WO1998024081A1

WO1998024081A1 - System and method for managing a parking lot using an information writable/readable card and information storing medium for managing a parking lot

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Publication number: WO1998024081A1
Application number: PCT/JP1996/003468
Authority: WO
Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh; Hiroaki Oyama
Original assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
Priority date: 1996-11-27
Filing date: 1996-11-27
Publication date: 1998-06-04

Abstract

A method and system for managing a parking lot by which the management and operation of a parking lot are performed smoothly by the manager taking the convenience of the users into consideration. A parking ticket on/from which the information generated when a car enters the parking lot can be written/read out is issued. At this time, the entrance time of the car is recorded on the ticket. When the car is detected to park at a prescribed parking space, parking space information is recorded on the ticket. When a navigation device detects the will of outputting the parking space information, the device reads the parking space information from the parking ticket and outputs the parking space of the car corresponding to the parking ticket. When the car exits the parking lot, a charge adjustment device reads the entrance time and parking rate corresponding to the parking space from the parking ticket. The payment of the parking charge of the car is received based on the read information. Therefore, this parking lot management method is highly convenient to the users.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a parking lot management system and method using a card capable of writing and reading information, and an information storage medium for managing the parking lot.

The present invention relates to a method for managing a parking lot and providing a user service, and more particularly to a system and a method for managing a parking lot using a card capable of writing and reading information and providing a user service. Further, the present invention relates to a more convenient system for managing a parking lot, a method therefor, and an information storage medium for managing a parking lot, using the card as a non-contact information storage medium. Background art

In large parking lots that consist of multiple areas, it may happen that you can't tell where you parked. Therefore, the parking lot user needs to memorize the parking position where he / she parked himself, but the problem of forgetting the parking position of his own car cannot be avoided. Remembering it yourself is not convenient for the user.

On the other hand, as a technique that does not require the parking lot user to memorize the parking position, there is a technique described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-46625, but this technique is applied to a parking lot. A vehicle sensor is installed on the ceiling or on the ground to monitor the use of the parking lot, and this vehicle sensor will be used when the vehicle enters the parking lot, such as the block name and parking position number of the parking position where parking is possible at the time of entry. Judge, This parking lot usage information is transmitted to the ticketing machine, and the ticketing machine issues a parking ticket that prints the block number of the parking position where parking is possible, the parking position number and the entry time, and specifies the parking position to the user. However, the user pays a predetermined fee by inserting this parking ticket into the clearing machine when leaving the vehicle, and the user is forced to specify the position to park when the parking ticket is issued. There is a problem that a parking lot user cannot freely select a parking position, and it takes time to search for the designated parking position.

An object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot management system, a parking lot management system, and a parking lot management system that take into account the convenience of users and that also enable the parking lot manager to manage and operate the parking lot smoothly. To provide an information storage medium. Disclosure of the invention

In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, entry / exit of a parking lot is managed using force. The parking ticket issued at the time of parking is converted into a card on which information can be written and read out, this force is issued at the time of vehicle entry, and parking position information such as the parking position block name and parking position number is written on this card, By reading this card from the reading device at the time of leaving the car, the parking position information written on the card at the time of parking is displayed on the display or output by printing it on the back side of the card etc. On the other hand, it is possible to confirm the parking position of the own vehicle. By letting the user confirm the output parking position information, he / she can go to the parking position of his car without hesitation, and the parking fee etc. will be settled using this card when leaving the car. As a result, the parking lot users can park at any position, and the management and operation of the parking lot can be performed smoothly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a parking lot management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram for outputting parking position information and the like stored in the system in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data format of data stored in a parking ticket. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data format of a parking place master table. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data format of a storage device in the parking place navigation device. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing steps of a parking lot management method in the parking lot management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of a parking lot management system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram for outputting parking position information and the like stored in the system in FIG. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of an embodiment using the system of FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an output diagram of parking position information of a parking place navigation device (card insertion type). BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a parking lot management system using a card (hereinafter referred to as a card) that can write and read information. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a parking ticket issuing device, which has at least a function of writing information to a card. Reference numeral 2 denotes a parking ticket issued from the parking ticket issuing device 1. In the case of the present embodiment, this parking ticket uses a card-shaped one on which information can be written and read. In the parking ticket 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a place for writing information. 3 to parking ticket 2 when vehicle 3 1 is parked in the parking position in parking lot Recognize parking position etc. in parking lot and go to parking ticket 2 This is a parking lot system in which a parking ticket reader / writer 4 writes information and reads information from the parking ticket 2. In addition, the storage device 32 stores parking position information such as a parking position block and a parking position number, and parking rate information that determines a fee for each parking time.

