JP2003248849A - Parking reservation payment machine and parking system equipped with this reservation payment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a parking reservation payment machine capable of responding to various demands of a parking lot user and a parking system provided with this reservation payment machine. A display unit of a parking lot reservation clearing machine is controlled by a main control unit. The main control unit 42 is provided with parking space information with reference to the database of the parking management system 30. If there is no reservation to park the vehicle in a certain parking lot, the display unit 4 indicates
A screen for specifying the parking start and parking end date and time corresponding to the reserved parking period is presented, and whether or not parking is possible in the reserved parking period is presented based on the reservation status of the parking lot. If parking is possible, a reservation for parking the vehicle for that period is secured.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking reservation payment machine and a parking system provided with the reservation payment machine, and more particularly, to a parking reservation payment machine capable of hourly renting, parking reservation for a specific time zone or a specific period, and Regarding parking system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, most of the parking lots are intended for outpatients and can be parked on a timely basis, and monthly parking lots for specific persons. Usually, vehicles other than the specific persons are parked in the monthly parking area. It is not possible, and parking a specific vehicle for a long time in a parking lot that is rented for an extended period of time results in a high usage amount and is disadvantageous to the user in terms of cost.

However, with the progress of the car society, with respect to the date and time such as time unit, day unit, or seasonal unit,
In addition, with respect to areas such as downtown areas, business areas, and residential areas, the usage modes of parking lot users have become various, and it is becoming difficult for the existing parking lot management system to meet the demands of the users. For example, in downtown areas, the number of parking lot users on Saturdays and Sundays has increased rapidly, whereas in business areas adjacent to downtown areas, business parking areas are often left unused and close to downtown areas. Despite doing so, it remains unused. In addition, when a business vehicle travels to a residential area and engages in business activities, usually, in a residential area, most of the parking areas are on a monthly pole. There are often times when you have to. Such a situation often invites illegal parking of the driver and causes traffic congestion or an accident.

[0004]

As described above, it is difficult for the current parking lot system to meet various demands of parking lot users. Further, in order to meet various demands of parking lot users, a lot of manpower is required, and there is a problem that the parking fee is substantially high. In addition, there is a problem that the demands of the parking lot users are not uniform, the management of the parking lot becomes complicated, and it is difficult to manage the parking lot safely and reliably by simply increasing the number of workers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a parking reservation payment machine that can meet various requests of parking lot users and a parking system including the reservation payment machine. There is.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a display unit and a control unit for controlling the display unit are provided.

The control unit presents a screen for confirming whether or not there is a reservation for parking a vehicle in a parking lot on the display unit, and responds to an input indicating that there is no reservation, during the reserved parking period. Presents a screen that identifies the corresponding parking start and parking end date and time, prompts the user to park in the reservation, and indicates whether it is possible to park during the reserved parking period based on the reservation status of the parking lot. , When parking is possible, secure a parking reservation for the vehicle in response to the reservation input, and identify the parking start and parking end date and time corresponding to the reserved parking period in response to the reservation input There is provided a parking reservation settlement machine, which is characterized by presenting a screen to be displayed.

Further, according to the present invention, the display unit and the control unit for controlling the display unit are provided.

The control unit presents to the display unit a screen for confirming whether or not there is a reservation for parking a vehicle in a parking lot, and in response to the reservation being made, at least an hourly short-term parking mode is displayed. And a screen prompting the user to select one of the long-term parking modes corresponding to the parking period including the unit of days, and in response to the input to select the reservation mode, the parking start and parking end dates and times corresponding to the reserved parking period are displayed. It prompts the user to park in the reservation by presenting a specific screen, presents whether parking is possible during the reserved parking period based on the reservation status of the parking lot, and if parking is possible, makes a reservation In response to the input, the vehicle parking reservation for that period is secured, and in response to the input that there is a reservation, a screen for identifying the parking start and parking end dates and times corresponding to the reserved parking period is presented. Parking reservation settlement There is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the user's terminal is allowed to select either the short-term parking mode in units of hours or the long-term parking mode corresponding to the parking period including the unit of days, via the communication network. In response to the input to select the reservation mode, a screen prompting is presented, and a screen for specifying the parking start and parking end dates and times corresponding to the reserved parking period is presented to prompt the user to park in the reservation, Based on the reservation status of the parking lot, whether or not it is possible to park during the reserved parking period is indicated. When parking is possible, the parking reservation for the vehicle for that period is secured in response to the input of the reservation and the parking lot There is provided a parking reservation system characterized by making reservations.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A parking reservation payment machine and a parking system including the reservation payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a parking system equipped with a reservation settlement machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the parking system shown in FIG. 1, a parking reservation settlement machine 4 is installed at an entrance 2 where a vehicle 10, for example, an ordinary car 10 enters. In this embodiment, the parking reservation settlement machine 4 is installed so that the parking reservation settlement machine 4 can be operated at the exit 6 from which the vehicle 10 that has finished parking exits. However, the parking entrance 2 and the exit 6 A parking reservation settlement machine 4 may be installed in each. The parking reservation settlement machine 4 has a management center 26 shown in FIG.
It is connected to the parking lot management system 30 inside.

