Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide a technique for user registration in which users and vehicle unique IDs are associated with each other.SOLUTION: An information processing system according to an embodiment comprises a business operator management server connected to a roadside machine and parking lot equipment installed in a pay parking lot. The parking lot equipment comprises: a ticket issuance control unit which issues a parking ticket including a vehicle unique ID, acquired by the roadside machine, of a vehicle entering the pay parking lot and a parking ticket ID. The business operator management server comprises: a communication unit which receives electronic parking service registration information including the vehicle unique ID and the parking ticket ID read out of the parking ticket by user equipment; and a user registration control part which performs member registration based upon the vehicle unique ID and performs exclusive processing to prevent, based upon the parking ticket ID, repetitive member registration processing by the packing ticket.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Parking fees are charged when using parking lots at supermarkets, shopping malls, etc. Some paid parking lots also charge parking fees based on the amount of time you park. At such paid parking lots, parking tickets are issued at the entrance to the lot, and the parking fee is paid at a parking device before you leave. Paid parking lots also use parking tickets, such as magnetic tickets or QR codes (registered trademark), to manage entry and exit.

[0003] In addition, as a method of managing paid parking lots, ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) technology can be used to identify vehicles and manage entry and exit by matching the identifier of a pre-registered onboard device with the identifier of an onboard device obtained on-site. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-022285 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] With the spread of COVID-19 and the rise of cashless payments, there is a growing demand for a hassle-free digital way to manage entry and exit to paid parking lots.

[0006] In addition, in order to utilize ETC technology to manage entry and exit, users must be registered. This user registration has the problem of needing to be linked to an ID that identifies the vehicle. The present invention has been made in light of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has as its object to provide a technique for registering a user using an ID that identifies a vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In an embodiment of an information processing system comprising a roadside unit installed in a paid parking lot and an operator management server connected to parking lot equipment, the parking lot equipment comprises a ticket issuance control unit that issues a parking ticket including a vehicle-specific ID and a parking ticket ID of a vehicle that has entered the paid parking lot, which are acquired by the roadside unit, and the operator management server comprises a communication unit that receives electronic parking service registration information including the vehicle-specific ID and parking ticket ID read from the parking ticket by a user device, and a user registration control unit that performs member registration based on the vehicle-specific ID and performs exclusive processing based on the parking ticket ID to prevent further member registration processing using the parking ticket. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a user device and a software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the vehicle-mounted device and a software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a roadside unit and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the parking lot equipment and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the provider management server and a software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a vehicle information management server and a software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure when a vehicle enters a pay parking lot in the information processing system shown in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an issued parking ticket. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure when a user registers as a user for an electronic parking service in the information processing system shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The information processing system, the information processing device, the information processing method, and the information processing program will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that in the following embodiments, parts with the same numbers perform the same operations, and redundant description will be omitted.

[0010] [Embodiment] (composition) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the information processing system of the first embodiment includes a user device 1, an onboard device 2 installed in a vehicle 20, a roadside device 3 and parking lot equipment 4 installed in a paid parking lot 30, an operator management server 5, a vehicle information management server 6, a user 7, and a network 10.

[0011] The user device 1, the in-vehicle device 2, the paid parking lot 30, the parking lot device 4, the business management server 5, and the vehicle information management server 6 can communicate with each other via a network 10. The business management server 5 can also communicate with the vehicle information management server 6 via the network 10. The roadside device 3 can also communicate with the in-vehicle device 2 and the parking lot device 4. The roadside device 3 may also be able to communicate with the vehicle information management server 6. The user 7 may be the owner of the user device 1 and the driver of the vehicle 20.

[0012] The information processing system may include other components as needed in addition to the components shown in FIG. 1, or specific components may be excluded from the information processing system.

[0013] The user device 1 is a terminal used by a user 7. The user device 1 may be a mobile terminal-type device such as a smartphone.

[0014] Vehicle 20 may be any ordinary vehicle that can use the parking lot provided at the facility. For example, vehicle 20 may include a car sharing vehicle in which multiple people share a vehicle. Vehicle 20 may also include a vehicle 20 whose owner has changed, such as a used car.

[0015] The vehicle-mounted device 2 can use an ETC system by inserting an ETC card, for example.

[0016] The roadside unit 3 is installed in a paid parking lot 30. The paid parking lot 30 may be installed in a facility such as a supermarket or shopping mall, or may be a coin parking lot or a monthly parking lot. In other words, the paid parking lot 30 may be a general parking lot as long as a parking fee is charged. The roadside unit 3 may be equipped with a device equipped with a DSRC (dedicated short-range communications) function, for example. Note that if the entrance and exit points to the parking lot are different, the roadside unit 3 may be installed at both the entrance and exit, respectively.

[0017] The parking lot equipment 4 is installed in a paid parking lot 30. The parking lot equipment 4 detects the vehicle 20 when the vehicle 20 enters or exits the paid parking lot 30. The parking lot equipment 4 also uses a gate to control the entry and exit of the vehicle 20.

[0018] The business operator management server 5 is installed in a predetermined location within the company that manages the paid parking lot 30. The business operator management server 5 can communicate with the user device 1, the parking lot device 4, and the vehicle information management server 6 via the network 10, and transmits and receives various information.

[0019] The vehicle information management server 6 may be installed in the same location as the business operator management server 5 or in a different location. The vehicle information management server 6 can be connected to the business operator management server 5 directly via a wired or wireless connection, or via a network 10. Furthermore, communication between the business operator management server 5 and the vehicle information management server 6 is secure communication. Furthermore, although the business operator management server 5 and the vehicle information management server 6 are shown as separate servers in FIG. 1, it goes without saying that their functions may be combined into one server.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user device 1 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The user device 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication interface 13, an input / output interface 14, an input unit 15, and an output unit 16. The control unit 11, the storage unit 12, the communication interface 13, and the input / output interface 14 are communicably connected to one another via a bus. The input / output interface 14 is also communicably connected to the input unit 15 and the output unit 16.

[0021] The control unit 11 of the user device 1 controls the user device 1. The control unit 11 includes a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU). The control unit 11 also includes a communication control unit 111, a two-dimensional code reading unit 112, and an application control unit 113.

[0022] The communication control unit 111 can transmit the electronic parking service registration information to the business management server 5 through the communication interface 13. The electronic parking service registration information will be described later.

[0023] The two-dimensional code reader 112 reads, for example, a QR code (registered trademark), which is a two-dimensional code printed on a parking ticket. For example, the two-dimensional code reader 112 reads information included in a two-dimensional code photographed by a camera included in the output unit 16, which will be described later.

[0024] The application control unit 113 can, for example, download and install an electronic parking lot application for the user 7 to receive electronic parking services. Furthermore, the application control unit 113 can acquire user registration information for user registration in the installed electronic parking lot application from the user 7 via the input unit 15, which will be described later. The user registration information will be described later.

[0025] The storage unit 12 is a storage medium. The storage unit 12 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD), a nonvolatile memory such as a read only memory (ROM), and a volatile memory such as a random access memory (RAM). The storage unit 12 has a storage area including a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area stores an operating system (OS), middleware, and application programs required to execute various processes.

[0026] The communication interface 13 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 13 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the business operator management server 5 via a network 10 including a LAN or the Internet. The communication interface 13 may be any general communication interface as long as it can communicate with the business operator management server 5 under the control of the control unit 11 and send and receive various information.

[0027] The input / output interface 14 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 15 and the output unit 16. Here, the input / output interface 14 may be a part of the communication interface 13. In other words, the input / output interface 14 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 15 and the output unit 16 by wire or wirelessly.

[0028] The input unit 15 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the user 7 to the control unit 11 via the input / output interface 14. For example, the input unit 15 and the output unit 16 may be a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. That is, the input unit 15 may receive input of necessary information when the user 7 touches a button or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 11. The input unit 15 may also include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, for the user 7 to input instructions to the user device 1.

[0029] The output unit 16 is a display device that uses, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence (EL) display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 14. For example, the output unit 16 can display a button requesting that the gate 48 be opened when the user 7 passes through (enters or leaves) the paid parking lot 30. The output unit 16 may also include a camera. The camera included in the output unit 16 may be a camera that can read various information from a QR code, which is a two-dimensional code, under the control of the two-dimensional code reader 112.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 2 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The in-vehicle device 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication interface 23, an input / output interface 24, an input unit 25, and an output unit 26. The control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the communication interface 23, and the input / output interface 24 are connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other. The input / output interface 24 is also connected to the input unit 25 and the output unit 26 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0031] The control unit 21 of the vehicle-mounted device 2 controls the vehicle-mounted device 2. The control unit 21 includes a hardware processor such as a CPU. The control unit 21 also includes a communication control unit 211 and a vehicle-mounted device information generation unit 212.

[0032] The communication control unit 211 receives a request for vehicle-mounted device information from the roadside device 3 via the communication interface 23, and transmits vehicle-mounted device information to the roadside device 3 in response to the request for vehicle-mounted device information.

[0033] The vehicle-mounted device information generation unit 212 generates vehicle-mounted device information in response to a vehicle-mounted device information request. Here, the vehicle-mounted device information may include, for example, vehicle-mounted device information stored in the storage unit 22 described below, the ETC card ID of the ETC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 2, the ETC card number, and the expiration date of the ETC card. The vehicle-mounted device information also includes at least a vehicle-specific ID. The vehicle-specific ID may be at least one of the vehicle-mounted device ID (e.g., ASL-ID or W-CN), license plate information, and ETC card ID. The vehicle-specific ID may be any information that can uniquely identify a vehicle.

[0034] The storage unit 22 is a storage medium. The storage unit 22 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as an HDD or SSD, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The storage unit 22 has a storage area including a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area stores application programs required to execute various processes, in addition to an OS and middleware. The storage unit 22 may also store various information such as an on-board device ID, license plate information, vehicle model, vehicle weight, vehicle length, and vehicle height.

[0035] The communication interface 23 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 23 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the roadside unit 3. The communication interface 23 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate with the roadside unit 3 under the control of the control unit 21 and send and receive various information.

[0036] The input / output interface 24 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 25 and the output unit 26. Here, the input / output interface 24 may be a part of the communication interface 23. In other words, the input / output interface 24 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 25 and the output unit 26 by wire or wirelessly.

[0037] The input unit 25 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the user 7 to the control unit 21 via the input / output interface 24. For example, the input unit 25 and the output unit 26 may include a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. For example, the input unit 25 may receive input of necessary information when the user 7 touches a button or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 21. The input unit 25 also includes a card insertion unit into which a payment card such as an ETC card can be inserted. When an ETC card is inserted into the card insertion unit, the control unit 21 can read various information stored in the ETC card, such as the ETC card ID.

[0038] The output unit 26 is a display device using, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 24. The output unit 26 also has a speaker, etc. For example, if an ETC card is not inserted in the card insertion portion, or if information cannot be read from the ETC card, the output unit 26 can notify the user 7 by voice.

[0039] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the roadside device 3 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The roadside unit 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication interface 33, an input / output interface 34, an input unit 35, and an output unit 36. The control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the communication interface 33, and the input / output interface 34 are communicably connected to one another via a bus. The input / output interface 34 is also communicably connected to the input unit 35 and the output unit 36.

[0040] The control unit 31 of the roadside device 3 controls the roadside device 3. The control unit 31 includes a hardware processor such as a CPU. The control unit 31 also includes a communication control unit 311, a signal control unit 312, and an encryption control unit 313.

[0041] The communication control unit 311 receives an acquisition instruction from the parking lot equipment 4, transmits an in-vehicle equipment information request to the in-vehicle equipment 2, and receives the in-vehicle equipment information from the in-vehicle equipment 2. Furthermore, the communication control unit 311 transmits the roadside equipment information to the parking lot equipment 4. Here, the in-vehicle equipment information and the roadside equipment information will be described later.

[0042] The signal control unit 312 generates an in-vehicle device information request based on the received acquisition instruction. The signal control unit 312 also generates roadside device information including, in addition to the received roadside device information, the roadside device identification information stored in the storage unit 32, roadside device location information, and date and time information indicating the date and time when the vehicle 20 entered the paid parking lot 30. Here, the roadside device location information may be information indicating the location of the roadside device, or may be a roadside device management number.

