In-vehicle leftover confirmation system and mechanical parking facility

Abstract

To provide an in-vehicle leftover confirmation system which enables a user to carefully confirm a leftover in a vehicle.SOLUTION: This in-vehicle leftover confirmation system, which receives a user's confirmation input of no person in a vehicle after detection of a leftover in the vehicle in a getting-on / off room in a mechanical parking facility, comprises a control device provided with: an organism detection unit that determines the presence of an organism in the vehicle in the getting-on / off room; a leftover determination unit that determines the presence of a person left behind on the basis of the determination result of organism presence by the organism detection unit; a notification unit that issues an in-vehicle leftover alert 80 when the leftover determination unit determines the presence of a leftover; and a reception control unit that controls reception of the confirmation input of no person in the vehicle. The control device is configured to issue the in-vehicle leftover alert 80 by the notification unit when the leftover determination unit determines the presence of a leftover, and to validate reception of the confirmation input of no person in the vehicle by the reception control unit by canceling the in-vehicle leftover alert 80 through an input operation of an alert confirmation input unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to a system for confirming the presence or absence of occupants left in a vehicle in a loading and unloading room of a mechanical parking facility and a mechanical parking facility equipped with the same.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a mechanical parking facility monitors whether there are any occupants left in the vehicle in the loading and unloading room where the vehicle enters and exits. For example, at the time of storage, after the vehicle is stored in the loading and unloading room and the user exits the loading and unloading room, the user checks that there is no one in the loading and unloading room and then closes the entrance and exit door. At the same time, the mechanical parking facility side also monitors whether there are any occupants left in the vehicle.

[0003] As this type of prior art, there is an object detection device that outputs a transmission wave into the vehicle in the loading and unloading room, receives the reflected wave from a reflector, and determines whether a person is present in the vehicle based on the transmission wave and the reflected wave (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] By the way, when the above prior art determines that a person is present in the vehicle, it issues a notification for confirming the vehicle interior state and enables the reception of an operation of a vehicle interior confirmation button. Then, when the operation of the vehicle interior confirmation button is received, the driving lock is released and the entrance and exit door can be closed.

[0006] That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, after the first authentication is performed (S51), an empty pallet is moved to the boarding and alighting room by an incoming call operation (S52), and the entrance and exit doors are opened (S54). Then, when the vehicle is stored (S55) and exits (S56), it is detected by the mechanical parking equipment whether there is a person in the vehicle (S57). If it is determined that there is a person based on this detection, a notification of the vehicle interior state confirmation is made (S58). Then, the interior of the vehicle is checked (S59), the vehicle interior confirmation button is operated (S60), the safety check in the boarding and alighting room is performed (S61), and a safety check input is made (S62). By making the safety check input, the second authentication operation can be performed (S63), and it is determined whether the second authentication of the second authentication operation matches the first authentication of the first authentication operation (S64). If they match, the entrance and exit doors are closed (S65) and the process ends.

[0007] The purpose of the present application is to provide a vehicle interior abandonment confirmation system that allows users to more carefully check for abandonment in the vehicle and a mechanical parking facility equipped with the same, compared to the above-described prior art.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] A vehicle interior abandonment confirmation system according to one aspect of the present application is a vehicle interior abandonment confirmation system that, after a mechanical parking facility detects abandonment inside the vehicle in the boarding and alighting compartment, further receives an input for confirming the absence of people inside the vehicle by the user. The system includes a biometric detection unit that determines the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle in the boarding and alighting compartment, an abandonment determination unit that determines the presence or absence of human abandonment based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the biometric detection unit, a notification unit that issues a notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle when the abandonment determination unit determines that there is abandonment, and a reception control unit that controls the reception of the input for confirming the absence of people. The control device is configured such that when the abandonment determination unit determines that there is abandonment, the notification unit issues a notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle, and the reception control unit enables the reception of the input for confirming the absence of people inside the vehicle by canceling the notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle through an input operation of a notice cancellation confirmation input unit. The notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle includes screen display, voice, light emission, etc.

