JP5256387B2 - Parking fee settlement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking fee settlement which is configured to perform a parking fee settlement processing and a vehicle exit processing of a settled vehicle using an exit fee settlement machine or an advance fee settlement machine in a flap-type or gate-type paid parking lot. More specifically, the present invention relates to a parking fee settlement system that enables exceptional settlement processing different from normal settlement management.

  A flap-type parking lot that locks the vehicle in an inaccessible state in each parking area (hereinafter simply referred to as a vehicle compartment), and a gate-type fee that manages the entry and exit of vehicles by installing a gate at the entrance and exit of the parking lot In the parking lot, a parking fee settlement machine connected to the maintenance service center for communication and remote control is installed, and complaints from users at the time of unexpected malfunctions, explanation of how to use the settlement apparatus, etc. are confirmed in the call state However, what is configured to perform appropriate processing remotely is realized.

  In addition, the maintenance service center and the parking fee settlement machine can transmit images as well as voice calls, allowing the maintenance service center to accurately grasp the situation at the site, and inadvertent equipment failure for users It is recognized in the market as a very convenient system because it can perform appropriate processing in a short time for any trouble.

For example, in the “parking device remote management system” described in Patent Document 1, a maintenance station located in a remote location and a communication device in a parking lot are connected by a public line, and a new fee structure is used as fee structure information for the parking device. Proposal of a system that can transmit the program and date data for starting the new charge from the maintenance station side, execute these programs on the parking lot side, and change the charge after the specified date As a result, it is possible to remotely process the work in which a service person in the past has traveled through a plurality of parking lot devices and executed a program, thereby reducing labor costs.
Japanese Patent No. 3363276

  However, with such a conventional system alone, an increasing number of situations cannot cope with various troubles in unmanned paid parking lots these days.

  For example, if a parking lot user is unable to pay the parking fee for any reason, he / she will be informed by a call to the maintenance service center and unlocking the flap device or opening the gate. May ask. This is because the parking fee is settled when it is reported as a complaint in the case of a parking fee settlement machine that cannot use large bills (10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills) or by deliberately smearing the bills in a malicious example. If you forcibly unlock the flap device or open the gate because you cannot pay, or you parked for longer than expected, you will have enough cash. In some cases, it is not possible to get money without leaving the car.

In such a case, the following problems occur. That is,
(B) Even if the user cannot pay the full payment fee, the parking lot owner wants to secure even a small amount of payment, but when unlocking the flap device or opening the gate by remote control, Regardless of whether or not there is a checkout process, there is no way other than handling it as an unsettled issue.
(B) In addition, there is no way to pay only the amount that the user has, or only the bill that can be read, except that the clerk keeps the fee.
(C) Even if a user who does not have his / her hand is requested to pay at a later date, in many cases, the fee cannot be collected later.
(D) Users will find it very inconvenient if they pay only for the payment at a later date, such as bank transfer or cash payment to the office of the maintenance service center (which is often in a remote location and not near the parking lot). Leads to customer loss.

  Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that it is suitable for use in an unmanned toll parking lot, is a means for executing exceptional fee settlement by remote control, and can be easily settled at a later date by the user. It is to provide a parking fee settlement system devised to.

(1) In order to solve the above technical problem, the parking fee settlement system according to claim 1 of the present invention has to settle the parking fee with a parking fee settlement machine when the vehicle is released from the parking lot. A parking fee settlement system that enables a vehicle to be delivered, wherein the parking fee settlement machine includes a communication means capable of making a call and a remote operation means capable of being remotely operated with respect to a maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization. The above-mentioned parking fee settlement machine is a reduced parking fee obtained by subtracting any amount of the parking fee during the settlement process by remote control from the maintenance service center or other parking management agency. Is settable temporarily, and when the reduced parking fee is settled, a reduced settlement mode is provided that allows the vehicle to be delivered. The parking fee settlement machine prints and issues an unpaid invoice that specifies at least the unpaid amount as the difference between the initial parking fee and the reduced parking fee in the settlement of the reduced parking fee in the reduced settlement mode. It is a feature.

(2) Further, the parking fee settlement system according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that an explanation as a payment means for paying the unpaid amount is printed on the unpaid bill.