Fig. 2 shows the parking position information written on the parking ticket 2 when the parking lot user who parked using the system in Fig. 1 (the processing up to this point is referred to as processing 100) returns to his vehicle. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration for outputting information and the like.

At the time of vehicle release (definition of the release is defined in the explanation of Fig. 6), the parking ticket 2 is inserted into the parking location navigation device 5 so that the information reading device 41 of the parking location navigation device 2 allows the vehicle to be parked at the time of parking. The parking position information and the like written in the ticket 2 are read, the parking position detailed information stored in the storage device 52 is searched using the parking position information as a key, and the parking position is output to the output device 53. Regarding the output method, it may be printed and output in the margin of the parking ticket 2, or may be printed and output separately from the card on paper.

FIG. 3 shows the data format 300 of the storage location 21 of the information of the parking ticket 2. The data format 300 is a storage date and time information registration area 310 that records date and time information at the time of storage (the definition at the time of storage is defined in the description of Fig. 6), and at the time of parking (similarly, Parking position information writing area 320, which is an area where parking position information is written, and parking rate information writing area 330, which is an area where a rate that varies depending on the parking position is written. It is composed of

FIG. 4 shows the data format 400 of the parking place master table stored in the storage device 32. Data format 400 consists of parking position 410 in the parking lot and parking rate information 420 according to the parking position. O 98/24081 5 ^r

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FIG. 5 shows a data format 500 of the detailed parking position information stored in the storage device 42 in the parking place navigation device 5. The data format 500 reads the parking position 510 written on the parking ticket 2, the parking rate 520, and the vehicle parking position information 510 consisting of each block number and parking position information and the display output or printer. It consists of parking position detailed information 520 which is navigation information at the time of output.

The parking lot management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in order to park the vehicle 31 in the parking lot, the parking lot user enters the parking lot through an entrance gate (not shown) provided with the parking ticket issuing device 1. When entering the parking lot after passing through the entrance gate (when entering the parking lot), the parking lot user notifies the parking ticket issuing device 1 of the intention to enter the vehicle by pressing a button or the like (step 1). It is also conceivable that the parking is automatically recognized by sensors, sensors, etc. When the parking ticket issuing device 1 detects the intention of the parking, the parking date and time information (at the fifth time) of the parking time is stored in the information storage location 21 of the parking ticket 2 at least. Write 5 10) in the figure (step 2).

A parking ticket 2 in the form of a card with entry date / time information 5 10 written therein is issued from the parking ticket outlet of the parking ticket issuing device 1 (step 3).

The parking lot user receives the parking ticket issuing device 1 issued parking ticket 2, enters the parking lot, and parks the car in a vacant available place in the parking lot. The parking lot system notifies the parking user that the car has been parked in a parking place in the parking lot by inserting the parking ticket 2 into the parking confirmation device 4, and the notified parking system 3 The parking position of the parking lot user at the place is recognized by a signal from the parking ticket reader / writer 4 (step 4). Also, the parking position information is obtained from the parking place master table (400 in FIG. 4) of the storage device 32. The information of 410 and the parking rate information 420 is extracted, and the extracted result is written to the parking ticket 2 by the parking ticket reader / writer 4 (step 5).

