JP2003296872A - Traffic management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traffic management system capable of easily cracking down on traffic violations. <P>SOLUTION: A vehicle 20 travels while transmitting vehicle specifying information including the registration number of the vehicle, a vehicle kind, the color of the vehicle and vehicle inspection execution conditions, vehicle speed information and a seat belt wearing information. A receiver 30 is arranged on a road on the outside of the vehicle and receives the information transmitted by the vehicle 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a traffic management system, and more particularly to a traffic management system for managing vehicle information and driver information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vehicles such as automobiles are equipped with a license plate whose registration number can be visually confirmed, and on the basis of this information, enforcement of speeding has been carried out. In addition, a license plate reading device is provided on a main road or the like, and a license plate of a vehicle passing in the vicinity of the reading device is stored and used for finding a stolen vehicle or for criminal investigation.

[0003]

However, the only information that can be confirmed from the outside of the vehicle is information that can be visually confirmed, such as the license plate and the figure of the driver seen through the windshield. Therefore, it is difficult to identify the vehicle when the license plate is tampered with. Further, there is a problem that even if the vehicle that has committed the violation can be identified, the driver who has committed the violation cannot be identified.

As a technique for managing the operation of a vehicle, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 001-331886 discloses a road communication device that inputs driver information from a driver ID card into a vehicle through a wireless communication device and receives vehicle information and driver information transmitted from an electronic license plate provided in the vehicle. , The technology for managing the operation status of vehicles such as company cars is described. The technique described in the publication can efficiently manage a vehicle traveling on a road and a driver driving the vehicle in real time.

Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-326670 discloses a technique for converting a driver's license into an IC card and inserting it into a card reader of a vehicle to unlock a vehicle door and start an engine. Has been done. In the technique described in the publication, a driver that can start the vehicle engine is
Since it can be limited by the C-card type driver's license, the vehicle can be prevented from being stolen. Also,
Since the driver's license made into an IC card stores the score information associated with the traffic violation, the driver can check his own score.

However, in the techniques described in any of the above publications, information such as the speed of the vehicle and whether the driver is wearing a seat belt is not transmitted to the outside of the vehicle. Couldn't get from. Therefore, when the seat belt is not worn or the vehicle is overspeeding, it is necessary to detect the violation by visual inspection, an image, or a speed sensor.

The present invention solves the above problems and can easily control traffic violations such as overspeeding and non-use of seat belts, and when the vehicle is stolen, it is possible to easily search for the vehicle. The purpose is to provide a reliable traffic management system.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the traffic management system of the present invention has a vehicle identification information transmitted by a running vehicle, speed information transmitted by the vehicle, and / or
Alternatively, a receiving device for receiving the seatbelt wearing information is arranged on or near the road.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, the vehicle is
Information that identifies the vehicle, such as the vehicle verification information, and the vehicle speed at which the vehicle is currently traveling and whether the driver is wearing a seatbelt are transmitted, and the vehicle is placed on a road outside the vehicle. The receiving device receives the information transmitted by the vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain information on whether or not a traffic violation has occurred from outside the vehicle.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the vehicle identification information includes at least one of a vehicle registration number, a vehicle type, a vehicle color, and a vehicle inspection implementation status.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the receiving device further receives driver identification information transmitted by the vehicle. In this case, it becomes easy to identify the driver who was driving the vehicle when cracking down on a traffic violation.

[0012] In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the driver identification information includes at least one of a driver's license number, date of birth, address, permanent address, and traffic violation information.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the driver identification information be transmitted from a card reader that reads the information of the driver's license consisting of an IC card. In this case, the driver information can be easily input.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the vehicle can run by inserting the IC card. In this case, driving without a license or without a license can be prevented.

In the traffic management system of the present invention, it is preferable that the vehicle can judge the information of the IC card and can travel based on the result of the judgment. In this case, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from being stolen by not allowing the person who is not registered in the vehicle to run the vehicle.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in more detail based on the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a traffic management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The traffic management system includes a vehicle 20 that reads information from the IC license 10 and transmits vehicle information and driver information, and a receiving device 30 that receives information from the vehicle.

The IC license 10 is a driver's license in the form of an IC card. The IC license 10 can visually confirm the owner's license number, date of birth, current address, permanent address, traffic violation information, and the like, and stores information equivalent to that visually recognizable. It has a part 11.
Further, the information stored in the storage unit 11 can be modified under a predetermined condition.

The vehicle 20 includes a license reader section 21, vehicle information 22, and an information transmitting section 23. The license reader unit 21 inputs the information stored in the storage unit 11 of the IC license 10 into the vehicle 20. The vehicle information unit 22 includes vehicle identification information including vehicle number, vehicle type, vehicle color, and vehicle inspection implementation status equivalent to the information described in vehicle verification, current vehicle speed, and seatbelt wearing status. Have information such as. The information transmission unit 23 has a license reader 21.
The information that the vehicle information unit 22 reads and the information that the vehicle information unit 22 has.
It transmits to the outside of the vehicle 20.