(3) Further, in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 3 of the present invention, the parking fee settlement machine is a parking lot in which the reduced parking fee is settled in the reduced settlement mode in addition to the unpaid amount. A unique number, such as the name and date of occurrence, is printed on the unpaid invoice, and the unique number and the reduced payment details are printed on the maintenance service center or other parking management organization. Or, it is recorded in a parking fee nonpayment database of a parking lot management server installed in another place.

(4) Further, the parking fee settlement system according to claim 4 of the present invention is an unpaid for performing a deposit process for repaying the unpaid amount printed on the unpaid bill in the parking fee settlement machine. The present invention is characterized in that an amount repayment / payment operation unit and an unpaid amount payment mode for realizing an unpaid amount payment process in accordance with an operation by the unpaid amount repayment / payment operation unit are provided.

(5) Further, in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 5 of the present invention, the unpaid amount repayment operation means for shifting to the unpaid deposit mode uses the numeric keypad device of the parking fee settlement machine. A key input operation repayment / payment means for key-inputting a number obtained by combining a predetermined number sequence or symbol, and further operating the numeric key device to key the unique number printed on the unpaid bill. When the data is entered, the payment details are read from the parking fee non-payment database in which the payment details are recorded, and the unpaid amount as the deposit amount is determined.

( 6 ) Further, in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 6 of the present invention, the unpaid amount repayment operation means for shifting to the unpaid deposit mode is performed by a maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization, and answering in response to the calling of voice by intercom from the user, and, with respect to the parking fee adjustment machine that has been operated in accordance with the call of the intercom, the maintenance service center, or, from the other parking management agency of by remote control, it is characterized in that the a migratable configured the remote operation repayment payment means outstanding balance payment mode.

( 7 ) In the parking fee settlement system according to claim 7 of the present invention, the unpaid bill is unpaid data added to a parking ticket having a magnetic recording unit used at the settlement in the reduced settlement mode . The unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means for shifting to the unpaid fee payment mode inserts the parking ticket into a parking fee settlement machine equipped with a parking ticket insertion slot, and the parking ticket is issued as an unpaid bill. When the non-payable data recorded in the parking ticket as an unpaid bill is read to the magnetic recording unit from time to time, the mode is shifted to the unpaid fee payment mode.

( 8 ) Further, in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 8 of the present invention, the unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means can communicate with the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization, and can communicate with the remote means. in all of the plurality of parking available through the remote control means are connected, centrally performs issuance management numbering without the unique number to be printed on the unpaid bills overlap, the reduced settlement In the parking fee settlement machine of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the mode, either by the input operation with the numeric keypad device , or by inserting the parking ticket as the unpaid bill, or from the user by either remotely by answering the call of by intercom, as characterized by being transferable configured to the outstanding balance payment mode That.

( 9 ) Further , in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 9 of the present invention, the unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means can communicate with the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization and can communicate with the remote means. In all of a plurality of parking lots connected through possible remote control means, the issue number is centrally managed without duplication of the unique number printed on the unpaid bill, and the reduction adjustment is performed. In the parking fee settlement machine of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the mode, it is configured to be able to shift to the unpaid amount deposit mode by remote operation in response to the call by the interphone from the user. It is characterized by.

(10) Further, in the parking fee settlement system according to claim 10 of the present invention, the unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means can communicate with the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization and can communicate with the remote means. In all of a plurality of parking lots connected through possible remote control means, the issue number is centrally managed without duplication of the unique number printed on the unpaid bill, and the reduction adjustment is performed. In the parking fee settlement machine of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the mode, it is configured to be able to shift to the unpaid amount deposit mode by inserting a parking ticket as the unpaid bill. It is said.

  According to the means according to claim 1 described in the above (1), when the parking fee is settled, by using the reduced settlement mode, it is not readable by a user who does not have cash or a parking fee settlement machine. From the user who holds the bill, the parking fee can be temporarily reduced to the amount that can be collected at that time, and the checkout process can be completed once, so there is no need for the user to wait for the arrival of the staff Also, for the parking lot side, if it is an exit settlement machine, the settlement process will not be completed and traffic will be congested at the exit, or if it is a prepaid settlement machine or a flap type parking lot settlement machine, before the parking fee settlement machine It is possible to keep the unpaid amount (accrual fee) as low as possible without creating a queue.

