JP6923261B1 - Parking management device, parking management system, parking management method and parking management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking management device, a parking management system, a communication terminal, a parking management method and a parking management program capable of notifying a vacant prospect before a parked user arrives at a parking lot. A parking management device includes a management table that manages a parking position of a parking lot related to one or a plurality of stores, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and vacancy prospect information of the parking position, and a store. In response to the acquisition of the parking end information of the parked vehicle user (parked user) from the store terminal used for accounting, the parking position vacancy expected information associated with the parked user's vehicle in the management table is updated. It is provided with an update unit and a guidance control unit that transmits vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including vacancy prospect information to a parking waiting user. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to parking management devices, parking management systems, communication terminals, parking management methods and parking management programs used to manage parking lots.

There is known a system that manages the parking lot availability and notifies the user waiting for parking of the parking lot availability. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that updates the vacancy prospect of a parking position of a pre-paid vehicle according to the settlement by a pre-payment machine in a parking lot and notifies a user waiting for parking of the vacancy prospect.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-208833

However, in the system described in Patent Document 1 described above, there is a problem that the user waiting for parking cannot grasp the vacancy prospect until just before the parked vehicle leaves the garage.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present disclosure is a parking management device, a parking management system, a communication terminal, a parking management method, and a parking management capable of notifying a parking user of a vacancy prospect before arriving at a parking lot. To provide a program.

The parking management device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a management table that manages the parking position of the parking lot related to one or more stores, the vehicle parked at the parking position, and the vacancy prospect information of the parking position. To be equipped. Further, the parking management device obtains the accounting end information of the user of the parked vehicle (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store, and in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the parked vehicle, the parking management device causes the vehicle of the parked user in the management table. It is provided with an update unit that updates the expected vacancy information of the associated parking position. Further, the parking management device includes a guidance control unit that transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to the guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including the vacancy prospect information to the parking waiting user.

The parking management system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a guidance communication terminal that guides a parking waiting user in a parking lot related to one or more stores of a parking situation including expected vacancy information. The parking management system also includes a store terminal used for accounting of the store. Further, the parking management system includes a management table that manages the parking position of the parking lot, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and the vacancy prospect information of the parking position in association with each other, and a user of the vehicle in which the store terminal is parked. In response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the (parked user), the update unit that updates the vacant expected information of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table and the guidance communication. A parking management device including a guidance control unit that transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position is provided to the terminal.

The communication terminal in one aspect of the present disclosure includes an accounting processing unit that processes store accounting. Further, the communication terminal includes an acquisition unit that acquires accounting end information in response to the end of the accounting of the user of the parked vehicle (parking user) in the parking lot related to the store. Further, the communication terminal is based on a management table that manages the parking position of the parking lot, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and the expected vacancy information of the parking position in association with each other, and the accounting end information of the parked user. In the management table, the update unit that updates the vacant prospect information of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user, and the guidance communication terminal that guides the parking waiting user of the parking status including the vacant prospect information. A communication processing unit that is communicably connected to a parking management device having a guidance control unit that transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position and transmits the accounting end information to the parking management device.

The parking management method in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a step of associating a parking position of a parking lot related to one or more stores, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and vacancy prospect information of the parking position with a management table. Be prepared. Further, the parking management method is applied to the vehicle of the parked user in the management table in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store. A step of updating the expected vacancy information of the associated parking position is provided. Further, the parking management method includes a step of transmitting the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking waiting user of the parking situation including the vacant prospect information.

The parking management program according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a management function that associates a parking position of a parking lot related to one or more stores, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and vacancy expected information of the parking position with a management table. To the computer. Further, the parking management program obtains the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store, and responds to the vehicle of the parked user in the management table. The computer is provided with an update function for updating the expected vacancy information of the associated parking position. Further, the parking management program has a computer having a transmission function for causing a parking waiting user to execute a process of transmitting the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including the vacant prospect information. To realize.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a parking management device, a parking management system, a communication terminal, a parking management method, and a parking management program capable of notifying a parking user of a vacancy prospect before arriving at a parking lot.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the parking management apparatus which concerns on the outline of embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a parking management system to which the parking management device according to the first embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the parking management system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the parking management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the management table which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the guidance communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the store terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the warehousing process of the parking management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a flowchart which shows the process from the end of accounting to the delivery of the parking management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the guidance communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the guidance communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the accounting termination processing of the store terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the store terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the parking management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process from the end of accounting to the delivery of the parking management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the guidance communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the store terminal which concerns on Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the store terminal which concerns on Embodiment 3. It is a block diagram of the computer which concerns on Embodiments 1-3.

Before explaining the embodiment in detail, the outline thereof will be briefly described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking management device 10 according to an outline of an embodiment. The parking management device 10 includes a management table 103, an update unit 105, and a guidance control unit 106.

The management table 103 is a database that manages the parking position of the parking lot related to one or more stores, the vehicle parked at the parking position, and the vacancy prospect information of the parking position in association with each other.
The update unit 105 obtains the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for store accounting, and the parking associated with the parked user's vehicle in the management table 103. Update the expected availability information for the location.
The guidance control unit 106 transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to the guidance communication terminal that guides (notifies) the parking status including the vacancy prospect information to the parking waiting user.

With such a configuration, the vacant prospect information is updated according to the end of accounting of the parked user, and the updated vacant prospect information is transmitted to the guidance communication terminal that guides the vacant prospect information to the parking waiting user. Can be done. Therefore, the parking waiting user can grasp the vacancy prospect information from the time of the end of the accounting at the parked user's store. As a result, it is possible to notify the parking waiting user of the vacancy prospect before the parked user arrives at the parking lot. In addition, since the vacancy prospect information is updated based on the real-time accounting end information from the store terminal used for accounting at the parked user's store, when predicting how soon the parking position will be vacant based on the vacancy prospect information. Prediction accuracy is improved.

Embodiment 1.
Next, the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 13. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a parking management system 1 to which the parking management device 12 according to the first embodiment is applied. The parking management system 1 manages the parking lot vacancy prospect and guides (notifies) the parking lot vacancy prospect to the parking waiting user. The parking management system 1 includes one or a plurality of parking information acquisition devices 30, a parking management device 12, one or a plurality of guidance communication terminals 20, and one or a plurality of store terminals 40, which are via a network 60. It is configured to be connected so that it can communicate with each other.

The parking information acquisition device 30 is a device that acquires various information regarding the entry of a vehicle in a parking lot and the entry / exit of a parking position. Here, the various information includes, for example, identification information of a vehicle that has entered the parking lot, identification information regarding entry such as parking ticket identification information, and identification information of a vehicle that has entered and exited each parking position. The parking information acquisition device 30 has various detection devices that detect at least one of the various information. The parking information acquisition device 30 acquires the various information using various detection devices, and transmits the various information to the parking management device 12.

