Parking lot information display device

Abstract

To enable users to use a parking lot, taking into account a discount rate.SOLUTION: When a user gives an instruction, a parking lot information display device displays on a display 110 a normal time fee (200 yen / 30 minutes), a normal time zone (8:00 to 19:00), an off-peak time fee (100 yen / 60 minutes), an off-peak time zone (19:00 to 8:00), and vacancy information (vacancy), as information on a charge fluctuation parking lot P2. Since the user can know the off-peak time fee and the off-peak time zone, the user can use the parking lot while taking into account a discount rate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a parking lot information display device. [Background technology]

[0002] The facility information display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-209215 (Patent Document 1) displays fee information indicating parking fees for parking lots as facility information related to parking lots. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2011-209215 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When using a parking lot displayed on the display device, if the parking lot includes a parking lot that offers discounts during off-peak hours, it is desirable to take the discounted rate into consideration when using the parking lot. Patent Document 1 does not mention this point.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to allow users to utilize parking facilities in consideration of discounted rates. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The parking lot information display device of the present disclosure is a parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information in response to an instruction from a user. The parking lot information display device acquires information on parking lots with variable fees that set a first parking fee and a second parking fee that is lower than the first parking fee. When an instruction is given by the user, the parking lot information display device displays information on the first parking fee, a first time period during which the first parking fee applies, a second parking fee, and a second time period during which the second parking fee applies.

[0007] According to this configuration, the parking lot information display device displays information about variable fee parking lots when instructed by a user. The parking fees for variable fee parking lots are set at a first parking fee (e.g., a normal fee) and a second parking fee (a discounted fee, e.g., an off-peak fee) that is lower than the first parking fee. The parking lot information display device displays information about the first parking fee, the first time period during which the first parking fee applies, the second parking fee, and the second time period during which the second parking fee applies. Therefore, the user can know the second parking fee and the time period during which the second parking fee applies, and can use the parking lot while taking the discount fee into consideration.

[0008] Preferably, the information on the variable fee parking lots includes information on available spaces at the variable fee parking lots, and the parking lot information display device may further display the available spaces at the variable fee parking lots.

[0009] According to this configuration, the user can determine whether or not the parking lot is available based on the vacant parking lot information.

[0010] Preferably, the information about the variable fee parking lots includes information about available spaces at the variable fee parking lots, and the parking lot information display device may be configured not to display information about the variable fee parking lot if the variable fee parking lot is full during the second time period of the variable fee parking lot.

[0011] According to this configuration, information about fee-varying parking lots that are full and therefore unavailable (no parking) is not displayed, thereby preventing the display of information unnecessary for the user when selecting a parking lot to use.

[0012] Preferably, the parking lot information display device may obtain information about fixed-fee parking lots where the parking fee does not fluctuate, display the information about the variable-fee parking lots in a first manner, and display the information about the fixed-fee parking lots in a second manner different from the first manner.

[0013] According to this configuration, the parking lot information display device displays information on variable fee parking lots and fixed fee parking lots. Information on variable fee parking lots is displayed in a first manner, and information on fixed fee parking lots is displayed in a second manner different from the first manner. This makes it easy to know whether the displayed information is for a variable fee parking lot or a fixed fee parking lot, improving user convenience.

[0014] Preferably, the parking lot information display device may display information on the display screen of a navigation system, and may display information about parking lots with variable fee rates that are within a specified distance from at least one of the current location and the destination.

[0015] According to this configuration, the navigation system can be used to guide the user to parking lots near the current location or the destination, thereby improving user convenience. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present disclosure, a user can use a parking lot while taking into consideration a discounted rate. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a parking lot information display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a parking lot information display process executed by the control device. [Diagram 3] 1A, 1B, and 1C are diagrams illustrating an example of a navigation screen displayed on a display. [Figure 4] 13(A), (B) and (C) are diagrams illustrating the scale of a map shown on a display. [Diagram 5] 13A, 13B, and 13C are diagrams illustrating an example of a display of parking lot information. [Figure 6]13A, 13B, and 13C are diagrams illustrating an example of a display of parking lot information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference characters, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

[0019] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of an overall configuration of a parking lot information display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the parking lot information display device 1 is embodied as one function of a navigation system (navigation device). The parking lot information display device 1 includes a vehicle 10 and a server 200.

