WO2022025491A1

WO2022025491A1 - Method and system for mobile parking fee payment

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Publication number: WO2022025491A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/009077
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박은경
Original assignee: 박은경
Priority date: 2020-07-27
Filing date: 2021-07-15
Publication date: 2022-02-03
Also published as: KR20220013602A; KR102434177B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for mobile parking fee payment, the method comprising the steps of: recognizing an outgoing vehicle; connecting a parking lot operation server to a session on the basis of the recognition of the outgoing vehicle; receiving approval result information, which is related to approval required on the basis of an image or a wireless signal from a parking payment machine, from the parking lot operation server through the connected session; and controlling an outgoing-vehicle blocker on the basis of the approval result information.

Description

Mobile parking fee payment method and system

The present invention relates to a mobile parking fee payment method and system, and more specifically, a mobile parking fee payment method capable of determining a parking fee to be paid in a parking lot through a portable terminal using information provided from a parking settlement machine, and allowing mobile payment accordingly and systems.

With the development of technology, unmanned parking systems are being widely applied to parking lots. The unmanned parking system is configured to minimize the number of resident personnel in the parking lot and to automate entry and exit and payment of parking fees without management personnel.

For payment of parking fee, the unmanned parking system is provided with an unmanned payment machine. Unmanned payment machines are generally installed at the exits of parking lots.

In order to pay the parking fee at the unmanned payment machine installed at the exit of the parking lot, the driver in the vehicle closes the vehicle to the unmanned payment machine and provides various inputs to the unmanned payment machine with the window open to pay the parking fee. For example, the driver checks the vehicle parking fee through the display of the unmanned payment machine, first recognizes the discount-related receipt or discount parking ticket through the scanner of the unmanned payment machine, etc. You can process the parking fee by inserting it into the credit card slot.

This parking fee processing method provides a lot of inconvenience to the vehicle driver and causes a delay in exiting the parking lot. That is, in order to provide various inputs to the unmanned payment machine, the vehicle driver must put the vehicle in close contact with the unmanned payment machine, change the attitude in the vehicle, and even get off the vehicle to process the payment of the parking fee. Inconvenience when exiting the vehicle causes delays in the vehicle's advance, so a specific parking lot has several exits, and parking fee processing is performed at each exit through an unmanned payment machine.

In addition, in order to relieve congestion at the parking lot exit, a pre-settlement machine is installed near the parking lot access road so that parking fees, such as discounts, can be processed before boarding the vehicle.

On the other hand, a method of performing parking fee processing through a web or a smartphone app is known. After the vehicle user registers the vehicle number and card information in the website or the parking lot app in advance, when using the parking lot, the unmanned payment machine calculates the parking fee according to entry and exit, and transmits the parking fee to the web or app server, and the app server The parking fee is processed using the card information registered in advance.

The existing known method of handling parking fees through the web or app has the advantage of enabling automated parking fee processing, but there is a problem that major personal information such as name, phone number, and credit card number must be registered in a specific server. For this reason, individuals are burdened with using the service, and the actual use rate is not high. In addition, as strict registration and operation procedures are imposed on organizations that store and use such information due to the strengthening of laws related to personal information protection, the number of organizations that provide the service is limited, and the system usage fee is also quite burdensome for the parking lot operator. to be. Therefore, the method of processing parking fees by registering the vehicle number and payment information in the server in advance using the web or app clearly has its limitations.

As such, there is a need for a mobile parking fee payment method and system that can solve various problems recognized in the existing parking fee processing.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and by storing personal information such as card number and vehicle number stored in a central server in a personal device called a portable terminal, it solves the burden of regulations related to personal information protection, The purpose is to provide a mobile parking fee payment method and system that not only relieves users' anxiety about personal information leakage, but also innovatively reduces the construction and operation cost of the parking lot unmanned payment machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile parking fee payment method and system capable of automatic credit card payment with a parking fee dynamically calculated from any parking payment machine without a direct interface with the parking payment machine.

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile parking fee payment method and system capable of dynamically specifying a parking payment machine to settle parking fees through a portable terminal and automatically paying a credit card with a parking fee calculated for a vehicle leaving the specified parking payment machine. Its purpose is to provide

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile parking fee payment method and system in which a portable terminal recognizes an image or a wireless signal outputting a unique number of a parking payment machine and interlocks with the recognized parking payment machine to confirm the vehicle leaving and settle the parking fee. It is intended to

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. will be able

The parking fee information payment method according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: the parking settlement machine recognizing the exiting vehicle; according to the recognition of the exiting vehicle, the parking settlement machine connecting a session with the parking lot operation server; Receiving the approval result information requested for approval based on the image or wireless signal from the parking lot operation server through the connected session, and the parking settlement machine comprising the steps of controlling the exit breaker according to the approval result information.

In the above-described parking fee information payment method, after the step of connecting the parking lot operation server and the session, the parking settling machine includes the parking fee calculated for the parking settlement machine unique number, the vehicle number of the recognized exiting vehicle, and the vehicle number. Transmitting fee information as a Bluetooth wireless signal; receiving, from a payment server, information on the approval result of an approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the registered vehicle number and the Bluetooth wireless signal by the parking lot operation server; The result information is the step of receiving the approval result information from the payment server, including the parking payment machine unique number, vehicle number and parking fee, and credit card payment information and approval result of the parking fee information of the Bluetooth wireless signal, and the parking lot operation server is the approval result Further comprising the step of determining a parking adjuster connected to the session corresponding to the parking adjuster unique number of the information, and transmitting the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine.

In the above-described parking fee information payment method, after the step of connecting the session with the parking management server, the portable terminal is equipped with a built-in camera sensor to recognize a fixed image code, the portable terminal is unique to the parking adjuster extracted from the image code Transmitting a request for parking rate information including a number to the parking lot operation server, the parking settlement machine parking the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized according to the parking fee information request from the parking lot operation server through a session corresponding to the parking settlement machine unique number. The step of calculating the fee, the step of the parking management server transmitting the parking fee information including the parking fee calculated from the parking settlement machine to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal the parking fee of the parking fee information, the unique number of the parking calculator and the credit card payment information Further comprising the step of transmitting an approval request comprising do.

In the above-described parking fee information payment method, after the step of connecting the parking lot operation server and the session, the parking settling machine includes the parking fee calculated for the parking settlement machine unique number, the vehicle number of the recognized exiting vehicle, and the vehicle number. A step of outputting the fee information as a variable image code to the display, the parking management server receiving the approval result information of the approval request according to the comparison of the registered vehicle number and the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the image code from the payment server, Approval result information is the step of receiving the approval result information from the payment server, including the parking payment machine unique number, vehicle number and parking fee, and credit card payment information and approval result of the parking fee information of the image code, and the parking lot operation server is the approval result Further comprising the step of determining a parking adjuster connected to the session corresponding to the parking adjuster unique number of the information, and transmitting the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine.

In the above-described parking fee information payment method, before receiving an approval request from the parking lot operation server, the parking lot operation server receives one or more image code information, and the parking lot operation server uses one or more image code information in the parking settlement machine. The method further comprises calculating a discounted parking fee from the calculated parking fee, the approval request includes a parking fee discounted by the parking lot operation server, and the image code information is a receipt number extracted through a camera sensor of a portable terminal or Include the voucher number.

In addition, the local parking system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an exit camera, an exit breaker, and a parking adjuster, and the parking payment calculator includes a breaker interface for controlling the exit breaker, a camera interface for receiving camera data from the exiting camera, and data Receives camera data through the first communication unit that transmits and receives and the camera interface, recognizes an exiting vehicle from the received camera data, connects a session with the parking lot operation server through the first communication unit according to the recognition of the exiting vehicle, and determines the parking fee of the exiting vehicle. and a control unit for receiving approval result information for the approval request through a session, wherein the approval request is configured based on information from an image displayed on the local parking system or a wireless signal output from the local parking system.

In the above-described local parking system, the local parking system has a specified size and is attached to an exit breaker, exit camera, or parking payment machine and includes an image code including a parking payment machine unique number, and the size of the image code is 20 cm on one side. It is between 100 cm in size.

In addition, the parking fee payment system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a parking lot operation server that is connected to each of the plurality of local parking systems and the parking settlement machines of the plurality of local parking systems through an open session to manage the parking settlement machines. .

