Parking management method and parking management device

A parking management device comprising:

• an image capturing unit;
• a communication unit;
• a sensing unit;
• a lifting mechanism;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• detect whether there is a vehicle approaching a parking management device in a parking space;
• capture images of the vehicle when the vehicle is detected approaching the parking management device;
• identify feature information of the vehicle in the captured images;
• determine whether the vehicle matches the parking space according to the feature information;
• in response that the vehicle matches the parking space, control a lifting mechanism to change from a raised state to a lowered state;
• establish a pairing connection between the parking management device and a mobile terminal;
• and
• in response to a received vehicle fetching instruction sent by the mobile terminal, send distance and orientation information between the parking management device and the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal.