WO2015124816A1

WO2015124816A1 - System for managing regulated parking areas

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Publication number: WO2015124816A1
Application number: PCT/ES2015/070102
Authority: WO
Inventors: Pedro Palou Serrano
Original assignee: Pedro Palou Serrano
Priority date: 2014-02-18
Filing date: 2015-02-17
Publication date: 2015-08-27
Also published as: EP3142092A4; EP3142092A1; ES2524735B1; ES2524735A1

Abstract

According to the invention, integrated in each regulated parking space (1) is a space-monitoring device (2) having the corresponding control electronics associated with a radio frequency communications module, and with a sensor (a) for detecting vehicles, such that the different space-monitoring devices (2) communicate via radio frequency (d) with the area-controlling device (3) where all the information regarding the spaces assigned to said area is centralised, said area-controlling device being provided with a telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, Wi-Fi, etc.) from which the corresponding system operations are carried out, as well as the bank transactions and communication with a control centre (6). The users can pay via an application installed on their mobile telephone, via a device similar to those used in electronic toll payment systems, or via a chip, RFID card or circuit integrated into the vehicle and associated with the radio of same.

Description

REGULATED PARKING ZONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

D E S C R I P C I O N OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a system for managing regulated parking areas, common in commercial areas and historic centers of most cities and even small towns.

The object of the invention is to provide a system whereby the user can comfortably pay the amount for parking in the areas mentioned above, paying the exact amount of parking in relation to the real time of use of the service, without having to have to have effective, to search and move to the parking meter for payment and return to the vehicle to deposit the corresponding ticket, all quickly, easily and without loss of time.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As is known, the designation by the Town Halls of regulated parking areas is increasingly frequent, in which it is necessary to pay a certain amount for a given parking time, which cannot exceed a pre-established limit, except in the case of residents in the area or other special cases (disabled vehicles, official cars, ambulances, etc.).

To carry out the payment, parking meters are used, which have a wallet for the collection of the service, a credit / debit card reader, as a novelty the payment through the mobile phone and a thermal printer through the that the corresponding receipt or proof is issued.

The fundamental problem presented by this system is that these types of parking meters are prepaid, that is, the user has to enter the amount based on the time that "it" will be taking up the parking lot, so if you enter a higher amount while he is going to be parked he loses money, since the parking meter does not pay the differences, and if he enters a lower amount, he runs the risk of being sanctioned. In the case of making the payment in cash, in many Sometimes, the user does not have loose money and must look for a trade that provides them with change, which is not always easy or simply possible, with the consequent loss of time that this entails. Also in the case of payment by credit / debit card or mobile phone, due to connection problems, they are sometimes out of order or disabled by vandalism. In these payment systems, the user always has to locate and move to the parking meter to make the payment and return to the car to leave the corresponding receipt, with the consequent loss of time. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The regulated parking zone management system that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the aforementioned problem, thanks to a highly effective novel structuring.

To this end, it is planned that in each regulated parking space, a numbered square control device will be integrated, which will preferably be of a single body, in which a micro controller is established, associated with a radio frequency communications module, as well. as a vehicle detector sensor (infrared, vibration, volumetric, magnetic, etc.), with a battery connected to the network or powered by a photovoltaic panel.

This square control device is intended to additionally include a red / yellow / green LED indicator, which allows the personnel controlling the squares to verify that the vehicle parked in that square is actually legally parked, having made the corresponding payment for valet parking, for example "red" electronic payment "yellow" cash payment, credit / debit card or mobile phone (with the corresponding ticket, indicating the n ^and square that deals) and "green" free space .

The radiofrequency communications module allows detecting the different payment methods provided, and those discussed below, as well as communicating with the zone controller, in which all the information of the places assigned to it is centralized.

This zone controller device is capable of being integrated into existing parking meters, so that it incorporates the necessary electronics to communicate with the different control devices of the place, with a telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, etc.), from which to carry out the corresponding banking transactions. Said zone controller device is also powered by solar energy, and has a programming software to periodically check the communication with the different assigned square devices, in order to ensure the correct connection and operation of all the equipment. The connection to the telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, etc.) of the zone controller device, not only serves to carry out transactions (memory input / output, collection, issuance of receipts, etc.), of the corresponding services provided, but allows users, through the application installed on their mobile phone, to know what the status of that area is in real time, that is, the number of unoccupied seats, which is a considerable help for drivers to when deciding whether to travel by car or public transport to a certain area depending on the availability of existing places.