[0043] The encryption control unit 313 encrypts the roadside device information using the key information stored in the storage unit 32. Note that encryption may be performed on the roadside device information itself, or on the in-vehicle device information included in the roadside device information, i.e., the vehicle-specific ID.

[0044] The storage unit 32 is a storage medium. The storage unit 32 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as an HDD or SSD, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The storage unit 32 has a storage area including a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area stores application programs required to execute various processes, in addition to an OS and middleware. The storage unit 32 stores various information such as a roadside device ID, roadside device position information, and key information for encrypting the roadside device information.

[0045] The communication interface 33 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 33 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the in-vehicle device 2. The communication interface 33 further includes a communication module that wiredly or wirelessly connects to the parking lot equipment 4. The communication interface 33 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate between the in-vehicle device 2 and the parking lot equipment 4 under the control of the control unit 31 and send and receive various information.

[0046] The input / output interface 34 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 35 and the output unit 36. Here, the input / output interface 34 may be a part of the communication interface 33. In other words, the input / output interface 34 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 35 and the output unit 36 ​​by wire or wirelessly.

[0047] The input unit 35 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the manager of the roadside unit 3 to the control unit 31 via the input / output interface 34. For example, the input unit 35 and the output unit 36 ​​may be a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. That is, the input unit 35 may receive input of necessary information when the manager of the roadside unit 3 touches buttons or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 31. The input unit 35 may also include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, which the manager of the roadside unit 3 uses to input instructions to the roadside unit 3.

[0048] The output unit 36 ​​is a display device that uses, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 34 .

[0049] FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the parking lot equipment 4 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The parking lot equipment 4 includes a control unit 41, a memory unit 42, a communication interface 43, an input / output interface 44, an input unit 45, an output unit 46, a vehicle detector 47, a gate 48, and a parking ticket issuing unit 49. The control unit 41, the memory unit 42, the communication interface 43, and the input / output interface 44 are communicably connected to one another via a bus. The input / output interface 44 is also communicably connected to the input unit 45, the output unit 46, the vehicle detector 47, the gate 48, and the parking ticket issuing unit 49.

[0050] The control unit 41 of the parking lot equipment 4 controls the parking lot equipment 4. The control unit 41 includes a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU). The control unit 41 also includes a communication control unit 411, a vehicle detection control unit 412, a signal control unit 413, a gate control unit 414, and a ticket issuance control unit 415.

[0051] The communication control unit 411 transmits an acquisition instruction to the roadside device 3, transfers roadside device information to the business operator management server 5, and receives a guidance instruction and a gate opening instruction from the business operator management server 5. The communication control unit 411 also receives a guidance instruction from the business operator management server 5.

[0052] The vehicle detection control unit 412 detects the vehicle 20 using the vehicle detector 47. Then, the vehicle detection control unit 412 may output a detection signal indicating that the vehicle has been detected to the signal control unit 413.

[0053] The signal control unit 413 may generate an acquisition instruction to acquire in-vehicle device information from the in-vehicle device 2 based on the detection signal, and output the acquisition instruction to the communication control unit 311. Furthermore, the signal control unit 413 may output audio information included in the guidance instruction to a speaker included in the output unit 46 based on the guidance instruction.

[0054] The gate control unit 414 controls the gate 48. For example, the gate control unit 414 opens the gate 48 based on a gate opening instruction, and allows the vehicle 20 to pass.

[0055] The ticket issuing control unit 415 performs control to issue a parking ticket when it detects that the user 7 of the vehicle 20 has pressed the ticket issuing button included in the parking ticket issuing unit 49. The information printed on the parking ticket will be described later.

[0056] The memory unit 42 is a storage medium. The memory unit 42 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as an HDD or SSD, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The memory unit 42 has a storage area including a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area stores the OS, middleware, and application programs required to execute various processes. The memory unit 42 also stores parking lot equipment identification information that identifies the parking lot equipment 4.

[0057] The communication interface 43 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 43 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the operator management server 5 via a network 10 including a LAN or the Internet. The communication interface 43 further includes a communication module that wiredly or wirelessly connects to the roadside unit 3. The communication interface 43 may be any general communication interface as long as it can communicate between the roadside unit 3 and the operator management server 5 under the control of the control unit 41 and send and receive various information.

[0058] The input / output interface 44 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 45 and the output unit 46. Here, the input / output interface 44 may be a part of the communication interface 43. That is, the input / output interface 44 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 45, the output unit 46, the vehicle detector 47, and the gate 48 by wire or wirelessly.

[0059] The input unit 45 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the manager of the parking lot equipment 4 to the control unit 41 via the input / output interface 44. For example, the input unit 45 and the output unit 46 may be a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. That is, the input unit 45 may receive input of necessary information by the manager touching buttons or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 41. The input unit 45 may also include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, which the manager uses to input instructions to the parking lot equipment 4.

[0060] The output unit 46 is a display device using, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 44. The output unit 46 may also include a speaker. The output unit 46 may output audio to the driver of the vehicle 20 (user 7 of the user device 1) according to audio information received from the signal control unit 413.

[0061] The vehicle detector 47 detects that the vehicle 20 is approaching the paid parking lot 30. For example, the vehicle detector 47 may detect the vehicle 20 using a laser or loop detection method. For example, a laser vehicle detector 47 emits a laser beam under the control of the control unit 41 and detects the reflected laser beam reflected by an object such as the vehicle 20. Alternatively, for example, the loop vehicle detector 47 includes a loop coil embedded in the road or the like before entering the entrance to the paid parking lot 30. The vehicle detector 47 detects the vehicle 20 based on a change in inductance when the vehicle 20 passes over the loop coil.

[0062] Gates 48 are installed at the entrance and exit of paid parking lots 30. Under the control of gate control unit 414, gate 48 is opened and closed to control the passage (entry or exit) of vehicle 20 through paid parking lots 30. For example, when vehicle 20 needs to be stopped temporarily or when vehicle 20 is not allowed to pass (enter or exit), gate 48 is closed under the control of gate control unit 414 to physically block the passage of vehicle 20. When vehicle 20 is allowed to pass (enter or exit), gate 48 is opened under the control of gate control unit 414 to allow vehicle 20 to pass.