In the above-described parking fee payment system, the parking payment machine connected to the parking lot operation server through a session transmits parking fee information including the parking fee calculated for the parking payment machine unique number, the vehicle number of the recognized exiting vehicle, and the vehicle number to the Bluetooth standard. Transmitting a plurality of times as a wireless signal of a broadcasting wireless packet according to Receives the result information from the payment server, determines a parking adjuster connected to a session corresponding to the parking adjuster unique number of the approval result information among a plurality of parking adjusters, and transmits the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine.

In the above-described parking fee payment system, further comprising a portable terminal carried by the vehicle user, wherein the portable terminal recognizes a fixed image code of the local parking system through a built-in camera sensor, and a parking adjuster unique to extracted from the image code The parking fee information request including the number is transmitted to the parking lot operation server, and the parking payment machine is the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized according to the parking fee information request received from the parking lot operation server through a session opened in response to the parking settlement machine unique number. Calculates the parking fee of and a request for approval including credit card payment information is transmitted to the payment server, and the parking fee payment system processes the parking fee according to the comparison between the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal and the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized by the parking payment machine. do.

In the above-described parking fee payment system, the parking payment machine outputs the parking fee information including the parking payment machine unique number, the vehicle number of the recognized vehicle out and the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number to the display as a variable image code, and the parking lot The operation server receives the approval result information of the approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the image code and the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal that recognizes the image code from the payment server, Determines the parking adjuster connected to the corresponding session and transmits the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine. do.

In the above-described parking fee payment system, prior to receiving the approval request, the parking lot operation server receives one or more image code information and uses the received one or more image code information to receive a parking fee discounted from the parking fee calculated by the parking payment machine. , and the approval request received by the parking lot operation server includes a parking fee discounted by the parking lot operation server, and the image code information includes a receipt number or discount coupon number extracted through a camera sensor of a portable terminal.

In the mobile parking fee payment method and system according to the present invention as described above, the parking fee payment is processed through the portable terminal of the vehicle occupant including the driver in the vehicle. There is no need to take the dangerous action of taking the driver's hand out of the vehicle, thereby improving the driver's safety.

In addition, the mobile parking fee payment method and system according to the present invention as described above store sensitive personal information such as card number in a personal portable terminal, so there is a risk of personal information leakage compared to the method of automatically paying by storing it in the existing business server server It is significantly lowered, and there is an effect of lowering the system operating cost by not going through a business operator that manages sensitive personal information.

In addition, the mobile parking fee payment method and system according to the present invention as described above are automatically discounted when paying parking fees by registering the image code of a parking discount coupon such as a receipt through a portable terminal in advance, and a pre-parking calculator installed around an existing parking lot By omitting the registration procedure for discounted parking fees through the system, it is possible to reduce the cost of installing and operating a pre-parking payment machine from the perspective of parking lot operators, and at the same time, from the side of parking lot users, it is effective to quickly and easily register for discounted parking fees.

In addition, the mobile parking fee payment method and system according to the present invention as described above target the existing unmanned parking lot for license plate recognition, and add only a display installation for mounting a Bluetooth module or a fixed image code or outputting a changed image code to the parking settlement machine. Parking lot users only need to install the app for payment, so it can be applied easily and at a low cost. has the effect of shortening it to

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the following description. will be.

1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a parking fee payment system.

2 is a diagram showing an exemplary configuration of a local parking system.

3 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary block diagram of a parking settlement machine.

4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary block diagram of a parking lot operation server.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary control flow for paying a parking fee according to the recognition of an exiting vehicle.

6 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary control flow for paying a parking fee according to the recognition of a vehicle taking out.

7 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary control flow for paying a parking fee according to the recognition of a vehicle out of the vehicle.

8 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary control flow for paying a parking fee according to the recognition of a vehicle taking out.

100: local parking system

110: entrance blocker 130: entrance camera

150: exit breaker 170: exit camera

190: parking settlement machine

191: first communication unit 192: second communication unit

193: input unit 194: output unit

195: display 196: breaker interface

197: camera interface 198: storage

199: control

200: portable terminal

300: parking lot operation server

301 communication unit 303 storage unit

305 connection unit 307 control unit

400 : payment server

The above-described objects, features and advantages will become more clear through the detailed description that will be described later in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand the technical spirit of the present invention It will be easy to implement. In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The parking fee payment system capable of paying a parking fee through mobile includes one or more local parking systems 100 , one or more portable terminals 200 , a parking lot operation server 300 , and a payment server 400 .

The parking fee payment system according to the present invention is a mobile terminal 200 of a vehicle, a payment server 400, and a parking lot operation server 300 using an image or a wireless signal for a parking fee dynamically calculated in the local parking system 100. It is configured to be able to pay parking fees by linking dynamically with The parking fee payment system determines the parking fee upon exiting the vehicle based on image recognition or reception of a wireless signal and information included in the image or wireless signal, and makes payment for the determined parking fee through the portable terminal 200. is composed

Referring to the parking fee payment system through FIG. 1 , the local parking system 100 is a system installed in an individual parking lot. The local parking system 100 recognizes entering and exiting vehicles through a camera, calculates a parking fee according to the difference in entry and exit times, and controls the exit breaker 150 according to the completion of approval of the calculated parking fee. do. The local parking system 100 may display or output information indicating the local parking system 100 through an image or a wireless signal. The local parking system 100 and its control will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 5 to 8 .

The portable terminal 200 is a terminal carried by a vehicle user. The portable terminal 200 may be, for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a tablet PC. The portable terminal 200 may include a non-volatile memory, a processor, a camera sensor, a communication interface, an input interface, an output interface, and the like to perform various processing related to parking fees.

For example, the portable terminal 200 stores (includes) a payment app for paying a parking fee according to the present invention in a built-in non-volatile memory, and according to the operation of the payment app, a local parking system 100 and an image or wireless It is configured so that the parking fee can be paid in conjunction with the signal.

The payment app of the portable terminal 200 stores credit card payment information and vehicle number in a non-volatile memory according to a user's input in advance. Credit card payment information may be stored in advance, including a credit card number, card expiration date, credit card company name, authentication code (eg, CVC code), setting password, and the like. The vehicle number may indicate the number of the vehicle used by the user.

In addition, the payment app can extract and store the image code of parking discount coupons such as receipts in advance (before payment) through the camera sensor. The payment app can receive a discount on the parking fee by further (automatically) using the image code of the parking discount coupon, such as one or more extracted receipts.

The payment app may be driven according to user input or may operate in the background without user input.

A control flow generated in the portable terminal 200 related to the payment of a parking fee will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 .

The parking lot operation server 300 is a server that manages the local parking system 100 of the parking fee payment system. The parking lot operation server 300 is connected to a plurality of local parking systems 100 through the Internet and connects a session with the parking settlement machine 190 according to a session connection request from the parking settlement machine 190 of the local parking system 100, and It is configured to manage the parking settlement machine 190 through each of the parking settlement machines 190 and an open session.

Preferably, the parking lot operation server 300 receives the result of the card payment approval request according to the parking fee calculated by the parking payment machine 190 through the open session from the payment server 400, and receives the approval result of the open session It can be transmitted to the parking settlement machine 190 . Accordingly, the parking settlement machine 190 of the local parking system 100 may control the connected exit breaker 150 to open the exit breaker 150 .

The parking lot operation server 300 will be looked at in detail below in FIG. 4 .

The payment server 400 is a server that processes credit card approval for parking fees. The payment server 400 may be a server operated by a credit card company or a server operated by a van (VAN) company or a PG company. The payment server 400 receives an approval request for card approval from the portable terminal 200 or the parking lot operation server 300, etc., configures the approval result according to the credit card payment information of the received approval request, and configures the approval result information and / Alternatively, the approval result message may be transmitted to the portable terminal 200 or the parking lot operation server 300 .

The payment server 400 , the parking lot operation server 300 , the parking adjuster 190 of the local parking system 100 , and the portable terminal 200 may transmit/receive various data through a broadband network. For example, the payment server 400 , the parking lot operation server 300 , the parking adjuster 190 of the local parking system 100 and the portable terminal 200 are connected to the Internet according to the IP (Internet Protocol) protocol to provide various data can send and receive

2 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the local parking system 100 .

The local parking system 100 of FIG. 2 shows a simplified exemplary configuration of the local parking system 100 installed in a specific parking lot. As in the example of FIG. 2 , the local parking system 100 is configured to include an entrance blocker 110 , an entrance camera 130 , an exit blocker 150 , an exit camera 170 , and a parking settlement machine 190 .

The entrance blocker 110 is a blocker installed in the entrance road of the parking lot where the local parking system 100 is installed. The entrance blocker 110 may be, for example, a bar-shaped blocker that opens and closes up and down, and may open and close the provided blocker according to a control signal from the parking settlement machine 190 .

