JP4866639B2 - Parking fee calculation method - Google Patents

Description

  In order to charge a parking fee to a customer at a parking checkout for a guest of a commercial facility such as a large-scale retail store or a hotel, the present invention reflects a parking fee reflecting the usage status of the customer of the commercial facility. It relates to the method of calculation.

  In large-scale retail stores that contain various sales floors, such as department stores and shopping malls, and hotels that include multiple facilities (hereinafter, simply referred to as “commercial facilities”) In many cases, private parking lots are provided for visitors. Alternatively, the manager of the commercial facility may rent the parking lot as a guest for the commercial facility by concluding a contract with a parking lot manager in the vicinity of the commercial facility. Even in the latter case, when the commercial facility controls the parking lot, the operation method is completely the same as in the former case. Hereinafter, a parking lot whose operation is controlled by the commercial facility is referred to as a “commercial facility parking lot”.

  The parking fee when a customer parks a car in such a parking lot of a commercial facility is, in principle, the amount calculated by multiplying the parking fee per unit time by the number of units of parking time. When a customer who visits the store purchases a certain amount of product or uses a paid service at the commercial facility, the parking fee for a certain time is discounted from the parking fee calculated as described above as part of the customer service. It is often done. The fixed time corresponding to the parking fee discounted in this way is generally called “free parking time” and is often fixed at a fixed time or depending on the amount of money consumed by the customer at the commercial facility. It was only set in a few steps.

The patent literature also proposes an idea of setting a free parking time reflecting other elements of the amount consumed by a customer at a commercial facility. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an idea of setting a free parking time in accordance with a game time at a game hall with respect to a parking fee at a parking lot attached to the game hall. Further, Patent Document 2 proposes an idea of converting points generated by shopping at a retail store in the past of customers visiting by car into free parking time with respect to a parking fee at a retail store parking lot. ing.
JP 2004-62368 A JP 2004-334558 A

  All of the conventional methods for setting the free parking time described above, when leaving the parking lot, when the parking fee is settled at the checkout counter of the parking lot, the customer goes back to the past from that point and the commercial Based on the amount spent at the facility, free parking time was set (the parking fee for free parking time was discounted).

  However, for example, the more expensive the product, the lower the chance that the customer will decide to purchase the product with a single visit. When purchasing such products (for example, furniture, jewelry, high-end brand clothing), customers go to the sales floor many times and increase their willingness to purchase. It is. Similarly, when a wedding ceremony or the like is held at a hotel wedding salon, etc., the total cost will be high, so the customer must visit the marriage salon etc. many times and finalize the details. Can't sign a contract. In these cases, when the customer leaves the parking lot, the customer has no record of spending money at the commercial facility to purchase goods or use paid services. For this reason, the conventional free parking time setting method described above cannot set the free parking time (the parking fee cannot be discounted).

  However, such customers are highly likely to purchase expensive products or use expensive paid services that were considered at the time of visiting this time after the next visit. Therefore, in order to enclose a customer who can expect such a high profit rate, a free parking time should be set for the parking fee charged to such a customer.

  Conventionally, based on such a concept, a free parking ticket has been given separately to such customers from the store side, but such face-to-face negotiations are cumbersome and If the store clerk forgot, the customer's trust could be lost.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to automatically detect a customer who is likely to consider purchasing a high-priced product or using a high-priced service, and the customer considers purchasing such a product or using the service. It is to provide a parking fee calculation method that reflects the fact that it is doing in the setting of the free parking time and can be discounted from the parking fee.

  The parking fee calculation method according to the present invention is a calculation method of a parking fee that is devised to achieve the above-mentioned problem, and is charged for a vehicle parked in a parking lot for a visitor of a commercial facility. An antenna for reading personal identification information recorded in an RFID at a specific area of the commercial facility and at the entrance of the parking lot is presented to further present the parking fee to the checkout office in the parking lot. When each device is installed, and the antenna installed at the entrance of the parking lot reads the personal identification information from any RFID, the time is taken as the entry time and associated with the personal identification information in the storage device. Recorded in the action history table for the personal identification information held, and then each time the antenna installed in the specific area reads the personal identification information from any RFID As the residence time, the personal identification information and the location of the area where the antenna is installed are recorded in the action history table, and then the antenna installed at the checkout station of the parking lot When the personal identification information is read from the RFID, the parking time from the vehicle entry time recorded in the behavior history table in association with the personal identification information to the current time, and the behavior history table in association with the personal identification information. A parking fee corresponding to the difference between the free time corresponding to the residence time in the area obtained from a plurality of residence times associated with the recorded area is calculated, and the calculated parking fee is calculated for the parking lot. It is characterized in that it is presented on a presentation device installed at a checkout office.

  With this configuration, if a customer who visits the commercial facility in a car has an RFID, the identification information is read from the RFID by an antenna installed at the entrance of the parking lot. The vehicle time is recorded in the action history table. Also, if this customer stays in a specific area where the antenna is installed with the RFID, the identification information is read from the RFID multiple times while staying there, and each is read. The time is recorded in the action history table as the residence time. After that, when the customer goes to the checkout office with the RFID, the identification information is read from the RFID by the antenna installed at the checkout office, and the entry time associated with the read identification information is It is read from the action history table, and the parking time is specified as the difference between the arrival time and the current time. In addition, the residence time in each area associated with the read identification information is read from the action history table, the residence time in each area is identified based on the residence time, and the free time corresponding to the residence time Can be calculated. As a result, it is possible to calculate a parking fee corresponding to the difference between the parking time and the free time and to present it on a presentation device installed at the checkout office of the parking lot. In order to actually calculate the parking fee corresponding to the difference between the parking time and the free time, after calculating the free time corresponding to the residence time, subtract the free time from the parking time and deal with the remainder Although the parking fee may be calculated, there is no limit to the calculation process in the middle as long as the parking fee having such significance can be finally calculated. For example, after calculating the charge corresponding to the staying time, the parking charge that is ultimately charged may be calculated by subtracting this charge from the parking charge calculated from the parking time.

