KR20070092548A - Parking management system using radio frequency identification and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for managing parking with RFID are provided to monitor a parking area by using an active/passive RFID tag attached to a vehicle, and the active RFID tag and an RFID reader capable of various network topologies based on mutual communication, and transmit multimedia data by applying other local network in the RFID network. A RFID tag(100) is attached to the vehicle and transmits tag ID information. A parking recognizer(200) includes more than one RFID transceiver(212/222/232) installed to the parking area, extracting vehicle information by receiving the tag ID information, and transmitting reader ID information including the vehicle information. A parking manager(400) interprets vehicle position information, parking information of a parking section, and the vehicle information of the parked vehicle based on the information received from the parking recognizer. The RFID tag is the active or a passive tag, and the active tag is operated in a sleep or wake-up mode by the parking recognizer. A parking manager includes more than one transceiver such as the active tag or the RFID reader.

Description

Parking management system using Radio Frequency IDentification and method

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a form in which each component of a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a parking lot.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the components of an RFID tag constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the components of a recognizer constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a server or a mobile communication terminal constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a data table illustrating a data structure of a database provided in a server or a mobile communication terminal constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a parking management method using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: RFID tag 200: parking space recognizer

210: first recognizer 212: first RFID transceiver

214: first detection device 216: display device

220: second recognizer 222: second RFID transceiver

224: first wireless connection device 226: first video recording device

230: third recognizer 232: third RFID transceiver

234: second wireless connection device 236: second detection device

238: second image recording device 300: mobile communication terminal

310: third wireless access device 400: server

410: fourth wireless access device 420: fourth RFID transmitter and receiver

The present invention relates to a parking management system and a parking management method using radio frequency identification (RFID).

Currently, ubiquitous network technology has attracted the attention of many people, ubiquitous network technology means a technology that allows to naturally connect to various networks regardless of time and place.

The ubiquitous network technology can be implemented in various ways using communication technologies such as telematics communication, short-range wireless communication, and mobile communication, and by using this, a natural connection environment is provided in a space such as a car, home, or public place. The utilization of IT information and technology will increase, and the overall IT industry is expected to develop more rapidly.

As the next generation technology of the ubiquitous network technology, RFID technology may be cited. Among them, RFID technology introduced in commerce is representative.

In general, a commercial RFID system includes an electronic tag attached to a product and embedded with detailed information, an RFID reader for reading the information of the electronic tag using RF communication, an information server for collecting information from the RFID reader and building a database; It consists of an ONS (Object Name Server) that connects the information server to build a global network, and the electronic tag attached to the product passes through the area where the RFID reader is located and transmits information using RF communication. As a result, logistics / distribution management such as distribution, assembly, price change, and sales of goods can be efficiently processed.

The RFID technology is in the early stage of development, and the application services used are very limited in the form of transportation cards, identity cards, and animal management chips.

On the other hand, parking lot management has a lot of management items such as real-time confirmation of parking area, recording of vehicle information, calculation of parking time, confirmation of vehicle owner, charge settlement, illegal parking control, and managing them only with human resources is inefficient and expensive. It takes a lot.

Therefore, various parking management systems are being developed. For example, a system that installs sensors such as pressure sensors and optical sensors on the floor side of the parking area and uses the sensor signal to manage the parking space in the server is representative. For example.

However, the general parking management system only implements some functions such as parking check and time calculation, and most management functions depend on human resources.

Therefore, it is time to develop a system that automatically handles more management functions by incorporating RFID technology into a parking management system.

The present invention monitors a parking area by using an RFID passive / active tag attached to a vehicle, an RFID active tag and an RFID reader capable of mutually communicating various network topologies, and applying multimedia data by applying another local area network to an RFID network. It provides a parking management system using RFID to enable the transmission of the.

In addition, the present invention is configured by a variety of recognizers according to the combination method of devices such as RFID reader, other near field communication device, image photographing device, sensor, display device, and the parking management personnel are portable by discriminating the identifier according to the monitoring area Provided is a parking management method using RFID that allows a terminal or a server of a parking management station to efficiently collect monitoring data.

