JP2007183719A - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: In a management system for managing a plurality of bicycle parking lots or parking lots, even if a use contractor is before a new contract date or a renewal contract date, or from any of a plurality of bicycle parking lots (parking lots) By making it possible to settle for registration and renewal registration (continuous registration), it is possible to avoid the trouble of new registration or renewal registration, prevent congestion, and parking space (parking) after renewal Provide a parking management system that is devised so that it can be easily identified.
Data communication means for transmitting / receiving data to / from a management PC 2 of a parking lot management organization 1 to a periodic charge settlement machine 10 installed in each of a plurality of bicycle parking lots (parking lots), and the data communication means A commuter pass ID storage means for holding a commuter pass ID sent over a certain period of time, and a commuter pass card 4 having an ID that matches the commuter pass ID is read during that period. A periodic fee settlement means that enables settlement of registration or renewal registration is provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a management and operation system for parking lots (bicycle parking lots) of bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, and the like, and in particular, a management management system for bicycle parking lots that is preferably implemented for two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles. The present invention relates to a parking lot management system having functions to be realized.

  Recently, bicycle parking lots have been developed in the urban areas and the vicinity of stations in the suburbs, but large-scale bicycle parking facilities that have been combined with station buildings have been constructed, especially as a result of redevelopment in front of the station. There are also a lot of things being done.

  Large-scale bicycle parking lots have been established by local governments and private companies for the purpose of eliminating illegal bicycle parking in front of the station due to the concentration of population in the suburbs of the city. Instead of pursuing, the focus is on streamlining by increasing storage efficiency (number of bicycles parked) and automating warehousing and warehousing, and no system is easy to use for everyone.

  Also, in some areas, there is a chronic waiting situation due to a shortage of bicycle parking lots, and there are many forms of operation that determine users by lottery every month.

In view of such a situation, a system in which a bicycle parking lot user uses a plurality of bicycle parking lots in combination has been adopted, as seen in Patent Document 1, for example, where the region and the railway company are integrated. A management center that manages multiple bicycle parking lots is set up to improve user convenience.
JP 2003-296773 A

  However, the management system for collectively managing a plurality of bicycle parking lots (parking lots) as described in Patent Document 1 has various problems as described below.

(B) When managing a regular contractor for multiple bicycle parking lots (parking lots), especially when registering and renewing a regular contract, a large amount of administrative tasks such as application for regular use, lottery, and sales of commuter passes are handled at the management center. It is intensively generated and currently takes a lot of time and manpower to deal with it.
(B) With the increase in the size of the bicycle parking lot, the difference in convenience depending on whether the parking location is far from or close to the station ticket gate is increasing, so the usage location is frequently changed by lottery of the bicycle parking lot.
(C) In areas where chronic idle waiting continues, there are many operational forms in which users are determined by lottery every month.
(D) If the contract is renewed every month and the parking location is changed each time, there are many cases where the parking location is not found at the beginning of the month and is confused. This is also true for each year, and the confusion immediately after the update cannot be avoided.
(E) Many users forget to park their bicycles after the renewal.
(F) If you apply for use at one of multiple bicycle parking lots, and the lottery changes as a result of the lottery next time, it seems that you can only settle the next bicycle parking lot for the next bicycle parking lot. It takes time and effort to go to the bicycle parking lot just for renewal. In order to avoid such trouble, if you try to renew regularly on the day of the next use start date, the renewal procedures are often inundated at the beginning of the year or the beginning of the month, and you must wait for the turn due to congestion. It must be inconvenient.
(G) In the case of the management form in which the regular contract is renewed for each year, since all of these processes are inundated at the end of the fiscal year in the same manner as described above, the window processing work may be punctured.

  Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that, in a management system that collectively manages a plurality of bicycle parking lots or parking lots, even if the use contractor is before the new contract date or the renewal contract date, a plurality of bicycle parking lots (parking lots) are also provided. From any of the above, by enabling settlement of new registration or update registration (continuous registration), the trouble of new registration or update registration can be saved and congestion can be prevented. It is to provide a parking management system devised so that a bicycle parking (parking) place can be easily specified.

