TWM549932U - A multi-function intelligent parking equipment with printers and camera or video devices - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation is a multi-function intelligent parking equipment (hereinafter referred to as "the equipment") with printers and camera or video devices. The equipment can count the time or number of parking, and provides printer to print the car parking related paper or receipts for those parking spaces on the roadsides, no entrance control parking areas or open parking zones. The equipment not only detects the parking time of a vehicle on its managed parking space, but also takes videos or photos on the vehicle parked in the managed parking space, and the vehicle's license plate images would be the evidences and provides identification to the parked vehicles. The license plate number of the vehicle can be identified by the image analysis of the parked car by the equipment or the management center information systems, and the equipment combines the license plate number of the parked card and other information such as the parking time, the parking space identification number and the parking films or images as the basis for charging the parking fee to the vehicle's owner. Not only the equipment can accurately calculates the parking time, but also saves the labor cost for patrol and issuing parking tickets. The videos and images provides the evidences the cars parked on the parking space at certain time period, it effectively reduces the vehicle parking dispute. Furthermore, the equipment is equipped with a printer to print parking tickets, bills of payment, receipts or invoices, not only let the consumers be able to keep the parking expense records, but they may use them to apply for reimbursement as well. The equipment may provide the payment facilities or payment mechanism of mobile phones too. In addition, when the usage status of the managed parking space is changed, the equipment may instantly notify the management center information system for publishing the availability of the parking space, it would be beneficial to those drivers who are looking for the nearby available parking spaces, and the parking consumers can quickly find out where they parked their vehicles as well. Furthermore, the management center may remote monitor, manage or configure the equipment thru the wire or wireless communication. It's really a convenient and affordable creation.

Description

Multifunctional intelligent parking printer and camera equipment

This creation is about a parking meter or counting device used in an on-street parking space, no access control or an open parking area without entrances and exits, especially the time or number of times the vehicle is automatically detected, parking billing, payment and A smart parking billing and paid device or system that prints functions such as parking slips, receipts or invoices.

Nowadays, in the open parking areas with on-street parking spaces, no access control or no entrances and exits, the parking time-based charging methods are mostly based on manual billing, while the time-based billing method requires a large number of patrols. Frequent round-trip inspections of parking space usage and handling of billing, timing, billing, maintenance, etc. are a method that is extremely time consuming, labor intensive, costly and inefficient.

More recent roadside parking time payment devices, such as the Republic of China Patent No. I383337 [a versatile smart parking timing and payment device] parking timing and payment devices have been automatically detected to park vehicles in the parking spaces managed by the device Time, providing credit card payment function, and real-time transmission of transaction data and latest parking space usage status through communication transmission mechanism Go to the stop management center system.

Although the aforementioned patents have proposed new inventions for new roadside parking time-paying equipment, if the consumer is lucky enough not to swipe the parking, and no patrolman often patrols to open the parking ticket, the parking management unit will lose the deserved The revenue from parking services has caused the parking management unit to increase the double cost burden of equipment investment and manual inspection, and the operating performance is not good.

Furthermore, the patented roadside parking time payment device can detect the parking time of the vehicle in the parking space managed by the device, but cannot prove that the consumer actually does the parking time recorded by the parking time payment device. When the vehicle is parked in the parking space, the consumer is questioned when the device is overcharged and the transaction dispute is prone to occur.

Another Republic of China patent M381858 [parking counting system with monitoring function] can sense the displacement action of a vehicle moving into or out of a parking area, automatically start the camera unit to capture the image of the vehicle, and capture the image of the vehicle. The image processing unit encodes the image signal, and the identification module recognizes the vehicle characteristics such as the license plate number to charge or count the parking of the vehicle.

Although the parking counting system of the above monitoring function can detect the entry and exit of the vehicle and identify the individual vehicle features such as the car number, the parking counting system does not provide the printing form function, and therefore, the parking ticket and the payment slip cannot be printed. Receipts or invoices, resulting in consumers not being able to obtain parking slips, bills of payment, or the inability to obtain receipts or invoices as a basis for reimbursement, but also cause personal losses to consumers, resulting in reduced willingness of consumers to use on-street parking billing equipment .

In addition, the above parking counting system with monitoring function does not have remote communication. Function, so it is impossible to transmit the latest parking space usage status or parking information to the management center system immediately when the parking space usage status change is detected. Therefore, the driver cannot find the latest parking space position information when searching for the parking space, and the consumer It is also impossible to find the parking space where the parked vehicle is located when it is necessary to find the parking space of the parked vehicle. The management center is also unable to remotely monitor, manage or set the parking counting system through the communication function, so that the system cannot be grasped immediately. The operation of the system, or the operation of the system.

In summary, the conventional parking metering and billing equipment has many shortcomings. The present invention provides automatic parking timing or counting, billing and parking for roadside parking spaces, parking spaces without access control or open parking areas without entrances and exits. Functions such as printing can not only automatically detect the time when the vehicle is parked, but also photograph or photograph the vehicle or the video or image of the vehicle's license plate as a basis for depositing or identifying the individual vehicle, or by this creation. Analyze the image to identify the license plate number of the vehicle, or transmit the video or video to the management center system through the communication mechanism of the creation to analyze the image to identify the license plate number of the vehicle, and match the detected parking time and parking space number. And the parking film or video as the basis for subsequent charging of the vehicle owner, not only can accurately calculate the parking time of the vehicle, but also completely eliminate the cost of manual inspection; including parking film or video of the start and end parking time Transfer to the management center system for inspection also provides evidence of parking facts, which can effectively reduce In addition, this creation is equipped with a form printing device that can print parking orders, bills of payment, receipts or invoices. In addition to facilitating consumers to keep parking consumption records, it is convenient for consumers to use the payment form to pay fees. Consumers can't worry about reporting, this creation can also be equipped with payment devices and mobile payment mechanisms. not only In this way, the creation can automatically return the latest parking space usage status or parking information to the management center system through the wired or wireless communication mechanism provided by the device when the parking space usage status is changed, so that the driver can check the latest parking space position at any time. Information is also convenient for consumers to check the location of the parking spaces of their parked vehicles. The management center can also remotely monitor, manage or set up the equipment through the wired or wireless communication mechanism provided by the equipment, so that the operation status of the equipment can be instantly grasped. Or control the operation of the device, creating a progressive and novelty.