[0009] With this configuration, when a person is left unattended inside the vehicle in the boarding and alighting compartment, it is determined as a living body by the biometric detection unit. When it is determined that there is abandonment by the abandonment determination unit based on the determination result, a notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle is issued by the notification unit, so that the user can appropriately know the abandonment inside the vehicle. Since the user cannot receive the input for confirming the absence of people inside the vehicle unless the notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle is canceled by an input operation of the notice cancellation confirmation input unit, the user is made aware of the need to confirm the abandonment inside the vehicle, and the user checks the abandonment inside the vehicle more carefully.

[0010] Furthermore, the system may further include an in-vehicle confirmation device that has a photographing device for photographing the boarding and alighting compartment, is provided outside the boarding and alighting compartment, and has a display unit for displaying an image photographed by the photographing device. The control device may be configured to display the notice to alert of abandonment inside the vehicle by the notification unit on the display unit of the in-vehicle confirmation device to alert.

[0011] With such a configuration, after the user exits the boarding and alighting compartment, while the user is checking the image inside the boarding and alighting compartment on the display unit of the in-vehicle confirmation device, a reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle is displayed on the display unit, so that the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle can be recognized without being overlooked.

[0012] Further, the control device may display the display area of the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle overlapping on the image inside the boarding and alighting compartment displayed on the display unit so that the vehicle inside the boarding and alighting compartment cannot be seen.

[0013] With such a configuration, after the user exits the boarding and alighting compartment, while the user is checking the image inside the boarding and alighting compartment on the display unit of the in-vehicle confirmation device, the display area of the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle is displayed so as to overlap on the image of the display unit and the vehicle cannot be seen, so that the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle can be recognized without being overlooked more.

[0014] Further, the display unit may be configured by a touch panel, and the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle may be configured to be canceled by touching the display area of the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle displayed on the display unit as the reminder confirmation input unit.

[0015] With such a configuration, since the reminder is canceled when the user touches the display area of the reminder for not leaving items in the vehicle displayed on the display unit of the in-vehicle confirmation device, it is possible to surely make the user aware that it is necessary to confirm whether there are items left in the vehicle.

[0016] Further, the biological detection unit is configured to determine the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle based on the transmitted wave and the reflected wave of the detection wave type detector, and after the control device detects that the user has exited the boarding and alighting compartment, the control device may be configured to determine the presence or absence of items left in the vehicle in the leaving items determination unit based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle by the biological detection unit.

[0017] With such a configuration, the transmitted wave has the characteristic of reflecting, diffracting, and penetrating to the back side of the obstacle, and the reflected wave also returns to the detection wave type detector in the same way. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately detect the presence or absence of an unattended object in a position hidden by the sheet.

[0018] The mechanical parking facility according to one aspect of the present application includes any of the vehicle unattended confirmation systems described above.

[0019] With this configuration, in the mechanical parking facility, when it is determined that there is an unattended object in the vehicle in the boarding and alighting room, the unattended object can be appropriately alerted and confirmed without overlooking the vehicle unattended alert.

Effects of the Invention

[0020] According to the vehicle unattended confirmation system of the present application, it is possible to make the user more aware of checking for unattended objects in the vehicle.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0022] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an elevator-type parking facility will be described as an example of the mechanical parking facility 10. The in-vehicle person leaving confirmation system 1 detects, for example, a person left in the rear seat or the like and prompts the user to confirm. Note that the concepts of the front-rear, left-right directions in this specification and the patent claim documents shall be consistent with the concepts of the front-rear, left-right directions in the state of facing the entrance / exit 12 from the outside as shown in FIG. 1.

