JP2000020775A - Toll collecting/receiving system, on-vehicle device, gate device, and toll collecting/receiving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress generation of an error in the contents of a utilization detailed statement to be issued and the doubled issue of utilization certificates in the case of issuing a utilization certificate to be the details of use of a toll and or the like. SOLUTION: The toll collecting/receiving system is provided with an IC card 5 allowed to be optionally inserted/ejected into/from an on-vehicle machine 3 mounted on a vehicle, an exit antenna 32 for transmitting exit information such as the toll of a toll road and its utilization date to the on-vehicle machine 3 placed on an exit gate so as to record the information on the card 5, an IC card reader/writer 43 for directly reading out the exit information recorded on the card 3 by the antenna 32 through the machine 3 from the card 5 without requiring radio communication, a utilization certificate issuing machine 44 for issuing toll road utilization certificate based on the exit information directly read out from the card 5 by the reader/writer 43, and an exit gate controller 47 for allowing the reader/writer 43 to record a flag indicating the issue of the utilization certificate on the card 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for collecting tolls from a vehicle at a tollgate on an expressway.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, on a toll road such as an expressway, a toll collection system of a magnetic card type is used in order to collect a toll from a vehicle traveling on the expressway. This magnetic card-type toll collection system is based on an entrance gate through which a vehicle passes when entering a highway. Vehicle types such as large vehicles,
A magnetic card that records an entrance gate number for specifying an entrance gate that has become a traveling start point on an expressway or the like is issued as a pass ticket. On the other hand, at the exit gate through which the vehicle running on the highway passes when going to the general road, pass the toll ticket held by the driver of the vehicle through the magnetic card reader,
Read the vehicle type and entrance gate number magnetically recorded in the toll ticket, calculate the mileage, toll fee according to the vehicle type from the read information, and present the amount to the driver,
Tolls are collected by cash or prepaid cards.

By the way, in such a magnetic card type toll collection system, at the entrance gate, the procedure is only to receive a passport from a passport issuing machine.
Although the area near the entrance gate is not so crowded, the exit gate has a lot of artificial work such as passing toll tickets and receipts and collecting tolls. There was a problem that the neighborhood was crowded. Therefore, in recent years, introduction of a new technology for relieving the congestion has been started. As one of the new technologies, a vehicle-mounted device that has a wireless communication function and is provided with an IC card capable of storing various information in a detachable manner is mounted on the vehicle. It is conceivable to introduce a wireless communication-type toll collection system that performs wireless communication with the provided communication device and collects tolls in a form that is mixed with the magnetic card-type toll collection system described above. Have been.

[0004] When this wireless communication type toll collection system is introduced into a magnetic card type toll collection system, a vehicle equipped with an on-board unit (hereinafter referred to as an <ETC vehicle>) and a vehicle not equipped with an on-board unit (hereinafter referred to as an <ETC vehicle>). , <Non-ETC vehicle>) are mixed and pass through the entrance gate and the exit gate, so it is necessary to collect tolls according to each vehicle. That is, at the entrance gate, a toll ticket such as a magnetic card is issued for a non-ETC vehicle, and for an ETC vehicle, an IC card set in an in-vehicle device in the ETC vehicle by wireless communication using a communication device. Control is performed to store the entrance gate number and vehicle type. On the other hand, at the exit gate, a toll ticket is received from the driver of the non-ETC vehicle and processed by a toll ticket reader to settle the toll artificially. Thus, the entrance gate number and the vehicle type are read from the in-vehicle device or the IC card of the ETC vehicle by wireless communication, and the toll is automatically settled based on the read information. As a method of automatically adjusting the toll, there is a method of associating a user's deposit account or the like with the ID number of the IC card in advance, and
A method of using a card as a credit card or the like is adopted.

[0005]

However, in such a toll collection system, a use certificate in which usage details such as the date and time of travel of an expressway, a use section, and a price are recorded is requested by the driver of the vehicle. When issuing, there are the following issues. In other words, in the booth at the exit gate where usage certificates are issued in addition to toll collection, E
In the TC vehicle, the usage details of a large number of vehicles whose toll collection has been completed by wireless communication are only displayed sequentially on the display in the exit booth. It is difficult to associate the vehicle whose usage statement is displayed with the vehicle, so that the driver of the vehicle requesting the usage certificate may incorrectly specify the usage certificate to be issued as that of another vehicle. Was issued.

