CN101506770A

CN101506770A - A system and method for automated goods storage and retrieval

Info

Publication number: CN101506770A
Application number: CNA2007800316888A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 格哈德·哈格
Original assignee: ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRAT
Current assignee: ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRAT
Priority date: 2006-08-25
Filing date: 2007-08-17
Publication date: 2009-08-12
Also published as: WO2008024679A2; IL196730A0; CA2661508A1; EP2054795A2; RU2009103563A; TR200901428T1; MX2009001902A; TN2009000022A1; WO2008024679A3; US20070031218A1; MA31348B1; BRPI0715626A2

Abstract

A system and method for automated storage and retrieval that employs a two-dimensional, vertically oriented storage with storage areas arranged in a grid along a horizontal axis, a lift for access to one or more floors of the storage, and a vehicle transfer area for transfer of vehicles between an exterior transit way and the lift. Unique identification data is assigned to each vehicle upon access to the vehicle transfer area. Next, horological data is acquired corresponding to the identification data. Frequency data is calculated based on the identification data and the horological data, corresponding to the frequency of vehicle ingress and egress. The frequency data is stored in association with the identification data for later use. The vehicle is then transported to a storage area based on the frequency data, with vehicles having a higher frequency of ingress and egress stored in close proximity to the vehicle transfer area.

Description

Be used for automated storing and the system and method for fetching goods

The cross reference of related application

The application based on and to require the sequence number of on August 25th, 2006 application be the right of priority of 11/476,423 U.S. Patent application.

Background technology

Since the late period fifties 19th century, just adopted automated machine garage parking system.Early stage robotization garage parking uses tackling system, transfer system, hydraulic technique and pneumatics is come haulage vehicle and store car in parking structure.Recently, developed more advanced system, it comprises and being used for to store and to fetch the very identical method of groceries to the computer-controlled professional device of specifying the parking stall to transport vehicle with computerized assembly line or warehouse.

Since the eighties in 19th century was early stage, many computer baseds system had used graphic user interface (GUI) that information is provided and has received input from user or operator.In many cases, the optional manifestation mode indifference of this GUI and traditional interface.For example, some operating system adopt GUI to collect and demonstration (GUI is defined as the computer interactive interface of usefulness figure substitute characte with the traditional essentially identical information of text based operating system, wherein operate figure, and use the processor display graphics) by the pointing device of for example Genius mouse or trace ball.In addition, not to be applicable to that the directly perceived and clear and definite mode of begining to learn the operator presents user interfaces figure or other modes of the component states in robotization parking or the storage system.

In addition, common robotization parking facility and garage parking typically have the driver usually, every day, weekly or every month driver frequently enter/withdraw from the garage.Regrettably, these drivers need be when entering parking facility at every turn the vehicle positioning stop position, this has caused the previous parking stall of parking stall and this driver to compare from inlet/outlet more and more far away.This problem is eased in automation installation (compounded), wherein loads automobile in the mode (come/first served manner) of first come, first served.Therefore, for the driver of frequent discrepancy, under the situation of more and more higher position, when fetching automobile, this driver has to wait for the more and more longer time in building is stopped in its parking of automobile position.

Used authorized personnel parking only in common garage parking, but this method there are several shortcomings, the most common ground, the parking stall of reserving for this driver is taken by another automobile.This forces predetermined client to be stopped on another parking stall, causes above-mentioned problem.

The thing that the garage parking makes commercial regular guest, visitor or tourist be sick of is typically sought in city in prosperity.In addition, when finding the garage parking, then the driver must fight for the parking facility that (content with) may be able to maybe may not hold its vehicle.And parking may take, and so just needs the driver to look for another parking facility, has wasted like this and can be used in other local time and efforts better.

In the robotization parking facility, in case vehicle has been moved to its parking stall, the driver just can not visit again (access) its vehicle usually.If earlier car is not withdrawed from the garage like this, the driver just can not fetch the article of staying in the car or place article in car.

Thereby, need a kind of structure that solves the shortcoming of prior art.Especially, need the directly perceived and clear and definite method of a kind of usefulness to present to park and store the information in the facility with management automation even can make to begin to learn the structure that the operator understands the component states of this robotization shutdown system.And, need a kind of system, this system graphically to provide and park alarm with the state of the assembly of storage system, and the operator can be utilized present the same display interface of this alarm to be corrected about robotization.

In addition, need a kind of special-purpose parking method of robotization and system that automobile is sorted based on the turnover frequency.Further need a kind of system and method that is used to seek parking facility, determines to take layer and predetermined parking space.And, need a kind ofly to be used for need not to fetch vehicle earlier and to withdraw from this facility and visit the system and method for the vehicle that is stored in the robotization parking facility.

Summary of the invention

The application provides a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches goods.

Further, the application provides a kind of and is used in many floors parking facility automated storing and fetches the system and method for vehicle, container, steamer.

Further, the application provides a kind of system and method based on the frequency store car, and wherein the vehicle of frequent discrepancy becomes near the vehicle inlet/outlet zone that is associated.

Further again, the application provide a kind of be used for corresponding to the parking stall can with, location, and predetermined etc. and with the system and method for vehicle communication.

In addition, the application provides a kind of and is used for making the user can arrive the system and method for the vehicle that is positioned at the robotization parking facility through second access region, and wherein second access region provides the user visit to vehicle, withdraws from parking facility and need not this vehicle.

The system that the application provides a kind of automated storing and fetches vehicle.This system comprises the memory block of the perpendicular positioning of two dimension, and this memory block has a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout.This system also comprises along the elevator of each axis selectivity location and is configured to externally at least one vehicle (transfer area) of transmission vehicle between the haulage track and elevator.This system also uses receiving trap, and this receiving trap is set to reception by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle that is associated with the visit of vehicle.This system also uses harvester to obtain clock data (horological data).This system further comprises calculation element, and this calculation element is applicable to according to recognition data and clock data and calculates and each vehicle associated frequency data, the frequency of this frequency data representative discrepancy and the corresponding vehicle of this vehicle.In addition, this system comprise the memory storage of the frequency data that are set at the vehicle that storage respectively is associated and be set at according to particular vehicle associated frequency data by the transportation control device of elevator to selected memory block haulage vehicle.

According to the application's a embodiment, clock data comprises time, date or the residence time data of relevant each vehicle discrepancy vehicle.This system comprises that further to be applicable to storage and each storage compartments unique related and represent the device of the position data that each storage compartments separates with respect to each vehicle.The transportation control device further comprises selecting arrangement, this selecting arrangement is applicable to according to vehicle associated frequency data related with each and position data selects a memory block, make that the vehicle that upper frequency is come in and gone out is placed more near this at least one vehicle with respect to the vehicle of lower frequency discrepancy.

According to another embodiment of the application, this system further comprises and is applicable to the harvester (acquisition means) that obtains the data of coming in and going out, and come in and go out pattern or predetermined vehicle of the vehicle before data represented of wherein coming in and going out goes out indegree.This this system that implements on the one hand by the application comprises again arranging device (repositioning means) so, this again arranging device be applicable to according to the data of coming in and going out and between storage compartments, settle vehicle again, make selected vehicle be settled again more near vehicle.This arrangement again can be limited to the some time of some day and certain day.Again arranging device further is applicable to based on the charge that is associated with the storage of vehicle and settles vehicle again.

Further, the application provides a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle.

Further, the application provides a kind of automated storing and the system of fetching vehicle.This system comprises the memory block of two-dimentional perpendicular positioning, and this memory block has a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout.This system also comprises along the elevator of each axis selectivity location and is configured to externally at least one vehicle of transmission vehicle between the haulage track and elevator.This system uses memory storage, and this memory storage is applicable to that storage is by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles.This system also comprises the transportation control device, and this transportation control device is set to and will inserts the vehicle transport of transmission range to selected memory block.In addition, this on-demand system comprises communicator, and this communicator is applicable to according to the recognition data that takes out from memory storage and transmits the status data of representing the storage compartments state to each vehicle.

