JPH11144195A - Method and device for managing parking lot - Google Patents

Method and device for managing parking lot

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JPH11144195A
JPH11144195A JP30703397A JP30703397A JPH11144195A JP H11144195 A JPH11144195 A JP H11144195A JP 30703397 A JP30703397 A JP 30703397A JP 30703397 A JP30703397 A JP 30703397A JP H11144195 A JPH11144195 A JP H11144195A
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Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
博之 山口
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking lot managing method which shows vacancy and full information of a parking lot and the current position of a vehicle on a map of a navigation system without separately providing each parking lot with a sensor in a parking lot managing method which shows the current position of the vehicle and a parking lot that has vacancy on a map of a navigation system that is mounted on the vehicle and by which a traveling vehicle can easily know the nearest parking lot that has vacancy. SOLUTION: A white zone is formed in each parking space of a parking lot on a street. When a white zone is recovered completely, a deciding means 9 decides that a vacant parking space exists about each parking device that overlaps an image of an object area which is taken by a camera 2 mounted on an artificial satellite 1 after performing binarization processing of it on map information that shows the position of a parking lot which is acquired from memory 7 and extracts the parking lot on the map from a place that corresponds to the parking lot of map information by an extracting means 8. The result is shown together with the current position of the vehicle on an LCD of the navigation system.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明が属する技術分野】本発明は、屋外の平面駐車
場、屋上の駐車場など青空駐車場における駐車の可否情
報を走行中の車両に提供する駐車場管理方法及び装置に
関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management method and apparatus for providing information on whether parking is possible in a blue sky parking lot such as an outdoor flat parking lot or a rooftop parking lot to a traveling vehicle.

【0002】[0002]

【従来技術】駐車場の所在地や駐車の可否情報を表示す
る方法としては従来、市街地の適所に駐車場の所在地を
示す略図と共に各駐車場の空満情報をランプや発光ダイ
オード等の点灯、点滅等で表示する駐車場案内を掲示し
たものが知られるが、これには次のような問題がある。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of displaying information on the location of a parking lot and whether or not parking is possible, a schematic diagram showing the location of a parking lot at an appropriate location in an urban area is used. There is known a parking lot guide displayed by the above method, but this has the following problems.

【0003】1)駐車場案内は一般に数が少なく、不馴
れな所では駐車場案内を探すこと事態が容易でないこ
と、 2)走行中の車両から駐車場案内を一瞥して駐車場情報
を知ることは容易でなく、多くの場合、車両の走行を一
旦停止して確認する必要があるため交通渋滞を招くおそ
れがあること、 3)駐車場案内に表示される略図では、目的の駐車場ま
で行く道順が定かでなく、不馴れな所ではとくに目的の
駐車場へ行き着くのが容易でないこと、などである。
[0003] 1) In general, the number of parking lot guides is small, and it is not easy to find a parking lot guide in an unfamiliar place. 2) To know the parking lot information at a glance from a traveling vehicle. It is not easy, and in many cases, it is necessary to stop the vehicle once and check it, which may cause traffic congestion. 3) In the schematic diagram displayed in the parking lot guide, go to the target parking lot The directions are not clear, and it is not easy to get to the target parking lot especially in unfamiliar places.

【0004】特開平8−124084号には、駐車場に
車両の出入りを検出するセンサーを設け、センサーから
の出力をカウントすることにより駐車場の空満を判定す
る。そしてその駐車場の空満情報を人工衛星通信手段を
介して車両に搭載のナビゲーションシステムの地図上に
車両の現在位置と共に表示する手段が開示されている。
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-124048 provides a sensor for detecting whether a vehicle enters or leaves a parking lot, and counts the output from the sensor to determine whether the parking lot is full. Means for displaying the vacancy information of the parking lot together with the current position of the vehicle on a map of a navigation system mounted on the vehicle via satellite communication means is disclosed.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述する方法による
と、ナビゲーションシステムの地図上に車両の現在位置
と空きのある駐車場の位置とを表示することが可能で、
これにより走行中の車両から最寄りの空きのある駐車場
を容易に知ることができるが、上述する方法では駐車場
に車両の出入りを検出するセンサーを設置することが必
要で、このセンサーは駐車場ごとに個別に設ける必要が
ある。しかも各センサーと駐車場の空満を判定する手段
とを繋ぐ通信手段をセンサーごとに個別に設ける必要も
ある。
According to the above-described method, it is possible to display the current position of a vehicle and the position of a vacant parking lot on a map of a navigation system.
As a result, the nearest available parking lot can be easily known from the traveling vehicle. However, in the above-described method, it is necessary to install a sensor for detecting the ingress and egress of the vehicle in the parking lot. Must be provided separately for each. In addition, it is necessary to separately provide communication means for connecting each sensor to the means for determining whether the parking lot is full or not.

