WO2012034274A1

WO2012034274A1 - Method, terminal, parking meter, management server and system for parking payment

Info

Publication number: WO2012034274A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/076937
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡先贵; 王珏
Original assignee: 深圳市方格尔科技有限公司
Priority date: 2010-09-15
Filing date: 2010-09-15
Publication date: 2012-03-22

Abstract

A method for parking payment is provided in the present invention. The method includes：a terminal sends identification (ID) information to a parking meter through the wireless communication (102); the parking meter initiates the ID verification by a management server based on the ID information (104); the parking meter performs parking timing for the terminal passing the ID verification (106); the parking meter initiates the cost deduction by the management server based on the parking timing (108). A terminal, parking meter, management server and system for parking payment are also provided in the present invention. With the present invention, the ID verification is performed through the wireless communication between the terminal and the parking meter, and the parking meter performs parking timing for the terminal passing the verification and initiates the cost deduction by the management server. The process is achieved automatically without manual operation, so that the management cost for parking payment is reduced, and the paying process is more convenient and efficient.

Description

Parking payment method and terminal thereof, meter, management server and system

Technical field

The invention relates to urban static traffic road parking management technology, in particular to a parking payment method, a terminal, a meter, a management server and a system.

Background technique

There are four ways to pay for parking on existing roads: 1 the administrator directly collects cash from the parking person as the parking fee; 2 the parking person puts the coin into the meter on the side of the road to purchase the parking time; 3, the card is swiped once on the meter (point Contact and non-contact) purchase parking time; 4 swipe the card twice on the meter, the first time to record the stop time when parking, and the second time when leaving, the meter is deducted from the card according to the parking time and the tariff Take the appropriate fee.

However, as the size of the city continues to expand, road parking management faces many problems in terms of management costs, safety and efficiency. For example, manual fees are charged by administrators. On the one hand, management costs are high, and on the other hand, administrators and parking people cannot be supervised. Private situation occurs; since coins are not popular in many countries and regions and the face value of the coin does not match the parking fee, it is not possible to use coin payment, even if the coin can be used for payment, because the coin is not convenient to carry, and most of the parking people Unpredictable parking time, that is, the way to buy parking time is unfair to consumers, so consumers do not like this payment method; pay by credit card, whether it is a card or two times, because there is no reminder at the parking scene Paying, once you forget to swipe your card, the parking person will face a penalty of several times the parking fee.

Obviously, the prior art needs to be improved and improved.

technical problem

It is an object of the present invention to provide a parking payment method that can reduce parking payment management costs, increase payment security, and convenience.

Technical solution

Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal, a meter, a management server and a system based on the method.

To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A parking payment method, including:

The terminal sends the ID information to the meter through wireless communication;

The meter initiates ID verification to the management server based on the ID information;

The meter performs a parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

The meter initiates a charge to the management server based on the parking timing.

The sending, by the terminal, the ID information to the meter through the wireless communication manner includes: the terminal sending the ID information to the meter through any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI.

The initiating ID verification by the meter according to the ID information to the management server includes: the meter initiating ID verification to the management server by using a GPRS method based on the ID information.

Before the meter is initiated to charge the management server based on the parking timing, the method further includes: the meter detecting that the terminal has left, stopping the parking timing.

Before the terminal sends the ID information to the meter through the wireless communication manner, the method further includes: performing handshake verification between the terminal and the meter.

The handshake verification between the terminal and the meter includes:

The meter sends a random number to the terminal;

The terminal calculates a communication password based on the random number according to a predetermined algorithm;

The meter verifies the communication password.

The above method further includes:

The terminal registers with the management server to obtain a key for communicating with the management server;

The ID information is information encrypted by the key;

The metering of the ID to the management server based on the ID information includes:

The meter transmits the ID information to the management server;

The management server decrypts the ID information based on the key;

The management server performs ID verification on the decrypted ID information;

The management server returns the ID verification result to the meter.

A parking payment terminal is configured to send ID information to a meter through wireless communication.

