Charging pile-based location device, idle parking space searching method and vehicle searching method

Abstract

The charging pile-based positioning device provided in the embodiments of the present application comprises charging pile management platforms arranged on charging piles, camera recognition modules and operation display modules, each charging pile management platform is electrically connected with a corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module, and each charging pile management platform is in communication connection with each other. The charging pile-based positioning device provided in the embodiments of the present application is beneficial to helping users quickly find corresponding vehicles or required idle parking spaces, and is beneficial to saving cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of intelligent parking, in particular to a charging pile-based positioning device, an idle parking space searching method and a vehicle searching method. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of economy, parking lots are becoming larger and larger, with more parking spaces and complex spaces. Many users cannot quickly find idle parking spaces when parking, or cannot conveniently and quickly find vehicles when picking up vehicles due to forgetting the parking position or complex spaces.

[0003] The parking and vehicle searching scheme of the "parking space number mode" has the following disadvantages: the parking space number cannot effectively associate the geographical position information of parking, a special APP of the parking lot needs to be installed, and needs to rely on a positioning device.

[0004] For the "special positioning mode", parking monitoring and guiding equipment needs to be separately installed, which has a large investment cost.

[0005] If the parking and searching time of users can be shortened without increasing a large amount of cost, it is a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

[0006] As known, at present, a large number of charging piles are installed in parking lots. In order to provide charging services, the charging piles are equipped with display screens, cameras, WIFI, Bluetooth and other devices,

[0007] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a charging pile-based positioning device, an idle parking space searching method and a vehicle searching method which can greatly improve the parking efficiency and vehicle searching efficiency without increasing the hardware cost to overcome the above-mentioned defects. SUMMARY

[0008] The first purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a charging pile-based positioning device which can greatly improve the parking efficiency and vehicle searching efficiency without increasing the hardware cost.

[0009] The second purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an idle parking space searching method which can greatly improve the parking efficiency without increasing the hardware cost.

[0010] The third purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a vehicle searching method which can greatly improve the vehicle searching efficiency without increasing the hardware cost.

[0011] To achieve the above first object, the embodiment of the present application provides a charging pile-based location finding device, comprising charging pile management platforms arranged on charging piles, camera recognition modules and operation display modules, each of the charging pile management platforms is electrically connected with a corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module, and each of the charging pile management platforms is communicatively connected with each other; the charging pile management platform is used for pre-storing position information of all parking spaces and passing path information between each parking space, the camera recognition module is used for automatically image recognizing parking space information of surrounding parking spaces, vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and vehicle information passing by the surrounding parking spaces and transmitting the information to a corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information and parking space information to each of the other charging pile management platforms, the operation display module is used for obtaining a requirement of a user for finding a vehicle or an idle parking space and transmitting the requirement to a corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform is further used for determining corresponding parking space information and passing path information thereof according to the received vehicle information, parking space information and requirement of finding a vehicle or an idle parking space and transmitting the information to the operation display module, and the operation display module is further used for displaying the received parking space information and passing path to the user.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, since the charging pile-based location finding device of the embodiment of the present application comprises charging pile management platforms arranged on charging piles, camera recognition modules and operation display modules, each of the charging pile management platforms is electrically connected with a corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module, and each of the charging pile management platforms is communicatively connected with each other; the charging pile management platform is used for pre-storing position information of all parking spaces and passing path information between each parking space, the camera recognition module is used for automatically image recognizing parking space information of surrounding parking spaces, vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and vehicle information passing by the surrounding parking spaces and transmitting the information to a corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information and parking space information to each of the other charging pile management platforms, the operation display module is used for obtaining a requirement of a user for finding a vehicle or an idle parking space and transmitting the requirement to a corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform is further used for determining corresponding parking space information and passing path information thereof according to the received vehicle information, parking space information and requirement of finding a vehicle or an idle parking space and transmitting the information to the operation display module, and the operation display module is further used for displaying the received parking space information and passing path to the user, the charging pile-based location finding device of the embodiment of the present application is beneficial for the user to quickly find corresponding vehicles or required idle parking spaces, and since the charging pile management platforms, camera recognition modules and operation display modules are arranged on general charging piles, the charging pile-based location finding device of the embodiment of the present application can share similar components with the charging piles, which is beneficial for saving cost.

