JP2021189777A - Parking lot management device and method, and system comprising parking lot management device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a parking lot management device and method capable of determining a parking fee payment method when a vehicle enters a parking lot, and also changing the determined parking fee payment method during a period from the time when the vehicle enters the parking lot to the time when it leaves the parking lot; and to provide a system comprising the parking lot management device.SOLUTION: A setting part 18d, if a parking fee payment method for a vehicle is changed from ETC settlement to cash settlement in a period from the time when the vehicle enters a parking lot to the time when it leaves the parking lot, sets the time when the vehicle associated with at least either of the vehicle number of the vehicle that enters the parking lot when the payment method is the ETC settlement, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from a ticket dispenser at the parking lot, as an entering time when the payment method is the ETC settlement.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a parking lot management device and method, and a system including a parking lot management device.

Cash settlement is widely used as a payment method for parking fees calculated based on the time when a vehicle enters the parking lot. In addition, with the spread of ETC (Electronic Toll Collection), it has been proposed that ETC payment is used instead of cash settlement as a payment method for parking fees. For example, a parking lot management device has been proposed in which the payment method of the parking fee is selected from either cash settlement or ETC settlement before the vehicle leaves the parking lot (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-44771

In the conventional parking lot management device, the payment method of the parking fee is determined when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and the payment method of the parking fee determined in this way is used from the time the vehicle enters the parking lot to the time when the vehicle leaves the parking lot. It is difficult to change in the meantime because it is not possible to specify the time of entry of the vehicle into the parking lot when changing the payment method of the parking fee.

For example, if the payment method of the parking fee is decided to be settled in cash when the vehicle enters the parking lot, the time of entry of the vehicle into the parking lot is not associated with the ETC information of the ETC card related to the user of the vehicle. .. For this reason, when changing the payment method of the parking fee from cash settlement to ETC payment, it is possible to specify the time of entry of the vehicle into the parking lot based on the ETC information of the ETC card related to the user of the vehicle. Can not. Therefore, it is difficult to change the payment method of the parking fee from cash settlement to ETC settlement.

In addition, if the payment method of the parking fee is decided to be ETC payment when the vehicle enters the parking lot, the ETC information of the ETC card related to the user of the vehicle associated with the time of entry of the vehicle into the parking lot will be displayed. It is not associated with information related to cash settlement (eg, the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out of the parking lot ticketing machine when the vehicle enters the parking lot). For this reason, when changing the payment method of the parking fee from ETC payment to cash settlement, it is not possible to specify the time of entry of the vehicle into the parking lot based on the information related to cash settlement. Therefore, it is difficult to change the payment method of the parking fee from ETC payment to cash payment.

An object of the present invention is to determine a parking fee payment method when a vehicle enters the parking lot and to use the determined parking fee payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot. It is to provide a parking lot management device and method which can be changed and a system provided with the parking lot management device.

The parking lot management device according to the present invention has information on at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the ticket issuing machine of the parking lot when the vehicle enters the parking lot. , Information indicating the first payment method selected as the payment method for the parking fee, and the combination of the first warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the first payment method, the vehicle number, and the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot. Information on at least one of the ETC numbers associated with the user, information indicating the second payment method selected as the parking fee payment method, and the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. The first warehousing time or the first warehousing time associated with the communication unit received when the vehicle enters the parking lot and at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number. A storage unit that stores a second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number, and a second method of paying the parking fee between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot. When the payment method is changed to the first payment method, the second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number stored in the storage unit is set as the first warehousing time. Or, if the parking fee payment method is changed from the first payment method to the second payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the vehicle number stored in the storage unit. And a setting unit for setting the first warehousing time associated with at least one of the parking ticket numbers as the second warehousing time.

The system according to the present invention is a system including a control device for detecting a vehicle entering the parking lot and a parking lot management device for communicating via a communication network, and the parking lot management device is a system for vehicles entering the parking lot. Information on at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the parking lot ticketing machine when the vehicle enters the parking lot, the first payment method selected as the parking fee payment method. Information shown, as well as a combination of the vehicle's first warehousing time in the case of the first payment method, and at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number associated with the user of the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot, parking. The vehicle parks the information indicating the second payment method selected as the payment method of the fee, and the combination of the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. The communication unit received when entering the parking lot and the first warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number or the first associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number. A storage unit that stores the warehousing time of 2 and a storage unit that stores when the parking fee payment method is changed from the second payment method to the first payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot. The second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number stored in the unit is set as the first warehousing time, or the vehicle enters the parking lot and then leaves the parking lot. If the parking fee payment method is changed from the first payment method to the second payment method during the period, the first associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number stored in the storage unit. It is provided with a setting unit for setting the warehousing time of the warehousing time as the second warehousing time.