【0006】本発明は、駐車場ごとに個別にセンサーを
設けることなくナビゲーションシステムの地図上に駐車
場の空満情報と車両の現在位置とを表示することができ
る駐車場管理方法及び装置を提供することを目的とす
る。
[0006] The present invention provides a parking lot management method and apparatus which can display the fullness information of a parking lot and the current position of a vehicle on a map of a navigation system without providing a sensor for each parking lot. The purpose is to do.

【0007】[0007]

【課題の解決手段】本発明の駐車場管理方法は、人工衛
星に設けたカメラで対象区域を撮り込んだ画像を画像処
理したのち、各駐車場について空駐車スペースの有無を
判定し、それをナビゲーションシステムの地図上に当該
車両の現在位置と共に各駐車場の空満情報を表示するこ
とを特徴とし、駐車場管理装置は、人工衛星に搭載さ
れ、対象区域を撮り込むカメラと、カメラで撮り込んだ
画像を画像処理する画像処理手段と、画像処理手段で処
理された画像より駐車場を抽出する抽出手段と、抽出手
段で抽出された駐車場内の空駐車スペースの有無を判定
する判定手段と、判定手段の判定結果を車両に搭載のナ
ビゲーションシステムに送信する通信手段と、当該車両
の現在位置を検出する検出手段と、該検出手段と上記通
信手段から送信されたデータに基づいてナビゲーション
システムの地図上に当該車両の現在位置と、各駐車場の
空満情報を表示する表示手段とからなることを特徴とす
る。
According to the parking lot management method of the present invention, an image obtained by capturing an image of a target area with a camera provided on an artificial satellite is subjected to image processing, and then the presence or absence of an empty parking space is determined for each parking lot. The system displays the vacancy information of each parking lot together with the current position of the vehicle on the map of the navigation system.The parking lot management device is mounted on an artificial satellite, and a camera that captures the target area and a camera that captures it Image processing means for performing image processing on the captured image, extraction means for extracting a parking lot from the image processed by the image processing means, and determination means for determining whether there is an empty parking space in the parking lot extracted by the extraction means. Communication means for transmitting the determination result of the determination means to the navigation system mounted on the vehicle, detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and transmission from the detection means and the communication means The current position of the vehicle on the map of the navigation system on the basis of the data, characterized in that comprising a display means for displaying the empty full information of each parking.

【0008】本発明方法及び装置によると、人工衛星に
設けたカメラで撮り込んだ画像から駐車場の空満情報を
得られるため、駐車場ごとに個別に車両の出入りを検出
するセンサーを設ける必要がない。本装置で用いられる
画像処理手段としては、通常二値化処理手段を含む。こ
の場合、判定手段は二値化された画像から車両を判別す
るが、車両の色彩によっては、二値化したとき駐車スペ
ースと同じとなり、判別できなくなる場合がある。そこ
で各駐車スペースには例えば一定箇所に一定サイズの黒
又は白のゾーンを形成しておき、駐車時には該ゾーンが
車両で一部でも覆われるようにしておくのが望ましい。
ゾーンと類似又は同一の色彩の車両が駐車され、二値化
処理したとき車両とゾーンの判別ができなくなることが
あっても、ゾーンが一部でも車両に覆われた場合と同
様、所定位置に一定サイズのゾーンを二値化処理した画
像から識別できなくなる。そのため駐車スペースの所定
箇所に一定サイズのゾーンを検出できるか否かで駐車の
有無の判定が確実に行えるようになる。
[0008] According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, since the vacancy information of the parking lot can be obtained from the image taken by the camera provided in the artificial satellite, it is necessary to provide a sensor for individually detecting the entrance and exit of the vehicle for each parking lot. There is no. The image processing means used in the present apparatus usually includes a binarization processing means. In this case, the determination unit determines the vehicle from the binarized image. However, depending on the color of the vehicle, the determination may be the same as the parking space when binarized, and may not be possible. Therefore, it is preferable that a black or white zone of a certain size is formed in a certain place in each parking space, for example, and that the zone is partially covered by the vehicle when parking.
Even if a vehicle of similar or the same color as the zone is parked and it is not possible to distinguish between the vehicle and the zone when the binarization process is performed, even if the zone is partially covered by the vehicle, Zones of a certain size cannot be identified from the binarized image. Therefore, the presence or absence of parking can be reliably determined based on whether a zone of a fixed size can be detected at a predetermined location in the parking space.

