JP2000076498A - Monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely monitor vehicles passing through the respective gates of a toll road by means of a monitor. SOLUTION: In the monitoring device, a monitor 23 for displaying images photographed by ITV cameras 18 arranged in the respective lanes of the exit in the toll road is connected. The device is provided with a vehicle detecting device detecting the movement of the vehicles passing through the respective lanes, a video control part 22 changing-over the image from an animation into a still image or from the still image into the animation, which is displayed in the monitor 23, in accordance with the movement of the detected vehicle, and a control part 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring a toll collection system installed on a toll road, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toll collection system includes a vehicle detection device that detects the approach and start of vehicles installed in each lane of a tollgate,
A vehicle type discriminating device that determines the type of passing vehicle, a pass ticket processor that reads a pass ticket, a pass ticket issuing machine that issues a pass ticket, and a lane that performs comprehensive control of these and calculates the toll for the passing vehicle This is a system including a control device and the like. In addition, there are some toll collection systems of this type that are accompanied by a monitoring device. The monitoring device is installed in a place different from each toll booth (hereinafter referred to as a booth) in a tollgate, for example, in an office of an office. The monitoring device is connected to the lane control device via a communication line, and when the lane control device detects a failure of each device or a running abnormality of a passing vehicle, a signal for notifying them is sent to the monitoring device via the communication line. The monitoring device receives each signal and notifies each person of an abnormality or failure to an attendant using an LED or a buzzer.

[0003] Further, an ITV camera or the like is provided for each lane, and each ITV camera is connected to a monitoring device via a communication line. In this case, the video taken by the ITV camera is displayed on the monitor of the monitoring device, and the vehicle type information sent from the lane control device when the vehicle passes is output to the monitor via the monitoring device, and The image of the passing vehicle and its type information are superimposed on the screen.

Further, as one of recent monitoring techniques, a technique has been proposed in which voice guidance or the like is performed from a speaker instead of the above-mentioned buzzer to notify a staff member of an abnormality. Now you can know the abnormalities.

[0005] In recent years, the number of opportunities for a disabled person to drive a car by himself and use a toll road has been increased, and such vehicles have been considered. For example, when a vehicle of a disabled person tries to pass through a booth at a toll booth, it is possible to cope with the situation by using an interphone.

[0006]

However, such systems also have some problems. First, since a monitor in an office or the like where the monitoring device where the clerk is located is only displayed in real time on the monitor, the system notifies the monitoring device of the abnormality and the buzzer sounds and the clerk stops. Even if you know any abnormality, at that time, the situation of the abnormality is often not already displayed on the monitor screen, and unless the attendant is always looking at the monitor screen of the monitoring device, it is necessary to know the situation at the time of occurrence of the abnormality Can not.
Secondly, in order to provide voice guidance for the occurrence of abnormalities, taking advantage of voice guidance to incorporate, for example, lane discrimination and types of abnormal equipment in voice guidance, only the combination of voice data is required. The amount of data has become huge,
Data storage means such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, etc., from which data is to be installed in the monitoring device, and a data storage means such as a hard disk on which data is to be installed from these information recording media also need to be increased in capacity, and the cost of equipment is increased. It will take.

Third, when a vehicle driven by a disabled person enters the lane of each booth at a toll booth and receives a discount, the disabled person and a clerk may need to talk via an interphone or present a notebook. However, if such an exchange occurs, the processing takes longer than usual, and if a subsequent vehicle subsequently enters the same lane, a queue will be formed behind it. In addition, the driver of the following vehicle can be frustrated because he does not know why the toll collection time is too late for this lane. And this pressure is not good for the disabled themselves.

[0010] Fourthly, a running abnormality of a vehicle, an abnormality of equipment, and the like are displayed on a monitor of a monitoring device.
Cameras and the like are installed for vehicles passing through each lane, and there is also a problem in that it is impossible to monitor erroneous operation or improper operation of the collection staff at each booth.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. A first object of the present invention is to solve the problem even if the toll collection staff at each toll collection booth or an office clerk does not always watch the image of a passing vehicle. An object of the present invention is to enable the situation at the time of occurrence of an abnormality to be constantly grasped.

A second object is to reduce the capacity of a disk for storing and holding voice data for voice guidance.

A third object is to let the driver of the following vehicle know that it takes longer than usual for the driver of the vehicle to perform a specific process at the entrance or exit of the toll road. An object of the present invention is to eliminate irritability and at least slightly reduce the mental distress of a driver performing a specific process.

A fourth object of the present invention is to monitor and prevent erroneous operation and improper operation of a toll collection booth.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road, and proceeds to the position of the toll collection booth. Entrance processing means for performing entrance / exit processing on a vehicle, photographing means for photographing a vehicle subjected to entrance / exit processing by the entrance / exit processing means, display means for displaying an image photographed by the imaging means, Monitoring means for monitoring the processing status of the processing means, and display control means for switching a video displayed on the display means from a moving image to a still image when a processing abnormality of the entrance processing means is detected during monitoring by the monitoring means. Are provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a processing abnormality of the entrance / exit processing means is detected during monitoring by the monitoring means,
Since the video displayed on the display means is switched from a video to a still image, it is necessary to always grasp the situation at the time of occurrence of the abnormality even if the staff at the toll collection booth or the staff at the office do not always look at the video of the passing vehicle. Can be.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the monitoring device is provided at each of a plurality of toll collection booths at the entrances and exits of the toll road, and executes the entrance / exit processing for vehicles that have advanced to the positions of the respective toll collection booths. Doorway processing means, photographing means for photographing a vehicle subjected to entrance processing by the entrance processing means of each of the toll collection booths, display means for displaying images respectively photographed by the imaging means, and entrances and exits of each of the toll collection booths A monitoring unit that monitors the processing status of the processing unit, and when a processing abnormality of the entrance / exit processing unit is detected during monitoring by the monitoring unit, the screen of the display unit is divided into at least two screens, and one of the screens is displayed. Display control means for displaying a moving image photographed by the photographing means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a processing abnormality of any of the entrance processing means is detected during monitoring by the monitoring means, the screen of the display means is divided into at least two screens, and one of the screens is displayed. Since the moving picture taken by the photographing means is displayed, the situation at the time of occurrence of the abnormality can be always grasped even if the collection staff of each toll collection booth or the staff of the office do not always look at the image of the passing vehicle. .