  In the present invention, the RFID may be an active type or a passive type. Although the RFID may be held by the customer as a single unit, in reality, it is desirable that the RFID is embedded in an item such as a membership card or a mobile phone that the customer can recognize as his / her belongings.

  The area where the antenna is installed may be one or more. In this case, the ratio of the free time given to the residence time may be different for each area. For example, it is conceivable to increase the ratio of free time to residence time in areas that handle more expensive products and paid services.

  In the present invention, by installing a presentation device in a place other than the parking lot, the customer may be able to confirm the parking fee up to that point at an arbitrary timing.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, a customer who is likely to consider purchasing a high-priced product or using a high-priced service is automatically detected, and the customer purchases such a product or service. It is possible to discount the parking fee by reflecting the use consideration itself in the setting of the free parking time.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a parking lot fee billing system which is a form in which a parking lot fee calculation method according to the present invention is implemented will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of parking fee billing system)
FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a schematic configuration of a parking fee accounting system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this parking fee billing system is applied to a large-scale retail store (department store) 1 as a commercial facility, and is installed at the entrance of a parking lot P for visitors. The entry gate device 2, the exit gate device installed at the exit of the parking lot P, the server device 4 installed in the calculation center of the large-scale retail store 1, and the sales areas of the large-scale retail store 1, respectively. A plurality of installed POS terminals 5, a plurality of sales floor antenna devices 6 respectively installed at substantially the center of each sales area, etc., and a plurality of check terminals 7 installed at various locations in the large-scale retail store 1, It is configured by connecting to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network). In addition, in the “areas such as sales floors” here, in addition to the normal sales floors where the products of each category are sold to general customers, product sales are made by waiting for specific customers and various types of pay It includes a foreign business salon where service contracts are concluded, a restaurant that provides meals as a paid service to general customers, and the like.

  The server device 4 described above is a database server that originally manages customer information of the large-scale retail store 1, but in order to carry out the present invention, an ID (personal identification information) uniquely assigned to each customer. ), The time when the car on which the customer boarded the car entered the parking lot P, the actual use of the product by the customer in each sales area, etc., and the area where the customer used each sales area. Records and manages information such as the fact that the customer stayed in the car, the time of departure, and the departure time of the car that the customer boarded from the parking lot P, as well as various constants and reference values necessary for calculating the parking fee Are managed collectively.

  In order to recognize the ID given to the customer, as shown in FIG. 2, each customer has an RFID (Radio Frequency) having a memory area in which the ID is recorded in a readable manner and is randomly accessible. A membership card 8 in which an Identification) 81 is embedded is given. This membership card 8 is a point membership card that was used in the past (points are awarded each time a customer spends a unit amount for purchasing a product or using a paid service in the large-scale retail store 1, and the points are converted later. The card that represents the qualification as a service member who can receive a discount from the purchase price or paid service price), but the customer who entered the parking lot P, When the customer is not originally a point member, or when visiting the large-scale retail store 1 for the first time, the customer does not have the membership card 8. In that case, instead of the point member's personal ID, a temporary card in which an RFID chip 81 in which the temporary ID is recorded is embedded is issued to the customer. The configuration of this temporary card is exactly the same as the configuration of the member card 8.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the entry gate device 2 is originally a device that opens and closes the circuit breaker at the entrance of the parking lot P, but the time when the vehicle enters the parking lot P for the purpose of implementing the present invention. Is added to the server device 4 to request recording in association with the ID of the customer who is in the vehicle. In addition, this entrance gate apparatus 2 also has the function to issue the temporary card | curd mentioned above when the customer who visited the store by the car does not have the membership card 8. FIG.

  Each sales floor antenna device 5 is a device installed to carry out the present invention, and in its own cover area (substantially corresponds to the range of the space of each sales floor or the like in which it is installed) at regular intervals. The ID held in the RFID chip 81 existing in the server is read out, and the server apparatus 4 is requested to record in association with the reading time.

  Each POS terminal 5 originally has a function as a cash register for depositing and withdrawing cash at the sales floor, and a function for notifying the server device 4 of the type and price of the sold product and the paid service used. However, in order to implement the present invention, an antenna that reads an ID from the RFID chip 81, a function that requests the server device 4 to record the read ID in association with the type and price of the product or paid service, and a server A function of calculating and displaying a parking fee based on information read from the device 4 is also added.

  Each check terminal 7 is a device installed to carry out the present invention, has an antenna that reads an ID from the RFID chip 81, and calculates and displays a parking fee based on information read from the server device 4. It has a function to do.

  The departure gate device 3 originally calculates and displays the parking fee at the checkout office set at the exit of the parking lot P, accepts the payment of the calculated parking fee, and turns off the breaker when the payment is received. Although it is a device that opens, a function of reading information from the server device 4 and reflecting it in the calculation of the parking fee is added for the implementation of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, the circuit configuration and operation of each of these devices will be described.

(Server device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the server apparatus 1 includes a CPU 40, a RAM 41, a communication interface 42, and a hard disk 43 that are connected to each other via a bus B as main components. The CPU 40 is a processing device that executes certain processing according to a program. The RAM 41 is a main storage device in which a work area is expanded when the CPU 40 executes processing. The communication interface 42 is a device that converts a data format between the bus B and the LAN.

  The hard disk 43 stores various data in addition to storing the program. The data stored in the hard disk 43 includes a customer management database 44, an action history table 45, a condition table (1) 46, a condition table (2) 47, a condition table (3) 48, and a condition table (4) 49. ,include.