The parking lot management method according to the present invention is information on at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the ticket issuing machine of the parking lot when the vehicle enters the parking lot. , Information indicating the first payment method selected as the payment method for the parking fee, and the combination of the first warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the first payment method, the vehicle number, and the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot. Information on at least one of the ETC numbers associated with the user, information indicating the second payment method selected as the parking fee payment method, and the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. The first combination associated with the step received by the parking lot management device when the vehicle enters the parking lot and at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number. The step of storing the warehousing time or the second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number by the parking lot management device, and between the time when the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle leaves the parking lot. When the parking fee payment method is changed from the second payment method to the first payment method, the second payment method associated with at least one of the stored vehicle number and ETC number by the parking lot management device. Set the warehousing time as the first warehousing time, or change the parking fee payment method from the first payment method to the second payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot. If so, the parking lot management device comprises a step of setting the first warehousing time associated with at least one of the stored vehicle number and parking ticket number as the second warehousing time.

According to the parking lot management device and method of the present invention and the system provided with the parking lot management device, the payment method of the parking fee is determined when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and the payment method of the parking fee determined in this way is determined. It can be changed between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time it leaves the parking lot.

It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee performed in the system provided with the parking lot management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the parking lot management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of entering the parking lot of the first example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee. It is a figure which shows an example of the table stored in the database 18c in step S21 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of the change of the parking fee payment method of the first example of the change of the parking fee payment method. It is a figure which shows an example of the table stored in the database 18c in step S33 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation of the system at the time of leaving a parking lot of the 1st example of the change of the payment method of a parking fee. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd example of the change of the parking fee payment method performed in the system provided with the parking lot management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of entering the parking lot of the second example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S82 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of the change of the parking fee payment method of the second example of the change of the parking fee payment method. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S93 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of leaving the parking lot of the second example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee performed in the system provided with the parking lot management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of entering the parking lot of the third example of the change of the payment method of the parking fee. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S136 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of the change of the parking fee payment method of the third example of the change of the parking fee payment method.

An embodiment of a parking lot management device and method according to the present invention and a system including the parking lot management device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same components shall be designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a first example of a change in a parking fee payment method performed by a system including a parking lot management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an ETC on-board unit 12, a ticket issuing machine 13, a payment machine 14, a control device 15, an ETC mounting determination device 16, 16', and a pre-payment machine 17 mounted on the vehicle 11. , A parking lot server 18, an agency company server 19, a credit card company server 20, and communication networks 21 and 22.

In the system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 11 entering the parking lot is shown by a solid line, and the vehicle 11 leaving the parking lot is shown by a broken line.

The vehicle 11 relates to a user of the vehicle 11. The ETC on-board unit 12 can insert an ETC card 23 related to the user of the vehicle 11. For example, the vehicle 11 and the ETC card 23 are the property of the user of the vehicle 11.

The ticket issuing machine 13 is connected to loop coils L1 and L2 embedded in the ground in order to detect a vehicle 11 entering the parking lot. Further, the ticket issuing machine 13 issues a parking ticket 24 in which the parking ticket number is recorded when the vehicle 11 to be stored is detected by the loop coils L1 and L2, that is, when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot.

The checkout machine 14 is connected to loop coils L1'and L2'embedded in the ground in order to detect the vehicle 11 leaving the parking lot. Further, in the settlement machine 14, various operations for settlement of the parking fee based on the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot are performed by the user of the vehicle 11.

The control device 15 controls the ticket issuing machine 13 and the checkout machine 14 in various ways, and determines the parking fee of the vehicle 11. For the sake of clarity, the control device 15 is shown as being realized by one control device, but the control device 15 may be realized by a plurality of control devices. The ETC mounting determination device 16 is arranged close to the entrance gate of the parking lot so that the ETC information transmitted by the ETC on-board unit 12 into which the ETC card 23 is inserted can be acquired at the time of warehousing of the vehicle 11. .. The ETC information includes the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the like.

The ETC mounting determination device 16'is arranged close to the entry gate of the parking lot so that the ETC information transmitted by the ETC on-board unit 12 into which the ETC card 23 is inserted can be acquired at the time of leaving the vehicle 11. To.

The pre-payment machine 17 responds to various operations performed by the user of the vehicle 11 from the pre-payment of the parking fee based on the time of entry into the parking lot of the vehicle 11 and the ETC settlement of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 to the cash settlement. Or change from cash settlement to ETC settlement. Cash settlement is an example of a first payment method, and ETC settlement is an example of a second payment method.

