Parking position adjustment device and parking position adjustment method

Abstract

To provide a parking position adjustment device and parking position adjustment method capable of delivering a delivery article to a vehicle without moving a vehicle scheduled to receive the delivery article inside a parking lot.SOLUTION: A control section 610 of a server 600 is a device for adjusting parking positions of vehicles inside a parking lot, and includes: an acquisition section 610b for acquiring a parking position of the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive a delivery article inside the parking lot 800; and an adjustment information generation section 610c for generating adjustment information to perform adjustment to obtain a space around the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive the delivery article concerning parking of other vehicles 102, 104 at parking frames adjacent to the parking position of the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive the delivery article inside the parking lot 800.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a parking position adjustment device and a parking position adjustment method. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when delivery schedule information is received for a parcel to be delivered to a parked vehicle, it is known that if it is determined that the door of the cargo loading area cannot be opened, and if it is determined that the vehicle can be moved, the drive unit of the vehicle is started and the vehicle is moved to a position where the door can be opened using an automatic parking function (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-070188 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the technology described in Patent Document 1, when delivering luggage to a vehicle to which the luggage is to be delivered, if the door of the cargo loading section cannot be opened, it is necessary to start the drive unit of the vehicle and move the vehicle to a position where the door of the cargo loading section can be opened.

[0005] In view of the above problems, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a parking position adjustment device and a parking position adjustment method that are capable of delivering a delivery to a vehicle scheduled to receive a delivery in a parking lot without moving the vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The gist of the present disclosure is as follows.

[0007] (1) A device for adjusting the parking position of a vehicle in a parking lot, comprising: An acquisition unit that acquires a parking position of a vehicle that is scheduled to receive a delivery item in a parking lot; an adjustment information generating unit that generates adjustment information for adjusting parking of other vehicles in parking spaces adjacent to the parking position so that a space is created around the vehicle that is scheduled to receive the delivery; A parking position adjustment device comprising:

[0008] (2) The parking position adjustment device described in (1) above, wherein the adjustment information generation unit generates the adjustment information to adjust the parking of the other vehicle in the parking space adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle that is scheduled to receive the delivery item based on the parking position of the vehicle and the position of the loading port of the delivery item on the vehicle.

[0009] (3) The parking position adjustment device described in (2) above, wherein the adjustment information generation unit generates the adjustment information so that the priority of the parking space adjacent to the loading port of a vehicle scheduled to receive a delivery item is lower than the priority of other parking spaces.

[0010] (4) The parking position adjustment device described in (3) above, wherein the adjustment information generation unit generates the adjustment information to set a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicle when a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant.

[0011] (5) The parking position adjustment device described in (3) above, wherein, when there are no vacant parking spaces other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance, the adjustment information generation unit generates the adjustment information to set the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicle and to move the other vehicle away from the loading entrance.

[0012] (6) the adjustment information is display information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment device according to any one of (1) to (5) above, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the display information to the other vehicle so that the display information is displayed on a display device provided in the other vehicle.

[0013] (7) the adjustment information is voice information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment device according to any one of (1) to (5) above, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the audio information to the other vehicle so that the audio information is output as audio from an audio output device equipped in the other vehicle.

[0014] (8) the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomous driving, The parking position adjustment device according to any one of (1) to (5) above, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the control information to the other vehicle so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

[0015] (9) the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is transported to a parking position by a parking robot, The parking position adjustment device according to any one of (1) to (5) above, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the control information to the parking robot so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

[0016] (10) A method for adjusting a parking position of a vehicle in a parking lot, comprising: obtaining a parking location of a vehicle that is to receive a delivery item in a parking lot; generating adjustment information for adjusting parking of other vehicles in parking spaces adjacent to the parking position so as to leave space around the vehicle that is to receive the delivery; A parking position adjustment method comprising:

[0017] (11) A parking position adjustment method as described in (10) above, in which, in the step of generating the adjustment information, the adjustment information is generated to adjust the parking of the other vehicle in a parking space adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle scheduled to receive the delivery based on the parking position of the vehicle and the position of the loading port of the delivery on the vehicle.

[0018] (12) The parking position adjustment method described in (11) above, wherein in the step of generating the adjustment information, the adjustment information is generated so that the priority of the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance of a vehicle scheduled to receive a delivery item is lower than the priority of other parking spaces.

[0019] (13) The parking position adjustment method described in (12) above, wherein in the step of generating the adjustment information, if a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant, the adjustment information is generated to set a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicle.

[0020] (14) The parking position adjustment method described in (12) above, wherein in the step of generating the adjustment information, if there are no vacant parking spaces other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance, the adjustment information is generated to set the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicle and to move the other vehicle away from the loading entrance.

[0021] (15) The adjustment information is display information for adjusting a parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment method according to any one of (10) to (14) above, further comprising a step of transmitting the display information to the other vehicle so as to display the display information on a display device provided in the other vehicle.

[0022] (16) The adjustment information is voice information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment method according to any one of (10) to (14) above, further comprising a step of transmitting the audio information to the other vehicle so as to output the audio information as audio from an audio output device equipped in the other vehicle.

