EP1975884B1 - Mobilobjekt-ladesystem und mobilobjekt-ladeverfahren durch mobilobjekt-ladesystem - Google Patents

Mobilobjekt-ladesystem und mobilobjekt-ladeverfahren durch mobilobjekt-ladesystem Download PDF

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EP1975884B1
EP1975884B1 EP20070706351 EP07706351A EP1975884B1 EP 1975884 B1 EP1975884 B1 EP 1975884B1 EP 20070706351 EP20070706351 EP 20070706351 EP 07706351 A EP07706351 A EP 07706351A EP 1975884 B1 EP1975884 B1 EP 1975884B1
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Keiichi Morishita
Hidekazu Ono
Yoshihiro Mabuchi
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
    • G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
    • G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station
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  • the present invention relates to a vehicle toll charge system, and a vehicle toll charge method using it, and more particularly relates to a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using it for reducing a construction cost.
  • a charging processing apparatus which includes: a detecting means for detecting position information indicating the position where a vehicle existed; a correlating means for correlating a predetermined map information and the position information; a determining means for determining a charging zone in which a vehicle existing position belongs to, for a charging zone corresponding to an area predetermined in the map information, based on the correlation result of the correlating means; an existence information detecting means for detecting existence information indicating time and date when a vehicle existed inside charging zone based on the position information; and a generating means for obtaining history information of a vehicle which includes a stay time while the vehicle existed inside the charging zone, based on the position information, the existence information, and the determination result of the determining means, and for generating charging information of the vehicle based on a predetermined relation of the charging information for the stay time inside the charging zone.
  • a charging apparatus which includes: a means for detecting a ground position; a storing means for storing area specifying information and a credit information; a relative position judging means for calculating whether the ground position detected by the means for detecting a ground position is inside or outside the area indicated by the area specifying information of the storing means; an interruption instructing means; a time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time while it is located inside the area within a period without an interruption instruction from the interruption instructing means; and a charging processing means for updating the credit information based on the measured time value of the time measuring means, and which is carried by a user or mounted in a vehicle.
  • WO 01/11572 A1 relates to a control unit for verifying proper functioning of toll devices installed in vehicles.
  • This prior art document discloses a toll device 2, having communication means 3, as well as positioning means 4 in the form of a GPS receiver.
  • the toll device 2 transmits radio data to a central controller 8 for accounting the due amount.
  • the toll device is provided with a unique identifier.
  • WO 01/11572 A1 also discloses control unit 1 which is installed at the side of a road.
  • the control unit 1 is provided with a camera 7 to take pictures of the controlled vehicles.
  • the image information are stored in a memory 11 of a communication apparatus of the control unit 1.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using it, which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced.
  • a vehicle toll charge system includes: an on-vehicle transponder configured to be loaded on a vehicle, have a GPS (Global Positioning System) function, and storing a charging zone information indicating a charging zone where a toll is charged and an on-vehicle transponder identification information being assigned to individually identify the on-vehicle transponder; a local computer system configured to generate an image data by taking an image of a vehicle existing in the charging zone; a central computer system configured to be connected to the local computer system via a wide area network and receive the image data; and an authentication computer configured to store identification information of a preliminary registered vehicle.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the on-vehicle transponder transmits the on-vehicle transponder identification information to the authentication computer at a predetermined timing when recognizes being in the charging zone based on a position information obtained by the GPS function.
  • the authentication computer executes an authentication for charging a toll on a vehicle based on a matching result of the on-vehicle transponder identification information received from the on-vehicle transponder and the identification information of the preliminary registered vehicle.
  • the authentication computer is included in the central computer system, and the authentication computer, when the authentication is failed, transmits information corresponding to the on-vehicle transponder identification information of a vehicle the authentication thereof is failed to the local computer system.
  • the local computer system transmits the image data of a vehicle the authentication thereof is failed to the central computer system, in accordance with a matching of information corresponding to the received on-vehicle transponder identification information and an imaged license plate of a vehicle.
  • the central computer system judges that the vehicle loading the transponder is not fraudulent, the central computer system is configured to send to the local computer system a request of deletion of the image corresponding to said vehicle.
  • the authentication computer in a vehicle toll charge system, is configured to judge whether or not a vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is a fraudulent vehicle by executing matching of the on-vehicle transponder identification information and a preliminary registered fraudulent vehicle identification information, and if a vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is judged as a fraudulent vehicle, the authentication computer transmits information corresponding to the on-vehicle transponder identification information of a vehicle which is judges as a fraudulent vehicle.
  • the local computer system transmits the image data of a vehicle which is judged as a fraudulent vehicle to the central computer system by executing matching of the received information corresponding to the on-vehicle transponder identification information and an imaged license plate of a vehicle.
  • a card which stores a money amount or a value corresponding to the money amount is inserted in the on-vehicle transponder.
  • the on-vehicle transponder is configured to calculate a charging amount charged in the charging zone based on the position information and a preliminary stored charge table and generate transaction information which includes information indicating a value generated by subtracting the charging amount from the money amount or a value corresponding to the money amount and transmit the transaction information to the authentication computer.
  • the authentication computer stores a charge table, and configured to: calculate a charging amount charged in the charging zone based on the position information received from the on-vehicle transponder and the charge table; and judge whether charging on a vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is possible or not based on the charging amount and the identification information of a vehicle.
  • the authentication computer transmits an image send request, which includes the identification information of a vehicle, for requesting the local computer system to transmit the image data corresponding to a vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder to the central computer system.
  • the local computer system in a vehicle toll charge system, is installed in a position from which an image of a vehicle existing at an exit of the charging zone is taken.
  • the charging amount is calculated by using the charge table based on the position information corresponding to a position where a vehicle enters the charging zone and the position information corresponding to a position where a vehicle exits the charging zone.
  • any of the charging zone, the charge table and the identification information of a vehicle stored in the on-vehicle transponder can be rewritten by an input operation to the central computer system.
  • the authentication computer in a vehicle toll charge system, is included in the central computer system.
  • the image data includes an image of every vehicle passes a predetermined area and a stamped time.
  • the authentication computer executes the authentication based on judging whether or not a vehicle whose image is taken by the local computer system is preliminary registered. The judging is executed based on an execution of matching of a license plate preliminary registered correspondingly to the identification information of a vehicle and information of a license plate included in the image data.
  • the local computer system in a vehicle toll charge system, is installed in a position from where an image of a vehicle existing at an exit of the charging zone is taken.
  • the authentication computer is configured to store information of a license plate of a vehicle extracted from the image of every vehicle as a communication incapable license plate data, when a license plate corresponding to the on-vehicle transponder identification information received from the on-vehicle transponder does not exist in the image of every vehicle.
  • the authentication computer is included in the central computer system.
