Parking lot management server and computer program

Abstract

To provide information and communication technology that enables the announcement of parking fees introducing dynamic pricing adapted to the current status of an event.SOLUTION: A parking lot management server at an event venue includes: a member database that accumulates attribute data of parking lot users; current status data receiving means that receives current status data at the event venue; a parking lot management database that accumulates management data for a parking lot at the event venue; temporary fee calculation means that determines a temporary fee for the parking lot by using the current status data and the management data for the parking lot; extraction means that extracts a parking lot member user to whom the determined temporary fee should be transmitted using the data accumulated in the member database; and temporary fee transmission means that transmits the temporary fee to a communication terminal associated with the extracted parking lot member user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for realizing dynamic pricing of parking fees in parking lots adjacent to large facilities such as event venues, in line with the progress of the event. [Background technology]

[0002] Parking fees are often set based on the market rate of nearby parking lots. In addition, the market rate varies depending on the day of the week and the time of day, so the fee may be changed depending on the day of the week and the time of day. In order to change the fee, it is necessary to notify the parking lot users and to control the settlement machine with various data and control programs related to the changed fee.

[0003] Regarding price fluctuations according to the day of the week or time of day, parking lot users can be notified by displaying the information on a sign in the parking lot, and the information can also be implemented using the calendar and clock functions built into the payment machine as well as pre-installed control programs.

[0004] By making the parking lot payment machine capable of two-way communication with the parking lot management server that manages the parking lot, it is possible for the parking lot management server to send control programs and other information when the fee system is changed to the payment machine. However, since it is not possible to fully notify parking lot users of the changes, complaints and other problems may arise from users.

[0005] When a large-scale event is held, the parking lots at the event venue and in the surrounding areas are often crowded. The organizers set parking fees at the event venue based on the scale of the event and past performance, and other factors. The surrounding parking lots set their own parking fees while referring to the parking fees at the event venue.

[0006] When we searched for prior patents related to "dynamic pricing (price fluctuations)" on the patent information platform, we found 13 hits, and extracted the following patent documents, which we then verified.

[0007] Patent Document 1 discloses a parking fee setting system that can appropriately set parking fees by varying prices according to the level of demand (dynamic pricing) in a way that reflects actual usage conditions.

[0008] Patent Document 2 discloses a billing system technology that allows users of electric vehicles (electric automobiles) greater freedom in how they settle parking fees and electricity charges. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0009] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-2062 [Patent Document 2] JP 2021-135826 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0010] For parking lot businesses located in or near event venues, the ideal situation would be for all parking spaces to be fully booked (sold out) from before the event begins until after the event on the day of the event. Also, as mentioned above, parking fees at event venues are generally determined by the event organizer before the event and do not change. However, depending on the event being held, there may be cases where changing parking fees would be more reasonable for both the event organizer and event participants. In other words, there is room for the introduction of dynamic pricing.

[0011] For example, if the event is a professional sports match, it may be the case that all event tickets and parking spaces are not filled even just before the start of the match. In such a case, it is rational to sell out the event tickets and parking spaces even if the tickets and parking fees are reduced. However, even if the fees are reduced, it is difficult to fill the vacant seats at the event and the vacant parking spaces unless a method is established to notify many people of the reduced fees in an extremely short time.

[0012] Generally, the organizer of an event and the person in charge of parking at the event venue are separate entities. Therefore, in order to introduce dynamic pricing as a set of ticket sales for the event itself and parking fees, the two entities must unify their pricing decisions. However, this is generally difficult.

[0013] The problem that this invention aims to solve is to provide information and communication technology that enables parking lot users who use a parking lot in connection with an event to be notified of parking fees that incorporate dynamic pricing tailored to the current status of the event. [Means for solving the problem]

[0014] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, we provide a first invention relating to a parking lot management server, a second invention relating to a computer program for controlling a communication terminal of a parking lot user that performs information communication with the parking lot management server of the first invention, and a third invention relating to a computer program for controlling the parking lot management server of the first invention.