A monitoring device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the monitoring device according to any one of the first and second aspects, further comprising recording means for recording the moving image or the still image.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by recording a moving image or a still image, confirmation can be made later.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the monitoring apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the instruction means for instructing reproduction of the video recorded by the recording means, and the video which is instructed to be reproduced by the instruction means. Means for reading out by said recording means and outputting to said display means.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the video recorded in the recording means is reproduced by the display means when the reproduction is instructed by the instruction means. You can check.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring device for monitoring the status of a plurality of lanes heading to a tollgate at an entrance of a toll road, wherein voice guidance means for guiding the status of each lane by voice. Voice storage means for storing a first voice data group set for each lane number of each lane and a second voice data group irrespective of the lane number;
Input means for inputting a lane number; voice synthesis means for selecting and synthesizing the first voice data and the second voice data from the voice storage means based on the lane number input by the input means; Voice holding means for holding the voice data synthesized by the voice synthesizing means in a form that can be guided by the voice guiding means.

According to the present invention, the voice guidance data is divided into a first voice data group set for each lane number of each lane and a second voice data group irrespective of the lane number. When the lane number is input by the input means when installing the data in the voice holding means such as the hard disk of the monitoring device, the first voice data and the second voice data corresponding to the lane number are stored. Is selected from the voice storage means and synthesized, and the voice data is stored in the voice storage means in a form that can be guided by the voice guide means. it can. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the monitoring apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the synthesizing unit synthesizes the first audio data and the second audio data in a one-to-n relationship. I have.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the first audio data and the second audio data are synthesized on a one-to-n basis. Can be reduced.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring apparatus provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road, for performing entrance / exit processing for a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth. A driver operating the vehicle stopped at the position of the toll collection booth, operating means for operating the entrance / exit processing means to request a specific process; and And a guiding means for guiding the following vehicle to the following vehicle.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the operating means is operated by the driver, it informs the following vehicle that the specific processing is being performed. The driver of the succeeding vehicle knows that it will take longer than usual to collect tolls at the time, eliminating the driver's frustration and reducing the mental distress of the driver of the preceding vehicle during specific processing Even a small amount can be removed. It also prevents the following vehicle from accidentally entering the booth and preventing a rear-end collision.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the monitoring apparatus according to the seventh aspect, a start detecting means for detecting the start of the vehicle, a release operation means for performing a release operation of guidance, and the start detection means Means for canceling the guidance to the guide means when the start of the vehicle is detected or when the guide release operation is performed by the release operation means.

According to the invention described in claim 8, when the start of the vehicle is detected after the guidance or when the release operation means is released by the staff or the like, the guidance is released to the guidance means, so that the toll collection is performed. This eliminates the need for a guide release operation performed by booth attendees and the like, and prevents mistakes such as forgetting to release the guide.

The monitoring device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention is provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road, and includes a process of recording or reading a toll ticket for a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth. A collection terminal that performs processing at the entrance and exit, and a monitoring unit that is provided at a location different from the toll collection booth and monitors the processing status of the collection terminal,
Vehicle detection determining means for detecting a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth to determine the vehicle type; and the type of vehicle determined by the vehicle detection determining means or the type of vehicle read from the toll ticket is the collection terminal. If changed in
Means for notifying the monitoring means of the vehicle type change, and control means for controlling the collection terminal based on the valid / invalid information received from the monitoring means in response to the notification of the vehicle type change. Features.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, the type of the vehicle automatically determined by the vehicle detection determining means or the type of the vehicle read from the toll ticket by the collection terminal is manually changed by the collection terminal. In this case, the vehicle type change is notified to the monitoring means, and the collection terminal is controlled based on the valid / invalid information received from the monitoring means in response to the vehicle type change notification.
It is possible to prevent mistakes or improper operation of the collection terminal by the collection member. The monitoring device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the monitoring device according to the ninth aspect, wherein the notifying unit notifies a change in vehicle type based on a notification from the collection terminal.
Input means for instructing validity / invalidity for the vehicle type change;
Means for sending a valid / invalid instruction input by the input means to the control means.

According to the tenth aspect, the monitoring device includes:
By providing notification means for notifying vehicle type change based on notification from the collection terminal and input means for instructing validity / invalidity, and transmitting the validity / invalidity instruction input from the input means to the control means, In addition to monitoring the operation of the collection terminal, control can also be performed when the terminal is invalid.

[0031] The monitoring apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the monitoring apparatus according to the ninth aspect, further comprising recording means for recording the processing contents of the collection terminal controlled by the control means. I have.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, by recording the processing contents of the collection terminal, the judgment of both the collection member and the attendant can be confirmed later.

[0033]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a toll collection monitoring system according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a lane side device of the toll collection monitoring system, and FIG. It is a figure showing composition of a monitoring device of a system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the toll collection monitoring system includes an exit lane provided at each exit lane toward a plurality of toll collection booths installed at the entrance of a tollgate on a toll road such as an expressway. Equipment 1, an unmanned lane entrance device 2 provided in each entrance lane toward a plurality of toll collection booths, and an exit lane device 1 and an unmanned entrance lane device 2 installed in an office office or the like of a tollgate. And a monitoring device 3 that is connected to each lane-side device via a communication line and monitors each lane-side device. One monitoring device 3 can be connected to lane-side devices for up to four lanes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance unmanned lane equipment 2
Is installed in front of the booth in the lane on the entrance side of the tollgate, detects the vehicles entering each booth, vehicle detection device 4a is installed in front of the booth, vehicle detection device 4b detects vehicles starting from the booth, passing A vehicle type discriminating device 5 for discriminating the vehicle type of the vehicle, a toll ticket issuing machine 6a for issuing a toll ticket recording magnetic information corresponding to the discriminated vehicle type, and a lane control device 6b (hereinafter TC6b) for comprehensively controlling these ), A message display 7, a signal light 8, an ITV camera 9, and the like.

