Mechanical parking facilities

Abstract

To provide a mechanical parking facility capable of appropriately performing loading / unloading operation by voice or the like.SOLUTION: A mechanical parking facility comprises: a voice input device that inputs a voice; a voice recognition device that recognizes the input voice; an identification device that identifies the match between a speaker of the input voice and the speaker of the pre-registered voice data; and a control device that starts a loading / unloading operation when a result of identification of the voiceprint by the identification device exceeds a prescribed accuracy and the voice recognized by the voice recognition device is the voice related to loading / unloading. The control device opens an entrance door after the start of the loading / unloading operation, performs an unattended check of the entry / exit section after confirming the completion of entry / exit of the vehicle, and closes the entrance door to complete the loading / unloading operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present application relates to a mechanical parking facility in which entry and exit operations are performed by voice or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, mechanical parking facilities for parking a plurality of vehicles have been installed in apartment buildings, business districts, etc. Various types of parking devices, such as a box-type circulation type, a horizontal circulation type, a flat reciprocating type, a vertical and horizontal movement puzzle type, and an elevator type, are adopted as mechanical parking facilities according to installation conditions, etc. For example, an elevator type parking device is provided with a plurality of pallets on which vehicles are placed, and when entering the parking facility, a user drives a vehicle into the loading / unloading section, parks the vehicle on a predetermined pallet, and after the user exits the loading / unloading section, the pallet is transported to a predetermined storage section and stored therein.

[0003] Meanwhile, biometric recognition technology has developed in recent years, and there are technologies that attempt to operate mechanical parking facilities using biometric authentication. For example, there are technologies that use biometric authentication such as fingerprints to authenticate users when entering and exiting the parking facilities (for example, see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 189261 / 1983 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in conventional mechanical parking facilities, biometric authentication is performed in an authentication unit installed in the driver's control panel. This means that multiple users have to touch and operate the same driver's control panel, which can cause hygiene problems. In addition, when some operations related to entering and leaving the parking lot are performed using biometric authentication, users must memorize a PIN number and perform a series of operations related to entering and leaving the parking lot in order, including other operations, which can be complicated.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present application is to provide a mechanical parking facility that allows entry and exit operations to be performed appropriately using voice or other means. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the mechanical parking facility according to the present application includes a voice input unit for inputting voice, Regarding voice messages regarding entering or leaving the warehouse A voice recognition device that recognizes The above an identification device for identifying whether a speaker of an input voice matches a speaker of preregistered voice data; and a control device that controls a loading / unloading operation based on the result of recognition of the input voice by the voice recognition device and the result of identification by the identification device. The control device is configured such that a first voice is input from the voice input unit, the identification device identifies whether the speaker of the first voice matches a speaker of preregistered voice data, and When the identification result by the identification device exceeds a predetermined accuracy, The first Audio The above Enter Voice or This is a voice message regarding delivery. It was recognized that In case , the corresponding receipt or issue of the recognition Start the entry / exit operation It is also structured as follows. The control device opens the entrance door after the start of the entrance / exit operation, and allows the vehicle to enter and exit the parking lot. Warehouse or Issue of After confirming completion, the unmanned entrance / exit area is checked, the entrance / exit door is closed, and the entrance / exit operation is completed. It is configured as "Unmanned inspection of the entry and exit areas" includes automated unmanned inspection using sensors, etc., and unmanned inspection by users.

[0008] With this configuration, the user's voice data is registered in advance, and the voice recognition device recognizes the voice input from the voice input unit, and the identification device identifies whether the speaker of that voice matches the speaker of the pre-registered voice data. If the identification result by the identification device exceeds a predetermined accuracy and the result of the voice recognition by the voice recognition device is a voice related to entering and leaving the parking facility, the entrance and exit operations can be started. After the vehicle enters and leaves the parking facility, the entrance and exit section is checked for unmanned status, and the entrance and exit doors are closed to end the entrance and exit operations. The unmanned status check after entering and leaving the parking facility may be performed by the user, or the system may be configured to check for unmanned status using various sensors.

[0009] Also, The voice recognition device is configured to recognize a voice related to a result of the unattended verification from the input voice, and the identification device is configured to identify a match between the input voice and a speaker of the first voice, The control device is configured to receive the voice input unit after the vehicle enters and leaves the garage. Second audio About The voice recognition device in It is recognized that the voice is about the result of the unmanned check of the loading / unloading section. Be , the identification device Second The voice speaker and the 1. Matching audio to speaker but identification Be , and, The identification of a match exceeds a certain degree of certainty In case, The entrance / exit door may be closed to complete the entry / exit operation. With this configuration, the voice recognition device recognizes that the voice input to the voice input unit after the vehicle has entered or left the parking lot is a voice related to the result of unmanned confirmation, and the identification device identifies the speaker of that voice from the speaker of the voice before the entry / exit operation began, and the entrance / exit door is closed when the result exceeds a predetermined accuracy. This makes it possible to close the entrance / exit door by voice even in parking facilities that are not equipped with an automatic closing system for the entrance / exit door.

[0010] The control device may be configured to record and store a voice message regarding the result of the unmanned check. With this configuration, the fact that the unmanned check has been performed can be stored as the user's voice message.

[0011] The voice input unit is provided in the parking facility body, and the control device is 1. If the identification result that the speaker of the voice matches the speaker of the preregistered voice does not exceed a predetermined accuracy, the control device switches to voice input of the entry / exit operation by another device connected to the control device via a network, and the voice input by the other device is Third By recognizing the voice as related to entering and leaving the warehouse, The above The parking facility may be configured to start the entrance and exit operation. With this configuration, if the identification result that the speaker of the voice obtained by the voice input unit provided in the parking facility body matches does not exceed a predetermined accuracy, it is possible to switch to voice input from another device connected to the control device via a network. This makes it possible to start the entrance and exit operation of the parking facility by voice input from another device such as a mobile terminal.

[0012] Also, the voice recognition device is configured to recognize a voice related to the opening of the entrance door from the input voice, and the identification device is configured to identify a match with a speaker of the third voice, The control device receives the input from the other device. The third audio Based on the above When a warehousing / retrieval operation is started, the voice recognition device in The voice input unit of the parking facility main body Fourth audio About Voice regarding the opening of the entrance door but recognition Be , the identification device in The above Fourth The voice speaker and the Third Matching audio to speaker but identification Be , and, If the identification result of a match exceeds a certain degree of certainty, 、 In this configuration, it is possible to identify whether or not a voice from a device other than the voice recognition device of the mechanical parking facility matches a voice input from the voice input unit for opening the entrance door, and if the identification result that the voice matches exceeds a predetermined degree of certainty, it is possible to open the entrance door and continue the entrance / exit operation.

[0013] The parking facility may further include a vehicle operation recognition device that recognizes the vehicle operation of the vehicle from video data captured of the vehicle, and a verification device that verifies the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device with a pre-registered vehicle operation, and the control device may be configured to verify the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device with the pre-registered vehicle operation by the verification device, and start the parking facility operation when the verification result matches the pre-registered vehicle operation. With this configuration, even if the voice recognition device has difficulty recognizing the user's voice when the vehicle is entered into the parking facility, the control device can verify the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device with the vehicle operation registered in advance by the verification device, and the parking facility can start the parking facility operation when the verification result matches. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to the present application, it is possible to provide a mechanical parking facility that allows entry and exit operations to be appropriately performed by voice or the like. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an elevator parking facility 1 according to an embodiment of the present application. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main components of the elevator parking facility shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a case where a parking operation is performed by voice in the elevator-type parking facility shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an expansion of the flow chart shown in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of a case where the exit operation is performed by voice in the elevator-type parking facility shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an expansion of the flow chart shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the main components of an example including components different from those in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] An embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an elevator-type parking facility 1 will be described as an example of a mechanical parking facility. In the following embodiment, an example will be described in which a speaker of a voice is identified by a voiceprint of the voice. Note that the mechanical parking facility is not limited to the elevator-type parking facility 1 and may be a box-type circulation facility, a horizontal circulation facility, a flat reciprocating facility, a vertical and horizontal movement puzzle facility, or other type.

