KR20090014839A - System for collecting toll using defered payment card and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A deferred payment type traffic charge collection system and a method thereof are provided to confirm the balance of a prepaid passage ticket always under a car driver's responsibility, and to solve inconvenience of a prepaid charge collection method which has to be charged. A tag recognizer(300) recognizes a pre-recognition tag mounted on a car that enters a traffic charge collection system. A storage unit(310) stores traffic charge information and ID information of an RFID tag in a DB(320). A settlement unit(330) withdraws a calculated toll from a preset account, or issues a bill to a pre-registered address. A car sensor senses whether a car enters a traffic charge collecting system. If so, the tag recognizer is activated. If the RFID tag is not a normal tag, the car is taken and a bill is issued to an owner of the car by an exception processor.

Description

System for collecting toll using defered payment card and method therefor}

The present invention relates to a traffic toll collection system, and more particularly to a postpaid traffic toll collection.

Traffic fare collection systems on the Euro road, such as conventional highways, collect fare through cash or prepaid toll tickets. In the case of using a conventional prepaid passage ticket, the vehicle driver is inconvenient to charge an appropriate amount. Recently, a method of paying a toll wirelessly when passing through a toll gate using a prepaid toll ticket has been increasing. However, it is difficult for a vehicle driver to always remember the balance of a pass ticket, and if there is a shortage of the pass ticket when a sudden entrance gate is used, there is an inconvenience of using a general gate instead of a high pass section that collects a fare wirelessly. In case of lack, just passing through the high pass section is illegal gate passing.

1 and 2 are views showing the flow of an embodiment of a conventional traffic fare collection method.

Referring to Figure 1, the user always check the balance of the pass ticket (S100), if the appropriate balance is insufficient (S110), after filling the balance (S120), you must use the pass ticket (S130).

Referring to FIG. 2, the traffic fare collection system is in a standby state (S200), and when the vehicle is detected (S210), it detects whether a prepaid passage ticket exists in the vehicle (S220). When the prepaid type of traffic ticket is detected, the remaining balance of the traffic ticket is inquired (S230). If the balance is sufficient, the fee is subtracted (S240) and displayed (S250), and the transaction details are stored (S260). However, if the balance is insufficient (S230), a warning sound is generated and the vehicle number is photographed with a camera, and then a payment notice is issued to the owner of the corresponding pass (S270).

The conventional method has a disadvantage in that a vehicle driver needs to check the balance of a traffic ticket in advance in order to use the vehicle entrance gate and secure a proper balance in advance when the vehicle driver does not have a proper balance. In addition, it is difficult to replenish an appropriate amount in advance in an unspecified state of how much to use the vehicle entrance gate for one day or for a certain period of time.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a postpaid traffic fare collection system and the method to solve the inconvenience of the prepaid fare collection method that must always check and charge the balance at the responsibility of the vehicle driver, such as a prepaid pass ticket. There is.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the postpaid traffic toll collection system according to the present invention, the tag recognition unit for recognizing a radio recognition tag mounted on a vehicle entering the traffic toll system; A storage unit for storing identification information and traffic fare information of the wireless recognition tag in a database if the wireless recognition tag is a method related to postpaid fee collection; And a settlement unit calculating a toll for each radio recognition tag based on the information stored in the database, and issuing the calculated toll from a preset account or issuing a bill to a pre-registered address.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the post-paid traffic toll collection method according to the present invention, the step of recognizing a radio recognition tag mounted on a vehicle entering the traffic toll collection system; If the wireless identification tag is a method related to postpaid fee collection, storing identification information and traffic fee information of the wireless identification tag in a database; And calculating a toll for each radio recognition tag based on the information stored in the database, and withdrawing the calculated toll from a predetermined account or issuing a bill to a pre-registered address.

According to the present invention, there is provided a postpaid traffic fare collection system and a method thereof to solve the inconvenience of a prepaid toll ticket in which a vehicle driver must always replenish the balance. Therefore, the vehicle driver does not need to recognize the balance of the pass ticket, and the manager does not need a separate pass ticket recharging procedure because the monthly settlement is possible in the account enacted at the time of issue of the pass ticket.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the postpaid traffic fare collection system and method thereof.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a postpaid traffic fare collection system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the postpaid traffic fare collection system includes a tag recognition unit 300, a storage unit 310, a database 320, a settlement unit 330, a vehicle detection unit 340, and an exception processing unit 350. Include.

The vehicle detector 340 detects whether the vehicle enters the postpaid traffic fare collection system. The vehicle detecting unit 340 detects whether the vehicle enters each lane through a sensor installed in each lane of the postpaid traffic fare collection system.

When the vehicle detecting unit 340 detects the entry of the vehicle, the tag recognition unit 300 detects the radio recognition tag mounted on the vehicle. The radio tag is the same as a conventional prepaid ticket. However, since the wireless recognition tag used as a postpaid pass ticket according to the present invention does not need to be charged in advance like a prepaid pass ticket, it does not include information about the charge amount, but includes information on the used amount. It is preferable.

When it is confirmed that the wireless recognition tag recognized by the tag recognition unit 300 is a normal postpaid pass ticket, the storage unit 310 transmits transaction history data including the traffic fare and the identification information of the wireless recognition tag to the database 320. Save it. The database 320 also stores owner information (name, address, account number, etc.) associated with the identification information of the radio recognition tag. Owner information and the like is preferably received and stored when issuing a radio recognition tag. In addition to the identification information, the vehicle identification information or owner information stored in the radio recognition tag may be input to the radio recognition tag. In this case, the owner information does not need to be separately stored in advance. In addition, as the owner information, information of the vehicle owner other than the owner of the radio recognition tag may be stored.

The settlement unit 330 sets a predetermined period unit (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), calculates and calculates the tolls for each wireless identification tag for the period, and then calculates the tolls from the predetermined account in connection with the identification information of the wireless identification tag. Withdraw or issue a bill to the address of the owner of the RFID tag.

The storage unit 310 is installed at each toll gate, and the settlement unit 330 is implemented in the central server, and the storage unit 310 stores transaction history data including traffic information and identification information of a radio recognition tag, and then schedules the schedule. It may be implemented to transmit to the settlement unit 330 of the central server in a period unit (hourly or daily, etc.). When the storage unit 310 and the settlement unit 330 are implemented in separate devices, the settlement unit 330 should include a separate database for storing data transmitted from each toll gate.

In addition, the exception processing unit 350 generates a warning sound for the vehicle in the case of the post-paid wireless fare collection system, or when the post-paid wireless tag is not performed, or when normal processing is not performed, and after photographing the vehicle number, the vehicle holder Pay the bill to If the RFID tag is recognized but normal postpay billing has not been performed, a payment notice shall be issued to the owner of the RFID tag.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of one embodiment of a postpaid traffic fare collection method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the postpaid traffic fare collection system (hereinafter, referred to as a “system”) detects whether a vehicle enters each lane (S400). When the vehicle is detected to enter a certain lane, the system detects a radio recognition tag mounted on the vehicle, and determines whether the detected radio recognition tag is a postpaid pass ticket (S410). If the post-paid toll ticket (S420), the system displays the toll to inform the vehicle driver (S430), and stores the transaction data including the toll information and identification information of the radio recognition tag in the database (S440). If the RFID tag is a prepaid toll ticket, the fee is collected according to the conventional traffic fare collection method. However, if the wireless identification tag is neither prepaid or postpaid, and normal toll collection is impossible (S420), the system generates a warning sound, photographs the vehicle number with a camera, and issues a payment notice to the vehicle owner. If the RFID tag is a prepaid pass ticket but the fee is insufficient, the identification information of the normal RFID tag can be identified. However, if the fee is not processed properly, a payment notice is issued to the owner of the RFID tag. At the time of issuance of the RFID tag, the owner's information is stored in advance in the database.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 and 2 is a view showing the flow of an embodiment of a conventional traffic fare collection method,

3 is a view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a postpaid traffic fare collection system according to the present invention, and

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of one embodiment of a postpaid traffic fare collection method according to the present invention.

Claims (6)

A tag recognition unit recognizing a radio recognition tag mounted on a vehicle entering the traffic fare collection system; A storage unit for storing identification information and traffic fare information of the wireless recognition tag in a database if the wireless recognition tag is a method related to postpaid fee collection; And And a settlement unit calculating a toll for each radio recognition tag based on the information stored in the database, and issuing the calculated toll from a predetermined account or issuing a bill to a pre-registered address. Postpaid traffic fare collection system. The method of claim 1, And a vehicle detector configured to detect whether a vehicle enters the traffic fare collection system. And the tag recognition unit is activated when the vehicle detection unit detects a vehicle. The method of claim 1, If the wireless recognition tag is not a normal tag that can collect the prepaid or post-paid traffic fare, an exception processing unit for photographing the vehicle and issuing a payment notice to the owner of the vehicle; Postpaid Toll Collection System. Recognizing a radio recognition tag mounted on a vehicle entering the toll collection system; If the wireless identification tag is a method related to postpaid fee collection, storing identification information and traffic fee information of the wireless identification tag in a database; And Calculating a toll for each radio recognition tag based on the information stored in the database in a predetermined period, and withdrawing the calculated toll from a preset account or issuing a bill to a pre-registered address. Postpaid traffic fare collection method. The method of claim 4, wherein the tag recognition step comprises: Detecting whether a vehicle enters the traffic fare collection system; And And detecting the wireless identification tag when the vehicle entry is detected. The method of claim 4, wherein Photographing the vehicle and issuing a payment notice to the owner of the vehicle, if the wireless identification tag is not a normal tag that can collect a prepaid or postpaid transportation fee. Type traffic fare collection method.

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