  The customer management database 44 includes a database for managing registration information on the above-described point card member and a database for managing the above-mentioned information on customers. Each database manages personal information useful for sales such as name, gender, age, address, hobbies, preferences, and family structure of each customer in association with a personal ID uniquely assigned to each customer. Yes.

  A large number of behavior history tables 45 are generated for each customer and registered in the hard disk 43. The individual action history table 45 records the contents of the events (that is, action histories) that occurred in the large-scale retail store 1 and the parking lot P for the customer, together with the corresponding customer's personal ID. ing. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the action history table 45 is composed of a plurality of records for recording each event that has occurred with respect to a corresponding customer. Each record records a “personal ID” field for recording the customer's personal ID (or temporary ID), a “date” field for recording the event occurrence date, and an event occurrence time. "Time" field, "Location" field to record the location of the event (parking lot entrance, each sales floor area, parking lot exit), customer pays for consumption purchase or paid service at that event It consists of a “Purchase Amount” field for recording the amount of money. Note that the date and time when the event occurs in an area such as each sales floor is the “stay time” in the area.

  The condition table (1) 45 indicates that when there is a customer (RFID held by a customer) in an area such as a sales floor, the purchase of a product sold at the sales floor or a paid service provided is provided. Provided to the customer in proportion to the unit time that the customer (RFID chip 81) stays in the area such as the sales floor for each area such as the sales floor on the assumption that the user is considering. It is a table that defines the ratio of free parking time (residence time coefficient) (corresponding to the coefficient table). That is, the condition table (1) 45 includes a plurality of records corresponding to areas such as sales floors as shown in FIG. Each record is composed of a “sales area” field that defines an area such as a corresponding sales floor, and a “residence time coefficient” field that defines a residence time coefficient applied to the residence time in the area such as the sales floor. Has been. That is, since free parking time is not given to stays in areas such as sales floors not defined in the “sales floor” field of the condition table (1) 45, according to the example of FIG. Free parking time is not granted (However, customers who stay in the restaurant usually receive a paid service that provides meals, so free parking time is given according to the amount of money consumed, so it is inconvenient No.)

  The condition table (2) 46 defines, for example, a time (minimum free time) in which a customer who has entered the parking lot P by mistake or a customer who has simply picked up and left the product can leave the vehicle for free. It is a table for. In the example of FIG. 5, it is defined that the minimum free parking time is 30 minutes.

  The condition table (3) 47 defines the length of the unit time used for calculating the parking fee before the parking fee corresponding to the free parking time is reduced, and the parking fee charged for each unit time. It is a table for. In the example of FIG. 6, it is defined that the unit time is 30 minutes and the parking fee per unit time is 300 yen.

  The condition table (4) 48 is a table for defining free parking time based only on the amount of money (purchase amount) consumed for purchasing a product or using a paid service for each band of the purchase amount. (Equivalent to free time definition table). That is, the condition table (4) 48 is composed of a plurality of records corresponding to each band of the purchase amount. Each record is composed of an “amount” field for defining the bandwidth and a “free time” field for defining free time given to the bandwidth.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU 40 according to the program will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  This process starts when the CPU 40 of the server device 4 receives a request (data write or data read) from each of the devices 2 to 7 through the communication interface 42. In the first S001, the CPU 40 checks whether the received request is a data write request or a data read request. If it is a data write request, the process proceeds to S002, and if it is a data read request, the process proceeds to S005. It should be noted that the data write request request from the entry gate device 2, the departure gate device 3, and the sales floor antenna device 5 includes (ID, date, time, place) as parameters, and the data document from the POS terminal 6 The request request includes (ID, date, time, location, purchase price) as parameters. In addition, in the read request request, as a parameter, in addition to an identifier for specifying the search target tables 45 to 49, the ID is used when the action history table 45 is the search target, and the condition table (1) 46 is the search target. In this case, the area name is included, and if the condition table (4) 49 is the search target, the amount is included.

  In S002, the CPU 40 checks whether or not the action history table 45 has been registered for the ID included in the received data write request. If registered, the process immediately proceeds to S004. If not registered, the action history table 45 corresponding to the ID is created in S003, and then the process proceeds to S004.

  In S004, the CPU 40 adds a record describing other parameters included in the request to the action history table 45 for the ID included in the received data write request. After completion of S004, the CPU 40 ends the process.

  On the other hand, in S005, the CPU 40 reads data corresponding to the search condition from the tables 45 to 49 corresponding to the identifier included in the received data read request. Specifically, if the identifier is of the action history table 45, the contents of the action history table 45 including the personal ID included in the request are read. If the identifier is in the condition table (1) 46, the dwell time count corresponding to the area name included in the request is read from the condition table (1) 46. If the identifier is in the condition table (2) 47 or the condition table (3) 48, the contents of the condition table (2) 47 or the condition table (3) 48 are read. If the identifier is in the condition table (4) 49, the free time defined in the record including the amount included in the request in the bandwidth of the amount is read from the condition table (4) 49.

  In next S006, the CPU 40 responds to the request source apparatus with the data read in S005. After completion of S006, the CPU 40 ends the process.

(Entry gate device)
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the entry gate device 2. As shown in FIG. 9, the entry gate device 2 includes a CPU 20, a RAM 21, a communication interface 26, a driver 22, a timer 23, an antenna 24, a temporary card issuing machine 25, and a driver connected to each other through a bus B. The circuit breaker 27 connected to 22 is provided as a main component. The CPU 20 is a processing device that executes certain processing according to a program. The RAM 21 is a main storage device in which a work area is expanded when the CPU 20 executes processing. The communication interface 26 is a device that converts a data format between the bus B and the LAN.

  The circuit breaker 27 rotates the entrance of the parking lot P between the state where the fence is passed over the passage at the entrance of the parking lot P (closed state) and the state where it is retracted upward (open state). It is a machine that opens and closes. The driver 22 is a circuit that supplies a drive signal and a drive current for opening and closing the circuit breaker 27 according to control from the CPU 20.