The exit lane device 1 is installed in front of the booth in the exit lane of the tollgate, detects a vehicle entering the booth, and is installed in front of the booth to detect a vehicle starting from the booth. Vehicle detection device 11b,
A vehicle type discriminating device 12 for discriminating the type of the passing vehicle, a toll ticket processor 13 for reading magnetic information recorded on a toll ticket passed from the driver, and a comprehensive control of these, and the toll ticket processor 13 Lane control device 15 that calculates a toll for a passing vehicle based on the magnetic information of the read toll ticket
(Hereinafter referred to as TC15).
Message display 16, signal light 17, ITV camera 18
It is composed of

Each vehicle detection device 4a, 4b, 11a, 11
b is a sensor for an ultrasonic, light or infrared car, etc.
A detection signal is sent to ATIM6 or T
Output to C15. The ITV cameras 9 and 18 are for photographing vehicles traveling to each booth side and vehicles starting in front of each booth. The message indicators 7 and 16 are installed in front of the booth in each lane (rearward in the direction of travel of the vehicle), and display and guide the situation of each lane, vehicle, booth, etc., to the driver of the following vehicle going to the booth side. Things. The signal lights 8, 17 are normally lit blue if both the entrance lane and the exit lane are usable, and red if not. The signal lights 8 and 17 can be controlled by both the booth-side device 10 and the monitoring device 3. AT
On the front of the IM 6 and the ticket processing machine 13, when the vehicle has advanced to the position of each booth, the driver of the vehicle, for example, a disabled person, a person who needs some assistance, or a person who wants to contact a staff member Operation means, such as a button or a lever, which are operated by the user are provided. When this operating means is operated, it notifies the monitoring device 3 of the operation. Booth equipment 10 on the exit lane side, A on the entrance lane side
TIM6, message display 7,16, signal light 8,1
7. The ITV cameras 9, 18 and the like are connected to the monitoring device 3 via a communication line. As shown in FIG. 3, the monitoring device 3 includes a connector panel 20, a control unit 21, and a video control unit 2.
2, monitor 23, operation display unit 24, power supply unit 25, DVD
It is composed of a drive 26, a speaker 27, a hard disk 28 and the like. The connector panel 20 is an interface with each lane side device, and the ATIM on the entrance lane side.
6 or TC15 on the exit lane side or ITV camera 9.1
8 and so on. The control unit 21 is a CPU that controls the operation of the entire monitoring device and the connector panel 20. The image control unit 22 is provided with the IT installed in each lane.
The camera is connected to the V-cameras 9 and 18 via the connector panel 20, and displays an image of the traffic lane taken by the ITV cameras 9 and 18 on the display screen of the monitor 23, and responds to a command received from the control unit 21. It performs screen control of the monitor 23 (screen division and integration) and superimpose display of vehicle information on each screen. The monitor 23 is capable of displaying two or more divided screens on one screen, and displays a moving image and a still image of the same lane on different screens divided by the control of the video control unit 22. It is possible to switch the video on the screen from a still image to a moving image or from a moving image to a still image. The operation display unit 24 is a touch operation panel including a color LCD or the like and a tablet or the like provided on the color LCD, or an operation panel provided with a keyboard separately from the color LCD. DVD drive 2
A DVD-RAM 6, which is a large-capacity recording medium, is mounted (set) on 6. The operation display section 24 is provided with a "buzzer reset" button 24a. DVD for normal surveillance
The RAM stores information on the monitoring results (video data from the ITV camera 18 and the vehicle detection device 11 and the vehicle type determination device 12
, Etc.) is recorded. A DVD-RAM used as an installation medium stores various data for voice guidance. The hard disk 28 stores voice data for voice guidance for each lane. The hard disk 28 stores a voice installation program. This voice installation program is a program executed by the control unit 21.

The basic functions of the monitoring device 3 include a function of displaying a lane condition image on the screen of the monitor 23, a function of displaying a vehicle type superimpose on the screen of the monitor 23, and an operation display unit 2.
4, various information display functions, an operation guide display function to the operation display unit 24, a maintenance function, various control functions by operating the operation display unit 24, a buzzer sounding function at the time of running abnormality and equipment abnormality, running abnormality.・ It has a voice guidance function when the device is abnormal. The voice installation program is software (program) that operates as one of the maintenance functions.

Hereinafter, the operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts of respective processes of the TC 15, the ATIM 6, the monitoring device 3, and the like.

FIG. 4 shows a TC15 which is one of the exit lane devices.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, when the vehicle detection device 11a detects the entry of the vehicle into the exit lane (S301), the vehicle detection device 11a.
The detection signal is input to TC15 from a. This gives T
C15 notifies the monitoring device 3 of "vehicle entry" (S30)
2).

Then, the driver of the vehicle stopped at the position of each booth passes the toll ticket and the usage fee of the road to the collection staff, and the collection board operates the toll ticket processing machine 13 to collect the toll. Is performed (S303), and when the operation of confirming the collection process is performed by the collection member (S304).
YES), the TC 15 sends a message “Receiving information /
"Completion of collection processing" is notified (S305).

When the vehicle starts moving and the vehicle detecting device 2 detects that the vehicle has left the exit lane (S30).
6), the TC 15 notifies the monitoring device 3 of "vehicle start" (S307).

On the other hand, in the process of S304, if the vehicle passes without paying a fee, the toll ticket processing machine 13 performs an operation of incomplete collection by the collection member, and accepts the non-completion operation. (YES in S308), the TC 15 notifies the monitoring device 3 of "not yet completed collection processing" (S308).
309).

In the process of S304, if the vehicle detector 11b detects that the vehicle has exited (started) from the exit lane before the receiver performs the operation (YES in S310).
The TC 15 notifies the monitoring apparatus 3 of "not yet completed toll collection" (S311) and also notifies "start of vehicle" (S3).
07).

When there is an exit business completion notification from the passport processing machine 13 (YES in S312), the exit business is terminated.

FIG. 5 shows one of the unmanned lane devices 2 at the entrance A.
It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of TIM6. As shown in the figure, when the vehicle detection device 4a detects the entry of a vehicle into the entrance lane (S401), the ATIM 6 notifies the monitoring device 3 of "vehicle entry" (S40).
2).

When the vehicle detection device 4a detects the entry of the vehicle, the ATIM 6 issues a pass ticket (S40).
3), the ATIM 6 notifies the monitoring device 3 of the issuance of the toll ticket and the "vehicle type data" (S404), and waits for the driver of the toll vehicle to remove the toll ticket (S4).
05).

When the withdrawal of the toll ticket is detected (YES in S405), the ATIM 6 issues a "withdrawal of toll ticket".
Is notified to the monitoring device 3 (S406).

When the vehicle detecting device 4b detects that the vehicle has left (started) from the entrance lane (S407), the ATI is performed.
M6 notifies monitoring device 3 of "vehicle start" (S6).
408).

Here, if the driver of the passing vehicle starts the vehicle without removing the toll ticket, the vehicle detecting device 4b detects that the vehicle has left (S409), and the AT
The IM 6 captures the issued pass ticket (S410), notifies the monitoring device 3 of "no pass ticket removal" (S4).
11), "Vehicle start" is notified (S408), and after notifying the monitoring device 3, the ATIM operation is terminated (YES in S409).
).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the monitoring device 3. The monitoring device 3 is usually in a state of waiting for reception of a signal (data) from the TC 15 or the ATIM 6, and executes a process according to the received signal (data). Although the case where one ATIM 6 and one TC 15 are provided is described here, it goes without saying that the same control can be performed even if there are a plurality of lanes, if they are managed independently.

