JP2005242945A - Ic card processor and ic card information integration method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a premium service to a valid user who owns a plurality of noncontact IC cards. <P>SOLUTION: A charge accumulation terminal 2 of the non-contact IC card type prepaid card system comprises a noncontact IC card processing part 38 as an IC card reading means reading individual specification information registered in a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6a at the time of purchase thereof and use history for use of toll roads; an individual specification card processing part 39 as an individual specification medium reading means reading individual specification information (driver's license number) of a medium (driver's license or the like) for specifying an individual user; and a CPU 42 as a means collating the driver's license number read from the driver's license with the individual specification information read from the IC cards 6a and 6b by the processing part 38, and writing the use history of the IC cards 6a and 6b to either one card 6a when the individual specification information is entirely matched. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card processing device and an IC card information integration method, for example.

  For example, on a toll road such as an expressway, a toll collection system of a wireless communication system called an Electronic Toll Collection System toll collection system (hereinafter referred to as an ETC system) has already been put into practical use. This ETC system is a system that collects tolls by wirelessly communicating with roadside equipment installed at the entrance of toll roads by setting an IC card in the onboard equipment mounted on the vehicle, so it is equipped with onboard equipment It was unsuitable for motorcycles that could not.

Therefore, in recent years, a fee collection system using a contactless IC card having a wireless communication function in the card itself (hereinafter referred to as a contactless IC card type prepaid card system) is in a development stage for practical use (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
The non-contact IC card used in this non-contact IC card type pre-paid card system is prepaid by a card processing device called an automatic stacking machine or an automatic checkout machine when the prepaid balance is reduced due to a pre-payment method (pre-payment method). By accumulating the remaining amount, the IC card can be reused and used continuously.
In the non-contact IC card type prepaid card system, the usage amount accumulated on each non-contact IC card varies depending on the user, and it is possible to provide a premium service according to the usage amount of the non-contact IC card for promoting the use. It is considered.

When such a premium service is provided to the user who manages the contactless IC card, that is, the toll collection system on the toll road, to the user, a premium service is provided to users who have used a certain amount over a certain period of time. Will be offered.
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On the other hand, a non-contact IC card can be used by a user who owns a plurality of cards as follows.
1) Forget to take a non-contact IC card at the destination, and purchase and use a second non-contact IC card on the way.
2) I lost my contactless IC card and purchased and used it, but one day I found an old card.
3) Having multiple cars in the kitchen and using a non-contact IC card in each car.

  As described above, when a plurality of contactless IC cards are used alone, only a service limited to any one contactless IC card can be provided for the following reason.

<Reason>
When a user who wishes to provide a premium service presents multiple used cards to the operator, for example, a case where a non-contact IC card is handed over from another person, a case where a non-contact IC card is picked up, a non-contact IC card Since a stolen case is considered, it cannot be determined that the user has used multiple cards correctly.
Therefore, information for identifying an individual (personal information) is registered in advance in a non-contact IC card, and each time the non-contact IC card is used at the entrance / exit of a toll road, the usage information (personal information and usage history) It is conceivable that the host system takes up the information and manages the use state of all contactless IC cards on the host system side. However, in this case, the amount of data handled by the host system becomes enormous and there is a problem that it is difficult to put it into practical use.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and it is intended to provide a Z that can provide a premium service to a legitimate user who possesses a plurality of non-contact IC cards alone. It is aimed.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an IC card processing device according to the present invention is an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored. IC card reading means for reading personal identification information and usage histories sometimes registered in an IC card from the plurality of IC cards, and personal identification medium reading means for reading the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user A collation unit for collating the personal identification information read from the medium by the personal identification medium reading unit and the personal identification information read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading unit, and a result of the verification by the verification unit; If all personal identification information matches, write the usage history read from multiple IC cards to any one IC card. Characterized by comprising a free section.
The IC card processing device of the present invention is an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored. IC card reading means for reading information and the use history from the plurality of IC cards, personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information from a medium for identifying a user, and medium by the personal identification medium reading means When the personal identification information read from the personal identification information that is read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading means and all personal identification information match as a result of the verification by the verification means , In the usage history read from multiple IC cards, indicates that the number of vehicles matched at the entrance and exit of the toll road Use history sorting means for extracting the usage history to which the matching information is attached, and sorting the usage history of all the extracted IC cards in order of date, and the usage history sorted by the usage history sorting means And means for writing to one IC card.
The IC card processing device of the present invention is an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored. IC card reading means for reading information and the use history from the plurality of IC cards, personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information from a medium for identifying a user, and medium by the personal identification medium reading means When the personal identification information read from the personal identification information that is read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading means and all personal identification information match as a result of the verification by the verification means , In the usage history read from multiple IC cards, indicates that the number of vehicles matched at the entrance and exit of the toll road The usage history with the number matching information extracted, the usage history sorting means for sorting the usage history of all the extracted IC cards in order of date, and the usage history sorted by the usage history sorting means, Contradiction confirmation means for confirming whether or not there is a contradiction in temporal and / or route usage, and means for writing the usage history confirmed to be consistent by the contradiction confirmation means to any one IC card It was characterized by comprising.

