JP4458007B2 - Location guidance system in parking lot and location guidance system in facility - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a position guidance system for notifying a parking position where a parking lot user has parked or a parking path where a parking lot user can park, and a traffic position where facility users come or go. The present invention relates to a position guidance system for informing a guidance route to a planned traffic position where a facility user is scheduled to travel.

As a system that guides the parking lot user to the parking location where the parking lot user parked, when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot, the information code prepared at the parking location is photographed with a portable terminal When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the current location where the parking lot user is located is detected by the portable terminal and the current location and the parking location are displayed on the map. Thus, a system for guiding the parking lot user to the parking position where the parking lot user parked is provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-199177 A

  However, what is described in Patent Document 1 described above has a problem that it is assumed that the portable terminal has a configuration having a current position detection function. In addition, if the GPS function is used as the current position detection function, it is difficult to use it in areas where GPS radio wave reception sensitivity is inferior (for example, underground parking lots and multistory parking lots), and the usage environment is limited. There is also a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to park at a predetermined position without using a mobile terminal having a current position detection function and without being restricted by the use environment. An object of the present invention is to provide a position guidance system capable of appropriately guiding a car park user and a facility user.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the parking position data indicating the parking position where the parking lot user parked on the portable terminal configured to be portable by the parking lot user who uses the parking lot or the parking lot user When the parking position data or the parking position data recorded in the portable terminal is read by the position data reading means after the parking possible position data representing the parking available position where the vehicle can park is recorded, the guidance route The identification means identifies the guide route from the installation position of the position data reading means to the parking position represented by the parking position data read by the position data reading means or the parking possible position represented by the parking possible position data. Then, the guidance route notification means notifies the guidance route identified by the guidance route identification means.

Thereby, when the parking lot user parks, the parking location data representing the parking position where the parking lot user parked when the parking lot user parked and went out of the parking lot in order to finish the business, for example. was recorded in the mobile terminal, when parking the user, for example which has returned to the parking lot and finished errands, when to read the parking position data which had been recorded on the portable terminal position data reading means, the Since the guide route from the position where the parking position data is read (the current position where the parking lot user is present) to the parking position where the parking lot user is parked is notified, the current position detection function is provided. The parking lot user can be appropriately guided to the parking position where the parking lot user parked without using the portable terminal and without being restricted by the use environment.

Moreover, when a parking lot user parks, the parking location data showing the parking possible position which a parking lot user can park when a parking lot user passes a vehicle entrance gate is stored in a portable terminal . When the parking location user reads the parking location data recorded on the mobile terminal when the parking location user enters the parking lot through the vehicle entrance gate, the parking location can be parked. Since the guide route from the position where the position data is read (the current position where the parking lot user is present) to the parking available position where the parking lot user can park is notified, Without using a portable terminal having a detection function and without being restricted by the use environment, it is possible to appropriately guide the parking lot user to a parking available position where the parking lot user can park. Kill.

According to the invention described in claim 2, after the price calculation data required to calculate the addition to parking fees of the parking position data or available parking location data to the mobile terminal is recorded, it is recorded in the mobile terminal When the charge calculation data is read by the charge calculation data reading means, the parking charge calculation means calculates the parking charge based on the charge calculation data read by the charge calculation data reading means, and the parking charge notification means The parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculating means is notified. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately guide the parking lot user to the parking position or the parking available position and simultaneously calculate the parking fee and notify the parking lot user.

According to the invention described in claim 3 , the traffic position data indicating the traffic position where the facility user has visited or the facility user is scheduled to travel to the portable terminal configured to be portable by the facility user who uses the facility. After the scheduled traffic position data representing the scheduled traffic position is recorded, when the traffic position data or the planned traffic position data recorded on the portable terminal is read by the position data reading means, the guidance route identifying means Identifies the guide route from the installation position of the position data reading means to the travel position represented by the travel position data read by the position data read means or the planned travel position represented by the planned travel position data, and informs the guide route The means notifies the guidance route identified by the guidance route identification means.

Thus, when the facility users have been to a particular store for example, the traffic location data representing a particular store where the facility user performs is recorded in the mobile terminal, traffic position data which had been recorded in the mobile terminal For example, when the position data reading means is read in another store, the guidance from the position (the current position where the facility user is present) where the traffic position data is read to the specific store performed by the facility user Since the route will be notified, the facility user is properly sent to the specific store that the facility user has performed without using a portable terminal having the function of detecting the current position and without being restricted by the use environment. Can be guided to.

