TWI858441B - Intelligent parking management guidance method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The intelligent parking management and guidance method and system of the present invention are used in conjunction with a parking lot, wherein the parking lot includes at least one entrance, at least one exit, and at least one parking space, wherein the at least one parking space is close to the at least one exit, and a specific range is defined extending outward from the parking lot as the center, wherein the specific range includes at least one activity location, which is close to the at least one exit; the intelligent parking management and guidance method and system include the following steps: capturing input information of a passenger of a vehicle at at least one entrance, wherein the input information includes destination information, wherein the destination information is a location corresponding to at least one activity location close to the at least one exit; providing activity information, wherein the activity information is content corresponding to at least one activity location; and guiding the vehicle to park in at least one parking space close to the at least one exit.

Description

Intelligent parking management guidance method and system

The present invention relates to a technical field of parking lot management, and more particularly to an intelligent parking management guidance method and system that can increase the added value of a parking lot so that vehicle occupants can immediately obtain various services while parking in the parking lot.

For people who drive, parking lots are indispensable places. When driving to an activity location, such as a tourist attraction or a shopping district, the car must be parked in a local or nearby parking lot before carrying out related activities, such as outings and shopping.

As for the current parking lots, they simply provide parking for vehicles without any added value. In other words, when people drive their vehicles to the parking lot, they must first find a parking space by themselves. After parking the vehicle, people must also find their own route to walk to the activity location (such as the above-mentioned scenic spots, shopping districts, etc.).

Therefore, how to enhance the added value of a parking lot so that the occupants of the vehicles can immediately obtain various services while parking in the parking lot is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart parking management guidance method and system that can provide services to vehicle occupants in an all-encompassing manner. The method and system is based on parking lots and can guide the activities of scenic spots or business districts through the guidance system of the parking lot by cooperating with scenic spots or business districts. The above-mentioned purpose and effect can be achieved by the following technical means.

The smart parking management guidance method and system proposed in the present invention are used in conjunction with a parking lot, the parking lot includes at least one entrance, at least one exit and at least one parking space, the at least one parking space is close to the at least one exit, and a specific range is defined by expanding outward from the parking lot as the center, the specific range includes at least one activity location, the at least one activity location is close to the at least one exit; the smart parking management The guidance method and system include the following steps: capturing input information of a passenger of a vehicle at the at least one entrance, the input information including destination information, the destination information being a location corresponding to the at least one activity location that is close to the at least one exit; providing activity information, the activity information being content corresponding to the at least one activity location; and guiding the vehicle to park at the at least one parking space that is close to the at least one exit.

As can be seen from the above, when a vehicle is parked in a parking lot, the parking lot system can capture the input information of the vehicle's occupants (such as the owner or passengers), thereby knowing the destination where the vehicle's occupants are going to perform activities, such as going to a scenic spot for an outing or going to a shopping district, and thereby guiding the vehicle to a parking space close to the destination, so that the vehicle's occupants can quickly reach the destination. At the same time, the parking lot system can also provide the vehicle's occupants with activity information about the aforementioned activity locations. In other words, through the above-mentioned intelligent parking management guidance method and system, the parking lot can increase its added value, so that the occupants of the vehicle can immediately obtain various services while parking in the parking lot. In addition, the physical service personnel can be virtualized, and the service to the occupants of the vehicle can be affected.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the above step of guiding the vehicle further includes the following step: guiding the passenger to the at least one exit that is close to the at least one parking space.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the above step of guiding the occupant further includes the following step: image recognition of a personal feature of the occupant.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the personal characteristics mentioned above include at least one of the occupant's clothing, face, hairstyle, and height.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the above-mentioned step of guiding the occupant further includes the following steps: capturing vehicle pickup information of the occupant of the vehicle at the at least one entrance or the at least one exit; comparing the input information with the vehicle pickup information; and guiding the occupant of the vehicle to the at least one parking space where the vehicle is parked.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, at least one guiding device is used for guidance. The at least one guiding device includes at least one of a guiding screen, a guiding indicator, and a guiding light. In addition, the at least one guiding device is installed on at least one of a ceiling, a beam, a wall, and a lane.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the specific range mentioned above refers to a range with a radius of three kilometers extending outward from the parking lot.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the at least one activity location is a business district. In addition, the activity information is the preferential promotion content of the business district.

In a non-restrictive exemplary embodiment, the at least one activity location is a scenic spot. In addition, the activity information is a scenic spot guide of the scenic spot.

