JP2000088586A - On-board machine in toll collection system and navigator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-board machine in a toll collection system wherein the driver running on a toll road can always recognize the current toll and the unnecessary utilization of toll roads can be suppressed by always recognizing the toll in a long-distance running. SOLUTION: An on-board machine 19 carried in a vehicle has transmitting means 16 for transmitting a recognition number to a road-side machine 20 disposed at the side of a toll road and receiving means 16 for receiving data about the toll from the load side machine 20 to which the transmitting means 16 transmits the recognition number. The on-board machine in a toll collection system designed to collect a toll corresponding to data from an account in an financial institute corresponding to the recognition number transmitted from the transmitting means 16 comprises means 15 for connecting to other computer 12, and means 18 for transmitting data about the toll received by the receiving means 16 to the computer 12 connected by the connecting means 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle for transmitting and receiving data to and from a roadside device installed on a roadside of a toll road, so that a toll is collected from a predetermined account of a financial institution. The present invention relates to a navigation device for displaying on a monitor a road map showing the position of a vehicle and a vehicle of a toll collection system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, on-vehicle navigation devices which detect the position of a vehicle and display a road map indicating the position on a display as a display means have been widely used.
Such a navigation device position detection method for a vehicle includes a GPS positioning method in which a GPS receiver measures the position using a radio wave from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, and a vehicle trajectory based on a travel distance and an azimuth of the vehicle. Self-contained navigation that detects the position of a vehicle.

At present, a map matching process for periodically comparing the position of a vehicle measured by the GPS positioning method with a road network recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD and correcting a deviation thereof. Based on the position obtained by this map matching process, a hybrid method of comparing the traveling trajectory of the vehicle calculated by self-contained navigation with the road network and correcting the deviation by the map matching process is mainly adopted. I have. In addition, route guidance along a traveling route set in advance is performed. Here, if the toll road toll data is included in the data of the road network of the navigation device, the toll of the toll road to be traveled can be calculated. It will not match the actual billing amount.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
By using wireless communication such as an optical beacon, a roadside device 20 installed on a roadside such as a toll gate of a toll road and an onboard device 19 mounted on a vehicle 22 transmit and receive data,
A toll collection system (automatic toll collection system) in which tolls are automatically collected from a predetermined account of a financial institution is planned. This automatic toll collection system inserts an IC card 21 in which a toll settler, a settlement account number, and an ID number are recorded into the vehicle-mounted device 19, and the vehicle-mounted device 1
9 reads out the ID number from the IC card 21 and transmits it to the roadside device 20.

The roadside device 20 receives the ID number, recognizes that the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 19 into which the IC card 21 of the ID number has been inserted has passed the toll gate, On the other hand, the toll to be paid at the toll gate there is charged. Further, the roadside device 20 transmits the details of the charge amount to the vehicle-mounted device 19. The in-vehicle device 19 has a function of recording the charging history on the IC card 21.
The details of the billing amount received from the roadside device 20 are stored in the IC card 2
Record in 1.

[0006]

In the automatic toll collection system described above, the toll is added without the driver's knowledge, so the driver is asked how much toll is currently charged. , Can not know immediately. Therefore,
When driving long distances, a high toll may be charged and debited from the settlement account without the driver's knowledge. Further, even when toll road toll data is included in the road network data of the navigation device, if the toll revision is performed, the data becomes useless and the recording medium on which new road network data is recorded is used. Need to be obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. According to the first and second inventions, a driver traveling on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, It is an object of the present invention to provide a toll collection system vehicle-mounted device that can suppress unnecessary use of a toll road by always recognizing a toll when traveling. 3rd ~
According to the sixth aspect of the invention, a driver traveling on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, and always recognizes the toll during long-distance driving, thereby suppressing unnecessary use of the toll road. It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation device that can perform the navigation.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle device for a toll collection system, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting an identification number to a roadside device installed on the roadside of a toll road; Receiving means for receiving data relating to tolls from the roadside device transmitted, comprising an on-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and a fee corresponding to the data from an account of a financial institution corresponding to the identification number transmitted by the transmitting means. Means for connecting to another computer device in the in-vehicle device in the toll collection system adapted to collect the toll collection data, and data for transmitting data on the toll received by the receiving means to the computer device connected to the means. Transmission means.