【0009】画像より駐車場を抽出する抽出手段として
は、例えばメモリーから得た駐車場の位置を示す地図情
報と画像とを重ね、地図情報の駐車場に対応する箇所か
ら画像上の駐車場を抽出する手段が好ましい例として挙
げられる。通信手段としては、アンテナと送受信器より
なるものが好ましい例として挙げられる。
As an extracting means for extracting a parking lot from an image, for example, map information indicating the position of the parking lot obtained from a memory is superimposed on the image, and the parking lot on the image is extracted from a location corresponding to the parking lot in the map information. Extraction means is a preferred example. A preferred example of the communication means includes an antenna and a transceiver.

【0010】検出手段としては、GPS方式によるも
の、自立航法式によるもの、両者の組み合わせによるも
の等が例示される。表示手段は、ナビゲーションシステ
ムの地図上に車両の場合には従来法と同様に、また駐車
場に関しては点滅、或いは赤や青などの色彩により空満
情報が表示されるようにする。
[0010] Examples of the detecting means include those based on the GPS system, those based on the self-contained navigation system, those based on a combination of the two, and the like. The display means displays the vacancy information on the map of the navigation system in the same manner as in the case of the vehicle in the case of the vehicle, and blinking or the color such as red or blue for the parking lot.

【0011】本発明の別の駐車場管理方法は、対象区域
内における駐車場の各駐車スペースにレーザ又は超音波
の反射手段を設置し、人工衛星よりレーザ又は超音波を
対象区域内に照射して反射手段からのレーザ又は超音波
を受光又は受信することにより各駐車場の空駐車スペー
スの有無を判定し、それをナビゲーションシステムの地
図上に当該車両の現在位置と共に、各駐車場の空満情報
を表示することを特徴とし、駐車場管理装置は、対象区
域内における駐車場の各駐車スペースに設置されるレー
ザ又は超音波の反射手段と、人工衛星に搭載され、対象
区域内を照射するレーザ又は超音波の照射手段と、反射
手段からレーザ又は超音波を受光又は受信する手段と、
該手段の検出信号により駐車場の空駐車スペースの有無
を判定する判定手段と、判定手段の判定結果を車両に搭
載のナビゲーションシステムに送信する通信手段と、当
該車両の現在位置を検出する検出手段と、該検出手段と
上記通信手段から送信されたデータに基づいてナビゲー
ションシステムの地図上に当該車両の現在位置と、各駐
車場の空満情報を表示する表示手段とからなることを特
徴とする。
According to another parking lot management method of the present invention, a laser or ultrasonic wave reflecting means is installed in each parking space of a parking lot in a target area, and laser or ultrasonic waves are radiated from a satellite to the target area. The presence or absence of an empty parking space in each parking lot is determined by receiving or receiving a laser or ultrasonic wave from the reflection means, and that is determined on the map of the navigation system together with the current position of the vehicle and the availability of each parking lot. It is characterized by displaying information, and the parking lot management device is mounted on an artificial satellite with laser or ultrasonic reflecting means installed in each parking space of the parking lot in the target area, and irradiates the inside of the target area Laser or ultrasonic irradiation means, and means for receiving or receiving laser or ultrasonic waves from the reflection means,
Determining means for determining the presence or absence of an empty parking space in a parking lot based on the detection signal of the means, communication means for transmitting the result of the determination to the navigation system mounted on the vehicle, and detecting means for detecting the current position of the vehicle And display means for displaying the current position of the vehicle on a map of the navigation system based on the data transmitted from the detection means and the communication means, and vacancy information of each parking lot. .

