JPH02110800A - Method for managing incoming and outgoing in self-traveling parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily manage the incoming and outgoing of a vehicle by issuing a parking card, on which a set parking position and a guiding route to reach the parking position are printed, at an incoming port. CONSTITUTION:A parking magnetic card issuing device 5 is provided for the neighborhood of an incoming port 1, and the device 5 issues a parking magnetic card Pc on which the set parking position and the guiding route to reach the parking position are printed. Since one parking magnetic card Pc is issued at the incoming port 1, a driver can easily self-travel a vehicle A to the set parking position by watching a guiding route figure CF. Further, since an arrow Ca to indicate the guiding route is written in a traveling path 7 of the arrangement drawing of parking positions and the traveling path, the driver can easily understand the guiding route. Thus, the incoming and the outgoing of the vehicle A can be easily managed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The invention of this application is directed to a method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot;
In particular, the present invention relates to a method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot, which facilitates entry and exit of cars by issuing cards with printed parking locations and guidance routes to the parking locations.

Conventional technology A self-propelled parking lot is equipped with an entrance, an exit, and a running path that connects a large number of parking positions and the entrance, parking position, exit, etc. It allows the car to drive itself.

In a conventional self-propelled parking lot, a gate, a vehicle detection device, a card issuing machine, etc. are provided at the entrance, and a gate, a parking fee payment machine, etc. are provided at the exit.

When parking a car in a parking lot, the driver drives the car to the entrance. Then, the car detection device detects the car, and based on the detection signal, the card issuing machine issues a card displaying the time of entry. 1. When the driver removes the issued parking card from the card issuing machine, the gate will be opened.
The driver drives along the road in the parking lot, searches for an empty parking spot, and once he finds the desired parking spot, he pulls the car into the parking lot and parks it. The driver remembers where his car is parked before leaving the parking lot.

When pulling a car out of a parking lot, the driver relies on his/her memory to go to the parking spot where his/her car is parked, get into the car, drive along the path in the parking lot, and then drive to the exit. ride up. Then, the driver inserts the parking card into the card insertion slot of the parking fee payment machine. The parking fee adjustment machine calculates the parking fee based on the entry time displayed on the card and displays it. When the driver inserts the parking fee into the fee slot, a receipt is issued and the exit gate is opened, allowing the driver to park the vehicle.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Conventional self-propelled parking lot management methods require the driver to search for a parking spot and memorize the parking location where the driver has parked his/her car. , when the parking ratio increases, (i) people tend to overlook vacant parking spots and think that there are no vacant parking spots when there are, and (it) cars drive along the driving path in the parking lot trying to find a parking spot that is easy to park. The road around the circle is congested (iii
) There are disadvantages such as forgetting where your car is parked when leaving the parking lot.

The problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot that does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks. To provide a method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot that does not require maintenance.

Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides entry and exit management for a self-propelled parking lot that includes an entrance, an exit, and a number of parking positions and a driving path connecting the entrance, parking positions, exit, etc. In this method, a parking card with a parking position and a guide route leading to the parking position printed on it is issued at the entrance, and the driver looks at this parking card and guides the car to the set parking position.

This invention provides a self-propelled parking lot equipped with a control management unit that registers vacant parking positions, information for identifying cars, etc., searches for vacant parking positions, and sets parking positions and guidance routes to the parking positions. In the entrance/exit management method, the license plate of a vehicle on the way to the entrance is read by a license plate reader, the license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in the control management department, the vehicle is identified by the license plate information, and the control management is performed. The department searches for a vacant parking position for the car specified by the department, sets the parking position for that car and the guidance route to get there, and then prints out a parking card with the set parking position and guidance route for the car. The parking card is issued by a card issuing machine, and when the driver removes the parking card from the card issuing machine, the car is allowed to enter the parking lot, and the parking card guides the car to the set parking position at the time of entry. The present invention relates to a method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot, which guides the driver to the parking position at the time of exit.

The above-mentioned license plate reading device is capable of reading the displayed content of the license plate of a car, such as a full-fledged car number such as a light car or a regular car. A combination of a sensor and a speed sensor is used.

As a parking card, for example, one is used on which the parking position, the guide route to the parking position, the entry time, etc. can be printed.

In addition, when inputting information such as license plate information such as a license plate, car number, purchase amount at a contracted store, etc. to a parking card, a magnetic card (for example, a paper magnetic card) is used.