The parking management system using RFID according to the present invention includes: an RFID tag attached to a vehicle and transmitting tag identification information including vehicle information; A parking recognition unit installed in the parking space, receiving the tag identification information, extracting the vehicle information, and including at least one RFID transceiver for transmitting the reader identification information including the vehicle information; And a parking management unit that interprets vehicle location information in a predetermined parking space, parking presence information of a predetermined parking space, and information of a parked vehicle through the information received from the parking recognition unit.

In addition, the RFID tag provided in the parking management system using RFID according to the present invention is an active tag or a passive tag, and in the case of an active tag, a sleep mode or an active state by the parking recognition unit. It operates in (Wake up) mode.

In addition, the parking recognition unit of the parking management system using the RFID according to the present invention includes an image photographing device and a sensing device, receives the detection signal from the sensing device to generate the presence information, the vehicle parked from the sensing device Is detected but the tag identification information is not transmitted.

In addition, the parking recognition unit and the parking management unit of the parking management system using the RFID according to the present invention is connected through a wired / wireless network, the parking recognition unit to the parking management unit via the wired / wireless network send.

The parking recognition unit of the parking management system using RFID according to the present invention includes a display device, generates parking presence information by the detection device, and displays the parking presence information through the display device.

In addition, the parking management method using the RFID according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the tag identification information from the RFID tag attached to the vehicle parking recognition unit including at least one RFID transceiver installed in the parking space; Generating, by the parking recognition unit, vehicle information based on the tag identification information, and transmitting reader identification information including the vehicle information; And receiving, by the parking management unit, the reader identification information, and interpreting at least one of vehicle location information, parking presence information, and vehicle information in a predetermined parking space.

In the parking management method using RFID according to the present invention, the step of interpreting the one or more information includes the step of receiving the reader identification information by the parking management unit having one or more other RFID transceivers.

In the parking management method using RFID according to the present invention, the transmitting of the reader identification information may include: when the RFID tag is an active tag, the parking recognition unit detects a movement of the RFID tag to activate the RFID tag. Operating in the mode, and when the RFID tag is stopped, the parking recognition unit includes operating the RFID tag in the idle mode.

In addition, in the parking management method using RFID according to the present invention, the step of transmitting the reader identification information, the parking recognition unit having a sensing device and a display device generating a parking presence information by the detection signal; And displaying the parking presence information by the parking recognition unit by the display device.

In the parking management method using RFID according to the present invention, the transmitting of the reader identification information may include: generating parking presence information based on a detection signal by the parking recognition unit including a sensing device and an image photographing device; And when the vehicle is detected by the detection device but the tag identification information is not transmitted, the parking recognition unit includes operating the image photographing device.

Hereinafter, a parking management system and a parking management method using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 1, a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an RFID tag 100, a parking space recognizer 200, a mobile communication terminal 300, and a server 400. The RFID tag 100 is attached to a vehicle and transmits tag identification information including vehicle information to the parking space recognizer 200.

In addition, the parking space recognizer 200 is a device that communicates with the RFID tag 100 or detects whether the vehicle is parked. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first recognizer 210, the second recognizer 220, and the It is classified into three recognizer 230.

The first recognizer 210 includes a first RFID transceiver 212, a first sensing device 214, and a display device 216. The second recognizer 220 includes a second RFID transmitter and receiver 222 and a first wireless connection. Apparatus 224 and a first imaging device 226 are provided.

The third recognizer 230 includes a third RFID receiver 232, a second sensing device 236, a second wireless access device 234, and a second image photographing device 238.

However, the parking space recognizer 200 may be classified in various ways according to the combination of the RFID transceiver, the sensing device, the display device, the wireless access device, and the image photographing device.

In the following description, common operations will be described by omitting the symbols (for example, “first to first”), which are referred to in the preceding term, apart from the differences according to the recognizers.

