JP2001184531A - On-vehicle equipment and setup method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report how setup of an on-vehicle equipment is completed to a user so as to be easily understood at the time of setting up the equipment. SOLUTION: Concerning on-vehicle equipment 6 to be used for an ETC system for collecting a tool by radio communication in the entrance/exit of a tool road, this equipment is provided with a CPU 25 for deciding the validity of a setup card 16a by checking coincidence/non-coincidence between the managing number of the on-vehicle equipment 6 and the managing number of the setup card 16a and the ON/OFF state of a lock flag set to the setup card 16a and a display part 28 for displaying the message of the processing result corresponding to the respective decided results.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle device used for an automatic toll collection system installed on a toll road, for example, and a method of setting up the on-vehicle device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, at the entrance of a toll road such as a highway, a vehicle type discriminating device and an automatic ticket issuing machine are installed, and the vehicle type discriminating device automatically discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle entering the entrance. The toll gate number, the entrance, the date of entry, the date, the time and the minutes are recorded.

On the other hand, in recent years, introduction of an automatic toll collection system (Electronic Toll Collection System: ETC system) for performing payment of tolls using wireless communication on toll roads has been studied.

[0004] This ETC system uses a personal I
D. The vehicle is equipped with an on-board unit having a wireless function by mounting an IC card that stores information such as the management number of the vehicle and the entrance / exit, etc., and exchanges information at the entrance / exit of the toll road by wirelessly communicating with the on-board unit An entrance antenna apparatus and an exit antenna apparatus for receiving a fee are arranged.

[0005] The entrance antenna device communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device at the entrance to write entrance information into the vehicle-mounted device, and the exit antenna device communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device at the exit to enter the entrance information,
It acquires vehicle information and the like, calculates tolls, and requests the host computer or the like as a host device to withdraw an account.
Then, write data such as a processing result is transmitted to the vehicle, and information of the processing result is written into the on-board unit. In this manner, the ETC system enables unmanned collection of tolls for each vehicle.

[0006] The vehicle-mounted device used in the ETC system is commercially available at stores such as car dealers and car shops. A user who wants to use the vehicle-mounted device needs to set up data for automatic toll collection provided by a toll road operator after purchasing the vehicle-mounted device at any of the stores.

[0007] Here, the setup procedure of the conventional vehicle-mounted device will be described. The user must fill in the application form attached to the purchased OBE and the "OBE management number"
And mail it to the operator with a copy of the vehicle verification of the vehicle you own.

The operator creates a setup-dedicated IC card (hereinafter, referred to as a setup card) recording the following information based on the items described in the received application form and returns it to the user. What is recorded on the setup card is
These are the vehicle-mounted device management number, vehicle-mounted device specific information, and key information required for security.

[0009] When the user receives the setup card, the user inserts the setup card into the vehicle-mounted device. Then, the information of the setup card is automatically read into the vehicle-mounted device, and the setup is performed. Then, when the setup is completed normally, the vehicle-mounted device can be used.

By the way, the setup card and the vehicle-mounted device are provided with a mechanism (lock function) for preventing the setup card from being used by a vehicle other than the vehicle having the requested management number in order to prevent the setup card from being misused.

The lock function locks the setup card when the following conditions are satisfied, and disables the setup card.

The first condition is a case where the setup has been completed normally, and the second condition is a case where the setup has failed three times consecutively.

With this lock function, a setup card satisfying the two conditions cannot be used again. For example, when the setup ends normally or when the setup ends abnormally three times, the setup card cannot be used in any case.

This lock function is only for the purpose of preventing abuse, and it is desired to prevent a well-intentioned user from becoming unable to use a setup card during a setup operation.

By the way, the setup card and the IC card used in the normal toll collection process are exactly the same in appearance, and even a well-intentioned user mistakenly inserts an IC card that is not the setup card at the time of setup. I can't say that it won't be attached to any.

If a well-intentioned user erroneously uses a normal IC
When the card was inserted into the OBE and the setup was attempted, the OBE did not show any termination status despite abnormal termination, so the user assumed that the setup was completed, and Try using a container. However, since the in-vehicle device cannot be used, if the same is repeated three or more times, the setup card itself becomes unusable and the in-vehicle device cannot be set up.

[0017]

At present, no technique has been devised for notifying the user of the setup processing at the time of purchasing the vehicle-mounted device, so the user does not know in what state the setup has been completed. There is a problem.

For example, when the setup is abnormally terminated, the user may receive
I do not know why onboard equipment cannot be used.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and provides an on-vehicle device and a method of setting up the on-vehicle device, which can notify a user of a result of the setup in an easy-to-understand manner regarding a setup process when purchasing the on-vehicle device. It is intended to be.

[0020]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-board unit for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or a wireless collection device. A management number storage means for storing a management number of the vehicle-mounted device, a management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in an IC card mounted in the card slot, and Checking means for checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the number storage means matches or does not match, and a setup stored in the IC card when the management numbers match each other as a result of the check by the checking means. Setup means for setting up data for use, and a setup result by the setup means and the check means. It is characterized by comprising a display means for displaying the check result.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle device for transferring an IC card mounted in a card slot at an entrance of a toll road or for receiving a toll by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. Management number storage means for storing the management number of the vehicle-mounted device, and the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card attached to the card slot and the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the management number storage means. A first check unit for checking for a match or a mismatch, a second check unit for determining the validity of the IC card by checking the availability information of the IC card set in the IC card, and the first check unit. And if the IC card is valid as a result of the check by the second checking means, the setup data stored in the IC card is stored. And set-up means that up,
When the setup of the data by the setup means is completed normally, the means for setting the usability information of the IC card to unusable, the setup result by the setup means and the check result by the first and second check means are used. Display means for displaying.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle device for transferring an IC card mounted in a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or for receiving a toll by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. Management number storage means for storing the management number of the vehicle-mounted device, and the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card attached to the card slot and the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the management number storage means. First checking means for checking for a match or non-match; and if the management number of the vehicle-mounted device does not match as a result of the check by the first checking means, the IC
Setting means for setting the card use permission information to unusable; second check means for determining the validity of the IC card by checking the use permission information of the IC card set in the IC card; Setup means for setting up setup data stored in the IC card when the IC card is valid as a result of the check by the first and second check means; and data setup by the setup means ends normally. In this case, there is provided a means for setting the usability information of the IC card to be unusable, and a display means for displaying a setup result by the setup means and a check result by the first and second check means. Features.

[0023] The on-vehicle device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the third aspect.
In the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted device, when the number of times of mismatch of the management number of the vehicle-mounted device exceeds a predetermined number as a result of the check by the first check unit, the setting unit sets the IC card availability information to unusable. It is characterized by further comprising means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for setting up an on-vehicle device, the method comprising the steps of: transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or collecting a toll by wireless communication with a wireless collection device. In the setup method, a step of checking whether or not the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card inserted into the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself in advance; A step of setting up the setup data stored in the IC card in the vehicle-mounted device when the management numbers match each other in the check result, and a step of displaying the setup result and the check result in the vehicle-mounted device. It is characterized by having.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for setting up an on-vehicle device, the method comprising the steps of: transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or receiving a fee by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. A step of checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card attached to the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in advance in the vehicle-mounted device itself, Checking the IC card availability information set in the IC card enables the IC
A step of determining the validity of the card; a step of setting up the setup data stored in the IC card in the vehicle-mounted device when the IC card is valid based on each check result; When the process is completed, the method further comprises a step of setting the IC card availability information to unusable, and a step of displaying the setup result and the check result on the vehicle-mounted device.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for setting up an on-vehicle device, the method comprising the steps of: transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or receiving a fee by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. In the setup method, a step of checking whether or not the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card inserted into the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself in advance; As a result of the check, when the management numbers of the on-vehicle devices do not match, a step of setting the use permission information of the IC card to unusable, and checking the use permission information of the IC card set in the IC card Determining the validity of the IC card by
Setting the setup data stored in the IC card in the vehicle-mounted device when the IC card is valid as a result of the validity determination; and using the IC card when the data setup is completed normally. It is characterized in that it comprises a step of setting the availability information to unusable, and a step of displaying the setup result, the check result, and the validity determination result on the vehicle-mounted device.

[0027] According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the method for setting up the on-vehicle device according to the seventh aspect, the on-vehicle device is managed based on a check result obtained by checking whether the management numbers of the on-vehicle device match or not. When the number of number mismatches exceeds a predetermined number, the use permission information of the IC card is set to be unusable.

According to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, when the IC card is inserted into the card slot of the vehicle-mounted device, the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card and the vehicle-mounted device itself are stored in advance. Check whether the management number of the on-board unit matches or not, and if the check results show that the management numbers match, set up the setup data stored in the IC card in the on-board unit and check this setup result. Since the result is displayed on the vehicle-mounted device, the user can easily understand whether the setup has been completed normally or abnormally.

