EP2034450A1 - Système de péage automatique - Google Patents

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EP2034450A1
EP2034450A1 EP07767201A EP07767201A EP2034450A1 EP 2034450 A1 EP2034450 A1 EP 2034450A1 EP 07767201 A EP07767201 A EP 07767201A EP 07767201 A EP07767201 A EP 07767201A EP 2034450 A1 EP2034450 A1 EP 2034450A1
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Seiki Kato
Keiichi Morishita
Shigeo Okamoto
Hidekazu Ono
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  • the present invention relates to a fee collection system, and particularly relates to a fee collection system for collecting a predetermined fee from the owner of a vehicle that has entered a toll road or an area subject to a charge.
  • a method of deducting a fixed sum from a balance of a prepaid card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device, and updating and storing the balance as a balance in the prepaid card, or a method of automatically deducting a fixed sum from a users bank account that has be pre-registered have been adopted.
  • An ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system is also known as a system for automatically collecting a road usage fee.
  • This ETC system can automatically collect a fee by performing wireless communication between roadside wireless units installed at a tollgate, and a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. 2003-323648 ( Fig. 11 )
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a fee collection system that can expand a charging area at low cost, while effectively using current facilities.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a vehicle-mounted device that is mounted in a vehicle, and transfers information relating to a charge between a fee collection device installed at a toll gate of a charging area, comprising a storage device for storing map information of an expanded charging area newly established outside the charging area, a position information acquisition section, and an entry detection section for detecting entry into the expanded charging area based on position information acquired by the position information acquisition section and map information of the expanded charging area, wherein with respect to communication between the fee collection devices, entry determination information representing whether or not there has been entry into the expanded charging area is transmitted.
  • the fact that an expanded charging area has been entered is detected based on position information from the position information acquisition section and map information stored in a storage unit.
  • a charging area has been expanded, in other words, even when an expanded charging area is newly established, it is possible to reliably detect that the expanded charging area has been entered without installing new facilities at the entrances to the expanded area.
  • fee collection devices installed in the charging area, since entry determination information indicating whether or not the expanded area has been entered is transmitted, a collection charge is determined also taking into account road usage fee for the expanded charging area.
  • a GPS receiver has been attracting attention as one example.
  • various component parts constituting the above-described vehicle-mounted device do not need to be provided inside a case of the vehicle-mounted device, and the invention also includes, for example, an aspect where components are used connected to external parts by means of external component terminals etc.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above described first aspect can also be constructed having an entry flag indicating whether or not it has entered into the expanded charging area, where the entry flag is set in the event that there is entry into the expanded charging area, and in communication with a charge communication devices, the state of the entry flag is transmitted as the entry determination information, and after the transmission the entry flag is reset.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above described first aspect prefferably has a structure whereby, in the event that a plurality of the expanded charging areas are provided, there are respective entry flags corresponding to each of the expanded charging areas, and the state of each entry flag and identification information for each expanded charging area are transmitted to a corresponding charge communication device.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above-described first aspect prefferably has a structure where a clock section for clocking time spent in the expanded charging area is provided, and the time spent is transmitted to the fee collection devices.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above-described first aspect prefferably has a structure where the spent time is transmitted in encrypted form.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above-described first aspect prefferably has a structure where for a period of time for which a vehicle is parked in a car park provided inside the expanded charging area, operation of the clock section is stopped.
  • the vehicle-mounted device of the above-described first aspect prefferably has a structure where a travel distance calculating section for measuring travel distance inside the expanded charging area is provided, and the travel distance is transmitted to the fee collection devices.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is directed to a vehicle-mounted device provided with a GPS receiver and an FM multiplex receiver, wherein position information acquired by the GPS receiver is corrected using correction data of a GPS satellite acquired by the FM multiplex receiver.
  • correction data for a GPS satellite transmitted by FM multiplex broadcast for example D-GPS correction data
  • the position information acquired by the GPS receiver is corrected using this correction data, which means that it is possible to improve position detection accuracy.
  • by transmitting the correction data using FM multiplex broadcast it is possible to receive correction data with a simpler structure.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is directed to a fee collection device, arranged in a charging area, for performing transfer of information relating to a charge to and from a vehicle-mounted device fitted to a vehicle passing through the charging area, comprising a storage device for storing first charging information relating to an expanded charging area newly established outside the charging area, and second charging information relating to the charging area, a entry determination section for, when entry determination information has been received from the vehicle-mounted device, determining whether or not a vehicle fitted with the vehicle-mounted device has entered the expanded charging area based on the entry determination information, and a charge determination section for determining a collection charge based on the determination result, and the first charging information and the second charging information.