In a non-limiting exemplary implementation, the input information further includes a vehicle identification information and a priority information, the vehicle identification information is one of general vehicle information, disabled vehicle information, maternal and child vehicle information, and electric vehicle information, the priority information is one of location priority information and identity priority information; the at least one parking space is one of a general parking space, a disabled parking space, a maternal and child parking space, and an electric parking space; in the step of guiding the vehicle, the vehicle is guided to park in the at least one parking space according to the priority information.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a plan view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a parking lot 1, which includes an entrance 11, an exit 12, and a plurality of parking spaces 13, wherein at least one of the plurality of parking spaces 13 is close to the exit 12, for example, the parking space 131 in FIG. 1 is close to the exit 12. The entrance 11 or the exit 12 is provided with a ramp design to control the entry and exit of vehicles.

In addition, a specific range A is defined extending outward from parking lot 1 as the center. In the present embodiment, the specific range A refers to a range of a radius R of three kilometers extending outward from parking lot 1 as the center. Of course, the value of three kilometers is just an example, and other values such as two kilometers, four kilometers, three and a half kilometers, two and a half kilometers, one kilometer, one and a half kilometers, or even five kilometers may also be used.

Furthermore, the specific range A includes an activity location 2, such as a local tourist attraction or a business district, and the activity location 2 is close to the exit 12 of the parking lot 1.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, and please refer to FIG. 1 at the same time. Parking lot 1 will have a smart parking management guidance method and system for use with it, that is, the system of parking lot 1 will execute the management method in the steps described below.

First, when a vehicle 3 enters the parking lot 1 from the entrance 11 of the parking lot 1 to park, the system of the parking lot 1 captures input information of an occupant of the vehicle 3 (e.g., the owner, a passenger) at the entrance 11. The input information includes a destination information, and the destination information is a location corresponding to an activity location 2 that is close to the exit 12 (step S11).

In other words, when vehicle 3 drives to entrance 11 of parking lot 1, the occupant of vehicle 3 can use the electronic device (such as a smart phone, tablet computer, etc.) carried by the occupant to scan the QR Code at the entrance 11 of parking lot 1. After scanning, the system of parking lot 1 will provide a form option for the occupant of vehicle 3 to enter the destination information of the activity location 2 to be visited, such as the above-mentioned scenic spots or shopping districts, and the system of parking lot 1 will capture the input information containing the destination information, and thus know the activity location 2 to be visited by the occupant of vehicle 3.

The above is an example of an electronic connection method of scanning a QR Code. Of course, the occupants of the vehicle 3 can also use electronic connection methods such as Bluetooth, Etag, NFC, Beacon, etc. to communicate with the system of the parking lot 1 in two directions.

When the system of parking lot 1 captures the destination information of the occupant of vehicle 3 (i.e., the activity location 2 to be visited), the system of parking lot 1 provides activity information, the content of which corresponds to the activity location 2 (step S12).

In other words, the system of parking lot 1 will provide activity information about the activity location 2 that the occupants of vehicle 3 are going to. For example, if the activity location 2 is a tourist attraction, the system of parking lot 1 can provide the occupants of vehicle 3 with activity information such as a tourist attraction guide and a map guide of the tourist attraction. If the activity location 2 is a shopping district, the system of parking lot 1 can provide the occupants of vehicle 3 with activity information such as promotional content, coupons, lucky draw information, and merchant introductions of the shopping district.

After the above step S12, the system of the parking lot 1 will guide the vehicle 3 to park in one of the parking spaces 13 close to the exit 12 (step S13).

In other words, as described above, the system of parking lot 1 will learn the destination information of the occupants of vehicle 3, that is, the activity location 2 to which the occupants of vehicle 3 want to go. At this time, the system of parking lot 1 will guide vehicle 3 to exit 12 which is close to the activity location 2, and park in parking space 131 which is close to exit 12. In this way, the occupants of vehicle 3 can reach the activity location 2 very quickly because of the close distance.

Through the above-mentioned intelligent parking management guidance method and system, in addition to the original parking function, the parking lot 1 can add additional value so that the vehicle 3 can provide various services to the passengers of the vehicle 3 while the vehicle 3 is parked, and the physical service personnel can be virtualized to provide services to the passengers of the vehicle 3. In other words, as mentioned above, when vehicle 3 parks in parking lot 1, the system of parking lot 1 can capture the input information of the occupants of vehicle 3 and thereby learn the destination (activity location 2) to which the occupants of vehicle 3 are going for activities, and thereby guide vehicle 3 to park in parking space 131 that is close to the destination, so that the occupants of vehicle 3 can quickly reach the destination. At the same time, the system of parking lot 1 can also provide the occupants of vehicle 3 with information about the activities at the aforementioned activity location 2.