[0013] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a wireless transmission module arranged on the charging pile, the wireless transmission module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, the wireless transmission module is used for wireless connection with the terminal device of the user, and the charging pile management platform can receive the requirement of the user for finding the vehicle or the idle parking space through the corresponding wireless transmission module.

[0014] Preferably, the charging pile management platform can transmit the parking space information and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform to the terminal device of the user through the wireless transmission module.

[0015] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a radio module arranged on the charging pile, the radio module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can obtain the requirement of the user for finding the vehicle or the idle parking space through the radio module and transmit the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform.

[0016] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a speaker module arranged on the charging pile, the speaker module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can broadcast the parking space information and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform through the speaker module.

[0017] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a light module arranged on the charging pile, the light module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can indicate the parking space position and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform through the light module.

[0018] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking lot management system in communication connection with each charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information, the parking space information and the requirement of finding the vehicle or the idle parking space to the parking lot management system.

[0019] Preferably, the location device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking space locking device arranged on the corresponding parking space, the parking space locking device is electrically connected with the charging pile management platform, the operation display module is further used for receiving the idle parking space selected by the user, and the parking space number of the idle parking space is transmitted to the corresponding charging pile management platform of the operation display module, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received parking space number of the idle parking space selected by the user to the corresponding charging pile management platform of the idle parking space, and the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space is further used for indicating the locking of the electrically connected parking space locking device.

[0020] To achieve the above-mentioned second object, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for searching for an idle parking space by using the above-mentioned parking space searching device, comprising the following steps:

[0021] S10: The charging pile management platform pre-stores the position information of all parking spaces and the passing path information between the parking spaces, the camera recognition module automatically image recognizes the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and the vehicle information passing by the surrounding, and transmits the information to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information and the parking space information to other charging pile management platforms;

[0022] S20: A user inputs a requirement for searching for an idle parking space through an operation display module on any charging pile;

[0023] S30: The operation display module acquires the requirement for searching for an idle parking space and transmits the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform determines the corresponding parking space information and the passing path information thereof according to the received vehicle information, the parking space information and the requirement for searching for an idle parking space, and transmits the information to the operation display module; and

[0024] S40: The operation display module divides and displays the received parking space information and the passing path information to provide the user.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the method for searching for an idle parking space provided by the embodiment of the present application adopts the above-mentioned parking space searching device, which is beneficial to quickly searching for a required idle parking space for a user.

[0026] To achieve the above-mentioned third object, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for searching for a vehicle by using the above-mentioned parking space searching device, comprising the following steps:

[0027] S10: The charging pile management platform pre-stores the position information of all parking spaces and the passing path information between the parking spaces, the camera recognition module automatically image recognizes the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and the vehicle information passing by the surrounding, and transmits the information to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information and the parking space information to other charging pile management platforms;

[0028] S20: A user inputs a requirement for searching for a vehicle through an operation display module on any charging pile;

[0029] S30: The operation display module acquires the requirement for searching for a vehicle and transmits the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform determines the corresponding parking space information and the passing path information thereof according to the received vehicle information, the parking space information and the requirement for searching for an idle parking space, and transmits the information to the operation display module; and

[0030] S40: The operation display module displays the received parking space information and the passing path to provide the user.

[0031] Compared with the prior art, the vehicle searching method of the embodiment of the application adopts the searching device as any of the above, which is beneficial to the user to quickly find the corresponding vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort on the basis of these drawings.

[0033] Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the charging pile-based searching device of the embodiment of the application.

[0034] Figure 2 The flowchart of the idle parking space searching method of the embodiment of the application.