The parking management device 12 is a device that manages the parking situation including the parking lot vacancy prospect and controls the notification of the parking lot vacancy prospect to the user waiting for parking. The parking management device 12 may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, another terminal device capable of inputting / outputting data, or a computer such as a server computer. For example, the parking management device 12 manages the parking status of the parking lot by receiving various information in the parking lot from the parking information acquisition device 30 and managing them in association with each other. Further, the parking management device 12 acquires the accounting end information of the parked user from the store terminal 40, and updates the parking status including the vacancy prospect of the parking lot. Here, the accounting end information of the parked user is information indicating that the accounting of the parked user at the store has been completed. The accounting end information of the parked user may also be information indicating that the parked user leaves the store immediately. Then, the parking management device 12 controls the guidance communication terminal 20 so as to guide (notify) the parking waiting user of the parking status including the updated vacancy prospect.

The guidance communication terminal 20 is a terminal that guides (notifies) a parking situation including a vacancy prospect to a parking waiting user. The guidance communication terminal 20 may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or other terminal device capable of inputting / outputting data. For example, the guidance communication terminal 20 displays the parking status, voice output, or other output method to the parking waiting user in response to receiving the parking status including the vacancy prospect from the parking management device 12.

The store terminal 40 is a terminal used for store accounting. For example, the store terminal 40 may be a store POS (Point of Sales) terminal that performs payment processing for store products to store users. Alternatively, the store terminal 40 may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or another terminal device capable of inputting / outputting data. For example, the store terminal 40 performs a settlement process for products in a store in response to a request from a store user. Then, when the user of the store is a parked user, the store terminal 40 transmits the accounting end information of the parked user to the parking management device 12 in response to the completion of the accounting.
The store terminal 40 may be a composite terminal in which a dedicated terminal for inputting accounting end information or the like is connected to a commercially available terminal used for store accounting.

The network 60 includes various networks such as the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), and a local area network (LAN), or a combination thereof. The network 60 may also include one or more dedicated lines separated from the Internet.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the parking management system 1 according to the first embodiment. In this figure, the configuration of the parking management system 1 of the parking lot related to one or more stores will be described.
As described above, the parking management system 1 includes a parking information acquisition device 30, a parking management device 12, a guidance communication terminal 20, and a store terminal 40. Here, the parking information acquisition device 30 and the guidance communication terminal 20 are provided in the parking lot, and the store terminal 40 is provided in the store. Hereinafter, an example of the configuration of the parking management system 1 in the parking lot and the store in this figure will be described.

(parking)
As shown on the left side of this figure, the parking lot has an entrance gate, an exit gate, and one or more parking spaces. The entrance gate and the exit gate are gates for vehicles to enter and exit the parking lot, respectively. The parking space is a space for a vehicle to park. The parking space has a parking position indicating a position where the vehicle is parked. As an example, a parking space is provided for each area such as a floor or a section, and the parking position of the parking space includes an area parking position indicating a unique parking position for each area. In this figure, the parking position of the parking space includes a plurality of area parking positions from the area parking position "1" to the area parking position "18" for each area.

Here, in the first embodiment, the parking information acquisition device 30 includes a ticket issuing machine 32, an entrance vehicle detection device 33, and a parking detection device 36.

For example, the entrance gate is provided with a ticket issuing machine 32 and an entrance vehicle detection device 33.
The ticket issuing machine 32 is a device for issuing a parking ticket. Here, the parking ticket is a medium for holding the parking ticket identification information. As an example, the parking ticket may be a card on which a barcode indicating parking ticket identification information and a code such as a QR code (registered trademark) are printed, or a card incorporating a magnetic tape, a semiconductor integrated circuit, or the like. The parking ticket identification information is identification information indicating that the vehicle has entered the parking lot. In the first embodiment, as an example, the parking ticket identification information may include an arbitrary number indicating the time, order, etc. of the vehicle entering the parking lot.

For example, the ticket issuing machine 32 is a device that assigns parking ticket identification information to a user of the entering vehicle and issues a parking ticket in response to the vehicle entering the parking lot.
The entry vehicle detection device 33 is a device that detects vehicle identification information of an entry vehicle. Here, the vehicle identification information is identification information that uniquely indicates the vehicle. The vehicle identification information is preferably detectable from the outside. As an example, the vehicle identification information may be a vehicle vehicle registration number or the like. At this time, the entry vehicle detection device 33 may be an imaging device (for example, a camera) that detects the vehicle registration number or the like from the license plate or the like of the entry vehicle. For example, the entry vehicle detection device 33 is communicably connected to the ticket issuing machine 32, and when the vehicle identification information of the entry vehicle is detected, the vehicle identification information is transmitted to the parking management device 12 together with the parking ticket identification information.

Vehicles entering through the entrance gate move to the parking space and park in an empty parking position among the parking positions in the parking space. Here, the parking space is provided with the parking detection device 36 and the guidance communication terminal 20 described above.
The parking detection device 36 is a device that detects vehicle identification information of a vehicle that has entered (that is, parked) or exited the parking position. As an example, the parking detection device 36 may be an imaging device (for example, a camera) that detects a vehicle registration number or the like from a license plate or the like of a vehicle entering or leaving the garage. The parking detection device 36 is provided for each of one or more parking positions in the parking lot, or for each area. For example, the parking detection device 36 acquires the vehicle identification information of the warehousing / leaving vehicle according to the warehousing / delivery of the vehicle at the parking position and transmits the vehicle identification information to the parking management device 12.

The parking information acquisition device 30 may further include an exit vehicle detection device 35. At this time, the exit vehicle detection device 35 may be provided at the exit gate as shown in this figure. The exit vehicle detection device 35 is a device that detects vehicle identification information of the exit vehicle. For example, the exit vehicle detection device 35 may transmit the vehicle identification information to the parking management device 12 in response to detecting the vehicle identification information of the exit vehicle.

(Store)
A store is a commercial facility that sells goods or provides services. The store may be a commercial complex including a plurality of retail stores and stores such as restaurants. The store may be composed of a plurality of floors. In this figure, a store has a plurality of accounting locations, and a plurality of store terminals 40 are provided according to the positions of the accounting locations.

In this figure, in the parking management system 1, one parking lot is associated with one or more stores, but a plurality of parking lots may be associated with one or more stores. In this case, the guidance communication terminal 20 may be provided in each of the plurality of parking lots. In this case, the parking ticket identification information may include parking lot identification information that uniquely indicates the parked parking lot. As a result, the parking management system 1 can collectively manage the parking status of a plurality of parking lots.

A plurality of guidance communication terminals 20 may be provided in each parking space. Further, the guidance communication terminal 20 may be provided at the entrance gate in place of or in addition to the parking space.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the parking management device 12 according to the first embodiment. The parking management device 12 includes a communication processing unit 120, a storage unit 122, an update unit 125, and a guidance control unit 126.

The communication processing unit 120 is connected to the guidance communication terminal 20, the parking information acquisition device 30, and the store terminal 40 so as to be able to communicate by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives various information related to parking between them. For example, the communication processing unit 120 receives the accounting end information of the parked user from the store terminal 40. The communication processing unit 120 also inputs and outputs various information between the storage unit 122, the update unit 125, and the guidance control unit 126.