Next, when the parking lot user wants to confirm his or her parking place, the parking place navigation device 5 is used. For example, by pressing a specific button of the parking place navigation device 5, it is notified that the user wants to output the parking place, and the parking place navigation device 5 that has detected the output request (in the case of YES in step 6) It prompts the parking lot user to insert the parking ticket 2 by display or sound, reads the parking position information from the inserted parking ticket 2, and uses this parking position information as a key to store the detailed parking position information of the storage device 52. A search is made (Step 7), and this parking position detailed information is displayed or printed out in a format as shown in FIG. 10, for example, to inform the parking lot user of the parking position of their vehicle (Step 8). (The processing up to this point is referred to as processing 200). Here, by reading the parking time and parking position information, the amount to be paid by the parking fee settlement device may be displayed to notify the parking lot user in advance.

The parking lot user who confirmed the parking position of his / her vehicle based on this parking position detailed information returns to his / her vehicle without hesitation, and passes through the exit gate (not shown) where the parking fee payment processing device 6 is installed. And then leave the warehouse.

When a parking lot user arrives at the exit gate, he or she presses a specific button or the like on the parking fee adjustment device 6 installed there to inform the parking fee adjustment device 6 of his / her intention to exit the parking lot. 6 detects the intention of the parking lot user to leave, and enters a payment acceptance process (step 9), prompting the user to insert the parking ticket 2 into the parking fee payment device 6 by means of display or voice. Of course, it is also conceivable to detect the approach of the vehicle or the parking ticket 2 by the same sensor or the like at the time of entering the parking lot, and to perform a display or the like to prompt the insertion of the parking ticket 2 as an intention of leaving the vehicle. Parking lot Calculate the usage fee based on the parking date and time information and the parking rate information stored in the parking ticket 2 inserted by the user, and prompt the parking user to pay a predetermined usage fee by display or voice (step 1). 0). With this method, it is possible to manage a convenient parking lot without being lost even if a parking lot user forgets his or her parking position and without having to memorize his or her own parking position.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. FIG.

In this embodiment, a system for managing a parking lot by using a card-shaped one equipped with a storage medium capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact manner (hereinafter referred to as a non-contact storage medium) as a parking ticket is provided. This method is applied to an information storage medium that manages parking lots.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of a parking lot management system using a card (hereinafter, referred to as a card) capable of writing and reading the same information as FIG. The main difference from FIG. 1 is that the parking ticket 2 used in this embodiment has a non-contact type storage medium 21 mounted on a card-shaped parking ticket as a card on which information can be written and read. And how to detect parking when parking.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a parking ticket issuing device that issues a parking ticket 2 when a parking lot user enters the parking lot. Reference numeral 3 denotes a parking lot system that writes parking position information such as the parking position in the parking lot to the parking ticket 2 when the vehicle 31 is parked at the parking position in the parking lot. A parking detection sensor 7 detects that the vehicle 31 has been parked at a predetermined parking place in the parking lot. Reference numeral 3 denotes reader / writer means for reading information from the parking ticket 2 and writing information to the parking ticket 2 in conjunction with the parking detection sensor 7. That is, since the parking ticket 2 used in the present embodiment is equipped with a non-contact type storage medium, Instead of recognizing the parking position as in the system of FIG. 1, the parking detection sensor 7 detects parking at a predetermined parking position and recognizes this parking position. The information of the parking position information 410 and the parking rate information 420 is extracted from the table (400 in FIG. 4), and the extracted result is written to the parking ticket 2 by the information reading and writing means 33.

In addition, the writing to the parking ticket 2 is performed, for example, by specifying the distance between the vehicle detection sensor 7 (it is considered more effective if the detection is performed by two or more vehicle detection sensors) and the parking ticket 2. When parking ticket 2 approaches within a distance, contactlessly write parking position information to parking ticket 2 in a non-contact manner, or when parking ticket 2 stops for a certain period of time within a certain distance range of vehicle detection sensor 7 A method of writing by contact can be considered.