[0023] (17) The adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomous driving, The parking position adjustment method according to any one of (10) to (14) above, further comprising a step of transmitting the control information to the other vehicle so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

[0024] (18) The adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is transported to a parking position by a parking robot, The parking position adjustment method according to any one of (10) to (14) above, further comprising a step of transmitting the control information to the parking robot so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information. Effect of the Invention

[0025] According to the present disclosure, a parking position adjustment device and a parking position adjustment method are provided that are capable of delivering a delivery to a vehicle scheduled to receive a delivery in a parking lot without moving the vehicle. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a delivery management system in which parked vehicles are used to receive deliveries. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a parking lot, illustrating an example in which a problem occurs in loading deliveries into vehicles. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a parking lot, illustrating an example in which a problem occurs in loading deliveries into vehicles. [Figure 4] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 5] 1 is a plan view showing a parking lot 800 in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by a parking management system according to this embodiment. [Figure 6] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle control system installed in a vehicle in a parking management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a terminal in the parking management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 8] 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server in the parking management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a processor of an ECU provided in each vehicle. [Figure 10] 2 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a control unit provided in the terminal. FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a control unit provided in the server. [Figure 12] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display device of another vehicle. [Figure 13] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display device of another vehicle. [Figure 14] 13 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a server. [Figure 15] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a parking lot in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by a parking management system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a processor of an ECU provided in each vehicle in the second embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a parking lot in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by a parking management system according to a third embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking robot. [Figure 19] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a processor of an ECU provided in a parking robot in a third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, these descriptions are intended to merely exemplify preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to such specific embodiments. In the following description, similar components are given the same reference numerals.

[0028] 1. First embodiment 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a delivery management system 1000 used for parked vehicles to receive deliveries. This delivery management system 1000 is configured to include a plurality of vehicles 100, a terminal 200, and a server 300 of a delivery company. The vehicles 100, the terminal 200, and the server 300 are communicatively connected via a communication network 400 such as the Internet. The vehicles 100, the terminal 200, and the server 300 may be connected via wireless communication such as WiFi, a wireless network of a mobile phone network such as LTE, LTE-Advance, 4G, or 5G, a dedicated network such as a Virtual Private Network (VPN), or a network such as a LAN.

[0029] The vehicle 100 may be a manually operated vehicle that is manually driven by a driver, or an autonomously operated vehicle that is capable of autonomous driving, and more specifically, may be an automobile such as an engine vehicle that is driven by an engine, a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV), or an electric vehicle (EV). In the first embodiment, the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are illustrated as manually operated vehicles. The vehicle 100 may be used to receive deliveries while parked. When a delivery is to be delivered to the parked vehicle 100, a delivery instruction is transmitted from the terminal 200 to the server 300 of the delivery company. The terminal 200 may be a terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user (owner) of the vehicle 100, or may be a terminal provided at a delivery reception desk (for example, a store, a home delivery reception desk, etc.) that accepts delivery of deliveries. The delivery instructions include information identifying the delivery item (for example, information on the tag attached to the delivery item), location information of vehicle 100 in the parking lot (the parking space number in which vehicle 100 is parked), the license plate number of vehicle 100, the location of the loading port for loading the delivery item into vehicle 100, the desired delivery date and time, the size of the delivery item, etc.

[0030] The server 300 of the delivery company that has received the delivery instructions has the delivery person deliver the piece. To this end, the server 300 transmits the delivery instructions to a terminal (not shown in FIG. 1) held by the delivery person. When the delivery person's terminal receives the delivery instructions, the delivery person delivers the piece to the vehicle 100 in accordance with the delivery instructions. The server 300 may also have a delivery robot (not shown in FIG. 1) deliver the piece. In this case, the delivery instructions are transmitted from the server 300 to the delivery robot. When the delivery robot receives the delivery instructions, it delivers the piece to the vehicle 100 in accordance with the delivery instructions.

[0031] As described above, by having the delivery delivered to the parked vehicle 100, the user does not need to receive the delivery at home, and therefore the degree of freedom in where to receive the delivery is increased. Also, for example, if the user parks the vehicle 100 in a parking lot and goes shopping in the neighborhood, the user can have the purchased goods delivered to the vehicle 100, eliminating the need for the user to carry the goods to the vehicle 100 himself, thereby increasing convenience.

[0032] Incidentally, when a delivery person or delivery robot delivers a parcel to a parked vehicle 100, if another vehicle is parked close to the loading port of the vehicle 100, there may be an obstacle to loading the parcel into the vehicle 100.

[0033] 2 and 3 are plan views showing a parking lot 500, and are diagrams showing an example in which a problem occurs in loading a delivery into a vehicle 100. The parking lot 500 includes a plurality of parking spaces 510 in which the vehicle 100 is parked. The parking spaces 510 are divided by partition lines 512. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle 100 has a trunk 100a in which a delivery can be loaded at the rear. As shown in FIG. 2, if another vehicle 102 is parked close to the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle 100, the space required for loading the delivery into the trunk 100a cannot be secured, and loading is difficult. For example, if another vehicle 102 is parked close to the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle 100, the trunk 100a may not be able to be opened or closed. In addition, if another vehicle 102 is parked close to the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle 100, a delivery person holding a delivery or a delivery robot carrying a delivery may not be able to enter between the trunk 100a and the other vehicle 102.

[0034] The loading port for loading the delivery items into the vehicle 100 may be not only the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle 100, but also the left or right door of the vehicle 100. For example, if there is no space to load the delivery items into the trunk 100a, or if the vehicle 100 does not have a trunk 100a, the left or right door is instructed as the loading port for loading the delivery items in the delivery instruction. In the example shown in FIG. 3, another vehicle 104 is parked closely to the right side of the vehicle 100. In this case, if an attempt is made to load the delivery items into the rear seat on the right side of the vehicle 100, the space required for loading cannot be secured, and loading is hindered. For example, if another vehicle 104 is parked closely to the right side of the vehicle 100, the right door may not be able to be opened or closed. In addition, if another vehicle 104 is parked closely to the right side of the vehicle 100, a delivery person holding a delivery item or a delivery robot carrying a delivery item may not be able to enter between the right side of the vehicle and the other vehicle 104.