First, the RFID transceivers 212, 222, 232, and 420 are active RFID tags (active RFID tags can communicate with passive RFID tags, other embarrassing RFID tags, or RFID readers respectively) or RFID readers (RFID readers are passive RFID tags). Tag, active RFID tag or other RFID reader, respectively).

Second, the sensing devices 214 and 236 are sensors that detect when a vehicle enters a parking space, for example, an infrared sensor may be used.

Third, the display device 216 is a device for displaying whether or not a vehicle is parked in a parking space, and a beacon or an electronic sign may be used.

Fourth, the wireless access devices 224, 234, 310, and 410 form a wireless network, which is a network different from the RFID network, and constitutes a network capable of transmitting large data such as image data.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network may be a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and the wireless access device may be provided as a "wireless LAN card" or an "access point (AP)".

Fifth, the image capturing apparatuses 226 and 238 are apparatuses for photographing license plates of illegally parked vehicles, for example, may be provided as "digital cameras."

When the first recognizer 210, the second recognizer 220, or the third recognizer 230 collects whether each parking space is parked, whether it is illegal parking, information of a parked vehicle, and the like, the information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 300. And the server 400, the mobile communication terminal 300 is a parking management personnel to carry and manage the parking situation directly, the server 400 is installed in the parking management station to the situation of the parking space to the user interface It is a computer to provide.

The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a third wireless access device 310 such as a LAN card, for example, a device such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) may be used.

2 is a diagram illustrating a form in which each component of a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a parking lot.

Referring to FIG. 2, an RFID tag 100 may be attached to a vehicle, and a first recognizer 210, a second recognizer 220, or a third recognizer 230 may be installed in each parking space.

The RFID tag 100 may be attached to a license plate or a window of a vehicle, and the parking space is divided into a resident priority parking area (a1) and a non-resident priority parking area (a2), and each parking space has a first recognizer 210. Is installed.

In addition, the second recognizer 220 and the third recognizer 230 are disposed for each parking block, and are installed on a supporting structure such as a street lamp, and the second RFID transmitter and receiver 222 of the second recognizer 220 and the first wireless connection. The device 224 is located below the support structure, and the first imaging device 226 is located above the support structure.

In addition, the third RFID receiver 232, the second sensing device 236, and the second wireless connection device 234 of the third recognizer 230 are positioned under the support structure, and the second image photographing device 238 It is located in the upper part.

Referring to Figure 2, the parking management personnel is shown leading the vehicle while checking the mobile communication terminal 300, the parking management station in the manager 400 through the server 400 is shown an example of monitoring the parking status.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a tag 100 constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the RFID tag 100 includes a first antenna 110, a reception demodulation unit 120, a transmission modulator 140, a power supply unit 130, a tag control unit 150, and a first memory 160. It is configured to include.

The first antenna 110 receives the information request signal or transmits the signal identification tag identification information through the wireless channel, and usually a dipole antenna is used.

The power supply unit 130 is a device for supplying power to the reception demodulation unit 120, the tag control unit 150 and the transmission modulator 140.

The RFID tag 100 is classified into an active method and a passive method according to the driving method of the first antenna 110 and the power supply unit 130. The active method is based on the first antenna 110. An oscillation circuit is provided to transmit the tag identification information, and the power supply unit 130 includes a battery to provide power to the oscillation circuit.

In addition, the manual method is a method in which the power supply unit 130 regenerates the power by using the propagation energy of the RF signal transmitted from the RFID transmitters 212, 222, 232, 420 (for example, RFID reader), the detector diode is the RF The rectified DC voltage is used as a signal and the rectified DC voltage is used as a power source for supplying a modulation waveform to the transmission modulator 140 by generating a response code.

When the RFID tag 100 according to the present invention is attached to a vehicle, both a passive method and an active method may be applied, and a hybrid type capable of both an active method and a passive method may be implemented.