  Further, according to the means according to claim 1 described in (1) above and the means according to claim 2 described above in (2), the details of the unpaid amount and the explanation of the payment means are provided by the user. By taking back the printed receipt, when depositing the unpaid amount for repayment at a later date, it is possible to smoothly process the repayment process for repayment while observing this receipt.

  According to the means according to claim 3 described in (3) above, the unique number printed on the unpaid invoice is linked to the unique number by referring to the database at the time of deposit processing at a later date. Since the details of the reduced payment can be read out and the details of the unpaid amount can be easily understood, the payment processing as an appropriate repayment can be performed by using the parking fee payment machine.

  According to the means according to claim 4 described in the above (4), it becomes possible to deposit the unpaid amount using the fee settlement function of the parking fee settlement machine used in the existing parking lot. There is no cost increase, and a system that allows the user to easily operate the deposit process can be realized.

  According to the means according to claim 5 described in (5) above, since the parking fee settlement machine of the flap type parking lot has a numeric keypad device that originally inputs the vehicle compartment number, it shifts to the unpaid amount payment mode. You can use this numeric keypad to enter a unique number that specifies the operation to be performed and the details of the reduction payment, and even if it is not a flap type, for example, use a numeric keypad for entering the number for credit card payment of a pre-payment machine However, it is possible, and an environment in which the user can easily operate the unpaid amount deposit mode with a parking fee settlement machine can be realized without increasing the cost of the device.

Furthermore, according to the means according to claim 6 described in the above (6), a and gated parking exit toll machines that are not equipped with a numeric keypad device, or parking fee adjustment machine which comprises a ten-key device However, when the user calls out the voice from the intercom, the parking fee settlement machine can shift to the unpaid amount payment mode remotely from the maintenance service center or other management organization. It is possible to deposit even if you do not know, and even if there is no vehicle temporarily at the exit settlement machine of the gate type parking lot, you can deposit, and furthermore, after the normal fee settlement at the exit settlement machine Since you can continue processing in the unpaid amount deposit mode, you can deposit in various situations, which is convenient for users and unpaid amount (accrual fee) is not collected. It can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to the means according to claim 7 described in the above (7), for handling the ticket as unpaid bills, without the need to issue separate sheet, despite the cost, in unpaid invoices Since the data that can be identified and the details of the reduction payment are magnetically recorded and can be read out later, if you insert the parking ticket during the unpaid amount deposit process, you can automatically shift to the unpaid deposit mode and unpaid The step of querying the code to a server or the like is not necessary, and the process is simple and quick.

In addition, according to the means according to claims 8 , 9, and 10 described in the above ( 8), (9), and (10) , the parking fee settlement of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the reduction settlement mode has occurred. Even in the machine, it is possible to process the payment of the unpaid amount by the input operation with the numeric keypad, the insertion of the parking ticket as an unpaid bill, or the remote operation in response to the call by the interphone , which is convenient for the user. Therefore, the uncollected rate of the unpaid amount (accrual fee) can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the parking fee settlement system according to the present invention, even a user who does not hold the full amount of the parking fee, even if it is a maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization Declaration can be settled by filing, and if the user promises to pay at a later date, there is an advantage that the vehicle can be taken out by allowing the flap or gate to be opened on the spot, and the vehicle can be released. Receiving a payable amount once rather than restraining a non-payable user has the advantage that damage can be reduced even if it is not collected.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, the user can keep the invoice for the remaining unpaid amount after the reduction, thereby enabling the transfer and the payment method inquiry at a later date. In addition, when you use the same parking lot again, you can pay the unpaid amount separately from the parking fee, and the identification at that time uses the identification code described in the invoice, so it is also necessary for the user to inquire again There is no convenience.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to settle the unpaid amount in other parking lots managed by the maintenance service center or other parking lot management organizations, which is convenient for the user and improves the collection rate. As a result, the uncollected rate of the unpaid amount is reduced, the reputation of the user is improved, and the utilization rate can be improved.