[0063] The parking ticket issuing unit 49 includes a ticket button and a parking ticket issuing port. When the user 7 presses the ticket issuing button, a parking ticket is issued from the parking ticket issuing port under the control of the ticket issuing control unit 415. The information displayed on the parking ticket will be described later.

[0064] FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the business operator management server 5 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The business operator management server 5 includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication interface 53, an input / output interface 54, an input unit 55, and an output unit 56. The control unit 51, the storage unit 52, the communication interface 53, and the input / output interface 54 are connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other. The input / output interface 54 is also connected to the input unit 55 and the output unit 56 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0065] The control unit 51 of the provider management server 5 controls the provider management server 5. The control unit 51 includes a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU). The control unit 51 also includes a communication control unit 511, an instruction signal generation unit 512, a user list determination unit 513, and a user registration control unit 514.

[0066] The communication control unit 511 transfers the roadside device information and roadside device information deletion request received from the parking lot equipment 4 to the vehicle information management server 6, and receives decrypted roadside device information from the vehicle information management server 6. The communication control unit 511 also transmits a guidance instruction to the parking lot equipment 4. The communication control unit 511 also receives electronic parking service registration information from the user equipment 1. The communication control unit 511 also transmits encryption information to the vehicle information management server 6, and receives decryption information from the vehicle information management server 6. The electronic parking service registration information, encryption information, and decryption information will be described later.

[0067] The instruction signal generating unit 512 generates a guidance instruction based on the decoded roadside device information, and outputs the guidance instruction to the communication control unit 511. The guidance instruction will be described later.

[0068] The user list determination unit 513 determines whether the vehicle-specific ID is already registered in a user list stored in the storage unit 52, which will be described later. Here, the user list is information about users who use the electronic parking service, and may be information linked to the vehicle-specific ID.

[0069] The user registration control unit 514 performs member registration based on the electronic parking service registration information received from the user 7. The electronic parking service registration information will be described later.

[0070] The memory unit 52 is a storage medium. The memory unit 52 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as an HDD or SSD, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The memory unit 52 has a program storage area and a data storage area in its storage area. The program storage area stores the OS, middleware, and application programs required to execute various processes. The memory unit 52 also stores a user list including member information of members registered with the electronic parking service, the usage fees for the paid parking lots 30, discount conditions, and other various information. Here, the member information is linked to a vehicle-specific ID, i.e., the user list includes the vehicle-specific ID of the vehicle 20.

[0071] The communication interface 53 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 53 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the user device 1, the parking lot device 4, and the vehicle information management server 6 via a network 10 including a LAN or the Internet. The communication interface 53 may also include a communication module that wiredly connects to the vehicle information management server 6. The communication interface 53 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate with the user device 1, the parking lot device 4, and the vehicle information management server 6 under the control of the control unit 51 and send and receive various information.

[0072] The input / output interface 54 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 55 and the output unit 56. Here, the input / output interface 54 may be a part of the communication interface 53. In other words, the input / output interface 54 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 55 and the output unit 56 by wire or wirelessly.

[0073] The input unit 55 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the administrator of the business operator management server 5 to the control unit 51 via the input / output interface 54. For example, the input unit 55 and the output unit 56 may be a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. That is, the input unit 55 may receive input of necessary information when the administrator of the business operator management server 5 touches buttons or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 51. The input unit 55 may also include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, for the administrator to input instructions to the business operator management server 5.

[0074] The output unit 56 is a display device that uses, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 54 .

[0075] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the vehicle information management server 6 and the software configuration associated with the hardware configuration. The vehicle information management server 6 includes a control unit 61, a storage unit 62, a communication interface 63, an input / output interface 64, an input unit 65, and an output unit 66. The control unit 61, the storage unit 62, the communication interface 63, and the input / output interface 64 are communicably connected to one another via a bus. The input / output interface 64 is also communicably connected to the input unit 65 and the output unit 66.

[0076] The control unit 61 of the vehicle information management server 6 controls the vehicle information management server 6. The control unit 61 includes a hardware processor such as a CPU. The control unit 61 further includes a communication control unit 611, a decoding control unit 612, and a determination control unit 613.

[0077] The communication control unit 611 receives roadside device information and encrypted information from the business management server 5, and transmits the decrypted roadside device information and decrypted information to the business management server 5.

[0078] The decryption control unit 612 decrypts the roadside device information and the vehicle-specific ID included in the encryption information based on the key information stored in the storage unit 62. It goes without saying that any decryption method may be used as long as it corresponds to the encryption method used to encrypt the roadside device information and the vehicle-specific ID.

[0079] The storage unit 62 is a storage medium. The storage unit 62 is configured by combining a nonvolatile memory that can be written to and read from at any time, such as an HDD or SSD, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM. The storage unit 62 has a storage area including a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area stores application programs required to execute various processes, in addition to an OS and middleware. The storage unit 62 stores key information used to decrypt roadside device information and vehicle-specific IDs.

[0080] The communication interface 63 includes one or more wired or wireless communication modules. For example, the communication interface 63 includes a communication module that wirelessly connects to the business operator management server 5 via a network 10 including a LAN or the Internet. The communication interface 63 may be a general communication interface as long as it can communicate with the business operator management server 5 under the control of the control unit 61 and send and receive various information.

[0081] The input / output interface 64 is an interface that enables transmission and reception of information between the input unit 65 and the output unit 66. Here, the input / output interface 64 may be a part of the communication interface 63. In other words, the input / output interface 64 may include a communication module that is connected to the input unit 65 and the output unit 66 by wire or wirelessly.

[0082] The input unit 65 is, for example, an input detection sheet that employs an electrostatic or pressure method and is placed on the display screen of the display device, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position of the administrator of the vehicle information management server 6 to the control unit 61 via the input / output interface 64. For example, the input unit 65 and the output unit 66 may be a touch screen in which input and output are integrated. That is, the input unit 65 may receive input of necessary information when the administrator of the vehicle information management server 6 touches buttons or the like displayed on the touch screen, and output a signal corresponding to the received information to the control unit 61. The input unit 65 may also include, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, for the administrator to input instructions to the vehicle information management server 6.

[0083] The output unit 66 is a display device that uses, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or the like, and displays images and messages according to signals input from the input / output interface 64 .