The term "standby vehicle" in the description refers to a period from when the vehicle detection devices 4a and 11a detect entry of the vehicle to when the vehicle detection devices 4b and 11b detect the exit of the vehicle from the booth. Indicates that the vehicle exists in the vehicle. That is, a vehicle on the entrance lane or the exit lane. In addition, the “still image display request” means the ITV camera 9,
This means that the video from 18 is displayed as it is in a still state. If a “still image display request” is sent while a still image is already being displayed, the display content on the monitor 23 is updated.

Similarly, the "moving image display request" is defined as ITV
This means that the content shot by the cameras 9 and 18 is displayed in real time as raw video.

First, the operation of the monitoring device 3 when the monitoring device 3 receives various data from the ATIM 6 on the entrance lane side will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, when a signal is received by the monitoring device 3 from the ATIM 6 (YES in S501), and the signal is a signal indicating "vehicle entry" (YE in S502).
S), the number of vehicles on standby is checked, and if the number of vehicles on standby is 0 (YES in S503), that is, if no other vehicle is on the entrance lane, the control unit 21 controls the image control unit 22
Issue a "still image display request" (S504), switch the screen of the monitor 23 to a still image, and set the number of waiting vehicles to 1
Is added (S505).

On the other hand, when the "vehicle type data" is received from the ATIM 6 (YES in S506), the control unit 21 issues a "vehicle type superimpose" request to the video control unit 22 (S507). Display the vehicle type on the screen.

[0057] Also, from ATIM6, "Passing a pass ticket"
Is received (YES in S508), and as a result of checking the number of waiting vehicles, if there is only one waiting vehicle (S509)
YES), that is, if there is only one vehicle on the entrance lane, the error display flag is checked (S51).
0). As a result of this check, if the error display flag is OFF (NO in S510), that is, if no error has been detected, the control unit 21 issues a “moving image display request” to the image control unit 22. (S511), monitor 2
The screen 3 is switched from a still image to a moving image.

When "vehicle start" is received from ATIM 6 (YES in S512), the number of waiting vehicles is decremented by one (S513). As a result of this subtraction, the number of waiting vehicles becomes zero. In the case (YES in S514), that is, when no vehicle is on the entrance lane, the error display flag is checked (S515), and as a result of this check, the error display flag is turned off (NO in S515), that is, the error If nothing is detected, the control unit 21 issues a “moving image display request” to the image control unit 22 (S5).
16) The image on the screen of the monitor 23 is switched from a still image to a moving image.

If the result of subtracting 1 from the number of waiting vehicles in the process of S514 is not 0 (NO in S514), that is, if there are still vehicles on the entrance lane, the video controller 22 Issue a "still image display request" (S5
17) The screen of the monitor 23 is switched to a still image.

If "passage ticket non-pulling out" is received from ATIM 6 (YES in S518), control unit 21 outputs "passage ticket non-pulling out" to operation display unit 24 and displays it on operation display unit 24. Together with the buzzer (S51
9).

At the same time, the control unit 21 transfers the image data photographed by the ITV camera 9 at the time when the
-Save in the RAM (S520), and turn on the error display flag (S521).

On the other hand, various data are transmitted not from the ATIM 6 but from the TC 15 which is one of the exit lane devices 1 to the control unit 2.
1 (YES in S522), and then the control unit 2
When the "buzzer reset" button 24a provided on the first operation display unit 24 is pressed by a staff member who has heard the buzzer (YES in S523), the control unit 21 displays an abnormal display on the operation display unit 24. At the same time, the sound of the buzzer is stopped (S524), and the error display flag is turned off (S525).

In the process of S521, as shown in FIG. 7, without receiving various data from the TC 15 (NO in S522), the notification indicating the entry of the vehicle, that is, "vehicle entry" is issued by the vehicle detection device 11a. When it is received (YES in S530), when the number of waiting vehicles is 0 (YES in S531), that is, when there is no other vehicle on the exit lane, the control unit 21 causes the video control unit 22 to display “still image display”. Is issued (S532), the screen of the monitor 23 is switched to a still image, and the number of vehicles on standby is incremented by one (S5).
33).

If "toll collection completed" is received from the TC 15 (YES in S534), the control unit 21 issues a "collection information superimpose" request to the video control unit 22 (S535) and waits. If the number of medium vehicles is 1, that is, if there is only one vehicle on the exit lane, the error display flag is checked (S536).
537) As a result of this check, if the error display flag is OFF (NO in S537), that is, if no error is detected, a “moving image display request” is issued to the image control unit 22. (S538), the screen of the monitor 23 is switched from a still image to a moving image.

Further, when "vehicle start" is received from TC15 (YES in S539), the number of vehicles on standby is reduced by one.
If the result of the subtraction indicates that the number of waiting vehicles has become 0 as a result of the subtraction (YES in S541), that is, if there is no vehicle on the exit lane, the error display flag is checked (S542). As a result of this check, if the error display flag is off (NO in S542), that is, if no error is detected, the image control unit 2
Issue a “moving image display request” to the second server (S54)
3) The screen of the monitor 23 is switched from a still image to a moving image.

In S541, the number of vehicles on standby is set to 1
If the result of the subtraction is not 0 (NO in S541), that is, if there is still a vehicle on the exit lane, the control unit 21 issues a "still image display request" to the image control unit 22 (S544). The screen of the monitor 23 is switched from a moving image to a still image.

If "toll collection not completed" is received from the TC 15 (YES in S545), the control section 21 sends "collection not completed" to the operation display section 24 and displays the fact on the operation display section 24. Together with the buzzer (S54
6) Save the image data in the DVD-RAM (S54)
7) The error display flag is turned on (S548).

On the other hand, after receiving “vehicle entry” in S530, the “buzzer reset” button 24a
Is pressed by the attendant (S549), the abnormal display on the operation display unit 24 is cleared, the buzzer is stopped (S550), and the error display flag is turned off (S551).

When the screen of the monitor 23 is divided into a plurality of screens, only the screen for displaying the image obtained by the ITV camera 9 of the lane-side device notified of the "vehicle entry" is displayed as a still image. / Moving image switching, and other screens may be applied to display the real-time status of each lane.

In this embodiment, a DVD-RAM is used as a medium for storing image data, but other media such as an MO (magneto-optical disk) and a CD-R (1
A CD that can only be written once, a PD, a CD-RW, a magnetic tape, or the like may be used. By further increasing the number of vehicle detection devices, finer switching between a still image and a moving image is possible.