The parking lot entrance 2 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a display 16 for displaying parking information regarding parking at a position recognizable by the driver. This display 16 has × ○
× ○ Welcome to parking, parking available, parking available for parking reservation, etc. are displayed. In addition, the entrance 2 and the exit 6
May be provided with a shutoff opening / closing device for permitting entry and exit of the vehicle 10, respectively. These shutoff switchgear and indicator 16 should just be provided as needed, and instead of these shutoff switchgear and indicator 16, a parking staff member is arranged in the parking lot as needed, and the parking staff needs it. Information is given to the user, and the vehicle 10 is guided by the parking staff.
May be directed to the parking area 18.

Further, sensors 13 and 15 for detecting the presence or absence of the vehicle 10, for example, a magnetic loop coil sensor are provided at the parking lot entrance 2 and the exit 6 to detect the entry and exit of the vehicle 10. The sensors 13 and 15 are connected to the relay box 24.
2 is connected to the parking lot management system 30 as shown in FIG. 2 provided in the management center 26, and a detection signal of the presence or absence of a vehicle that has entered and a vehicle that leaves is sent to the parking lot management system 30.

In the parking lot, of course, an area 18 where the vehicle 10 can be parked, and in the illustrated example, five parking areas 18-1 (N0.1) to 18-5 (N0.5) are provided. , This parking area 18-1 (N0.1) to 18-5
(N0.5) is a sensor 2 for detecting the presence or absence of the vehicle 10.
0, for example, a magnetic loop coil sensor is provided. The magnetic loop coil sensor 20 detects the presence or absence of the vehicle 10 by utilizing the fact that the magnetic permeability of the space is changed when the vehicle 10 is present in the vicinity thereof and when it is not present. Regardless of the loop coil sensor 20, the sensor may be any type as long as it can detect whether or not the vehicle 10 is in the parking area 18, such as a pressure sensor or a mechanical sensor. In addition, each parking area 18-1 (N0.1) to 1
6-5 (N0.5) is preferably provided with a display device 22 and can display such as reserved, parkable, and XX as described later.

The sensor 20 includes a sensor relay box 24.
The sensor output is supplied to the parking lot management system 30 as shown in FIG. 2 provided in the management center 26 via the relay box 24, and the parking management system 30 uses the parking area. 18-1 (N0.
1) to 18-5 (N0.5) can be managed.
Further, the parking lot management system 30 is connected to the display relay box 28, and the display signals from the parking lot management system 30 are supplied to the respective display devices 22 via the display relay box 28, and the respective display devices are displayed. 22 provides the necessary display. In the management center 26 or at another place, a parking lot,
In particular, a monitoring camera 32 for monitoring the parking area 18, the entrance 2 and the exit 6 of the parking lot is provided, and a video output from the monitoring camera 32 is a parking lot monitoring display device included in the parking lot management system 30. The state of the parking lot, particularly the parking area 18 and the entrance 2 and the exit 6 of the parking lot are displayed on the display device. The video output from the surveillance camera 32 is preferably input to and stored in a video device so that an image can be stored for a certain period of time.

The parking reservation settlement machine 4 includes a main CPU unit 42 as shown in FIG.
Are connected to the coin discriminator 44, the bill discriminator 46, and the parking ticket issuing and adjusting device 45 which are operated under the control of. Main CP
Similarly, the U unit 42 uses the main CPU unit 42.
Device 4, input key unit 50 that operates under the control of
And the printer unit 52. These main CPU unit 42, coin discriminator 44, bill discriminator 4
6, the display device 4, the input key unit 50, and the printer unit 52 are the parking reservation settlement machine 4 as shown in FIG.
The housing 43 is provided with a loading / returning port or an operation unit corresponding to each device and unit.