[0035] For this reason, the parking management system 2000 according to this embodiment adjusts parking of other vehicles when the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is parked in the parking lot. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the parking management system 2000 according to this embodiment. This parking management system 2000 is configured with the vehicles 100, 102, and 104, the above-mentioned terminal 200, and a server 600 that manages the parking positions of the vehicles in the parking lot. The vehicle 100 is a vehicle that is scheduled to receive the delivery, and the vehicles 102 and 104 are other vehicles that are to be parked in the parking lot when the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is parked in the parking lot. The vehicles 100, 102, and 104, the terminal 200, and the server 600 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network 400 such as the Internet, similar to the delivery management system 1000 of FIG. 1.

[0036] 5 is a plan view showing a parking lot 800 in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by the parking management system 2000 according to this embodiment. The parking lot 800 has a plurality of parking spaces 810 in which the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are parked. The parking spaces 810 are demarcated by demarcation lines 812, and each parking space 810 is assigned a number. The parking lot 800 may be equipped with a camera that captures images of parked vehicles.

[0037] 5, when a delivery is loaded into the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle 100, the server 600 assigns a lower priority to the parking frame 810b adjacent to the trunk 100a side relative to the parking frame 810a in which the vehicle 100 is parked, and prevents the other vehicles 102, 104 from parking in the parking frame 810b as much as possible. Alternatively, when parking the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame 810b adjacent to the trunk 100a side, the server 600 parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame 810b while securing the space required for loading the delivery between the trunk 100a and the other vehicles 102, 104.

[0038] 5, when a delivery is loaded on the right side of the rear seat of the vehicle 100, the server 600 lowers the priority of the parking frame 810c adjacent to the right side of the parking frame 810a in which the vehicle 100 is parked, and prevents the other vehicles 102, 104 from parking in the parking frame 810c as much as possible. Alternatively, when parking the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame 810c adjacent to the right side of the vehicle 100, the server 600 parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame 810c while securing the space necessary for loading the delivery between the vehicle 100 and the other vehicles 102, 104.

[0039] In this manner, the parking of the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame adjacent to the parking frame in which the vehicle 100 to be loaded with the delivery is parked is adjusted, so that the space required for loading the delivery into the vehicle 100 is secured, and the occurrence of impediments to loading the delivery is suppressed. Therefore, when loading the delivery into the vehicle 100, the delivery can be loaded without moving the vehicle 100 or surrounding vehicles or changing the direction of the vehicle. The process of loading the delivery into the vehicle 100 may be performed in the same manner as in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1. The vehicle 100 to be loaded with the delivery may perform an operation such as turning on the headlights or honking the horn so that the delivery person or delivery robot can recognize the vehicle 100, thereby notifying the location of the vehicle.

[0040] 6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle control system mounted on the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 in the parking management system 2000 according to this embodiment. The vehicle control system includes an on-board camera 105, a positioning information receiver 110, a vehicle control device 120, a wireless terminal 130, one or more sensors 140, a navigation device 150, an electronic control unit (ECU: Electronic Control Unit, hereinafter referred to as ECU) 160, a display device 170, and a speaker 180. The on-board camera 105, the positioning information receiver 110, the vehicle control device 120, the wireless terminal 130, one or more sensors 140, the navigation device 150, the ECU 160, the display device 170, and the speaker 180 are each connected to be able to communicate with each other via an in-vehicle network that complies with standards such as a Controller Area Network (CAN) and Ethernet (registered trademark).

[0041] The vehicle-mounted camera 105 has a two-dimensional detector configured with an array of photoelectric conversion elements sensitive to visible light, such as a CCD or C-MOS, and an imaging optical system that forms an image of an area to be photographed on the two-dimensional detector. The vehicle-mounted camera 105 is installed on the dashboard inside the vehicle, or near the front windshield, side windshield, or rear windshield, and photographs the surroundings of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 (for example, the front, side, or rear of the vehicle) at a predetermined photographing period (for example, 1 / 30 to 1 / 10 seconds) and generates an image showing the surroundings of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104. The image obtained by the vehicle-mounted camera 105 is preferably a color image. The vehicle-mounted camera 105 may also be configured to be a stereo camera, and may be configured to obtain the distance to each structure on the image from the parallax between the left and right images. Every time the vehicle-mounted camera 105 generates an image, it outputs the generated image to the ECU 160 via the in-vehicle network.

[0042] The positioning information receiver 110 acquires positioning information that indicates the current positions and attitudes of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104. For example, the positioning information receiver 110 may be a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. Every time the positioning information receiver 110 receives positioning information, the positioning information receiver 110 outputs the acquired positioning information to the ECU 160 via the in-vehicle network.

[0043] The vehicle control device 120 is various devices related to vehicle control, and includes an engine 120a and a motor 120b as drive sources for driving the vehicles 100, 102, and 104, and a battery 120c for storing electric power. The vehicle control device 120 also includes a steering device and a braking device. Note that Fig. 1 illustrates a case where the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are PHVs, and if the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are EVs, the vehicle control device 120 does not include the engine 120a.

[0044] The wireless terminal 130 is a communication interface with the communication network 400, and includes, for example, an antenna and a signal processing circuit that executes various processes related to wireless communication, such as modulation and demodulation of wireless signals. For example, the wireless terminal 130 receives downlink wireless signals from a wireless base station connected to the communication network 400, and transmits uplink wireless signals to the wireless base station. The wireless terminal 130 extracts signals to be transmitted from the server 600 to the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 from the received downlink wireless signals, and passes the signals to the ECU 160. The wireless terminal 130 also generates uplink wireless signals including the signals to be transmitted to the server 600 received from the ECU 160, and transmits the wireless signals.

[0045] The one or more sensors 140 include sensors for monitoring the surroundings of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104, such as sensors such as Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging), Radar, and the like.

[0046] The navigation device 150 determines a planned route from the current location of the vehicle 100, 102, 104 to the destination according to a predetermined route search method such as the Dijkstra algorithm. For this purpose, the navigation device 150 includes a memory for storing map information. The map information may be stored in the memory 164 of the ECU 160.

