JP2001256526A - System and method for toll collection, on-vehicle equipment, ic card, its processor, reservation acceptance system, method and device for reservation, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discount service for previous reservation in an ETC system. SOLUTION: This ETC system is provided with a home page server 60 which opens a home page on the Internet 1 and prompts a user of ETC, who accesses this home page, to input a previous reservation and sends inputted reservation information to a computer 70 of the user, an IC card reader 40 which is connected to the computer and stores reservation information in an IC card 16, and a gate device 10 which is provided at the exit or the entrance of a toll road and performs discount processing of the toll on the basis of reservation information obtained from the IC card 16 by radio communication with on- vehicle equipment 20 to which the IC card 16 is set.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll collection system, a vehicle-mounted device, an IC card, a reservation acceptance system, a reservation device, an IC card processing device, a toll collection method, a reservation method, and the like.
It relates to a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Usually, at the entrance of a toll road such as an expressway, a vehicle type discriminating device and an automatic ticket issuing machine are installed. The vehicle type discriminating device detects a vehicle entering the entrance by various detectors, and the vehicle type is determined. Is automatically determined, and the automatic ticket issuance machine automatically issues a toll ticket that records the vehicle type, toll gate number, entrance that entered, month, day, and hour. I have.

On the other hand, in recent years, introduction of a nonstop automatic toll collection system (ETC system) on a highway 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. It is configured with a gate device at the entrance and exit that receives fees.

The entrance gate device communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device at the entrance and writes entrance information into the vehicle-mounted device, and the exit gate device communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device at the exit to acquire entrance information, vehicle information, and the like. To calculate the toll and request the account to be withdrawn from the management server of the settlement center, which is a higher-level device. Then, write data such as a processing result is transmitted to the vehicle in response to the response from the management server, and the information of the processing result is written in the vehicle-mounted device. As described above, the ETC system realizes non-stop traffic of the vehicle by automatically performing the toll collection processing of the vehicle at the entrance and exit of the expressway.

[0006]

However, there is a problem even in the ETC system which seems to be ideal as described above.

First, there is a problem that it is difficult to realize a service that gives a privilege to a user of the system.

[0008] For example, there is a service for discounting usage fees through advance reservations already performed by transportation systems such as general railway companies, bus companies, and airlines. In the case of the ETC system, the service is installed in each vehicle. Processing can only be performed by wireless communication between the on-board unit and the wireless device installed at the tollgate at the entrance of the toll road, so if the system user wants to receive various benefits, It is necessary to drive the vehicle to the toll booth, and it is difficult to apply this kind of service in view of labor and fuel cost.

Second, in the ETC system, since the number of vehicles is counted only after a vehicle actually enters the entrance of a toll road, it is difficult to predict or grasp the usage status of each tollgate on the toll road in advance. There's a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a toll collection system, an on-board unit, an IC card, and a reservation acceptance system capable of realizing a discount service by advance reservation for a toll road usage fee. , Reservation device, IC card processing device, fee collection method, reservation method,
It is intended to provide a storage medium.

Further, the present invention provides a toll collection system, an on-board unit, an IC card, a reservation reception system, a reservation device, an IC card processing device, which can predict or grasp the use situation of each tollgate on a toll road in advance. The purpose is to provide a toll collection method, a reservation method, and a storage medium.

[0012]

To achieve the above object, a toll collection system according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a wireless communication with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle that enters or exits a tollgate on a toll road. By doing so, in a toll collection system that acquires at least information on an IC card attached to the on-vehicle device and collects tolls, if there is reservation information in the information on the IC card received from the on-vehicle device, It is characterized by comprising a determination unit for determining the validity, and a unit for performing a predetermined discount process on the usage fee when the reservation information is valid as a result of the determination by the determination unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the on-vehicle device is mounted on a vehicle using a toll road, and at least information on an IC card attached to the gate device installed at a toll gate on the toll road is wirelessly transmitted. Means for transmitting and reading the toll road usage fee as one of the information used for the payment of the toll road usage fee when the reservation information is stored in the IC card; Means for transmitting the read information to the gate device.

