 4 to 5b. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the induction module of the inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 5a is the inductive module of the inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Top view; and Figure 5b is a side view of the induction module of the induction identification parking metering system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 4 to 5b, the housing 21 is composed of a front plate 211, a rear plate 212, two arc-shaped side plates 213, and a base 214. Both sides of the front plate 211 are connected to the two arc-shaped side plates 213, respectively. The other side of the two arc-shaped side plates 213 are respectively connected to both sides of the rear plate 212. The front plate 211 has a main body plate 2111 and two inclined plates 2112. The two sides of the main body plate 2111 are respectively connected to the two inclined plates 2112. To form a concave structure; wherein, the lighting module 26 is provided on the two inclined plates 2112, and the lighting module 26 is The emitted light will overlap, as shown in the dotted line in Figure 4. Secondly, the camera module 23 is arranged on the two arc-shaped side plates 213 close to the two inclined plates 2112. Furthermore, the first ranging radar 231 and a second ranging radar 232 are used to detect whether the vehicle enters or leaves the sensing distance of the roadside parking space 201, and when the vehicle enters or leaves the sensing distance The two micro-cameras 233 are used to capture the image information of the vehicle's license plate, model, color, and the time when the vehicle enters and exits the roadside parking space in a continuous way of taking pictures.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of an inductive identification parking charging system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the automatic toll payment machine 30 further includes a control module 31 and a transmission module 32. Through the communication module 22, the image information and the time of entering and leaving the roadside parking space are transmitted to the automatic payment system. The control module 31 of the machine 30 generates the vehicle information through the control module 31, and the vehicle information is transmitted to the cloud server 10 by the transmission module 32 and stored in the storage unit 102. The difference between Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 is that in Embodiment 1, the vehicle information is identified by the cloud server 10; in Embodiment 2, the vehicle information is identified by the automatic payment machine 30 The control module 31 performs identification to accurately calculate the exact parking hours for each vehicle parked in the parking space.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the induction module of the induction recognition parking charging system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the sensing modules 20 are arranged under the ground of the roadside parking space, and the lighting module 26 and the photographing module 23 are exposed, and the lighting module 26 and the photographing module The 23 series is a separate module. The sensing modules 20 are arranged under the road surface, which can effectively use the space, and thus can prevent the vehicle from colliding with the sensing modules 20 and causing losses.

The inductive identification parking billing system of the present invention does not require manual billing In addition, the inductive identification parking billing system can accurately calculate the exact number of parking hours each vehicle parks in the parking grid so that the owner can pay the parking fee according to the local roadside parking billing rate.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples for the convenience of description, and the scope of rights claimed in the present invention should be subject to the scope of the patent application, rather than being limited to the above-mentioned embodiments.

1: Induction recognition parking billing system

10: Cloud server

101: Processing Unit

102: storage unit

20: Induction module

21: Shell

22: Communication module

23: Photography module

231: The first ranging radar

232: Second Ranging Radar

233: Mini Camera

24: Solar Module

241: Solar Panel

242: power converter

25: Wind power module

26: Lighting module

27: Power Management Module

30: Automatic payment machine

301: display screen

302: Operation interface

303: Payment interface

Claims (6)

An inductive identification parking billing system, comprising: a cloud server with a processing unit and a storage unit; a plurality of sensor modules are arranged on a ground of a parking compartment along the road, and each sensor module includes: a housing ; A communication module, which is arranged in the housing and is connected to the cloud server in communication; a photographic module, which is arranged on the housing and is electrically connected to the communication module, and the photographic module is used to capture entry and exit The image information of the license plate, model and color of a vehicle in the roadside parking space and the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space, and the image information and the time of entry and exit are transmitted to the roadside parking space through the communication module. The processing unit generates a vehicle information through the processing unit, the vehicle information is stored in the storage unit; a solar module includes a plurality of solar panels and a power converter, the solar panel is arranged on the housing and is electrically connected to The power converter, the solar panels are used to receive sunlight and generate direct current power by the power converter; a wind power module is arranged on the housing to generate wind-generated power through the wind The power converter receives and converts to generate another DC power, which is incorporated into the DC power; a lighting module is arranged on the housing to illuminate the roadside parking space; and a power management module is arranged on the Inside the housing, it is electrically connected to the communication module, the camera module, the solar module, the wind power module, and the lighting module; A display screen for vehicle information, an operating interface connected to the display screen, and a payment interface for payment operations; among them, the processing unit compares the image information of the license plate, vehicle type, and color entering the roadside parking space with leaving the road When the image information of the license plate, model and color of the vehicle in the side parking space is the same, the time difference between the vehicle entering and leaving the roadside parking space is calculated, and the parking fee is displayed on the display screen, and the payment is made Interface for payment operations; wherein, the camera module includes a first ranging radar, a second ranging radar, and two miniature cameras. The first ranging radar and the second ranging radar are respectively an optical radar or an optical radar. Millimeter wave radar sensor; any two of the sensor modules are arranged on both sides of the roadside parking grid, namely a first sensor module and a second sensor module, the The second ranging radar of the first sensing module and the first ranging radar of the second sensing module detect the same roadside parking space at the same time, and the first sensing module after the vehicle is parked The second ranging radar of the second sensing module and the first ranging radar of the second sensing module respectively sense two sensing distances, and take photos and captures through the sensing module that determines the farther sensing distance Obtain image information; each sensor module transmits the vehicle information, the sensing distance, or the information of the time when the vehicle enters and leaves the roadside parking space through the communication module. Such as the inductive identification parking billing system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the automatic toll payment machine further includes a control module and a transmission module, through which the image information and the time of entry and exit are transmitted The control module to the automatic payment machine generates the vehicle information through the control module, and the vehicle information is transmitted to the cloud server through the transmission module and stored in the storage unit. For example, the inductive identification parking billing system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the shell is composed of a front plate, a rear plate, two arc side plates and a base, and the two sides of the front plate are respectively connected to the Two arc side plates, the other side of the two arc side plates is divided into Do not connect the two sides of the back plate. The front plate has a main body plate and two inclined plates. The two sides of the main body plate are respectively connected to the two inclined plates to form a concave structure. The inductive identification parking billing system described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the lighting module is respectively arranged on the two inclined plates, and the photographing module is arranged on the two arc side plates close to the two inclined plates . For the inductive identification parking billing system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the inductive modules are arranged under the ground of the roadside parking grid, and the lighting module and the photographing module are exposed. For the inductive identification parking billing system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the lighting module and the photographing module are a separate module.

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