Parking management device, parking management system, parking management method and program

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a parking management device, etc., with which it is possible to suppress congestion near a parking lot and to more efficiently manage the parking lot. This parking management device (100) comprises: an interior condition measurement unit (101) that measures a congestion condition in the interior of a parking lot (P1); a determination unit (102) that, on the basis of the measured congestion condition in the interior of the parking lot (P1), determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot; and an issuance unit (103) that issues the electronic numbered ticket when a vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a parking management device, a parking management system, a parking management method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a parking management system that includes a ticket issuing machine that issues tickets recording the selection conditions and serial numbers of the desired parking lot to peripheral parking lots provided in the periphery of the city or tourist spot in order to prevent congestion in the city or tourist spot. According to this, the parking fee is calculated even during the time from leaving the peripheral parking lot to entering the central parking lot, so that the user will try to park the vehicle in the designated central parking lot as soon as possible without driving around the city or tourist spot unnecessarily, which makes it possible to alleviate vehicle congestion in the city or tourist spot. Other related documents include Patent Documents 2 to 5. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2005-258842 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-052495 [Patent Document 3] JP2009-014536A [Patent Document 4] Patent Publication No. 2014-206857 [Patent Document 5] Patent Publication No. 2017-062692 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the parking lot management system shown in Patent Document 1, the place where the electronic numbered ticket is issued is fixed to a peripheral parking lot, so the user must go to that place to obtain the electronic numbered ticket, which is troublesome. Also, a large number of vehicles may gather at the place where the electronic numbered ticket is issued, causing congestion.

[0005] One object of the present disclosure is to provide a parking management device, a parking management system, a parking management method, and a program that can reduce congestion around parking lots and manage parking lots more efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A parking management device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside a parking lot, A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket when the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the determined location; Equipped with.

[0007] A parking management system according to a second aspect of the present disclosure includes an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside a parking lot; A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket when the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the determined location; Equipped with.

[0008] A parking management method according to a third aspect of the present disclosure includes: Measure the congestion situation inside the parking lot, determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot; When the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the determined location, the electronic numbered ticket is issued.

[0009] A program according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure or a recording medium (non-transitory computer-readable medium) having the program stored therein includes a process for measuring a congestion state inside a parking lot; A process of determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state of the parking lot; When the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the determined location, the computer executes a process of issuing the electronic numbered ticket. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The present disclosure makes it possible to provide a parking management device, a parking management system, a parking management method, and a program that can reduce congestion around parking lots and manage parking lots more efficiently. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking management device according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 3 is a flowchart showing a parking management method according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary overall configuration of a parking management system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking management system according to a second embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking management device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] 11 is a flowchart showing a parking management method according to a second embodiment. [Figure 7] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a parking management device 100, etc. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking management device according to a first embodiment. The parking management device 100 can be used to effectively issue electronic numbered tickets to users who use a parking lot. The parking management device 100 can be realized by a computer including a processor, a memory, and the like. The parking management device 100 includes an internal situation measurement unit 101, a determination unit 102, and an issue unit 103.

[0013] The internal situation measuring unit 101 measures the congestion status inside the parking lot. The congestion status is information indicating the occupancy rate, vacancy information, etc. of the parking lot. The internal situation measuring unit 101 acquires vacancy information (or operation information) of parking lots located in urban areas or tourist spots, for example. The internal situation measuring unit 101 can acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) based on a photographed image taken by a camera. The internal situation measuring unit 101 may also acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) in conjunction with an openable / closable gate attached to the parking lot. Furthermore, the internal situation measuring unit 101 may acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) in conjunction with various sensors (for example, a sensor attached to a flap board). Note that these are merely examples, and the vacancy information (or operation information) may be acquired by other suitable methods.

[0014] The determination unit 102 determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot. The location may be a predetermined area, or may be the location of a sensor (e.g., an imaging unit capable of photographing the location) used when issuing an electronic numbered ticket, which will be described later. The predetermined area may also be a virtual geographical boundary (called a geofence) in a mechanism that uses location information.

[0015] The determination unit 102 can dynamically change the location of issuing the electronic numbered ticket based on the congestion status inside the parking lot, rather than a fixed location. Specifically, in some embodiments, the higher the congestion status of the destination parking lot, the longer the time required to reach the parking lot can be determined to issue the electronic numbered ticket at the location. In this case, the time required to reach the parking lot may be determined in advance for each route based on the road width, the number of traffic lights, the general traffic volume by time period, the speed limit of the road, other traffic regulations, and the like. In some embodiments, the determination unit 102 can dynamically change the location of issuing the electronic numbered ticket based on the congestion status of the destination parking lot, the longer the distance from the parking lot. This is to prevent vehicles from causing congestion near the parking lot by staying near the destination while waiting for the parking lot.

