JP2003030698A - Entrance charge collecting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently collect the entrance charge of the vehicle of another region. SOLUTION: A plurality of ERP systems 10a, 10b and 10c of different control regions are connected by a network 40 through a central system 30. The entrance charge of the vehicle 1 of the other region entering the control region A of the ERP system 10a is collected by the collection system 31 of the central system 30 through the network 40 on the basis of number plate information acquired by communication between a roadside equipment and the vehicle with on-vehicle equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of collecting an entrance fee between electronic road pricing (ERP) systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, traffic congestion has become chronic with the increase of traffic volume in large cities and the like, and traffic congestion causes deterioration of economic efficiency and environmental deterioration due to exhaust gas.
Under such circumstances, it has been considered to reduce the traffic congestion by charging the vehicles that enter the area where traffic is congested to suppress the vehicles that enter the area. Roadside-to-vehicle communication is performed between the vehicle-side device (vehicle-mounted device) and the roadside device at the boundary line that divides the specific area in order to charge for vehicles entering the target area (specific area) where entry is restricted. Various ERP systems that perform charging without stopping by electronic means such as prepaid type and credit type have been studied.

In this case, one ERP system is implemented with one specific area under the jurisdiction, and the specific area is mainly set within the local government. In addition, a vehicle that intends to enter the jurisdiction of a certain ERP system must be registered in the ERP system in advance, and an in-vehicle device corresponding to this registration is mounted in the vehicle.

In the ERP system, generally, a vehicle registered by itself (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle registered in its own area).
When entering a jurisdiction area, the entrance fee will be charged by electronic means such as prepaid type or credit type, but if the vehicle is not a vehicle registered in the area, the entry fee will be collected by billing the owner To do.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the future, ERP
Although it is expected that multiple systems will be implemented throughout the country, each ERP system is a vehicle other than its own area registered vehicle, especially vehicles registered in other ERP systems (hereinafter, other area registered vehicles), Alternatively, it is required that the entry fee of a vehicle that is not registered in another ERP system but belongs to a jurisdiction area of the other ERP system (hereinafter, a vehicle not registered in another area) can be efficiently collected.

However, at present, no efficient collecting means has been proposed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a vehicle registered in another area and a vehicle not registered in another area (hereinafter referred to as
The general purpose is to provide an approach charge collection method that enables efficient collection of approach charges for vehicles in other areas.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of collecting an entrance fee, which comprises a plurality of electronic road charging systems having different jurisdictions for performing charging processing by road-to-vehicle communication with an on-vehicle device of the approaching vehicle. , And the entry fee of the vehicle in another area that enters the area under the jurisdiction of one electronic road charging system, based on the license plate information, the other electronic area that is in charge of the area to which the other area vehicle belongs via the network. It is characterized in that it is collected by a collection system of a road charging system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the entry fee collecting method is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the license plate information is acquired by road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device.

The entry charge collecting method of the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the license plate information is obtained by reading from the license plate.

The approach charge collection method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first, second or third aspect, the plurality of electronic road charging systems are connected by a network via a central system. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the approach charge collecting method according to the fourth aspect, the one electronic road charging system is replaced with the other electronic road charging system by the central system and the other area. It is characterized by collecting the entry fee of the vehicle.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an entrance fee collecting method according to first to third embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Example of ERP System] First, an outline of the ERP system adopted in each embodiment, an example of its configuration, and an example of a single function will be described.

The outline of the ERP system is that a road is partitioned into a target area (specific area) of entry restriction by a boundary line and an electronic means such as a prepaid type or a credit type is used for a vehicle entering the area. The billing is done without stopping.

Such an ERP system is implemented with jurisdiction over a specific area. Vehicles that are about to enter the jurisdiction of the ERP system are registered in the ERP system in advance,
The vehicle-mounted device corresponding to this registration is mounted in the vehicle.

In the ERP system, when the vehicle registered in the area registered in itself enters the area under its jurisdiction, the charge processing of the entry fee is performed electronically. It also has a function to collect the entry fee by a request such as mailing to the owner of the vehicle in the case that the automatic charging cannot be performed.

A configuration example of the ERP system alone will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, a vehicle 1 is equipped with an on-vehicle device 2, and the on-vehicle device 2 is provided with a storage section and a communication control section.