Fig. 8 shows the parking position information etc. written in the parking ticket 2 by the parking lot user who parked using the system in Fig. 7 (the processing up to this point is referred to as processing 800) when leaving the vehicle. FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram for outputting a.

Although the processing flowchart in this embodiment is as shown in FIG. 6, details of each step are different because a card-shaped parking ticket 2 having a non-contact type storage medium 21 is used. Hereinafter, steps having different details will be described.

In step 2, the storage location of the storage date and time information is the non-contact storage medium 21 of the parking ticket 2, and the parking ticket 2 is issued in step 3. In step 4, in the present embodiment, the parking detection sensor 7 recognizes the parking position by detecting parking at a predetermined parking position.

Next, when the parking lot user wants to confirm his or her parking place, the parking place navigation device 8 is used. For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the output intention of the parking place is notified by depressing a specific button of the parking place navigating device. Detecting that the parking lot user holding the parking ticket 2 approaches the parking place navigation system 8, it regards this as the output request, and the parking place navigation device 8 that has detected the output request is activated (YES in step 6). ), The parking position information 3 20 is read from the parking ticket 2, and the parking position detailed information is searched using the parking position information as a key (step 7). The parking position information of the vehicle is notified to the parking lot user by displaying it in a format such as this or printing it out on the back surface 22 of the parking ticket 2 (step 8). It is also possible to use 0).

In this way, the parking lot user can obtain detailed parking position information only by approaching or passing in front of the parking place navigation device 8, and more conveniently find the parking position of his vehicle. After confirming, he / she can return to his / her vehicle without hesitation and pass through the exit gate (not shown) in which the parking fee settlement processing device 6 is installed, and exit.

In step 9, the parking lot user may inform the parking fee payment device 6 of his / her intention to leave by pressing a specific button or the like on the parking fee payment device 6, or the parking fee payment device installed at the exit gate It is also possible to make the device 6 detect that the parking ticket 2 has approached, and use this as the intention to leave the parking lot. When the parking fee adjustment device 6 detects the intention of the parking lot user to leave the vehicle, it enters into a payment acceptance process (step 9), and prompts the user to insert the parking ticket 2 into the parking fee adjustment device 6 by display or sound. Calculate the usage fee based on the parking date and time information and parking rate information stored in the parking ticket 2 inserted by the parking user, and prompt the parking user to pay the specified usage fee by display or voice. (Step 10). In the case of a parking ticket equipped with a non-contact type storage medium as in this embodiment, before the parking ticket is inserted into the parking fee settlement device, information stored in the parking ticket such as parking date and time information is stored. By reading it, you can reduce the time required for shipping O 98/24081 10

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In this way, if a parking lot user forgets his or her own parking position, he / she will not be lost, and it will be necessary to memorize his / her own parking position.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of an embodiment using the system of FIGS. 7 and 8. Hereinafter, the detailed processing contents of the parking lot management system will be described.

The parking lot user receives the parking ticket 2 with the entry time from the parking ticket issuing device i installed at the entrance gate, and parks the car in a vacant parking lot in the parking lot. A parking sensor 7 is installed in the parking lot to detect that the vehicle has been parked. When it detects that the vehicle has been parked, the parking ticket 2 shows the parking lot area number or block number, and the number of vehicles that can be parked. Write parking position information consisting of the parking position number assigned to.

When the parking location navigation device 8 detects a request to output detailed parking position information, the parking location navigation device 8 detects contact or approach of a card possessed by the parking lot user, and parks using the parking position information stored in the card as a key. The detailed position information is retrieved, and the detailed parking position information is output to the display means 83 in a format as shown in FIG. 8, for example, to notify the parking lot user of the position information of the vehicle.

The parking position of the vehicle is confirmed based on the parking position detailed information, and the parking lot user who has returned to the vehicle of the minute pays the parking fee by the parking fee adjusting device 6 installed at the exit gate, and then leaves the parking lot.