In the case of the hybrid type, when the RFID transmitters 212, 222, 232, and 420 are in close proximity to each other, they are operated in a manual manner, and when RF signals, such as information request signals, are received from the RFID transmitters 212, 222, 232, and 420 at a distance. It is operated in an active manner.

When the RFID tag 100 and the RFID transmitters 212, 222, 232, and 420 are operated in an active manner, a UHF signal having a frequency band of 400 MHz to 900 MHz is used (here, 433 MHz is used) and operated manually. In this case, UHF (800 MHz to 900 MHz, country-assigned frequency) signals are used.

When the active RFID tag 100 is attached to the vehicle, the RFID transceivers 212, 222, 232, and 420 detect the movement of the active RFID tag 100 (which can be detected by a change in the received power level) to control the signal. For example, when the vehicle enters a parking space, the active RFID tag 100 is operated in a wake up mode, and is operated in a sleep mode when the vehicle is stopped after parking.

The reception demodulation unit 120 demodulates the received information request signal into digital data and transmits it to the tag control unit 150. The tag control unit 150 analyzes a code of the demodulated information request signal to generate tag identification information. do. The tag controller 150 includes a communication protocol to control wireless communication with the RFID transmitters 212, 222, 232, and 420.

The first memory 160 stores the information code system, and the tag controller 150 generates tag identification information (in the case of the active tag 212, which can generate an information request signal). The code system consists of header information, error correction information, vehicle information and reader identification information, and device identification information.

The header information includes information such as a code type, a version of a code system, and a code length. The reader identification information identifies an RFID transceiver 212, 222, 232, or 420 in which an RFID tag 100 is installed in a parking space. Information to provide information.

The error correction information (CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Checking) is information for correcting an error that may occur in data communication, and the vehicle information includes registration information, vehicle model information, owner information, vehicle number information, and the like.

Lastly, the device identification information is ID information (eg, device unique number such as Mac address) that enables the RFID transceivers 212, 222, 232, and 420 to identify the RFID tag 100.

The transmission modulator 140 modulates the generated tag identification information into an RF signal and transmits the modulated tag identification information through the first antenna 110. In the case of the active method, a signal is transmitted using the oscillation circuit.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the components of the third recognizer 230 constituting the parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the parking space recognizer 200 according to the present invention may be configured in various forms according to the combination type, and the parking space recognizer 200 will be described by taking the components of the third recognizer 230 as an example.

According to FIG. 4, the third recognizer 230 includes a third RFID transmitter and receiver 232, a second sensing device 236, a second wireless access device 234, and a second image photographing device 238. When the third RFID transceiver 232 is provided as an RFID reader, the second antenna 232a, the demodulator 232b, the RFID transceiver 232c, the modulator 232d, the controller 232e, and the second memory 232f. It is composed of

In addition, the controller 232e of the third RFID receiver 232 is connected to the second sensing device 236, the second wireless access device 234, and the second image photographing device 238.

First, the components of the third RFID transceiver 232 are as follows.

The control unit 232e includes a communication protocol to control wireless communication with the RFID tag 100 and periodically transmits an information request signal to determine the position of the RFID tag 100.

The controller 232e determines whether the RFID tag 100 is moved by checking the power strength of the signal received through the RFID transmitter / receiver 232c and, in the case of the active RFID tag 100, transmits a control signal to the idle mode. Or to operate in an active mode.

In addition, when the RFID tag 100 is a mixed tag, the control unit 232e may have an interface to allow the administrator to select a driving method, that is, an active method or the passive method of the RFID tag 100.

For example, if the administrator selects the manual method, the controller 232e may turn off the output of the UHF signal so that the RFID tag 100 operates only in the manual method.

The control unit 232e analyzes the code of the tag identification information received from the RFID tag 100 and demodulated by the demodulation unit 232b. At this time, the data format is converted and filtered to extract necessary information.

As such, the control unit 232e reading the tag identification information from the RFID tag 100 extracts the vehicle information, generates the reader identification information including the vehicle information, and transmits it to the fourth RFID transmitter 420 or the second. Transfer to a wireless access device (234).