The parking lot server 18 is a server device that manages the parking lot used by the user of the vehicle 11 and at least one other parking lot. For the sake of clarity, the parking lot server 18 is shown as being realized by one server, but the parking lot server 18 may be realized by a plurality of servers. The parking lot server 18 is an example of a parking lot management device.

The agency company server 19 is a server device managed by the agency company that associates the ETC information of the ETC card 23 with the credit information. The credit card company server 20 is a server device managed by a credit card company that handles credit card payment (electronic payment) using the ETC card 23.

The communication network 21 is a wireless or wired communication network for communicating between the control device 15, the pre-payment machine 17, the parking lot server 18, and the like. The communication network 22 is a large-scale communication network that connects the parking lot server 18, the agency company server 19, the credit card company server 20, and the like. For the sake of clarity, the communication networks 21 and 22 are shown as being realized by one communication network, respectively, but the communication networks 21 and 22 may be realized by a network in which a plurality of communication networks are combined.

The control device 15, the pre-payment machine 17, the parking lot server 18, the agency company server 19, and the credit card company server 20 are each a microcomputer composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and peripherals such as input / output ports and interface circuits. It is equipped with a circuit.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parking lot management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the parking lot server 18 includes a communication unit 18a, an association unit 18b, a database 18c, a setting unit 18d, and a determination unit 18e.

The association unit 18b, the setting unit 18d, and the determination unit 18e are configured in software by a program executed by the CPU or in hardware by a dedicated circuit of a microcomputer. The database 18c is an example of a storage unit.

The communication unit 18a has at least one of the ETC information and the parking number of the parking ticket 24 taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13, the time of entry of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, and one of cash settlement and ETC settlement. Information indicating a payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle to be stored in the parking lot selected in is received from the control device 15 when the vehicle 11 is stored in the parking lot.

The association unit 18b associates the time of entry of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot with at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

The database 18c stores the warehousing time management information in which the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot is associated with at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24. do.

An example of warehousing time management information is a table for each parking lot that shows the parking ticket number, ETC number, warehousing time, payment method, whether or not the payment method has been changed, vehicle number, etc. related to each of the vehicles entering the parking lot. ..

If the payment method is changed between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the setting unit 18d uses the database 18c before determining the parking fee based on the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot. Refer to the receipt time management information stored in.

Then, the setting unit 18d manages the warehousing time by using at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 as the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot. Set the goods receipt time specified in the information.

The determination unit 18e receives an image showing the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 from a camera (not shown in FIG. 1) in which the license plate of the vehicle entering the parking lot is photographed via the communication network 21, and the vehicle is based on the image. 11 vehicle numbers are determined.

In the first example of changing the payment method, as shown in FIG. 1, when the vehicle 11 equipped with the ETC on-board unit 12 into which the ETC card 23 is inserted enters the parking lot, the parking ticket 24 is issued by the ticket issuing machine 13. Not taken out of. The parking ticket 24 that has not been taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13 is collected in the ticketing machine 13 and discarded.

Further, in the first example of changing the payment method, the control device 15 makes an ETC payment as a payment method when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot in response to the parking ticket 24 not being taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13. Select.

Further, in the first example of changing the payment method, the payment method is changed from ETC payment to cash settlement between the time the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of entering the parking lot in the first example of changing the payment method of the parking fee. In the operation sequence of the system shown in FIG. 3, the warehousing detection signal indicating that the warehousing vehicle 11 is detected by the loop coils L1 and L2 is transmitted to the parking lot server 18 via the ticket issuing machine 13, the control device 15, and the communication network 21. It starts when it is received by the communication unit 18a of.

First, the ETC on-board unit 12 transmits ETC information (step S1), and the ETC on-board unit determination device 16 receives the ETC information transmitted by the ETC on-board unit 12 (step S2). Next, the ETC mounting determination device 16 transmits the received ETC information to the control device 15 (step S3).

Next, the control device 15 receives the ETC information transmitted from the ETC mounting determination device 16 (step S4). Next, the control device 15 transmits the received ETC information to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21 (step S5).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the ETC information transmitted from the ETC mounting determination device 16 (step S6), and stores the ETC information in the database 18c (step S7).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 transmits the received ETC information to the agency company server 19 via the communication network 22 (step S8). Next, the agency company server 19 receives the ETC information transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S9).

Next, the agency company server 19 transmits the credit card information associated with the received ETC information to the credit card company server 20 via the communication network 22 (step S10). Next, the credit card company server 20 receives the credit card information transmitted from the agency company server 19 (step S11).