According to the application's a embodiment, described status data advantageously comprises response from the request of vehicle and the predetermined tentation data of corresponding stored compartment.Described status data further can comprise the data that the expression storage compartments can be used.

In another embodiment of the application, communicator can with each vehicle communicate location information, generate customization route (customized routing) thus from the vehicle that respectively is associated to transmission range.

According to another embodiment of the application, the transportation control device further comprises and being applicable to based on the device of the vehicle transport that will insert transmission range with the corresponding preliminary election prioritized data of recognition data to selected memory block.

The application provides a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle.

Further, the application provides a kind of automated storing and the system of fetching vehicle.This system comprises that the elevator of the memory block that has with the two-dimentional perpendicular positioning of a plurality of storage compartments of the grid location arranged along vertical axis and horizontal axis, and horizontal axis selectivity location vertical along each and at least one are applicable to the externally vehicle of transmission vehicle between the haulage track and elevator.This system further comprises memory storage, and this memory storage is applicable to that storage is by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle in a plurality of associated vehicle.This system comprises that also the vehicle transport that transmission range is received arrives the transportation control device of selected memory block.This system has further used and has been applicable to the receiving trap that receives vehicle retrieval request.In addition, this system comprises the vehicle access area that at least one is applicable to the vehicle that reception is fetched from storage compartments, and it can arrive the entrance and exit of vehicle alone by the transportation control device.Then, this system uses retrieval device, and this retrieval device is applicable to according to the vehicle retrieval request that is received from fetching selected vehicle with the corresponding memory block of vehicle access area.

According to the application's a embodiment, this system further comprises and is applicable to that the device of coming in and going out and taking estimate in the request of coming in and going out according to the vehicle that received.

According to another embodiment of the application, described at least one vehicle access area comprises vehicle maintenance equipment.In addition, this vehicle maintenance equipment comprises the vehicle cleaning equipment.

Another embodiment of the application provides the system with conveying arrangement, and this conveying arrangement is applicable to package shipment to described at least one vehicle access area to be transferred on the vehicle that leaves in wherein.

In addition, according to the application's a embodiment, this system further comprises the device that is applicable to the reception and is arranged in the corresponding electronic payment data of associated vehicle of a selected memory block, a plurality of memory blocks.In the association of present embodiment, this system also comprises the device that is applicable to the wireless receiving electronic payment data.

The method further again, that the application is provided for automated storing and fetches vehicle.

According to following explanation, the application's others will become clear to those skilled in the art, shown in it and described the application's second embodiment.Should be appreciated that do not breaking away under the application's the situation, the application can have other different embodiment, and can revise some details aspect conspicuous various.Thereby, will depend on usable land area, ability and business demand usually because the whole or selectivity of module is used, thus drawing and description will be regarded as in essence explanation and nonrestrictive.Although this explanation show automated storing and vehicle supply center be positioned at dealer's running above, yet it also alternately is positioned at underground or in the behind in building, this depends on home environment, best solution or traffic programme.It will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that, variable/conditionality by this " robotization heart (automated heart)/robotization center (automatedcenter) " arranges that the application's core and scope are clearly advocated under the situation of selectivity modular applications.

According to following explanation, other advantage of the present invention, aspect and feature will become to those skilled in the art and be easier to understand, and wherein one of best embodiment that only is best suited for enforcement the application by example has illustrated and described the application's preferred embodiment.Should be understood that under the situation that does not break away from the application the application can also have other different embodiment, and can revise some details aspect conspicuous various.Thereby drawing and description will be regarded as in essence illustrative and nonrestrictive.

Description of drawings

Be included in the instructions and as an illustration a book part description of drawings several aspects of the application, and and instructions be used for explaining the application's principle together.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of explanation the application's a preferred embodiment;

Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the inlet layer of an embodiment of explanation the application;

Fig. 3 is the parking of an embodiment of explanation the application and the synoptic diagram of accumulation layer;

Fig. 4 is the mould figure of the computer system of the explanation system and method that is used to carry out the application;

Fig. 5 is being used for automated storing and fetching the process flow diagram of the method for vehicle of an embodiment of explanation the application;

Fig. 6 is being used for automated storing and fetching the process flow diagram of the method for vehicle of an embodiment of explanation the application;

Fig. 7 is being used for automated storing and fetching the process flow diagram of the method for vehicle of an embodiment of explanation the application; And

Fig. 8 is being used for automated storing and fetching the process flow diagram of the method for vehicle of an embodiment of explanation the application.

Specific embodiment

The application relates to the system and method that is used for automated storing and fetches goods.Exactly, the application relates to and being used at the system and method for robotization parking facility based on the frequency categorization vehicle, wherein the vehicle location of frequent discrepancy near relevant vehicle inlet/outlet zone.More properly, the application relate to be used for corresponding to the parking stall can with, location, and predetermined etc. and with the system and method for vehicle communication.Especially, the application relates to and is used for making the user can arrive the system and method for the vehicle that be positioned at robotization parking structure or facility through second access region, and wherein second access region makes that the user need not vehicle is withdrawed from parking facility and visits vehicle.

Forward Fig. 1 now to, Fig. 1 shows the axle figure such as outside of the application's the system that is used for the robotization access 100.This system 100 is implemented as many story facility 101, comprises N floor or layer 102,104,106,108,110,112,114 and 116.As shown in Figure 1, N equals 8, yet, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that for the application N can be greater or lesser value.Each layer of N layer 102-116 can support a plurality of vehicles and as the weight of the auxiliary infrastructures of the correspondence that will illustrate hereinafter.The appropriate configuration that it will be understood by those skilled in the art that described facility 101 depends on multiple factor, comprises by facility 101 the stand available land for building that occupies, the number in building middle level and the quadrature of each layer.Utilize these and other variable, the technician can determine the suitable specification of the application's each layer of multilayer facility 101 and each part structural support.

For the purpose of this exemplary embodiment, for every layer of about 17500 square feet square size (1728 square metres), each layer in the N layer about 100 ' * 175 ' or 32m * 54m.The technician also will understand, it is long that various obstacles, support etc. and construction package will influence every layer utilized square chi.Can further understand, various external factor, for example zoning ordinance, environmental impact etc. also will influence described facility 101.Exemplary embodiment described herein comprises N layer.Yet, it will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that the application does not need to comprise multilayer, but can be the individual layer of expansion.Those skilled in the art can further only understand property purpose presented for purpose of illustration, and facility 101 is shown on the ground, and system and method described here can be implemented as the multilayer underground installation and the scope that do not break away from the application.According to the application's a embodiment, layer 102-116 is built into has different distances between floor and ceiling, makes each layer can hold a class vehicle.For example, the ceiling of one deck is higher, allow storing moving type MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) thus, and the ceiling of another layer is lower, makes it possible to store kart.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment can arrive the vehicle partition of differing heights different layers.

Only for purposes of illustration, multilayer facility 101 has been shown among Fig. 1 and has had transparent exterior.According to the application's a embodiment, the appearance of multilayer facility 101 covers with transparent material.Preferably, the appearance of this multilayer facility 101 is the opaque materials that are applicable to the multiple element of opposing aptly.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that according to the application, can use known any suitable material in the building field.

As described in Figure 1, ground floor 102 comprises at least one vehicle inlet/outlet 130, is illustrated as inlet region 118 and outlet area 120 in Fig. 1.Should understand that inlet region 118 as shown in fig. 1 and outlet area 120 make single unit vehicle enter and to withdraw from respectively.Yet the purpose in order to explain herein with reference to the single automobile that enters and withdraw from, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that a large amount of cars can enter and withdraw from and one of non-once.Vehicle inlet/outlet district, for example, inlet region 118 and outlet area 120 make facility 101 can receive vehicle, steamer, container etc. to store.Those skilled in the art will understand further that although single unit vehicle inlet/outlet district 130 has been shown among Fig. 1, yet the application can comprise any amount of vehicle inlet/outlet district according to the application.According to the application's preferred embodiment, ground floor 102 is represented second access region of multilayer automation installation 101, makes one or more drivers can visit their separately vehicle, container, steamer etc.