This creation is a multi-functional intelligent parking printer and camera equipment (hereinafter referred to as this equipment). It is used in on-street parking spaces, no access control or open parking areas without entrances and exits. This equipment can park one or more parking spaces. Vehicles parked (hereinafter also referred to as cars or vehicles) are used for parking timing or counting, photographing or photographing individual features of parking vehicles (hereinafter collectively referred to as camera) and printing documents; this equipment is mainly composed of the following components : A master control device: consists of a hardware and software with executable program logic, is electrically connected with other devices of the device, controls the operation logic of the device, and can control, monitor or respond to the other Device; one or more sets of object detecting devices: consisting of a device capable of detecting the presence or movement of an object, and electrically connected with the main control device for sensing whether an object enters, moves, parks or leaves the parking space, It can start timing or counting mechanism, camera device or data storage device, etc.; one or more sets of timing or counting mechanism: with timing or counting function, can be electrically connected with the main control device Independent device, or built in the master device, the records may be entering or leaving the vehicle parking time in order to calculate the dwell time, number of stops, or calculation of the vehicle; One or more sets of camera devices or camera detection devices: electrically connected to the main control device, both of which have a photography or camera function, and the camera detection device further has the ability to detect or recognize the individual features of the vehicle in the captured photo or image. Function; one or more sets of form printing devices: with printed form function, electrically connected with the main control device, can print parking orders, bills of payment, receipts or invoices, parking people or payers can take this bill or parking Single to authorized units or payment equipment, etc.; one or more sets of data storage devices: consisting of non-volatile memory or non-volatile storage devices that can be read and written, electrically connected to the main control device, can store the parking Vehicle information, features, videos, photos, parking time, number of stops, billing or payment, etc.; one or more sets of information input and display devices: a human-machine interface device that can input and display data, and The main control device is electrically connected, and can display information such as the vehicle data, characteristics, parking timing, parking times, billing, payment, indication or announcement; one or more sets of power supply devices Provided by an internal or external power supply system to provide the power required by the device; when the driver drives the vehicle into the corresponding parking space with the device, the device begins to count or count until the vehicle leaves the parking space; The feature is that when the vehicle starts to use the parking space, the object detecting device of the device can detect that the vehicle enters the parking space, starts the timing or counting mechanism to perform timing or counting, and identifies the vehicle and its license plate number. Number or individual features (hereinafter collectively referred to as the car number) to take photos or photo archives, or to identify, and record the start of parking time; when the car When the vehicle leaves the parking space, the object detecting device of the device can detect that the vehicle leaves the parking space, stop the timing mechanism or end the parking, and take a photo or photo archive or identify the vehicle and its vehicle number. Recording the end time of the vehicle and calculating the parking time or number of parking times of the vehicle; or calculating and recording the parking space for the vehicle according to the parking rate calculation rule; and having a printed parking ticket, payment slip, and receipt Or invoice function. A schematic diagram of a typical embedded device of this creation is shown in Figure 2.

The device may be equipped with one or more sets of payment devices. When the parking payer (or consumer) uses the parking space with the device, the payment device can be paid for the payment operation; the payment device includes the card or the payment device including the electronic wallet. Debit device, credit card consumer payment device, card consumption connection deduction or consumer billing device, 1D or 2D barcode payment device, mobile payment mechanism or coin coin, banknote payment or change device.

The one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code payment device of the foregoing device may be a tag or an article including a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code, or a camera device (also referred to as a code reader) that is a code scanner or an integrated bar code scanning program. When the parking payer uses the device, the payment tool with the barcode reader can perform reading, paying, or reading the one- or two-dimensional barcode of the payer's payment tool with the barcode scanner or the barcode reader of the device. Perform the paid job again.

The mobile payment mechanism in the device payment device can be used in combination with the above-mentioned one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode payment device; the mobile payment mechanism includes: the consumer uses the mobile phone to pay the app to use the camera lens to focus on the parking ticket barcode to identify the parking information to pay for the tool or connection. Payment by financial account or stored value account; or consumer presenting payment tool stored in mobile payment app 1D or multidimensional barcode (such as QR Code) to provide the clerk with a barcode scanner to read payment information (such as credit card number), to charge online charging with an electronic charging device; or to receive a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional barcode (such as QR Code) label or item. To provide consumers with a payment app to read store barcode information to complete online payment; or consumers to use NFC mobile phones and hardware payment tools with electronic wallet (such as built-in e-wallet on the security element (Security Element) or with electronic wallet The function of the SIM card), or the mobile phone security component (such as the Micro SD type NFC mobile phone credit card) containing the NFC inductive payment function or the NFC mobile phone and the software payment tool including the verification user identity and the cloud authentication platform to complete the payment; or Consumers use the mobile payment app to connect to an external device (such as a credit card device or an inductive payment device) to complete the payment.

The payment instrument may include a magnetic strip or a wafer card containing a wafer, a magnetic stripe card, a prepaid card, a stored value card, a financial card, a debit card, a cash card, a bank card or a credit card, or a payment device including an electronic wallet, or It is a radio frequency identification (RFID) device.

This equipment may be equipped with a communication transmission mechanism, including wired transmission or wireless transmission, to provide data transmission between different devices in the device, or to perform bidirectional or unidirectional data transmission with the management center system. The information obtained by the device includes: The parking vehicle data, parking data, transaction data, parking space usage status, and equipment usage status are transmitted to the management center for subsequent processing. Communication between the device and the management center can be directly through the wired transmission device (such as ADSL modem) Or wireless transmission equipment (such as 3G/4G wireless router), or through wired or wireless communication (such as ZigBee) with other parking printers and camera equipment, and then indirectly through wired transmission equipment or wireless transmission equipment Go to the management center.

The image pickup device provided in the device may be a camera device, an automatic flash camera device, an infrared camera device, a night camera device, a thermal imaging device, a photographing device, an infrared photographing device, an infrared thermal imaging device, or a nighttime camera device.