On the parking reservation payment machine 4, as will be described later, a message required when entering or exiting the parking lot, such as "I can park", "Do you make a parking reservation", "Is it reserved?" , Or “How long will you be parked?” Is displayed on the display device 4. When the user desires to park according to the instruction from the display device, the parking ticket is printed by the printer unit 52, and the parking ticket is issued from the parking ticket issuing and settlement machine 45. Further, when the parking fee is prepaid or when the parking fee is settled, when a banknote and a coin are inserted into the banknote insertion return port 57 and the coin insertion return port 59, the coin discriminator 44 and the bill discriminator 46 are The inserted coins are identified and counted, and if there is change, the change is paid in bills and coins to the bill insertion return port 57 and the coin insertion return port 59. When canceling the payment after paying the fee, by pressing the cancel switch 61, the paid bills and coins are refunded from the bill insertion / return port 57 and the coin insertion / return port 59. The payment amount, the settlement amount, and the return amount of the parking fee are displayed on the display device 4 in the same manner. When paying the parking fee, for example,
If you have paid the parking fee in advance but paid the additional parking fee after the expected parking time, or if you want to settle the fee when you leave after parking, you can issue a parking ticket and a liquidator. By inserting a parking ticket into 45,
Payment is made and the amount is displayed on the display device 4. At the time of advance payment or settlement, a receipt is printed by the printer unit 52, and the receipt is output from the parking ticket issuing and settlement machine 45. The input key unit 50 is provided so that the user can input necessary information when parking or exiting the parking lot. This input key 50
May be like a touch panel provided on the display device 4.

Of course, the payment of the parking fee is not limited to cash, and a credit card or a prepaid card may be used. Parking ticketing and checkout machine 4
5 is preferably compatible with these credit cards or prepaid cards.

Main CPU unit 42 of parking reservation settlement machine 4
The shutoff switch is controlled by. That is, when a request for parking is input through the input key unit 50, the shutoff switch 12 is opened, the vehicle 10 is allowed to enter, and when the parking reservation settlement machine 4 finishes the settlement. The break switch 14 will be opened.

The parking reservation settlement machine 4 is provided with a camera 54 as an accessory equipment, and a user or the like who uses the parking reservation settlement machine 4 is photographed by the camera 54. The photographed image is displayed in the parking lot management system 30. It is preferable that the user of the parking reservation settlement machine 4 can be confirmed by being transferred and displayed on a display device (not shown) of the parking lot management system 30. Further, it is preferable that an image reader 55 is provided in association with the parking reservation settlement machine 4 so that an image such as a license can be input as necessary. When the user uses the parking lot for a long time, the image captured by the image reader 55 is stored in the database 62 of the parking lot management system 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the parking lot management system 30 stores a management personal computer 60 and a database that can store data from the management personal computer 60 and send the data to the management personal computer 60 as needed. I have it.
The management personal computer 60 is connected to a local area network (LAN) 66, and a server 66 including a communication device is connected to the local area network (LAN) 66. This Airlia Network (LAN)
A parking lot management system 30 of a nearby parking lot is connected to 66, and free space information and the like of the nearby parking lot is regularly notified to the management computer 60, and when the parking lot is full and parking is impossible, the vehicle is stopped. It is preferable that 10 can be guided to another nearby parking lot.

The server is connected to an internet network 70 including a telephone network, and a base station 72 such as a telephone station to which information such as a parking lot search or a reservation request is transmitted from a mobile phone 76 to the internet network 70 or It is connected to the personal computer 74 of the user. Therefore, parking lot management system 3
0 is connected to the Internet network 70 via the server 66, and can inform the mobile phone 76 or the user personal computer 74 of parking lot information, for example, the availability of parking lots in a certain area. Personal computer 7
You can get a parking lot reservation from 4.

A parking reservation procedure and a parking lot management method in the above parking system will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 13.