[0017] (Configuration of elevator parking facility) Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an elevator type parking facility 1 and a vehicle V according to one embodiment. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration for managing entry in the elevator type parking facility 1 shown in Fig. 1. The internal configuration of the parking tower 10 in the elevator type parking facility 1 is not limited and is the configuration of a known elevator type parking facility 1, so a description of the internal configuration will be omitted. The configuration including the parking tower 10 and the internal configuration constitutes the main body of the parking facility.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator-type parking facility 1 of this embodiment has an entrance door 11 on the first floor above ground of a parking tower 10. The entrance door 11 is an opening / closing type, and a vehicle V to be parked enters or leaves the parking tower 10 through the entrance door 11. The interior of the parking tower 10 where the vehicle enters and leaves through the entrance door 11 is an entrance / exit section 12. A camera 13 serving as a photographing device for photographing users and vehicles V is provided diagonally above the entrance door 11. A microphone 14 serving as a voice input unit is provided on the side of the entrance door 11, and an emergency stop button 15 is provided on the side of the microphone 14. A speaker 16 is provided above the microphone 14. The camera 13 has a resolution that allows the user to recognize that he or she is in front of the parking tower 10 and the vehicle V to perform a predetermined operation from the captured video data. The camera 13, the speaker 16, and the like are provided below the eaves 17 to prevent direct exposure to rain and sunlight. The microphone 14 is capable of collecting the voice of the user. The emergency stop button 15 is provided in a position that the user can use at will. The speaker 16 conveys messages to users in front of the parking tower 10. Note that the example shown in the figure is merely an example.

[0019] Inside the parking tower 10, a control device 20 is provided that controls the photographing by the camera 13, the collection of audio from the microphone 14, and the announcement of messages by the speaker 16. In this embodiment, the control device 20 is provided in the entrance / exit section 12. The control device 20 stores registration data of users in advance. The control device 20 includes a processor, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, an I / O interface, and the like.

[0020] In this embodiment, a predetermined area 30 where the user can perform voice operations is set in front of the microphone 14. The predetermined area 30 is set at a position where the user's voice can be easily picked up by the microphone 14. The microphone 14 may be turned "ON" when it is detected from the image of the camera 13 that the user has entered the predetermined area 30.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, the camera 13 (photographing device), the microphone 14, the emergency stop button 15, and the speaker 16 are connected to the control device 20. The control device 20 has a voice recognition device 21 that recognizes the voice obtained by the microphone 14, and an identification device 22 that identifies the speaker of the voice from the speaker of the voice data (registered user, simply referred to as "user") who is registered in advance in the recording device 24 and the voiceprint. The recording device 24 can use a device using a hard disk, a flash memory, or the like. In this embodiment, the control device 20 also has an image recognition device 23 that recognizes that the user is in the predetermined area 30 from the image captured by the camera 13. In this embodiment, the voice recognition device 21, the identification device 22, and the image recognition device 23 are included in the control device 20. The voice recognition device 21, the identification device 22, and the image recognition device 23 are realized by a processor performing arithmetic processing using a volatile memory based on a program stored in a nonvolatile memory provided in the control device 20.

[0022] The voice recognition device 21, the classification device 22, and the video recognition device 23 may be configured separately, or a plurality of devices may be configured as one. For example, the voice recognition device 21 and the classification device 22 may be configured integrally. The configurations of these devices are not limited to this embodiment.

[0023] In this embodiment, the control device 20 includes a parking facility control unit 40. The speaker of the voice recognized by the voice recognition device 21 is identified by voiceprint from the speaker of the voice data registered by the identification device 22, and if the identification result exceeds a predetermined accuracy, the parking facility control unit 40 starts the entrance and exit operation based on the voice regarding entrance and exit. Details will be described later.