In the storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2, unique information (vehicle ID) that is identification information of the vehicle 1 such as a license plate (license plate) number and information indicating the ERP system in which the vehicle 1 is registered ( Hereinafter, ERP system identification information) is recorded.

An IC card 3 in which individual information (personal ID) serving as driver identification information is stored can be mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 2.

When the vehicle-mounted device 2 itself holds the personal ID which is the identification information of the driver, the IC card 3 becomes unnecessary.

The communication controller of the vehicle-mounted device 2 communicates the vehicle ID, the personal ID, and the ERP system identification information.

On the other hand, a roadside device 11 is provided at each boundary point (entrance road when the road is divided into a target area of entry restriction by a boundary line) in the jurisdiction of the ERP system. The roadside device 11 includes a billing antenna 12, a roadside server 13, and a video camera (camera) 14.

The roadside server 13 functions as a charging control unit for transmitting and receiving the vehicle ID and the personal ID and the ERP system identification information by wireless communication with the communication control unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2 via the charging antenna 12. .

The camera 14 is an image pickup means for photographing the license plate of the vehicle 1 from the rear side or the front side, and the photographing information of the camera 14 is processed by the image processing function of the roadside server 13.

The roadside device 11 can be mounted on a moving carriage or the like so as to be movable.

The roadside device 11 of the ERP system is
Center server 16 of the processing center 15 of the RP system
And a roadside server 13 so as to perform predetermined charging control based on wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device 2 via the charging antenna 12, for example, by a dedicated communication line network such as a dedicated line. Is controlled.

The center server 16 is connected to a billing processing mechanism 17 such as a billing management institution, a financial institution, or a credit company, for example, by a general communication line network such as a telephone line.

That is, the vehicle I is connected by the wireless communication between the vehicle-mounted device 2 and the roadside server 13 via the billing antenna 12.
The D and the personal ID, and the ERP system identification information are sent to the roadside server 13, and information such as validity and usage details is exchanged between the roadside server 13 and the center server 16.

Further, the center server 16 is provided with a usage record file function 18, which records the usage record and sends the usage statement information to the billing mechanism 17.
Then, a predetermined charge is applied to the owner or driver of the vehicle 1 via the charge processing mechanism 17.

Further, for the vehicle 1 which was not charged due to the fact that road-to-vehicle communication cannot be performed because the vehicle-mounted device 2 is not installed, the center server 16 uses the camera 14
The license plate number or the like is specified on the basis of the image capturing information and the billing is performed.

That is, the center server 16 has a passing vehicle storage function for storing the license plate number of the passing vehicle 1 and a normal vehicle storage function for storing the license plate number of the vehicle 1 for which normal charging has been performed. And an unpaid vehicle specifying function.

The uncharged vehicle specifying function is a function of checking the information of the passing vehicle storage function and the information of the normal vehicle storage function to specify the vehicle 1 which is not normally charged. Then, the center server 16 can request charging for the uncharged vehicle 1 by billing such as mailing.

It is possible to grasp the number of vehicles 1 entering the jurisdiction area based on the photographing information of the camera 14 to grasp the traffic volume in the jurisdiction area.

As the charging to the vehicle 1 by road-to-vehicle communication, for example, the vehicle ID information or the personal ID information is read, the data is aggregated at the processing center 15, and the vehicle or the driver is charged by the postpaid central account. Method, or post-payment, not only the prepaid central account method of performing balance management at the processing center 15 to charge the vehicle or the driver by prepayment, or the central account method,
There is an on-board processing method in which balance is managed by the personal IC card 3 or the like by advance payment, and charging processing is directly performed in the vehicle-mounted device 2 by road-to-vehicle communication.

For payment of the fee, it is possible to use a prepaid card, a house card limited to users, or a financial institution to make a payment using a credit card, a debit card, or the like. Furthermore, it is also possible to build a system that allows payments to be made at other public institutions or shops such as convenience stores.

[First Embodiment of Entrance Fee Collection Method] FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic device configuration of a system for realizing the entry fee collection method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, a plurality (three in the figure) of ERPs
The systems 10a, 10b, 10n are interconnected by a network 40 via a central system 30. A indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10a, B indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10b, and N indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10n.

In this way, by connecting a plurality of ERP systems to each other via the network 40 via the central system 30, it is possible to easily connect a large number of ERP systems to the network.