The entrance camera 130 takes an image of a vehicle entering through the entrance of the parking lot. The entrance camera 130 may output the photographed image data or image signal to the parking adjuster 190 or extract the vehicle number of the vehicle entering from the photographed image and output the extracted vehicle number to the parking adjuster 190 .

The exit breaker 150 is a breaker installed in the exit path of the parking lot of the local parking system 100 . The car taking-out breaker 150 may be, for example, a bar-shaped breaker that opens and closes up and down. The exit breaker 150 may open the closed blocking bar according to a control signal from the parking settlement machine 190 to advance the exiting vehicle.

The exiting camera 170 captures an image of a vehicle attempting to exit through the exit of the parking lot. The un-parking camera 170 may output the photographed image data or image signal to the parking adjuster 190 or extract the vehicle number of the un-parked vehicle from the photographed image and output the extracted vehicle number to the parking adjuster 190 .

The parking settlement machine 190 calculates the parking fee of the outgoing vehicle and proceeds with the payment of the calculated parking fee. The parking settlement machine 190 is located on the exit road next to the exit breaker 150, calculates the difference between the entry and exit time (parking time) and furthermore, the parking fee according to the vehicle type, and handles the cost of the calculated parking fee for the vehicle user. It can be performed according to the input of

Here, the parking adjuster 190 according to the present invention is preferably configured to support mobile payment of the calculated parking fee in addition to direct credit card input and cash payment method. The local parking system 100 is configured to be able to transmit (output) at least the parking settlement machine unique number as an image code or a wireless signal. For example, the local parking system 100 has a fixed image code attached to the box (body) of the exit breaker 150, the blocking bar of the exit breaker 150, the exiting camera 170, and the parking payment machine 190 (e.g. For example, barcodes, QR codes). Alternatively, a barcode or QR code may be output to the display 195 provided with the parking payment machine 190 . Alternatively, the parking adjuster 190 may output information including a parking adjuster unique number as a one-way low-power Bluetooth wireless signal. At this time, the size of the information transmitted through the Bluetooth wireless signal is limited to 5 to 31 bytes in consideration of the type of information provided and the communication protocol. In addition, the size of the fixed image code attached to the housing or the like is, for example, the length of one side is set to a size between 20 Cm and 100 Cm, so that the portable terminal 200 can be recognized in the vehicle without close-up photography by the user.

In this way, the local parking system 100 (parking adjuster 190 of the present invention) according to the present invention includes information including a parking setter unique number and further recognized vehicle number and parking fee for specifying the parking adjuster 190 as an image code It can be output through , or it can be output as a wireless signal according to the Bluetooth protocol.

The parking settlement machine 190 may interwork with the parking lot operation server 300 to receive approval result information through the payment server 400 and control the connected exit breaker 150 according to the received approval result information. For example, the parking settlement machine 190 may open the exit breaker 150 according to the reception of the result of the approval confirmation (OK) of the approval result information. Alternatively, the parking settlement machine 190 continues to maintain the blocking state of the exit breaker 150 according to the reception of the result of approval disapproval (NO) of the approval result information, and displays the result on the display 195 or the output unit 194, etc. can be printed out.

The parking adjuster 190 will be looked at in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8 .

3 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary block diagram of the parking settlement machine 190 .

According to FIG. 3 , the parking settlement machine 190 includes a first communication unit 191, a second communication unit 192, an input unit 193, an output unit 194, a display 195, a circuit breaker interface 196, a camera interface ( 197), a storage unit 198, and a control unit 199. According to a design example, the parking adjuster 190 may omit some blocks. For example, the parking adjuster 190 may be configured by omitting the second communication unit 192 and/or the display 195 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the parking adjuster 190 is described in more detail. The first communication unit 191 transmits and receives data through a network. The first communication unit 191 includes a communication chip or hardware logic for connection to the broadband network, and transmits and receives various data to and from the parking lot operation server 300 through the broadband network. The first communication unit 191 connects a session with the parking lot operation server 300, including a communication chipset or hardware logic for connection to a wired LAN, Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, etc. and transmits and receives various data for transmitting and receiving information in the session to a broadband network can be sent and received through

The second communication unit 192 transmits and receives data through a wireless network. The second communication unit 192 may include, for example, a communication chipset or hardware logic for transmitting a Bluetooth wireless signal, and may transmit a Bluetooth wireless signal indicating parking fee information under the control of the controller 199 . Preferably, the second communication unit 192 is a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication module.

For example, the second communication unit 192 transmits the parking fee information including the parking payment machine unique number, the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle, and the parking fee calculated for the exiting vehicle to the control unit 199 as a Bluetooth wireless signal. It can be transmitted multiple times according to the specified period (eg, 0.5 seconds, etc.). The second communication unit 192 may periodically transmit a one-way Bluetooth wireless packet (broadcasting wireless packet) according to the Bluetooth wireless standard (BLE standard) including parking fee information under the control of the control unit 199 . Here, the second communication unit 192 may output a Bluetooth wireless signal having a low transmission strength. For example, the second communication unit 192 transmits a Bluetooth wireless packet set to a recognizable transmission strength within a proximity distance (eg, within 5 meters) in comparison with the transmission strength of the existing Bluetooth wireless packet recognizable up to several tens of meters. is composed

The input unit 193 receives a user input. The input unit 193 may include one or more buttons to receive a user input of the vehicle taking out. For example, the input unit 193 may receive a user input including a call button, a direct credit card approval request button, a touch screen, and the like.

The output unit 194 outputs a signal recognizable by the user. The output unit 194 may include a speaker, a light emitting diode, and the like to output a voice or a visual display for indicating the internal state of the parking settlement machine 190 or the payment progress state.

The display 195 outputs various types of information. The display 195 displays image data received from the control unit 199 including an LCD display module or an LED display module. For example, the display 195 displays parking fee information including the parking fee calculated for the parking payment machine unique number received from the control unit 199, the recognized vehicle number of the vehicle exiting and the vehicle number of the vehicle exiting from the image code ( QR code, barcode, etc.)

The breaker interface 196 controls the breaker. The breaker interface 196 is configured to control the entrance breaker 110 and the exit breaker 150 and outputs a control signal for opening or closing (opening and closing) the blocking bar of the entry breaker 110 to the entrance breaker 110 and a control signal for opening or closing the blocking bar of the vehicle taking-out breaker 150 may be output to the vehicle taking-out breaker 150 . The breaker interface 196 may convert the control signal received from the control unit 199 into a control signal of a level or format for controlling the entrance breaker 110 and the exit breaker 150 , and output the converted control signal. The control signal output from the circuit breaker interface 196 may be output to the entrance breaker 110 and the exit breaker 150 through a wired cable.

The camera interface 197 receives data from the camera. The camera interface 197 may receive the image data, the image signal, or the extracted vehicle number from the entering camera 130 and output the image data, the image signal, or camera data representing the extracted vehicle number to the controller 199 . In addition, the camera interface 197 may receive image data, an image signal, or the extracted vehicle number from the exiting camera 170 and output the image data, the image signal, or camera data representing the extracted vehicle number to the control unit 199. have.

The storage unit 198 stores various data and programs including a mass storage medium such as a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, and/or a hard disk. The storage unit 198 stores the control program executed by the control unit 199 and one or more vehicle payment information for entering and leaving the vehicle. The control unit 199 can control the local parking system 100 through the control program.

The entry/exit vehicle payment information stores information about vehicles using the parking lot and information related to payment for parking fees. The entry/exit vehicle payment information may include the recognized vehicle number and entry time, and further include exit time, parking fee, parking fee processing result information, and the like.

The vehicle number of the vehicle payment information for entering/exiting indicates the vehicle number of the vehicle recognized through the entrance camera 130 and the entrance time indicates the time at which the recognized vehicle entered the parking lot through the entrance breaker 110 . The un-parking time indicates a time at which a vehicle having the same vehicle number is recognized through the un-parking camera 170 . The parking fee represents the parking fee charged (calculated) to the relevant vehicle number or the parking fee discounted from the calculated parking fee.

The parking fee processing result information indicates the processing result of the applied (discounted) parking fee. The parking fee processing result information includes types indicating types such as cash payment, card direct payment through the input unit 193, and mobile (credit card) payment through the mobile terminal 200 of the vehicle user. The parking fee processing result information of the card or mobile payment type may further include approval result information. The approval result information may include an approval result (approval confirmation, etc.) and further include credit card payment information. Credit card payment information includes data necessary for credit card payment, such as card number, expiration date, authentication code (eg, CVC code), and setting password.