In addition, when there is a plan to facility users to go to a particular store, for example, the traffic will position data representing the particular store you plan to facility users are going to record in the portable terminal, you by being recorded in the mobile terminal For example, when the position data reading means reads the scheduled traffic position data at the entrance of the facility, the facility user is scheduled to go from the position where the planned traffic position data is read (current position where the facility user is located). Since the guidance route to a specific store will be notified, the facility user is scheduled to go without using a mobile terminal having a current position detection function and without being restricted by the use environment. A facility user can be appropriately guided to a specific store.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a parking position guidance system that guides a parking position parked by a parking lot user will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall configuration of a parking position guidance system in a parking lot. The parking lot is attached to large facilities such as supermarkets, shopping malls, and theme parks, for example, and includes a plurality of parking spaces each having a parking space for a plurality of vehicles (in this embodiment, for 10 vehicles). (12 sections in this embodiment) are installed, and one vehicle entry gate, one vehicle exit gate, and five parking lot user entrance gates are installed. The parking position guidance system 1 is configured by installing the parking position guidance device 2 for each of the plurality of parking sections described above. In the present embodiment, each parking section is identified as “A-1” to “C-3”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the parking position guidance device 2 installed for each parking section includes a control unit 21 (guidance route identification means, parking fee calculation means in the present invention), a display unit 22 (guidance in the present invention). Route informing means, parking fee informing means), image pickup unit 23 (position data reading means, fee calculation data reading means in the present invention), audio output unit 24, parking section data storage unit 25, time measuring unit 26, and parking lot map data. A storage unit 27 is provided.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O bus, and the like, and controls the overall operation of the parking position guide device 2. The display unit 22 includes a liquid crystal display, and performs a display operation based on a display command from the control unit 21. The imaging unit 23 includes a CCD camera or a CMOS camera, and performs an imaging operation based on an imaging command from the control unit 21. The audio output unit 24 includes a speaker and performs an audio output operation based on an audio output command from the control unit 21. The parking area data storage unit 25 stores parking area data for identifying the parking area in which the device is installed from other parking areas, and the parking lot map data storage unit 27 displays a map of the parking area. The parking lot map data to represent is stored. The timer unit 26 has a function of measuring the date and time.

  On the other hand, the portable terminal 3 (recording medium in the present invention) configured to be portable for a parking lot user who uses the parking lot includes a control unit 31, an imaging unit 32, a display unit 33, an audio output unit 34, communication A unit 35, an operation unit 36, and an information code storage unit 37 are provided.

  The control unit 31 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O bus, and the like, and controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 3. The imaging unit 32 includes a CCD camera or a CMOS camera, and performs an imaging operation based on an imaging command from the control unit 31. The display unit 33 includes a liquid crystal display, and performs a display operation based on a display command from the control unit 31. The audio output unit 34 includes a speaker and performs an audio output operation based on an audio output command from the control unit 31. The communication unit 35 is configured to have a communication function with the network, and performs a communication operation based on a communication command from the control unit 31. The operation unit 36 receives the operation of the parking lot user and outputs the operation content to the control unit 31. The information code storage unit 37 stores an information code. The mobile terminal 3 configured in this way is configured to operate by supplying operating power from the rechargeable battery 38 to the units 31 to 37 via the power supply unit 39.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. here,
(1) When the parking lot user parks and leaves the parking lot (2) When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the processing performed by the parking position guidance device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 sequentially explain.

(1) When a parking lot user parks and leaves a parking lot First, "when a parking lot user parks and leaves a parking lot" will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot user performs the following operation when going out of the parking lot in order to park and finish work, for example. That is, when the parking lot user parks and gets off, the display of the parking position guidance device 2 that is closest to the portable terminal 3 that is carried by the parking lot (installed in the parking area including the parking position where the parking lot is parked) is displayed. Part 22

  In the parking position guidance device 2, the control unit 21 is on standby for the occurrence of an information code display trigger (step S1). Here, the control unit 21 detects that the information code display trigger is generated by the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guiding device 2 (in step S1, “ YES ”), parking zone data is input from the parking zone data storage unit 25 (step S2), date / time data is input from the timekeeping unit 26 (step S3), and the input parking zone data and date / time data are encoded to be information. A code (for example, a two-dimensional code) is created (step S4). And the control part 21 displays the produced information code on the display part 22 (step S5).

  On the other hand, in the portable terminal 3, the control unit 31 waits for an information code reading trigger to occur (step T1). Here, the control unit 31 detects that an information code reading trigger has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guiding device 2 (in step T1, “ YES ”), the imaging operation by the imaging unit 32 is started (step T2), and it is determined whether or not the information code displayed on the display unit 22 of the parking position guidance device 2 has been successfully imaged (step T3).

  And the control part 31 will complete | finish the imaging operation by the imaging part 32, if it detects that the imaging of the information code currently displayed on the display part 22 of the parking position guidance apparatus 2 was successful ("YES" in step T3). (Step T4), and the captured information code is stored in the information code storage unit 37 (Step T5).