Further, in such a toll collection system, the purpose is to reduce the congestion near the exit gate, so that it is necessary to issue a use certificate at a place other than the booth at the exit gate. For example, a driver of an ETC vehicle may receive a use certificate at the exit booth, but again, at a place other than the exit booth, based on the information on the usage statement recorded on the IC card.
Since the issuance of the use certificate can be easily received, there is a possibility that the double-issued use certificate is illegally used.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and when issuing a usage certificate as a usage statement such as a toll on an expressway, the contents of the usage statement to be issued are incorrect. It is an object of the present invention to provide a toll collection system, a vehicle-mounted device, a gate device, and a toll collection method that can suppress double issuance of a usage certificate.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system, comprising: a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and a gate provided at the gate. A toll collection system that performs wireless communication for toll collection with a device, wherein the on-vehicle device includes: a mounting unit for mounting a recording medium; and toll collection information regarding toll collection transmitted from the gate device. Recording means for recording on a recording medium, wherein the gate device reads out the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means from the recording medium, and reads out the charge medium from the recording medium by the reading means. Issuing means for issuing a certificate based on the directly received fee collection information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system, comprising: a wireless communication for toll collection between a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate; Wherein the on-vehicle device comprises: mounting means for mounting a recording medium; and recording means for recording, on the recording medium, fee collection information regarding toll collection transmitted from the gate device. The gate device includes a reading unit that reads the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording unit from the recording medium, and a certification based on the toll collection information that is directly read from the recording medium by the reading unit. And an issued-recording unit that records information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system, comprising: a wireless communication for toll collection between a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate. Wherein the on-vehicle device comprises: mounting means for mounting a recording medium; and recording means for recording, on the recording medium, fee collection information regarding toll collection transmitted from the gate device. Writing means for directly writing the toll collection information to be recorded on the recording medium by the recording means when the toll collection information cannot be recorded on the recording medium by the recording means; The fee collection information written directly on the recording medium by the writing means,
It is characterized by comprising reading means for directly reading from the recording medium, and issuing means for issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information directly read from the recording medium by the reading means.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle for performing wireless communication for toll collection with a gate device provided at a gate. And a receiving means for receiving, from the gate device, toll collection information related to toll collection, and recording information for creating a certificate based on the toll collection information on the recording medium. Means.

Further, the gate device according to the present invention is characterized in that:
As described in the above, a gate device provided in a gate that performs wireless communication for toll collection with an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, the toll collection information regarding toll collection to the in-vehicle device Recording means for recording on the attached recording medium, reading means for reading the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means, and reading means for directly reading from the recording medium by the reading means. Issuing means for issuing a certificate based on the fee collection information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gate device provided at a gate for performing wireless communication for toll collection with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle. Recording means for recording the toll collection information relating to toll collection on a recording medium mounted on the in-vehicle device, and reading and reading the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means from the recording medium Means for issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information read directly from the recording medium by the reading means, and issued recording means for recording information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium. It is characterized by having.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication for toll collection between a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate. A toll collection method for transmitting toll collection information regarding toll collection from the gate device to the in-vehicle device, and recording the toll collection information on the recording medium that is removable from the device with the in-vehicle device. The fee collection information recorded on the recording medium is directly read from the recording medium, and a certificate based on the fee collection information read directly from the recording medium is issued.

[0015] Further, a toll collection method according to the present invention is described in claim 8.
A toll collection method for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate, the method relating to toll collection from the gate device. Transmitting the toll collection information to the in-vehicle device, recording the toll collection information in the recording medium detachable from the device in the in-vehicle device, and storing the toll collection information recorded in the recording medium, It is characterized by reading directly from a recording medium, issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information read directly from the recording medium, and recording information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium.

Further, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection method comprising: a wireless communication for toll collection between a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate. A toll collection method for transmitting toll collection information regarding toll collection from the gate device to the in-vehicle device, and recording the toll collection information on the recording medium that is removable from the device with the in-vehicle device. When the toll collection information cannot be recorded on the recording medium, the toll collection information to be recorded on the recording medium is directly written from the gate device to the recording medium, and the toll recorded on the recording medium is written. The receipt information is read directly from the recording medium, and a certificate based on the fee receipt information read directly from the recording medium is issued.

