Mechanical parking facility entry management system

Abstract

To provide an entry management system for a mechanical parking device capable of improving convenience and reducing labor required for management and maintenance without the need for an exclusive operation medium such as an IC card or a remote controller.SOLUTION: An entry management system for a mechanical parking device with entry ports for a plurality of mechanical parking devices located adjacent to each other comprises: a receiving connection function that activates an exclusive application by receiving radio waves transmitted from a guidance beacon 100 installed in an entry roadway with a mobile communication terminal 10; a display function that displays on a screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 a unit number of the mechanical parking device that should enter on the basis of an entry command on the exclusive application; a door opening operation function that prompts a user to open a door by receiving radio waves from an entry beacon 110 installed in the mechanical parking device; and a determination function that determines the entry beacon 110 emitted from the mechanical parking device that the user should enter using radio wave strength.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an entry management system for a mechanical parking device. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, mechanical parking systems store a large number of vehicles in a three-dimensional manner inside a building constructed above ground or inside a space created underground, and various types of mechanical parking systems are used, such as elevator type and vertical circulation type, and are installed in facilities such as apartment complexes and other collective housing whose users are contract holders, and department stores and other facilities that serve an unspecified number of users.

[0003] Conventionally, for example, when multiple mechanical parking devices are installed in a collective housing complex such as a large apartment building, users make reservations to enter the parking lot using an entry reservation board installed in the entrance lane, using an IC card or remote control given to the user by the manager after the contract is concluded.

[0004] If a gate is provided on the entrance road, the gate opens if entrance is possible, and the user drives the vehicle to the mechanical parking device displayed on the entrance reservation board and opens the door of the mechanical parking device to enter the vehicle.

[0005] Incidentally, for example, Patent Document 1 shows the general state of the art related to the mechanical parking device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-168985 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, for managers of mechanical parking devices, distributing IC cards and remote controls to users requires a great deal of effort in managing and maintaining them.

[0008] Furthermore, as mentioned above, when making a reservation for parking using an IC card or a remote control, the user must carry a dedicated operating medium that is used only for the mechanical parking device.

[0009] Furthermore, when a user loses a dedicated operating medium such as an IC card or a remote control, in addition to going through the procedure for reissuing the medium, it may be necessary to change the settings of the control device of the mechanical parking device, so improvement was desired.

[0010] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, and aims to provide an entry management system for a mechanical parking device that does not require dedicated operating media such as an IC card or a remote control, thereby improving convenience and reducing the labor required for management and maintenance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] The present invention is an entrance management system for a mechanical parking device in which entrances of a plurality of mechanical parking devices are provided adjacent to each other, A mobile communication terminal having a dedicated application including a parking operation function of the mechanical parking device installed therein; A management personal computer that manages entry into the mechanical parking device; A control device to which the management personal computer is connected and which controls the operation of the mechanical parking device; a management server to which the mobile communication terminal is connected via a communication line and which cooperates with the management personal computer; A guidance beacon installed in the entrance lane of a mechanical parking device; A parking beacon installed in a mechanical parking device Equipped with A reception connection function that starts a dedicated application by receiving radio waves transmitted from the induction beacon with a mobile communication terminal; a display function that displays, on the screen of the mobile communication terminal, the parking device number of the mechanical parking device to be parked based on a parking command transmitted from the management personal computer via the management server on the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function; A door opening function that prompts a user to open the door of the mechanical parking device from a dedicated application by receiving radio waves transmitted from the entrance beacon of the mechanical parking device displayed by the display function with a mobile communication terminal; A discrimination function for discriminating an entrance beacon emitted from a mechanical parking device into which the user is to enter from entrance beacons emitted from other mechanical parking devices based on radio wave intensity. The present invention relates to a parking entry management system for a mechanical parking device equipped with the above-mentioned.