[0015] (First Invention) The first invention relates to a parking lot management server that manages parking lots at an event venue (see FIG. 1). That is, a membership database that stores the registration data of parking lot users; A current status data receiving means for receiving current status data of an event venue; A parking lot management database that accumulates management data on parking lots at event venues; a temporary parking fee calculation means for determining a temporary parking fee by using the current status data and the parking lot management data; an extraction means for extracting parking lot member users to whom the temporary fee determined by the temporary fee calculation means should be transmitted, using data stored in the member database; a temporary fee transmission means for transmitting the temporary fee to the communication terminal related to the parking lot member user extracted by the extraction means; Equipped with.

[0016] (Terminology) "Registration data" includes attribute data required for membership registration, such as name, address, and payment information, as well as "optional data" that is not required for membership registration, such as favorite sports teams or favorite artists. An "event venue" is, for example, a stadium, a sports facility including martial arts, a concert hall, or an outdoor event space.

[0017] "Current status data" is data relating to the current situation, such as the number of visitors at an event venue, or if the event is a sports match, the progress of the match. "Parking lots at event venues" are parking lots managed by the parking lot management database. As long as they are managed, they may include parking lots within the event venue, parking lots attached to the event venue, and parking lots adjacent to the event venue.

[0018] The "temporary fee calculation means" is a means for realizing so-called dynamic pricing, which calculates temporary fees using a specified algorithm. For example, it includes algorithms that reduce the fee in proportion to the time remaining until the scheduled end of the event at the event venue (or reduce the fee in inverse proportion to the time elapsed since the start of the event), reduce the fee in inverse proportion to the number of vacant seats on the visiting team's side, or reduce the fee in inverse proportion to the number of vacant spaces in the parking lot management data. By making full use of the data that has been accumulated thus far, pricing will be set with the aim of maximizing profits for event organizers and parking lot managers. In addition, the results data of dynamic pricing will be used to further improve dynamic pricing.

[0019] The extraction algorithm in the "extraction means" extracts fans of the visiting team when, for example, it is desired to fill vacant seats on the visiting team side at an event venue. A "server" includes a CPU as a calculation device, a data input device for inputting data via wireless or serial communication, a volatile memory for temporarily storing data to be calculated, and a non-volatile memory for storing data (e.g., a hard disk drive).

[0020] (action) Attribute data of parking lot users is stored in advance in a membership database. Also, management data of parking lots at the event site is stored in a parking lot management database. A current status data receiving means receives current status data for the event venue. A temporary fee calculation means determines a temporary fee for the parking lot by using the received current status data and parking lot management data. A temporary fee transmission means extracts a parking lot member user to whom the determined temporary fee should be sent, and transmits the determined temporary fee to the communication terminal associated with the parking lot member user.

[0021] The parking lot management server according to the present invention can prepare dynamic pricing based on the current situation at the event venue, and can quickly announce the prepared dynamic pricing. When the extracted member users utilize the service based on the received special fee, it contributes to an increase in the parking lot's sales.

[0022] (Variation 1 of the first invention) The first invention can be formed as follows. That is, a reservation data receiving means for receiving reservation data associated with the temporary fee from a communication terminal related to the parking lot member user; a reservation availability determination means (parking reservation availability determination means) for determining whether or not the reservation (parking reservation) of the reservation data is possible based on the parking management database; a determination result transmission means for transmitting a determination result by the reservation availability determination means to the communication terminal; (See Figure 2.)

[0023] (action) When a parking lot member user is attracted by the special fee and wants to make a reservation, reservation data including the special fee is transmitted from a communication terminal related to the parking lot member user to the parking lot management server, and is received by a reservation data receiving means of the parking lot management server. In the parking management server, a reservation possibility determination means determines whether or not a reservation (parking reservation) of the reservation data is possible based on the parking management database. Then, a determination result transmission means transmits the determination result by the reservation possibility determination means to the communication terminal.

[0024] The parking lot management server according to the present application can accept reservations based on dynamic pricing announcements based on the current situation at the event venue.

[0025] (Variation 2 of the first invention) The first invention can be formed as follows. That is, the special fee data includes the admission fee to the event venue.

[0026] (Terminology) "Admission fees to event venues" include, for example, admission fees to stadiums, admission fees to sports facilities including martial arts, admission fees to concert halls, admission fees to outdoor events, and the like.

[0027] (action) Since the special fee data includes the admission fee to the event venue, when a member user uses a service based on the special fee, it contributes to increased sales not only for the parking lot but also for the event manager.

[0028] (Second Invention) The second invention relates to a computer program for controlling a communication terminal ("member terminal" in FIG. 1) that executes information communication with the parking lot management server according to the first invention. The communication terminal is a communication terminal related to a parking lot user who wishes to use the parking lot. The computer program that controls the communication terminal is a registration data transmission step of transmitting registration data of the parking lot user to the parking lot management server; a fee reception step for receiving fee data relating to the parking lot fee when the parking lot management server calculates a fee relating to the parking lot fee and a parking lot management server is extracted based on the registration data; a non-recurring fee output step for outputting the non-recurring fee data received in the non-recurring fee receiving step; a reservation data transmission step for transmitting reservation data for making a parking lot reservation to which the casual fee is applied based on the casual fee data outputted in the casual fee output step; a determination result receiving step for receiving a result of the determination made by the parking lot management server as to whether the reservation data transmitted in the reservation data transmitting step is available for reservation; The above is a computer program for causing the communication terminal to execute the above (see Figs. 1 and 2).

[0029] A "communications terminal" includes a CPU as a calculation device, a data input device for inputting data via wireless communication or serial communication, a volatile memory for temporarily storing data to be calculated, and a non-volatile memory (e.g., a flash memory) for storing data.

[0030] (Third Invention) A third aspect of the present invention relates to a computer program for controlling the parking lot management server according to the first aspect of the present invention (see FIG. 1). That is, a registration data storage procedure for storing registration data of parking lot users in a member database; a current status data receiving step for receiving current status data of an event venue; a parking lot management data accumulation step for accumulating management data of parking lots at the event venue in a parking lot management database; a temporary fee calculation procedure for determining a temporary fee for the parking lot by using the current status data and the parking lot management data; an extraction step of extracting parking lot member users to whom the temporary fee determined in the temporary fee calculation step should be transmitted, using data stored in the member database; a procedure for transmitting the temporary fee to the communication terminal related to the parking lot member user extracted in the extraction procedure; It is a computer program that causes a parking lot management server to execute the above.

[0031] (Variation 1 of the third invention) The third aspect of the invention is more preferably as follows. That is, a reservation data receiving step of receiving reservation data associated with the temporary fee from a communication terminal related to the parking lot member user; a reservation availability determination step for determining whether or not the reservation data can be made based on the parking lot management database; a judgment result transmission step of transmitting a judgment result of the reservation availability judgment step to the communication terminal; The parking lot management server will execute the following (see Figure 2).

[0032] (Variation 2 of the third invention) The third aspect of the invention is more preferably as follows. In other words, the special fee includes the admission fee to the event venue.

[0033] Both the parking lot management server of the first invention and the communication terminal implementing the second invention are a type of computer, and are equipped with input means and output means for transmitting and receiving data with other terminals, memory means for storing data input from the input means and for providing various databases, calculation means for performing calculations using input data from the input means and memory data stored in the memory means, and random access memory used by the calculation means during calculations. The computer programs according to the second and third aspects of the present invention can also be provided by storing them in a recording medium. Here, the term "recording medium" refers to a medium capable of carrying a program that does not occupy space by itself. Examples of such a medium include a flexible disk, a hard disk, a DVD-R, and a flash memory. It is also possible to transmit the computer programs according to the second and third aspects of the present invention from a computer (or a communication terminal) storing the computer programs to another computer (including a server) or communication terminal via a communication line. Effect of the Invention