[0023] <Configuration of the Mechanical Parking Facility> FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an example of the mechanical parking facility 10 to which the in-vehicle person leaving confirmation system 1 is applied. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the boarding and alighting room 15 of the mechanical parking facility 10 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 schematically shows the inside of the boarding and alighting room 15.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 1, the mechanical parking facility 10 of this embodiment has an entrance / exit 12 on the first floor above ground of the parking tower 11. An opening / closing entrance / exit door 13 is provided at the entrance / exit 12. The vehicle V enters or exits from the entrance / exit 12 to / from the boarding / lobby 15 inside the parking tower 11. An operation panel 50 is provided to the right of the entrance / exit 12. A sensor 17 for detecting the exit of the user is provided in the vicinity of the entrance / exit 12. The sensor 17 is exemplified by a photoelectric tube sensor, but other sensors may also be used.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2, inside the boarding / lobby 15, a pallet 16 for mounting the vehicle V is arranged at the central part. The vehicle V is guided to park at the central part of the pallet 16 and stops. The boarding / lobby 15 is equipped with a plurality of cameras 20 as photographing devices for photographing the vehicle V and its surroundings. In this example, a first camera 21 is provided in front of the vehicle V, and photographs the vehicle V within a predetermined range 21a from the front. Also, a second camera 22 and a third camera 23 are provided in the left and right directions at the front part of the vehicle V, and photograph the vehicle V within predetermined ranges 22a and 23a from the left and right directions at the front part. Also, a fourth camera 24 and a fifth camera 25 are provided in the left and right directions at the rear part of the vehicle V, and photograph the vehicle V within predetermined ranges 24a and 25a from the left and right directions at the rear part. In this example, the vehicle V and its surroundings are photographed by five cameras 21 to 25.

[0026] In addition, a standing wave radar 30, which is a detection wave type detector, is provided in front of the vehicle V as a living body detector for detecting a living body inside the vehicle V. Two standing wave radars 30, a first standing wave radar 31 and a second standing wave radar 32, are provided at the left and right positions in front of the vehicle V. The first standing wave radar 31 and the second standing wave radar 32 are provided to transmit and receive detection waves 31a, 32a from the front of the vehicle V to the inside of the vehicle V as well. Detection wave type detectors include those that use radio waves such as microwaves and millimeter waves or ultrasonic waves as detection waves. The detection wave type detector transmits a detection wave into the vehicle V and receives the reflected detection wave. The transmitted wave has a characteristic of being reflected and diffracted to go around to the back side of an obstacle, and the reflected wave returns to the detection wave type detector in the same manner. This characteristic is used to determine the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle V, so that the presence or absence of an abandoned body in a position hidden by a seat can be appropriately detected. The boarding / disembarking compartment 15 is equipped with a control device 40. In this embodiment, a detection wave detector is used as a living body detection unit for determining the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle V, but the living body detection unit is not limited to this embodiment and may be configured to analyze images taken by multiple cameras to check the inside of the vehicle.

[0027] <Control device> 3 is a block diagram including the control device 40 and the main components of the in-vehicle abandoned person confirmation system 1. The control device 40 has a processor, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, an I / O interface, etc. The control device 40 has an abandonment determination unit 43 that determines whether or not a person has been left behind by utilizing the result of the standing wave radar 30's determination of the presence or absence of a living body. The control device 40 also has an alarm unit 44 that issues a warning about abandoned persons in the vehicle when the abandonment determination unit 43 determines that someone has been abandoned, and a reception control unit 45 that controls the acceptance of unmanned person confirmation requests in the boarding / de-boarding compartment 15 to be enabled or disabled.

[0028] The control device 40 is connected to the cameras 20 (21 to 25) in the boarding and alighting compartment 15, the stationary wave radar 30 (31 to 32), and the operation panel 50. The abandonment determination unit 43 of the control device 40 determines whether there is human abandonment by including the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the stationary wave radar 30, the detection of the user's exit by the sensor 17, and other information. For example, if the biological determination output of the stationary wave radar 30 becomes "high" after the sensor 17 detects the user's exit, it is determined that the movement in the vehicle V is human abandonment. In this embodiment, since the determination result of the stationary wave radar 30 is used for biological detection, it is possible to appropriately detect the abandonment of the hidden part by the seat that cannot be detected only by the camera. The control device 40 has a function of displaying the images taken by the plurality of cameras 21 to 25 on the touch panel 51 provided on the operation panel 50. In this embodiment, the operation panel 50 also serves as a confirmation device for the boarding and alighting compartment, and the touch panel 51 serves as a display unit. The confirmation device for the boarding and alighting compartment may be configured separately from the operation panel 50. The confirmation device for the boarding and alighting compartment may be composed of, for example, only a monitor.