Multilayer facility 101 comprises one or more rotation platforms 122,124,126 and 128, makes the driver of designated vehicle or passenger need not earlier vehicle just to be shifted out from facility 101 to arrive vehicle.Use rotation platform although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the application, yet can use stationary platform equally and the scope that do not break away from the application.And as discussing, platform 122-128 can be connected on the one layer or more 102-116 of multilayer facility 101 by any device well known in the art aptly.The technician will understand, the construction package of platform is based on the layout of platform and determine.Those skilled in the art will further be understood that rotation platform 122-128 can be applicable to aptly as the load/unload station on one or more layers among the layer 102-116 that is in facility 101.In addition, the technician should know that obvious rotation platform 122-128 can also be applicable to displaying vehicle, steamer, storage containers etc.

According to the application's a embodiment, this multilayer facility 101 further comprises electronic message board 132, and this electronic message board is visual by being positioned to pedestrian, vehicle etc. aptly.Preferably, electronic message board 132 is applicable to the current layer special rate system (special rate structures) of demonstration fixed time that take according to multilayer facility 101.Although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that electronic message board 132 shown in Fig. 1, yet the application can comprise this plate that has different size, is in any amount of diverse location on the facility 101.Preferably, described one or more electronic message board 132 communicate to connect with master controller, and this rate or message can be dynamically updated the pedestrian.

Referring now to Fig. 2, it shows the exemplary embodiments of the inlet layer 200 of described multilayer facility 101.This inlet layer 200 comprises eight rotation platforms 220,222,224,226,228,230,232 and 234, and wherein each rotation platform is applicable to the rotation vehicle aptly.Preferably, the vehicle in receiving the upper strata that will be parked in facility 101, inlet layer 220 also advantageously is used as the second channel layer, so that make the driver one of can be in rotation platform 222,224,226,228,230,232 and 234 and arrive its vehicle.According to the application, except inlet/outlet district 130 (as shown in Figure 1), rotation platform 222,224,226,228,230,232 or 234 is also as second district, and the driver arrives its vehicle from this second district.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that this visit makes the driver need not earlier vehicle just to be shifted out and can take article away or place article in its car in car from parking facility 101.According to the application's preferred embodiment, each platform 220-234 is rotated by the device that is used for rotation platform well known in the art.The technician should understand that according to the application, stationary platform can be implemented equally.Preferably, second access region or rotation platform 222,224,226,228,230,232 and 234 are positioned on the inlet layer 200 of facility 101, so that make the pedestrian can arrive their vehicle separately easily, and need not stair, elevator etc.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that only to be in illustrative purposes and rotation platform 220-234 or other similar second access region are illustrated on the inlet layer 200, and the random layer of this facility can be provided with second access region equally.

Forward Fig. 3 now to, Fig. 3 shows the parking tier 300 of multilayer facility 101.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that layer 300 represents parking tier and unnecessaryly have platform 318,320,322 with 324.For example, with reference to Fig. 1, the layer 300 of Fig. 3 is representatives of the layer 104,106 and 110 of Fig. 1.Layer 108,112,114 and 116 is similar to parking tier 300, yet these layers do not have the rotation platform of the platform 318-324 that is similar among Fig. 3.Therefore, in alternate embodiment, this system of the application is at each layer usage platform all, and in the 3rd embodiment, because parking facility 101 structural reason, this system of the application does not use any rotation platform module.The height of parking tier 300 can change according to the type of the vehicle that is stored thereon, steamer, storage containers, highly is used to store steamer for the same layer of X thus, and highly the layer for Y is used for storage container, and highly be Z layer be used to store automobile.The concrete height that it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the service layer (attendant levels) of multilayer facility 101 will depend on the particular type of the article that will be stored in each layer.The add-on assemble of parking tier 300 and feature have more detailed description hereinafter.

Forward Fig. 4 now to, Fig. 4 shows the typical structure of suitable server 400, and operating on this server of native system finished.Although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that it is server as used herein, yet the application can use any individual treatment facility well known in the art to come according to the method control parking facility of after this describing 101.Described server comprises processor 402, comprises central processor unit aptly.Yet, should understand that as those skilled in the art processor 402 can advantageously comprise consistent each other multiprocessor of working.But also comprising non-volatile or ROM (read-only memory) 404, described storer is advantageously used in static state or fixed data or instruction, for example BIOS function, systemic-function, system configuration and other program or the data that are used for server 400 operation.

And server 400 also comprises random access memory 406, and it is made of dynamic RAM, static RAM or any other suitable addressable storage systems aptly.Random access memory provides the memory block for the data command that is associated with application of being finished by processor 402 and data processing.

Memory interface 408 provides the mechanism of the volatibility that is associated with server 400, high capacity or long-term data storage aptly.Memory interface 408 uses aptly such as any addressable or mass storage that serial storage is such, for example, is depicted as 416 disk, CD, magnetic tape drive, and any suitable storage medium that it will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that.

Network interface subsystem 410 is sent the input and output of auto correlation network aptly, communicates by letter with miscellaneous equipment to allow server 400.Network interface subsystem 410 is connected with the one or more lines that external unit are connected to server 400 aptly.As example, shown is that at least one is used for the network interface unit 414 of carrying out data communication with fixing or cable network such as Ethernet, Token Ring etc., and is applicable to aptly by carry out the wave point 418 of radio communication such as WiFi, WiMax, radio modem, Cellular Networks or any suitable wireless communication system.Yet should understand data transfer layer any physics or non-physics or protocol layer that the suitable those skilled in the art of use of network interface subsystem understand.In this example, network interface 414 is used to carry out exchanges data by comprising that aptly local area network, Wide Area Network or its combined physical network 420 interconnect.

Data communication between processor 402, ROM (read-only memory) 404, random access memory 406, memory interface 408 and the network subsystem 410 is finished via the bus data transport sector that for example is shown as bus 412 aptly.

The convenient and a plurality of external device communications of suitable executable instruction on the server 400, described external unit for example is workstation, portable portable equipment, personal data assistants, vehicle communication equipment, document handling apparatus or other server etc.At work, although the typical server independent operating, yet should understand, as those skilled in the art should understand, also need directly control sometimes, and finish via optional I/O interface 422 aptly by local user.

Get back to Fig. 2, vehicle 206A from for example entering the mouth 202 vehicle, enters facility 101 by inlet layer 200.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that only to show inlet layer 200 for exemplary purposes, and the application can realize the inlet layer at any one deck 102-116 of multilayer facility 101.Then, vehicle 206A is parked in from the saddle 208 of saddle storage unit (not shown) reception.Saddle 208 is applicable to aptly and runs through this facility 101 and haulage vehicle 206A, comprises and crosses this inlet layer 200.Then this saddle 208 is transported to main haulage track (primary transport way) 236 via the device of any suitable, main haulage track 236 comprises one or more vehicle transmission units aptly, and described vehicle transmission unit can deliver the saddle 208 of load or unloading.The technician will understand, and main haulage track 236 can be along inlet layer 200 laterally and along the saddle 208 of the 206A that parks cars on it perpendicular to the secondary transport 238,240,242,244,246,248,250 of described main haulage track and 252 transportations.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that saddle 208 further can be transported to any part of the inlet layer 200 between haul road 238,240,242,244,246,248,250 and 252.The technician will understand that each secondary transport 238,240,242,244,246,248,250 and the 252 independent delivery unit (not shown) of expression also are embodied as grid format.The delivery unit of this exemplary embodiment is that 8 feet wide * 20 are foot long.Yet this unit can be embodied as different size according to the configured in one piece of this facility 101.

The module of described secondary transport 238-252 is applicable to aptly saddle 208 is transferred to any one platform 220-234 from main haulage track 236.For example, this saddle 208 is carried to the left end of inlet layer 200 via this main haulage track 236.In case arrive the end of this lateral primary transport way 236, saddle 208 be transferred to haul road 238 perpendicular to main haulage track via the device of any suitable.Pass secondary transport 238, saddle 208 is carried to platform 220, and wherein, vehicle 206A relies on self power or relies on other suitable device to move to platform 220 and visits for the driver then.