(1) In order to solve the above technical problem, a parking lot management system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a commuter pass card for use contractors who park various vehicles including bicycles, motorcycles or automobiles. The management organization that manages the parking lot has received notification by deciding whether or not to use the parking lot and notifying the user of the usage. A parking lot management system configured so that a user can use a commuter pass card to park various vehicles as the use contractor, and a fixed ID is set for each commuter pass card used by each use contractor. On the other hand, the periodic fee settlement machine installed in the parking lot is installed in a periodic fee settlement means that eliminates the need to settle the parking fee each time a commuter pass card is read, and in the parking lot management organization. Data communication means that enables data transmission / reception to / from the management PC, and a use contractor who is permitted to use new or update and that is transmitted from the management PC via the data communication means Periodic ID storage means for holding the periodic ID of the commuter pass card in the storage device for a certain period of time, and the periodic ID in which the ID of the commuter pass card read into the commuter pass settlement machine within the holding period is held in the storage device If the commuter pass card is registered, the commuter pass registration means that enables the settlement of fees for new registration or renewal registration of the commuter pass card, and if the commuter pass card is settled, An expiration date recording means for writing expiration date information is provided.

(2) Moreover, in the parking lot management system according to claim 2 of the present invention, the parking lot management organization is configured to be capable of managing a plurality of parking lots in a lump, and is installed in the parking lot management organization. PC can send and receive data to and from the periodic fee settlement machine installed in each parking lot, and the user can apply by selecting any parking lot from multiple parking lots The parking lot management organization is characterized in that the commuter pass card ID that allows new or renewal use via the management PC is stored and held in the fare settlement machines of all parking lots for a certain period of time. Yes.

(3) Moreover, the parking lot management system according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the periodic fee settlement machine is configured so that the parking fee can be settled with cash or a credit card.

(4) Further, in the parking lot management system according to claim 4 of the present invention, the fare fare adjustment machine, at the time of settlement of the new registration fee or renewal registration fee of the commuter pass card, is at least the name of the parking lot that has been applied for. Alternatively, it is characterized in that an adhesive sticker on which the ID number, position information of a parking space that can be parked, and an expiration date that can be parked is printed is issued.

(5) Moreover, in the parking lot management system according to claim 5 of the present invention, the sticker sticker issued by the fare fare adjusting machine is a vehicle sticker and a commuter pass card sticker, either simultaneously or sequentially. It is characterized by being issued.

(6) Further, in the parking lot management system according to claim 6 of the present invention, the fare fare adjusting machine writes the renewal start date on the commuter pass card at the time of renewal registration of the commuter pass card. When the commuter pass card is read, the renewal start date written on the commuter pass card is read, and the start date is the same as the date of the fee settlement or before the fee settlement date. In the case of the date, the sticker sticker is issued. On the other hand, if the start date is later than the date of the fee settlement, the sticker sticker is not issued. It is said.

  According to each means described in the above (1), (2) and (3), the periodic ID of the commuter pass card owned by the use contractor permitted for new use or renewal of the bicycle parking lot (parking lot), In order to keep it in the storage device of the fare settlement machine for a certain period of time (for example, about 2 weeks to 1 month before and after the start date of use), in the case of new registration, obtain a commuter pass card by mail, etc. In the case of renewal registration, users with existing commuter pass cards can carry out procedures for new registration and renewal registration at any bicycle parking lot (parking lot). The point that the data of the periodic update table was sent to all the payment machines with the periodic update function of the bicycle parking lot (parking lot) and the payment of both the cash and the credit card was made possible. Bicycle parking lot (parking ) But registration and renewal procedures are possible, so registration and renewal procedures will not be concentrated at the beginning of the fiscal year or at the beginning of the month, or at certain bicycle parking lots (parking lots). Makes it easy to do.

  According to the means described in (4), (5) and (6) above, the parking place (parking place) is forgotten by issuing a sticker card and a bicycle (vehicle) sticker at the same time. There is no. In addition, since the sticker issuance can be suspended after the settlement date, not at the time of payment, in the case of renewal use, the sticker is issued before the renewal start date and lost by the use date. Is prevented.

