JP3824251B2 - Vehicle-mounted device with printing function for automatic toll collection system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted apparatus for an automatic toll collection system in which a toll gate and a vehicle passing there exchange data by wireless communication and automatically perform toll collection processing, and in particular, automatically toll the toll. The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of an automatic toll collection system having a function of issuing a printed receipt.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of automatic toll collection system is called an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System). For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-28708, when a vehicle passes a road toll booth, By performing transmission / reception processing between the device and the toll booth by radio, the driver can settle the fee without directly exchanging cash or cards with the toll booth staff. In this system, when the vehicle passes through the toll booth, the toll is displayed as a payment amount on the character display portion of the in-vehicle device.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this type of system, although the toll can be confirmed on the character display of the in-vehicle device, the vehicle normally passes through the road toll booth in a non-stop manner, so it corresponds to a receipt issued at a conventional toll gate. The driver can not get. If a receipt is not obtained, various troubles such as fee settlement will occur.
[0004]
For example, when a plurality of people ride in a vehicle equipped with an ETC in-vehicle device, it is inconvenient when paying for transportation expenses without a receipt. In addition, when an employee uses a company car equipped with an ETC in-vehicle device and travels on a highway, the employee cannot obtain a traffic receipt as in the past. Therefore, if you apply for payment at a later date, there is a possibility that the payment will be hindered.
[0005]
In addition, taxi crews equipped with ETC in-vehicle devices cannot obtain a high-speed toll receipt when using the expressway during business hours. You must hand-write the toll. In such a handwriting method, the passenger can make an incorrect entry in the replacement column later, and there is no proof using the expressway, so there is a risk that this will be misused.
[0006]
For reference, FIG. 11 shows a receipt of a normal taxi not equipped with an in-vehicle device of an automatic toll payment system. In FIG. 11, 111 is a boarding date, 112 is a taxi door number, 113 is a boarding fee, 114 is a reimbursement column in which a high-speed toll is handwritten. In such a receipt, as described above, the taxi crew needs to sequentially copy the high-speed usage fee on the taxi receipt while looking at the display part of the ETC device, and it is also necessary to add the taxi usage fee and the advance payment. Therefore, there is a possibility of writing mistakes.
[0007]
Therefore, in view of the present situation described above, the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of an automatic toll collection system that can issue or print a usage note corresponding to a receipt for a toll on the ETC in-vehicle device side. It is said.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle mounting device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the present invention according to the present invention as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. It is used in a toll collection system that automatically exchanges data by wireless communication with vehicles passing there and performs toll collection processing automatically, and is responsible for the vehicle side processing of the toll collection processing. In the vehicle-mounted device that generates the toll processing data including the print data 213 for receiving the print data and printing the data, and the print data relating to the toll information based on the toll processing data And print data indicating a vehicle number indicating a vehicle on which the vehicle mounting device is mounted Produces these And print data output means 201a including first output means 202a for outputting print data to the print means 213 when the print data is generated.
[0009]
According to the vehicle mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the toll information is based on the toll collection processing data by the print data output means 201a. And vehicle number Is generated, and the printing means 213 outputs these. However, this print data is output to the printing means 213 by the first output means 202a when data is generated.
[0010]
The vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention according to claim 2 has a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 1 as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. In the vehicle-mounted apparatus, the print data output means reads out the print data from the storage means 207 in response to a print request signal, and a storage means 207 for storing and holding the print data. And a second output means 202b for outputting to the means 213.
[0011]
According to the vehicle mounted apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the second output means 202b reads the print data from the storage means 207 in response to the print request signal, and this read The print data is output to the printing means 213, and the printing means 213 prints it.
[0012]
The vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention described in claim 3 has a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 2, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. When the second output means 202b outputs the print data to the print means 213 in response to the print request signal, the print data output means outputs the print data output means for the same data. The print data including read number information is output.
[0013]
According to the on-vehicle apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the third aspect of the present invention, the print data output means 201a responds to the print request signal and the second output means 202b sends the print data. Is output to the printing means 213, the print data including the read count information for the same data is output. In other words, the data is printed with the number-of-issues information added to each data.