The parking payment terminal includes a first wireless communication module, configured to send ID information to the meter through any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI.

The first wireless communication module is further configured to receive a random number sent by the meter, calculate a communication password based on the random number according to a predetermined algorithm, and send the communication password to the meter.

The parking payment terminal is further configured to register with the management server to obtain a key for communicating with the management server, and further includes an encryption module, configured to encrypt the ID information by using the key.

a meter for

Receiving ID information sent by the terminal;

Initiating ID verification to the management server based on the ID information;

Performing a parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

A charge is initiated to the management server based on the parking timing.

The meter includes a second wireless communication module, configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal by using any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI.

The meter further includes a first verification module, configured to send a random number to the terminal by using the second wireless communication module, and receive, by using the second wireless communication module, a communication password calculated by the terminal by using a predetermined algorithm according to the random number, and verifying the The legality of the communication password.

The meter includes a third wireless communication module for communicating with the management server by means of GPRS.

Parking payment management server for

Receiving the ID information transmitted by the meter and performing ID verification;

Returning the ID verification result to the meter;

The deduction fee is executed based on the parking timing of the meter.

The parking payment management server includes a fourth wireless communication module for communicating with the meter via a GPRS method.

The parking payment management server is further configured to accept registration of the terminal, issue a key for communication with each other through the registered terminal, decrypt the ID information based on the key, and decrypt the ID information. ID verification is performed; the ID verification result is returned to the meter.

A parking payment system, including a terminal, a meter, and a management server,

The terminal is configured to send ID information to the meter through wireless communication;

The meter is configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal, initiate ID verification to the management server based on the ID information, and perform parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

The management server is configured to receive the ID information transmitted by the meter and perform ID verification, return an ID verification result to the meter, and perform a deduction based on the parking timing of the meter.

The terminal includes a first wireless communication module, configured to send ID information to the meter through any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI; wherein the meter includes a second wireless communication module and a third wireless communication module The second wireless communication module is configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal by using any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI; the third wireless communication module is configured to communicate with the management server by using a GPRS method. The management server includes a fourth wireless communication module for communicating with the meter via a GPRS method.

Beneficial effect

Due to the adoption of the above technical solutions, the present invention has the beneficial effects of:

The invention adopts wireless communication between the terminal and the meter to perform ID verification, and the meter performs the parking timing for the terminal that passes the verification, and initiates the deduction to the management server, the process is automatically completed, and no manual operation is required, thereby reducing the management of the parking payment. The cost also makes the payment process convenient and efficient;

The information exchange between the meter and the management server of the present invention is performed by wireless communication, so that the meter management is not affected by the urban road layout and the network wiring, thereby further reducing the management cost;

The invention stops the timing by knowing whether the terminal is left by the meter, and saves the trouble that the parking person estimates the time is insufficient or costs more, and improves the use experience;

The invention improves the security of payment by the handshake verification between the terminal and the meter;

The invention obtains the key for communication between the two through registration of the terminal on the management server, and applies the key encryption and decryption in transmitting the ID information, thereby further improving the security of payment.

DRAWINGS

Certain embodiments of the invention, which are merely exemplary, are described herein in accordance with the drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now in detail to the drawings, the particulars of In this regard, the description of the figures makes it apparent to those skilled in the art how to implement the embodiments of the present invention.

In the picture:

1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of a parking payment method in accordance with the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a parking payment method in accordance with the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a parking payment terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of a parking payment terminal according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of an embodiment of the meter according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of another embodiment of the meter according to the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a parking fee management server according to the present invention;

Figure 8 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a parking fee management server according to the present invention;

Figure 9 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a parking fee payment system in accordance with the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The detailed description of one or more embodiments of the invention are in the The invention is described in connection with these embodiments, but the invention is not limited to any embodiment. The scope of the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. In order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention, numerous specific details are set forth in the following description. The details are provided by way of example only, and the invention may be <RTIgt; The material of the prior art is not described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

1 shows a flow chart of one embodiment of a parking payment method in accordance with the present invention, including:

Step 102: The terminal sends the ID information to the meter through wireless communication.

