TW201307806A - Parking lot vacancy navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a parking lot vacancy navigation device useful with a parking management system to guide an automobile in a parking lot to park at a parking vacancy. The parking lot vacancy navigation device comprises a central processing unit, a storage unit, an electronic compass unit, a gravity sensor unit, a display unit and a communication unit. The storage unit comprises a parking lot navigation program and parking lot map information. In addition, the parking lot navigation program and the parking lot map information can be installed in a mobile device such as a smart phone and a tablet computer equipped with an electronic compass unit and a gravity sensor unit, and the central processing unit, the storage unit, the display unit and the communication unit of the mobile device can be used to constitute a parking lot vacancy navigation device. The parking lot vacancy navigation device can record and store the parking location to allow drivers to find the parking location quickly when they leave.

Description

Parking space navigation device

The invention relates to a parking space vacancy navigation device, in particular to a device for guiding a car to a parking space in a parking lot by using an electronic compass unit and a gravity sensing unit.

In modern society, cars have become a tool for people to travel. However, with the increase in the number of cars and the sharp decline in the available area of urban land, especially in metropolitan areas with large populations, parking spaces in parking lots can be said to be difficult. In the general department store, hypermarket or cinema, the automatic parking toll collection system is to control the entry and exit of vehicles and charge. However, after the automatic ticket collection machine at the entrance obtains the parking card, the driver often needs to spend a lot during the peak period. Time to find empty parking spaces is very inconvenient, so there is a need to improve.

At present, most of the conventional parking lots display the number of empty parking spaces in the parking lot at the entrance. The driver must find the empty parking space in the parking lot. After the car is parked, the parking space needs to be memorized so that it can be quickly found when leaving. In your own car, all of the above problems are very inconvenient for the driver. Therefore, in view of various problems of the prior art, in order to solve the problem, the present invention provides a parking space navigation device, which can guide a car in a parking lot to park in a parking space, and can also record and store the car. The location of the parking so that the driver can quickly find the parking position when he wants to drive away from the parking lot, thus shortening the time for the driver to find an empty parking space when parking, and the time required to find the parking space when leaving, and increasing the traffic speed of the parking lot .

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the inventors have developed and designed a parking space navigation device of the present invention in view of the above problems based on years of technical experience and accumulated professional knowledge.

An object of the present invention is to provide a parking space navigation device capable of receiving information of a parking space transmitted by the parking lot communication unit of the parking management system, and guiding a driver of the vehicle having the parking space navigation device to drive the vehicle Park to the parking space.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a parking space navigation device for guiding a car in a parking lot to a parking space, including a central processing unit, a storage unit, an electronic compass unit, and a gravity sensing unit. And a display unit and a communication unit, wherein the storage unit comprises a parking lot navigation software and a parking lot map, and the parking lot map includes a plurality of parking lot maps and driving route information corresponding to the parking lot maps. By means of the corresponding parking lot map in the parking lot map, the parking lot navigation software can integrate the information detected by the electronic compass unit and the gravity sensing unit, indicate the location of the car in the parking lot, and place the parking lot The map and the location of the car in the parking lot are displayed on a display unit to direct the car in the parking lot to the parking space to stop.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a parking space navigation device capable of recording and storing location information of a car parked in a parking lot, so that the driver can quickly find the parking position when he wants to drive away from the parking lot, saving money to leave. The time spent looking for a car.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a parking lot navigation software and a parking lot map for mounting on a mobile device equipped with an electronic compass unit and a gravity sensing unit, and using the central processing unit and the storage unit of the mobile device The display unit and the communication unit thereof constitute a parking space navigation device as described above, and are used for guiding a car in a parking lot to park in a parking space. Among them, the mobile device includes a smart phone and a tablet.

Compared with the prior art, the parking space navigation device of the present invention can be used to guide a car in a parking lot to park in a parking space, and can also store the position of the driver to park the car, so that the car owner can quickly find the parking position when leaving. , which greatly improves the efficiency of the driver to park and leave.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, in the following description. The same components are denoted by the same symbols, and the description is as follows: Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a parking space navigation device and a parking management system of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the components of the parking space navigation device of the present invention. In the figure, the parking management system 9 includes a parking lot central processing unit 91, a plurality of parking spaces 93, and a parking lot communication unit 95. The parking spaces 93 have a vehicle interpretation device 931 for interpreting whether the parking space is empty, and transmitting the information telecommunication connection of the parking space status to the database 911 of the central processing unit 91 of the parking lot. The central processing unit 11 selects a plurality of parking spaces from the parking spaces 93 according to the parking space status of the parking spaces 93, and transmits the parking space information to the parking space navigation device through the parking space communication unit 95. The communication unit 71 of 1 is used to guide the car equipped with the parking space navigation device 1 in the parking lot to stop at any of the parking spaces. The vehicle interpretation device 931 is selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensing device, an infrared sensing device, an image sensing device, and an ultrasonic sensing device, or a combination thereof.