  By the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user parks and leaves the parking lot, the parking position installed at the parking position where the portable terminal 3 carried by himself is parked. By deceiving the display unit 22 of the guidance device 2, the parking location data representing the parking position where the vehicle is parked and the information code in which the date / time data representing the parking time is coded from the parking position guidance device 2 to the portable terminal 3. It can be read and stored.

  In this case, when the parking lot user places the portable terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guiding device 2, the parking position guiding device 2 displays the information code and the portable terminal 3 reads the information code. Although the configuration has been described, when the parking lot user operates a specific key of the mobile terminal 3 or operates a specific button (not shown) of the parking position guiding device 2, the parking position guiding device 2 can receive the information code. The mobile terminal 3 may be configured to display the information code while displaying. In the parking position guidance device 2, the information code may be erased at a timing at which the information code is erased after a predetermined time has elapsed since the information code was displayed. The information code may be deleted on condition that a reading completion signal indicating that reading is completed is received.

(2) When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot Next, “when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot” will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The parking lot user performs the following operation when returning to the parking lot after completing business, for example. That is, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the display unit of the parking position guidance device 2 that is close to the portable terminal 3 that he / she is carrying (installed immediately after returning to the parking lot) is displayed. 22. Here, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the parking position guidance device 2 that tricks the portable terminal 3 and the parking position guidance that tricks the portable terminal 3 when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot. Generally, it differs from the device 2 if the parking position where the parking lot user parked and the entrance / exit gate which passed when the parking lot user returned to the parking lot are separated.

  In the portable terminal 3, the control unit 31 waits for an information code display trigger to occur (step T11). Here, the control unit 31 detects that an information code display trigger has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guidance device 2 (at step T11, “ YES ”), the information code stored in the information code storage unit 37 is read (step T12), and the read information code is displayed on the display unit 33 (step T13).

  On the other hand, in the parking position guidance apparatus 2, the control unit 21 is on standby for the occurrence of an information code reading trigger (step S11). Here, the control unit 21 detects that an information code reading trigger has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guidance device 2 (in step S11, “ YES ”), the imaging operation by the imaging unit 23 is started (step S12), and it is determined whether or not the information code displayed on the display unit 33 of the portable terminal 3 has been successfully imaged (step S13).

  Next, when the control unit 21 detects that the information code displayed on the display unit 33 of the portable terminal 3 has been successfully imaged (“YES” in step S13), the control unit 21 ends the imaging operation by the imaging unit 23 ( In step S14), the captured information code is decoded to extract parking section data and date / time data (step S15).

  Next, the control unit 21 compares the parking lot data stored in the parking lot data storage unit 25 with the parking lot data extracted from the information code, and when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the portable terminal 3 based on the positional relationship between the installation position of the parking position guidance device 2 that tricks 3 and the installation position of the parking position guidance device 2 that tricks the portable terminal 3 when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot. Identify. In addition, the control unit 21 compares the date / time data measured by the timing unit 27 with the date / time data extracted from the information code, and the date and time when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot and the parking lot user A parking time is calculated based on the time difference from the date and time when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, and a parking fee corresponding to the calculated parking time is calculated (step S16).

  And the control part 21 reads parking lot map data from the parking lot map data storage part 27, and as shown in FIG. 5, it superimposes on the parking lot map data and displays on the display part 22 the guidance path | route identified in this way. In addition, the parking fee calculated in this way is displayed on the display unit 22 (step S17).

  FIG. 5 shows, as an example, when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot, the parking lot user parks in the parking section “A-4” and places the portable terminal 3 in the parking section “A-4”. When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot when the parking lot user returns to the parking location guidance device 2 installed in the parking lot, the parking location where the portable terminal 3 is installed in the parking section “C-1” The display mode in which the guidance route from the current position where the parking lot user is present to the parked parking position and the parking fee are displayed when he / she is on the guidance device 2 is shown.

  By the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, he / she places the portable terminal 3 carried by himself / herself on the display unit 22 of the nearest parking position guidance device 2. The mobile terminal 3 can read the information code stored in the portable terminal 3 when the mobile terminal 3 leaves the parking lot, and the parking position guiding device 2 can read the information code. It is possible to know the position read by the parking position guidance device 2, that is, the guidance route from the current position where the person is present to the parked parking position and the parking fee.