  • the fee collection device of the above described third embodiment can also have a structure where the first charging information includes a charge table having time spent in the expanded charging area as a parameter, and when the time spent in the expanded charging area is received from the vehicle-mounted device, the charge determination section determines a road usage fee for the expanded charging area using the time spent and the charge table.
  • the fee collection device of the above described third embodiment can also have a structure where the first charging information includes a charge table having travel distance in the expanded charging area as a parameter, and when the travel distance in the expanded charging area is received from the vehicle-mounted device, the charge determination section determines a road usage fee for the expanded charging area using the travel distance and the charge table.
  • the fee collection device of the above described third aspect may have a structure with the first charging information corresponding to respective expanded charging areas, in the case where a plurality of the expanded charging areas are provided, wherein the entry determination section receives the entry determination information that has been associated with identification information of each expanded charging area from the vehicle-mounted device, and specifies the expanded charging area the vehicle has entered based on the entry determination information, and the charge determination section determines a road usage fee for the expanded charging area using the first charging information corresponding to the expanded charging area the vehicle has entered.
  • the charging area is an area for which a constant fee is levied at the time of entry regardless of road usage conditions
  • for the fee collection device of the above described third aspect to have a refund points table with time spent in the charging area as a parameter, wherein, when time spent in the charging area has been received from the vehicle-mounted device, the charge determination section determines refund points using the time spent and the reduction points table, and these reduction points are allocated to the owner of the vehicle.
  • the charging area is an area for which a fixed fee is levied at the time of entry regardless of the road usage conditions, by having points according to the time spent in the charging area cause a refund for the owner of the vehicle, it is possible to give financial relief to users who may have inadvertently entered the charging area by mistake.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is directed to fee collection system, provided with a fee collection device installed in a charging area, and a vehicle-mounted device, mounted in a vehicle and performing transfer of information relating to a charge to and from the fee collection device, the vehicle-mounted device comprising a storage section for storing map information of an expanded charging area newly set outside the charging area, a position information acquisition section, and an entry determination section for detecting entry into the expanded charging area based on position information acquired by the position information acquisition section and the map information of the expanded charging area, wherein, when the fee collection device is approached, entry determination information indicating whether or not the expanded charging area was entered is transmitted, and the fee collection device comprises a storage device for storing first charging information relating to the expanded charging area and second charging information relating to the charging area, an entry determining section for, when the entry determination information has been received from the vehicle-mounted device, determining whether or not a vehicle fitted with the vehicle-mounted device has entered the expanded charging area based on the entry determination information, and a charge determination section for determining
  • the fact that an expanded charging area has been entered is detected based on position information from the position information acquisition section and map information stored in a storage unit.
  • a charging area has been expanded, in other words, even when an expanded charging area is newly established, it is possible to reliably detect that the expanded charging area has been entered without installing new facilities at the entrances to the expanded area.
  • the fee collection system of the above describe fourth aspect prefferably has a fitted determination section for determining whether or not the vehicle-mounted device has a position information acquisition section, and for the charge determination section to cause different charges to be levied depending on whether the vehicle-mounted device has, or does not have, a GPS function.
  • the vehicle-mounted device it is detected whether or not an expanded charging area has been entered based on position information acquired by the position information acquisition section. Accordingly, a vehicle-mounted device that is not fitted with a position information acquisition section can no longer detect whether or not an expanded charging area has been entered. Therefore, with a vehicle-mounted device that can detect entry into an expanded charging area, road usage fees for both the expanded charging area and the charging area are billed together, while on the other hand, with a vehicle-mounted device that can not detect entry into an expanded charging area, road usage fee is only billed for a charging area.
  • the fee collection system of the above described fourth aspect to have a structure wherein, for a case where the position information acquisition section is a GPS receiver, in an expanded charging area that is an area in which it is difficult for the vehicle-mounted GPS receiver to receive position information from a GPS satellite, a wireless antenna for transmitting position data to the vehicle-mounted device is installed.
  • the effect is achieved of being able to expand a charging area at low cost, while effectively using current facilities.
  • Fig. 1 is an overall structural drawing of the fee collection system of this embodiment.