The storage unit 122 is a storage medium that stores information necessary for managing the parking status of the parking lot. In the first embodiment, the storage unit 122 stores the management table 123 and the entry vehicle record 124.
The management table 123 is a database that manages the parking position of the parking lot, the information related to the vehicle parked at the parking position, and the parking status including the vacant expected information of the parking position in association with each other. Here, the information related to the vehicle parked at the parking position includes the vehicle identification information of the vehicle parked at the parking position and the parking ticket identification information of the vehicle in the first embodiment. Further, the expected vacancy information is information indicating the vacancy prospect of the parking position, and the details will be described later.
The entry vehicle record 124 is historical data of the entry vehicle recorded in association with the parking ticket identification information issued by the ticket issuing machine 32 at the entrance gate and the vehicle identification information detected by the entry vehicle detection device 33.

The update unit 125 performs a process of updating the management table 123 according to the end of accounting for the parked user. For example, the update unit 125 obtains the accounting end information of the parked user from the store terminal 40 via the communication processing unit 120, and the parking associated with the information related to the parked user's vehicle in the management table 123. Update the expected availability information for the location. Further, the updating unit 125 performs a process of updating the management table 123 according to the entry / exit of the vehicle at the parking position or the end of accounting for the parked user. Further, the update unit 125 performs a process of updating the entry vehicle record according to the entry of the vehicle in the parking lot.

The guidance control unit 126 transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to the guidance communication terminal 20 in response to the update of the management table 123. Then, the guidance control unit 126 requests the guidance communication terminal 20 to guide the parking waiting user to the vacant prospect information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the management table 123 according to the first embodiment. The management table 123 has a parking position, vehicle identification information, parking ticket identification information, and parking status.
In this figure, the parking position includes an area (floor or section) and an area parking position. The description of the vehicle identification information and the parking ticket identification information will be omitted.

The parking status includes the vacant state of each parking position and the expected vacancy information of each parking position.
The vacant state indicates whether the parking position is vacant or vacant. As an example, in the vacant field, "existing" is stored when the parking position is vacant, and "empty" is stored when the parking position is vacant.
In addition, the vacant expected information is a state in which the parking position is currently vacant (that is, the vacant field is "existing") and it is predicted that the vacant vehicle will be vacant (vacant) in the near future (expected vacant state). Contains information indicating whether or not. In the first embodiment, the expected vacancy state is a state in which the parked user has completed the accounting at the store. The expected vacancy state may also be a state in which the parked user expresses his / her intention to leave the store immediately.

As shown in this figure, for example, in the parking position of the area parking position "1" of the area "1", the vehicle of the vehicle identification information "Setagaya 500 a 7890" is parked, and the parking ticket identification information is "100". .. On the other hand, in the parking position of the area parking position "8" of the area "1", the vehicle of the vehicle identification information "Hachioji 500 E 1234" is parked, and the parking ticket identification information is "101", which will be vacant soon. It is expected to become.

In this way, the parking management device 12 can collectively manage the parking situation including the possibility of becoming vacant by using the management table 123.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of the guidance communication terminal 20 according to the first embodiment. The guidance communication terminal 20 includes a storage unit 202, a communication processing unit 200, and a display unit 206.

The communication processing unit 200 is communicably connected to the parking management device 12, and receives various information related to parking, particularly parking status including expected vacancy information, from the parking management device 12. Further, the communication processing unit 200 is connected to the storage unit 202 and stores the information or the like received from the parking management device 12 in the storage unit 202.
The storage unit 202 is a storage medium that stores information received from the parking management device 12. The storage unit 202 is connected to the display unit 206.
The display unit 206 is a display device that reads various information about the parking status including the vacant prospect information from the storage unit 202 and visually notifies the parking status including the vacant prospect information. For example, the display unit 206 may display the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position by a color, a lighting / blinking pattern, or the like in response to a request from the guidance control unit 126. As a result, the parking waiting user can easily grasp the vacancy prospect.

In addition to this, the guidance communication terminal 20 may include a processing processing unit (not shown) that performs processing processing on the information received from the parking management device 12. In this case, the processing unit is connected to the storage unit 202, reads the information received from the parking management device 12, performs a predetermined processing process on the information, and stores the processed information in the storage unit 202. good. The predetermined processing process may be a conversion process or the like that converts the information received from the parking management device 12 into a predetermined display format. As a result, the parking waiting user can easily grasp the vacancy prospect while saving the trouble of information processing of the parking status on the parking management device 12 side.

Further, the guidance communication terminal 20 may include a voice output unit (not shown) that outputs information about the parking situation stored in the storage unit 202 as voice in place of or in addition to the display unit 206.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the store terminal 40 according to the first embodiment. The store terminal 40 includes a communication processing unit 400, an accounting processing unit 402, and a parking management acquisition unit 404.
The communication processing unit 400 is communicably connected to the parking management device 12, and transmits various information (particularly, accounting end information) regarding parking of the parked user output from the parking management acquisition unit 404 to the parking management device 12. do. Further, the communication processing unit 400 is communicably connected to an accounting management device (not shown) or the like that collectively manages the accounting of a plurality of stores or stores. The communication processing unit 400 receives various information related to accounting or settlement of products in the store (various information related to accounting processing) from the accounting management device, and outputs various information related to accounting processing output from the accounting processing unit 402 to the accounting management device. And send.

The accounting processing unit 402 acquires various information related to accounting processing and performs various processing related to accounting of products in the store. In addition to this, the accounting processing unit 402 may perform registration processing of products in the store.

When the user of the store is using the parking lot related to the store (that is, the user is a parked user), the parking management acquisition unit 404 of the parked user responds to the completion of the accounting of the parked user. Acquire various information related to parking management including accounting end information. In the first embodiment, various information related to parking management includes accounting end information and parking ticket identification information.

The parking management acquisition unit 404 has an accounting end acquisition unit 405 and a parking information acquisition unit 406.
The accounting end acquisition unit 405 accepts the input from the parked user or the accounting staff in response to the completion of the accounting of the parked user, and acquires the accounting end information.
The parking information acquisition unit 406 acquires parking ticket identification information in response to the accounting end acquisition unit 405 acquiring the accounting end information. The parking information acquisition unit 406 may have, for example, a reading unit 408, and the parking ticket identification information may be acquired using the reading unit 408. The reading unit 408 may be a device that reads a code indicating parking ticket identification information of a parking ticket issued upon entering the parking lot. As an example, the reading unit 408 may be a code reader, a magnetic card reader, or the like. The parking information acquisition unit 406 may have an input unit 407 that receives input from a parked user or a treasurer in place of or in addition to the parking information acquisition unit 406. The input unit 407 may be a keyboard-type input device or the like that receives input of parking ticket identification information from a parked user or the like. The input unit 407 may also be a touch panel type input device or the like that displays options related to parking ticket identification information related to a plurality of vehicles and accepts selections from a parked user or the like. The acquisition of the accounting end acquisition unit 405 and the acquisition of the parking information acquisition unit 406 may be realized by the same equipment.