  A preferred embodiment of the parking fee settlement system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows one of the parking fee settlement machine 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a settlement machine 1) used in the present invention. It is the external view which showed the Example, Comprising: On the panel board 3 provided in the front door 2 of the front, the indicator 10 (display screen) which displays a parking charge, other guides, etc. in the upper stage part, and utilization Keypad 11 used when the user inputs a cabin number or other various operations when paying the parking fee, operation keys 12 for various operations described in detail in FIG. 2, and parking lot management A setting operation key 13 is provided that is used when a user performs a setting operation.

  In addition, a card insertion slot 4 for cards such as parking tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards, a banknote insertion slot 5 for inserting banknotes when paying the parking fee, and a coin are inserted in the middle part of the front panel 3. A coin insertion slot 6 is provided, a change / receipt taking-out port 7 and a speaker 35 are provided at the lower part of the front panel 3, and a door opening / closing key is provided at the lower front part of the settlement machine 1. 8 and an opening / closing handle 9 are provided.

  Further, an interphone 14 including an intercom call button 14A for calling an attendant is provided on the side of the display screen on the upper front surface of the settlement machine 1, and in addition, a camera unit 15T incorporating a camera 15 is disposed on the top of the settlement machine 1. is set up.

   The settlement machine 1 configured as described above is installed at an arbitrary place in a parking lot (specifically, an entrance / exit, etc.), and a user operates a numeric keypad 11 to perform parking means (a flap type parking lock described later). When the device number (chamber number) of the device is entered, the parking time and its charge are calculated and displayed on the display 10, and when the displayed charge is settled, the parking means is unlocked. It has a mechanism that enables car delivery.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical structure of the settlement machine 1. In the figure, 20 is a CPU constituting the center of the control unit, 21 is a system program and other programs, and parking data. The memory 23 includes a memory 23 and an interface connected between the CPU 20 and the memory 21 via the bus 22. The interface 23 has a card (not shown) inserted into the card insertion slot 4. Card reader 30 for reading various data from the above, display unit 10 and numeric keypad 11 described above, settlement key 12A, receipt key 12B, receipt ticket key 12C, cancellation key 12D, registration key 12E, etc. constituting the operation key 12. Further, a setting operation key sensor 13S for detecting a setting operation of the setting operation key 13 and the door opening / closing key 8 are connected. Such as door opening sensor 8S for detecting the opening of the front door 2 by the operator is also connected.

  Further, a receipt printer 31, a coin selector 32, a coin dispensing device 33, a bill reader 34, and a speaker 35 are connected to the interface 23. According to the settlement machine 1, the parking fee is settled and the change is dispensed. The receipt issuance is automatically and smoothly performed while the display guide by the display 10 and the voice guide by the speaker 35 are mixed.

  In addition, a communication unit 40 is connected to the interface 23 through the external communication unit 36 so as to be able to perform data transfer for telephone conversation and remote operation with a remote maintenance service center. In the internal interface 42 of the communication unit 40, the camera 15 that captures the direction of the user in front of the checkout machine 1, the interphone 14 for calling with the user, and a data terminal device 43 (DCE: Data Circuit Terminating). Equipment is connected, and this DCE 43 is connected to a public PHS (Personal Handy-Phone System) network or a wide-area communication line network such as an ISDN network so that remote maintenance is possible. Call connection and data transmission / reception are possible with a service center or other parking lot management organization 50 (see FIG. 3). The DCE 43 is a device that converts a signal sent from the settlement machine 1 into a signal for a wide area communication line, and is called a modem or a terminal adapter.

  FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the configuration of a remote maintenance service system constituting the present invention. A maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization 50 (hereinafter simply referred to as maintenance service center 50) includes a plurality of parking lot management PCs 51 operated by an operator and a parking lot management server 52 that centrally stores various data. Although not shown, an operator headset (headphone and microphone) is connected to each parking lot management PC 51.

  The parking lot management PC 51 is connected to the Internet 60 via a general Internet connection adapter (not shown), and can communicate with the wide area communication network 61 contracted in advance. With the wide area communication network 61, information on a plurality of parking lots such as the parking lots 01, 02,. A remote maintenance service system has been established along with multiple parking lots.