[0047] The ECU 160 includes a processor 162, a memory 164, and a communication interface 166. The processor 162 includes one or more CPUs (Central Processing Units) and their peripheral circuits. The processor 162 may further include other arithmetic circuits such as a logic arithmetic unit, a numerical arithmetic unit, or a graphic processing unit. The processor 162 provides functions that meet a predetermined purpose by executing a computer program that is executablely deployed in a working area of ​​the memory 164. The memory 164 includes, for example, a volatile semiconductor memory and a non-volatile semiconductor memory. Various types of information are stored in the memory 164. The communication interface 166 includes an interface circuit for connecting the ECU 160 to an in-vehicle network.

[0048] The display device 170 is configured, for example, by a liquid crystal display (LCD), and is provided near the meter panel or dashboard to display various information. The speaker 180 outputs various information by voice.

[0049] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the terminal 200 in the parking management system 2000 according to the present embodiment. The terminal 200 has a control unit 210, a communication I / F 220, a storage unit 230, a display unit 240, and an input unit 250. The control unit 210, the communication I / F 220, the storage unit 230, and the display unit 240 of the terminal 200 have the same functions as the processor 162, the wireless terminal 130, the memory 164, and the display device 170 of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104. The input unit 250 is composed of, for example, a touch sensor, a keyboard, and the like, and information according to a user's operation is input to the input unit 250. When the input unit 250 is composed of a touch sensor, the display unit 240 and the input unit 250 may be configured as an integrated touch panel.

[0050] FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 600 in the parking management system 2000 according to the present embodiment. The server 600 has a control unit 610, which is one aspect of a parking position adjustment device, a communication I / F 620, and a storage unit 630. The control unit 610 of the server 600 has a function similar to that of the processor 162 of the ECU 160. The communication I / F 620 of the server 600 includes a communication module that connects to the communication network 400. For example, the communication I / F 620 may include a communication module that supports a wired LAN (Local Area Network) standard. The server 600 is connected to the communication network 400 via the communication I / F 620. The storage unit 630 of the server 600 has, for example, a volatile semiconductor memory and a non-volatile semiconductor memory. The storage unit 630 stores various information such as a floor plan of the parking lot 800 and the size of the parking space 810. In addition, in the floor plan of the parking lot 800, the number and the position of the parking space 810 are associated with each other.

[0051] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of the processor 162 of the ECU 160 provided in each of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104. The processor 162 has a transmitting unit 162a, a receiving unit 162b, a display processing unit 162c, and an audio processing unit 162d. Each of these units of the processor 162 is a functional module realized by, for example, a computer program that runs on the processor 162. That is, each of these units of the processor 162 is composed of the processor 162 and a program (software) for making the processor 162 function. The program may be recorded in the memory 164 of the ECU 160 or a recording medium connected from the outside. Alternatively, each of these units of the processor 162 may be a dedicated arithmetic circuit provided in the processor 162.

[0052] The transmitting unit 162a of the processor 162 performs a process of transmitting the positioning information acquired by the positioning information receiver 110 to the server 600 via the wireless terminal 130. The transmitting unit 162a may transmit the license plate numbers of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 together with the positioning information. The receiving unit 162b of the processor 162 performs a process of receiving the adjustment information transmitted from the server 600 via the wireless terminal 130. The display processing unit 162c of the processor 162 performs a process of displaying the display information received from the server 600 on the display device 170. The audio processing unit 162d of the processor 162 performs a process of outputting the audio information received from the server 600 from the speaker 180 as audio.

[0053] 10 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of the control unit 210 provided in the terminal 200. The control unit 210 of the terminal 200 has an acquisition unit 210a and a transmission unit 210b. Each of these units in the control unit 210 is a functional module realized by, for example, a computer program that runs on the control unit 210. That is, each of these units in the control unit 210 is composed of the control unit 210 and a program (software) for making it function. In addition, the program may be recorded in the storage unit 230 of the terminal 200 or a recording medium connected from the outside. Alternatively, each of these units in the control unit 210 may be a dedicated arithmetic circuit provided in the control unit 210.

[0054] The acquisition unit 210a of the control unit 210 of the terminal 200 acquires various information input by operating the input unit 250. The information acquired by the acquisition unit 210a includes information that the vehicle 100 parked in the parking lot 800 is scheduled to receive a delivery, the position information of the vehicle 100 in the parking lot 800 (the parking space number where the vehicle 100 is parked), the license plate number of the vehicle 100 parked in the parking lot 800, the position of the loading port for loading the delivery into the vehicle 100, the delivery date and time, the size of the delivery, etc.

[0055] The transmission unit 210b of the control unit 210 performs processing to transmit the information acquired by the acquisition unit 210a to the server 600 via the communication I / F 220. Note that since the information acquired by the acquisition unit 210a is similar to the delivery instructions transmitted from the terminal 200 to the delivery company's server 300, the transmission unit 210b may transmit to the server 600 the delivery instructions to be transmitted to the delivery company's server 300.

[0056] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of the control unit 610 provided in the server 600. The control unit 610 of the server 600 has a receiving unit 610a, an acquiring unit 610b, an adjustment information generating unit 610c, and a transmitting unit 610d. Each of these units in the control unit 610 is a functional module realized by, for example, a computer program that operates on the control unit 610. That is, each of these units in the control unit 610 is composed of the control unit 610 and a program (software) for making it function. In addition, the program may be recorded in the storage unit 630 of the server 600 or a recording medium connected from the outside. Alternatively, each of these units in the control unit 610 may be a dedicated arithmetic circuit provided in the control unit 610.