  • the local computer system stores a registered vehicle table in which a vehicle identifier for identifying a preliminary registered vehicle and a license plate is linked.
  • the local computer system is configured to extract the vehicle identifier corresponding to a license plate included in the image of every vehicle, and add the extracted vehicle identifier to the image data.
  • the authentication computer is configured to execute the authentication based on matching of the vehicle identifier received from the on-vehicle transponder and the identification information of the preliminary registered vehicle.
  • the authentication computer is included in the central computer system.
  • the local computer system is configured to read a character on a license plate in the image of every vehicle by an image recognition and add the character to the image data.
  • the authentication computer is configured to execute the authentication by using the character included in the received image data as the information of the license plate included in the image data.
  • the local computer system in a vehicle toll charge system, is installed in a position adoptive to take an image of a vehicle existing in an entrance of the charging zone.
  • a further aspect is a complex program product according to independent claim 15.
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using it which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced.
  • a vehicle toll charge system includes: an on-vehicle transponder having the GPS function and is installed in a vehicle such as an automobile or the like; a local controller which is installed at a specific position in a charging zone in which a payment of a toll is required and includes an image taking apparatus for taking images of vehicles; and a central computer system which is installed at arbitrary position and preliminary stores identification information such as license plate information of vehicle and the like.
  • the on-vehicle transponder When a vehicle enters a charging zone, the on-vehicle transponder recognizes that the vehicle entered the charging zone, in accordance with the charging position information preliminarily stored in the on-vehicle transponder. Then, the on-vehicle transponder transmits charging position information indicating the position at which the vehicle entered the charging zone and the transaction information (the entering time and date, the charged toll, the electronic signature and the like) to the central computer system.
  • the transaction information may include the charging position information.
  • the central computer system checks the charging position information and the transaction information, which are transmitted from the on-vehicle transponder, and the preliminary stored identification information of the vehicle to check at least one of: whether or not the toll can be charged on the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder; and whether or not the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is registered as a fraudulent vehicle.
  • the central computer system judges that the charging on the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is possible and the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is not a fraudulent vehicle, the central computer system transmits a request for deleting image, which instructs the deletion of the obtained image corresponding to the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder, to the local controller.
  • This request for deleting image includes the identification information of the target vehicle.
  • the central computer system judges that the charging on the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is impossible or the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is a fraudulent vehicle, the central computer system transmits an image send request, which instructs the sending of the obtained image corresponding to the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder to the central computer system, to the local controller.
  • This image send request also includes the identification information of the vehicle.
  • the local controller takes images and stores the images of the license plates of every vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder in the charging zone by using the image taking apparatus.
  • the local controller analyzes (executes an optical character recognition process on) the license plate information of the vehicles, in accordance with the license plate image of the imaged vehicles and obtains the analyzed license plate information as the license plate identification information.
  • the local controller when receiving the request for deleting image from the central computer system, checks the matching of the identification information of the vehicle transmitted from the central computer system and the aforementioned license plate identification information to delete the license plate image of the vehicle corresponding to the request for deleting image. Also, when receiving the image send request from the central computer system, the local controller checks the matching of the identification information of the vehicle transmitted from the central computer system and the aforementioned license plate identification information to send the license plate image of the vehicle corresponding to the image send request, to the central computer system.
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using it which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the vehicle toll charge system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vehicle toll charge system according to this embodiment is, in particular, a vehicle toll charge system of the type in which the charged toll corresponding to the driving charging zone is subtracted from the amount indicated in a card inserted in the
  • a vehicle toll charge system 100 includes: an on-vehicle transponder 50 which is installed in a vehicle 20 such as an automobile and the like and has a function for receiving a GPS information 15 transmitted by a GPS satellite 10; local controllers 40 which are installed at specific positions inside a charging zone 60 in which the payment of the toll is required and has license plate image taking apparatuses 80 for taking images of the vehicles 20; and a central computer system 30 that is installed at arbitrary position and stores in advance the identification information such as the license plate information of the vehicle 20 and the like.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 includes a CPU 33, a storage unit 36, an input unit 35 for inputting new information, rewriting stored data and an instruction; a communication unit 32 for communing with the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the local controller 40; and an antenna unit 34, which are connected to a bus line 31, respectively.
  • the storage unit 36 stores in advance a database section 38 for storing a plurality of data as shown in Fig. 5 (vehicle information to specify a fraudulent vehicle, a transaction, image data and an image deletion record) and a vehicle charge program 37 for operating the central computer system 30.
  • the functions of the central computer system 30 will be schematically described below.
  • the central computer system receives the transaction and vehicle charge information 95 transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the central computer system checks the transaction transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50 to judge whether or not the toll is normally charged and whether or not an error is detected by the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the result of the judgment and the data included in the transaction are recorded in the transaction database stored in the database section 38 of the storage unit 36. If the transaction transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50 is judged to be normal, the license plate information of that vehicle together with the request for deleting image is transmitted to the local controller 40. On the other hand, if the transaction is judged to be fraudulent or erroneous, an image send request telegraphic message is transmitted to the local controller 40.
  • the central computer system performs the management of the following databases preliminarily stored in the database section 38 in the storage unit 36.
  • the transaction transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50 and its evaluation result are stored.
  • a stolen vehicle, a violator vehicle, a vehicle on which the charge is erroneously ended, and the like are registered in the fraudulent vehicle database.
  • the vehicle registered in the fraudulent vehicle database is recognized by the local controller 40, its image is transmitted to the central computer system 30.
  • the image which is obtained by the local controller 40 and transmitted to the central computer system 30, is stored together with the license plate recognition result in the database.
  • the central computer system requests for deleting image to the local controller 40.
  • the central computer system stores the telegraphic message in the deleted image database.
  • the central computer system transmits to and receives from the telegraphic messages shown below.
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the local controller 40.
  • the local controller 40 includes a CPU 43, a storage unit 45, a communication unit 42 for communicating with the on-vehicle transponder 50 or the central computer system 30, and an antenna unit 44, which are connected to a bus line 41, respectively.
  • the storage unit 45 stores in advance a database section 46 for storing a plurality of data as shown in Fig. 6 (a position ID, an image, an image send request and a request for deleting image) and an image processing program 47 for operating the local controller 40.
  • the license plate image taking apparatus 80 for taking an image of the license plate of a vehicle 20 driving in the charging zone 60 is connected through the communication unit 42.
  • the functions of the local controller 40 will be schematically described below.
  • a camera (license plate image taking apparatus 80) that can continuously take images is used to take images of a vehicle that enters the visual field of the camera.
  • the imaging is carried out at a speed of about 30 frames per second, and the cutting out process of the license plate image is carried out for each frame, and the reading process of the license plate is performed on the image in which a license plate is found out.
  • the process of reading the license plate is performed on the image in which a license plate is found out, and the reading result is recorded.