[0014]
As shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1 (b), the vehicle mounting apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention according to claim 4 is wirelessly communicated between the toll gate and the vehicle passing therethrough. Used in an automatic toll collection system for exchanging data and automatically collecting toll collection, taking charge of the toll collection processing on the vehicle side and generating toll collection data including toll information In the apparatus, printing means 740 for receiving print data and printing the data, and toll data generated based on the receipt processing data Vehicle number data indicating a vehicle on which the vehicle mounting device is mounted Storage means 714 for storing the fare data generated by the fare calculation means 730 calculating the boarding fare according to the travel distance and the driving state in response to the print request signal and passing from the storage means 714 Price data And vehicle number data And print data output means 710a for outputting these data as print data.
[0015]
According to the vehicle mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, the toll fee data generated by the print data output means 710a based on the collection processing data. And vehicle number data Storage means 714 for storing the vehicle fare data from the fare calculation means 730 in response to the print request signal and toll data from the storage means 714 And vehicle number data Are output as print data, and the printing means 740 prints them.
[0016]
The vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention according to claim 5 has a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 4 as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. In the attached vehicle mounting apparatus, the print data output means 710a has summing means for summing the fare data and the toll data and generating summed data, and outputs the summed data as print data. And
[0017]
According to the vehicle mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the present invention as set forth in claim 5, the print data output means 710a adds the fare data and the toll data by the summing means and outputs it as print data. The printing means 740 prints this.
[0018]
The vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention described in claim 6 has the printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 5 as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. In the attached vehicle mounting apparatus, the printing means 740 is a printer that issues a taxi receipt printed with a taxi fare.
[0019]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the printing means 740 is a printer that issues a taxi receipt in which the taxi fare is printed. Therefore, since the receipt issuing printer that is normally provided in a taxi can be used as it is without any improvement, the printer purchase cost can be saved when the present invention is installed in a taxi.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the vehicle mounting apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention. The in-vehicle device 201 shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on the vehicle side of a toll fee automatic collection system in which a toll gate and a passing vehicle exchange data by wireless communication and automatically toll a toll. The toll collection process performed on the side is basically the same as the conventional one.
[0021]
Reference numeral 202 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) that controls the entire vehicle-mounted device 201, and has a receipt processing function that performs toll collection processing and a print data output function that receives data from the receipt processing unit and generates print data. . The toll collection function is a process on the vehicle side of the toll collection process in the toll collection system in which the toll gate and the vehicle passing there exchange data by wireless communication and automatically perform the toll collection process. It is responsible for generating toll processing data including toll information. Details of the receipt processing data will be described later with reference to FIG. The print data output function generates and outputs print data related to toll information based on the receipt processing data. A wireless communication unit 203 includes a modulation / demodulation circuit and performs wireless communication with the toll gate side via an antenna 204 fixed on a normal dashboard, and is connected to the CPU 202. 205 is a non-volatile memory usually fixed on the dashboard, in which the vehicle ID, which is an identification number unique to the vehicle, and vehicle type information indicating the type of the vehicle according to the toll system of the toll road are held. , Connected to the CPU 202. A read-only memory (ROM) 206 stores a control program of the CPU 202 and the like. Reference numeral 207 denotes a readable / writable memory (RAM) that is connected to the CPU 202 and stores the toll gate side, toll collection processing results, print data, and the like.
[0022]
Reference numeral 208 denotes a display unit configured by a liquid crystal display for displaying various information displays, operation guidance, and the like. Reference numeral 209 includes a plurality of buttons and a numeric keypad for inputting a card ID for use authentication of the IC card 211. An operation unit 210 is a processing unit that inserts an IC card 211 and reads and writes the IC card 211, and these are connected to the CPU 202. In addition, the IC card 211 has electronic cash information (prepaid: in the case of prepaid) that is the balance of cash that is prepaid to pay the toll through a bank, etc., and a toll that can be settled at a later date by automatic withdrawal from a bank account etc. Payer information (postpay: in the case of postpaid), which is balance information, and a card ID associated therewith are written in advance. The IC card 211 includes a CPU for overall control, a ROM for storing control programs, and a RAM for storing charging information. Reference numeral 212 denotes a printer interface that constitutes an input / output port that outputs print data related to toll collection processing from the CPU 202 to the printer 213 or conversely receives a print request signal from the printer 213 and supplies it to the CPU 202. The printer 213 receives print data from the CPU 202 via this interface 212 and prints it.
