JP2002140740A - Parking lot managing system using etc - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage a garage entering/leaving management on a general vehicle and an ETC(Electronic Toll Collection) vehicle and to use an existing parking lot managing system. SOLUTION: A parking lot managing system for ETC vehicle 20 shares an entering/leaving data base 15 in the existing parking lot managing system 10. When vehicle information from the on-vehicle 22 of the entering ETC vehicle 21 is received by first data communication equipment 24, an entering managing system 25 opens an entrance gate, permits the entering of the ETC vehicle 21 and starts the measurement of parking time. When vehicle information from the on-vehicle unit 22 of the ETC vehicle 21 toward a leaving gate is received by second data communication equipment 28, an exit managing system 26 reads time information corresponding to vehicle information from the entering managing system 25 and calculates a parking fee by a fee adjusting machine 27. The parking fee is displayed on a display part. When the payment of the parking fee is confirmed, the exit gate is opened and the leaving of the ETC vehicle 21 is permitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management system using an ETC, in which an ETC vehicle equipped with an on-vehicle device and a general vehicle are used together.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, unmanned parking lot management has been promoted to reduce labor costs. FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of the management system for an unmanned parking lot. As shown in FIG. 3, when the vehicle (general vehicle) 11 approaches the ticket issuing machine 12 provided at the entrance of the parking lot, a ticket (parking ticket) recording the entry time from the ticket issuing machine 12.
13 is issued. The driver of the vehicle 11 has the ticket 13
Is received, the ticket issuing machine 12 inputs the warehousing information to the warehousing management system 14. This warehouse management system 1
When the entrance information is sent from the ticket issuing machine 12, the entrance gate (blocker) is opened and the vehicle 1 enters the parking lot.
In addition to permitting the storage of the first storage, the number of storages is registered in the storage and retrieval database 15.

After that, when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot, that is, leaves the parking lot, the driver inserts the ticket 13 from the ticket insertion slot into the checkout machine 16 installed at the exit gate. The settlement machine 16 calculates a parking time from the entry time and the current time recorded in the inserted ticket 13, calculates a parking fee from the parking time, and displays it on a display unit (not shown). .

[0004] The driver of the vehicle 11 pays the amount corresponding to the display fee by cash or card. When the fee displayed on the display unit, that is, the fee corresponding to the billed amount is paid, the payment machine 16 outputs a payment completion signal to the exit management system 17. This exit management system 17
When a settlement completion signal is sent from the settlement machine 16, the exit gate is opened to permit the exit, and the number of exits is input to the entry / exit database 15. The entry / exit database 15 can confirm the number of vehicles currently parked on the basis of the number of entered vehicles from the entry management system 14 and the number of exits from the exit management system 17.

[0005]

As described above, the conventional parking lot management system issues a ticket 13 in which a parking time is recorded when the vehicle 11 enters, and is recorded in the ticket 13 when leaving the vehicle. The parking fee is calculated by calculating the parking time from the parking time.

On the other hand, in recent years, as a toll collection system for toll roads, information necessary for toll collection has been exchanged by wireless communication between an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an on-road unit installed at a toll gate. A non-stop automatic toll collection system (ETC: Electronic Toll Collection) that allows users to collect tolls while traveling on a non-stop road has been put to practical use.

[0007] However, in the above-mentioned conventional parking lot management system, even if the ETC vehicle is equipped with the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted device, a ticket 13 is issued at the time of entering the parking lot, similarly to other ordinary vehicles. The parking time must be calculated from the parking time recorded in the parking lot and the fee must be settled.
For this reason, the conventional parking lot management system cannot effectively use the functions of the on-vehicle device mounted on the ETC vehicle, and the parking lot users also have to temporarily stop at the entrance gate every time they enter the warehouse. The ticket 13 must be received, which is very troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to perform a parking management of general vehicles and ETC vehicles, and to use an ETC-based parking lot management system that can use an existing parking lot management system. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0009]

The ETC according to the first invention
The parking lot management system of use issues a ticket recording the entry time at the time of entry of the general vehicle, calculates the parking fee from the entry time recorded on the ticket at the time of exit of the general vehicle, performs the fee settlement, General vehicle parking management means for registering entry and exit information of the vehicle in the entry / exit database and managing entry / exit, and receiving vehicle information transmitted from an on-board unit mounted on the ETC vehicle upon entry of the ETC vehicle. To start the parking time measurement, receive the vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the ETC vehicle when leaving the ETC vehicle, and calculate the parking fee based on the measured parking time corresponding to the vehicle information. ETC vehicle that performs fee settlement and registers the ETC vehicle entry and exit information in the entry / exit database to manage entry / exit. Characterized by comprising a parking management means.

