Parking management system and parking management method

A method implemented in a parking management system including a terminal device and a server device, the method comprising:

• in the terminal device,
• storing user information,
• reading identification information of a parking space from a code associated with the parking space, and
• transmitting, to the server device, parking position information which includes the stored user information and the read identification information;
• and
• in the server device,
• receiving the parking position information from the terminal device, and
• identifying a position where a vehicle is parked and a user of the parked vehicle, based on the received parking position information,
• in the terminal device,
• identifying whether the terminal device is located in a parking lot or not;
• sensing a state of the user and indicating whether the terminal device has shifted from an in-vehicle state to a state other than the in-vehicle state or from a state other than the in-vehicle state to the in-vehicle state;
• determining a start or end or duration of parking of a vehicle based on a position of the terminal device identified by a positioning unit of the terminal device and a result of sensing by a sensor unit of the terminal device;
• and
• transmitting parking start information or parking end information to the server device based on a result of the determination;
• in the server device,
• receiving the parking start information or the parking end information;
• and
• identifying a parking duration of a vehicle based on the parking start information or the parking end information,
• in the terminal device,
• providing a notification to the user when the identification information is not read.

A method implemented in a terminal device, comprising:

• storing user information,
• reading identification information of a parking space from a code associated with the parking space,
• transmitting parking position information to a server device, the parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information;
• measuring a position of the terminal device by a positioning unit of the terminal device;
• identifying whether the terminal device is located in a parking lot or not;
• sensing a state of the user and indicating whether the terminal device has shifted from an in-vehicle state to a state other than the in-vehicle state or from a state other than the in-vehicle state to the in-vehicle state;
• determining a start or end or duration of parking of a vehicle based on a position of the terminal device identified by the positioning unit of the terminal device and a result of sensing by a sensor unit of the terminal device;
• and
• transmitting parking start information or parking end information to the server device based on a result of the determination.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program thereon, the program causing a terminal device to:

• store user information;
• read identification information of a parking space from a code associated with the parking space;
• transmit parking position information to a server device, the parking position information including the stored user information and the read identification information;
• measure a position of the terminal device by a positioning unit of the terminal device;
• identify whether the terminal device is located in a parking lot or not;
• sense a state of the user and indicate whether the terminal device has shifted from an in-vehicle state to a state other than the in-vehicle state or from a state other than the in-vehicle state to the in-vehicle state;
• determine a start or end or duration of parking of a vehicle based on a position of the terminal device identified by the positioning unit of the terminal device and a result of sensing by a sensor unit of the terminal device;
• and
• transmit parking start information or parking end information to the server device based on a result of the determination.

A server device connected to a terminal device through a network,

• the terminal device including:
• a storage unit that stores user information;
• a reading unit that reads identification information of a parking space from a code associated with the parking space;
• and
• a transmission unit that transmits, to the server device, parking position information which includes the stored user information and the read identification information,
• the server device including:
• a receiving unit that receives the parking position information from the terminal device;
• and
• an identifying unit that identifies a position where a vehicle is parked and a user of the parked vehicle, based on the received parking position information,
• wherein:
• the terminal device includes:
• a positioning unit that identifies whether the terminal device is located in a parking lot or not;
• a sensor unit that senses a state of the user and indicates whether the terminal device has shifted from an in-vehicle state to a state other than the in-vehicle state or from a state other than the in-vehicle state to the in-vehicle state;
• and
• a determining unit that determines a start or end or duration of parking of a vehicle based on a position of the terminal device identified by the positioning unit and a result of sensing by the sensor unit;
• the transmission unit transmits parking start information or parking end information to the server device based on a result of the determination;
• and
• in the server device, the receiving unit receives the parking start information or the parking end information, and the identifying unit identifies a parking duration of a vehicle based on the parking start information or the parking end information.