  • An image data reading process is finished is compressed by using JPEG and the like.
  • the following telegraphic messages are transmitted to and received from the central computer system 30.
  • the local controller After an image is taken, when both of the image send request and the request for deleting image cannot be received from the central computer system 30 within a preset time, the local controller transmits compressed image information and license plate recognition result to the central computer system 30.
  • Fig. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 includes a CPU 53, a storage unit 55, a communication unit 52 for receiving GPS information 15 and carrying out the communication between the local controller 40 and the central computer system 30, and an antenna 54, which are connected to a bus line 51, respectively.
  • the storage unit 55 stores in advance a plurality of data as shown in Fig. 7 (an on-vehicle transponder ID, charging position information and a charge table) and a toll processing program 57 for operating the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the schematic functions of the on-vehicle transponder 50 will be described below.
  • the on-vehicle transponder ID is registered on the on-vehicle transponder before the on-vehicle transponder 50 is installed on the automobile (vehicle 20).
  • the on-vehicle transponder holds the on-vehicle transponder ID.
  • the on-vehicle transponder judges whether or not the position obtained by the GPS position measuring enters a charging zone. If the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is judged to enter a charging zone, the on-vehicle transponder carries out a charging process.
  • the charged toll is calculated.
  • the on-vehicle transponder transmits the charging process result to the central computer system 30. Further, the on-vehicle transponder receives the charge table and update data with regard to the charging position information from the central computer system to performing update process.
  • a communication means of the on-vehicle transponder mobile communication techniques are used. On the communication data, the process based on encryption techniques are applied for preventing leak and tampering of the data.
  • the on-vehicle transponder receives information with regard to the charge table and the charging zone from the central computer system 30, and the data inside the on-vehicle transponder 50 is updated.
  • the vehicle toll charge system 100 will be described below with reference to Fig. 8 to Fig. 10C .
  • the automobile (vehicle 20) in this embodiment includes an on-vehicle transponder 50 having the positioning function in which the GPS is used.
  • An IC card 50a to which a value indicating the amount of the money or a value corresponding to it is recorded is inserted into the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the CPU 53 of the on-vehicle transponder 50 reads the toll processing program 57 preliminarily stored in the storage unit 55 and executes it.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 withdraws the charged toll from the IC card 50a when the vehicle loading it is judged to arrive at the charging zone 60 preliminarily registered in the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the charged toll is assumed to be preliminarily stored as the charge table in the on-vehicle transponder 50 or calculated by the on-vehicle transponder 50 at the time of charging.
  • the charging result is wirelessly transmitted to the central computer system 30 from the on-vehicle transponder 50 by using the mobile communication function managed by a telecom carrier 220, as illustrated in a dataflow 200 of the vehicle toll charge system shown in Fig. 8 .
  • the position information to identify the charging zone in which the charging process is executed is simultaneously transmitted to the central computer system 30.
  • the authentication computer belonging to the central computer system 30 executes the authentication process for the vehicle 20, as follows.
  • the CPU 33 reads and the vehicle charge program 37 preliminarily stored in the storage unit 36 and executes it.
  • the program is executed, a transaction receiving process for classifying the information included in the received transaction is carried out, in accordance with the reception of the transaction including the charging result from the on-vehicle transponder 50 (Step 5200), as illustrated in the processing flow of the central computer system in Fig. 9A (Step S210).
  • the central computer system performs matching of the vehicle identification information transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the fraudulent vehicle DB which is preliminarily registered therein and stores the vehicle identification information of fraudulent vehicles to execute a database search for checking whether or not the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is a fraudulent vehicle (Step S220).
  • the central computer system judge whether or not the charging is normally executed in a transaction evaluating process, based on the user registration registered by a driver 230, for the usage history and electronic signature that are transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the usage history and electronic signature that are processed in the central computer system 30 are transmitted to a card issuer 210.
  • the card issuer 210 admits the settlement, the money amount is withdrawn from the account of the driver 242 of the bank 240 or the like that is opened by the driver. Then, the card issuer 210 remits the money corresponding to the toll of the charging zone 60 to the central computer system 30 through the account of the card issuer 241.
  • the central computer system 30 performs a DB registering process for registering the transaction transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder and the result of the evaluation performed in the central computer system 30 in the transaction DB (Step S240).
  • a local controller transmission process is carried out for reading out the vehicle identification information from the transaction transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50, retrieving the license plate information corresponding to the vehicle based on the read out data, and transmitting the retrieved license plate information to the local controller 40 (Step S250).
  • [request for deleting image] that is the data indicating "the discarding of the image is allowed” or [image send request] that is the data indicating "the image send is requested” is also added together with the license plate information.
  • Step S220 when it is judged that the charging is normally processed (namely, the authentication is successfully completed), this is evaluated as "the discarding of the image is allowed,” and when it is judged that the vehicle is fraudulent or the charging process is failed (namely, the authentication is failed), this is evaluated as "the image send is requested.”
  • the image send Based on data except of the charging result, for example, by searching the list of on-vehicle transponders 50a or IC cards 50a, if the on-vehicle transponder or the IC card is stolen or is not registered, by designating "the image send is requested," it is possible to take the image of the vehicle and send the image to the central computer system 30.
  • the information used in the calculation of the toll such as the charging position data, the charge table and the like that are stored in the on-vehicle transponder 50, and the identification information of the vehicle can be updated from the input unit 35 in the central computer system 30 by using the mobile communication means.
  • the mobile communication means it is possible to easily change charging positions and carry out the registration of the numbers of fraudulent vehicles.
  • the image taking apparatus 80 takes the image for all of the vehicles driving in the charging zone 60 (Step S400).
  • object detection for checking whether or not a license plate is included in the image is performed on the image corresponding to the imaged target vehicle (Step S410).
  • a cutting out process of the license plate image is performed (Step S420). If the cutting out process of the license plate is successfully executed (Step S430) and the cut out license plate is checked to be the first license plate image for the targeted vehicle, a license plate reading process of the cut license plate is successively executed (Step S440).
  • Step S450 if the character recognition of the license plate is successfully executed (Step S450), and the license plate number image is recognized to be the first one for the targeted vehicle, the image is compressed to JPEG and the like (Step S430), and then stored in the image processing result DB.
  • Step S430 if the cutting out process of the license plate is successfully executed (Step S430) and the cut out license plate is recognized not to be the first license plate image for the targeted vehicle, or if in the license plate reading process, the character recognition of the license plate is successfully executed (Step S450) and the license plate umber is recognized not to be the first license plate number image for the targeted vehicle (Step 5460), the image is discarded (Step S480) .
  • the CPU 43 reads and executes the image processing program 47 preliminarily stored in the storage unit 45.
