PARKING COUNT CONTROL SYSTEM USING PARKING MANAGEMENT SERVER AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090109062A1
• Filed: 03/29/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ik Song An
• Original Assignee: Ik Song An
• Inventors: An, Ik Song
• Application Number:
  US12/295,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20090109062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/932.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• 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: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters

Abstract

Provided is a parking count control system using a parking management server which is a parking management control system using a driver terminal unit, the system including: a mobile driver terminal unit capable of performing voice communication or/and wireless Internet; a parking management server receiving parking information about an identifier (ID) of a parking area and a parking time from the driver terminal unit when the parking management server has an access to the driver terminal unit to perform settlement and counting a parking time according to a parking area to notify the driver terminal unit of a parking completion message; a parking terminal unit installed in the parking area or in a plurality of parking areas, receiving parking-related information transmitted from the parking management server to count and display a parking remaining time; and a settlement server connected to the parking management server and processing and authenticating parking-related small amount or credit settlement by request of the parking management server.

Claims

1. A parking count control system using a parking management server which is a parking management control system using a driver terminal unit, the system comprising:

a mobile driver terminal unit capable of performing voice communication or/and wireless Internet;

a parking management server receiving parking information about an ID (identifier) of a parking area and a parking time from the driver terminal unit when the parking management server has an access to the driver terminal unit to perform settlement and counting a parking time according to a parking area to notify the driver terminal unit of a parking completion message;

a parking terminal unit installed in the parking area or in a plurality of parking areas, receiving parking-related information transmitted from the parking management server to count and display a parking remaining time; and

a settlement server connected to the parking management server and processing and authenticating parking-related small amount or credit settlement by request of the parking management server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking management server comprises:

a call connection database in which an ID and a call connection number of the parking terminal unit installed in each parking area or in a plurality of parking areas of each parking lot are matched with each other and are written;

a parking information database in which the ID of the parking terminal unit inputted through the driver terminal unit, a caller telephone number of the driver, and parking-related information are matched with one another and are stored;

a communication unit performing amplification and conversion to be capable of making communication with the driver terminal unit through a predetermined wireless communication network;

a communication interface capable of making communication with the settlement server;

an SMS (short message service) generator generating an SMS message about a parking completion guide in the driver terminal unit; and

a main processor guiding parking-related input information to a corresponding driver terminal unit when connecting to the driver terminal unit, if all of parking-related information is inputted from the driver terminal unit, controlling the entire system to make settlement according to a predetermined procedure and to transmit information including a parking time to a corresponding parking terminal unit.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the main processor comprises:

a CID (caller-ID) extractor extracting caller information of the driver terminal unit when connecting to the driver terminal unit;

a parking guidance unit requesting and guiding information input such as an ID of the parking terminal unit, a parking time, and settlement when connecting to the driver terminal unit; and

a timer counting a predetermined time, and if it is a parking completion time of each parking terminal unit, sending an SMS message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking terminal unit is installed in each parking area or in a plurality of parking areas of a parking lot, and an ID, an ARS (automatic response system) number or/and a wireless Internet address of the parking management server is described at an outer surface of the parking terminal unit.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking terminal unit comprises:

a receiver receiving parking-related information from the parking management server;

a remaining time display unit displaying a parking remaining time base on an inputted expected parking time received from the receiver;

a timer changing a time to be displayed on the remaining time display unit by counting the parking time;

a parking completion notifying unit notifying an expiration state in visual and auditory senses according to a control signal if the parking time is expired; and

a controlling unit storing parking-related information transmitted from the parking management server in memory and controlling to change and display a parking time through the remaining time display unit.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the receiver of the parking terminal unit is a transceiver receiving parking-related information from a parking management server and transmitting parking expiration information to the parking management sever before the parking remaining time counted in each parking area is expired.

14. The system of claim 4, wherein the parking terminal unit comprises:

a receiver receiving parking-related information from the parking management server;

a remaining time display unit displaying a parking remaining time base on an inputted expected parking time received from the receiver;

a timer changing a time to be displayed on the remaining time display unit by counting the parking time;

a parking completion notifying unit notifying an expiration state in visual and auditory senses according to a control signal if the parking time is expired; and

a controlling unit storing parking-related information transmitted from the parking management server in memory and controlling to change and display a parking time through the remaining time display unit.