[0012] In the entry management system for the mechanical parking device, a gate is provided in the entry road, The vehicle may be provided with a gate opening function that opens the gate when a user selects "enter" from a dedicated application launched by the receiving connection function. Here, it is preferable that the mobile communication terminal is configured to display a screen prompting the user to input to open the door again if the door remains closed after the user presses the door open button and entry is not possible because "entry is waiting to be accepted" or "entry is not accepted," and when the user re-enters the confirmation screen, receive radio waves transmitted from the entry beacon and return the screen to the input state indicating that entry preparation is complete. Effect of the Invention

[0013] The entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention can achieve the excellent effect of eliminating the need for dedicated operating media such as IC cards or remote controls, thereby improving convenience and reducing the labor required for management and maintenance. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a control block diagram showing an embodiment of a parking management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 2] This is a plan view showing the state in which a vehicle has entered the entrance lane in an embodiment of the entrance management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention. [Diagram 3] A plan view showing the state in which a vehicle has been moved in front of the door of a mechanical parking device in an embodiment of the mechanical parking device entry management system of the present invention. [Figure 4] A figure showing the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, and showing the state in which the mobile communication terminal receives radio waves transmitted from an induction beacon. [Diagram 5] A figure showing the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, showing the state in which the user taps the entry button and the entry is accepted. [Figure 6] A figure showing the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, showing a state in which a user taps the entry button, but the entry is waiting to be accepted. [Figure 7] A figure showing the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, showing a state in which a user taps the entry button but the entry is not accepted. [Figure 8] This figure shows the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, and shows the state in which the mobile communication terminal receives radio waves transmitted from the entry beacon and preparation for entry is complete. [Figure 9] This figure shows the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, and shows a state in which the mobile communication terminal has received radio waves transmitted from an entry beacon, but entry preparation has not been completed. [Figure 10] This figure shows the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, and shows the state in which the user taps the door open button, the door opens, entry is possible, and the screen transitions to the Home screen. [Figure 11] A figure showing the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in an embodiment of the entry management system for a mechanical parking device of the present invention, showing a state in which the user taps the door open button, but the door remains closed and entry is not possible. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016] 1 to 11 show an embodiment of a parking management system for a mechanical parking device according to the present invention.

[0017] The entry management system for a mechanical parking device of this embodiment includes a mobile communication terminal 10, a management personal computer 20, a control device 30, and a management server 40, as shown in FIG.

[0018] The mobile communication terminal 10 is a terminal possessed by a user and installed with a dedicated application including a function for operating the mechanical parking device to enter the parking lot, such as a smartphone. However, it is also possible to install a dedicated application including a function for operating the mechanical parking device to enter the parking lot in a car navigation system mounted on the vehicle C, and use the car navigation system as the mobile communication terminal 10. Incidentally, in the case of a collective housing such as an apartment building, the user has a contract for use of the mechanical parking device with the manager.

[0019] The management personal computer 20 is adapted to manage the entry of vehicles into mechanical parking devices, and is connected to an entry reservation display device 70 via a hub 50. The management personal computer 20 is also adapted to manage the exit reservations of mechanical parking devices, and is connected to an exit reservation display device 60 via the hub 50.

[0020] The control device 30 is a programmable logic controller (PLC), to which the management personal computer 20 is connected via a hub 50 and which controls the operation of the mechanical parking device.

[0021] The management server 40 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 10 via a communication line such as 3G or 4G, and is also connected to the management personal computer 20 via a router 80, and is configured to cooperate with the management personal computer 20.

[0022] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, a guide beacon 100 and an entrance beacon 110 are provided. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show an example in which 1 to 6 mechanical parking devices are provided, but it goes without saying that the number of the devices can be appropriately changed depending on the size of a collective housing complex such as an apartment building.

[0023] The induction beacon 100 is installed on an entrance road 120 of a mechanical parking device. The induction beacon 100 may be installed either above or to the side of the entrance road 120.

[0024] The entrance beacon 110 is installed in each of the mechanical parking devices.