【0012】本発明方法及び装置によると、人工衛星に
搭載の照射手段より照射されるレーザ又は超音波で対象
区域内を走査することにより反射手段を検出する。反射
手段は駐車時においては車両に隠れるようにしておく
と、反射手段の検出ができなくなり、反射手段からの検
出の有無によって空駐車スペースの有無を判定すること
ができる。したがって本発明方法及び装置においても各
駐車場ごとに個別に車両の出入りを検出するセンサーを
設ける必要がない。
[0012] According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, the reflection means is detected by scanning the inside of the target area with the laser or ultrasonic waves emitted from the irradiation means mounted on the artificial satellite. If the reflection means is hidden behind the vehicle during parking, the reflection means cannot be detected, and the presence or absence of an empty parking space can be determined based on the presence or absence of detection from the reflection means. Therefore, in the method and the apparatus of the present invention as well, it is not necessary to provide a sensor for individually detecting the entrance and exit of the vehicle at each parking lot.

【0013】本装置で用いられる判定手段としては、反
射手段から反射されるレーザ又は超音波の検出の有無に
よって行われる。
The determination means used in the present apparatus is based on the presence or absence of detection of the laser or ultrasonic wave reflected from the reflection means.

【0014】[0014]

【発明の実施の形態】屋外又は屋上の青空駐車場は、各
駐車スペースの例えば半分程度が白いゾーンで形成され
ている。図1に示すように人工衛星1に搭載のカメラ2
で撮り込まれた対象区域の画像は、電話局3を経て駐車
場集中管理センター4に送られる。そして画像情報復調
回路5で復調され、復調回路5と共に画像処理手段を構
成する二値化処理手段6で二値化される。ついでメモリ
ー7から得た駐車場の位置を示し、かつ上記対象区域に
相当する地図情報と二値化処理された画像とを重ね合
せ、抽出手段8により地図情報の駐車場に対応する箇所
から画像上の駐車場を抽出する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In an outdoor or rooftop blue sky parking lot, for example, about half of each parking space is formed by a white zone. As shown in FIG. 1, a camera 2 mounted on an artificial satellite 1
The image of the target area captured by the above is transmitted to the centralized parking lot management center 4 via the telephone office 3. Then, the image data is demodulated by the image information demodulation circuit 5 and binarized by the binarization processing means 6 which constitutes an image processing means together with the demodulation circuit 5. Next, the position of the parking lot obtained from the memory 7 is shown, and the map information corresponding to the target area is superimposed on the binarized image. Extract the parking lot above.

【0015】抽出された各駐車場について、判定手段9
は白いゾーンが欠けたり、突出部を有することなく完全
な形で復元された場合、空駐車スペース有りと判定す
る。その結果は電話局3、人工衛星1を経て走行車両1
1のアンテナ12で受信される。そしてインターフェイ
ス13を介して車両に搭載のナビゲーションシステムの
CRT又はLCD15に表示される。すなわち図2に示
すように、CRT又はLCD15にはナビゲーションシ
ステムが本来持つ機能により表示されている走行車両1
1の走行箇所付近の地図上に走行車両11の現在位置と
共に空駐車スペースのある駐車場16が表示手段として
の光点により表示される。
For each of the extracted parking lots, judgment means 9
Determines that there is a vacant parking space if it has been completely restored without any white zones or without protrusions. As a result, the traveling vehicle 1 passes through the telephone office 3 and the artificial satellite 1.
The signal is received by one antenna 12. Then, it is displayed on the CRT or LCD 15 of the navigation system mounted on the vehicle via the interface 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the traveling vehicle 1 displayed on the CRT or the LCD 15 by the functions inherent in the navigation system.
A parking lot 16 having an empty parking space is displayed on the map near the traveling point 1 by a light spot as a display means together with the current position of the traveling vehicle 11.

