JPH08235490A - Automatic toll collecting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make the toll collecting processing of a toll road into a non- stopping and unmanned system by storing the information of a vehicle obtained from a vehicle inspection sheet in a ROM and user individual information in an IC card loaded on an on-vehicle transponder. CONSTITUTION: The ROE 14 generated by a specific institute 38 is mounted by fixing on the transponder 10 loaded on the vehicle 9, and an insertion port for a freely inserted/extraced IC card 15 is provided on the transponder. The information of the vehicle obtained from the vehicle inspection sheet 17 is stored in the ROM 14, and the individual information 16 of a bank account number, etc., in the IC card 15. The presence/absence of a tow car is decided by measuring the presence/absence of the tow car by analyzing information with respect to the possibility of tow car out of the information described in the vehicle inspection sheet 17 and the images of cameras 19, 20 and 22 when the vehicle 9 passes a tollbooth. A charge is completely decided by performing charge calculation by using the information written on the ROM 14 out of the information described in the vehicle inspection sheet 17 and that with respect to the presence/absence of the tow car at the tollbooth.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically collecting toll gates on toll roads such as expressways, and can also be applied to automation of toll gates in parking lots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For the collection of conventional toll roads such as expressways and toll gates of parking lots, a system is popular in which an automatic ticket issuing machine is installed on the entrance side and a person collects the toll on the exit side. Full automation has not yet been implemented. Known examples of the toll collection system described above include toll road illegality detection devices (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-139269), toll road toll collection devices (Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-41111), toll ticket processing devices ( JPA
61-6784), toll ticket issuing system (JP-A-1-76292)
No.), a toll road ticket issuing confirmation device (JP-A-3-15498).
No. 9), parking lot fee collection system (JP-A-3-177988)
No.), a receipt issuing system (JP-A-3-256187), an automatic fee collection device (JP-A-4-34684), a vehicle type identification device (JP-A-257087), and a vehicle type identification device (JP-A-4-302100).
No.), a vehicle type discriminating device (JP-A-4-354100), and an automatic parking lot charge management system (JP-A-6-119597).

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the automation of toll gates on highways and parking lots, conventionally, vehicle type discrimination for detecting illegal traffic and automatically determining tolls has been performed by mechanical characteristic measurement of vehicle and vehicle number reading method. Although this was done, this method was inadequate because it was not possible to calculate the complete charge, which was a bottleneck for unmanned exit at the toll booth. A method of taking a camera image of the front of the vehicle at the entrance of the toll booth, recording it on a magnetic card, and displaying it on the monitor at the exit of the toll booth for confirmation by a person is a well-known and practical method for detecting unauthorized traffic. Although it is a method, automation of the toll gate on the outgoing side cannot be realized forever. In addition, a method for measuring vehicle characteristics such as vehicle weight, vehicle height, vehicle length, and number of wheels at the toll gate has been proposed and implemented for determining the vehicle type, but the vehicle type cannot be completely determined. In addition, there are some cases where it is difficult to install the measuring instrument due to its large scale. Further, in the method of measuring the vehicle length which is the above-mentioned conventional method, when the load is protruding from the vehicle body, it is determined as a different vehicle type, and further, in the measurement of the vehicle weight,
Since it is difficult to distinguish between cargo and vehicle weight and the type of vehicle cannot be completely determined, it seems impossible to unmanned toll gates.
For this reason, in the case of complete vehicle type determination that allows unmanned toll booths and illegal vehicle passage, this is surely detected, and the camera image of the vehicle is left as evidence at the time of illegal passage to ensure additional collection processing. A system that can do this is required. Further, even if a new best method appears, it is impossible to switch the toll booth installed with the conventional method to the new method all at once, and a method that allows a mixture of the old method and the new method is desirable.

[0004]

The features of the present invention for achieving the above object are as follows.

(1) Of the information on the automobile inspection certificate, the information necessary for calculating the charge is stored in the storage medium ROM in the wireless device mounted on the vehicle, and when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, it is on the roadside of the toll gate. The information is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the tollgate in response to an inquiry from the communication device.