The object detecting device of the device can detect objects by the following methods: camera detecting device: a camera device, or a camera device and an image capturing device, combined with image analysis function to analyze the appearance, movement or disappearance of an object , object type, color or individual characteristics of the object; or physical detection device: light sensing device, sound wave sensing device, electric wave sensing device, pressure sensing device and magnetic field inductance detecting device, etc. Disappear, light sensing such as infrared, laser, sound wave sensing such as ultrasonic, wave sensing such as radar wave, microwave, millimeter wave, magnetic field inductance detection such as geomagnetic induction coil; or combined with physical detection device and camera detection Device: After the physical detection device senses the appearance of the object, the image detection device is used to analyze the object type, color or individual features of the object.

In addition to a simple camera device, the device can also be configured with a camera detection device. The object detecting device and the camera detecting device of the device may be separate components of the same device or electrical connection, and the camera detecting device can analyze the image in real time to determine that the vehicle enters, leaves, and parks in its management. Parking space and identification of the vehicle features including the vehicle's license plate number Code, identification number or individual features (collectively referred to as the car number), or with the ability to detect the presence or movement of an object.

The camera detecting device may be composed of a camera device or a camera device and an image capturing device, and the image analyzing function may be combined; the image analyzing function may be built in the hardware and software of the device, or the device may The vehicle photo image file or video file is transmitted to other information systems through the communication transmission mechanism of the device, and after obtaining the vehicle number of the vehicle after analysis, the vehicle number is transmitted back to the device.

The device may be equipped with a radio frequency identification or wireless communication device, and communicate with the vehicle on the parking space of the device to transmit the vehicle number of the vehicle through wireless communication to achieve the purpose of identifying the individual vehicle, or as a basis for charging the vehicle. For example, to achieve the purpose of communication between the device and the vehicle and to identify the vehicle by means of a radio frequency identification system (RFID), which can be implemented by attaching an RFID tag to the vehicle and installing an RFID card reader on the device.

When the device is equipped with a communication transmission mechanism and can transmit data between the management center, it can be combined with the parking space usage status detection and return mechanism of the device to transmit the parking space usage status to the management center. This device is equipped with a parking space usage detection and reward mechanism. This mechanism refers to the use of the object detection device of the device to instantly detect that the parking space usage state is in a vacant state or a parking state, and the instant use state or usage state of the parking space. The change is transmitted to the management center through the communication transmission mechanism.

The device can control one or more parking spaces; when a group of devices can control multiple parking spaces, the device can be constructed as a separate, network or master-slave (Server/Client) network shelf, wherein The network of the network architecture may be a wired network or a wireless network.

When a group of devices controls a plurality of parking spaces, the related devices such as the object detecting device, the camera device or the camera detecting device of the device may be separated from the device, and the data is transmitted through the wired or wireless communication with the main control device. It becomes a separate or networked parking timing or counting and camera architecture. The main control device of the smart parking printer and camera equipment in the same area can be electrically connected or communicated with multiple external parking terminal devices. Each separate parking space end device includes an object detecting device, a camera device or a camera detecting device, which can photograph or photograph a vehicle parked in its management parking space, or identify the car number of the parked vehicle, or use the parking space for the parking space. Detecting and transmitting the generated parking information or the detected parking space status information to the main control device through the communication transmission mechanism, and the parking space end device or the main control device can respectively time or count the parking spaces of each parking vehicle, and the main control The device then transmits the parking data or parking space status information to the information management center system through the communication transmission mechanism for control, release or subsequent processing.

The use and payment of this device include the following methods: (1) The parking payer drives to the parking space to stop the parking. When the vehicle is parked, the payment tool is used to pay for the equipment corresponding to the parking space; when the payer leaves the original parking space, the above action is repeated. Perform billing and full payment actions, that is, complete the parking time or counting, billing, payment procedures, and print the parking slip, receipt or invoice, the device will display or record the parking and payment information, and the above information The transfer management center performs the billing process; or (2) the parking payer drives to the parking space to stop, and does not perform the payment action when the parking lot is stopped; when the payer leaves the original parking space, the device corresponding to the parking space is operated Confirm parking The fee is paid by the payment instrument for the full parking payment action, that is, the parking time or counting, billing, payment procedures are completed, and the parking ticket, receipt or invoice is printed, and the device will display or record the parking and payment information, and The information transfer management center is used to perform the billing process; or (3) the parking payer drives to the parking space to stop, when the payer leaves the original parking space, the payment action is not performed, only the parking ticket is printed, and then Authorized toll collection agency, payment device or transfer device to pay, the device will display or record the parking and payment information, and the above information transmission management center to conduct the accounting process; or (4) the parking payer drives to the parking space to stop, when When the above-mentioned payer leaves the original parking space, the payment action is not performed and the parking ticket is printed. The device will display or record the parking and payment information, and then the parking information transmission management center will make a replacement by manual or transmission mechanism. Procedures such as calling, or debiting directly from the bank account or other unit's stored value account agreed by the parking payer in advance, or by parking the payer beforehand The credit card is used for consumption billing; or (5) the parking payer drives to the parking space to stop. When the payer leaves the original parking space, the payment action is performed, but the payment amount is insufficient, and the device will display or record this. Pen parking and payment information, and then manual or transmission mechanism to park, pay and unpaid parking fees and other information transfer management centers for billing, replenishment, collection and other procedures; or (6) the parking payer to drive to parking parking When the above-mentioned payer leaves the original parking space, if the payment is not carried out, and the parking ticket is not printed when the vehicle is not intended to leave the parking space, the printed parking ticket does not match the actual parking time. The device will display or record This parking, printed parking and parking fees and other information, and then by manual or transmission mechanism will be parking, printed parking and parking fees and other information transfer management center to fill the order, call and other procedures.

This device must be equipped with other functional devices, control mechanisms or detection devices, including the following functional devices: electronic or wafer card type control device switch device, mechanical lock device, mechanical lock protection device, solar charging device, battery device Etc., or the following control mechanisms: data protection mechanism, remote monitoring mechanism, self-system detection mechanism, etc., or the following detection devices: parking order, receipt or invoice use status, parking space usage status, equipment power usage status, abnormal intrusion The device status, device data protection status, system usage status, etc., the aforementioned functional device, control mechanism or detection device can refer to the description of the prior art patent I383337 [a multifunctional intelligent parking timing and payment device].

The device can be used for parking time or counting of parking spaces used by vehicles, and for imaging, the aforementioned vehicles (or vehicles or vehicles) can be cars, locomotives, bicycles, electric bicycles, ships or aircraft.

