Real-Time Parking Information System with Automatic Fee Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking management systems face challenges in efficiently providing real-time parking availability and service information to users, particularly in areas with high vehicle traffic, and struggle to effectively manage and communicate parking fees and discounts.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a wireless terminal and a server that detects vehicle location, updates parking lot information in real-time, and transmits parking availability, fees, and service information, including discounts, to users via wireless communication, allowing for real-time calculations and recommendations based on user interactions with shops and service providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If large parking lots or parking buildings are positioned in areas with high vehicle traffic, then parking capacity is improved, but difficulty in levying parking fees and managing the parking lot increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service through automatic vehicle number recognition cameras that capture license plate information when vehicles enter and exit the parking lot. The server automatically calculates parking fees based on the recognized vehicle numbers and time stamps, eliminating the need for manual fee collection and reducing management complexity while maintaining parking capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (ticket issuance, manual fee collection) with automated electronic systems. Vehicle number recognition apparatus uses optical recognition to automatically identify vehicles, and the server uses electronic communication to transmit parking information and calculate fees, substituting human-operated mechanical systems with automated electronic infrastructure.
2Productivity
If unmanned automatic parking management systems are implemented, then management efficiency is improved, but ability to provide real-time parking availability information to users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server continuously receives vehicle entry and exit information from the parking management system, automatically updates parking availability data in real-time, and transmits this information to wireless terminals. This closed-loop feedback ensures that while automation improves management efficiency, real-time parking information remains available to users through continuous data synchronization.
3Extent of automation
If vehicle number recognition apparatus is used, then automatic fee charging is improved, but integration with service provider offers and personalized information delivery deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The server is designed with multi-functionality, handling not only automatic fee charging based on vehicle number recognition but also integrating with service providers to deliver personalized offers and information. The server processes diverse data types including parking fees, service provider promotions, and user-specific information, making the automated system versatile enough to handle multiple functions beyond basic fee collection.
4Ease of operation
If parking information is provided through Internet and portable terminals, then user accessibility is improved, but real-time accuracy and personalization of parking service information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary actions by continuously pre-updating parking availability information and service provider offers before users request them. The system maintains real-time databases of parking status and service promotions, so when wireless terminals access the information, accurate and personalized data is already prepared and immediately available, combining ease of access with real-time accuracy.
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AI summary
A system for providing parking information includes: a wireless terminal configured to detect a current position of a vehicle and wirelessly perform data communication; and a server configured to receive a driving destination of the vehicle from the wireless terminal and control information about parking lots around the driving destination, in which the server may update and store the information on the parking lots in real time and respond to a request of the wireless terminal to transmit at least one of parking available information and parking fee information at the parking lots or parking service information provided by shops or service providers associated with the parking lots to the wireless terminal in real time.