The second wireless access device 234 communicates with the third wireless access device 310 (eg, LAN card) or the fourth wireless access device 410 (eg, AP) provided in the mobile communication terminal 300 to transmit tag identification information. At this time, the image captured by the second image photographing apparatus 238 is transmitted together.

In addition, the second detection device 236 detects the vehicle and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 232e, and the control unit 232e generates parking presence information based on the detection signal.

The parking presence information may be transmitted together with the reader identification information. In particular, when the detection signal of the vehicle is transmitted from the second detection device 236, but the tag identification information is not transmitted, the controller 232e is not registered vehicle. It is determined that the illegal parking of the second image shooting device 238 to operate.

A code analysis system is recorded in the second memory 232f as in the first memory 160 so that the control unit 232e uses the code analysis system. The analyzed tag identification information also provides a space in the second memory 232f. It can be allocated and temporarily stored.

The RFID transmitter / receiver 232c receives the signal identification tag identification information through the second antenna 232a, and modulates the information request signal or reader identification information generated by the controller 232e by the modulation unit 232d. If it is transmitted through the second antenna (232a).

The demodulator 232b demodulates tag identification information into digital data and transmits the tag identification information to the controller 232e.

As mentioned above, the second wireless access device 234 establishes a wireless communication channel with the third wireless access device 310 or the fourth wireless access device 410, and analyzes the tag identification information analyzed from the control unit 232e. The reader identification information is transmitted to the third wireless access device 310 or the fourth wireless access device 410.

Preferably, the fourth wireless access device 410 is provided as an AP. The AP uses an ISM (Indutrial, Scientific and Medical) band region of a 2.4 GHz frequency band that does not require a license, and uses a network of several Mbps to several tens of Mbps. It is a wireless communication device that can be configured, when the third wireless access device 310 is provided with a wireless LAN card to provide a communication channel by connecting to the mobile communication terminal (300).

The AP follows the high-speed 802.11 standard of DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) method. Currently, the IEEE 802.11b standard technology called WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) is widely used.

WiFi WLAN technology has the advantage that existing AP supporting 2Mbps speed and the latest AP supporting 11Mbps speed coexist with each other and easily move to high speed 11Mbps environment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a server 400 or a mobile communication terminal 300 constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention. This will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 5, the server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fourth wireless access device 410, a fourth RFID transmitter and receiver 420, a network interface 430, a data analysis module 440, and a data display module ( 450), the data management module 460, the database 470, and the user interface 480, wherein the fourth wireless access device 410 is the same as described with reference to FIG. 4, and the fourth RFID transceiver is illustrated in FIG. 3. Since the same as described with reference to the repeated description will be omitted.

The network interface 430 is connected to the fourth wireless access device 410 and the fourth RFID transmitter and receiver 420, has a network protocol and a transmission protocol, and transmits and receives data packets, and interprets the data packets to interpret the data analysis module 440. To pass).

The data analysis module 440 analyzes data through vehicle information, vehicle presence information, image data, and reader identification information transmitted from the fourth wireless access device 410 and the fourth RFID transmitter and receiver 420 and the parking information related thereto. It generates and delivers to the data management module 460.

For example, the data analysis module 440 identifies a parking space in which the corresponding readers 222 and 232 are installed through the reader identification information.

The data management module 460 stores the information in the database 470 and controls the input / output of data using, for example, an indirect access method.

FIG. 6 is a data table illustrating a data structure of a database 470 provided in a server 400 or a mobile communication terminal 300 constituting a parking management system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, vehicle information, parking information, and display information are recorded in the database 470. Vehicle information includes registration status information (A), vehicle model information (B), owner information (C), and vehicle number information ( D) is included.

The parking information includes parking presence information (F), parking time information (G), vehicle number information (H), registration status information (I), and image data (J) for each parking space (E). The display information includes map information K, matching information L, and the like.

