Parking space acquisition system

Abstract

To provide a system that increases the possibility that a predetermined highly-ranked user can park.SOLUTION: A parking space acquisition system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire user information of a first rank user whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank from multiple pieces of user information; an identification unit configured to identify parking spaces for the number of first rank users as first parking spaces; and a notification unit configured to notify the first rank users of the identified first parking spaces as available parking spaces where parking can be performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a parking frame acquisition system. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a system is known that confirms a user's parking reservation when a reservation request, which includes information such as the parking location, date, time, and time zone of a user who wishes to use a parking space, matches a provision request, which includes information such as the parking location, date, time, and time zone of a provider who wishes to provide a parking space (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-84906 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] There are various needs for reserving or acquiring parking spaces. For example, there is a need to secure parking spaces for users with a certain high rank when using facilities with membership ranks or participating in other events. However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, if the desired parking space is fully booked or full, the high-ranked member may not be able to park there.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a system that increases the possibility that users with a predetermined higher rank can park. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the parking space acquisition system includes an acquisition unit that acquires user information of first-rank users whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank from a plurality of user information, an identification unit that identifies parking spaces for the number of first-rank users as first parking spaces, and a notification unit that notifies the first-rank users of the identified first parking spaces as available parking spaces in which parking can be performed.

[0007] That is, in the parking frame acquisition system, parking frames for the number of first rank users whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank are specified as first parking lots, and the specified first parking lots are notified to the first rank users as available parking frames. In other words, parking frames are secured for the first rank users who are higher ranks. This avoids the possibility that the higher rank users cannot park, in other words, the higher rank users can park with certainty. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking frame acquisition system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2A shows an example of user information, and FIG. 2B shows an example of reservation information. [Diagram 3] 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a parking frame acquisition process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Here, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order. (1) Parking space acquisition system configuration: (2) Parking space acquisition process: (3) Other embodiments:

[0010] (1) Parking space acquisition system configuration: FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking space acquisition system 10 according to the present invention. The parking space acquisition system 10 according to the present embodiment is a system for acquiring a parking space (hereinafter referred to as a parking space) which is a parking location for a user with a predetermined higher rank when using a facility (e.g., a sports facility, a hotel, a supermarket, etc.) that associates a member rank with a user who has registered as a member, or participating in an event with a member rank (e.g., watching a sports game, a concert, etc.). Here, the member rank indicates the class of the user, and in this embodiment, there are a plurality of ranks in the member rank. For example, in descending order of rank, there are the member ranks of platinum rank, gold rank, and silver rank. For example, the higher the member rank, the higher the membership fee and the higher the status. It is sufficient that there are at least two or more ranks of the member rank. In the example described below, watching a sports game will be described as an example of a facility and an event with a member rank. That is, an example of acquiring a parking space for a user with a predetermined higher rank when watching a sports game will be described. For example, a ticket for one game may be purchased to watch a sport, or a passport for a specific period such as an annual passport or a monthly passport may be purchased to watch a seasonal sport. In the example described below, the acquisition of a parking space when purchasing a passport for a specific period (hereinafter simply referred to as a specific period pass) to watch a seasonal sport (such as soccer, baseball, basketball, etc.) will be described.

[0011] The parking space acquisition system 10 cooperates with the user terminal 100. That is, the parking space acquisition system 10 can communicate with the user terminal 100. In this embodiment, since there are multiple member ranks, there may be multiple users. However, the example shown in FIG. 1 shows a user terminal 100 used by a single user as a representative example.

[0012] The user terminal 100 is a terminal used by a user who is a member. The user terminal 100 can be realized, for example, by a general-purpose computer, a tablet terminal, or a mobile terminal, and includes a control unit 110 equipped with a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and a communication unit 120 for communicating with other devices. The user terminal 100 also includes a user I / F unit 130 for providing various information to the user and accepting user input. The user I / F unit 130 is equipped with a display unit such as a touch panel (not shown), an input unit such as a switch, and an audio output unit such as a speaker, in addition to accepting user input, in order to provide various information to the user. The user has one of the above-mentioned member ranks. In this embodiment, as described above, there are platinum rank, gold rank, and silver rank as member ranks, and for example, when applying for a membership, the user operates the user I / F unit 130 to select one of the member ranks and apply for the membership.