The device can be used for parking time or counting of parking spaces or parking areas used by vehicles, as well as for video recording. The aforementioned parking spaces or parking areas can be roadside parking spaces, lane parking spaces, parking spaces without access control or none. Parking spaces such as entrances and exits.

This equipment has to integrate coin coin-operated mechanism, banknote payment mechanism or zero-change mechanism.

This device also has to integrate the mobile phone dial-up payment function; or integrate with the information system of the management center to provide a parking application (App) operation package for driving to a mobile phone or tablet. Including: parking space inquiry, parking vehicle location inquiry, parking information inquiry, parking reservation, change parking time, or online payment, payment and other functions.

The device may be equipped with an abnormal intrusion detection device, a data protection mechanism or an intrusion response mechanism. The mechanism detects whether the physical enclosure or circuit is subjected to unauthenticated or authorized opening, physical destruction or intrusion. If this condition is detected, the action of automatically clearing the important data stored in the device may be initiated, or the message may be returned to the management center system.

When the device is equipped with a communication transmission mechanism to transfer data between the management center and the management center, the management center must implement remote management of the device. This device has a mechanism for remotely monitoring, managing, or setting up the device by the management center. This mechanism is used by the management center system to actively transmit commands to the device, or to the management center corresponding to the message transmitted by the device to the management center system. In the system response, the command to the management center system to the device, including the requirement to perform the action or change the system parameters, so that the device operates according to the new parameter.

The information input and display device of this device can be LCD, LED, indicator light, mechanical sign, mechanical indicator or display board.

1‧‧‧Contactless chip card

2‧‧‧Parking payers (or consumers)

3‧‧‧ Vehicles

4‧‧‧Parking space

5‧‧‧Smart parking printer and camera equipment

51‧‧‧User operating the chassis

52‧‧‧Parking terminal box

501‧‧‧Master control unit

502‧‧‧ object detection device

5021‧‧‧Physical detection device

503‧‧‧Timed or counting mechanism

5031‧‧‧Timer

504‧‧‧ Camera or camera detection device

5041‧‧‧ Camera

5042‧‧‧Video detection device

50421‧‧‧Photographic lens

505‧‧‧ data storage device

506‧‧‧Information input and display device

507‧‧‧Power supply unit

508‧‧‧Form printing device

509‧‧‧Payment device

510‧‧‧Communication transmission mechanism

6‧‧‧Management Center System

7‧‧‧Regional network communication equipment

8‧‧‧ Wide area network communication equipment

9‧‧‧Regional communication network

10‧‧‧ Wide Area Communication Network

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of this creation used for on-street parking.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a typical embedded device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the communication architecture of the second creation and management center system.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the roadside parking used in the third embodiment of the management of the dual parking spaces.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a separate system architecture of the fourth embodiment.

"Embodiment 1"

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the parking stop and imaging device 5 (hereinafter also referred to as the device 5 ) used for roadside parking, and FIG. 3 is the present embodiment. Schematic diagram of the module. The timing or counting mechanism 503 of the embodiment adopts a timing device 5031, and the imaging device or the imaging detecting device 504 adopts an imaging detecting device 5042.

The device 5 is used for the roadside parking space, the timing of the open parking space without access control or the entrance and exit, and the camera. When the driver drives the vehicle 3 into the corresponding parking space 4 with the device 5, the device 5 detects The vehicle 3 enters this parking space 4 and automatically starts counting until the vehicle 3 leaves the parking space 4. When the vehicle 3 starts to use the parking space 4, the camera detecting device 5042 of the device 5 can detect that the vehicle 3 enters the parking space 4, that is, the timing device 5031 is started, and the vehicle 3 and its license plate number are photographed or photographed. Archived for verification and used as a follow-up automatic or manual identification of the vehicle 3, and records the start stop time; when the vehicle 3 leaves the parking space 4, the camera detecting device 5042 of the device 5 can detect that the vehicle 3 is leaving The parking space 4, that is, the timing of the stop timing device 5031, the vehicle 3 is photographed or photographed and archived for storage, and the vehicle 3 is recorded to end the parking time, and the parking time of the vehicle 3 is calculated according to the parking rate. After the calculation rule calculates and records the fee for the vehicle 3 to use the parking space 4, the parking information input and display device 506 (generally an LCD display panel) of the device 5 displays that the parking time of the vehicle 3 using the parking space 4 is related to payment. Capital News.

The device 5 is mainly composed of a main control device 501, an imaging detecting device 5042, a timing device 5031, a data storage device 505, an information input and display device 506, a payment device 509, a form printing device 508, a communication transmission mechanism 510, and a power supply device 507. The following is a combination: the main control device 501: is composed of a hardware and software with executable program logic, generally a microprocessor with a single core or multi-core operation and memory (RAM, Flash Or the electronic circuit formed by the ROM and other electronic components, the program executed on the microprocessor controls the operation logic of the device 5, and the main control device 501 is electrically connected to other devices of the device 5, and can be controlled and monitored. Or responding to the electronic signals of other devices of the device 5; the camera detecting device 5042: in this example, the functions of the object detecting device 502 and the camera detecting device 5042 of the device 5 are integrated into the same device, that is, the camera The detecting device 5042 is configured to detect whether a vehicle exists or moves on the parking space, and recognize the license plate number function of the parked vehicle. The camera detecting device 5042 is electrically connected to the main control device 501, and has a photographing function, and can recognize whether there is a vehicle entering, moving, parking or leaving the parking space in the captured image to start timing or suspending the timing operation of the timing device 5031. The camera detecting device 5042 can also recognize the functions of the vehicle type 3 (large car, car, locomotive, bicycle, etc.), color and license plate number in the captured image; the camera detecting device 5042 is composed of a photographic device and an image capturing module. The camera detecting device 5042 which is combined with the soft and hard body of the image analyzing function is realized; the image analyzing function is built in the soft and hard body of the device 5, and the photographing device, the image capturing module and the main control device 501 are electrically connected. Sex Connected, the film captured by the camera device is captured as a continuous image data by the image capturing module, and then the image analyzing software executed by the image processing software of the camera detecting device 5042 or the microprocessor of the master device 501 The input image data is analyzed to identify when the vehicle 3 entering the managed parking space 4 enters and exits the managed parking space 4, and the type, color and license plate number of the vehicle 3.