The storage unit 198 further stores a unique number of the parking settling machine. The parking settlement machine unique number is a number mapped to, for example, a credit card affiliated store number as a unique number for specifying the parking settlement machine 190 .

When there are several parking settlement machines 190 in the local parking system 100, the unique number of the parking settlement machines of each parking settlement machine 190 may be different depending on a design example. Preferably, the unique number of each parking settlement machine 190 in the same local parking system 100 is different from each other, but it may be mapped to the same credit card affiliated store number through the payment server 400 . At least, the parking lot operation server 300 and/or the payment server 400 may determine the credit card affiliated store number from the parking settlement machine unique number according to the present invention. The parking payment machine unique number may be composed of 16 byte numbers.

The control unit 199 controls the parking adjuster 190 and furthermore the local parking system 100 . The control unit 199 including one or more execution units capable of executing the program code executes the control program of the storage unit 198 to recognize the vehicle entering and exiting, calculates a parking fee for the recognized vehicle, and applies the calculated parking fee to the parking lot. It is preferably configured so that it can be automatically processed in conjunction with the operation server 300 and the portable terminal 200 . When automatic processing is not possible, the control unit 199 may alternatively process cash payment or direct credit card input payment by input through the input unit 193 . The control unit 199 includes at least one known component capable of executing a program code, such as a CPU, an MPU, a central processing unit, and a processor.

The controller 199 receives camera data from the entering camera 130 through the camera interface 197 and recognizes the vehicle entering from the received camera data. The control unit 199 may recognize the vehicle entering the vehicle by recognizing the vehicle number from the camera data. According to the recognition of the vehicle entering, the control unit 199 creates a new vehicle entry and exit vehicle payment information in the storage unit 198, stores the vehicle number and entrance time of the recognized vehicle, and uses the circuit breaker interface 196 to block the entrance 110. Outputs a control signal to open

Also, the controller 199 receives camera data from the un-parking camera 170 through the camera interface 197 and recognizes the un-parked vehicle from the received camera data. The control unit 199 may recognize the vehicle out of the vehicle by recognizing the vehicle number from the camera data. The control unit 199 searches the storage unit 198 for entry/exit vehicle payment information having the vehicle number of the recognized vehicle, records (stores) the exit time in the retrieved entry/exit vehicle payment information, and according to the exit time and entry time It is possible to calculate the parking fee according to the parking time and store it in the vehicle payment information for entering and leaving the vehicle.

In addition, according to the recognition of the vehicle taking out, the control unit 199 connects a session with the parking lot operation server 300 through the first communication unit 191 . The control unit 199 opens a session for payment processing of the parking fee with the parking lot operation server 300 through the first communication unit 191, and the request for approval of the parking fee for the exiting vehicle recognized through the open connection session. The approval result information may be received, and the received approval result information may be stored in the searched entry/exit vehicle payment information. For example, the control unit 199 may store the approval result of the approval result information and further credit card payment information in the searched vehicle payment information for entering/exiting. The approval request transmitted to the payment server 400 is configured based on at least information from an image displayed on the parking settling machine 190 or a wireless signal output from the parking settling machine 190 .

The control unit 199 outputs a control signal for controlling the exit breaker 150 to the breaker interface 196 according to the received approval result information. For example, the control unit 199 receiving the approval result of approval confirmation (OK) outputs a control signal for opening the exit breaker 150 to the breaker interface 196 . Accordingly, the vehicle of the user who has processed real-time payment by mobile in conjunction with the portable terminal 200 can take out without a direct interface with the parking settlement machine 190 .

The control unit 199 may output various types of images or wireless signals for requesting approval according to the type of the parking adjuster 190 . This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 .

4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary block diagram of the parking lot operation server 300 .

According to FIG. 4 , the parking lot operation server 300 includes a communication unit 301 , a storage unit 303 , a control unit 307 and a connection unit 305 . The block diagram of FIG. 4 represents a functional block diagram and may have various physical configurations for performing the functions of the parking lot operation server 300 . For example, the parking lot operation server 300 may be divided into a number of physical servers or configured separately according to assigned functions. The parking lot operation server 300 may be a server that operates as a server for managing the plurality of parking payment machines 190 and further operates as an app server or a web server for processing various requests of the portable terminal 200 .

Referring to each functional block through FIG. 4 , the communication unit 301 transmits and receives data through a broadband network. The communication unit 301 may transmit/receive various data including a communication chipset for connection to a wireless LAN, a wired LAN, an optical LAN, or the like.

The storage unit 303 stores various data. The storage unit 303 stores various programs and data usable in the parking lot operation server 300 including a mass storage medium such as a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory and/or a hard disk.

Specifically, the storage unit 303 stores the list of activated sessions and the information on the parking settlement machine that can specify the parking settlement machine 190 to be managed. The storage unit 303 stores information on the parking settlement machines of all the parking settlement machines 190 that can be managed through payment or the like through a broadband network. The parking settlement machine information includes one or more identifiers for specifying the parking settlement machine 190, and may include, for example, one or more MAC addresses, IP addresses, parking settlement machine unique numbers, and the like. The parking payment machine information includes at least a parking payment machine unique number. In addition, the parking settlement machine information stores one or more parking fee settlement types that the corresponding parking settlement machine 190 can process.

The parking fee settlement type indicates a settlement type in which the corresponding parking settlement machine can pay the parking fee, for example, wireless-portable-approval type (refer to FIG. 5), fixed-code-portable-approved type 1 (refer to FIG. 6), Fixed-code-portable-approval type 2 (see FIG. 7 ), variable-code-portable-approval type (see FIG. 8 ), and the like may be indicated.

The parking settlement machine 190 may have one type or a plurality of payment processing types that can be selectively paid according to implementation examples, and may be registered and stored in advance in the parking lot operation server 300 .

The session list may include information about one or more activated sessions, and the session information may store a session ID, identification information of the parking adjuster 190 to which the session is connected, and a parking fee settlement type. The session ID is an ID for specifying a session opened according to a session connection request, and the identification information of the parking adjuster 190 is information for specifying the parking adjuster 190, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, a parking adjuster. It may include one or more unique numbers. The identification information of the parking settlement machine 190 includes at least a parking settlement machine unique number.

The parking fee settlement type indicates a payment possible type of the parking settling machine 190 in which the session is open, for example, wireless-portable-approved type, fixed-code-portable-approved type 1, fixed-code-portable-approved type 2 , change-code-portable-approval type, and the like.

The activated session (session information of) of the session list is maintained until a specified time (eg, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, etc.) can

The connection unit 305 transmits and receives various data between blocks in the parking lot operation server 300 . The connection unit 305 may transmit/receive various data including one or more of a parallel bus, a serial bus, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and the like.

The control unit 307 controls the parking lot operation server 300 . The control unit 307 may control the parking lot operation server 300 through the program of the storage unit 303 . The control unit 307 may include one or more of a CPU, an MPU, a central processing unit, a processor, a microcomputer, and the like to execute an instruction code of a program.

The control unit 307 generates new session information in the session list upon receiving the session connection request from the parking settlement machine 190 through the communication unit 301, and through the generated session information, the parking settler 190, the payment server 400 and the portable terminal 200, it is possible to process the payment of the parking fee calculated by the parking settlement machine 190, and control the exit breaker 150 of the corresponding parking settlement machine 190 accordingly.

Various control flows performed in the control unit 307 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 .

The control flow of FIG. 5 shows a control flow of a wireless-portable-approval type of paying a parking fee through the portable terminal 200 using a wireless signal transmitted from the parking settlement machine 190 .

First, the parking settlement machine 190 of the local parking system 100 recognizes the vehicle out (see ①). The controller 199 may receive the camera data from the un-parking camera 170 through the camera interface 197 and recognize the vehicle number of the un-parking vehicle from the received camera data.

According to the recognition of the license plate number, the parking settlement machine 190 connects the parking lot operation server 300 and the session (see ②). The control unit 199 transmits a session connection request to the parking lot operation server 300 connected to the broadband network through the first communication unit 191 and receives the session connection request through the communication unit 301 parking lot operation server 300 The control unit 307 of , according to the session connection request, adds the session information corresponding to the parking settler 190 requesting the session connection to the session list of the storage unit 303 and transmits the session connection response to the parking settler 190 . The control unit 307 authenticates whether the parking settling machine 190 that has requested a session connection by using the parking settling machine information of the storage unit 303 is the management target parking settling machine 190, and if the management target, at least the unique number of the parking settling machine 190 (Parking settlement machine unique number) and further generates session information including session ID, MAC address, IP address, and one or more parking fee settlement types and stores it in the active session list.