[0013] The control unit 110 can execute various programs recorded in a recording medium or ROM (not shown). The control unit 110 also transmits information input by a user (e.g., membership rank application information, user information described later, etc.) to the parking space acquisition system 10. The transmitted information is received by the parking space acquisition system 10, and the information becomes information for acquiring a parking space of a user with a predetermined high rank, for example. A specific process for acquiring a parking space will be described later. When the parking space acquisition system 10 acquires a parking space of a user with a predetermined high rank, it transmits information of the acquired parking space to the user terminal 100. The control unit 110 displays the parking space information acquired by the parking space acquisition system 10 on the display unit of the user I / F unit 130.

[0014] The parking space acquisition system 10 includes a control unit 20 including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc., a recording medium 30, and a communication unit 40. The communication unit 40 is a device for communicating with the above-mentioned user terminal 100. Therefore, the transmission and reception of information between the parking space acquisition system 10 and the user terminal 100 is performed via the communication unit 40.

[0015] User information 30a, map information 30b, and reservation information 30c are recorded in the recording medium 30. The user information 30a includes information such as the user's membership rank, and the user information is transmitted to the parking space acquisition system 10 by, for example, each user operating the user terminal 100 to input the user information when applying for membership. The transmitted user information is recorded as user information 30a in the recording medium 30 in the parking space acquisition system 10. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an example of the user information 30a, and the user information 30a includes information on the user ID, membership rank, parking contract, days when parking is not performed, and the presence or absence of a transferee.

[0016] The user ID indicates the identification information of the user, and as shown in FIG. 2A, various information such as the member rank is associated with this user ID.

[0017] The member rank indicates the rank of the member as described above. The parking contract indicates information on whether the user has a contract for a dedicated parking lot, and is "Yes" if the user has a parking contract, and is "No" if the user has not. Any user may be able to make a parking contract, but in this embodiment, only platinum-ranked users can make a parking contract. This is to ensure parking slots for at least users of a certain higher rank (here, the highest platinum rank). In this embodiment, users are either platinum-ranked, gold-ranked, or silver-ranked members. The highest rank among these, the platinum rank, includes a rank of "Yes parking contract" for those who wish to make a parking contract, and a rank of "No parking contract" for those who do not wish to make a parking contract. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, for example, user ID "001" is a platinum-ranked user with a parking contract, and user ID "003" is a platinum-ranked user without a parking contract. Examples of cases in which a platinum-ranked user does not make a parking contract include cases where the user does not need to park because he or she travels by train or the like, or where the user himself or herself has a parking lot other than the parking lot at the facility where he or she would like to park. In this embodiment, a process for acquiring a parking frame is mainly performed for a platinum rank user who has a parking contract. Specific details of the process will be described later.

[0018] The non-parking days indicate information on whether or not there are days on which a user who has a parking contract (in this embodiment, a user who has a platinum-rank parking contract) will not use the parking slot of the parking contract. If there are days on which parking will not be used, "No" is displayed, and if there are days on which parking will not be used, "Yes" is displayed as shown in FIG. 2A. If there are days on which parking will not be used, information on other dates on which parking will not be used is recorded. Note that this information on non-parking days can be input by a user who has a parking contract by a predetermined date and time, such as the closing date for purchasing a specified period pass, and the input information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the parking slot acquisition system 10, whereby it is recorded in the user information 30a.

[0019] The presence or absence of a transferee indicates information on whether or not a specific transferee has been determined when a user who has a parking contract does not use the parking space under the parking contract on a certain day. When a transferee has been determined, "Yes" is displayed as shown in FIG. 2A, and when a transferee has not been determined, "No" is displayed. When the transferee is "Yes", other information such as the user ID and contact information of the transferee user (not shown) is recorded. The input of the information on the presence or absence of a transferee can be input by the user who has a parking contract by a predetermined date and time, such as the closing date for purchasing a specified period pass, and the input information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the parking space acquisition system 10, whereby it is recorded in the user information 30a.

[0020] Although not shown, the user information 30a may also include other information such as the user's contact information (telephone number, email address, address, etc.), payment information, etc.