In this way, the store terminal 40 can acquire the accounting end information corresponding to the vehicle of the parked user.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a warehousing process of the parking management device 12 according to the first embodiment.
First, in S10, whether or not the updating unit 125 of the parking management device 12 has acquired the parking ticket identification information and the vehicle identification information from the parking information acquisition device 30 (for example, the entry vehicle detection device 33) via the communication processing unit 120. By determining, it is determined whether or not there is an admission vehicle. If there is an entry vehicle (Y in S10), the update unit 125 advances the process to S12, and if not (N in S10), advances the process to S14.

In S12, the updating unit 125 associates the acquired vehicle identification information with the parking ticket identification information and records the acquired vehicle identification information in the entry vehicle record 124 of the storage unit 122.

Next, in S14, the update unit 125 determines whether or not the parking position and vehicle identification information related to the warehousing vehicle have been acquired from the parking information acquisition device 30 (for example, the parking detection device 36) via the communication processing unit 120. To determine whether or not the vehicle has entered the parking position. If the warehousing unit 125 receives the goods (Y in S14), the processing proceeds to S16, and if not (N in S14), the processing returns to S10.

In S16, the updating unit 125 associates the parking position, the vehicle identification information, and the parking ticket identification information related to the warehousing vehicle. At this time, the updating unit 125 reads out the parking ticket identification information associated with the vehicle identification information that matches the vehicle identification information acquired in S14 among the vehicle identification information recorded in the entry vehicle record 124, and reads the parking position and the vehicle. The identification information and the parking ticket identification information may be associated with each other.

In S18, the update unit 125 updates the management table 123 of the storage unit 122. The updating unit 125 may update the management table 123 by storing the vehicle identification information and the parking ticket identification information in the record corresponding to the acquired parking position in the management table 123.

Next, in S20, the guidance control unit 126 transmits the parking status of the management table 123 to the guidance communication terminal 20 in response to the update of the management table 123 in S18, and returns the process to S10. At this time, the guidance control unit 126 may perform a predetermined processing process regarding the parking status of the management table 123, and transmit the processed information to the guidance communication terminal 20. Further, the guidance control unit 126 may request the guidance communication terminal 20 to display the transmitted parking status in a predetermined format.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing of the parking management device 12 according to the first embodiment from the end of accounting to the delivery of goods.
First, in S30, the update unit 125 of the parking management device 12 determines whether or not the accounting end information and the parking ticket identification information of the parked user have been acquired from the store terminal 40 via the communication processing unit 120. If the update unit 125 has acquired (Y in S30), the process proceeds to S34, and if it has not acquired (N in S30), the process proceeds to S40.

Next, in S34, the update unit 125 adds the vacancy expected information of the parking position record associated with the acquired parking ticket identification information in the management table 123. For example, the update unit 125 identifies the parked user's vehicle from the parking ticket identification information corresponding to the code read by the reading unit 408 of the store terminal 40 in the management table 123, and estimates the parking position associated with the vehicle. Update the information. That is, the updating unit 125 updates the vacant expected information of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table 123 by using the parking ticket identification information.

Then, in S36, the guidance control unit 126 transmits the parking status of the management table 123 to the guidance communication terminal 20 in the same manner as in S20 of FIG. 8 in response to the update of the management table 123 in S34.

In S40, the update unit 125 determines whether or not the parking position and vehicle identification information related to the exiting vehicle have been acquired from the parking information acquisition device 30 (for example, the parking detection device 36) via the communication processing unit 120. Determine if the vehicle has left the parking position. If the update unit 125 leaves the warehouse (Y in S40), the process proceeds to S42, and if not (N in S40), the process returns to S30.

Next, in S42, the updating unit 125 updates the management table 123 by invalidating the association between the parking position, the vehicle identification information, and the parking ticket identification information related to the leaving vehicle. For example, the update unit 125 deletes the vehicle identification information, the parking ticket identification information, and the expected vacancy information of the parking status in the parking position record related to the exiting vehicle in the management table 123, and changes the vacancy status of the parking status from "existence" to "". You may change it to "empty".

Next, in S44, the guidance control unit 126 transmits the parking status of the management table 123 to the guidance communication terminal 20 and returns the process to S30, as in S36.

In this way, the parking management device 12 can manage the parking situation including the expected vacancy of the parking position.
According to the parking management device 12 of the first embodiment, the update unit 125 updates the vacancy prospect information according to the end of accounting of the parked user, and the guidance control unit 126 guides the vacancy prospect to the parking waiting user. Send the expected availability information to the terminal. Therefore, the parking waiting user can grasp the vacancy prospect information from the time of the end of the accounting at the parked user's store. As a result, it is possible to notify the parking waiting user of the vacancy prospect before the parked user arrives at the parking lot. In addition, since the user waiting for parking can know in advance where or not the vehicle is likely to be vacant, he / she can quickly and systematically move his / her vehicle to a parking position where the vehicle is expected to be vacant. This is especially true if the parking lot you enter is full and the waiting user does not know where to move the vehicle, or if the particular parking position or area that the waiting user wants to park is already in the car. It has a remarkable effect.
Further, since the update unit 125 updates the vacancy prospect information based on the accounting end information received in real time from the store terminal 40 used for the accounting at the parked user's store, how much more the parking position is based on the vacancy prospect information. It is possible to predict more accurately whether it will be vacant.

Next, the processing of the guidance communication terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing of the guidance communication terminal 20 according to the first embodiment.
First, in S60, the communication processing unit 200 of the guidance communication terminal 20 determines whether or not the updated parking status has been received from the parking management device 12. If the communication processing unit 200 has received the parking status (Y in S60), the parking status is stored in the storage unit 202, the processing proceeds to S62, and if not (N in S60), the processing of S60 is performed. repeat.
In S62, the display unit 206 reads out the parking status in response to the communication processing unit 200 storing the parking status in the storage unit 202, displays the parking status in a predetermined display format, and returns the processing to S60.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the guidance communication terminal 20 according to the first embodiment. The guidance communication terminal 20 is in a state of being in a vehicle and having no prospect of vacancy (“in-vehicle (no prospect of vacancy)”), a state of being in a vehicle and having an expectation of vacancy (“in-vehicle (expected vacancy)”), and a state of being vacant (“existing vehicle (expected vacancy)”). The three parking conditions of "empty car") are visually displayed. In this figure, the guidance communication terminal 20 displays the parking status of the parking position using a color corresponding to the parking status. For example, three different colors are used for three parking situations. Here, different colors may have different hues, lightness, etc. For example, as shown in this figure, the block corresponding to the parking position of "in-vehicle (expected vacancy)" is colorless, and the block corresponding to the parking position of "in-vehicle (expected vacancy)" is light-colored. The block corresponding to the parking position of the "empty car" may be displayed in dark color. In addition to the individual parking status, it may be displayed whether each area (each floor in this figure) is full or empty.
The three parking conditions are, for example, "parking (before accounting)" and "parking (accounted)" instead of "current (not expected to be vacant)", "current (expected to be vacant)" and "vacant". "And" empty "and the like.

