Parking ticket issuing device and computer program

Abstract

To provide technique enabling issuing of a digital parking ticket and transmission of the ticket to a communication terminal related to a user of a parking lot.SOLUTION: A parking ticket issuing device comprises: vehicle number data reception means receiving vehicle number data of a parking vehicle from a camera; issuance request data reception means receiving issuance request data to request issuance of a digital parking ticket from a communication terminal related to a driver of the vehicle; vehicle number input request means requesting an input of a vehicle number with respect to the communication terminal; vehicle number reception means receiving the vehicle number input by the driver; parking lot management database storing the received vehicle number data together with entrance time data; digital parking ticket generation means generating a digital parking ticket including bar-code data enabling identification of the vehicle number and entrance time data in the case of existence of a vehicle number which coincides with the received vehicle number in the vehicle number data stored in the parking lot management database; and digital parking ticket transmission means transmitting the digital parking ticket to the communication terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Claims

1. A vehicle number data receiving means that receives vehicle number data from a camera that acquires vehicle number data of vehicles attempting to use a parking lot, A vehicle number receiving means that receives the vehicle number entered by the driver using a communication terminal related to the driver of the aforementioned vehicle, A parking management database that stores the vehicle number data received by the aforementioned vehicle number data receiving means together with the vehicle's entry time data, A digital parking ticket creation means that, when a vehicle number received by the vehicle number receiving means matches a vehicle number stored in the parking management database, creates a digital parking ticket including barcode data that can identify the vehicle number and the entry time data. A digital parking ticket transmission means that transmits the digital parking ticket created by the aforementioned digital parking ticket creation means to the aforementioned communication terminal, A parking ticket issuing device equipped with [a specific feature].

2. Communication is possible between the aforementioned parking lot and the cash register terminal of the store that has a business partnership with it, The system includes a means for receiving preferential data, which reads the barcode data of a digital parking ticket output to the aforementioned communication terminal, and receives preferential data linked to the barcode data from the aforementioned cash register terminal that calculates preferential data corresponding to the amount paid by the owner of the aforementioned communication terminal at the aforementioned store, The preferential treatment data received by the aforementioned preferential treatment data receiving means is to be stored in the aforementioned parking management database. The parking ticket issuing device according to claim 1.

3. A management data receiving means that receives management data relating to a vehicle parked in the aforementioned parking lot, along with the vehicle number data of the said vehicle. A parking ticket data matching user extraction means that uses the aforementioned parking management database to check whether there is a vehicle number that matches the vehicle number received by the management data receiving means, Warning data transmission means for transmitting warning data based on the management data to a communication terminal associated with a user whose vehicle number has been confirmed by the parking ticket data matching user extraction means, A parking ticket issuing device according to either claim 1 or claim 2, comprising the following features.

4. GPS data receiving means for receiving location data of the aforementioned communication terminal, The aforementioned GPS data receiving means includes an issuance range confirmation means that determines whether the location data received by the GPS data receiving means falls within a predetermined range, When the issuance range confirmation means determines that the location data is within a predetermined range, the vehicle number input screen transmission means transmits the vehicle number input screen to the communication terminal, A parking ticket issuing device according to either claim 1 or claim 2, comprising the following features.

5. The system is equipped with a sales promotion data transmission means that transmits sales promotion data related to the aforementioned parking lot and the stores with which it has a business partnership to the aforementioned communication terminal. A parking ticket issuing device according to either claim 1 or claim 2.

6. If the aforementioned vehicle number data receiving means cannot receive vehicle number data, if the received vehicle number data is defective, or if the driver of the vehicle intending to use the parking lot does not wish to receive a digital parking ticket and a paper parking ticket is issued, a paper parking ticket barcode data receiving means receives the paper parking ticket barcode data relating to the barcode printed on the paper parking ticket. The system includes a reading data receiving means that receives the transmitted barcode data when the barcode printed on the aforementioned paper parking ticket is read by a communication terminal and the barcode data is transmitted, The aforementioned digital parking ticket creation means creates a digital parking ticket when the paper parking ticket barcode data received by the paper parking ticket barcode data receiving means matches the barcode data received by the reading data receiving means. A parking ticket issuing device according to either claim 1 or claim 2.

7. If the aforementioned vehicle number data receiving means cannot receive vehicle number data, if the received vehicle number data is defective, or if the driver of the vehicle intending to use the parking lot does not wish to receive a digital parking ticket and a paper parking ticket is issued, a paper parking ticket barcode data receiving means receives the paper parking ticket barcode data relating to the barcode printed on the paper parking ticket. When the barcode printed on the aforementioned paper parking ticket is read by a communication terminal and the barcode data is transmitted, the reading data receiving means receives the transmitted barcode data, The aforementioned digital parking ticket creation means creates a digital parking ticket when the paper parking ticket barcode data received by the paper parking ticket barcode data receiving means matches the barcode data received by the reading data receiving means, The system is to include a sales promotion data transmission means for transmitting sales promotion data related to stores that have a business partnership with the aforementioned parking lot to the aforementioned communication terminal. A parking ticket issuing device according to either claim 1 or claim 2.