[0021] The map information 30b is, for example, information on roads and the like that is referenced to obtain a parking space for a user. In this embodiment, the map information 30b includes node data, link data, shape interpolation point data, and facility data. The node data is data indicating the position of an intersection. The link data indicates a road section and is associated with a node corresponding to an end point of the road section. In addition, shape interpolation point data indicating the position of a shape interpolation point for identifying the shape of the road between the nodes is associated with the link data. The facility data indicates the name and position (coordinates) of a facility existing around the road. In addition, the facility data may be associated with information on parking lots in each facility. Specifically, the facility data includes a parking space ID indicating identification information of a parking space, and information on the number of parking spaces (i.e., the number of cars that can be parked). In addition, some facilities may have affiliated parking lots in the neighborhood, etc., in addition to the parking lot provided within the facility's premises (for example, in the case of a sports event, the number of parking spaces that can be parked may be small compared to the number of people accommodated, and therefore the facility may affiliate with a nearby parking facility). In such a case, the facility data for the facility also includes information about the affiliated parking lot (such as the name, location, parking space ID, number of parking spaces, etc.).

[0022] The reservation information 30c indicates information on the reservation of a parking space by a user. As shown in FIG. 2B, the reservation information 30c includes a user ID, a reservation date indicating the day on which parking is desired, and a parking space ID. As described above, in this embodiment, a parking space is acquired by a process executed by the parking space acquisition system 10 described later for a user who has a platinum rank and a parking contract among the member ranks. That is, a platinum rank user who has a parking contract can acquire a parking space without reserving a parking space by himself / herself. Therefore, the reservation information included in the reservation information 30c is information on reservations of users of other ranks other than a platinum rank user who has a parking contract. Here, a platinum rank user who has no parking contract, a gold rank user, and a silver rank user are the target of reserving users. These users make reservations by operating the user terminal 100. The example shown in FIG. 2B shows a state in which a user with a gold rank user ID "002" has completed a reservation of a parking space with a parking space ID "C001".

[0023] The control unit 20 can execute a program stored in the recording medium 30 or ROM. In this embodiment, the parking space acquisition program 21 can be executed as this program. As described above, the membership rank is made up of a plurality of grades, and for example, there is a need to reserve a parking space for a user with a predetermined higher rank among the membership ranks. Therefore, in this embodiment, the control unit 20 performs a process of acquiring (i.e. reserving) a parking space for a user with a predetermined higher rank. The parking space acquisition program 21 is a program for performing this acquisition.

[0024] When the parking space acquisition program 21 is executed, the control unit 20 functions as an acquisition unit 21a, a specification unit 21b, a notification unit 21c, and an input control unit 21d. In the following, the processes described as being performed by the acquisition unit 21a, the specification unit 21b, the notification unit 21c, and the input control unit 21d are processes realized by the control unit 20.

[0025] The acquisition unit 21a is a function that acquires user information of a first rank user whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank from a plurality of pieces of user information. That is, the control unit 20, by the function of the acquisition unit 21a, refers to the user information 30a to identify a first rank user and acquires the user information of the first rank user. Also, by the function of the acquisition unit 21a, the control unit 20 acquires user information of other rank users who are users other than the first rank user from the information of a plurality of users. That is, the control unit 20 refers to the user information 30a to identify other rank users and acquires the user information of the other rank users. Here, the "first rank user" may be arbitrarily defined, and in this embodiment, a platinum rank user who has a parking contract is defined as a first rank user. Also, other users, that is, platinum rank users who do not have a parking contract, gold rank users, and silver rank users are defined as "other rank users". In the following explanation, except when specifically described, each user such as a platinum rank user will not be specified, and will be explained using "first rank user" or "other rank user".

[0026] The identification unit 21b is a function that identifies parking frames for the number of first-rank users as first parking lots. That is, the control unit 20 and the function of the identification unit 21b refer to the map information 30b and identify parking frames for the number of first-rank users identified by the acquisition unit 21a from parking frames in a predetermined parking lot. Then, the identified parking frames for the number of first-rank users are identified as first parking lots. That is, each of the parking frames for the number of first-rank users is identified as a first parking lot.

[0027] Furthermore, the control unit 20 uses the function of the identification unit 21b to identify parking spaces other than the first parking lot as the second parking lot. That is, the control unit 20 refers to the map information 30b to identify parking spaces other than the first parking lot, and identifies the identified parking spaces other than the first parking lot as the second parking lot. The number of parking spaces in the second parking lot is the number of parking spaces obtained by subtracting the number of first parking lots from the number of parking spaces secured in advance. For example, in a sports viewing facility, if there are parking spaces for 50 cars in advance within the facility, and the number of first parking lots (i.e., parking spaces) determined according to the number of first rank users is assumed to be 40, the remaining 10 parking spaces will be the second parking lot.