  The timer 23 is a device that inputs the current date and time to the CPU 20. The timer 23 can be replaced by a software timer.

  The antenna 24 is an RFID antenna, emits an electromagnetic wave for supplying electromotive force by electromagnetic induction to the RFID chip 81 according to control from the CPU 20, and transmits a write command and data to the RFID chip 81 wirelessly. By transmitting, the data is written in the memory area of the RFID chip 81, or the read command is wirelessly transmitted to the RFID chip 81, so that the ID and the memory area in which the RFID chip 81 is held The received data is made to respond and received and input to the CPU 20.

  The temporary card issuing machine 25 is a machine that issues the temporary cards stocked inside according to the control from the CPU 20.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU 20 in accordance with a program when the vehicle stops before the circuit breaker 27 in the closed state will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the first S101 after the start, the CPU 20 controls the antenna 24 to transmit a read command to the RFID chip 81 existing in the cover area of the antenna 24 (including the space where the vehicle is present). In the next S102, the CPU 20 checks whether or not the ID from the RFID chip 81 has been received in response to the read command transmitted in S101. If the ID can be received, it is determined that the customer holding the membership card 8 is in the vehicle, and the process proceeds to S104. On the other hand, if the ID cannot be received, the CPU 20 determines that the customer in the vehicle does not hold the member card 8, and in S103, the temporary card issuing machine 25 determines the temporary card. Issue a card. When the customer pulls out the temporary card from the temporary card issuing machine 25, the CPU 20 advances the process to S104.

  In S104, the CPU 20 receives the personal ID received from the RFID chip 81 of the membership card 8 in S101 and S102, or the temporary ID held in the RFID chip 81 of the temporary card issued in S103, from the timer 23. A write request message with the current date and time and the location [parking lot entrance] as parameters is transmitted to the server device 4.

  In next S <b> 105, the CPU 20 writes the personal ID or temporary ID, the current date and time, and the location [parking lot entrance] in the memory area of the RFID chip 81.

  In next S <b> 106, the CPU 20 controls the driver 22 to open the circuit breaker 27. Subsequently, the CPU 20 waits for the vehicle to pass through the breaker 27 in S107, and controls the driver 22 so as to close the breaker 27 in S108. After completion of S108, the CPU 20 ends the process.

(Sales antenna device)
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the sales floor antenna device 5. As shown in FIG. 11, the sales floor antenna apparatus 5 includes a CPU 30, a communication interface 36, a timer 33, and an antenna 34 that are connected to each other through a bus B as main components. Among these configurations, the functions of the communication interface 36, the timer 33, and the antenna 34 are exactly the same as those of the entry gate device 2 described above, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The CPU 30 periodically executes a process programmed in its internal firmware (for example, at intervals of 5 minutes). FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU 30.

  In the first step S201 after the process starts, the CPU 30 controls the antenna 34 to thereby issue a read command to the RFID chip 81 existing in the cover area of the antenna 34 (the area covering the area such as a sales floor). In response to this, IDs (individual IDs or temporary IDs, the same applies hereinafter) transmitted from all RFID chips 81 existing in the cover area are received.

  In the next S202, the CPU 30 uses, for each ID received in S201, the ID, the current date and time input from the timer 23, and the location [installation place name of the self-sale counter antenna device 5] as parameters. A write request message is transmitted to the server device 4. After completion of S202, the CPU 30 ends the process.

(POS terminal)
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the POS terminal 6. As shown in FIG. 13, the POS terminal 6 includes a CPU 60, a RAM 61, a communication interface 66, a timer 63, an antenna 64, a bar code reader 62, a keyboard 65, and a display 67 connected to each other through a bus B. As prepared. Although not shown, the POS terminal 6 is also provided with a drawer for storing cash. The functions of the RAM 61, the communication interface 66, the timer 63, and the antenna 64 described above are exactly the same as those of the vehicle entry gate device 2 described above, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The barcode reader 62 is a device for reading a barcode printed on the exterior of a product purchased by a customer. The keyboard 65 is an input device for inputting the price of a product for which a barcode is not registered or for inputting the quantity of a similar product purchased. In addition, the display 67 is controlled by the CPU 60 to display the price and billing amount for each purchased product, and also displays the parking fee up to that point in relation to the present invention.

  The CPU 60 executes processing programmed in its internal firmware (processing as a conventional POS terminal, processing for point service, processing for calculating a parking fee in connection with the present invention). FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a process for calculating a parking fee among the processes executed by the CPU 60.

  The process shown in FIG. 14 starts when the store clerk operates the keyboard 65 when paying for the product purchased by the customer. In the first S301 after the start, the CPU 60 executes a sales process similar to that in a normal POS terminal. That is, based on the amount and quantity of the product purchased by the customer input from the barcode reader 62 or the keyboard 65, the total price, consumption tax amount, billing amount, deposit amount, change amount, etc. are calculated, and these amounts are displayed. And a process such as printing out a receipt from a printer (not shown) is executed.

  In the next S302, the CPU 60 controls the antenna 64 to transmit a read command to the RFID chip 81 existing within the cover area of the antenna 64 (a range of several centimeters square from the antenna 64). In next step S303, the CPU 20 checks whether or not the ID from the RFID chip 81 has been received in accordance with the read command transmitted in step S302. When the ID cannot be received, the CPU 60 determines that the customer does not hold the membership card 8 or the temporary card, and ends the process. On the other hand, if the ID can be received, the process proceeds to S304.

  In S304, the CPU 60 receives the ID received from the RFID card 81 of the membership card 8 or the temporary card in S302 and S303, the current date and time input from the timer 23, and the location [the own POS terminal 6 is installed. A write request message with the parameter “name of area such as sales floor” as a parameter is transmitted to server device 4.