8. A computer program that controls a parking ticket issuing device that issues parking tickets using digital data, The computer program includes a procedure for receiving vehicle number data from a camera that acquires vehicle number data of vehicles attempting to use a parking lot, and A vehicle number reception procedure for receiving the vehicle number entered by the driver using a communication terminal related to the driver of the aforementioned vehicle, A vehicle number data storage procedure, which stores the vehicle number data received in the above vehicle number data reception procedure together with the vehicle entry time data in the parking management database, A digital parking ticket creation procedure that, when a vehicle number received in the above-mentioned vehicle number reception procedure matches a vehicle number stored in the above-mentioned parking management database, creates a digital parking ticket including barcode data that can identify the vehicle number and the entry time data, A digital parking ticket transmission procedure for transmitting the digital parking ticket created in the above-mentioned digital parking ticket creation procedure to the above-mentioned communication terminal, A computer program designed to be executed by a parking ticket issuing machine.

9. The aforementioned parking ticket issuing device is capable of communicating with a cash register terminal of a store located near the aforementioned parking lot, A procedure for receiving preferential data, which involves reading the parking ticket data, which is the ID of the digital parking ticket, from the digital parking ticket output to the aforementioned communication terminal, and receiving preferential data linked to the parking ticket data from the aforementioned cash register terminal that has calculated preferential data corresponding to the amount paid by the owner of the aforementioned communication terminal at the aforementioned store, and A preferential treatment data storage procedure is used to store the preferential treatment data received in the preferential treatment data reception procedure in the parking management database. The computer program according to claim 8, which causes a parking ticket issuing device to execute the following.

10. A management data reception procedure for receiving management data related to a vehicle parked in the aforementioned parking lot, along with the vehicle number data of the said vehicle, A parking ticket data matching user extraction procedure that uses the aforementioned parking management database to check whether there is a vehicle number that matches the vehicle number received by the management data reception procedure, A warning data transmission procedure that transmits warning data based on the management data to the communication terminal associated with the user linked to the vehicle number confirmed in the parking ticket data matching user extraction procedure, A computer program according to claim 8 or claim 9, which causes a parking ticket issuing device to execute the following.

11. A GPS data reception procedure for receiving location data of the aforementioned communication terminal, A procedure for confirming the issuance range to determine whether the location data received in the GPS data reception procedure is within a predetermined range, If the above-mentioned location data is determined to be within a predetermined range by the above-mentioned issuance range confirmation procedure, a vehicle number input request procedure is performed to send a vehicle number input screen to the above-mentioned communication terminal and request the communication terminal to input a vehicle number. We decided to have the parking ticket issuing machine perform this action. A computer program according to either claim 8 or claim 9.

12. The parking ticket issuing device was configured to execute a promotional data transmission procedure that sends sales promotion data related to stores located near the aforementioned parking lot to the aforementioned communication terminal. A computer program according to either claim 8 or claim 9.

13. If vehicle number data cannot be received using the above-mentioned vehicle number data receiving procedure, if the received vehicle number data is defective, or if a paper parking ticket is issued when the driver of the vehicle intending to use the parking lot does not wish to receive a digital parking ticket, a paper parking ticket barcode data receiving procedure is provided to receive the paper parking ticket barcode data related to the barcode printed on that paper parking ticket. When the barcode printed on the aforementioned paper parking ticket is read by a communication terminal and the barcode data is transmitted, the parking ticket issuing device is instructed to perform a read data reception procedure to receive the transmitted barcode data, In the aforementioned digital parking ticket creation procedure, a digital parking ticket is created when the barcode data of the paper parking ticket received by the aforementioned paper parking ticket barcode data receiving procedure matches the barcode data received by the aforementioned reading data receiving procedure. A computer program according to either claim 8 or claim 9.

14. If vehicle number data cannot be received using the above-mentioned vehicle number data receiving procedure, if the received vehicle number data is defective, or if a paper parking ticket is issued when the driver of the vehicle intending to use the parking lot does not wish to receive a digital parking ticket, a paper parking ticket barcode data receiving procedure is provided to receive the paper parking ticket barcode data related to the barcode printed on that paper parking ticket. When the barcode printed on the aforementioned paper parking ticket is read by a communication terminal and the barcode data is transmitted, the procedure for receiving the transmitted barcode data is described below. A sales promotion data transmission procedure for sending sales promotion data related to the store that has a business partnership with the aforementioned parking lot to the aforementioned communication terminal, The parking ticket issuing device will be instructed to perform the above action. In the aforementioned digital parking ticket creation procedure, a digital parking ticket is created when the barcode data of the paper parking ticket received by the aforementioned paper parking ticket barcode data receiving procedure matches the barcode data received by the aforementioned reading data receiving procedure. A computer program according to either claim 8 or claim 9.

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