The IC card information integration method of the present invention is an IC card in which an IC card processing device integrates usage histories when a toll is paid using a plurality of IC cards in which prepaid amounts are stored when a toll road is used. In the information integration method, when purchasing an IC card, the step of reading the personal identification information from the medium for identifying the individual user and registering it in the IC card, and the usage history using the toll road When the IC card processing device stores the IC card, and when integrating the plurality of IC cards, the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history are obtained from the plurality of IC cards. The IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from the step of reading by the IC card processing device and a medium for identifying the individual user. Reading, the step of collating the personal identification information read from the medium by the IC card processing device with the personal identification information read from the plurality of IC cards, and as a result of the collation, all personal identification information matches. In this case, the method includes a step of writing usage histories read from a plurality of IC cards to any one IC card.
The IC card information integration method of the present invention is an IC card in which an IC card processing device integrates usage histories when a toll is paid using a plurality of IC cards in which prepaid amounts are stored when a toll road is used. In the information integration method, when purchasing an IC card, when the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card, and when using a toll road, When the number of vehicles checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road match, the IC card processing device adds the number matching information to the usage history and stores it in the IC card, and when integrating a plurality of IC cards In addition, the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history are processed from the plurality of IC cards. A step of reading by the device, a step of reading the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user, the personal identification information read from the medium by the IC card processing device, and the plurality of IC cards Steps for collating personal identification information read from and, if all personal identification information matches as a result of collation, extract usage histories with number matching information from usage histories read from multiple IC cards Then, there is a step of rearranging the usage histories of all the extracted IC cards in the order of dates, and a step of writing the usage histories rearranged in the order of the dates to any one IC card.
The IC card information integration method of the present invention is an IC card in which an IC card processing device integrates usage histories when a toll is paid using a plurality of IC cards in which prepaid amounts are stored when a toll road is used. In the information integration method, when purchasing an IC card, when the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card, and when using a toll road, When the number of vehicles checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road match, the IC card processing device adds the number matching information to the usage history and stores it in the IC card, and when integrating a plurality of IC cards In addition, the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history are processed from the plurality of IC cards. A step of reading by the device, a step of reading the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user, the personal identification information read from the medium by the IC card processing device, and the plurality of IC cards Steps for collating personal identification information read from and, if all personal identification information matches as a result of collation, extract usage histories with number matching information from usage histories read from multiple IC cards Then, the step of rearranging the usage histories of all the extracted IC cards in order of date and the step of checking whether or not the usage histories rearranged in the order of date have temporal and / or pathological usage inconsistencies. And a step of writing the usage history confirmed to be consistent with any one IC card.

In the present invention, when purchasing an IC card, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from the medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card. When a user uses a toll road, the usage history is stored in the IC card each time by the IC card processing device.
When a card purchaser owns and uses multiple IC cards, when integrating information on multiple IC cards, it is registered with the IC card they own and when they purchase the IC card. When the medium having the personal identification information is inserted into the IC card processing apparatus, the IC card processing apparatus reads and collates the personal identification information from each of the plurality of IC cards and the medium. As a result of this verification, if all personal identification information matches, the usage history read from multiple IC cards is written to one of the IC cards, preventing illegal acts such as using other people's cards. In addition, the usage history can be managed and information can be transferred by using a single IC card without imposing a burden on the host system.
Also, if the number of the vehicle checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road matches, the number matching information is added to the usage history and stored in the IC card, and only the history with the number matching information is extracted. By rearranging in order of date, it is possible to integrate only the usage history of the user himself / herself. Furthermore, only the correct usage history can be selected by confirming whether or not the usage history sorted in order of date has temporal and / or pathological usage contradictions.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a premium service can be provided to a legitimate user who owns a plurality of contactless IC cards.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a non-contact IC card type prepaid card system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, this non-contact IC card type prepaid card system is installed at a toll gate at the entrance and exit of a toll road, and the entrance information is sent to the non-contact IC card 6 (hereinafter referred to as IC card 6) at the entrance toll gate. On the other hand, the toll collection system 10 that performs toll collection processing based on the entrance information read from the IC card 6 at the exit toll gate and the exit information set in advance on the roadside equipment at the exit, and installed in the toll road The prepaid balance is charged (accumulated) to the IC card 6 and the data integration processing of a plurality of IC cards 6 is performed, while the premier (privilege) according to the usage amount of the IC card 6 is performed. The IC card processing device 2 for IC card information integration processing (hereinafter referred to as the “fee accumulation terminal 2”) and the processing results of each toll gate at the entrance and exit of the toll road are taken up. And a host system 1 Metropolitan managing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC card 6 processed by the fee collection system 10 and the fee accumulation terminal 2 includes a flash memory 61, an antenna 63 formed by winding around a card base, a microprocessor unit 65 (hereinafter referred to as MPU 65). Etc.).
The flash memory 61 and the MPU 65 are integrally formed as an IC chip. In the flash memory 61, individual card information (fixed information) such as a card ID number, prepaid amount information (remaining amount information that can be paid), vehicle number (registered at the time of card purchase), personal identification information, usage history information, etc. Are stored as card information. As for the vehicle number, at least one data is registered when the card is purchased. The personal identification information is information for identifying an individual user registered at the time of card purchase.