[0034] According to the first invention, a parking lot management server can be provided that can notify parking lot users who use the parking lot in connection with an event that is being held of parking fees that incorporate dynamic pricing tailored to the current status of the event. According to the second invention, it is possible to provide an application program for controlling a communication terminal (typically a smartphone) capable of notifying parking lot users who use the parking lot in connection with an event that is being held of parking fees that incorporate dynamic pricing adapted to the current status of the event. According to the third invention, a computer program can be provided for controlling a parking lot management server that can notify parking lot users who use the parking lot in connection with an event that a parking fee is charged using dynamic pricing that is tailored to the current status of the event. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0035] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the implementation and publicity of parking rate changes. [Diagram 2] 11 is a block diagram showing the procedure for accepting reservations for advertised parking fees at any time. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire for collecting registration data from member users. [Figure 4] This is a flowchart for selecting which algorithm to adopt from among multiple prepared algorithms for implementing dynamic pricing. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a sample of an ad-hoc fee. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire for extracting VIPs from registered users. [Figure 7] This is a flowchart for selecting which algorithm to adopt from among multiple prepared algorithms for implementing dynamic pricing. [Figure 8] This is a conceptual diagram illustrating the features of VIP parking spaces and sample rates. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a system for selling empty seats that occur during a professional baseball game as an event. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a system for selling empty seats that occur during a professional baseball game as an event. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0036] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 10). The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, but is a form for interpreting the present invention.

[0037] (Figure 1) Figure 1 shows the relationship between an event management server that collects and distributes data on the current status of an event venue, a parking lot management server that manages the parking lots at the event venue, and communication terminals (abbreviated as "member terminals" in the figure) related to member users who use the parking lots.

[0038] The event management server inputs the current status of the event. For example, the display contents of the scoreboard showing the progress of the game are digitized and acquired together with time data. Data on the availability of spectator seats is also acquired from the seat database. This is the current status data input means. The input current status data (for example, the current time is 18:30, the home team is leading by one point, the number of vacant visitor seats is 840, and the number of vacant home seats is 110) is transmitted to the parking lot management server via the current status data transmitting means. This current status data is received by the current status data receiving means in the parking lot management server.

[0039] The parking management server receives the current status data from the event management server and then publicizes the parking lot's current fees (dynamically priced fees) based on that current status data to registered member users.

[0040] When a parking lot user wishes to receive notification of ad-hoc charges for parking at an event venue created by the parking lot management server, the user inputs and transmits his / her own attribute data (such as name, address, contact information, etc. required for member registration) via an attribute data transmission means, and is registered as a member in advance. In addition, the user inputs registration data (such as the name of a favorite professional baseball team) to the registration data transmission means in order to receive only the information he or she desires from among the ad-hoc fees created by the parking lot management server, and transmits the data to the parking lot management server.

[0041] The parking lot management server accumulates the attribute data and registration data sent from the member terminal in a member database. In addition, the current status of the parking lots at the event venue (for example, 32 vacant general parking spaces and 4 vacant VIP parking spaces) is tracked, and the data is stored in the parking lot management database and updated as needed. "VIP" will be described later using Figure 6.

[0042] The on-demand fee calculation means calculates the on-demand fee using the current status data received from the event management server and the latest parking lot data. For example, if the parking lot is entered by 19:20, the on-demand fee is calculated as 1,750 yen for a general parking space and 3,300 yen for a VIP parking space.

[0043] Meanwhile, the extraction means extracts from the member database, taking into consideration the current status data, members to whom the aforementioned casual fee should be notified (for example, members who are Baystars fans and who are working in Tokyo today, which is a weekday).The casual fee transmission means then transmits the casual fee to the member terminal related to the extracted member user.