[0029] The operation panel 50 of this embodiment has a touch panel 51, an unmanned confirmation button 52, and a safety confirmation button 53. Further, the operation panel 50 has a reading unit 54 for authenticating by holding the authentication card 55. This example uses the authentication method using the authentication card 55 as an example, but the authentication method may be other methods such as a password.

[0030] <Abandonment confirmation flow 1 by the in-vehicle abandonment confirmation system> FIG. 4 is a first flowchart showing the flow at the time of storage by the in-vehicle abandonment confirmation system 1. FIG. 5 is a second flowchart following the first flowchart shown in FIG. 4. The abandonment confirmation flow 1 consists of the first flowchart and the second flowchart. The abandonment confirmation flow 1 is an example in the case where the user and the handler of the mechanical parking facility 10 are the same, and the user is described in the figure. For example, it is an example in the case where the user performs all operations, such as a mechanical parking facility 10 in an apartment building.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 4, the user performs first authentication on the operation panel 50 (S1). In this example, the authentication operation is performed by holding the authentication card 55 over the reading unit 54. When the first authentication is approved, the user performs an entry call operation (S2). When the mechanical parking facility 10 receives the entry call operation, it moves the empty pallet to the boarding and alighting room (S3) and opens the entrance and exit door 13 (S4). The user drives the vehicle V into the boarding and alighting room 15 and stores it at a predetermined position on the pallet (S5). When the sensor 17 detects that the user has exited the boarding and alighting room 15 (S6), the mechanical parking facility monitors whether there is a person left in the vehicle V (S7). In this abandonment monitoring, when it is determined that there is a person left based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the stationary wave radar 30 (S8), a vehicle abandonment warning 80 is notified (S9). When it is determined that there is a person left, the input of the unattended confirmation button 52 (unattended confirmation input means) becomes invalid. When it is determined that there is no person left based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the stationary wave radar 30 in the abandonment monitoring (S7), as shown in FIG. 5 "A", the process proceeds to the safety confirmation (S13) inside the boarding and alighting room 15 by the user.

[0032] In this embodiment, the vehicle abandonment warning 80 in step S9 is an image of the vehicle abandonment warning 80 that is displayed superimposed on the camera image inside the boarding and alighting room 15 displayed on the touch panel 51 of the operation panel 50, as shown in FIG. 9 described later. Since the display area of the vehicle abandonment warning 80 is displayed in such a size that the vehicle V displayed on the touch panel 51 cannot be seen, the user is strongly reminded that it is necessary to check the inside of the vehicle V without overlooking the vehicle abandonment warning 80. Also, while the vehicle abandonment warning 80 is being displayed, operations of the unattended confirmation button 52 by the user and subsequent operations are not accepted. The vehicle abandonment warning 80 may be displayed not only on the touch panel 51 but also as a lamp, voice, etc. After the vehicle abandonment warning 80 is notified, the process continues to FIG. 5 "B".

[0033] As shown in "B" of FIG. 5, the user checks the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle and becomes aware that it is necessary to confirm whether the vehicle is left unattended inside the vehicle V. After the user becomes aware that it is necessary to confirm whether the vehicle is left unattended inside the vehicle V, the user makes a reminder confirmation input (S10). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 described later, the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle, which is displayed on the touch panel 51, serves as the reminder confirmation input section. Touching the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle cancels the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle.

[0034] Note that, in addition to displaying the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle on the touch panel 51, the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle may use the flashing of a button with a lamp, the sound from a speaker, etc. to detect that the vehicle is left unattended inside the vehicle V and alert and warn the user. In this case, the reminder confirmation input may be means such as pressing a button with a lamp serving as a reminder confirmation input section that flashes in response to the reminder for leaving the vehicle unattended inside the vehicle.