Likewise, the zone control devices allow the archiving of statistical information, incidents, etc., which will be transmitted to a control center periodically, although they are capable of being consulted remotely, this control center being designated to control all the control devices of the area of the municipality, checking connection and operation of all the devices that participate in the network.

As for the personnel in charge of the surveillance of the places, the same, through mobile phone or through a specific device designed for this purpose, with its corresponding screen and means of connection to the zone controller device and with geo means location, you will receive from the zone controller device, the data related to the status of each of the places (occupation, payment method, time for the end of service, etc.), being responsible for imposing, where appropriate, the corresponding sanctions.

As previously mentioned for the payment of the required services, the system supports the means used to date, either in cash or by credit / debit card, and also provides that the user has the We will call electronic payment device and it can be any of the ones described below.

- Through a device, TAG or similar to those used in the toll systems.

- Through an application installed on the user's own Smartphone phone.

By means of a Chip or RFID card integrated in the vehicle itself. In the first case, the use of a device or TAG, of the type used in the toll systems, will be conveniently adapted, providing the complementary means of reading on the square control devices, operating this identically as it has become conventional to, to include user data / vehicle and, n ^and associated bank account.

As for the payment through the Smartphone mobile phone, it must have installed the application designed for this purpose, which through Wl-Fi, is detected by the square control device thus initiating the service (arrival time, vehicle data ^and n ^e bank account), the LED will turn "red" electronic payment. The system plans to make the payment at the moment when the vehicle leaves the square, the square control device informs the zone controlling device that the vehicle has left the square by sending the corresponding service termination message (departure time), and in turn will change the color of the LED indicator to "green" free space. The zone controller device, through the installed memory, will carry out the corresponding bank transaction.

Once the payment is made, the zone controller will send a message to the user with the billing information.

As for the third means of payment, the vehicle can incorporate a Chip or circuit associated with the car radio, for radio frequency communication with the square control device, so that through the radio interface itself you can enter data relating to the user, vehicle and n ^and charge account. In any of the three cases, at the time of the operation, entry / exit, codes of acceptance of the operation will be requested, respecting the entry / exit times established by the system, for greater security in transactions, although This option is the user's decision.

For its part, the square control device will preferably be integrated into a single body, in which all its components are established.

In parallel, the system is capable of incorporating image capture devices (photography, video, etc.), such as cameras or camcorders, as a security measure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, this descriptive report is attached, as an integral part thereof, a set of drawings where illustrative and not limiting , the following has been represented:

Figure 1 .- Shows a schematic representation of the management system of regulated parking areas object of the present invention.

Figure 2A.- Shows a schematic representation of the parking control device in regulated parking areas with an online arrangement.

Figure 2B.- Shows a schematic representation of the parking control device in regulated parking areas with battery arrangement. Figure 3.- Shows a schematic representation corresponding to an embodiment variant of the zone controller device, integrable in an existing parking meter.

Figure 4.- Shows a schematic representation of the square control device installed in the access and exit lane of a toll road. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen in Figure 1, in the system of the invention it is provided that in each numbered regulated parking space (1) a square control device (2) is integrated. Figure 2

This device (2) is equipped with: a) Vehicle detector. (Vibration, sound, volumetric, etc.)

b) Battery connected to the grid or photovoltaic power.

c) Payment device reader.

d) Radio frequency communications module with sending and receiving data (I)

e) LED indicator.

Thus, the square control device (2), is equipped with the corresponding control electronics associated with a vehicle detector sensor (a), with a battery connected to the network or powered by a photovoltaic plate (b), a payment device reader (c), a radiofrequency communications module with sending and receiving data (d) and a red / yellow / green LED indicator (e), whereby the system indicates the chosen payment mode by the user, to facilitate control of the personnel in charge of surveillance.

The different square control devices (2) communicate by radio frequency (d) with the zone control device (3), in which all the information of the squares assigned to said zone is centralized.