[0044] The member terminal that receives the casual fee by the casual fee receiving means outputs the received casual fee, and the member user considers whether or not to use the parking lot. When reserving a parking space at the casual fee, information processing is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. 2.

[0045] (Figure 2) FIG. 2 shows the procedure by which a member terminal, to which a casual rate has been presented, reserves a parking space and an admission ticket to an event venue via the parking management server.

[0046] The member terminal transmits reservation data for reserving an admission ticket to the parking lot and an admission ticket to the event venue to the parking lot management server via a reservation data transmission means. In the parking lot management server, a reservation data receiving means receives the reservation data.

[0047] The reservation data includes data on parking lot reservations and data on admission tickets to the event venue. The reservation data receiving means extracts the data on admission tickets to the event venue from the reservation data, and the reserved seat data sending means sends the data to the event management server as reserved seat data.

[0048] In the event management server, which receives the reserved seat data through the reserved seat data receiving means, the reservation availability determining means refers to the seat database and determines whether the reservation is available. Then, if vacant seats that match the reserved seat data (for example, two visitor seats; consecutive numbers E303, 304) are secured, the reservation confirmation sending means sends the reservation confirmation data to the parking lot management server.

[0049] For data regarding parking space reservations in the reservation data sent from the member terminal, the parking space management server refers to the parking space management database and a reservation feasibility determination means determines whether or not a parking space reservation is possible. If a reservation is possible, the number of available parking spaces in the parking space management database is decremented by one to update the data. Then, a determination result sending means sends to the member terminal a notice that a parking space has been secured, along with reservation confirmation data regarding an admission ticket to the event venue. Then, at the member terminal, a determination result receiving means receives the reservation determination result.

[0050] If the payment method is registered in advance in the member database, the member may input that the parking fee and the admission ticket fee to the event venue will be paid by credit card, for example.

[0051] (Figure 3) FIG. 3 shows an example of a questionnaire for collecting registration data from registered member users.

[0052] A questionnaire is sent as electronic data from the parking lot management server to the communication terminal of the member user (not shown in FIG. 1). The member user answers the questions in the questionnaire by tapping the communication terminal (the "member user terminal" shown as a smartphone in the figure) and checking the boxes to submit the answers.

[0053] In the questionnaire shown in the figure, participants are asked to select their favorite professional baseball team, and other data is collected, such as their level of enthusiasm for their favorite team, questions about discounts for entering the game midway, and the time it takes to get to a designated stadium.

[0054] When the questionnaire is sent from the member user terminal, the parking lot management server receives it as registration data. The registration data is then stored in the member database for each member user. It is then used as data for creating algorithms to determine which algorithms are rational for dynamic pricing, and for verifying the algorithms after they have been created. It also serves as data for deciding which of multiple algorithms to select after they have been created, and whether or not to send the created dynamic pricing to that location.

[0055] (Figure 4) Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for selecting dynamic pricing for fans of visiting baseball teams that do not use the event venue as their home stadium when the event venue is a stadium used for watching professional sports games.

[0056] First, it is determined whether there are any vacant seats in the visitor's section at the event venue (S1). If there are no vacant seats, dynamic pricing for fans of the visiting team cannot be performed, so the process ends.

[0057] If there are vacant seats in the visitor seats, it is determined whether there are vacant seats in the general parking lot for the event venue (S2). If there are no vacant seats in the parking lot, dynamic pricing is applied only to the admission fee without parking (S3).

[0058] If there is available parking space, dynamic pricing for admission fees with parking and dynamic pricing for admission fees without parking will both be adopted (S4).

[0059] As an event organizer at an event venue, if there are available visitor seats, regardless of whether there are available parking spaces, you can implement dynamic pricing on admission based on the current situation of the event without having to coordinate with the parking lot manager.