In the above step S13, guidance is performed by at least one guiding device 4. In this embodiment, guidance is performed by a guiding device 4 with a guiding indicator (arrow) installed on the lane.

Please refer to FIG3 , which is a plan view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG3 shows a parking lot 5, which includes two entrances 51, four exits 52 and a plurality of parking spaces 53, wherein the plurality of parking spaces 53 include three parking spaces 531, such as parking spaces for the disabled, parking spaces for women and children, and parking spaces for electric vehicles, and the other parking spaces 53 are general parking spaces, and as can be seen from FIG3 , the plurality of parking spaces 53 are respectively located at a distance close to different exits 52.

In addition, a specific range B is defined extending outward from the parking lot 5. Different from the first preferred embodiment, the specific range B of this embodiment refers to a range that can be reached by walking, such as a range that can be reached by walking for ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes, etc. Of course, the specific range B (the same applies to the specific range A of the first preferred embodiment) can also refer to a market cluster, a designated business district, a designated scenic spot, etc.

As can be seen from FIG. 3 , a specific range B includes several activity locations 6, such as business districts 61, 62 and scenic spots 63, 64, and each of these activity locations 6 is close to one of the exits 52 of the parking lot 5, for example, the business district 61 is close to the exit 521, the scenic spot 63 is close to the exit 523, and so on.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flow chart of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time. As in the first preferred embodiment described above, the use of the intelligent parking management guidance method and system used in conjunction with the parking lot 5 can increase the added value of the parking lot 5 so that the vehicle 7 can provide various services to the occupants of the vehicle 7 while the vehicle is parked, as described in detail below.

First, similarly, when the vehicle 7 enters the parking lot 5 from the entrance 51 of the parking lot 5 to park, the system of the parking lot 5 captures input information of an occupant of the vehicle 7 (e.g., the owner, passenger) at the entrance 51 (the electronic connection method is the same as described in the first preferred embodiment above), and the input information includes a destination information, and the destination information is a location corresponding to an activity location 6 that is close to the exit 52 (step S21). For example, the occupant of the vehicle 7 wants to go to one of the attractions 63. When entering the parking lot 5, the occupant of the vehicle 7 scans the QR Code and enters the destination information of the attraction 63 (the activity location 6 to be visited) in the form option, and the system of the parking lot 5 captures the input information containing the destination information.

Afterwards, the system of parking lot 5 will provide activity information, the content of which corresponds to activity location 6, that is, attraction 63 that the occupants of vehicle 7 want to visit (step S22). For example, the system of parking lot 5 provides activity information such as introduction and map of attraction 63, so that the occupants of vehicle 7 can know the activity information about activity location 6 that they want to visit while entering parking lot 5 to park.

After the above step S22, the system of the parking lot 5 will guide the vehicle 7 to park in one of the parking spaces 53 close to the exit 52 (step S23). As described above, the system of the parking lot 5 will guide the vehicle 7 to park at the exit 523 close to the activity site 6, i.e., the scenic spot 63, where the passengers of the vehicle 7 want to go, and at the parking space 531 close to the exit 523. In this way, the passengers of the vehicle 7 can quickly reach the activity site 6, i.e., the scenic spot 63 because of the close distance.

In this embodiment, the input information further includes a vehicle identification information and a priority information, wherein the vehicle identification information is one of general vehicle information, disabled vehicle information, maternal and child vehicle information, and electric vehicle information, and the priority information is one of location priority information and identity priority information. In detail, after the occupant of vehicle 7 enters parking lot 5 and scans the QR Code, he or she may enter the vehicle identification information and priority information in the form option provided by the system of parking lot 5. For example, if vehicle 7 is a vehicle for mothers and children, the information of the vehicle for mothers and children may be entered, and at the same time, the priority information for parking with priority for mothers and children may be entered. Afterwards, the system of parking lot 5 will guide vehicle 7 to the exit 523 which is close to the activity location 6 or the scenic spot 63 that the occupant of vehicle 7 wants to go, and to the parking space 531 which is close to the exit 523 and the parking space for mothers and children according to the priority information.

In the above step S23, guidance is similarly performed using a guiding device 8, such as a guiding indicator (arrow) 81 installed on the lane, a guiding screen 82 installed on the wall, a guiding light 83 installed on a beam (or ceiling), etc.