The usage history information is information to which one record is added for each use (entering and leaving the toll road). The usage history information includes a license plate number of a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle number) that is captured and recognized (identified) by an imaging device 13 installed on the road side at the time of entrance processing, and a vehicle type identification installed on the road side. Vehicle type information (emergency vehicle, large size, medium size, normal, light vehicle, etc.) determined by the device, entrance information processed at the entrance (entrance entry time, entrance toll gate number, etc.), exit information processed at the exit It includes identification information such as (exit exit time, exit toll gate number, usage fee, etc.), number match flag, moved flag, combined flag, processed flag, and the like.
In addition, a premier table 67 is set in the flash memory 61 for storing data obtained by adding and summing up payment result data each time a toll road is used. Further, the flash memory 61 stores information (personal identification information) for identifying individual users required when integrating a plurality of IC cards 6. As personal identification information, personal identification card data such as a license and insurance card is registered.

As shown in FIG. 3, the premier table 67 includes conditions (vehicle type, usage amount, day of the week, admission time, etc.), current usage contents under each condition, and a total result that is a usage history for one month. The premier data that has been granted is set.
The antenna 63 is a narrow-area wireless communication antenna that operates in response to radio waves transmitted from an antenna of a roadside device installed at the entrance / exit of a toll road, and has a communication range of, for example, about several tens of centimeters. In addition, a card ID number for each card is printed on the card surface so that the IC card 6 can be visually identified.

  That is, the non-contact IC card 6 has a larger storage capacity than the magnetic card, retains a high security function by the encryption logic written in the internal IC chip (integrated circuit), and stores the remaining amount information of the flash memory 61. Are used repeatedly as a prepaid card that can be used, and has a usage data counting function.

As shown in FIG. 4, the toll collection system 10 includes a lane through which a vehicle at a toll gate at the entrance and exit of a toll road and roadside equipment arranged on the roadside, a booth 18 on which a staff member installed on an island stays, It is composed of
The roadside device captures an image of a non-contact IC card processing device 17, a lane control device 11, an approach detection device 12, and a vehicle license plate installed in the vicinity of the booth 18 or on the side wall, and performs image processing. An imaging device 13 for obtaining a number, a vehicle type discrimination device 14 for discriminating a vehicle type, a start control device 19, a start detection device 20, and the like.

  The lane control device 11 installed at the toll gate at the entrance of the toll road comprehensively controls each device that performs processing related to the vehicle in the entrance lane. The approach detection device 12 detects a vehicle that enters and passes through the entrance lane. The vehicle type discriminating device 14 discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle by detecting the axle and the height with a plurality of sensors provided in the height direction and a footboard provided on the road surface. The display device 15 guides or guides a vehicle in the entrance lane. The start control device 19 permits or blocks the passage of the vehicle by opening and closing the entrance lane. The start detection device 20 detects the start of the vehicle.

  An attendant is staying in the booth 18, and the IC card 6 delivered from the user is applied to the non-contact IC card processing device 17 to execute the entrance process for the IC card 6. The non-contact IC card processing device 17 is provided with an antenna. The antenna is an antenna for narrow area wireless communication provided on the apparatus itself and on the side wall of the booth 18 or in the vicinity thereof, and the communication range is, for example, about several tens of cm. The antenna obtains card information from the IC card 6 by wireless communication with the IC card 6 held over itself, and when the card information is normal as a result of processing in the non-contact IC card processing device 17, from the roadside device. Vehicle number, vehicle type information, entrance information, exit information, etc. are transmitted and written to the IC card 6 by wireless communication (non-contact).