[0023]
In the above-described configuration, the CPU 202 generates print data related to toll information based on toll collection processing data, and the printer 213 that receives the print data issues a usage document.
In this way, since a usage note including data related to toll information is printed, a toll usage note that cannot be obtained by a conventional toll collection system can be easily obtained in the vehicle. As a result, there is no problem in the settlement process. Also, since the certificate can be obtained while in the car, there is no need to bother.
[0024]
Next, a process performed between the CPU 202 of the in-vehicle apparatus 201 and the printer 213 at the time of automatic printing and manual printing will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3A, and 3B. FIG. 3A is a flowchart showing processing performed between the in-vehicle apparatus and the printer in FIG. 2 during automatic printing. FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing processing performed between the in-vehicle apparatus and the printer in FIG. 2 during manual printing.
In the automatic printing shown in FIG. 3A, when the printer switch is turned on and printing is possible, the toll collection process is completed by the CPU 202 in step S101. In step S102, the CPU 202 is shown in FIG. Print data shown in FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B, which will be described later, is generated from the data in the format shown, and the data buffer of the RAM 7 is updated to the contents of this print data. Note that the CPU 202 attaches an identification number unique to each print data to the print data when updating the buffer. In step S <b> 103, the CPU 202 sends the generated print data to the printer 213 via the printer interface 12.
In step S104, the printer 213 that has received this starts printing of the print shown in FIG. 6A or 6B described later in step S105. In this automatic printing, the issued number 602 is not necessarily printed. The process of FIG. 3A described above corresponds to the first output means of claim 1.
[0025]
In manual printing shown in FIG. 3B, when a print request print switch provided in the printer 213 is pressed in step S201, the printer 213 outputs this print data request to the CPU 202 side in step S202. The CPU 202 which has detected this request in step S203 reads the print data stored in the data buffer of the RAM 7 in step S204 and sends it to the printer 213 side as print data in step S205. When the print data having the same identification number is read from the buffer, the CPU 202 attaches to the print data count information indicating the read count. In step S206, the printer 213 that has received the print data starts printing a usage book shown in FIG. 6A or 6B described later in step S207. The above-described processing of FIG. 3B corresponds to the second output means of claim 2.
[0026]
As described above, in automatic printing, print data is printed when it is generated. Further, in manual printing, print data is read from the buffer of the RAM 7 in response to a print request signal, and the read print data is output to the printer together with the number of prints to be printed.
In this way, the print data is output to the printer at the time of generation, that is, a pass-through usage form is automatically printed and issued every time it passes through the toll gate. There is nothing to do. In addition, even if printing fails due to out of print paper during the above-mentioned automatic printing, by manually issuing a print request, the passage data stored in the buffer is read, and the usage document is re-sent from the printer. Since it can be issued, the above-mentioned usage book can be obtained more reliably.
[0027]
In the above embodiment, the print request is issued by the print switch on the printer, but this switch may be provided on the in-vehicle device. The printer may have a buffer for storing print data.
[0028]
FIG. 4 shows a data format of a receipt signal obtained in the CPU of FIG. 2 when the receipt process is performed. This data is obtained in real time from the collection processing unit of the above-mentioned in-vehicle device every time it passes through a toll booth such as an entrance and exit at a general high speed and an entrance at Metropolitan Expressway.
In FIG. 4, 401 is data type information indicating whether it is ETC or freight transportation, which conforms to the protocol standard. Reference numeral 402 denotes data length information, and 403 denotes detailed type information, which is information indicating, for example, an entry or exit in the case of a general high speed, and a capital expressway without exit information. Reference numerals 404 and 405 are information indicating a regular toll and a discount toll respectively, and 406 is information indicating a tollgate number. Reference numeral 407 denotes information indicating a toll booth name, which is composed of type information indicating whether the name following this is a kanji code or a JIS code, and name information represented by the kanji code or the JIS code. 408 is vehicle type information indicating whether the vehicle is large or small, 409 is a vehicle number, and 410 is information indicating passage time YYYY (year) MM (month) HH (hour) mm (minute). Reference numeral 411 denotes card information such as a user code that can specify a person or a corporation whose fee is to be withdrawn. In the figure, various control bits and check bits are omitted.