In addition, the parking settlement machine 190 generates parking fee information (see ③). The control unit 199 of the parking settling machine 190 searches for vehicle payment information having the same vehicle number from one or more entrance/exit vehicle payment information of the storage unit 198, and uses the retrieved entrance/exit vehicle payment information to recognize the vehicle. Record the departure time according to the following, calculate the parking fee (basic parking fee) from the parking time according to the exit time and entry time, and record the calculated parking fee.

The parking settling machine 190 (controller 199 of) generates parking fee information including the stored parking setter unique number of the storage unit 198, the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number of the vehicle leaving the vehicle, and the vehicle number of the vehicle leaving the vehicle. can do.

According to the generation of the parking fee information, the parking adjuster 190 connected to the parking lot operation server 300 through a session transmits the parking fee information as a wireless signal (see ④). For example, the control unit 199 may transmit a Bluetooth wireless signal indicating parking fee information a plurality of times through the second communication unit 192 . The control unit 199 may repeatedly transmit a low-power Bluetooth radio signal of a broadcasting radio packet including parking fee information periodically according to a set period (eg, 0.5 seconds, etc.).

The user of the vehicle directly drives the payment app of the portable terminal 200 or drives it in the background, and the portable terminal 200 wirelessly receives parking fee information including a parking payment machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee (see ⑤) do.

The mobile terminal 200 (the payment app of) compares the vehicle number of the parking fee information received by the wireless signal (Bluetooth wireless signal) with the vehicle number registered in advance, and requests approval for card payment approval if the same (see ⑥) Configure and transmit (refer to ⑩).

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) determines that the parking fee information from the parking adjuster 190 is the parking fee information of the vehicle set by the user of the portable terminal 200 when the two vehicle numbers match, and parking fee information An approval request including the unique number of the parking payment machine, parking fee (or discount applied parking fee) and vehicle number and credit card payment information stored in advance in the portable terminal 200 is transmitted to the payment server 400 (see ⑩).

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) may be terminated without proceeding with payment processing thereafter when the two vehicle numbers do not match.

Here, the payment app may use the image code information of the parking discount coupon, such as a receipt, stored before the approval request, to discount the parking fee calculated by the parking setter 190 .

Prior to the request for approval for credit card payment (see ⑩), the payment app stores image code information to be used for parking discount in advance. The payment app takes a receipt or discount parking ticket through the camera sensor of the portable terminal 200, recognizes the image code (eg, barcode or QR code) of the receipt or discount parking ticket from the captured image, and extracts the image code information. One or more image code information may be stored in advance in a non-volatile memory. The image code information may include a receipt number used for a parking discount, a coupon number for specifying a receipt amount or a discount coupon type, and the like. Alternatively, the payment app may register the mobile ID in advance and store the identification information to be used for parking discount from the mobile ID in a non-volatile memory. The identification information to be used for the parking discount may be information representing the disabled, multiple children, local residents, etc. (hereinafter, collectively referred to as 'image code information').

When one or more image code information is stored in the non-volatile memory, the portable terminal 200 requests approval of the parking rate discount to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑦). The payment app may transmit a rate discount approval request including one or more image code information stored according to a user input or setting, a parking fee from the parking setter 190, and a parking setter unique number to the parking lot operation server 300. . The payment app may automatically select one or more image code information to be used for a parking discount or select specified image code information according to a user's pre-selection input.

The parking lot operation server 300 configures the discount rate approval result information according to the reception of the rate discount approval request from the portable terminal 200 (see ⑧). For example, the parking lot operation server 300 determines whether a session corresponding to the parking settlement machine unique number of the approval request is active, and determines the validity of the image code information. The validity of the image code information may be achieved in various ways.

When the session is active and the image code information is valid, the parking lot operation server 300 calculates the discounted parking fee according to one or more image code information from the parking fee of the approval request, and calculates the discounted parking fee and furthermore the parking calculator unique number. The included rate discount approval result information is configured, and the configured rate discount approval result information is transmitted to the portable terminal 200 (refer to ⑨). Thereafter, the portable terminal 200 may transmit (refer to ⑩) an approval request including a parking fee to which a discount is applied to the payment server 400 .

The payment server 400 receives the approval request from the portable terminal 200 and receives the received credit card payment information (eg, credit card number, card expiration date, authentication code, setting password, etc.) and parking fee (discounted parking fee), configure the approval result information (refer to ⑪). The payment server 400 installed in the bansa generates an approval result for the approval request in conjunction with the server of the credit card company. The approval result may include, for example, approval confirmation (OK) or approval disapproval (NO), and may further include an approval number. The payment server 400 may configure the approval result information including the approval result, the parking payment machine unique number of the approval request, the parking fee, the vehicle number, and the credit card payment information.

The payment server 400 transmits the approval result information to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑫) and transmits an approval result message corresponding to the approval result information to the portable terminal 200 (see ⑫). The portable terminal 200 requesting approval displays an approval result message so that the user can check whether the card is approved.

The parking lot operation server 300 receives (refer to ⑫) information on the approval result of the approval request by the portable terminal 200 from the payment server 400 . As described above, the approval result information is information generated according to the approval request transmitted according to the comparison of the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal 200 and the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the Bluetooth wireless signal. Approval result information is the parking setter's unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee (discounted parking fee) of the Bluetooth wireless signal transmitted from the parking settlement machine 190, and credit card payment information from the portable terminal 200 and the payment server 400 Includes approval results generated by

The parking lot operation server 300 determines the parking adjuster 190 to process the approval result information (see ⑬). The control unit 307 of the parking lot operation server 300 may determine the parking settling machine 190 connected to the session corresponding to the parking settling machine unique number of the approval result information among the plurality of parking settling machines 190 to be managed. The control unit 307 may specify the parking settling machine 190 to process the approval result information by searching for session information having a parking setter unique number of the approval result information in the activated session list.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the approval result information to the determined parking settlement machine 190 (see ⑭). The control unit 307 includes the approval result to the parking settlement machine 190 through the session connected via the communication unit 301, and further includes the parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee and credit card payment information. Result information can be transmitted. The approval result information includes at least an approval result, and may further include one or more of a parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee, and credit card payment information according to a design example of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking settlement machine 190 receives the approval result information for the approval request based on the transmitted wireless signal (Bluetooth wireless signal) from the parking lot operation server 300 through the connected session, and retrieves the received approval result information from the vehicle payment information can be stored in For example, the parking settlement machine 190 retrieves the received approval result information approval result, parking fee (discounted parking fee, may be different from the wireless signal parking fee), credit card payment information, etc. (Parking fee processing result information of ) can be saved.

In addition, the parking settling machine 190 receiving the approval result information controls the exit breaker 150 according to the approval result information (refer to ⑮). The control unit 199 receiving the approval confirmation of the approval result information through the first communication unit 191 may output a control signal for opening the exit breaker 150 to the breaker interface 196 to open the exit blocking bar.

Through the control flow of FIG. 5 as described above, the vehicle user can calculate and pay a parking fee by interworking with any parking payment machine 190 without direct credit card input to the parking payment machine 190 . The portable terminal 200, which has received the wireless signal from the parking settlement machine 190, simply authenticates its exiting vehicle by comparing the vehicle number and the registered vehicle number included in the wireless signal, and uses the credit card included in the portable terminal 200. After payment, the payment result can be transmitted to the parking settling machine 190 included in the wireless signal to open the exit breaker 150 .

The control flow of FIG. 6 is a type in which the parking adjuster 190 outputs a fixed image code, calculates a parking rate through the parking adjuster 190, and the portable terminal 200 processes the calculated parking rate approval (fixed-code) -Portable-Approval 1 type) represents the control flow.

The local parking system 100 includes a fixed image code (eg, barcode, QR code) attached to the housing of the exit breaker 150 , the blocking bar of the exit breaker 150 , the exit camera 170 , and the parking payment machine 190 . ) can be provided to output a fixed image code indicating the unique number of the parking payment machine. For example, a mark (paper, plastic plate, rubber plate, etc.) marked with a QR code containing (encoded) a parking payment machine unique number is attached to the blocking bar of the exit breaker 150 recognizable by the user of the exiting vehicle. The system 100 may output an image code.