As described above, according to the toll collection monitoring system of the first embodiment, even if the monitoring device detects a running abnormality of the vehicle and notifies the staff by displaying an abnormality or sounding a buzzer, the vehicle is already in the conventional state. Although the attendant could not know what kind of vehicle passed, the display of the monitor 23 was switched from a moving image to a still image according to the movement of the vehicle passing through each lane and displayed. Therefore, the attendant can see this still image so that the attendant can know what kind of vehicle has passed just before.

Further, since the display screen of the monitor 23 is divided into a plurality of sections and the image of each passing vehicle is displayed for several seconds for each vehicle, the attendant can know what kind of vehicle has passed.

Further, by leaving the image of the vehicle on the display screen of the monitor 23 or a medium such as a DVD-RAM, the situation at the time of occurrence of the abnormality can be determined at a necessary time even if the attendant does not always look at the monitor 23. You can check with.

Further, since it is detected that the vehicle has entered each lane or the vehicle has started, the screen display of the monitor 23 is displayed as a moving image or a still image by using this as a trigger.
Automatic monitoring of each passing vehicle can be performed.

Next, a second embodiment of the toll collection monitoring system of the present invention will be described. The hardware configuration itself is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In the case of the second embodiment, the D
Set in the VD drive 26 is a DVD-RAM for installation. In this DVD-RAM,
Many digital audio files (such as SOUND files) for audio guidance are stored. Then, when the operation of the system is started, the control unit 21 installs only necessary data for each lane from the DVD-RAM on its own hard disk 28.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of an audio file of a DVD-RAM for installation according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the DVD-RAM has
Broadly, a lane number audio file group 31 and an abnormality notification audio file group 32 are stored.

The lane number audio file group 31 is an audio file for distinguishing lanes such as "lane 1". When the lane number is valid from 1 to 99 as a system, a collection of 99 audio files from "lane 1" to "lane 99" is obtained.

The abnormal notification audio file group 32 is an audio file indicating various abnormalities such as "paper jam". If, for example, 40 types of abnormalities are defined as a system, 40 audio files are collected.

In this example, an exit lane device 1 and an entrance unmanned lane device 2 for a maximum of four lanes can be connected to one monitoring device 3, so that audio files for a maximum of four devices are required.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of the audio file setting table set in the monitoring device 3. The voice file setting table 40 is a file table in which the voice file setting table 41 for one lane is set to the maximum number of connectable devices, that is, four vehicles. In each voice file setting table 41, the name of a voice file to be used at the time of abnormality for each lane (for example, a voice file name at the time of paper jam, a voice file name at the time of occurrence of a failure, etc.) Has been written.

The monitoring device 3 provides audio guidance for each time based on information (file name) in the audio file setting table when various abnormalities occur.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when a lane number is input. As shown in the figure, the menu screen 50 includes an item column 51 for inputting a lane number, an OK button (decision button) 52, a cancel button 53, and the like. Item column 5
1 displays items corresponding to the number of devices connected to the monitoring device 3. In this example, it is assumed that four devices are connected. The installation of the audio file is started by selecting the OK button 52 after the lane number is input.
The cancel button 53 is a button for canceling the installation of the audio file.

Next, the operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, after the DVD-RAM for installation, in which the audio file groups 31 and 32 shown in FIG. 8 are recorded, is set in the DVD drive 26 of the monitoring device 3 (S601), the clerk operates the operation display unit. 2
When the voice installation program provided as one of the maintenance functions of the monitoring device 3 is started by operating the
602), the menu screen 50 of FIG.
Is displayed on the operation display unit 24.

When the clerk inputs the number assigned to the device connected to the monitoring device 3 on this menu screen 50 (S603) and presses the OK button 52, the control unit 21
Is the hard disk 28 corresponding to the entered lane number.
The audio file already installed in the predetermined area is deleted (S603), and the audio file is initialized to the area of the hard disk 28.

Then, based on the file name of the audio file setting table 40 shown in FIG. 9, the corresponding audio file is searched from the lane number audio file group 31 of the DVD-RAM, and the abnormality notification audio file group 32 is retrieved. By synthesizing with each of the audio files described above, an audio file for message notification is generated, and the generated audio file is installed on the hard disk 28 of the monitoring device 3 (S
604).

For example, when a lane number 1 or the like is input, an audio file “lane 1” and various abnormal audio files such as “paper jam” are synthesized to generate an audio file “lane 1 paper jam” or the like. And installed on the hard disk 28 of the monitoring device 3. After the audio file is installed on the hard disk 28, the control unit 21 updates the contents of the audio file setting table 40 shown in FIG. 9 so that the audio file on the hard disk 28 can be reproduced when each abnormality occurs (S605). The installation of the audio file is completed.

As described above, according to the toll collection monitoring system of the second embodiment, the monitoring device 3 stores two types of files, a voice file used for each lane number in advance and a voice file for abnormal guidance, in advance. The lane number voice file to be installed by the control unit 21 is determined based on the lane number instructed by the operation display unit 24 and recorded in the RAM, and the abnormal voice file to be combined with the lane number voice file is determined. Since the synthesized audio files are combined and installed on the hard disk 28, there is no need to store all the combined audio files on the installation medium as in the related art.
The disk capacity of the DVD-RAM required for reading can be reduced.

Further, even in the monitoring device 3, it is not necessary to install all combinations of audio files that may be set in the hard disk 28 or the like, and the disk area used for audio guidance can be reduced. Can be.

Further, by setting a table called the audio file setting table 40, it is easy to change the settings after updating the audio file.

Also, since two types of audio files are synthesized, the DVD-RA
The disk capacity on the M side can also be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment of the toll collection monitoring system according to the present invention will be described. The hardware configuration itself is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Normally, the signal lights 8, 17 are illuminated in blue when both the entrance lane and the exit lane are usable.

For example, in the case of an entrance lane, when a vehicle enters the lane, the vehicle detection device 4a detects the entry of the vehicle, the vehicle type discrimination device 5 discriminates the type of the vehicle, and the information is stored in the ATIM 6. Is notified to the TC 6b.
In the ATIM 6, the TC 6b controls the pass ticket issuing machine 6a based on this information, and issues a pass ticket in which vehicle type information corresponding to the obtained information is magnetically recorded.

On the other hand, in the case of the exit lane, when the vehicle enters the lane, the vehicle detection is detected by the vehicle detecting device 11a and the TC 15 is notified. Further, the passport processor 13 notifies the TC 15 of the read information on the passport,
The TC 15 calculates the toll and transmits it to the toll processor 13. The toll processor 13 performs toll collection processing based on the calculation result.

