CN1516069A

CN1516069A - Method for collecting tolls by adopting wireless mode

Info

Publication number: CN1516069A
Application number: CNA031016294A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 施文展
Original assignee: Institute for Information Industry
Current assignee: Institute for Information Industry
Priority date: 2003-01-10
Filing date: 2003-01-10
Publication date: 2004-07-28

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for collecting tolls by adopting wireless mode, specially it is applicable to toll station and parking area. A radio identification device is mounted in the toll station, the interior of car to be passed through said toll station is equipped with a traffic IC card, and its toll-collecting method includes the following steps: the radio identification device can transfer the inquiry instruction into traffic IC card, the identification code responded by traffic IC card is received by radio identification device, the identification code of traffic IC card and the toll-collecting amount of money can be written into data centre by toll station, and the bill can be sent by data centre.

Description

Collect the toll method with wireless mode

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind ofly collect the toll method, refer in particular to a kind of charge station that is applicable to wireless mode, the parking lot, what personal consumption (as the dining room, convenience store is sold factory etc. greatly) was used collects the toll method with wireless mode.

Background technology

Though the E-payment system of present domestic highway is more convenient than invest mode or vote buying mode, still has following shortcoming:

1. need install On-Board Unit onboard, do data access with the unit, track of charge station.

2, during the insufficient in amount of traffic IC card, need supplement with money, so the value added station of many traffic IC cards need be set.

3. there is not the application on the personal consumption field, for example: convenience store, mass merchant, dining room ... Deng.

And as United States Patent (USP) 5,144,553 disclosed E-payment systems are to be concluded the business by the transceiver of vehicle computer and charge station, and vehicle computer needs to store the consumption amount of money, when charge, by vehicle computer deduction toll amount.Its step is that (1) charge station transmits the charge identification code to vehicle computer, (2) vehicle computer reads the charge identification code and calculates amount receivable, (3) charge station transmits to charge and orders to vehicle computer, makes vehicle computer deduction toll amount, and (4) vehicle computer sends confirms that signal is to charge station.

United States Patent (USP) 5,805 in addition, and 082 is concluded the business by the transceiver of vehicle computer and charge station.If during insufficient in amount, then vehicle computer is value added to pay the fees smoothly automatically, then value added amount of money accounts is charged to bank or credit card center.Its step is that (1) charge station transmits the charge identification code to vehicle computer, and (2) vehicle computer reads the charge identification code and calculates amount receivable, and (3) vehicle computer transmission self identification code, the clean total value that has deducted the fee and toll amount are to charge station.

Though above-mentioned two United States Patent (USP)s can be reached robotization, contactless and charge method fast, vehicle must install vehicle computer additional, or the equipment in the refitted car, thus on using, be difficult to popularize, or be subjected to popular approval.

Summary of the invention

Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to collect the toll method with wireless mode providing a kind of, and vehicle must not install vehicle computer additional, and the user only need carry a traffic IC card, still can reach robotization, contactless and charge method fast.

Another object of the present invention is to collect the toll method with wireless mode providing a kind of, and the charge record directly is reflected at on passerby's the bill, need not to do to supplement action with money.

A more purpose of the present invention is removed and to be applied in (as charge station, parking lot etc.) in the traffic, because traffic IC card is a Portable, therefore also can be applicable on the personal consumption field, for example: convenience store, retail shop, dining room ... Deng.

For achieving the above object, the invention provides and a kind ofly collect the toll method with wireless mode, mainly be to install a radio-frequency discriminating device in charge station, no matter and have a traffic IC card through the car inside of charge station (is to drive or the passenger, as long as at least one people has), this method comprises the following steps:

The radio-frequency discriminating device transmits inquiry command to the traffic IC-card;

The radio-frequency discriminating device receives the identification code that traffic IC card is responded;

If traffic IC card is the process authentication, then charge station charges to data center with the identification code and the toll amount of traffic IC card, dispatches bill by data center again; If but traffic IC card is non-through authentication, or illegal, even the user is not with at all or do not have a traffic IC card, and then charge station takes a picture and takes and transmit that data is to data center in violation of rules and regulations, and data center dispatches ticket in violation of rules and regulations.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is about process flow diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 implements environment synoptic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of radio-frequency discriminating device of the present invention and traffic IC card interaction;

Fig. 4 is the system schematic of the present invention about charge station and data center.

Embodiment

For the clearer explanation of energy technology contents of the present invention, as follows especially exemplified by a preferred embodiment.

Please refer to Fig. 1, this figure is a process flow diagram of the present invention, simultaneously in the lump referring to figs. 2 to Fig. 4.

Step 101:

Radio-frequency discriminating device 20 transmits inquiry command to traffic IC-card 40.

Please refer to Fig. 2, this figure implements environment synoptic diagram of the present invention.Fig. 2 describes the situation of a car 30 through a charge station 10.Charge station's 10 installing one radio-frequency discriminating devices 20 (RFID reader) can be launched radio-frequency (RF) signal.Users in the car 30 hold a traffic IC card 40 (RFID tag, that is a kind of Contactless Smart Card, CSC).Because RFID reader and IC-card are known technology, therefore do not give unnecessary details at this.

Step 102:

Radio-frequency discriminating device 20 receives the identification code that traffic IC card 40 is responded.

Please refer to Fig. 3, this figure is the synoptic diagram of radio-frequency discriminating device 20 of the present invention and traffic IC card 40 interactions.The user is before process charge station 10, and traffic IC card 40 is placed in the can 45 originally, makes it can not receive extraneous any signal when usual, and is in a safe condition, shown in (a) among Fig. 3.When the user when the charge station 10, the user presses the switch 451 on can 45 sides, make traffic IC card 40 be pushed out, and be in consumption status, shown in Fig. 3 (b), this moment, traffic IC card 40 can receive the inquiry command that radio-frequency discriminating device 20 is transmitted, and this moment, traffic IC card 40 can be responded its identification code.When consumption finished, the user can be in a safe condition it, shown in Fig. 3 (c) with hand with in the traffic IC card 40 income cans 45.

Step 103:

Whether charge station's 10 examination traffic IC cards 40 are through authentication, or whether legal (as whether through authentication)? charge station 10 is except being equiped with 20 judgements of radio-frequency discriminating device, should refill and establish computer system 19 (as shown in Figure 4), the action of computer system 19 may command radio-frequency discriminating devices 20, or whether car 30 arrives, or if any the setting of fence, computer system 19 is the action of may command fence also.Because charge station is a plurality of in same place usually, so but a plurality of charge station also line use same computer system 19.Because utilizing computer system 19 has been general as control mode, the setting of computer system 19 is not the emphasis of this case improvement, does not therefore give unnecessary details in detail at this.

If traffic IC card 40 process authentications, or legal, then carry out step 104.

If traffic IC card 40 is non-through authentication, or illegal, even the user is not with at all or do not have traffic IC card 40, then carry out step 106.

Step 104:

Charge station 10 charges to data center 50 with the identification code and the toll amount of traffic IC card 40.

Please in the lump with reference to figure 4, this figure is the synoptic diagram of the present invention about data center 50, the computer system 59 that the computer system 19 by charge station 10 can pass to data center 50 with the identification code and the toll amount of traffic IC card 40.The method that transmits can be passed through wired or wireless networking.

Data center 50 dispatches bill.The mode of dispatching bill can the entity bill, or directly withholds the account that the user registered, or traffic IC card 40 relative accounts withhold E-mail bill or the like mode.

Step 106:

Take a picture and take and transmit the violation data to data center 50.Charge station 10 can utilize camera 15 shooting of taking a picture, and similarly, the computer system 19 of charge station 10 can pass to the photo that camera 15 is taken the photograph the computer system 59 of data center 50.

Step 107:

Data center 50 dispatches ticket in violation of rules and regulations.

It should be noted that the foregoing description only is to give an example for convenience of explanation,, then may stop the current of vehicle by fence if for example traffic IC card 40 is non-through authentication.The interest field that the present invention advocated should be as the criterion with claims certainly, but not only limits to the foregoing description.

Claims

1, a kind ofly collecting the toll method with wireless mode, mainly is to install a radio-frequency discriminating device in charge station, and has a traffic IC card through the car inside of charge station, and it is characterized in that: this method comprises the following steps:

Charge station charges to data center with the identification code and the toll amount of traffic IC card.

2, according to claim 1ly collect the toll method, it is characterized in that: comprise more that wherein data center dispatches bill with wireless mode.

3, according to claim 1ly collect the toll method, it is characterized in that: wherein more comprise and judge whether traffic IC card is legal through authentication with wireless mode.

4, according to claim 3ly collect the toll method, it is characterized in that: wherein, then more comprise the step of taking a picture and taking if it is not legal through authentication finding traffic IC card with wireless mode.

5, according to claim 4ly collect the toll method, it is characterized in that: wherein after the step of taking of taking a picture, more comprise and transmit in violation of rules and regulations data to data center with wireless mode.

6, according to claim 5ly collect the toll method with wireless mode, it is characterized in that: wherein data comprises that more data center dispatches ticket in violation of rules and regulations to the step of data center transmitting in violation of rules and regulations.