The size of the fixed (fixed) QR code is 20~100cm, which is much longer than the length of one side (2~10cm) of a general QR code so that it can be recognized by the portable terminal 200 inside the vehicle at a certain distance from the place where the QR code is attached ( size) and installed at the place of attachment.

The portable terminal 200 recognizes the image code of the parking adjuster 190 through the payment app (see ③), and extracts the unique number (parking adjuster unique number) of the parking adjuster 190 from the recognized image code. The payment app of the portable terminal 200 takes an image code attached to the parking adjuster 190 through the built-in camera sensor, recognizes the image code of the promised format from the photographed image, and recognizes the parking adjuster unique number from the recognized image code can be extracted.

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) transmits a request for parking fee information to know the parking fee charged for the user's vehicle to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ④). The request for parking fee information may include a parking payment machine unique number extracted from the photographed image code, and further include image code information of a parking discount coupon such as one or more receipts.

The payment app takes a receipt or discount parking ticket through the camera sensor of the portable terminal 200, recognizes the image code (eg, barcode or QR code) of the receipt or discount parking ticket from the captured image, and extracts the image code information. One or more image code information may be pre-stored in the non-volatile memory prior to an approval request. The image code information may include a receipt number used for a parking discount, a discount coupon number for specifying a receipt amount or a type of a discount coupon, or may include identification information.

The payment app may transmit a request for parking rate information including one or more image code information and a unique number of the parking payment machine to the parking lot operation server 300 . The payment app may automatically select one or more image code information to be used for a parking discount or select specified image code information according to a user's pre-selection input.

The parking lot operation server 300 receives the parking fee information request and determines the parking adjuster 190 to process the received parking fee information request (refer to ⑤). The parking lot operation server 300 searches for session information including the unique number of the parking fee information request from among the session information of the activated session list, and determines the parking settler 190 to process the corresponding parking fee information request.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits a request for parking fee information to the parking payment machine 190 through a session connected to the searched session information, and the parking payment machine 190 specified by the parking payment machine unique number of the image code receives the parking fee information request. Receive (see ⑥). The request for parking fee information is a request for calculating the parking fee of the recognized vehicle out, and may include a unique number of the parking calculator.

The parking settling machine 190, which has received a request for parking fee information from the parking lot operation server 300 through a session opened in response to the parking setter unique number of the image code recognized by the portable terminal 200, is the recognized vehicle number of the exiting vehicle. Calculate the parking fee for (Refer to ⑦) and configure the parking fee information.

The control unit 199 of the parking settlement machine 190 searches for vehicle payment information having a vehicle number recognized from one or more entrance/exit vehicle payment information of the storage unit 198, and recognizes the vehicle exiting in the retrieved vehicle payment information. The parking fee calculated by calculating the parking fee from the parking time according to the exit time and entry time is also recorded. Here, the recording of the un-parking time may be made in advance in the process of recognizing the un-parking vehicle (refer to ①).

In order to calculate the parking fee, the control unit 199 of the parking payment machine 190 controls the basic parking fee (not discounted) from the parking time according to the time difference between the entry and exit time of the vehicle payment information corresponding to the recognized exiting vehicle. non-parking fees).

The control unit 199 of the parking payment machine 190 may configure the calculated parking fee (basic parking fee) and further, parking fee information including a vehicle number that can specify the vehicle for which the parking fee was calculated and the parking fee specific number of the parking payment machine. have. The vehicle number included in the parking fee information is the vehicle number of the (currently) recognized exiting vehicle and is available for vehicle authentication by the portable terminal 200 .

The parking payment machine 190 transmits the calculated parking fee and further parking fee information including the vehicle number as a response to the parking fee information request, and the parking lot operation server 300 receives the parking fee information (see ⑧).

The parking lot operation server 300 reconstructs the received parking fee information using the image code information from the portable terminal 200 (see ⑨). For example, the parking lot operation server 300 determines the validity of the image code information from the portable terminal 200, and if it is valid, the parking fee applied with a discount according to the valid image code information for the parking fee from the parking adjuster 190 can be calculated and reconstructed into parking fee information including discounted parking fee, vehicle number, and parking payment machine unique number.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the reconfigured parking fee information received from the parking settlement machine 190 to the requested portable terminal 200 (see ⑩). The parking fee information transmitted to the portable terminal 200 may include a parking fee (discounted parking fee) from the parking settling machine 190, a vehicle number received from the parking settling machine 190, and a unique parking setter number.

The mobile terminal 200 (the payment app of) receives the parking fee information, compares the vehicle number of the parking fee information received from the parking lot operation server 300 with the vehicle number registered in advance, and pays the card if the same (see ⑪) Construct and send (refer to ⑫) the approval request for approval.

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) determines that the calculated parking fee received from the parking lot operation server 300 is the parking fee of the vehicle set by the user of the portable terminal 200 when the two vehicle numbers match, and parking The payment server 400 transmits an approval request including the payment machine's unique number, parking fee (discounted parking fee), and vehicle number and credit card payment information stored in advance in the portable terminal 200 . Credit card payment information includes a credit card number, card validity period, authentication code, setting password, and the like.

The payment server 400 receives the approval request from the portable terminal 200 and configures the received credit card payment information and approval result information for the parking fee (refer to ⑬). The payment server 400 installed in the bansa generates an approval result for the approval request in conjunction with the server of the credit card company. The approval result may include, for example, approval confirmation (OK) or approval disapproval (NO), and may further include an approval number. The payment server 400 may configure the approval result information including the approval result, the parking payment machine unique number of the approval request, the parking fee, the vehicle number, and the credit card payment information.

The payment server 400 transmits the approval result information to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑭) and transmits an approval result message corresponding to the approval result information to the portable terminal 200 (refer to ⑭). The portable terminal 200 requesting approval displays an approval result message, and the user can check whether the card is approved.

The parking lot operation server 300 receives (refer to (⑭)) the information about the approval result of the approval request by the portable terminal 200 from the payment server 400 . The approval result information is information generated according to an approval request that is configured and transmitted according to a comparison between the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal 200 and the vehicle number of the vehicle out of the parking lot recognized by the parking adjuster 190 . The approval result information includes an approval result generated by the parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee (discounted parking fee) and credit card payment information from the portable terminal 200 and the payment server 400 . The parking settlement machine unique number is initially recognized from the image code of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking lot operation server 300 determines the parking adjuster 190 to process the approval result information (see ⑮). The control unit 307 of the parking lot operation server 300 may determine the parking settling machine 190 connected to the session corresponding to the parking settling machine unique number of the approval result information among the plurality of parking settling machines 190 to be managed. The control unit 307 may specify the parking settling machine 190 to process the approval result information by searching for session information having a parking setter unique number of the approval result information in the activated session list.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the approval result information to the determined parking settlement machine 190 (see ⓐ). The control unit 307 includes the approval result to the parking settlement machine 190 through the session connected via the communication unit 301, and further includes the parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee and credit card payment information. Result information can be transmitted. The approval result information includes at least an approval result, and may further include one or more of a parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee, and credit card payment information according to a design example of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking settlement machine 190 receives the approval result information for the approval request based on the recognition of the attached image code from the parking lot operation server 300 through the connected session, and stores the received approval result information in the searched entry/exit vehicle payment information. have. For example, the parking settlement machine 190 stores the approval result of the received approval result information, parking fee (discounted parking fee), credit card payment information, etc. in the searched entry/exit vehicle payment information (parking fee processing result information). can

In addition, the parking adjuster 190 receiving the approval result information controls the exit breaker 150 according to the approval result information (refer to ⓑ). The control unit 199 receiving the approval confirmation of the approval result information through the first communication unit 191 may output a control signal for opening the exit breaker 150 to the breaker interface 196 to open the exit blocking bar.

Through the control flow of FIG. 6 as described above, the vehicle user can calculate and pay a parking fee in conjunction with any parking payment machine 190 without direct credit card input to the parking payment machine 190 through the opening of the car door. . The portable terminal 200, which has recognized the image code of the parking settlement machine 190, is the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized by the parking settlement machine 190, which is specified through the unique number of the parking payment machine, and the registered vehicle number of the portable terminal 200. As a comparison, simply authenticate one's own vehicle, approve payment of the calculated parking fee with the credit card included in the portable terminal 200, and transmit the payment result to the parking settling machine 190 specified in the image code to block the exit ( 150) can be opened.

The control flow of FIG. 7 is a second type ( It shows the control flow of fixed-code-portable-approval2 type).

Here, the following description of FIG. 7 mainly focuses on main contents and contents different from FIG. 6, and the contents overlapping or the same as those of FIG. 6 refer to the corresponding contents of FIG. 6 as the following description.