[0084] (operation) FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure when the vehicle 20 enters the pay parking lot 30 in the information processing system shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that the user 7 of the user device 1 is a user 7 who does not have an electronic parking lot application installed on the user device 1. In other words, it is assumed that the user 7 is a user 7 who cannot receive the electronic parking ticket service but wants to receive the electronic parking ticket service from the payment at the exit.

[0085] The operation of this sequence diagram is realized by the control unit 11 of the user equipment 1, the control unit 21 of the in-vehicle equipment 2, the control unit 31 of the roadside equipment 3, the control unit 41 of the parking lot equipment 4, the control unit 51 of the operator management server 5, and the control unit 61 of the vehicle information management server 6 reading and executing programs stored in the memory unit 12, the memory unit 22, the memory unit 32, the memory unit 42, the memory unit 52, and the memory unit 62, respectively.

[0086] The sequence of FIG. 8 begins, for example, when the vehicle 20 attempts to enter a pay parking lot 30.

[0087] The vehicle detection control unit 412 of the parking lot equipment 4 detects the vehicle 20 (step ST101). The vehicle detection control unit 412 controls the vehicle detector 47 to detect the vehicle 20. When the vehicle 20 is detected, the vehicle detection control unit 412 outputs a detection signal indicating that the vehicle 20 has been detected to the signal control unit 413.

[0088] The communication control unit 411 transmits an acquisition instruction to the roadside unit 3 (step ST102). The signal control unit 413, which has received the detection signal, generates an acquisition instruction to instruct the roadside unit 3 to acquire on-board unit information from the on-board unit 2, and outputs the generated instruction to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the acquisition instruction to the roadside unit 3. The acquisition instruction may be transmitted via the network 10, or may be transmitted directly to the roadside unit 3 using a wired or wireless technology such as Wi-Fi.

[0089] The communication control unit 311 transmits an in-vehicle device information request to the in-vehicle device 2 (step ST103). The communication control unit 311 receives the acquisition instruction via the communication interface 33 and outputs the received acquisition instruction to the signal control unit 312. The signal control unit 312 generates an in-vehicle device information request based on the received acquisition instruction and outputs the generated in-vehicle device information request to the communication control unit 311. The communication control unit 311 transmits the in-vehicle device information request to the in-vehicle device 2 via the communication interface 33.

[0090] The communication control unit 211 transmits the on-board device information to the roadside device 3 (step ST104). The communication control unit 211 receives the on-board device information request via the communication interface 23, and outputs the received on-board device request information to the on-board device information generation unit 212. The on-board device information generation unit 212 generates on-board device information including the vehicle unique ID, ETC card number, ETC card expiration date, etc., and outputs it to the communication control unit 211. The communication control unit 211 transmits the on-board device information to the roadside device 3 via the communication interface 23.

[0091] Here, the roadside device 3 may acquire license plate information of the vehicle 20 from an image captured by a camera or the like, instead of acquiring the in-vehicle device information from the in-vehicle device 2, and use information including the acquired license plate information instead of the in-vehicle device information. In other words, the roadside device 3 may use information acquired from the vehicle 20 instead of communicating with the in-vehicle device 2, instead of the in-vehicle device information. For example, the roadside device 3 may use information that can be acquired from the vehicle 20 when it is unable to communicate with the in-vehicle device 2, etc.

[0092] The encryption control unit 313 encrypts the roadside device information including the on-board device information (step ST105). The communication control unit 311 receives the on-board device information via the communication interface 33 and outputs it to the signal control unit 312. The signal control unit 312 acquires the location information and roadside device identification information of the roadside device 3 stored in the storage unit 32. The signal control unit 312 then generates roadside device information including the on-board device information, location information, roadside device identification information, and date and time information indicating the date and time when the vehicle 20 entered the paid parking lot 30, and outputs the roadside device information to the encryption control unit 313. Here, the roadside device location information may be information indicating the location of the roadside device, or may be a roadside device management number. The encryption control unit 313 encrypts the roadside device information using key information stored in the storage unit 32. Note that encryption may be performed on the roadside device information itself, or on the vehicle-specific ID included in the roadside device information. The encryption method may be a common encryption method such as a common key encryption method or a public key encryption method.

[0093] Although the present embodiment shows an example in which the roadside device information is encrypted, the roadside device information including the vehicle-mounted device information does not have to be encrypted, in which case step ST105 may be skipped.

[0094] The communication control unit 311 transmits the roadside device information to the parking lot equipment 4 (step ST106). The encryption control unit 313 outputs the roadside device information to the communication control unit 311 via the signal control unit 312. The communication control unit 311 transmits the roadside device information to the parking lot equipment 4 via the communication interface 33.

[0095] The communication control unit 411 transfers the roadside device information to the operator management server 5 (step ST107). The communication control unit 411 receives the roadside device information via the communication interface 43. The communication control unit 411 transfers the received roadside device information to the operator management server 5 via the communication interface 43. Here, the communication control unit 411 may output the roadside device information to be transferred to the signal control unit 413. The signal control unit 413 may store the received roadside device information in the storage unit 42.

[0096] The communication control unit 511 transfers the roadside device information to the vehicle information management server 6 (step ST108). The communication control unit 511 receives the roadside device information via the communication interface 53. The communication control unit 511 transfers the received roadside device information to the vehicle information management server 6 via the communication interface 53.

[0097] The decryption control unit 612 decrypts the roadside device information (step ST109). The communication control unit 611 receives the roadside device information through the communication interface 63. Then, the communication control unit 611 outputs the received roadside device information to the decryption control unit 612. The decryption control unit 612 decrypts the roadside device information using the key information stored in the storage unit 62. Here, it goes without saying that the decryption method may be any method that corresponds to the encryption method used in step ST105.

[0098] Also, as explained in step ST105, if the roadside device information is not encrypted, step ST109 may be skipped.

[0099] The decoding control unit 612 stores the vehicle-specific ID and roadside device position information in the storage unit 62 (step ST110). The decoding control unit 612 stores the vehicle-specific ID and roadside device position information included in the decoded roadside device information in the storage unit 62. Here, if the roadside device position information is a roadside device control number, the location corresponding to the roadside device control number may be stored as the roadside device position information. Of course, the decoding control unit 612 may store all or part of the decoded roadside device information including the vehicle-specific ID and roadside device position information, rather than storing only the vehicle-specific ID and roadside device position information in the storage unit 62.