According to the present invention, information regarding toll collection can be transmitted from the gate device to the on-vehicle device and recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card which can be inserted into and removed from the on-vehicle device. Can be directly read out without using wireless communication, and a certificate based on the information regarding toll collection can be issued. Therefore, for example, in a booth at an exit gate of an expressway, information about toll collection is directly read from an IC card of an in-vehicle device handed from a driver to a staff member at the exit booth, and a usage statement for an expressway or the like is issued. Therefore, it is possible to issue the use certificate to be issued to the driver of the vehicle requesting the use certificate without mistake for the driver of another vehicle.

Further, according to the present invention, when a certificate based on the information regarding fee collection is issued, information indicating that the certificate has been issued can be recorded on a recording medium on which the certificate is issued. Since it is possible to do so, it is not possible to receive a certificate twice, and it is possible to suppress unauthorized use of the certificate. Further, according to the present invention, even when the information on the toll collection transmitted from the gate device to the on-vehicle device is not recorded on the recording medium due to, for example, interference, the information on the toll collection is transmitted without using the wireless communication. It can be written directly on a recording medium.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a toll collection system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a roadside machine at an entrance gate of the toll collection system of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the roadside machine at the exit gate of the toll collection system of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of equipment in the exit booth of the roadside machine at the exit gate of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an on-vehicle device of the toll collection system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an IC card mounted on the on-vehicle device of FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a roadside machine provided at each entrance gate of an expressway, which is provided at an entrance gate dedicated roadside machine and an exit gate provided at an entrance gate. It consists of a roadside machine dedicated to the exit. The roadside device 1 is provided with an antenna 2 for wireless communication. Reference numeral 3 denotes an in-vehicle device, which includes an antenna 4 for performing wireless communication through the roadside device 1 and the antenna 2. The in-vehicle device 3 has an IC card 5 mounted thereon, and is provided with a card storage unit (detailed in FIG. 5) for automatically storing or discharging the IC card 5. The user enters I at the entrance of this card storage
When the C card 5 is inserted, the IC card 5 is automatically accommodated in the accommodation section by the automatic loading mechanism in the accommodation section. On the other hand, when taking out the IC card 5 from the vehicle-mounted device 3, the user performs an auto-ejection by pressing an eject button provided on the vehicle-mounted device 3.

The roadside unit 1 and the on-vehicle unit 3 wirelessly communicate information stored in a buffer memory such as a dynamic RAM therein, so that their communication speeds are relatively high. Card 5 has E ² P inside
A flash memory such as a ROM is mounted, and information is exchanged with the vehicle-mounted device 3 through the flash memory. The transmission speed is lower than the transmission speed by wireless communication with the on-vehicle device 3.

Here, the roadside machine provided at the entrance gate and the roadside machine provided at the exit gate will be described.

The roadside machines at the entrance gate are provided for each lane of the entrance gate at an interchange on a highway which is a toll road. As shown in FIG. 2, the roadside machine at the entrance gate sequentially detects a vehicle Y entering a predetermined area in front of the entrance gate by a plurality of vehicle detectors 21 in a traveling direction, and the vehicle Y is a large car, a normal car, a small car, etc. When notified of the vehicle type determined by the vehicle type determination device 22 and the vehicle type determined by the vehicle type determination device 22, the first antenna 23 starts wireless communication and communicates with the vehicle Y equipped with the in-vehicle device 3 and capable of communication. On the other hand, the automatic ticket issuing machine 24 for transmitting information such as the entrance gate number and the time at which the vehicle enters the entrance gate, and the vehicle Y equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 3 are located at a position just before the vehicle Y becomes unable to communicate with the second antenna 25. A start detection device 26 that is provided and notifies the automatic vending machine 24 of the detected vehicle Y as a start vehicle.
And a guidance display 27 for controlling the straight traveling of the vehicle Y by turning on a red signal, a green signal, and the like.