First, the case where the vehicle 10 directly comes to the parking lot and parks the vehicle 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the vehicle 10 approaches the shutoff switch 12 in the state where the parking reservation procedure is started as shown in step S10 in FIG. 6, the sensors 13 and 15 are activated and the vehicle 10 is shown in step S12. Is stopped before the shutoff switch device 12 is detected. When the stop of the vehicle is detected, the camera 54 is directed to the stopped vehicle, the image of the parking lot user is sent to the parking lot management system 30, the image of the user is captured, and the user parks. The situation of using the reservation settlement machine 4 is monitored. Also,
When the vehicle 10 is stopped, the display 16 displays "Welcome to XX parking" and the parking reservation settlement machine 4 displays "Is it reserved?", "Yes", as shown in step S14. (YES) ”and“ No (NO) ”are displayed. When the parking lot user selects “NO”, the parking lot use mode selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display device 4.

In this selection screen, mode selection items for the parking period together with the current date and time, for example, hourly loan T1 for up to 12 hours, hourly loan T2 for up to 1 day (up to 24 hours), and up to 3 days (72 days) The items of hourly loan T3 and week and monthly weekly / monthly loan T4 are displayed.
Here, in the time rent T1, it is possible to make a reservation up to 12 hours in units of 30 minutes, and in the time rent T2, similarly, it is possible to make a reservation up to 24 hours in units of 30 minutes. Further, in the time rent T3, it is possible to make a reservation in units of days, for example, 2 days and hours, and in the weekly / monthly loan T4, it is possible to make a reservation in months or weeks, for example, 2 weeks and hours. For the convenience of the user, it is preferable to set different reference charges for the selected parking modes T1 to T4. For example, if the charge is calculated in units of time, the time rent T1
Is the highest, and the weekly / monthly loan T4 is the lowest (the unit price per hour is T1>T2>T3> T4). Also,
It is preferable that the reservation of the use period after the mode is selected is that the user can park within the reservation period or beyond the reservation period as a rough guide, and the settlement can be made later.

As an example, a case where the user selects the time lending T1 on the screen of FIG. 5 as shown in step S16 will be described. When the time lending T1 is selected, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 16. On this screen, if the reservation has not been made, the use start time item T
The current date and time as s, for example, November 3 1
3:20 is automatically displayed. Further, the Internet reservation item R1 in FIG. 7 is not displayed. The Internet reservation item R1 will be described later.

The usage start time item Ts is highlighted, and when parking from this time, step S18
At, the acceptance OK in the ten key 80 is input. While the use start time item Ts is highlighted, the ten key 8 is pressed in step S18.
When an unaccepted NO of 0 is entered, the parking time can be specified by making a reservation by visiting the parking lot. For example, when the vehicle 10 is parked again in this parking lot one hour later,
In step S20, a reservation is made by inputting the date and time when one hour has passed from the current time, for example, 14:20 on November 3, and entering OK in step S20. Becomes

After the acceptance OK is input for the usage start time item Ts, when the end time item Te of the planned parking is determined and the acceptance OK is input as shown in step S22, as shown in step S25. It is confirmed whether there is an empty area in the parking lot between the start time and the end time. When there is a vacant time (Yes in step S25), the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the parking reservation settlement machine 4. As shown in step S24 in FIG. 7, if the non-approval No is input, the use start time item Ts can be input or corrected again. After inputting the use start time item Ts,
When the end time item Te of the parking schedule is entered again, the screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

