KR20150055630A - Parking fee management system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a parking charge management system and method, wherein the system comprises: an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for acquiring vehicle information; a vehicle information acquiring unit for acquiring vehicle information acquired through the AVN (AVN) A parking management device that transmits the vehicle license plate image or the vehicle number acquired through the parking lot management system to the parking management system, and the information received from the parking management device, counts the parking time by vehicle, calculates the parking fee according to the parking time, And a parking management system for controlling the gate so that the vehicle can be released when the parking fee is paid.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a parking fee management system,

The present invention relates to a parking charge management system and method, and more particularly, to a parking charge management system and method for managing parking fees by detecting vehicle information necessary for parking fee collection using an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) To a parking charge management system and method.

Generally, parking lots can be divided into manned parking lots and unmanned parking lots according to their operating methods.

The manned parking lot is a system in which a parking agent resides to collect and manage parking fees. The unmanned parking lot is a system in which a parking fee can be settled without an additional manager by introducing an unmanned charging system. In recent years, unmanned parking lots have been increasing in consideration of management costs.

In a conventional unmanned parking management system, a parking management system is designed to collect parking fees only considering the time when the vehicle is parked in the parking lot and the time it takes to leave the parking lot. In addition, the parking management system is provided with a license plate recognition function by automatically photographing a license plate using a camera.

The license plate recognizing function is a function of detecting a license plate area from the image of the front or rear part of the vehicle and identifying the license plate number in the license plate area.

The parking management system charges the parking fee according to the parking time (parking lot) usage time of the vehicle using the vehicle number recognized by the license plate recognizing function, and the charged parking fee is used for a cash, a card, It is possible to make an unattended parking management by making payment using various payment means.

However, the above-described license plate recognition function often occurs when it is difficult to recognize the license plate because of an inappropriate environment such as contamination of the license plate, rainy weather, irregular reflection of light, shooting angle, and the like. In addition, a recognition error may occur due to a problem of the camera itself or environmental characteristics, and a license plate recognition error may occur even when an arbitrary operation is applied to the license plate, for example, covering the license plate.

Accordingly, there has been a problem in that it is impossible to collect a normal parking fee for a vehicle in the past.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0767438 (Oct. 2007, Registered, Parking Management System and Method).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parking fee management system and method capable of managing parking fees by detecting vehicle information necessary for parking fee collection using an AVN The purpose is to provide.

A parking fee management system according to one aspect of the present invention includes: an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for acquiring vehicle information; A parking management device for transmitting to the parking management system vehicle information obtained through the AVN device and vehicle license plate images or vehicle numbers acquired through an internal camera; And a parking management system for counting a parking time for each vehicle using the information received from the parking management device and calculating a parking fee according to the parking time and controlling the gate so that the vehicle can be released when the calculated parking fee is paid, ; And

A vehicle management server interlocked with the parking management system and the parking management device to separately register the vehicle information and calculate and charge the parking fee according to the parking time of each vehicle; And shares the parking time and the parking charge information with the parking management system, the parking management device, and the AVN (AVN) device.

In the present invention, the vehicle information may include vehicle identification number information obtained by the AVN device communicating with a vehicle ECU (Electronic Control Unit), and position information acquired from the internal gear of the AV device (AVN) And GPS (Global Positioning System) log data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the AVE-EN apparatus includes: a GPS which detects the current position of the vehicle using GPS satellite information and cumulatively stores GPS log data; A communication unit for communicating with the vehicle ECU and the parking management device to request or obtain the vehicle information and the information acquired through the camera and relay it; A display unit for displaying information for guiding the acquisition of the vehicle information, the relaying and parking fee calculation process, and the information generated in the parking fee calculation process; And a control unit for controlling operations of the paper, the communication unit, and the display unit.

In the present invention, the information generated in the parking fee calculation process includes at least one of a parking start guide, a vehicle recognition guide, a vehicle information transmission guide, parking time count information, and parking fee information according to parking time .