In this example, as shown in FIG.
You are about to enter the jurisdiction area A of the RP system 10a. Further, the central system 30 is provided with a collection system 31, and the collection system 31 can collect and settle the entry fee of a vehicle in another area.

Each ERP system 10a, 10b, 10n
Both have the configuration shown in FIG.

However, which ERP system (for example, 10
a) also has other ERP systems (eg 10b, 10n)
It is configured such that road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device 2 registered in is possible.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the procedure for collecting the entrance fee in this example will be described.

Here, for the sake of simplicity, consider the case where the vehicle 1 enters the area A under the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10a as shown in FIG. 2, and the entry fee collection process will be described centering on the ERP system 10a.

Therefore, terms regarding the vehicle are defined as follows, centering around the ERP system 10a. (1) Registered vehicle means a plurality of ERP systems 10a, 10
It is a vehicle registered in at least one of b and 10n. (2) Unregistered vehicle means a plurality of ERP systems 10a, 1
The vehicle is not registered in either 0b or 10n. (3) The self-registered vehicle is one of the registered vehicles that is registered in the ERP system 10a itself. (4) Vehicles not registered in the area are ERPs among vehicles not registered.
It belongs to the jurisdiction A of the system 10a itself. (5) Local vehicle is a generic term for vehicles registered in the area and vehicles not registered in the area. (6) Another area registered vehicle is a registered vehicle that is not registered in the ERP system 10a but is registered in the other ERP systems 10b and 10n. (7) Vehicles not registered in other areas means other vehicles among vehicles not registered.
It belongs to the jurisdiction of the RP systems 10b and 10n. (8) Other area vehicle is a generic term for vehicles registered in other areas and vehicles not registered in other areas.

In FIG. 3, when there is a vehicle 1 entering the jurisdiction area A, road-to-vehicle communication is started between the vehicle-mounted device 2 and the roadside server 13 via the charging antenna 12 in step S1. In step S2, it is determined whether road-vehicle communication has succeeded. If unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S3, and if successful, the process proceeds to step S7.

When the road-to-vehicle communication is unsuccessful, the vehicle 1 is not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 2 or the like, so that the charge cannot be originally made by electronic means. Therefore, in step S3,
Based on the license plate information taken by the camera 14, it is determined whether the vehicle 1 is a vehicle in its own area or a vehicle in another area. If it is a vehicle in its own area, the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is a vehicle in another region, the process proceeds to step 5.

In step S4, the ERP system 10a
Based on the license plate information acquired by the camera, the owner of the vehicle (local vehicle) 1 collects the entry fee by billing.

In step S5, the ERP system 10a
Transmits the license plate information acquired by the camera photographing of the vehicle (other region vehicle) 1 and the amount of the entry fee to the central system 30 via the network 40, and requests the vehicle 1 to collect the entry fee.

The collecting system 31 of the central system 30 is
In step S6, the owner of the vehicle corresponding to the license plate information is specified and the entry fee is collected by billing.

The central system 30 pays the entry fee to the ERP system 10a by an appropriate means such as a financial institution before or after the completion of the entry fee collection from the vehicle owner.

If the road-vehicle communication is successful, step S7
Then, the ERP system identification information, the vehicle ID, and the personal ID stored in the storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2 are acquired. In the next step SS8, it is determined whether the vehicle 1 is a vehicle registered in its own area or a vehicle registered in another area from the acquired information. If it is a vehicle registered in its own area, the process proceeds to step S9. If it is a vehicle registered in another area, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S9, the vehicle (own area registered vehicle) 1 is charged by the electronic means of the ERP system 10a itself. For example, a predetermined billing process is performed on the personal ID via the IC card 3 by the central account system or the onboard processing system.

In step S10, it is determined whether or not the vehicle-mounted device 2 of the vehicle (other region registration vehicle) 1 is of the on-board processing system. If the on-board processing system is used, the process proceeds to step S11. Otherwise, the step is performed. Proceed to S5.

In step S11, on-board processing is performed. That is, the IC card 3 prepaid for the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 is directly charged in the vehicle-mounted device 2 by road-to-vehicle communication to manage the balance.

However, if the on-board processing is performed only for the vehicles registered in other areas, the prepaid party is the ERP system 10.
The ERP system 10a itself does not collect the entry fee because it is the other ERP systems 10b and 10n rather than a.