The parking space navigation device 1 cooperates with the above-mentioned parking management system 9 for guiding a car in a parking lot to a parking space parking (FIG. 2), which comprises a central processing unit 11, a storage unit 13, and an electronic compass unit ( E-compass 31, a gravity sensing unit (G-sensor) 33, a display unit 51, and a communication unit 71; wherein the storage unit 13 includes a parking lot map 15 and a parking lot navigation software 17, wherein The parking lot map 15 includes a plurality of parking lot maps (not shown) and corresponding driving route information (not shown), and the parking lot maps respectively have a corresponding parking space database, and each parking space database Contains at least one parking space information. Among them, the parking lot maps, for example, may be maps of different floors of the same parking lot and maps of various floors of a plurality of parking lots located at different locations.

The communication unit 71 includes a wireless transmission module (not shown) and is in telecommunication connection with the central processing unit 11 for receiving the parking space information transmitted by the parking area communication unit 95 of the parking management system 9, wherein The parking space information includes at least one parking space coordinate and the parking space name, and the wireless transmission module is selected from one of a group consisting of a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee transmission module, and a Wi-Fi transmission module or The combination, and the network communication protocol of the Wi-Fi transmission module includes 802.11 and Wi-Fi direct.

The electronic compass unit 31 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 11 and detects a change in a small physical quantity, such as a resistance value, a degree of deformation, a magnitude of a stress, and the like, and then changes the physical quantity to a voltage signal. Expressing the form, by processing and analyzing the voltage signals, the direction information of the current location of the parking space navigation device 1 can be provided; the gravity sensing unit 33 is connected to the central processing unit 11 for detecting The three-dimensional acceleration value of the parking space navigation device 1 is measured. The central processing unit 11 calculates the position change information of the parking space navigation device 1 based on the direction information and the three-dimensional acceleration value of the parking space navigation device 1.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 for further cooperation. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a navigation screen of the parking space navigation device of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a navigation screen and parking ease of the parking space navigation device of the present invention.

The parking lot navigation software 17 records the current location coordinates of the parking space navigation device 1 according to the position change information of the parking space navigation device 1, and plans a routing path 935 according to the parking lot information 15 and the parking space information. A tracking arrow 937 is marked on the routing path 935 to guide the car to the parking space to stop. The parking lot navigation software 17 displays the parking lot map 15, the routing path 935, the following arrow 937 and the parking space information 939 on the display unit 51, and the display unit 51 is a touch type. Screen.

It is to be noted that when the car with the parking space navigation device 1 travels to the parking lot entrance, the communication unit 71 of the parking space navigation device 1 receives the wireless communication signal of the parking lot communication unit 95, that is, triggers the parking space navigation. The parking lot navigation software 17 of the device 1 selects the corresponding parking lot map 151 from the parking lot map 15 and uses the coordinates of the parking lot entrance as a reference coordinate (not shown) for navigating the parking space navigation device 1. At the same time, the parking management system 9 outputs a signal to the central processing unit 91 of the parking lot. The central processing unit 91 of the parking lot searches the parking space 933 of the parking spaces 93 from the database 911, and the parking space 933 The information is transmitted to the parking space navigation device 1. The parking space navigation software 17 can mark the parking space 933 on the parking lot map 151, and a routing path 935 is planned, and a tracking path is marked on the routing path 935. Arrow 937 is lined to guide the car to the parking space 933 to stop. Moreover, after the car is stopped, the parking lot navigation software 17 of the parking space navigation device 1 can store the parking information of the parking lot in its storage unit 13, the parking information including the parking lot name, the entrance parking date and time, and the The parking space information 939, etc., the driver of the car can carry the parking space navigation device 1 with him, when the driver wants to return to the parking lot to drive away, the driver can quickly find the parking position of his car in the parking lot, avoiding the The situation of the vehicle can not be found.

When a car is parked, the car is detected by the vehicle interpretation device 931, and transmitted to the central processing unit 91 of the parking lot, and its database 911 is immediately updated to calculate the number of parking spaces in the parking lot and have entered the market. The number of vehicles has not been stopped and recorded in the database 911.

In addition, the parking lot navigation software 17 of the parking space navigation device 1 can simultaneously mark a plurality of parking spaces in the parking lot map 151 on the display unit 51, and the parking (e.g., A, B, C) indicates that the parking is easy. Degree 9331, as shown in FIG. 4, wherein the parking space 933 indicating the parking ease A is easier to park than the parking space 933 indicating the parking ease B, and the parking space 933 indicating the parking ease C is not good. Parking location. Among them, the parking ease 9331 is based on the plurality of parking spaces 933, which are determined by the distance from the entrance of the parking lot, whether it is an adjacent parking space, whether the parking space is adjacent to the pillar of the building, and the width of the turning lane. For example, parking spaces on each floor can be given a rating of ease of parking based on their geographic location, and then if two or more adjacent parking spaces are empty parking spaces, then the two or more phases The neighboring parking space gets a score of one point for its ease of parking to improve its ease of parking.