According to the second and sixth aspects of the present invention, when an IC card is inserted into the card slot of the vehicle-mounted device, the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card and the vehicle-mounted device itself are stored in advance. Check whether it matches or not with the control number of the OBE. Next, the I set in the IC card
The validity of the IC card is determined by checking the usability information of the C card. If the check result indicates that the IC card is valid, the setup data stored in the IC card is set up in the vehicle-mounted device. If the data setup is completed normally, the IC card availability information is disabled. The setup result and the above check results are displayed on the in-vehicle device, so whether the setup has been completed normally or abnormally,
The user can easily understand whether the C card has been abnormally terminated because it cannot be used.

According to the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, when the IC card is inserted into the card slot of the vehicle-mounted device, the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card and the vehicle-mounted device itself are stored in advance. Check whether it matches or not with the control number of the OBE. As a result of this check, if the management numbers of the on-vehicle devices do not match, the availability information of the IC card is set to unavailable. Subsequently, the validity of the IC card is determined by checking the availability information of the IC card set in the IC card. In each of these check results, IC
When the card is valid, the setup data stored in the IC card is set up in the vehicle-mounted device. When the data setup is completed normally, the IC card availability information is set to unusable. And the above check results are displayed on the on-board unit, so whether the setup was completed normally or abnormally,
Check whether the IC card has been abnormally terminated because it cannot be used.
The user can easily understand whether the setup could not be performed because the card management numbers did not match.

According to the fourth and eighth aspects of the present invention,
In the invention described in Item 7, if the number of mismatches of the management number of the vehicle-mounted device exceeds a predetermined number as a result of checking whether the management numbers of the vehicle-mounted device match or mismatch, the information on the availability of the IC card is set to unusable. Predetermined whether the setup was completed normally, abnormally, was terminated abnormally because the IC card could not be used, or the setup number could not be set because the management number of the IC card did not match. As a result of checking the number of times, the user can easily understand that the IC card has become invalid.

As a result, regarding the setup processing at the time of purchasing the vehicle-mounted device, the setup result can be notified to the user in an easily understandable manner.

[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 an ETC system according to an embodiment of the toll collection system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an on-board unit used in the ETC of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ETC system is mounted on a vehicle that passes through a toll road such as an expressway, for example.
The vehicle-mounted device 6 that collects tolls by wireless communication at the tollgate at the entrance of the toll road, and the vehicle-mounted device 6 of the vehicle A that is installed at the tollgate at the entrance and enters the tollgate, and sets the vehicle-mounted device 6 ( The entrance antenna device 2 that writes entrance information into the attached IC card 16 and the vehicle-mounted device 6 of the vehicle A that is installed at the exit toll gate and exits from the toll gate and wirelessly communicates with the IC card 16 and outputs the processing result at the exit to the IC. And an exit antenna device 4 for writing in the card 16. These entrance antenna devices 2,
The exit antenna device 4 is called a wireless collection device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 6 includes an antenna control unit 22 for performing wireless communication via the antenna units 21 and 4 at the entrance and exit, and a card slot in which the IC card 16 is mounted. 23 and this card slot 2
3, an IC card I / F control unit 24 for exchanging information with the IC card 16, a CPU 25 for processing information read through the IC card I / F control unit 24, and a CPU 25 for processing information. , A storage area for various information, an operation section 27 operated by a user, and a display section for displaying information processed by the CPU 25, operation guidance, operation information of the operation section 27, and the like. 28 and a power supply unit 29. CP
U25 has a counter, and counts the number of times the management numbers read from the IC card 16 do not match. The memory 26 stores the command of the vehicle 16 on which the vehicle-mounted device 6 is mounted.
In addition to vehicle information such as vehicle height, number of axes, weight, application, and features, an ID number for identifying the vehicle-mounted device 6 from other vehicle-mounted devices is recorded in advance.

As shown in FIG. 3, the IC card 16 has a flash memory 97 capable of storing and reading information, and an interface 98 for exchanging data with the IC card I / F controller 24 of the vehicle-mounted device 6. And a CP for controlling the interface unit 98 and the flash memory 97
U99. The flash memory 97 stores at least an ID number for specifying the IC card 16 in advance.

