WO2008087055A1

WO2008087055A1 - Method and device for operating a road toll collection device

Info

Publication number: WO2008087055A1
Application number: PCT/EP2008/050037
Authority: WO
Inventors: Theodor Kamalski
Original assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Priority date: 2007-01-19
Filing date: 2008-01-03
Publication date: 2008-07-24
Also published as: DE102007003912A1

Abstract

In order to operate a road toll collection device, when it is detected that a vehicle (2), for which the road tolls on roads for which a toll is due are to be determined, is travelling on one of the roads for which a road toll is due, while said motor vehicle (2) is operating, monitoring is carried out to ascertain whether the motor vehicle (2) leaves the road for which a toll is due (STREET_PAY). When it is detected that the motor vehicle (2) is travelling on a toll-free road, monitoring is carried out to ascertain whether the motor vehicle (2) travels onto one of the roads for which a toll is due. A toll-free section of the route (DIST FREE) is determined which the motor vehicle (2) has travelled along between leaving a road (STREET_PAY) for which a toll is due and travelling once more onto one of the roads (STREET_PAY) for which a toll is due. The toll-free section of the route (DIST FREE) which is determined is transmitted to a fixed receiving station for the road tolls to be determined and/or for the kinematic reading of the motor vehicle (2) to be acquired.

Description

description

Method and device for operating a road charge metering device

The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a street fee detection device. In the operation of a motor vehicle road fees on toll roads are to be determined for the motor vehicle.

In the near future, at least in the Netherlands, there will be a toll system called "pay for mobility". According to this toll system, almost all roads in the Netherlands will be chargeable. Furthermore, every motor vehicle registered in the Netherlands will be equipped with a mobile road charge metering device. The mobile road charge metering device is part of a road charge metering system that includes at least one stationary receiving station coupled to a computer. In addition, the on-road charge collection system may include stationary road charge metering devices that can be used to monitor whether a motor vehicle is entering or leaving a toll road.

During a journey on the toll roads, for example in the Netherlands, the mobile road-fee-collecting device then regularly sends information to the stationary receiving station, by which the computer can determine the road charges.

It is an object of the invention to provide a method and apparatus for operating a Straßengebuhrenerfassungs- device that allows or precise detection of the road fees. The object is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The invention is characterized by a method and apparatus for operating a road-charge-detecting device. During an operation of a motor vehicle for which the road charges are to be determined on toll roads, is monitored when driving on one of the toll roads, whether the motor vehicle leaves the toll road. When recognized on a toll-free road is monitored whether the vehicle is driving on one of the toll roads. A toll-free distance traveled by the motor vehicle between leaving one of the toll roads and re-entering one of the toll roads is determined. The determined toll-free route is sent to a stationary receiving station for determining the road charges and / or for detecting the mileage of the motor vehicle.

This simply makes it possible to determine for which of the distances covered by the motor vehicle the road charges are levied and for which not. Overall, this results in the possibility of a closed documentation of the mileage of the motor vehicle. This may contribute to a particularly accurate determination of road charges and / or to preventing fraud relating to road charges and / or to mileage of the motor vehicle. The toll-free route can be determined as a whole and / or based on partial routes. Furthermore, the toll-free route can be sent as a whole and / or the links can be sent to the stationary receiving station. The toll road may regularly include several paid road sections. The road sections can be entire highways, Expressways, highways and / or roads in built-up areas, or merely subsections thereof.

Monitoring the leaving of the toll road and / or monitoring the approach to the toll road may be accomplished by monitoring the current position of the motor vehicle and comparing the current position of the motor vehicle with a map comprising the toll roads by means of a mobile road. be realized with the metering device. Alternatively, the motor vehicles may be equipped with electronic license plates, and at the entrance and / or driveways to the toll roads, stationary street fee gauging devices may be arranged to recognize from the electronic license plate when the motor vehicle leaves and / or onto the appropriate toll road corresponding toll road drive.

In an advantageous embodiment of the method, a current time is regularly determined when recognized on the toll road. Furthermore, a current position of the motor vehicle is determined regularly. In addition, a chargeable route is determined regularly, which has covered the motor vehicle since a last determination of the toll road. Information is regularly collected which is representative of the road charges incurred, depending on the current time determined, the current location determined and the toll road distance determined. The information is sent regularly to a stationary receiving station. This allows a particularly accurate collection of road fees. In particular, road charges can be levied on all roads, depending on the motor vehicle, the current time and / or the currently traveled road. The information may depend on the current time determined, the current position determined and / or the information obtained. be deducted from the toll. Alternatively, the information may include the determined current time, the determined current position and / or the determined toll road itself.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the method, a predetermined first geographic region comprises the toll roads and a predetermined second geographic region the toll free roads. This allows only the regional boundaries of the regions to be stored in order to be able to check, based on the current position, whether current road charges are levied or not, and / or that the stationary road-fee-collecting devices need only be arranged at the regional boundaries of the predefined first region , This is particularly advantageous if the regions are lander and for example in a first country all roads are chargeable and in a second country all roads are not chargeable or at least the road charges in the second country are not detectable with the mobile road charge meter. Then only the national borders must be stored to determine the road charges and / or it must be arranged only at the national borders, the stationary road fee-collection devices that recognize the electronic number plates.

In a further advantageous refinement of the method, in order to recognize that the motor vehicle is on the toll road, it is checked whether the motor vehicle is in the predefined first geographical region. Alternatively or additionally, to detect that the motor vehicle is on the toll-free road, it is checked whether the motor vehicle is outside the predetermined first geographical region. This makes it possible, on a storage device of the motor vehicle, in particular a storage device of the mobile road charge collection device, only the region boundaries at least store the predetermined first geographical region and depending on the stored region boundaries to decide whether the toll-free route must be determined or not.

In a further advantageous refinement of the method, for monitoring whether the motor vehicle leaves the toll road, it is monitored whether the motor vehicle traverses a region boundary of the predefined first geographical region in the direction of the predetermined second geographic region. Alternatively or additionally, to monitor whether the motor vehicle is driving on the toll road, it is monitored whether the motor vehicle crosses the region boundary of the predetermined first geographic region toward the predetermined first geographic region. This makes it possible to store on a storage device of the motor vehicle, in particular the road charge gauging device, only the region boundaries of at least the predetermined first geographic region and to decide depending on the stored region boundaries whether the toll-free route must be determined or not and / or whether the toll-free route must be sent to the stationary receiving station.

In a further advantageous refinement of the method, if the motor vehicle leaves the predefined first geographical region via the region boundary, it is checked whether the road charges are levied in the predefined second geographic region in such a way that the mobile road charge meter acquires the road charges in the predetermined second geographic region can capture. The toll-free travel that the motor vehicle travels outside the predetermined first geographic region is only determined if in the given second geographic region the road charges are levied so that the road charge-logging device does not detect the road charges in the predetermined second geographic region can. This can contribute to the fact that, if the tolls in the given second geographical region are determined in the same way as in the predefined first geographical region, the toll-free route is not determined in vain. In order to prevent fraud, the road fees recorded in the predefined first geographical region can then be supplemented with road charges recorded in the specified second geographical region.

The advantageous embodiments of the method can be easily transferred to advantageous embodiments of the device.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to schematic drawings.

Show it:

1 shows a motor vehicle,

Figure 2 national borders,

3 shows a program for operating a Straßengebuhrener capture device.

Elements of the same construction or function are cross-overlined with the same reference numerals.

A road charge metering system includes a stationary receiving station coupled to a computer and a road charge metering device. The road charge metering device includes a mobile road charge metering device 4 (FIG. 1) and / or a stationary road charge metering device.

A motor vehicle 2 includes the mobile road charge detection device 4. The mobile road charge detection device Device 4 is arranged for example in a center console and / or a dashboard of the motor vehicle 2. The mobile road charge detection device 4 has a storage device or is coupled to a storage device of the motor vehicle 2. Furthermore, the motor vehicle 2 may have an electronic license plate. The electronic license plate may be arranged, for example, on a rear and / or a front license plate 6, 8. Alternatively, the electronic license plate can also be arranged at another suitable location of the motor vehicle.

The mobile road charge metering device 4 is adapted to regularly send a current time TIME, a current position POS and a toll road DIST PAY to the stationary receiving station. The chargeable route DIST_PAY is preferably the toll route DIST_PAY, which the motor vehicle 2 has traveled since a last transmission of the toll route DIST_PAY. Alternatively, the mobile road charge detection device 4 can only send information to the stationary receiving station, from which the road charges can be determined depending on.

The stationary receiving station is coupled to a computer. Depending on a current position POS, a current time TIME, the chargeable route DIST_PAY, a type of the motor vehicle 2 and / or depending on pollutant emissions of the motor vehicle 2, the computer determines road charges for the motor vehicle 2.

This makes it possible to determine road charges for all roads, such as highways, highways, highways and / or roads in built-up areas. Furthermore, 2 different road charges can be charged at different times of day and for different motor vehicles. For example, a ride can be rush hour on a city highway far more expensive than a ride in the evenings on a deserted country road.

So that the road charges can be determined very precisely, a closed documentation of the kilometers driven and thus the mileage of the motor vehicle 2 is helpful. Furthermore, by the closed documentation of the mileage a fraud possibility can be minimized regarding the road charges. Furthermore, a closed documentation of the mileage can significantly complicate a manipulation of the mileage of the motor vehicle 2.

The map data of toll roads STREET_PAY may be stored on the storage device of the mobile road charging device 4 and / or of the motor vehicle 2. If all the toll roads STREET PAY are in a predetermined first geographic region, the region boundary of the predetermined first geographic region is preferably stored as an alternative to the map data of the toll roads. This is particularly advantageous when the predetermined first geographic region is a first country. The regional border is then the national border. For example, on the storage device are the national borders of Germany 10 with the capital Bonn 12, of the Czech Republic 14 with the capital Prague 16, of Austria 18 with the capital Vienna 20, of Switzerland 22 with the capital Bern 24, of Luxembourg 34, of Belgium 30 with the capital Brussels 32, of the Netherlands 26 with the capital Amsterdam 28 and / or of Denmark 36 with the capital Copenhagen 38 stored. In the Netherlands 26, when the new "Pay for Mobility" toll system will come into force, all roads in the Netherlands 26 will be chargeable.

In order for the complete documentation of the mileage to be precisely possible, the storage device has the mo- In the case of the street fee acquisition device 4, a program for operating the mobile road charge detection device 4 is stored (FIG. 3). The program is used to ensure the closed documentation of the mileage even when leaving the toll road STREET_PAY, for example, when the region border and / or the border of the first country and thus also leaving a radio network and / or mobile network of the first country. The program is preferably started in a step S1 in which variables are initialized if necessary.

In a step S2, a current position POS of the motor vehicle 2 is determined. For this purpose, the road-fault-detection device 4 is preferably coupled to a position-determining device, for example GPS. The position-determining device may be included in the street-bag detection device 4, but may alternatively also be associated with another device of the motor vehicle 2 and be coupled only to the street-charge-acquisition device 4.

In a step S3, it is checked whether the motor vehicle 2 is on a toll road STREET_PAY. If the condition of step S3 is satisfied, the processing is continued in step S4. If the condition of step S3 is not met, the processing is continued in step S8. Alternatively, it can be checked in step S3 whether the motor vehicle 2 is located in a predetermined first region. The predetermined first region preferably comprises only toll roads. Furthermore, the predetermined first region is preferably the first country in which the motor vehicle 2 is registered.

In a step S4, a current time TIME and a toll road DIST_PAY is determined, which the motor vehicle 2 has detected since a last determination of the toll rate. Obligatory distance covered DIST_PAY on the toll road STREET_PAY.

In a step S5, the current position POS, the current time TIME, and the covered chargeable distance DIST_PAY are sent to a stationary receiving device by means of a send command SEND. Alternatively, information can also be sent to the stationary receiving station, from which dependent on the road charges can be determined. The information may include the current position POS, the current time TIME, and / or the distance traveled chargeable distance DIST_PAY itself. Alternatively, the road charges may be determined by the mobile road charge metering device 4 and sent to the stationary receiving station. Alternatively, for example, from the mobile Straßengebuhrener capture device 4 depending on the current time TIME, the current position POS and the type of motor vehicle 2, a tariff be determined and sent together with the toll road DIST_PAY to the stationary receiving station.

In a step S6 it is checked whether the motor vehicle 2 leaves the toll road STREET_PAY. For this purpose, for example, map data of all entries and departures on the toll roads STREET_PAY are stored on the storage medium. Alternatively, it can be checked whether the motor vehicle 2 crosses the region boundary of the predetermined first geographic region or the national border of the first country. For this purpose, the region boundary, in particular the region boundary of the predefined first geographic region, or the country boundary of the first country is preferably stored on the storage device of the mobile road charge device 4 or of the motor vehicle 2. Depending on the current position POS can then be checked whether the motor vehicle 2 is within the state border or outside the state border. alternatives tively or additionally, the stationary Straßengebuhrenerfassungs- devices may be provided on the ascents and exits of the toll roads, at the regional border or at the border, detect the passing of the motor vehicle 2 on the basis of the electronic license plate and the mobile road charge meter device 4 signal. If the condition of step S6 is not satisfied, the processing is continued in a step S7. If the condition of step S6 is satisfied, the processing in step S8 is continued.

In step S7, the current position POS of the motor vehicle 2 is determined according to step S2.

In step S8 the toll-free distance DIST_FREE is determined. The toll-free route DIST_FREE preferably lies outside the predetermined first geographical region, in particular outside the first country of the motor vehicle 2. The toll-free route DIST FREE can be determined as a whole. Alternatively, the toll-free distance DIST_FREE can be determined in Teilwegstecken. For example, the motor vehicle 2 can be parked on a toll-free road and / or on a private property. After a renewed commissioning of the motor vehicle 2, the toll-free route DIST FREE is then added before parking to the toll-free route DIST_FREE after stopping.

In a step S9, it is checked in step S6 whether the motor vehicle 2 is driving on the toll road. Alternatively, it can be checked whether the motor vehicle 2 crosses the region boundary, in particular the state border, but this time in the direction of the predetermined first region, in particular towards the first country. If the condition of step S9 is not satisfied, the processing in step S8 is continued again. Is the condition of the step S9, the processing is continued in a step S10.

In step S10, the current time TIME and the current position POS of the motor vehicle 2 are determined.

In a step Sil, the current position POS, the current time TIME and the toll-free distance DIST_FREE are sent to the stationary receiving station.

The program is started each time when starting the motor vehicle 2 and stopped when switching off the motor vehicle 2. The chargeable routes DIST_PAY and the toll-free routes DIST FREE are added to the previously determined toll or toll-free routes DIST_PAY, DIST_FREE, which have not yet been sent to the stationary receiving station when the motor vehicle 2 is turned on again. As an alternative to the current position POS, the current time TIME and / or the toll route DIST_PAY also information can be sent, through which the road charges can be determined.

If the road charges are levied in the predetermined second region in such a way that the mobile road-charging device 4 can also detect the road charges in the predetermined second region, the toll-free route DIST_FREE is not determined. The closed documentation of the mileage can then be achieved by combining the road charges of the given first region and the road charges of the given second region.

Claims

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1. A method for operating a road-fee-collecting device, in which during an operation of a motor vehicle (2) for which the road charges on toll roads (STREEET_PAY) are to be determined,

- is monitored when driving on one of the toll roads (STREEET_PAY), whether the motor vehicle (2) leaves the toll road (STREEET_PAY),

- it is monitored when driving on a toll-free road, whether the motor vehicle (2) on one of the toll roads (STREEET_PAY),

- determining a toll-free route (DIST FREE) between leaving one of the toll roads (STREEET_PAY) and re-entering one of the toll roads

(STREEET_PAY) has been covered by the motor vehicle (2),

- The determined toll-free route (DIST_FREE) is sent to a stationary receiving station for determining the road charges and / or for detecting the mileage of the motor vehicle (2).

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein when the journey is recognized on the toll road (STREEET_PAY),

- a current time (TIME) is determined regularly,

- a current position (POS) of the motor vehicle (2) is determined regularly,

- a chargeable route (DIST_PAY) is determined regularly, which the motor vehicle (2) has traveled since a last determination of the toll route (DIST_PAY),

- information is regularly collected that is representative of the road charges incurred, depending on the current time (TIME) determined, ascertained current position (POS) and the determined toll route (DIST PAY),

- The information is sent regularly to a stationary receiving station.

A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a predetermined first geographic region comprises the toll roads (STREEET_PAY) and wherein a predetermined second geographic region comprises the toll free roads.

4. Method according to claim 3, wherein, in order to detect that the motor vehicle (2) is located on the toll road (STREEET_PAY), it is checked whether the motor vehicle (2) is located in the predefined first geographical region, and / or in which, for detecting that the motor vehicle (2) is on the toll-free road, it is checked whether the motor vehicle (2) is outside the predetermined first geographical region.

5. The method according to any one of claims 3 or 4, wherein for monitoring whether the motor vehicle (2) leaves the toll road (STREEET_PAY), it is monitored whether the motor vehicle a region boundary of the predetermined first geographic region in the direction of the predetermined second geographic region is traversed, and / or in which to monitor whether the motor vehicle (2) on the toll road (STREEET_PAY) travels, is monitored whether the motor vehicle crosses the region boundary of the predetermined first geographic region towards the predetermined first geographic region.

6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein, if the motor vehicle (2) leaves the predetermined first geographic region over the region boundary, it is checked whether in the predetermined second geographic Region the road charges are collected so that the road charge metering device can detect the road charges in the predetermined second geographic region, and in which the toll-free distance (DIST_FREE) that travels the motor vehicle (2) outside the predetermined first geographic region only determined when the road charges are levied in the predetermined second geographic region so that the road charge metering device can not detect the road charges in the predetermined second geographic region.

7. An apparatus for operating a street-charge-tracking device which is to be determined during operation of a motor vehicle (2) for which the road charges are to be determined,

if the journey is on a toll road (STREEET_PAY), it is designed to monitor whether the motor vehicle (2) leaves the toll road,

if it is detected on a toll-free road, to monitor whether the motor vehicle (2) is driving on the toll road,

- Is designed to determine a toll-free route (DIST_FREE), that between leaving the toll road (STREEET_PAY) and re-entering the toll road

(STREEET_PAY) has been covered by the motor vehicle (2),

- Is designed to send the determined toll-free path (DIST FREE) to a stationary receiving station for determining the road charges and / or for detecting the mileage of the motor vehicle

(2).