The contactless IC card processing device 17 stores entrance information such as a tollgate number of the own tollgate. The non-contact IC card processing device 17 has a built-in clock function, and stores the entrance passage time of the vehicle as a part of entrance information. The non-contact IC card processing device 17 is a device that reads information of the IC card 6 held over the antenna (hereinafter referred to as card information) and stores the entrance information when the card information is normal.
The equipment installed at the toll gate at the exit of the toll road is almost the same as the above entrance equipment. As a device different from the entrance device, a fee collection device is installed in the booth 18. The toll collection device is operated by a clerk and is a processing device for dealing with payments other than the IC card 6 (cash, magnetic card, credit card, etc.), vehicle type determination input of the vehicle by the clerk, and the like.

  An attendant is staying at the booth 18 at the exit, and the IC card delivered from the user is applied to the non-contact IC card processing device 17 to perform the exit processing for the IC card (fee calculation processing according to the section from the entrance to the exit) , Charge collection processing, etc.). In the non-contact IC card processing device 17, the toll gate number of the own toll gate (exit toll gate) is stored as exit information. Further, a clock function is incorporated in the IC card processing device 17, and the exit / exit time of the vehicle is stored as a part of the exit information. The non-contact IC card processing device 17 reads the information of the IC card 6 held over the antenna installed on the side wall portion of the booth 18 or the IC card 6 set on itself, and performs exit processing when the card information is normal. The information on the toll collection result is stored in the IC card 6 and transmitted to the host system 1 through the lane control device 11.

  The charge accumulation terminal 2 is installed in, for example, a service area on a toll road, each toll gate at an entrance and exit, and a general road shop. As with the non-contact IC card processing device 17, the charge accumulation terminal 2 has a wireless communication function with the IC card 6, rewrites the amount information on the IC card 6, and information on a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b (premier). Data and prepaid balance, usage history, etc.), personal identification information registration function, cash processing function, etc., and the prepaid amount corresponding to the amount of cash inserted is charged to the flash memory 61 of the IC card 6 . The general road shop is a place where vehicles such as a gas station and a convenience store stop. One IC card is called an IC card 6, and a plurality of IC cards are called IC cards 6a and 6b.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the charge accumulation terminal 2 has a card insertion slot 30a, 30b for receiving a plurality of IC cards 6a, 6b, and a medium that can specify a user who is a card purchaser ( The personal identification card insertion slot 31 for inserting the personal identification card), the issuing slot 32 for issuing the purchased IC card or receipt, etc., cash, the cash insertion slot for other cards An operation for displaying a card insertion slot 33, a guide lamp 34 for urging the user to insert or eject a card in each insertion slot, forgetting to remove the card, etc., and a button or a message, and a user to perform a usage operation by a touch method. A display panel 35 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control system of the charge accumulation terminal 2 includes a memory 36, a card take-in / discharge unit 37, a non-contact IC card processing unit 38, a personal identification card processing unit 39, a cash processing unit 40, and a communication unit 41. CPU 42 and the like. The memory 36 stores messages for prompting operations, button information, a control program for controlling the CPU 41, and the like. The memory 36 serves as a work area for storing data read from the IC cards 6a and 6b and performing integration processing. The card take-in / discharge unit 37 takes in the IC cards 6a and 6b, personal identification cards, and the like inserted from the respective insertion openings into each card processing unit, and discharges each processed card. The non-contact IC card processing unit 38 performs data reading and writing processing on the IC cards 6a and 6b. The personal identification card processing unit 39 reads information identifying the individual user from the personal identification card. The cash processing unit 40 processes the inserted cash. The communication unit 41 communicates with the host system 1. The CPU 42 reads a control program from the memory 36 when the power is turned on (at startup), and controls each part of the apparatus. Each insertion slot is provided with a sensor, and the insertion and removal of each card is detected by each sensor and notified to the CPU 42.

  The host system 1 is a host computer installed in the management center, and has a storage device such as a hard disk device, a communication interface with the lane control device 11 at the toll gate, and the like.

  In addition to the operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS), the storage device stores a control program. In addition, the storage device stores in advance a discount rate setting table for giving a premium to the IC card 6 according to the usage amount of the non-contact IC card 6 and an appropriate travel time table for all tollgate sections on the toll road ( Set). The discount rate setting table compares the conditions (vehicle type, usage amount, day of the week, admission time, etc.), the data of the results aggregated under each condition in the IC card 6 (aggregation results), and the data of each aggregation result The discount rate data (discount rate) for determining the premium to be granted is set. The discount rate can be changed on the management side.

The control program manages / aggregates information (payment processing result data, etc.) of the non-contact IC card 6 processed at the entrance of the toll road, within the traffic section and at the exit, for example, for a predetermined period, for example, monthly When the non-contact IC card 6 is used in the last week, etc., the non-contact IC card 6 is requested to read the total result data, and the total result data received from the IC card 6 and the discount rate are set. The premier is determined by comparing with the data in the table, and the premier data is transmitted to the corresponding IC card.
In addition, the host system 1 manages usage history information of data related to IC card processing (entrance processing result, exit processing result (charge collection result), etc.), remaining amount information of the IC card 6, and the like.