[0035] Figure 3 The flowchart of the vehicle searching method of the embodiment of the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] Please refer to Figure 1 The charging pile-based searching device of the embodiment of the application comprises charging pile management platforms arranged on charging piles, camera recognition modules and operation display modules. Each charging pile management platform is electrically connected with a corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module, and each charging pile management platform is communicatively connected with each other. The charging pile management platform is used to pre-store the position information of all parking spaces and the passing path information between each parking space. The camera recognition module is used to automatically recognize the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and the vehicle information passing by the surrounding parking spaces, and transmit the information to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the received vehicle information and parking space information to other charging pile management platforms. The operation display module is used to obtain the requirement of the user searching for a vehicle or an idle parking space and transmit the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to determine the corresponding parking space information and the passing path information according to the received vehicle information, parking space information and the requirement of searching for a vehicle or an idle parking space, and transmit the information to the operation display module. The operation display module is also used to display the received parking space information and the passing path to provide the user. More specifically as follows:

[0037] As Figure 1As shown, the location-finding device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a wireless transmission module arranged on the charging pile, the wireless transmission module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, the wireless transmission module is used for wireless connection with the terminal device of the user, and the charging pile management platform can receive the requirement of the user for finding the vehicle or the idle parking space through the corresponding wireless transmission module. Preferably, as Figure 1 As shown, the charging pile management platform can transmit the parking space information and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform to the terminal device of the user through the wireless transmission module, but the present application is not limited thereto.

[0038] It should be noted that the wireless transmission module includes but is not limited to one or a combination of a WIFI connection module and a Bluetooth connection module.

[0039] As shown Figure 1 As shown, the location-finding device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a radio module arranged on the charging pile, the radio module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can obtain the requirement of the user for finding the vehicle or the idle parking space through the radio module and transmit the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform.

[0040] As shown Figure 1 As shown, the location-finding device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a speaker module arranged on the charging pile, the speaker module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can broadcast the parking space information and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform through the speaker module.

[0041] As shown Figure 1 As shown, the location-finding device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a light module arranged on the charging pile, the light module is electrically connected with the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform can indicate the parking space position and the passing path information determined by the charging pile management platform through the light module.

[0042] As shown Figure 1 As shown, the location-finding device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking lot management system in communication connection with each charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the received vehicle information, parking space information and requirement of finding the vehicle or the idle parking space to the parking lot management system.

[0043] As shown Figure 1As shown, the parking space searching device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking space locking device for being installed on the corresponding parking space, the parking space locking device is electrically connected with the charging pile management platform, the operation display module is further used for receiving the idle parking space selected by the user, and the parking space number of the idle parking space is transmitted to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the operation display module, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the parking space number of the idle parking space selected by the user received to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space, and the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space is further used for instructing the parking space locking device electrically connected to lock.

[0044] Compared with the prior art, since the charging pile-based searching device of the embodiment of the present application comprises the charging pile management platform, the camera recognition module and the operation display module for being arranged on the charging pile, each charging pile management platform is electrically connected with the corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module respectively, and each charging pile management platform is communicatively connected with each other; the charging pile management platform is used for pre-storing the position information of all parking spaces and the passing path information between each parking space, the camera recognition module is used for automatically image recognizing the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and the vehicle information passing by the surrounding and transmitting the same to the corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the vehicle information and the parking space information received to each other charging pile management platform, the operation display module is used for obtaining the requirement of searching for the vehicle or the idle parking space by the user and transmitting the same to the charging pile management platform corresponding thereto, the charging pile management platform is further used for determining the corresponding parking space information and the passing path information thereof according to the vehicle information, the parking space information and the requirement of searching for the vehicle or the idle parking space received, and transmitting the same to the operation display module; the operation display module is further used for displaying and providing the user with the received parking space information and the passing path, so that the charging pile-based searching device of the embodiment of the present application is beneficial for the user to quickly find the corresponding vehicle or the required idle parking space, and since the charging pile management platform, the camera recognition module and the operation display module are generally arranged on the charging pile, the charging pile-based searching device of the embodiment of the present application can utilize similar components with the charging pile, which is beneficial for saving the cost.