[0028] The notification unit 21c is a function that notifies the first rank user of the first parking lot as a parking available frame in which parking can be performed. That is, the control unit 20 notifies the first rank user of the first parking lot identified by the identification unit 21b as a parking available frame by the function of the notification unit 21c. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information that it is certainly possible to park in a specific parking frame in the first parking lot (in other words, a parking frame has been secured) to the user terminal 100 of the first rank user, and causes the display unit of the user I / F unit 130 to display the information. In addition, the control unit 20 notifies the other rank user of the second parking lot as a reservable frame in which parking can be reserved by the function of the notification unit 21c. That is, the control unit 20 transmits information that the second parking lot can be reserved to the other rank user to the user terminal 100 of the other rank user, and causes the display unit of the user I / F unit 130 to display the information. The difference between the content of the notification to first rank users and the content of the notification to other rank users due to the function of the notification unit 21c is that the notification to first rank users is a notification that parking is possible without the need for a reservation, etc., while the notification to other rank users is a notification that parking is possible if a parking reservation is made when there is an available space, and in this respect the content of the notification to both is different.

[0029] The input control unit 21d is a function that, when a notice of a first-rank user transferring an available parking space to a specific user is received from the first-rank user, causes the first-rank user to input information on the transferee. When the first-rank user is unable to go to watch a sporting event due to circumstances, the first-rank user may transfer the available parking space notified (i.e., assigned) to the first-rank user to a specific user (hereinafter, referred to as a specific user) such as an acquaintance. In such a case, the user operates his / her user terminal 100 to transmit information (e.g., a parking space ID, a date) that the available parking space notified by the function of the notification unit 21c will be transferred to the specific user to the parking space acquisition system 10. The parking space acquisition system 10 that has received the information of transferring the available parking space to the specific user causes the first-rank user to input the transferee by the function of the input control unit 21d. That is, the control unit 20 transmits information (e.g., the user ID, contact information, etc. of the transferee) for inputting the transferee to the user terminal 100 of the first-rank user.

[0030] Then, when the control unit 20 receives information on the recipient user from the first-rank user, the control unit 20 notifies the recipient user of the available parking slots to be transferred by the first-rank user through the function of the notification unit 21c. That is, the control unit 20 transmits the information on the available parking slots to the recipient user terminal 100 and causes the display unit of the user terminal 100 to display the information on the available parking slots. The specific aspects of each function of the control unit 20 will be described later with reference to a flowchart.

[0031] According to the above configuration, a parking frame is secured for a first rank user, which is a higher rank than a predetermined rank. This makes it possible to avoid the possibility that the higher rank user cannot park, in other words, the higher rank user can park with certainty.

[0032] (2) Parking space acquisition process: Next, a parking space acquisition process executed by the control unit 20 will be described. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the parking space acquisition process. This process is executed within a predetermined period from the closing date of the period during which a predetermined period pass such as an annual pass or a monthly pass for watching sports can be purchased (in other words, the closing date of the contractable period).

[0033] When the parking frame acquisition process is started, first, the control unit 20 acquires user information (step S1). That is, the control unit 20 acquires information of each user by referring to the user information 30a by the function of the acquisition unit 21a. After acquiring the user information, the control unit 20 advances the process to step S2.

[0034] In step S2, the control unit 20 identifies the number of first rank users. That is, the control unit 20 uses the function of the identification unit 21b to identify first rank users from the user information acquired in step S1, and acquires the number of the first rank users. Here, as described above, the first rank users are platinum rank users who have a parking contract. After identifying the number of first rank users, the control unit 20 advances the process to step S3.

[0035] In step S3, the control unit 20 specifies parking frames for the number of first-rank users. That is, the control unit 20 uses the function of the specification unit 21b to refer to the map information 30b and specifies (secures) parking frames for the number of first-rank users specified in step S2. Specifically, the control unit 20 refers to the map information 30b to specify parking frames in a parking lot that has been secured in advance at a sports viewing facility. The secured parking frames include parking lots within the premises of the facility, as well as affiliated parking lots in the vicinity of the facility, if any. Then, the control unit 20 extracts parking frames for the number of first-rank users from the secured parking lots, and specifies the identified parking frames (each parking frame) for the number of first-rank users as the first parking lot. For example, suppose that the secured parking lot has parking frames (i.e., the number of cars that can be parked) for 50 cars and the number of first-rank users is 40. In that case, the parking frames for 40 cars, which is the number of first-rank users, are extracted for the first-rank users from the 50 parking frames. Then, those 40 parking spaces are identified as the first parking lot.