[0035] When the user makes a reminder confirmation input, the unattended confirmation button 52 (unattended confirmation input means) becomes effective and can be input. The user then checks for the absence of people inside the vehicle V and in the boarding and alighting compartment 15 (S11), and presses the unattended confirmation button 52 on the operation panel 50 (S12). The user then checks the safety inside the boarding and alighting compartment 15 (S13), and presses the safety confirmation button 53 on the operation panel 50 as a safety confirmation input (S14). The user then holds the authentication card 55 in front of the reading section 54 of the operation panel 50 to perform a second authentication operation (S15). The mechanical parking facility 10 determines whether the second authentication in the second authentication operation (S15) matches the first authentication in the first authentication operation (S1) (S16). If they match, the access door 13 is closed (S17), and the process ends.

[0036] <Leaving Unattended Confirmation Flow 2 by Vehicle Interior Leaving Unattended Confirmation System> FIG. 6 is a third flowchart showing the flow at the time of storage by the in-vehicle abandonment confirmation system 1 of an example different from FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a fourth flowchart following the third flowchart shown in FIG. 6. The abandonment confirmation flow 2 consists of the third flowchart and the fourth flowchart. The abandonment confirmation flow 2 is an example in the case where an operator of the mechanical parking facility 10 is different from the user and the operator performs some operations. For example, in the case of a mechanical parking facility 10 such as time rental, etc., it is an example in the case where a dedicated operator performs an operation to move the mechanical parking facility 10.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 6, the operator performs first authentication on the operation panel 50 (S21). The authentication operation in this example is performed by holding the authentication card 55 over the reading unit 54. When the first authentication is approved, the operator performs an entry call operation (S22). When the mechanical parking facility 10 receives the entry call operation, it moves the empty pallet to the boarding and alighting room (S23) and opens the entrance / exit door 13 (S24). From here, this example is performed by the user. The user drives the vehicle V, enters the boarding and alighting room 15, and stores it at a predetermined position on the pallet (S25). When the sensor 17 detects that the user has exited the boarding and alighting room 15 (S26), the mechanical parking facility 10 monitors whether there is a person in the vehicle V (S27). When it is determined that there is a person based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body in the standing wave radar 30 in this abandonment monitoring, and it is determined that there is abandonment of a person based on the determination result (S28), a vehicle interior abandonment warning 80 is notified (S29). Due to the determination of abandonment of a person, the input of the unattended confirmation button 52 (unattended confirmation input means) on the operation panel 50 becomes invalid.

[0038] In addition, in the abandonment monitoring (S27), when it is determined that there is no abandonment of a person based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body in the standing wave radar 30 (S28), as shown in "C" of FIG. 7, it proceeds to unattended confirmation (S32) in the boarding and alighting room 15 by the user. The user confirms that there is no one in the boarding and alighting room 15 (S32) and presses the unattended confirmation button 52 on the operation panel 50 (S33).

[0039] In this embodiment, the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle in step S29 is the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle, which is displayed superimposed on the camera image in the boarding and alighting compartment 15 displayed on the touch panel 51 of the operation panel 50, as shown in FIG. 9 described later. Since the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle is displayed in a size such that the vehicle V displayed on the touch panel 51 cannot be seen, the user is strongly reminded that it is necessary to check the inside of the vehicle V and will not overlook the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle. Also, while the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle is being displayed, operations of the unattended confirmation button 52 by the user and subsequent operations are not accepted. The reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle may be displayed not only on the touch panel 51 but also as a lamp, voice, etc. After the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle is notified, it continues to FIG. 7 "D".

[0040] As shown in "D" of FIG. 7, the user confirms the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle and becomes aware that it is necessary to check for abandonment inside the vehicle V. After the user becomes aware that it is necessary to check for abandonment inside the vehicle V, a reminder confirmation input is made (S30). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 described later, the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle displayed on the touch panel 51, which is a touch panel, serves as the reminder confirmation input section. Touching the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle is the reminder confirmation input, and touching the display area of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle cancels the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle.

[0041] Note that also in this example, the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle may use, in addition to the display of the reminder 80 for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle on the touch panel 51, the blinking of a lamp-equipped button, the voice of a speaker, etc. to alert the user that abandonment inside the vehicle V has been detected and to give a warning. In this case, the reminder confirmation input may be means such as pressing a lamp-equipped button as the reminder confirmation input section that blinks in response to the reminder for leaving the vehicle while inside the vehicle.