As the IC card 16, an IC card 16 a dedicated to setup (hereinafter referred to as “setup card 16 a”) used only to perform setup for starting use of the vehicle-mounted device 6, and an IC card used for normal toll collection
There is a card 16b and the like.

The management card of the vehicle A, the ID number of the user, the checksum and the like are encrypted and recorded on the setup card 16a. The flash memory 97 of the setup card 16a has a lock flag setting area (on / off setting area) and a management number mismatch count storage area (a storage area for count values such as 1, 2, and 3 times) of the setup card 16a. However, the other storage areas are read-only.

On the other hand, the IC card 16b used for normal toll collection is a readable and writable card. When the vehicle A passes through the entrance gate of the toll road, the date and time of passage and the gate number for specifying the entrance gate are used. The travel history information such as the type of the vehicle A and the remaining amount of the card is stored in association with the ID number. The flash memory 97 of the IC card 16b stores a user's bank account number, special contract information indicating whether or not discounted persons can be applied, and billing information such as the expiration date of the contract.

When the IC card 16 is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 6, the control unit 8 via the IC card processing unit 82 of the vehicle-mounted device 6.
Only after confirming the validity of the vehicle-mounted device 6 by exchanging signals with the device 6, the charging information of the flash memory 97 of the vehicle-mounted device 6 is transmitted to the memory 26 of the vehicle-mounted device 6.

Hereinafter, the ETC system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the setup operation when purchasing the vehicle-mounted device.

The vehicle-mounted device 6 cannot be used simply by the user purchasing the vehicle-mounted device 6 and attaching it to the vehicle A.

Therefore, the user first describes the necessary items and the “management number of the vehicle-mounted device” in the application attached to the purchased vehicle-mounted device 6 and attaches a copy of the vehicle verification of the vehicle A owned by the user. Mail to the ETC operator.

The operator creates a setup car 16a in which the following information is recorded based on the items described in the received application form, and returns it to the user. Setup card 16a
The OBE management number, OBE-specific information,
Key information and the like necessary for security.

The returned setup card 16a
Is received by the user and the setup card 16a is inserted into the IC card slot 23 of the vehicle-mounted device 6 (S
In the in-vehicle device 6, the IC card I / F control unit 24 reads the information of the setup card 16a, and the CPU 25 starts the setup process in the vehicle-mounted device 6.

In this case, the CPU 25 firstly sets the vehicle-mounted device 6
It is checked whether the management number of the set-up card 16a matches the management number of the setup card 16a (S302).

When the management numbers match each other (S3
02, Yes), the CPU 25 uses the setup card 1
Check whether the lock flag set in the flash memory 97 in the flash memory 97 is on or off, and check the setup card 16a
Is determined (S303). In addition, as a method of confirming the validity of the setup card 16a, for example, an ID number unique to the card given to the card is read, and the ID number of the usable setup card stored in the memory 26 in advance is attached. It may be configured to confirm whether the ID number of the set-up card 16a corresponds.

As a result of checking the lock flag, when the lock flag is set to OFF and the setup card 16a is valid (Yes in S303), the CPU 25 transmits various setup data in the setup card 16a to the on-board unit 6. The data is written into the memory 26 (S304), the lock flag of the flash memory 97 in the setup card 16a is turned on, and the setup card 16a is set to unusable (invalid) (S305), indicating that the setup has been completed normally. For example, "Setup O
A message such as "K" is displayed on the display unit 28 (S30).
6). Thereafter, the CPU 25 displays a message such as "Please remove the card".

Further, in the determination processing of S303, the lock flag is set to ON and the setup card 16
If a is invalid (No in S303), the CPU 25 displays a message indicating that the setup card 16a has been used (set up), for example, a message such as "set up" on the display unit 28 (S307).

On the other hand, if the management numbers do not match each other in the check processing in S302 (No in S302), the CP
U25 reads the information of the management number mismatch count storage area of the flash memory 97 in the setup card 16a (S308).

Then, the CPU 25 compares the read value of the management number mismatch count with a preset predetermined retry limit number, for example, three times (S309).

As a result of the comparison, if the value of the management number mismatch count is not three or more (No in S309), the CPU 2
5 increments its own counter (+1) (S
310), the value of the counter is stored in the setup card 16
a is written to the management number mismatch count storage area (a) (S31)
1).

After the writing, the CPU 25 displays on the display unit 28 a message indicating that the setup card 16a is different from the one for the vehicle A, for example, a message such as "The setup card is different" (S312).