  As described above, according to the parking lot management system of the present invention, new registration and renewal can be performed even before the new contract date or the renewal contract date, or from any of a plurality of parking lots (bicycle parking lots). Since the settlement of registration can be completed easily, it is possible to prevent confusion in window operations at administrative institutions that are concentrated at the end of the month or the end of the fiscal year, and a commuter pass card and a sticker for attaching a bicycle (vehicle) are issued at the same time. This makes it possible to avoid forgetting the location of the parking place (bicycle parking place) and to prevent the loss of the issued sticker by allowing the issuance of the sticker to be suspended after the settlement date. In particular, it is useful to implement in large bicycle parking lots that are being developed by local governments and private companies for the purpose of eliminating illegal bicycle parking in front of the station.

  Embodiments of a parking lot management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that it is implemented in a bicycle parking lot intended for two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles. It can also be implemented as a parking lot management system in which wheels are mixed.

  FIG. 1 illustrates a parking lot management system that integrates and manages a plurality of bicycle parking lots. A parking lot management organization 1 that collectively manages a plurality of bicycle parking lots includes a packet communication network such as Dopa, INTERNET, etc. A management PC 2 connected to the public network 100 and capable of communicating with the outside is disposed.

  A periodic use application for a user who wishes to use the bicycle parking lot according to the present invention may be submitted to the parking management organization 1 with predetermined matters on a specific application form, or the application postcard may be similarly submitted to the parking management organization 1 There are a plurality of application methods, such as sending to the parking lot management organization 1 by E-mail, or registering and writing on the homepage of the parking lot management organization 1, but in the present invention, the application method There is no particular limitation.

  When the number of applications exceeds the number of applications, or when the number of applications concentrates on a specific usage location, the parking lot management organization 1 uses the lottery etc. It is common to confirm the update and notify the user of the result by some method.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the notification of winning a bicycle parking lot that can be used for new registration is performed by sending a sealed letter 3 enclosing a new commuter pass card 4 by mail. In addition, notification of winning a bicycle parking lot that can be used from the next time for the renewal application is made by sending a postcard 5.

  Here, although not particularly shown, the sealed letter 3 and the postcard 5 of the winning notification have a description of at least the bicycle parking lots that can be used. For example, at the time of application, the B station east exit bicycle parking lot 50B (No. .02), I applied at the C Station South Exit bicycle parking lot 50C (No. 03) as the second choice, but as a result of the lottery, for example, the second choice C Station South Exit bicycle parking lot 50C (No. 03) was decided to be used next time The contents of are described.

  In FIG. 1, a parking lot management organization 1 in this area collectively manages bicycle parking lots 50A, 50A ′, 50B, and 50C attached to, for example, three railway stations A, B, and C in the vicinity. West Exit bicycle parking lot 50A (No.01) and North Exit bicycle parking lot 50A '(No.04) are attached to B station. Similarly, B station East exit bicycle parking lot 50B (No.02) and C station south exit bicycle parking lot 50C ( No. 03) is attached.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows an arrangement example of one bicycle parking lot in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the bicycle parking lot 50 has one bicycle entrance 51 and one bicycle exit 52. There is a pedestrian entrance 53 for pedestrians. Although the entrance gate 54 is installed at the bicycle entrance 51, this entrance gate 54 is a one-way gate that can rotate only in the direction of entry. Once the bicycle parking lot 50 is entered, the entrance gate 54 cannot be exited. It is like that. An exit gate 55 is also installed at the bicycle exit 52, which is normally locked so that it cannot be rotated. The exit gate 55 is unlocked so that it can be rotated each time it is completed, but it is also possible to use a gate device that mechanically opens and closes the bar.

  Inside the bicycle parking lot 50, there are bicycle parking sections finely divided. Actually, numbers and boundaries are drawn in paint on the floor surface, and the user is supposed to park in a predetermined section. Here, for example, the area 50-1 on the near side from the sections 106A to 104M in FIG. 2 is operated for temporary users, and the area 50-2 from the back 103A to 101M is allocated for regular users. These are examples of basic arrangements of bicycle parking lots for general temporary users and regular users.