In this figure, the guidance communication terminal 20 displays the parking status of a plurality of floors of the parking lot at once. As a result, it is possible to know which floor the vehicle should be moved to, for example, when the user waiting for parking is on a full floor where there is currently no parking position expected to be vacant.
However, instead of this, the guidance communication terminal 20 may display only the parking status of the floor on which the guidance communication terminal 20 is provided.

Next, the processing of the store terminal 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the accounting termination process of the store terminal 40 according to the first embodiment.
First, in S70, the parking management acquisition unit 404 of the store terminal 40 determines whether or not the accounting end information and the parking ticket identification information of the parked user who has been accounted for by the accounting processing unit 402 have been acquired. The accounting end information is acquired via the accounting end acquisition unit 405, and the parking ticket identification information is acquired via the parking information acquisition unit 406.

Here, the parking information acquisition unit 406 may acquire the parking ticket identification information in response to the parking user presenting the parking ticket at the time of checkout. In addition, the accounting end acquisition unit 405 may acquire the accounting end information in response to the parked user expressing his / her intention to leave the store immediately. In this case, for example, the parking user may be encouraged to express his / her intention by giving an incentive such as point addition.

In S72, the communication processing unit 400 transmits the acquired accounting end information and parking ticket identification information of the parked user to the parking management device 12, and returns the processing to S70.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the store terminal 40 according to the first embodiment. The accounting end acquisition unit 405 of the parking management acquisition unit 404 receives the input from the parked user using the display shown in this figure, and acquires the accounting end information of the parked user.
The display of the store terminal 40 includes a content that allows the parked user to select whether to leave the store immediately (leave the car) after the checkout. The accounting end acquisition unit 405 acquires the accounting end information in response to the parking user selecting "Yes". That is, the accounting end acquisition unit 405 confirms the intention to leave the store with the parked user and acquires the accounting end information.
Such display may be performed by a display input device (not shown) such as a touch panel connected to the accounting end acquisition unit 405. This display input device may also be connected to the accounting processing unit 402 to display the contents of accounting processing such as the accounting amount to the parked user at the time of accounting.

Although the first embodiment has been described in this way, the following modifications are also possible.
For example, in the first embodiment, the guidance communication terminal 20 is a terminal provided in the parking lot, but in addition to or instead of this, it may be a mobile terminal used by the parking waiting user, and the parking waiting user may use the guidance communication terminal 20. It may be a terminal device provided in the vehicle. For example, when the guidance communication terminal 20 is a mobile terminal of a parking waiting user, the parking waiting user may grasp the parking status by checking the parking status of the parking lot through a dedicated application, e-mail, or the like.

Further, in the first embodiment, the parking ticket identification information is held in the parking ticket issued by the ticket issuing machine 32 of the parking lot, but it does not have to be held in the parking ticket instead. At this time, the ticket issuing machine 32 may issue parking ticket identification information in response to the entry of the vehicle, and may notify the parking ticket identification information to the mobile terminal or the like of the user of the entry vehicle by any method.

Further, in the first embodiment, the parking ticket identification information includes an arbitrary number indicating the time, order, etc. of the vehicle entering the parking lot, but instead, the member of the member service to which the user of the entering vehicle subscribes as a member. It may be identification information. Here, the member service may be a point service related to a parking lot or a store. In this case, the ticket issuing machine 32 reads the member identification information from the code held by the membership card of the member service presented by the user of the entry vehicle at the time of entry or the code displayed on the display screen of the dedicated application, and parks the member identification information. It may be transmitted to the device 12.
If the member service is a point service, it is easy to give an incentive to leave the store immediately, such as adding points by expressing the intention of the parked user to leave the store immediately at the time of checkout of the store.

The parking ticket identification information is not limited to these, and can be presented by the parked user at the time of checkout, and any information associated with the user's vehicle identification information or parking position in the management table 123 of the parking management device 12. It should be.

Embodiment 2.
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 15. The second embodiment is characterized in that the parking management device 12 predicts the waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant.
FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of the parking management device 14 according to the second embodiment. Since the parking management device 14 has the same configuration and function as the parking management device 12 of the first embodiment, the same parts as those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. However, the parking management device 14 is different from the parking management device 12 in that the management table 123a is provided instead of the management table 123, and the prediction unit 128 is further provided.

The management table 123a stores vacant expected information including a predicted value of the waiting time (predicted waiting time) in addition to the configuration and the function of the management table 123 of the first embodiment. That is, the vacant expected information in the management table 123a includes information indicating whether or not the vacant expected state is in the expected vacant state and the predicted waiting time. The predicted waiting time may be the predicted time from the present until the parked user who has already completed the checkout at the store arrives at the parking position of his / her vehicle. In this case, the predicted waiting time may be updated every time the predetermined time elapses. Further, in the first embodiment, the vacant expected state is a state in which the parked user has completed the accounting at the store, but in the second embodiment, the vacant expected state is predicted that the predicted waiting time is within a predetermined time. It may be in the state where it is done. For example, if the predicted waiting time is within 5 minutes, "expected free space" may be stored in the field of expected free space in the management table 123a.

The prediction unit 128 predicts the waiting time of the parking position associated with the parked user's vehicle based on the position of the store terminal 40 relative to the parking position. The prediction unit 128 may store the predicted waiting time in the vacancy expected information of the management table 123a and request the update unit 125 to update the management table 123a.

Next, the processing from the end of accounting to the delivery of the parking management device 14 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing of the parking management device 14 according to the second embodiment from the end of accounting to the delivery of goods. In FIG. 15, S80, S82, S86 and S88 are added in place of S34 in FIG. The same steps as those shown in FIG. 9 are designated by the same symbols and the description thereof will be omitted.

In S80, the prediction unit 128 predicts the waiting time of the parking position associated with the parking ticket identification information acquired in S30, that is, the parking position associated with the parked user's vehicle. Specifically, first, the prediction unit 128 acquires the identification information of the store terminal 40, which is the transmission source of the accounting end information and the parking ticket identification information acquired in S30, and acquires the position of the store terminal 40. Further, the prediction unit 128 acquires the parking position associated with the acquired parking ticket identification information in the management table 123a. Then, the prediction unit 128 calculates the movement time from the position of the accounting place to the parking position based on the distance between the parking position and the store terminal 40 (that is, the distance between the parking position and the accounting place). Then, the predicted waiting time is calculated based on this. The predicted waiting time is calculated as follows. The parking management device 14 stores in advance the distance between each parking position and each store terminal in the storage unit 122. The prediction unit 128 calculates the time required for movement based on the distance between the corresponding parking position and the corresponding store terminal 40 and the walking speed of a person (for example, a standard walking speed of a person). Then, the prediction unit 128 adds the time (for example, 3 minutes) required for the parked user to leave the vehicle from the parking position to the time, and sets the prediction waiting time.