[0100] The communication control unit 611 transmits the decoded roadside device information to the operator management server 5 (step ST111). The decoding control unit 612 generates decoded roadside device information. Here, the decoded roadside device information includes information indicating that the vehicle-specific ID included in the roadside device information has been decoded. It goes without saying that the decoded roadside device information may include all of the information included in the roadside device information, including the decoded vehicle-specific ID. The decoding control unit 612 outputs the decoded roadside device information to the communication control unit 611. The communication control unit 611 transmits the decoded roadside device information to the operator management server 5 via the communication interface 63.

[0101] The communication control unit 511 transmits a guidance instruction to the parking lot equipment 4 (step ST112). The communication control unit 511 receives the decrypted roadside device information through the communication interface 53 and outputs the received decrypted roadside device information to the instruction signal generation unit 512. The instruction signal generation unit 512 generates a guidance instruction based on the received decrypted roadside device information and outputs the guidance instruction to the communication control unit 511. Here, the guidance instruction includes an encrypted vehicle-specific ID or a decrypted vehicle-specific ID. The guidance instruction may also include a temporary membership number, which is a temporary membership number, in case the user 7 is not a member of the electronic parking lot service. In other words, the temporary membership number is a temporary membership number given to the user 7 when the user 7 wishes to register as a user. Then, the communication control unit 511 transmits the guidance instruction to the parking lot equipment 4 through the communication interface 53.

[0102] The output unit 46 of the parking lot equipment 4 outputs audio guidance in accordance with the guidance instructions to the user 7 (step ST113). The communication control unit 411 receives the guidance instructions through the communication interface 43 and outputs the received guidance instructions to the signal control unit 413. The signal control unit 413 outputs the audio information included in the guidance instructions to a speaker included in the output unit 46 via the input / output interface 44. The output unit 46 (speaker) outputs the guidance information to the user 7. For example, the output unit 46 may make an announcement such as "Please launch the electronic parking lot application and touch the open button. If you do not have an electronic parking ticket application, please press the parking ticket issue button."

[0103] Here, when the user can be identified from the user list stored in the storage unit 52 based on the vehicle-specific ID and the like included in the decoded roadside device information, the control unit 51 may output a guidance instruction that can be sent directly to the user device 1 to the communication control unit 511 using the email address and the like included in the user information of the user list. The communication control unit 511 may send the guidance instruction to the user device 1 via the communication interface 53. In this case, step ST114 described below may be skipped.

[0104] The user 7 presses the ticket issuing button (step ST114). In accordance with the guidance information in step ST113, the user 7 presses the ticket issuing button included in the parking lot ticket issuing unit 49 of the parking lot equipment 4.

[0105] The ticket issuance control unit 415 issues a parking ticket (step ST115). When detecting that the ticket issuance button included in the parking ticket issuing unit 49 has been pressed, the ticket issuance control unit 415 outputs a parking ticket issuance instruction to the parking ticket issuing unit 49. The parking ticket issuing unit 49 issues a parking ticket to the user 7. Here, it is assumed that the parking ticket has, for example, a two-dimensional code printed on it. The two-dimensional code may include information such as a URL where an electronic parking lot application can be downloaded, a vehicle-specific ID included in the guidance instruction, a roadside unit management number, and a parking ticket ID. Here, the vehicle-specific ID may be encrypted or not. Furthermore, the parking ticket ID may be a temporary membership number included in the guidance instruction. Furthermore, the parking ticket ID may be a different ID for each issuance, and membership registration can be performed for each parking ticket ID.

[0106] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an issued parking ticket. The name of the pay parking lot 30, the time of entry, etc. are printed in the area indicated by 9a in Figure 9. Although not shown in Figure 9, it goes without saying that in addition to this information, the date, the name of the business operator, etc. may also be printed.

[0107] For example, the following message may be printed in the area indicated by 9b in Figure 9. The information printed in 9b is merely an example, and any information that encourages the user to install the electronic parking lot application may be printed.

[0108] A two-dimensional code, a QR code, is printed at the location indicated by 9c in Fig. 9. As described above, this two-dimensional code may include information such as a URL that can be read by the user device 1 to download an electronic parking lot application, a vehicle-specific ID, a roadside unit control number, and a parking ticket ID.

[0109] Here, after issuing the parking ticket, the gate control unit 414 of the parking lot device 4 may output a gate opening instruction to the gate 48 to open the gate 48. Then, the vehicle 20 can enter through the parking lot device 4 whose gate 48 has been opened.

[0110] The communication control unit 411 transmits a roadside device information deletion request to the business operator management server 5 (step ST116). When detecting that the ticket issuing button included in the parking ticket issuing unit 49 has been pressed, the ticket issuance control unit 415 generates a roadside device information deletion request and outputs it to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the roadside device information deletion request to the business operator management server 5 via the communication interface 43. Here, issuing a parking ticket means that the user 7 has determined not to use the electronic parking lot application or that the electronic parking lot application is not installed in the user device 1. Therefore, the vehicle information management server 6 does not need to store the vehicle-specific ID and roadside device position information stored in the storage unit 62. Therefore, the parking lot equipment 4 generates a roadside device information deletion request, which is a request to delete this information, and transmits the generated roadside device information deletion request to the vehicle information management server 6 via the business operator management server 5.

[0111] The communication control unit 511 transfers the roadside device information deletion request to the vehicle information management server 6 (step ST117). The communication control unit 511 receives the roadside device information deletion request via the communication interface 53, and transfers the received roadside device information deletion request to the vehicle information management server 6.

[0112] The control unit 61 deletes the vehicle-specific ID and the roadside device position information stored in the storage unit 62 (step ST118). When the control unit 61 receives the roadside device information deletion request, it deletes the vehicle-specific ID and the roadside device position information stored in the storage unit 62 in accordance with the request.

[0113] FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure when the user 7 registers as a user for the electronic parking service in the information processing system shown in FIG. This sequence diagram starts when the user 7 attempts to read the two-dimensional code on the parking ticket described in FIG.