[0045] As shown, the parking space searching device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking space locking device for being installed on the corresponding parking space, the parking space locking device is electrically connected with the charging pile management platform, the operation display module is further used for receiving the idle parking space selected by the user, and the parking space number of the idle parking space is transmitted to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the operation display module, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the parking space number of the idle parking space selected by the user received to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space, and the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space is further used for instructing the parking space locking device electrically connected to lock. Figure 2 As shown, the parking space searching device of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a parking space locking device for being installed on the corresponding parking space, the parking space locking device is electrically connected with the charging pile management platform, the operation display module is further used for receiving the idle parking space selected by the user, and the parking space number of the idle parking space is transmitted to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the operation display module, the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the parking space number of the idle parking space selected by the user received to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space, and the charging pile management platform corresponding to the idle parking space is further used for instructing the parking space locking device electrically connected to lock.

[0046] S10: The charging pile management platform pre-stores the position information of all parking spaces and the passing path information between each parking space, the camera recognition module automatically image recognizes the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and the vehicle information passing by the surrounding and transmits the same to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further used for transmitting the vehicle information and the parking space information received to each other charging pile management platform;

[0047] S20: the user inputs a requirement for searching for an idle parking space through the operation display module on any charging pile;

[0048] S30: the operation display module acquires the requirement for searching for an idle parking space and transmits the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform determines corresponding parking space information and access path information thereof according to the vehicle information, parking space information and requirement for searching for an idle parking space received thereby, and transmits the same to the operation display module; and

[0049] S40: the operation display module divides and displays the received parking space information and access path information to the user.

[0050] Compared with the prior art, the method for searching for an idle parking space according to the embodiments of the present application adopts any of the above parking space searching devices, which is beneficial to the user to quickly search for a required idle parking space.

[0051] To achieve the above object, the embodiments of the present application provide a method for searching for a vehicle by using any of the above parking space searching devices, comprising the following steps:

[0052] S10: the charging pile management platform pre-stores position information of all parking spaces and access path information between the parking spaces, and a camera recognition module automatically image recognizes parking space information of surrounding parking spaces, vehicle information on the surrounding parking spaces and vehicle information passing by the surrounding parking spaces and transmits the same to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform is further configured to transmit the received vehicle information and parking space information to other charging pile management platforms;

[0053] S20: the user inputs a requirement for searching for a vehicle through the operation display module on any charging pile;

[0054] S30: the operation display module acquires the requirement for searching for a vehicle and transmits the requirement to the corresponding charging pile management platform, and the charging pile management platform determines corresponding parking space information and access path information thereof according to the vehicle information, parking space information and requirement for searching for an idle parking space received thereby, and transmits the same to the operation display module; and

[0055] S40: the operation display module divides and displays the received parking space information and access path information to the user.

[0056] Compared with the prior art, the method for searching for a vehicle according to the embodiments of the present application adopts any of the above parking space searching devices, which is beneficial to the user to quickly search for a corresponding vehicle.

[0057] It is to be noted that the vehicle information includes, but is not limited to, one or more combinations of vehicle geographic information, vehicle license plate, vehicle model, vehicle appearance feature, and vehicle route time information; the parking space information includes, but is not limited to, one or more combinations of parking space geographic location, parking space occupancy, parking space number, parking space type (charging parking space, non-charging parking space), parking space parking difficulty, and parking space distance; the requirement for finding a parking space includes, but is not limited to, one or more combinations of parking space size, parking space parking difficulty, and parking space distance; and the requirement for finding a parking space includes, but is not limited to, one or more combinations of vehicle license plate, vehicle appearance feature, and vehicle identification number (VIN).