After the above step S23, the following step may be performed: image recognition of a personal feature of the passenger (step S24), for example, using a general image recognition device (not shown) to recognize the personal features of the passenger of the vehicle 7, such as the passenger's clothing, face, hairstyle, height, etc. Afterwards, step S25 may be performed: guiding the passenger to the exit 523 that is close to the parking space 53 (such as the parking space 531 described above) (step S25). In other words, after the occupants of vehicle 7 get off the vehicle, the system of parking lot 5 can use the guiding device 8 to guide the occupants of vehicle 7 to exit 523, eliminating the problem of the occupants of vehicle 7 having to spend time looking for exit 523. At the same time, if parking lot 5 occupies a large area, the system of parking lot 5 can continuously use image recognition devices located at different positions to identify the personal characteristics of the occupants of vehicle 7, thereby continuously guiding the occupants of vehicle 7 to exit 523 at different positions on the route from parking space 53 to exit 523.

After the above step S25, the following steps may be performed: capturing the vehicle pickup information of one of the occupants of the vehicle 7 at the entrance 51 or the exit 52; comparing the input information with the vehicle pickup information; and guiding the occupant of the vehicle 7 to the parking space 53 where the vehicle is parked (step S26). In detail, when the occupant of vehicle 7 wants to pick up the vehicle at parking lot 7, he or she can also input the vehicle pick-up information by scanning an electronic link such as a QR Code at entrance 51 or exit 52. At this time, the system of parking lot 5 will capture the vehicle pick-up information and compare it with the input information. When the two are matched (for example, input by the same electronic device, or the vehicle number is entered when inputting the input information and the vehicle pick-up information, etc.), the system of parking lot 5 will know which vehicle 7 it is and the location of the parking space 531 where it is parked. In this way, the occupant of vehicle 7 can be guided to the parking space 531 where it is parked to pick up the vehicle, eliminating the problem of the occupant of vehicle 7 spending time looking for the location where vehicle 7 is parked.

The above description is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

1     Parking lot 11     Entrance 12     Exit 13     Parking space 131     Parking space 2       Activity location 3     Vehicle 4     Guidance device 5     Parking lot 51     Entrance 52     Exit 521    Exit 523    Exit 53     Parking space 531    Parking space 6       Activity location 61     Business district 62     Business district 63     Attractions 64     Attractions 7       Vehicle 8       Guidance device 81     Guidance sign 82     Guidance screen 83     Guidance light A     Specific range B         Specific range R       Radius Steps S11~S13 Steps S21~S26

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5         Parking lot 51     Entrance 52     Exit 521     Exit 523     Exit 53       Parking space 531     Parking space 6         Activity location 61       Business district 62         Business district 63       Attractions 64       Attractions 7         Vehicles 8         Guidance device 81       Guidance sign 82       Guidance screen 83       Guidance light B        Specific area

Claims (3)

A smart parking management and guidance method is used in conjunction with a system installed in a parking lot. The parking lot includes at least one entrance, at least one exit, and at least one parking space. The at least one parking space is close to the at least one exit. A specific range is defined with the parking lot as the center and extends outward. The specific range includes at least one activity location. The at least one activity location is close to the at least one exit. The system executes the following steps: The step of capturing input information of a passenger of a vehicle at an exit, the input information comprising destination information, vehicle identification information and priority information, the vehicle identification information being one of general vehicle information, disabled vehicle information, maternal and child vehicle information and electric vehicle information, the destination information being a location corresponding to the at least one activity location close to the at least one exit; in the step of guiding the vehicle, the vehicle is guided to the destination according to the priority information. The vehicle is provided with an activity information to the passenger, wherein the activity information is content corresponding to the at least one activity location; the vehicle is guided by a guidance device to park at the at least one parking space close to the at least one exit; wherein the guidance device includes at least one of a guidance screen, a guidance indicator and a guidance light; an individual feature of the passenger is recognized by an image, thereby continuously guiding the passenger at different positions in the route from the parking space to the exit. The system includes a passenger's route to guide the passenger to the at least one exit close to the at least one parking space; wherein the personal characteristics include at least one of the passenger's clothing, face, hairstyle and height; When the passenger enters the parking lot at any exit, a vehicle pickup information of the passenger of the vehicle is captured at the at least one exit; the system compares the input information with the vehicle pickup information; and guides the passenger of the vehicle to the at least one parking space where the vehicle is parked. The intelligent parking management guidance method as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one guidance device is installed on at least one of a ceiling, a beam, a wall and a lane. A smart parking management and guidance system includes an input device arranged at an entrance, a control system and a guidance system, wherein the control system, the input device and the guidance system are executed according to the method described in claim 1.