[0029]
FIG. 5A shows a data format showing an example of print data. This format can be used for Metropolitan Expressway where fees are collected at the entrance, for example.
Reference numeral 501 denotes a data identification number unique to the in-vehicle device that is incremented by one when the print data is updated, and is also an identification number unique to each data. Reference numeral 502 denotes read number information indicating the number of times print data having the same identification number is read from the buffer. Reference numeral 503 denotes toll information indicating the collected toll, which is a regular charge in the format shown in FIG. 404 and discount fee information 405. Reference numerals 504, 505, 506 and 507 denote toll gate name, vehicle type, date and vehicle number information, respectively. From the toll gate name information 407, vehicle type information 408, passage time information 410 and vehicle number information 409 in the same format of FIG. can get.
[0030]
FIG. 5B is a data format showing another example of print data. Since this format also adds usage section information to the format of FIG. 5A described above, it can be used for general highways such as Tomei and Chuo Expressway, where charges are collected at the exit, for example. Reference numeral 501 denotes a data identification number unique to the in-vehicle device that is incremented by one when the print data is updated, and is also an identification number unique to each data. Reference numeral 502 denotes read number information indicating the number of times print data having the same identification number is read from the buffer. Reference numeral 503 denotes toll information indicating the collected toll, which is a regular charge in the format shown in FIG. 404 and discount fee information 405. Reference numerals 504, 505, 506 and 507 are toll gate name, vehicle type, date and vehicle number information, respectively, and the toll gate name information 407, vehicle type information 408, passage time information 410 in the format of FIG. It is obtained from the vehicle number information 409, respectively. Reference numeral 508 denotes usage section information, which is obtained from the toll gate name information 407 in the format of FIG. 4 output at the entrance and exit toll gates.
[0031]
FIG. 6A shows an example of a usage book according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This example can be applied to a type in which charges are collected at the entrance, such as Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, and corresponds to the data format of FIG. Reference numeral 601 denotes a data identification number, and reference numeral 602 denotes an issued number. These 601 and 602 correspond to the data format information 501 and 502 shown in FIG. However, the issued number 602 is basically not printed during automatic printing, but printed to prevent misuse when manually triggered. Reference numeral 603 denotes a toll indicating the collected toll, which corresponds to the toll information 503 in the data format shown in FIG. Reference numerals 604, 605, 606, and 607 denote a toll gate name, vehicle type, date, and vehicle number, respectively, corresponding to the toll gate name information 504, vehicle type information 505, date information 506, and vehicle number information 507 in the data format of FIG. ing.
[0032]
FIG. 6B shows an example of another usage book according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This example can be applied to a type in which charges are collected at an exit such as a general highway, and corresponds to the data format of FIG. 6B. Reference numeral 601 denotes a data identification number, and reference numeral 602 denotes an issued number. These 601 and 602 correspond to the data formats 501 and 502 shown in FIG. Again, the number of issued sheets 602 is basically not printed during automatic printing, but printed to prevent abuse when manually triggered. Reference numeral 603 denotes a toll indicating the collected toll, which corresponds to the toll information 503 in the data format shown in FIG. 5B. Reference numerals 604, 605, 606, and 607 denote a toll gate name, vehicle type, date, and vehicle number, respectively, corresponding to the toll gate name information 504, vehicle type information 505, date information 506, and vehicle number information 507 in the data format of FIG. ing. Reference numeral 608 denotes a use section, which corresponds to the use section information 508 in the data format shown in FIG.
[0033]
As described above, when manually instructed, the data identification number information 601 and the number of issued sheets 602 are printed on the usage sheet, and the number of times the same usage sheet is issued based on the information 601 and 602. Can be used to prevent abuse.