As the control management section, an ordinary microcomputer equipped with an input device, an output device, a storage device, a central processing unit, etc. is used.

When using a parking magnetic card to prevent car theft,
The license plate 1- of the car on the way to the entrance is read by the license plate reader, the first license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in the control management section, the car is identified by the first license plate information, and the vehicle is controlled. The management department searches for a vacant parking position corresponding to the identified car, sets the parking position of the car and the guidance route to that parking position, prints the set parking position and the guidance route to it, and A parking magnetic card with the license plate information entered in step 1 is issued by a card issuing machine, and the driver removes the parking magnetic card from the card issuing machine to allow the vehicle to enter the parking lot and exit the parking lot. The license plate of the car on the way is read by a license plate reader, the second license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in the control management section, the parking magnetic card is read by a card reader near the exit, and the first license plate is read. The vehicle is allowed to exit the parking lot only when the license plate information of the vehicle matches the second license plate information.

By using a parking magnetic card, parking fees can be waived or reduced depending on the purchase amount at a contracted store, etc. In this case, when you shop at a contract store outside the parking lot, you input the purchase amount, etc. onto your parking magnetic card, and when you leave the parking lot, the parking magnetic card is read by a card reader, and when the parking fee is collected, the purchase amount, etc. Parking fees will be waived or reduced accordingly.

The self-propelled parking lot may be one where the parking position is on the floor of a multi-story building, or one where the parking position is on the ground surface outside.

Function: This invention issues a parking card at the entrance with a set parking position and a guide route leading to the parking position printed on it. It is possible to guide the driver to the parking position of his/her car when participating.

In addition, if the license plate information read from the car on the way to the parking lot matches the license plate information read from the parking magnetic card at the time of parking, then the car is allowed to leave the parking lot, thereby preventing car theft. can be prevented.

Embodiment A preferred embodiment of the method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

A self-propelled parking lot is, for example, composed of a five-story building, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, has an entrance 1 and an entrance road 2a leading thereto. A video camera 3a constituting a part of the license plate reader 3A is installed near the entrance 1, and a gate 4 for opening and closing it is provided at the entrance 1.
a, and a parking card issuing machine 5 is provided near the entrance 1. The numerous parking positions 6 consist of multiple types of parking spaces depending on the actual situation, and the entrance 1 and each parking position 6 are connected by a driving path 7, and each parking position N6 and exit exit 8 are connected by a driving path 7. It is. A video camera 3b constituting a part of the license plate reading device fi3B is installed near the running path 7a near the exit 8. A gate 4b for opening and closing the exit 8 is also provided, and a parking fee collection device 9 and a card reading device 12 are provided near the exit 1.

A parking detection device is provided at each parking position 6. As the parking detection device, for example, a weight detection sensor 6a is used and is attached to the floor of the parking position 6.

Next, a control management device 10 that controls and manages entry and exit.
The configuration etc. will be explained using FIG.

The license plate reading devices 3A, 3B are equipped with video cameras 3a, 3b, and read the license plates Np of vehicles traveling on the driving path 7a near the entry road 2a and the exit exit 8.
The video cameras 3a, 3
Place b.

The license plate information read by reading devices 3A and 3B can be read on light vehicles, regular vehicles, etc.

The license plate information is sorted into car license plate numbers, etc., and the selected license plate information, such as genuine license plates, number plates, etc., can be transmitted to the control management section 11.

The parking detection device includes a weight detection sensor 6a, detects the presence or absence of a car at each parking position 6, and transmits it to the control management unit 11 as information on the presence or absence of a car (parked, vacant).

In the control management section 11, symbols indicating each parking position, a layout diagram of the parking position and the driving route, etc. are registered in advance. Indication symbols (for example, arrows) indicating the optimal driving route to each parking position may be registered in advance, or they may be set each time by detecting the condition of the vehicle on the driving road. Also good.

When the control management unit 11 receives the registration of the first license plate information from the license plate reading device N3A equipped with the video camera 3a, the control management unit 11 searches for an empty parking position according to the parking position of the car A to be parked, and A parking position is set according to the actual parking position, a driving route is set to reach the parking position, and the setting information is transmitted to a parking card issuing machine 5.

Upon receiving the setting information, the parking card issuing machine 5 prints a symbol indicating the parking position, a layout diagram of the parking position and the driving route, an instruction symbol (for example, an arrow) indicating the guidance route on the driving route, an entry time, etc. A printed parking card Pc can be issued. In the case of this embodiment in which a magnetic card is used as a parking card, a parking card issuing machine 5 is used which can also input license plate information and the like to the parking magnetic card.