[0009] In the vehicle-mounted device of this toll collection system,
The transmitting means transmits an identification number to a roadside machine installed on the roadside of the toll road, the receiving means receives data on tolls from the roadside machine to which the transmitting means has transmitted the identification number, and the identification transmitted by the transmitting means. A fee corresponding to the data is received from the account of the financial institution corresponding to the number. The connecting means is connected to another computer device, and the data transmitting means transmits data relating to the toll received by the receiving means to the computer device connected to the connecting means. As a result, the computer device can display the toll or output it by voice, so that the driver on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, and can also use the toll when traveling a long distance. , It is possible to suppress unnecessary use of toll roads.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle toll collection system, wherein the roadside device is installed for each predetermined section, and the data is related to a toll charged for each predetermined section. Each time the means receives the data, the data is transmitted to the computer device.

[0011] In this toll collection system vehicle-mounted device, the roadside device is installed for each predetermined section, the data relating to the toll relates to the toll charged for each predetermined section, and the data transmitting means includes the receiving means relating to the toll. Each time data is received, the data is transmitted to a computer device. Thereby, each time the computer device receives the data,
It is possible to display tolls and output by voice, so that drivers on toll roads can always recognize the current toll, and by always recognizing the toll when traveling long distances In addition, unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

A navigation device according to a third aspect of the present invention is a navigation device that stores a road network and displays the stored road network together with a detected position. Data receiving means for receiving data relating to tolls on toll roads from the apparatus.

In this navigation device, the connecting means is connected to another computer device, and the data receiving means receives from the computer device connected to the connecting means data on tolls on toll roads. As a result, it is possible to display tolls and output by voice, so that a driver traveling on a toll road can always recognize the current toll and always recognize the toll when traveling a long distance. By doing so, unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

[0014] The navigation apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that each time the data receiving means receives the data, it further comprises an adding means for adding a toll corresponding to the data.

[0015] In this navigation device, each time the data receiving means receives the data relating to the toll, the adding means adds the toll corresponding to the data. This makes it possible to display or output the total toll added each time data relating to the toll is received, so that a driver traveling on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, By always recognizing tolls when traveling long distances, unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

The navigation device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is further characterized by further comprising means for displaying a toll corresponding to the data received by the data receiving means or a toll added by the adding means.

In this navigation device, the displaying means displays the toll corresponding to the data received by the data receiving means or the toll added by the adding means, so that the toll can be displayed. Drivers on the road can always be aware of the current toll,
By always recognizing tolls when traveling long distances,
Unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

The navigation apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is further characterized by further comprising means for outputting a toll corresponding to the data received by the data receiving means or a toll added by the adding means by voice.

In this navigation device, the output means outputs the toll corresponding to the data received by the data receiving means or the toll added by the adding means by voice, so that the toll can be output by voice. It is possible for drivers on toll roads to always recognize the current toll and to always recognize the toll when traveling long distances, thereby suppressing unnecessary use of toll roads. Can be.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle-mounted device and a navigation device of a toll collection system (automatic toll collection system) according to the present invention. In-vehicle device 19 of this automatic toll collection system
Uses radio communication such as radio waves or radio / optical beacons,
A communication unit 16 (transmitting means, receiving means) for transmitting and receiving data to and from a roadside device 20 installed on the roadside of a toll road, and an IC card (ID) recording a toll clearer, a clearing account number and an ID number (Not shown), and a reading / recording section 17 for reading the ID number from the roadside device 20 and recording the details of the toll received from the roadside device 20 on the IC card.

In-vehicle device 19 of this automatic toll collection system
The navigation device 12 and the connection cable 24
Is connected to the communication unit 16, the reading and recording unit 17, and the connection unit 15, and controls the respective units.
Control unit 1 for transmitting toll-related data received by
8 (data transmission means).

The navigation device 12 includes a connection unit 10 connected to a vehicle-mounted device 19 of the automatic toll collection system by a connection cable 24, a GPS unit 3 for positioning by a GPS positioning method based on radio waves received from a plurality of GPS satellites, A gyro 1 that detects the behavior of the vehicle based on the gyro, and a speed sensor 2 that generates a pulse corresponding to the rotation speed of the wheel, detects the vehicle speed, and detects the travel distance.