  In the next S305, the CPU 60 sends a read request message using the ID received from the RFID card 81 of the membership card 8 or the temporary card in S302 and S303 and the action history table 45 as a search target as parameters to the server device. 4 to send. Information (the contents of the action history table 45 including the ID that is a parameter of the read request message) that the server apparatus 4 responds to in response to the read request message is temporarily stored on the RAM 61.

  In the next S306, the CPU 60 causes the contents of the action history table 45 on the RAM 61 to be written into the memory area of the RFID card 81 of the member card 8 or temporary card (if past information has already been written, A command for merging such information) from the antenna 64 to the RFID chip 81.

  In the next S307, the CPU 60 executes a parking fee calculation process. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a parking fee calculation processing subroutine executed in S307. Since this parking fee calculation processing subroutine is also called in S504 in FIG. 17 and S603 in FIG. 19 described later, in order to generalize the description, the reference numerals of each hardware are not shown below.

  In the first step S401 after entering the parking fee calculation processing subroutine, the CPU uses the contents of the customer's behavior history table 45 temporarily stored in the RAM in the previous steps (S305, S502, S602) to determine whether the customer Check if there is time in the store after entering the parking lot (if this subroutine is called in S307 in FIG. 14 or S504 in FIG. 17 described later, naturally the time in the store) However, if it is called in S603 of FIG. 19 described later, it may be determined that there is no time in the store.) If it is determined that there is no time in the store, the CPU transmits a read request message using the condition table (3) 48 as a search target parameter to the server device 4 in S402. Then, the contents of the condition table (3) 48 are received. Then, with respect to the elapsed time from the entry time (time at the parking lot entrance) recorded in the action history table 45 on the RAM to the current time inputted latest by the timer (that is, the parking time, the same applies hereinafter). By applying the parking fee (300 yen in the example of FIG. 6) per unit parking time (30 minutes in the example of FIG. 6) defined in the condition table (3) 48, The total amount of the parking fee is calculated and temporarily stored in the RAM. After completion of S402, the CPU advances the process to S411.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S401 that the customer has been in the store after entering the parking lot, the CPU searches the server device 4 for the condition table (2) 47 in S403. A read request message with the target designation as a parameter is transmitted, and the contents of the condition table (2) 47 are received. Then, it is checked whether or not the parking time is within a minimum free time (30 minutes in the example of FIG. 5) defined in the condition table (2) 47. If the parking time is within the minimum free time, the process proceeds to S410.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S403 that the parking time exceeds the minimum free time, the CPU advances the process to S404. In S <b> 404, the CPU transmits to the server device 4 a read request message that uses the sum of the purchase amounts recorded in the action history table 45 and the condition table (4) 49 as a search target parameter. , Receive free time corresponding to the amount band including the sum of the purchase amount.

  In next S405, the CPU checks whether or not the parking time is within the free time determined in S404. If the parking time is within the free time, the CPU advances the process to S410.

  On the other hand, if the parking time exceeds the free time, the CPU advances the process to S406. In S <b> 406, the CPU transmits to the server device 4 a read request message using a parameter that designates the condition table (1) 46 as a search target, and receives the contents of the condition table (1) 46. Then, the residence time in each area is calculated from a plurality of residence times for each area such as each sales floor recorded in the action history table 45 on the RAM. Then, for each area, the calculated residence time [unit: minutes] and the residence time count defined in the condition table (1) 46 for the area are multiplied by a value (amount of money) of the same dimension as the purchase amount. ). The value calculated by adding the sum of the values (amounts) calculated for each area in this way to the sum of the purchase amounts is temporarily stored in the RAM as “calculated amount [unit: yen]”.

  In next step S407, the CPU transmits to the server apparatus 4 a “calculation amount” calculated in step S406 and a read request message using as parameters the designation of the search target of the condition table (4) 49, The free time corresponding to the amount band including the “calculated amount” is received.

  In next S408, the CPU checks whether or not the parking time is within the free time determined in S407. If the parking time is within the free time, the CPU advances the process to S410.

  On the other hand, if the parking time exceeds the free time, the CPU defines in the condition table (3) 48 for the remaining time obtained by subtracting the free time from the parking time in S409. By applying the parking fee (300 yen in the example of FIG. 6) per unit parking time (30 minutes in the example of FIG. 6), it is collected if the customer leaves the car at that time. The total amount of parking fee is calculated and temporarily stored in the RAM. After completion of S409, the CPU advances the process to S411.

  On the other hand, in S410, the fact that the parking fee is free is temporarily stored in the RAM. After completion of S410, the CPU advances the process to S411.

  In S411, the CPU displays on the display that the parking fee temporarily stored in the RAM in S402 or S409 or the parking fee temporarily stored in the RAM in S410 is free. After completion of S411, the CPU returns the process to the main routine step that called the parking fee calculation subroutine.

  In the main routine of FIG. 14, the process ends after completion of S307.

(Check terminal)
FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the check terminal 7. As shown in FIG. 16, the check terminal 7 includes a CPU 70, a RAM 71, a communication interface 76, a timer 73, an antenna 74, and a display 77 that are connected to each other through a bus B as main circuit configurations. The RAM 71, the communication interface 76, the timer 73, the antenna 74, and the display 77 described above are the same as those of the POS terminal 6, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The CPU 70 executes the process programmed in the internal firmware by detecting that the member card 8 or the temporary card has been deceived by the customer against the antenna 74. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU 70.

  In the first step S501 after the start, the CPU 70 controls the antenna 74 to transmit a read command to the RFID chip 81 existing in the cover area of the antenna 74 (a range of several centimeters square from the antenna 74). The received ID is returned as a response.

  In next step S502, the CPU 70 sends, to the server apparatus 4, a read request message using the ID received from the RFID chip 81 of the member card 8 or the temporary card in step S501 and the action history table 45 as a search target parameter. Send. Information (the contents of the action history table 45 including the ID that is a parameter of the read request message) returned by the server device 4 in response to the read request message is temporarily stored in the RAM 71.