[0025] Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is provided with a receiving connection function, a display function, a door opening operation function, and a discrimination function.

[0026] The reception connection function is a function of starting a dedicated application by receiving radio waves transmitted from the guidance beacon 100 at the mobile communication terminal 10 .

[0027] The display function is a function that displays, on a dedicated application launched by the receiving connection function, the mechanical parking device that should be parked based on a parking entry command sent from the management personal computer 20 via the management server 40, on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 10.

[0028] The door opening operation function is a function that prompts the user to open the door of the mechanical parking device from a dedicated application by receiving radio waves emitted from the entrance beacon 110 of the mechanical parking device displayed by the display function on the mobile communication terminal 10. The discrimination function is a function that distinguishes the entrance beacon 110 emitted from the mechanical parking device into which the user should enter, among the multiple mechanical parking devices, from the entrance beacon 110 emitted from other mechanical parking devices based on radio wave strength.

[0029] A gate 130 is provided on the entrance road 120, and the gate opening function opens the gate 130 when a user selects entrance from the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function. The dedicated application has the processing steps shown in the following action.

[0030] Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

[0031] First, as shown in FIG. 2, when a vehicle C enters the entrance road 120 and stops in front of the gate 130 , the mobile communication terminal 10 receives radio waves transmitted from the guidance beacon 100 .

[0032] When the mobile communication terminal 10 receives the radio waves, a dedicated application is started by the reception connection function.

[0033] Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 10 displays a message saying "Welcome back, Mr. □□□□," along with the IC-No. and the vehicle name, and also displays a "store in" button.

[0034] When the user taps the entry button and entry is accepted, a message is displayed stating "After the gate opens, please proceed to unit number XX," as shown in Fig. 5. This is a display function that displays on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 the mechanical parking device to be entered based on the entry command transmitted from the management personal computer 20 via the management server 40 on the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function. Also, when the user selects entry from the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function, the gate 130 is opened, which is a gate opening function.

[0035] When the user taps the entry button but the entry is waiting to be accepted, a message saying "Currently in use. Please wait a moment" is displayed as shown in Fig. 6. After this, when the entry is accepted, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 transitions to the display screen shown in Fig. 5.

[0036] If the user taps the entry button but the entry is not accepted, a message stating "Entry could not be accepted" is displayed as shown in Figure 6, and when the user taps the OK button, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 returns to the display screen of Figure 4.

[0037] According to the message on the display screen of FIG. 5, the user moves the vehicle C and arrives near the mechanical parking device of the number ○ (for example, the number 5 in the example of FIG. 3) to be entered, as shown in FIG. 3, and the radio wave transmitted from the entrance beacon 110 of the mechanical parking device is received by the mobile communication terminal 10. If the entrance preparation is completed at that time, as shown in FIG. 8, a message "Entry preparation is completed. Please press the door open button" is displayed, and the door open button can be tapped. This is a door open operation function that prompts the user to open the door of the mechanical parking device from a dedicated application by receiving the radio wave transmitted from the entrance beacon 110 of the mechanical parking device displayed by the display function at the mobile communication terminal 10. Incidentally, when the radio wave transmitted from the entrance beacon 110 is received by the mobile communication terminal 10, a certain distance to the entrance beacon 110 can be recognized based on the radio wave strength. Therefore, even if the adjacent mechanical parking devices No. 1 to No. 6 are each equipped with an entry beacon 110, it is possible to determine whether the nearest entry beacon 110 emitting the radio waves received by the mobile communication terminal 10 is that of the mechanical parking device to which the user should enter. This is a discrimination function that distinguishes the entry beacon 110 emitted from the mechanical parking device to which the user should enter among the multiple mechanical parking devices from the entry beacon 110 emitted from the other mechanical parking devices based on the radio wave strength.

[0038] When the mobile communication terminal 10 receives the radio wave transmitted from the entrance beacon 110 of the mechanical parking device, but the preparation for entrance is not completed at that time, the message "Pallet is currently being called. Please wait a moment" is displayed as shown in Fig. 9. After that, when the preparation for entrance is completed, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 changes to the display screen of Fig. 8.