The timing device 5031: has a timing function, is electrically connected to the main control device 501, and can record the time when the vehicle 3 enters or leaves the parking space 4 to calculate the parking time, and the main control device 501 can further calculate the parking rate and the parking time. Parking fee; data storage device 505: electrically connected to the main control device 501, generally a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk, a network storage device or a flash memory, which can store the parking space 4 Parking vehicle 3 data, car number, features, images, photos, parking timing, billing, payment, etc.; this embodiment uses flash memory as data storage device 505; information input and display device 506: one for input The human interface device for displaying data is a touch panel electrically connected to the main control device 501, which can display the consumer operation function item, the number of the parked vehicle 3, the parking date and time, the parking fee, In addition to information such as payment status, parking instructions or announcements, consumers 2 also select the function of operating function items or input data on the touch screen, and can display parking consumption information. A QR code is provided on the screen to provide a mobile phone payment mechanism; a payment device 509 is a non-contact chip card reading and writing module, and is electrically connected to the main control device 501 to provide a non-contact wafer card 1 E-wallet payment function; The form printing device 508 is a thermal sensing printing module electrically connected to the main control device 501, and can provide a function of printing a parking slip, a bill of payment or a receipt, and can print a two-dimensional barcode of the parking consumption information. (QR Code) to provide a mobile phone payment mechanism; the communication transmission mechanism 510 is a wireless transmission module, electrically connected to the main control device 501, and can receive commands from the main control device 501 to acquire or store the device 5 The data includes: parking vehicle data, parking data, transaction data, parking space usage status and equipment usage status, etc., and transmitting the data to the management center system via an external WiFi sharer and a 4G wireless router or an ADSL device for subsequent processing; the power supply device 507: A variable voltage rectifying device of an internal power supply system (such as a battery) or an external power supply system (such as a commercial power supply) provides the power required by each device or mechanism of the device 5. The power supply system used in this embodiment is a commercial power supply.

The camera detecting device 5042 of the device 5 notifies the main control device 501 after detecting that the vehicle 3 stops in the managed parking space 4 and recognizes the car number of the vehicle 3. The main control device 501 will detect the camera detecting device. The parking information identified by the 5042 includes the type, color and car number of the parked vehicle 3, together with the parking space number, the start of the parking time, and the like, and the image data of the vehicle 3 parked in the parking space 4 with date and time through the communication transmission mechanism 510 is transmitted to the management center system, and the parking space 4 is stored in the database in the "in use" state and the vehicle number of the vehicle 3 currently using the parking space; likewise, the camera detecting device 5042 of the device 5 is When it is detected that the vehicle 3 starts moving or will leave the managed parking space 4, the parking information includes information such as the number of the parking vehicle 3, the parking space number, the starting parking time, the ending parking time, and the payment amount, and the vehicle. 3 parked in The image data of the parking space 4 and the date and time is transmitted to the management center system through the communication transmission mechanism 510, and the parking space 4 in the "vacancy" state and the parking transaction data are stored in the database. By instantly transmitting information on the status change of the parking space, the management center can establish an on-street parking space status inquiry system to provide a general driver with a computer browser, mobile phone or tablet app to find a still empty parking space position to save the search for empty parking spaces. The time and the parking consumer 2 can also find the location of the parking space 4 of his vehicle 3 to provide the consumer 2 with the need for a convenient car.

The payment tool used in this embodiment is a contactless chip card containing an electronic wallet, and the card holder must first store the value of the card before it can be used for payment. After the consumer 2 drives the vehicle 3 into the parking space 4 managed by the device 5, the parking space 4 is parked in the position, and the non-contact wafer card 1 is taken out to pay the basic parking fee, and then the consumer 2 returns to prepare to drive away. The card is paid again to pay for the parking fee, and after the parking receipt is printed, the vehicle 3 is driven away from the parking space 4.

If the consumer 2 does not have the aforementioned contactless chip card 1 and cannot pay the parking fee with the card at the parking site, the information input and display device 506 of the device 5 may be operated in the form before he returns to prepare to drive away. After the printing device 508 prints the parking ticket, the vehicle 3 is driven away from the parking space 4, and then the fee is paid to the convenience store counter; or the consumer 2 is entered on the information server of the convenience store or parked. After the vehicle 3 information, check the parking information and print the payment bill, and then pay the fee to the counter; or print the QR Code of the parking payment information on the parking ticket, including the parking number, parking fee, parking time and other information. Consumer 2 can use the phone on the security The installed mobile phone payment app uses the camera lens to focus on shooting and recognize the QR Code information to complete the online payment operation. When the consumer 2 pays the parking slip printed by the device 5 to the convenience store, the convenience store's charging system will contact the management center information system to check the parking amount calculated by the system, if it is inconsistent with the parking ticket, A new payment slip will be printed on the information server of the convenience store and then paid to the counter. This inconsistent parking fee may occur after the consumer 2 prints the parking ticket by the device 5, and does not drive the vehicle 3 away from the parking space 4 within the allowed stay time, resulting in the printed parking time and cost on the parking ticket. The actual parking time and the required cost do not match, so you need to reprint the payment slip to cover the parking fee.

The device 5 provides a mobile phone payment mechanism, and displays the parking time and the fee on the LCD screen when the payment function of the information input and display device 506 is operated before the parking consumer 2 leaves, if the consumer 2 chooses to pay by the mobile phone, on the LCD screen The QR Code is generated, which includes information such as parking space number, parking fee, parking time, etc. Consumer 2 can use the smart phone payment app installed on the mobile phone to focus on the camera lens and read and read the QR Code. Information, complete online payment operations.

When the consumer 2 operates the inquiry parking information on the device 5, the main control device 501 of the device 5 displays the information such as the car number and the stop time of the parking vehicle 3 on the information input and display device 506, when the consumer 2 When the printed parking ticket is operated on the device 5, the main control device 501 of the device 5 not only controls the form printing device 508 to print the parking ticket of the vehicle 3, but also transmits the parking information to the parking transmission mechanism 510 through the communication transmission mechanism 510. The management center system is used for the management center to carry out subsequent accounting, account check comparison, and the use of accounting related operations such as replenishment and collection.