The navigation device 12 has a map data storage unit 5 for storing road network data and traffic regulation data such as one-way traffic, and a speed sensor 2 based on the absolute position of the vehicle measured by the GPS unit 3. A control unit for calculating a current position on a road network obtained from the map data storage unit by self-contained navigation for detecting a current position from a traveling locus based on the detected distance and the azimuth detected by the gyro; . The map data storage unit 5 stores information for each link (expressed as a straight line connecting two different coordinate positions and passing in only one direction) which is a predetermined section of the road, and includes a CD-ROM and its information. It is composed of a playback device and the like.

The navigation device 12 also provides a road map indicating the current position of the on-board vehicle based on the road network data, the traffic regulation data stored in the map data storage unit 5, and the current position of the onboard vehicle calculated by the control unit 11. And a monitor 9 (means for displaying) which displays a toll corresponding to data received by the control unit 11 (data receiving means) from the on-vehicle device 19 of the automatic toll collection system via the connection unit 10 via the connection unit 10; The vehicle includes a voice output unit 7 (a means for outputting a fee) by voice, and an input setting unit 13 for the driver to perform input operations such as destination setting input and data input.

The navigation device 12 performs a connection combination of the link between the current position and the destination inputted from the input setting unit 13 based on the information from the map data storage unit 5, and travels the connection combination. By calculating the required time, an optimal route (traveling route) between the current point and the destination point is selected and set, and a route search unit 14 to be displayed on the monitor 9 via the control unit 11, and the driver uses a voice to A voice input unit 8 for operating the navigation device 12, a remote control unit 6 for the driver to operate the navigation device 12 by remote control, and a traffic jam from an external information provider by wireless or wireless / optical beacon. The communication unit 4 receives various information such as information and displays the information on the monitor 9 via the control unit 11. The control unit 11 is connected to each unit described above, and controls each unit.

The operation of the vehicle-mounted device 19 and the navigation device 12 of the automatic toll collection system having such a configuration will be described below. The navigation device 12 includes a control unit 11
Periodically performs a map matching process of comparing the position of the vehicle measured by the GPS unit 3 by the GPS positioning method with the road network and correcting the deviation. Next, the control unit 11 calculates the traveling locus of the vehicle by the self-contained navigation from the moving distance and the direction detected by the speed sensor 2 and the gyro 1 based on the position obtained by the map matching process, and calculates the calculated traveling. The trajectory is compared with the road network, the deviation is corrected by map matching processing, and the current position of the vehicle is obtained.

The control unit 11 calculates the current position of the obtained vehicle,
In accordance with an operation signal input from the remote control unit 6 or the voice input unit 8, it is displayed on a road map displayed by the monitor 9 based on the road network data and the traffic regulation data from the map data storage unit 5. The route search unit 14 includes the control unit 11
The connection combination of the link between the current location obtained by the user and the destination input from the input setting unit 13 is stored in the map data storage unit 5.
, The travel time of each connection combination of the link is calculated based on the information of the link obtained from the map data storage unit 5, and the current time is calculated using a route search algorithm such as the Dijkstra method. Select the optimal route from the point to the destination.

On the other hand, the on-board unit 19 of the automatic toll collection system
As shown in FIG. 4, while the vehicle equipped with the vehicle is traveling on a toll road, the toll clearer, the clearing account number and ID
The reading and recording unit 17 reads the ID number from the IC card 21 in which the ID number is recorded. When the mounted vehicle approaches the toll gate (S2) according to the flowchart of FIG. 2 showing the operation, the on-board unit 19 causes the communication unit 16 to use the radio wave or radio communication such as a radio wave / optical beacon to transmit the toll gate. Roadside machine 2 of automatic toll collection system installed on the roadside
Transmission / reception with 0 is started (S4), and the ID number (ID data) read by the reading and recording unit 17 is transmitted to the roadside device 20 (S6).