  In this case as well, when the parking lot user puts the portable terminal 3 on the display unit 22 of the parking position guiding device 2, the portable terminal 3 displays the information code and the parking position guiding device 2 reads the information code. Although the configuration has been described, when the parking lot user operates a specific key of the mobile terminal 3 or operates a specific button of the parking position guide device 2, the mobile terminal 3 displays an information code and the parking position guide device 2 may be configured to read the information code. In the portable terminal 3, the information code may be erased at a timing at which the information code is erased after a predetermined time has elapsed since the information code was displayed. The information code may be deleted on condition that a reading completion signal indicating that reading is completed is received.

  By the way, in the above-described series of processing, if the parking lot is a free parking lot, the date / time data is encoded and stored in the portable terminal 3 and the information code stored in the portable terminal 3 is decoded to obtain the date / time data. The structure which abbreviate | omits the process to extract may be sufficient, ie, the structure which encodes only parking area data and memorize | stores it in the portable terminal 3, decodes an information code, and extracts only parking area data. Further, not only the configuration in which the guidance route and the parking fee are displayed on the display unit 22 of the parking position guidance device 2, the parking position guidance device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 can communicate with each other via short-range wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or wireless LAN Etc.), the guidance route and the parking fee are transferred from the parking position guidance device 2 to the portable terminal 3 so that the guidance route and the parking fee are displayed on the display unit 33 of the portable terminal 3. There may be.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a parking lot user leaves and leaves the parking lot, for example, to complete an errand, the parking lot user places the mobile terminal 3 in the nearest parking lot. When the user guides the position guidance device 2, the parking area data indicating the parking position parked by the parking lot user is read and stored in the portable terminal 3, and the parking lot user has returned to the parking lot after completing the business, for example. When the parking lot user places the portable terminal 3 over the nearest parking position guidance device 2, the parking lot data stored in the portable terminal 3 is read by the parking position guidance device 2, and the parking lot data is Since it is configured to identify and display the guidance route from the read installation position of the parking position guidance device 2 (current position where the parking lot user is present) to the parking position where the parking lot user is parked, Mobile phone with position detection function Without the use of a terminal, moreover, without being restricted to the use environment, it is possible to parking user to properly guide the parking user to the parking the parking position.

  In addition, when the parking lot user parks and goes out of the parking lot, for example, to complete the business, the date and time data representing the date and time of parking in addition to the parking section data representing the parking position where the parking lot user parked When the user of the parking lot returns to the parking lot after completing the business, for example, the date and time data stored in the portable terminal 3 is read by the parking position guiding device 2 and parked. Since the fee is calculated and displayed, it is possible to appropriately guide the parking lot user to the parking position and simultaneously calculate the parking fee and notify the parking lot user.

  Further, in this case, since the mobile terminal 3 is used as a recording medium for storing the parking section data and the date / time data, if the parking lot user carries the mobile terminal 3, the mobile terminal 3 can be used effectively to guide the parking lot user to the parking position where the parking lot user parked, and the paper medium can be made unnecessary by electromagnetically recording the parking section data. And resource saving can be realized.

( Reference form )
Next, a reference embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. In the first embodiment described above, a portable terminal is used as a recording medium. On the other hand, this reference form is a configuration using a parking ticket as a recording medium.

  The parking position guidance device 4 includes a control unit 41 (guidance route identifying means and parking fee calculation means in the present invention), a display unit 42 (guidance route notification means and parking fee notification means in the present invention), an imaging unit 43 (present book). In addition to the position data reading means and the charge calculation data reading means referred to in the invention, in addition to the voice output section 44, the parking section data storage section 45, the time counting section 46 and the parking lot map data storage section 47, a parking ticket issuance issuance. A portion 48 is provided. In this case, each part 41-47 has a function equivalent to each part 21-27 demonstrated in above-described 1st Embodiment.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. even here,
(1) When the parking lot user parks and leaves the parking lot (2) When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the processing performed by the parking position guidance device 4 will be described in sequence.

(1) When a parking lot user parks and leaves a parking lot First, "when a parking lot user parks and leaves a parking lot" will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot user performs the following operation when going out of the parking lot in order to park and finish work, for example. That is, when the parking lot user parks and gets off, the ticket issuing button (not shown) installed in the nearest parking position guidance device 4 (installed in the parking section including the parking position where the parking area is parked) To operate.

  In the parking position guidance device 4, the control unit 41 waits for an issuance trigger for the parking ticket 5 to occur (step S21). Here, if the control part 41 detects that the issuing trigger of the parking ticket 5 generate | occur | produced because the parking lot user operated the ticketing button ("YES" in step S21), the parking area data storage part 45 will be shown. Parking zone data is input (step S22), date and time data is input from the timing unit 46 (step S23), and the input parking zone data and date and time data are encoded to create an information code (step S24). And the control part 41 prints the created information code on a predetermined paper medium, creates the parking ticket 5 (step S25), and issues the created parking ticket 5 from the parking ticket issuing unit 48 (step S26). ).