[0020] The vehicle 10 includes a control device 100 and a display (display device) 110. The control device 100 includes a processor 101, a memory 102, a storage 103, a communication module 104, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 105, and a database 106. The control device 100 is capable of communicating with a server 200 via a network NW using the communication module 104. The GPS module 105 acquires information (GPS information) indicating the current position of the vehicle 10, and outputs the GPS information to the processor 101. The memory 102 is a volatile memory such as a RAM. The processor 101 loads a system program and a control program read from the storage 103, which is a rewritable nonvolatile memory, into the memory 102 and executes them to realize various processes including route guidance by navigation.

[0021] The display 110 is a display such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, a liquid crystal display, etc. The display 110 is configured to display various information in accordance with a control command from the processor 101. The display 110 is a display with a touch panel capable of receiving input operations from a user.

[0022] The user terminal 20 is a terminal carried by a user. The user terminal 20 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, or a wearable terminal such as a smart watch. The user terminal 20 is capable of short-distance communication with the control device 100 (communication module 104). As a result, the display 21 of the user terminal 20 has the same functions as the display 110.

[0023] The server 200 includes a processor 201, a memory 202, a communication module 203, and a database 204. The server 200 is capable of communicating with the vehicle 10 (control device 100) and the parking lot management device 300-n (n is an integer) via the network NW using the communication module 203. The processor 201 loads a system program and a control program read from a storage (not shown) into the memory 202 and executes them to realize various processes. For example, the server 200 receives parking lot information from the parking lot management device 300-n and stores it in the database 204.

[0024] Parking lots 30-n (n is an integer) include variable-fee parking lots and fixed-fee parking lots. Variable-fee parking lots are parking lots where the parking fee varies depending on, for example, the frequency of parking lot usage, with the parking fee during peak hours being set to a normal rate and the parking fee during off-peak hours being set to an off-peak rate that is lower (cheaper) than the normal rate. The normal rate corresponds to the "first parking fee" in this disclosure, and the off-peak rate corresponds to the "second parking fee" in this disclosure. Fixed-fee parking lots do not vary in parking fee, and the fee is always a constant (fixed fee). In this embodiment, for example, parking lot 30-1 is a fixed-fee parking lot, and parking lot 30-2 is a variable-fee parking lot.

[0025] Parking lot management device 300-1 installed in parking lot 30-1 transmits the fixed fee, vacant parking lot information, parking lot location information, and parking lot identification information to server 200. The vacant parking lot information is generated based on the operation status of the lock plate installed in the parking lot, the operation status of the entrance / exit gate bar, images captured by a surveillance camera (security camera), etc., and is transmitted to server 200.

[0026] The parking lot management device 300-2 installed in the parking lot 30-2 transmits to the server 200 the normal fee, the normal time period when the normal fee applies, the off-peak fee, the off-peak time period when the off-peak fee applies, vacant vehicle information, the location information of the parking lot, and the identification information of the parking lot. The normal time period corresponds to the "first time period" in this disclosure, and the off-peak time period corresponds to the "second time period" in this disclosure. The normal fee, the normal time period, the off-peak fee, and the off-peak time period may be set in advance, or may be set appropriately (in real time) based on the vacant vehicle information. They are generated by a method similar to that of the parking lot management device 300-1 and transmitted to the server 200.

[0027] The control device 100 of the vehicle 10 has a function of a navigation device (navigation system) and performs route guidance when a destination is set. Even if a destination is not set, the current position of the vehicle 10 can be displayed on a map displayed on the display 110. Furthermore, when instructed by a user, parking lot information is displayed on the display 110. Note that instead of or in addition to the display 110, route guidance and parking lot information may be displayed on the display 21 of the user terminal 20.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a parking lot information display process executed by the control device 100. This flowchart is executed in response to a user instruction (operation by the user) when the control device 100 is executing a function of a navigation device. FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining an example of a navigation screen displayed on the display 110. FIG. 3(A) shows the current position (△) of the vehicle 10 displayed on a map, with a facility display button 111a, a detail button 111b, and a wide area button 11c displayed. When the detail button 111b is touched (when the detail button 111b is operated), the scale of the map becomes larger, and when the wide area button 11c is touched, the scale of the map becomes smaller.

[0029] In Fig. 3(A), when facility display button 111a is touched, the screen transitions to Fig. 3(B). When facility display button 111a is operated, buttons with facility names are displayed as shown in Fig. 3(B), and when parking button 111p is touched, the screen transitions to Fig. 3(C). In Fig. 3(C), current location button 111g and destination button 111m are displayed, and when current location button 111g is touched, parking information around the current location is displayed, and when destination button 111m is touched, parking information around the destination is displayed. Note that if a destination has not been set, destination button 111m is inactive.