[0060] As a parking lot manager, you may implement dynamic pricing for parking fees in your parking lot, without needing to coordinate with the event organizer, only if there are vacant parking spaces and available visitor seats. In addition, if there are vacant parking spaces and no vacant seats in the visitor's seats, it is possible to implement dynamic pricing for fans of the home team if there are vacant seats in the home seats.

[0061] (Figure 5) Figure 5 shows three examples of dynamic pricing. The current status data includes the time and live game reports of the professional baseball games at the stadium. The parking fee plus the stadium admission fee changes every second according to the time and game reports.

[0062] It is assumed that the information shown in Figure 5 is to be notified to member users at 19:30. This is an example of a case where you want to inform member users that the price is decreasing over time. If you want to inform them of only the current price without informing them of price fluctuations over time, you can just inform them of the current price.

[0063] Figure 5(a) shows dynamic pricing when there are sufficient parking spaces and visitor seats. As the game progresses, the visiting team continues to lead the home team. In this case, the total price of the parking fee and the reserved infield seat is set to decrease from 5,500 yen (tax included) immediately after the start of the game to 4,400 yen, 3,300 yen, and 2,200 yen.

[0064] Figure 5(b) shows dynamic pricing when there are sufficient visitor seats but few available parking spaces. The game situation as it progresses with time is the same as in Figure 5(a). The price at each time is also the same as in Figure 5(a), but the system discourages parking by informing the user that "if the parking lot is not used, an additional 1,000 yen discount will be applied."

[0065] In Figure 5(c), the game situation as it progresses over time is the same as in Figure 5(a). The difference is that the total price of the parking fee and the reserved infield seats at each time is 4400 yen, 3300 yen, 2200 yen, and 1100 yen, each 1000 yen cheaper. This is because it is raining heavily that day, and there are many visitor seats remaining. The total price is the same as Figures 5(a) and (b), but because it is raining heavily, there is expected to be a certain degree of demand for using the parking lot, that is, for traveling by car, so "if the parking lot is not used, there is an additional 500 yen discount."

[0066] In this diagram, since this is information to be notified to member users, it does not show information on how the event organizer and parking lot manager will distribute the collected fee. By only notifying the total price, the intention is to create a sense of bargain. However, this is merely an example, and the content displayed can be changed according to the requests of member users and the objectives of the event organizer or parking lot manager.

[0067] (Figure 6) FIG. 6 shows an example of the contents of a questionnaire that is administered to member users when they register or at an appropriate time. This is to allow the event organizer or parking lot manager to determine whether or not a member user is a "VIP" as shown in FIG.

[0068] The first question is, "Are you familiar with dynamic pricing?" This can be answered with a yes or no.

[0069] The next questions are about dynamic pricing and questions to explore the member users' sense of money. If full dynamic pricing is implemented, the concept of "list price" will disappear, but for comparison, the answers are asked to choose from three options: twice the "list price" (B-1), the same price (B-2), and less than the same price (B-3).

[0070] The third question asks about the mode of transportation to the stadium "TD" where the event is held. If the answer to this question is "C-1. Private car" and the answer to the second question is "B-1", the member user is provisionally recognized as a "VIP."

[0071] (Figure 7) Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the dynamic pricing selection procedure for member users who have been provisionally recognized as VIPs when the event venue is a stadium used for watching professional sports games.

[0072] First, it is determined whether or not there is a vacant parking space for VIPs (S11). Here, a "VIP parking space" is, for example, a space that does not require the driver to take time to enter and leave the parking lot, but in exchange for a high parking fee.

[0073] If there are no vacant VIP parking spaces, this plan cannot provide dynamic pricing for VIPs, so dynamic pricing based on the availability of regular non-VIP parking spaces is adopted (S12).

[0074] Next, if there are vacant VIP parking spaces, we will determine whether there are any vacant seats in the so-called premium seats, such as behind the backstop. Vacant premium seats include unsold seats as well as seats that have been cancelled due to people being unable to come on the day.