  In this example, the bicycle parking lot was simply written with the boundary line and division number on the floor, but there are many bicycle parking racks and so on to prevent the bicycle from falling down. It goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention can be applied even to a bicycle parking lot where a lock device is provided for each.

  FIG. 3 shows the external appearance of the periodic fee settlement machine 10 having the periodic registration update function in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 10 'is a main body of a charge settlement machine having a periodical registration update function, and has a display 15 for displaying usage guidance, a numeric keypad, and operation switches such as settlement / receipt / cancellation / registration on the front. Keyboard 16, commuter pass card insertion port 17, bill insertion port 18 and coin insertion port 19 for fee settlement, intercom call button 20 used when calling an attendant, call speaker 20 A and microphone 20 B, commuter pass When the card 4 is a non-contact type IC card, there is a non-contact card reader 21 on the front surface, and a change pocket 23 for discharging the change at the time of settlement. It is configured. Further, on the lower left side, there is a take-out pocket 22 from which a sticker for sticking is discharged.

FIG. 4 shows an internal configuration of the fee settlement machine 10 having a periodic registration update function in the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, a CPU 11 responsible for various arithmetic processes is provided as main hardware of the settlement machine 10, and various components are connected to the CPU via a bus line 12. Here, the memory 13 is equipped with a RAM that temporarily stores data and a ROM that stores various programs for realizing the various means described in the claims. Further, it is communicably connected to an internal module or an external device via the interface 14. Further, the interface 14 shown in FIG. 4 is connected to an external public network via an external communication device 28 such as a modem or a LAN adapter so that it can communicate with an external device via a packet communication network or the Internet. The transmission and reception are possible.

  If the number of bicycles handled increases, for example, at a bicycle parking lot with a scale of several thousand, for example, in addition to the memory 13, an additional storage device such as an HDD or a Compact Flash (registered trademark) card is added to the data storage. It is also possible to do.

  Further, the interface 14 includes the contactless card reader 21 or the magnetic card reader 21 ′, the display 15, the keyboard 16, the speaker 20A, the microphone 20B, and the external communication device 28 as shown in FIG. , Bill reader 18A, coin selector 19T, receipt printer 24, label printer 25, bill dispenser T1 constituting the bill change bank T2, 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen for the coin change bank Each coin dispenser T3, T4, T5, T6 is connected to an external monitoring panel 27 connected via the I / O signal terminal 26 and an input device screen 29, and each is monitored by the CPU 11. The system is controlled according to a program stored in the memory 13.

  Although not particularly shown, the management PC 2 installed in the parking lot management organization 1 is also equipped with a communication interface capable of communicating with an external PC or the like via a packet communication network or the Internet. As shown in FIG. 5, the settlement machines 10-A, 10-A ′, 10-B, and 10-C of the bicycle parking lots are all communicably connected via a packet communication network or the Internet.

Next, the flow at the time of periodic update in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Assume that a bicycle user E is currently using the B station east exit bicycle parking lot 50B (No. 02) from the home 6 in FIG. Further, it is assumed that this user already has a commuter pass card 4, but the expiry date of the commuter pass card 4 is until March 31, which is the end of the year. Since this user is scheduled to change the work location from the following year, he wants to use station C, which is different from the commuting route so far, and asks the parking management organization 1 to apply for the first application from the next year. Was applied to C Station South Exit bicycle parking lot 50C (No. 03), and the second hope was applied to B Station East Exit bicycle parking lot 50B (No. 02) as before. It is assumed that a postcard 5 for winning notification that (No. 03) is available has already been received.

  This bicycle user E commutes using B station as usual until the end of this year, but C station south exit bicycle parking lot 50C (No. 03) so as not to be late at the beginning of the following year. I'd like to complete the regular renewal process of. Here, the period during which regular regular renewal is possible is often set to about 2 weeks to 1 month before and after the regular use start date, and even the parking management organization 1 that manages this area The settlement machines 10A to 10C having the registration update function are set to the update period of one month before and after.