  In next step S503, the CPU 70 causes the contents of the action history table 45 on the RAM 71 to be written in the memory area of the RFID card 81 of the member card 8 or the temporary card (if past information has already been written, A command to merge such information) from the antenna 74 to the RFID chip 81.

  In the next S504, the CPU 70 executes a parking fee calculation process. That is, the parking fee calculation processing subroutine shown in the flowchart of FIG. 15 is executed. After completion of S504, the CPU 70 ends the process.

(Departure gate device)
FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the departure gate device 3. As shown in FIG. 18, the departure gate device 3 includes a CPU 30, a RAM 31, a communication interface 36, a driver 32, a timer 33, an antenna 34, a depositing device 35 and a display 38, and a driver connected to each other through a bus B. The circuit breaker 37 connected to 32 is provided as a main component. Among these, the RAM 31, the communication interface 36, the driver 32, the timer 33, the antenna 34, and the circuit breaker 37 are exactly the same as those of the entrance gate device 2 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The display 67 is controlled by the CPU 60 to display a parking fee that is finally charged to the customer. The depositing device 35 includes an insertion slot into which various types of coins and banknotes are inserted from the outside. The depositing apparatus 35 accommodates coins and banknotes input from the insertion slot, and detects their face value and number. When the total amount reaches the parking fee displayed on the display 67, the device notifies the CPU 30 of a message that the parking fee has been charged.

  The CPU 30 is a processing device that executes certain processing according to a program. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the CPU 30 according to a program when the vehicle stops before the circuit breaker 37 in the closed state. In the first step S601 after the start of this process, the CPU 30 controls the antenna 34 so as to issue a read command to the RFID chip 81 existing in the cover area of the antenna 34 (including the space where the vehicle is present). It is sent and the held ID is responded and received.

  In next step S602, the CPU 30 transmits to the server device 4 a read request message using the ID received from the RFID card 81 of the member card 8 or the temporary card in step S601 and the search target designation in the action history table 45 as parameters. . Information (the contents of the action history table 45 including the ID that is a parameter of the read request message) that the server apparatus 4 responds to in response to the read request message is temporarily stored in the RAM 31.

  In the next S603, the CPU 30 executes a parking fee calculation process. That is, the parking fee calculation processing subroutine shown in the flowchart of FIG. 15 is executed. After completion of S603, the CPU 30 advances the process to S604.

  In S604, the CPU 30 checks whether or not the parking fee displayed on the display 38 as a result of the parking fee calculation process in S603 is free. If it is free of charge, the process immediately proceeds to S606. If it is charged, the process waits for a message indicating that the input of the parking fee has been completed from the depositing device 35 in S605, and then the process proceeds to S606. Proceed to

  In S <b> 606, the CPU 30 controls the driver 32 to open the circuit breaker 37. Subsequently, the CPU 30 waits for the vehicle to pass through the circuit breaker 37 in S607, and controls the driver 32 to make the circuit breaker 37 closed in S608. After completion of S608, the CPU 30 ends the process.

(Operation)
The operation of the parking fee calculation system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in chronological order. Now, it is assumed that a customer holding the membership card 8 comes to the large-scale retail store 1 by car. When the car on which the customer gets on stops before the circuit breaker 27 of the entry gate device 2, the personal ID of the customer is read from the RFID of the membership card 8 (S101), the date and time is input from the timer 23, and the server The fact that the customer has entered the parking lot at the date and time is recorded in the behavior history table 45 for the customer stored in the hard disk 43 of the device 4 (S104, S004).

  Thereafter, each time the customer enters the large-scale retail store 1 and pays the price to purchase a product or receive a paid service, the RFID chip 81 of the member card 8 of the customer is used at the POS terminal 6. The personal ID of the customer is read out (S302), the current date and time are input from the timer 63, and the fact that the customer has consumed the price at the date and time is recorded in the action history table 45 (S304, S004).

  If the customer stays in an area such as a sales floor listed in the condition table (1) 46 stored in the hard disk of the server device 4, a sales floor antenna installed in the area such as the sales floor The device 5 periodically reads the customer's personal ID from the RFID chip 81 of the customer's membership card 8 (S201), and inputs the current date and time from the timer 33, and the action history table 45 stores the customer's personal ID. Is recorded that there was an area such as the counter on the date and time (S202, S004).

  Each time the customer pays for the purchase of goods or paid service by the POS terminal 6, and the check terminal 7 is operated, the CPUs 60 and 70 of these devices 6 and 7 perform the parking fee calculation process. Since this is executed (S307, S504), the customer can know the parking fee to be charged when leaving the car at that time. In this calculation, the free time corresponding to the sum of the amounts recorded in the action history table 45 is read from the condition table (4) 49 (S404, S405), and if this free time is less than the parking time. (S405-Y), the charged parking fee is free (S410). Further, based on the record of the action history table 45, the time that the customer has stayed is calculated for each area such as each sales floor listed in the condition table (1) 45, and is associated with each area. By multiplying the residence time coefficient defined in the condition table (1) 45, it is converted into a value of the same dimension as the purchase amount (S406). Then, the free time corresponding to the sum of the converted value and the total amount is read from the condition table (4) 49 (S406, S407), and even if this free time is less than the parking time (S408- Y) The charged parking fee is free (S410). Only when the free time is shorter than the parking time (S408-N), a parking fee corresponding to the difference between the two is charged (S409).

  After that, the customer finally returns to the parking lot, re-rides the car that he / she gets on, and stops before the circuit breaker 37 of the departure gate device 3. Then, the parking fee is calculated as described above (S603), and if the finally calculated parking fee is free (S604-Y), the circuit breaker 37 is immediately opened, so that the vehicle can be departed. (S606). On the other hand, if the finally calculated parking fee is charged (S604-N), when a coin or bill corresponding to the parking fee is inserted into the depositing device 35 (S605-Y), the circuit breaker 37 is opened (S606), and the vehicle can be left.