  • fee collection devices (not shown) for collecting a road usage fee from a vehicle 1 that has entered a charging area A are provided on all roads passing across boundaries between charging areas A, which are areas subjected to road pricing. These fee collection devices are provided in correspondence with respective entry lanes that a vehicle 1 enters in a charging area A, and transfer information for collecting a road usage fee to and from vehicle-mounted devices fitted to vehicles passing the corresponding entry lane.
  • Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the schematic structure of the fee collection device.
  • a fee collection device 2 comprises a first antenna 5, a camera 6, a vehicle detection unit 7 and a second antenna 8.
  • the fee collection device 2 further comprises a first antenna control unit 9 connected to the first antenna 5, a camera control unit 10 connected to the camera 6, a vehicle detection control unit 11 connected to the vehicle detection unit 7, and a second antenna control unit 12 connected to the second antenna 8.
  • the fee collection device 2 also comprises a unified control unit 13 an environment control unit 14 connected to the unified control unit 13, and a communication control unit 15 connected to the unified control unit 13.
  • the above described first antenna control unit 9, camera control unit 10, vehicle detection control unit 11, second antenna control unit 12 and unified control unit 13 are connected together by means of a bus 16, to give a state where exchange of information is made possible.
  • the communication control unit 15 performs communication between the fee collection device 2 and a center unit 17 which is an upper device.
  • the first antenna 5, camera 6, vehicle detection unit 7 and second antenna 8 are attached to a double column type support pillar arranged across a travel road on a boundary of a charging section A.
  • Fig. 3 is a drawing of a traffic lane looking from the side.
  • the first antenna 5 and the second antenna 8 are arranged so that it is easy to receive signals from a vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle 1 traveling in the corresponding traffic lane.
  • the first antenna 5 and the second antenna 8 are arranged with an antenna beam facing the corresponding traffic lane.
  • the first antenna 5 and the second antenna 8 are installed a distance of from about 10 m to 15 m apart.
  • a vehicle-mounted device receives a road usage fee via the first antenna 5, this road usage fee is reflected to an IC card, and a processing time until the result is notified to the second antenna 8 is ensured.
  • information that is transferred between the first antenna 5, the second antenna 8 and the vehicle-mounted device will be described in detail later.
  • the camera 6 is for taking pictures of number plates of vehicles acting improperly, in the event that a vehicle acting improperly is detected.
  • a vehicle acting improperly may be, for example, a vehicle without a vehicle-mounted device fitted, a vehicle with no IC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device, a vehicle having a balance stored in the IC card that is less than the charge being levied that can not correctly perform charging, or a vehicle fitted with a counterfeit vehicle-mounted device or IC card. These vehicles acting improperly are determined based on information received from the vehicle-mounted device by the first antenna etc.
  • the vehicle detection unit 7 detects a vehicle 1 passing through. For example, markings of a striped pattern as shown in Fig. 4 are placed on the road underneath the vehicle detection unit 7. The vehicle detection unit 7 monitors the striped pattern from above, and when this striped pattern cannot be correctly detected, as shown in Fig. 5 , the passage of the vehicle 1 is detected.
  • a newly established expanded charging area B is established outside the charging area A.
  • this expanded charging area B is a subsequently established area.
  • This expanded area B can be provided surrounding the charging area A, provided so that part of the expanded charging area B is in contact with the charging area A, or can be an area provided separately and not connected to charging area A.
  • Fee collection devices 2 are not installed at the entry lanes at area boundaries in the above described expanded charging area B as they are for the charging area A. Instead, detection of entry into the expanded charging area B is carried out using the vehicle-mounted device fitted to the vehicle 1.
  • Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the schematic structure of the vehicle-mounted device of this embodiment. As shown in Fig.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 20 comprises, as its main structural components, a power supply circuit 23 connected to a vehicle power supply 21 and an internal battery 22, a GPS receiver (position information acquisition section) 24 for detecting current position by acquiring information relating to position information from a GPS satellite, a storage device (storage section) 25 for storing various information, a control section (entry detection section) 26, a communication section 27 for carrying out communication with the first antenna 5 and the second antenna 8 of the fee collection device 2 etc., a display section 28, a notification section 29 such as buzzer or LED, an IC card insertion section 30 into which an IC card is inserted, and an IC card interface 31 provided in the IC card insertion section 30.
  • each structural component can be constructed capable of information transfer.
  • a mobile terminal unit having a GPS function is connected by means of an external terminal, and the GPS function provided by the mobile terminal unit is used as the GPS receiver 24.
  • the power supply circuit 23 mainly controls a voltage supplied from the vehicle power supply 21 to a voltage adopted in the vehicle-mounted device 20, and supplies this voltage to each of the sections constituting the vehicle-mounted device 20.