[0075] Incidentally, the means by which event organizers become aware of "canceled seats" is, for example, the following system. That is, if a person who has purchased a reserved seat in advance notifies the organizer of a cancellation before the start of the match, and the organizer is able to resell the reserved seat, the organizer will refund an amount less than the purchase price of the reserved seat. The occurrence of cancelled seats is immediately recognized by the event management server, and the cancellation notification is received as electronic data (not by telephone, etc.) so that the management data can be updated.

[0076] (Figure 8) Figure 8 illustrates the characteristics and pricing samples of VIP parking spaces.

[0077] FIG. 8(a) is a conceptual diagram illustrating a general parking lot for comparing the features of VIP parking spaces. There is a gate at the entrance, and parking fees are paid in advance at the gate. The size of the parking space is standard (for example, 5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide). Also, the distance from the parking space to the event venue is not close.

[0078] FIG. 8(b) is a conceptual diagram illustrating the features of a VIP parking space. There is no gate at the VIP entrance. Because the VIP is a registered member, a camera (not shown) recognizes the registered vehicle number and charges the fee using the registered payment method. Therefore, there is no need to stop temporarily or go through payment procedures to pay the fee.

[0079] The parking space is 1 meter longer and 0.5 meters wider than the standard size mentioned above, making parking easier. In addition, the parking space is close to the event venue's seating area (behind the backstop).

[0080] Figure 8(c) shows a sample of the VIP dynamic pricing rate. Although the prices become cheaper as the match progresses, they are still higher than the general dynamic pricing shown in Figure 5.

[0081] (Fig. 9) Figure 9 shows a system for selling empty seats that arise during the game. This is a system in which seats that become vacant when spectators leave the event venue midway through the match are introduced to member users and sold to people who wish to enter even in the middle of the match.

[0082] Customers who leave midway through the game may be customers who are confident that their favorite team will win because they saw the opposing team far ahead of them until halfway through the game, or customers who are generally satisfied because their favorite player is already doing well, and then go home before the game ends. These customers who leave midway through the game leave seats empty. The event management server keeps track of these empty seats.

[0083] Specifically, the mechanism for selling vacant seats during a game works as follows. For example, let's say the event management server determines that at the end of the bottom of the 5th inning when the game is confirmed (for example, 7:45 p.m.), there are 80 vacant seats on the home side and 520 vacant seats on the away side. This data is sent to the parking management server. The parking management server determines the number of vacant parking spaces (for example, 14 spaces), sets the prices for reserved infield seats (for example, 2,200 yen) and stadium parking (for example, 1,100 yen), and sends this as "professional baseball news" to member users who are home team fans. Past data can also be used to add information such as the probability of the home team winning.

[0084] Among the member users who receive "Professional Baseball News", there are many who want to "experience the moment of victory at the stadium", and there are also fans who want to go to the stadium with the peace of mind that the probability of victory is high. Also, this service can provide an opportunity to purchase tickets for those who gave up on purchasing tickets on the day, or those who were unable to purchase tickets in advance because they could not predict the closing time on the day.

[0085] (Figure 10) Figure 10 also shows a system for selling empty seats that occur during a game. It shows that when the visiting team is losing by a large margin, fans of the visiting team get angry and go home, which can lead to fans leaving the game.

[0086] The visiting team is more likely to have empty seats than the home team, but if they are losing by a large margin, they are more likely to have empty seats during the match, and these seats are then sold at a lower price than the standard rate.

[0087] The mechanism for selling vacant seats is the same as that described above. That is, the event management server determines the number of vacant seats and sends this data to the parking management server. The parking management server then determines the number of vacant parking spaces and sets the prices for the reserved infield seats on the visiting side (for example, 990 yen) and the stadium parking lot (for example, 1,100 yen). This is then sent as "professional baseball news" to member users who are fans of the visiting team.