In the present invention, the parking management device may include: a camera for sensing a vehicle entering the parking zone and photographing the license plate image; A controller for recognizing the vehicle number by analyzing the number image and requesting or acquiring vehicle information and information acquired through the camera between the AVN device and the parking management system and relaying the information; And a communication unit for communicating with the AVN device and the parking management system under the control of the control unit.

In the present invention, the parking management system monitors vehicle-specific GPS log data using a vehicle number, calculates a time when the vehicle is parked in a parking area, and stores the parked time when the vehicle leaves the parking area And calculates a parking fee corresponding to the parking time based on the information.

A parking fee management method according to another aspect of the present invention includes: recognizing a vehicle parked in a parking area; The parking management device requests the AVN device of the vehicle to obtain vehicle information; Transmitting vehicle information acquired from the AVN device and vehicle information acquired using an internal camera of the parking management device to a parking management system; Counting a parking time for each vehicle using the vehicle information received from the parking management device and calculating a parking fee according to the parking time; And controlling the gate so that the vehicle can be released when the calculated parking fee is paid.

In the present invention, the vehicle-specific parking time and parking charge information are shared in an AVN device, a parking management device, and a parking management system, and the AVN device allows a user to set a parking time and a parking fee And the parking management device relays the parking time and the parking fee so as to be shared, and the parking management system controls the gate when the parking fee is paid.

In the present invention, the vehicle information acquired from the AVN device includes the vehicle number information and the GPS log data, and the vehicle information acquired using the internal camera of the parking management device includes the license plate image and the vehicle number And a control unit.

The present invention further includes a step of checking whether the parking management device cooperates with the parking management system to match the GPS log data and the vehicle identification number; And if the GPS log data and the vehicle number do not match, it is determined as a recognition error, and the vehicle information is requested again to the AVN device. If the recognition error continues for a predetermined number of times or more, And outputting the output signal.

The present invention is characterized in that the Abbe number apparatus communicates with the parking management apparatus to display information for acquiring the vehicle information, guiding the relay and parking fee calculation process, and information generated in the parking fee calculation process And the information generated in the parking fee calculation process includes at least one of a parking start guide, a vehicle recognition guide, a vehicle information transmission guide, parking time count information, and parking fee information according to parking time .

The present invention can detect the vehicle information necessary for the parking fee collection by using AVN (AVN) device inside the vehicle and thereby manage the parking charge. Therefore, even if the license plate is not recognized in the parking fee management, And it is convenient that the user does not have to obtain a parking permit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a parking charge management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a more detailed configuration of the AVN (AVN) device in FIG. 1; FIG.
Fig. 3 is an exemplary view showing a more detailed configuration of the parking management device in Fig. 1; Fig.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a parking fee management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

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

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a parking charge management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1, a parking charge management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 100, a parking management device 200, a parking management system 300, And a vehicle management server 400.

The AVN device 100 communicates with an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 10 of the vehicle to obtain the vehicle number information. The AVN device 100 acquires GPS log data (including location information) from the internal web server 110. The AVN device 100 communicates with the parking management device 200 and transmits the acquired vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and vehicle number) to the parking management device 200. [

The parking management device 200 communicates with the AVN device 100 to acquire vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and vehicle number) To the parking management system 300, information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) and information acquired through the camera 210 (e.g., license plate image or vehicle number).

The parking management system 300 performs functions related to control of a parking gate (not shown) and control of a payment means (e.g., cash, card, mobile phone, etc.).

The parking management system 300 communicates with the vehicle management server 400 to register vehicle information, and the vehicle management server 400 calculates and manages the parking fee according to parking time of each vehicle.

The vehicle management server 400 communicates with the parking management system 300 to calculate a parking time per vehicle and a parking fee according to the parking time. Accordingly, the parking management system 300 makes a payment for the parking fee for the vehicle, and controls the gate (not shown) when the parking fee is paid so that the vehicle can be released.

