Travel support system and vehicle entrance controlling system

• US 20010013827A1
• Filed: 02/13/2001
• Published: 08/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawano, Yasuhiko
• Application Number:
  US09/781,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20010013827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas

Abstract

The invention relates to a travel support system and a vehicle entrance control system. The central computer comprises a service information D/B that stores information pertaining to proposable services and corresponding vehicle information pertaining to vehicles; a transmission unit that receives vehicle information from a subordinate device; and a controller that reads service information corresponding to the vehicle information received by the transmission unit from the service information D/B, wherein the transmission unit transmits the read service information to the subordinate device, and the subordinate device is provided with a ROM that stores vehicle information pertaining to vehicles, and a transmission unit that transmits the vehicle information stored in the ROM to the central computer and receives service information from the central computer. It is possible for the subordinate device to receive service information corresponding to the vehicle information stored in the ROM from the central computer.

Claims

1. A travel support system for providing information from a central computer to a vehicle-mounted subordinate device by transmission between said vehicle-mounted subordinate device and the central computer,

wherein said central computer comprises:

first memory means for storing service information pertaining to vehicle services corresponding to vehicle information pertaining to vehicles;

means for receiving vehicle information from said vehicle-mounted subordinate device;

means for reading service information corresponding to said vehicle information received by said receiving means from said first memory means; and

means for transmitting said service information read by said reading means to said vehicle-mounted subordinate device; and

wherein

said vehicle-mounted subordinate device comprises;

second memory means for storing vehicle information pertaining to the vehicle; and

communication means for transmitting said vehicle information stored in said second memory means to said central computer and for receiving service information from said central computer.

2. A travel support system comprising:

a card having first memory means for storing vehicle information pertaining to vehicles;

means for detecting said card;

second memory means for storing service information pertaining to vehicle services corresponding to vehicle information;

first reading means for reading the vehicle information from said first memory means in response to having detected said card by said detecting means;

second reading means for reading the service information corresponding to the vehicle information read by said first reading means from said second memory means; and

means for outputting the service information read by said second reading means.

3. A travel support system comprising:

first memory means for storing vehicle information pertaining to vehicles;

means for acquiring the current position of a vehicle;

second memory means for storing information about the locations of a plurality of parking areas and information about vehicle services for the respective parking areas corresponding to vehicle information;

means for selecting an adequate parking area from said second memory means based on the vehicle information stored in said first memory means and the current vehicle position acquired by said acquiring means; and

means for conveying information about the location of available parking area, which is selected by said selecting means.

4. A vehicle entrance control system for permitting entrance or pass-through of a vehicle by communication between a vehicle-mounted subordinate device and the central computer set on the ground;

wherein said vehicle-mounted subordinate device comprises;

first memory means for storing vehicle information pertaining to the vehicle;

second memory means for storing information of an individual pertaining to the owner of a vehicle; and

means for transmitting the vehicle information stored in said first memory means and information stored in said second memory means to said central computer; and

said central computer comprises;

a gate that permits or prohibits a vehicle to pass through;

third memory means for storing information showing permission or prohibition of the pass-through of a vehicle, corresponding to the information on an individual and vehicle information;

means for receiving the vehicle information and information on an individual that are transmitted from said transmitting means;

means for reading, from said third memory means, the information showing permission or prohibition of the pass-through of a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle information and the information on an individual that are received by said receiving means; and

gate controlling means for changing the state of the gate in response to the information showing permission or prohibition, which is read by said reading means.