Electronic Key Management for Valet Parking Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional valet parking systems require users to hand over physical keys to parking staff, leading to increased time and effort during the service.
Innovation Solution
A parking system that communicates with staff and user terminals to manage electronic keys, allowing remote operation and tracking of vehicles between loading, storage, and unloading spaces, eliminating the need for physical key handovers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical keys are handed over to parking staff for valet parking service, then the vehicle can be operated by the parking staff, but the user's time and effort increase due to manual key exchange
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical key handover system with an electronic key transmission system. The parking management server electronically transmits keys to the parking staff's terminal device, eliminating the need for physical key exchange between users and parking staff. This substitution of mechanical key transfer with electronic data transmission resolves the contradiction by maintaining vehicle operability while significantly reducing the time and effort required for key handover.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a parking management server as an intermediary between users and parking staff. The server receives key authorization from users, manages key distribution to parking staff, and coordinates the valet parking service. This intermediary system automates the key exchange process, eliminating manual intervention and reducing the time users spend on key handover while ensuring secure key management.
2Productivity
If physical keys are handed over to parking staff, then the vehicle can be controlled, but the process becomes complex and requires manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual key management processes with an automated electronic system. The parking management server automatically transmits electronic keys to parking staff terminals, tracks key status, and manages key revocation. This automation eliminates the complexity of manual key tracking, distribution, and security management, thereby improving valet parking service efficiency without increasing operational complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to initiate key transmission and authorize parking staff access through automated processes. Users can request valet parking services and transmit keys electronically without manual intervention from parking staff. The system automatically manages key distribution, status tracking, and revocation, reducing the complexity of key management while improving service productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A parking system which communicates with a communication terminal of a parking staff Ps who takes charge of deadheading vehicles between a loading space and an unloading space of vehicles and a vehicle storage space by valet parking includes a loading vehicle recognition unit which recognizes that a target vehicle for the valet parking is parked in the loading space, and an electronic key management unit which transmits an electronic key for enabling an operation of the target vehicle to the communication terminal of the parking staff when the loading vehicle recognition unit recognizes that the target vehicle is parked in the loading space.