  The ID number of the commuter pass card owned by this bicycle user E is No. It is 00002, and when applying for renewal, an application for renewal is made by clearly specifying its own periodic ID. In FIG. 5, DT indicates a periodic registration update data table in the embodiment of the present invention. What is shown in FIG. 5 is from the management PC 2 of the parking lot management organization 1 to the settlement machines 10A, A ′, B, and C having a periodic registration update function arranged in each of the bicycle parking lots 50A to 50C. This data has already been sent as of the end of February (one month before the regular renewal date at the end of the fiscal year) and is regularly updated in the internal memory 13 of the settlement machine 10 having the regular registration renewal function for a certain period of time. It has been stored for one month before and after the day.

  Next, while this bicycle user E is still commuting using the station B before the use start date after the regular renewal and during the regular renewal period, for example, around March 15th, The operation for renewing the period will be described. The bicycle user E uses the commuter pass card 4 (No. 00002) during normal commuting, and this commuter pass card 4 is used as the exit 52 of the bicycle parking lot 50 shown in FIG. Is inserted into the card insertion slot 17 of the checkout machine 10 having a periodic registration / update function arranged in the parking lot 50, the exit gate 55 of the bicycle parking lot 50 is unlocked without paying because it is within the periodical contract period, and the bicycle parking lot 50 Can be issued.

  At that time, every time the commuter pass card 4 is inserted from the beginning of March, the display screen 15 of the checkout machine 10 having the periodic registration update function is “can be updated periodically. There was a message about the contents, and the renewal fee was not prepared. For other reasons, the card was taken out according to the instruction "If you do not renew today, please remove the card."

  On this day, a fee has been prepared for periodic renewal, an amount equivalent to “fee is XX yen” is paid, the card is again drawn into the device, and the periodic data is received by the internal card reader 21 ′. Ejected after the expiration date data is rewritten.

  Even if the commuter pass card 4 is renewed before the use start date, the data on the commuter pass card 4 has been extended so that the existing bicycle parking lot can be used until the use start date. Yes, in the parking lot management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the management PC 2 of the parking lot management organization 1 provides the settlement machine 10 having the function of regularly registering and updating each parking lot to 0:00 on the day of use start date. The regular use table FIG. 9 is transmitted in advance so as to be validated. This differs for each bicycle parking lot, such as for the A station west exit bicycle parking lot 50A shown in FIG. 9 (1), for the B station east exit bicycle parking lot 50B shown in (2), and for the C station south exit bicycle parking lot 50C shown in (3). Send data. The checkout machines 10A to 10C having the respective periodic registration update functions of the bicycle parking lots store this periodic usage table until the next periodic update date. Thereby, it is possible to use a conventional bicycle parking lot until the use start date and use another bicycle parking lot from the renewal date.

  In this way, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since it is possible to make a periodic update settlement before the use start date, even at the end of the fiscal year when periodic updates are concentrated, the window is congested due to renewal work, or before the checkout machine waiting for renewal A regular registration update method that is convenient for the user can be realized without being lined up.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, in addition to a normal receipt printer 24, a label printer 25 is built in, and a seal is also provided on the front surface of the checkout machine 10 having a periodic registration update function. There is provided a take-out pocket 22, which is not shown, but when the seal printed by the label printer 25 is cut by a cutter built in the label printer 25, the take-out pocket 22 automatically drops into the take-out pocket 22 for the seal. Has been placed.

  FIG. 6 shows the shape and print example of the seal issued in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6A, the seal mount 30 is affixed on the release paper 31 at equal intervals, and the seal mount 30 has a perforation 32 at the center. The lowermost part of FIG. 6 shows an example of printing, with the bicycle sticker 30A on the left side and the commuter pass card sticker 30B on the right side connected by a perforation 32, and after printing, two points are automatically printed by a cutter. It is set to be cut at the position of the chain line 33. Therefore, the lowermost printed seals 30A and 30B are combined with the release paper 31 to fall into the take-out pocket 22, and the user divides it at the perforation 32, and then the release paper 31 is removed. It is peeled off and affixed to the bicycle and commuter pass card 4 for use.

  FIG. 6 (2) is a second embodiment having a different seal shape, and is printed on a seal mount that is not joined by a perforation and separated beforehand by a bicycle sticker sticker 30A and a commuter pass sticker sticker 30B. It is also possible to do. Moreover, not only a square shape as shown in FIG. 6 (1) but also a round seal as shown in FIG. 6 (2) can be realized in various variations by selecting a seal mount. Needless to say.

