KR100773931B1 - Pass of highway and apparatus of issuing/collecting pass of highway - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a highway pass and highway pass issuance and recovery apparatus that can reduce the cost for purchasing a pass by providing a reusable highway pass. The highway toll ticket issuing device for issuing a highway toll ticket for calculating the highway toll fee according to the present invention is provided on the electronic paper by providing an electrode corresponding to an image according to entrance information on an electronic paper installed at a predetermined position of the highway toll ticket. An electronic paper printing unit for recording the entrance information, and a memory unit for storing the entrance information; A loading unit for loading the highway pass, a transfer unit for discharging the highway pass on the loading unit via the electronic paper printing unit, and discharging the highway pass on the loading unit through the electronic paper printing unit; And a control unit which controls a conveying unit and controls the electronic paper printing unit to form an electrode corresponding to an image according to the entrance information stored in the memory unit when the highway pass passes through the electronic paper printing unit. .

Highway pass, electronic paper, RF card, issuance, collection

Description

PASS OF HIGHWAY AND APPARATUS OF ISSUING / COLLECTING PASS OF HIGHWAY}

1 is a diagram illustrating a general highway pass.

2 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic ink.

3 is a view showing a highway pass in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a highway pass in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing an installation example of the highway toll pass issuing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of an apparatus for issuing a highway pass according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing the structure of the electronic paper printing unit of FIG.

8 is a process flowchart of the control unit of FIG. 6;

9 is a block diagram of an apparatus for recovering highway passes according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic paper eraser of FIG. 9. FIG.

11 is a process flowchart of the control unit of FIG. 9;

12 is a diagram showing an example of installation of the highway toll collection device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

300: highway pass

400: antenna

402: antenna matching unit

404: memory section

406: electronic paper

502: Vehicle Detector

504: Highway pass ticket issuing device

900: highway pass recovery device

The present invention relates to a highway toll collection system, and more particularly, to a traffic right and toll issuing and retrieval apparatus for providing a reusable highway toll (hereinafter, referred to simply as a toll).

Generally, in a closed toll highway in which an entrance toll gate and an exit toll gate of a highway are installed, a ticket issuing machine for issuing a ticket for the purpose of collecting tolls according to the highway traffic is provided at the entrance toll gate, and the exit toll gate is installed. The gate is equipped with a pass checker that reads the toll information recorded on the pass and collects the toll.

A brief description of a conventional toll collection system is as follows.

In the conventional toll collection system, the toll is issued from the storage device of the toll issue machine at the entrance toll gate.

As shown in FIG. 1, entrance information which is information of an entrance toll gate is recorded in the passage right issued by the said ticket issue machine.

The entrance information includes a vehicle type, a sales office, a date, a time, an employee number, a serial number, and the like. The entrance information is recorded on the magnetic tape 104 of the pass and is printed in a dot print method at a predetermined position 100 of the pass. do.

When the highway user who is issued the right of entry enters the toll gate at the exit side, the right of way is provided to the toll gate manager, who inserts the right into the pass checker.

The pass checker calculates the expressway fee based on the entrance information recorded on the magnetic tape 104 and the exit information stored in advance, displays the guide to the customer and the management staff, and records the exit information on the pass. The exit information includes a vehicle model, an exit office code, a processing date, a toll ticket number, a processing number, a card number when the toll is processed by a highway card, and the like.

Since the conventional toll collection system as described above prints the entrance information and the exit information in the dot printing method on the printing area of the toll made of paper, the toll is used only once.

As such, in the related art, the purchase cost of the toll itself was only about 7 billion won due to the use of a single-use toll ticket, which was a major cause of the toll increase.

In addition, as the magnetic tape 104 is attached, there is a problem that environmental pollution is caused by the disposal of about 2 million pieces of disposable passes that are difficult to recycle even in a day.

The present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention to provide a reusable pass to reduce the cost for purchasing a pass and to provide a pass and pass right issue and recovery device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a pass right and pass right issuing and retrieval apparatus that can easily read the entry information from the pass by embedding the RF card module in the pass, recording the entry information on the RF card.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to embed the RF card module in the pass, to read the entrance information recorded in the pass through the RF card reader installed at a place remote from the clearing station, the settlement of expressway fare at the clearing station It is to provide a right of passage and a device for issuing and retrieving a right of passage which can save time.