The second antenna 25 is the first antenna 23
When the start detection device 26 detects the vehicle Y whose communication has been normally completed, data is exchanged with the vehicle-mounted device 3 based on the instruction of the automatic toll-issuing machine 24. At this time, the automatic ticket issuing machine 24 compares, for example, the vehicle type of the vehicle Y determined by the vehicle type determination device 22 with the vehicle type received in advance from the vehicle-mounted device 3 and registered in the vehicle-mounted device 3. Is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 3. In addition, the automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 controls the above-described devices, and may be affected by, for example, interference due to non-ETC vehicles (vehicles without the in-vehicle device 3) and ETC vehicles (vehicles with the in-vehicle device 3). Issue a magnetic card pass to vehicles that cannot communicate normally. On the other hand, the roadside machine at the exit gate is provided for each lane of the exit gate at the interchange of the toll road. As shown in FIG. 3, the roadside machine at the exit gate includes a first vehicle detection device 31 that detects a vehicle Y that has entered a predetermined area at the exit gate, and a first vehicle detection device 31 that detects the vehicle Y.
Is detected, the transmission of vehicle information is requested to the in-vehicle device 3 mounted on the vehicle Y via the exit antenna 32, and the vehicle Y traveling straight ahead is detected by the second vehicle detection device 33. ET with which vehicle Y can communicate depending on whether information has been received
A device in the exit booth that determines whether the vehicle is a C vehicle or a non-ETC vehicle with which communication is not possible, and collects a toll from the vehicle Y in a toll collection method corresponding to each of the ETC vehicle and the non-ETC vehicle. Display device 35 that regulates the straight traveling of the vehicle Y by lighting a red signal, a green signal, and the like.
It is composed of

As shown in FIG. 4, the exit booth equipment 34 includes a toll ticket reader 41 for processing a toll ticket (magnetic card) possessed by the driver of the non-ETC vehicle and a prepaid card for prepaid billing. Prepaid card processing machine 42 for processing
And an IC card reader / writer 43 for reading or writing information to or from the IC card 5 mounted on the in-vehicle device 3 of the ETC vehicle without using wireless communication. A usage certificate issuing machine 44 for issuing a usage certificate such as date and time, an information display unit 45 for displaying information to a staff member in the exit booth, and a display content displayed on the information display unit 45. An information input unit 46 in which information is input by a clerk based on the information, and an exit gate control that controls each of the above devices in response to a vehicle detection notification from the first vehicle detection device 31 or the second vehicle detection device 33. And an apparatus 47.

The on-board unit (OBU: On Board Unit) 3
As shown in FIG. 5, the IC card 5 is loaded into the card accommodating section 51, and the IC card 5 in the card accommodating section 51 is loaded.
An auto-loading / ejecting mechanism 52 for ejecting the C card 5, an interface unit 53 for the IC card 5, an IC card processing unit 54 for processing information read through the interface unit 53 and storing the processing result in the memory 55; A wireless controller 56 that transmits information stored in the memory 55 from the antenna 4 and stores information received by the antenna 4 in the memory 55.
And an operation unit 57 provided with a numeric keypad, a designation key, an execution key, an eject button, etc. operated by a user, a display unit 58 provided with a character display for guiding operation contents, an LED lamp, and the like. And a control unit 59 for controlling the operation. The memory 55 stores in advance the length, number of axes, weight, application,
Vehicle information such as feature data is registered.

The IC card 5, as shown in FIG. 6, E ²
A flash memory 61 such as a PROM, an interface unit 62 for exchanging data with an interface unit 53 of the vehicle-mounted device 3, and a CPU 63 for controlling the interface unit 62 and the flash memory 61 are provided. The flash memory 61 of the IC card 5 stores billing information such as a user's ID number, a user's deposit account number, a contract expiration date, and special contract information (whether a disabled person discount can be applied). ing. Also, this IC card 5
The flash memory 61 has an IC stored in advance.
In addition to the card number, when vehicle Y passes through the gate, the date and time of passage, the exit gate number for specifying the exit gate,
The travel history such as the type of the vehicle Y and the card balance is stored in association with the ID number. When the IC card 5 is inserted into the in-vehicle device 3, the billing information is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 3 only after confirming the validity of the in-vehicle device 3 by exchanging signals with the in-vehicle device 3.

The basic operation when the vehicle Y actually passes through the entrance gate and the exit gate in the toll collection system thus configured will be described.

First, the operation when the vehicle Y passes through the entrance gate will be described.