In addition, in another embodiment, please further refer to FIG. 5, the parking lot navigation software 17 and the parking lot map 15 in the parking space navigation device 1 of the present invention can be installed on an electronic compass unit 31 and a sense of gravity. The mobile device 2 of the measuring unit 33, and using the central processing unit (not shown) of the mobile device 2, the storage unit (not shown), the display unit 51 and its communication unit (not shown), constitutes a action The hardware of the device 2 cooperates with the parking lot navigation software 17 and the parking space navigation device 1 of the parking lot map 15 . In this embodiment, the driver of the vehicle holding the parking space navigation device 1 of the mobile device 2 drives to the entrance of the parking lot, and the communication unit 71 of the parking space navigation device 1 configured by the mobile device 2 receives The parking signal to the parking lot communication unit 95, that is, the parking lot navigation software 17 that triggers the parking space navigation device 1 of the mobile device 2, selects the corresponding parking lot map 151 from the parking lot map 15, and The coordinates of the entrance of the parking lot are used as reference coordinates (not shown) for navigating the parking space navigation device of the mobile device. The mobile device 2, for example, includes a smart phone and a tablet. Since the function and operation principle of the parking space navigation device 1 and the parking space navigation device 1 are basically the same, the details are not described herein.

It can be seen from the above embodiments of the present invention that the present invention has industrial utilization value. The above examples are merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the invention, and are not intended to be limiting. Various other modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventions. The scope of the invention.

1. . . Parking space navigation device

11. . . Central processing unit

13. . . Storage unit

15. . . Parking lot

151. . . Parking map

17. . . Parking lot navigation software

31. . . Electronic compass unit

33. . . Gravity sensing unit

51. . . Display unit

71. . . Communication unit

9. . . Parking management system

91. . . Parking lot central processing unit

911. . . database

93. . . parking space

931. . . Vehicle interpretation device

933. . . Parking space

9331. . . Parking ease

935. . . Path

937. . . Follow-up arrow

939. . . Parking information

95. . . Parking lot communication unit

2. . . Mobile device

1 is a schematic structural view of a parking space navigation device and a parking management system according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing the components of the parking lot navigation device of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a guidance screen of a parking space navigation device of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a guidance screen and parking ease of the parking space navigation device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a parking space navigation device of the smart phone in the present invention.

1. . . Parking space navigation device

11. . . Central processing unit

13. . . Storage unit

15. . . Parking lot

17. . . Parking lot navigation software

31. . . Electronic compass unit

33. . . Gravity sensing unit

51. . . Display unit

71. . . Communication unit

Claims (8)

A parking space vacancy device is provided with a parking management system for guiding a car in a parking lot to a parking space parking, comprising: a central processing unit, which is in telecommunication connection with each component in the parking space navigation device; The communication unit comprises a wireless transmission module, and is connected to the central processing unit for receiving the parking space information of the parking management system; and an electronic compass unit is connected to the central processing unit for detecting The direction information of the parking space navigation device; a gravity sensor unit connected to the central processing unit for detecting a three-dimensional acceleration value of the parking space navigation device; a display unit and the central processing unit a unit telecommunications connection; and a storage unit having a storage space and telecommunications connection with the central processing unit; wherein the storage unit comprises a parking lot navigation software and a parking lot map, wherein the parking lot map system includes plural Parking lot map and corresponding driving route information; among them, the parking The position information includes at least a parking space coordinate and the parking space name; the central processing unit calculates the position change information of the parking space navigation device by using the direction information and the three-dimensional acceleration value of the parking space navigation device; wherein the parking lot navigation The soft system records the current location coordinates of the parking space navigation device according to the position change information of the parking space navigation device, and plans a routing path according to the parking lot map information and the parking space information, and marks the routing path An arrow is followed to guide the car to the parking space to stop; wherein the parking lot navigation soft system displays the parking lot map, the parking space information, the routing path and the following arrow on the display unit. The parking space navigation device of claim 1, wherein the parking lot map has a corresponding parking space database, and each parking space database includes at least one parking space information. The parking space navigation device of claim 2, wherein the parking space information includes at least one parking space name and one parking space coordinate, and wherein the parking space coordinates are reference coordinates of the parking garage entrance. The parking space navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission module is selected from the group consisting of an infrared transmission module, a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee transmission module, and a Wi-Fi transmission module. One or a combination thereof. The parking space navigation device of claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch screen. The parking space navigation device of claim 4, wherein the network communication protocol of the Wi-Fi transmission module comprises 802.11 and Wi-Fi direct. A parking space navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the parking lot navigation software and the parking lot map are installed in a mobile device structure, and the mobile device includes an electronic compass unit and a sense of gravity Test unit. For example, the parking space navigation device described in claim 7 is a smart phone and a tablet computer.