The roadside device 20 receives the ID number, recognizes that the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 19 into which the IC card 21 of the ID number has been inserted has passed through the toll gate, On the other hand, the toll to be paid at the toll gate there is charged. Further, the roadside device 20 transmits the details of the charge amount to the vehicle-mounted device 19. In the in-vehicle device 19, the communication unit 16 receives the details of the billing amount from the roadside device 20 (S8), the read / record unit 17 records the received details in the IC card 21, and the control unit 18 Then, the details are transmitted to the navigation device 12 via the connection cable 24 (S10) (data transmission means). The in-vehicle device 19 executes the above-described operation each time the mounted vehicle approaches the toll gate (S2).

In accordance with the flowchart of FIG. 3 showing the operation of the navigation device 12, the details of the billing amount transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 19 are transmitted to the control unit 11 via the connection unit 10.
Is received by interruption (S12) (data receiving means), the control unit 11 adds the charging amount to the total charging amount up to that time, and calculates the total charging amount at the time of passing through the charging gate (S14) ( Addition means). When the control unit 11 calculates the total charge at the time of passing through the toll gate (S14), the navigation unit 12 displays the total charge on the monitor 9 (S16) and outputs the total charge from the audio output means. (S18), and notifies the driver.

[0031]

According to the on-vehicle toll collection system according to the first invention, the computer device can display the toll or output the toll by voice, so that the driver on the toll road always has the current speed. By recognizing tolls and always recognizing tolls during long-distance travel, unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

According to the on-vehicle toll collection system according to the second aspect of the invention, the toll can be displayed or output by voice each time the computer device receives the data. By always recognizing the current toll, and always recognizing the toll when traveling a long distance, unnecessary use of the toll road can be suppressed.

According to the navigation device of the third invention, it is possible to display a toll or output it by voice, so that a driver on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, and By always recognizing tolls when traveling a long distance, unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

According to the navigation device of the fourth aspect of the invention, the total toll added can be displayed or output by voice each time data relating to the toll is received. By always recognizing the current toll, and always recognizing the toll when traveling a long distance, unnecessary use of the toll road can be suppressed.

According to the navigation device of the fifth aspect, it is possible to display the toll, and the driver on the toll road can always recognize the current toll, and
By always recognizing tolls when traveling long distances,
Unnecessary use of toll roads can be suppressed.

According to the navigation device of the sixth aspect, it is possible to output the toll by voice.
A driver who is traveling on a toll road can always recognize the current toll, and always recognizes the toll when traveling a long distance, thereby suppressing unnecessary use of the toll road.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle toll collection system and a navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the on-vehicle toll collection system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the navigation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a toll collection system;

[Explanation of symbols]

7 audio output unit (output unit) 9 monitor (display unit) 10 connection unit (connection unit) 11 control unit (data reception unit) 12 navigation device (computer device) 15 connection unit (connection unit, addition unit) 16 communication unit (transmission means, reception means) 18 control unit (data transmission means) 19 toll collection system (automatic toll collection system)
In-vehicle equipment (computer equipment) 20 Toll collection system (automatic toll collection system)
Roadside machine

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transmitting means for transmitting an identification number to a roadside machine installed on the roadside of a toll road, and a receiving means for receiving data relating to tolls from the roadside machine to which the transmitting means has transmitted the identification number. The vehicle-mounted device in the toll collection system, comprising: a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle, configured to receive a fee corresponding to the data from an account of a financial institution corresponding to the identification number transmitted by the transmission unit. A vehicle unit for a toll collection system, comprising: means for connecting to the computer device; and data transmission means for transmitting data relating to the toll received by the receiving means to the computer device connected to the means. 2. The roadside device is installed for each predetermined section, and the data is related to a toll charged for each predetermined section.
2. The on-board unit of the toll collection system according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission unit transmits the data to the computer device each time the reception unit receives the data. 3. A navigation device for storing a road network and displaying the stored road network together with a detected position, comprising: means for connecting to another computer device; A navigation device comprising: data receiving means for receiving data relating to a fee. 4. The navigation device according to claim 3, further comprising an adding unit that adds a toll corresponding to the data each time the data receiving unit receives the data. 5. The navigation device according to claim 3, further comprising: means for displaying a toll corresponding to the data received by said data receiving means or a toll added by said adding means. 6. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a unit for outputting a toll corresponding to the data received by said data receiving unit or a toll added by said adding unit by voice.
The navigation device according to any one of the above.