When the vehicle Y enters a predetermined area of the entrance gate, the vehicle Y is detected by the vehicle detector 21, and the detected vehicle type of the vehicle Y is determined by the vehicle type determination device 22. The automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 having received the notification of the vehicle type of the determined vehicle Y controls the first antenna 23,
The inquiry about the communication with the vehicle Y is started. If the vehicle Y has the on-vehicle device 3 mounted thereon, the legitimate first antenna 2
When the in-vehicle device 3 recognizes that the request is an inquiry from the
The charging information notified from the C card 5 and the vehicle information (vehicle information / vehicle information) recorded in the in-vehicle device 3 are returned as response signals. Upon receipt of this response signal, the automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 confirms that the response from the in-vehicle device 3 is valid and confirms that the expiration date and remaining amount of the billing information are not zero. As a result of the confirmation, if predetermined conditions are satisfied, first entrance information such as a road number, a tollgate number, a passing date and time, and a lane number of the entrance gate is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 3. The in-vehicle device 3 confirms that the first entrance information has been normally received, and transmits a reception completion notification to the roadside device 1, in this case, the automatic ticket issuing machine 24. When the automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 receives the reception completion notification from the in-vehicle device 3 via the first antenna 23, the issuance of a toll ticket is not performed. In addition, the automatic ticket issuing machine 24
If there is no response signal from the in-vehicle device 3 with the first antenna 23 despite the fact that the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector 21, it is determined that "communication failure".

When the ETC vehicle passes by the automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 and enters the detection area of the start detection device 26, a vehicle detection signal is output from the start detection device 26 to the automatic toll ticket issuing device 24, Automatic ticket issuing machine 24 receiving the detection signal
Controls the second antenna 25 to execute a communication inquiry to the vehicle-mounted device 3. It should be noted that the automatic ticket issuing machine 24
When the transmission detection device 26 detects a vehicle, if the vehicle has “communication failure”, the second antenna 25 confirms “communication failure” (or does not perform communication with the second antenna). ).

In response to this communication inquiry, the onboard unit 3
Recognizes that this is a valid inquiry, the IC card 5
, And the ID number registered in advance in the vehicle-mounted device 3 as a response signal. Upon receipt of this response signal, the automatic toll ticket issuing machine 24 compares the ID number of the IC card 5 and the ID number of the vehicle-mounted device 3 as a response signal.

When the passport automatic issuing machine 24 confirms that the ID numbers match, the toll ticket issuing machine 24 compares the result of the comparison between the vehicle type determined by the vehicle type determining device 22 and the vehicle type previously recorded in the vehicle-mounted device 3 with the second entry information. To the vehicle-mounted device 3 via the second antenna 25. When the vehicle-mounted device 3 receives the second entrance information from the second antenna 25, it notifies the second antenna 25 of the completion of the reception, and completes the received first entrance information and the second entrance information together. It is recorded on the IC card 5 as important entrance information.

Next, a basic operation when the vehicle Y passes through the exit gate will be described.

When the first vehicle detection device 31 detects the entry of the vehicle Y at the exit gate, the first vehicle detection device 31 notifies the exit gate control device 47 of the device 34 in the exit booth of the fact. The exit gate control device 47 controls the exit antenna 32,
The inquiry to the entered vehicle Y is started. When the in-vehicle device 3 receives the inquiry signal, the in-vehicle device 3 checks the validity of the inquiry signal. If the inquiry signal is valid, the in-vehicle device 3 returns the entrance information, billing information, vehicle information, and the like recorded therein to the exit antenna 32. The exit gate control device 47 calculates the toll based on the entrance information received by the exit antenna 32, and at the same time, performs a negative list collation of the ID number and recognizes the validity of the ID number. The exit information (tollgate number, date and time of passage, lane number, toll, passage section, etc.) is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 3 as a use history. When the in-vehicle device 3 receives the use history, the in-vehicle device 3 confirms that the use history has been normally received, notifies the roadside device, that is, the exit gate control device 47, of the completion of reception, and transmits the IC card. The usage history for 5 is recorded. In the case of a non-ETC vehicle, after being detected by the first vehicle detection device 31 and further proceeding straight toward the device 34 in the exit booth and detected by the second vehicle detection device 33, the guidance display 35 A red light is turned on by the vehicle Y
Is restricted. Thereafter, the attendant at the exit gate receives the pass ticket from the driver of the non-ETC vehicle, and the attendant causes the information magnetically recorded on the pass ticket to be read using the pass ticket reader 41. The toll is calculated based on the read information, and the driver pays by cash or a prepaid card.