As shown in Figure 2, the saddle 210 of carrier vehicle 206B is crossing this main haulage track 236.One arrives pallet 210 destinations, and this main haulage track 236 allows secondary transport, and for example secondary transport 246, the vehicle transport unit deliver this pallet 210 to its destination rotation platform 224.Similarly, when determining to be positioned at vehicle 206C on the rotation platform 228 and will withdraw from this multilayer facility 101, these platform 228 rotations are extracted so that make vehicle 206C can be positioned at suitable position.In case arrive suitable position, the saddle 212 that vehicle 206C is positioned on the vehicle transport unit of secondary transport 252 is carried to main haulage track 236.The saddle 212 that comprises vehicle 206C is carried to outlet 204 then aptly.When vehicle 206C had arrived correct position with respect to outlet area 204, vehicle 206C was ready to allow the driver drive away.Then saddle 212 is transferred to saddle storage unit (not shown) for carry out follow-up reusing in system via the device of any suitable.

Inlet layer 200 also makes vehicle 206A can be transported to one of N layer of inlet layer 200 top via elevator 214,216 and 218.Also can enter the non-fortune car elevator (not shown) that is arranged in building center (building core) 254 via inlet layer 200, this non-fortune car elevator is used for transporting driver and employee between the N of this multilayer facility 101 layer.Building center 254 further comprises the staircase on the upper strata of leading to this multilayer facility 101.Electronics, electric and mechanical hook-up are arranged in building center 254, and are applicable to operation, power supply and control the application's multi-floor automatic parking facility 101 aptly.Described for example suitable computing equipment that is applicable to described facility 101 operations of control of server 400 in detail with reference to figure 4 hereinbefore.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that building center 254 to pass each layer in the multilayer facility 101N layer and extend, comprise necessary electronics and mechanical components such as each unit of being used to operate multilayer facility 101, layer, platform, transportation.The technician will understand, under the situation of the spirit that does not break away from the application, building center 254 needn't be limited to top describing, or be limited to the explanation shown in Fig. 2, because local building standard (localbuilding code), parking specification etc. will influence the position and the structure at building center 254.

According to the application's preferred embodiment, the elevator 214,216 and 218 that is used for haulage vehicle is applicable to aptly and transports the saddle of placing vehicle, steamer, storage containers etc. on it.Elevator 214,216 and 218 is lifting mechanisms of any suitable commonly known in the art, and it can lifting and puts down the combination weight of institute's fortune vehicle and saddle.

Forward Fig. 3 now to, the saddle that elevator 302,304 and 306 will load automobile aptly is carried to parking tier 300 from inlet layer 200.The saddle that has loaded vehicle is from elevator 304 and from elevator 302 times.The saddle of transporting cars arrives the elevator 304 on this parking tier 300.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that when still having ability described herein parking tier 300 same suitable storage steamers, storage containers etc.Saddle passes out on the delivery unit (not shown) of main haulage track 308 from elevator 304.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that this main haulage track 308 is devices of any suitable of transportation saddle, includes but not limited to transporter, sprocket wheel, separate motors etc.When this saddle crosses this main haulage track 308, determine which memory block is idle and can be used for holding this saddle as the control system that in Fig. 4, is expressed as server 400.This control system is the control system of any suitable commonly known in the art, comprises microprocessor driven computer system, the configuration of special-purpose software/hardware etc.

For example, pallet/vehicle 310 has withdrawed from elevator 304 and has just passed main haulage track 308 at present.Described control system determine the destination of pallet/vehicle be current be idle and memory block 312 that can be used for storing.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the grid layout according to this system, corresponding to the expectation of locality restriction and parking facility, this memory block disposes aptly according to the global design/layout of the application's system.One arrives the appropriate location with respect to this idle memory block 312, and main haulage track 308 is realized parking of pallet/vehicle 310 in the horizontal, and pallet/vehicle 310 is loaded in this free storage 312 via the device of any suitable commonly known in the art.

Realize in a similar manner from the memory block of this parking tier 300, taking out pallet/vehicle.For example, when the driver of the vehicle on the saddle 328 that is stored in the memory block 330 that is arranged on the parking tier 300 need fetch its vehicle, pallet/vehicle 328 was passed out to main haulage track 308 via any suitable device by the parking spot from memory block 330.Then this main haulage track 308 laterally is carried to pallet/vehicle 328 from reposition and is applicable to the position that is loaded into the descending elevator 302.In case this main haulage track 308 has made pallet/vehicle 328 pass across from its preceding memory block 330 a segment distance in the zone in elevator 302 dead aheads, pallet/vehicle 328 is loaded on the elevator 302 to be used to be transported to inlet layer 200 via the charger of any suitable.

Alternately, when driver, parking service person or carwash personnel etc. desire to fetch pallet/vehicle 316, following action will take place.At first, by this pallet/vehicle 314 being passed out to main haulage track 308 from its memory block, mobile pallet/vehicle 314.Then, main haulage track 308 horizontal these pallet/vehicle 314 of delivery are the memory block of pallet/vehicle 316 away from required vehicle.Pallet/vehicle 316 is extracted main haulage track 308 from its memory block so.Then, main haulage track 308 is carried to pallet/vehicle 316 in the descending elevator 302, so that be transported on driver, parking service person or the carwash personnel present located layer.Then, pallet/vehicle 314 is put back in its memory block in mode discussed above.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the appearance of the transportation elevator on the parking tier 300 that is arranged in building center 332, for the facility maintainer passes in and out this layer 300 and any system on this layer 300 preengages or Emergency Maintenance is provided convenience to residing in.This maintenance comprises, for example, repairs or takes out saddle, repairs elevator 302-306 etc.In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, parking tier 300 comprises robotization carwash unit 334 aptly.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that this robotization carwash unit is any robotization car washing installation well known in the art, it includes but not limited to: brushless, soft cloth, high pressure etc.According to the application, before being taken out by the driver, the vehicle that is positioned on the pallet 310 is at first cleaned by robotization carwash unit 334.Pallet/vehicle 310 enters carwash unit 334 and cleans by the used car-washing method in this unit.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in hope and manually clean under the situation of automobile that carwash unit 334 is applicable to aptly and comprises flexible pipe, water swivel (faucet), electrical socket etc., so that the artificial cleaning of convenient pallet/vehicle 310.After the washing/cleaning of automobile, then continue the operation of parking tier 300 as above described in detail.

The technician will understand, and only for giving an example, the application needn't be subject to this layer to parking tier 300 as described above.For example, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that parking tier 300 can be implemented as to have to arrange memory block, various delivery units etc. more.The layout of memory block only need meet the grid layout of the upper and lower (preceding and subsequent levels), to keep the appropriate location of building center 332 and elevator 302-306.

In running, at first, at first receive the recognition data that is associated with designated vehicle such as the vehicle of inlet 118, outlet 120 etc. according to the system 100 of the application's a embodiment.Should understand that as those skilled in the art suitable recognition data comprises, such as but not limited to: vehicle identification code (VIN), bar code, character code (alpha-numeric code) etc.Secondly, collect the pairing clock data of particular vehicle that is associated with recognition data by server 400.Then, whether server 400 is determined with the recognition data associated frequency available.Preferably, frequency data have entered and have withdrawed from the number of times of described storage facility 101 corresponding to the designated vehicle by recognition data identification.But, for example take out these frequency data the disk 416 by server 400 from storer, and then determine suitable memory block when this data time spent.Preferably, the frequency of coming in and going out is high more, and this vehicle is stored closely more from vehicle.That is to say, indicate this vehicle when frequency data and come in and go out frequency when high, recently and be currently available for the memory location that the memory block that receives vehicle is selected as this vehicle from vehicle.Then, this vehicle is transported to this memory block, till the time that driver's request associated therewith is fetched and withdrawed from.