[0010] A parking lot management system using ETC according to a second invention issues a ticket in which a parking time is recorded at the time of parking of a general vehicle and outputs parking information, and a ticket issuing machine which outputs the parking information. General vehicle entry management means for performing entry management based on the entry information and registering the number of entries in the entry / exit database, and calculating and displaying the parking fee on the display section based on the ticket inserted when the ordinary vehicle exits. A first payment machine that outputs a payment completion signal when the payment for the displayed amount is confirmed; and a delivery management based on the payment completion signal output from the first payment machine. Receiving the vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the ETC vehicle when the ETC vehicle enters the vehicle, A first wireless communication means that, the first
ET that performs warehousing management based on the vehicle information received by the wireless communication means, registers the number of warehousing vehicles in the warehousing database, and measures the parking time in accordance with the vehicle information.
C vehicle storage management means, second wireless communication means for receiving vehicle information transmitted from an on-vehicle device mounted on the ETC vehicle when the ETC vehicle leaves the vehicle, and vehicle received by the second wireless communication means Time information reading means for reading parking time information together with vehicle information from the ETC vehicle warehousing management means based on the information; and a parking fee is calculated based on the time information read by the time information reading means and displayed on the display unit. And a second payment machine that outputs a payment completion signal when the payment for the displayed amount is confirmed, and a delivery management based on the payment completion signal output from the second payment machine. ETC vehicle exit management means for registering in the exit database.

A third invention is an ET according to the second invention.
In the parking lot management system using C, the first payment machine and the second payment machine are commonly used by one payment machine.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a parking lot management system using ETC according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an existing parking lot management system for the general vehicle 11 shown in FIG.
2, warehouse management system 14, warehouse database 15,
It comprises a checkout machine 16 and an exit management system 17.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an ETC equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 22.
In the parking lot management system for the vehicle 21, the entry / exit database 15 in the existing parking lot management system 10 is used.
Is commonly used. Parking lot management system 2 using ETC
Reference numeral 0 indicates that a first antenna 23 for performing wireless communication with the ETC vehicle 21 is installed near the ticket issuing machine 12, for example, above the ticket issuing machine 12, and is connected to a first data communication device 24. . This first data communication device 2
4 is a vehicle-mounted device of the ETC vehicle 21 entering the entrance gate.
2 and the first antenna 23 to perform wireless communication, and receive vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 22. The vehicle information includes, for example, a license plate, a vehicle type, an ID number, and the like. The on-vehicle device 22 mounted on the ETC vehicle 21 enters, for example, a communication area of the first antenna 23 and receives the first antenna 23 from the first data communication device 24.
When the radio wave transmitted via the communication device is detected, the vehicle information stored in the internal memory is transmitted.

The first data communication device 24 is an ETC
Upon receiving the vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 22 of the vehicle 21, it is checked whether or not the vehicle information is normal. If the vehicle information is normal, processing is performed assuming that the warehousing information has been input. input. When the storage information is sent from the first data communication device 24, the storage management system 25 opens the entrance gate to permit the storage of the ETC vehicle 21 and to store the number of storages in the storage database 15
Send to The storage management system 25 starts measuring the parking time for the ETC vehicle 21 that has been stored, and outputs “vehicle information + time information” to the exit management system 26 as ticket alternative information.

The exit management system 26 is connected to a checkout machine 27 provided at an exit gate, and a second antenna 29 via a second data communication device 28. The second antenna 29 is provided, for example, above the checkout machine 27 and performs wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device 22 of the ETC vehicle 21 heading to the exit gate. The second data communication device 28 performs wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device 22 of the ETC vehicle 21 heading to the exit gate via the second antenna 29, and upon receiving vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 22, leaves the vehicle. The information is input to the exit management system 26 as information.

