CN112581640A - ETC charging method, vehicle-mounted communication device and ETC platform - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an ETC charging method, a vehicle-mounted communication device and an ETC platform, wherein the charging method comprises the following steps: the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire images of a road where the vehicle is located; the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information, and sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle. According to the ETC charging method, the vehicle can be charged in advance through the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle, so that the time required by communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time of the vehicle passing through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent traffic, in particular to an ETC charging method, a vehicle-mounted communication device and an ETC platform.
Background
In order to seek high speed and efficiency to maintain smooth traffic, a Toll Collection system (ETC) dedicated lane is generally installed On a highway for use by a vehicle equipped with an On Board Unit (OBU).
Among the correlation technique, the vehicle carries out short distance communication through installing between the microwave antenna on OBU on the windshield and the special lane of ETC when driving into the special lane of ETC, at this moment, can utilize networking technology to carry out the toll settlement processing at the backstage to reach the vehicle and need not park the purpose that can collect fee when passing through the ETC toll station.
However, in practical applications, since short-range communication still needs to be performed between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC lane, each vehicle needs to stay for about 2-3 s, and vehicle queuing at a high-speed toll gate still occurs during peak hours.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, a first objective of the present invention is to provide an ETC charging method, which can complete charging for a vehicle in advance through a communication device and an image acquisition device built in the vehicle, thereby avoiding the time required by the OBU in the conventional charging system to communicate with a microwave antenna on a lane dedicated to the ETC, greatly shortening the time for the vehicle to pass through a toll station, avoiding the road congestion, and reducing the cost without adding any hardware equipment to the vehicle.
A second object of the present invention is to provide another ETC charging method.
The third purpose of the invention is to provide a vehicle-mounted communication device.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide an ETC platform.
A fifth object of the invention is to propose an electronic device.
A sixth object of the present invention is to propose a computer-readable storage medium.
A seventh object of the invention is to propose a vehicle.
An eighth object of the present invention is to provide an ECT charging system.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides an ETC charging method, including the following steps: the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire images of the current road; the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information, and sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
According to the ETC charging method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the vehicle-mounted communication device is used for triggering the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is located, the image acquisition device is used for acquiring the image of the road where the vehicle is located, the vehicle-mounted communication device is used for identifying and confirming that the acquired image contains ETC information, and the corresponding vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
In addition, the ETC charging method according to the above embodiment of the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:
according to one embodiment of the present invention, the ETC information includes landmark information and identification information.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, further comprising: and when the vehicle-mounted communication device sends the vehicle information to the ETC platform, the vehicle-mounted communication device synchronously sends the running path of the vehicle to the ETC platform.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a road on which the vehicle is currently located, the method further includes: identifying that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the identifying that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station comprises: and acquiring the current position of the vehicle, and identifying whether the vehicle enters the range of a target toll station according to the current position.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention provides another ETC charging method, including the following steps: the ETC platform receives vehicle information reported by a vehicle-mounted communication device on a vehicle; the vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information; the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
According to the ETC charging method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the ETC platform is used for receiving the image acquisition of the current road by the vehicle-mounted communication device reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device on the vehicle, identifying and confirming that the acquired image contains the ETC information, sending the vehicle information to the ETC platform, and charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
In addition, the ETC charging method according to the above embodiment of the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:
according to one embodiment of the invention, the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information, including: the ETC platform acquires the vehicle charging mileage according to the vehicle information, determines the required fee according to the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information, including: and the ECT platform receives the driving path reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, determines the required fee according to the driving path and the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
In order to achieve the above object, a third aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted communication device, including: the triggering module is used for triggering an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road; and the confirmation module is used for identifying and confirming that the collected images contain ETC information and sending corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
According to the vehicle-mounted communication device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device on the vehicle is triggered by the trigger module to acquire the image of the current road, the acquired image is identified and confirmed by the confirmation module to contain the ETC information, and the corresponding vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
In order to achieve the above object, a fourth aspect of the present invention provides an ETC platform, including: the receiving module is used for receiving vehicle information reported by a vehicle-mounted communication device on a vehicle; the vehicle information is information sent to the ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information; and the charging module is used for charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
According to the ETC platform provided by the embodiment of the invention, the receiving module is used for receiving the image acquisition of the current road by the image acquisition device on the vehicle triggered by the vehicle-mounted communication device reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device on the vehicle, identifying and confirming that the acquired image contains the ETC information, sending the vehicle information to the ETC platform, and charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information by the charging module. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
In order to achieve the above object, a fifth embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, where the processor executes a program corresponding to an executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to implement the ETC charging method proposed in the first embodiment of the present invention or the ETC charging method proposed in the second embodiment of the present invention.