But, utilize any suitable device well known in the art by server 400 calculated rate data when the frequency data time spent of the vehicle that does not have to discern by recognition data.Preferably, if know, server 400 determines that this vehicle deposits, fetches, enters or withdraw from the number of times of parking facility 101 in.Then this information is used to the calculated rate data, and these frequency data are stored in the storer 416 and use in the future for system 100.The technician should understand, also calculates its frequency data even enter this facility 101 for the first time at vehicle, and each discrepancy of this vehicle all upgraded subsequently.Preferably, be stored in the storer 416 with unique vehicle identification data associated frequency data.Then, new frequency data are used to determine the memory location of this vehicle.Then, as mentioned above, this vehicle is transported to selected memory block via transport establishment suitably.

According to another embodiment of the application, server 400 storage compartments data, i.e. storage area data, these data with near the compartment of vehicle or distinguish corresponding.Preferably, these data are stored on the suitable memory device, for example the disk 416 that is associated with server 400.When vehicle enters inlet/outlet district 130 or vehicle, discern by unique recognition data, and collect clock datas, and this vehicle is loaded into and is in vehicle and for example enters the mouth on 202 the pallet 208 by server 400.Whether then, server 400 determines that expression is associated with vehicle goes out the pairing frequency data of indegree and exists.Preferably, server 400 is to storer 416 inquiries and vehicle identification data associated frequency data.When storer 416 is current when not storing this data, server 416 by any suitable device well known in the art calculate will with vehicle associated frequency data.Then, these frequency data that are associated with recognition data are stored in the storer 416.When frequency data before had been stored in the storer 416, server 400 was fetched data from disk 416.

Utilize frequency data, server 400 determines that this vehicle is high frequency vehicle or low frequency vehicle.For example, section is frequent at the appointed time comes in and goes out to these vehicles of server 400 indication for these frequency data, and still it is is seldom come in and gone out, and is for example inferior more than a day or only at night.When this vehicle is not high frequency vehicle, that is, be not every day, weekly, when every month etc. advancing/going out this facility more than 101 time, vehicle/pallet 208 is transported to and the available storage area of non-close vehicle.Go into when frequency data have high-frequency to these vehicles of server 400 indication/during artificial situation, vehicle/pallet 208 is transported to the available storage area that relatively is close to vehicle.The technician will understand, owing to shortened the distance between vehicle and the outlet, this arrangement makes the driver can obtain vehicle more quickly.

Then, server 400 obtains former vehicle discrepancy pattern, and this pattern is corresponding with the number of times that this vehicle been has has been come in and gone out.For example the driver wish this vehicle can with anyly be scheduled to out the also serviced device of indegree whether collect and be used for being determined at the current memory block of store car wherein suitable.That is to say that server 400 determines that this vehicle is be moved to from vehicle memory block nearer or far away.Need to determine this when mobile when server 400, vehicle/pallet 208 is moved to more the memory block near vehicle from its current memory block.For example, when vehicle/pallet 208 was stored on the parking tier 300, this vehicle/pallet was moved to from the nearer position of elevator 302, so that fetch quickly.Equally, compare with parking a little of getting permission, when the data of obtaining by server 400 indicate this vehicle/pallet 208 actual park when the exit point of for example elevator 302 is nearer, the suitable mechanism of server 400 indications moves to memory block preferably further from elevator 302 with vehicle/pallet 208.Preferably, parking facility 101 can be recognized the vehicle that is stored in wherein according to the reservation catalogue.According to the application's a embodiment, the stipulated time section of vehicle/pallet thisly moving advantageously at night of moving to different memory blocks, weekend or this day etc. is finished.

According to another embodiment of the application, after having stored the pairing recognition data of each vehicle that is associated with parking facility 101, server 400 is determined the status data of each memory block in the facility 101.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that described status data comprise such as but not limited to: represent that this district's availability, this district's size, this district's subscription state, this district are about going into/go out the data of a little relative position, maintenance standard etc.Then, status data, preferably usability data is transferred to each vehicle via suitable communication channel.The technician should understand, this communication channel comprises, such as but not limited to: WiFi, bluetooth, GPS, RF, 802.11 (x) radio communication channel, the Internet, cellular phone network etc.

Vehicle receives this status data and can send predetermined request via communication channel.Preferably, this predetermined request comprises the data of representing time of arrival, memory period, method of payment etc.The technician should understand, the driver can be by phone reservations or predetermined and allow vehicle that this predetermined request is transferred to server 400 by the Internet.Then, this server 400 is this vehicle allocate storage based on the predetermined request of receiving and by suitable device well known in the art.In one embodiment, server 400 preferably utilizes GPS to determine the position of this vehicle, and determines to lead to the appropriate route of parking facility 101.Then this route is sent to vehicle from facility 101 by communication channel.The technician should understand that this vehicle can find parking facility 101 and enter inlet 202 or vehicle thereafter.

Then, parking facility 101 receives vehicle and discerns this vehicle by unique recognition data at inlet 202.Server 400 determines whether be scheduled at this vehicle that inlet has been discerned based on the recognition data of the vehicles that receive at inlet 202.When not finding pre-timing, this vehicle is stored in server 400 definite suitable memory blocks.The technician should understand that as mentioned above, server 400 can cooperate suitable memory block according to branches such as first come, first served principles based on frequency data.Then, server 400 is transferred to given transmission district with this vehicle from 202 the vehicle of for example entering the mouth via said mechanism indication facility 101.

When server 400 finds the pairing pre-timing of discerning in vehicle of vehicle, take out these tentation datas and determine the memory block corresponding with it from storer 416.Thereafter, the mechanism that is described in detail above the indication utilization of facility 101 according to server 400 and this vehicle is transferred to predetermined memory area from vehicle.

According to the application's further embodiment, server 400 has been stored the pairing recognition data of each vehicle that is associated with facility 101 in data-carrier store 416.Based on receiving vehicle retrieval request, program is fetched in the memory block and the startup of server 400 these vehicles of identification storage, that is, the indication transport sector is fetched this vehicle/pallet.In case this vehicle is positioned on the transmission unit, server 400 determines whether only to want to visit (access) this vehicle still will fetch this vehicle to shift out parking facility 101.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that server 400 can determine the destination of this vehicle according to the application's method system before fetching vehicle.When this vehicle is retrieved when will shift out parking facility 101, vehicle/pallet is transported to vehicle from the memory block.Then, determine whether and to assess a fee to this behavior of fetching promptly, whether need to use for shifting out to pay.The technician should understand that the application can estimate any expense in the car stowage in being stored in parking facility 101, replaces assessing a fee when vehicle storage finishes.When there not being expense is when estimation, and this vehicle drives away from for example exporting 204 vehicle, and the service ending of relevant this vehicle.Taking place to assess a fee to the vehicle driver under the situation of necessary expenses because of storing this vehicle, and releasing this vehicle.Preferably, before shifting out parking facility 101, passes through by vehicle credit card, cash, account or other mode of doing business to this vehicle toll.

When vehicle is not to shift out but only transportation is so that driver or pedestrian can visit this vehicle the time, this vehicle is transported to second access region.Preferably, this access region is positioned at the inlet layer 200 of parking facility 101, can arrive vehicle easily thus.Ability and technician should understand, access region can be set at any part of facility 101 aptly, wherein the pedestrian has the passage that leads to facility 101, for example, and platform 220,222,224,226,228,230,232,234, platform 318,320,322,324 etc.As shown in Figure 2, inlet layer 200 comprises a plurality of access region, and described a plurality of access region show as platform 220,222,224,226,228,230,232 and 234, and the people who visits in described access region request can take out article or place article in car from car.In one embodiment, then collect and visit the expense that is associated to the client of this vehicle of request visit.The technician should understand, this charge can estimate before fetching, perhaps have at vehicle day pay, monthly payment or do not take place when year paying plan.Determine by server 400 whether request of access is the carwash request.When being this situation, this vehicle is transported to carwash unit, is cleaned at this this vehicle.When request of access was not carwash, server 400 determined whether request of access is for the purpose of loading one or more parcels in car.In the time of in one or more parcels will be packed car into, parcel is transported to vehicle access area with in the car of packing into by any suitable device.In case visit that the people of this vehicle has finished loading, fetches, cleaning etc., this vehicle is returned to its designated storage area.