[0039] When the user taps the door open button, the door opens and entry becomes possible. When the user enters the vehicle C, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 transitions to the Home screen as shown in Fig. 10. After the user enters the vehicle C, the user performs a door closing operation on the operation panel of the mechanical parking device.

[0040] If the user taps the door open button but the door remains closed and entry is not possible, a message is displayed saying "The door could not be opened. Please press the OK button and then press the door open button again" as shown in Fig. 11. When the user taps the OK button, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 10 returns to the display screen of Fig. 8.

[0041] In this embodiment, the manager of the mechanical parking device does not need to distribute IC cards or remote controls to users, which makes it possible to significantly reduce the great amount of labor previously required for management and maintenance.

[0042] Also, unlike the conventional method of making a reservation for parking using an IC card or a remote control, the mobile communication terminal 10 can be used, so the user does not need to carry a dedicated operating medium used only for the mechanical parking device.

[0043] Furthermore, the user will not lose the IC card or the remote control, there is no need to go through the procedure for reissuing the card, and there is no need to change the settings of the control device of the mechanical parking device.

[0044] In this way, dedicated operating media such as IC cards or remote controls are no longer necessary, improving convenience and reducing the labor required for management and maintenance.

[0045] In this embodiment, the system is provided with a gate 130 arranged on the entrance road 120, and a gate opening function that opens the gate 130 when the user selects entrance from the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function. With this configuration, the user does not need to take out an IC card or a remote control each time to open the gate 130, and hold the IC card over the entrance reservation board or point the remote control at the entrance reservation board to perform an operation, which is more effective in improving convenience.

[0046] Incidentally, the entry management system for the mechanical parking device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 10 Mobile communication terminals 20 Management personal computer 30 Control device 40 Management Server 50 Hub 60 Reservation display device for leaving the warehouse 70 Reservation display device for storage 80 Router 100 Guidance Beacon 110 Inventory Beacon 120 Warehousing lane Gate 130 C Vehicle

Claims

1. A parking management system for a plurality of mechanical parking devices, each of which has an entrance adjacent to the entrance of the mechanical parking device, comprising: A mobile communication terminal having a dedicated application including a parking operation function of the mechanical parking device installed therein; A management personal computer that manages entry into the mechanical parking device; A control device to which the management personal computer is connected and which controls the operation of the mechanical parking device; a management server to which the mobile communication terminal is connected via a communication line and which cooperates with the management personal computer; A guidance beacon installed in the entrance lane of a mechanical parking device; A parking beacon installed in a mechanical parking device Equipped with A reception connection function that starts a dedicated application by receiving radio waves transmitted from the induction beacon with a mobile communication terminal; a display function that displays, on the screen of the mobile communication terminal, the parking device number of the mechanical parking device to be parked based on a parking command transmitted from the management personal computer via the management server on the dedicated application started by the receiving connection function; A door opening function that prompts a user to open the door of the mechanical parking device from a dedicated application by receiving radio waves transmitted from the entrance beacon of the mechanical parking device displayed by the display function with a mobile communication terminal; A discrimination function for discriminating an entrance beacon emitted from a mechanical parking device into which the user is to enter from entrance beacons emitted from other mechanical parking devices based on radio wave intensity. A parking entry management system for a mechanical parking device comprising the above-mentioned.

2. A gate is provided on the entrance road, 2. The entry management system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, further comprising a gate opening function for opening the gate when a user selects entry from a dedicated application launched by the receiving connection function.

3. The mobile communication terminal is configured to display a screen prompting the user to input to open the door again if the door remains closed after the user presses the door open button and entry is not possible because "entry is waiting to be accepted" or "entry is not accepted", and when the user re-enters the confirmation screen, it receives radio waves transmitted from the entry beacon and returns the screen to the input state indicating that entry preparation is complete.

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