[0057] The receiving unit 610a of the control unit 610 receives various information from the vehicles 100, 102, 104 or the terminal 200 via the communication I / F 620. The receiving unit 610a receives information such as the position information (positioning information) of the vehicle 100 and the license plate number of the vehicle 100 from the vehicle 100. The receiving unit 610a also receives information transmitted from the terminal 200 indicating that the vehicle 100 parked in the parking lot 800 is scheduled to receive a delivery, the position information (parking frame number) of the vehicle 100 in the parking lot 800, the license plate number of the vehicle 100 parked in the parking lot 800, the position of the loading port for loading the delivery into the vehicle 100, the delivery date and time, the size of the delivery, and the like. The receiving unit 610a may also receive information indicating the size (vehicle rank) of the vehicle from each vehicle.

[0058] The acquisition unit 610b of the control unit 610 acquires the parking position of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery in the parking lot 800. The acquisition unit 610b acquires the parking position of the vehicle 100 based on the position information of the vehicle 100 in the parking lot 800 that the receiving unit 610a received from the terminal 200.

[0059] On the other hand, the acquisition unit 610b may acquire the parking position of the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive the delivery based on the positioning information received by the receiving unit 610a from each vehicle. In this case, the acquisition unit 610b compares the license plate number of the vehicle 100 received by the receiving unit 610a from the terminal 200 with the license plate number received from each vehicle, and acquires the parking position of the vehicle 100 based on the positioning information of the vehicle that transmitted the license plate number that matches the license plate number of the vehicle 100 received from the terminal 200.

[0060] In addition, if the parking lot 800 is equipped with a camera that captures images of parked vehicles, the acquisition unit 610b may extract the vehicle 100 from the image captured by the camera based on the license plate number of the vehicle 100 received by the receiving unit 610a from the terminal 200, and acquire the parking position of the vehicle 100 based on the position of the vehicle 100 in the image and the camera parameters (such as the camera installation position, focal length, and direction of the optical axis).

[0061] The adjustment information generating unit 610c of the control unit 610 generates adjustment information for adjusting the parking position of the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive the delivery in the parking lot and the parking of other vehicles in adjacent parking spaces so that space is created around the vehicle 100 scheduled to receive the delivery.

[0062] The adjustment information generation unit 610c may generate adjustment information based on the parking position of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery and the position of the loading port of the delivery on the vehicle 100, for adjusting the parking of other vehicles in parking spaces adjacent to the loading port so that space is created around the loading port.

[0063] The adjustment information generating unit 610c may generate adjustment information so that the priority of the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is lower than the priority of other parking frames. As a result, when parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 are vacant, the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104 are adjusted to be these vacant parking frames. Also, when parking frames are assigned in order to vehicles that enter the parking lot 800, the order in which the parked vehicles are assigned to the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 is later than the order in which the parked vehicles are assigned to other parking frames.

[0064] Specifically, when a parking frame other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant, the adjustment information generating unit 610c generates adjustment information for setting a parking frame other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicles 102, 104. In this case, the adjustment information generating unit 610c may determine whether or not a parking frame other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant based on an image generated by a camera that captures images of vehicles parked in the parking lot 800 and a floor plan of the parking lot 800, and generate adjustment information based on this.

[0065] Furthermore, when there are no parking spaces other than the parking space adjacent to the loading port, the adjustment information generating unit 610c may generate adjustment information for setting the parking space adjacent to the loading port as the parking position of the other vehicles 102, 104 and moving the other vehicles 102, 104 away from the loading port. In this case, the adjustment information may specifically specify the distance (for example, 1 m or more) to be moved away for adjustment.

[0066] In addition, when there are no parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port, the parking of the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame adjacent to the loading port may be adjusted based on the size (vehicle rank) of the other vehicles 102, 104 received from the other vehicles 102, 104 and the size of the parking frame 810. Specifically, when the size of the other vehicles 102, 104 is smaller than the size of the parking frame 810 by a threshold or more, the adjustment information generating unit 610c may generate adjustment information that sets the parking frame adjacent to the loading port as the parking position of the other vehicles 102, 104 and moves the other vehicles 102, 104 away from the loading port, and when the size of the other vehicles 102, 104 is not smaller than the size of the parking frame 810 by a threshold or more, the adjustment information generating unit 610c may generate adjustment information that does not set the parking frame adjacent to the loading port as the parking position of the other vehicles 102, 104 (i.e., does not permit parking of the other vehicles 102, 104).

[0067] In addition, the space required for loading may differ between when a delivery person delivers the delivery and when a delivery robot delivers the delivery, and the space required for loading may be larger when the delivery robot delivers the delivery. Therefore, when there are no parking spaces available other than the parking spaces adjacent to the loading entrance, the adjustment information generating unit 610c may generate adjustment information for moving the other vehicles 102, 104 away from the loading entrance when the delivery robot delivers the delivery than when the delivery person delivers the delivery.

[0068] In the first embodiment, the adjustment information is display information for adjusting the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104. Also, the adjustment information is audio information for adjusting the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104.

[0069] The transmission unit 610d of the control unit 610 transmits the display information to the other vehicles 102, 104 to display the display information on the display device 170 provided in the other vehicles. The transmission unit 610d also transmits the audio information to the other vehicles 102, 104 to output the audio information as audio from an audio output device (speaker 180) provided in the other vehicles.

[0070] 12 and 13 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the display screen 172 of the display device 170 of the other vehicles 102 and 104, and show a state in which the display information transmitted to the other vehicles 102 and 104 is displayed on the display device 170 by the display processing unit 162c of the processor 162 of the ECU 160 of the other vehicles 102 and 104. The example shown in FIG. 12 shows a case in which the parking positions of the vehicles correspond to the example shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is parked in parking space "5", and parking space "15" adjacent to the trunk 100a, which is the loading port of the delivery to the vehicle 100, is vacant. The display screen 172 shows a plan view of the parking lot 800, and parking spaces without hatching are vacant parking spaces. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, a message is displayed on the display screen 172 saying, "Do not park in parking space "15". Please park in a vacant parking space other than parking space "15". As a result, the drivers of the other vehicles 102, 104 park the other vehicles 102, 104 in vacant parking spaces other than parking space "15", so that when loading deliveries into the trunk 100a of the vehicle 100, a space necessary for loading is secured.