  • the internal battery 22 is provided so as to be able to ensure electrical power to an extent sufficient to permit communication, even if the supply of power from the vehicle power supply 21 is cut off.
  • Map information for the expanded charging area B is stored in the storage device 25. Also, various information that is necessary for the charging process, that will be described later, is held in the storage device 25, such as car owner information, vehicle information including type of vehicle information, an entry flag indicating whether or not an expanded charging area B has been entered, balance information read out from an IC card, and card information etc.
  • An IC card to be inserted into the IC card insertion section 30 is, for example, a contact type IC card, and is internally fitted with an IC chip such as a flash memory or an MPU.
  • IC chip such as a flash memory or an MPU.
  • card information such as a card ID number, a balance and usage history are stored in this IC card.
  • Information stored in the IC card can be written or read by the control section 26 via the IC card interface 31.
  • the control section 26 reads out IC card information and a balance that are stored in the IC card via the IC card interface 31, and writes this information to the storage device 25, and temporarily, for example, for about 10 seconds) displays the balance on the display section 28. Also, the control section 26 causes operation of the notification section 29 in order to notify normal operation to the user when it has been possible to read information normally from the IC card. In this way, if the notification section 29 is a buzzer, for example, the buzzer is sounded, or if the notification section 29 is an LED or the like the LED is lit, to give notification of the fact that the situation is normal.
  • the control section 26 causes display of indication that there is an error on the display section 28, and by causing operation of the notification section 29 notifies the fact that there is an error to the user, and then prompts for the IC card to be inserted again.
  • the manner of the notification by the notification section 29 takes can be different for normal operation and for abnormal operation.
  • the GPS receiver 24 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 acquires information relating to current position from a plurality of GPS satellites while traveling, detects current position from this information, and outputs the current position to the control section 26.
  • the control section 26 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 has entered an expanded charging area B based on the current position and map information for stored charging areas stored in the storage device 25. As a result, if entry into an expanded charging area B is detected the entry flag is set.
  • the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 transits vehicle information and state of the entry flag etc. to the fee collection device 2 via the communication section 27.
  • a road usage fee to be levied is determined based on the received information, and this road usage fee is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20. If the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 receives this road usage fee via the communication section 27, a fixed rate fee is deducted from the balance stored in the IC card, and this balance is updated and stored in the IC card as a new balance.
  • step SA1 the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 receives an enquiry signal emitted from the first antenna 5 of the fee collection device 2 via the communication section 27 (step SA1 in Fig 8 ). If the control section 26 receives the enquiry signal, vehicle information, IC card information, IC card balance, and entry flag state are read out from the storage device 25, and transmitted via the communication section 27 (step SA2 in Fig. 8 ).
  • the first antenna control unit 9 of the fee collection device 2 determines a charge to be levied based on the received information.
  • the first antenna control unit 9 comprises a storage device 37 for storing a first charge table (first charge information) 35 holding charge information relating to expanded charging area B, and a second charge table (second charge information) 36 holding charge information relating to charging area A, an entry determining section 38 for determining whether or not a vehicle 1 fitted with a vehicle-mounted device 20 has entered the expanded charging area B based on entry flag state received from the vehicle-mounted device 20, and a charge determination section 39 for determining a road usage fee using the result of determination from the entry determining section 38, as well as the first charge table 35 and the second charge table 36.
  • Charges to be levied are stored in the first charge table 35 according to vehicle type (large type, medium type, small type, etc.), for example. For example, rates of 0.8 dollars for small type, 1 dollar for medium type, and 2 dollars for large type, are stored.
  • charges corresponding to vehicle type are held in the second charge table 36, and further, road usage fees divided into charges to be levied when the expanded charging area B has been entered, and charges to be levied when the expanded charging area B is not entered, are held. For example, for a medium type vehicle, rates of 0.5 dollars for the case where the expanded charging area B is entered and 1 dollar where the expanded charging area B is not entered, are held. By having different charges depending on whether the expanded charging area B is entered or not entered in this way, it is possible to give an advantage to a driver of a vehicle 1 that has passed through the expanded charging area B.
  • the entry determination section 38 determines that there has been entry into the expanded charging area B when the entry flag received from the vehicle-mounted device 20 is set, and determines that the expanded charging area has not been entered when the entry flag has been cleared, and the result of determination is output to the charge determination section 39(step SA3 in Fig. 8 ).