2 is an exemplary diagram showing a more detailed configuration of an AVN (AVN) apparatus in FIG.

2, the AVN apparatus 100 includes a GSPS 110, a communication unit 120, a control unit 130, and a display unit 140. [

The GPS (Global Positioning System) 110 detects the current position of the vehicle (i.e., navigation) using GPS satellite information. The GPS receiver 110 accumulates GPS log data in an internal memory (not shown). The GPS log data can not be arbitrarily manipulated by the user, and is output at the request of the controller 130.

The communication unit 120 communicates with the ECU 10 and the parking management device 200.

The communication unit 120 communicates vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and vehicle number) and the information acquired through the camera 210 (e.g., vehicle license plate image or vehicle license plate image) between the ECU 10 and the parking management device 200 Car number), and relay it.

The control unit 130 transmits information describing the acquisition and transmission / reception of the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) and the parking fee calculation process (or step) and the information generated in the process to the display unit 140 ). ≪ / RTI >

The display unit 140 displays information describing the original operation of the AVN apparatus 100 and the parking fee calculation process and information generated in the process such as a parking start guide, Vehicle identification information, vehicle information transmission guidance, parking time count information, parking fee information according to parking time, etc.).

Fig. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing a more detailed configuration of the parking management device in Fig. 1; Fig.

3, the parking management device 200 includes a camera 210, a control unit 220, and a communication unit 230.

The camera 210 photographs the front or back of the vehicle parked in the parking area and detects that the vehicle is entering the parking area. The vehicle parking information and the image data sensed through the camera 210 are output to the controller 220.

The control unit 220 analyzes the photographed image through the camera 210 and recognizes the vehicle number. The control unit 220 controls the communication unit 230 to transmit vehicle information such as GPS log data and a vehicle number between the AVN device 100 and the parking management system 300, (E.g., vehicle license plate image or vehicle number) acquired through the control unit 210, and relays the acquired information.

The communication unit 230 communicates with the AVN device 100 and the parking management system 300.

Hereinafter, a parking fee management method of the parking fee management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

When the vehicle is parked in the parking area as described above, the parking management system 300 receives the vehicle's own vehicle number and the GPS log data of the vehicle through wireless communication with the AVN device 100 of the vehicle Manage parked vehicles. When the vehicle leaves the parking area, it tracks the point of change of the GPS log data and collects the appropriate fare.

The vehicle number is recorded in an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 10 inside the vehicle from the time of shipment of the vehicle, and is a unique number of the vehicle that the user (driver) can not arbitrarily manipulate. Also, the GPS log data recorded on the GPS receiver 110 is information that can not be arbitrarily manipulated by the user. Accordingly, the parking management system 300 can grasp the accurate entry / exit time of the vehicle through the log data.

The vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and chassis number) and the information acquired through the camera 210 (e.g., license plate image or vehicle number) are transmitted to the vehicle management server 400 to calculate and calculate vehicle- To manage.

When the vehicle is parked in the parking area as described above, the camera 210 installed in the parking area recognizes the parking of the vehicle.

At this time, the camera 210 may be replaced with a separate sensing sensor (not shown) for recognizing the parking of the vehicle, or may be combined with the sensing sensor. However, the camera 210 is advantageous in that it can not only recognize the parking of the vehicle but also photograph the license plate for recognizing the car number.

The control unit 200 of the parking management device 200 communicates with the AVN device 100 using the communication unit 230 to display the vehicle information Example: GPS log data and chassis number).

The AVN device (100), which receives the vehicle information from the parking management device (200), acquires the vehicle number information by communicating with the ECU (10).

The AVN device 100 and the ECU 10 can perform vehicle communication (e.g., CAN) in a wired / wireless manner. That is, the communication unit 120 of the AVN device 100 is connected to the ECU 10 in a vehicle communication manner.