A toll ticket issuing device for issuing a toll for calculating a highway usage fee according to the present invention for achieving the above object and solving the problems of the prior art corresponds to an image according to entrance information on an electronic paper installed at a predetermined position of the toll. An electronic paper printing unit providing an electrode to record the entrance information on the electronic paper, and a memory unit storing the entrance information; A conveying unit for loading the pass, a conveying unit for discharging the pass right loaded on the stacking unit through the electronic paper printing unit, and controlling the conveying unit to discharge the pass right loaded in the stacking unit through the electronic paper printing unit; And a control unit for controlling the electronic paper printing unit to form an electrode corresponding to the image according to the entrance information stored in the memory unit when the pass passes through the electronic paper printing unit.

According to the present invention, an electronic paper is provided in a predetermined portion of the pass, and upon entry of the pass, the entry information is recorded on the electronic paper, and when the pass is collected, the entry information recorded on the electronic paper is erased so as to be reused. do.

Prior to the description of the present invention, the electronic paper will be described.

The electronic paper is a display element that displays characters or images on a thin substrate in which millions of beads are scattered in oil holes, and can be semi-permanently reused to replace existing printing media such as books, newspapers, and magazines. It is recognized as a next generation display element. In addition, the electronic paper has a very low production cost compared to the conventional flat display panel (Flat Display Panel), there is an advantage that the energy efficiency is also very high because no need for backlight or continuous recharge. In addition, the electronic paper is very clear, wide viewing angle, and even if there is no power can be used widely in public bulletin boards, advertisements, e-books and the like.

A cell structure of the electronic paper is schematically described with reference to FIG. 2, which shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the electronic paper.

The upper substrate 200 and the lower substrate 202 of the electronic paper are installed in parallel with a predetermined distance. As the upper and lower substrates 200 and 202, plastic or glass may be employed.

Between the upper and lower substrates 200 and 202, a film in which organic capsules 204 having a diameter of about 150-200 [μm] is uniformly dispersed is formed. The suspension in the capsule 204 is injected with black particles 206 and white particles 208, which are black and white pigments having a diameter of 0.5 to 1 [mu] m. The thickness of the electronic paper is about 1 [mm] or less.

As the electronic paper is in close contact with the electrode head of the electrode drum of the electronic paper printing apparatus, a predetermined electrode is applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the electronic paper. The black particles 206 and the white particles 208 of the electronic paper move according to the polarity of the electrodes to form an image. Such an electronic paper printing apparatus is disclosed in Patent Application No. 10-1999-0046177 filed under the name of "Electronic paper printer" to the Republic of Korea Patent Office, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The passage right according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which the electronic paper is installed at a predetermined position will be described with reference to FIG.

The passage 300 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention describes the contents of the overall use of the expressway. Above the passage 300, an electronic paper 302 for recording entrance information and exit information is located. The electronic paper 302 is provided with an entrance information recording area 304 and an exit information recording area 306. In the entrance information recording area 304, entrance information such as a vehicle model, a business office, a date, a time, an employee number, a serial number, and the like is recorded by the pass ticket issuing device. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, only the entrance information is recorded in the pass 300, but when the pass is stored as a data for verifying the settlement of the highway usage fee for a predetermined period, the pass collection device exits the pass 300. In the information recording area 306, exit information such as a vehicle model, an exit office code, a processing date, a toll ticket number, a processing number, and a card number when the toll is processed by a highway card can be recorded.

In addition, the above-mentioned passage 300 has a built-in RF card module 308, which is to automatically perform the settlement of the highway usage fee or the database of the highway usage information, can store a variety of information compared to the conventional magnetic tape As a matter of course, processing errors due to damage to the magnetic tape and the like can be prevented in advance.

The configuration of the passage 300 is described further with reference to FIG.

The RF card module 308 of the pass 300 is composed of an antenna 400, an antenna matching unit 402, a memory unit 404, the antenna 400 is an RF card installed in the pass ticket issuing device or the pass collection device The entrance and exit information is transmitted and received through the interface unit. The antenna matching unit 402 records the entrance information or the exit information received through the antenna 400 in the memory unit 404 or passes the entrance information or the exit information stored in the memory unit 404 through the antenna 400. It sends to the issuing device or the pass collection device.

In addition, the pass 300 is provided with an electronic paper 406 for recording entrance information and exit information.

Now, the process of issuing and collecting the right of passage according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 5, which shows an example of installation of a ticket issuing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The ticket issuing device 500 is installed at the entrance side tollgate, and at least one or more vehicle detectors 502 for detecting entry of the vehicle, and are installed at the rear of the vehicle detector 502 to detect vehicle information from the vehicle detector 502. If provided, it is composed of a pass ticket issuing machine 504 for issuing a pass according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The configuration of the above-mentioned pass ticket issuing device will be described further with reference to FIG. 6.