  • the charge determination section 39 determines the type of the vehicle 1 based on vehicle information received from the vehicle-mounted device 20. Then, a road usage fee is determined according to the vehicle type and whether or not the expanded charging area B was entered (step SA4 in Fig. 8 ).
  • the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 Upon receiving the road usage fee via the communication section 27, the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits an affirmation signal indicating completion of communication to the first antenna 5 (step SA6 in Fig 8 ), and also updates the balance of the IC card by subtracting the road usage fee from the balance of the IC card (step SA7 in Fig. 8 ).
  • the control section 26 reads the balance after update and authorization data from the IC card (Step SA8 in Fig 8 ).
  • the control section 26 transmits vehicle information, IC card information, IC card balance, and authorization data via the communication section 27(step SB2 in Fig. 10 ).
  • the authorization data is information for notifying the fact that fee collection has been executed normally.
  • step SB3 in Fig. 10 If the second antenna control unit 12 receives authorization data via the second antenna 8, a confirmation command is transmitted via the second antenna 8 (step SB3 in Fig. 10 ).
  • the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 Upon receipt of this confirmation command, the control section 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits an affirmation signal via the communication section 27 (step SB4 in Fig. 10 ), and writes a usage history to the IC card (step SB5 in Fig 10 ). The control section 26 then clears the entry flag in the storage device 25 (step SB6 in Fig. 10 ), and completes the communication processing.
  • transfer of information carried out between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the second antenna 8 described above can be carried out utilizing known encryption methods.
  • an encryption method By carrying out communication using an encryption method it is possible to prevent malpractice such as falsification or interception of information.
  • encryption methods examples that have been drawing attention are AES for carrying out encryption using a common key, RSA for carrying out encryption using a public key and a private key, etc.
  • AES for carrying out encryption using a common key
  • RSA for carrying out encryption using a public key and a private key
  • the fact that the expanded charging area B has been entered is detected in the vehicle-mounted device 20 based on position information from the GPS receiver 24 and map information stored in the storage device 25.
  • a charging area A has been expanded, in other words, even when an expanded charging area B is newly established, it is possible to reliably detect that the expanded charging area B has been entered without installing new facilities at the boundary of the expanded charging area B.
  • an entry flag that has been temporarily set is established so that it is not cleared until the vehicle 1 enters the charging area A, and further, the series of communication processes relating to fee collection that are carried out to and from the fee collection device 2, that will be described later, completes normally. Accordingly, as shown in Fig. 11 , after the expanded charging area B has been entered, even if the expanded charging area B is left without entering the charging area A, the set entry flag is not cleared. That is, the entry flag that has been set is not cleared simply by the expanded charging area B being left. In this way, the next time the charging area A is entered a record of the fact that the expanded charging area B was entered remains, and so it is also possible to reliably levy road usage fee for the expanded charging area B.
  • step SA2 of Fig. 8 in addition to the vehicle information, IC card information, IC card balance and entry flag state, it is possible to transmit information notifying whether or not there is a GPS receiver 24, for example, to transmit the vehicle-mounted device version from the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the first antenna 5. By transmitting the vehicle-mounted device version in this way, for the reasons described below, it is possible to determine in the fee collection device 2 whether or not there is a GPS receiver 24.
  • the fee collection device of the present invention determines whether or not the vehicle 1 has entered the expanded charging area B based on location information acquired using the GPS receiver 24. For this reason, with a vehicle-mounted device that is not fitted with a GPS receiver 24 it can not be determined whether or not the expanded charging area B has been entered because the vehicle-mounted device cannot specify current location itself, and therefore it is impossible to levy a road usage fee relating to the expanded charging area B.
  • a balance is maintained for collection fees between a vehicle 1 fitted with a vehicle-mounted device that is not equipped with a GPS receiver 24, and a vehicle 1 fitted with a vehicle-mounted device 20 that is equipped with a GPS receiver 24.
  • a vehicle 1 fitted with a vehicle-mounted device that is not equipped with a GPS receiver 24 for example, double compared to when a GPS receiver 24 is equipped, it is possible to promote the increased use of vehicle-mounted devices 20 equipped with a GPS receiver 24.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment it is also possible, when fee collection has been executed correctly at the entrance to the charging area A, to transmit authentication information indicating this fact from the fee collecting device 2 to the vehicle-mounted device 20, and further, to display a random number on a display section 28 of the vehicle-mounted device 20.
  • the authentication information is not particularly limited, and can be, for example, a predetermined random number.