  At the time of periodic registration or renewal registration, the seal 30A, 30B as shown in Fig. 6 (1) or (2) is issued at the same time as the settlement of the fee, and the periodic number, parking position, expiration date, etc. are printed. By attaching the bicycle sticking seal 30A, it is possible to easily find the parking position particularly when parking, but this is a known technique.

  However, as a feature of the embodiment of the present invention, there is a point that a bicycle sticker sticker 30A and a commuter pass card sticker sticker 30B are issued at the same time. When searching for a bicycle, it was difficult to find a place because there was no description of the place, but the place where the bicycle was parked was also issued at the same time as the commuter pass card sticker 30B as in the embodiment of the present invention. If you do not understand, you can know the parking location by looking at the commuter pass sticker sticker 30B of the commuter pass card 4, which is useful for improving convenience.

  The bicycle sticker sticker 30A and the commuter pass card sticker sticker 30B can be set so that they are automatically issued when a periodic registration or renewal charge is made. In the embodiment of the present invention, programming is performed so that the user can select the timing of issuance, instead of being automatically issued at the time of payment of the fee, which is one of the features of the present invention.

  As usual, if the bicycle sticker 30A and the commuter pass card sticker 30B are automatically issued when payment for periodic registration or renewal is made, the seals 30A, 30B will be lost by the day of use. The risk of doing so increases. In addition, if pasted stickers 30A and 30B are pasted on a bicycle or commuter pass card 4 before the start of use, when the current parking position cannot be understood, the bicycle sticker sticker indicating the parking position of a different parking lot is displayed. 30A will be affixed to the bicycle, and it will be difficult for the management company to determine whether the parking position is appropriate. Will occur.

  Thus, as in the embodiment of the present invention, the timing of the issuance of the seals 30A and 30B is determined not by automatic but by the user's selection, so that the user can use the last use opportunity at the current parking position, for example, as described above. The user commute to the previous work location until March 25, but after that, when using the bicycle parking lot on a new commute route from April 3, a seal is issued at the time of storage on March 25 By doing so, the bicycle sticker 30A and the commuter pass sticker 30B, in which the place of use is properly printed from the next use, can be used properly, and there is no confusion.

  If you do not issue a sticker during March and use a bicycle parking lot for the first time on April 3, you can program it to automatically issue a sticker because the use start date has passed. Even if the user forgets to issue the sticker itself, it can be operated without any problem.

  Next, referring to FIG. 7, the operation at the time of card registration and update will be described with reference to a flowchart.

<For new registration>
In FIG. 7, when the user inserts the commuter pass card 4 into the card insertion slot 17, in step S1, the card reader 21 'traces the magnetic stripe portion of the fixed-term card 4 and reads the status data of the card, step S2. It is determined whether the card 4 is unregistered or registered. The status can be distinguished from an unused and unregistered card in which only a periodic ID is written by checking whether or not data indicating “registered” is written at a predetermined address in the card data. It can be done. Since the card 4 determined to be unregistered in step S2 is the card 4 of the user who has visited for the first time after being mailed to a new user, the card ID is read in step S3, and the corresponding parking lot is determined by the data table in step S4. It is determined whether or not there is an ID. If there is no corresponding parking lot ID, this cannot be a new registration, so in step S15 a message such as “This card cannot be registered” is displayed on the display 15 or a voice announcement is made from the speaker 20A. After that, the commuter pass card is automatically discharged in step S10. If there is a corresponding ID, the charge is displayed in step S5, and it waits until payment is completed in step S6. If the cancel key is pressed during that time, it is determined to be canceled in step S16, and the same as described above. In step S10, the card is ejected. When payment is completed, the registered status data is written in the card in step S7, and the process proceeds to sticker printing in step S8. Thereafter, after receipt printing in step S9, the card is ejected in step S10, and the process is completed. It should be noted that the fee payment is not limited to the insertion of cash, and a method such as inserting a prepaid card or paying by inserting a credit card is also included in this step.