[0071] In addition, the example shown in FIG. 13 shows a case where the vehicle 100 that is to receive the delivery is parked in parking space "5", parking space "15" adjacent to the trunk 100a that is the loading port of the delivery to the vehicle 100 is vacant, and all parking spaces other than parking space "15" are not vacant. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, a message is displayed on the display screen 172 saying, "When parking in parking space "15", please keep a sufficient distance from the vehicle parked in parking space "5". As a result, when the driver of the other vehicle 102, 104 parks the other vehicle 102, 104 in the parking space "15", the driver keeps a sufficient distance from the trunk 100a of the vehicle 100, so that the space required for loading the delivery is secured when loading the delivery into the trunk 100a of the vehicle 100.

[0072] 12 and 13, the case where the loading port of the delivery of the vehicle 100 is the trunk 100a at the rear of the vehicle is illustrated. In FIG. 12, when the loading port of the delivery of the vehicle 100 is the door on the right side of the vehicle, a message stating "Do not park in parking space "6". Please park in an empty parking space other than parking space "6". " is displayed on the display screen 172. In addition, in FIG. 13, when the loading port of the delivery of the vehicle 100 is the door on the right side of the vehicle, parking space "6" adjacent to the right side of the vehicle 100 is empty, and all parking spaces other than parking space "6" are not empty, a message stating "When parking in parking space "6", please ensure a sufficient distance from the vehicle parked in parking space "5". " is displayed on the display screen 172.

[0073] In the example shown in FIG. 12, the receiving unit 162b of the processor 162 receives from the server 600 voice information representing a voice saying, "Please do not park in parking space "15". Please park in an empty parking space other than parking space "15". The voice processing unit 162d of the processor 162 outputs this voice information as voice from the speaker 180. Similarly, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the receiving unit 162b of the processor 162 receives from the server 600 voice information representing a voice saying, "When parking in parking space "15", please keep a sufficient distance from the vehicle parked in parking space "5". The voice processing unit 162d of the processor 162 outputs this voice information as voice from the speaker 180.

[0074] Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing performed by the server 600. The processing shown in Fig. 14 is performed in the control unit 610 of the server 600 at each predetermined control cycle.

[0075] First, the acquisition unit 610b of the control unit 610 of the server 600 acquires the parking position of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery in the parking lot 800 (step S10). Next, the adjustment information generation unit 610c of the control unit 610 generates adjustment information for adjusting the parking of the other vehicles 102, 104 in parking spaces adjacent to the parking position acquired in step S10 so that a space is left around the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery (step S12). Next, the transmission unit 610d of the control unit 610 transmits the adjustment information to the other vehicles 102, 104 (step S14). In the first embodiment, the display information and the audio information are generated in step S12, and the display information and the audio information are transmitted to the other vehicles 102, 104 in step S14.

[0076] 2. Second embodiment 15 is a plan view showing a parking lot 900 in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by a parking management system 2000 according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are autonomously driven vehicles capable of autonomous driving, and the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 drive autonomously within the parking lot 900. The parking management system 2000 of the second embodiment includes a system that manages automated valet parking (AVP).

[0077] The parking lot 900 includes a plurality of parking frames 910 in which the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are parked, demarcation lines 912, boarding and alighting spaces 914, and marks 916 for position detection. The boarding and alighting spaces 914 are spaces for passengers of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 to board and alight. When the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 enter the parking lot 900, the passengers alight from the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 in the boarding and alighting spaces 914. When the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 leave the parking lot 900, when the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 arrive at the boarding and alighting spaces 914 from the parking frames 910, the passengers board the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 in the boarding and alighting spaces 914. The server 600 manages the entry operation of the vehicle 100, 102, 104 from the boarding / alighting space 914 to the parking frame 910 where the vehicle is to be parked, and the exit operation of the vehicle 100, 102, 104 from the parking frame 910 to the boarding / alighting space 914. The management of the entry and exit operations by the server 600 includes management of the autonomous driving of the vehicle 100, 102, 104. The processing for the autonomous driving is basically performed by the ECU 160 mounted on the vehicle 100, 102, 104. However, the server 600 may remotely operate the vehicle 100, 102, 104. In this case, the processing for the automatic driving may be performed by the server 600.

[0078] In addition, an occupant may be in the vehicle 100, 102, 104 in the parking lot 800. In other words, the parking management system 2000 according to the second embodiment is not only a system that manages automatic valet parking, but also broadly includes a mode in which the vehicle 100, 102, 104 performs autonomous driving in the parking lot 800 with an occupant in the vehicle.

[0079] The mark 916 for position detection is provided on the road surface or at a predetermined height from the road surface, and is a position reference used by the vehicle 100, 102, 104 to detect the vehicle position. The mark 916 has different identification information depending on the installation position in the parking lot 900. In a floor plan of the parking lot 900 included in the control information transmitted from the server 600 to the vehicle, which will be described later, the position of each mark 916 is associated with the identification information. Note that, for example, a barcode, a number, or the like is used as the identification information. Therefore, the vehicle 100, 102, 104 can acquire the position and attitude of the vehicle in the parking lot 900 based on the position of the mark 916 in the image generated by the on-board camera 105 by photographing the mark 916, the identification information identified from the image, the camera parameters of the on-board camera 105 (the installation position of the camera, the focal length, the direction of the optical axis, etc.), and the floor plan of the parking lot 900.