  FIG. 4 shows the structure of the databases 52A, 52B, 52C of the parking lot management server 52 constituting the present invention. The parking history database 52A of (1) is a source of parking lot profit management, various tax processing, etc. The parking fee unpaid database 52B of 2) is the point of the present invention and will be described later. (3) is a failure history database 52C, which stores the contents of the remote maintenance service, and is useful for investigating the cause and preventing recurrence. Further, FIGS. 5 (1) and (2) show examples of details of the database, and particularly show the contents of the databases 52A and 52B of FIGS. 4 (1) and (2).

  In the remote maintenance service system configured in this way, the parking lots in each place are not so large, and therefore it is impossible to manage them sufficiently because it is impossible to deploy resident management personnel in terms of cost. In order to solve this problem, such a system has been widely used for the purpose of preparing for unforeseen situations by remotely monitoring such unmanned toll parking lots collectively and improving profitability and convenience. Yes.

  However, in recent years, as explained in the above [Problems to be solved by the invention], when the parking lot user cannot pay the parking fee for some reason, the maintenance service center 50 is connected to the maintenance service center 50 from the intercom 14. In some cases, this is communicated to request that the flap device be unlocked or the gate opened. This can be interpreted by the settlement machine 1 when it is reported as a complaint in the case of the settlement machine 1 that cannot use large bills (10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills), or in a malicious example, the banknotes are intentionally soiled. If you are forced to unlock the flap device or open the gate because of inability to pay, or because you parked for longer than expected, you may not have enough cash, In some cases, it is not possible to get money without leaving the store. Therefore, in the present invention, it is suitable for use in an unmanned paid parking lot and realizes an exceptional fee settlement execution means remotely.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the procedure for reduction settlement which is the point of the present invention, and the reduction settlement will be described along the drawing. In FIG. 6, when a user who does not perform precise calculation for some reason presses the call button 14 </ b> A of the interphone 14 of the payment machine 1 in the parking lot, the checkout machine 1 moves from the interphone 14 through the DCE 43 and the wide area communication network 61 to the maintenance service center. Call 50. Along with this, the management PC 51 of the maintenance service center 50 may automatically display an alarm, may sound a warning sound as appropriate, and notifies the operator of the maintenance service center 50.

  In order to respond to this, the operator performs a predetermined operation of the management PC 51 to open a call with the settlement machine 1 in the local parking lot and call the user. In this state, the user and the operator check the contents of troubles, requests, complaints, etc., but at the same time as the operator's response, an instruction to start moving image capturing is automatically transmitted to the settlement machine 1, and the settlement machine 1 and connection to it are made. The communication unit 40 thus started starts capturing a moving image by the camera 15 inside the communication unit. The video is displayed on the monitor of the management PC 51 as a LIVE image.

  Here, if the operator determines (in accordance with the operation rules) that a reduction payment should be made, the user is first requested to present a license and report a telephone number as a procedure. The image of the license that the user holds in front of the camera 15 of the checkout machine 1 can be remotely captured as a still image at that timing, and can be stored in the server 52 after being taken into the management PC 51. The telephone number declaration can be input by the user using the numeric keypad 11 of the checkout machine 1, or the operator can input the telephone number using the keyboard of the management PC 51.

  Further, when the reduction value is determined by a call with the user, the operator manually sets the reduction value from the management PC 51 and transmits the instruction to the settlement machine 1, the settlement machine 1 shifts to the reduction settlement mode, Shift to the checkout process in which only the charge is reduced in the payment operation. When payment is completed, the parking lock device (flap device) is released as usual, and the vehicle can be released. At the same time, an unpaid invoice is issued to the receipt outlet 7 of the checkout machine 1.

  Alternatively, when the banknote held by the user cannot be identified for some reason by the banknote reader 34, insert all identifiable banknotes and coins held by the user in the normal charge settlement mode. As a result, if the parking fee amount is not reached, the operator moves to the reduced payment mode at that time, sets the insertion amount at that time to the reduced payment fee, and immediately enters the reduced payment mode. It is also possible to perform an operation that completes the checkout process, which is more reliable and simpler than having the charge inserted after setting in advance.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of unpaid bills HA and HB. The method of deposit processing for repayment of unpaid portion will be described later, but in addition to the details of the charges at that time, the lower column will include an explanatory note indicating the method of re-settlement (payment) in advance. It is possible to print the word HK saved as a fixed phrase, or to print it in a format such as a two-dimensional barcode HT, or to print the bank transfer address, cash delivery address, etc. by combining or printing them. Is also possible as appropriate.