[0042] When the user performs an attention - call confirmation input, the unattended confirmation button 52 (unattended confirmation input means) becomes effective and the input can be made. Subsequently, the user confirms the absence of people inside the vehicle V (S31). Further, the user confirms the absence of people in the boarding and alighting compartment 15 (S32) and presses the unattended confirmation button 52 on the operation panel 50 (S33). This is what the user does up to this point. Then, the handler confirms the safety inside the boarding and alighting compartment 15 (S34) and presses the safety confirmation button 53 on the operation panel 50 as a safety confirmation input (S35). After that, the handler holds the authentication card 55 in front of the reading part 54 of the operation panel 50 to perform a second authentication operation (S36). The mechanical parking facility 10 determines whether the second authentication of the second authentication operation (S36) matches the first authentication of the first authentication operation (S21) (S37). If they match, the entrance - exit door 13 is closed (S38) and the process ends.

[0043] As described above, according to the vehicle - interior abandonment confirmation system 1, the user can appropriately know the abandonment inside the vehicle V by the vehicle - interior abandonment attention - call 80 by the notification unit 44. And the user is strongly made aware that it is necessary to confirm the abandonment inside the vehicle V by the vehicle - interior abandonment attention - call 80, and thus more carefully confirms the abandonment inside the vehicle V.

[0044] <Multiple - time abandonment confirmation> In the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 above, it is determined that there is abandonment inside the vehicle V by the monitoring of the abandonment inside the vehicle V by the mechanical parking facility 10, and the vehicle - interior abandonment attention - call 80 is made. Then, after the user confirms the abandonment inside the vehicle V and performs an attention - call confirmation input (S10, S30), the process of the user's confirmation of the absence of people inside the vehicle V has been described (S11, S31). However, even after the user's attention - call confirmation input (S10, S30) is performed, the mechanical parking facility 10 may perform the vehicle - interior abandonment monitoring (S7, S27). And when it is determined again by the abandonment determination unit 43 that there is vehicle - interior abandonment (S8, S28), the control device 40 may display the vehicle - interior abandonment attention - call 80 again (S9, S29).

[0045] This is because there may be false detections due to detections other than humans in the determination of the presence of a person left behind in the vehicle by the stationary wave radar 30 and the leaving determination unit 43. For example, false detections may occur due to moving objects other than humans, such as the swaying of a key holder or a hanger attached inside the vehicle V, or a part of the vehicle V that operates after parking. When the vehicle interior leaving caution 80 is repeatedly displayed several times due to false detection, the last caution confirmation input (S10, S30) may enable the acceptance of the unmanned confirmation input (S12, S33) inside the vehicle V and inside the boarding and alighting compartment 15, and the process may proceed to the next operation. The monitoring of the presence of a person left behind inside the vehicle V several times can be performed, for example, about two to three times. This prevents false detection (false alarm) from causing the mechanical parking equipment 10 to enter a stopped state, and enables the user to confirm the presence of a person left behind inside the vehicle V without missing the warning when a person is detected.