[0034]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the control box 710 is connected with a taxi meter 720 for displaying a taxi fare usually attached to a dashboard and an external meter 730 for displaying a taxi fare according to a tax system specific to the taxi company. Has been. The external meter 730 is electrically connected to the taximeter 720 via the control box 710, and receives fare data and business information from the taximeter 720. Further, the external meter 730 has an electrically erasable / rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM), which includes a basic charge that is a standard for calculating a fare, and a basic charge that specifies an extra charge for late night and early morning. It stores basic program data that defines pricing data and formulas for calculating fares based on this basic pricing data. The external meter 730 calculates and displays the taxi fare according to the tax system specific to the taxi company in accordance with the fare data from the taxi meter 720 and the fare data stored in the above-mentioned EEPROM, and displays it according to the request. Supply to the control box. In addition, the control box 710 receives a print data received from the control box 710 and a receipt in which the charge displayed on the external meter 730 is written, a receipt in which the charge calculated in the control box 710 is written, and the like. Is connected to an in-vehicle device 750 that performs toll collection processing. This in-vehicle device 750 is mounted on the vehicle side of the automatic toll collection system in which the road toll gate side and the passing vehicle exchange data by wireless communication and automatically toll the toll. The toll collection process is basically the same as the conventional one. The in-vehicle device 750 outputs the receipt processing data relating to the toll generated by the receipt processing unit via the input / output port 750a. As the taximeter 720, the external meter 730, and the printer 740, those conventionally used can be used as they are.
[0035]
The control box 710 includes a read-only memory (ROM) 711, a central processing unit (CPU) 712, an electrically erasable / rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM) 713, a readable / writable memory (RAM) 714, and an interface unit. 715.
The ROM 711 stores programs, fixed data, and the like. The CPU 712 operates according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 711. In addition, the CPU 712 acquires the fare data obtained from the external meter 730 in response to the print request signal from the printer 740, reads the toll data from the RAM 714, and outputs these data as print data. A print data output unit 712a that adds the fare data thus read and the read toll data and outputs it as print data is provided. Various stored data stored in the EEPROM 713 is held only for a predetermined time by power supplied from a backup battery (not shown) when power supply is cut off. The RAM 714 includes various storage areas including a buffer for storing various data generated in the process of the CPU 712 and toll data generated based on the receipt processing data from the in-vehicle device. The interface unit 715 is connected to a taximeter interface (hereinafter abbreviated as I / F) 715a to which a taximeter 720 is connected, an external meter I / F 715b to which an external meter 730 is connected, and a printer 740. The printer I / F 715c and the in-vehicle device I / F 715d to which the in-vehicle device 750 is connected are configured.
[0036]
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, FIG. 8 (a) and FIG. 8 (b), processing performed between the in-vehicle device, the control box, the printer, and the external meter at the time of automatic printing and manual printing will be described. FIG. 8A is a flowchart illustrating processing performed between the in-vehicle device, the control box, and the printer in FIG. 7 during automatic printing. FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing processing performed between the external meter, the control box, and the printer in FIG. 7 during manual printing.
In the automatic printing shown in FIG. 8A, the on-vehicle apparatus controls the receipt processing data in the format shown in FIG. 4 via the input / output port 750a immediately in step S302 when the fee processing ends in step S301. Send to box 710. In step S303, the control box 710 detects the receipt processing data, and in step S304, generates the print data shown in FIG. 5A or 5B, and updates the data buffer of the RAM 714 with this content. In step S305, the print data is sent to the printer 740 via the printer interface 715c. In step S 307, the printer that has received this starts printing of the usage document shown in FIG. 6A or FIG. 6B in step S 307. However, the data number information and the issued number information are not necessarily required here.
[0037]
As mentioned above, since the print data is output to the printer when it is generated, that is, a usage note is automatically issued every time it passes through the toll gate, which may interfere with the driving of the car when the usage note is issued. There is no.
[0038]
In manual printing shown in FIG. 8B, when a print request print switch provided on the printer is pressed on the printer side in step S401, a print data request is output to the control box 710 side in step S402. The control box 710 that detected this request in S403 outputs a request for fare data to the external meter side in step S404. The external meter 730 that has detected this request in step S405 sends the currently calculated fare to the control box 710 side in step S406. The CPU 712 that has detected the fare data in step S407 reads the receipt data stored in the data buffer of the RAM 14 in step S408. Further, the CPU 712 sums up the fare data and the receipt data in S409, and sends the summed data to the printer 740 side as print data shown in FIG. In step S411, the printer 740 that has received the print data starts printing a receipt shown in FIG.