  In addition, in the statements HA and HB, an “unpaid code” HD for automatically specifying when the unpaid portion is paid at the time of deposit processing as repayment of the unpaid portion is automatically assigned and printed. Further, the settlement machine 1 that has completed the processing returns to the normal operation, and the management PC 51 stores the unpaid breakdown for each unpaid code HD that is automatically numbered in the parking fee unpaid database 52B of the server 52. This makes it possible to easily search for an unpaid amount from the unpaid code for later payment processing.

  FIG. 8 shows a flow of unpaid amount deposit processing in the present invention, and shows processing in the settlement machine 1 as one of the methods for repayment of unpaid amount. First, regarding the settlement process, when the settlement key 12A next to the numeric keypad 11 of the settlement machine 1 is pressed in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2 and a display such as “Please enter the cabin number” is displayed on the display screen 10 as appropriate. Announcement flows from the speaker 35, and the user inputs the numeric keypad 11 in step S3. In advance, the number 0 is determined as an unpaid amount payment mode, and if it is not 0, the process proceeds to a normal checkout process in step S4. If there is, the process proceeds to step S5, a screen display prompting the user to enter the unpaid code HD, such as "Please enter the unpaid code", and an announcement is appropriately sent from the speaker 35, and then the user inputs in step S6 The transmitted code is transmitted to the maintenance service center 50 via the DEC 43 and the wide area communication network 61.

  Although not shown, the management PC 51 of the maintenance service center 50 retrieves the corresponding unpaid code from the parking fee unpaid database 52B of the server 52, receives the search result in step S7, and transmits the information together with the contents, if any. If not, the information is transmitted as “not applicable”. If it is not applicable in the checkout machine 1, the process proceeds to step S9 and an error occurs, and the process may be terminated or it may be possible to re-enter the code several times. Is displayed on the screen 10 and guidance of the settlement process is performed while appropriately making a sound announcement by the speaker 35. When settlement is completed in step S11, the result is transmitted to the maintenance service center 50 again in step S12. Although not shown, the maintenance service center 50 updates the parking fee unpaid database 52B and processes it or deletes it from the parking fee unpaid database 52B.

  In this way, in the unpaid amount deposit processing, the feature of the unpaid amount deposit processing in the present invention is that only the amount receipt processing is performed without performing the operation of releasing the parking lock device or the like with the settlement.

  In addition, it is possible to issue a receipt to the user who has settled the unpaid amount as appropriate, and this unpaid amount deposit processing is performed with the configuration of the settlement machine 1 in a normal flap parking lot including these operations. This is also a feature of the present invention.

  Furthermore, it is not necessary to limit the unpaid amount deposit process to the parking lot that has been subjected to the above-described reduction settlement process. In the settlement machines 1 of a plurality of parking lots managed by the same maintenance service center 50. If the same system is introduced, the unpaid amount deposit processing can be performed from anywhere, which is also a significant point of the present invention.

  In addition, it is considered that not only the flap type but also the gate type parking lot is included in the plurality of parking lots. As another feature of the present invention, the above-described reduction settlement processing and unpaid amount deposit processing are performed in the gate type parking lot. This is also possible in car parks. That is, in the pre-payment machine of the gate type parking lot, it is possible to implement the same call equipment and numeric keypad device as the flap type parking lot, and both the reduction settlement process and the unpaid amount deposit process are the same means as the flap type. It is feasible.

  Furthermore, also in the exit settlement machine of the gate type parking lot, when the user completes the exit settlement operation after getting on the vehicle and the gate is opened, the maintenance service is provided by the interphone 14 provided in the settlement machine 1. By making a call with the center 50 and making a transition to the unpaid amount deposit mode by remote control from the maintenance service center 50 side, it becomes possible to easily pay the unpaid portion of the previous use, both flap type and gate type It is expected to improve the collection rate of the unpaid amount because it is convenient for the user.