  Through the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user parks and leaves the parking lot, by operating the ticketing button, the parking section data indicating the parking position where the parking lot is parked and the parking time It is possible to receive the parking ticket 5 on which the information code in which the date / time data representing is printed.

(2) When the parking lot user returns to the parking lot Next, “when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot” will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot user performs the following operation when returning to the parking lot after completing business, for example. In other words, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the parking ticket 5 received when parking and leaving the parking lot is parked at the nearest parking lot (installed in the immediate vicinity after returning to the parking lot). Move to the display unit 42 of the position guidance device 4. Here again, the parking position guidance device 4 that deceives the parking ticket 5 when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot and the parking position guidance that receives the parking ticket 5 when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot. It is generally different from the device 4 if the parking position where the parking lot user parks and the entrance / exit gate which passed when the parking lot user returned to the parking lot are separated.

  In the parking position guidance device 4, the control unit 41 waits for an information code reading trigger to occur (step S31). Here, the control unit 41 detects that a trigger for reading the information code has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the parking ticket 5 on the display unit 42 of the parking position guiding device 4 (in step S31, “ YES ”), the imaging operation by the imaging unit 43 is started (step S32), and it is determined whether or not the information code printed on the parking ticket 5 has been successfully imaged (step S33).

  Next, when the control unit 41 detects that the information code printed on the parking ticket 5 has been successfully imaged (“YES” in step S33), the control unit 41 ends the imaging operation by the imaging unit 43 (step S34). The captured information code is decoded to extract parking section data and date / time data (step S35).

  Next, the control unit 41 compares the parking lot data stored in the parking lot data storage unit 45 with the parking lot data extracted from the information code, and when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, the parking ticket The guide route is determined based on the positional relationship between the installation position of the parking position guidance device 4 that deceives 5 and the installation position of the parking position guidance device 4 that has received the parking ticket 5 when the parking lot user leaves the parking lot. Identify. In addition, the control unit 41 compares the date and time data measured by the time measuring unit 47 with the date and time data extracted from the information code, and the date and time when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot and the parking lot user A parking time is calculated based on the time difference from the date and time when the vehicle leaves the parking lot, and a parking fee corresponding to the calculated parking time is calculated (step S36).

  Then, the control unit 41 reads the parking lot map data from the parking lot map data storage unit 47, displays the guidance route thus identified on the parking lot map data, and displays it on the display unit 42. The calculated parking fee is displayed on the display unit 42 (step S37).

  Through the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot, he / she parks the parking ticket 5 received when he / she leaves and leaves the parking lot. The information code printed on the parking ticket 5 received when leaving the parking lot can be read from the parking ticket 5 to the parking position guiding device 4 by leaning on the display unit 42. It is possible to know the position where the code is read from the parking ticket 5 to the parking position guidance device 4, that is, the guidance route and the parking fee from the present position where the code is located to the parking position where the parking is performed.

As described above, according to the reference mode , when the parking lot user parks and goes out of the parking lot in order to finish the business, for example, the parking block data indicating the parking position where the parking lot user parked is stored. When the printed parking ticket 5 is issued and the parking lot user returns to the parking lot after completing the business, for example, when the parking lot user puts the parking ticket 5 on the nearest parking position guide device 4, The parking lot data printed on the parking ticket 5 is read by the parking position guidance device 4, and the parking lot from the installation position (current position where the parking lot user is present) of the parking position guidance device 4 from which the parking lot data is read. Since the guidance route leading to the parking position where the user parked is identified and displayed, a portable terminal having a function of detecting the current position is provided in the same manner as described in the first embodiment. Without using Duck, without being restricted to the use environment, it is possible to parking user to properly guide the parking user to the parking the parking position.