This zone controller device (3) is equipped with: f) Telematic network (Telephone line, ADSL, Wi-Fi, etc.)

g) Radio frequency communications module with sending and receiving data (II).

h) Computer with memory to store data from different places. i) Sending messages to the user.

j) Photovoltaic solar panel.

k) Usb socket for data update. As previously mentioned, the zone controller device (3) can be integrated into the currently existing parking meters (7) as shown in Figure 3, so that it incorporates the necessary electronics to communicate with the different control devices of place (2), counting on a telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, Wi-Fi, etc.) from which it carries out the different operations of the system and the corresponding banking transactions. The zone controller device (3) has a photovoltaic solar panel (j), and programming software to periodically check the communication with the different control devices of the square (2), in order to ensure the correct connection and operation of all the teams. The zone controller device (3) allows to archive statistical information, incidents, etc., which will be transmitted periodically, although they are susceptible to remote consultation, with a control center (6) being designated with a server also in charge of controlling all the controller devices of area of the municipality, checking the connection and operation of all the devices that participate in the network.

Likewise, the zone controller device (3), keeps the information, in real time, of the free places assigned to it updated, so that the user can check the status and location of the same, through the application installed in your payment device, or any navigation system that is entered into the system.

The personnel in charge of the surveillance (5) of the places will have a mobile phone or a specific device designed for this purpose (4). This device (4), is equipped with:

1) Screen

m) Telematic network (telephone line, ADSL, etc.) with sending and receiving data.

n) Geo location system.

o) Computer system for the imposition of sanctions. This device (4), with its corresponding screen (I) and geo location means (n), will receive from the zone controller device (3), the data related to the state of each of the places, in order to control the correct use of them. Should the user incur a penalty, the agent has the corresponding system to act accordingly (or).

As for the means of payment, they are based on radiofrequency communication with the communication module of the square controller device (2), which sends the information to the zone controller device (3), both upon arrival and at the exit of the vehicle, so that said communication and payment management can be carried out by means of a frequency transmitter similar to those used in the toll systems, by means of an application installed in the user's own Smartphone, or by means of a chip, RFID card, or a circuit integrated in the vehicle and associated with its radio.

As for the operation of the system, the parking device (2), detects the arrival of a vehicle that occupies a regulated parking space and sends the information to the zone controlling device (3), which memorizes the input data (time of arrival). Automatically if the control device space (2) detects electronic payment device (1) requests under the user who authorized the operation, sending the control device space (2) data (n ^and bank account details vehicle etc .) to the zone controller device (3) to memorize them, and activate the LED indicator, indicating the electronic payment method chosen by it (in this case it would be red LED light).

At the moment the vehicle leaves the regulated parking space, the parking control device (2), sends the information to the zone controlling device (3), and it carries out the charging operation, while sending a message to the user with the operation data.

In the event that the user does not have an electronic payment device, he must go to the zone controller device (3) and prepay either in cash or with a credit / debit card, as he is currently doing, indicating the n ^e of the place it occupies, so that the zone controlling device (3) associates the data emitted by the square control device (2) and passes the relevant information to the square control device (2), which With the LED indicator, it will indicate with the yellow color the payment method chosen by the user of the place. The same time will send a message to the personnel in charge of the surveillance (5) to carry out the relevant control.

After a reasonable amount of time, the system foresees that if there is no payment procedure, notify the accident monitoring personnel to act in succession.

In this way, a parking area management system is extremely convenient to use, without having to have cash, move to the parking meter and return to deposit the ticket in the vehicle, pay more than necessary, assume risk of penalty for exceeding prepaid time, etc., but which is nevertheless compatible with current means of payment.

According to another of the characteristics of the invention, it is provided that the square control device (2), be integrated into a single body, in which the infrared, magnetic, volumetric vehicle detector sensor is established by vibration, etc. (a), the battery, which could be connected to the network or photovoltaic power supply (b), the reader of radiofrequency payment devices (c), the module of radiofrequency communications with sending and receiving data (d) and The LED indicator (e) payment method.

For its part, the zone controller device (3), capable of being integrated into the existing parking meters, is equipped with a single body with the necessary electronics such as a computer, an ADSL or other telematic network, program, etc., to communicate with the different numbered square control devices.

The system is capable of incorporating image capture devices (photography, video, etc.), as a security measure. Similarly, it is provided through the computer of the zone controller device (3) and the associated memory (h), to send all the information to the control center (6), through the radio frequency communications module ( d), in order to be able to carry out all types of statistics, in order to obtain information regarding maximum occupancy schedules, average time, type of vehicle, etc.