As the vehicle information, whether or not registration information (A) is information indicating whether the vehicle is a vehicle having a predetermined parking space set in the parking management system, and vehicle model information (B) is information such as the year of manufacture, manufacturer, and product name of the car. Means.

As the parking information, the parking space E is represented by predetermined coordinate information, and whether or not the vehicle is currently parked in the parking space E (F), the parking time (G), and information for identifying the vehicle (for example, Vehicle number (H), whether or not to register on the parking management system (I), and in the case of an unregistered vehicle image data (J) to be used as confirmation data is recorded.

The map information K is display information when the parking space is displayed through the user interface, and the matching information L corresponds to map information of each parking space with map information and parked on the displayed map. Information for displaying information.

Meanwhile, the data display module 450 accesses the map information K and the matching information L, configures the display information, and transmits the same to the user interface 480.

In addition, the data display module 450 includes parking information (F), parking time information (G), vehicle number information (H), and parking information for each parking space together with matching information (L) so that parking information is displayed on the displayed map. The registration information I and the like are transmitted to the user interface 480.

The user interface 480 graphically processes the information transmitted from the data display module 450 into screen data, converts the information into a synchronized analog signal, and outputs the same on a monitor.

The user interface 480 is provided with operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse to receive a command from the user, and the data management module 460 and the data display module 450 extract information desired by the user through the above-described process. Can provide display.

Hereinafter, the parts not mentioned in the functions of each component constituting the parking management system using RFID according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, together with the parking management method using the RFID of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a parking management method using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the recognizer 200 determines whether a vehicle enters a predetermined parking space, and detects the vehicle through the sensing devices 214 and 236 (S100).

The recognizer 200 determines whether the vehicle is parked based on the detection signals transmitted from the sensing devices 214 and 236 (S110). When it is determined that there is no parked vehicle, the recognizer 200 supplies a control voltage to operate the display device 216. (S120) (see the first recognizer 210) generates parking presence information (S130).

Subsequently, the recognizer 200 breaks whether the tag identification information is transmitted from the RFID tag 100 (S140).

First, when tag identification information is transmitted from the RFID tag 100 (YES in S150), the recognizer 200 determines again whether the RFID tag 100 is an active tag or a passive tag (S155). "Yes"), and transmits a control signal depending on whether the vehicle is moving.

At this time, if the vehicle is moving (YES in S160), the recognizer 200 operates the RFID tag 100 in an active mode (S165), and when the RFID tag 100 is stopped (NO in S160), RFID The tag 100 is operated in the idle mode (S170).

The recognizer 200 receives tag identification information, extracts vehicle information, and transmits the vehicle information to the mobile communication terminal 300 and the server 400 together with parking presence information and reader identification information (S180).

Second, when the tag identification information is not transmitted from the RFID tag 100 (No in S150), since there is a parked vehicle but the tag identification is impossible, the recognizer 200 determines that the parking is illegal and the image photographing apparatus 226 , S238 (S190) (see the third recognizer 230), and transmits the captured image data, the reader identification information, whether there is parking information to the mobile communication terminal 300 and the server 400 (S200).

For reference, the image capturing apparatuses 226 and 238 may photograph a parking area for surveillance even if the vehicle is not an illegal vehicle, and the photographed data may be transmitted to the server 400 through the fourth wireless access apparatus 410 in real time. have.

The server 400 and the mobile communication terminal 300 receive the information from the recognizer 200, interpret the vehicle information and the parking information, record it in the database 470, and display it through the user interface 480 (S210). ).

Therefore, the administrator of the central management station can determine the parking situation of the entire parking space through the server 400, the parking management personnel to check the parking situation through the mobile communication terminal 300 and move directly to control the vehicle. do.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, these are only examples and are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may have an abnormality within the scope not departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications are not illustrated. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified. And differences relating to such modifications and applications will have to be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

According to the parking management system using RFID according to the present invention, various network topologies and parking space recognizers are configured to collect vehicle information, parking presence information, parking time information, and image information of illegal parking vehicles in real time according to the parking situation. It has the effect of efficiently managing large parking spaces with minimal human resources.