[0016] When it is determined that one or more vehicles that wish to park have reached the vicinity of the determined location, the issuing unit 103 issues electronic numbered tickets to the terminals in the vehicles in order. In the positioning system, it is also possible to acquire vehicle location information or mobile terminal location information in the vehicle and determine that the vehicle has reached the location determined by the determining unit 102. Alternatively, when the system includes imaging units such as cameras provided at various locations, the issuing unit 103 can identify the vehicle based on an image of the vehicle captured by the imaging unit and issue an electronic numbered ticket to the identified vehicle terminal. In some embodiments, the issuing unit 103 can specify the vehicle number of the license plate of the vehicle in the captured image by image recognition technology and issue an electronic numbered ticket to the specified vehicle. The imaging unit is realized by an illumination unit such as a white LED, an imaging optical system including an imaging lens, and an imaging element (CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) imager, CCD (charge-coupled device), etc.), and illuminates the external surroundings with a white LED or the like to capture an image.

[0017] The terminal in the vehicle includes a terminal mounted on the vehicle or a mobile terminal in the vehicle (e.g., a mobile terminal carried by a passenger in the vehicle, including the driver). The terminal is an information processing device such as an in-vehicle computer. The mobile terminal can be any suitable portable information processing device, such as a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop personal computer, a smart watch, or the like.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the parking management method according to the first embodiment. The internal situation measurement unit 101 measures the congestion status inside the parking lot (step S11). The determination unit 102 determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot (step S12). The issuance unit 103 issues the electronic numbered ticket when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location (step S13).

[0019] According to the above-described embodiment 1, the issuing location of the electronic numbered ticket can be changed depending on the congestion situation of the parking lot at the destination, thereby allowing vehicles to be parked efficiently in the parking lot at the destination, thereby reducing the congestion situation of vehicles around the destination.

[0020] (Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the parking management system 1 according to the second embodiment. A user driving a vehicle navigates to a registered destination using an app on a mobile device such as a smartphone or on a navigation system in the vehicle. The destination is a specific facility in a region such as an urban area or a tourist spot. In FIG. 3, a parking lot P1 is adjacent to the facility (destination). There is also a parking lot P2 at a location away from the destination. An imaging unit 8 is provided in each parking lot, and the usage status of the parking lot (occupancy rate, congestion status, availability, etc.) can be grasped.

[0021] Traffic lights 5 are placed at each intersection in the city. Each traffic light 5 has a traffic light terminal (traffic light terminal 50 in FIG. 4) that includes a camera (or various sensors), a 5G (5th Generation: 5th generation mobile communication system) base station, a processor, and a memory. The traffic light terminal is realized by a computer. The traffic light terminal is capable of relaying between traffic lights and communicating with vehicles or mobile terminals via a 5G network. The traffic light terminal can also collect surrounding information (e.g., congestion status) using a camera (or various sensors). The surrounding information also includes information about vehicles, pedestrians, and the like on the road. Although a 5G base station has been given as an example of a base station, the base station may be a LTE (Long Term Evolution) base station or a base station of a 6th generation mobile communication system or later.

[0022] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the parking management system according to the second embodiment. The parking management device 100 is connected to each vehicle terminal 30A, 30B,..., 30N via a wired or wireless network. The parking management device 100 is also connected to each traffic light terminal 50A, 50B,..., 50N and the imaging units 6A, 6B,..., 6N connected thereto via a wired or wireless network. The parking management device 100 is connected to each parking lot terminal 10A, 10B,..., 10N and the imaging units 8A, 8B,..., 8N connected thereto via a wired or wireless network. The parking lot terminal 10 is a computer arranged in each parking lot, and is connected to the parking management device 100 so as to be able to communicate with it.

[0023] The vehicle terminal 30 may be realized by a computer. The vehicle terminal 30 may include a receiver 4 that receives a signal (for example, a GPS signal) of a positioning system such as a Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0024] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the parking management device according to the second embodiment. The parking management device 100 may be a server computer having a processor and a memory. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the parking management device 100 includes a registration unit 110, an internal situation measurement unit 101, a determination unit 102, an issuing unit 103, an external situation measurement unit 104, and a guidance unit 105.