【0016】別の駐車場管理装置では、青空駐車場の各
駐車スペースにレーザ又は超音波の反射板が設置され、
駐車スペースに駐車したときには反射板が車両で隠され
るようにしてある。図3に示すように、人工衛星21に
はレーザ又は超音波の照射装置22と、受光又は受信装
置23とが設置され、照射装置22より照射されるレー
ザ又は超音波で対象区域を走査しながら反射板からの反
射光又は超音波を受光又は受信装置23で受光又は受信
すると、それが駐車場集中管理センター24に送信され
る。
In another parking lot management device, a laser or ultrasonic reflector is installed in each parking space of the blue sky parking lot,
When the vehicle is parked in a parking space, the reflector is hidden by the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the artificial satellite 21 is provided with a laser or ultrasonic irradiation device 22 and a light receiving or receiving device 23, and scans the target area with the laser or ultrasonic wave irradiated from the irradiation device 22. When the light or ultrasonic wave reflected from the reflector is received or received by the light receiving or receiving device 23, it is transmitted to the parking lot central management center 24.

【0017】駐車場集中管理センター24では、メモリ
ー25から得た上記対象区域に相当する地図情報上をレ
ーザ又は超音波の照射点と同じ向き及び速度で移動させ
ながら判定手段26が受信装置23より送信された受光
又は受信信号を受けると、当該箇所に空駐車スペース有
りと判定する。そしてその結果が上記と同様の方法によ
りナビゲーションシステムのCRT又はLCDの地図上
に表示手段としての光点により表示される。
At the parking lot central control center 24, the judgment means 26 sends the map information corresponding to the target area obtained from the memory 25 in the same direction and at the same speed as the irradiation point of the laser or ultrasonic wave. Upon receiving the transmitted light reception or reception signal, it is determined that there is an empty parking space at the location. The result is displayed on a CRT or LCD map of the navigation system by a light spot as a display means in the same manner as described above.

【0018】[0018]

【発明の効果】本発明によると、車両に搭載されるナビ
ゲーションシステムの地図上に車両の現在位置と空きの
ある駐車場とを表示することができ、走行中の車両から
最寄りの空きのある駐車場を容易に知ることができるこ
と、人工衛星に設けたカメラで撮り込んだ画像から、或
いは人工衛星から照射したレーザ又は超音波の反射光又
は超音波から駐車場の空満情報を得ることができ、駐車
場ごとに個別に車両の出入りを検出するためのセンサー
や各センサーから個別に検出信号を受ける通信手段を設
ける必要がないためシステムが簡素となる。
According to the present invention, the current position of a vehicle and a vacant parking lot can be displayed on a map of a navigation system mounted on the vehicle, and the nearest vacant parking lot from the traveling vehicle can be displayed. It is possible to know the parking lot easily, and to obtain parking lot vacancy information from the image taken by the camera installed on the satellite, or from the reflected light or ultrasonic wave of the laser or ultrasonic wave emitted from the satellite. The system is simplified because it is not necessary to provide a sensor for individually detecting the ingress and egress of the vehicle for each parking lot and a communication means for individually receiving a detection signal from each sensor.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施形態のブロック図。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】ナビゲーションシステムのLCDの表示例を示
す図。
FIG. 2 is a view showing a display example of an LCD of the navigation system.

【図3】本発明の別の実施形態のブロック図。FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1、2・・人工衛星 2・・カメラ 3・・電話局 4、24・・駐車場集中管理センター 5・・画像情報復調回路 6・・二値化処理手段 7、25・・メモリー 8・・抽出手段 9・・判定手段 11・・走行車両 12・・アンテナ 13・・インターフェイス 14・・ナビゲーションシステム 15・・CRT又はLCD 16・・駐車場 22・・照射装置 23・・受信装置 26・・判定手段 1, 2, artificial satellite 2, camera 3, telephone station 4, 24, parking lot central management center 5, image information demodulation circuit 6, binarization processing means 7, 25, memory 8, ... Extracting means 9 ··· Determining means 11 ·· Traveling vehicle 12 ·· Antenna 13 ··· Interface 14 ··· Navigation system 15 ··· CRT or LCD 16 ··· Parking lot 22 ··· Irradiation device 23 ··· Receiving device 26 ··· means