  In this case, since the parking ticket 5 is used as a recording medium for storing the parking section data and date / time data, the parking ticket 5 can be used even if the parking lot user does not carry the portable terminal 3. Can be used to properly guide the parking lot user to the parking position where the parking lot user parked.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment and reference form, and a different part is demonstrated. The first embodiment and the reference embodiment described above are configured to identify and display the guidance route to the parking position where the parking lot user has parked, but in contrast to this, the second embodiment It is the structure which identifies and displays the guidance path | route until it reaches the parking available position where a parking lot user can park.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the parking position guidance system 6 is described in the first embodiment in which the parking position guidance apparatus 7 is installed at the vehicle entrance gate and the parking position guidance apparatus 8 is described above. The parking position guiding apparatus 2 and the parking position guiding apparatus 4 described in the second embodiment are installed and configured for each of a plurality of parking sections.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the parking position guidance device 7 installed at the vehicle entrance gate includes a control unit 71, a display unit 72, an imaging unit 73, an audio output unit 74, a parking section data storage unit 75, and a time measuring unit 76. In addition to the parking lot map data storage unit 77, an empty information database 78 and a communication unit 79 are provided. In this case, the parking position guidance device 7 is configured to be able to communicate with the parking position guidance device 8 installed for each parking section via the communication unit 79, and is installed for each parking section. When the vacant information indicating whether or not the available parking position that can be parked is in the own section is received from the possible position guidance device 8, the vacant information is stored in the vacant information database 78.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, a parking position guidance device 8 installed for each parking section includes a control unit 81 (guidance route identifying means in the present invention) and a display unit 82 (guidance route notification in the present invention). Means), imaging section 83 (position data reading means in the present invention), voice output section 84, parking section data storage section 85, timing section 86, and parking lot map data storage section 87, and communication section 88. It is configured. In this case, the parking position guidance device 8 is configured to be communicable via the communication unit 88 with the parking position guidance device 7 installed at the vehicle entrance gate and can be parked. The vacant information indicating whether or not the vehicle is in its own section is transmitted to the parking position guidance device 7. In addition, as a method for the parking position guidance device 8 to identify the vacant information, for example, a captured image captured by a shooting camera (not shown) is analyzed to determine whether or not the parking position is in the own section. There are methods.

  The portable terminal 9 (recording medium in the present invention) includes a control unit 91, an imaging unit 92, a display unit 93, an audio output unit 94, a communication unit 95, an operation unit 96, and an information code storage unit 97. ing. In this case, each part 91-97,99 has a function equivalent to each part 31-37,39 in the portable terminal 3 demonstrated by above-described 1st Embodiment.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. here,
(1) When a parking lot user passes the vehicle entrance gate (2) When a parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot, parking location guidance installed at the vehicle entrance gate The process which the apparatus 7 and the parking position guidance apparatus 8 and the portable terminal 9 which are installed for every parking area implement sequentially is demonstrated.

(1) When a parking lot user passes a vehicle entrance gate First, “when a parking lot user passes a vehicle entrance gate” will be described with reference to FIG. The parking lot user performs the following operation when passing the vehicle entrance gate. That is, when passing through the vehicle entrance gate, the parking lot user places the portable terminal 9 carried by himself / herself on the display unit 72 of the parking position guidance device 7 installed at the vehicle entrance gate.

  In the parking position guidance device 7, the control unit 71 waits for an information code display trigger to occur (step S41). Here, the control unit 71 detects that an information code display trigger has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 3 on the display unit 72 of the parking position guidance device 7 (in step S41). "YES"), the empty information database 78 is searched (step S42).

  Next, the control unit 71 inputs parking area data representing a parking available position where parking is possible at that time from the vacancy information database 78 (step S43), and inputs date / time data from the time measuring unit 76 (step S44). Then, the input parking section data and date / time data are encoded to create an information code (step S45). And the control part 71 displays the produced information code on the display part 72 (step S46).

  On the other hand, in the portable terminal 9, the control unit 91 waits for an information code reading trigger to occur (step T41). Here, the control unit 91 detects that a reading trigger of the information code is generated by the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 9 on the display unit 72 of the parking position guidance device 7 (in step T41). “YES”), the imaging operation by the imaging unit 92 is started (step T42), and it is determined whether or not the information code displayed on the display unit 72 of the parking position guide device 7 has been successfully imaged (step T43). ).

  When the control unit 91 detects that the information code displayed on the display unit 72 of the parking position guide device 7 has been successfully imaged (“YES” in step T43), the control unit 91 performs the imaging operation by the imaging unit 92. The process is terminated (step T44), and the captured information code is stored in the information code storage unit 97 (step T45).

  Through the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user passes the vehicle entrance gate, the display of the parking position guidance device 7 installed at the vehicle entrance gate is displayed on the portable terminal 9 carried by himself / herself. An information code in which parking section data indicating a parking available position where parking is possible and date / time data indicating the time of entering the parking lot is encoded from the parking position guidance device 7 to the portable terminal 9 can be read and stored.

(2) When a parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot Next, “when the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot” with reference to FIG. 13 and FIG. Reference is made to FIG. When the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot, the user can display the portable terminal 9 that he / she is carrying near the parking position guidance device 8 that is closest (installed nearby). In the part 82.

  In the portable terminal 9, the control unit 91 waits for an information code display trigger to occur (step T51). Here, the control unit 91 detects that the information code display trigger has occurred due to the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 9 on the display unit 82 of the parking position guidance device 8 (in step T51). “YES”), the information code stored in the information code storage unit 97 is read (step T52), and the read information code is displayed on the display unit 93 (step T53).