[0025] The registration unit 110 registers personal identification information of users who use this service. For example, when using this service, the identification numbers (e.g., license plate, personal identification information) of the user's vehicle and mobile terminal, and personal information (e.g., name, age, sex) can be registered. Such registration can be performed by user input via a mobile terminal or the like. The registration information can be stored in a storage unit inside the parking management device or connected thereto.

[0026] The internal situation measuring unit 101 measures the congestion status inside the parking lot. The congestion status is information indicating the occupancy rate, vacancy information, etc. of the parking lot. The internal situation measuring unit 101 acquires vacancy information (or operation information) of parking lots located in urban areas or tourist spots, for example. The internal situation measuring unit 101 can acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) based on a photographed image captured by a camera. The internal situation measuring unit 101 may also acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) in conjunction with an openable / closable gate installed in the parking lot. Furthermore, the internal situation measuring unit 101 may acquire the vacancy information (or operation information) in conjunction with various sensors (for example, a camera). Note that these are merely examples, and the vacancy information (or operation information) may be acquired by other suitable methods.

[0027] Based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot, the determination unit 102 determines the location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot, i.e., the location of a traffic light in this embodiment. As described above, in urban areas, many traffic lights 5 (5A to 5R) are placed at each intersection, so the determination unit 102 determines the traffic light to be used for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot.

[0028] In this embodiment, the determining unit 102 can determine that the higher the congestion level of the destination parking lot is, the farther the traffic light 5 from the parking lot P1 is to issue an electronic numbered ticket. The concentric areas C1, C2, and C3 shown by dotted lines in FIG. 3 indicate places where electronic numbered tickets can be issued according to the congestion level. In FIG. 3, the areas C1, C2, and C3 are arranged in a concentric manner with a traffic light 5A near the parking lot P1 as the center so that the radii become larger in order. For example, when the congestion level of the parking lot P1 is less than a threshold value (for example, an operating rate of 30%), the traffic lights 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5M, 5N, and 5O located outside the circular area C1 having a small radius are determined to be used to issue an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot. Also, for example, when the congestion state of parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold but less than a threshold (e.g., occupancy rate is 30% or greater but less than 70%), it is determined that the traffic lights 5G, 5H, 5I, 5P, 5Q, and 5R located outside the circular area C2 having a medium radius are used to issue electronic numbered tickets for the parking lot. Furthermore, for example, when the congestion state of parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold (e.g., occupancy rate is 70%), it is determined that the traffic lights 5J, 5K, and 5L located outside the circular area C3 having a large radius are used to issue electronic numbered tickets for the parking lot.

[0029] The above embodiment is merely an example, and the traffic light to be used for issuing the electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot can be determined in various ways. In the above example, concentric circular areas of various radii centered on traffic light 5A near the parking lot are defined, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, areas of various shapes, such as rectangular areas of various sizes, elliptical areas, and diamond-shaped areas centered on the location of the parking lot, may be defined. In another embodiment, the traffic light to be used for issuing the electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot may be preset to be located farther away from the location of the parking lot as the congestion level increases.

[0030] In another embodiment, the location that requires the longest time to reach in a straight line from the parking lot may be determined as the issuing location of the electronic numbered ticket. In this case, the route from the issuing location to the parking lot may be taken into consideration, and the issuing location may be determined using information such as the congestion level and traffic volume on the route. In another embodiment, the external condition measurement unit 104 may measure the congestion level on the route to the parking lot, and the issuing location may be dynamically determined taking into account the measurement result. Specifically, if the congestion level of the route to the parking lot is high, it may be determined that the required time is long.