If the vehicle-mounted device 2 of the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 is other than the on-board processing system, electronic charging processing cannot be originally performed.

Therefore, in any case, in step S5,
The central system 30 is requested to collect the entry fee.

In this case, the amount of the entrance fee, the ERP system identification information, and the license plate information included in the vehicle ID are transmitted from the ERP system 10a to the central system 30 via the network 40, and the vehicle (other area registered vehicle) is transmitted. ) 1 requests the collection of entry fee for another ERP system 10b or 10n with which 1 is registered.

In the collection system 31 of the central system 30, in step S6, the amount of entry fee and license plate information are transmitted via the network 40 to the ERP system 10b or 10n corresponding to the ERP system identification information, and the entry is made. Collect the fee.

The central system 30 pays the entrance fee to the ERP system 10a by an appropriate means such as a financial institution before or after the completion of the entrance fee collection.

Vehicle I of vehicle 1 (vehicle registered in other area)
License plate information included in D is the central system 30
Instead of transmitting the license plate information to the central system 30, the license plate information acquired by camera photographing may be transmitted.

The collecting system 3 of the central system 30
1 is for vehicle owners and other ERP systems 10b, 10n
When paying the entrance fee collected from the ERP system 10a, it is possible to take a fee or settle the payment amount loan as needed.

Furthermore, the collection system 3 of the central system 30
First, it is possible to use an existing database such as an automobile tax collection system, and in this case, it is not necessary to construct a new database.

Similarly, each ERP system 10a, 10
Also in b and 10n, it is possible to use an existing database such as an automobile tax collection system as a database for collecting the entry fee.

When the road-vehicle communication is unsuccessful, steps S3 and S4 are omitted, and the entry fee is requested from the central system 30 in step S5 regardless of whether the vehicle is in the local area or in other areas. It may be done.

[Second Embodiment of Entrance Fee Collection Method] FIG. 4 shows a schematic device configuration example of a system for realizing an entry fee collection method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this example, compared with the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the central system 30 does not have a collection system, but simply a plurality of ERPs.
The systems 10a, 10b, 10n are simply connected to each other via the network 40 via the central system 30, and the entry fee for vehicles in other areas that enter the area covered by one ERP system is replaced by the central system 30. The difference is that it is collected by another ERP system that has jurisdiction over the area to which the other area vehicle belongs. Therefore, in FIG.
The same reference numerals are given to the same functional portions as those, and duplication of description is omitted as much as possible.

In FIG. 4, a plurality of ERP systems 10 are provided.
A, 10b, 10n are interconnected via a central system 30 via a network 40. A indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10a, B indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10b, and N indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10n. Also in this example, the vehicle 1 is about to enter the jurisdiction area A of the ERP system 10a.

Each ERP system 10a, 10b, 10n
Both have the configuration shown in FIG. However, which E
The RP system is also designed to be capable of road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device 2 registered in another ERP system. Further, ERP system identification information is recorded in the storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the procedure for collecting the entrance fee in this example will be described. For the sake of simplicity, as shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle 1 is placed in the jurisdiction A of the ERP system 10a.
Considering the case where the vehicle enters, the entry fee collection processing will be described centering on the ERP system 10a.

In FIG. 5, if there is a vehicle 1 entering the jurisdiction area A, in step S21, the billing antenna 12
The vehicle-to-vehicle communication is started between the vehicle-mounted device 2 and the roadside server 13 via. In step S22, it is determined whether or not the road-vehicle communication has succeeded. If unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S23, and if successful, the process proceeds to step S29.

When the road-to-vehicle communication is unsuccessful, the vehicle 1 is not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 2 or the like, so that the charge cannot be originally made by electronic means. Therefore, in step S23, it is determined whether the vehicle 1 is a vehicle in its own area or a vehicle in another area based on the license plate information taken by the camera 14. If it is a vehicle in its own area, the process proceeds to step S24, and if it is a vehicle in another region, the process proceeds to step S25.

In step S24, the ERP system 10
Based on the license plate information acquired by itself by the camera, the entry fee is collected from the owner of the vehicle (local vehicle) 1 by billing.

In step S25, another ERP system 10b or 1 that controls the area to which the vehicle (other area vehicle) 1 belongs from the license plate information acquired by camera photography.
0n is specified. Whether this identification is successful or not Step S26
If it is unsuccessful, the ERP system 10a itself makes a request to the owner of the vehicle (other area vehicle) 1 on the basis of the license plate information acquired by the camera photographing in step S24 described above. Collect entry fee.