Step 104: The meter initiates ID verification to the management server based on the ID information.

Step 106: The meter performs a parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

Step 108: The meter initiates a deduction to the management server based on the parking timing described above.

In one embodiment, the ID information may be an ID identification code that identifies the identity.

In an implementation manner, step 102 may be implemented by using any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI to send ID information to the meter, but those skilled in the art should understand that other wireless communication methods can also be implemented.

In one embodiment, step 104 may initiate ID verification to the management server by using the IMS method based on the ID information, but those skilled in the art should understand that other mobile communication methods can also be implemented.

An embodiment may further include: before the step 108, the meter detects that the terminal has left, stops the parking timing, and the meter detects that the terminal can send heartbeat data between the meter and the terminal, if the meter is preset. If the heartbeat data is not obtained within the time, it is judged that the terminal has left, or the infrared meter or the like is used to detect whether the vehicle on the parking space is occupied by the infrared meter or the like to determine whether the terminal leaves.

In an embodiment, before step 102, the method further includes: performing handshake verification between the terminal and the meter. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the handshake verification may be implemented by sending a random number, which may include: the meter sends a random number to the terminal; the terminal calculates the communication password based on the random number according to a predetermined algorithm; and the meter verifies the communication password. After the communication password is verified, the handshake is successful. The predetermined algorithm may be some existing verification algorithm, such as checkingsum.

An embodiment may further include: the terminal registers with the management server, obtains a key for communicating with the management server, and the terminal encrypts the transmitted ID information by using the key, and the meter transmits the encrypted ID information to the management server; The management server decrypts the ID information based on the key; the management server performs ID verification on the decrypted ID information; and the management server returns the ID verification result to the meter.

2 is a flow chart showing another embodiment of a parking payment method according to the present invention, including:

Step 202: The terminal registers. The parking person handles the procedure, pays the corresponding fee, forms a registered account on the management server, obtains the communication key and stores it on the terminal, and can also bind a registered mobile phone number to the registered account;

Step 204: Handshake verification. When the vehicle carrying the terminal enters the parking space with the meter installed, the terminal receives the inquiry signal from the meter through wireless communication, and the terminal automatically responds by transmitting a random number and calculating the communication according to a pre-negotiated algorithm. Password, if the password is verified by the meter, go to step 206, otherwise the terminal does not match the meter, go to step 220;

Step 206: Send an ID. The terminal encrypts its own ID information through a key and transmits it to the meter through wireless communication;

Step 208: The meter forwards the ID. The meter transmits the ID information of the terminal to the management server via GPRS;

Step 210: ID verification. The management server decrypts the ID information based on the key, and then checks the account information corresponding to the ID, and passes the verification to step 212, and if the account balance is insufficient or not registered, the process proceeds to step 220;

Step 212: The management server informs the meter to grant parking, and automatically sends a short message to the mobile phone bound to the terminal, indicating the time when the parking can be free, the parking fee, the time limit, and the like;

Step 214: The meter starts the parking time and maintains the contact of the heartbeat data with the terminal;

Step 216: After the car leaves the parking space, the meter can not find the terminal within a period of time and considers that the car has left, ends the timing, and reports the time to the management server;

Step 218: The management center automatically calculates the payable parking fee according to the registration information of the terminal, the location of the parking space, the parking time, the parking time, etc., and deducts the registered account, and proceeds to step 222;

Step 220: The meter shows no right to stop, and an audible and visual alarm is issued, and the process ends.

Step 222: After the deduction is successful, the management center will send a short message to the mobile phone bound to the terminal, to inform the user when and where to park the car, how much the deduction, how much the account balance, etc. End.

The above embodiment of the present invention enables the parking person to perform any operation without paying, and the entire payment process is fully automated, completely avoiding the penalty loss caused by forgetting to swipe the card. The parking person can also know the time of free parking, the parking fee, etc. before parking. After parking, the time and cost of the parking can be known in time.