The parking fee collection device 9 includes, for example, a fee display section 9a, a fee collection section 9b, a receipt issuing section 90, etc., and each section is connected to and controlled by a control management section 11.

The license plate reading device 3B equipped with a video camera 3b reads the license plate hNp of the participating car A, registers the second license plate information obtained by this reading in the control management section 11, and records the time of this reading. Register as the participation time.

The control management section 11 calculates the parking fee based on the registered parking lot, entry/exit times, etc., and displays it on the fee display section 9a. When the parking fee is entered into the fee collection section 9b, the receipt issuing section 9C issues a receipt, and the receipt is sent to the exit gate 8, gate 4b.
to open.

Exemption from parking fees between supermarkets, department stores, etc. and parking lots (
If you have a contract, etc. for a discount or exemption, please use your parking magnetic card at the cash register when shopping at those supermarkets, department stores, etc.
Give them c and input the purchase amount, etc.

The card reading device 12 reads information input into the parking magnetic card PC, and transmits the read information to the control management section 11. The information input to the parking magnetic card Pc includes first license plate information, purchase amount at a contract store, deferred payment information for parking fees, etc.

The management status display unit 13 is connected to the control management unit 11, and allows the management status of the parking lot stored therein to be displayed at any time by pressing a keyboard or the like.

The parking card Pc is made of, for example, a paper magnetic card, into which license plate information, purchase price at a contracted store, etc. are input, and information such as the parking location, the guide route to the parking location, and the time of entry are printed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the parking position is, for example, 4F (
Parking floor) and D-7 (number of parking position on each floor) It is shown in route map CF, and the entry time is shown as 10:00.

The size of the parking card C may be large or small, but it is set to a size that does not make the instruction symbols Ca on the guide route map CF difficult to see (for example, the size of an airplane boarding pass).

Next, the flowchart of FIG. 5 showing the operating procedure of the control management device 10 and the like will be explained.

(B) Car A on the way to entrance 1 through entrance road 2
The video camera 3a takes a picture of the license plate Np, the reading device 3A reads it as license plate information, registers it in the control management section 11 as the first license plate information such as the roadway, license plate number, etc. The time t is registered in the control management section 11 as the entry time.

(b) Identify car A based on the first license plate information registered in the control management unit 11, search for an empty parking position according to the road of the identified car A, and find the parking position of the car A and drive there. Set a guidance route to reach the destination.

(c) In accordance with the above settings, the card issuing device 5 issues a parking magnetic card Pc on which the parking position, guide route map CF, entry time t□, etc. are printed. License plate information is input to this parking magnetic card Pc.

When the driver removes the issued parking card Pc from the car issuing device w5, the gate 4a opens and allows the car A to enter the parking lot.

(d) The driver looks at the parking card Pc, drives to the parking floor 4F, looks at the guidance route map CF for that floor, and parks at the parking position D-
Put car A in 7. When the car A is parked, the weight detection sensor 6a detects the car A and registers "parking" of the parking position 11D-7 in the control management section 11. The driver gets out of car A, goes out of the parking lot, and goes shopping (or goes to work) at a supermarket, department store, etc., for example.

(e) When shopping at a supermarket, department store, etc., and the store has a contract with a parking lot, and if the parking fee is to be waived or reduced, hand the parking magnetic card Pc to the cashier at that store. The cashier inputs the customer's (driver's) purchase amount at the store into the parking magnetic card Pc.

Alternatively, the cashier registers the customer's (driver's) purchase amount and the like in the control management section 11 of the parking lot using the parking information input to the parking magnetic card Pc. In these cases, conditions such as purchase amount for exemption or reduction of parking fees are registered in the control management section 11.

(f) After finishing shopping (or working), the driver looks at the parking magnetic card Pc, goes to the parking position D-7 on the 4th floor, gets into the car A, and starts on the driving path 7. Then, the weight detection sensor 6a detects the entry of the car A, and the car A is parked at the parking position D-7.
"vacant" is registered in the control management section 11. Car A moves towards exit 8 on its own.

(g) On the way out, the video camera 3b takes pictures of car A's license plates 1 to Np, and the reading device 3B reads car A's license plate Np.

Then, this is registered in the control management section 11 as second license plate information such as the roadway and license plate number.

Further, the time t2 of this reading is registered in the control management section 11 as the appearance time.