  In the condition table (1) 46 described above, only areas such as sales floors and sales salons that handle high-priced products and paid services that a customer is hesitant to make a purchase or use decision at a single visit are registered. Yes. Therefore, even if a customer stays in such an area and only considers the purchase of such expensive products or the use of paid services, the customer will revisit the department store in the future and purchase such expensive products. Therefore, it is possible to automatically deduct free time converted from the residence time from parking time as a customer service corresponding to the prospect.

  In addition, when the residence time is converted into the free time, the converted free time becomes longer as the residence time coefficient registered in the condition table (1) 46 is larger. And this residence time coefficient is set to a larger value as the price of goods and paid services handled in the areas such as sales floors is higher. For prospective customers, it is possible to automatically deduct longer free times.

(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the parking fee calculation method according to the present invention is applied to a large-scale retail store 1 such as a department store or a shopping mall. However, the present invention is also applicable to other commercial facilities such as hotels. . For example, when applied to a hotel, the definition contents of the condition table (1) 46 are considered to be as shown in FIG.

    When the checkout office is located outside the parking lot P, the checkout office includes a portion of the departure gate device 3 excluding the driver 32 and the circuit breaker 37 (hereinafter referred to as “checkout machine”). Is installed. In this case, the settlement machine writes information indicating that the settlement has been completed, for example, in the memory area of the RFID chip 81 instead of the processing of S606 and the subsequent steps. Then, an antenna and a processor are separately connected to the driver 32 and the breaker 37 left at the exit of the parking lot, and when the information indicating that payment has been completed is read from the RFID 81 by this antenna, the processor The processing in S <b> 606 and subsequent steps in 19 may be executed.

  Further, when there is an attendant at the checkout office, the processing of S604 to S605 in FIG. 19 is not necessary. And when the said staff receives a parking charge from a customer, what is necessary is just to perform the process below S606 by inputting a trigger signal with one of input devices (in the case of the above-mentioned payment machine, By inputting a trigger signal, a process for writing information indicating that the payment has been completed in the memory area of the RFID chip 81 may be performed.

(Appendix 1)
A calculation method of a parking fee charged for a car parked in a parking lot for a customer of a commercial facility,
An antenna for reading personal identification information recorded in the RFID at the entrance of the parking lot and the checkout area, and at a specific area of the commercial facility, respectively, Each presentation device to present is installed,
When the antenna installed at the entrance of the parking lot reads out the personal identification information from any RFID, the personal identification information held in the storage device is associated with the personal identification information with the time as the entry time. Recorded in the action history table about
After that, every time the antenna installed in the specific area reads the personal identification information from any RFID, the time is set as the residence time and associated with the location of the area where the antenna is installed. , Record in the action history table,
After that, when the antenna installed in the checkout office of the parking lot reads the personal identification information from any RFID, from the entry time recorded in the action history table in association with the personal identification information to the current time And the free time corresponding to the residence time in the area obtained from the plurality of residence times associated with the area recorded in the action history table in association with the personal identification information. Calculate the corresponding parking fee,
A method for calculating a parking fee, characterized in that the calculated parking fee is presented on a presentation device installed at a checkout office of the parking lot.

(Appendix 2)
The antenna is installed in each of a plurality of areas of the commercial facility,
The dwell time was obtained for each area, free time corresponding to the dwell time obtained for each area was obtained, and the difference between the total free time obtained for each area and the parking time was supported. The parking fee calculation method according to appendix 1, wherein the parking fee is calculated.

(Appendix 3)
A storage device stores a coefficient table in which coefficients are defined in association with the area, and a free time definition table in which free time is defined for each amount of bandwidth,
A value corresponding to the amount of money is calculated by multiplying the dwell time in the area by a coefficient recorded in the coefficient table in association with the area, and the free time corresponding to the value corresponding to the calculated money is calculated as the free time. The parking fee calculation method according to appendix 1, wherein a parking fee corresponding to a difference obtained by subtracting the free time from the parking time is calculated after reading from the time definition table.

(Appendix 4)
While installing the antenna in each of a plurality of areas of the commercial facility,
A storage device stores a coefficient table in which coefficients are defined in association with the area, and a free time definition table in which free time is defined for each amount of bandwidth,
In the coefficient table, individual coefficients are recorded in association with each of the plurality of areas,
For each area, a value corresponding to money is calculated by multiplying the residence time in the area by the coefficient recorded in the coefficient table in association with the area, and the money calculated for all areas. The parking fee corresponding to the difference obtained by subtracting the free time from the parking time is calculated after the free time corresponding to the sum of the values corresponding to is read from the free time definition table. The parking fee calculation method according to 1.

(Appendix 5)
In the action history table, in association with the identification information, record the amount consumed in the commercial facility,
The antenna installed at the exit of the parking lot reads the amount associated with the identification information read from the RFID from the action history table, the free time corresponding to the sum of this amount and the value corresponding to the money The parking fee calculation method according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: calculating a parking fee corresponding to a difference obtained by subtracting the free time from the parking time after reading from the free time definition table.