[0030] When the current location button 111g or the destination button 111m is operated on the screen of Fig. 3(C), the flowchart of Fig. 2 is executed. In step (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as "S") 10, parking lot information is obtained from the server 200, and then the process proceeds to S11. The parking lot information obtained from the server 200 may be parking lot information for parking lots located around the current location or the destination. The case where the current location button 111g is operated will be described below.

[0031] In S11, it is determined whether or not there is a parking lot with a variable fee within a predetermined distance α from the current location. The predetermined distance α may be, for example, 500 meters. If there is a parking lot with a variable fee within the predetermined distance α from the current location, a positive determination is made and the process proceeds to S12. If there is no parking lot with a variable fee within the predetermined distance α from the current location, a negative determination is made and the process proceeds to S14.

[0032] In S12, it is determined whether or not the location of a variable fee parking lot within a predetermined distance α can be displayed on the map at the current scale of the map displayed on the display 110. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the scale of the map displayed on the display 110. FIG. 4(A) is an example in which the map display on the display 110 is displayed at a scale of 1 / 10,000, for example. When the map display is performed at a scale of 1 / 10,000 as in FIG. 4(A), if the location of a variable fee parking lot within a predetermined distance α from the current location can be displayed without changing the scale of the map as shown in FIG. 4(B), a positive determination is made in S12, and the process proceeds to S14 without changing the current scale. In FIG. 4(B), parking lot P2 is a variable fee parking lot, and parking lot P1 is a fixed fee parking lot.

[0033] When the map display is at a scale of 1 / 100,000 as in Fig. 4(A), if the variable fee parking lots within a certain distance α from the current location cannot be displayed on the map, a negative judgment is made in S12 and the process proceeds to S13. In S13, as shown in Fig. 4(C), the scale of the map is reduced until the location of the variable fee parking lots can be displayed, and the process proceeds to S14. Note that the scale of the map display in Fig. 4(C) is 1 / 20,000.

[0034] In S14, it is determined whether or not any of the variable fee parking lots displayed on the map on display 110 is full during the off-peak hours, using the scale set in S12 or S13. Whether or not a parking lot is full can be determined based on vacant parking lot information. If there are no variable fee parking lots that are full during the off-peak hours, a negative determination is made and the process proceeds to S15. If there are variable fee parking lots that are full during the off-peak hours, a positive determination is made and the process proceeds to S16.

[0035] In S14, the parking lot information is displayed on the display 110. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of the display of parking lot information. As shown in FIG. 5(A), for the variable fee parking lot P2, the normal fee (200 yen / 30 minutes), normal time period (8:00-19:00), off-peak fee (100 yen / 60 minutes), off-peak time period (19:00-8:00), and vacant car information (vacant car) are displayed. For the fixed fee parking lot P1, the fixed fee (300 yen / 60 minutes) and vacant car information (vacant car) are displayed. As shown in FIG. 5(B), the parking lot information of the variable fee parking lot P2 may be highlighted. In FIG. 5(B), the parking lot information of the variable fee parking lot P2 is highlighted by displaying the information in white characters on a black background, but other methods such as red characters may be used for highlighting. As a result, the display of information about the variable fee parking lot P2 (display in the first aspect) is highlighted relative to the display of information about the fixed fee parking lot P1 (display in the second aspect), thereby drawing the user's attention to the variable fee parking lot P2.

[0036] Fig. 5(C) is an example of displaying parking lot information in a list. When the list button 111d is touched on the screen of Fig. 5(A) or (B), the screen transitions to Fig. 5(C), which displays a list of parking lot information for variable fee parking lot P2 and fixed fee parking lot P1. When the back button 111e on the screen of Fig. 5(C) is touched, the screen returns (transitions) to Fig. 5(A) or (B).

[0037] In S16, the display 110 displays parking lot information corresponding to the variable fee parking lot being full. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the display of parking lot information. As shown in FIG. 6(A), for the variable fee parking lot P2, the normal fee (200 yen / 30 minutes), normal time period (8:00-19:00), off-peak fee (100 yen / 60 minutes), off-peak time period (19:00-8:00), and vacant parking information (full) are displayed. The word "full" in the vacant parking information is highlighted. For the fixed fee parking lot P1, the fixed fee (300 yen / 60 minutes) and vacant parking information (full) are displayed. For the fixed fee parking lot P1, the word "full" does not need to be highlighted. If the vacant parking information indicates a vacant parking lot, "vacant" is displayed.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 6(B), the location of the full parking lot P2 with variable fee may be displayed but the parking lot information may not be displayed. Also, as shown in Fig. 6(C), the location of the full parking lot P2 with variable fee and the parking lot information may not be displayed.