Next, in S82, the prediction unit 128 tells the update unit 125 that the vacancy expected information of the parking position record associated with the acquired parking ticket identification information in the management table 123a is in the vacant expected state. Requests to store the expected latency. Then, the update unit 125 updates the vacancy expected information of the management table 123a in response to the request of the prediction unit 128. The update unit 125 determines whether or not the predicted waiting time is within the predetermined time t, and if the predicted waiting time is within t, stores the expected vacancy state in the vacant expected information of the management table 123a. You can do it. Then, the update unit 125 advances the process to S36.

If the renewal unit 125 determines in S40 that there is no warehousing vehicle (N in S40), the renewal unit 125 advances the process to S86.
Further, in S44, the update unit 125 transmits the parking status of the management table 123a to the guidance communication terminal 20, and proceeds to the process in S86.

In S86, the update unit 125 determines whether or not the predetermined time T has elapsed. If the predetermined time T has elapsed (Y in S86), the update unit 125 advances the process to S88, and if not (N in S86), repeats the process shown in S86.

In S88, the update unit 125 updates the management table 123a by updating the predicted waiting time stored in the management table 123a. At this time, the update unit 125 determines whether or not the predicted waiting time is within the predetermined time t, and if the predicted waiting time is within t, the vacant expected information in the management table 123a indicates that the vacant expected state is set. May be stored. Then, the update unit 125 returns the process to S30.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the guidance communication terminal 20 according to the second embodiment.
The guidance communication terminal 20 may visually display the predicted waiting time in addition to the vacant expected state of the vacant expected information. As shown in this figure, for example, it is displayed that the predicted waiting time of the area parking position 8 on the first floor of the parking lot is 2 minutes. Further, the guidance communication terminal 20 may visually display the predicted waiting time by displaying colors (hue, brightness, etc.) according to the magnitude of the predicted waiting time.

In this way, in the parking management system 1 according to the second embodiment, the parking management device 14 predicts and manages the waiting time at the parking position, and the guidance communication terminal 20 responds to the parking waiting user according to the predicted waiting time. Have them guide you on the parking situation. As a result, the parking waiting user can grasp the parking position which is expected to be vacant and the specific waiting time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the stress of the parking waiting user waiting for parking.

Further, since the parking management device 14 periodically updates and manages the predicted waiting time, the guidance communication terminal 20 can always display the latest predicted waiting time. Therefore, the stress of the parking waiting user can be further reduced.

Further, since the parking management device 14 predicts the waiting time based on the accounting end information received from the store terminal 40, the accuracy of predicting the waiting time is improved. Therefore, the parking management device 14 can notify the parking waiting user of a more accurate predicted waiting time via the guidance communication terminal 20.

Embodiment 3.
Next, the third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 18. The third embodiment is characterized in that the parking ticket and the parking ticket identification information are not issued to the user of the admission vehicle in the parking lot. In this case, the ticket issuing machine 32 of the entrance gate shown in FIG. 3, the parking ticket identification information of the management table 123 shown in FIG. 5, and the entry vehicle record 124 stored in the storage unit 122 of the parking management device 12 shown in FIG. 4 are omitted. You can.

The parking information acquisition unit 406 of the store terminal 40 shown in FIG. 7 acquires vehicle identification information instead of the parking ticket identification information. At this time, the input unit 407 of the parking information acquisition unit 406 may receive the input of the vehicle identification information from the parked user or the like to acquire the vehicle identification information (pattern 1). Alternatively, the input unit 407 of the parking information acquisition unit 406 may acquire vehicle identification information by displaying options related to a plurality of vehicle identification information and accepting a vehicle selection from a parked user or the like (Pattern 2). ..

Then, the processing of warehousing of the parking management device 12 shown in FIG. 8 is as follows. First, S10 and S12 may be omitted. Then, instead of S16, the updating unit 125 may only associate the parking position related to the warehousing vehicle with the vehicle identification information. Then, instead of S18, the updating unit 125 may update the management table 123 by storing the vehicle identification information in the record corresponding to the parking position in the management table 123.

Further, in the processing of the parking management device 12 shown in FIG. 9 from the end of accounting to the delivery of goods, vehicle identification information may be used instead of the parking ticket identification information. That is, instead of S30 and 34, the update unit 125 acquires the parking end information and the vehicle identification information of the parked user from the store terminal 40, and the parking associated with the parked user's vehicle in the management table 123. You may update the expected availability information for the location. Instead of S42, the updating unit 125 may update the management table 123 by invalidating the association between the parking position and the vehicle identification information related to the leaving vehicle.

Further, in the accounting termination process of the store terminal 40 shown in FIG. 12, vehicle identification information may be used instead of the parking ticket identification information.

Here, an example of the display of the store terminal 40 of the above-mentioned pattern 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the store terminal 40 according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 17A, first, in response to the completion of accounting for the parked user, the accounting end acquisition unit 405 determines whether or not the parked user is visiting the store by vehicle (that is,). Whether or not the vehicle is parked in the parking lot) is displayed and selected.
Next, as shown in FIG. 17B, when the parked user visits the store by vehicle, the accounting end acquisition unit 405 determines whether or not the parked user immediately leaves the store after the accounting (that is,). , Whether or not to leave the vehicle) is displayed and selected. As a result, the store terminal 40 can acquire the accounting end information.
Then, as shown in FIG. 17C, the parking information acquisition unit 406 provides the parked user with at least a part of the vehicle identification information in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information by the store terminal 40. Display the keyboard etc. to be input and prompt the input of the information. At least a part of the vehicle identification information may be a 4-digit serial designation number of the vehicle registration number. If the parking information acquisition unit 406 cannot identify one vehicle by the input four-digit serial designation number, the parking information acquisition unit 406 may request the input of other information of the vehicle identification information. The parking information acquisition unit 406 may omit the prompting for input of at least a part of the information and prompt the parked user to input all the information of the vehicle identification information. In this way, the store terminal 40 can acquire the vehicle identification information.

Next, an example of the display of the store terminal 40 of the pattern 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the store terminal 40 according to the third embodiment. 18 (a) and 18 (b) are the same as those of FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b), respectively, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 18C, the parking information acquisition unit 406 displays a plurality of vehicle identification information parked in the parking lot to the parked user in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information by the store terminal 40. Then, the vehicle identification information of the own vehicle is selected from the displayed vehicle identification information. In this way, the store terminal 40 can acquire the vehicle identification information.
In pattern 2, the parked user only selects from a plurality of options, so that the trouble of direct input can be saved. Further, as shown in this figure, the parking position corresponding to the displayed vehicle identification information may be displayed so that the parked user can easily select the vehicle identification information of his / her own vehicle.

In pattern 2, the parking management device 12 may transmit information on the parking position corresponding to the vehicle identification information to the store terminal 40 in response to updating the vehicle identification information in the management table 123. Then, the store terminal 40 may store information about the parking position corresponding to the vehicle identification information in the storage unit (not shown), and display the information according to the acquisition of the accounting end information.

FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram of the computer 1900 according to the first to third embodiments. As shown in FIG. 19, the computer 1900 includes a control unit 1000 for controlling the entire system. An input device 1050, a storage device 1200, a storage medium drive device 1300, a communication control device 1400, and an input / output I / F 1500 are connected to the control unit 1000 via a bus line such as a data bus.

The control unit 1000 includes a CPU 1010, a ROM 1020, and a RAM 1030.
The CPU 1010 performs various information processing and control according to a program stored in various storage units such as the ROM 1020 and the storage device 1200.
The ROM 1020 is a read-only memory in which various programs and data for the CPU 1010 to perform various controls and calculations are stored in advance.

The RAM 1030 is a random access memory used by the CPU 1010 as a working memory. In the RAM 1030, various areas for performing various processes according to the first to fourth embodiments can be secured.

The input device 1050 is an input device that receives input from a user such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. For example, the keyboard is provided with various keys such as a numeric keypad, function keys for executing various functions, and cursor keys. The mouse is a pointing device, and is an input device that specifies a corresponding function by clicking a key, an icon, or the like displayed on the display device 1100. The touch panel is an input device arranged on the surface of the display device 1100. It identifies a user's touch position corresponding to various operation keys displayed on the screen of the display device 1100, and an operation displayed corresponding to the touch position. Accepts key input.

As the display device 1100, for example, a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or the like is used. The display device displays the input result by the keyboard and the mouse, and displays the finally searched image information. Further, the display device 1100 displays an image of operation keys for performing various necessary operations from the touch panel according to various functions of the computer 1900.

The storage device 1200 includes a readable and writable storage medium and a drive device for reading and writing various information such as programs and data to and from the storage medium.
A hard disk is mainly used as the storage medium used in the storage device 1200, but a readable / writable storage medium among various storage media used in the storage medium drive device 1300 described later may be used. ..
The storage device 1200 has a data storage unit 1210, a program storage unit 1220, and other storage units (for example, a storage unit for backing up programs and data stored in the storage device 1200) and the like (for example, a storage unit for backing up programs and data stored in the storage device 1200). ing. The program storage unit 1220 stores programs for realizing various processes according to the first to third embodiments. The data storage unit 1210 stores various data of various databases according to the first to third embodiments.

The storage medium drive device 1300 is a drive device for the CPU 1010 to read data including computer programs and documents from an external storage medium (external storage medium).
Here, the external storage medium means a storage medium in which a computer program, data, or the like is stored. Specific examples of the external storage medium include magnetic storage media such as floppy disks, hard disks, and magnetic tapes, semiconductor storage media such as memory chips and IC cards, and CD-ROMs, MOs, PDs (phase change rewritable optical discs), and the like. A storage medium from which information can be read optically may be included. Further, the external storage medium may include a storage medium using paper (and a medium having a function equivalent to paper) such as a paper card or paper tape, and a storage medium in which a computer program or the like is stored by various other methods. ..
The storage medium drive device 1300 can read a computer program from these various external storage media. In addition, the storage medium drive device 1300 can write data and the like stored in the RAM 1030 and the storage device 1200 to a writable external storage medium such as a floppy disk.

In the computer 1900, the CPU 1010 of the control unit 1000 reads a computer program from an external storage medium set in the storage medium driving device 1300 and stores (installs) it in each unit of the storage device 1200.

Then, when the computer 1900 executes various processes, the corresponding program is read from the storage device 1200 into the RAM 1030 and executed. However, the computer 1900 can also read and execute the program directly from the external storage medium into the RAM 1030 by the storage medium driving device 1300 instead of from the storage device 1200. Further, depending on the computer, various programs and the like may be stored in the ROM 1020 in advance, and the CPU 1010 may execute the programs. Further, the computer 1900 may download various programs and data from another storage medium via the communication control device 1400 and execute the programs and data.

The communication control device 1400 is a control device for connecting the computer 1900 to various external electronic devices such as other personal computers and word processors via a network. The communication control device 1400 makes it possible to access the computer 1900 from these various external electronic devices.

The input / output I / F 1500 is an interface for connecting various input / output devices via a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

In the first to third embodiments, the computer 1900 is composed of a computer system including a personal computer, a word processor, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the computer 1900 can be configured by a LAN (local area network) server, a computer (personal computer) communication host, a computer system connected on the Internet, and the like. It is also possible to distribute the functions to each device on the network and configure the computer 1900 in the entire network.

The execution order of each process in the apparatus and method shown in the claims, the specification, and the drawings is not specified as "before", "prior to", etc., and the order of execution of the previous processes is not specified. It can be achieved in any order unless the output is used in later processing. Even if the scope of claims, the specification, and the operation flow in the drawings are explained using "first", "next", etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. is not it.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit. In addition, some or all of the above embodiments may be described as in the following appendix, but are not limited to the following.
(Additional note)
(Item 1)
A management table that manages the parking position of the parking lot related to one or more stores, the vehicle parked at the parking position, and the vacancy prospect information of the parking position in association with each other.
The parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store. The update section that updates the expected vacancy information of
A parking management device including a guidance control unit that transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including the vacancy prospect information to a parking waiting user.
(Item 2)
The store terminal used for the accounting is a POS (Point of Sales) terminal of the store.
The parking management device according to item 1, further comprising a communication processing unit that receives accounting end information of the parked user from the POS terminal.
(Item 3)
The vacancy prospect information includes a waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant.
The parking management device according to item 1 or 2, further comprising a prediction unit that predicts the waiting time of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user based on the position of the store terminal.
(Item 4)
The parking management device according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the guidance control unit visually displays the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position on the guidance communication terminal.
(Item 5)
The parking management device according to item 4, wherein the guidance control unit causes the guidance communication terminal to display the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position by color.
(Item 6)
The update unit is associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table in response to acquiring the accounting end information of the parked user and the vehicle identification information of the parked user from the store terminal. The parking management device according to any one of items 1 to 5, which updates the expected vacancy information of the parking position.
(Item 7)
The store terminal includes a reading unit that reads a code issued in response to entry into the parking lot.
The parking management device according to items 1 to 6, wherein the updating unit updates the vacant expected information of the parking position associated with the vehicle corresponding to the code read by the reading device of the management table.
(Item 8)
The store terminal includes an input unit that receives a selection of a vehicle to be parked at the parking position from the parked user.
The parking management device according to items 1 to 7, wherein the updating unit updates the vacancy prospect information of the parking position associated with the vehicle selected by the parked user in the management table.
(Item 9)
A guidance communication terminal that guides parking status including expected vacancy information to parking waiting users in parking lots related to one or more stores, and
The store terminal used for accounting of the store and
A management table that manages the parking position of the parking lot, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and the expected vacancy information of the parking position, and a user (parking user) of the parked vehicle from the store terminal. With respect to the update unit that updates the vacant expected information of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table and the guidance communication terminal in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information. A parking management system including a parking management device having a guidance control unit for transmitting the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position.
(Item 10)
The parking management system according to item 9, wherein the guidance communication terminal is provided in each of a plurality of parking lots.
(Item 11)
The accounting department that handles store accounting and
A parking management acquisition unit that acquires accounting end information according to the end of the accounting of a user of a parked vehicle (parking user) in a parking lot related to the store.
In the management table based on the parking position of the parking lot, the vehicle parked at the parking position, the management table that manages the vacant expected information of the parking position in association with each other, and the accounting end information of the parked user. At the parking position, an update unit that updates the vacant prospect information of the parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user, and a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking waiting user of the parking status including the vacant prospect information. A communication terminal including a communication processing unit that is communicably connected to a parking management device having a guidance control unit that transmits the associated vacancy prospect information and transmits the accounting end information to the parking management device.
(Item 12)
Item 11. The acquisition unit has a reading unit that reads a code issued in response to entry into the parking lot, or an input unit that accepts a selection of a vehicle to be parked at the parking position from the parked user who is in the process of accounting. Communication terminal.
(Item 13)
The stage of associating the parking position of the parking lot related to one or more stores, the vehicle parked at the parking position, and the vacancy prospect information of the parking position with the management table.
The parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store. At the stage of updating the above-mentioned expected vacancy information,
A parking management method including a step of transmitting the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides a parking waiting user of the parking status including the vacant prospect information.
(Item 14)
A management function that associates a parking position of a parking lot related to one or more stores, a vehicle parked at the parking position, and vacancy prospect information of the parking position with a management table.
The parking position associated with the vehicle of the parked user in the management table in response to the acquisition of the accounting end information of the parked vehicle user (parking user) from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store. The update function that updates the expected free space information of
Parking management that allows the computer to realize a transmission function that causes a guidance communication terminal that guides a parking waiting user to guide the parking status including the vacant parking position to execute a process of transmitting the vacant parking prospect information associated with the parking position. program.