<For periodic updates>
When it is determined in the card status determination in the initial step S2 that the card has been registered, the expiration date data of the card 4 is read in step S11 to determine whether it is an update period. In this embodiment, it is determined that the update period is reached when one month has passed before the expiration date. If it is determined in step S12 that it has already been updated, it is determined in step S17 whether or not a sticker has been issued. If it has not been updated, a display or announcement such as "Do you want to update regularly?" Select. If the user selects “Do not update” in the update period in step S14, the process proceeds to the normal settlement operation in step S19. When updating, the card ID is read in step S3, and thereafter, the same operation as the above-described new registration is performed. In the case of an update, an update start date is also written in step S7, and the expiration date before the update is usually the update start date.

  Although not specifically explained in the flowchart, the completion of payment means outputting a signal for releasing the lock of the exit gate 55 within the valid period of the commuter pass card, and further writing the status of “departed” on the commuter pass card. Sometimes. In order to prevent the periodic reuse of the card, it is not possible to enter the card again with the status card being received. Similarly, a card with a status of being issued is programmed so that it cannot be issued again, and a function called anti-pass is used when operating a general commuter pass card.

Next, the seal printing and issuing process will be described.
In FIG. 7, there is a sticker issuing operation in steps S8 and S18, and the details of this portion are shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, when the process for issuing a seal is entered, the use start date is read in step S21. This is basically the same as the expiration date of the current card and is already recorded on the card. Next, in step S22, it is determined whether the use start date has already passed or has not yet reached, and if the use start date has already passed, the flow proceeds to step S23, and the checkout machine 10 having the periodic registration update function is entered. Accesses the management PC 2 of the parking lot management organization 1, sends the card ID of the card being processed, and inquires about the detailed contents. Although the management PC 2 of the parking lot management organization 1 is not shown in the figure, it has data such as a bicycle parking lot ID, bicycle parking position information, expiration date, periodic type, etc. corresponding to all the periodic IDs, and has a periodic registration update function. It is programmed to send back the data in response to a request from the machine 10.

  In step S24, the checkout machine 10 having the periodic registration update function, which has received the periodic detailed data from the management PC 2 of the parking lot management organization 1, prints the contents on the sticker with the label printer in step S25, and the normal label printer. The release paper 31 is automatically cut with a unitized cutter, and the process is terminated. Cut seal 30A. 30B falls into the sticker takeout pocket 22 of the checkout machine 10 having the periodic registration update function as described above, and the user sticks it to the bicycle and the commuter pass card for use.

  Further, if the use start date has not yet been reached in step S22, the user is asked to select a display or announcement such as “Do you want to issue a seal?” In step S27, and “Do not update” is selected in step S28. In such a case, the process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the original flowchart.

  In this way, if the print of the seal is at least before the use start date, the user can selectively select whether or not to issue the seal, and do not dare issue only the seal so as not to lose the seals 30A and 30B by the use start date. It becomes possible. Even if you forget to issue a sticker, the sticker is automatically issued when you use the card if it is on or after the start date of use.

  In addition, the seal may be lost after the start date of use or reissued because the bicycle was replaced, but this is not included in the scope of the present invention, and the staff will reissue it by a special operation. It is possible to operate it by making it possible or issuing it individually by the parking lot management organization 1.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the commuter pass card 4 is configured to use a card having a magnetic stripe, but an IC card reader 21 as in the example of the appearance of the settlement machine 10 having a periodic registration / update function is used. It is possible to realize with the same system even when using the commuter pass card 4 with a non-contact IC card, or using a contact IC card reader 21 'or a non-contact IC tag. Needless to say.

  In addition, although the example in which the lock of the exit gate 55 is released by the completion of the settlement is shown in the operation form of the bicycle parking lot, an individual bicycle tire or the like is locked at each parking position to prevent the exit, and when the settlement is completed, this tire The contents of the present invention can be used even in a bicycle parking lot configured to release the lock. Furthermore, among such bicycle parking lots, there are a bicycle parking lot of such an individual lock type and a bicycle parking lot that prevents exit at the exit gate 55. Can be implemented in the same manner.