[0058] The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, which is used to facilitate the understanding and implementation of those skilled in the art, and of course cannot limit the scope of the present application. Therefore, any equivalent changes made in the scope of the patent application of the present application still fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A location locating device based on a charging pile, wherein, The system includes a charging pile management platform, a camera recognition module, and an operation display module installed on charging piles. Each charging pile management platform is electrically connected to its corresponding camera recognition module and operation display module, and the charging pile management platforms are interconnected. The charging pile management platform is used to pre-store the location information of all parking spaces and the passageway information between each parking space. The camera recognition module is used to automatically recognize the parking space information of surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information in surrounding parking spaces, and the information of vehicles passing through the surrounding area, and transmit this information to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the received vehicle information and parking space information to other charging pile management platforms. The operation display module is used to obtain the user's request to find a vehicle or an available parking space and transmit this request to its corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to determine the corresponding parking space information and its passageway information based on the received vehicle information, parking space information, and the request to find a vehicle or an available parking space, and transmit this information to the operation display module. The operation display module is also used to display the received parking space information and passageway information to the user.

2. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a wireless transmission module for installation on the charging pile. The wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The wireless transmission module is used to wirelessly connect with the user's terminal device. The charging pile management platform can receive the user's request to find a vehicle or an available parking space through the corresponding wireless transmission module.

3. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 2, wherein, The charging pile management platform can transmit the parking space information and its access route information it has determined to the user's terminal device through the wireless transmission module.

4. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a radio module for installation on the charging pile, which is electrically connected to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform can use the radio module to obtain the user's request to find a vehicle or an available parking space and transmit the request to the corresponding charging pile management platform.

5. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a speaker module for installation on the charging pile. The speaker module is electrically connected to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform can use the speaker module to broadcast the parking space information and the passage route information it has determined.

6. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a lighting module for installation on the charging pile, the lighting module being electrically connected to the corresponding charging pile management platform, the charging pile management platform being able to indicate the location of the parking space and its access route information through the lighting module.

7. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a parking management system that is communicatively connected to each of the charging pile management platforms. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the vehicle information, parking space information and requests for finding vehicles or available parking spaces that it receives to the parking management system.

8. The location locating device based on a charging pile as described in claim 1, wherein, It also includes a parking space locking device for installation on the corresponding parking space. The parking space locking device is electrically connected to the charging pile management platform. The operation display module is also used to receive the vacant parking space selected by the user and transmit the parking space number of the vacant parking space to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the operation display module. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the received parking space number of the vacant parking space selected by the user to the charging pile management platform corresponding to the vacant parking space. The charging pile management platform corresponding to the vacant parking space is also used to instruct it to be electrically connected to the parking space locking device for locking.

9. A method for finding an available parking space using the parking space finding device according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein, Includes the following steps: S10: The charging pile management platform pre-stores the location information of all parking spaces and the passage path information between each parking space. The camera recognition module automatically recognizes the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information in the surrounding parking spaces, and the information of vehicles passing through the surrounding area and transmits them to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the vehicle information and parking space information it receives to other charging pile management platforms. S20: The user inputs their request to find an available parking space through the operation display module on any charging pile; S30: The operation display module obtains the request to find an available parking space and transmits the request to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform determines the corresponding parking space information and its access route information based on the vehicle information, parking space information and the request to find an available parking space it receives, and transmits it to the operation display module. as well as S40: This operation display module divides and displays the received parking space information and passage routes to the user.

10. A vehicle locating method using the locating device according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein, Includes the following steps: S10: The charging pile management platform pre-stores the location information of all parking spaces and the passage path information between each parking space. The camera recognition module automatically recognizes the parking space information of the surrounding parking spaces, the vehicle information in the surrounding parking spaces, and the information of vehicles passing through the surrounding area and transmits them to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform is also used to transmit the vehicle information and parking space information it receives to other charging pile management platforms. S20: The user inputs the vehicle search request through the operation display module on any charging pile; S30: The operation display module obtains the request to find a vehicle and transmits the request to the corresponding charging pile management platform. The charging pile management platform determines the corresponding parking space information and its access route information based on the vehicle information, parking space information and the request to find an available parking space, and transmits it to the operation display module. as well as S40: This operation display module divides and displays the received parking space information and passage routes to the user.

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