The local parking system 100 includes a fixed image code (eg, a barcode) attached to the box (body) of the exit breaker 150 , the blocking bar of the exit breaker 150 , the exit camera 170 , and the parking payment machine 190 . , QR code) may be provided. The size of the fixed QR code is installed between 20 and 100 cm.

First, the parking settlement machine 190 of the local parking system 100 recognizes the vehicle out (see ①).

According to the recognition of the license plate number, the parking settlement machine 190 connects the parking lot operation server 300 and the session (see ②).

The portable terminal 200 recognizes the image code of the parking adjuster 190 through the payment app (see ③) and extracts the unique number of the parking adjuster 190 from the recognized image code.

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) transmits a request for parking fee information to know the parking fee charged for the user's vehicle to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ④). The request for parking fee information may include the identification number of the parking payment machine extracted from the photographed image code and the vehicle number registered in the payment app, and further include image code information of parking discount coupons such as one or more receipts.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits a request for parking fee information to the parking payment machine 190 through a session connected to the searched session information, and the parking payment machine 190 specified by the parking payment machine unique number of the image code receives the parking fee information request. Receive (see ⑥).

The parking settlement machine 190 that has received the parking fee information request from the parking lot operation server 300 through an open session in response to the parking settlement machine unique number of the image code recognized by the portable terminal 200 is the vehicle number of the parking fee information request. Compare (refer to ⑦) the license plate number of the recognized vehicle (refer to ①).

When the received vehicle number of the portable terminal 200 and the recognized vehicle number do not match, the parking adjuster 190 may transmit a response indicating that they do not match to the parking lot operation server 300 .

When the two vehicle numbers match, the parking calculator 190 calculates a parking fee for the vehicle number of the recognized vehicle out (refer to ⑧) and configures the parking fee information.

The control unit 199 of the parking payment machine 190 may configure the calculated parking fee and further, parking fee information including a vehicle number that can specify the vehicle for which the parking fee is calculated and the parking fee specific number. The vehicle number included in the parking fee information is the vehicle number of the (currently) recognized exiting vehicle.

The parking payment machine 190 transmits the calculated parking fee and further parking fee information including the vehicle number and the parking payment machine unique number as a response to the parking fee information request, and the parking lot operation server 300 receives the parking fee information (see ⑨) )do.

The parking lot operation server 300 reconstructs the received parking fee information using the image code information from the portable terminal 200 (see ⑩). For example, the parking lot operation server 300 determines the validity of the image code information from the portable terminal 200, and if it is valid, the parking fee applied with a discount according to the valid image code information for the parking fee from the parking adjuster 190 can be calculated and reconstructed into parking fee information including discounted parking fee, vehicle number, and parking payment machine unique number.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the reconfigured parking fee information received from the parking settlement machine 190 to the requesting portable terminal 200 (see ⑪). The parking fee information transmitted to the portable terminal 200 may include a parking fee (discounted parking fee) received from the parking settlement machine 190, a vehicle number, and a parking settlement machine unique number.

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) receives the parking fee information, constructs an approval request for card payment approval, and transmits (see ⑫). The mobile terminal 200 (the payment app of) sends an approval request including a parking payment machine unique number, parking fee (discounted parking fee) and vehicle number and credit card payment information stored in advance in the portable terminal 200 to the payment server 400 ) is sent to

The payment server 400 receives the approval request from the portable terminal 200 and configures the received credit card payment information and approval result information for the parking fee (refer to ⑬). The approval result may include, for example, approval confirmation (OK) or approval disapproval (NO), and may further include an approval number. The payment server 400 may configure the approval result information including the approval result, the parking payment machine unique number of the approval request, the parking fee, the vehicle number, and the credit card payment information.

The payment server 400 transmits the approval result information to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑭) and transmits an approval result message corresponding to the approval result information to the portable terminal 200 (refer to ⑭).

The parking lot operation server 300 receives (refer to (⑭)) the information about the approval result of the approval request by the portable terminal 200 from the payment server 400 . The approval result information is information generated according to an approval request that is configured and transmitted according to a comparison between the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal 200 and the vehicle number of the vehicle out of the parking lot recognized by the parking adjuster 190 . The approval result information includes an approval result generated by the parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee (discounted parking fee) and credit card payment information from the portable terminal 200 and the payment server 400 . The parking settlement machine unique number may be initially recognized from the image code of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking lot operation server 300 determines the parking adjuster 190 to process the approval result information (see ⑮).

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the approval result information to the determined parking settlement machine 190 (see ⓐ). The approval result information includes at least an approval result, and may further include one or more of a parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee, and credit card payment information according to a design example of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking settlement machine 190 receives the approval result information for the approval request based on the recognition of the attached image code from the parking lot operation server 300 through the connected session, and stores the received approval result information in the searched entry/exit vehicle payment information. have.

In addition, the parking adjuster 190 receiving the approval result information controls the exit breaker 150 according to the approval result information (refer to ⓑ).

Through the control flow of FIG. 7 as described above, the vehicle user can calculate and pay a parking fee in conjunction with any parking payment machine 190 without direct credit card input to the parking payment machine 190 through the opening of the car door. . The portable terminal 200, which has recognized the image code of the parking settlement machine 190, is the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized by the parking settlement machine 190, which is specified through the unique number of the parking payment machine, and the registered vehicle number of the portable terminal 200. As a comparison, simply authenticate one's own vehicle, approve payment of the calculated parking fee with the credit card included in the portable terminal 200, and transmit the payment result to the parking settling machine 190 specified in the image code to block the exit ( 150) can be opened.

The control flow of FIG. 8 shows a control flow of a variable-code-portable-approval type for paying a parking fee through the portable terminal 200 using an image code dynamically generated and output by the parking adjuster 190 .

Here, the following description of FIG. 8 mainly focuses on the main content and the content different from that of FIG. 5, and the same or overlapping content with FIG. 5 refers to the corresponding content of FIG. 5 as the following description.

In addition, the parking settlement machine 190 generates parking fee information (see ③). The parking settling machine 190 (controller 199 of) generates parking fee information including the stored parking setter unique number of the storage unit 198, the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number of the vehicle leaving the vehicle, and the vehicle number of the vehicle leaving the vehicle. can do.

According to the generation of parking fee information, the parking adjuster 190 connected to the parking lot operation server 300 through a session outputs an image code including parking fee information (see ④). For example, the control unit 199 outputs an image code (eg, a QR code) indicating parking rate information to the display 195 provided.

The size of the variable QR code output through the display 195 is a general length (2) of one side of the variable QR code so that it can be recognized by the portable terminal 200 inside the vehicle at a certain distance from the display 195 installation place. The variable QR code is output to the display 195 by setting the size to 20-100 cm, which is much longer than ∼10 cm.

The user of the vehicle directly drives the payment app of the portable terminal 200 or drives it in the background, and the portable terminal 200 (the payment app of the portable terminal 200) recognizes the image code through the shooting of the built-in camera sensor of the portable terminal 200 ( Refer to ⑤). The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) may extract parking fee information including the parking payment machine unique number, the calculated parking fee, and the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle from the image code of the promised format.

The portable terminal 200 (the payment app of) compares the vehicle number of the parking fee information recognized in the pre-registered vehicle number and the variable image code (QR code) and, if the same (see ⑥), approval for card payment Construct and send the request (see ⑩).

Here, the payment app can discount the parking fee by using the image code information of the parking discount coupon, such as a stored receipt.

Prior to the request for approval for credit card payment (see ⑩), the payment app stores image code information to be used for parking discount in advance. The image code information may include a receipt number used for a parking discount, a coupon number for specifying a receipt amount or a type of a discount coupon, or the like, or may include identification information. The payment app may automatically select one or more image code information to be used for a parking discount or select specified image code information according to a user's pre-selection input.

When one or more image code information is stored in the non-volatile memory, the portable terminal 200 requests approval of the parking rate discount to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑦).

The payment server 400 receives the approval request from the portable terminal 200 and configures the received credit card payment information and approval result information for the parking fee (refer to ⑪).

The payment server 400 transmits the approval result information to the parking lot operation server 300 (see ⑫) and transmits an approval result message corresponding to the approval result information to the portable terminal 200 (see ⑫).