  • the program is executed, as shown in Fig. 10B , a receiving process for processing various requests transmitted by the central computer system 30 is carried out (Step S500).
  • the local controller 40 when receiving an image request (Step S510) transmitted by the central computer system 30 or the request for deleting image (Step S540), refers to the image processing result DB and generates a required telegraphic message.
  • Step S540 When the request for deleting image (Step S540) is transmitted from the central computer system 30, from the license plate information transmitted simultaneously with it and the images stored in the image processing result DB, the image corresponding to the license plate information is searched and retrieved, and the retrieved image is removed from the image DB (Step S550). Then, a telegraphic message for deleting image to report that the image is deleted is generated (Step S560) and transmitted to the central computer system 30 (Step S570). If the license plate information is not send from the central computer system 30, the taken image, the license plate recognition result recognized from the image, the information indicating the position of imaging and the current time are transmitted to the central computer system 30, respectively.
  • the image transmitted to the central computer system 30 may be compressed in order to reduce the amount of data transmission.
  • Step S510 when the image send request (Step S510) is transmitted from the central computer system 30, from the license plate information transmitted simultaneously with it and the images stored in the image processing result DB, the image corresponding to the license plate information is searched and retrieved (Step S520). Then, an image data telegraphic message to report that the image is to be transmitted is generated (step S530). Then, the image data telegraphic message, the retrieved image, the license plate recognition result recognized from the image, the imaging position information and the current time are transmitted to the central computer system 30, respectively (Step S570).
  • the central computer system 30 When the central computer system 30 receives the image data, image data telegraphic message and the telegraphic message for deleting image which are respectively transmitted by the local controller 40 (Step 5300), the central computer system registers the received image data and the image data telegraphic message in the image DB and registers the telegraphic message for deleting image in the deleted image DB (Step S320), as shown in Fig. 9B .
  • the local controller 40 has a timeout monitoring function. As shown in Fig. 10C , the local controller 40 checks the non-transmitted images stored in the image processing result DB at a predetermined interval (Step S600). Then, if an image that is not transmitted to the central computer system 30 even after a predetermined time is found (Step S610), the local controller generates an image data telegraphic message (Step S620) and transmits it to the central computer system 30 (Step S630). Moreover, a plurality of local controllers 40 may be installed inside the charging zone 60. In this case, the central computer system 30 transmits license plate information through broadcast to each of the plurality of local controllers 40, so that any local controller 40 can takes images of vehicles.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 stores in advance an on-vehicle transponder ID, geographical information and a charge table, as shown in Fig. 7 .
  • the geographical information includes the charging zone indicating the geographical range that is set by the organizer as the region in which the toll is charged for the use of the road.
  • the CPU 53 in the on-vehicle transponder 50 reads and executes the toll processing program 57 preliminarily stored in the storage unit 55.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 judges that the vehicle enters the charging zone 60 in accordance with the GPS information 15 and the changing zone information.
  • the charged toll corresponding to the charging position is withdrawn by using the IC card 50a inserted in the on-vehicle transponder 50 in accordance with the charge table.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 transmits: the charging position information indicating the position at which the vehicle enters the charging zone 60; and the transaction information (the entering time and date, the vehicle charge information 95, the electronic signature and the like) to the central computer system 30.
  • the transaction information may have the format including the charging position information.
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using the system which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced. Also, it is possible to easily carry out the change of the charging positions where the vehicle enters the charging zone, the change of the charging amount, and the change of the registration of targeted fraudulent vehicles, only by electronically rewriting the charging position information, the charge table and the identification information of vehicles, respectively.
  • a schematic configuration and operational principle of a vehicle toll charge system according to a second embodiment of the present invention are basically equal to those of the first embodiment, respectively, and their detailed descriptions are omitted.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 judges that the on-vehicle transponder 50 enters the charging zone 60 and then transmits the charging position information and the transaction information to the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 stores the charge table in advance. Then, the central computer system 30 calculates the toll charged to the vehicle entering to a charging zone based on the transaction information and charging position information which are transmitted from the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the charge table. Next, the central computer system 30 checks whether or not the charging to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is possible or whether or not the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder is a fraudulent vehicle, based on the calculated toll to be charged, the transaction information, and a pre-set vehicle identification information.
  • the central computer system 30 transmits a request for deleting image, which includes the identification information of the vehicle 20 to instruct the deletion of the taken image corresponding to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50, to the local controller 40.
  • the central computer system 30 transmits the image send request including the identification information of the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 to the local controller 40 for instructing the transmission of the taken image corresponding to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 to the central computer system 30.
  • a toll value data and a function of calculating a toll value are not required to be installed on the on-vehicle transponder.
  • the charging amount calculated by the central computer system 30 is collected by the telecom carrier 220 and sent to the central computer system 30 held by the organizing company of the system, as shown in Fig. 11 .
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using the system which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced. Also, it is possible to easily carry out the change of the charging positions where the vehicle enters the charging zone, the change of the charging amount, and the change of the registration of targeted fraudulent vehicles, only by electronically rewriting the charging position information, the charge table and the identification information of vehicles, respectively.
  • the schematic configuration and operational principle of a vehicle toll charge system according to a third embodiment of the present invention are basically equal to them in the first embodiment, respectively, and their detailed descriptions are omitted.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 judges that it enters the charging zone 60, and uses a wireless communication means such as the wireless LAN and the like to directly transmit the charging position information and the transaction information to the local controller 40.
  • the local controller 40 checks whether or not the charging to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is possible or whether or not the vehicle 20 is a fraudulent vehicle, in accordance with the charging position information and the transaction information that are transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the local controller 40 stores a charge table and identification information of vehicles in advance.
  • the authentication computer which belongs to the central computer system 30 in a first embodiment, belongs to a local system 39 in this embodiment.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 recognizes that it enters the charging zone 60 in accordance with the charging position information preliminarily stored in the on-vehicle transponder 50, and transmits the charging position information and the transaction information to the local controller 40.
  • the local controller 40 calculates the toll charged in the charging zone 60, in accordance with the charging position information and the transaction information that are transmitted by the on-vehicle transponder 50, and the charge table.
  • the local controller 40 checks whether or not the charging to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is possible or whether or not the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is a fraudulent vehicle, in accordance with the calculated charging amount and the identification information of the vehicle. If the charging to the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is judged to be possible and if the vehicle 20 loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 is judged not to be a fraudulent vehicle, the local controller 40 deletes the obtained image corresponding to the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 from the database, by matching the identification information of the vehicle and the license plate identification information analyzed on the basis of the image of the vehicle 20.
  • the local controller 40 transmits the obtained image corresponding to the vehicle loading the on-vehicle transponder 50 to the central computer system 30 by matching the identification information of the vehicle and the license plate identification information.
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using the system which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced. Also, it is possible to easily carry out the change of the charging positions where the vehicle enters the charging zone, the change of the charging amount, and the change of the registration of targeted fraudulent vehicles, only by electronically rewriting the charging position information, the charge table and the identification information of vehicles, respectively.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 transmits the charging position information and the transaction information to the local controller 40, by using a wireless communication unit such as the wireless LAN and the like, communication costs can be reduced compared with a communication using a data line of a telecom carrier.
  • a "distance based charging type" vehicle toll charge system for setting the charging amount on the basis of the driving distance in the zone of the vehicle 20 entering a charging zone 60 is applied to any one of vehicle toll charge systems described in first to third embodiments.
  • the schematic configuration and operational principle of the vehicle toll charge system according to this embodiment are basically equal to any of first to third embodiments, respectively.
  • the local controllers 40 are installed at an exit A and an exit B of the charging zone 60, respectively.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 stores the total distance of a vehicle 20 inside the region of a charging zone 60, in accordance with the charging position information corresponding to the position where the vehicle 20 enters the charging zone 60 and the charging position information corresponding to the position where the vehicle 20 exits from the charging zone. For example, in the case of the application to a second embodiment, when judging that a vehicle 20 exits from a charging zone 60, the on-vehicle transponder 50 transmits the transaction information and the total distance information inside the charging zone to the central computer system 30. The central computer system 30 calculates the charging amount, in accordance with the received transaction information, the total distance information inside the charging zone, and the charge table corresponding to the distance based charging.
  • a vehicle toll charge system and a vehicle toll charge method using it which can be installed without large scale constructions such as a gantry for setting roadside apparatuses for obtaining information from vehicles driving in a charging zone, and the cost for constructing the system can be reduced. Also, it is possible to easily carry out the change of the charging positions where the vehicle enters the charging zone, the change of the charging amount, and the change of the registration of targeted fraudulent vehicles, only by electronically rewriting the charging position information, the charge table and the identification information of vehicles, respectively. Also, not only a constant toll charging, it is possible to carry out a charging setting based on the driving distance of a vehicle inside the charging zone 60.
  • the vehicle toll charge system judges whether or not the charging is normally executed by using the image of the license plate taken by the local controller 40 in any one of vehicle toll charge systems described in first to fourth embodiments.
  • the schematic configuration and operational principle of the vehicle toll charge system according to this embodiment are basically equal to those of first to third embodiments, respectively. Here, only the points different from other embodiments are described.
  • the vehicle toll charge system in this embodiment includes the local side systems 39.
  • the local side systems 39 are installed at all exits 60out of the charging zone 60, namely, all positions where the vehicle 20 can exit from the charging zone 60.
  • the local system 39 includes: a camera 79 whose field of view includes the exit 60out that is a position where vehicles 20 exit from the charging zone 60; and a communication unit 81 for transmitting the image taken by the camera 79 to the central computer system 30.
  • a vehicle 20 enters the charging zone 60.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 generates the position information indicating its position, in accordance with the GPS information 15 received from GPS satellites 10.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 performs matching of the geographical position relation between its position and the charging zone, in accordance with the charging zone information that is the geographical information indicating the charging zone 60 (refer to Fig. 7 ) and the position information, and consequently recognizes that the vehicle 20 enters the charging zone 60.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 when recognizing that the vehicle 20 driving in a charging zone 60 arrives at a boundary between the charging zone 60 and its outside and is located at the exit 60out of the charging zone 60, transmits transaction information, which includes the on-vehicle transponder ID and the card ID serving as the identifier of the card inserted in the on-vehicle transponder 50, to the central computer system 30 by using a mobile communication technique.
  • the central computer system 30 stores the received transaction information.
  • the central computer system 30 stores the information indicating the time when the transaction information is received as a transaction information reception time (refer to Fig. 5 (2) #1).
  • the local system 39 generates all vehicle image in which all of the vehicles 20 exiting from the exits 60out of the charging zone 60 are imaged at the place where the camera 79 is installed.
  • the all vehicle image is a video image that is continuously taken and whose field of view includes the exits 60out.
  • the communication unit 81 transmits the local system information, which includes the all vehicle image, the imaging time and a local system ID (the local system ID is, for example, the information of the latitude and the longitude) to specify the position of the local system 39, to the central computer system 30 continuously in real time.
  • the central computer system 30 stores the received local side system information (refer to Fig. 5 (5) #2).
  • the central computer system 30 stores a license plate database in which the on-vehicle transponder ID and the license plate (accurately, the symbols on the license plate (including numerals, characters and the like)) are linked.
  • the central computer system 30 retrieves the license plate corresponding to the on-vehicle transponder ID included in the received transaction information from the license plate database and generates on-vehicle transponder side license plate information that is the set of the retrieved license plate and the transaction information reception time.
  • the central computer system 30 performs an image recognition on the all vehicle image included in the local system information, reads the symbols on the license plate and generates the camera side license plate information, which is the set of the license plates of all the vehicles 20 exiting from the exits 60out of the charging zone 60 and the imaging time.
  • the central computer system 30 executes a license plate matching process for matching the on-vehicle transponder side license plate information and the camera side license plate information.
  • a license plate matching process for matching the on-vehicle transponder side license plate information and the camera side license plate information.
  • the authentication is judged to be failed.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 when the lack of remaining amount of a card, the non-insertion of a card, or a communication error disables the normal charging, the on-vehicle transponder 50 adds a status of the charging error to the transaction information and transmits it to the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 recognizes that the charging is not normally executed, if the status of the charging error is added to the transaction information, even if the matching of the license plate is successfully done.
  • the central computer system 30 recognizes that the charging is not normally executed, similarly to the case that the status of the charging error is added.
  • a vehicle 20a does not load the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the local system 39 transmits the local side system information to the central computer system 30, independently of the presence or absence of the on-vehicle transponder 50.
  • the central computer system 30 generates the camera side license plate information from the received local side system information.
  • the central computer system 30 executes the license plate matching process. In this process, the on-vehicle transponder side license plate information which coincides with the camera side license plate information is retrieved. However, since the vehicle 20a does not load the on-vehicle transponder 50, the retrieval of the coincident on-vehicle transponder side license plate information is failed. In this case, the central computer system 30 recognizes that the authentication is not successfully done and the charging is not normally executed, and then stores the camera side license plate information as a non-communicable license plate data.
  • the image recognition of the license plate is carried out on the central computer system 30 side.
  • the local side system can be simply constituted.
  • the central computer system 30 can recognize the image information from the camera 79 in accordance with the license plate information obtained by converting the on-vehicle transponder ID.
  • the recognizing process can be performed based on whole of the plurality of characters on the license plate. As a result, the recognition rate is extremely improved.
  • Vehicle Toll Charge System for Recognizing Vehicle ID in Local Side System
  • a vehicle toll charge system In a vehicle toll charge system according to a sixth embodiment, the function of the central computer system 30 for applying image recognition to a license plate and converting it into an on-vehicle transponder ID in a fifth embodiment is moved to the local system 39.
  • the vehicle toll charge system in this embodiment will be described below with reference to Fig. 14 .
  • the local system 39 which has a configuration different to that of a fifth embodiment is installed at an exit of a charging zone 60 in this embodiment.
  • the license plate image taking apparatus 80 contains a camera 79, a vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1, a vehicle ID converter 39-2 and a database 39-3.
  • the camera 79 is installed at the same position as the camera 79 in Fig. 13 .
  • the camera 79 generates an image of all of the vehicles 20 which exit from the charging zone 60, and the exiting position information indicating the latitudes and longitudes at that time, and the exiting time.
  • the vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1 executes image recognition to the image. Then, the symbols on the license plates represented in the image are read and extracted as the license plate information.
  • the database 39-3 stores a license plate (accurately, the symbols on the license plate (including the numerals, characters and the like)) and the vehicle ID used for the vehicle toll charge system to specify the registered vehicle linked to each other.
  • the vehicle ID converter 39-2 refers to the database 39-3, retrieves the vehicle ID corresponding to the license plate information retrieved by the vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1 and generates the local side vehicle ID information that is the set of the exiting position information, the exiting time and the retrieved vehicle ID, and then transmits it to the central computer system 30.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 transmits the transaction information to the central computer system 30, at the time of the exiting from the charging zone 60, similarly to a fifth embodiment.
  • the central computer system 30 uses the on-vehicle transponder ID included in the transaction information, as an on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID serving as an identifier to specify a vehicle 50 in the vehicle toll charge system.
  • the central computer system 30 generates the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID information that is the set of the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID included in the transaction information and the reception time.
  • the central computer system 30 executes matching of the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID information and the local side vehicle ID information to consequently execute the authentication of the vehicle 20.
  • a vehicle toll charge system In a vehicle toll charge system according to a seventh embodiment, the function of the central computer system 30 for applying image recognition to a license plate in a vehicle toll charge system in a fifth embodiment is moved to the local system 39.
  • the license plate image taking apparatus 80 is installed at an exit of the charging zone 60 in this embodiment.
  • the license plate image taking apparatus 80 includes a camera 79 and a vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1.
  • the camera 79 is installed at the same position as the camera 79 in Fig. 13 .
  • the camera 79 generates an image of all of the vehicles 20 which exit from the charging zone 60, and the exiting position information indicating the latitudes and longitudes at that time, and the exiting time.
  • the vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1 executes image recognition to the image. Then, the symbols on the license plates represented in the image are read and extracted as the license plate information.
  • the vehicle registration identifier recognizer 39-1 generates the camera side license plate information which is the set of the license plate information, exiting position information and the exiting time and transmits it to the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 stores the license plate database, in which a license plate (accurately, the symbols on the license plate (including the numerals, characters and the like)) and the vehicle ID used for the vehicle toll charge system to specify the registered vehicle are linked to each other.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 transmits the transaction information to the central computer system 30, at the time of the exiting from the charging zone 60, similarly to a fifth embodiment.
  • the central computer system 30 uses the on-vehicle transponder ID included in the transaction information, as the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID serving as an identifier to specify the vehicle 50 in the vehicle toll charge system.
  • the central computer system 30 generates the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID information that is the set of the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID included in the transaction information and the reception time.
  • the central computer system 30 refers to the license plate database, converts the license plate, which is included in the local side license plate information, into the vehicle ID, and then executes matching of the vehicle ID and the vehicle ID (on-vehicle transponder ID) included in the on-vehicle transponder side vehicle ID information to consequently execute the authentication of the vehicle 50.
  • the license plate information is recognized on the camera side (local side) and transmitted to the central computer system 30.
  • the information communication amount is extremely small, and the establishment of the communication network is easy.
  • the local side stores a database in which the license plate and the vehicle ID are linked to convert the license plate into the vehicle ID.
  • the configuration of the local side is simple, so that the construction cost of the local side can be reduced.
  • the information obtained through the wireless communication from the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the image information in which the vehicle is imaged are used for the vehicle existing in the charging zone 60.
  • the camera side system which includes, for example, a lot of local controllers 40 installed in the charging zone to use accurate time information.
  • the vehicle toll charge system in this embodiment includes a GPS receiver 30a connected to the central computer system 30a, in addition to the configuration shown in first to seventh embodiments.
  • the central computer system 30a receives the GPS information, which is transmitted by the GPS satellites, through the GPS receiver 30a and obtains the GPS time that is the information indicating the accurate time at the time of the reception of the GPS information.
  • the central computer system 30a distributes the GPS time to all of the local side systems installed in the charging zone 60, namely, the local controllers 40, the license plate image taking apparatuses 80 and the like.
  • the local side system generates the image information to which the time adjusted in accordance with the received GPS time is added, for the image of the vehicle 20.
  • the local side system transmits the image of the vehicle 20, the information of the license plate read from the image or the information obtained by converting the license plate information into the corresponding vehicle ID, together with the time, in accordance with the image information to which the time is added, to the central computer system 30.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 uses the GPS function to obtains the GPS time and transmits it together with the position information to the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 can accurately execute the authentication of the charging, because both of the information received from the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the information received from the local side system are synchronous through the GPS time. According to such a vehicle toll charge system, the large scale of the synchronized system can be easily established.
  • GPS receivers 78-1 to 78-N are installed in each of many local side systems (cameras 79-1 to 79-N) that are installed in the charging zone 60, respectively.
  • the GPS receives 78-1 to 78-N generate the position information and the GPS time, in accordance with the GPS signal received from the GPS satellites 10, and adds them to the information obtained by imaging the vehicle and then transmits it to the central computer system 30.
  • the large scale synchronization system can be easily established similarly to an eighth embodiment. Moreover, since the local side system can obtain the position information by using the GPS function, the positions of the local side systems are not required to be independently inputted to the database for managing the positions.
  • the authentication is carried out at the exit of the charging zone 60. In a tenth embodiment, the authentication is carried out at the entrance of the charging zone 60.
  • the local system 39 is installed around an entrance of the charging zone 60, and the license plate image taking apparatus 80 takes an image of a vehicle 50 that enters the charging zone 60 from outside the charging zone 60, and applies image recognition to the image to read the license plate, and then transmits it together with the position and current time of the local system 39 through the communication unit 81 to the central computer system 30.
  • the on-vehicle transponder 50 when moving into the charging zone 60 at a charging zone entrance 60in from outside the charging zone 60, executes a settlement process for using the card inserted in the on-vehicle transponder 50 and withdrawing the charged toll and then transmits the position information of the charging zone entrance 60in, the time and the on-vehicle transponder ID to the central computer system 30.
  • the central computer system 30 executes matching of the information received from the local system 39 and the information received from the on-vehicle transponder 50 to consequently execute the authentication of the vehicle 50.
  • a vehicle 50a that does not load the on-vehicle transponder 50 is recognized to be a fraudulent vehicle in the central computer system 30, because the on-vehicle transponder ID matched with the license plate obtained from the license plate image taking apparatus 80 is not transmitted thereto.
  • a fraudulent vehicle can be specified at the entrance of the charging zone 60.
  • a fraudulent vehicle can be specified at the entrance of the charging zone 60.
  • the information indicating that the on-vehicle transponder 50 is normally charged to outside the vehicle it is possible to visibly judge a fraudulent vehicle inside the charging zone 60.
  • a displaying lamp on the roof of a vehicle registered in the vehicle toll charge system if the charging process is normally executed, such a judgment can be carried out by turning on and off the displaying lamp in a particular pattern.
  • a monitoring person can easily check a fraudulent vehicle. Further, there is an effect for drivers to suppress fraudulence.
  • the local side system in a ninth embodiment is installed. Then, together with the entrance side of the charging zone 60, also on the exit side, the information from the on-vehicle transponder 50 and the information from the local side system are transmitted to the central computer system 30. Then, the position information and time information of the entrance side and the position information and exit information of the exit side are used to calculate the charged toll.
  • the charging is not carried out at the charging zone entrance 60in. Then, only the information indicating that the vehicle is registered as the vehicle using the vehicle toll charge system is transmitted from the on-vehicle transponder 50 to the central computer system 30. The charging is carried out at the charging zone exit 60out.

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  1. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem, umfassend:
    einen fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50), welcher konfiguriert ist, um auf ein Fahrzeug, welches eine GPS-(Global Positioned System) Funktion aufweist, geladen zu werden und zum Speichern einer
    Erhebungszoneninformation, welche eine Erhebungszone anzeigt, in welcher eine Maut erhoben wird, und eine Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation, welche zugewiesen wird, um individuell den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder zu identifizieren;
    ein lokales Computersystem (40), welches konfiguriert ist zum Erzeugen von Bilddaten durch Aufnehmen eines Bildes eines Fahrzeuges, welches in der Erhebungszone existiert; wobei das System ferner umfasst:
    ein Zentral-Computersystem (30), welches konfiguriert ist, um mit dem lokalen Computersystem über ein Wide-Area-Network verbunden zu sein und, um die Bilddaten zu empfangen; und
    ein Authentifizierungs-Computer, welcher konfiguriert ist zum Speichern von Identifikationsinformation eines vorher registrierten Fahrzeuges,
    wobei der fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50) konfiguriert ist zum Übertragen der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation an den Authentifizierungs-Computer zu einem vorbestimmten Timing, wenn erkannt wird, dass es in der Erhebungszone ist, basierend auf einer Positionsinformation, die durch die GPS-Funktion erlangt wird, und der Authentifizierungs-Computer konfiguriert ist zum Ausführen einer Authentifizierung zum Erheben einer Maut für ein Fahrzeug basierend auf einem Vergleichsergebnis der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation, die von dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder empfangen wird, und der Identifikationsinformation des zuvor registrierten Fahrzeuges,
    wobei der Authentifizierungs-Computer in dem Zentral-Computersystem (30) beinhaltet ist,
    wobei der Authentifizierungs-Computer, wenn die Authentifizierung fehlschlägt, konfiguriert ist, um die Information entsprechend der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeugs der Authentifizierung davon, dessen Authentifizierung fehlgeschlagen ist, an das lokale Computersystem zu übertragen, und
    das lokale Computersystem konfiguriert ist zum Übertragen der Bilddaten eines Fahrzeugs, dessen Authentifizierung fehlgeschlagen ist, an das Zentral-Computersystem, in Übereinstimmung mit einem Vergleich von Information entsprechen den empfangenen Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation und eines abgebildeten Kennzeichens eines Fahrzeuges, wobei
    wenn das Zentral-Computersystem beurteilt, dass das Fahrzeug, welches den Transponder geladen hat, nicht betrügerisch ist, das Zentral-Computersystem konfiguriert ist zum Senden einer Anfrage zum Löschen der Bilddaten entsprechen des Fahrzeuges an das lokale Computersystem.
  2. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Authentifizierungs-Computer (30) konfiguriert ist zum Beurteilen, ob ein Fahrzeug, welches den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder lädt, ein betrügerisches Fahrzeug ist oder nicht durch Ausführen eines Vergleichs der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation und einer zuvor registrierten betrügerischen Fahrzeug-Identifikationsinformation und, wenn ein Fahrzeug, das den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder lädt, als ein betrügerisches Fahrzeug beurteilt wird, der Authentifizierungs-Computer konfiguriert ist zum Übertragen der Information entsprechen der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeugs, welches beurteilt wird, ein betrügerisches Fahrzeug zu sein, und
    das lokale Computersystem (40) konfiguriert ist zum Übertragen der Bilddaten eines Fahrzeugs, welches als ein betrügerisches Fahrzeug beurteilt wird, an das Zentral-Computersystem durch Ausführen eines Vergleichs der empfangenen Information entsprechend der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation und eines abgebildeten Kennzeichens eines Fahrzeuges.
  3. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, wobei eine Karte, welche eine Geldmenge oder einen Wert entsprechen der Geldmenge speichert, in den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder eingeführt wird, und
    der fahrzeugbefestigte Transponder (50) konfiguriert ist zum Berechnen einer Erhebungsmenge, welche in der Erhebungszone erhoben wird, basierend auf der Positionsinformation und einer zuvor gespeicherten Erhebungstabelle und zum Erzeugen von Transaktionsinformation, welche Information beinhaltet, die einen Wert anzeigt, der erzeugt wird durch Subtrahieren der Erhebungsmenge von der Geldmenge oder einem Wert entsprechen der Geldmenge und Übertragen der Transaktionsinformation an den Authentifizierungs-Computer.
  4. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, wobei der Authentifizierungs-Computer eine Erhebungstabelle speichert, und konfiguriert ist zum:
    Berechnen einer Erhebungsmenge, die in der Erhebungszone erhoben wird, basierend auf der Positionsinformation, die von dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder empfangen wird und der Ladetabelle; und
    Beurteilen, ob ein Erheben für ein Fahrzeug, welches den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50) lädt, möglich ist oder nicht basierend auf der Lademenge und der Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeuges, und
    wenn das Erheben für ein Fahrzeug als nicht möglich beurteilt wird, der Authentifizierung-Computer konfiguriert ist zum Übertragen einer Bildsendeanfrage, welche die Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeuges beinhaltet, zum Anfragen des lokalen Computersystems die Bilddaten entsprechen eines Fahrzeuges, das den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder lädt, an das Zentral-Computersystem zu übertragen.
  5. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 4, wobei das lokale Computersystem (40) in einer Position installiert ist, von welchem ein Bild eines Fahrzeuges, das an einer Ausfahrt einer Erhebungszone existiert, aufgenommen wird, und
    die Erhebungsmenge berechnet wird unter Verwendung der Erhebungstabelle basierend auf der Positionsinformation entsprechen einer Position, an welcher ein Fahrzeug die Erhebungszone betritt und der Positionsinformation entsprechen einer Position, an welcher ein Fahrzeug die Erhebungszone verlässt.
  6. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Erhebungstabelle, die in dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50) gespeichert ist, durch eine Eingabeoperation an dem Zentral-Computersystem neu beschrieben werden kann.
  7. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die Erhebungszone oder die Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeuges, die in dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50) gespeichert ist, durch eine Eingabeoperation an dem Zentral-Computersystem (30) neu geschrieben werden kann.
  8. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bilddaten ein Bild von jedem Fahrzeug, welches einen vorbestimmten Bereich durchfährt, und eine gestempelte Zeit beinhalten, und
    der Authentifizierungs-Computer die Authentifizierung durchführt basierend auf einer Beurteilung, ob ein Fahrzeug dessen Bild durch das lokale Computersystem aufgenommen wird, zuvor registriert ist oder nicht,
    wobei das Beurteilen ausgeführt wird basierend auf einem Ausführen eines Vergleichs eines Kennzeichens, das zuvor registriert ist, entsprechend der Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeuges, und Information eines Kennzeichens, das in den Bilddaten beinhaltet ist.
  9. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 8, wobei das lokale Computersystem (40) in einer Position installiert ist, von welcher ein Bild eines Fahrzeuges, das an einer Ausfahrt der Erhebungszone existiert, aufgenommen wird.
  10. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei das Authentifizierungs-Computersystem konfiguriert ist zum Speichern von Information eines Kennzeichens eines Fahrzeugs, das von dem Bild von jedem Fahrzeug extrahiert wird, als Kommunikations-unfähige Kennzeichendaten, wenn ein Kennzeichen entsprechend der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation, die von dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50) empfangen wird, nicht in dem Bild von jedem Fahrzeug existiert.
  11. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei das lokale Computersystem (40) eine Registriertes-Fahrzeug-Tabelle speichert, in welcher ein Fahrzeugidentifizierer zum Identifizieren eines zuvor registrierten Fahrzeuges und ein Kennzeichen verbunden sind,
    das lokale Computersystem (40) konfiguriert ist zum Extrahieren des Fahrzeugidentifizierers entsprechen eines Kennzeichens, das in dem Bild von jedem Fahrzeug beinhaltet ist, und Hinzufügen des extrahierten Fahrzeugidentifizierers zu den Bilddaten, und
    der Authentifizierungs-Computer konfiguriert ist zum Ausführen der Authentifizierung basierend auf einem Vergleich des Fahrzeugidentifizierers, der von dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder empfangen wird, und der Identifikationsinformation des zuvor registrierten Fahrzeuges.
  12. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei das lokale Computersystem (40) konfiguriert ist zum Lesen eines Zeichens auf einem Kennzeichen in dem Bild von jedem Fahrzeug durch eine Bilderkennung und Hinzufügung des Zeichens zu den Bilddaten, und
    der Authentifizierungs-Computer konfiguriert ist zum Ausführen der Authentifizierung unter Verwendung des Zeichens, das in den empfangenen Bilddaten beinhaltet ist, als die Information des Kennzeichens, das in den Bilddaten beinhaltet ist.
  13. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungssystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei das lokale Computersystem (40) in einer Position installiert ist, die eingerichtet ist zum Aufnehmen eines Bildes eines Fahrzeuges, das in einer Einfahrt der Erhebungszone existiert.
  14. Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungsverfahren, umfassend:
    einen fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder (50), der erkennt, dass der fahrzeugbefestigte Transponder eine Erhebungszone betritt, in welcher eine Maut erhoben wird, basierend auf einer Positionsinformation, die unter Verwendung einer GPS-Funktion erlangt wird, wobei der fahrzeugbefestigte Transponder auf einem Fahrzeug geladen ist und die Erhebungszone und eine Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation speichert, die zugewiesen ist zum Identifizieren des fahrzeugbefestigten Transponders;
    ein lokales Computersystem (40) erzeugt Bilddaten durch Aufnehmen von Fahrzeugbildern, welches ein Bild eines Fahrzeugs in der Erhebungszone ist; gekennzeichnet durch
    ein Computersystem (30) empfängt das Fahrzeugbild von dem lokalen Computersystem;
    der fahrzeugbefestigte Transponder (50) überträgt Transaktionsinformation, welche die Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation beinhaltet, an einen Authentifizierungs-Computer über eine drahtlose Verbindung in einem vorbestimmten Timing, wenn der fahrzeugbefestigte Transponder die Erhebungszone betritt; und der Authentifizierungs-Computer führt eine Authentifizierung zum Erheben einer Maut für ein Fahrzeug, das den fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder lädt, aus, basierend auf der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation, die von dem fahrzeugbefestigten Transponder empfangen wird und zuvor registrierter Identifikationsinformation eines Fahrzeuges,
    wobei der Authentifizierungs-Computer in dem Zentral-Computersystem beinhaltet ist,
    wobei das Verfahren ferner umfasst:
    der Authentifizierungs-Computer überträgt die Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation entsprechen eines Fahrzeuges, dessen Authentifizierung fehlgeschlagen ist, an das lokale Computersystem zum Anfragen der Übertragung eines Bildes, wenn ein Ergebnis des Ausführens der Identifizieren fehlgeschlagen ist, und
    das lokale Computersystem überträgt das Fahrzeugbild entsprechen eines Fahrzeuges, dessen Authentifizierung fehlgeschlagen ist, an das Zentral-Computersystem, in Übereinstimmung mit einem Vergleich von Information entsprechen der Fahrzeugbefestigter-Transponder-Identifikationsinformation und eines Kennzeichenbildes eines Fahrzeuges, wobei
    wenn das Zentral-Computersystem beurteilt, dass das Fahrzeug, das den Transponder lädt, nicht betrügerisch ist, das Zentral-Computersystem konfiguriert ist zum Senden einer Anfrage des Löschens des Bildes entsprechen dem Fahrzeug an den lokalen Computer.
  15. Computerprogrammprodukt, welches auf einem Computerlesbaren Medium verkörpert ist und Code umfasst, der, wenn er ausgeführt wird, verursacht, dass ein Computer das Fahrzeugmaut-Erhebungsverfahren nach Anspruch 14 ausführt.
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