(2) Further, regarding the presence or absence of a towing vehicle, information regarding the possibility of a towing vehicle in the information of the automobile inspection certificate and a method of analyzing a camera image characteristic of the present invention when the vehicle passes through the toll gate It is decided by measuring the presence or absence of towing.

(3) The charge is completely determined by performing the charge calculation by using the above two pieces of information (the information written in the ROM of the information on the automobile inspection certificate and the information on the presence or absence of the towing vehicle at the toll gate). It is possible.

(4) When an illegally passing vehicle is detected,
Saves a panoramic image of the front of the vehicle to facilitate additional processing.

(5) When passing through a toll gate, the vehicle number of the vehicle is recognized in an image, and if the vehicle is an illegally passing vehicle, it is saved together with the front camera image to facilitate the additional processing.

(6) When the mixed use of the conventional system and the method of the present invention is allowed, a stationary bar and a hut for guards are provided at the tollgate to determine whether the passing vehicle is a normal passing vehicle or an illegal passing vehicle. Is displayed on the monitor in the small room of the observer and the stationary rod is opened / closed, and the illegal vehicle manually collects the fee.

[0011]

[Operation] On toll roads such as highways and toll parking lots, users who want to receive automatic toll collection using wireless communication will be notified when personal information such as vehicle verification and bank account is presented to a specific institution. Benefit from automatic toll collection via communications. That is, the complexity of cash delivery at the toll booth is eliminated. In addition, a toll booth with a dedicated gate for wireless communication can pass through nonstop, which is very advantageous because there is no waiting time at the entrance to the toll booth. At a specific organization, a ROM and an IC card are created from an automobile inspection certificate and personal information.
Information about the vehicle is posted on the ROM from the inspection certificate, and the ROM is attached to a vehicle-mounted communication device fixed to a specific vehicle and cannot be removed or replaced without permission. Personal information such as bank accounts is posted on the IC card, so that each individual can store it and use it in any registered vehicle equipped with a wireless communication device as necessary. Each individual has only to carry one IC card for a plurality of automobiles. If you want to pass through a highway toll road in a registered vehicle equipped with a wireless communication device, simply insert your own IC card into the device equipped with that vehicle. There is no troublesome handling of cash at the toll booth, and you can pass without waiting at the entrance to the toll booth. In the unlikely event that a bank transfer is not possible for some reason and you pass through the toll gate without noticing it, I
There will be no problem as the payment notification will be mailed to the C-card holder so payment can be processed as instructed. If you pass through a lane mixed with the conventional system, you will be temporarily stopped by a stationary rod and you will have to pay a fee to the observer like a general unregistered vehicle. In the system of the present invention, an image including the driver's seat and the vehicle number on the front of the vehicle is captured, and when an unauthorized vehicle is detected, the image is stored together with the vehicle number that has recognized the image. If a fraudulent vehicle passes in the lane dedicated to registered vehicles, the additional charge slip will be mailed afterwards with the owner's address and name of the vehicle obtained from the vehicle number registration information of the Ministry of Transport related organization, and fraud cannot be done. It works. In the case of a vehicle that can tow a tow vehicle, the tollgate measures the vehicle separator, the number of axles, and the vehicle length to determine whether the vehicle is towing the tow vehicle and make a vehicle type determination. There is no mistake in calculating the fee. The measurement of the number of axles and the vehicle length does not require the installation of a mechanical measuring instrument unlike the conventional measurement of the vehicle weight, and it suffices to install a camera, and there is no problem of installation space or construction cost. When communication is unsuccessful at the time of communication processing, there is no problem because the processing is performed as if it were an illegal vehicle. Since the on-board ROM is illegally forged, it is possible to measure the vehicle width and the like using a camera image and detect the discrepancy between the vehicle type and the actual vehicle. Also,