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】人工衛星に設けたカメラで対象区域を撮り
込んだ画像を画像処理したのち、各駐車場について空駐
車スペースの有無を判定し、それをナビゲーションシス
テムの地図上に当該車両の現在位置と共に各駐車場の空
満情報を表示することを特徴とする駐車場管理方法。
An image of a target area taken by a camera provided on an artificial satellite is subjected to image processing, and then the presence or absence of an empty parking space is determined for each parking lot. A parking lot management method characterized by displaying vacancy information of each parking lot together with a position.
【請求項2】人工衛星に搭載され、対象区域を撮り込む
カメラと、カメラで撮り込んだ画像を画像処理する画像
処理手段と、画像処理手段で処理された画像より駐車場
を抽出する抽出手段と、抽出手段で抽出された駐車場内
の空駐車スペースの有無を判定する判定手段と、判定手
段の判定結果を車両に搭載のナビゲーションシステムに
送信する通信手段と、当該車両の現在位置を検出する検
出手段と、該検出手段と上記通信手段から送信されたデ
ータに基づいてナビゲーションシステムの地図上に当該
車両の現在位置と、各駐車場の空満情報を表示する表示
手段とからなることを特徴とする駐車場管理装置。
2. A camera mounted on an artificial satellite for taking an image of a target area, image processing means for processing an image taken by the camera, and extracting means for extracting a parking lot from the image processed by the image processing means. Determining means for determining the presence or absence of an empty parking space in the parking lot extracted by the extracting means; communication means for transmitting a determination result of the determining means to a navigation system mounted on the vehicle; and detecting a current position of the vehicle. And a display means for displaying the current position of the vehicle on a map of a navigation system and information on the availability of each parking lot based on data transmitted from the detection means and the communication means. And parking lot management device.
【請求項3】対象区域内における駐車場の各駐車スペー
スにレーザ又は超音波の反射手段を設置し、人工衛星よ
りレーザ又は超音波を対象区域内に照射して反射手段か
らのレーザ又は超音波を受光又は受信することにより各
駐車場の空駐車スペースの有無を判定し、それをナビゲ
ーションシステムの地図上に当該車両の現在位置と共
に、各駐車場の空満情報を表示することを特徴とする駐
車場管理方法。
3. A laser or ultrasonic wave reflecting means is installed in each parking space of a parking lot in a target area, and laser or ultrasonic waves are radiated from the artificial satellite to the target area by laser or ultrasonic waves from the reflecting means. Determining whether there is an empty parking space in each parking lot by receiving or receiving the information, and displaying the empty position information of each parking lot together with the current position of the vehicle on a map of the navigation system. Parking management method.
【請求項4】対象区域内における駐車場の各駐車スペー
スに設置されるレーザ又は超音波の反射手段と、人工衛
星に搭載され、対象区域内を照射するレーザ又は超音波
の照射手段と、反射手段からレーザ又は超音波を受光又
は受信する手段と、該手段の検出信号により駐車場の空
駐車スペースの有無を判定する判定手段と、判定手段の
判定結果を車両に搭載のナビゲーションシステムに送信
する通信手段と、当該車両の現在位置を検出する検出手
段と、該検出手段と上記通信手段から送信されたデータ
に基づいてナビゲーションシステムの地図上に当該車両
の現在位置と、各駐車場の空満情報を表示する表示手段
とからなることを特徴とする駐車場管理装置。
4. A laser or ultrasonic wave reflecting means installed in each parking space of a parking lot in the target area, a laser or ultrasonic wave irradiating means mounted on an artificial satellite and irradiating the inside of the target area, Means for receiving or receiving laser or ultrasonic waves from the means, determining means for determining the presence or absence of an empty parking space in the parking lot based on a detection signal from the means, and transmitting the determination result of the determining means to a navigation system mounted on the vehicle. Communication means, detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and a current position of the vehicle on a map of the navigation system based on the data transmitted from the detection means and the communication means; A parking lot management device comprising: display means for displaying information.
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