In accordance with another feature of the invention, it is envisioned that the system can be installed in the access and exit lanes of the motorways of toll, associated to the device that will be arranged or located at the point decided by the operating company of the service, acting in the same way and manner as it does in the management system of regulated parking areas, so that in this way, the user Pay for the distance and actual use of the toll road. In this way, excessive fuel consumption caused by payment queues is also avoided and fluid traffic is achieved.

By means of the system of the invention it is possible to get invoiced for the use of real parking time, contrary to what happens with conventional systems, in which it is usual to remove the vehicle before the end of the period of time for which it has been paid, money that in no case is returned.

After a reasonable time, the system foresees that if there is no payment procedure, notify the accident surveillance personnel to act in succession.

With the system of the invention it is also possible to issue detailed monthly invoice for the parking services performed by it.

Claims

1 .- Management System regulated parking areas, in which a series of numbered squares (1) that can be occupied for a preset period of time based on a number of rates, characterized in that in each designated space ( 1) regulated parking is integrated a numbered square control device (2), equipped with a vehicle detector sensor (a), a mini photovoltaic power battery (b), a reader of radiofrequency payment devices (c ), of a radiofrequency communications module with sending and receiving data (d) and of an LED indicator (e), having provided that the square control devices number two (2), by means of the radiofrequency communications module ( d), they are communicated with the zone control device (3), where all the information of each one of the assigned places is centralized, so that said zone station (3) incorporates the necessary electronics p To communicate with the different numbered square control devices (2), with a memory (h) associated with each of these devices (2), to carry out the charging operation once the vehicle has left the square, having planned In turn, the system has a telephone line (f), from which to carry out the corresponding bank transactions, as well as sending the message (i) to the user regarding the transaction made, or to the personnel in charge of surveillance, in the event that its services are required, with the particularity that it includes means of communication with a control center (6), to transfer summary of the different operations carried out, also providing that the area station It is provided with a photovoltaic solar panel (j) for its power supply, while the radiofrequency communications module existing in each zone controller device (3) acts as means of charging the user, either through an application installed on their mobile phone, from a Tele tac similar to those used in the toll systems, or by means of a chip or circuit integrated in the vehicle and associated with the radio of the same.

2 .- Management System parking areas regulated, according to claim 1, wherein the station area (3) has a photovoltaic solar panel (j) and software programming for periodically checking the communication with the different squares control devices (2), in order to ensure the correct connection and operation of all equipment. 3 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized in that the control devices of seats (2) incorporate a red / yellow / green LED (e).

4 .- Management System controlled parking zones, according to claim 1, characterized in that the stations of zone (3) are capable of integrating into existing parking meters currently own. 5 .- Management System areas regulated parking, according to claim 1, characterized in that the personnel responsible for monitoring the squares (5), has a specific device designed for this purpose (4), with its corresponding screen and connection means to the zone station and with geo location means, in which to receive from the zone station the data related to the state of each of the places.

6 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized by having reading system RF data of the various devices used by the user.

7 .- Management System controlled parking zones, according to claim 1, characterized by having a system for the availability of seats in certain areas. 8 .- Management System controlled parking zones, according to claim 1, characterized by having a sensor / vehicle locator.

9 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized in that the squares are numbered through devices numbered square.

10 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized in regulated parking areas controlled entry and exit of vehicles, only the installation of a device reader payment will be required to radiofrequency entrance and exit of it, connected to a telephone line. 1 1 .- Management System areas regulated parking, according to claim 1, wherein the control device (2) is integrated into a single body, wherein the detector sensor vehicle by infrared, magnetic states, volumetric, by vibration, etc. (a), the battery, capable of being connected to a network or photovoltaic power supply (b), the reader of radiofrequency payment devices (c), the radiofrequency communications module with sending and receiving data (d) and the LED (e) payment method.

12 .- Management System controlled parking zones, according to claim 1, characterized in that the zone controller (3), the device is susceptible to be integrated into existing parking meters own, and is equipped with a single body with the necessary electronics such as a computer, an ADSL or other telematic network, program, etc., to communicate with the different numbered square control devices.

13 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized in that incorporates image capture devices such as cameras and / or video. 14 .- Management System controlled parking zones, according to claim 1, wherein the system is capable of additionally installed checkpoint entry / exit toll road.

15 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, wherein the control device (2) delimits the seat unit.

16 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, characterized in that the system regulates the actual time of use of the service. 17 .- Management System regulated parking areas, according to claim 1, wherein the system alerts the monitoring personnel when no payment is not activated.