[0024] In this embodiment, the control device 20 is connected to another device 50 via a network 60. The network 60 includes the Internet, a wireless LAN, and the like. The other device 50 includes a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, and the like. Information on the other device 50 is registered in association with information on a user who has been registered in advance.

[0025] (Entry operation in elevator-type parking facilities) Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a case where an entry operation is performed by voice in the elevator-type parking facility shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing an expanded portion of the flowchart shown in Fig. 3. The expanded portion of Fig. 4 shows a flow for switching to voice input of the entry operation by another device 50 connected to the control device 20 via the network 60 when, as a result of voiceprint identification of voice data obtained by the microphone 14 (voice input unit) provided in the parking tower 10 (parking facility main body), the identification result of a match does not exceed a predetermined degree of certainty. In the following example, the voice regarding entry is set to "I am entering the parking facility."

[0026] As shown in FIG. 3, when entering the parking space, the user utters "I will enter the parking space" into the microphone 14 in front of the parking tower 10. When the voice recognition device 21 recognizes the voice "I will enter the parking space" (S1), the voice recognition device 22 recognizes it as the voiceprint of the user's voice data registered in advance. If the voiceprint recognition result shows that the voiceprint matches the voiceprint and does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (e.g., 95%) (S2), the user is prompted to re-speak the voice a predetermined number of times (S3). If the user is prompted to re-speak the voiceprint, an announcement is made for the user to re-speak the voice (S4), the voice from the microphone 14 recognizes "I will enter the parking space" and the recognition device 22 performs voiceprint recognition (S2). This voiceprint recognition is the first authentication of the user. If the voiceprint recognition result shows that the voiceprint recognition result shows that the voiceprint matches the voiceprint and does not exceed a predetermined accuracy, the user is prompted to enter the parking space and the parking facility control unit 40 starts the entrance operation in the parking facility main body (S5).

[0027] If a predetermined accuracy is not obtained in the voiceprint identification even after a predetermined number of times of voice utterance, the flow of the extended part shown in "A" is executed. As shown in FIG. 4, if the voice cannot be identified by the microphone 14 of the parking tower 10, the process is switched to another device 50 connected via the network 60 (S20). For example, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, etc. can be used as the other device 50. The following description is given using a mobile phone as an example. In the case of a mobile phone, a predetermined application software (hereinafter, simply referred to as "app") is started (S21). After that, when the voice of "I will enter the parking lot" is input into the microphone of the mobile phone (S22), the voice is sent to the control device 20 of the parking tower 10 via the network 60, and the identification device 22 of the control device 20 performs voiceprint identification (S23). If the identification result of the voiceprint identification is a match with the predetermined accuracy (for example, 95%), the voiceprint is temporarily registered (S24). This voiceprint identification becomes the first authentication of the user. Then, the process returns to the flow shown in "B".

[0028] On the other hand, if the voiceprint identification does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (S23), a one-time password is sent from the control device 20 to the mobile terminal. In this example, the one-time password is sent to the mobile phone's unique number (SMS) (S25). When the mobile phone's app recognizes the transmitted one-time password by voice (S26), the voiceprint is temporarily registered (S24). In this case, the voice of the one-time password spoken into the mobile phone becomes the first authentication of the user. After that, the flow returns to that shown by "B". In this way, when the entry operation is switched to another device 50, entry is started by the identification or recognition of the voice related to entry by the other device 50 shown in the flow of the extended part (S5), and the parking facility control unit 40 starts the entry operation in the parking facility main body.