[0036] Next, the control unit 20 judges whether there are any remaining parking spaces that have not been contracted for parking (step S4). That is, the control unit 20 subtracts the number of parking spaces for the first rank users identified in step S3 from the parking spaces in the parking lot reserved in advance in the sports spectator facility to obtain a difference, and judges whether there are any remaining spaces. If the difference is "1" or more, the control unit 20 judges that there are any remaining spaces (Y in step S4) and proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, if the difference is "0", the control unit 20 judges that there are no remaining spaces (N in step S4) and proceeds to step S7. Note that in step S3, since parking spaces for at least the first rank users are identified, the above-mentioned difference will not be less than "0".

[0037] If the determination in step S4 is affirmative, that is, if there are remaining parking spaces that are not under a parking contract, the control unit 20 identifies the second parking lot (step S5). Specifically, the control unit 20 uses the function of the identification unit 21b to identify the remaining parking spaces obtained in the determination in step S4 (i.e., parking spaces obtained by subtracting the parking spaces in the first parking lot from the parking spaces reserved in advance) as the second parking lot. For example, as in the example described in step S3, it is assumed that the parking spaces in the parking lot reserved in advance are for 50 cars and the number of first-rank users is 40. In that case, the control unit 20 identifies the number of parking spaces (i.e., parking spaces for 10 cars) obtained by subtracting the parking spaces in the first parking lot (parking spaces for the number of first-rank users) from the parking spaces reserved in advance of 50 cars as the second parking lot. After identifying the second parking lot, the control unit 20 proceeds to the process in step S6.

[0038] In step S6, the control unit 20 notifies the other-rank user of the second parking lot as a reservable frame. That is, the control unit 20 uses the function of the acquisition unit 21a to refer to the user information 30a to identify other-rank users who are users other than the first-rank user. Then, the control unit 20 uses the function of the notification unit 21c to transmit information that there is a reservable parking frame to the user terminal 100 of the identified other-rank user. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information such as the parking frame ID of each parking frame in the second parking lot identified in step S5 by email or the like, and displays the information on the display unit of the user I / F unit 130. After notifying the other-rank user of the second parking lot as a reservable frame in step S6, the control unit 20 proceeds to step S7.

[0039] When the information on the second parking lot is received by the user terminal 100 of the other rank user, the other rank user can know that there is a parking space available, and can reserve the parking space accordingly. When the other rank user reserves a parking space, reservation information in which the user ID is associated with the reservation date and the parking space ID is transmitted to the parking space acquisition system 10. Then, the parking space acquisition system 10, which has received the reservation information, completes the parking reservation of the other rank user based on the reservation information.

[0040] In step S7, the control unit 20 notifies the first rank user of the first parking lot as an available parking space. The process of step S7 is executed when the above-mentioned step S4 is determined to be negative (i.e., when it is determined that there are no remaining parking spaces that are not under parking contract), or after the process of step S6. In this step S7, the control unit 20 notifies the first rank user of the above-mentioned first parking lot as an available parking space in which parking can be performed, by the function of the notification unit 21c. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information such as an assigned parking space ID in the first parking lot by email or the like, and displays the information on the display unit of the user I / F unit 130. Note that which parking space in the first parking lot is assigned may be, for example, configured so that the user himself selects a desired parking space when purchasing a specified period pass, or may be configured so that the location is determined in advance in the order of purchase of the specified period pass. After notifying the first rank user of the first parking lot as an available parking space, the control unit 20 advances the process to step S8.

[0041] In step S8, the control unit 20 judges whether there is a day on which the parking lot under the parking contract is not used. That is, the control unit 20 judges whether there is a day on which the first rank user who has made a parking contract does not use the parking lot under the parking contract among the dates of the purchased predetermined period pass. Specifically, the control unit 20, by the function of the acquisition unit 21a, refers to the user information 30a, and judges that there is a day on which the parking lot under the parking contract is not used when information that "exists" for a day on which parking is not used is recorded for the first rank user who has made a parking contract. The input of the day on which parking is not used is input by the first rank user at least before the processing in FIG. 3 is executed, such as when purchasing the predetermined period pass, and the input information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the first rank user to the parking frame acquisition system 10 and recorded in the user information 30a. In this step S8, when the control unit 20 judges that there is no day on which the parking lot under the parking contract is not used (N in step S8), the control unit 20 ends the processing shown in FIG. 3. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that there is a day when the parking lot under the parking contract is not used (Y in step S8), the control unit 20 advances the process to step S9.