As a result of the comparison, if the management number mismatch count value is three or more (Yes in S309), the CP
The U25 turns on the lock flag of the flash memory 97 in the setup card 16a (S313), sets the setup card 16a to unusable (invalid), and displays a message indicating that the setup card 16a has been invalidated, for example, "Card invalid. Is displayed on the display unit 28 (S314).

After the setup is completed normally in this way, the vehicle-mounted device 6 can be used.

After the vehicle-mounted device 6 becomes usable, the setup card 16a is taken out from the vehicle-mounted device 6, and instead, a toll collection card 16b is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 6.

When the vehicle A enters the entrance of the toll road, radio communication is performed between the vehicle-mounted device 6 of the vehicle A and the entrance antenna device 2 and the vehicle A is sent from the entrance antenna device 2 to the vehicle-mounted device 6. The entered entrance information is written into the IC card 16b.

At the exit of the toll road, wireless communication is performed between the vehicle-mounted device 6 and the exit antenna device 4, and the entrance information, vehicle information, user ID, etc. of the IC card 16b are transmitted to the exit antenna device 4. You.

The exit antenna device 4 performs toll collection processing based on the received entrance information, vehicle information, user ID, and the like, returns information on the processing result to the vehicle-mounted device 6, and transmits the processing result information on the vehicle. The information of the processing result is written into the IC card 16b by the reception of the device 6.

As described above, in the ETC system, the toll collection process for the vehicle A can be performed unattended.

As described above, according to the ETC system of this embodiment, the CPU 25 of the vehicle-mounted device 6 matches or disagrees with the management number of the vehicle-mounted device 6 and the management number of the setup card 16a, and is set in the setup card 16a. The on / off state of the lock flag is checked to determine the validity of the setup card 16a, and a message indicating a processing result corresponding to each of the determination results is displayed on the display unit 28. You can see how the setup was completed.

For example, that the setup has been completed normally, that the setup has already been performed, that the setup card 16a having the management number different from that of the vehicle A has been attached to the setup, and that the setup card 16a having the management number different many times is used. Can be discriminated by the user, for example, that the card itself has become invalid due to being attached.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, a maximum of about 15 characters are displayed on the display unit 28 as a message. However, when the display area of the display unit 28 of the vehicle-mounted device 6 is small, it is not possible to display all characters in the display area. In this case, display examples such as scrolling characters or displaying messages by segmentation and switching and displaying are considered.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card and the management of the vehicle-mounted device previously stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself. As a result of checking whether the numbers match or mismatch, if the management numbers match, the setup data stored in the IC card is set up in the vehicle-mounted device,
Since the setup result and the check result are displayed on the vehicle-mounted device, the user can easily understand whether the setup has been completed normally or abnormally.

According to the second and sixth aspects of the present invention, it is checked whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device previously stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself. Followed by the IC set on the IC card
The validity of the IC card is determined by checking the card availability information. If the check result indicates that the IC card is valid, the setup data stored in the IC card is set up in the vehicle-mounted device. If the setup is completed normally, the IC card availability information is set to unusable, and this setup result and the above check results are displayed on the on-board unit. The user can easily understand whether the IC card is abnormally terminated because the IC card cannot be used.

According to the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, it is checked whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself in advance. If the check result shows that the management numbers of the vehicle-mounted devices do not match, the IC card availability information is set to unusable, and the IC card availability information set in the IC card is checked to check the IC card availability. Judge the validity of As a result of each of these checks, if the IC card is valid, the setup data stored in the IC card is set up in the vehicle-mounted device. If the data setup is completed normally, the IC card availability information is used. Since the setup result and the above check results are displayed on the vehicle-mounted device, it is determined whether the setup has been completed normally or abnormally.
The user can easily understand whether the C card has been abnormally terminated because it cannot be used, or whether the management number of the IC card has failed to be set up due to a mismatch.

According to the fourth and eighth aspects of the present invention, in accordance with the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, the management numbers of the on-vehicle units coincide with each other.
If the number of inconsistencies in the management number of the vehicle-mounted device exceeds the predetermined number as a result of checking for inconsistency, IC card use availability information is set to unusable, so whether setup has been completed normally or abnormally Whether the IC card was abnormally terminated due to being unusable, or whether the IC card management number did not match and setup could not be performed.
After checking the management number of the C card a predetermined number of times, IC
The user can easily understand that the card has become invalid.

As a result, regarding the setup processing at the time of purchasing the vehicle-mounted device, the setup result can be notified to the user in an easily understandable manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ETC system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an on-vehicle device used in the ETC system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a setup operation of the vehicle-mounted device.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: vehicle, 2: entrance antenna device, 4: exit antenna device, 6: on-board unit, 16: IC card, 21: antenna unit, 22: antenna control unit, 23: IC card slot, 24: IC card I / F Control unit, 25 CPU, 2
6 memory, 27 operation unit, 28 display unit, 29 power supply unit.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An on-board unit for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or for collecting tolls by wireless communication with a wireless collection device, a management number storing a management number of the on-board unit. Storage means; and check means for checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card mounted in the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the management number storage means. A setup means for setting up setup data stored in the IC card when the management numbers match each other as a result of the check by the check means; and a setup result by the setup means and a check result by the check means. And a display means for displaying a message. 2. An in-vehicle device for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or for collecting tolls by wireless communication with a wireless collection device, a management number storing a management number of the on-vehicle device. Storage means for checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card attached to the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the management number storage means, Checking means; second checking means for judging the validity of the IC card by checking the availability information of the IC card set in the IC card; check results by the first and second checking means Setting up the setup data stored in the IC card when the IC card is valid Means for setting the information on whether or not the IC card can be used if the setup of the data by the setup means is normally completed; and the setup result by the setup means and the check by the first and second check means. A vehicle-mounted device comprising: display means for displaying a result. 3. An in-vehicle device for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road, or for collecting tolls by wireless communication with a wireless collection device, a management number storing a management number of the on-vehicle device. Storage means for checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the IC card attached to the card slot matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the management number storage means, Checking means; setting means for setting the use / non-use information of the IC card to unusable if the management numbers of the vehicle-mounted device do not match as a result of the check by the first checking means; Second checking means for determining the validity of the IC card by checking the usable / unusable information of the IC card being used; A setup unit for setting up setup data stored in the IC card when the IC card is valid as a result of the check by the check unit; and when the setup by the setup unit is completed normally, the IC A vehicle-mounted device comprising: means for setting card useability information to be unusable; and display means for displaying a setup result by the setup means and a check result by the first and second check means. . 4. The on-vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein the setting unit is configured to, when the number of mismatches of the management number of the on-vehicle device exceeds a predetermined number in the check by the first check unit.
An on-vehicle device further comprising means for setting the use permission information of the C card to be unusable. 5. A method for setting up an on-vehicle device for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road or for receiving a toll by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. A step of checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the card matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in advance in the vehicle-mounted device itself. A setup method, comprising: setting up setup data stored in the IC card in the vehicle-mounted device; and displaying the setup result and the check result on the vehicle-mounted device. 6. A method of setting up an on-vehicle device for transferring an IC card inserted in a card slot at an entrance of a toll road or for receiving a toll by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. Checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the card matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in advance in the vehicle-mounted device itself, and whether or not the IC card set in the IC card can be used Determining the validity of the IC card by checking information; and setting up the setup data stored in the IC card in the vehicle-mounted device when the IC card is valid based on the results of these checks. If the data setup is completed normally, setting the IC card usability information to unusable; Setup method characterized by a step of displaying said check result and the set-up results to the vehicle-mounted device. 7. A method of setting up an on-vehicle device for transferring an IC card inserted into a card slot at an entrance of a toll road or for receiving a toll by wireless communication with a wireless receiving device. A step of checking whether the management number of the vehicle-mounted device stored in the card matches the management number of the vehicle-mounted device previously stored in the vehicle-mounted device itself, and a step of checking whether the management numbers of the vehicle-mounted device do not match. If there is, setting the availability information of the IC card to unusable; and determining the validity of the IC card by checking the availability information of the IC card set in the IC card. If the result of the validity determination indicates that the IC card is valid, the setup data stored in the IC card is stored in the vehicle-mounted device. A step of setting up, and, if the data setup is completed normally, a step of setting the usability information of the IC card to unusable; and displaying the setup result, the check result, and the validity determination result on the vehicle-mounted device. Performing a setup process. 8. The set-up method of the vehicle-mounted device according to claim 7, wherein when the number of mismatches of the management number of the vehicle-mounted device exceeds a predetermined number as a result of checking whether the management numbers of the vehicle-mounted device match or not, A setup method, characterized in that the useability information of the IC card is set to unusable.