[0029] After the entry operation starts, the pallet arrives at the entry / exit section 12 (S6). If the voiceprint recognition (S2) of "I'm entering" at the start of entry is a voice from the microphone 14 of the parking facility body, the entrance door 11 is opened because the user is in front of the microphone 14 (S9). On the other hand, if the voiceprint recognition of "I'm entering" is an input from the microphone of another device 50, or if the other device 50 recognizes a one-time password by voice, it is confirmed that the user is in front of the microphone 14 of the parking tower 10 before the entrance door 11 is opened. This confirmation is performed by recognizing the voice of "Open" from the voice input to the microphone 14 of the parking facility body (S7), and the voiceprint of that voice and the temporarily registered voiceprint of the voice input by the other device 50 are voiceprint recognized by the recognition device 22 (S8). Then, if the voiceprint recognition result of the match does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (for example, 95%), the voice of "Open" is recognized again (S7). As a result of the voiceprint identification (S8), if the identification result of a match exceeds a predetermined degree of certainty, the entrance door 11 is opened. If a predetermined degree of certainty is not obtained in the voiceprint identification even after a predetermined number of utterances has been reached, the flow of the extended part shown in "A" may be executed as in S2 and S3, or a separately prepared contact point such as a "customer center" may be notified.

[0030] After that, the user drives the vehicle V into the entry / exit section 12, parks it on a pallet (S10), and leaves the entry / exit section 12. When the control device 20 detects that the vehicle V is parked in its designated position and that the user has left the entry / exit section 12 and completed entry, causing the human detection in the tower to become unresponsive (S11), it makes an announcement asking the user to confirm whether there is anyone in the tower (S12). When the microphone 14 recognizes the voice of "no one" (S13), the voiceprint of that voice is voiceprint-identified by the identification device (S14). When this voiceprint identification is performed using a voice inputted into the microphone 14 of the parking tower 10 before the start of entry, the voiceprint is identified with the voice data voiceprint-identified at the time of entry. On the other hand, when the voiceprint is identified by another device 50 before the start of entry, the voiceprint is identified with the voice temporarily registered. This voiceprint identification becomes the second authentication of the user. In the voiceprint identification (S14), if the identification result of a match does not exceed a predetermined certainty, the voice of "I'm not here" is recognized again (S13). In the voiceprint identification (S14), if the identification result of a match exceeds a predetermined certainty, the voice of "I'm not here" is recorded (S15), and the entrance door 11 is closed (S16). After that, if there is a temporarily registered voiceprint, it is deleted (S17), and the process ends. In this example, the voice of "I'm not here" is recorded in the recording device 24, and the fact that the user confirmed unattended is stored for a long period of time. In the voiceprint identification, if a predetermined number of utterances is reached, the predetermined certainty cannot be obtained, so the flow of the extended part shown in "A" may be executed as in S2 and S3, or a separately prepared contact point such as a "customer center" may be notified.

[0031] On the other hand, if the elevator type parking facility 1 is equipped with an automatic entrance door closing system, when a user leaves the entrance / exit area 12, human detection is automatically performed in the entrance / exit area 12 (inside the tower) and the entrance / exit door 11 is closed (S16). After that, if there is a temporarily registered voiceprint, it is deleted (S17) and the process ends.

[0032] In this way, the elevator-type parking facility 1 can identify whether the speaker is a registered person or not by voiceprint recognition and perform parking operation. Therefore, parking operation can be performed without operating the operation control panel.

[0033] (Exit operation in elevator-type parking facilities) Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a case where a leaving operation is performed by voice in the elevator-type parking facility 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an expanded portion of the flowchart shown in Fig. 5. The expanded portion of Fig. 6 shows a flow for switching to voice input of the leaving operation by another device 50 connected to the control device 20 via a network 60 when a match result does not exceed a predetermined degree of certainty as a result of voiceprint identification of voice data obtained by the microphone 14 (voice input unit) provided in the parking tower 10 (parking facility main body).

[0034] As shown in FIG. 5, when the user is leaving the parking tower 10, the user speaks "I am leaving" into the microphone 14. When the voice recognition device 21 recognizes the voice "I am leaving" (S30), the voice recognition device 22 recognizes it as the voiceprint of the user's voice data registered in advance. If the voiceprint recognition result shows that the voiceprint matches the voiceprint and does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (e.g., 95%) (S31), the user is prompted to re-speak a predetermined number of times (S32). If the user is prompted to re-speak, an announcement is made for the user to re-speak (S33), the voice from the microphone 14 recognizes "I am leaving," and the recognition device 22 performs voiceprint recognition (S31). This voiceprint recognition is the first authentication of the user. If the voiceprint recognition result shows that the voiceprint matches the voiceprint and exceeds a predetermined accuracy, the user is prompted to leave the parking tower 10, and the parking facility control unit 40 starts the exit operation in the parking facility main body (S34).