  • display it is possible, for example, to light an optical element such as an LED.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment differs from the above described first embodiment in that a plurality of expanded charging areas are established.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment will be described below, omitting description of points that are common to the first embodiment and focusing only on points of difference.
  • map information for each of the expanded charging areas B1 and B2, and identification information b1 and b2 assigned to each of the expanded charging areas B1 and B2, are stored in the storage device 25a of the vehicle-mounted device 20a in association with each other, and entry flags F1 and F1 corresponding to each of the expanded charging areas B1 and B2 are also registered. Also, as shown in Fig.
  • first charge tables 35a and 35b relating to each of the expanded charging areas B1 and B2, and identification information b1 and b2 assigned to each of the expanded charging areas B1 and B2, are stored in the storage device 37a of a first antenna control section 9a of the fee collection device, in association with each other.
  • a vehicle 1 enters the expanded charging area B1
  • the control section 26a of the vehicle-mounted device 20a detects entry of the vehicle 1 into the expanded charging area B1 based on information received from the GPS receiver 24 and map information stored in the storage device 25a, and sets the flag F1 corresponding to this expanded charging area B1. If the vehicle 1 then enters the expanded charging area B2, the control section 26a detects this fact, and sets the flag F2 corresponding to the expanded charging area B2.
  • the control section 26a of the vehicle-mounted device 20 transits vehicle information and state of the entry flags F1 and F2 etc. to the fee collection device via the communication section 27.
  • the entry determination section 38a extracts the flags F1 and F2 that are set, and outputs identification information b1, b2 for the expanded charging areas B1, B2 corresponding to the extracted flags F1, F2 to the charge determination section 39a.
  • the charge determination section 39a references respective first charge tables 35a, 35b associated with identification information b1, b2 acquired from the entry determination section 38a, to acquire a road usage fee for the expanded charging areas B1, B2, and acquires a road usage fee for the charging area A by referring to the second charge table 36. A road usage fee for the vehicle 1 is then calculated by adding these charges together.
  • This road usage fee is then transmitted via the first antenna 5 to the vehicle-mounted device 20a. If the control section 26a of the vehicle-mounted device 20a receives this road usage fee via the communication section 27, the above described road usage fee is deducted from the balance stored in the IC card, and this balance is updated and stored in the IC card as a new balance. Incidentally, details of the communication between the first antenna control unit 8a and the vehicle-mounted device 20a are carried out in accordance with the processing sequence shown in Fig. 8 .
  • an entry flag is established corresponding to each expanded charging area, and by associating states of these entry flags with the identification information of each expanded charging area and transmitting from the vehicle-mounted device 20a to the first antenna control unit 9a, it is possible to easily specify an expanded charging area the vehicle has entered at the fee collection device side. In this way, it is possible to rapidly determine a road usage fee for an expanded charging area a vehicle has entered. Further, by registering first charge tables 35a, 35b corresponding to each of the expanded charging areas B1, B2 in the storage device 37a of the first antenna control unit 9a, it becomes possible to carry out detailed fee setting for every expanded charging area.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment differs from the above described first embodiment in that a road usage fee for an expanded charging area B is set according to amount of time spent in the area.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment will be described below, omitting description of points that are common to the first embodiment and focusing only on points of difference.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 20b of this embodiment is further provided with a timer (clock section) 32 for clocking the time spent in the expanded charging area B.
  • the first antenna control unit 9b of this embodiment is basically the first antenna control unit 9 shown in Fig. 9 , but the first charge table 35 provided in the storage device 37 is a charge table having time spent as a parameter (not shown).
  • the control section 26b of the vehicle-mounted device 20 b detects the entry into the expanded charging area B and sets the entry flag, as well as causing the timer 32 to operate. In this way, the time spent in the expanded charging area B is clocked by the timer 32.
  • the control section 26b of the vehicle-mounted device 20b transits the spent time clocked by the timer 32, in addition to vehicle information etc., to the fee collection device via the communication section 27. For example, when an enquiry signal is received from the first antenna 5 of the fee collection device, the control section 26b stops operation of the timer 32, and also reads out the spent time at that time and transmits the spent time to the fee collection device.
  • the charge determination section 39 calculates a road usage fee according to time spent relating to the expanded charging area B, using the first charge table 35 showing functions related to time spent, and also extracts a road usage fee for the charging area A corresponding to the vehicle 1 from the second charge table 36, and by adding the fees together calculates a road usage fee for the vehicle 1.