(H) Insert the parking magnetic card Pc into the card insertion part 12a of the card reader 12, and read the first license plate information input to the parking guard. If the purchase amount, etc. is input into the parking magnetic card Pc, the purchase amount, etc. is read at the same time. The read information is registered in the control management section 11.

(S) The control management unit ll collates the first license plate information read from the parking magnetic card and the second license plate information. When the first license plate information and the second license plate information match, the process moves to charge calculation. If the information does not match, there is a risk that the car may be stolen, so further processing will be stopped.
Notify the administrator by sounding an alarm, etc.

(J) The control management section 11 calculates the parking fee based on the time of entry of the person registered therein (11, t2), road information, purchase amount at the contract store, etc., and displays it on the fee display section 9a. indicate.

(l) When the parking fee amount is inputted into the fee collection section 9b, the fee collection is registered in the control management section 11, the receipt issuing section 9c issues a receipt, and at the same time the gate 4a is opened and the car A is sent to the exit path. You will be able to participate through 2b. In addition, in the case of exemption from the parking fee, the display on the fee display section becomes O (or fee exemption) and the gate 4a is opened.

In the above embodiment, by issuing one parking magnetic card Pc at the entrance 1, the driver can easily drive the car to the parking position set by looking at the guide route map CF at the time of entry. When participating in a race, drivers can refer to the route map CF to ensure that their car is parked correctly, and if they go shopping at a contracted store, etc., they can receive an exemption from parking fees. There is no fear of theft. In the guidance route map CF, an arrow Ca indicating the guidance route is written in the driving path 7 of the layout diagram of the parking position and the driving path.
Guidance routes can be easily understood.

Effects of the Invention This invention automatically sets the parking position etc., and at the entrance,
A parking card with the set parking location and the guide route leading to it printed will be issued, so your car won't have to circle around the parking lot trying to find a suitable parking spot. I'll never forget it. The driver can easily park the car by looking at the parking card when entering the car and guide the car to the set parking position, and when leaving the car, the driver can easily go to the parking position of his car by looking at the parking card. , the driving path in the parking lot will not be mixed up. Moreover, since the license plate information that identifies the vehicle can be automatically obtained by the license plate reader, the driver does not have to do anything when issuing a parking card.

In addition, only when the license plate information read from the car attempting to enter matches the license plate information read from the parking magnetic card, =23 If the car is allowed to exit the parking lot, Theft can be prevented.