Next, the credit card company server 20 indicates that the user of the vehicle 11 has the ability to pay the parking fee of the vehicle 11, and acquires the authority information associated with the received credit card information. Then, the credit card company server 20 transmits the acquired authority information to the agency company server 19 via the communication network 22 (step S12). Next, the agency company server 19 receives the authorization information transmitted from the credit card company server 20 (step S13).

Next, the agency company server 19 transmits the received authority information to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 22 (step S14). Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the authorization information transmitted from the agency company server 19 (step S15).

Next, the parking lot server 18 responds to the received authority information and transmits an opening command signal for opening the entrance gate of the parking lot from the communication unit 18a to the control device 15 via the communication network 21 ((). Step S16).

Next, the control device 15 receives the release command signal transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S17). Next, the control device 15 opens the entrance gate of the parking lot in response to the opening command signal transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S18).

Next, the control device 15 transmits the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, which substantially coincides with the opening time of the entrance gate of the parking lot, to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21 (. Step S19). The warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot, which substantially coincides with the time when the entrance gate of the parking lot is opened, is an example of the first warehousing time.

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot transmitted from the control device 15 (step S20). Next, the associating unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 associates the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 with the parking lot and the vehicle number and the ETC number included in the ETC information stored in the database 18c, and associates them in this way. The received warehousing time is stored in the database 18c (step S21).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S21 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the database 18c includes a table T1 in which vehicles parked in the parking lot identified by the location ID “aaa” are recorded, and a vehicle parked in the parking lot identified by the location ID “bbb”. Is included in the table T2 and which is recorded. The number of tables stored in the database 18c is the same as the number of parking lots managed by the parking lot server 18, and FIG. 4 shows only two tables T1 and T2 for convenience.

In the table T1 of FIG. 4, the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 warehousing in the parking lot identified by the location IDaa is 15:01, and the ETC of the ETC card 23 which is "12345XXX" at the warehousing time. It is shown that the number and the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 which is "6789" are associated with each other.

Further, in the table T1 of FIG. 4, it is shown that it is recorded that the payment method is ETC payment and that the payment method has not been changed. Further, in the table T1 of FIG. 4, it is shown that the parking ticket number is not recorded because the parking ticket 24 is not taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13.

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system when the parking fee payment method is changed in the first example of the parking fee payment method change. The sequence of operations of FIG. 5 is started in response to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 from the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot to the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

For example, at the start of the sequence of operations of FIG. 5, the ETC card 23 is inserted into the card insertion unit (not shown) of the pre-payment machine 17, and the pre-payment machine 17 reads out the ETC number of the ETC card 23. In addition, in order to specify the ETC number of the ETC card 23, the information for identifying the user of the vehicle 11 or the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 may be used.

First, the pre-payment machine 17 responds to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 and gives a payment method change command for changing the payment method from ETC payment to cash payment, and the ETC number of the ETC card 23. To the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21 (step S31).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the payment method change command and the ETC number transmitted from the control device 15 (step S32). Next, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 changes the payment method from ETC payment to cash settlement for the information of the vehicle 11 recorded in the table T1 stored in the database 18c (step S33).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S33 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. In the table T1 of FIG. 6, it is shown that the payment method is cash settlement and that the payment method has been changed.

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of leaving the parking lot in the first example of changing the payment method of the parking fee. In the operation sequence of the system shown in FIG. 7, the delivery detection signal indicating that the delivery vehicle 11 is detected by the loop coils L1'and L2' is sent to the parking lot via the settlement machine 14, the control device 15, and the communication network 21. It starts when it is received by the communication unit 18a of the server 18.

First, the ETC on-board unit 12 transmits ETC information (step S41), and the ETC mounting determination device 16'receives the ETC information transmitted from the ETC on-board unit 12 (step S42). Next, the ETC mounting determination device 16'transmits the received ETC information to the control device 15 (step S43).

Next, the control device 15 receives the ETC information transmitted from the ETC mounting determination device 16'(step S44). Next, the control device 15 transmits the received ETC information to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21 (step S45).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the ETC information transmitted from the control device 15 (step S46). Next, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 sets the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot based on the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC number of the ETC card 23 included in the received ETC information. It is set to the warehousing time specified in (step S47).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 transmits the specified warehousing time to the control device 15 via the communication network 21 (step S48). Next, the control device 15 receives the warehousing time transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S49).

Next, the control device 15 calculates the parking fee of the vehicle 11 based on the warehousing time (step S50). Next, the control device 15 performs a cash settlement process (step S51). At this time, the user of the vehicle 11 pays cash to the settlement machine 14.