1 Parking management system, 10, 12, 14 Parking management device, 20, 20a, 20b Guidance communication terminal, 30 Parking information acquisition device, 32 ticketing machine, 33 entry vehicle detection device, 35 exit vehicle detection device, 36, 36a, 36b Parking detection device, 40, 40a-40d store terminal, 60 network, 103, 123, 123a management table, 105, 125 update unit, 106, 126 guidance control unit, 120 communication processing unit, 122 storage unit, 124 entry vehicle record, 128 Prediction unit, 200 Communication processing unit, 202 Storage unit, 206 Display unit, 400 Communication processing unit, 402 Accounting processing unit, 404 Parking management acquisition unit, 405 Accounting end acquisition unit, 406 Parking information acquisition unit, 407 Input unit, 408 Reading unit, 1000 control unit, 1010 CPU, 1020 ROM, 1030 RAM, 1050 input unit, 1100 display unit, 1200 storage unit, 1210 data storage unit, 1220 program storage unit, 1300 storage medium drive unit, 1400 communication control unit, 1500 Input / output I / F, 1900 computer

Claims (10)

Information related to the vehicle, a parking position included in the parking lot related to one or more stores, indicating the position of the parking space in which the vehicle is parked, and expected vacancy information of the parking position. A management table that is managed in association with
According to the acquisition of the user 's accounting end information and the information related to the user's vehicle from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store, the position of the store terminal and the user's vehicle in the management table A predictor that predicts the waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant based on the parking position associated with the information related to.
If the waiting time is within a predetermined period of time, an update unit configured to update the vacant prospective information of the parking position in the management table to information indicating the free expected state,
A parking management device including a guidance control unit that transmits the vacancy prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including the vacancy prospect information to a user waiting for parking. The store terminal used for the accounting is a POS (Point of Sales) terminal of the store.
Wherein the accounting end information of the user from the POS terminal, further comprising: a communication processing unit for receiving information relating to the vehicle of the user, the parking management device according to claim 1. The information related to the vehicle includes at least one of the vehicle identification information that identifies the vehicle and the identification information that identifies the user of the vehicle.
The parking management device according to claim 1 or 2. The parking management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guidance control unit visually displays the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position on the guidance communication terminal. A guide communication terminal for guiding a parking condition including free prospective information waiting to park users in parking associated with one or more stores,
The store terminal used for accounting of the store and
Information related to the vehicle, a parking space included in the parking lot, which indicates the position of the parking space in which the vehicle is parked, and the expected vacancy information of the parking position are managed in association with each other. In response to the acquisition of the management table, the user 's accounting end information and the information related to the user's vehicle from the store terminal, the position of the store terminal and the management table related to the user's vehicle. A prediction unit that predicts the waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant based on the parking position associated with the information to be used, and the management table when the waiting time is within a predetermined time. an update unit that updates the information indicating the free estimated state the free prospective information of the parking position in, relative to the guide communication terminal, and a guidance control unit for transmitting the idle prospective information associated with the parking position A parking management system equipped with a parking management device. The parking management system according to claim 5, wherein the guidance communication terminal is provided in each of a plurality of parking lots. The store terminal is
The accounting department that processes the accounting of the store and
In response to the end of the accounting of the user, and the accounting completion information, and parking management acquisition unit that acquires information relating to the vehicle of the user,
The parking are managed device communicatively coupled to, and the accounting completion information, and information related to the vehicle of the user, a communication processing unit that transmits to the parking management device
The parking management system according to claim 5 or 6 . 7. The parking management acquisition unit has a reading unit that reads a code issued in response to entry into the parking lot, or an input unit that accepts selection of information related to a vehicle parked at the parking position from the user. Parking management system described in. Information related to the vehicle, a parking position included in the parking lot related to one or more stores, indicating the position of the parking space in which the vehicle is parked, and expected vacancy information of the parking position. And the stage of associating with the management table
Depending on the acquisition of the user 's accounting end information and the information related to the user's vehicle from the store terminal used for the store accounting, the position of the store terminal and the user's vehicle in the management table Based on the parking position associated with the information related to, the step of predicting the waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant, and
If the waiting time is within a predetermined period of time, the steps of updating the vacant prospective information of the parking position in the management table to information indicating the free expected state,
With respect to the guide communication terminal to a user of the parking waiting guiding the parking condition including the free prospective information, parking management method and a step of transmitting the idle prospective information associated with the parking position. Information related to the vehicle, a parking position included in the parking lot related to one or more stores, indicating the position of the parking space in which the vehicle is parked, and expected vacancy information of the parking position. And the management function that associates with the management table
According to the acquisition of the user 's accounting end information and the information related to the user's vehicle from the store terminal used for the accounting of the store, the position of the store terminal and the user's vehicle in the management table A prediction function that predicts the waiting time until the parking position becomes vacant based on the parking position associated with the information related to.
If the waiting time is within a predetermined period of time, the update function of updating the vacant prospective information of the parking position in the management table to information indicating the free expected state,
Parking that allows the computer to realize a transmission function that causes a user waiting for parking to execute a process of transmitting the vacant prospect information associated with the parking position to a guidance communication terminal that guides the parking status including the vacant prospect information. Management program.

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