In addition, even if it is not necessary to accurately store the parking position number as the parking position information and only a rough parking place such as an area of the parking position can be known, only the area information of the parked vehicle can be used. It can be changed as needed.

Also, in this embodiment, when the vehicle enters the parking lot, O 98/24081

Although it is stated that a parking ticket is to be issued, it is also conceivable that an information storage medium having a parking position information storage area in which information such as a parking ticket can be written and read is distributed to users in advance. .

It is also conceivable to provide a display window such as a display on the information storage medium itself, whereby the stored information can be confirmed from the information storage medium itself.

Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, a parking lot user does not need to remember a pillar number or a landmark in order to recognize a place where the user has parked. Even if it does, the effect of saving the trouble of searching can be expected.

Furthermore, since information such as the rate of parking fee can be written for each parking position number, the parking fee has a range according to the convenience in the parking lot, such as indoor and outdoor, near the entrance and far from the entrance, etc. It is also possible to calculate and settle. In other words, it is possible to set a higher fee for a convenient place near the doorway.

Further, by providing a predetermined area in the information storage medium for storing parking position information of a vehicle parked at an arbitrary parking position of a parking lot user, the parking position information stored in the own parking ticket can be read. As a result, an information storage medium that can confirm the parking position can be obtained.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A writer device that writes at least parking position information of a vehicle parked at an arbitrary parking place in the parking lot into the parking ticket, and reads the parking position information from the parking ticket, and the vehicle corresponding to the parking ticket A parking lot management system comprising an output device for outputting parking position information of the parking lot.

2. A parking ticket that can write and read information,

A writer device that writes at least parking position information of a vehicle parked at an arbitrary parking place in the parking lot into the parking ticket; and reads out the parking position information from the parking ticket. A parking lot management system comprising an output device that outputs parking position information.

3. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, wherein the parking position information is area information in a parking lot.

4. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, wherein the parking position information is a parking position number assigned to each position of a parkable vehicle in the parking lot.

5. The parking lot according to claim 2, wherein the parking ticket is issued from a parking ticket issuing device when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and the parking ticket issuing device stores the parking time when issuing the parking ticket and issues the parking ticket. Management system.

6. The parking lot management system according to claim 2, further comprising: reading a parking time from the parking ticket; calculating a parking fee from the leaving time and the read parking time; .

7. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information is written and read out from the parking ticket in a non-contact manner.

8. A parking lot management method for managing a parking lot using a parking ticket issued by a parking ticket issuing device, O 98/24081

Prepare a parking ticket that can write and read information as the parking ticket, issue the parking ticket when entering the parking lot,

Detecting that the entered vehicle is parked at a predetermined parking place, storing parking position information in the parking ticket,

When the navigation device detects the intention to output parking position information, the parking position management method reads the parking position information from the parking ticket and outputs the parking position of the vehicle corresponding to the parking ticket.

9. When the parking ticket is issued, the parking time of the vehicle is stored and issued in the parking ticket,

9. The parking lot according to claim 8, wherein when the navigation device detects the intention to output the parking position information, the parking time and the parking position information are read from the parking ticket, and the parking position and the parking fee of the vehicle corresponding to the parking ticket are output. Management method.

10. An information storage medium that can write and read information for managing a parking lot.

An information storage medium having a parking position information storage area in which at least parking position information of a vehicle parked at an arbitrary parking place in a parking lot is stored.

11. The information storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the parking position information is information about a parked vehicle in a parking lot.

12. The information storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the parking position information is a parking position number assigned to each parking position in a parking lot where parking is possible.

13. The information storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the parking position information is area information to which a parked vehicle belongs in a parking lot and a parking position number assigned to each position of a parkable vehicle in the parking lot.

1 4. An information storage medium that can write and read information for managing a parking lot, An information storage medium having a parking position information storage area in which information for specifying a parking position of a vehicle parked at an arbitrary parking place in a parking lot is written.