That is, the non-contact IC card processing device 17 of this non-contact IC card type prepaid card system integrates information (usage histories) of a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b in which information including use histories using toll roads is stored. Non-contact as IC card reading means for reading personal identification information registered in each card at the time of purchasing the IC card and usage history when using the toll road from a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b IC card processing unit 38, personal identification card processing unit 39 as personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information (license number, etc.) from a license, etc., which is a medium for identifying individual users, and these individuals Integration of information of a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b based on information read by the specific card processing unit 39 and the non-contact IC card processing unit 38 And a CPU42 to perform management.
CPU 42 has a collation means for collating the license number read from the license by the personal identification card processing unit 39 with the personal identification information read from the plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b by the non-contact IC card processing unit 38; As a result of the collation by the collation means, when all the personal identification information matches, the number indicating that the vehicle number coincides at the entrance and exit of the toll road in the usage history read from the plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b Usage history with a matching information (number match flag) is extracted, usage history sorting means for sorting the usage history of all extracted IC cards in order of date, and usage sorted by the usage history sorting means Inconsistency checking means for checking whether there is a contradiction in time and / or route usage in history, But to function as a means for writing the use history has been confirmed in any one of the IC card.

The operation of this non-contact IC card type prepaid card system will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process at the entrance of the toll road, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the process at the exit of the toll road, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charge accumulation terminal 2.
When a user who possesses the IC card 6 enters a lane of an entrance toll gate in order to use a toll road, the entry detection device 12 installed at the entrance of the lane detects the entry of the vehicle, and the lane control device 11 and the vehicle type discrimination device 14 (S101 in FIG. 7).

Then, the lane control device 11 recognizes the vehicle number by controlling the image pickup device 13 to image the front portion of the vehicle (S102). Further, the vehicle type determination device 14 determines the vehicle type of the vehicle as the vehicle travels from the approach detection device 12 and notifies the lane control device 11 of the vehicle type.
After the user has advanced the vehicle that has entered the lane to the position where the non-contact IC card processing device 17 is installed and stops, the IC card 6 is held over the antenna of the non-contact IC card processing device 17. 6 and the non-contact IC card processing device 17 are wirelessly communicated (S103), and the non-contact IC card processing device 17 acquires card information from the IC card 6, checks whether the card is correct, and is normal. In this case, the entrance information is transmitted to the IC card 6 and a new record (row) is created and stored in the usage history in the flash memory 61 of the IC card 6 (S104). The card information is, for example, ID information unique to the card, and the correctness check of the card is a simple check such as whether or not alphanumeric characters of the ID information match a preset arrangement and number of digits. Entrance information includes entrance passage date and time, entrance toll gate number, vehicle number, vehicle type information, and the like.

When the IC card 6 notifies the lane control device 11 through the non-contact IC card processing device 17 that the entrance information has been normally stored in the IC card 6, the lane control device 11 controls the start control device 19. Since the release operation, that is, the bar closing the lane is opened and the passage is permitted, the vehicle user starts the vehicle by the opening of the bar and leaves the lane.
Then, the start detection device 20 detects the start of the vehicle, that is, the passage (S105) and notifies the lane control device 11, and the lane control device 11 clears the processed information from the memory, and the next vehicle enters. Prepare.

Next, the exit process will be described. After the vehicle enters the toll road from the entrance toll gate as described above, passes through the toll road and enters the exit lane to exit the desired exit toll gate, the exit entry detector detects the vehicle. It detects and notifies the lane control device 11 and the vehicle type discrimination device 14 (S111).
Then, the lane control device 11 recognizes the vehicle number by controlling the imaging device 13 to image the front portion of the vehicle (S112). Further, the vehicle type determination device 14 determines the vehicle type of the vehicle as the vehicle travels from the approach detection device 12 and notifies the lane control device 11 of the vehicle type.

After the user has advanced the vehicle that has entered the lane to the position where the non-contact IC card processing device 17 is installed and stops, the IC card 6 is held over the antenna of the non-contact IC card processing device 17. 6 and the non-contact IC card processing device 17 start wireless communication (S113), and the non-contact IC card processing device 17 includes entrance information such as an entrance toll gate number and a vehicle number from the IC card 6. The card information is acquired and sent to the lane control device 11. The lane control device 11 calculates the usage fee from the received card information and the fee table stored in advance in its own memory, and the exit information. Perform verification / confirmation processing.
In this collation / confirmation process, the lane control device 11 confirms the consistency between the vehicle number acquired from the IC card 6 and the vehicle number recognized by the imaging device 13 in the exit lane (S115).