"Embodiment 2"

4 is a schematic diagram of the device included in the device 5 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the communication architecture between the device 5 and the management center system 6 of the present embodiment. The intelligent parking printer and the imaging device 5 of the embodiment are similar to the authoring device of the first embodiment. The process for the consumer to use the device 5 is similar. The difference between the embodiment and the first embodiment is mainly in the device 5 Different object detecting devices 502 (using the physical detecting device 5021) and the simple camera device 5041 are used instead of the more expensive camera detecting device 5042, and the communication transmission mechanism 510 of the device 5 is used to instantly capture the date of the camera. The image data recorded by the time and imaging device 5041 including the parking vehicle 3 and its license plate number (and date and time) on the parking space 4 is transmitted to the management center system 6, and analyzed by the management center system 6 to analyze the vehicle 3 After the license plate number, the license plate number is transmitted back to the device 5 for use by the device 5 when printing the parking ticket or recording and displaying the parking information later.

In this embodiment, the object detecting device 502 of the device 5 uses the physical detecting device 5021 in this embodiment: an infrared sensing circuit module is used. The principle of distance sensing of infrared rays is that when the infrared light wave is emitted from the transmitting end, the light wave is reflected by the surface of the object to the receiving end to obtain the magnitude of energy attenuation, and then the relative relationship of the distance is calculated. In this embodiment, the infrared sensing circuit module is used as the physical detecting device 5021. When an object is sensed to enter the parking space 4, and the parking space 4 is no longer moved, the main control device 501 is directly or indirectly transmitted. The camera device 5041 is activated to take a photo, and the camera lens position of the camera device 5041 has been adjusted to be able to clearly capture the vehicle 3 parked on its management parking space 4 and its license plate number when the device 5 is installed on the roadside (and the date attached) And time) the position and angle of the image, and then take the photo taken together with the parking information, photo time, stop The information such as the parking space number is transmitted to the management center system 6 through the communication transmission mechanism 510 of the device 5. After the management center system 6 stores the parking data and the image, and further analyzes the parking image and analyzes the license plate number of the vehicle 3, the management center system 6 transmits the license plate number of the vehicle 3 back to the device 5 to It is used by the device 5 to print a parking ticket or receipt later by the form printing device 508, or to record and display the parking information.

Similarly, when the physical detecting device 5021 (infrared sensing circuit module) senses that the vehicle 3 starts to move from the fixed state and is about to leave the parking space 4, the camera 5041 is activated to take a photo to shoot Leave the image of the vehicle 3 and its license plate number (with date and time) on the management parking space 4, and then take the photographed photos together with the photographing time, parking space number, parking fee and other information through the communication of the device 5. The transmission mechanism 510 is transmitted to the management center system 6. After the parking center data is stored, the management center system 6 further analyzes the parking image and analyzes the license plate number of the vehicle, and matches and stores the data of the previous storage and parking. Yes, and update the information to complete the complete record of the parking transaction information record and image.

The communication transmission mechanism 510 of this case can directly transmit through a wired network transmission device (such as a signal enhancer, a hub, a network switch, a router, an ADSL modem) or a wireless network. Transmission equipment (such as WiFi Repeater (WiFi Repeater), WiFi wireless sharer, 3G/4G WiFi sharer, 3G/4G router) is achieved, or it can be transmitted by regional wired transmission (such as RS485) or wireless transmission (such as ZigBee) transfers or transfers data between other parking printers and camera equipment, and finally transmits it to the management center system 6 through a wide-area cable transmission device (such as an ADSL modem) or a wireless transmission device (such as a 3G/4G router). can According to the actual needs, the transmission mode of the above combination is selected to configure the communication software and hardware modules required on the device 5 to achieve the purpose of communication with the management center system 6.

Figure 5 is a communication architecture between the device 5 and the management center system 6. The device 5 uses the built-in communication transmission mechanism 510 of the Ethernet client module to transmit the regional communication network 9 and the regional network communication device. 7 communication, regional network communication equipment 7 such as signal enhancer (Repeater), hub (Hub), network switch (Switch), router (Router), etc.; and then through the regional network communication device 7 and the wide area network communication device 8 After connecting (such as an ADSL modem or a 3G/4G router), it communicates with the management center system 6 through the wide area communication network 10.

"Embodiment 3"

The intelligent parking printer and the image capturing device 5 of the embodiment can control two parking spaces 4, and are disposed on the road sidewalk in the center of two consecutive roadside parking spaces. In this embodiment, the original management of the dual parking spaces is used in the road. The parking diagram is shown in Figure 6. The device 5 includes a main control device 501, an imaging detecting device 5042, a timing device 5031, an inductive payment device 509 for a contactless chip card, a parking ticket printing device 508, a data storage device 505, and an information input and display device 506. And the power supply device 507, the device 5 integrates the object detecting device 502 and the camera detecting device 5042 into the same device, and the camera detecting device 5042 uses a photographic detecting device with a photographic lens to facilitate detecting the vehicle 3 entering and leaving the device. 5 Managed parking spaces 4 and functions such as the type, color and license plate number of the parked vehicle 3.

Since the device 5 needs to detect the parking state of the two parking spaces 4 managed by the device 5, and the camera, timing and billing of the parking space 3 respectively, the camera detecting device 5042 has two The photographic lens 50421 is respectively installed at a position where the vehicle 3 and its license plate number (with date and time) images parked on the two parking spaces 4 managed by it can be clearly photographed, and is detected by the main control device 501 and the camera. The device 5042 captures and analyzes the content of the video captured by the two photographic lenses to detect the entry and exit events of the two parking spaces 4 and identify the type, color and license plate number of the parking vehicle 3, and calculate the parking fee. The image file of the vehicle 3 entering and leaving time, the parking fee, and the license plate number and the vehicle 3 entering and leaving the parking space 4 are stored in the data storage device of the device 5 to be transferred to the management center system in batch mode after the end of the day; and When the vehicle 3 enters and exits the parking space 4, the device 5 transmits the latest parking space status information (vehicle parked or no vehicle state) to the management center system through the communication transmission mechanism for management and distribution to save the general driver. Find time for empty parking spaces or make it easy for parking consumers to find a car.