Next, the control device 15 opens the entry gate of the parking lot (step S52). The user of the vehicle 11 may change the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 by using the payment machine 14 when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

As described above, in the first example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 determines the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC card 23 when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot. The ETC information including the ETC number and the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot are received.

Further, the associating unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 associates the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 with the parking lot of the vehicle 11 with the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC number of the ETC card 23. Then, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 stores in the database 18c a table T1 in which the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot is associated with the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC number of the ETC card 23.

Further, when the payment method is changed from ETC payment to cash settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 enters the parking lot of the vehicle 11. Before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11 based on the time, the table T1 stored in the database 18c is referred to. Then, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 specifies the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot by using the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC number of the ETC card 23.

Therefore, according to the first example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 is changed from ETC settlement to cash settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot. Can be changed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a second example of a change in a parking fee payment method performed by a system including a parking lot management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the second example of changing the payment method, as shown in FIG. 8, when the vehicle 11 equipped with the ETC on-board unit 12 into which the ETC card 23 is inserted enters the parking lot, the parking ticket 24 is issued by the ticket issuing machine 13. Taken from.

Further, in the second example of changing the payment method, the control device 15 makes a cash settlement as a payment method when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot in response to the parking ticket 24 being taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13. select. Further, in the second example of changing the payment method, the payment method is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram of the operation at the time of entering the parking lot in the second example of changing the payment method of the parking fee. In the operation sequence of FIG. 9, the warehousing detection signal notifying that the warehousing vehicle 11 is detected by the loop coils L1 and L2 is the communication unit of the parking lot server 18 via the ticket issuing machine 13, the control device 15, and the communication network 22. Start when received by 18a.

In the sequence of operations of FIG. 9, steps S61 to S78 are the same as steps S1 to S18 of FIG. 3, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. After the step S78 is executed, the control device 15 detects that the parking ticket 24 has been taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13 and acquires the parking number of the parking ticket 24 (step S79).

Next, the control device 15 includes information indicating the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, which substantially coincides with the issuance time of the parking ticket 24, the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 selected for cash settlement, and the parking ticket. The parking number of 24 is transmitted to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 22 (step S80). The warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot, which substantially coincides with the issuance time of the parking ticket 24, is an example of the second warehousing time.

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 includes information transmitted from the control device 15 indicating the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot and the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 selected for cash settlement. , The parking number of the parking ticket 24, and is received (step S81).

Next, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 associates the warehousing time with the vehicle number and ETC number included in the ETC information stored in the database 18c and the received parking number, and is associated in this way. The warehousing time is stored in the database 18c (step S82).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S82 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. In the table T1 of FIG. 10, the parking of the parking ticket 24 in which the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 warehousing in the parking lot identified by the location IDaa is 15:01 and the warehousing time is "1234". It shows that the ticket number, the ETC number of the ETC card 23 which is "12345XXX", and the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 which is "6789" are associated with each other. Further, in the table T1 of FIG. 10, it is shown that the payment method is cash settlement and that the payment method has not been changed.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system when the parking fee payment method is changed in the second example of the parking fee payment method change. The sequence of operations of FIG. 11 is started in response to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 from the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot to the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

For example, at the start of the sequence of operations of the system shown in FIG. 11, the parking ticket 24 is inserted into the parking ticket insertion unit (not shown) of the pre-payment machine 17, and the parking number of the parking ticket 24 is inserted by the pre-payment machine 17. Is read out.

First, the pre-payment machine 17 responds to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 and gives a payment method change command for changing the payment method from cash payment to ETC payment, and a parking number of the parking ticket 24. To the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 22 (step S91).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the payment method change command and the parking number of the parking ticket 24 transmitted from the pre-payment machine 17 (step S92). Next, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 changes the payment method from cash settlement to ETC settlement for the information of the vehicle 11 recorded in the table T1 stored in the database 18c (step S93).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S93 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. In the table T1 of FIG. 12, it is shown that the payment method is ETC payment and that the payment method has been changed is recorded.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of leaving the parking lot in the second example of changing the payment method of the parking fee. In the operation sequence of the system shown in FIG. 13, a delivery detection signal indicating that the delivery vehicle 11 is detected by the loop coils L1'and L2' is sent to the parking lot via the settlement machine 14, the control device 15, and the communication network 22. It starts when it is received by the communication unit 18a of the server 18.