A series of vehicle operations in both the entrance lane and the exit lane are photographed by the ITV cameras 9 and 18, and this image is displayed on the monitor 23 of the monitoring device 3 in the tollgate office. For example, information detected or determined by the vehicle detection device 11a and the vehicle type determination device 12 in the exit lane is transmitted to the monitoring device 3 through the TC 15. The message display 18 indicates to a vehicle immediately behind the vehicle currently entering the lane whether or not the vehicle can enter this lane.
Can be controlled by both.

Next, the operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the third embodiment in the entrance lane will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. If the lane can enter, the signal light 17 is lit in blue and the lane is opened (S701 in FIG. 12).

When the entry of the vehicle is detected (S7)
02), the ATIM 6 checks whether the button or lever for the handicapped has been pressed (S703), and if not pressed (NO in S703), continues the ticketing process.

On the other hand, when the button or lever for the handicapped is pressed (YES in S703), the ATIM 6 notifies the monitoring device 3 that the button or lever has been pressed, and at the same time, controls the message display 7 so that " A message "It will take a while" is displayed on the message display 7 (S704), the traffic light 8 is changed to red, and the lane is closed (S705).

In response to the notification from the ATIM 6, the monitoring device 3 of the tollgate office provides voice guidance of “entering the disabled” from the speaker 27. The buzzer may be sounded or the LED may be turned on.

With this voice guidance, a staff member waiting at the toll booth office knows that the vehicle of the disabled person is entering any one of the lanes, and responds with an interphone or goes out to the lane. Helping to get a toll ticket. During this time, the vehicle detectors 4a and 4b constantly check whether or not the vehicle is still in the lane (S
706) As a result of this check, if there is no vehicle (NO in S706), the message display 7 is controlled to display a message "Release the lane" on the message display 7, and the guidance so far is provided. At the same time, the signal light 8 is turned on in blue to release the lane. It should be noted that, after the processing for the disabled person is completed, the clerk operates the operation unit of the monitoring device installed in the tollgate office, issues a guidance release instruction to the message display 7 through the ATIM 6, and releases the guidance. Good.

The exit lane equipment 1 is the same as the entrance unmanned lane equipment 2 described above. When the button or lever for the disabled person of the toll processing machine 13 is operated in the processing of S703, the TC 15 3 and control of the message display 16 and the signal lamp 17 (S704, S704).
S705).

As described above, according to the toll collection monitoring system of the third embodiment, when a vehicle driven by a disabled person enters the unmanned lane device 2 and the exit lane device 1 into the toll collection booth, the disabled person himself By pressing a button or a lever installed on the front of the ATIM 6, or by pressing a button or a lever installed on the front of the toll processor 13, a guidance display indicating that it takes time for the following vehicle is displayed. The message is displayed on the message indicators 9 and 16, so that the driver of the following vehicle knows that it takes longer than usual to receive a toll ticket at the entrance of the toll road or to collect a toll at the exit. In addition to eliminating frustration, it can also remove some of the mental distress of the handicapped. Also in the prevention of the order not to cause.

In the case of an automatic toll collection monitoring system (ECT) which has been put into practical use in recent years, a vehicle for a physically handicapped person is equipped with a wireless vehicle-mounted device, and the toll collection booth has a TC.
By wirelessly communicating with the wireless communication device 15, it is possible to collect a fee based on the information of the handicapped person and the information of the payment condition registered in the wireless on-board device.

Therefore, the vehicle detecting device 11a detects that the vehicle whose disabled person is the driver has advanced to, for example, the toll collection booth in the exit lane.
15, the TC 15 informs the following vehicle in real time based on the information of the handicapped person obtained by communicating with the on-vehicle device without operating the lever, etc. Therefore, if the vehicle cannot process automatic collection, the driver of the following vehicle will know that the disabled person may take longer than the healthy person, as described above. It can relieve any minor pain. Also, by preventing the driver of the following vehicle from seeing the guidance display to enter the booth, it is possible to prevent the following vehicle from inadvertently entering the ECT booth and prevent a rear-end collision.

In addition to the guidance display to the following vehicle, TC
From 15, the fact that the lever has been operated is notified to the monitoring device 3, so that the attendant can respond quickly.

Further, the remote release operation for the message indicators 9 and 16 from the monitoring device 3 or the vehicle detection device 1
Since the guidance display is released by the automatic release operation based on the vehicle passage detection (start detection) in 1b, the guidance does not remain displayed.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the toll collection monitoring system of the present invention will be described. The hardware configuration itself is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The monitoring device 3 in the case of the fourth embodiment has a function of displaying a lane situation image (entrance / exit) on the monitor 23, a function of recording a lane situation image (entrance / exit), and a telephone call with the ATIM interphone by the intercom. (entrance)
Function, ATIM lane signal light control (entrance) function, calendar and time display (entrance / exit) function on monitor 23 screen, license plate number display (entrance / exit) function on monitor 23 screen, color LCD Various kinds of entrance information display function, color LCD operation guide display function, various control functions by touch panel operation, running abnormality, buzzer sound function when equipment abnormality occurs, running abnormality, voice guidance function when equipment abnormality occurs, running abnormality, It has basic functions such as a function of outputting information when a device error occurs from a journal printer (not shown) and a shutdown processing function when an error signal is input from the power supply unit 25.

In the case of the fourth embodiment, when a vehicle type change occurs at the time of toll collection at the exit, means for notifying the monitoring device 3 of the vehicle type before and after the change, and the monitoring device when the vehicle type change occurs From the target lane. According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent intentional fraudulent collection by the collection staff.

Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the embodiment will be described. First, referring to FIG. 13, the lane controller 15 (T
The processing operation of C15) will be described. In this case, if the operation display unit 24 is manually operated by the collection staff and the vehicle type is changed for the vehicle entering the own booth, TC1
5 transmits a vehicle type change signal to the monitoring device 3 in the following procedure.

First, when a vehicle enters the own lane, it is detected by the vehicle detecting device 11a, and the vehicle type of the entering vehicle is determined by the vehicle type determining device 12 (S801).

When the passer-by received by the driver of the entering vehicle passes through the toll ticket processor 13, the toll processor 13 reads the magnetic information recorded on the toll ticket (S802). The information is output to the TC 15 and a toll calculation process is performed based on the entrance information therein. The TC 15 causes the vehicle type data in the received magnetic information to be displayed on a screen of a display device provided in the operation unit of the toll processing machine 13 (S803). The vehicle type determined by the vehicle type determination device 12 instead of a toll ticket may be displayed on the display.