[0042] In step S9, the control unit 20 judges whether information has been received to the effect that the parking frame available on the day not used will be transferred to a specific user. Specifically, the control unit 20, by the function of the acquisition unit 21a, refers to the user information 30a, and judges that information to the effect that the parking frame available on the day not used will be transferred to a specific user has been received if the information "Yes" is recorded for the first rank user who has made a parking contract with the first rank user regarding the presence or absence of a transferee. The input of the presence or absence of a transferee is input by the first rank user at least before the processing in FIG. 3 is executed, such as when purchasing a predetermined period pass, and the input information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the first rank user to the parking frame acquisition system 10 and recorded in the user information 30a. If the control unit 20 makes a positive judgment in this step S9 (Y in step S9), the processing proceeds to step S10.

[0043] In step S10, the control unit 20 acquires information on the transferee. Specifically, the control unit 20 acquires information on the transferee (i.e., information such as user ID, date, and contact information) recorded in the information on the presence or absence of the transferee for the first rank user who has a parking contract, by referring to the user information 30a using the function of the acquisition unit 21a. Since the information on the transferee is included in the information on the presence or absence of the transferee, as described in the above step S9, the information is input by the first rank user at least before the process in FIG. 3 is executed. That is, the control unit 20 accepts input of the information on the transferee from the first rank user who has a transferee by the function of the input control unit 21d before the process in FIG. 3 is executed. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information requesting input of information such as the user ID and contact information of the specific user of the transferee to the user terminal 100 of the first rank user, and accepts input of information such as the user ID of the transferee from the first rank user. Then, the information of the transferee, such as the user ID, that has been input, is transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the first rank user to the parking frame acquisition system 10 and recorded in the user information 30a. After acquiring the information of the transferee in step S10, the control unit 20 advances the process to step S11.

[0044] In step S11, the control unit 20 notifies the specific user to whom the parking lot will be transferred of the available parking slot. That is, the control unit 20 notifies the user terminal 100 of the specific user to whom the parking lot will be transferred, acquired in step S10, that parking is possible in the parking slot on the day not used by the first rank user, by using the function of the notification unit 21c. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information such as the unused parking slot available parking slot ID by email or the like, and displays the information on the display unit of the user I / F unit 130.

[0045] On the other hand, if the above-mentioned step S9 is negative, that is, if the control unit 20 has not received information that the parking frame available on the day not used by the first rank user will be transferred to the specific user, the control unit 20 proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the control unit 20 notifies the other rank users and the first rank users of information that the parking frame on the day not used by the first rank user will be the second parking lot. If there is no information from the first rank user to transfer the parking frame not used by the first rank user to the specific user, the control unit 20 sets the parking frame as the second parking lot so that the other rank user can use it. Then, the control unit 20 notifies the other rank users and the first rank users of information about the second parking lot in order to notify that the parking frame is available. For example, the control unit 20 transmits information about the second parking lot where parking can be reserved to the user terminals 100 of the other rank users and the first rank users by email or the like, and displays the information on the display unit of the user I / F unit 130. Although it is not necessary to notify first rank users, in this embodiment, the notification is given to inform them that a parking space that they are not using will be given over to a third party as a reservable space that can be reserved.

[0046] Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. As described above, the parking frame acquisition system 10 in this embodiment identifies parking frames as the number of first rank users (in this embodiment, users with platinum rank and parking contracts) whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank as first parking lots, and notifies the first rank users of the identified parking lots as available parking frames. In other words, parking frames are secured for the first rank users who are of a higher rank. This makes it possible to avoid the possibility that the higher rank users will not be able to park, in other words, the higher rank users will be able to park with certainty.

[0047] In addition, in this embodiment, the control unit 20 identifies the second parking lots, which are the number of parking spaces obtained by subtracting the number of the first parking lots from the number of parking spaces reserved in advance, and notifies the identified second parking lots as available spaces to other rank users other than the first rank users. This allows the other rank users to know that there are spaces available for parking and to make reservations for parking. Furthermore, by other rank users making reservations for parking, it is possible to avoid or suppress the occurrence of surplus parking spaces.