On the screen of the display unit 4 shown in FIG. 8, there are items R1 and R2 indicating whether or not there is a reservation. If there is no reservation,
No reservation for item R2 without reservation is highlighted.
Further, since the time lending T1 up to 12 hours is selected on this screen, as shown in step S26,
12 from the current time in the free time zone item U related to the usage status
Each parking area 18-1 (N0.1) ~
The reservation status and parking status of 18-5 (N0.5) are displayed. In the vacant time slot item U of the usage status, the time slot from the usage start time to the usage end time designated by the user is similarly highlighted. In this example, the user is 1
Assuming that the reservation is made from 30:00 to 15:00, the time 13:00 to 14:00 and the time 14:00 to 15:00 in area 3 are highlighted. Here, in the area 3, a specific color, for example, orange, which indicates that it is possible to continuously park for the period from 15:00 to 16:00 and 16:00 to 17:00, is displayed, and this time period is also reserved. It is displayed that it is possible.
Here, as shown in step S28, when there is a possibility that the user will use the parking lot after a predetermined time period, for example, from 13:00 to 15:00, the correction item C2 is designated and the area 3 and When the user touches the field specified at 15:00 to 16:00, the scheduled time zone is automatically changed at the current time of 13:20 to 16:00, and the time zone is highlighted. Also, the user refers to this free time zone item U,
Even when a predetermined time zone, for example, a time zone from the current time 13:20 to 15:00 is designated, when the correction item C2 is designated and the fields designated by the area and the time zone are designated, the time The band column is highlighted. Basically, the parking area is preferably designated by the parking lot management system 30 for operation management of the parking lot. For example, even if the correction item C2 is designated by the area and the time zone, even when the time zone, for example, the time zone from 13:00 to 15:00 is designated, it is not the area 3 but the parking lot management system. The time zone from 13:00 to 15:00 in area 2 may be designated by 30. For example, in the screen of FIG. 8, even if the correction is designated and the current time of the area and time zone is 13: 20-14: 00, the area time zone is 13: 00-14
The reservation may be displayed and highlighted in the time column. In this case, it is preferable that steps S18 to S26 are automatically updated at the designated time. This is because the user does not have any special interest in the parking area if he / she can park in a certain time zone.

The display of the reservation and parking status shown in FIG. 8 is changed every moment according to the user's desired parking time. As an example, if the user wants to park continuously from 13:00 to 18:00, the reservation for the area reserved from 16:00 to 19:00 is scheduled for the time zone 1
The area was changed from 6:00 to 19:00,
The time zone of the area is from 13:00 to 18:00, and the user who has visited can reserve the time zone of 13:00 to 18:00 without knowing the change. Also,
When a vehicle reserved for the time zone from 16:00 to 19:00 arrives, the vehicle can be parked in the area during the time zone from 16:00 to 19:00.

If there is no free time in step S25 (No), it is inquired in step S27 whether or not the reservation time zone is changed. If the reservation time zone is changed, the process returns to step S18. If there is no change in the reservation time zone, or if there is still no free parking area in the time zone specified by the user even if the reservation is changed, as shown in step S29, "In the desired parking time zone, , The parking area cannot be secured. There is no available parking area, so please refer to another parking lot. "Is displayed.

When canceling the parking in the above steps and the steps described below, by pressing the cancel button 61, all the input items such as reservations can be canceled, and by pressing the cancel switch 61. , Is returned to the initial state in step S10.

As shown in step S28, when agreeing to the reservation highlighted in the vacant time zone item U shown in FIG. 8, the user specifies the confirmation item C1. When this confirmation is made, as shown in step S30, the preliminary settlement screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. On this preliminary clearing screen, a parking area (corresponding to area 18-3 in FIG. 1) is displayed in the parking confirmation item F, and date and parking time zone, for example, November 3 13: 2.
05:00 to November 3, 15:00 is displayed. Further, the reservation number is displayed in the reservation number item ID1, and the usage amount item M1
The usage amount related to the reservation, for example, ¥ 1,300 is displayed. This reservation number may be a number assigned on the server 66 side, or a telephone number, vehicle number, or Internet reservation number. In this display state, step S32
As shown in, the bill insertion / return port 57 and the coin insertion / return port 5
When bills and coins are paid in 9, the inserted amount is displayed, and if there is change, bills and coins are paid from the bill insertion return port 57 and the coin insertion return port 59. When the usage fee is paid, the ticket issuing item P of the parking ticket is highlighted, and when the ticket issuing item P is designated,
Parking tickets are issued. With the issuance of this parking ticket, a series of parking reservation is completed as shown in step S34. This parking ticket has a parking area and use time zone November 3 13:
From 20 to November 3, 15:00 and payment amount ¥ 1,3
00 is displayed.

As shown in steps S25 and S27, when there is no vacant parking area during the time designated by the user and the correction is not desired, the reservation screen of another parking lot is displayed in step 29 in step 29. At
Then, in step S31, a reservation screen for other parking lots is displayed. To reserve another parking lot, the steps shown in FIG. 11 described later are executed.

In step S14, when parking is reserved in advance, the reservation item already designated is displayed by inputting the reservation number in the item R1 on the screen as shown in FIG. Step S28
Proceed to. In step S28, the reservation can be changed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 or 12. In the procedure after the reserved step S28, the screen is displayed and settled in the same procedure as described above.