[0114] The two-dimensional code reading unit 112 acquires two-dimensional code information (step ST201). In accordance with instructions from the user 7, the two-dimensional code reading unit 112 controls the camera included in the output unit 16 of the user device 1 to read the two-dimensional code printed on the parking ticket and acquires the two-dimensional code information. The two-dimensional code information may include a URL for installing an electronic parking lot application, a vehicle-specific ID of the vehicle 20, a roadside device management number, and a temporary membership number which is the parking ticket ID. Here, the two-dimensional code reading unit 112 outputs the vehicle-specific ID, roadside device management number, and temporary membership number to the application control unit 113. Note that the vehicle-specific ID may be encrypted because it is received from the roadside device 3.

[0115] The application control unit 113 installs the electronic parking lot application (step ST202). The two-dimensional code reading unit outputs the URL included in the two-dimensional code information to the application control unit 113. The application control unit 113 accesses the URL, downloads data for installing the electronic parking lot application from a predetermined server, and installs the electronic parking lot application. The application control unit 113 may then start the installed electronic parking lot application and output a screen on the display of the output unit 16 prompting the user to register.

[0116] The application control unit 113 acquires the user registration information (step ST203). The user 7 inputs the user registration information in accordance with the screen output to the output unit 16. That is, the application control unit 113 acquires the user registration information input by the user 7 via the output unit 16. Here, the user registration information may be information required for registration of the user 7, such as the name, address, telephone number, email address used as contact information, credit card information, etc.

[0117] The communication control unit 111 transmits the electronic parking service registration information to the business operator management server 5 (step ST204). The application control unit 113 generates electronic parking service registration information including the roadside unit management number, the vehicle unique ID, and the temporary membership number received from the two-dimensional code reading unit 112, and the user registration information received via the output unit 16, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 111. The communication control unit 111 transmits the electronic parking service registration information to the business operator management server 5 via the communication interface 13.

[0118] The communication control unit 511 transmits encryption information including the vehicle-specific ID to the vehicle information management server 6 (step ST205). The communication control unit 511 receives the electronic parking service registration information through the communication interface 53, and outputs the received electronic parking service registration information to the user registration control unit 514. The user registration control unit 514 stores the user registration information, roadside unit management number, and temporary membership number included in the electronic parking service registration information in the memory unit 52. Furthermore, the user registration control unit 514 generates encryption information including the vehicle-specific ID, and outputs it to the communication control unit 511. The communication control unit 511 transmits the encryption information to the vehicle information management server 6 through the communication interface 53.

[0119] The decryption control unit 612 decrypts the vehicle-specific ID (step ST206). The communication control unit 611 receives the encrypted information through the communication interface 63 and outputs the received encrypted information to the decryption control unit 612. The decryption control unit 612 decrypts the vehicle-specific ID included in the encrypted information using the key information stored in the storage unit 62.

[0120] The communication control unit 611 transmits the decrypted information (step ST207). The decryption control unit 612 generates decrypted information including the decrypted vehicle unique ID, and outputs it to the communication control unit 611. The communication control unit 611 transmits the decrypted information to the business operator management server 5 through the communication interface 63.

[0121] The user list determination unit 513 determines whether the vehicle unique ID has already been registered (step ST208). The communication control unit 511 receives the decrypted information through the communication interface 53 and outputs the received decrypted information to the user list determination unit 513. The user list determination unit 513 determines whether the decrypted vehicle unique ID has already been registered in the user list stored in the storage unit 52.

[0122] The user registration control unit 514 performs member registration (step ST209). If it is determined that the vehicle unique ID is not in the user list, i.e., not registered, the user list determination unit 513 outputs a signal indicating that registration is possible to the user registration control unit 514. The user registration control unit 514 performs member registration. For example, the temporary membership number included in the electronic parking service registration information is used as the membership number, and is linked to the user registration information and registered in the user list stored in the storage unit 52. The user registration control unit 514 may also perform exclusion processing based on the temporary membership number (parking lot ID) to prevent re-registration using the same parking ticket. For example, even if electronic parking service registration information including the same temporary membership number is transmitted from the user device 1, registration is not performed. Note that if it is determined that the vehicle unique ID is not in the user list, step ST210, which will be described later, is skipped. To indicate this, step ST210 in FIG. 10 is indicated by a dotted line.

[0123] The communication control unit 511 transmits the notification information (step ST210). If it is determined that the vehicle-specific ID is included in the user list, the user registration control unit 514 also performs membership registration, as in step ST209. However, in this case, it means that a user 7 who was a previous owner of the vehicle 20 exists and has registered with the electronic parking service. Therefore, the user registration control unit 514 generates notification information to notify the user that the membership registration has been canceled, for example, using an email address included in the user registration information of the previous owner of the vehicle 20, and outputs the notification information to the communication control unit 511. Here, the notification information may be, for example, information such as, "The registration of the vehicle you used has been canceled. If the registration has been canceled even though you are currently using the same vehicle, please contact the following contact information." The communication control unit 511 transmits the notification information to the user device of the previous owner of the vehicle 20 via the communication interface 53, for example, by email.

[0124] Furthermore, the user registration control unit 514 deletes from the user list the information registered for the previous owner of the vehicle 20. Note that the process by the user registration control unit 514 to delete the registered information of the previous owner of the vehicle 20 may be performed after a certain period of time has elapsed in preparation for inquiries from the previous owner of the vehicle 20.

[0125] Alternatively, the notification information may be, for example, information stating, "There has been an update to the member information (on-board device management number). Please access the URL below and press the permission button." After confirming that the previous owner has pressed the permission button, the user registration control unit 514 may then delete the information registered for the previous owner from the user list.

[0126] The communication control unit 511 transmits a registration notification (step ST211). After completing the member registration, the user registration control unit 514 generates a registration notification indicating that the member registration has been completed and including the member number, and outputs the registration notification to the communication control unit 511. The communication control unit 511 transmits the registration notification to the user device 1 via the communication interface 53.

[0127] The application control unit 113 stores the member information (step ST212). When the communication control unit 111 receives the registration notification through the communication interface 13, it outputs the registration notification to the application control unit 113. The application control unit 113 stores the member information, including the user registration information entered by the user, the member number included in the registration notification, and the encrypted vehicle-specific ID, in the storage unit 12. The application control unit 113 may also output the registration notification to the output unit 16 to inform the user 7 that the member registration has been completed.