(Appendix 6)
A parking fee calculation device for calculating a parking fee charged for a car parked in a parking lot for a customer of a commercial facility,
A plurality of antennas that are respectively installed in a specific area of the parking lot entrance and checkout and the commercial facility and that read personal identification information recorded in RFID;
A storage device that holds an action history table for recording an action history for the individual identification information for each individual identification information;
When the antenna installed at the entrance of the parking lot reads out the personal identification information from any RFID, the personal identification information held in the storage device is associated with the personal identification information with the time as the entry time. Every time the antenna installed in the specific area reads the personal identification information from any RFID several times and records it as a residence time, the personal identification information is recorded in the action history table about the information. And storage means for recording in the action history table in association with the location of the area where the antenna is installed,
When the antenna installed at the checkout office of the parking lot reads out personal identification information from any RFID, parking from the entry time recorded in the action history table in association with the personal identification information to the current time Corresponding to the difference between the time and the free time corresponding to the residence time in the area obtained from a plurality of residence times associated with the area recorded in the action history table in association with the personal identification information A calculation means for calculating a parking fee;
A parking fee calculation device, comprising: a presentation device that is installed at a checkout location of the parking lot and presents the parking fee calculated by the calculation means.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the parking fee billing system which is embodiment of the parking fee calculation method by this invention Block diagram showing the structure of a membership card Table showing data structure of action history table Table showing data structure of condition table (1) Table showing data structure of condition table (2) Table showing data structure of condition table (3) Table showing data structure of condition table (4) The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of a server apparatus performs Block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the entry gate device The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of an entrance gate apparatus performs Block diagram showing circuit configuration of sales floor antenna device The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of a sales floor antenna apparatus performs Block diagram showing circuit configuration of POS terminal The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of a POS terminal performs 14 is a flowchart showing a parking fee calculation processing subroutine executed in S307 of FIG. 14, S504 of FIG. 17, and S603 of FIG. Block diagram showing circuit configuration of check terminal The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of a check terminal performs Block diagram showing circuit configuration of departure gate device The flowchart which shows the process which CPU of a departure gate apparatus performs Table showing contents of condition table (1) when the present invention is applied to a hotel

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Large-scale retail store 2 Entrance gate apparatus 3 Exit gate apparatus 4 Server apparatus 5 Sales antenna apparatus 6 POS terminal 7 Check terminal 8 Member card 40 CPU
41 RAM
45 Action history table 46 Condition table (1)
48 Condition Table (3)
49 Condition Table (4)

Claims (4)

A calculation method of a parking fee charged for a car parked in a parking lot for a customer of a commercial facility,
An antenna for reading personal identification information recorded in the RFID at the entrance of the parking lot and the checkout area, and at a specific area of the commercial facility, respectively, Each presentation device to present is installed,
And personal identification information read from the RFID by prior Kia antenna, current time, and stored in the area, action history table in association with the amount,
Before the basis of personal identification information read from the RFID by Kia container acquires action history information associated with the personal identification information from the action history table,
Find the parking time that is the elapsed time from the arrival time included in the action history information to the current time ,
The first free time corresponding to the total purchase amount included in the action history information is obtained by referring to the first condition table stored in association with the free parking time for each band of the parking purchase amount,
Determining whether the parking time is within the first free time;
When it is determined that the parking time is not within the first free parking time, a stay time for each area is calculated based on correspondence information between the current time and the area included in the action history information,
With reference to a second condition table in which a residence time coefficient indicating a free parking time given according to a residence time in the area is stored in association with each specific area of the store, the stay in each area is stored Based on the time and the residence time coefficient, find the residence time equivalent amount for each area,
With reference to the first condition table, a second free parking time corresponding to an amount obtained by adding the residence time converted amount to the total purchase amount is obtained,
Determining whether the parking time is within the second free parking time;
When it is determined that the parking time is not within the second free parking time, the parking fee charged per unit time is referred to and stored in association with the parking time. Obtaining a parking fee corresponding to a time obtained by subtracting the second free parking time;
The method of calculating the parking fee, characterized in that for presenting the parking fee to the installed presentation device in checkout counter of the parking lot. The parking fee is
Based on the action history information, it is determined whether or not there is time in the store after entering the vehicle,
The parking fee according to claim 1 , wherein when it is determined that there is no time in the store, a parking fee corresponding to the parking time is acquired with reference to the third condition table. Calculation method. A parking fee calculation device for calculating a parking fee charged for a car parked in a parking lot for a customer of a commercial facility,
  A plurality of antennas for reading personal identification information recorded in RFID, which are respectively installed at specific entrances of the parking lot and the checkout area and in the commercial facility, and for each individual identification information. A storage device that holds an action history table for recording an action history of the identification information;
  Means for associating the personal identification information read from the RFID by the antenna with the current time, the area, and the money amount in the action history table;
Means for acquiring behavior history information associated with the personal identification information from the behavior history table based on the personal identification information read from the RFID by the antenna;
Means for obtaining a parking time which is an elapsed time from the entry time included in the action history information to the current time;
Means for acquiring a first free time corresponding to the total purchase amount included in the action history information with reference to a first condition table stored in association with the free parking time for each band of the parking purchase amount;
Means for determining whether the parking time is within the first free time;
Means for calculating a stay time for each area based on correspondence information between the current time and the area included in the action history information when it is determined that the parking time is not within the first free parking time. When,
With reference to a second condition table in which a residence time coefficient indicating a free parking time given according to a residence time in the area is stored in association with each specific area of the store, the stay in each area is stored Means for obtaining a residence time equivalent amount for each area based on time and the residence time coefficient;
Means for referring to the first condition table to obtain a second free parking time corresponding to an amount obtained by adding the dwell time converted amount to the total purchase amount;
Means for determining whether the parking time is within the second free parking time;
When it is determined that the parking time is not within the second free parking time, the parking fee charged per unit time is referred to and stored in association with the parking time. Means for obtaining a parking fee corresponding to a time obtained by subtracting the second free parking time;
A presentation device installed at the checkout station of the parking lot and presenting the acquired parking fee;
A parking fee calculation device comprising: Means for determining whether or not there is time in the store after entering the vehicle by the action history information;
If it is determined that there is no time in the store, means for obtaining a parking fee corresponding to the parking time with reference to the third condition table;
The parking fee calculation device according to claim 3, further comprising: