Apparatus and method for settling parking charge using DSRC
First Claim
1. A parking charge settling apparatus, comprising:
- an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) terminal that stores registration information for parking charge settlement, analyzes the stored registration information, and transmits the registration information in a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) format;
a vehicle sensor managing server that communicates with a vehicle sensor installed at a parking space to manage parking state information;
a DRSC base station that communicates bi-directionally with the ETC terminal using the DSRC format, when a vehicle mounting the ETC terminal enters a predetermined range;
a settlement center server that informs the vehicle entering a parking lot of an available parking space, computes a parking charge, and settles the parking charge with the ETC terminal;
a first displayer that displays available parking space information received from the settlement center server; and
a second displayer that displays the parking charge and whether the vehicle is allowed to pass.
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Abstract
A parking charge settling apparatus includes an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) terminal that stores registration information for parking charge settlement, analyzes the stored information, and transmits the registration information in a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) format; a vehicle sensor managing server that communicates with a vehicle sensor installed at a parking space to manage parking state information; a DRSC base station that communicates bi-directionally with the ETC terminal using the DSRC format, when a vehicle mounting the ETC terminal enters a predetermined range; a settlement center server that informs the vehicle entering the parking lot of an available parking space, computes a parking charge, and settles the parking charge with the ETC terminal; a first displayer that displays available parking space information received from the settlement center server; and a second displayer that displays the parking charge and whether the vehicle is allowed to pass.
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29 Claims
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1. A parking charge settling apparatus, comprising:
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an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) terminal that stores registration information for parking charge settlement, analyzes the stored registration information, and transmits the registration information in a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) format;
a vehicle sensor managing server that communicates with a vehicle sensor installed at a parking space to manage parking state information;
a DRSC base station that communicates bi-directionally with the ETC terminal using the DSRC format, when a vehicle mounting the ETC terminal enters a predetermined range;
a settlement center server that informs the vehicle entering a parking lot of an available parking space, computes a parking charge, and settles the parking charge with the ETC terminal;
a first displayer that displays available parking space information received from the settlement center server; and
a second displayer that displays the parking charge and whether the vehicle is allowed to pass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A parking charge settling apparatus, comprising:
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a Vehicle Navigation System (VNS) terminal that stores registration information for parking charge settlement, including a user identifier and balance information, transmits the stored registration information to an external source in a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) format, receives available parking space information in the DSRC format, and displays the available parking space information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and
a DSRC base station that receives the registration information from the VNS terminal and settles a computed parking charge by a bidirectional DSRC communication with the VNS terminal, when a vehicle mounting the VNS terminal enters a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A parking charge settling method, comprising:
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transmitting response information from an Electronic Toll Collection ETC) terminal to a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) base station as the ETC terminal enters a predetermined range and receives an ETC broadcast information from the DSRC base station;
authenticating a vehicle on the basis of a user identifier transmitted from the ETC terminal and assigning an available parking space, if the vehicle is entering;
recognizing the user identifier transmitted from the ETC, computing a parking charge according to a parking time, and transmitting the computed parking charge to the ETC terminal, if the vehicle is leaving; and
receiving the parking charge, subtracting the parking charge from a balance of a smart card within the ETC terminal, and transmitting settlement completion information to the DSRC base station by the ETC terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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16. A subscriber fee settling system, comprising:
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a subscriber terminal containing subscriber information;
a base station that communicates with the subscriber terminal using a wireless medium;
a server that communicates with the base station to receive the subscriber information communicated by the subscriber terminal to the base station, computes a subscriber fee based on the subscriber information, and communicates the subscriber fee to the subscriber terminal via the base station; and
a service sensor that communicates with the server to identify whether a service is available for allocating to a subscriber.
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25. A subscriber fee settling method, comprising:
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communicating a service request from a subscriber terminal to a base station terminal by wireless communication;
displaying the availability of a service for viewing by a subscriber having the subscriber terminal; and
communicating a service fee from a server to the subscriber terminal, by wireless communication, and debiting the service fee from an account balance maintained by the subscriber terminal.
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