[0128] Generally, parking tickets are collected when the user exits the parking lot and settles the bill. Therefore, member registration for the electronic parking service is possible only while the user 7 is using the paid parking lot. For example, if member registration is not limited to only while the paid parking lot is being used, it is impossible to determine whether the user registration information linked to the vehicle-specific ID belongs to the current owner or a previous owner when the owner of the vehicle 20 changes. However, as in the present embodiment, by limiting the period during which member registration can be performed using the vehicle-specific ID to while the paid parking lot is being used, member registration can be performed for the current owner even if the owner of the vehicle 20 has changed, such as in the case of a used car, and member registration for a previous owner will not be required.

[0129] 10, that is, when the user pays for the use of the paid parking lot 30 using a parking ticket, the payment machine or parking lot equipment 4 may transmit information including the payment of the use fee and the parking ticket ID (temporary membership number) to the business management server 5. The control unit 51 of the business management server 5 may perform a process to delete or invalidate the parking ticket ID (temporary membership number).

[0130] (Effects of the embodiment) According to the embodiment described above, by using a vehicle-specific ID to register as a member of the electronic parking lot application, even if the owner of the vehicle 20 has changed, re-registration will not be performed for the previous owner. Furthermore, by limiting member registration to only while using the paid parking lot, it is possible to limit member registration to the current owner of the vehicle 20.

[0131] [Other embodiments] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the roadside unit 3 and the parking lot equipment 4 are shown as separate devices, but they may be implemented by a single parking lot equipment 4 that includes the functions of the roadside unit 3. In other words, the parking lot equipment 4 may perform the operations that the roadside unit 3 processes.

[0132] In short, this invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made in the implementation stage without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the embodiments may be implemented in combination as appropriate as possible, and in such cases, the combined effects can be obtained. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining the disclosed multiple constituent elements. [Explanation of symbols]

[0133] 1...User equipment 11...Control unit 111...Communication control unit 112...2D code reader 113...Application control unit 12...Storage section 13...Communication interface 14...Input / output interface 15...Input section 16...Output section 17...Location information acquisition unit 20...Vehicle 2…In-vehicle device 21...Control unit 211...Communication control unit 212...In-vehicle device information generation section 22...Storage section 23...Communication interface 24...Input / output interface 25...Input section 26...Output section 30... Paid parking lot 3…Roadside machine 31...Control unit 311...Communication control unit 312...Signal control section 313...Encryption control section 32...Storage section 33...Communication interface 34...Input / output interface 35...Input section 36...Output section 4. Parking lot equipment 41...Control unit 411...Communication control unit 412...Vehicle detection control unit 413...Signal control section 414...Gate control section 415...Ticket issuing control unit 42...Storage section 43...Communication interface 44...Input / output interface 45...Input section 46...Output section 47...Vehicle detector 48...Gate 49...Parking ticket issuing department 5...Provider management server 51...Control unit 511...Communication control unit 512...Instruction signal generation section 513...User list determination unit 514...User registration control unit 52...Storage section 53...Communication interface 54...Input / output interface 55...Input section 56...Output section 6...Vehicle information management server 61...Control unit 611...Communication control unit 612...Decoding control unit 613...Determination control unit 62...Storage section 63...Communication interface 64...Input / output interface 65...Input section 66...Output section 7...User 10. Network

Claims

1. An information processing system including a roadside device installed in a paid parking lot and a business operator management server connected to the parking lot equipment, The parking lot equipment includes: a ticket issuing control unit that issues a parking ticket including a vehicle unique ID and a parking ticket ID of a vehicle that has entered the paid parking lot, which are acquired by the roadside device; The business operator management server a communication unit that receives electronic parking service registration information including the vehicle unique ID and the parking ticket ID read from the parking ticket by a user device; a user registration control unit that performs member registration based on the vehicle unique ID and performs exclusion processing based on the parking ticket ID to prevent re-member registration processing using the parking ticket; An information processing system comprising:

2. The business operator management server includes a storage unit that stores a user list including the vehicle unique ID; a user list determination unit that determines whether the vehicle unique ID has already been registered in the user list; and when it is determined that the vehicle unique ID is already registered, the communication unit transmits notification information to the already registered user device, and the user registration control unit deletes information about the already registered user from the user list. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

3. 3. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the parking ticket ID is a temporary membership number issued by the business management server.

4. 4. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-specific ID is either an onboard device ID of an onboard device mounted on the vehicle, a vehicle number of the vehicle, or an ETC card ID of an ETC card inserted into the onboard device.

5. the information processing system further includes a vehicle information management server, and the vehicle-specific ID is encrypted; 5. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the encrypted vehicle-specific ID to the vehicle information management server and receives the decrypted vehicle-specific ID, and the vehicle information management server is provided with a decryption control unit that decrypts the vehicle-specific ID.

6. 6. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the period during which the user device is capable of transmitting the electronic parking service registration information is a period during which the vehicle is using the paid parking lot.

7. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit transmits a registration notification indicating that membership registration has been completed based on the electronic parking service registration information.

8. An information acquisition processing device connected to a roadside device and parking lot equipment installed in a paid parking lot, a communication unit that receives electronic parking service registration information including a vehicle unique ID and a parking ticket ID read by a user device from a parking ticket including the vehicle unique ID and the parking ticket ID of a vehicle that has entered the paid parking lot; a user registration control unit that performs member registration based on the vehicle unique ID and performs exclusion processing based on the parking ticket ID to prevent re-member registration processing using the parking ticket; An information processing device comprising:

9. An information processing method executed by a processor of an information acquisition processing device connected to a roadside device and parking lot equipment installed in a paid parking lot, comprising: receiving electronic parking service registration information including a vehicle unique ID and a parking ticket ID read by a user device from a parking ticket including the vehicle unique ID and the parking ticket ID of a vehicle that has entered the paid parking lot; sending a registration notice indicating that membership registration has been completed based on the electronic parking service registration information; Performing member registration based on the vehicle unique ID; performing an exclusion process to prevent a re-registration process using the parking ticket based on the parking ticket ID; An information processing method comprising:

10. An information processing program that causes a processor to function as each unit of the business operator management server according to claim 1 .

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