  On the other hand, in the parking position guidance device 8, the control unit 81 waits for an information code reading trigger to occur (step S51). Here, the control unit 81 detects that the information code reading trigger is generated by the parking lot user placing the mobile terminal 9 on the display unit 82 of the parking position guidance device 8 (in step S51). “YES”), the imaging operation by the imaging unit 83 is started (step S52), and it is determined whether or not the information code displayed on the display unit 93 of the mobile terminal 9 has been successfully imaged (step S53).

  Next, when the control unit 81 detects that the information code displayed on the display unit 93 of the mobile terminal 9 has been successfully imaged (“YES” in step S53), the control unit 81 ends the imaging operation by the imaging unit 83 ( In step S54), the captured information code is decoded to extract parking section data (step S55).

  Next, the control unit 81 compares the parking lot data stored in the parking lot data storage unit 85 with the parking lot data extracted from the information code, and the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot. The installation position of the parking position guidance device 8 that has defaced the portable terminal 9 when entering the vehicle and the installation position of the parking position guidance device 8 that the parking lot user has stored in the portable terminal 9 at the vehicle entrance gate of the parking lot. The guide route is identified based on the positional relationship.

  And the control part 81 reads parking lot map data from the parking lot map data storage part 87, and displays the guidance path | route identified in this way on the display part 82, as shown in FIG. 14 (step S57).

  In FIG. 14, for example, when the parking lot user passes the vehicle entrance gate, the parking section “C-1” is stored in the portable terminal 9 as vacant information, and the parking lot user uses the vehicle entrance gate. When passing through the parking lot and passing the mobile terminal 9 over the parking area “B-3”, the parking lot user has a parking lot user. The display mode in which the guide route from the current position to the parking available position where the vehicle can be parked is displayed is shown.

  Through the series of processes described above, when the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and enters the parking lot, the parking terminal that he / she is carrying is installed in the nearest parking area. The information code stored in the portable terminal 9 that is read and stored by the portable terminal 9 when passing through the vehicle entrance gate is stored on the display unit 82 of the parking-possible position guiding apparatus 8 from the portable terminal 9. Can be read by the mobile terminal 9 and the position where the parking position guidance device 8 can read the information code, that is, the guidance route from the current position where the person is present to the parking possible position. And you can know the parking fee.

  And after this, by carrying out the processing described in the first embodiment, when the parking lot user returns to the parking lot after parking and leaving the parking lot, Information that is read and stored in the portable terminal 9 when passing the vehicle entrance gate by putting the portable terminal 9 carried by the user on the display unit 82 of the nearest parking position guidance device 8 The code can be read from the portable terminal 9 to the parking position guidance device 8, and the information code is read from the portable terminal 9 to the parking position guidance device 8, that is, parked from the current position where it is. It is possible to know the guidance route to the parking position and the parking fee.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate, the parking lot user places the mobile terminal 9 at the vehicle entrance gate. When the device is placed on the device 7, parking section data representing a parking available position where the parking lot user can park is read and stored in the mobile terminal 9, and the parking lot user passes through the vehicle entrance gate and parks. When the user of the parking lot moves the portable terminal 9 over the nearest parking position guidance device 8 when entering the stadium, the parking section data stored in the portable terminal 9 is read by the parking position guidance device 8. The guidance route from the installation position (current position where the parking lot user is present) of the parking position guidance device 8 that has read the parking section data to the parking possible position where the parking lot user can park is identified. To display Since it is configured, the parking lot user is moved to a parking location where the parking lot user can park without using a portable terminal having a current position detection function and without being restricted by the use environment. Can be guided appropriately.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
A configuration combining the reference form and the second embodiment, that is, not using a portable terminal as a recording medium, but using a parking ticket as a recording medium and installed at a vehicle entrance gate as shown in FIG. A parking ticket printed with an information code is issued from the parking position guide device that is parked, and the information code printed on the issued parking ticket is read by the parking position guide device installed for each parking section. By making it, the structure which guides a parking lot user to the parking possible position where a parking lot user can park may be sufficient.
In a configuration using near field communication (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN, etc.) as a mode for exchanging parking section data and date / time data between a parking position guidance device or a parking position guidance device and a portable terminal. There may be.
As a mode of informing the parking lot user of the guidance route and parking fee, the configuration may be such that the guidance route and parking fee are notified by voice output, or the notification route and parking fee are notified by a combination of display and voice output. There may be.
The information code may be configured to use a two-dimensional code other than the QR code, or may be configured to use a one-dimensional code.
When the reading of the information code is completed, a sound or voice guidance for notifying the parking lot user that the reading of the information code is completed may be output.