When the exit management system 26 receives the dispatch information from the second data communication device 28, the exit information, that is, ticket replacement information (vehicle information + time information) corresponding to the vehicle information is transmitted from the entrance management system 25. The ticket replacement information is read out and output to the payment machine 27. The payment machine 27 calculates the parking fee from the ticket replacement information input from the exit management system 26 and displays the parking fee on its display. The driver of the ETC vehicle 21 who intends to leave the vehicle stops temporarily in front of the payment machine 27 and pays the parking fee displayed on the display unit of the payment machine 27 from the payment port of the payment machine 27 by cash or card. . The payment machine 27
When the payment of the parking fee is confirmed, a settlement completion signal is output to the exit management system 26, and the exit gate is opened to allow the ETC vehicle 21 to leave the parking lot. Upon receiving the payment completion signal from the payment machine 27, the exit management system 26 outputs the number of outgoing vehicles to the in / out database 15.

Next, the operation of the parking lot management system configured as described above will be described. The existing parking lot management system 10 executes a parking fee settlement process by issuing a ticket 13 in which the entry time is recorded by a ticket issuing machine 12 to a general vehicle 11 to be entered. The operation of the existing parking lot management system 10 is the same as that of the management system shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a parking lot management system 2 using ETC
0 performs wireless communication with the in-vehicle device 22 mounted on the ETC vehicle 21 and executes a parking fee settlement process based on the received vehicle information. Hereinafter, an operation of the parking lot management system 20 using the ETC will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

The first data communication device 24 always performs a wireless communication operation via the first antenna 23, and checks whether or not a transmission signal from the ETC vehicle 21 to be stored is received (see FIG. 1). Step A1). ETC vehicle 21
If no signal has been received from, the operation waits.
When the ETC vehicle 21 using the parking lot approaches the entrance gate and enters the communication area of the first antenna 23, the first data communication device 24 communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 22 of the ETC vehicle 21 via the first antenna 23. Wireless communication is performed, and the vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 22 is received (step A2).
The first data communication device 24 checks whether the received vehicle information is normal, and if it is normal, inputs the received vehicle information to the storage management system 25 as storage information (step A3).

When the storage information is sent from the first data communication device 24, the storage management system 25 opens the entrance gate and permits the ETC vehicle 21 to store (step A).
4), the number of incoming vehicles is output to the incoming / outgoing database 15 (step A5). The storage management system 25 starts measuring the parking time in accordance with the vehicle information (step A6).

On the other hand, the second data communication device 28 checks whether or not the second antenna 29 has received a transmission signal from the ETC vehicle 21 leaving the parking lot (step A7). If so, wait. Therefore, during that time, the operation of measuring the parking time is continued as it is.

Then, the parked ETC vehicle 21 approaches the exit gate at the time of departure, enters a communication area with the second antenna 29, and the vehicle-mounted device 22 is connected to the second data communication device via the second antenna 29. When you start communicating with 28,
The second data communication device 28 reads the vehicle information from the vehicle-mounted device 22 and outputs it as exit information to the exit management system 26 (step A8).

When the exit management system 26 receives the exit information from the second data communication device 28, the exit information, that is, ticket replacement information (vehicle information + time information) corresponding to the vehicle information is transmitted from the entrance management system 25. The ticket replacement information is read out and output to the payment machine 27 (step A9). In this case, the agreement of the vehicle information can be confirmed using, for example, a license plate number.

The payment machine 27 calculates a parking fee based on the parking time information of the ticket substitute information input from the exit management system 26 and displays it on the display unit (step A1).
0). The driver of the ETC vehicle 21 who intends to leave the warehouse temporarily stops the ETC vehicle 21 in front of the checkout machine 27,
The parking fee displayed on the display unit of the payment machine 27 is paid by cash or card. The payment machine 27 determines whether the parking fee has been paid (step A11),
When it is confirmed that the parking fee has been paid, a settlement completion signal is output to the exit management system 26.

The exit management system 26 includes a checkout machine 27
When the payment completion signal is received from, the exit gate is opened and E
The leaving of the TC vehicle 21 is permitted (step A1).
2), the number of warehouses output to the warehouse database 15 (step A13). This entry / exit database 15
Storage management system 14 and ETC for general vehicles 11
The number of warehousing units input from the warehousing management system 25 for the vehicle 21 and the exit management system 1 for the general vehicles
7 and the number of vehicles parked in the parking lot can be obtained based on the number of exits from the exit management system 26 for the ETC vehicle 21.

The present invention, as shown in the above embodiment,
General vehicle 11 and E using existing parking lot management system
Entry / exit management for the TC vehicle 21 can be performed. In particular, since the function of the vehicle-mounted device 22 is used for the ETC vehicle 21, it is not necessary to issue the ticket 13 at the time of storage, and the storage processing can be automatically performed. Therefore, the driver of the ETC vehicle 21 does not need to receive the ticket, and can enter the store without stopping without stopping. Further, the number of issued tickets 13 can be reduced as a whole. In addition, since entry / exit management is performed based on the vehicle information sent from the on-vehicle device 22, the on-vehicle device 22 includes, for example, an IC that stores charging information.
Even when no card is inserted, the parking lot can be used.