The parking lot operation server 300 receives (refer to ⑫) information on the approval result of the approval request by the portable terminal 200 from the payment server 400 . The approval result information is information generated in response to an approval request transmitted according to a vehicle number comparison between the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal 200 and the parking fee information of the recognized variable image code. Approval result information is the parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee (discounted parking fee) of the image code output from the parking settlement machine 190, and credit card payment information from the portable terminal 200 and the payment server 400. Includes approval results generated by

The parking lot operation server 300 determines the parking adjuster 190 to process the approval result information (see ⑬). The control unit 307 of the parking lot operation server 300 may determine the parking settling machine 190 connected to the session corresponding to the parking settling machine unique number of the approval result information among the plurality of parking settling machines 190 to be managed.

The parking lot operation server 300 transmits the approval result information to the determined parking settlement machine 190 (see ⑭). The approval result information includes at least an approval result, and may further include one or more of a parking settlement machine unique number, vehicle number, parking fee, and credit card payment information according to a design example of the parking settlement machine 190 .

The parking settlement machine 190 receives the approval result information for the approval request based on the image code (QR code) output to the display 195 from the parking lot operation server 300 through the connected session, and retrieves the received approval result information It can be stored in the vehicle vehicle payment information.

In addition, the parking settling machine 190 receiving the approval result information controls the exit breaker 150 according to the approval result information (refer to ⑮).

Through the control flow of FIG. 8 as described above, the vehicle user can calculate and pay a parking fee by interworking with any parking payment machine 190 without direct credit card input to the parking payment machine 190 . The portable terminal 200, which recognizes the image code dynamically output from the parking settlement machine 190, simply authenticates its own out-of-port vehicle by comparing the vehicle number included in the image code with the registered vehicle number, and is included in the portable terminal 200 It is possible to open the exit breaker 150 by paying with a credit card and transmitting the payment result to the parking settling machine 190 that has output an image code.

The present invention described above, for those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It is not limited by the drawings.

Claims

Recognizing the vehicle leaving the parking settlement machine;

according to the recognition of the vehicle taking out, the parking settlement machine connecting a session with a parking lot operation server;

Receiving, by the parking settlement machine, approval result information requested for approval based on an image or a wireless signal from the parking settlement machine, from the parking lot operation server through the connected session; and

Including; controlling the parking breaker according to the approval result information by the parking payment machine

How to pay for parking fee information.
According to claim 1,

After the step of connecting the session with the parking lot operation server,

transmitting the parking fee information including the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number and the vehicle number of the recognized vehicle out of the parking lot number by the parking payment calculator as a Bluetooth wireless signal;

Receiving, by the parking lot operation server, information on the approval result of an approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the registered vehicle number and the Bluetooth wireless signal from the payment server, the approval result information is the Bluetooth wireless signal Receiving the approval result information from the payment server, including the parking payment machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee, credit card payment information, and approval result of the parking fee information of the; and

Further comprising; determining, by the parking lot operation server, a parking settling machine connected to a session corresponding to the parking setter's unique number of the approval result information, and transmitting the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine;

How to pay for parking.
According to claim 1,

After the step of connecting the session with the parking lot operation server,

Recognizing a fixed image code through a camera sensor embedded in the portable terminal;

transmitting, by the portable terminal, a request for parking rate information including a unique number of a parking adjuster extracted from the image code to the parking lot operation server;

calculating the parking fee of the vehicle number of the vehicle out of the parking lot recognized according to the request for parking fee information from the parking lot operation server through the session corresponding to the parking settlement machine unique number by the parking settlement machine;

transmitting, by the parking lot operation server, parking fee information including the parking fee calculated by the parking settlement machine to the portable terminal; and

Transmitting, by the portable terminal, an approval request including a parking fee of the parking fee information, a unique number of the parking payment machine, and credit card payment information; further comprising,

In the parking fee payment method, the credit card payment approval of the parking fee proceeds according to the comparison of the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal and the vehicle number of the vehicle out of the parking lot recognized by the parking settlement machine,

How to pay for parking.
According to claim 1,

After the step of connecting the session with the parking lot operation server,

outputting the parking fee information including the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number and the identification number of the vehicle out of the parking lot by the parking payment calculator as a variable image code to the display;

Receiving, by the parking lot operation server, approval result information of an approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the image code and the registered vehicle number from the payment server, the approval result information is the image code Receiving the approval result information from the payment server, including the parking payment machine unique number, vehicle number, and parking fee and credit card payment information and approval result of the parking fee information; and

Further comprising; determining, by the parking lot operation server, a parking settling machine connected to a session corresponding to the parking setter's unique number of the approval result information, and transmitting the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine;

How to pay for parking.
5. The method of any one of claims 2, 3 or 4,

Prior to receiving the approval request from the parking lot operation server,

receiving, by the parking lot operation server, one or more image code information; and

Calculating, by the parking lot operation server, a discounted parking fee from the parking fee calculated by the parking settlement machine using the one or more image code information;

The approval request includes a parking fee discounted by the parking lot operation server,

The image code information includes a receipt number or discount coupon number extracted through a camera sensor of a portable terminal,

How to pay for parking.
A local parking system, comprising:

exit camera;

exit breaker; and

Including a parking payment machine;

The parking settlement machine,

a circuit breaker interface for controlling the exit breaker;

a camera interface for receiving camera data from the un-parking camera;

a first communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; and

Receives camera data through the camera interface, recognizes an exiting vehicle from the received camera data, connects a session with the parking lot operation server through the first communication unit according to the recognition of the exiting vehicle, and responds to a request for approval of the parking fee of the exiting vehicle Including; a control unit for receiving approval result information for the session through the session;

The approval request is configured based on an image displayed on the local parking system or information from a wireless signal output from the local parking system,

local parking system.
7. The method of claim 6,

The local parking system has a specified size and is attached to the exit breaker, the exit camera, or the parking payment machine and includes an image code including a parking payment machine unique number,

The size of the image code is a size between 20Cm and 100Cm in length on one side,

local parking system.
a plurality of local parking systems according to claim 6; and

A parking lot operation server that is connected to each of the parking settlement machines of the plurality of local parking systems through an open session and manages the parking settlement machines; including,

Parking fee payment system.
9. The method of claim 8,

The parking settling machine connected to the parking lot operation server through the session broadcasts the parking fee information including the parking fee specific number, the vehicle number of the recognized vehicle out and the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number according to the Bluetooth standard broadcasting wireless The packet is transmitted multiple times as a wireless signal,

The parking lot operation server receives, from the payment server, the information on the approval result of the approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal for receiving the wireless signal and the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the wireless signal, and the plurality of Determining a parking settling machine connected to a session corresponding to the parking settling machine unique number of the approval result information among the parking settling machines, and transmitting the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine,

Parking fee payment system.
9. The method of claim 8,

A portable terminal carried by a vehicle user; further comprising,

The portable terminal recognizes the fixed image code of the local parking system through a built-in camera sensor, and transmits a parking fee information request including a parking payment machine unique number extracted from the image code to the parking lot operation server,

The parking payment machine calculates the parking fee of the vehicle number of the vehicle leaving the vehicle recognized according to the request for parking fee information received from the parking lot operation server through an open session in response to the parking payment machine unique number, and includes the calculated parking fee transmits the parking fee information to the portable terminal through the parking lot operation server,

The portable terminal that has received the parking fee information transmits an approval request including a parking fee according to the parking fee information, a unique number of the parking payment machine and credit card payment information to a payment server,

The parking fee payment system processes the parking fee according to the comparison of the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal and the vehicle number of the exiting vehicle recognized by the parking settlement machine,

Parking fee payment system.
9. The method of claim 8,

The parking payment machine outputs the parking fee information including the parking fee identification number, the recognized vehicle number of the outgoing vehicle, and the parking fee calculated for the vehicle number to the display as a variable image code,

The parking lot operation server receives, from the payment server, the approval result information of the approval request according to the comparison of the vehicle number registered in the portable terminal for recognizing the image code and the vehicle number of the parking fee information of the image code, and the approval result Determines the parking settling device connected to the session corresponding to the parking setter unique number of the information, and transmits the approval result information including the approval result to the determined parking settling machine,

The parking settling machine for receiving the approval result information controls the connected car exit breaker according to the approval result of the approval result information,

Parking fee payment system.
12. The method of any one of claims 9, 10 or 11,

Prior to the reception of the approval request, the parking lot operation server receives one or more image code information and calculates a discounted parking fee from the parking fee calculated by the parking setter by using the received one or more image code information,

The approval request received by the parking lot operation server includes a parking fee discounted by the parking lot operation server,

The image code information includes a receipt number or discount voucher number extracted through a camera sensor of a portable terminal,

Parking fee payment system.