An IC card according to a third aspect of the present invention is an IC card mounted on an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle using a toll road and storing information for performing payment of a toll road usage fee. It is characterized in that reservation information is stored as one of the information used for the settlement of the toll road usage fee.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reservation receiving system, wherein an electronic terminal of a user who setstle a toll on a toll road with an IC card mounted on an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle via an electronic communication network. Means for prompting the electronic terminal to enter reservation information, means for prompting confirmation of the reservation information input from the electronic terminal, and when the reservation information is confirmed. Means for writing the reservation information into the IC card on the electronic terminal side.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reservation apparatus for setting a toll road usage fee by wireless communication between a gate device installed at a toll road toll gate and an on-board unit mounted on a vehicle passing through the toll road. Means for accessing a reservation server on the communication network, the reservation device being used for a toll collection system for making a reservation for using the toll road through an electronic communication network; Means for inputting reservation information for using the toll road on a screen, means for transmitting the input reservation information to the reservation server, and an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device, wherein the reservation server And means for writing the reservation information determined by the above into the IC card.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an IC card processing device, wherein a toll road usage fee is provided by wireless communication between a gate device installed at a toll road toll gate and an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle passing through the toll road. IC that writes and reads information to and from an IC card used in a toll collection system that setstle accounts
The card processing device is characterized in that a means for writing reservation information for using the toll road in the IC card is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection method, wherein at least an IC card mounted on the on-vehicle device is communicated by wirelessly communicating with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle entering or leaving a tollgate on a toll road. In a toll collection method of acquiring information and collecting a toll, the I
When the reservation information is present in the information of the C card, the method includes a step of determining the validity of the information and a step of performing a predetermined discount process on the usage fee if the result of the determination indicates that the reservation information is valid. It is characterized by:

[0021] The reservation method according to the present invention is an electronic terminal of a user who pays a toll road usage fee by using an IC card mounted on a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle, and an electronic communication network with the electronic terminal. A reservation screen provided by logging in to the toll road, in a reservation method for making a reservation to use the toll road by transmitting and receiving information to and from the toll road operation source device connected via the For inputting reservation information from the electronic terminal, and confirming the input reservation information and confirming it to the operating device,
Writing the reservation information determined by the operation source device into the IC card on the electronic terminal side.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, at least information on an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device is established by wirelessly communicating with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle entering or exiting a tollgate on a toll road. In a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for operating a gate device that acquires and collects tolls, the gate device includes:
If the reservation information is present in the information of the IC card received from the vehicle-mounted device, the validity is determined. If the result of this determination is that the reservation information is valid, a predetermined discount process is performed on the usage fee. It is characterized by having a function of causing

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the storage medium wirelessly communicates between a gate device installed at a tollgate on a toll road and an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle entering or leaving the tollgate. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for operating a computer of a toll collection system that acquires at least information of an IC card mounted on the on-vehicle device and collects tolls; And a function to prompt the user to confirm the reservation information input from the electronic terminal, and to write the reservation information to the IC card on the electronic terminal side when the reservation information is confirmed. And

According to the first, seventh and ninth aspects of the present invention, when the vehicle uses a toll road, if the reservation information is present in the information of the IC card received from the vehicle-mounted device at the toll booth, The validity is determined, and as a result of this determination, if the reservation information is valid, a predetermined discount process is performed on the toll road usage fee, so that a discount service by advance reservation can be realized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted device, when the reservation information is stored in the attached IC card, the reservation information is read out as one of the information to be used for the settlement of the toll road usage fee, and is read to the gate device. Since the transmission is performed, the gate device can perform a toll collection process in consideration of the reservation information.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the reservation information is stored in the IC card as one of the information used for the settlement of the toll road usage fee. If you enter a toll booth, you can receive a discount service for usage fees through advance reservations.

According to the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and tenth aspects of the present invention, the user is prompted to input reservation information to an electronic terminal connected to the communication network, and to confirm the reservation information input from the electronic terminal. If the reservation information is confirmed, the reservation information is written to the IC card on the electronic terminal side, so if you enter the tollgate on the toll road with this IC card mounted vehicle, you will receive the discount service by advance reservation Can be.

As a result, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a discount service by advance reservation for the toll road usage fee. Also, by summing up the status of the advance reservation on the system side, it is possible to predict or grasp the usage status of each tollgate on the toll road in advance.

[0027]

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 a toll collection system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an on-board unit of the ETC system, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of an IC card reader. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the IC card reader of FIG. 3 and the IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, this ETC system is installed in each lane at the entrance and exit of a tollgate on a toll road such as a highway, and wirelessly communicates with an on-vehicle device 20 mounted on a vehicle entering the lane. And a management server 50 installed at a checkout center and connected to a plurality of gate devices 10 via communication lines.
And a homepage server 60 connected to the management server 50 via a network such as a LAN, and a user computer 7 connected to the homepage server 60 via an electronic communication network such as the Internet 1.
0 and the IC card 1 connected to the computer 70
6 and an IC card reader 40 for writing and reading information.