Also, the AVN device 100 acquires GPS log data from the internal GPS satellites 110. And transmits the acquired vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and vehicle number) to the parking management device 200. [

The parking management device 200 receives vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and chassis number) transmitted from the AVN device 100 and information acquired through the camera 210 Vehicle number) to the parking management system 300.

Then, the parking management device 200 checks whether the GPS log data (including location information) matches the vehicle number. That is, it is checked whether the vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and vehicle number) is received.

If the GPS log data and the vehicle number do not match, it is determined that there is a recognition error, and the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) is requested again to the AVN device 100 of the vehicle. That is, when any one of the vehicle information (for example, the GPS log data and the vehicle identification number) is not received, it is determined as a recognition error.

When the recognition error continues even in repeated requests of the vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and vehicle number), an alarm is output so that the parking manager can know.

The parking management system 300 inquires the vehicle management server 400 about the vehicle number, identifies the vehicle registration information, and monitors the GPS log data to calculate the time that the vehicle is stopped in the parking area.

The parking management system 300 can accurately know the time when the vehicle is parked (i.e., the parking time) through the GPS log data. When the vehicle leaves the parking area, Calculate the exact parking fee.

The parking management device 200 transmits information generated in the parking fee calculation process to the AVN device 100.

The AVN device 100 displays the information generated in the parking fee calculation process received from the parking management device 200 on the display unit 140 so that the user carries out the parking fee management To be able to recognize the situation. For example, when the vehicle is parked, the display unit 140 displays the vehicle recognition step, the vehicle recognition completion step, the recognition step due to the recognition error, the parking time when the vehicle leaves the parking space, and the parking fee calculated accordingly.

The control unit 130 of the parking management device 200 displays the information generated in the process of acquiring, transmitting and receiving the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and vehicle number) and the parking fee on the display unit 140 Overall control of operations.

Although the vehicle management server 400 and the parking management system 300 are described as performing different functions in the present embodiment, the vehicle management server 400 and the parking management system 300 are not limited to the functions May be integrated with each other, and some functions may be superimposed on each other.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a parking fee management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the vehicle is parked in the parking area (S101), the parking management device 200 recognizes the parking of the vehicle through the camera 210 installed in the parking area (S102).

When the parking of the vehicle is recognized, the parking management device 200 communicates with the AVN device 100 of the parked vehicle to request vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) (S103 ).

Accordingly, the AVN device 100 communicates with the ECU 10 of the vehicle to obtain the vehicle number information, and acquires the GPS log data from the in-vehicle GPS device 110. The acquired vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and vehicle number) is transmitted to the parking management device 200 (S104).

The parking management device 200 receives vehicle information (for example, GPS log data and chassis number) transmitted from the AVN device 100 and information acquired through the camera 210 Vehicle number) to the parking management system 300 (S105).

The parking management device 200 interlocks with the parking management system 300 and the vehicle management server 400 to check whether the GPS log data (including location information) matches the vehicle identification number. That is, it is confirmed whether all the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) is received (S106).

If the GPS log data and the vehicle number do not match (NO in S106), it is determined that the GPS log data and the vehicle ID are not recognized, and the AVN device 100 requests the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) again If the recognition error continues to be repeated a predetermined number of times or more, the alarm is output so that the parking manager can recognize the alarm (S108).

However, if the vehicle information (e.g., GPS log data and chassis number) is normally received (YES in S106), the parking management system 300 interlocks with the vehicle management server 400 to continue the GPS log data of the vehicle (S107). When the vehicle leaves the parking zone, the parking time is calculated based on the parking time information (S107).