At this time, if the vehicle numbers match each other (S115 match), the lane control device 11 provides the exit information such as the exit date / time, exit toll gate number, and usage fee via the non-contact IC card processing device 17. In addition to writing in the record (row) of the usage history of the IC card 6, a number match flag is set in the corresponding record of the IC card 6 (S116).
When the IC card 6 returns that the exit information has been normally stored in the IC card 6, the lane control device 11 controls the start control device 19 to open the bar blocking the lane, Since permission is granted, the vehicle user sees the release of the bar, starts the vehicle, and then exits the lane. Then, the start detection device 20 detects the start (passage) of the vehicle (S117) and notifies the lane control device 11 which clears the processed information from the memory and starts the next vehicle entry. Prepare.
As a result of the vehicle number consistency check, if the vehicle numbers obtained from the respective cards do not match (mismatch in S115), the lane control device 11 controls the start control device 19 to display a bar that blocks the lane. A message indicating that processing is required for handling staff is displayed on the display device 15 and the staff is ready for handling staff (S118).

Next, processing when purchasing the IC card 6 and integration processing of the plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b will be described.
[Purchase IC card 6]
When a user newly purchases an IC card 6, the user needs a personal identification card that can identify himself, that is, the individual purchaser, and charges the personal identification card and a prepaid amount (cash etc.). It will be added to the terminal 2 after being added.

  At this time, since a message for prompting information input is displayed on the operation / display panel 35 of the terminal 2 for increasing charges, the user operates the touch panel in accordance with the message displayed on the operation / display panel 35 to determine the vehicle to be used. By inputting the number and the like, the personal identification card processing unit 39 reads information from the personal identification card and passes it to the CPU 42. The CPU 42 uses the usage information (personal identification information, prepaid balance, vehicle number, etc.) to the newly issued IC card 6. ) Is memorized. That is, the information registered in the IC card 6 other than the prepaid balance is personal identification information (information on a medium that can identify an individual: unique information) and the number of the vehicle used by the user. . Multiple vehicle numbers can be registered. The information on the personal identification card is, for example, a card ID or the like that has a one-to-one correspondence with the individual purchaser. For example, a license number corresponds to a license number. In addition, an insurance card or the like may be used. It is to be noted that, even after the purchase, the personal identification card having the personal identification information registered in the purchased IC card 6 and the IC card 6 are added to the terminal 2 and the additional number of the vehicle is added by performing additional registration processing of the vehicle. It can be registered and changed, and can be used for vehicle replacement, car rental, etc.

Here, with reference to FIG. 9, the information integration processing for the plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b in the charge accumulation terminal 2 will be specifically described.
When a user already has a plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b and integrates the data of these cards into one in order to receive a premium service, the charge accumulation terminal 2 is connected to the integration target 2 The IC cards 6a and 6b are inserted into the card insertion slots 30a and 30b, and a personal identification card having personal identification information stored in the IC cards 6a and 6b, such as a license, is inserted into the personal identification card insertion slot 31. Insert into.

  Then, the IC cards 6a and 6b and the personal identification card are taken into the apparatus by the card take-in / discharge unit 37 and sent to the corresponding processing unit, and information is read by each processing unit (S201). The non-contact IC card processing unit 38 reads card information (personal identification information, card use history, premium data, etc.) from the IC cards 6 a and 6 b and stores it in the memory 36. The personal identification card processing unit 39 reads personal identification information from the personal identification card and stores it in the memory 36. In the case of a license, the personal information read from the personal identification card is, for example, a license number.

The CPU 42 confirms the match / mismatch of the personal information by comparing the individual identification information stored in the memory 36 (S202).
If the personal identification information does not match as a result of the confirmation (disagreement in S202), the CPU 42 displays a message indicating that the personal identification information does not match on the display / operation panel 35, and the card take-in / discharge unit 37. Are controlled to discharge the IC cards 6a and 6b and return them to the user (S203).

  As a result of the confirmation, if the personal identification information matches (S202 match), the CPU 42 sets the vehicle number match flag (check flag) in the card usage history of the card information of both IC cards 6a and 6b. The standing record (history) is read (S204), and the record (history) matching the registered vehicle number is rearranged in order of use date and time, that is, sorted (S205) and stored in the memory 36. The vehicle number match flag (check flag) is a vehicle number (number recognized at the entrance and a number registered in advance in the IC card) of the entrance information read from the IC card when performing exit processing at the exit of the toll road. This is a flag that is set when the vehicle number that has been image-recognized from the license plate of the vehicle at the exit matches.