Since the parking information is calculated by reading the vehicle information sent from the vehicle-mounted device 22, it is possible to set a different parking fee depending on the vehicle type.

In the above-described embodiment, in order to make the description easy to understand, the settlement machine 16 and the ETC for the general vehicle 11 are used.
Although the case where the settlement machine 27 for the vehicle 21 is provided separately has been described, it goes without saying that one settlement machine may be shared.

In the above embodiment, the case where the existing parking lot management system 10 is an unmanned parking lot has been described.
The same can be applied to the case where the staff issues the ticket 13 or performs the payment of the fee.

[0030]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to manage the entrance and exit of general vehicles and ETC vehicles using the existing parking lot management system. It can be built at low cost.
In particular, since the vehicle information is obtained by using the function of the vehicle-mounted device for the ETC vehicle, it is not necessary to issue a ticket at the time of entry, and the entry process can be automatically performed. Therefore, the driver of the ETC vehicle does not need to receive the ticket, and can enter the parking lot without stopping at the entrance gate, which is very convenient. In addition, since the payment machine for general vehicles can be used for ETC vehicles, the same payment method as for general vehicles such as cash and cards can be adopted, and discount tickets, commuter passes, passes, and the like can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a parking lot management system using ETC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary flowchart showing an entry / exit process for an ETC vehicle according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional parking lot management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Existing parking lot management system 11 General vehicle 12 Ticket issuing machine 13 Ticket 14 Warehousing management system 15 Entry / exit database 16 Settlement machine 17 Exit management system 20 Parking management system using ETC 21 ETC vehicle 22 Onboard device 23 First antenna 24 First data communication device 25 Receiving management system 26 Exit management system 27 Checkout machine 28 Second data communication device 29 Second antenna

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Claims (3)

[Claims] When a general vehicle is entered, a ticket is recorded in which the entry time is recorded. At the time of exit of the general vehicle, a parking fee is calculated from the entry time recorded in the ticket to settle the fee. A general vehicle parking management means for registering entry and exit information in an entry / exit database and managing entry / exit, and receiving and parking vehicle information transmitted from an on-board unit mounted on the ETC vehicle upon entry of the ETC vehicle. Start time measurement, receive vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the ETC vehicle when the ETC vehicle leaves, and calculate a parking fee based on the measured parking time corresponding to this vehicle information. ETC vehicle parking management means for performing settlement and registering entry and exit information of the ETC vehicle in the entry / exit database to perform entry / exit management. Parking management system of the ETC use, characterized in that it comprises a. 2. A ticket issuance machine that issues a ticket in which a parking time is recorded when a general vehicle is stored and outputs parking information, and performs a storage management based on the storage information output from the ticket issuing machine. And a general vehicle entry management means for registering the same in the entry / exit database, and a parking fee is calculated based on the ticket inserted at the time of exit of the ordinary vehicle and displayed on the display unit. A first payment machine for outputting;
A general vehicle garage management means for performing warehousing management based on the payment completion signal output from the first payment machine and registering the number of warehousing in the above-mentioned warehousing and warehousing database, and mounted on the ETC vehicle when the ETC vehicle is warehousing. A first wireless communication means for receiving vehicle information transmitted from the on-vehicle device, and carrying out warehousing management based on the vehicle information received by the first wireless communication means; E that measures the parking time according to the information
TC vehicle storage management means, second wireless communication means for receiving vehicle information transmitted from an onboard device mounted on the ETC vehicle when the ETC vehicle leaves, and a vehicle received by the second wireless communication means Time information reading means for reading parking time information together with vehicle information from the ETC vehicle warehousing management means based on the information; and a parking fee is calculated based on the time information read by the time information reading means and displayed on the display unit. And a second payment machine that outputs a payment completion signal when the payment for the displayed amount is confirmed, and a delivery management based on the payment completion signal output from the second payment machine. A parking lot management system using ETC, comprising: an ETC vehicle exit management means for registering in an exit database. 3. The parking lot management system using ETC according to claim 1, wherein the first payment machine and the second payment machine are one.
A parking lot management system using ETC, which is commonly used by two checkout machines.