In the system operation sequence shown in FIG. 13, steps S101 to S106 are the same as steps S41 to S46 shown in FIG. 7, and thus description thereof will be omitted. After the execution of step S106, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 sets the time of entry of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 included in the received ETC information, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and parking. The warehousing time specified in the warehousing time management information is set based on the parking ticket number of the ticket 24 (step S107). Since steps S108 to S110 executed after step S107 is executed are the same as steps S48 to S50 shown in FIG. 7, description thereof will be omitted. After the step S110 is executed, the control device 15 transmits the parking fee of the vehicle 11 to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 22 (step S111).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the parking fee of the vehicle 11 transmitted by the control device 15 (step S112). Next, the parking lot server 18 generates billing information in which the ETC number of the ETC card 23 is associated with the parking fee of the vehicle 11 (step S113).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 transmits the generated billing information to the agency company server 19 via the communication network 22 (step S114). Next, the agency company server 19 receives the billing information transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S115).

Next, the agency company server 19 transmits the billing information associated with the credit card information to the credit card company server 20 via the communication network 22 (step S116). Next, the credit card company server 20 receives the billing information transmitted from the agency company server 19 (step S117).

Next, the credit card company server 20 executes payment processing based on the received billing information (step S118). The steps S119 to S122 to be executed next are the same as the steps S12 to S15 shown in FIG. 3, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

After executing step S122, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 transmits an opening command signal for opening the entry gate of the parking lot to the control device 15 via the communication network 21 in response to the authority information. (Step S123).

Next, the control device 15 receives the release command signal transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S124). Next, the control device 15 opens the entry gate of the parking lot in response to the opening command signal transmitted from the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 (step S125). The user of the vehicle 11 may change the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 by using the payment machine 14 when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

As described above, in the second example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 determines the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the ETC card 23 when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot. The ETC information including the ETC number, the parking number of the parking ticket 24, and the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot are received.

Further, the associating unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 associates the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot with the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

Then, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 stores in the database 18c the table T1 in which the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot is associated with the ETC number of the ETC card 23 and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

Further, when the payment method is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 enters the parking lot of the vehicle 11. Before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11 based on the time, the table T1 stored in the database 18c is referred to.

Then, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 specifies the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot by using the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

Therefore, according to the second example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot. Can be changed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a third example of a change in a parking fee payment method performed by a system including a parking lot management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system 2 shown in FIG. 14 is substantially the same as the system 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 except that the camera 25 is provided.

In the third example of changing the payment method, the camera 25 is arranged at a position where the license plates of 11 of the vehicles entering the parking lot can be photographed. Further, in the third example of changing the payment method, the camera 25 has a communication unit (not shown) for transmitting the captured image via the communication network 21.

Further, in the third example of changing the payment method, when the vehicle 11 equipped with the ETC on-board unit 12 into which the ETC card 23 is not inserted enters the parking lot, the parking ticket 24 is taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13. ETC information is not transmitted from the ETC on-board unit 12.

Further, in the third example of changing the payment method, the control device 15 sets the payment method to cash settlement when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot in response to the parking ticket 24 being taken out from the ticket issuing machine 13. select. Further, in the third example of changing the payment method, the payment method is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram of the operation of the system at the time of entering the parking lot in the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee. In the operation sequence of the system shown in FIG. 15, the warehousing detection signal indicating that the warehousing vehicle 11 is detected by the loop coils L1 and L2 is transmitted to the parking lot server 18 via the ticket issuing machine 13, the control device 15, and the communication network 22. It starts when it is received by the communication unit 18a of.

In the operation sequence of the system shown in FIG. 15, the control device 15 transfers the warehousing time, cash settlement information, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 to the communication unit of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21. It is transmitted to 18a (step S131). Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the warehousing time, cash settlement information, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 transmitted from the control device 15 (step S132).

Next, the camera 25 transmits an image of the license plate of the vehicle 11 to the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 21 (step S133). Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the image transmitted from the camera 25 (step S134). Next, the determination unit 18e of the parking lot server 18 determines the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 from the received image (step S135).

Next, the associating unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 associates the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 with the parking lot, the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24, and the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, and the warehousing thus associated. The time is stored in the database 18c (step S136). Since steps S137 to S139 executed after step S136 are the same as steps S14 to S16 shown in FIG. 3, description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the database 18c in step S136 of the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. In the table T1 of FIG. 16, the parking of the parking ticket 24 in which the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 warehousing in the parking lot identified by the location IDaa is 15:01 and the warehousing time is "1234". It is shown that the ticket number and the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 which is "6789" are associated with each other.