The control unit 600 of the pass issue machine 504 controls the pass issue machine 504 as a whole. In particular, when the vehicle detection information is provided from the vehicle detector 502, the controller 600 controls the transfer unit 606 to start transferring the passage right loaded in the passage right loading unit 604. The electronic paper printing unit 610 and the RF card interface unit 608 are located in the passage route. When the pass is close to the electronic paper printing unit 610, the control unit 600 provides the electronic paper printing unit 610 with the entrance information read out from the memory unit 602 and the electronic paper printing unit 610 provides the information. Control the entry information to be recorded on the electronic paper of the pass. When the pass is close to the RF card interface unit 608, the controller 600 transmits the entrance information read from the memory unit 602 to the RF card module of the pass through the RF card interface unit 608. Here, the RF card module stores the entrance information provided by the control unit 600 in the memory unit. Here, the proximity time of the right of passage can be checked through a sensor sensing whether the right of passage is transferred, or can be determined based on the transfer time.

The memory unit 602 stores a variety of information including a processing program of the control unit 600, and in particular, stores entrance information for recording in the pass. The entrance information may be changed through a user interface not shown.

The ticket loading unit 604 loads a plurality of tickets including the electronic paper and the RF card module. The electronic paper of the passage right loaded on the passage right loading unit 604 is loaded with the passage right whose recording contents are erased through an electronic paper erase drum or the like. However, since the previous record is deleted during the printing process of the electronic paper, it is possible to load the pass which was kept without deleting the contents of the record for verification of settlement of the expressway fee.

The transfer unit 606 includes a plurality of transfer rollers and the like, and loads and transfers only one of the plurality of passes loaded in the pass right loading unit 604 under the control of the control unit 600, and passes the pass right path of the transfer unit 606. The electronic paper printing unit 610 and the RF card interface unit 608 are located.

The RF card interface unit 608 deletes the previous record contents under the control of the controller 600 and records the new entrance information in the RF card module of the pass.

The electronic paper printing unit 610 erases the previous record contents under the control of the control unit 600 and records the new entrance information on the electronic paper of the pass.

Here, the printing process of the electronic paper printing unit 610 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 7.

The pass 700B positioned at the top of the plurality of pass 700A loaded on the pass loading unit 604 is transferred between the electrode drums 702 and 706 of the electronic paper printing unit 610 by the transfer unit 606.

A plurality of electrode heads 704 and 708 are provided on the surfaces of the electrode drums 702 and 706, and the plurality of electrode heads 704 and 708 form electrodes corresponding to images according to entrance information under the control of the controller 600.

The travel right 700B is brought into close contact with the electrode heads 704 and 708 of the electrode drums 702 and 706 by the transfer part 606, and the electrode heads 704 and 708 are brought into close contact with the travel right hand 700B. It provides an electrode corresponding to the image for displaying. Accordingly, the entrance information is recorded on the electronic paper of the pass 700B. The passage right 700B in which the entrance information is recorded on the electronic paper is discharged by the transfer unit 606.

The electronic paper printing unit 610 may further include an erasing drum for deleting the recording contents of the electronic paper of the pass 700B in front of the electrode drum for recording the entrance information in order to improve printing efficiency.

The operation of the above-mentioned toll ticket issuing device will be described with reference to FIG.

The controller 600 checks whether the vehicle detector 502 of the pass issuing device 500 provides vehicle detection information according to detecting the entry of the vehicle (step 800).

When the vehicle detection information is provided, the control unit 600 controls the transfer unit 606 to start transferring the passage right loaded in the passage right loading unit 604 (step 802).

During the transfer of the pass, the controller 600 checks whether the pass enters the electronic paper printing unit 610. When the passage right enters the electronic paper printing unit 610, the control unit 600 reads the entrance information stored in the memory unit 602 to form an electrode corresponding to the image according to the entrance information. Control the electronic heads (704,708). As the electronic paper of the pass is in close contact with the electronic heads 704 and 708 of the electronic paper printing unit 610, entrance information is recorded on the electronic paper.

Also, during the transfer of the right of passage, the control unit 600 checks whether the right of passage enters the RF card interface unit 608. Upon entering the RF card interface unit 608, the controller 600 provides the entrance information to the RF card module of the pass through the RF card interface unit 608, and the RF card module receives the entrance information. Write to the memory unit (step 804).

After the entrance information is recorded in the memory of the electronic paper and the RF card module of the pass, the controller 600 discharges the pass to the outside through the transfer unit 606 (step 806). The discharged right is provided to the driver of the entering vehicle.

As described above, the ticket issuing device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention issues a ticket for which entrance information is recorded in the memory of the rewritable electronic paper and the RF card module.

Now, a pass collection device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The structure of the said passage ticket collection apparatus is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

The pass collection device is largely composed of a pass collection device 900 and a customer display device (918).

The control unit 902 of the pass collection device 900 controls the overall pass collection device. In particular, the control unit 900 reads the entrance information stored in the memory unit of the RF card module of the passage through the RF card interface unit 908 when the passage right is inserted into the passage right inlet of the transfer unit 912. When the entrance information is read out, the controller 902 calculates the expressway fee and guides the calculated expressway fee to the employee display device 914 and the customer display device 918. In addition, the controller 902 deletes the entrance information written on the electronic paper of the pass through the electronic paper printing unit 906, or when the verification of the settlement of the pass is required, the expressway fee and exit to the electronic paper of the pass. Record the information. In addition, the controller 902 stores the exit information including the entrance information read from the toll and information on the highway usage fee in the memory unit 904 for the settlement of the highway usage fee.

The memory unit 904 stores a variety of information including a processing program of the control unit 902, and in particular, information for calculating the expressway toll, entrance information read from the toll, expressway toll, and exit information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. And so on.

The electronic paper printing unit 906 erases the recorded contents of the electronic paper of the passage right conveyed by the conveying unit 912 or prints the exit information under the control of the control unit 902.

The RF card interface unit 908 reads the entrance information recorded in the RF card module of the pass under the control of the control unit 902 and provides it to the control unit 902.

In addition, the pass right loading unit 910 receives and loads the pass right drawn into the pass inlet through the transfer unit 912.

The employee display device 914 guides the employee by displaying various information such as the highway usage fee under the control of the controller 902.

The operation panel 916 provides the controller 902 with various types of information input by the employee.

The customer display device 918 displays various types of information such as the highway usage fee under the control of the controller 902 and guides the customer, the driver of the vehicle.

The electronic paper erasing operation of the passage right of the electronic paper printing unit 906 will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

When the pass 1000A is inserted through the unshown pass entrance, the control unit 902 displays an image of which the front surface is configured with a predetermined color to erase the recorded contents of the e-paper of the pass 1000A in the electronic paper printing unit 906. The electrode heads 1004 and 1008 positioned on the surface of the electrode drums 1002 and 1006 are controlled to form corresponding electrodes.

The electrode heads 1004 and 1008 provide an electrode corresponding to an image whose front surface is composed of a predetermined color at a close position of the toll road 1000A which is brought in close contact with the self. As a result, an image of a predetermined color is recorded on the electronic paper of the pass 1000A, and the recorded contents of the electronic paper are erased. The pass 1000B in which the recorded contents of the electronic paper is erased is loaded in the pass right loading unit 910, and the loaded pass is reused.

The operation of the pass recovery device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 902 checks whether a right of passage is introduced through the right of way inlet (not shown) (step 1100). Here, the introduction of the right of passage can be checked through a known sensor or the like.

When the right of passage is received, the control unit 902 controls the transfer unit 912 to transfer the drawn right of passage to the RF card interface unit 908. The RF card interface unit 908 reads the entrance information recorded in the memory unit of the RF card module of the pass right transferred by the transfer unit 912 and provides it to the control unit 902 (step 1102).

When the entrance information is provided, the controller 902 calculates a highway usage fee based on the entrance information and exit information stored in the memory unit 904 in advance, and displays the calculated highway usage fee for the employee display device 914 and The user is guided through the display device 918 (step 1004).

Thereafter, the control unit 902 erases the electronic paper entry history of the toll pass through the e-paper printing unit 906 and loads the toll pass stacker 910 (steps 1006 and 1008).

As such, the pass collection device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention reads the entrance information from the RF card module of the pass and automatically calculates and guides the expressway fare, and initializes the electronic paper of the pass and reuses the pass. Make it possible.

As described above, the pass collection device of the present invention is installed and operated in the settlement, but as shown in FIG. 12, the RF card interface unit 1200 and the customer display device 1202 of the pass collection device are located at a predetermined distance from the settlement. It can also be installed in a remote location.

As such, when the RF card interface unit 1200 and the customer display device 1202 are installed at a predetermined distance apart from the settlement, the driver may set a pass for the RF card interface unit 1200 while waiting to enter the settlement of the toll gate. The entrance information may be provided to the control unit 902 of the toll collection device, and the control unit 902 may calculate the expressway fee according to the entrance information provided by the RF card interface unit 1200 to display the customer display device ( 1202).

As described above, the present invention guides the expressway fee before the vehicle enters the settlement, so that the driver of the vehicle waiting for the settlement prepares the expressway fee and enters the settlement and prepares the expressway fee. Allow you to pay quickly.

Embodiments of the present invention described above include a computer readable medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Such computer-readable recording media include, but are not limited to, magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like may be employed, and may include hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions. The medium may also be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. The program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code executable by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of reducing the cost for purchasing a pass by providing a reusable pass.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of embedding the RF card module in the pass, and record the entry information on the RF card, it is possible to easily read the entry information from the pass.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to embed the RF card module in the pass, to read the entrance information recorded in the pass through the RF card reader installed at a place remote from the clearing station, the settlement of expressway fare at the clearing station This can shorten the time.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

Claims (14)

In the highway toll ticket issuing device for issuing the highway toll ticket for calculating the highway usage fee, An electronic paper printing unit configured to record the entrance information on the electronic paper by providing an electrode corresponding to an image according to the entrance information on the electronic paper installed at a predetermined position of the highway toll; A memory unit for storing the entrance information; A loading unit for loading the expressway right; A conveying unit for discharging the expressway pass loaded in the loading unit through the electronic paper printing unit; And Control the conveying unit to discharge the expressway pass loaded in the stacking unit through the electronic paper printing unit, and correspond to an image according to the entrance information stored in the memory unit when the expressway pass passes through the electronic paper printing unit; A control unit for controlling the electronic paper printing unit to form an electrode Highway pass ticket issuing device comprising a. The method of claim 1, It provides an interface with the RF card module of the highway pass and further comprises an RF interface unit located on the highway pass transfer path of the transfer unit, And the controller records the entrance information in the RF card module through the RF interface unit when the highway pass is close to the RF interface unit. The method of claim 1, And the electronic paper printing unit erases the previous recorded contents of the electronic paper before recording the entrance information on the electronic paper. In the expressway pass recovery device for recovering the expressway pass from the driver of the vehicle to be separated from the expressway, An electronic paper printing unit for erasing entrance information recorded on the electronic paper installed at a predetermined position of the highway pass or recording exit information; A loading unit for loading the expressway right; A conveying unit configured to pass through the electronic paper printing unit and load the loading unit when the expressway pass is received; And When the expressway pass is entered, the conveying unit is controlled to discharge through the electronic paper printing unit, and when the expressway pass passes the electronic paper printing unit, the entrance information recorded on the electronic paper of the expressway pass is erased; A control unit for controlling the electronic paper printing unit to record and record exit information on the electronic paper of a highway pass; Highway toll pass recovery device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein Further comprising an RF card interface unit for providing an interface with the RF card module of the expressway passage, And the control unit reads entrance information stored in the RF card module of the highway toll pass through the RF card interface unit, and calculates a highway usage fee based on the read entrance information. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a display device for guiding the highway usage fee, And the control unit guides the calculated highway usage fee through the display device. The method of claim 6, And the RF card interface unit or the display device is installed at a predetermined distance away from a payment center for calculating a highway usage fee. delete delete In the highway toll ticket issuing method of the highway toll ticket issuing device for issuing the highway toll ticket for calculating the highway use fee, Checking whether the vehicle is entering; Reading entrance information stored in advance in a memory unit when the vehicle enters the vehicle; Recording the entrance information on the electronic paper by providing an electrode corresponding to the image according to the entrance information on the electronic paper installed at a predetermined position of the highway toll; And Discharging the right of passage in which the entrance information is recorded; Highway toll ticket issuing method of the highway toll ticket issuing device comprising a. The method of claim 10, Recording the entrance information stored in the memory unit in the RF card module of the expressway toll before discharging the expressway toll; Highway toll ticket issuing method of the highway toll ticket issuing device further comprising a. In the highway pass recovery method of the highway pass recovery device for recovering the highway pass from the driver of the vehicle to be separated from the highway, Checking whether the expressway right is received; Erasing the entrance information recorded on the electronic paper of the highway toll via the electronic paper printing unit, or adding exit information to the electronic paper of the highway toll via the electronic paper printing unit; And Loading a highway pass with the entrance information erased or the exit information additionally recorded; Highway toll ticket recovery method of the highway toll ticket recovery device comprising a. The method of claim 12, Reading the entrance information stored in the RF card module of the highway pass when the highway pass is received; Calculating a highway usage fee based on the read entrance information; And Displaying and guiding the calculated highway usage fee Highway toll pass recovery method of the highway pass recovery device further comprising a. A readable recording medium for recording a program for executing the method of any one of claims 10 to 13 on a computer.

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