7. A parking count control method using a parking management server which is a parking management control method using a driver terminal unit, the method comprising:

(a) if a driver terminal unit has an access to a parking management server through a predetermined wireless communication network, requesting to input an ID (identifier) of a parking terminal unit installed in each parking area;

(b) if the ID of a corresponding parking terminal unit is inputted from the driver terminal unit, requesting the driver terminal unit to select an expected parking time using the parking management server;

(c) if the expected parking time is inputted or selected from the driver terminal unit, guiding a parking fee corresponding to the expected parking time and performing small-amount settlement, credit settlement or other settlement method through a settlement server according to driver'"'"'s selection;

(d) if the settlement is completed, storing and managing a parking time and settlement information of the parking terminal unit corresponding to a parking area of the driver using the parking management server;

(e) searching a call connection number matched with the ID of the parking terminal unit corresponding to the parking area of the driver through a database, call-connecting to the parking terminal unit, transmitting the parking time and counting a parking remaining time; and

(f) displaying the parking time transmitted from the parking management server and counting a parking remaining time using the parking terminal unit.

8. The method of claim 7, if the driver terminal unit is connected in operation (a), further comprising extracting and storing a caller telephone number.

9. The method of claim 7, after performing (f), further comprising checking a parking remaining time according to a parking terminal unit, generating an SMS message before an expiration time, and transmitting a message about parking completion to a corresponding driver terminal unit using the parking management server.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message about parking completion is a call-back message including parking time extension information.

11. The method of claim 9, if the driver calls back according to parking time extension, comprising:

performing settlement by receiving a parking extension time from the driver terminal unit using the parking management server;

if the settlement is completed, updating a parking time and settlement information using the parking management server;

searching a call connection number corresponding to an ID of the parking terminal unit and then connecting to the parking terminal unit and transmitting a parking extension time using the parking management server; and

displaying the parking extension time transmitted from the parking management server and re-counting a parking remaining time.

15. The method of claim 8, after performing (f), further comprising checking a parking remaining time according to a parking terminal unit, generating an SMS message before an expiration time, and transmitting a message about parking completion to a corresponding driver terminal unit using the parking management server.

12. A parking count control method using a parking management server which is a parking management control method using a driver terminal unit, the method comprising:

if a driver terminal unit is connected through a predetermined wireless communication network, extracting caller information and requesting to input an ID (identifier) of a parking terminal unit installed in each parking area or in a plurality of parking areas;

if the ID of a corresponding parking terminal unit is inputted from the driver terminal unit, requesting to input a parking time to the driver terminal unit using the parking management server;

if the parking time is inputted from the driver terminal unit, guiding a parking fee and performing small-amount settlement or credit settlement through a settlement server according to driver'"'"'s selection;

searching a call connection number corresponding to the ID of the parking terminal unit through a database, call-connecting to the parking terminal unit and transmitting the parking time using the parking management server;

displaying the parking time transmitted from the parking management server and counting a parking remaining time using the parking terminal unit; and

generating an SMS (short message service) message about parking completion and transmitting the SMS message to a corresponding driver terminal unit by receiving parking expiration information using the parking management server.

13. A parking count control method using a parking management server which is a parking management control method using a driver terminal unit, the method comprising:

(a) if a driver terminal unit has an access to a parking management server through a predetermined wireless communication network, requesting to input an ID (identifier) of a parking terminal unit installed in a plurality of parking areas and the number of a corresponding parking area;

(b) if the ID of a corresponding parking terminal unit and the number of the corresponding parking area are inputted from the driver terminal unit, requesting the driver terminal unit to select an expected parking time using the parking management server;

(c) if the expected parking time is inputted or selected from the driver terminal unit, guiding a parking fee corresponding to the expected parking time and performing small-amount settlement, credit settlement or other settlement method through a settlement server according to driver'"'"'s selection;

(d) if the settlement is completed, storing and managing a parking time and settlement information of the parking terminal unit corresponding to a parking area of the driver using the parking management server;

(e) searching a call connection number matched with the ID of the parking terminal unit corresponding to the parking area of the driver through a database, call-connecting to the parking terminal unit, transmitting the parking time and counting a parking remaining time using the parking management server; and

(f) displaying the parking time transmitted from the parking management server and counting a parking remaining time using the parking terminal unit.