Further, in the table T1 of FIG. 16, it is shown that the payment method is cash settlement and that the payment method has not been changed. Furthermore, in the table T1 of FIG. 16, it is shown that the ETC number is not recorded because the ETC number of the ETC card 23 is not acquired.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram of an operation when the parking fee payment method is changed in the third example of the parking fee payment method change. The sequence of operations in FIG. 17 is started in response to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 from the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot to the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

For example, at the start of the operation sequence of FIG. 17, the parking ticket 24 is inserted into the parking ticket insertion portion of the pre-payment machine 17, and the ETC card 23 is inserted into the card insertion portion (not shown) of the pre-payment machine 17. It is inserted and the parking number of the parking ticket 24 and the ETC information of the ETC card 23 are read out by the pre-payment machine 17. In addition, in order to specify the ETC number of the ETC card 23, the information for identifying the user of the vehicle 11 or the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 may be used.

First, the pre-payment machine 17 responds to the operation of the pre-payment machine 17 by the user of the vehicle 11 and gives a payment method change command for changing the payment method from cash payment to ETC payment, and a parking number of the parking ticket 24. And the ETC number of the ETC card 23 are transmitted to the parking lot server 18 via the communication network 22 (step S141).

Next, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 receives the payment method change command, the parking number of the parking ticket 24, and the ETC number of the ETC card 23 transmitted from the pre-payment machine 17 (step S142). ).

Next, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 determines the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot, the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 stored in the database 18c, the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24, and the received ETC card 23. It is associated with the ETC number, and the warehousing time thus associated is stored in the database 18c (step S143).

Since steps S144 to S152 executed after step S143 are the same as steps S7 to S14 shown in FIG. 3 and steps S93 shown in FIG. 11, description thereof will be omitted. As a result, the parking lot server 18 allows the payment of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 to be changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement by confirming the authority information. The table stored in the database 18c shown in FIG. 2 in step S143 of the system operation sequence shown in FIG. 17 is the same as that shown in FIG.

Further, the sequence of operation of the system at the time of leaving the parking lot in the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee is the same as the sequence of operation of the system shown in FIG. Further, the user of the vehicle 11 may change the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 by using the payment machine 14 when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot.

As described above, in the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the communication unit 18a of the parking lot server 18 represents the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot. The photographed image of the number plate, the parking number of the parking ticket 24, and the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot are received.

Further, the determination unit 18e of the parking lot server 18 determines the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 based on the received image, and the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 determines the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot and the vehicle 11 The vehicle number and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 are associated with each other.

Then, the association unit 18b of the parking lot server 18 stores in the database 18c the table T1 in which the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot is associated with the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

Further, when the payment method is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 enters the parking lot of the vehicle 11. Before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11 based on the time, the table T1 stored in the database 18c is referred to.

Then, the setting unit 18d of the parking lot server 18 specifies the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot by using the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

Therefore, according to the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the payment method of the parking fee of the vehicle 11 is changed from cash settlement to ETC settlement between the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot and the time when the vehicle 11 leaves the parking lot. Can be changed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and many modifications and modifications can be made. For example, in the systems 1 and 2, cash settlement may be selected as the payment method of the vehicle parking fee both at the time of entering and leaving the vehicle 11, and the vehicle is parked at both the time of entering and leaving the vehicle 11. ETC payment may be selected as the payment method.

Further, in the first example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot, the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, and the ETC number of the ETC card 23 It may be associated with any one of them.

In this case, before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11, the warehousing time specified in the warehousing time management information based on the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 or the ETC number of the ETC card 23 as the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot. To set.

Further, in the second example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot, the setting unit 18d determines the entry time of the vehicle 11 into the parking lot, the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, and the ETC. It may be associated with one or two of the ETC number of the card 23 and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24.

In this case, before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11, the setting unit 18d sets the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, the ETC number of the ETC card 23, and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 as the warehousing time of the vehicle 11 in the parking lot. Set the warehousing time specified in the warehousing time management information based on one or two of them.

Further, in the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot, the time when the vehicle 11 enters the parking lot, the vehicle number of the vehicle 11, and the parking ticket of the parking ticket 24 You may associate it with one of the numbers.

In this case, before determining the parking fee of the vehicle 11, the setting unit 18d bases the parking fee of the vehicle 11 on one of the vehicle number of the vehicle 11 and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket 24 as the warehousing time of the vehicle 11. Set the warehousing time specified in the warehousing time management information.

In the first example, the second example, and the third example of changing the payment method of the parking fee, the parking fee of the vehicle 11 may be calculated by the parking lot server 18 and controlled instead of the parking lot server 18. The parking lot management device may be realized by the device 15.

In the first example, the second example, and the third example of changing the parking fee payment method, the parking fee may be settled by the pre-payment machine 17 immediately after changing the parking fee payment method.