Furthermore, when a driver (customer) purchases a product at a supermarket, department store, etc. that has a contract with a parking lot, the cashier inputs the purchase price of the product on the parking magnetic card, and the customer's (driver's) parking fee is calculated. Exemptions or reductions can be made.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 to 5 are for explaining a preferred embodiment of the method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot according to the present invention,
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing equipment etc. placed near the entrance of the parking lot, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing equipment etc placed near the exit exit of the parking lot, and Figure 3 is a perspective view showing equipment etc. placed near the entrance of the parking lot. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control management device used for management, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the items printed on the surface of the parking card, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the entry/exit management procedure. In the diagram, 1 is the entrance, 2a is the entrance road, 2b is the exit road, 3A
and 3B is a license plate reader, 3a and 3b are video cameras, 4a and 4b are gates, 5 is a parking card issuing machine, 6 is a parking position, 6a is a weight detection sensor, 7 and 7a are driving paths, and 8 is an exit , 9 is a parking fee collection device, 9a is a fee display section, 9b is a fee collection section, 9
c is a receipt issuing unit, 10 is a control management device, 11 is a control management unit, 12 is a card reader, 13 is a management status display unit, A is a car, Ca is an arrow indicating a guide route, CF is a guide route diagram , Np is the license plate, and PC is the parking magnetic card. Patent applicant: Takenaka Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A self-propelled vehicle equipped with a control management unit that registers information such as vacant parking positions and identifying the car, searches for vacant parking positions, and sets the parking position and the guidance route to the parking position. In the method of managing entry and exit of a parking lot, the license plate of a car entering the parking lot is read by a license plate reader, the license plate information obtained from this reading is registered in the control management unit, and the car is identified using the license plate information. Then, the control management unit searches for an empty parking position according to the specified car, sets the parking position for that car and the guidance route to it, and prints the set parking position and guidance route for the car. A parking card issued by the card issuing machine is issued,
When the driver removes the parking card from the card issuing machine, the car is allowed to enter the parking lot, and the parking card guides the car to the set parking position when entering and guides the car to the parking position when exiting. A method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot, which is characterized by providing driver guidance, etc. 2. A self-propelled parking lot entry system equipped with a control management unit that registers information such as vacant parking positions and identifying cars, searches for vacant parking positions, and sets parking positions and guidance routes to the parking positions. In the participation management method, when entering, the license plate of the car on the way to the entrance is read by a license plate reader, and the first number obtained by this reading is
The first license plate information is registered in the control management unit, the car is identified by the first license plate information, and the control management unit searches for a vacant parking position corresponding to the identified car and displays the parking position of the car and its location. Set a guidance route to the parking location,
A parking magnetic card with the set parking position of the car and the guide route leading to it printed and inputting the first license plate information is issued by a card issuing machine, and the driver removes the parking magnetic card from the card issuing machine. By this, the vehicle is allowed to enter the parking lot, and when exiting the parking lot, the license plate of the vehicle exiting the parking lot is read by a license plate reader, and the second license plate information obtained by this reading is read. The parking magnetic card is registered in the control management department and read by a card reader near the exit, and the first license plate information obtained by reading the parking magnetic card matches the second license plate information. A method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot, characterized in that the vehicle is allowed to exit the parking lot only occasionally. 3. Entry/exit of self-propelled parking lots equipped with a control management unit that registers information such as vacant parking positions and car identification information, searches for vacant parking positions, and sets parking positions and guidance routes leading to parking positions. In this management method, when entering the vehicle, the license plate of the vehicle on the way to the entrance is read by a license plate reader, the first license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in the control management unit, and the first license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in the control management unit. After identifying a car, the control management unit searches for an empty parking position corresponding to the identified car, sets the parking position of the car and a guidance route to reach the parking position, and sets the parking position of the car and the guide route to the parking position. A parking magnetic card with a printed guidance route and the first license plate information input thereon is issued by a card issuing machine, and when the driver removes the parking magnetic card from the card issuing machine, the driver can enter the parking lot of the car. When you go shopping at a store outside the parking lot, enter the purchase amount on your parking magnetic card, and when you exit the parking lot, insert your parking magnetic card into the card slot of the card reader near the exit. Entering/exiting a self-propelled parking lot, which is characterized in that the parking fee is exempted or reduced according to the purchase amount, etc. read from the parking magnetic card when the parking fee is collected by inserting the card into the magnetic card and reading the purchase amount, etc. management method. 4. The parking card according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a time between the time when the license plate of the car on the way to the parking lot is read and the time immediately before the parking card is printed is printed as the entry time on the parking card. How to manage entry and exit of self-propelled parking lot as described in section. 5. A self-propelled parking system equipped with a control management unit that registers vacant parking positions, vehicle identification information, entry/exit times, etc., searches for vacant parking positions, and sets parking positions and guidance routes to the parking positions. In the method for managing entry and exit of a car lot, when entering, a license plate of a car on the way to the parking lot is read by a license plate reader, first license plate information obtained by this reading is registered in a control management unit, and The reading time of the first license plate information is registered as the entry time in the control management unit, the car is identified by the first license plate information, and the control management unit searches for an empty parking position according to the identified car. , sets the parking position of the car and the guidance route leading to the parking position, prints the parking position, guidance route, and entry time set for the car, and issues a parking magnetic card with the first license plate information input. the parking magnetic card is issued by a machine, and the driver removes the parking magnetic card from the card issuing machine;
Vehicles are allowed to enter the parking lot, and when shopping at a store outside the parking lot, the purchase amount is entered into the parking magnetic card, and when entering the parking lot, the license plate of the car entering the parking lot is entered into the parking lot. The second license plate information obtained through this reading is registered in the control management department, and the time the license plate of the car on the way to exit is read is registered in the control management department as the departure time. The parking magnetic card is read by a nearby card reader, the first license plate information read from the parking magnetic card, the purchase amount, etc. are registered in the control management department, and the first license plate information obtained by reading the parking magnetic card is registered. When the and second license plate information match, the control management unit calculates the parking fee based on the entry/exit time, purchase amount, etc. registered there, and when the predetermined parking fee is paid, A method for managing entry and exit of a self-propelled parking lot, characterized by allowing cars to exit the parking lot. 6. A parking card characterized by having a parking position and a guide route to the parking position printed on it. 7. A parking magnet characterized in that a symbol indicating the parking position, a layout diagram of the parking position and the driving route, an arrow indicating a guide route within the driving route in the layout diagram, an entry time, etc. are printed on the surface. card.