[0031] When a vehicle registered in the registration unit 110 reaches the vicinity of a traffic light determined by the determination unit 102, the issuing unit 103 issues an electronic numbered ticket to a terminal in the vehicle 3. For example, when the congestion state of the parking lot P1 is less than a threshold (e.g., an occupancy rate of 30%), the traffic light 5C located outside the circular area C1 having a small radius is the issuer of the electronic numbered ticket. Therefore, when the imaging unit 6C of the traffic light 5C images a vehicle 3C heading toward the destination parking lot P1, the traffic light 5C can issue an electronic numbered ticket to a terminal in the vehicle 3C (e.g., an on-board computer or a smartphone). In another example, when the congestion state of the parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold and less than a threshold (e.g., an occupancy rate of 30% or greater and less than 70%), the traffic light 5H located outside the circular area C2 having a medium radius is the issuer of the electronic numbered ticket. Therefore, when the imaging unit 6H of the traffic light 5H images a vehicle 3D heading toward the destination parking lot P1, the traffic light 5H can issue an electronic numbered ticket to a terminal in the vehicle 3D (e.g., an on-board computer or a smartphone). In yet another example, when the congestion state of the parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold (e.g., 70% occupancy rate), the traffic light 5K outside the circular area C3 having a large radius is responsible for issuing electronic numbered tickets for that parking lot. Therefore, when the imaging unit 6K of the traffic light 5K captures an image of a vehicle 3H heading for the destination parking lot P1, the traffic light 5K can issue an electronic numbered ticket to a terminal (e.g., an on-board computer or a smartphone) in the vehicle 3H.

[0032] As described above, the issuing unit 103 can use image recognition technology to identify the license plate of a vehicle and issue an electronic numbered ticket to the terminal of the identified vehicle and the mobile terminal associated with the vehicle. By issuing an electronic numbered ticket using a captured image of the vehicle, it is possible to identify the vehicle more accurately and to issue an electronic numbered ticket than when using location information such as GPS.

[0033] In the example described above, an electronic numbered ticket is issued to a vehicle outside the area (C1, C2, C3) when the vehicle passes a traffic light just outside the area. In other words, it is possible to prevent an electronic numbered ticket from being issued to a vehicle inside the area. This also makes it possible to suppress congestion within the area.

[0034] The external condition measuring unit 104 measures the congestion state of a predetermined area in the vicinity of the parking lot P1. For example, in the example of Fig. 3, the imaging unit 6A of the traffic light 5A, the imaging unit 6B of the traffic light 5B, the imaging unit 6C of the traffic light 5C, the imaging unit 6D of the traffic light 5D, the imaging unit 6E of the traffic light 5E, the imaging unit 6F of the traffic light 5F, the imaging unit 6M of the traffic light 5M, the imaging unit 6N of the traffic light 5N, and the imaging unit 6O of the traffic light 5O can be used as the external condition measuring unit 104. Based on the images captured by these, the congestion state of a predetermined area in the vicinity of the parking lot P1 can be measured.

[0035] When the congestion situation inside the parking lot P1 is more crowded than the standard and the congestion situation in a predetermined area (for example, a road inside the area C1) is more crowded than the standard, the guiding unit 105 guides the vehicle to another parking lot P2 before the parking lot when the vehicle reaches the determined location (for example, a traffic light 5K). In some embodiments, when the congestion situation in the parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold (for example, an occupancy rate of 90%) and the congestion situation in a predetermined area (for example, a road inside the area C1) is more crowded than the standard, the guiding unit 105 may guide the vehicle to another parking lot P2 before the parking lot P1. In other embodiments, when the congestion situation in the parking lot P1 is equal to or greater than a threshold (for example, an occupancy rate of 90%) and the congestion situation in a predetermined area (for example, a road inside the area C1) is more crowded than the standard, the guiding unit 105 may issue an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot P1 and present the location of the other parking lot P2 to the user so that the user can select one of them. If the user selects the other parking lot P2 to which the user is guided, the navigation system may guide the vehicle to the parking lot P2. The guiding unit 105 can perform navigation of the vehicle by using map information and position information of following vehicles and the like.

[0036] The location information acquisition unit 106 acquires location information of the vehicle or the mobile terminal in the vehicle using various positioning systems.

[0037] In some embodiments, all or part of the functions of the parking management device 100 may be included in the functions of the traffic light terminal 50, the vehicle terminal 30, or the parking lot terminal 10. The parking lot may have separate entrances for vehicles that have been issued electronic numbered tickets and for vehicles that have not been issued electronic numbered tickets. The functions of the parking management device 100 may be provided in a SaaS (Software as a Service) format.

[0038] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the parking management method according to the second embodiment. The registration unit 110 registers the user's identification information (for example, personal information such as the vehicle number) in the storage unit (step S20). The internal situation measurement unit 101 measures the congestion status inside the parking lot (step S21). The determination unit 102 determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot (step S22). When it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location, the issue unit 103 issues an electronic numbered ticket to the terminal in the vehicle (step S23). The external situation measurement unit 104 measures the congestion status of a predetermined area in the vicinity of the parking lot P1 and determines whether it is more crowded than a standard (step S23). When the congestion status of a predetermined area around the parking lot is measured and it is not more crowded than the standard (NO in step S23), an electronic numbered ticket is issued as described above and notified to the terminal in the vehicle (step S24). On the other hand, when the congestion state of the predetermined area is measured and it is found to be more crowded than the standard (YES in step S23), the vehicle can be guided to another parking lot P2 located before parking lot P1 (step S25).