[0035] If a predetermined accuracy is not obtained in the voiceprint identification even after a predetermined number of times of voice utterance, the flow of the extended part shown in "C" is executed. As shown in FIG. 6, if the voice cannot be identified by the microphone 14 of the parking tower 10, the process is switched to another device 50 connected via the network 60 (S50). For example, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, etc. can be used as the other device 50. The following description is given using a mobile phone as an example. In the case of a mobile phone, a predetermined application software (hereinafter, simply referred to as "app") is started (S51). After that, when the voice of "I will leave the parking lot" is inputted into the microphone of the mobile phone (S52), the voice is sent to the control device 20 of the parking tower 10 via the network 60, and the voiceprint is identified by the identification device 22 of the control device 20 (S53). If the identification result of the voiceprint identification is a match with the predetermined accuracy (for example, 95%), the voiceprint is temporarily registered (S54). This voiceprint identification becomes the first authentication of the user. Then, the process returns to the flow shown in "D".

[0036] On the other hand, if the voiceprint identification does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (S53), a one-time password is sent from the control device 20 to the mobile terminal. In this example, the one-time password is sent to the mobile phone's unique number (SMS) (S55). When the mobile phone's app recognizes the transmitted one-time password by voice (S56), the voiceprint is temporarily registered (S54). In this case, the voice of the one-time password spoken into the mobile phone becomes the first authentication of the user. After that, the flow returns to the flow indicated by "D". In this way, when the leaving operation is switched to another device 50, leaving is started by the identification or recognition of the voice related to leaving by the other device 50 shown in the flow of the extended part (S55), and the parking facility control unit 40 starts the leaving operation in the parking facility main body.

[0037] After the start of the unloading operation, the pallet arrives at the loading / unloading section 12 (S35). If the voiceprint recognition (S31) of "I'm leaving" at the start of unloading is a voice from the microphone 14 of the parking facility body, the entrance door 11 is opened because the user is in front of the microphone 14 (S38). On the other hand, if the voiceprint recognition of "I'm leaving" is a voice from the microphone of another device 50, or if the other device 50 recognizes a one-time password by voice, it is confirmed that the user is in front of the microphone 14 of the parking facility 1 before the entrance door 11 is opened. This confirmation is performed by recognizing the voice of "open" from the voice input to the microphone 14 of the parking facility body (S36), and the voiceprint of that voice and the temporarily registered voiceprint of the voice input by the other device 50 are voiceprint recognized by the recognition device 22 (S37). Then, if the voiceprint recognition result of the match does not exceed a predetermined accuracy (for example, 95%), the voice of "open" is recognized again (S36). As a result of the voiceprint identification (S37), if the identification result indicates a match with a certain degree of accuracy, the entrance door 11 is opened.

[0038] After that, the user enters the entrance / exit section 12, gets in the vehicle V, and leaves the parking lot (S39). When the vehicle V leaves the entrance / exit section 12 and the person detection in the tower becomes unresponsive due to the completion of leaving the parking lot (S40), the control device 20 makes an announcement asking the user to confirm whether there is anyone in the tower (S41). Then, when the microphone 14 recognizes the voice of "There is no one" (S42), the voiceprint of the voice is voiceprint-identified by the identification device (S43). When this voiceprint identification is performed using a voice input from the microphone 14 of the parking tower 10 before the start of leaving the parking lot, the voiceprint is identified with the voice data voiceprint-identified at the time of leaving the parking lot. On the other hand, when the voiceprint is identified by another device 50 before the start of leaving the parking lot, the voiceprint is identified with the voice temporarily registered. This voiceprint identification becomes the second authentication of the user. When the identification result of the voiceprint identification (S43) that the voice matches does not exceed a predetermined certainty, the voice of "There is no one" is recognized again (S42). In the voiceprint identification (S43), if the identification result is a match with a certain degree of accuracy, a voice saying "I'm not here" is recorded (S44), and the entrance door 11 is closed (S45). Thereafter, if there is a temporarily registered voiceprint, it is deleted (S46), and the process ends. In this example, the voice saying "I'm not here" is recorded in the recording device 24, and the fact that the user confirmed that no one was present is stored for a long period of time.