  Further, in the processing process in the embodiment of the present invention, the flow of periodic registration update and the flow of normal settlement are not continuous, and the card once registered or updated is inserted into the apparatus again and settled. However, it is possible to easily program, for example, to perform regular registration or renewal and directly shift to the normal settlement flow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Explanatory drawing which established the concept of the bicycle parking management system which integrates and manages several bicycle parking in the Example of this invention. The layout of a bicycle parking lot in the Example of this invention. The external view of the account settlement machine which has the periodical registration update function in the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the account machine which has the periodical registration update function in the Example of this invention. The block diagram of the periodical registration update data table in the Example of this invention. The block diagram of the sticker for bicycle sticking and the sticker for commuter pass card sticking in the Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the periodical registration update operation | movement in the Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the seal | sticker issuing operation | movement in the Example of this invention. The block diagram of the regular utilization table in the Example of this invention.

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1 Parking management organization 2 PC for management
3 Sealed letter 4 Commuter pass card 5 Postcard 6 House 7 Current route 8 New route E Bicycle user 10 Settlement machine with periodic registration update function 10A, 10A ', 10B, 10C Settlement with periodic registration update function arranged at each bicycle parking lot Machine 22 Takeout pocket DT Periodic registration update table 30 Sticker mount 30A Bicycle sticker sticker 30B Commuter pass card sticker sticker 31 Release paper 32 Perforation 50, 50A, 50A ', 50B, 50C Bicycle parking lot (parking lot)

Claims (6)

For contractors who park various vehicles including bicycles, motorcycles or automobiles, parking using a commuter pass card is possible, and the management organization that manages the parking lot responds to the application for use to the parking lot. The parking lot management is configured so that the use applicant who receives the notification can park the various vehicles using the commuter pass card as the above-mentioned use contractor by deciding whether or not the use is possible and notifying the use applicant. A system,
While determining the commuter ID for each commuter pass card used by each of the above subscribers,
The periodic fee settlement machine installed in the parking lot, when receiving a commuter pass card, a periodic fee settlement means that makes it unnecessary to settle the parking fee each time,
Data communication means enabling data transmission / reception with a management PC installed in the parking lot management organization;
A periodic ID storage means for holding a periodic ID of a commuter pass card possessed by a use contractor permitted for new or updated use transmitted from the management PC via the data communication means in a storage device for a certain period; ,
If the ID of the commuter pass card read into the fare fare settlement machine within the holding period matches the commuter pass ID stored in the storage device, the fare settlement at the time of new registration or renewal registration of the commuter pass card A regular fee registration means to enable,
A parking lot management system, comprising: expiration date recording means for writing expiration date information of a card on the commuter pass card when a periodic fee is settled. The parking lot management organization is configured to manage a plurality of parking lots at once,
The management PC installed in the parking lot management organization can send and receive data to and from the periodic fee settlement machine installed in each parking lot.
Users can apply by selecting an arbitrary parking lot from multiple parking lots,
The parking lot management organization is configured so that the periodic IDs of commuter pass cards that can be used for new or renewal can be stored and stored in the fare settlement machines of all parking lots for a certain period of time via a management PC. The parking lot management system according to claim 1.   3. The parking lot management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the periodic fee settlement machine is configured to be able to settle a parking fee with cash or a credit card.   The fare fare adjustment machine will be able to park at least the name or ID number of the parking lot that has been applied for, and the location information of the parking space that can be parked, at the time of settlement of the new registration fee or renewal registration fee of the commuter pass card. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a sticker sticker printed with a valid expiration date is issued.   The parking stick management system according to claim 4, wherein the sticker sticker issued by the periodic fee adjustment machine is issued simultaneously or sequentially for two stickers for sticking a vehicle and sticking a commuter pass card.   The fare fare settlement machine writes the renewal start date in the commuter pass card at the time of payment for renewal registration of the commuter pass card, and is written in the commuter pass card at that time and when reading the commuter pass card thereafter. If the start date is the same as the date of the fee settlement, or if it is earlier than the date of the fee settlement, the sticker is issued, while the start date is The parking lot management according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, characterized in that said sticker is not issued in the case of a date later than the date of said charge settlement. system.

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