According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the ETC charging method is executed, and the vehicle can be charged in advance through the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
To achieve the above object, a sixth aspect of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, where the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the ETC charging method proposed in the first aspect of the present invention or the ETC charging method proposed in the second aspect of the present invention.
According to the ETC charging method, the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle can finish charging for the vehicle in advance, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
In order to achieve the above object, a seventh aspect of the present invention proposes a vehicle including the vehicle-mounted communication device proposed in the third aspect of the present invention.
According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the charging for the vehicle can be completed in advance through the built-in communication device and the image acquisition device, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
In order to achieve the above object, an ECT charging system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes the vehicle-mounted communication device according to the third aspect of the present invention and the ETC platform according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
According to the ECT charging system provided by the embodiment of the invention, the charging of the vehicle can be completed in advance through the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, no hardware equipment is required to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of an ETC charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ETC billing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a flowchart of another ETC billing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an in-vehicle communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a block schematic diagram of an ETC platform according to an embodiment of the invention.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
An ETC charging method, a vehicle-mounted communication device, an ETC platform, an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium, a vehicle, and an ECT charging system according to embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 shows an ETC charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, an ETC charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps:
and S1, the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is located.
The vehicle-mounted communication device can be a vehicle-mounted T-Box (Telematics BOX), wherein the vehicle-mounted T-Box can be provided with an SIM card, a vehicle and corresponding vehicle owner information need to be registered and bound in advance, and the butt joint function of the ETC platform is opened to serve as a connector for communication between the vehicle and an external network, relevant data is sent to the ETC platform, and the vehicle-mounted communication device has the functions of connecting a background and carrying out data communication, and in addition, a fee deduction way needs to be opened to facilitate fee deduction of the vehicle.
The image acquisition device can be a camera of a vehicle-mounted automobile data recorder in the vehicle, and can also be a front vehicle camera with a vehicle auxiliary driving function.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers the image capturing device on the vehicle to capture an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the method further includes: the vehicle is identified as entering the range of the target toll station.
According to one embodiment of the invention, identifying that a vehicle enters the range of a target toll station comprises: and acquiring the current position of the vehicle, and identifying whether the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station according to the current position.
Specifically, as a possible implementation manner, before the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the vehicle-mounted GPS system may automatically acquire the current location of the vehicle, and determine whether a distance between the current location of the vehicle and a target toll station (a target toll station registered by a driver in advance) is smaller than a preset distance, so as to identify whether the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station. If the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the target toll station is smaller than the preset distance, the vehicle is identified to enter the range of the target toll station, and at the moment, the vehicle-mounted communication device can automatically trigger the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is currently located. That is to say, when the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station, the image acquisition device on the vehicle can be automatically triggered to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is located, so that the intelligence of the vehicle is greatly improved, and the experience of a user is improved.
As another possible implementation, the vehicle-mounted communication device may also receive a control instruction input by the driver, and after successfully receiving the corresponding control instruction, trigger the image capturing device on the vehicle to capture an image of the road where the vehicle is currently located.
And S2, the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies and confirms that the collected image contains ETC information, and sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
The ETC information includes road sign information and identification information, for example, information such as a signboard, a road sign and an indicator light arranged on an ETC channel; the vehicle information may include information such as a vehicle type and a license plate of the vehicle.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, after triggering an image acquisition device (front camera) on the vehicle to acquire an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the vehicle-mounted communication device (T-box) receives acquired image information sent by the image acquisition device, and performs identification processing on the acquired image to determine whether the acquired image contains ETC information. If contain the ETC information in the image of judgement collection, then the distinguishable passageway that the vehicle is located at present is the ETC passageway, at this moment, can send corresponding vehicle information to ETC platform, so that the ETC platform is according to the payment information that vehicle information inquiry corresponds, and carry out online automatic deduction to the vehicle, therefore, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance, thereby the required time of microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane among the traditional charging system has been avoided, the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station has been shortened greatly, avoid the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the ETC billing method further includes: when the vehicle-mounted communication device sends the vehicle information to the ETC platform, the vehicle-mounted communication device synchronously sends the driving path of the vehicle to the ETC platform.
As a possible implementation mode, when the vehicle-mounted communication device sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform, the vehicle-mounted communication device can also synchronously send the running path of the vehicle to the ETC platform so as to be used as the basis for charging, so that the ETC platform can rapidly calculate the charging mileage of the vehicle and carry out corresponding charging, the workload of the ETC platform is greatly reduced, and the occupation of internal resources is greatly reduced.
As another possible implementation, the entrance of the vehicle into the expressway may also be queried through the ETC platform to determine the driving path of the vehicle, and the vehicle may be charged according to the determined driving path.
Therefore, the ETC charging method provided by the invention can realize online charging of the vehicle in advance by using the camera of the automobile data recorder on the basis of not increasing any hardware of the whole vehicle, thereby not only avoiding the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system, but also realizing the real express highway non-stop rapid charging, bringing new experience for smooth traffic and time saving of vehicle owners, and greatly reducing the cost.
In summary, according to the ETC charging method of the embodiment of the invention, the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is located, the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains the ETC information, and the vehicle-mounted communication device sends the corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
Fig. 3 is another ETC billing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, another ETC charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps:
and S301, the ETC platform receives vehicle information reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device on the vehicle. The vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information.
The vehicle-mounted communication device can be a vehicle-mounted T-Box (Telematics BOX), wherein the vehicle-mounted T-Box can be provided with an SIM card, a vehicle and corresponding vehicle owner information need to be registered and bound in advance, and the butt joint function of the ETC platform is opened to serve as a connector for communication between the vehicle and an external network, relevant data is sent to the ETC platform, and the vehicle-mounted communication device has the functions of connecting a background and carrying out data communication, and in addition, a fee deduction way needs to be opened to facilitate fee deduction of the vehicle.
The image acquisition device can be a camera of a vehicle-mounted automobile data recorder in the vehicle, and can also be a front vehicle camera with a vehicle auxiliary driving function.
The ETC information includes road sign information and identification information, for example, information such as a signboard, a road sign, an indicator light and the like set on the ETC channel; the vehicle information may include information such as a vehicle type and a license plate of the vehicle.
And S302, the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers the image capturing device on the vehicle to capture an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the method further includes: the vehicle is identified as entering the range of the target toll station.
According to one embodiment of the invention, identifying that a vehicle enters the range of a target toll station comprises: and acquiring the current position of the vehicle, and identifying whether the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station according to the current position.
Specifically, as a possible implementation manner, before the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the vehicle-mounted GPS system may automatically acquire the current location of the vehicle, and determine whether a distance between the current location of the vehicle and a target toll station (a target toll station registered by a driver in advance) is smaller than a preset distance, so as to identify whether the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station. If the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the target toll station is smaller than the preset distance, the vehicle is identified to enter the range of the target toll station, and at the moment, the vehicle-mounted communication device can automatically trigger the image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is currently located. That is to say, when the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station, the image acquisition device on the vehicle can be automatically triggered to acquire the image of the road where the vehicle is located, so that the intelligence of the vehicle is greatly improved, and the experience of a user is improved.
As another possible implementation, the vehicle-mounted communication device may also receive a control instruction input by the driver, and after successfully receiving the corresponding control instruction, trigger the image capturing device on the vehicle to capture an image of the road where the vehicle is currently located.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, after triggering an image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire an image of a road where the vehicle is currently located, the vehicle-mounted communication device receives acquired image information sent by the image acquisition device, and performs identification processing on the acquired image to determine whether the acquired image contains ETC information. If the collected images contain ETC information, the current channel where the vehicle is located can be identified to be an ETC channel, and at the moment, the corresponding vehicle information can be sent to the ETC platform.
The ETC platform can inquire corresponding payment information according to the vehicle information after receiving the vehicle information, and carry out online automatic deduction to the vehicle.
From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the required time of microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
How to charge the vehicle according to the vehicle information through the ETC platform will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information, and comprises the following components: and the ECT platform receives the driving path reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, determines the required cost according to the driving path and the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
Specifically, when the vehicle-mounted communication device sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform, the vehicle-mounted communication device can also synchronously send the driving path of the vehicle to the ETC platform to be used as a basis for charging. Therefore, the ECT platform can receive the driving path of the vehicle reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, calculate the vehicle charging mileage according to the driving path of the vehicle, and carry out corresponding charging according to the charging mileage, thereby greatly reducing the workload of the ETC platform and greatly reducing the occupation of internal resources.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, an ETC platform charges a vehicle according to vehicle information, including: the ETC platform acquires vehicle charging mileage according to vehicle information, determines required cost according to the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
Specifically, when the ETC platform does not receive the driving path reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, the ETC platform can also inquire the entrance of the vehicle entering the expressway according to the vehicle information so as to determine the driving path of the vehicle, thereby obtaining the vehicle charging mileage and carrying out corresponding charging according to the charging mileage.
Therefore, the ETC charging method provided by the invention can realize online charging of the vehicle in advance by using the camera of the automobile data recorder on the basis of not increasing any hardware of the whole vehicle, thereby not only avoiding the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system, but also realizing the real express highway non-stop rapid charging, bringing new experience for smooth traffic and time saving of vehicle owners, and greatly reducing the cost.
In summary, according to the ETC charging method of the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device on the vehicle is triggered to acquire the image of the current road by the on-board communication device reported by the on-board communication device on the vehicle through the ETC platform, and when the acquired image is identified and confirmed to contain the ETC information, the vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform, and the vehicle is charged through the ETC platform according to the vehicle information. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a vehicle-mounted communication device according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 4, the vehicle-mounted communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include: a triggering module 10 and a confirmation module 20.
The triggering module 10 is used for triggering an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road; the confirmation module 20 is used for identifying and confirming that the collected image contains ETC information, and sending corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the ETC information includes landmark information and identification information.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the confirmation module 20 synchronously transmits the travel path of the vehicle to the ETC platform when transmitting the vehicle information to the ETC platform.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the triggering module 10 is further configured to recognize that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station before triggering the image capturing device on the vehicle to capture the image of the road where the vehicle is currently located.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the triggering module 10 identifies that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station, including: and acquiring the current position of the vehicle, and identifying whether the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station according to the current position.
It should be noted that, for details that are not disclosed in the vehicle-mounted communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention, please refer to details that are disclosed in an ETC charging method according to the embodiment of the present invention, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted here.
According to the vehicle-mounted communication device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device on the vehicle is triggered by the trigger module to acquire the image of the current road, the acquired image is identified and confirmed by the confirmation module to contain the ETC information, and the corresponding vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
Fig. 5 is a block schematic diagram of an ETC platform according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 5, the ETC platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a receiving module 30 and a charging module 40.
The receiving module 30 is configured to receive vehicle information reported by a vehicle-mounted communication device on a vehicle; the vehicle information is information sent to an ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information; the charging module 40 is used for charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging module 40 is specifically configured to obtain the vehicle charging distance according to the vehicle information, determine the required fee according to the charging distance, and charge the vehicle.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging module 40 is further specifically configured to receive a driving route reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, determine a required fee according to the driving route and the mileage charged, and charge the vehicle.
It should be noted that details not disclosed in the ETC platform according to the embodiment of the present invention refer to details disclosed in another ETC charging method according to the embodiment of the present invention, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted here.
According to the ETC platform provided by the embodiment of the invention, the receiving module is used for receiving the image acquisition of the current road by the image acquisition device on the vehicle triggered by the vehicle-mounted communication device reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device on the vehicle, identifying and confirming that the acquired image contains the ETC information, sending the vehicle information to the ETC platform, and charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information by the charging module. From this, through the built-in communication device of vehicle and image acquisition device, can accomplish the charge to the vehicle in advance to exempt the time that microwave antenna communication on OBU and the ETC special lane needs among the traditional charging system, shortened the time that the vehicle passes through the toll station greatly, avoided appearing the condition that the road blocks up, and need not to increase any hardware equipment on the vehicle, the cost is reduced.
In addition, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, where the processor runs a program corresponding to an executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to implement the ETC charging method described above.
According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the ETC charging method is executed, and the vehicle can be charged in advance through the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
In addition, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when executed by a processor, implements the ETC charging method described above.
According to the ETC charging method, the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle can finish charging for the vehicle in advance, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides a vehicle, which comprises the vehicle-mounted communication device.
According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the charging for the vehicle can be completed in advance through the built-in communication device and the image acquisition device, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, any hardware equipment does not need to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides an ECT charging system which comprises the vehicle-mounted communication device and the ETC platform.
According to the ECT charging system provided by the embodiment of the invention, the charging of the vehicle can be completed in advance through the communication device and the image acquisition device which are arranged in the vehicle, so that the time required by the communication between the OBU and the microwave antenna on the ETC special lane in the traditional charging system is saved, the time for the vehicle to pass through the toll station is greatly shortened, the road congestion is avoided, no hardware equipment is required to be added on the vehicle, and the cost is reduced.
It should be understood that portions of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.
In addition, in the description of the present invention, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An ETC charging method is characterized by comprising the following steps:
triggering an image acquisition device on a vehicle by a vehicle-mounted communication device to acquire an image of a road where the vehicle is located;
the vehicle-mounted communication device identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information, and sends corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform, so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ETC information includes landmark information and identification information.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
and when the vehicle-mounted communication device sends the vehicle information to the ETC platform, the vehicle-mounted communication device synchronously sends the running path of the vehicle to the ETC platform.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before the on-board communication device triggers an image acquisition device on the vehicle to acquire an image of a road on which the vehicle is currently located, the method further comprises:
identifying that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said identifying that the vehicle enters the range of the target toll station comprises:
and acquiring the current position of the vehicle, and identifying whether the vehicle enters the range of a target toll station according to the current position.
6. An ETC charging method is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the ETC platform receives vehicle information reported by a vehicle-mounted communication device on a vehicle; the vehicle information is sent to the ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information;
the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information, including:
the ETC platform acquires the vehicle charging mileage according to the vehicle information, determines the required fee according to the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ETC platform charges the vehicle according to the vehicle information, including: and the ECT platform receives the driving path reported by the vehicle-mounted communication device, determines the required fee according to the driving path and the charging mileage and charges the vehicle.
9. An in-vehicle communication device, comprising:
the triggering module is used for triggering an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road;
and the confirmation module is used for identifying and confirming that the collected images contain ETC information and sending corresponding vehicle information to the ETC platform so that the ETC platform charges the vehicle.
10. An ETC platform, comprising:
the receiving module is used for receiving vehicle information reported by a vehicle-mounted communication device on a vehicle; the vehicle information is information sent to the ETC platform when the vehicle-mounted communication device triggers an image acquisition device on a vehicle to acquire an image of a current road and identifies and confirms that the acquired image contains ETC information;
and the charging module is used for charging the vehicle according to the vehicle information.
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