The collection member compares the vehicle type of the passing vehicle confirmed with his / her own eyes with the vehicle type displayed on the display screen to determine whether or not the vehicle type needs to be changed (S804).

Here, if the two vehicle types are the same and it is not necessary to change the vehicle type, an operation for confirming receipt is performed by the operation unit of the passport processing machine 13 (S805). Perform receipt confirmation processing.

On the other hand, as a result of comparing the passing vehicle and the vehicle type on the screen, if the collecting member determines that the vehicle type needs to be changed, the collecting member operates the vehicle type changing operation on the operation unit of the toll ticket processing machine 13 (S
806). As a result, the toll ticket processor 13 executes the vehicle type changing process and notifies the TC 15 of the process.

When the toll ticket processor 13 shifts to the vehicle type change process, the TC 15 sends a vehicle type change signal to the monitoring device 3 (S807).

Passenger ticket processing machine 13 whose vehicle type is changed
When the button operation is performed and input is performed by the operation unit, the passport processor 13 performs a receipt confirmation process and notifies the monitoring device 3 of the vehicle type before the change and the vehicle type after the change (S808).

When the "vehicle type change abnormality" signal is input from the monitoring device 3 between the time when the preceding vehicle waits for starting and the time when the vehicle type before change and the vehicle type after change are notified to the monitoring device 3,
The TC 15 determines that the vehicle type change process in the immediately preceding process is abnormal, and transmits data to that effect to a data compiling machine (not shown) (S809).

If the "vehicle type change abnormality" signal is input from the monitoring device 3 while performing the above-described processing for the vehicle currently waiting to start, the TC 15 determines that the vehicle type change processing of the present vehicle is abnormal. The data to that effect is transmitted to the data tallying machine and displayed on the display of the operation unit of the passport processor 13 operated by the collection member (S810).

It is to be noted that the display not only indicates that the vehicle type change process is abnormal, but also, for example, switches the display of the signal light 17 from blue to red, or a blocking device installed in the starting direction of the vehicle (see FIG. (Not shown) is controlled to perform a cooperative operation such as blocking the path of the vehicle.

Also, regarding special processing such as various kinds of discount processing and other information changes, it is possible to transmit data from the TC 15 to the monitoring device 3 in the same manner as described above, and ask for instructions from a staff member staying in the tollgate office. .

Next, the processing operation of the monitoring device 3 will be described. When the signal of the vehicle type change is received by the monitoring device 3,
The monitoring device 3 performs a processing operation based on the flowchart of FIG.

In this case, when the monitoring device 3 receives the vehicle type change signal from the TC 15 (S901), the monitoring device 3 monitors the vehicle type data of the vehicle type before the change and the vehicle type after the change received from the TC 15 by the monitor 23. Is displayed (S902).

Subsequently, the monitoring device 3 provides voice guidance from the speaker 27, and notifies the staff in the office of the change of the vehicle type (S903).

Then, the monitoring device 3 outputs a journal using a journal printer (not shown) (S904).
The contents of the journal include, for example, the date (time), the work number of the collection staff, the lane number, the vehicle type before change, and the vehicle type after change.

A staff member in the office hears the voice guidance and knows that the vehicle type has been changed. The vehicle image on the screen of the monitor 23 of the monitoring device 2 is checked, and the validity of the vehicle type before the change and the vehicle type after the change are checked.
Judge invalid.

The clerk determines that the change of the vehicle type is valid (S905).
When the buzzer reset button 24a of the operation display unit 24 is pressed (S906), the monitoring device 3 clears the vehicle type display on the screen of the monitor 23 by inputting this button (S9).
07), the voice guidance is stopped (S908). The voice guidance may be replaced by a buzzer or the like, or may be used together.

When the clerk judges that the change of the vehicle type is invalid and presses a warning button (not shown) of the operation display section 24 (S90).
9), the monitoring apparatus 3 sends a signal of the vehicle type change abnormality to the TC 15 by inputting this button, and notifies the reception staff of each booth of the vehicle type change abnormality (S909).

Thereafter, the monitoring device 3 clears the vehicle type display on the screen of the monitor 23 (S907) and stops the voice guidance (S908).

In addition, in addition to this, the monitoring device 3 sends various "warning" and "permission" signals to the TC 15 by a staff member operation. Upon receiving this, the TC 15 displays the contents of the “warning” and “permission” on the screen of the monitor 23, and
Each data is stored and stored in its own internal memory or hard disk. The TC 15 controls the signal light 17 to change the lighting color. Further, the TC 15 performs processing such as controlling the blocking machine to prevent the vehicle from proceeding.

As described above, according to the toll collection monitoring system of the fourth embodiment, when the information of the passing vehicle is changed by the operation of the toll collector, or when special processing related to the toll collection contents is performed. , TC 15 notify the monitoring device 3 of the contents, and when the monitoring device 3 receives the change notification, the monitoring device 3 notifies the monitoring staff of the office room by displaying the screen on the monitor 23 and providing voice guidance. Then, the attendant determines the invalid / valid of the change, notifies the TC 15 of the invalid / valid by a button operation according to the result of the determination, and the TC 15 having received the notification keeps a record of a series of processing results and records the results in each booth. In addition to the monitoring of the vehicle running abnormality and the equipment abnormality which the monitoring device 3 has conventionally performed, some information operation is performed by the receiver. The monitoring can be performed by the monitoring device 3.

Further, when a staff member waiting in the office decides that the change of the vehicle type is invalid, the result of the decision is recorded as a record, so that it can be confirmed later. In addition, since the result of the judgment by the staff in the office is notified to the collection staff in each booth, it is understood that the collection staff is also monitored, which is effective in preventing fraud by the collection staff.