  • the determined road usage fee is then transmitted via the first antenna 5 to the vehicle-mounted device 20b.
  • control section 26b of the vehicle-mounted device 20b receives a road usage fee corresponding to spent time via the communication section 27, the above described road usage fee is deducted from the balance stored in the IC card, and this balance is updated and stored in the IC card as a new balance, and the value of the timer 32 is cleared.
  • details of the communication between the first antenna control unit 8b and the vehicle-mounted device 20b are carried out in accordance with the processing sequence shown in Fig. 8 .
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment by transmitting time spent in the expanded charging area B to the fee collection device it becomes possible to perform calculation of a road usage fee taking into consideration the time spent in the expanded area B. In this way, it is possible to give a road usage fee that more correctly reflects the road usage conditions.
  • the timer 32 and entry flag have been used together, but since it is possible to confirm entry into the expanded charging area B by operating the timer 32 it is possible to not use the entry flag. Also, the timer 32 has been adopted as a section for detecting spent time, but instead of this it is possible to clock spent time using time data contained in GPS data acquired using the GPS receiver 24.
  • road usage fee is determined according to time spent in the expanded charging area B, and so if a vehicle is parked in a car park inside the expanded charging area B this spent time will be clocked by the timer 32, and that time will be wrongly reflected in the road usage fee. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 18 , operation of the time is suspended for the period of time the vehicle is parked in the car park C inside the expanded charging area B.
  • the control section 26b of the vehicle-mounted device 20b suspends operation of the timer 32, and when a confirmation signal, for the fact that a car parking fee has been received, is received from an exit antenna 41 installed at the exit of the car park C, the control section 26b starts the timer 32.
  • a confirmation signal for the fact that a car parking fee has been received
  • the control section 26b starts the timer 32.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment differs from the fee collection of the above described third embodiment for determining road usage fee according to time spent, in that road usage fee is determined according to distance traveled in the expanded travel area B.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment will be described below, omitting description of points that are common to the third embodiment and focusing only on points of difference.
  • the vehicle mounted device 20c of this embodiment is provided with a travel distance calculating unit (travel distance calculating section) 33 for calculating travel distance, instead of the timer 32 of the vehicle-mounted device 20b of the third embodiment.
  • the travel distance calculating unit 33 calculates travel distance using information from, for example, the GPS receiver 24 fitted in the vehicle-mounted device, a gyro 19, and speed pulses output from the vehicle 1.
  • the first antenna control unit of this embodiment is basically the first antenna control unit 9 shown in Fig. 9 , but with the first charge table 35 provided in the storage device 37 having travel distance as a parameter.
  • Fig. 19 and Fig. 20 if the vehicle 1 enters the expanded charging area B the control section 26c of the vehicle-mounted device 20c detects the entry into the expanded charging area B, and as well as setting the entry flag causes operation of the travel distance calculating unit 33. In this way, travel distance in the expanded charging area B is calculated by the travel distance calculating unit 33.
  • the control section 26c of the vehicle-mounted device 20c transits travel distance calculated by the travel distance calculating unit 33 to the fee collection device, in addition to vehicle information etc., via the communication section 27. For example, in the event that a query signal is received from the first antenna 5 of the fee collection device 2 by the control section 26c, the operation of the travel distance calculating unit 33 is stopped, and the travel distance at that time is read out and transmitted to the fee collection device.
  • the fact that the expanded charging area has been entered is detected by the entry detection section 38, and notified to the charge determination section 39.
  • the charge determination unit 39 calculates road usage fee according to travel distance relating to the expanded charging area B, using the first charge table 35 showing function relating to travel distance, and also extracts road usage fee for the charge area A according to the type of vehicle 1 from the second charge table 36, adding the two fees together to calculate a road usage fee for the vehicle 1.
  • the determined road usage fee is then transmitted via the first antenna 5 to the vehicle-mounted device 20c.
  • control section 26c of the vehicle-mounted device 20c receives the road usage fee according to travel distance via the communication section 27, the control section 26c deducts the road usage fee from the balance stored in the IC card, updates this balance and stores it in the IC card as a new balance, and clears the value of the travel distance calculating unit 33.
  • details of the communication between the first antenna control unit and the vehicle-mounted device 20c are carried out in accordance with the processing sequence shown in Fig. 8 .
  • travel distance in the expanded charging area B is transmitted to the fee collection device, and so it is made possible for the fee collection device to perform calculation of a road usage fee taking into consideration travel distance in the expanded charging area B. In this way, it is possible to give a road usage fee that more correctly reflects the road usage conditions.
  • the travel distance calculating unit 33 and the entry flag are used together, but it is also possible to not use the entry flag, because by operating the travel distance calculating unit 33 it is possible to recognize that the expanded charging area B has been entered.
  • the fee collection system of this embodiment is for a charging area A such as where a fixed charge is wrongly levied only when a fixed area is entered, like road pricing.
  • a charging area A such as where a fixed charge is wrongly levied only when a fixed area is entered, like road pricing.
  • the vehicle mounted device 20d of this embodiment is provided with a wide area communication unit 34 in addition to the structure of the vehicle-mounted device 20b of the third embodiment.
  • this wide area communication unit 34 carries out communication with external units, and is for connecting to a center unit 17 (refer to Fig. 2 ), which is an upper device of the fee collection system, for example.
  • This wide area communication unit 34 can be fitted inside the vehicle-mounted device 20d, and can be used by connecting a mobile communication terminal 2 such as a portable telephone by means of connection terminals provided in the vehicle-mounted device 20d.
  • a vehicle 1 enters a charging area A, and further a series of processes relating to charging between the control section 26d of the vehicle-mounted device 20d and the first antenna 5 and the second antenna 9 is completed, the control section 26d causes operation of the timer 32 after a value of the timer 32 has been reset. In this way, time spent in the charging area A is clocked.
  • the control section 26d of the vehicle-mounted device 20d detects this, and stops operation of the timer 32.
  • the time spent in the charging area A is acquired, and this spent time is associated with vehicle information etc. and transmitted to the center unit 17 via the wide area communication section 34.
  • points corresponding to this spent time are determined based on a refund point table.
  • a refund point table is shown in Fig. 23 .
  • the horizontal axis represents spent time and the vertical axis represents refund points.
  • the refund points table is set so that as long as spent time is less than or equal to Tmax, the refund points are reduced as the spent time becomes longer.
  • Fig. 23 a case where spent time and refund points have an inverse proportional relationship is shown, but this in only one example and this example is not predetermined. For example, it is possible to divide the spent time into a number of stepped levels, and vary the refund points in a stepwise manner according to each level, as shown in Fig. 24 .
  • the center unit 17 transmits the refund points to the vehicle-mounted device 20d. If the control section 26d of the vehicle-mounted device 20d receives the refund points via the wide area communication section 34, the refund points are stored in the storage device 25. At this time, if there are already refund points stored in the storage device 25, refund points are updated and stored by adding the refund points P1 received this time to the stored refund points.
  • the control section 20d transmits the refund points stored in the storage device 25 together with information such as the vehicle information and the entry flag. In this way, in the first antenna control unit 9 a road usage fee with an amount corresponding to the refund points deducted is calculated.
  • the center unit 17 lists the refund points and vehicle information, and transmits this information to all fee collection devices 2.
  • the fee collection device can recognize whether or not the refund points transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device are valid.
  • transmission of information in this case is carried out by means of a public line or the Internet network, for example.
  • current position is detected using only the GPS receiver, but in addition to the information received from the GPS receiver24, it is also possible to detect current position using information such as speed pulses detected by a speed sensor fitted to the vehicle 1, or a vehicle-mounted gyro etc. In this way, it is possible to further improve accuracy of current position.
  • Fig. 27 when the vehicle 1 is traveling in a tunnel or the like, it is not possible to receive information from the GPS satellite, and even if the expanded charging area B is temporarily entered this can not be detected. In this type of case, it is preferable to install an antenna 45, for notifying the fact that the expanded charging area B has been entered to the vehicle-mounted device 20, for the boundary of the expanded charging area B established at a position where communication with the GPS satellite is difficult. At this time, in the event that a plurality of expanded charging areas B are established, identification information for the expanded charging area B is also transmitted.
  • D-GPS system in order to further improve accuracy of position detection by the GPS receiver 24.
  • an FM multiple receiver 53 is further provided in the vehicle-mounted device 20.
  • D-GPS position correction data analyzed by the base station 50 is transmitted to an FM broadcast station 52 via the center station 51 of the FM broadcast station.
  • received D-GPS correction data is provided using FM multiplex broadcasting.
  • D-GPS correction data transmitted by FM multiplex broadcast is received by the FM multiplex receiver 53 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 20, and correction of position information using this D-GPS correction data is carried out in the GPS receiver 24. In this way it is possible to further improve the position detection accuracy.

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