Here, the traffic date and time of the expressway, the use section,
ETC is a usage certificate that records usage details such as money and amount
The case issued by the request of the driver of the car will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

When the ETC vehicle enters the exit gate and enters the communication area of the exit antenna 32 (S1), the exit antenna 3
2 and the on-vehicle device 3 start wireless communication (S2), and thereafter, exit information including a toll, use date and time, etc. is transmitted to the IC card 5 (S3), and toll collection by wireless communication is performed. (S4). At this time, if the wireless communication does not end normally due to interference or the like, the driver of the ETC vehicle hands the IC card 5 attached to the on-vehicle device 3 to a person at the exit booth, and the person at the exit booth, for example, After the information write button is pressed, the IC card 5 is inserted into the IC card reader / writer 43 of the device 34 in the exit booth (S5), and the exit information that should have been recorded by wireless communication is transmitted to the IC card 5 by wireless communication. Directly (S6).

On the other hand, when the driver of the ETC vehicle desires to issue a use certificate (S7), the driver of the ETC vehicle hands the IC card 5 mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 3 to a staff member at the exit booth. After the staff presses, for example, a use certificate issuance button or the like, and inserts the IC card 5 into the IC card reader / writer 43 of the device 34 in the exit booth (S8), the exit information recorded in the IC card 5 is wirelessly communicated. Directly (S9). When the exit information is read, the flag indicating that the usage certificate has been issued is written into the flash memory 61 of the IC card 5 in association with the read exit information (S10), and the usage certificate issuing machine 44
A use certificate is issued via (S11). This eliminates the risk that the attendant at the exit booth issues a use certificate that should be actually issued to a driver of a vehicle requesting a use certificate by mistake for another driver. In this way, double issuance of the usage certificate can be substantially prevented.

As described above, according to the toll collection system of the present embodiment, the exit information relating to toll collection is transmitted from the exit antenna 32 of the exit gate to the on-vehicle device 3.
Can be recorded on the removable IC card 5, and the exit information is directly read from the IC card 5 by the IC card reader / writer 43 without using wireless communication, and the expressway use certificate based on this information is obtained. Since it can be issued, a use certificate to be actually issued can be issued to the driver of the vehicle requesting the use certificate without mistake for another vehicle.

According to the toll collection system of the present embodiment, when a use certificate for an expressway is issued, a flag indicating that the certificate has been issued is given to the IC card 5 on which the use certificate is issued. Can be recorded, so that it is impossible to receive the use certificate twice, and it is possible to suppress unauthorized use of the use certificate. further,
According to the toll collection system of the present embodiment, even if exit information related to toll collection transmitted from the exit antenna 32 to the vehicle-mounted device 3 is not recorded due to, for example, interference, the exit information is stored in the IC without using wireless communication. It is possible to write directly on the card 5.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which the toll collection system of the present invention is applied to a so-called closed system expressway in which tolls are paid in advance. Needless to say, the same effect can be obtained even when the present invention is applied to an open system toll road.

[0043]

According to the present invention, it is possible to transmit information relating to toll collection from a gate device to an on-vehicle device and record the information on a recording medium such as an IC card which can be inserted into and removed from the on-vehicle device. , The information can be read directly without using wireless communication, and a certificate can be issued based on the information regarding toll collection. Therefore, for example, in a booth at an exit gate of an expressway, information about toll collection is directly read from an IC card of an in-vehicle device handed from a driver to a staff member at the exit booth, and a usage statement for an expressway or the like is issued. Therefore, it is possible to issue the use certificate to be issued to the driver of the vehicle requesting the use certificate without mistake for the driver of another vehicle. Further, according to the present invention, when a certificate based on the information regarding fee collection is issued, information indicating that the certificate has been issued can be recorded on a recording medium on which the certificate is issued, This makes it impossible to receive a double certificate, thereby suppressing unauthorized use of the certificate. Further, according to the present invention, even when the information on the toll collection transmitted from the gate device to the on-vehicle device is not recorded on the recording medium due to, for example, interference, the information on the toll collection is transmitted without using the wireless communication. It can be written directly on a recording medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a roadside device at an entrance gate in the toll collection system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a roadside device at an exit gate in the toll collection system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of equipment in an exit booth of a roadside machine at the exit gate in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a vehicle-mounted device of the toll collection system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an IC card mounted on the in-vehicle device in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure when a use certificate is issued in the fee collection system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roadside machine 2 ... Roadside machine antenna 3 ... Onboard machine 4 ... Onboard machine antenna 5 ... IC card 32 ... Exit antenna 34 ... Exit booth equipment 42 ... Prepaid card processing machine 43 ... … IC card reader / writer 44… Usage certificate issuing machine 47… Exit gate control device 52… Auto loading / ejection mechanism 61… IC card flash memory Y… Vehicle