[0046] <Example screen in the vehicle interior leaving confirmation system> FIG. 8 is an example of a touch panel screen showing the state during the confirmation of the presence of a person left behind in the vehicle. FIG. 9 is an example of a touch panel screen showing the vehicle interior leaving caution 80 when it is determined that there is a person left behind during the confirmation of the presence of a person left behind in the vehicle shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is an example of a touch panel screen during the unmanned confirmation inside the vehicle after canceling the vehicle interior leaving caution 80 shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 11 is an example of a touch panel screen during the safety confirmation after the unmanned confirmation inside the vehicle.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 8, when the user exits from the boarding and alighting compartment 15, an image captured by the camera 20 inside the boarding and alighting compartment 15 is displayed on the touch panel 51 of the operation panel 50. In this embodiment, on the touch panel 51, the image 61 of the second camera 22 and the image 62 of the third camera 23 provided at the left and right front positions of the boarding and alighting compartment 15, and the image 63 of the fourth camera 24 and the image 64 of the fifth camera 25 provided at the left and right rear positions of the boarding and alighting compartment 15 are displayed. The image to be displayed on the touch panel 51 may include the image of the first camera 21. Also, at the upper part of the touch panel 51, it is displayed as an unmanned confirmation message 71 that the mechanical parking equipment 10 is performing the leaving confirmation inside the vehicle V.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 9, when the determination unit 43 determines that there is abandonment based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the standing wave radar 30, the notification unit 44 notifies the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80. In this example, on the image of the boarding and alighting compartment 15 displayed on the touch panel 51 which is the display unit of the boarding and alighting compartment confirmation device, the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is superimposed and displayed. Also in this example, the size of the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is such that the vehicle V in which the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is reflected in the image of the boarding and alighting compartment 15 cannot be seen. The vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is an image of abandonment, a message indicating that abandonment has been detected inside the vehicle V, and a message prompting confirmation of the vehicle V. The vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 of this embodiment is an example. Also, at the upper part of the touch panel 51, an unattended confirmation message 72 inside the vehicle V that prompts confirmation of abandonment inside the vehicle V is displayed.

[0049] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, by displaying the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 so as to overlap on the image of the boarding and alighting compartment 15, the user is strongly made aware that it is necessary to perform unattended confirmation inside the vehicle V without overlooking the display of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80. After the user becomes aware that it is necessary to confirm abandonment inside the vehicle V, the user touches the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 displayed on the touch panel 51. In this embodiment, since the display of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is performed on the touch panel 51, by directly touching the display area of the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80, the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 disappears and the alert is canceled. When the vehicle interior abandonment alert 80 is canceled, reception of an unattended confirmation input by the unattended confirmation button 52 after the next unattended confirmation inside the vehicle V becomes effective.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 10, when the in-vehicle abandonment caution 80 is canceled, an occupancy confirmation message 73 is displayed at the upper part of the touch panel 51 to prompt the user to confirm the absence of people in the vehicle V, thereby prompting the user to perform occupancy confirmation. The user performs occupancy confirmation by visually checking the inside and outside of the vehicle V and directly checking the inside of the vehicle V in the image of the boarding and alighting compartment 15 displayed on the touch panel 51. After the user performs occupancy confirmation, the user presses the occupancy confirmation button 52 on the operation panel 50.

[0051] As shown in FIG. 11, by pressing the occupancy confirmation button 52, a safety confirmation message 74 by the user is displayed at the upper part of the touch panel 51 to prompt the user to perform safety confirmation in the boarding and alighting compartment 15. The user performs safety confirmation in the boarding and alighting compartment 15 by looking at the image of the boarding and alighting compartment 15 displayed on the touch panel 51. After the user performs safety confirmation, the user presses the safety confirmation button 53 on the operation panel 50. When the safety confirmation button 53 is pressed, the control device 40 enables acceptance of the second authentication operation by the reading unit 54 in the above-described flowchart.

[0052] In this way, when the in-vehicle abandonment confirmation system 1 determines that there is abandonment inside the vehicle V by the mechanical parking facility 10, it strongly impresses on the user the need to perform in-vehicle abandonment caution 80 to confirm the abandonment inside the vehicle V. Therefore, when it is determined that there is abandonment inside the vehicle by the mechanical parking facility 10, it becomes possible for the user to appropriately perform abandonment confirmation inside the vehicle V.

[0053] <Other Modification Examples> The living body detection unit that detects a living body inside the vehicle V is not limited to the standing wave radar 30 (detection wave type detector) in the above-described embodiment. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which an image obtained by photographing with a plurality of cameras 21 to 25 is subjected to image analysis to check the inside of the vehicle, and the configuration for checking the inside of the vehicle is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[0054] In addition, the mechanical parking equipment 10 is not limited to the elevator type in the above-described embodiment. For example, it may be a horizontal circulation type, a plane reciprocating type, a vertical and horizontal movement puzzle type, etc., and any configuration with a boarding and alighting room 15 can be applied, and the mechanical parking equipment 10 is not limited.