[0080] In the second embodiment, the functional blocks of the control unit 610 provided in the server 600 are configured similarly to those in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 11. In the second embodiment, the adjustment information generated by the adjustment information generating unit 610c of the control unit 610 is the adjustment information described in the first embodiment, and is control information for controlling the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104.

[0081] The control information includes position information of the parking space in which the other vehicles 102, 104 are to be parked, a floor plan of the parking lot 900, the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104 within the parking spaces in which the other vehicles 102, 104 are to be parked, etc. The transmission unit 610d of the control unit 610 transmits the control information to the other vehicles 102, 104 to control the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104 based on the control information.

[0082] 16 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of the processor 162 of the ECU 160 provided in each of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 in the second embodiment. The processor 162 has a transmitting unit 162a, a receiving unit 162b, and a vehicle control unit 162e.

[0083] The functions of the transmitting unit 162a and the receiving unit 162b are similar to those of the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the receiving unit 162b receives control information for controlling the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104.

[0084] Based on the control information received by the receiving unit 162b, the vehicle control unit 162e controls the vehicle control device 120 to park the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame adjacent to the parking position of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery in the parking lot so that a space is available around the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery (around the loading port), and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame specified in the control information. At this time, the vehicle control unit 162e determines the position and attitude of the vehicle (other vehicles 102, 104) in the parking lot 900 based on the positioning information acquired by the positioning information receiver 110 and the image generated by the in-vehicle camera 105 by photographing the mark 916. Then, the vehicle control unit 162e controls the vehicle control device 120 based on the position and attitude of the vehicle in the parking lot 900 and the control information, and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame specified in the control information. Specifically, the vehicle control unit 162e parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame designated by the control information so that the priority of the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is lower than the priority of the other parking frames. Furthermore, when there are parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery available, the vehicle control unit 162e parks the vehicle (other vehicles 102, 104) in a parking frame other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port that is designated by the control information. Furthermore, when there are no parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port available, the vehicle control unit 162e sets the parking frame adjacent to the loading port as the parking position of the vehicle (other vehicles 102, 104) and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 away from the loading port.

[0085] In the second embodiment, the process performed by the server 600 is similar to that of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 14. In the second embodiment, control information is generated in step S12 in Fig. 14, and the control information is transmitted to the other vehicles 102, 104 in step S14.

[0086] In the case of automated valet parking, since no occupants are in the vehicles when they are parked, more vehicles can be parked by placing adjacent vehicles close to each other. In such a case, if another vehicle is parked close to the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery, it becomes more difficult to secure the space required for loading compared to a normal parking lot.

[0087] In this embodiment, in a system that manages automatic valet parking, control information for controlling the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104 is generated, and the control information is transmitted to the other vehicles 102, 104 to control the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104. The other vehicles 102, 104 then control the vehicle control device 120 based on the control information, and park their own vehicles in the parking space specified in the control information. Therefore, even in automatic valet parking, in which adjacent vehicles are placed close to each other, it is possible to ensure the space necessary for loading deliveries.

[0088] 3. Third embodiment In the third embodiment, the parking management system 2000 is configured as a system that manages automatic valet parking. The third embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that a parking robot is configured to transport the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 to the parking positions.

[0089] 17 is a plan view showing a parking lot 900 in which the parking positions of vehicles are adjusted by the parking management system 2000 according to the third embodiment. The parking lot 900 is configured similarly to the second embodiment. The parking robot 950 is a robot that operates under the control of the server 600, and lifts the vehicles 100, 102, 104 and transports them between the boarding and disembarking space 914 and the parking frame in which the vehicles 100, 102, 104 are parked.

[0090] 18 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking robot 950. The parking robot 950 has an on-board camera 951, a positioning information receiver 952, a vehicle control device 953, a wireless terminal 954, one or more sensors 955, a lift mechanism 956, and an electronic control unit (ECU: Electronic Control Unit, hereinafter referred to as ECU) 960.

[0091] In the third embodiment, the on-board camera 951, the positioning information receiver 952, the vehicle control device 953, the wireless terminal 954, the one or more sensors 955, and the ECU 960 are configured in the same manner as the on-board camera 105, the positioning information receiver 110, the vehicle control device 120, the wireless terminal 130, the one or more sensors 140, and the ECU 160 of the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 described in the first embodiment.

[0092] The lift mechanism 956 is driven by, for example, a motor, and lifts the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 when transporting the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 between the boarding and disembarking space 914 and the parking spaces in which the vehicles 100, 102, and 104 are parked.

[0093] In the third embodiment, the functional blocks of the control unit 610 provided in the server 600 are configured similarly to those in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 11. As in the second embodiment, the adjustment information generated by the adjustment information generating unit 610c of the control unit 610 is control information for controlling the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104. The transmitting unit 610d of the control unit 610 transmits the control information to the parking robot 950 to control the parking positions of the other vehicles 102, 104 based on the control information.

[0094] 19 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of a processor 962 of an ECU 960 provided in a parking robot 950 in the third embodiment. The processor 962 has a transmitting unit 962a, a receiving unit 962b, and a parking robot control unit 962c.

[0095] The functions of the transmitter 962a and the receiver 962b are similar to those of the transmitter 162a and the receiver 162b of the processor 162 of the ECU 160 in the second embodiment, and the receiver 962b receives control information for controlling the parking positions of other vehicles 102, 104.