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A toll collection system for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided in a gate, wherein the in-vehicle device mounts a recording medium. Mounting means; and recording means for recording on the recording medium fee collection information relating to fee collection transmitted from the gate device, wherein the gate device comprises: the fee collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means. And a issuing means for issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information directly read from the recording medium by the reading means. 2. A toll collection system for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided in a gate, wherein the in-vehicle device mounts a recording medium. Mounting means; and recording means for recording on the recording medium fee collection information relating to fee collection transmitted from the gate device, wherein the gate device comprises: the fee collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means. Reading means for reading from the recording medium; issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information directly read from the recording medium by the reading means;
A fee collection system, comprising: an issued recording unit that records information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium. 3. A toll collection system for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided in a gate, wherein the in-vehicle device mounts a recording medium. Mounting means; and recording means for recording on the recording medium fee collection information relating to fee collection transmitted from the gate device, wherein the gate device can record the fee collection information on the recording medium by the recording means. Writing means for directly writing the toll collection information to be recorded on the recording medium by the recording means to the recording medium; and writing the toll collection information directly written to the recording medium by the writing means. Reading means for directly reading from the recording medium; and issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information directly read from the recording medium by the reading means. Toll collection system characterized by comprising a row unit. 4. An in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle for performing wireless communication for toll collection with a gate device provided at a gate, comprising: mounting means for mounting a recording medium; An in-vehicle device comprising: reception recording means for receiving charge collection information regarding collection and recording information for creating a certificate based on the charge collection information on the recording medium. 5. A gate device provided at a gate for performing wireless communication for toll collection with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, wherein toll collection information relating to toll collection is mounted on the on-vehicle device. Recording means for recording on a recording medium; reading means for reading the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means from the recording medium; and the fee directly read from the recording medium by the reading means. A gate device comprising: an issuing unit that issues a certificate based on the receipt information. 6. A gate device provided at a gate for performing wireless communication for toll collection with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, wherein toll collection information relating to toll collection is attached to the on-vehicle device. Recording means for recording on a recording medium; reading means for reading the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium by the recording means from the recording medium; and the fee directly read from the recording medium by the reading means. Issuing a certificate based on the receipt information,
A gate device comprising: an issued recording unit that records information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium. 7. A toll collection method for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate, wherein toll collection information relating to toll collection from the gate device. To the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device records the toll collection information on the recording medium that can be inserted into and removed from the device, and the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium, from the recording medium Directly reading, issuing a certificate based on the fee collection information directly read from the recording medium. 8. A toll collection method for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate, wherein toll collection information relating to toll collection from the gate device. To the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device records the toll collection information on the recording medium that can be inserted into and removed from the device, and the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium, from the recording medium Direct reading, issuing a certificate based on the fee collection information directly read from the recording medium, and recording information indicating that the certificate has been issued on the recording medium. 9. A toll collection method for performing wireless communication for toll collection between an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a gate device provided at a gate, wherein the toll collection information regarding toll collection from the gate device is provided. To the in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device records the toll collection information on the recording medium that can be inserted into and removed from the device, and when the toll collection information cannot be recorded on the recording medium, the gate The device directly writes the toll collection information to be recorded on the recording medium on the recording medium, directly reads the toll collection information recorded on the recording medium from the recording medium, and directly reads from the recording medium. And issuing a certificate based on the toll collection information.