When the histories are sorted, the CPU 42 performs an interrupt check as to whether or not there is an overlap in usage time in the sorted histories in the memory 36 (S206).
In this case, the CPU 42 sets the IC card with the earliest use start date among the IC cards 6a and 6b as the first IC card, and the second IC card between the history data of the first IC card, for example, the IC card 6a. When the history data of the IC card 6b is inserted so as to interrupt, it is determined that the usage times overlap. The confirmation of whether or not the usage time overlaps is to confirm whether or not there is an overlapping period between the time of entry / exit through a certain section and the time of entry / exit through another section.

If there is no time overlap as a result of the confirmation (no overlap in S207), the CPU 42 checks whether or not there is a contradiction in the moving time of the exit and the entrance (S208). That is, the CPU 42 confirms the consistency of the route on which the vehicle has traveled. In this travel time check, the information on the appropriate travel time table for all tollgate sections previously acquired from the host system 1 is used for reference.
As a result of the contradiction confirmation, if there is a contradiction (there is a contradiction in S208), or if there is a time overlap as a result of the above confirmation (there is a duplication in S207), the CPU 42 has another IC card 6a, 6b for another person. It is determined that it is in use, a message indicating that it cannot be handled is displayed on the display / operation panel 35, and the second IC card 6b is returned (S209).
Thereafter, a message for confirming whether to end the operation or to insert another IC card and continue the processing is displayed.

On the other hand, if there is no contradiction as a result of the comparison (there is no contradiction in S208), the CPU 42 collects the first IC card 6a and the second IC card 6b in a total (total) history (total history). Is written (recorded) on the IC card 6a. In the first IC card 6a, the contents of the premier table 67 of the flash memory 61 are updated with the data (usage history and premier data) transferred from the second IC card. The corresponding history data of the second IC card 6b is left without being erased by setting a moved flag (S210).
After integrating the histories, the CPU 42 integrates available prepaid balance (charge amount). That is, the usage amount of the second IC card 6b is added to the first IC card 6a, and the amount moved to the first IC card 6b is subtracted from the original prepaid balance. The prepaid balance is updated (recorded) (S211).

Finally, the CPU 42 sets a combined flag so that the data record read from the second IC card 6b to the first IC card 6a can be distinguished from the data read from the second card. That is, the added flag is added to the corresponding record moved to the flash memory 61 of the first IC card 6a. The CPU 42 also sets a moved flag (processed flag) for the corresponding record in the flash memory 61 of the second IC card 6b so that it can be seen that the second record has been used. The IC card 6b is discharged and returned to the user (S212).
After returning the second IC card 6b, the CPU 42 displays on the display / operation panel 35 a message prompting the user to select whether to end or continue the process (S213).

Here, when the user operates the continue button on the display / operation panel 35 and “continue” is selected (continuation of S213), the CPU 42 is provided in the card insertion slot 30b on the side where the card is returned. The guide lamp 34 is blinked, and a message prompting card insertion is displayed on the display / operation panel 35 (S214).
When the third IC card is inserted by the user who confirmed this message, the CPU 42 performs processing from step S202.
When the user operates the end button on the display / operation panel 35 and “end” is selected, the CPU 42 controls the card take-in / discharge section 37 to control the first IC card with integrated information. The personal identification card 6a is discharged and returned to the user (S215).

As described above, according to the non-contact IC card type prepaid card system of this embodiment, the usage histories respectively recorded on the plurality of IC cards 6a and 6b possessed by the user are integrated into one IC card. In providing the premier service, the charge accumulation terminal 2 collates the personal identification information read from the individual identification card and each IC card 6a, 6b, and if all match, the usage history of each card is either Since it is integrated into one IC card 6a, it becomes possible for the purchaser to manage the usage history of using the IC card 6 and 6b with each IC card 6 and 6b alone, to accumulate charges, and to integrate the data at the terminal 2 for unauthorized use Premium service for users who own multiple IC cards 6 and 6b by themselves, without causing a load on the host system 1 It is possible to provide.
If the number of the vehicle checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road matches, the number match flag is added to the usage history and stored in the IC card 6, and only the history with the number match flag is extracted. However, by rearranging in order of date, it is possible to perform integration only for the usage history of only the user himself / herself. Furthermore, only the correct usage history can be selected by confirming whether or not the usage history sorted in order of date has temporal and / or pathological usage contradictions.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a non-contact IC card type prepaid card system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the IC card processed by a fee collection system and a charge accumulation terminal. It is a figure which shows the premium table memorize | stored in IC card. It is a figure which shows the roadside apparatus structure of a toll collection system. It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of a charge accumulation terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control system of a charge accumulation terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the entrance of a toll road. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the exit of a toll road. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a charge accumulation terminal.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Host system, 2 ... Charge accumulation terminal, 6a, 6b ... IC card, 10 ... Toll collection system, 11 ... Lane control device, 12 ... Approach detection device, 13 ... Imaging device, 14 ... Vehicle type discrimination device, 15 ... Display Device: 17 ... Non-contact IC card processing device, 18 ... Booth, 19 ... Start control device, 20 ... Start detection device, 30a, 30b ... Card insertion port, 31 ... Personal identification card insertion port, 32 ... Issuing port, 33 ... Cash / card insertion slot, 34 ... guide lamp, 35 ... operation / display panel, 36 ... memory, 37 ... card loading / discharging unit, 38 ... non-contact IC card processing unit, 39 ... personal identification card processing unit, 40 ... Cash processing unit, 41 ... communication unit, 61 ... flash memory, 63 ... antenna, 65 ... microprocessor unit (MPU), 67 ... premier table.