In the above example, the mode selection item is the time lending T1 of up to 12 hours.
The mode of the time lending T2 for up to 1 day (up to 24 hours) is different only in that the time is input or displayed for a long time, and the screens of FIGS. 7 and 8 are substantially the same, and the description above is made. Can be used for short. Also, up to 3 days (7
The mode of weekly lending T3 up to 2 hours) and the mode of weekly and monthly lending weekly / monthly T4 are different only in that not only time but also date are added as a parking period to the input screen and the display screen. Therefore, the date and time may be input and displayed in addition to the time on the screens of FIGS. 7 and 8.

When the above parking reservation is completed, a parking ticket is issued. After that, guidance regarding the parking area, for example, "Please turn left at the gate toward the area." Is displayed on the display device 4, the shutoff switch 12 is opened, and the parking area 18 is displayed according to the guidance instruction of the display device 4.
It goes to -3. Vehicle 1 in parking area 18-3
When 0 is parked, parking of the vehicle is detected by the sensor 20, and the data regarding the parking area 18 in the database 62 of the parking lot management system 30 is updated as if the vehicle was parked in the parking area 18-3. On the display device of the management PC 60 of the parking lot management system 30,
It is possible to display the usage status screen regarding the parking area 18 shown in FIG. 10 regarding the operation of the parking lot. Figure 10
Is the number of long-term days (8 days from October 1st to October 8th)
10 shows a reservation screen, and in FIG. 10, a highlighted diagonal line indicates a parking area 18 where the vehicle is currently parked and continues to be parked, and a diagonal line indicates a parking reservation for which a parking reservation has been made. The area 18 is shown, and the blank shows the area 18 in which no reserved vehicle is parked. Based on the parking information from the sensors 13, 15, 20 and the parking reservation settlement machine 4, the area 18 which is currently parked or is about to be parked is specified, and this data is stored in the database 62, so that FIG. It is possible to display the parking area shown in. Similar to the display shown in FIG. 10, a screen of reservation and parking status for 12 hours, 24 hours or 3 days according to the parking use mode shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Naturally, in FIG. 10, the date or time on the horizontal axis is determined according to the parking use mode.
The parking lot manager can respond to a direct inquiry such as a telephone call by referring to the usage status screen regarding the parking area 18 shown in FIG. 10.

When the user exits the parking lot after the time when the vehicle 10 is parked in the parking area 18-3 has elapsed,
You will be exiting in the following procedure. Parking area 18
When the vehicle 10 reaches the exit 6 and is stopped from -3, the sensor 15 detects that the vehicle 10 is stopped. The display signal 4 of the parking reservation settlement machine 8 is based on the detection signal from the sensor 15.
Is displayed together with "Please settle the charge." And "Please insert the parking ticket into the parking ticket issuing and settlement device 45." When the parking ticket is issued to the parking ticket issuing and settlement device 45, the parking fee associated with the parking time is calculated, and the difference from the advance payment paid for issuing the parking ticket at the time of entry is calculated, and the difference is calculated. Is displayed on the display device 4. For example, if the actual parking time is shorter than the reserved parking period, "I will return XX yen." Is displayed, and money and bills are returned to the insertion / return ports 57 and 59. Also, if the actual parking time is longer than the reserved parking period,
"Please add XX yen." Is displayed and the input / return port 5
Money or bills are put into 7, 59 and the difference is settled. Upon completion of such settlement, a parking ticket is issued and a receipt is issued from the settlement machine 45.

When the series of charges have been settled, the shutoff switch 14 is opened and the vehicle 10 can exit from the parking lot. When the vehicle 10 exits, the data regarding the parking area 18 in the database 62 of the parking lot management system 30 is updated. This parking area data is
It is updated based on the parking information from the sensors 13, 15, 20 and the parking reservation settlement machine 4.

Next, the cellular phone 76 or the personal computer 74 is connected via the telephone network or the internet network 70 shown in FIG.
A case where the parking lot management system 30 is accessed to reserve a parking lot will be described with reference to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 11. This explanation is based on step S3 in FIG.
This is also a procedure for reserving another parking lot shown by 1.