The process of FIG. 8B described above corresponds to the print data output means of claims 4 and 5.
[0039]
FIG. 9 shows a format of print data output from the print data output unit of the control box 710 during the manual printing shown in FIG. This format can be used for receipts for fees collected from passengers when getting off a taxi.
Reference numeral 901 denotes boarding fare information obtained from a taximeter. Reference numeral 902 denotes toll information indicating the collected toll, which is obtained from the regular fee 404 and the discount fee information 405 in the format of the collection processing data shown in FIG. Reference numeral 903 denotes the total amount of the fare and the toll obtained from the above information 901 and 902. Reference numerals 904 and 905 denote date information and vehicle number information, which are obtained from the charge information 404 (or 405) and the information vehicle number information 409 in the data format of FIG. Reference numeral 906 denotes a car number, which is, for example, a door number of a taxi vehicle, which can be obtained from an external meter as in the conventional case.
[0040]
FIG. 10 shows an example of a receipt printed using the data format of FIG. This print example corresponds to a taxi receipt, and is obtained by pressing the print switch of the printer when getting off. The print contents correspond to the data format shown in FIG. 101 is a boarding fee corresponding to the fare 901 in the data format shown in FIG. Reference numeral 102 denotes a toll, that is, a replacement money redeemed by the taxi crew, and corresponds to the toll information 902 in the data format shown in FIG. Reference numeral 103 denotes a total amount of the boarding fee 101 and the advance 102, which corresponds to the total amount information 903 of the data format shown in FIG. Reference numerals 104 and 105 denote the date and the vehicle number that issued the receipt, respectively, and correspond to the date information 904 and the vehicle number information 905 in the data format of FIG. Reference numeral 106 denotes a car number indicating a taxi door number or the like, which corresponds to the car number 906 in the data format shown in FIG.
[0041]
As described above, a receipt printed with a fare and a toll is obtained at the time of printing request. This eliminates the need for handwritten entry in the advance payment column when the passenger gets off. Don't worry about typing mistakes. In addition, since a receipt is also printed with a total charge 103 that is added together with the fare 101 and the toll 102, it is possible to save the trouble of summing up the fare and the toll for the toll when the passenger gets off. . There is no need to worry about calculation mistakes or entry mistakes.
Furthermore, the printer that issues the above-mentioned receipt uses the printer that issues the taxi receipt normally installed in the taxi as it is. Since the receipt issuing printer normally provided in a taxi can be used as it is without any improvement, the printer purchase cost can be saved when the present invention is installed in a taxi.
[0042]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, since the printer is not changed in any way, the present invention is applicable to any other system provided with an in-vehicle printer. For example, a truck data collection system basically includes an input terminal for inputting operation data, an external storage device for recording the data, a printer for printing data, and a control box to which these are connected. The present invention can also be applied to a system.
[0043]
【The invention's effect】
According to the vehicle-mounted apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the first aspect of the present invention, since data related to toll information is printed, use of toll charges that could not be obtained by the conventional automatic toll collection system The letter can be easily obtained in the car. As a result, there is no problem in the settlement process. Also, since the certificate can be obtained while in the car, there is no need to bother. Further, since the first output means 202a outputs the print data to the print means 213 at the time of generation, that is, a pass-through use form is automatically issued every time it passes through the toll gate. Does not interfere with driving.
[0044]
According to the vehicle-mounted apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the second aspect of the present invention, even if printing fails due to running out of printing paper or the like during the printing described above, Since the second output means 202b can read the passage data held in the storage means 206 and print it again from the printing means 213, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the usage statement can be more reliably obtained. There is an effect that it is obtained.
[0045]
According to the vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, the number of times of readout is described on the usage note, and how many of the same usage notes are issued. I know the number of times. The invention according to claim 2 makes it possible to reissue receipts, but also allows unauthorized reissuance. However, according to the invention according to claim 3, it is possible to immediately know the number of issued usage documents and prevent abuse. This new effect is obtained in addition to the effects of the first and second aspects of the invention.
[0046]
According to the vehicle-mounted apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a receipt on which the boarding fare and the toll are printed can be obtained when necessary. Therefore, the taxi driver does not have to write in the reimbursement column by hand when the passenger gets off like before. Don't worry about typing mistakes.
[0047]
According to the vehicle mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the present invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 4, the total fee summed together with the fare and the toll is also described Since a receipt is issued, the taxi driver can save the trouble of summing up the fare and tolls such as tolls when passengers get off as before. There is no need to worry about calculation mistakes or entry mistakes.
[0048]
According to the vehicle mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the inventions according to the fourth and fifth aspects, there is no receipt issuing printer normally provided in the taxi. Since it can be used as it is without improvement, printer purchase costs can be saved when the present invention is installed in a taxi.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a vehicle mounting apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating processing performed between the in-vehicle apparatus and the printer in FIG. 2 during automatic printing. FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing processing performed between the in-vehicle apparatus and the printer in FIG. 2 at the time of manual printing.
FIG. 4 is a data format of a receipt processing signal.
FIG. 5A is a data format showing an example of print data. FIG. 5B is a data format showing another example of print data.
FIG. 6A shows an example of a usage book according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is an example of another usage book according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the vehicle mounting apparatus with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention.
8A is a flowchart illustrating processing performed between the in-vehicle device, the control box, and the printer in FIG. 7 during automatic printing. FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing processing performed between the external meter, the control box, and the printer in FIG. 7 during manual printing.
9 is a format of print data output from the print data output unit of the control box during manual printing shown in FIG. 8B.
FIG. 10 is an example of a receipt printed using the data format of FIG.
FIG. 11 is an example of a conventional taxi receipt.
[Explanation of symbols]
201 In-vehicle device
202 CPU
203 wireless unit
204 Antenna
205 Nonvolatile memory
206 ROM
207 RAM
208 display
209 Operation part
210 IC card processor
211 IC card
212 Printer interface
213 Printer
710 Control box
720 Taximeter
730 External meter
740 Printer
750 In-vehicle device

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It is used for the toll collection system that automatically exchanges data by wireless communication between the toll gate and the vehicle passing there, and is responsible for the vehicle side processing of the toll collection process, In a vehicle-mounted device that generates toll collection data including toll information,
Print means for receiving print data and printing the data;
First, print data relating to toll information and print data indicating a vehicle number indicating a vehicle on which the vehicle-mounted device is mounted are generated based on the toll processing data, and the print data is output to the print means at the time of generation. Print data output means comprising output means;
A vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of an automatic toll collection system characterized by including: The print data output means includes
Storage means for storing and holding the print data;
Second output means for reading print data from the storage means in response to a print request signal and outputting the read print data to the print means;
The vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 1, further comprising: The print data output means includes
In response to the print request signal, when the second output means outputs the print data to the print means, the print data including the read count information for the same data is output. The on-vehicle device with a printing function of the automatic toll collection system according to claim 2. It is used for the toll collection system that automatically exchanges data by wireless communication between the toll gate and the vehicle passing there, and is responsible for the vehicle side processing of the toll collection process, In a vehicle-mounted device that generates toll collection data including toll information,
Print means for receiving print data and printing the data;
It has storage means for storing toll data generated based on the toll processing data and vehicle number data indicating a vehicle on which the vehicle mounting device is mounted , and the fare calculation means calculates a fare according to the travel distance and travel state Print data output means for acquiring the generated fare data in response to a print request signal and reading toll data and vehicle number data from the storage means and outputting these data as print data;
A vehicle-mounted device with a printing function of an automatic toll collection system characterized by including: 5. The traffic according to claim 4, wherein the print data output means has summing means for summing the fare data and the toll data and generating sum data, and outputting the sum data as print data. Vehicle-mounted device with printing function for automatic fee collection system. The vehicle mounting apparatus with a printing function of an automatic toll collection system according to claim 5, wherein the printing means is a printer that issues a taxi receipt printed with taxi fares.

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