If the identification is successful, the process proceeds to step S27, where the network 40 and the central system 30 are used to
Other ER that has jurisdiction over the area to which the vehicle (other area vehicle) 1 belongs
The license plate information acquired by the camera shooting and the amount of the entrance fee are transmitted to the P system 10b or 10n,
Request collection of entry fee for vehicle 1.

Other ERP system 10b or 10n
In step S28, the owner of the vehicle corresponding to the license plate information is specified, and the entry fee is collected by billing. The other ERP system 10b or 10n pays the entry fee to the ERP system 10a by an appropriate means such as a financial institution before or after the completion of the entry fee collection from the vehicle owner.

If the road-vehicle communication is successful, step S2
At 8, the ERP system identification information, the vehicle ID, and the personal ID stored in the storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2 are acquired. Next, in step S30, it is determined from the acquired information whether the vehicle 1 is a vehicle registered in its own area or a vehicle registered in another area. If it is a vehicle registered in its own area, the process proceeds to step S31. If it is a vehicle registered in another area, the process proceeds to step S32.

In step S31, the vehicle (own area registration vehicle) 1 is charged by the electronic means of the ERP system 10a itself. For example, a predetermined billing process is performed on the personal ID via the IC card 3 by the central account system or the onboard processing system.

In step S32, it is determined whether or not the vehicle-mounted device 2 of the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 is of the on-board processing system. If the on-board processing system is used, the process proceeds to step S33. Proceed to S27.

At step S33, on-board processing is performed. That is, the IC card 3 prepaid for the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 is directly charged in the vehicle-mounted device 2 by road-to-vehicle communication to manage the balance.

However, if the on-board processing is performed only for vehicles registered in other areas, the prepayment destination is the ERP system 10.
The ERP system 10a itself does not collect the entry fee because it is the other ERP systems 10b and 10n rather than a.

If the vehicle-mounted device 2 of the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 is other than the on-board processing system, electronic charging processing cannot be originally performed.

Therefore, in any case, another E that controls the vehicle (other area registration vehicle) 1 from the ERP system identification information.
Since the RP systems 10b and 10n can be specified, the license plate information included in the vehicle ID and the amount of the entry fee are transmitted to the other ERP system via the network 40 and the central system 30, and the vehicle (other areas) Request to collect entry fee for registered vehicle 1).

The other ERP systems 10b and 10n pay the entry fee to the ERP system 10a by an appropriate means such as a financial institution in step S28.

Vehicle I of vehicle 1 (vehicle registered in other area)
Instead of transmitting the license plate information included in D to the other ERP systems 10b and 10n, the license plate information acquired by camera photographing may be transmitted.

In addition, other ERP systems 10b, 10n
When paying an entrance fee to the ERP system 10a, it is possible to take a fee or settle a payment loan if necessary.

Furthermore, each ERP system 10a, 10b,
In 10n, it is possible to use an existing database such as an automobile tax collection system as a database for collecting the entry fee.

[Third Embodiment of Entrance Fee Collection Method] FIG. 6 shows a schematic device configuration example of a system for realizing an entry fee collection method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this example,
Compared with the second embodiment example shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of ERP systems 10a, 10a,
b) and 10n are simply connected to each other by the network 40, and the entry fee for vehicles in other areas that enter the jurisdiction area of one ERP system, instead of the central system,
The difference is that it is collected according to another ERP system that controls the area to which the other area vehicle belongs. Therefore, in FIG. 6, the same functional portions as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description is omitted.

In FIG. 6, a plurality of ERP systems 10 are provided.
The networks a, 10b, and 10n are interconnected by the network 40. A indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10a, B indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10b, and N indicates the jurisdiction of the ERP system 10n. Also in this example, the vehicle 1 is about to enter the jurisdiction area A of the ERP system 10a.

Each ERP system 10a, 10b, 10n
Both have the configuration shown in FIG. However, which E
The RP system is also designed to be capable of road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device 2 registered in another ERP system. The ERP system identification information is recorded in the storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 2.

The procedure for collecting the entrance fee is to transmit the license plate information acquired by camera photography, the license plate information included in the vehicle ID, and the amount of the entrance fee so that the ERP system 10a can access the network without using the central system. Other ERP systems directly through 40 1
It is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 5 except that it is transmitted to 0b and 10n.

In the above-mentioned first, second and third embodiments, the processing center 15 of two or more ERP systems is used.
Can be configured to share.

In the first, second, and third embodiments described above, the ERP systems 10a, 10b, and 10n are connected to the police organization via the central system 30 or directly by the network 40. When a stolen vehicle, a violated vehicle, or the like is detected, the vehicle information can be immediately notified to the police organization.

[0095]

According to the approach charge collection method of the invention of claim 1, a plurality of electronic road charging systems having different jurisdictions for performing charging processing by road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device of the approaching vehicle are connected by a network. Another electronic road billing system that administers the entry fee of a vehicle in another area that enters the area under the jurisdiction of one electronic road billing system via the network to the area to which the other area vehicle belongs based on the license plate information. Therefore, when a large number of electronic road charging systems are implemented all over the country, it is possible to efficiently collect entry charges for vehicles in other areas.

In the entry fee collecting method of the invention according to claim 2, in claim 1, since the license plate information is acquired by road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device, another area controlling the area to which the vehicle belonging to another area belongs is obtained. The electronic road charging system can be easily specified.

The entry fee collecting method of the invention according to claim 3 obtains the license plate information by reading the license plate information from the license plate in claim 1, so that even if the vehicle in another area is an unregistered vehicle, the other area is not registered. It is possible to easily specify another electronic road charging system that controls the area to which the vehicle belongs.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the approach charge collecting method according to the first, second or third aspect, since the plurality of electronic road charging systems are connected via a network via a central system, a large number of electronic road charging systems are connected. It is easy to connect the road charging system to the network.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the approach charge collecting method according to the fourth aspect, the one electronic road charging system is replaced with the other electronic road charging system by the central system and the other area. Since the entry fee of the vehicle is collected, the processing of each electronic road charging system for vehicles in other areas can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic road charging system used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic device configuration diagram of a system for carrying out an entrance fee collecting method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an approach charge collection method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic device configuration diagram of a system that implements an entrance fee collecting method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an approach charge collection method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic device configuration diagram of a system that implements an entrance fee collecting method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A, B, N Jurisdiction 1 Vehicle 2 Vehicle-mounted device 3 IC cards 10a, 10b, 10n Electronic road charging system (E
RP system) 11 Roadside device 12 Charging antenna 13 Roadside server 14 Video camera (camera) 15 Processing center 16 Center server 16 Charging processing mechanism 18 Usage record file function 30 Central system 31 Collection system

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Mitsuo Hamana             1-1 1-1 Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo             No. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Kobe Shipyard (72) Inventor Hiroshi Mori             1-1 1-1 Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo             No. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Kobe Shipyard (72) Inventor Keiichi Morishita             2-1-1 Niihama, Arai-cho, Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture             Takasago Laboratory, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Mamoru Furuya             5-7 Shiba 5-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo NEC Corporation             Inside the company (72) Inventor Shinji Tanabe             5-7 Shiba 5-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo NEC Corporation             Inside the company (72) Inventor Koji Nagasaka             5-7 Shiba 5-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo NEC Corporation             Inside the company (72) Inventor Ari Tsune Amano             5-7 Shiba 5-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo NEC Corporation             Inside the company F term (reference) 5H180 AA01 BB04 BB12 CC04 CC12                       EE10 FF13

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of electronic road charging systems having different jurisdictions which perform charging processing by road-to-vehicle communication with an in-vehicle device of an approaching vehicle are connected by a network to enter the jurisdiction of one electronic road charging system. A method of collecting an entrance fee of a vehicle in another area, which collects an entrance fee of a vehicle in another area via the network, by another electronic road charging system having jurisdiction over an area to which the vehicle in another area belongs. 2. The entry fee collecting method according to claim 1, wherein the license plate information is acquired by road-to-vehicle communication with the vehicle-mounted device. 3. The entrance fee collecting method according to claim 1, wherein the license plate information is read and acquired from the license plate. 4. The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the plurality of electronic road charging systems are connected by a network via a central system. 5. The electronic road charging system according to claim 4, wherein instead of the other electronic road charging system, the central system collects an entry charge of the other area vehicle. How to collect entrance fee.