[0055] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the mechanical parking equipment 10 equipped with the in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 has been described as an example. However, the in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 can also be additionally provided in existing mechanical parking equipment. The in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 can be configured, for example, by adding a monitor of the in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 in addition to an existing operation panel and adding a function of giving an in-vehicle presence / absence warning 80 to the control device 40. The in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 and the mechanical parking equipment 10 equipped with the same are not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiment.

[0056] <Summary> As described above, according to the in-vehicle presence / absence confirmation system 1 described above, an in-vehicle presence / absence warning 80 is given based on the detection of presence / absence inside the vehicle V, and an unattended confirmation input inside the vehicle V cannot be accepted unless the in-vehicle presence / absence warning 80 is canceled. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk that the user misses the presence / absence inside the vehicle V. Thus, on the premise that the user himself / herself performs the final unattended confirmation, the in-vehicle presence / absence detection by the mechanical parking equipment 10 can be appropriately introduced as an auxiliary function, and it is possible to appropriately perform further confirmation of the presence / absence inside the vehicle V.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0057] 1 Biological Detection System 10 Mechanical Parking Equipment 15 Boarding and Alighting Room 20 Camera 21 First Camera 22 Second Camera 23 Third Camera 24 Fourth Camera 25 Fifth Camera 30 Standing Wave Radar (Biological Detection Unit) 31 First Standing Wave Radar 32 Second stationary wave radar 40 Control device 43 Abandonment determination unit 44 Notification unit 45 Reception control unit 50 Operation panel 51 Touch panel 52 Unattended confirmation button 53 Safety confirmation button 54 Reading unit 55 Authentication card 61 Image 62 Image 63 Image 64 Image 71 Unattended confirmation message 80 Vehicle abandonment warning

Claims

1. A vehicle abandonment confirmation system that, after a mechanical parking equipment detects abandonment in a vehicle inside the boarding and alighting room, further receives an input for confirming the absence of people in the vehicle by a user, comprising: a biological detection unit that determines the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle in the boarding and alighting room; an abandonment determination unit that determines the presence or absence of human abandonment based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body by the biological detection unit; a notification unit that gives a notice to arouse attention to vehicle abandonment when the abandonment determination unit determines that there is abandonment; a reception control unit that controls the reception of the input for confirming the absence of people, and includes a control device having the reception control unit; When the abandonment determination unit determines that there is abandonment, the control device causes the notification unit to give a notice to arouse attention to vehicle abandonment inside the vehicle, and the reception control unit is configured to enable the reception of the input for confirming the absence of people inside the vehicle by canceling the notice to arouse attention to vehicle abandonment inside the vehicle by an input operation of an attention arousal confirmation input unit. A vehicle abandonment confirmation system.

2. It has a photographing device that photographs the boarding and alighting room, further includes a boarding and alighting room confirmation device provided outside the boarding and alighting room and having a display unit that displays an image photographed by the photographing device, The control device is configured to display and notify the notice to arouse attention to vehicle abandonment inside the vehicle by the notification unit on the display unit of the boarding and alighting room confirmation device. The vehicle abandonment confirmation system according to claim 1.

3. The control device overlays and displays a display area for notifying of vehicle abandonment inside the vehicle on the image of the boarding and alighting room displayed on the display unit so that the vehicle inside the boarding and alighting room cannot be seen. The vehicle abandonment confirmation system according to claim 2.

4. The display unit is composed of a touch panel, The vehicle abandonment confirmation system according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle abandonment notice display area displayed on the display unit is configured to be touched as the attention arousal confirmation input unit to cancel the vehicle abandonment notice.

5. The biological detection unit is configured to determine the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle based on the transmitted wave and the reflected wave of a detection wave type detector, After detecting that the user has exited the boarding and alighting room, the control device is configured to determine the presence or absence of abandonment inside the vehicle by the abandonment determination unit based on the determination result of the presence or absence of a living body inside the vehicle by the biological detection unit. The vehicle abandonment confirmation system according to claim 1.

6. A mechanical parking facility equipped with the in-vehicle departure confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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