[0039] According to the second embodiment described above, the issuing location of the electronic numbered ticket can be changed depending on the congestion status of the destination parking lot. Furthermore, if the area around the parking lot is congested, the vehicle can be guided to a nearby parking lot other than the destination parking lot. This can reduce congestion around the parking lot and provide more efficient parking management.

[0040] In some embodiments, parking fees may be charged from the time the electronic numbered ticket is issued. This allows the vehicle to head from the point where the ticket was issued (e.g., a traffic light) to the parking lot without making detours, thereby reducing congestion around the parking lot. In contrast, before the electronic numbered ticket is issued, the user is free to make detours on the way to the destination.

[0041] In still another embodiment, the congestion situation in the area around another parking lot P2 may be measured by the external situation measurement unit 104, and the user may be guided to another parking lot that is not crowded.

[0042] In addition to the configuration in which a camera and a base station are mounted on a traffic light, a camera and a base station may be mounted on a structure provided on or near a road, such as a street light or a utility pole.

[0043] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the parking management device 100, the parking lot terminal 10, the vehicle terminal 30, and the traffic light terminal 50 (hereinafter, referred to as the parking management device 100, etc.). Referring to FIG. 7, the parking management device 100, etc. includes a network interface 1201, a processor 1202, and a memory 1203. The network interface 1201 is used to communicate with other network node devices constituting a communication system. The network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless communication. For example, the network interface 1201 may be used to perform wireless LAN communication defined in the IEEE 802.11 series, or mobile communication defined in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project). Alternatively, the network interface 1201 may include, for example, a network interface card (NIC) conforming to the IEEE 802.3 series.

[0044] The processor 1202 reads out and executes software (computer programs) from the memory 1203 to perform the processing of the parking management device 100 and the like described using flowcharts or sequences in the above-mentioned embodiments. The processor 1202 may be, for example, a microprocessor, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 1202 may include multiple processors.

[0045] The memory 1203 is configured by a combination of volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The memory 1203 may include storage located remotely from the processor 1202. In this case, the processor 1202 may access the memory 1203 via an I / O interface (not shown).

[0046] 7, the memory 1203 is used to store software modules. The processor 1202 reads out and executes these software modules from the memory 1203 to perform the processing of the parking management device 100 described in the above embodiment.

[0047] As described using Figure 2 or Figure 5, each of the processors of the parking management device 100 executes one or more programs including a set of instructions for causing a computer to perform the algorithms described using the figures.

[0048] In the above example, the program can be stored and provided to the computer using various types of non-transitory computer readable media. The non-transitory computer readable medium includes various types of tangible storage media. Examples of the non-transitory computer readable medium include magnetic recording media (e.g., flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (e.g., magneto-optical disks), CD-ROM (Read Only Memory), CD-R, CD-R / W, and semiconductor memory (e.g., mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (Random Access Memory)). The program may also be provided to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of the transitory computer readable medium include electric signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The transitory computer readable medium can provide the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

[0049] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The above-described examples may be implemented in combination as appropriate.