Will be better appreciated by the above-mentioned explanation of system 100 and the assembly among Fig. 1 described above, 2,3 and 4 in conjunction with Fig. 5,6,7 and 8 described method systems.Forward Fig. 5 now to, Fig. 5 shows the method that be used for automated storing and fetch vehicle of explanation according to the application's a embodiment.From step 502, the computerized controller of other of server 400 or parking facility 101 receives the recognition data that is associated with vehicle.Preferably, this recognition data pair each vehicle that is associated with parking facility 101 all is unique, such as, such as but not limited to: vehicle identification code (VIN), character code, bar code etc.Take out this recognition data advantageously by recognition data is transferred to server 400, waits by suitable user interface transmission identifier, by suitable scanner scanning bar code and finish from vehicle electric.The technician should understand, according to the application, any method that is used to take out this data well known in the art can be implemented.Preferably, at the recognition data of vehicle reception from this vehicle, the inlet 202 of the layer 200 that for example enters the mouth, as shown in Figure 2.

Then, in step 504, server 400 receives the pairing clock data of vehicle identification data.Then, in step 506, determine whether to obtain and these vehicle associated frequency data.The technician should understand, frequency data comprise, such as but not limited to vehicle at the appointed time section go out indegree.But determine this frequency data time spent when server 400, that is to say that when having with vehicle identification data associated frequency data in the data-carrier store 416, server 400 takes out these data in step 508, and determines more suitably memory location in step 510.In step 512, this vehicle is transported to determined memory block and stores.

Get back to step 506, when frequency data were unavailable, flow process entered step 514, calculated and the vehicle associated frequency by any suitable device thus.Then, in step 516, institute calculates to such an extent that be stored in the data-carrier store 416 with vehicle identification data associated frequency data.The technician should understand that this storage can make server 400 obtain frequency data when concluding the business after a while with vehicle.Then, in step 518, the frequency data of calculating are used to determine the memory location of this vehicle.In step 520, this vehicle is transported to by server 400 according to the determined memory block of frequency data.

Referring now to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 shows the exemplary embodiment that is used for the automated storing and the process flow diagram 600 of the method for fetching vehicle according to the application.This method system is from step 602, and in this step, server 400 will be stored the pairing storage compartments in memory block or the regional location data of adjacent vehicle transmission range in the memory device 416 that is associated.That is to say that the relative proximity inlet 202 of facility 101 and the memory block of outlet 204 are stored in the disk 416 of server 400.In step 604, receive vehicle at inlet 202 or vehicle.Then, in step 606, server 400 receives the vehicle identification data of the unique identifier of representing the vehicle that is associated with parking facility 101.The technician should understand, suitable recognition data comprises, such as but not limited to: VIN sign indicating number, character code, bar code etc.Preferably, server 400 receives vehicle identification data by suitable interface, described interface for example, keypad (keypad), scanner, radio-frequency (RF) tag (RF tag) etc.Then, in step 608, server 400 receives and sails the clock data of the time of vehicle into according to vehicle.Then, in step 610, vehicle is loaded onto on the pallet.Then in step 612, server 400 determines whether to obtain the pairing frequency data of vehicle identification data.That is to say, server 400 stored to storer 416 search with vehicle identification data associated frequency data.When this frequency data were found, server 400 received these frequency data and flow process in step 614 and enters step 620 and continue to determine whether to be high-frequency.

When server 400 can not find the frequency data that before had been stored in the storer 416, flow process entered step 616 from step 612.In step 616, server 400 is based on current data available calculated rate data, and for example, described data available is the number of times that parking facility 101 is gone into/gone out to this vehicle, etc.Then, in step 618, the serviced device 400 of the frequency data of calculating is stored in the storer 416 that is associated for using subsequently.In step 620, determine whether this vehicle has high relatively frequency.The technician should understand, determines that what step 620 was carried out being equivalent to server 400 determines whether this vehicle frequently enters and withdraw from parking facility 101, and for example, whether the driver often fetches vehicle or deposits this vehicle.When hang down relative with the frequency of fetching deposited in the frequency data indication, in step 622, this vehicle was transported to from vehicle memory block closely promptly not far away.Then, flow process enters step 626 so that obtain former vehicle discrepancy pattern.When frequency data were indicated high frequency of deposit and fetched, flow process entered step 624, and in this step, vehicle is transported to the memory block of relative proximity vehicle.Then, flow process enters step 626, at this, and the vehicle discrepancy pattern before server 400 is collected.That is to say that server 400 is fetched frequency data and any indegree of being scheduled to out in step 628, and determine whether vehicle is moved on to different memory locations in step 630.

On the other hand, preferably when parking facility 101 was not in a hurry, server 400 determined that current any vehicle of storing should be moved closelyer or farther from vehicle.The technician should understand that at run duration, various vehicles can be designated as high-frequency, but are waited until prolonged storage subsequently.When this situation or other analogues occurring, facility 101 has the ability of the layout of adapting the vehicle of storing, these vehicles that continue the most frequent discrepancy move nearerly from vehicle, and seldom come in and go out or the vehicle of waiting until prolonged storage is moved far from vehicle.Therefore, when when step 630 determines that particular vehicle should be stayed in position, for example, do not have nearer memory block and can be used for moving, this vehicle is stayed its initial position.When nearer or farther zone can utilize and indications such as the frequency of this vehicle, access time allow when mobile, flow process enters step 632, and in step 632, this vehicle is moved to as by the indicated nearer or farther memory block of data.

Forward Fig. 7 now to, shown in process flow diagram 700 show being used for automated storing and fetching the exemplary embodiment of the method for vehicle according to the application.In step 702, server 400 storages are assigned to the vehicle identification data of each vehicle that is associated with parking facility 101.In step 704, server 400 transmits the memory block status data according to corresponding recognition data to each vehicle.Preferably, the memory block during server 400 support is used, available memory block, from the near relatively pairing databases such as memory block of vehicle.Then, via suitable communication channel, give each vehicle with this data transmission according to vehicle identification data.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that suitable communication channel comprises, such as but not limited to: 802.11 (X) or other wireless communication channel, WiFi, GPS, bluetooth, honeycomb, PSTN, dedicated communications network, the Internet, RF etc.

In step 706, server 400 is via the predetermined request of communication channel reception from vehicle.Those skilled in the art should understand, the server 400 that is associated with the running of facility 101 can receive the tentation data that obtains via several different methods, described method comprises, such as but not limited to, via the electronic request of the Internet, directly from vehicle, via subscription service, via phone etc.Preferably, predetermined request comprises the data of representing vehicle (for example vehicle identification data, resting period/date, fetch time/date data), the service (for example, storage, visit, carwash etc.) that will carry out, method of payment etc.

Based on receiving predetermined request, in step 708, server 400 is according to the request allocate storage that is received.For example, when this request was used for finite time, vehicle was assigned with the memory block of next-door neighbour's vehicle, as top detailed description.In case server 400 has been determined designated storage area for vehicle, the route from the current location of vehicle to parking facility 101 promptly is determined so.Should understand as those skilled in the art, server 400 can store map data, this map datum can self-generating lead to facility 101 route, utilize the GPS function by one of any communication etc. in the Internet and the numerous commercially available direction thesauruss (direction repository).Determine after the route that server 400 is transferred to vehicle by communication channel with route data.The technician should understand, route data can be corresponding to driver's voice communication of the employed navigational system of this vehicle and this vehicle etc.

In step 712, when when 202 the vehicle of for example entering the mouth receives vehicle, flow process enters step 714, discerns the recognition data of this vehicle to determine to be associated with this vehicle thus.Then, in step 716, server 400 utilizes predetermined that recognition data determines whether to have carried out being associated with this vehicle.Preferably, server 400 search data memory 416 are searched the pairing tentation data of vehicle identification data.For corresponding vehicle identification data, when not finding pre-timing, flow process enters step 718 from step 716, in step 718, and server 400 determine the to buy car in installments memory block of a use.The technician should understand, can carry out this definite with reference to Fig. 5 and 6 methods of describing according to top.Then, in step 720, vehicle transport is arrived determined memory block by above-mentioned transport establishment.

Get back to step 716, when server 400 found the pairing reservation of vehicle identification data, flow process entered step 722, and thus, tentation data is taken out from data storage area 416.In step 724, server 400 utilizes tentation data to determine suitable memory block.Then, step 726, vehicle is transferred to determined memory block, thus, and till the time that vehicle is retrieved, EO.Understand the method fetch above in more detail, this method can be applicable to the method system that the flow process 700 of Fig. 7 is embodied equally.

Turn to Fig. 8 now, its process flow diagram 800 has illustrated the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to the application's a embodiment.In step 802, server 400 storages are assigned to the vehicle identification data of each vehicle that is associated with parking facility 101.In step 804, server 400 receives vehicle retrieval request by any suitable device.The technician should understand, server 400 can be by electronic request, request is fetched in waiter's receptions such as individual's request.Then, in step 806, this vehicle that the various transport establishments of server 400 indications will fetch in the request and be discerned is fetched from its current memory block.

Then, in step 808, server 400 determines that whether this request is only corresponding to this vehicle of visit.That is to say that server 400 determines that whether this request indicates vehicle is not to be retrieved and to withdraw from parking facility 101, but other feature/function that secondary storage area receives carwash, service or provided by parking facility 101 will be provided.When this request not only related to visit, flow process entered step 810, and this vehicle is transported to and for example exports 204 vehicle thus.In step 812, server 400 is determined in conjunction with the storage of vehicle and/or is fetched and whether will estimate any expense.When no expense is when estimation, for example payment (monthly pass holder) in every month, when entering garage payment etc., vehicle is released to the requesting party, and end operation.In the time will and/or fetching collection of charges for storage, flow process enters step 814 from step 812, collects the charges to the car owner thus.If receive payment, promptly credit card, account, cash etc. discharge vehicle to driver's edge.

Get back to step 808, when determining just to visit, flow process enters step 816, thus vehicle is transported to vehicle access area from its designated storage area.Then, in step 818, any expense of being associated with vehicle access request of estimation and received by parking facility 101 is paid.For example, when vehicle will be cleaned, carrying out collecting service fee in step 818 before the cleaning operation.Then, flow process enters into step 820 from step 818, in step 820, determines whether to have selected carwash for this vehicle.That is to say that when request of access comprised that vehicle cleaning request and the payment that is associated have been received, sure determining carry out step 820, thus, vehicle is transported to the carwash district so that clean in step 822.When not selecting carwash or finishing based on carwash, determine in step 824 whether this request comprises parcel transport request, i.e. whether this request is included in turns back to storage with vehicle or fetches vehicle so that withdraw from before the facility 101 hope that article is loaded in the vehicle.Although it will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the vehicle access area that is illustrated as platform 220,222,224,226,228,230,232 and 234 in Fig. 2, the requesting party can be from the vehicle retrieval hand-held article, or to this article of car stowage.In step 824, when determining to have one or more parcel, flow process enters step 826, and thus, parcel is transported to vehicle access area.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that this transportation is by being taken article or parcel hand vehicle, wait by mechanical assistant when the big parcel of transportation and finish by the requesting party.In step 826, in case parcel or article have been placed in the vehicle, flow process enters step 828, and vehicle is returned to its memory block in the past thus, as previously described.

Object code form that the application prolongs and source code, object code, code intermediate source and part collect or any computer program that is suitable for other form of enforcement the application.Computer program is the plug-in unit of independent utility software, component software, script or other application software aptly.Advantageously being embodied in carrier, can carrying on any entity or equipment of computer program of the computer program that the application embeds, for example, such as the storage medium of ROM or RAM etc., such as the optical recording media of ROM etc. or such as the magnetic recording media of floppy disk etc.This carrier is any carrier that transmits, for example, and by electricity or optical cable or by the electricity or the light signal of wireless device or other device transmission.Computer program suits by the Internet from downloaded.Computer program can also be embedded in the integrated circuit.Comprise and to cause that computing machine essence carries out any and all this embodiment of the code of described the application's principle and will fall among the application's the scope.

For example and purpose of description, the above-mentioned explanation of the application's preferred embodiment has been proposed.Described embodiment be not limit or the application is restricted to disclosed exact form.Under above-mentioned guiding, can carry out conspicuous modification or variation.Select and describe described embodiment so that the best illustration of the application's principle and practical application thereof to be provided, thereby make the embodiment and the various modification of the special-purpose that those of ordinary skills are attempted to be suitable for utilize the application.When being made an explanation by width just, legal and that be authorized to coequally according to it, all this modifications and variations all drop within the application's who determines as claims the scope.

Claims

1, a kind of automated storing and the system of fetching vehicle, it comprises:

The memory block of two dimension perpendicular positioning, described memory block have a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout;

Elevator, it is applicable to vertical and horizontal axis selectivity location along each;

At least one vehicle, it is applicable to externally and transmits vehicle between the haulage track and described elevator;

Be applicable to reception according to vehicle to the visit of vehicle by unique device of distributing to the recognition data of each vehicle in a plurality of associated vehicles;

Be applicable to the clock data deriving means of receive clock data;

Be applicable to according to recognition data and clock data calculate with described a plurality of vehicles in the device of each vehicle associated frequency data, the come in and go out frequency of described vehicle of each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles that are associated of described frequency data representative;

Be applicable to the memory storage of each vehicle associated frequency data in storage and the described a plurality of vehicles; And

Be applicable to according to vehicle associated frequency data by the transportation control device of elevator with the selected storage compartments in a plurality of storage compartments of each vehicle transport in described a plurality of vehicles.

2, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described clock data comprises about each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles one of comes in and goes out in time, date and the residence time data of described vehicle at least.

3, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 2 further comprises:

Be applicable to the device of the unique related position data of each storage compartments in storage and a plurality of storage compartments, described position data is represented with respect to each the separation of each storage compartments at least one vehicle; And

Wherein said transportation control device comprises and is applicable to the device of selecting a storage compartments according to and the relevant frequency data that are associated of a plurality of vehicles that are associated and position data from a plurality of storage compartments, make the vehicle of coming in and going out, the vehicle that upper frequency is come in and gone out with respect to lower frequency be placed more approaching described at least one vehicle.

4, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 3 further comprises:

Be applicable to the device that obtains the data of coming in and going out, the vehicle before described discrepancy is data represented come in and go out pattern and predetermined vehicle in the access time one of at least;

Again arranging device, described arranging device again are applicable to according to the data of coming in and going out settles vehicle again between a plurality of storage compartments, make selected vehicle settled again more approaching described at least one vehicle.

5, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described arranging device again comprises and is applicable to according to times selected and settles one of at least the device of vehicle in the selected date again.

6, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described arranging device again comprises and is applicable to according to the charge related with the vehicle storage that is associated and settles the device of vehicle again.

7, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 1 further comprises: the device of electronic payment data that is applicable to the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments that receives corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

8, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 7 further comprises: the device that is applicable to the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

9, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 1, further comprise communicator, described communicator is applicable to visual transmission data, and the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

10, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the one or more vehicles with same height are stored in along in the corresponding storage compartments of identical horizontal axis layout.

11, a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle, described method is used in the memory block of two-dimensional vertical location, described memory block has a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout, with the elevator that is applicable to and horizontal axis selectivity location vertical along each, described method comprises step:

Receive according to the visit of at least one vehicle by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle in a plurality of associated vehicles, wherein said at least one vehicle is applicable to externally transmits vehicle between the transportation route and elevator;

The receive clock data;

According to recognition data and clock data calculate with described a plurality of vehicles in each vehicle associated frequency data, the come in and go out frequency of described vehicle of each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles that are associated of described frequency data representative;

Each vehicle associated frequency data in storage and the described a plurality of vehicles; And

According to vehicle associated frequency data by elevator with the selected storage compartments in a plurality of storage compartments of each vehicle transport in described a plurality of vehicles.

12, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 11, it is characterized in that described clock data comprises about each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles one of comes in and goes out in time, date and the residence time data of described vehicle at least.

13, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 12 further may further comprise the steps:

The unique related position data of each storage compartments in storage and a plurality of storage compartments, described position data are represented with respect to each the separation of each storage compartments at least one vehicle; And

According to the relevant frequency data and the position data that are associated with a plurality of vehicles that are associated, select a storage compartments from a plurality of storage compartments, make the vehicle of coming in and going out, the vehicle that upper frequency is come in and gone out with respect to lower frequency be placed more approaching described at least one vehicle.

14, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 13 further may further comprise the steps:

Obtain the discrepancy data, the vehicle of described discrepancy before data represented come in and go out pattern and predetermined vehicle in the access time one of at least;

Between a plurality of storage compartments, settle vehicle again according to the data of coming in and going out, make selected vehicle settled again more approaching described at least one vehicle.

15, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 14, it further may further comprise the steps: settle one of at least vehicle again according to times selected with in the selected date.

16, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 14, it further may further comprise the steps: settle vehicle again according to the charge that the storage with the vehicle that is associated is associated.

17, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 11 further may further comprise the steps: the electronic payment data that receives the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments of corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

18, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 17 further may further comprise the steps: the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

19, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 11, further may further comprise the steps: visual transmission data, the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

20, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 11, it further may further comprise the steps: one or more vehicle storage that will have same height are in the corresponding storage compartments of arranging along identical horizontal axis.

21, a kind of automated storing and the system of fetching vehicle, it comprises:

The memory block of the perpendicular positioning of two dimension, described memory block have a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout;

Memory storage, it is applicable to that storage is by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles that are associated;

The transportation control device, it is applicable to that the vehicle transport that will be received described at least one transmission range is in a plurality of storage compartments in the selected storage compartments; And

Communicator, it is applicable to according to the recognition data that takes out from memory storage each to a plurality of vehicles and transmits the status data of representing the storage compartments state.

22, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described status data comprises and is scheduled to the tentation data that storage compartments is associated according to receiving from the request of vehicle.

23, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described status data comprises the data of representing the storage availability compartment.

24, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described status data comprises and is scheduled to the tentation data that storage compartments is associated according to receiving from the request of vehicle.

25, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 24, it further comprises, be applicable to the device of the positional information of each vehicle in a plurality of associated vehicles of transmission, described positional information generates the customization route from each associated vehicle at least one transmission range.

26, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21, it is characterized in that described transportation control device comprises the device that is applicable to the vehicle transport that will insert at least one transmission range based on the pairing preliminary election prioritized data of a recognition data selected storage compartments in a plurality of storage compartments.

27, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21 further comprises: the device of electronic payment data that is applicable to the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments that receives corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

28, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 28 further comprises: the device that is applicable to the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

29, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21, further comprise communicator, described communicator is applicable to visual transmission data, and the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

30, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the one or more vehicles with same height are stored in along in the corresponding storage compartments of identical horizontal axis layout.

31, a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle, described method is used in the memory block of two-dimensional vertical location, described memory block has a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout, with the elevator that is applicable to and horizontal axis selectivity location vertical along each, described method comprises step:

Storage is by unique recognition data of distributing to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles that are associated;

In a plurality of storage compartments in the selected storage compartments, wherein said at least one vehicle is applicable to externally transmits vehicle between the transportation route and elevator with the vehicle transport that is received described at least one transmission range; And

Transmit the status data of representing the storage compartments state according to the recognition data that takes out from memory storage each to a plurality of vehicles.

32, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32 is characterized in that, described status data comprises and is scheduled to the tentation data that storage compartments is associated according to receiving from the request of vehicle.

33, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32 is characterized in that, described status data comprises the data of representing the storage availability compartment.

34, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 34 is characterized in that, described status data comprises and is scheduled to the tentation data that storage compartments is associated according to receiving from the request of vehicle.

35, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 35, it further may further comprise the steps: be applicable to the positional information of each vehicle of transmission in a plurality of vehicles that are associated, described positional information generates the customization route from the vehicle that respectively is associated at least one transmission range.

36, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32, it further may further comprise the steps: the vehicle transport that will insert at least one transmission range based on the pairing preliminary election prioritized data of recognition data selected storage compartments in a plurality of storage compartments.

37, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32 further may further comprise the steps: the electronic payment data that receives the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments of corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

38, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 38, further comprise: the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

39, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32, further may further comprise the steps: visual transmission data, the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

40, the method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 32, it further may further comprise the steps: one or more vehicle storage that will have same height are in the corresponding storage compartments of arranging along identical horizontal axis.

41, a kind of automated storing and the system of fetching vehicle, it comprises:

The transportation control device, it is applicable to that the vehicle transport that will be received described at least one transmission range is in a plurality of storage compartments in the selected storage compartments;

Be applicable to the device that receives vehicle retrieval request;

At least one vehicle access area, it is applicable to the vehicle that reception is fetched from storage compartments, at least one vehicle access area only can realize that by described transportation control device vehicle enters and withdraws from; And

Conveying arrangement, it comprises and is applicable to the device that at least one selected vehicle is got back to vehicle access area from corresponding storage compartments according to the vehicle retrieval request that is received.

42, according to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, it further comprises: be applicable to the device according to the vehicle access request estimation interview expenses that is received.

According to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, it is characterized in that 43, described at least one vehicle access area comprises vehicle maintenance equipment.

44, the system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle according to claim 35 is characterized in that, described vehicle maintenance equipment comprises the vehicle cleaning equipment.

45, according to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, it further comprises: be applicable to parcel is transferred at least one vehicle access area so that be transferred to the device of the vehicle of wherein depositing.

46, according to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, it further comprises: the device of electronic payment data that is applicable to the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments that receives corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

47, according to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 38, further comprise: the device that is applicable to the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

48, according to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, further comprise communicator, described communicator is applicable to visual transmission data, and the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

According to the described system that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 42, it is characterized in that 49, the one or more vehicles with same height are stored in along in the corresponding storage compartments of identical horizontal axis layout.

50, a kind of method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle, described method is used in the memory block of two-dimensional vertical location, described memory block has a plurality of storage compartments of locating with along the grid of vertical axis and horizontal axis layout, elevator with being applicable to and horizontal axis selectivity location vertical along each said method comprising the steps of:

In a plurality of storage compartments in the selected storage compartments, wherein said at least one vehicle is applicable to externally transmits vehicle between the transportation route and elevator with the vehicle transport that is received described at least one transmission range;

Receive vehicle retrieval request;

To receive at least one vehicle access area from the vehicle that storage compartments is fetched, wherein said at least one vehicle access area only can realize that by described transportation step vehicle enters and withdraws from; And

At least one selected vehicle is got back to the device of vehicle access area according to the vehicle retrieval request that is received from corresponding storage compartments.

51, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it further may further comprise the steps: according to the vehicle access request estimation interview expenses that is received.

According to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it is characterized in that 52, described at least one vehicle access area comprises vehicle maintenance equipment.

According to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it is characterized in that 53, described at least one vehicle access area comprises the vehicle cleaning equipment.

54, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it further may further comprise the steps: be applicable to parcel is transferred at least one vehicle access area so that be transferred to the vehicle of wherein depositing.

55, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it further may further comprise the steps: the electronic payment data that receives the storage of the vehicle that is associated in the selected storage compartments of corresponding a plurality of storage compartments.

56, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 56, further comprise: the described electronic payment data of wireless receiving.

57, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, further may further comprise the steps: visual transmission data, the charge that described the storage data represented and vehicle that is associated is associated is wherein charged based on taking of storage compartments.

58, according to the described method that is used for automated storing and fetches vehicle of claim 51, it further may further comprise the steps: one or more vehicle storage that will have same height are in the corresponding storage compartments of arranging along identical horizontal axis.