In the lane where there is an observer, the information of the passing vehicle is displayed on the monitor, and a person can check the actual vehicle and the ROM forgery can be easily detected.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall construction of an automatic tollgate collection system according to one embodiment and its principle. Expressway main line 1
Indicates that the route is connected to the exit toll gate via the introduction route 4, and the expressway main line 2 is connected to the entry toll gate via the introduction route 3. Entrance side toll gate is the entrance side management system 1
1, roadside islands 5, 6, automatic ticketing mechanism or surveillance house 25, communication antenna 24, stationary rod 23, vehicle front image capturing camera 19, vehicle number reading camera 20, vehicle detector and vehicle separation It is composed of a machine 21 and a camera 22 for measuring the number of axles. Similarly, the exit side toll gate is the exit side management system 12, the roadside islands 7, 8,
Surveillance hut 26 (not required for communication-only lane), communication antenna 24, stationary rod 23, vehicle front image capturing camera 1
9, a camera 20 for reading the vehicle number, a vehicle detector / vehicle separator 21, and an axle measuring camera 22. When the vehicle 9 is a wireless communication registered vehicle, a wireless communication device transponder 10 is mounted. The ROM 14 created by the specific organization 38 is fixedly attached to the transponder 10. Also, the IC can be inserted and removed freely
It has an insertion port for the card 15. A user who desires wireless communication registration creates a ROM and an IC card by presenting the vehicle inspection certificate 17 and personal information 16 such as a bank account to the specific institution 38, and the ROM is attached to the transponder 10 mounted on the vehicle. IC cards are handed to individuals. Figure 2
Shows the details of the entrance toll gate. Entrance side management system 1
The reference numeral 1 includes an entrance-side control computer 31, an image processing device 30, a roadside communication device 27, and the like. The registered vehicle 9
When passing through the entrance toll gate, the vehicle detector 21 (21-1, 2-1, 2-1
The image processing device 3 detects the vehicle by the configuration 1-2.
0, the roadside communication device 27, and the control device 31 to transmit signals. The image processing device unit 30 takes in images from the cameras 19 and 20. The image from the camera 19 includes the driver's seat and the vehicle number, and is stored in a temporary image storage device (not shown) and transferred to a long-term storage file when an unauthorized vehicle is detected. Images of normal vehicles are automatically discarded. The result of reading the vehicle number using the image from the camera 20 is temporarily stored together with the image from the camera 19. The vehicle separator 21 is composed of 21-1 and 21-2 on the islands 5 and 6 on both sides, and a light screen is formed in a cross section perpendicular to the vehicle passage, and even if a part of the vehicle interrupts this screen, it is detected. You can do it. When receiving the vehicle detection signal of the vehicle detector 21, the roadside communication device 27 requests the vehicle 9 to transmit the mounted machine information. When the vehicle 9 is a registered vehicle, the information necessary for calculating the charge is wirelessly transmitted to the roadside communication device 27.
Will be sent to. When the roadside communication device 27 receives the response, the roadside communication device 27 checks the negative list and the like, and if the vehicle is a normal vehicle, returns the information indicating that the vehicle has passed the gate to the vehicle. Upon receiving the information, the vehicle 9 stores it in the memory on the onboard transponder 10. The camera 22 is for counting the number of axles when the vehicle passes through.
The presence or absence of the towing vehicle is detected by counting the number of axles, and in the case of the towing vehicle, the fact that the towing vehicle is entered is stored in the memory on the transponder by wireless transmission to the vehicle. When the unregistered vehicle passes through the entrance-side tollgate, there is no response from the vehicle to the request from the roadside communication device 27, so it can be seen that it is an unregistered vehicle. Since the information of the unregistered vehicle is notified from the roadside communication device 27 to the control computer 29, the stationary rod 23 is closed,
The driver will obtain a pass ticket at the automatic ticket issuing machine 25. When the passing of the pass is completed, the stationary rod 23 is opened, the vehicle is passed, and the image taken by the camera 19 is discarded.