[0050] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but is not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Appendix 1) an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside the parking lot; A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location; A parking management device comprising: (Appendix 2) The parking management device described in Appendix 1, wherein the determination unit determines the location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot to be a location that takes a longer time to reach the parking lot or a location that is farther away from the parking lot, the higher the measured congestion level inside the parking lot. (Appendix 3) An external situation measurement unit that measures a congestion situation in a predetermined area near the parking lot; The parking management device described in Appendix 1 or 2, further comprising a guidance unit that, when the congestion situation inside the parking lot is more crowded than a standard and the congestion situation in the specified area is more crowded than a standard, guides the vehicle to another parking lot located just before the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the determined location. (Appendix 4) A parking management device as described in any one of Appendices 1 to 3, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot when the vehicle is photographed by an imaging unit capable of photographing the determined location. (Appendix 5) 5. The parking management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the issuing unit issues the electronic numbered ticket to a terminal mounted in the vehicle or a terminal of a passenger in the vehicle. (Appendix 6) 6. The parking management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle's position information has reached the location. (Appendix 7) The parking management device described in Appendix 3, wherein the external condition measurement unit measures the congestion situation based on an image captured by an imaging unit attached to a traffic light. (Appendix 8) The parking management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a terminal in the vehicle. (Appendix 9) an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside the parking lot; A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location; A parking management system comprising: (Appendix 10) A parking management system as described in Appendix 9, wherein the determination unit determines a location for issuing electronic numbered tickets for the parking lot at a location farther from the parking lot the higher the measured congestion level inside the parking lot. (Appendix 11) An external situation measurement unit that measures a congestion situation in a predetermined area near the parking lot; A parking management system as described in Appendix 9 or 10, further comprising a guidance unit that, when the congestion situation inside the parking lot is more crowded than a standard and the congestion situation in the specified area is more crowded than a standard, guides the vehicle to another parking lot that is closer to the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the determined location. (Appendix 12) A parking management system described in any one of Appendices 9 to 11, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic ticket for the parking lot when the vehicle is photographed by an imaging unit capable of photographing the determined location. (Appendix 13) 12. The parking management system according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the issuing unit issues the electronic numbered ticket to a terminal mounted in the vehicle or a terminal of a passenger in the vehicle. (Appendix 14) A parking management system according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle's position information has reached the location. (Appendix 15) The parking management system described in Appendix 11, wherein the external condition measurement unit measures the congestion situation based on an image captured by an imaging unit attached to a traffic light. (Appendix 16) The parking management system according to any one of claims 9 to 15, further comprising a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of a terminal in the vehicle. (Appendix 17) Measure the congestion situation inside the parking lot, determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot; The parking management method issues the electronic numbered ticket when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location. (Appendix 18) A process of measuring the congestion status inside the parking lot; A process of determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state of the parking lot; and issuing the electronic numbered ticket when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the vicinity of the determined location. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 1. Parking management system 3. Vehicle 4 Receiver 5. Traffic Lights 6. Imaging unit 8. Imaging unit 10 Parking lot terminal 30 Vehicle terminal 50 Signal Terminal 100 Parking management device 110 Registration Department 101 Internal Condition Measurement Division 102 Decision Section 103 Publishing Department 104 External Condition Measurement Unit 105 Guidance part 106 Location information acquisition unit C1,C2,C3 Concentric area

Claims

1. an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside the parking lot; A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket to a terminal in a vehicle when the vehicle in which the user desires to park approaches the determined location via the terminal in the vehicle; A parking management device comprising:

2. The parking management device of claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot is a location that takes a long time to reach the parking lot or a location that is farther away from the parking lot, the higher the measured congestion level inside the parking lot.

3. An external situation measurement unit that measures a congestion situation in a predetermined area near the parking lot; 3. The parking management device according to claim 1, further comprising a guidance unit that, when the congestion situation inside the parking lot is higher than a standard and the congestion situation in the specified area is higher than a standard, guides the vehicle to another parking lot located closer to the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the determined location.

4. A parking management device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic ticket for the parking lot when the vehicle is photographed by an imaging unit capable of photographing the determined location.

5. 5. The parking management device according to claim 1, wherein the issuing unit issues the electronic numbered ticket to a terminal mounted in the vehicle or to a terminal of a passenger in the vehicle.

6. The parking management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the issuing unit issues an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot when it is determined that the vehicle's position information has reached the location.

7. The parking management device according to claim 3 , wherein the external condition measuring unit measures the congestion condition based on an image captured by an imaging unit attached to a traffic light.

8. an internal situation measurement unit that measures the congestion situation inside the parking lot; A determination unit that determines a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot; an issuing unit that issues the electronic numbered ticket to a terminal in a vehicle when the vehicle in which the user desires to park approaches the determined location via the terminal in the vehicle; A parking management system comprising:

9. 1. A computer-implemented parking management method, comprising: Measure the congestion situation inside the parking lot, determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion status inside the parking lot; When a vehicle in which a user wishes to park via a terminal in the vehicle approaches the determined location, the parking management method issues the electronic numbered ticket to the terminal in the vehicle.

10. A process of measuring the congestion status inside the parking lot; A process of determining a location for issuing an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot based on the measured congestion state of the parking lot; When a vehicle in which a user wishes to park reaches the vicinity of the determined location via a terminal in the vehicle, a process of issuing the electronic numbered ticket to the terminal in the vehicle is performed.

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