The gate device 10 is installed at an entrance of a tollgate. The gate device 10 at the entrance communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle entering the tollgate, and writes the entrance information to the IC card 16 set (attached) to the vehicle-mounted device 20. The exit gate device 20 wirelessly communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle exiting the tollgate, obtains entrance information, vehicle information, and the like from the vehicle-mounted device 20, calculates a toll, and manages the settlement center, which is a higher-level device. An account withdrawal request including identification of the user to the server 50 is performed. Then, in response to the response from the management server 50, write data such as a processing result is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20, and information of the processing result is written to the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the IC card 16. This series of processing is called toll collection processing. As described above, the non-stop traffic of the vehicle is realized by automatically performing the toll collection process of the vehicle at the gate device 10 at the entrance of the expressway. In addition, the vehicle-mounted device 20
A vehicle equipped with is referred to as an ETC vehicle.

The management server 50 is a management computer, checks the negative list in the database in response to the account withdrawal request transmitted from each tollgate on the toll road, and if there is no problem, gives a response indicating that the withdrawal is possible. return. Further, the management server 50 includes a homepage server 60.
Of the reservation information obtained from each of the toll gates 10
Distribute to

The homepage server 60 is a computer (Web server) for publishing web contents, publishes a homepage of a toll road operating company or organization on the Internet 1, and a user of the ETC logs in from this homepage by a predetermined operation. As a result, a reservation screen for inputting reservation information such as a road name, a use date, an entrance tollgate, and an exit tollgate to be reserved is displayed, and plays a part in the advance reservation discount service. The predetermined operation is an operation of inputting a user ID and a password, a security check, and the like.

In this embodiment, the home page server 60 and the management server 40 are connected as separate hardware via a network such as a LAN, but these servers may be constituted by the same hardware as the operation source device. The homepage server 60 need not be the homepage server 60 as long as the reservation processing can be performed. For example, the reservation server may be a dedicated reservation server that can be directly accessed from a dedicated electronic terminal through a dedicated communication line.

The computer 70 is a general-purpose electronic terminal including a CPU, a memory, a hard disk, a modem, a communication interface such as a TA and a router, a monitor, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like. In this computer 70, at least software (browser) for browsing contents on the Internet 1 is installed on a hard disk.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 20 has a CPU
21, a memory 22 such as a ROM and a RAM, and these CPUs
A system bus 23 connecting the memory 21 and the memory 22;
The vehicle-mounted device display unit 25 connected to the system bus 23 via the display unit I / F 24, and the operation unit I / F
An in-vehicle device operating unit 27 connected via an F26, an IC card R / W unit 29 connected to a system bus 23 via an IC card R / W unit I / F 28, and a system bus 23
A wireless communication unit 31 connected via a wireless communication unit I / F 30, and an antenna 32 for performing wireless communication with the external device such as the antenna device 11 of the gate device 10, for example. ing. The memory 22 is, for example, EE
PROM and the like.

In the memory 22 of the vehicle-mounted device 20, type information uniquely determined by the type of the vehicle, for example, "model", "type of automobile", etc., and individual information different for each vehicle, for example, "automobile" Registration number "is registered. The model information is information determined and given by the automobile manufacturer when the user purchases the vehicle. The individual information includes information on a license plate attached to the vehicle and information on the user himself / herself, for example, an account number to which a toll road use fee is deducted.

In addition, the memory 22 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes:
`` User address '', `` user name '', `` automobile classification etc. '', `` separate for private / business use '', `` first registration year '' `` car name '', `` chassis number '', `` gross vehicle weight '', `` Vehicle dimensions ",
Information such as "tire size" is also registered. These pieces of information are registered in the vehicle-mounted device 20 via the IC card 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, the IC card reader 40
A CPU 41, a memory 42 such as a ROM and a RAM, a system bus 43 connecting the CPU 41 and the memory 42, a display unit 45 connected to the system bus 43 via a display I / F 44, and an operation on the system bus 43. An operation unit 47 connected via a unit I / F 46, an IC card R / W unit 49 connected to the system bus 43 via an IC card R / W unit I / F 48, the IC card reader 40 and the user And a computer I / F 50 that connects the computer 70 to the computer 70.

This IC card reader 40 is an IC card 1
The processing function 6 has almost the same function as the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle for ETC. That is, this I
The C card reader 40 is obtained by omitting the wireless communication function from the vehicle-mounted device 20 and adding an interface with the computer 70.

As shown in FIG. 4, the IC card 16 has
A flash memory 97 capable of storing and reading information, an interface section 98 for exchanging data with an interface section 78 of the vehicle-mounted device 6, and a CPU 9 for controlling the interface section 98 and the flash memory 97.
9 are provided.

The flash memory 97 stores a user's bank account number, special contract information indicating whether discounted persons can be applied, and billing information such as the expiration date of the contract.
This flash memory 97 also stores discount information such as date information indicating that the user has made an advance reservation from the homepage. Further, an ID number for specifying the IC card 16 is stored in the flash memory 97 in advance, and when the vehicle 20 passes through the entrance tollgate, the passing date and time and the tollgate are specified. Passing history information such as the gate number, the type of the vehicle 20, and the remaining amount of the card is stored in association with the ID number of the IC card 16.

When the IC card 16 is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 20, the signal is exchanged with the CPU 21 via the IC card R / W unit 29 and the IC card R / WI / F unit 2 of the vehicle-mounted device 20. Only after confirming the validity of the device 20 is its own flash memory 97 stored in the memory 22 of the vehicle-mounted device 20.
To send the billing information stored in.

Hereinafter, the ETC system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 5 shows this ETC
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation screen of the advance reservation discount service provided by the system, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gate device 10 in this ETC system. ETC
In order to receive the advance discount service, the user who is a user of the computer starts up the computer 70 to which the IC card reader 40 is connected, and obtains the IC acquired by the user to collect the fee.
The card 16 is set on the IC card reader 40.

Then, information recorded on the IC card 16 (hereinafter referred to as IC card information), for example, information such as a card number, a payment permit number, an expiration date, and an authenticator is read by the IC card reader 40, and the IC card is read. The validity of the card 16 itself is checked. Note that the authenticator is a MAC (physical address).

Then, when the user starts the browser of the computer 70 to access the homepage of the toll road operating company or organization published on the Internet 1 and browses the homepage, the user can access items such as pre-discount benefits. By clicking and logging in by a predetermined operation, a reservation screen 100 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

Here, after the user inputs the reservation information by key input or selection input into the reservation information fields such as the road name, the date of use, the entrance tollgate, the exit tollgate, etc.
1, the homepage server 60 performs reservation confirmation processing, stores the reservation information in itself and sends it to the management server 50, and sends the reservation information to the user's computer 70 through the Internet 1.
The information is written in the IC card 16 through the card reader 40.

When the IC card 16 on which the reservation information is written is set in the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle, the information (including the reservation information) of the IC card 16 is transferred to the vehicle-mounted device 20 and read into the memory 22. I will.

When the management server 50 receives the reservation information from the homepage server 60, it distributes it to the gate device 10 of the corresponding tollgate.

The operation of the gate device on a toll road will be described below. Toll collection methods for toll roads include a prepaid toll system and a postpaid toll system.In the prepaid toll system, processing is performed at the entrance of the toll road. Become.

When an ETC vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 20 enters or exits a toll road,
When the vehicle is detected by the gate device 10, the vehicle-mounted device 20
Wireless communication is performed between the mobile device and the gate device 10 through the antenna devices 11 and 32, and the vehicle device 20 acquires the vehicle device information (including the user ID, the vehicle device ID, the vehicle information, and the reservation information) from the vehicle device 20. You. At this time, if communication between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the gate device 10 can be normally performed, it can be determined that the vehicle is an ETC vehicle.

When the on-vehicle device information is acquired by the gate device 10, if the reservation information is included in the on-vehicle device information, the gate device 10 designates the toll booth in the reservation information as the corresponding toll booth where the toll booth is reserved. It is determined whether or not it has been performed.

If the result of this determination is that this tollgate has been designated as the reserved tollgate, then the gate device 1
If it is 0, it is determined whether or not today is specified as a reserved use date (S101). The validity of the reservation information is determined by these determination processes.

Here, if today is specified as a reservation use date, that is, if a date is specified (Y in S101)
es), the gate device 10 performs a discount process of discounting, for example, a few percent from the normal usage fee (predetermined fee) (S102), and sends the account debit request with the discount amount to the management server 50 of the clearing center. Issue (S10
3) Receive the response indicating that the debit is possible, display the fee as the discount processing result on the roadside display of the gate device 10, and return the information on the discount processing result to the vehicle-mounted device 20.
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, a display 71 indicating a discount and a discounted usage fee (amount) 72 are displayed on the vehicle-mounted device display section 25 of the vehicle-mounted device 20.

If today is not specified as a use date, that is, if no date is specified (N in S101)
o), the gate device 10 performs a charge calculation process with a normal usage charge (S104), issues a request for account debit with the normal calculated amount to the management server 50 of the clearing center, and responds with a debit result (payment). Is received and the ETC processing result is returned to the vehicle-mounted device 20.

Then, upon receipt of the notification of the end of the normal processing from the vehicle-mounted device 20, the gate device 10 opens the course of the vehicle and causes the vehicle to enter or leave the toll road.

As described above, according to the ETC system of this embodiment, a home page that can be browsed from the ETC user's computer 70 is published on the Internet 1, the user makes an advance reservation from the home page, and the reservation information is transmitted to the user. By writing to the IC card 16 through the IC card reader 40 connected to the computer 70, the user sets the IC card 16 in the in-vehicle device 20 of the vehicle, drives the vehicle on the reserved use day, and enters the toll road. If this is the case, it will be possible to receive a discount service for the usage fee through advance reservation.

If the designation of the use day of the toll road (use reservation) is generalized by providing such a service, the use status of each tollgate on the toll road can be determined in advance from the reservation information acquired by the system. Can be predicted or grasped.

The present invention is not limited only to the above embodiment. The computer on the user side described in the above embodiment is a general-purpose computer, but may be an electronic terminal dedicated to reservation having an IC card reader function. Further, this function may be incorporated in the vehicle-mounted device, or an Internet access function and a browsing function by a vehicle-mounted device or wireless may be added to the car navigation device so that the vehicle can access the Internet by wireless communication and make a reservation.

Further, the user operates the electronic terminal at home or in an Internet cafe to access the homepage server, and if only the reservation information is stored in the IC card, the collection staff can use the wireless terminal at the toll booth. By providing an IC card processing device in the operated toll collection terminal, a discount service can be received.

The means for providing the fee discount service by advance reservation described in the above embodiment may be realized by software. The software may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk. In this case, the software (program) stored in the storage medium may be read by a management server, a homepage server, or a computer. Thereby, the processing in each embodiment becomes executable.

As a storage medium, a magnetic disk,
Floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk (C
D-ROM, CD-R, DVD, etc.), a magneto-optical disk (MO, etc.), a semiconductor memory, or any other computer-readable storage medium capable of storing a program can take any form. May be.

An OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on instructions of a program installed on the computer from the storage medium.
Alternatively, MW (middleware) such as database management software and network software may execute a part of each process for realizing the present embodiment.

Further, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of the computer, but also includes a storage medium in which a program transmitted through a LAN, the Internet, or the like is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored.

Further, the number of storage media is not limited to one, and the case where the processing in this embodiment is executed from a plurality of media is also included in the recording medium of the present invention, and any media configuration may be used.

The computer according to the present invention executes each processing in the present embodiment based on a program stored in a storage medium. An apparatus such as a personal computer and a plurality of apparatuses are connected to a network. Any configuration such as a system performed may be used.

The computer in the present invention is
It is not limited to a personal computer, but also includes an arithmetic processing unit, a microcomputer, and the like included in an information processing device, and collectively refers to devices and devices capable of realizing the functions of the present invention by a program.

[0066]

As described above, according to the first, seventh, and ninth aspects of the present invention, when the vehicle uses the toll road, the information of the IC card received from the vehicle-mounted device at the toll booth is displayed. If the reservation information exists in the, determine its validity,
As a result of this determination, if the reservation information is valid, a predetermined discount process is performed on the toll road usage fee, so that a discount service by advance reservation can be realized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle-mounted device, when the reservation information is stored in the attached IC card, it is read out as one of the information used for the settlement of the toll road usage fee, and the gate is read. Since the transmission to the device is performed, the gate device can perform the fee collection process in consideration of the reservation information.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the reservation information is stored in the IC card as one of the information used for the settlement of the toll road usage fee. If you enter the tollgate on the road, you can receive a discount service on usage fees by advance reservation.

According to the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and tenth aspects of the present invention, the user is prompted to input reservation information to the electronic terminal connected to the communication network, and to confirm the reservation information input from the electronic terminal. When the reservation information is confirmed, the reservation information is written into the IC card on the electronic terminal side. If the vehicle with the IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device enters a tollgate on a toll road,
You can receive a discount service by advance reservation.

As a result, it is possible to realize a discount service for toll road usage charges by advance reservation. Also, by summing up the status of the advance reservation on the system side, it is possible to predict or grasp the usage status of each tollgate on the toll road in advance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle-mounted device of the ETC system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an IC card reader of the ETC system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of an IC card set in the vehicle-mounted device and the IC card reader.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a reservation screen for advance reservation provided by the ETC system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gate device in the ETC system.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a display example of a discounted fee.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Internet, 10 ... Gate device, 20 ... Onboard equipment, 40 ... IC card reader, 50 ... Management server, 60
... homepage server, 70 ... computer.

Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A charge for acquiring at least information on an IC card attached to an on-vehicle device and collecting the toll by wirelessly communicating with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle entering or leaving a tollgate on a toll road. In the pick-up system, when the reservation information is present in the information of the IC card received from the on-vehicle device, a determination unit for determining the validity thereof; and, as a result of the determination by the determination unit, the reservation information is valid. A means for performing a predetermined discount process on the usage fee. 2. A toll road usage fee which is mounted on a vehicle using a toll road and wirelessly transmits at least information of an IC card mounted on itself to a gate device installed at a toll gate of the toll road. An in-vehicle device for performing settlement of the toll road, wherein, when reservation information is stored in the IC card, means for reading as one of information used for settlement of the toll road usage fee; A vehicle-mounted device comprising: means for transmitting to an apparatus. 3. An IC card mounted on an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle using a toll road and storing information for performing payment of the toll road usage fee. An IC card characterized by storing reservation information as information to be used. 4. An I-type device mounted on a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle.
A reservation accepting system for accepting a toll road use reservation via an electronic communication network from an electronic terminal of a user who settles a toll road use fee with a C card; and means for prompting the electronic terminal to input reservation information. A means for prompting confirmation of reservation information input from the electronic terminal; and a means for writing the reservation information to the IC card on the electronic terminal side when the reservation information is confirmed. Reservation reception system to do. 5. A toll collection system for settling a toll road usage fee by wireless communication between a gate device installed at a toll road toll gate and an on-board unit mounted on a vehicle passing through the toll road. A reservation device for making a reservation for using the toll road through a typical communication network, a means for accessing a reservation server on the communication network, and using the toll road for a reservation screen provided by the reservation server. Means for inputting reservation information for executing the reservation information, means for transmitting the input reservation information to the reservation server, and an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device. The reservation information determined by the reservation server is transmitted to the IC. A reservation device, comprising: means for writing to a card. 6. An IC card used in a toll collection system for settling toll road usage charges by wireless communication between a gate device installed at a toll road toll gate and an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle passing through the toll road. An IC card processing apparatus for writing and reading information, comprising: means for writing reservation information for using the toll road to the IC card. 7. A charge for acquiring at least information on an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device by wirelessly communicating with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle entering or leaving a tollgate on a toll road, and collecting a toll. In the pick-up method, when the reservation information is present in the information of the IC card received from the on-vehicle device, determining the validity of the reservation information; and, as a result of this determination, when the reservation information is valid, the usage fee And a step of performing a predetermined discount processing for the toll collection method. 8. An IC mounted on a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle.
By transmitting and receiving information between an electronic terminal of a user who pays a toll road usage fee with a card and an operating device of the toll road connected to the electronic terminal via an electronic communication network, In a reservation method for making a reservation for use of a toll road, a step of inputting reservation information from the electronic terminal on a reservation screen provided by logging in to the operation source device; A reservation method, comprising the steps of: determining the reservation information in the device; and writing the reservation information determined by the operation source device into the IC card on the electronic terminal side. 9. A gate that performs wireless communication with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle entering or exiting a tollgate on a toll road, thereby acquiring at least information on an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device and collecting a toll. In a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for operating the device, when the reservation information is present in the information of the IC card received from the vehicle-mounted device, the gate device determines the validity thereof. A storage medium having a function of performing a predetermined discount process on a usage fee when the reservation information is valid as a result of the determination. 10. A wireless communication between a gate device installed at a tollgate on a toll road and an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle entering or leaving the tollgate, so that at least the vehicle is mounted on the on-vehicle device. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for operating a computer of a toll collection system that acquires information of an IC card and collects tolls, prompting the electronic terminal to input reservation information, A storage medium having a function of prompting confirmation of input reservation information, and, when the reservation information is confirmed, the electronic terminal writing the reservation information to the IC card.