FIG. 3 shows details of the exit toll gate. The exit side management system 12 is composed of an exit side control computer 32, an image processing device section 30, a roadside communication device 27 and the like. Functions other than the control computer 32 are substantially the same as those on the entrance side. When the registered vehicle 9 passes through the exit-side toll gate and the vehicle detector 21 (divided into 21-1 and 21-2 on the islands 8 and 7 on both sides) detects the vehicle, the inside of the exit-side management system 12 is detected. To the image processing device unit 30, the roadside communication device 27, and the control device 29. The image processing apparatus captures images from the cameras 19 and 20. Camera 19
The image from (1) contains the driver's seat and the vehicle number, and is stored in a temporary image storage device (not shown) and transferred to a long-term storage file when an unauthorized vehicle is detected. Images of normal vehicles are automatically discarded. The vehicle number is read using the image from the camera 20, and the result is temporarily stored together with the image from the camera 19. The vehicle separator 21 includes the islands 7 and 8 on both sides.
It is composed of the upper parts 21-1 and 21-2, and a light screen is formed in a cross section perpendicular to the vehicle passage so that even a part of the vehicle can be detected when the screen is interrupted. When receiving the vehicle detection signal of the vehicle detector 21, the roadside communication device 27 requests the vehicle 9 to transmit the mounted machine information. When the vehicle 9 is a registered vehicle, the information necessary for the fare calculation is wirelessly transmitted to the roadside communication device 27. Vehicles that do not respond are treated as unregistered vehicles. When the roadside communication device 27 receives the response, the roadside communication device 27 checks the negative list and the like, and if the vehicle is a normal vehicle, temporarily stores the data necessary for calculating the fare among the response data. The camera 22 counts the number of axles when the vehicle passes, and detects the presence or absence of a towing vehicle by counting the number of axles. In the case of a towing vehicle, the camera 22 combines with the previously stored response data to calculate a charge. use. The charge calculation result is wirelessly transmitted to the vehicle and recorded in the IC memory on the transponder. Since such a process for the registered vehicle is performed in a short time after the vehicle is detected, the stationary rod is operated so as to be opened and the vehicle passes as it is when the vehicle is normally processed. Such timing problem may be appropriately determined depending on the space condition of the tollgate. For example, if there is sufficient space, the registrant may be allowed to pass without being stopped, and if sufficient space is not available, the registered vehicle may be stopped as well. Such a choice is not pertinent to this patent. When the passing vehicle 9 is an unregistered vehicle, there is no response from the vehicle to the request from the roadside communication device 27, so it can be seen that it is an unregistered vehicle. Since the information of the unregistered vehicle is notified from the roadside communication device 27 to the control computer 29, the stationary bar is closed and the monitor TV of the monitoring shed indicates that the manual fee collection is in progress. When the observer successfully completes toll collection, the stationary rod is opened and the vehicle is passed through to dispose of the image taken by the camera 19. If there is a vehicle that is forced to break through, it will be processed as an illegal vehicle and the image from the camera 19 will be saved.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processes of the vehicle 9, the vehicle detection device 28, the roadside communication device 27, and the control computers 29 and 31. First, when the vehicle detection device 28 detects a vehicle (box 28-A), a vehicle detection signal is output to the roadside communication device 27 (box 28-B). Upon receiving the detection signal (box 27-A), the roadside communication device 27 transmits a response request to the vehicle (box 27-B). When there is no response within a certain period of time, it is determined that the vehicle is not registered (box 27-C). When the vehicle 9 receives the response request from the roadside communication device 27 (box 9-A), the vehicle 9 reads the information in the ROM and IC card on the transponder 10 and returns it (box 9-B). When the roadside communication device 27 receives the reply from the vehicle, the roadside communication device 27 checks the negative list and, in the case of a normal vehicle, creates reply information to the passing vehicle (box 27-D). At this time, although not shown in the flow chart, since information on whether the vehicle is a towing vehicle or not is also found at this time, this information is obtained from the control computer 29, returned to the passing vehicle 9, and sent to the control computer 29. 9 requests the control computer 29 to open the stationary rod 23 and allow the vehicle to pass (box 27-
E). When there is no response from the vehicle or when it is determined that the vehicle is an illegally passing vehicle, the stationary rod 2 is sent to the control computer 29.
3 is closed and a manual fee collection process is requested by an observer (box 27-F). The control computer 29 receives the information from the roadside communication device 27 and performs a process according to the requested content (box 29-A). That is, if the request is to close the stationary rod, the stationary rod 23 is closed (box 29-D). Conversely, if the request is to open, the stationary rod 23 is opened. (Box 29-C).

The details of the image processing device section 30 are shown in FIG.
The image processing unit 30 includes a camera image storage processing unit 43, a vehicle number recognition unit 44, an axle recognition unit 45, and the like. The image from the camera 19 is temporarily stored by the camera image storage processing unit 43, the image of the illegal vehicle is transferred to a file for long-term storage, and the vehicle passing normally is designed to automatically discard the image. . The image from the camera 20 is read by the vehicle number recognition means 44 by image analysis. The read result is temporarily stored together with the image of the camera 19. The subsequent handling is the same as the image from the camera 19. The image from the camera 22 is used to recognize the wheels of the vehicle, measure the number of axles, and determine whether the vehicle is a towing vehicle. These measurement results are transmitted to the control computer 29. FIG. 6 shows a detailed arrangement of roadside equipment. In front of the passing vehicle 9, there is a vehicle detector / vehicle separator 21, and a camera 22 for measuring the number of axles is in the immediate vicinity thereof. An antenna 24 is provided in front of the vehicle detector / vehicle separator 21 to enable wireless communication with the passing vehicle 9. Further, in front of the observer's hut 26, a monitor TV 39 is installed, and a communication result is displayed to the observer and information on whether the passing vehicle is a registered vehicle is displayed. In addition, if a stationary bar 23 is installed further in the front and you have to receive the fee manually by an observer,
Naturally, the stationary rod is in a closed state. The lane dedicated to registered vehicles does not need to have such a configuration, and this example is because the conventional manual fee collection and the automatic communication method are mixed. In the lane for exclusive use of registered vehicles, it is natural that the processing procedure is slightly different because the shed 26 and the stationary rod 23 of the observer are eliminated.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are for explaining the means for measuring the number of axles of the passing vehicle by the camera 22 and the vehicle separator 21. The camera 22 is the vehicle separator 2
It is installed near 1. In FIG. 8, it is important that the camera 22 has an installation positional relationship that detects wheels when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle separator 21. The camera 22
The presence of wheels in the captured image can be known by image analysis from the characteristics of the shape of the wheels. FIG. 8 is a graph 40 of the vehicle detection state by the vehicle detection device 21 and the camera 22.
The number of axles when one vehicle passes can be easily obtained by comparing the graph 41 of the wheel detection state according to. That is, while the graph 40 is on, the graph 41
When the number of times the vehicle is turned on is counted, the number of axles of the vehicle is counted. In the case of a towing vehicle, the graph 40 is kept on until all vehicles pass. For example, the vehicle separator 21 has a light screen stretched over the entire surface perpendicular to the passage of the vehicle.
9 and 10 show an example of a vehicle inspection certificate. Figure 9
(1) is an example of a tractor, and (2) is an example of a semi-tractor. As shown in this example, for towing vehicles, the information is clearly stated in the remarks column for vehicles that may be towed by vehicle verification. It will be appreciated that the handling of will be easier. Although FIG. 10 is an example of vehicle verification of a standard vehicle, it should be noted that there is information such as the size of the vehicle and the number of axles, and it includes all the information that can be used for complete charge determination. The only thing missing is information about the towing vehicle.
For a vehicle having no towing ability as shown in FIG. 10, it can be immediately judged that there is no towing, but in the case of a vehicle capable of towing as shown in FIG. 9, whether it is in the towed state or not towed, It cannot be decided by vehicle verification. As described above, the method of the present invention adopts a method of determining the charge based on the vehicle verification information of the vehicle and the measurement result of the presence or absence of towing. The code table 18 for determining the charge from the automobile inspection certificate 17 may be created in advance and the code value may be stored in the ROM to simplify the processing at the tollgate. Entry of code table is specific organization 3
Since it is carried out in No. 8, there is no particular problem in operation. By doing so, the charge can be determined only for this code value stored in the ROM 14 for the general vehicle, and the minimum communication amount between the vehicle 9 and the roadside communication device 27 can be achieved. For towable vehicles, the fare can be determined only by the measured value of the presence or absence of towing by measuring the number of wheels on the roadside and this code value. Of course, information on the passage gate is necessary. In this way, it is an excellent method that can collect charges in a simple manner with normal processing. Here, some fraud prevention measures will be described. There should be no case where the code value is illegally forged to reduce the payment fee, and a mechanism that can be checked is necessary. In the ROM, only the code value may be stored for normal charge calculation, but other information is stored to prevent fraud so that the roadside communication device 27 can make a transfer request if necessary. Then, the contents are displayed on the monitor screen 39, and the monitor compares the actual passing vehicle and checks. In addition, by providing a mode in the toll booth that automatically checks for discrepancies between the data indicating the characteristics of the vehicle and the code value, it is possible to operate automatically in this mode when the number of vehicles passing is small by operating in this mode. Can be inspected. Furthermore, it is also possible to automatically measure the width of the vehicle and always perform a simple check whether it is a large vehicle or a small vehicle. As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, the inspection apparatus has a practical method that does not take up much space as much as adding a camera and lighting. FIG. 11 is a side view of a vehicle width inspection device by image analysis according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is a view seen from the front. The illumination device 43 illuminates the vehicle 9 from above, and an image of the vehicle above is captured by the camera 42 to measure the width of the vehicle. FIG. 13 shows an example in which two cameras 42 are used. In either case, the vehicle width is obtained by obtaining the left and right ends of the vehicle by image analysis. From this width, a rough check is made to see if the numbers in the vehicle's on-board ROM are normal. It is possible to detect fraud by installing such a check mechanism as needed, and by operating it during operation as needed. Because of this, drive in a mode that requires the least amount of processing time in times of heavy traffic or in lanes, and in a mode that activates the check mechanism at times or places with low tolls, such as at night or in the suburbs. It is possible to securely lock out illegal vehicles by performing the operation of.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

(1) In the conventional method of measuring the characteristics of a vehicle at a tollgate, the vehicle type cannot always be determined automatically, which requires the intervention of a person. By storing the information necessary for calculating the charge in the wireless communication device (transponder) and transmitting it to the roadside communication device when passing through the tollgate, there are almost no cases where the charge calculation is impossible. It became possible to realize a toll booth.

(2) As a case in which the charge cannot be calculated, wireless communication failure may be considered, but the probability is almost negligible (about once in 1 million units), and even if it occurs, the system of the present invention will occur. The additional processing is easy and there is no problem at all.

(3) The transponder mounted on the vehicle is
Forgery of the unique information of the vehicle can be completely prevented by the method of storing the unique information of the vehicle in the non-rewritable ROM created by a specific organization.

(4) In spite of the above, if the vehicle for which the ROM is forged passes through the toll gate, the fraud prevention mechanism of the present invention can easily detect the fraudulent vehicle.

(5) Since the personal information is stored in the removable IC card, it is sufficient for each person to create only one sheet for a plurality of vehicles.

(6) The IC card recording personal information is
It is a structure that can be removed and inserted, and it can be managed personally, reducing the risk of theft.

(7) By the method of presenting the vehicle inspection certificate to the specific organization for the ROM creation, the user does not need deep knowledge about the vehicle structure, and the user can easily operate the vehicle.

(8) When an unauthorized vehicle passes through the toll gate, an image including the driver's seat and the vehicle number is photographed and saved, so that the registered vehicle can be promptly supplemented.

(9) Take an image including the driver's seat and vehicle number,
Furthermore, by reading the vehicle number by image analysis and saving the image using the read vehicle number and passing time as keys, it is possible to obtain the owner from the vehicle number even for vehicles without a communication device and make additional processing.

(10) The combination of the vehicle separator and the camera device image processing device makes it possible to easily measure whether or not the vehicle is a towing vehicle by the method of counting the wheels of the vehicle.

(11) It is effective in preventing counterfeiting of the ROM by automatically checking whether the information in the vehicle-mounted ROM is illegal by constantly measuring the vehicle width with the camera image.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an automatic toll collection system for toll roads.

[Fig. 2] Detailed structure of the entrance toll gate.

[Fig. 3] Detailed structure of the exit toll gate.

FIG. 4 is a detailed processing flow of a delivery side tollgate.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration of an image processing unit.

FIG. 6 is an example of equipment arrangement on the exit side toll gate island.

FIG. 7 shows an example of measuring the number of axles by a vehicle detector and an image.

FIG. 8 is a principle of measuring the number of axles by a vehicle detector and an image.

FIG. 9 shows an example of an automobile inspection certificate (related to a towing vehicle).

FIG. 10 shows an example of an automobile inspection certificate (non-towing vehicle).

FIG. 11 is a side view of a vehicle width measuring mechanism.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a vehicle width measuring mechanism (an example of one camera).

FIG. 13 is a front view of a vehicle width measuring mechanism (an example of two cameras).

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 ... Expressway, 5-8 ... Tollgate island, 9 ...
Automobile, 10 ... Transponder, 11-12 ... Entrance / exit management system, 13 ... Card and ROM issuing machine, 14 ...
ROM, 15 ... IC card, 16 ... Personal information, 17 ... Vehicle inspection certificate, 19, 20, 22 ... Camera, 21 ... Vehicle detector / vehicle separator, 23 ... Stationary rod, 24 ... Antenna, 2
5, 26 ... Observer cabin and automatic ticket issuing machine, 27 ... Roadside communication device, 28 ... Vehicle detecting device, 29, 31 ... Control computer, 30 ... Image processing unit, 39 ... Monitor TV.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location H04L 12/28 H04L 11/00 310B // G01S 13/91 G01S 13/91 Z (72) Inventor Takayuki Iino 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi Ltd. Omika factory

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. In an automatic toll collection system at a toll road tollgate, an in-vehicle transponder, a ROM and an IC card mounted on the transponder, and a tollgate-side device include a wireless communication device, an image processing unit, and a control computer. , A vehicle separator / vehicle detector, a communication antenna, a camera, etc. The vehicle information obtained from the vehicle inspection document is stored in the ROM, and the user personal information is stored in the IC card. Automatic collection device. 2. In an automatic toll collection system at a toll road tollgate, a transponder mounted on a vehicle, a ROM and an IC card mounted on the transponder, and a tollgate-side device include a wireless communication device, an image processing unit, and a control computer. , A vehicle separator / vehicle detector, a communication antenna, a camera, etc. The vehicle information obtained from the vehicle inspection document is stored in the ROM, and the user personal information is stored in the IC card. Automatic collection system. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, when the vehicle passes the toll gate,
At the vehicle detection timing of the vehicle detector, the tollgate side wireless communication device requests the vehicle side transponder to transmit vehicle side data, and the vehicle side returns the information stored in the ROM and IC card. Toll booth automatic collection device. 4. The vehicle according to claim 2, when the vehicle passes the toll gate,
At the vehicle detection timing of the vehicle detector, the tollgate side wireless communication device requests the vehicle side transponder to transmit vehicle side data, and the vehicle side returns the information stored in the ROM and IC card. Toll gate automatic collection system. 5. The vehicle according to claim 3, wherein when the vehicle passes, the number of wheels is counted at a tollgate, and the presence or absence of a towing vehicle is measured.
An automatic tollgate collection device that calculates charges based on the information stored in the OM and the information about the presence or absence of the towed vehicle. 6. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the number of wheels is counted at the tollgate when the vehicle passes, and the presence or absence of the towing vehicle is measured.
An automatic toll collection system, such as calculating the charge from the information stored in the OM and the information on whether or not the towed vehicle is measured. 7. The vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising a stationary rod and an observer's hut, when an illegal vehicle is detected, or when a vehicle not equipped with a conventional wireless system passes by, the vehicle is stopped and on the spot. An automatic tollgate collection device that collects charges manually. 8. The vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising a stationary rod and a guard hut, when an illegal vehicle is detected, or when a vehicle not equipped with a conventional wireless system passes by, the vehicle is stopped and on the spot. An automatic tollgate collection system, such as manual collection of charges. 9. The automatic tollgate collection device according to claim 7, further comprising a function of displaying on the monitor of the surveillance shed that a manual toll collection is required when an unauthorized vehicle or a vehicle not equipped with a radio passes by. 10. The automatic tollgate collection system according to claim 8, further comprising a function of displaying on the monitor of the surveillance shed that manual toll collection is required when an illegal vehicle or a vehicle not equipped with a radio passes by. 11. The vehicle inspection certificate to ROM according to claim 1.
An automatic tollgate collection device that prepares a code table to be converted into a charge-only code according to the contents of the inspection certificate at the time of writing data and stores the converted code and a part of the data of the vehicle inspection certificate in the ROM. 12. The vehicle inspection certificate to ROM in claim 1.
When writing data to the tollgate automatic collection system, a code table is prepared for conversion into a charge-only code according to the contents of the inspection certificate, and the converted code and some data of the vehicle inspection certificate are stored in the ROM. 13. An automatic toll collection device as set forth in claim 5, wherein, when measuring the number of wheels, the number of wheels is obtained using the image of the wheels in the camera image and the information of the vehicle separator to determine the presence or absence of the towing vehicle. . 14. The automatic toll collection method as set forth in claim 6, wherein, when the number of wheels is measured, the number of wheels is obtained using the image of the wheels in the camera image and the information of the vehicle separator to determine the presence or absence of the towing vehicle. . 15. The automatic tollgate collection device according to claim 7, further comprising a function of displaying on the monitor of the monitoring shed that manual fee collection is not required when the wireless-equipped vehicle is a normal vehicle. 16. The automatic toll collection system according to claim 8, further comprising a function of displaying on the monitor of the monitoring shed that manual collection of charges is not required when the vehicle equipped with wireless communication is a normal vehicle. 17. The vehicle according to claim 7, further, when communication is normal in a wireless-equipped vehicle, information on the transponder mounted on the vehicle is received by the tollgate and displayed on the monitor of the monitoring shed. Toll gate automatic collection device with a mode and function that confirms whether the specifications match the specifications of. 18. The vehicle according to claim 8, further, in a case where communication is normal in a vehicle equipped with wireless communication, information on a transponder mounted on the vehicle is received by a tollgate and displayed on a monitor in a monitoring shed. An automatic tollgate collection system that has a mode and function that confirms whether or not the specifications match. 19. The vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising automatically measuring and detecting a vehicle width and receiving information on a transponder mounted on the vehicle at a tollgate when communication is normal in the vehicle equipped with a wireless communication. , A tollgate automatic collection device that has a function of checking by vehicle width and displaying it on the monitor of the monitoring hut if there is a mismatch to prevent fraud. 20. Further, in claim 8, when the vehicle width is automatically measured and detected and communication is normal in a vehicle equipped with wireless communication, information on a transponder installed in the vehicle is received at a tollgate side. , A tollgate automatic collection method that has a function of checking by vehicle width and displaying on the monitor of the monitoring hut if there is a mismatch to prevent fraud.