"Embodiment 4"

The intelligent parking printer and the imaging device 5 of the embodiment can control a plurality of parking spaces 4 and have a separate architecture. The schematic diagram of the separate system architecture of the present invention is shown in FIG. The main control device 501, the timing device 5031, and the payment device 509 of the device 5 include a device for sensing a contactless chip card, a device for paying a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode, a form printing device 508, a data storage device 505, and an information input. The display device 506 and the power supply device 507 are disposed in a user-operated chassis 51. The object detecting device 502 and the camera device 5041 of the device 5 are separated from the device 5 and disposed at each parking space. The terminal device is disposed in a parking space terminal box 52. The communication transmission mechanism of the device 5 includes two parts, and a part is a regional communication device, which is disposed in the user operating chassis 51 and the parking space terminal box 52, and is used for Main control device and each parking space end device The data is transmitted by wired transmission (such as RS485) or wireless transmission (such as ZigBee, WiFi or Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC)); the other part is a wide area communication device, which is disposed in the user operating chassis 51. It is used for the bidirectional or unidirectional data transmission between the main control device and the management center system 6, and can be wired (such as Ethernet) or wireless transmission (such as WiFi or dedicated short-distance communication) and external WAN communication device 8 (such as ADSL device). Or 3G/4G router) communication to transmit data to the management center system 6 via the wide area communication network 10. The main control device of the device 5 can manage a plurality of sets of devices disposed at the parking space end.

In this embodiment, the object detecting device 502 used in the device 5 is an infrared sensing circuit module belonging to one of the physical detecting devices, and the camera device 5041 is a camera module. When the consumer drives the vehicle 3 into the parking space 4 managed by the device 5, the infrared sensing circuit module of the device 5 senses that an object enters the parking space 4 and stays in the parking space 4 after the parking space 4 is no longer moved. That is, the main control device of the device 5 is notified through the "sensing object access" message transmission. After receiving the message, the main control device records the message and sends a camera command to the camera module to perform the photographing, and the camera module shoots. The image of the vehicle 3 and its license plate number (with date and time) parked on the parking space 4 is returned to the main control device, and the main control device analyzes the input image data by using the image analysis software to identify Enter the information of the type, color and license plate number of the parking space 4 of the managed parking space 4, and store the information such as the video content, photographing time, parking space number and car number in the data storage device.

When the consumer drives the vehicle 3 away from the parking space 4 managed by the device 5, the infrared sensing circuit module senses that when an object moves or moves away from the parking space 4, it passes through the "sensing object". The message transmission informs the main control device of the device 5, after receiving the message, the main control device records the message and sends a camera command to the camera module to perform the photographing, and the camera module is photographed and parked on its management parking space 4. After the image of the vehicle 3 and its license plate number (and date and time) is transmitted back to the main control device, the main control device analyzes the input image data by using the image analysis software to identify the vehicle 3 leaving the managed parking space 4. The license plate number is compared with the license plate number of the previous parking record. If it matches, the parking time and parking fee data are calculated again, and then the image content, photographing time, parking space number, car number, parking time and parking of the leaving vehicle 3 are removed. The cost and other data are stored in the data storage device, and all parking and transaction data of the previous day are transmitted to the management center system 6 by batch transmission at a fixed time or in the early morning, for subsequent verification, accounting, replenishment and collection. Waiting for the job. The device 5 transmits the newly changed parking space status information (vehicle parked or no car state) to the management center system 6 when the vehicle 3 enters and exits the parking space 4 to facilitate management and release use, thereby saving the general driver from finding an empty parking space. Time, or make it easy for parking consumers to find a car.

In this embodiment, the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode payment device is integrated into the mobile payment mechanism. The device 5 is equipped with a set of two-dimensional barcode scanner. When the consumer selects the mobile phone to pay when paying, the user can use the 2D barcode scanner of the device 5 to scan and read the user payment tool displayed by the consumer's smart mobile payment application. QR Code label, and then the parking consumption amount together with the account information contained in the QR Code tag of the payment instrument, through the online payment process, the bank account debited by the consumer in advance, or the credit card pre-agreed by the consumer for consumption accounting deal with.

In this embodiment, the consumer parking payment process is similar to that of the first embodiment, and will not be described here. However, when using a contactless chip card to pay or print a parking ticket or receipt, it must be The user of the device 5 uses the payment device of the card to sense the payment and the form printing device to print the parking ticket or receipt before operating the chassis 51.

The foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the details of the present invention are not deviated from the spirit of the present invention.

In summary, the design of this creation has the function of automatically completing the parking time or counting and billing of the roadside or non-access control parking spaces, and providing a printing device to facilitate consumers to print parking orders, bills of payment, receipts or invoices. You can also choose to provide a payment function; generate parking photos or video identification to identify the license plate number of the parked vehicle; parking image storage can reduce the situation of consumers not paying for parking, and can greatly reduce on-street parking spaces, no access control or no Manual billing, timing, billing, and inspection labor required for parking spaces in the open parking area of the entrance and exit, increase parking revenue; in addition, the creation can automatically return the management center system when the parking space usage status changes, so as to facilitate driving The person can check the location information of the latest parking space at any time, and it is also convenient for consumers to check the location of the parking space of the parked vehicle; the management center can also remotely monitor, manage or set the equipment through the wired or wireless communication mechanism provided by the equipment; The above practical design is a creative and novel creation, and the application for patents is filed according to law. Jun Bureau to be reviewed as soon as possible thanks to patent-pending, to a sense of ethics will.

5‧‧‧Smart parking printer and camera equipment

501‧‧‧Master control unit

502‧‧‧ object detection device

503‧‧‧Timed or counting mechanism

504‧‧‧ Camera or camera detection device

505‧‧‧ data storage device

506‧‧‧Information input and display device

507‧‧‧Power supply unit

508‧‧‧Form printing device

509‧‧‧Payment device

510‧‧‧Communication transmission mechanism

Claims (10)

A multi-functional intelligent parking printer and camera equipment (hereinafter referred to as this equipment), used in roadside parking spaces, no access control or open parking areas without entrances and exits, this equipment can be parked corresponding to one or more parking spaces. Vehicles (hereinafter also referred to as vehicles or vehicles) are used for parking timing or counting, photographing or photographing individual features of parking vehicles (hereinafter collectively referred to as camera) and printing documents; this equipment is mainly composed of the following components: Device: consists of a hardware and software with executable logic, electrically connected to other devices of the device, controls the operation logic of the device, and can control, monitor or respond to the other devices; The multi-group object detecting device is composed of a device capable of detecting whether an object exists or moves, and is electrically connected with the main control device for sensing whether an object enters, moves, parks or leaves the parking space, and can start the timing device. , camera device or data storage device, etc.; one or more sets of timing or counting mechanism: with timing or counting function, can be a separate device electrically connected with the main control device, Built into the main control device, it can record the time when the vehicle enters or leaves the parking space to calculate the parking time, or calculate the number of parking times of the vehicle; one or more sets of camera devices or camera detection devices: and the main control device Electrical connection, both of which have photography or camera functions. The camera detection device also has the function of detecting or recognizing the individual features of the captured photos or images; one or more sets of form printing devices: with printed form function , electrically connected with the main control device, can print parking slips, payment slips, receipts or invoices, and the parking person or payer can pay the bill or the parking slip to the authorized unit or the payment device; One or more sets of data storage devices: consisting of non-volatile memory or non-volatile storage devices that can be read and written, electrically connected to the main control device, and can store the vehicle information, features, and videos of the parking spaces. , photo, parking time, number of parking, billing or payment, etc.; one or more sets of information input and display devices: a human-machine interface device that can input and display data, and is electrically connected with the main control device to display Information on vehicle information, characteristics, parking timing, number of stops, billing, billing, instructions or announcements; one or more sets of power supply units: an internal or external power supply system that provides the power required by the equipment; When the vehicle is driven into the corresponding parking space with the device, the device starts counting or counting until the vehicle leaves the parking space; the object is: when the vehicle starts to use the parking space, the object detecting device of the device It can detect that a vehicle has entered the parking space, start timing or counting mechanism to count or count, and the vehicle and its license plate number, identification number or individual features ( The following is a general description of the car number) photographing or photographing, or identifying, and recording the start time of the vehicle; when the vehicle leaves the parking space, the object detecting device of the device can detect that the vehicle leaves the parking space and will time The mechanism stops timing or ends the parking, and photographs or photographs or recognizes the vehicle and its car number, and records the end time of the vehicle, and calculates the parking time or number of parking times of the vehicle; or may also charge the parking fee. The rate calculation rule calculates and records the cost of using the parking space for the vehicle; and has the function of printing a parking slip, bill of payment, receipt or invoice. For example, the multi-functional smart parking printer and camera equipment mentioned in the scope of patent application can be retrofitted. One or more sets of payment devices, when the parking payer (or consumer) uses the parking space with the device, the payment device can be used for payment operations; the payment device includes a card containing the electronic wallet or a debit device for the payment device, Credit card consumer payment device, card consumption connection deduction or consumption billing device, one- or two-character payment device, mobile payment mechanism, coin coin device, banknote payment device, or change device. For example, the multi-functional smart parking printer and camera equipment mentioned in the scope of claim 1 may be equipped with a communication transmission mechanism, including wired transmission or wireless transmission, to provide data transmission between different devices in the device, or The management center system performs two-way or one-way data transmission. The information obtained by the equipment includes: parking vehicle data, parking data, transaction data, parking space usage status and equipment usage status, etc., which are transmitted to the management center for subsequent processing. For example, the multi-functional intelligent parking printer and the imaging device described in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the object detecting device can detect objects by the following methods: camera detecting device: taking a picture The device, or the photographic device and the image capturing device, combines the image analysis function to analyze the appearance, movement or disappearance of the object, the object type, the color or the individual features of the object; or the physical detecting device: the light sensing device, the sound wave sensing device The sensing object such as the electric wave sensing device, the pressure sensing device and the magnetic field inductance detecting device appear, move or disappear, the light sensing such as infrared light, laser, sound wave sensing such as ultrasonic wave, electric wave sensing such as radar wave, microwave , millimeter wave, magnetic field inductance detection such as geomagnetic induction coil, etc.; or combined with physical detection device and camera detection device: after the physical detection device senses the appearance of the object, Use the camera detection device to analyze the object type, color or individual features of the object. For example, the multi-functional intelligent parking printer and the imaging device described in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the object detecting device and the camera detecting device are physically the same device, and the camera detecting device can be Instantly analyze the image to determine whether a vehicle enters, leaves, or parks in its management parking space, and can identify that the vehicle feature includes the vehicle's license plate number, identification number or individual feature (collectively referred to as the car number), or has the presence or movement of the detected object Features. For example, the multifunctional parking printer and the imaging device described in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the camera detecting device can be combined with image analysis by a camera device or a camera device and an image capturing device. The functions are combined; the image analysis function can be built into the hardware and software of the device, or the vehicle photo image file or video file can be transmitted to other information systems through the communication transmission mechanism of the device, and the image is obtained after analysis. After the vehicle number of the vehicle is described, the vehicle number is transmitted back to the device. For example, if you apply for the versatile smart parking printer and camera equipment as described in the scope of patents 1, 2 or 3, you must add a radio frequency identification or wireless communication device to transmit wireless communication between the vehicles parked on the vehicle management space of the equipment. The vehicle number of the vehicle is used for the purpose of identifying the individual vehicle or as a basis for charging the vehicle. For example, the multi-functional smart parking printer and camera equipment mentioned in the scope of the patent application can have the parking space usage status detection and reward mechanism, which means that the object detection device using the device can detect the parking space usage status immediately. The vacancy state or the parking state is transmitted to the management center through the communication transmission mechanism when the instantaneous use state or the usage state of the parking space is changed. For example, the multi-functional smart parking printer and camera equipment mentioned in the patent scope 1, 2 or 3 can control one or more parking spaces; when a group of equipment can control multiple parking spaces, the equipment can be The network is constructed as a separate, network or master server (Server/Client), wherein the network of the network architecture can be a wired network or a wireless network. For example, the multi-functional smart parking printer and the imaging device described in claim 2, wherein the one-dimensional or two-code payment device can be a label or an article including a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode, or a code scanning Or a camera device that integrates a bar code scanning program (also known as a code reader); when the parking payer uses the device, the payment tool with the barcode reader can perform reading, paying, or using the barcode scanner of the device. Or the reader reads the one- or two-dimensional barcode of the payer's payment instrument and then performs the paid operation.