  Next, as another embodiment of the present invention, an example of a parking lot using a parking ticket will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (1), the parking ticket P used in the parking lot is preliminarily printed with a printed character symbol PP, such as a parking lot name, a ticket insertion direction symbol, and a contact phone number for each parking lot. In addition, the parking ticket P is also provided with a magnetic stripe PM on one side by a general magnetic printing technique so that data can be recorded and read by the magnetic recording means.

  In the case of a normal gate-type parking lot, the parking ticket P is printed as shown in FIG. 9 (1) with a ticket machine (not shown) at the entrance, and when it is pulled out, the gate opens to park. It is possible to enter the hall, and the parking ticket P is inserted into the checkout machine 1 and settled. Therefore, when the payment is reduced, the parking ticket P as shown in FIG. By adding the code print PD and returning it to the user, the same effect as the above-mentioned unpaid bills HA and HB can be obtained, but when returning the parking ticket P to the user, the magnetic stripe PM It is possible to overwrite the new data and automatically read the contents as an unpaid invoice when the data is used again.

  In that case, in the magnetic data format PF shown in FIG. 10, the ticket ID code is first overwritten as the ID code of the unpaid invoice which is not the ID code of the ordinary parking ticket, and further, the parking fee, the temporary receipt amount, the unpaid amount If the unpaid code etc. is recorded as magnetic data, the user performs a special operation on the settlement machine 1 in the unpaid amount deposit mode, or the settlement machine 1 communicates with the parking management server and the payment is not paid. There is also an advantage that the unpaid amount can be deposited smoothly without referring to the contents of the database (even if the processing from step 1 to step 8 in FIG. 8 is skipped).

  Furthermore, even if it is a flap-type parking lot nowadays, when the receipt ticket key 12C is depressed after depressing the number of the parked room after the vehicle is parked, a parking ticket P as an acceptance ticket is issued, Parking for parking data discounts when shopping at stores that have partnered with, or simply storing the PA and PB printed contents at the time of entry and entry when the user does not forget. Since there are not a few examples of operations in which the settlement machine 1 has a ticket P issuance function, operation using a parking ticket P is easy to use in a flap-type parking lot as well as a gate-type parking lot. Unpaid amount deposit operation is possible.

  In addition, on the other side of the parking ticket P (not shown in FIG. 9), there are many cases where the parking fee per hour, the terms of use, the disclaimer, etc. are printed in detail. It is also possible to write a detailed description.

  In addition, even if it is a reduction settlement process that occurred in the parking lot using the parking ticket P, the operation of the unpaid amount deposit mode in the settlement machine 1 of the parking lot that does not use another parking ticket is performed with the unpaid invoice HA etc. Similarly, it is possible to input a code from an unpaid numeric keypad device, and as described above, it can be used in various forms of parking lots.

The external view which showed an example of the parking fee payment machine used with the parking fee payment system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the parking fee payment machine used with the parking fee payment system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which showed an example of the parking lot remote maintenance service system in this invention. The block diagram which showed an example of the database of the parking lot management server in this invention. The detailed figure which showed an example of the database of the parking lot management server in this invention. Explanatory drawing which showed an example of the reduction | restoration adjustment corresponding | compatible in this invention. The block diagram explaining the example of the unpaid bill in this invention. The flowchart of the unpaid amount payment process in this invention. The block diagram which showed an example of the printing state of the parking ticket in this invention. The block diagram which showed an example of the principal part of the magnetic data format of the parking ticket in this invention.

1 Parking fee adjustment machine 14 Intercom 15 Camera 20 CPU
21 Memory 36 External communication unit 40 Communication unit 41 Camera 43 Data terminal device (DCE)
50 Maintenance service center or other parking management organization 51 Parking management PC
52 Parking management server 52A Parking history database 52B Parking fee unpaid database 52C Failure history database 61 Wide area network HA, HB Unpaid statement HD Unpaid code P Parking ticket PA, PB Printed contents at entrance PD Unpaid code printed PP Printed character Symbol PM Magnetic stripe PF Magnetic data format

Claims (10)