[0048] In addition, in this embodiment, when the control unit 20 receives a request from a first-rank user to transfer an available parking slot to a specific user, the control unit 20 causes the first-rank user to input information about the transferee and notifies the transferee user of the available parking slot. This makes it possible to avoid or suppress unused available parking slots for which the first-rank user has a parking contract, even if the first-rank user is unable to participate in an event such as a sporting event.

[0049] (3) Other embodiments: The above embodiment is an example for implementing the present invention, and various other embodiments can be adopted. In the above embodiment, the first rank user is defined as a user who has a parking contract among the highest platinum rank, but the first rank user may be arbitrarily set for each facility or event that sets the membership rank. For example, multiple membership ranks, such as two of the higher ranks, may be set to the first rank user.

[0050] Also, in the above-described embodiment, in step S6, the control unit 20 notifies other-rank users of the second parking lot as an available parking space, but the notification may be configured to be sent in order, for example, starting with users with higher ranks among other-rank users.

[0051] In the above embodiment, an example was described in which information on days when the parking frame of a first rank user cannot be used and information on the presence or absence of a transferee are recorded in the user information 30a before the process of Fig. 3 is started, such as when a predetermined period pass is purchased. On the other hand, it is assumed that information on days when the parking frame cannot be used and information on the presence or absence of a transferee are not certain before the process of Fig. 3 is started. Therefore, such information may be configured to be recorded in the user information 30a not only before the process of Fig. 3 is started, but also by the day before an event such as a sports game is held.

[0052] In addition, each system constituting the above-mentioned embodiment may be configured with fewer devices sharing functions. An example of such a case is that at least one system shown in FIG. 1 is configured with the same device as one or more other systems. For example, the parking space acquisition system 10 and the user terminal 100 may be configured with an integrated device. Also, only a part of the functions constituting the parking space acquisition system 10 (at least a part of the acquisition unit 21a, the identification unit 21b, the notification unit 21c, and the input control unit 21d) may be realized by the parking space acquisition system 10. Furthermore, the system shown in FIG. 1 may be configured with a larger number of systems. For example, at least a part of the parking space acquisition system 10 and the user terminal 100 may be configured with a cloud server.

[0053] In addition, at least some of the components (acquisition unit 21a, identification unit 21b, notification unit 21c, input control unit 21d) constituting the parking space acquisition system 10 may be separated into multiple devices. Furthermore, a configuration in which some components of the above-mentioned embodiment are omitted, or a configuration in which processing is changed or omitted may be assumed.

[0054] Furthermore, the technique of the present invention can also be applied as a program or method. The above-mentioned system, program, and method may be realized as a single device or may be realized by using parts shared with each part provided in the vehicle, and include various aspects. In addition, they can be modified as appropriate, such as being partly software and partly hardware. Furthermore, the invention can also be realized as a recording medium of a program that controls the system. Of course, the recording medium of the program may be a magnetic recording medium or a semiconductor memory, and any recording medium developed in the future can be considered in the same way. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 10...parking space acquisition system, 20...control unit, 21...parking space acquisition program, 21a...acquisition unit, 21b...identification unit, 21c...notification unit, 21d...input control unit, 30...recording medium, 30a...user information, 30b...map information, 30c...reservation information, 40...communication unit, 100...user terminal, 110...control unit, 120...communication unit, 130...user I / F unit.

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires user information of a first rank user whose membership rank is higher than a predetermined rank from the plurality of user information; A determination unit that determines a number of parking frames corresponding to the number of first rank users as first parking lots; A notification unit that notifies the first rank user of the identified first parking lot as a parking space available for parking. Parking space acquisition system.

2. The acquisition unit acquires user information of other rank users who are users other than the first rank users from the information of the plurality of users, The identification unit identifies a parking space other than the first parking space as a second parking space, The notification unit notifies the other rank users of the second parking lot as a reservation available slot for parking reservation. The parking space acquisition system according to claim 1 .

3. The second parking lot is a number of parking spaces obtained by subtracting the number of the first parking lot from the number of parking spaces secured in advance, The parking space acquisition system according to claim 2 .

4. An input control unit that, when receiving a request from the first rank user to transfer the available parking frame to a specific user, causes the first rank user to input information about the user to whom the available parking frame will be transferred; The notification unit is notifying the input user of the available parking space; The parking space acquisition system according to claim 1 .

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