At this time, the calculated parking time and parking charge information for each vehicle are shared in the AVN device 100, the parking management device 200, the parking management system 300, and the vehicle management server 400. For example, the AVN device 100 displays the parking time and the parking charge so that the user can know the parking time and the parking charge. The parking management device 200 relays the parking time and the parking charge to the device, The parking management system 300 controls a gate (not shown) when the parking fee is paid. The vehicle management server 400 calculates a parking fee according to the parking time, records the parking time and the parking fee for each vehicle Management.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand the point. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: ECU 100: AVE ENE device
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200: parking management device 210: camera
220: control unit 230: communication unit
300: parking management system 400: vehicle management server

Claims (12)

An AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device for acquiring vehicle information;
A parking management device for transmitting to the parking management system vehicle information obtained through the AVN device and vehicle license plate images or vehicle numbers acquired through an internal camera; And
A parking management system for counting a parking time for each vehicle using the information received from the parking management device and calculating a parking fee according to the parking time and controlling the gate so that the vehicle can be released when the calculated parking fee is paid; The parking fee management system comprising:
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a vehicle management server operatively associated with the parking management system and the parking management device to separately register the vehicle information and to calculate and record the parking fee according to the parking time of each vehicle,
And the parking time and parking charge information are shared with the parking management system, the parking management device, and the AVN device.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
(Global Positioning System) log including the vehicle number information obtained by the AVN device communicating with the vehicle ECU (Electronic Control Unit), and the position information acquired from the internal GPS satellite of the AVN device (AVN) Wherein the parking fee management system comprises:
The apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
A GPS which detects the current position of the vehicle using GPS satellite information and cumulatively stores GPS log data;
A communication unit for communicating with the vehicle ECU and the parking management device to request or obtain the vehicle information and the information acquired through the camera and relay it;
A display unit for displaying information for guiding the acquisition of the vehicle information, the relaying and parking fee calculation process, and the information generated in the parking fee calculation process; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the GPS, the communication unit, and the display unit.
5. The method according to claim 4,
A parking start guide, a vehicle recognition guide, a vehicle information transmission guide, a parking time count information, and parking fee information according to a parking time.
The parking management system according to claim 1,
A camera for detecting a vehicle entering the parking zone and photographing the license plate image;
A controller for recognizing the vehicle number by analyzing the number image and requesting or acquiring vehicle information and information acquired through the camera between the AVN device and the parking management system and relaying the information; And
And a communication unit for communicating with the AVN device and the parking management system under the control of the control unit.
The parking management system according to claim 1,
Vehicle-specific GPS log data is monitored using vehicle identification numbers,
Calculates the time the vehicle is parked in the parking area,
And when the vehicle leaves the parking zone, calculates a parking fee corresponding to the parking time based on the parked time information.
Recognizing a vehicle parked in the parking zone;
The parking management device requests the AVN device of the vehicle to obtain vehicle information;
Transmitting vehicle information acquired from the AVN device and vehicle information acquired using an internal camera of the parking management device to a parking management system;
Counting a parking time for each vehicle using the vehicle information received from the parking management device and calculating a parking fee according to the parking time; And
And controlling the gate so that the vehicle can exit when the calculated parking fee is paid.
9. The method according to claim 8,
AVN (AVN) devices, parking management devices, parking management systems,
The AVN device displays the parking time and the parking charge so that the user can know the parking time and the parking charge. The parking management device relays the parking time and the parking charge so that the parking time and the parking charge are shared. The parking fee management method comprising:
9. The method of claim 8,
The vehicle information acquired from the AVN device includes vehicle number information and GPS log data,
Wherein the vehicle information acquired by using the internal camera of the parking management device includes a license plate image and a vehicle number.
9. The method of claim 8,
Confirming whether the parking management device interlocks with the parking management system to match the GPS log data and the vehicle identification number; And
If the GPS log data and the vehicle number do not match, it is determined that the GPS log data is not recognized, and the vehicle information is requested again to the AVN device. If the recognition error continues for a predetermined number of times or more, Further comprising the step of: outputting the parking fee to the user.
9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising the step of displaying the information generated in the parking fee calculation process by the AV network device communicating with the parking management device to acquire the vehicle information and guide the relay and parking fee calculation process,
Wherein the information generated in the parking fee calculation process includes at least one of a parking start guide, a vehicle recognition guide, a vehicle information transmission guide, parking time count information, and parking fee information according to parking time. Way.

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