[0096] Based on the control information received by the receiving unit 962b, the parking robot control unit 962c controls the vehicle control device 953 and the lift mechanism 956 to park the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame adjacent to the parking position of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery in the parking lot so that a space is available around the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery (around the loading port), and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame specified in the control information. As with the vehicle control unit 162e of the second embodiment, the parking robot control unit 962c determines the position and attitude of the parking robot 950 in the parking lot 900 based on the positioning information acquired by the positioning information receiver 952 and the image generated by the in-vehicle camera 951 by photographing the mark 916. Then, the parking robot control unit 962c controls the vehicle control device 953 and the lift mechanism 956 based on the position and attitude of the parking robot 950 in the parking lot 900 and the control information, and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame specified in the control information. Specifically, the parking robot control unit 962c parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame designated by the control information so that the priority of the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery is lower than the priority of the other parking frames. Also, when there are parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of the vehicle 100 that is scheduled to receive the delivery available, the parking robot control unit 962c parks the other vehicles 102, 104 in the parking frame other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port that is designated by the control information. Also, when there are no parking frames other than the parking frame adjacent to the loading port available, the parking robot control unit 962c sets the parking frame adjacent to the loading port as the parking position of the other vehicles 102, 104 and parks the other vehicles 102, 104 away from the loading port.

[0097] In the third embodiment, the process performed by the server 600 is similar to that of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 14. In the third embodiment, similar to the second embodiment, control information is generated in step S12 in Fig. 14, and the control information is transmitted to the other vehicles 102, 104 in step S14. [Explanation of symbols]

[0098] 100 vehicles 100a Trunk 102,104 Other vehicles 105,951 In-vehicle Camera 110,952 Positioning information receiver 120,953 Vehicle control equipment 120a Engine 120b motor 120c battery 130,954 wireless terminals 140,965 Sensors 150 Navigation equipment 160,960 Electronic Control Unit (ECU) 162,962 processors 162a,962a Transmitter 162b,962b Receiver 162c Display processing unit 162d Audio processing unit 162e Vehicle control unit 164 Memory 166 Communication Interface 170 Display device 172 Display screen 180 Speaker 200 terminals 210 Control section 210a Acquisition Department 210b Transmitter 230 Storage section 240 Display section 250 Input section 300,600 servers 400 Communication Network 500,800,900 Parking 510, 810, 810a, 810b, 810c, 910 Parking spaces 512,812,912 Lotteries 600 Servers 610 Control section 610a Receiving section 610b Acquisition Department 610c Adjustment information generation section 610d Transmitter 630 Storage section 914 Boarding and alighting space 916 marks 950 Parking Robot 956 Lift Mechanism 962c Parking robot control unit 1000 Delivery Management System 2000 Parking Management System

Claims

1. A device for adjusting the parking position of a vehicle in a parking lot, comprising: An acquisition unit that acquires a parking position of a vehicle that is scheduled to receive a delivery item in a parking lot; an adjustment information generating unit that generates adjustment information for adjusting parking of other vehicles in parking spaces adjacent to the parking position so that a space is created around the vehicle that is scheduled to receive the delivery; Equipped with The adjustment information generation unit generating the adjustment information for adjusting the parking of the other vehicle in the parking space adjacent to the loading port so as to leave a space around the loading port, based on the parking position of the vehicle that is to receive the delivery and the position of the loading port of the delivery on the vehicle; generating the adjustment information so that the priority of the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of a vehicle that is to receive the delivery item is lower than the priority of other parking frames; When there are no parking spaces other than the parking space adjacent to the loading opening, the parking space adjacent to the loading opening is set as the parking position of the other vehicle, and the parking position adjustment device generates the adjustment information to move the other vehicle away from the loading opening.

2. 2. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein, when a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant, the adjustment information generating unit generates the adjustment information for setting a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance as the parking position of the other vehicle.

3. the adjustment information is display information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the display information to the other vehicle so that the display information is displayed on a display device provided in the other vehicle.

4. the adjustment information is voice information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmitting unit configured to transmit the audio information to the other vehicle so that the audio information is output as audio from an audio output device provided in the other vehicle.

5. the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomous driving, The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the control information to the other vehicle so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

6. the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is transported to a parking position by a parking robot, 3. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the control information to the parking robot so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

7. 1. A method for adjusting a parking position of a vehicle in a parking lot, comprising: obtaining a parking location of a vehicle that is to receive a delivery item in a parking lot; generating adjustment information for adjusting parking of other vehicles in parking spaces adjacent to the parking position so as to leave space around the vehicle that is to receive the delivery; Equipped with In the step of generating adjustment information, generating the adjustment information for adjusting the parking of the other vehicle in the parking space adjacent to the loading port so as to leave a space around the loading port, based on the parking position of the vehicle that is to receive the delivery and the position of the loading port of the delivery on the vehicle; generating the adjustment information so that the priority of the parking frame adjacent to the loading port of a vehicle that is to receive the delivery item is lower than the priority of other parking frames; When there are no parking spaces other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance, the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is set as the parking position of the other vehicle, and the parking position adjustment information is generated to move the other vehicle away from the loading entrance.

8. 8. The parking position adjustment method according to claim 7, wherein in the step of generating the adjustment information, when a parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is vacant, the adjustment information is generated so that the parking space other than the parking space adjacent to the loading entrance is the parking position of the other vehicle.

9. the adjustment information is display information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, 9. The parking position adjustment method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of transmitting the display information to the other vehicle so that the display information is displayed on a display device provided in the other vehicle.

10. the adjustment information is voice information for adjusting the parking position of the other vehicle, 9. The parking position adjustment method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of transmitting the audio information to the other vehicle so that the audio information is output as audio from an audio output device provided in the other vehicle.

11. the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomous driving, 9. The parking position adjustment method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of transmitting the control information to the other vehicle so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

12. the adjustment information is control information for controlling a parking position of the other vehicle, The other vehicle is transported to a parking position by a parking robot, 9. The parking position adjustment method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of transmitting the control information to the parking robot so as to control the parking position of the other vehicle based on the control information.

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