When the information of the IC license 10 is input to the vehicle 20, the vehicle 20 is allowed to run and the engine start is permitted. At that time, by comparing the driver information stored in advance in the vehicle information unit 22 with the owner of the IC license 10, it is possible to limit the drivers permitted to start the engine of the vehicle 20. A driver's license number input from the IC license 10 can be used for driver authentication. When adding or modifying a driver that allows the engine to start, a utility for registering a license number provided in the vehicle 20 is used.

The receiver 30 has a receiver 31 and a database 32. The receiving device 30 is installed on the road,
It is connected to a center (not shown) that houses a plurality of receiving devices 30. The receiving unit 31 receives the vehicle information and the driver information transmitted by the vehicle 20. The database 32 stores the information received by the receiving unit 31 together with the time. Receiver 3
0 is a speed violation index based on the received information,
Indexing non-seatbelts, tracking wanted persons,
Track stolen vehicles and thieves.

In the traffic management system of this embodiment, when the vehicle 20 is in operation, the driver inputs information stored in the IC license 10 into the vehicle 20 via the license reader unit 21. When the information of the IC license 10 is not input, the engine of the vehicle 20 does not start, so it is possible to prevent the license from being carried away. In addition, by restricting the drivers who are allowed to start the engine, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from being stolen.

When the vehicle 20 starts traveling, the driver information including the license number, the date of birth, the current address, the place of residence, the traffic violation information, etc. input from the IC license 10 and the vehicle information section 22 have the vehicle. The specific information, the current vehicle speed, and vehicle information including the seatbelt wearing condition are constantly transmitted from the information transmitting unit 23. Therefore, traffic violations such as speeding violation and seed belt non-violation can be easily controlled. In the conventional automatic speed control device, it may be difficult to identify the vehicle or the driver who is actually driving due to tampering with the license plate, but in the present embodiment example, driver information is transmitted. Therefore, the driver driving the offending vehicle can be easily specified.

The wanted person is the license holder and the vehicle 20
If the driver is driving, the behavior of the wanted person can be tracked from the information received by the receiving device 30. Also,
When the vehicle 20 is stolen, the center can trace the behavior of the vehicle 20 by inquiring each receiving device 30 about the stolen vehicle information or the driver information, and the stolen vehicle can be easily searched. Become. If the criminal who stole the vehicle had entered the driver information into the vehicle 20,
You can also identify the criminal.

The vehicle information and the driver information are not limited to those described above and may include other information. Further, the receiving device may directly transmit the received driver information and vehicle information to a center having a database. Further, the license reader unit may input the driver information to the vehicle by inserting the IC license into the card slot, or may input the driver information by wireless communication using weak radio waves or the like. The vehicle may be further provided with means for verifying whether the input driver information and the actual driver are the same person. In addition, if the driver is not permitted to drive due to administrative punishment such as suspension of license, it is possible to disallow starting the engine.

Although the present invention has been described above based on its preferred embodiments, the traffic management system of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various configurations from the above-mentioned embodiments are possible. A traffic management system that is modified or changed is also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the IC license is not limited to the IC card as long as it is a portable information storage medium.

[0026]

As described above, the traffic management system of the present invention receives the driver information and the vehicle information transmitted by the vehicle by the receiving device installed on the road, so that the vehicle speed is exceeded and the seat belt is not worn. Can control traffic violations. Further, when the vehicle is stolen, the vehicle can be easily searched from the vehicle information accumulated in the receiving device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a traffic management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: IC license 11: storage unit 20: Vehicle 21: IC license reading section 22: Vehicle information section 23: Information transmission unit 30: Receiver 31: Receiver 32: Database

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A receiving device for receiving vehicle identification information transmitted by a running vehicle and speed information and / or seat belt wearing information transmitted by the vehicle is arranged on or near a road. Traffic management system. 2. The traffic management system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle identification information includes at least one of a vehicle registration number, a vehicle type, a vehicle color, and a vehicle inspection implementation status. 3. The traffic management system according to claim 1, wherein the receiving device further receives driver identification information transmitted by the vehicle. 4. The traffic management system according to claim 3, wherein the driver identification information includes at least one of a driver's license number, date of birth, address, permanent address, and traffic violation information. 5. The traffic management system according to claim 3, wherein the driver identification information is transmitted from a card reader that reads information on a driver's license including an IC card. 6. The traffic management system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle can run by inserting the IC card. 7. The traffic management system according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle determines the information of the IC card and can travel based on the result of the determination.