First, when the user plans to use the parking lot when heading to a certain area, the mobile phone 76
Alternatively, the server 66 is accessed from the personal computer 74 and reservation of the parking lot is started as shown in step S50.
In response to the access from the mobile phone 76 or the personal computer 74, the server 66 transfers the data of the reservation screen as shown in FIG. 5 to the user's mobile phone 76 or the personal computer 74. Therefore, the mobile phone 76
Alternatively, the parking lot use mode selection screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display screen of the personal computer 74. That is, when one of the parking modes is selected as in step S16 described above, the data of the screen prompting the reservation period is transferred to the mobile phone 76 or the personal computer 74 as in step S20.

When the user selects the time lending T1 on the screen of FIG. 5 as an example as shown in step S52,
A screen as shown in FIG. 7 or 12 is displayed on the display 16.

Here, when making a reservation using the personal computer 74, as shown in FIG. 7, the Internet reservation item R1
Is displayed, and when making a reservation using the mobile phone 76, FIG.
The telephone reservation item R2 as shown in is displayed. The Internet reservation item R1 or the telephone reservation item R2 is an example of an essential item for specifying a reservation,
Other reservation items, for example, if the customer always uses the parking lot, the customer number or vehicle number may be used to identify the user. In addition, use tickets that prepaid parking fees (magnetic cards such as pre-paid cards, or
Including IC card. ) Is issued and the user may be specified by the ticket number. A bar code or an ID mark for identifying the user is described in the ticket or the like, and the reservation may be automatically displayed by reading the description with the parking ticket issuing and the clearing machine 45.

As shown in step S54, the use start time item Ts, the vehicle number as a reservation number, the Internet reservation item R1 or the telephone reservation item R2 is input, and the end time item T is shown in step S56.
When e is input and OK is input, step S5
As shown in 9, it is confirmed whether there is a vacant area in the parking lot from the start time to the end time. If there is free time (Yes in step S59),
The screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the parking reservation settlement machine 4.

Incidentally, in FIG. 7 or FIG. 12, as shown in step S58, if an unaccepted No. is inputted, again,
The screen is displayed with the Internet reservation item R1 as the reservation number, the telephone reservation item R2, the use start time item Ts, and the parking end time item Te being blank.
Further, in the free time slot item U of the usage status, the time slot from the usage start time to the usage end time designated by the user is similarly highlighted.

On the screen of the display unit 4 shown in FIG. 8, the reserved item R1 is highlighted and the time lending T1 for up to 12 hours is selected.
As shown in FIG. 7, each of the parking areas 18-1 from the current time to 12 hours before the current time is included in the vacant time item U related to the usage status.
The reservation status and parking status of (N0.1) to 18-5 (N0.5) are displayed. As in the case already explained on this screen, the reserved time zone is highlighted, and step S62
When the reservation is changed by, preferably, the reserved time is automatically updated by designating the time zone in the vacant time zone item U relating to the use status, as already described.

If there is no free time (No in step S59), it is inquired in step S61 whether or not the reservation time zone is changed. If the reservation time zone is changed, the process returns to step S54. If there is no change in the reservation time zone, or if there is no free parking area in the time zone specified by the user even if the reservation is changed, as shown in step S61, "In the desired parking time zone, , The parking area cannot be secured. There is no available parking area, so please refer to another parking lot. "Is displayed.

In the case of canceling the parking in the above steps and the steps described below, by pressing the cancel button 61, all input items such as reservations can be canceled, and by pressing the cancel switch 61. , Is returned to the initial state in step S10.

As shown in step S62, when agreeing to the reservation highlighted in the vacant time zone item U shown in FIG. 8, the user specifies the confirmation item C1. When this confirmation is made, as shown in step S64, the screen for preliminary settlement shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. On this preliminary clearing screen, the parking area is displayed in the parking confirmation item F, and the date and parking time, for example, November 3 1
From 3:20 to November 3, 15:00 is displayed. Also,
The reservation number is displayed in the reservation number item ID1, and the usage amount related to the reservation is displayed in the usage amount item M1, for example, ¥ 1,300.
Is displayed. In this display state, as shown in step S32, when the bills and coins are paid to the bill insertion / return port 57 and the coin insertion / return port 59, the inserted amount is displayed. Input / return port 5
Banknotes and coins are paid from 7 and the coin insertion / return port 59. When the usage amount is paid, the ticket issuing item P of the parking ticket is highlighted, and when the ticket issuing item P is designated, the parking ticket is issued. When the parking ticket is issued, a series of parking reservations are completed as shown in step S66. This parking ticket has a parking area and use time zone November 3 13:20
~ November 3 15:00 and payment amount \ 1,300
Is displayed.