Further, in the first example, the second example and the third example of the change of the parking fee payment method, the change of the parking fee payment method can be changed and the operation of the change of the parking fee payment method can be performed. It may be performed by any terminal other than the machine 14 or the pre-payment machine 17.

1, 2, System 11 Vehicle 12 ETC on-board unit 13 Ticketing machine 14 Settlement machine 15 Control device 16, 16'ETC mounting judgment device 17 Pre-payment machine 18 Parking lot server 18a Communication unit 18b Association unit 18c Database 18d Setting unit 18e Judgment unit 19 Agency company server 20 Credit card company server 21 and 22 Communication network 23 ETC card 24 Parking ticket 25 Camera

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Information on at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the ticket machine of the parking lot when the vehicle enters the parking lot, selected as the payment method of the parking fee. Information indicating the first payment method, a combination of the first warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the first payment method, and the vehicle number and the ETC number related to the user of the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot. Of the combination of at least one of the information, information indicating the second payment method selected as the payment method of the parking fee, and the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. A communication unit that receives one of these combinations when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and
Stores the first warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number or the second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number. Memory unit and
When the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the second payment method to the first payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the vehicle stored in the storage unit. The second warehousing time associated with the number and at least one of the ETC numbers is set as the first warehousing time, or the vehicle enters the parking lot and leaves the parking lot. When the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the first payment method to the second payment method, it is associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number stored in the storage unit. A setting unit that sets the first warehousing time as the second warehousing time, and
Parking lot management device equipped with. The communication unit receives information indicating the second payment method from a control device that detects a vehicle entering the parking lot via a communication network, and receives information on the vehicle number and the ETC number, and the first. The warehousing time of 2 is received from the ETC loading determination device that has acquired the vehicle number and the ETC number information possessed by the ETC on-board unit of the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot via the control device and the communication network.
The parking lot management device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the vehicle number and the second warehousing time associated with the ETC number. The communication unit receives an image representing the vehicle number from a camera that has taken a license plate of a vehicle entering the parking lot via a communication network, and information indicating the first payment method and the parking ticket. The license plate information and the first warehousing time are received from the control device that detects the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot via the communication network.
The parking lot management device further includes a determination unit that identifies the vehicle number based on the image.
The parking lot management device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the vehicle number and the first warehousing time associated with the parking ticket number. The parking lot management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first payment method is cash settlement, and the second payment method is ETC payment. It is a system equipped with a control device that detects vehicles entering the parking lot and a parking lot management device that communicates via a communication network.
The parking lot management device is
Information on at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the ticket machine of the parking lot when the vehicle enters the parking lot, selected as the payment method of the parking fee. Information indicating the first payment method, a combination of the first warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the first payment method, and the vehicle number and the ETC number related to the user of the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot. Of the combination of at least one of the information, information indicating the second payment method selected as the payment method of the parking fee, and the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. A communication unit that receives one of these combinations when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and
Stores the first warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number or the second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number. Memory unit and
When the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the second payment method to the first payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, the vehicle stored in the storage unit. The second warehousing time associated with the number and at least one of the ETC numbers is set as the first warehousing time, or the vehicle enters the parking lot and leaves the parking lot. When the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the first payment method to the second payment method, it is associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number stored in the storage unit. A setting unit that sets the first warehousing time as the second warehousing time, and
A system equipped with. Information on at least one of the vehicle number of the vehicle entering the parking lot and the parking ticket number of the parking ticket taken out from the ticket machine of the parking lot when the vehicle enters the parking lot, selected as the payment method of the parking fee. Information indicating the first payment method, a combination of the first warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the first payment method, and the vehicle number and the ETC number related to the user of the vehicle warehousing in the parking lot. Of the combination of at least one of the information, information indicating the second payment method selected as the payment method of the parking fee, and the second warehousing time of the vehicle in the case of the second payment method. The step of receiving either combination of the above by the parking lot management device when the vehicle enters the parking lot, and
The first warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number or the second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number. The steps to be stored by the parking lot management device and
When the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the second payment method to the first payment method between the time the vehicle enters the parking lot and the time the vehicle leaves the parking lot, it is stored by the parking lot management device. The second warehousing time associated with at least one of the vehicle number and the ETC number is set as the first warehousing time, or the vehicle enters the parking lot and then leaves the parking lot. In the meantime, when the payment method of the parking fee is changed from the first payment method to the second payment method, at least of the vehicle number and the parking ticket number stored by the parking lot management device. A step of setting the first warehousing time associated with one as the second warehousing time, and
Parking lot management method.

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