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a parking payment terminal according to the present invention for transmitting ID information to a meter through wireless communication, including a first wireless communication module for using radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI. Any one of them sends ID information to the meter.

4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a parking fee payment terminal according to the present invention, including a power module, an encryption module, and a first wireless communication module.

In this embodiment, the power module is used to supply power to the entire terminal. One embodiment is a button battery, and another embodiment is a secondary battery, such as a rechargeable lithium battery. In another embodiment, the power module can also be used. A charging unit having a car cigarette lighter interface is included to charge the secondary battery.

The encryption module is used to store the key and use the key to encrypt the ID.

In this embodiment, the first wireless communication module includes an active RFID (Radio Frequency) ID: radio frequency tag) unit, which sends the ID information encrypted by the encryption module to the meter, and also performs handshake verification on the random number transmitted by the communication with the meter, and after the ID is verified, Communication of heartbeat data is maintained between the tables. According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to reduce power consumption, the module selects an ultra-low power chip, and the software design also strives to minimize power consumption.

5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an infrared meter according to the present invention for receiving ID information transmitted by a terminal; initiating ID verification based on the ID information to the management server; performing parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID; The parking timing initiates a charge to the management server.

An embodiment includes a second wireless communication module and a third wireless communication module, where the second wireless communication module is configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal by using any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI; The communication module is used to communicate with the management server via GPRS.

6 is a schematic structural view showing another embodiment of the meter according to the present invention. Further, based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a first verification module and an alarm module are further included, and the first verification module is configured to pass the second The wireless communication module sends a random number to the terminal, and receives the communication password calculated by the terminal through the predetermined algorithm based on the random number through the second wireless communication module, and verifies the validity of the password; the alarm module fails to pass the password verification or management server When the ID verification fails, an alarm message that cannot be stopped is issued, and the alarm information can be realized by sound and illumination.

7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a parking fee management server according to the present invention for receiving ID information transmitted by a meter and performing ID verification; returning an ID verification result to the meter; parking timing based on the meter Execution of deduction;

An embodiment includes a fourth wireless communication module for communicating with the meter via a GPRS method.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a parking fee management server according to the present invention. Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the method further includes a registration module, a decryption module, a second verification module, a charging module, and an account. Database and fifth wireless communication module. The registration module is configured to receive the registration of the terminal, including establishing an account in the account database, accepting the prepaid payment of the terminal, and updating the information of the terminal in the account database, and issuing the communication key. The decryption module is used to decrypt the ID information. The second verification module is configured to perform comparison verification on the decrypted ID information and the registration information in the account database. The billing module is configured to query the corresponding account from the account database and perform the deduction after obtaining the information of the terminal parking. The account database is used to store registration information of the terminal, which includes an ID, an account balance, a bound mobile phone number, and the like. The fifth wireless communication module is configured to send a short message of the parking information and the debit information to the user through the mobile network.

In this embodiment, in order to enhance security, each terminal must be registered for later use, and must be registered in the management server before registration. Registration can only be done by internal staff. After registration, the management server will generate a random initial communication password. The terminal must input the initial communication password when registering, otherwise the registration cannot be successful.

9 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a parking fee payment system according to the present invention, including a terminal, a meter, and a management server. The terminal is configured to send ID information to the meter through wireless communication; the meter is used to receive ID information sent by the terminal, initiate ID verification to the management server based on the ID information, and perform parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID; The server is configured to receive the ID information transmitted by the meter and perform ID verification, return an ID verification result to the meter, and perform a deduction based on the parking timing of the meter. It can be seen that the terminal, the meter, and the management server in the foregoing embodiments can be used in this embodiment.

Although the foregoing embodiments have been described in some detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, the invention is not limited to the details. There are many alternative ways of implementing the invention. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive.