In addition, according to the parking management method using the RFID according to the present invention, it is possible to easily identify illegal parking vehicles by comparing sensor information and tag information, and the empty parking space is displayed through a display device so that the driver can easily find a parking spot. There are advantages to it.

Claims (18)

An RFID tag attached to the vehicle and transmitting tag identification information including vehicle information; A parking recognition unit installed in the parking space, receiving the tag identification information, extracting the vehicle information, and including at least one RFID transceiver for transmitting the reader identification information including the vehicle information; And Parking management system using RFID including a parking management unit for interpreting the vehicle location information in the predetermined parking space, the parking information of the predetermined parking space and the information of the parked vehicle through the information received from the parking recognition unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag Active tag or Passive tag, In the case of an active tag, parking management system using RFID, characterized in that operated by the parking recognition unit (Sleep) or wake up (Wake up) mode. According to claim 1, wherein the parking management unit Parking management system using RFID, characterized in that it comprises at least one other RFID transceiver. According to claim 1 or 3, wherein the RFID transceiver Parking management system using RFID, characterized in that the active tag or RFID reader. According to claim 1, wherein the parking management unit Parking management system using RFID, characterized in that any one of the server and the mobile communication terminal. According to claim 1, wherein the parking recognition unit Parking management system using RFID, characterized in that it comprises at least one device of the image pickup device or a sensing device for detecting whether the vehicle is parked. According to claim 1, wherein the parking recognition unit It includes an image photographing device and a sensing device, and receives the detection signal from the sensing device to generate parking presence information, And when the vehicle parked from the sensing device is detected but the tag identification information is not transmitted, operating the image photographing device. The method of claim 1, The parking recognition unit and the parking management unit is connected through a wired / wireless network, The parking recognition unit is a parking management system using RFID, characterized in that for transmitting the captured image to the parking management unit via the wired / wireless network. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the parking recognition unit Including a display device, And parking information generated by the sensing device, and displaying the parking status information through the display device. Receiving tag identification information from an RFID tag attached to a vehicle, the parking recognition unit including one or more RFID transceivers installed in the parking space; Generating, by the parking recognition unit, vehicle information based on the tag identification information, and transmitting reader identification information including the vehicle information; And And a parking management unit receiving the reader identification information and interpreting at least one of vehicle location information, parking presence information, and vehicle information in a predetermined parking space. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein interpreting the one or more information The parking management unit comprises at least one other RFID transceiver to receive the reader identification information, characterized in that the parking management method using RFID. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the reader identification information When the RFID tag is an active tag, the parking recognition unit detects the movement of the RFID tag to operate the RFID tag in an active mode, And when the RFID tag is stopped, the parking recognition unit comprises operating the RFID tag in a dormant mode. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the reader identification information And a parking recognition unit having a sensing device to generate parking presence information based on a detection signal. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the reader identification information Generating parking presence information based on a detection signal by the parking recognition unit including a detection device and a display device; And And a parking recognition unit displaying parking presence information by the display device. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the reader identification information Generating parking presence information based on a detection signal by the parking recognition unit including a detection device and an image photographing device; And And when the vehicle is detected by the sensing device but the tag identification information is not transmitted, the parking recognition unit comprises operating the image photographing device. The method of claim 15, wherein the operation of the image recording apparatus And the parking recognition unit transmits the image photographed to the parking management unit through a wired / wireless network. According to claim 1 or 3, wherein the RFID transceiver Parking management system using a plurality of RFID, characterized in that at least one RFID transceiver is an active tag. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking recognition unit Including at least one of a first recognizer including a sensing device and a display device, a second recognizer including a wireless access device and an image photographing device, and a third recognizer including a sensing device, a wireless access device and an image photographing device. Parking management system using the RFID.

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