When the vehicle is issued from the parking lot, when the parking fee is settled with the parking fee settlement machine, the parking fee settlement system enables the vehicle to be delivered,
The parking fee settlement machine is connected to a maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization through a communication means capable of making a call and a remote operation means capable of being remotely operated.
The above parking fee settlement machine can be temporarily set to a reduced parking fee by subtracting an arbitrary amount for the parking fee during the settlement process by remote control from the above maintenance service center or other parking management organization. Once the payment of the reduced parking fee is completed, a reduced payment mode is provided that enables the vehicle to be delivered,
The parking fee settlement machine prints and issues an unpaid invoice that specifies at least the unpaid amount as the difference between the initial parking fee and the reduced parking fee in the settlement of the reduced parking fee in the reduced settlement mode. A characteristic parking fee settlement system.   The parking fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein an explanatory note as a payment means for paying the unpaid amount is printed on the unpaid bill.   In addition to the unpaid amount, the parking fee settlement machine has a unique number associated with the reduced settlement details such as the name of the parking lot where the reduced parking fee was settled in the reduced settlement mode, and the date of occurrence. In addition to printing on the unpaid invoice, the unique number and the amount of the reduced payment are stored in the parking fee unpaid database of the maintenance service center or other parking management agency or parking management server installed in another location. The parking fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the parking fee settlement system is recorded. In accordance with the operation by the unpaid amount repayment operation means for performing the payment process for repayment of the unpaid amount printed on the unpaid bill, and the unpaid amount repayment operation means, 4. The parking fee settlement system according to claim 3 , further comprising an unpaid amount deposit mode for realizing an amount deposit process. Key input for keying in a number that is a combination of a predetermined number sequence or symbol determined in advance using the numeric keypad device of the parking fee adjusting machine, wherein the unpaid amount repayment operation means for shifting to the unpaid deposit mode It is an operation repayment / payment means. Further, when the unique number printed on the unpaid bill is keyed by operating the numeric keypad device, the parking fee unpaid database in which the reduced payment details are recorded 5. The parking fee settlement system according to claim 4, wherein an unpaid amount which is a deposit amount is determined by reading the contents of the reduction settlement. The unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means for shifting to the unpaid payment mode is a maintenance service center or other parking lot management organization that responds to a voice call by an interphone from a user, and against is operated in accordance with the call of the intercom the parking fee adjustment machine, the maintenance service center or, in the remote operation from the other parking management institutions, remote control repayment of the transition can be configured on the unpaid amount of money payment mode 5. The parking fee settlement system according to claim 4, wherein the parking fee settlement system is a depositing means. The unpaid invoice, said an outstanding data that has been appended to the parking ticket with a magnetic recording portion that was used at the time of settlement in the reduced settlement mode, the unpaid amount repayment payment operation for shifting to the unpaid fee payment mode The means inserts the parking ticket into a parking fee settlement machine equipped with a parking ticket insertion slot, and the parking ticket is recorded as an unpaid bill on the parking ticket as an unpaid bill at the time of issuance. 5. The parking fee settlement system according to claim 4, wherein when undeterminable unpaid data is read, the mode is shifted to the unpaid fee deposit mode. The unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means is connected to the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management institution through all communication means capable of making a call and remote control means capable of remote control. , the issue management of numbering without the unique number that is printed on the unpaid invoice duplicate centrally carried out, also in the reduction of other than the reduced payment in the settlement mode occurs parking lot of the parking fee adjustment machine , depending on the input operation in the ten-key unit, a parking fee payment system according to claim 5, characterized in that it is transferable configured to the outstanding balance payment mode. The unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means is connected to the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management institution through all communication means capable of making a call and remote control means capable of remote control. In addition, the unique number to be printed on the unpaid invoice is centrally managed to issue the number without duplication, and in the parking fee settlement machine of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the reduction settlement mode, The parking fee settlement system according to claim 6, wherein the parking fee settlement system is configured to be able to shift to the unpaid amount deposit mode by remote operation in response to a call from the user by an interphone. The unpaid amount repayment / payment operation means is connected to the same maintenance service center or other parking lot management institution through all communication means capable of making a call and remote control means capable of remote control. In addition, the unique number to be printed on the unpaid invoice is centrally managed to issue the number without duplication, and in the parking fee settlement machine of the parking lot other than the reduction settlement in the reduction settlement mode, The parking fee settlement system according to claim 7, wherein the system is configured to be able to shift to the unpaid amount deposit mode by inserting a parking ticket as the unpaid bill.

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