[0039] On the other hand, if the elevator type parking facility 1 is equipped with an automatic entrance door closing system, when the user leaves the entrance / exit area 12, human detection is automatically performed in the entrance / exit area 12 (inside the tower) and the entrance / exit door 11 is closed (S45). After that, if there is a temporarily registered voiceprint, it is deleted (S46) and the process ends.

[0040] In this way, with the elevator-type parking facility 1, it is possible to identify whether the speaker is a registered person or not by voiceprint recognition and perform the leaving operation. Therefore, it is possible to perform the leaving operation without operating the operation control panel.

[0041] (Other variations) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an example including a configuration different from that of FIG. 2. The example shown in FIG. 7 is an example further including a vehicle operation recognition device 25 that recognizes the vehicle operation of the vehicle V from video data captured of the vehicle V, and a verification device 26 that verifies the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device 25 with a vehicle operation registered in advance. The vehicle operation recognition device 25 includes a control circuit that recognizes the operation of the vehicle V captured by the camera 13. In this embodiment, the vehicle operation recognition device 25 is included inside the control device 20. The vehicle operation recognition device 25 is realized by a processor performing arithmetic processing using a volatile memory based on a program stored in a non-volatile memory. The verification device 26 verifies the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device 25 with a vehicle operation registered in advance. The vehicle operations include, for example, the number of times the headlights are flashed, the direction and number of times the turn signal lamps are turned on, the number of times the hazard lamps are turned on, a predetermined steering operation, and the like. The vehicle operations may be a single operation or a combination of multiple operations. The recognition of the vehicle operation by the vehicle operation recognition device 25 may be performed before or after the above-mentioned voice recognition.

[0042] In this example, when the vehicle V stops in front of the entrance door 11, the vehicle operation recognition device 25 recognizes the operation of the vehicle V. Then, the verification device 26 verifies whether the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device 25 matches a vehicle operation registered in advance. When the verification device 26 determines that the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device 25 matches a vehicle operation registered in advance, the control device 20 starts the parking facility main body's entrance operation.

[0043] According to this example, even if, for example, one speaks into the microphone 14 from inside a vehicle V parked in front of a parking tower 10 and the recognition device 22 is unable to obtain a specified degree of accuracy due to insufficient volume or deterioration of sound quality, it is still possible to perform the entry operation by operating the vehicle.

[0044] In addition, in this example, the license plate information of vehicle V is registered in advance in association with user information, and when the vehicle operation recognition device 25 recognizes a vehicle operation, it recognizes the license plate information of vehicle V and compares it with the registered license plate information to authenticate whether or not it is a contracted vehicle.

[0045] It should be noted that the above-described embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present application, and the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[0046] In voiceprint identification, if a predetermined accuracy is not obtained even after a predetermined number of utterances, S2 and S31 are configured to execute the extended flow shown in "A" and "C", but in other voiceprint identification, if a predetermined accuracy is not obtained even after a predetermined number of utterances, the extended flow may be executed similarly to S2 and S31, and the extended flow including S2 and S31 may be configured to notify a contact point such as a separately prepared "customer center". In response to the notification, the "customer center" may dispatch a maintenance worker, or may confirm that the user is a registered user by answering a secret question set in advance during a dialogue between the operator and the user, and if it is confirmed that the user is a registered user, the operation of the parking equipment may be permitted by remote control.

[0047] (Summary) As described above, with the elevator-type parking facility 1 (mechanical parking facility) described above, it becomes possible to appropriately operate the entrance and exit of the vehicle V by voice or the like. Therefore, the user (driver) can operate the vehicle V by voice without carrying a device such as a remote control, and without getting off the vehicle V and operating the driving operation panel. The vehicle V can also be operated to leave the vehicle V by voice, without operating the driving operation panel. This also prevents hygiene problems from occurring.

[0048] In addition, it is possible to eliminate the operation panel from the elevator-type parking facility 1 (mechanical parking facility), so that users will become less aware that they are operating a mechanical device, thereby improving convenience. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1. Elevator parking facilities (mechanical parking facilities) 10 Parking Tower 11 Entrance door 12. Entry and Exit Section 13. Camera 14 Microphone (audio input section) 15 Emergency stop button 16 Speakers 20 Control device 21 Voice recognition device 22 Identification device 23 Image Recognition Device 24 Recording Devices 25 Vehicle operation recognition device 26 Collation device 30 Designated Area 40 Parking facility control unit 50 Separate equipment 60 Network V Vehicle

Claims

1. a voice input unit for inputting voice; a voice recognition device for recognizing a voice regarding entering or leaving the warehouse from an input voice; an identification device for identifying whether a speaker of the input voice matches a speaker of preregistered voice data; a control device that controls a warehousing / retrieval operation based on a result of the recognition by the voice recognition device of the input voice and a result of the identification by the identification device; The control device includes: a first voice is input from the voice input unit, the identification device identifies whether the speaker of the first voice matches the speaker of preregistered voice data, and when the identification result by the identification device exceeds a predetermined accuracy and the voice recognition device recognizes the first voice as a voice related to the entry or exit, the system starts a front entry / exit operation of the entry or exit corresponding to the recognition, opens an entrance / exit door after the entry / exit operation starts, performs an unmanned check of the entry / exit section after confirming that the entry or exit of the vehicle has been completed, and closes the entrance / exit door to end the entry / exit operation. Mechanical parking facilities.

2. The voice recognition device is configured to recognize a voice regarding a result of the unmanned confirmation from the input voice, The identification device is configured to identify a match with a speaker of the first voice, 2. The mechanical parking facility of claim 1, wherein the control device recognizes a second voice input to the voice input unit after the vehicle has entered or left the parking lot as a voice related to the result of the unmanned confirmation of the parking lot entry / exit unit by the voice recognition device, and when the identification device identifies that the speaker of the second voice matches the speaker of the first voice, and when the identification result of the match exceeds a predetermined degree of certainty, the control device closes the entrance / exit door and completes the parking lot entry / exit operation.

3. The mechanical parking facility according to claim 2 , wherein the control device is configured to record and store audio regarding the result of the unattended confirmation.

4. The voice input unit is provided in the parking facility body, The mechanical parking facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control device is configured to switch to voice input for entry / exit operations from another device connected to the control device via a network if the identification device's identification result that the speaker of the first voice matches the speaker of a pre-registered voice does not exceed a predetermined certainty, and to start the entry / exit operation by recognizing a third voice input by the other device as a voice related to entry / exit.

5. The voice recognition device is configured to recognize a voice related to opening of the entrance door from the input voice, The identification device is configured to be able to identify a match with a speaker of the third voice, The mechanical parking facility of claim 4, wherein the control device is configured to, when the entry / exit operation is started based on the third voice input from the other device, recognize a voice regarding the opening of the entrance / exit door from the fourth voice input from the voice input unit of the parking facility main body by the voice recognition device, identify a match between the speaker of the fourth voice and the speaker of the third voice by the identification device, and open the entrance / exit door if the identification result of the match exceeds a predetermined certainty.

6. The vehicle operation recognition device further includes a vehicle operation recognition device that recognizes a vehicle operation of the vehicle from video data captured by the vehicle, and a verification device that verifies the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device with a vehicle operation registered in advance, The control device is configured to compare the vehicle operation recognized by the vehicle operation recognition device with pre-registered vehicle operations using the comparison device, and to start a parking operation when the comparison result matches the pre-registered vehicle operation.

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