[0039] In S17, it is determined whether or not a display cancellation instruction has been given. The display cancellation instruction is given by touching (operating) the display cancellation button 111k on the screen shown in Figs. 3(B) and (C). If the display cancellation button 111k has not been operated, a negative determination is made and the process returns to S10. If the display cancellation button 111k has been touched, an affirmative determination is made and the process proceeds to S18. In S18, the parking lot information is hidden and the current process is then terminated.

[0040] The above describes the case where the current location button 111g is operated on the screen of Figure 3 (C), but when the destination button 111m is operated, a map of the area around the destination is displayed on the display 110, and similar processing is performed for parking lots (variable fee parking lots and fixed fee parking lots) around the destination.

[0041] According to this embodiment, the parking lot information display device 1 displays information on variable fee parking lots when instructed by a user. Parking fees at variable fee parking lots are set at a normal rate (first parking fee) and an off-peak rate (second parking fee) that is lower than the normal rate, and the parking lot information display device 1 displays information on the normal rate, the normal time period (first time period) to which the normal rate applies, the off-peak rate, and the off-peak time period (second time period) to which the off-peak rate applies. Therefore, the user can understand the off-peak rate and off-peak time period, and can use the parking lot while taking the discount rate into consideration.

[0042] According to this embodiment, the parking lot information display device 1 is configured not to display information about a variable fee parking lot if the parking lot is full during off-peak hours (FIGS. 6(B) and (C)). This prevents information about a variable fee parking lot that is full and therefore unavailable (no parking) from being displayed, making it possible to prevent the display of information unnecessary for the user when selecting a parking lot to use.

[0043] According to this embodiment, the parking lot information display device 1 highlights information about variable fee parking lots and does not highlight information about fixed fee parking lots (FIG. 5(B)). This makes it easy to know whether the displayed information is a variable fee parking lot or a fixed fee parking lot, improving user convenience. Also, because information about variable fee parking lots is highlighted, it is possible to draw the user's attention to the variable fee parking lots.

[0044] According to this embodiment, the parking lot information display device 1 displays parking lot information on the display 110 of the control device 100 equipped with the function of a navigation system, and displays information on parking lots with variable fee rates that are within a predetermined distance α from at least one of the current location and the destination. This allows the user to use the navigation system to be guided to parking lots near the current location or the destination, improving user convenience.

[0045] The map database used in the navigation system may be stored in the database 106 of the control device 100, or may be acquired by communication from the map database stored in the database 204 of the server 200. In the above embodiment, the parking lot information is acquired from the server 200 in S10 (FIG. 2). However, if the parking lot information is stored in the database 106, the parking lot information may be read out from the database 106.

[0046] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims, not by the description of the embodiments described above, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1 Parking lot information display device, 10 vehicle, 20 user terminal, 30-n parking lots, 100 control device, 110 display, 200 server, 300-n parking lot management device, NW network.

Claims

1. A parking lot information display device that displays parking lot information in response to an instruction from a user, Acquire information on a parking lot that has a variable parking fee and a second parking fee that is lower than the first parking fee; A parking lot information display device that, when instructed by a user, displays information on the first parking fee, the first time period during which the first parking fee applies, the second parking fee, and the second time period during which the second parking fee applies.

2. The information on the variable fee parking lot includes information on available parking spaces at the variable fee parking lot, The parking lot information display device according to claim 1 , further displaying the vacant parking lot information of the variable fee parking lots.

3. The information on the variable fee parking lot includes information on available parking spaces at the variable fee parking lot, The parking lot information display device according to claim 1 , wherein if the fee-varying parking lot is full during the second time period of the fee-varying parking lot, information about the fee-varying parking lot is not displayed.

4. Obtain information on fixed-price parking lots, where parking fees do not change.

2. The parking lot information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information on the variable fee parking lots is displayed in a first manner, and the information on the fixed fee parking lots is displayed in a second manner different from the first manner.

5. The parking lot information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which displays information on a display screen of a navigation system and displays information on parking lots with variable fee that are within a predetermined distance from at least one of a current location and a destination.

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