Claims (6)

In an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored,
IC card reading means for reading the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
A personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information from a medium for identifying a user individually;
Collation means for collating personal identification information read from a medium by the personal identification medium reading means and personal identification information read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading means;
IC card processing comprising: means for writing usage histories read from a plurality of IC cards to any one IC card when all personal identification information matches as a result of the verification by the verification means apparatus. In an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored,
IC card reading means for reading the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
A personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information from a medium for identifying a user individually;
Collation means for collating personal identification information read from a medium by the personal identification medium reading means and personal identification information read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading means;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, when all the personal identification information matches, number matching information indicating that the vehicle number matches at the entrance and exit of the toll road in the usage history read from a plurality of IC cards. Usage history sorting means for extracting the attached usage history and sorting the usage history of all the extracted IC cards in order of date;
An IC card processing device comprising: means for writing the usage history sorted by the usage history sorting means to any one IC card. In an IC card processing device that integrates information of a plurality of IC cards in which information including usage history using toll roads is stored,
IC card reading means for reading the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
A personal identification medium reading means for reading personal identification information from a medium for identifying a user individually;
Collation means for collating personal identification information read from a medium by the personal identification medium reading means and personal identification information read from a plurality of IC cards by the IC card reading means;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, when all the personal identification information matches, number matching information indicating that the vehicle number matches at the entrance and exit of the toll road in the usage history read from a plurality of IC cards. Usage history sorting means for extracting the attached usage history and sorting the usage history of all the extracted IC cards in order of date;
A contradiction confirming unit for confirming whether or not the usage history sorted by the usage history sorting unit has a temporal and / or pathological usage contradiction;
An IC card processing apparatus, comprising: means for writing a use history that has been confirmed to have no contradiction by the contradiction confirmation unit, to any one IC card. In the IC card information integration method in which the IC card processing device integrates the usage history when paying the toll using a plurality of IC cards in which the advance payment amount is stored when using the toll road,
When purchasing an IC card, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card;
A step in which the IC card processing device stores a use history using a toll road in the IC card;
When integrating a plurality of IC cards, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
The IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user;
Collating the personal identification information read from the medium with the personal identification information read from the plurality of IC cards by the IC card processing device;
And a step of writing usage histories read from a plurality of IC cards to any one IC card when all pieces of personal identification information are matched as a result of collation. In the IC card information integration method in which the IC card processing device integrates the usage history when paying the toll using a plurality of IC cards in which the advance payment amount is stored when using the toll road,
When purchasing an IC card, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card;
When using the toll road, if the number of the vehicle checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road matches, the IC card processing device attaches number matching information to the use history and stores it in the IC card;
When integrating a plurality of IC cards, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
The IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user;
Collating the personal identification information read from the medium with the personal identification information read from the plurality of IC cards by the IC card processing device;
If all personal identification information matches as a result of collation, use histories with number matching information are extracted from use histories read from a plurality of IC cards, and use histories of all extracted IC cards are dated Steps to sort in
An IC card information integration method comprising: writing usage histories rearranged in order of date to any one IC card. In the IC card information integration method in which the IC card processing device integrates the usage history when paying the toll using a plurality of IC cards in which the advance payment amount is stored when using the toll road,
When purchasing an IC card, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user and registers it in the IC card;
When using the toll road, if the number of the vehicle checked at the entrance and exit of the toll road matches, the IC card processing device attaches number matching information to the use history and stores it in the IC card;
When integrating a plurality of IC cards, the IC card processing device reads the personal identification information registered in the IC card at the time of purchasing the IC card and the usage history from the plurality of IC cards;
The IC card processing device reads the personal identification information from a medium for identifying the individual user;
Collating the personal identification information read from the medium with the personal identification information read from the plurality of IC cards by the IC card processing device;
If all personal identification information matches as a result of collation, use histories with number matching information are extracted from use histories read from a plurality of IC cards, and use histories of all extracted IC cards are dated Steps to sort in
Checking the usage history sorted by date to see if there is a time and / or path usage conflict;
An IC card information integration method comprising: writing a use history confirmed to be consistent with any one IC card.

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