[0135]

As described above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the video image taken by the photographing means is switched from a moving image to a still image. It is possible to always grasp the situation at the time of occurrence of the abnormality even if the user does not always look at the image of the passing vehicle.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to check later by recording a moving image or a still image.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the reproduction is instructed by the instructing means, the video recorded in the recording means is reproduced by the display means. You can check the video.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the lane number is inputted by the input means when the data is installed in the voice holding means such as the hard disk of the monitoring apparatus,
The first voice data and the second voice data corresponding to the lane number are selected and synthesized from the voice storage means, and the voice data is stored in the voice storage means in a form that can be guided by the voice guidance means. The disk capacity for storing and retaining data can be reduced.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the first audio data and the second audio data are synthesized in a one-to-n relationship. The amount can be reduced.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the operating means is operated by a specific driver, for example, a disabled person, the fact that the disabled person is receiving a toll is notified to a succeeding vehicle. The driver of the following car knows that it will take longer than usual to receive a toll ticket at the entrance or toll collection at the exit, eliminating the frustration of the driver and slightly reducing the mental distress of the disabled Can be removed. It also prevents the following vehicle from accidentally entering the booth and preventing a rear-end collision.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the start of a vehicle driven by a specific driver is detected or a guidance release instruction is issued from a monitoring device, guidance is released to the guidance means. This eliminates the need for a guide release operation performed by a member of a toll collection booth or the like, and prevents an error such as forgetting to release the guide.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when the type of the vehicle automatically determined by the vehicle detection determining means or the type of the vehicle read from the toll ticket is manually changed at the collection terminal, The change of the vehicle type is notified to the monitoring means, and the receiver terminal is controlled based on the valid / invalid information received from the monitoring means in response to the notification of the vehicle type change. Can be prevented.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the monitoring device is provided with a notifying means for notifying a change in vehicle type based on a notification from the collection terminal and an input means for instructing validity / invalidity. By transmitting the valid / invalid instruction input from the control unit to the control means, it is possible to not only monitor the operation of the collection terminal but also to control the invalid terminal.
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, by recording the processing contents of the collection terminal, it is possible to later confirm the judgment of both the collection member and the attendant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a toll collection monitoring system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a lane-side device of the toll collection monitoring system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a monitoring device of the toll collection monitoring system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of TC which is one of the exit lane devices.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of an ATIM, which is one of the unmanned lane devices at the entrance.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of the monitoring device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the monitoring device following FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of an audio file on a DVD-RAM for installation in a toll collection monitoring system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of an audio file setting table set in the monitoring device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when a lane number is input.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the toll collection monitoring system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation in an entrance lane of the toll collection monitoring system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a lane control device (TC) on the exit lane side of the toll collection monitoring system according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the monitoring device of the toll collection monitoring system according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Exit lane equipment, 2 ... Unmanned lane equipment, 3 ... Monitoring device, 4a, 4b, 11a, 11b ... Vehicle detection device, 5,
12: vehicle type discriminating device, 13: toll ticket processing machine, 6: automatic toll ticket issuing device (ATIM), 6a: toll ticket issuing machine, 6b
... Lane control device, 15 ... Lane control device (TC), 9.1
6 ... Message display, 8,17 ... Signal light, 9,18 ...
ITV camera, 21: control unit, 22: video control unit, 23
... Monitor, 24 ... Operation display unit, 25 ... Power supply unit, 26 ... D
VD drive, 31 ... voice file group for lane number, 32
... voice file group for abnormality notification, 40 voice file setting table, 50 menu screen, 51 item column, 52
OK button, 53 ... Cancel button.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Aiji Onuma Toshiba Soshio Engineering Co., Ltd., 70, Yanagicho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Eriko Yamashita Toshiba Social Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit processing means provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road to execute entrance / exit processing for a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth; Photographing means for photographing the vehicle, display means for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, monitoring means for monitoring the processing status of the entrance processing means, and monitoring of the entrance processing means during monitoring by the monitoring means. A monitoring device, comprising: display control means for switching a video displayed on the display means from a moving image to a still image when a processing abnormality is detected. 2. An entrance / exit processing means which is provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road and executes entrance / exit processing for a vehicle which has progressed to the position of the toll collection booth; Photographing means for photographing the vehicle, display means for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, monitoring means for monitoring the processing status of the entrance processing means, and monitoring of the entrance processing means during monitoring by the monitoring means. When a processing abnormality is detected, the screen of the display unit is divided into at least two screens, and a moving image photographed by the photographing unit is displayed on one screen, and the moving image photographed by the photographing unit is photographed on the other screen. A monitoring device, comprising: a display control unit that displays a still image. 3. The monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising a recording unit that records the video of the moving image or the still image. 4. The monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein said instruction means instructs reproduction of the video recorded by said recording means, and the video reproduced by said instruction means is read by said recording means to said display means. A monitoring device, comprising: means for outputting. 5. A monitoring device for monitoring the status of a plurality of lanes heading to a tollgate at an entrance and exit of a toll road, comprising: voice guidance means for guiding the status of each lane by voice; and setting for each lane number of each lane. Voice storing means for storing the obtained first voice data group and the second voice data group independent of the lane number, input means for inputting the lane number, and the lane number input by the input means. A voice synthesizing means for selecting and synthesizing the first voice data and the second voice data from the voice storing means; and guiding the voice data synthesized by the voice synthesizing means by the voice guiding means. A monitoring device comprising: a voice holding unit that holds the voice in a possible form. 6. The monitoring device according to claim 5, wherein the voice synthesizing unit includes the first voice data and the second voice data.
A monitoring device for synthesizing audio data in a one-to-n relationship. 7. An entrance / exit processing means provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road, for executing a process of an entrance to a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth, and stopping at a position of the toll collection booth. Operating means operated by the driver who drives the vehicle to request a specific process to the entrance / exit processing means, and when the operating means is operated, the following processing is informed that the specific processing is being performed. A monitoring device comprising: a guide unit for guiding to a vehicle. 8. The monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein start detection means for detecting the start of the vehicle, release operation means for performing a release operation of guidance, and start of the vehicle is detected by the start detection means. And a means for canceling the guidance with respect to the guiding means when the guidance canceling operation is performed by the canceling operation means. 9. A toll collection terminal provided at a toll collection booth at an entrance of a toll road, for executing a process at an entrance including recording / reading of a pass ticket for a vehicle traveling to the position of the toll collection booth. Monitoring means provided at a location different from the toll collection booth to monitor the processing status of the toll collection terminal; vehicle detection determination means to detect a vehicle traveling at the position of the toll collection booth and determine the type of vehicle Means for notifying the monitoring means of the vehicle type change when the type of the vehicle determined by the vehicle detection determining means or the type of the vehicle read from the toll ticket by the collection terminal is changed by the collection terminal. And a control unit for controlling the collection terminal based on valid / invalid information received from the monitoring unit in response to the vehicle type change notification. 10. The monitoring device according to claim 9, wherein a notifying unit for notifying the change of the vehicle type based on the notification from the collection terminal, an input unit for instructing whether the change of the vehicle type is valid or invalid, and the input unit. A means for sending a valid / invalid instruction input by the control means to the control means. 11. The monitoring device according to claim 9, further comprising recording means for recording the processing contents of said collection terminal controlled by said control means.