Claims

A parking payment method, characterized in that it comprises:

The terminal sends the ID information to the meter through wireless communication;

The meter initiates ID verification to the management server based on the ID information;

The meter performs a parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

The meter initiates a charge to the management server based on the parking timing.
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, by the terminal, the ID information to the meter by wireless communication comprises:

The terminal transmits ID information to the meter through any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI.
The method of claim 1, wherein the metering of the ID to the management server based on the ID information comprises:

The meter initiates ID verification to the management server via the GPRS method based on the ID information.
The method of claim 1 wherein said meter further comprises: before said meter initiates a charge to said management server based on said parking timing;

The meter detects that the terminal has left and stops the parking timing.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before the terminal transmits the ID information to the meter by wireless communication, the method further comprises:

Handshake verification is performed between the terminal and the meter.
The method of claim 6 wherein the performing handshake verification between the terminal and the meter comprises:

The meter sends a random number to the terminal;

The terminal calculates a communication password based on the random number according to a predetermined algorithm;

The meter verifies the communication password.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

The terminal registers with the management server to obtain a key for communicating with the management server;

The ID information is information encrypted by the key;

The metering of the ID to the management server based on the ID information includes:

The meter transmits the ID information to the management server;

The management server decrypts the ID information based on the key;

The management server performs ID verification on the decrypted ID information;

The management server returns the ID verification result to the meter.
A parking payment terminal is characterized in that it is used for transmitting ID information to a meter through wireless communication.
The parking payment terminal according to claim 8, comprising a first wireless communication module, configured to send ID information to the meter through any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI.
The parking payment terminal according to claim 9, wherein the first wireless communication module is further configured to receive a random number sent from the meter, and calculate a communication password based on the random number according to a predetermined algorithm, to the meter Send the communication password.
The parking payment terminal according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further configured to register with the management server to obtain a key for communicating with the management server, and further comprising an encryption module for utilizing the key The ID information is encrypted.
A meter, characterized in that it is used for

Receiving ID information sent by the terminal;

Initiating ID verification to the management server based on the ID information;

Performing a parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

A charge is initiated to the management server based on the parking timing.
The meter according to claim 12, wherein said meter comprises a second wireless communication module for receiving ID information transmitted by said terminal via any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI.
The meter according to claim 12, wherein said meter further comprises a first verification module for transmitting a random number to the terminal through the second wireless communication module, and receiving the terminal based on the second wireless communication module The random number is verified by a predetermined algorithm for the communication password, and the validity of the communication password is verified.
The meter according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein said meter comprises a third wireless communication module for communicating with said management server via GPRS.
A parking payment management server, characterized in that

Receiving the ID information transmitted by the meter and performing ID verification;

Returning the ID verification result to the meter;

The deduction fee is executed based on the parking timing of the meter.
A parking fee management server according to claim 16, comprising a fourth wireless communication module for communicating with said meter via a GPRS method.
The parking fee management server according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the parking fee management server is further configured to accept registration of the terminal, and issue a key for communication with each other to the terminal that is registered, based on the key pair. The ID information is decrypted; the decrypted ID information is ID-verified; and the ID verification result is returned to the meter.
A parking payment system, comprising: a terminal, a meter, and a management server,

The terminal is configured to send ID information to the meter through wireless communication;

The meter is configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal, initiate ID verification to the management server based on the ID information, and perform parking timing for the terminal verified by the ID;

The management server is configured to receive the ID information transmitted by the meter and perform ID verification, return an ID verification result to the meter, and perform a deduction based on the parking timing of the meter.
The parking payment system of claim 19, wherein the terminal comprises a first wireless communication module for transmitting ID information to the meter via any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee or WIFI; The meter includes a second wireless communication module and a third wireless communication module, where the second wireless communication module is configured to receive ID information sent by the terminal by using any one of radio frequency, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or WIFI; a third wireless communication module, configured to communicate with the management server by using a GPRS method; the management server includes a fourth wireless communication module, configured to communicate with the meter through a GPRS manner.