The mode in which the guidance route from the current position where the parking lot user is present to the parking position or the parking available position and the parking fee are displayed may be another mode.
Not only the configuration applied to the system that informs the parking position in the parking lot and the guidance route to the parking available position, but the facility user is going to the facility users who use facilities such as supermarkets, shopping malls and theme parks. The system may be applied to a system for notifying the travel position and the guidance route to the planned travel position where the facility user is scheduled to travel. In this case, before the facility user goes to the facility, for example, the information code printed in the information magazine or advertisement is read and stored in the portable terminal, and after the facility user arrives at the facility, A configuration may be employed in which the stored information code is read by the position guidance device. Alternatively, the information code may be directly read by the position guidance device after the facility user arrives at the facility by cutting out a portion where the information code is printed in an information magazine or an advertisement.

Functional block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows an example of the aspect by which the parking position guidance apparatus is installed The flowchart which shows the process in which an information code is read from a parking position guidance apparatus to a portable terminal The flowchart which shows the process in which an information code is read to a parking position guidance apparatus from a portable terminal. The figure which shows an example of the aspect by which the guidance path | route from the present position where a parking lot user exists to the parking position where it parked, and a parking fee are displayed Functional block diagram showing a reference form of the present invention 3 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure Functional block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention Fig. 9 equivalent The figure which shows an example of the aspect by which the parking position guidance apparatus is installed The flowchart which shows the process in which an information code is read by the portable terminal from the parking position guidance device The flowchart which shows the process in which an information code is read from the portable terminal to the parking position guidance device The figure which shows an example of the aspect by which the guidance path | route from the present position where a parking lot user exists to the parking possible position where it can park is displayed. Functional block diagram showing another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a parking position guidance system, 21 is a control unit (guidance route identification means, parking fee calculation means), 22 is a display unit (guidance route notification means, parking fee notification means), and 23 is an imaging unit (position data reading). Means, charge calculation data reading means), 3 is a portable terminal (recording medium), 41 is a control unit (guidance route identification means, parking fee calculation means), 42 is a display unit (guidance route notification means, parking fee notification means), 43 is an imaging unit (position data reading means, fee calculation data reading means), 5 is a parking ticket (recording medium), 6 is a parkingable position guidance system, 81 is a control section (guidance route identification means), and 82 is a display section ( Guide route notifying means) 83 is an imaging unit (position data reading means), and 9 is a portable terminal (recording medium).

Claims (3)

The information code is created by encoding the parking position data representing the parking position where the parking lot user parked or the parking possible position data representing the parking possible position where the parking lot user can park, and creating the information code. A parking position guidance device for displaying
Parking user using the car park is configured to be portable, the parking position the guide device in the parking position data or by imaging the information code displayed records reads the parking car possible position data, the record A mobile terminal that displays an information code corresponding to the parking position data or the parking position data ,
Position data reading means provided in a parking lot and capable of reading parking position data or parking position data recorded on the portable terminal by imaging an information code displayed on the portable terminal ;
A guidance route for identifying a guidance route from the installation position of the position data reading means to the parking position represented by the parking position data read by the position data reading means or the parking available position represented by the parking available position data An identification means;
Guidance route notification means for notifying the guidance route identified by the guidance route identification means;
A position guidance system in a parking lot characterized by comprising: In the position guidance system in the parking lot according to claim 1,
The mobile terminal records the charge calculation data necessary for calculating the parking fee in addition to the parking position data or the parking position data, and displays an information code corresponding to the recorded charge calculation data ,
Charge calculation data reading means provided in a parking lot and capable of reading charge calculation data recorded on the mobile terminal by imaging the information code displayed on the mobile terminal ;
Parking fee calculation means for calculating a parking fee based on the fee calculation data read by the fee calculation data reading means;
Parking fee notifying means for notifying the parking fee calculated by the parking fee calculating means;
A position guidance system in a parking lot characterized by comprising: Code the traffic location data that represents the traffic location that the facility user has traveled or the traffic location data that represents the planned traffic location that the facility user is scheduled to travel to create an information code, and display the created information code A position guidance device;
The facility user who uses the facility is configured to be portable and reads and records the traffic position data or the planned traffic position data by imaging the information code displayed on the position guide device, and the recorded traffic position data or A mobile terminal that displays an information code corresponding to the planned traffic data;
Position data reading means provided in the facility and capable of reading the traffic position data or the planned traffic position data recorded in the mobile terminal by imaging the information code displayed on the mobile terminal;
A guidance path for identifying a guidance path from the installation position of the position data reading means to the travel position represented by the travel position data read by the position data reading means or the planned travel position represented by the planned travel position data An identification means;
Guidance route notification means for notifying the guidance route identified by the guidance route identification means;
Position guidance system in facilities comprising the.

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