If there is no vacant parking area during the time designated by the user and the correction is not desired, step 6
By pressing the confirmation (Yes) in 1,
The reservation screen for other parking lots is displayed in step 63, and the reservation screen for other parking lots is displayed.

In the above description, in the case of a long-term reservation mode, for example, in the case of week / hour lending in FIG.
It is preferable that the number of the vehicle is registered in advance, an image of the user's license is read by the image reader 55, and registered as long-term parking data in the parking lot management system 30. In addition, when the parking lot reservation is completed, the server 6
It is preferable that the information regarding the reserved parking lot is sent from 6 to the mobile phone 76 or the personal computer 74. It is preferable that the user can navigate the vehicle to the parking lot from the information about the parking lot, for example, the information of the location or the telephone number, by the navigation system mounted on the vehicle. Further, when the user's mobile phone number is registered in the parking lot management system 30, it is possible to confirm the ending time by email or voice a predetermined time before the end of the parking lot usage time. preferable.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a parking reservation settlement machine which can meet various demands of parking lot users and a parking system including the reservation settlement machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a parking lot managed by a parking system including a reservation settlement machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a reservation settlement machine and a parking management system included in the system shown in FIG.

3 is a plan view schematically showing an arrangement structure of a front surface of a housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the parking system shown in FIG. 1 and its communication network.

5 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the reservation settlement machine in response to the input from the user shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

9 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the reservation settlement machine in response to the input from the user shown in FIG.

12 is a plan view schematically showing a screen displayed on a display unit provided in the housing of the reservation settlement machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2. ． ． entrance 6. ． ． exit 4. ． ． Booking payment machine 10. ． ． vehicle 13, 15, 20. ． ． Sensor 16, 22. ． ． display 24. ． ． Relay box 26. ． ． Management center 30. ． ． Parking management system 32. ． ． Surveillance camera 42. ． ． CPU unit 44. ． ． Coin discriminator 45. ． ． Parking ticket issuance and settlement machine 46. ． ． Bill validator 4. ． ． Display device 50. ． ． Input key unit 52. ． ． Printer unit 57. ． ． Banknote return slot 59. ． ． Coin insertion and return port 59 61. ． ． Cancel switch 66. ． ． Airia Network (LAN)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display unit and a control unit for controlling the display unit are provided. This control unit presents a screen to this display to confirm whether or not there is a reservation to park the vehicle in a parking lot, and responds to the input that there is no reservation, and the parking corresponding to the reserved parking period is displayed. It prompts the user to park in the reservation by displaying a screen that specifies the start and parking end dates and times, and indicates whether or not parking is possible during the reserved parking period based on the reservation status of the parking lot. If possible, secure a parking reservation for the vehicle during that period in response to the reservation input, and in response to the reservation input, specify the parking start and parking end date and time corresponding to the reserved parking period. A parking reservation payment machine characterized by being presented. 2. A display unit and a control unit for controlling the display unit. This control unit presents a screen to this display to confirm whether or not there is a reservation to park the vehicle in a parking lot, and in response to no reservation, at least hourly short-term parking mode and number of days A screen that presents a screen that prompts the user to select one of the long-term parking modes that corresponds to the parking period that includes units, and specifies the parking start and parking end dates and times that correspond to the reserved parking period in response to the input that selects the reservation mode. Prompts the user to park for the reservation, and indicates whether or not parking is possible during the reserved parking period based on the reservation status of the parking lot.If parking is possible, the reservation is input. A parking reservation characterized by securing a parking reservation for the vehicle in that period in response and presenting a screen for specifying the parking start and parking end dates and times corresponding to the reserved parking period in response to the input that there is a reservation Adjustment machine. 3. A screen prompting the user's terminal to select one of a short-term parking mode on an hourly basis and a long-term parking mode corresponding to a parking period including a unit of days, via a communication network, In response to the input for selecting the reservation mode, a screen for identifying the parking start and parking end dates and times corresponding to the reserved parking period is presented to prompt the user to park for the reservation, and the reservation status of the parking lot is changed. Characterized by presenting whether or not parking is possible during the reserved parking period, and when parking is possible, responding to the reservation input, securing a parking reservation for the vehicle for that period and reserving the parking lot And parking reservation system.