[0088] There are enthusiastic fans who want to cheer even if the team is losing, fanatic fans who hope that a losing team might give a promising new player a chance to play, and core fans who want to enter the game at a low price even if the team is losing. These types of fans are extracted using the questionnaire for collecting registration data as shown in Figure 3 and data such as the usage history of member users, and information is sent directly to them.

[0089] According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to provide dynamic pricing over time for services involving time, such as events. In addition, we were also able to offer dynamic pricing over time to parking lot users who use the parking lot in conjunction with the event.

[0090] As an event organizer, we were able to provide a new service of selling empty seats that became available over time. As a member user, even if you have not made a reservation before the event starts, you can now have the opportunity to participate (enter) in the event. [Industrial Applicability]

[0091] The present invention has potential applications in the parking lot management industry, the manufacturing industry of communication equipment for parking lot management data, data management industry in data communications, the development of application software for parking lot control units and parking lot management servers, the development of application software for communication terminals, the real estate industry, such as store development near parking lots, and consulting industries that advise on providing new services at stores.

Claims

1. A parking lot management server for managing parking lots at an event venue, A membership database that accumulates attribute data of parking lot users; A current status data receiving means for receiving current status data of an event venue; A parking lot management database that accumulates management data on parking lots at event venues; a temporary parking fee calculation means for determining a temporary parking fee by using the current status data and the parking lot management data; an extraction means for extracting parking lot member users to whom the temporary fee determined by the temporary fee calculation means should be transmitted, using data stored in the member database; a temporary fee transmission means for transmitting the temporary fee to the communication terminal related to the parking lot member user extracted by the extraction means; A parking lot management server equipped with the above.

2. a reservation data receiving means for receiving reservation data associated with the temporary fee from a communication terminal related to the parking lot member user; a reservation availability determination means for determining whether or not the reservation of the reservation data is possible based on the parking lot management database; a determination result transmission means for transmitting a determination result by the reservation availability determination means to the communication terminal; The parking lot management server according to claim 1 .

3. The temporary fee includes the admission fee to the event venue. The parking lot management server according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A computer program for controlling a communication terminal related to a parking lot user who wishes to use a parking lot that communicates with a parking lot management server, The computer program is a registration data transmission step of transmitting registration data of the parking lot user to the parking lot management server; a fee reception step for receiving fee data relating to the parking lot fee when the parking lot management server calculates a fee relating to the parking lot fee and a parking lot management server is extracted based on the registration data; a non-recurring fee output step for outputting the non-recurring fee data received in the non-recurring fee receiving step; a reservation data transmission step for transmitting reservation data for making a parking lot reservation to which the casual fee is applied based on the casual fee data outputted in the casual fee output step; a determination result receiving step for receiving a result of the determination made by the parking lot management server as to whether the reservation data transmitted in the reservation data transmitting step is available for reservation; A computer program for causing the communication terminal to execute the above.

5. A control program for controlling a parking lot management server that manages parking lots at an event venue, The control program is a registration data accumulation step for accumulating registration data of parking lot users in a member database; a current status data receiving step for receiving current status data of an event venue; a parking lot management data accumulation step for accumulating management data of parking lots at the event venue in a parking lot management database; a temporary fee calculation procedure for determining a temporary fee for the parking lot by using the current status data and the parking lot management data; an extraction step of extracting parking lot member users to whom the temporary fee determined in the temporary fee calculation step should be transmitted, using data stored in the member database; a procedure for transmitting the temporary fee to the communication terminal related to the parking lot member user extracted in the extraction procedure; A computer program that causes a parking lot management server to execute the above.

6. a reservation data receiving step of receiving reservation data associated with the temporary fee from a communication terminal related to the parking lot member user; a reservation availability determination step for determining whether or not the reservation data can be made based on the parking lot management database; a judgment result transmission step of transmitting a judgment result of the reservation availability judgment step to the communication terminal; 6. The computer program according to claim 5, wherein the computer program is executed by a parking lot management server.

7. The temporary fee includes the admission fee to the event venue. A computer program according to claim 5 or claim 6.

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