JP2006039855A - Charging system, parking fee calculation device, mobile unit, on-vehicle unit and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To calculate a parking fee by considering a discount corresponding to the payment of a plurality of persons in a commercial facility. <P>SOLUTION: When an operator (user 1a) does shopping in a store A, a two-dimensional code showing a payment or the like is displayed at a store terminal 9a, then, the operator makes a mobile unit 4a read the two-dimensional code. Also, when a passenger (user 1b) does shopping in a store B, the operator makes a mobile unit 4b read the two-dimensional code displayed at a store terminal 9b. The mobile units 4a and 4b analyze the contents of the read two-dimensional codes, and store the contents as discount information. When the operator and the passenger make the mobile units 4a and 4b approach each other and perform predetermined operations, the mobile unit 4b transmits the stored discount information to the mobile unit 4a. When a vehicle is unloaded, the discount information is transmitted from the mobile unit 4a through an on-vehicle unit 3 and a road side device 7 to a server device 8, and the server device 8 calculates a parking fee based on the loading time and the unloading time and the discount information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for calculating a parking fee of a vehicle using a mobile device carried by a user.

  In parking lots attached to commercial facilities such as department stores and shopping malls, a service has been introduced in which parking fees are discounted according to the amount paid by the user for goods and services (hereinafter referred to as the usage amount). Has been. More specifically, when a user presents a parking ticket and a receipt to a toll booth at the time of delivery of the vehicle, the discount amount corresponding to the usage amount printed on the receipt is deducted from the regular parking fee. And charged to the user. Also, in a parking lot equipped with a payment machine that automatically opens and closes the gate, each time a user uses a commercial facility, the usage amount is magnetically recorded on the parking ticket, and this parking ticket is inserted into the payment machine when leaving the store. The parking fee is calculated automatically by subtracting the discount amount.

  Furthermore, when a plurality of passengers who are in the vehicle use commercial facilities, it is possible to discount the parking fee by adding their own usage charges. However, since only one parking ticket is issued to the vehicle, each passenger must pass the parking ticket to each other and present it to the employees of the commercial facility every time the commercial facility is used. This effort is very complicated, and some improvement measures have been desired conventionally.

  By the way, recently, various techniques for paying the price of goods and services by a credit card, a prepaid card or the like have been proposed. For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 describe a technique for discounting the parking fee when paying the parking fee with a credit card or the like using a portable communication medium such as a mobile phone or an IC card.

JP 2003-256897 A JP 2002-222276 A JP 2001-155200 A

  However, the mechanisms described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 cannot respond to a request for discounting by adding together the use amounts of a plurality of passengers. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and allows a parking fee to be calculated by taking into account a discount amount according to the amount of money used by a plurality of people in a commercial facility, without requiring complicated labor. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention includes a plurality of mobile devices and a parking fee calculation device, and each of the plurality of mobile devices obtains discount information for calculating a discount amount of a parking fee. And at least one mobile device out of the plurality of mobile devices is a collection device that collects discount information acquired by the acquisition device included in a mobile device other than its own device, and a discount collected by the collection device Information and a notification means for notifying the parking fee calculation device of the discount information acquired by the acquisition means provided in the own device, the parking fee calculation device based on the discount information notified by the notification device Calculating a parking fee for the vehicle and charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating unit to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. Providing a billing system comprising a billing processing means for processing. According to this billing system, the mobile device collects discount information acquired by a plurality of mobile devices including its own device, and calculates a parking fee based on the discount information collected by the fee calculation device.

  The present invention also includes an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a parking fee calculation device, and the in-vehicle device collects discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee from each of a plurality of mobile devices. Collecting means, and notifying means for notifying the parking fee calculation device of discount information collected by the collecting means, wherein the parking fee calculation device is based on the discount information notified by the notification means. A charging system comprising: a calculating means for calculating a charge amount; and a charging processing means for performing a process for charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating means to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. I will provide a. According to this billing system, the in-vehicle device collects discount information acquired by a plurality of mobile devices, and calculates a parking fee based on the discount information collected by the fee calculation device.

  The discount information includes information indicating a store used by the user of the mobile device and its usage amount, and the parking fee calculation device provides the discount information to the store indicated by the discount information. Inquiry means for inquiring whether or not the use has been performed with the use amount indicated by the above, and when it is confirmed that the use has been made by this inquiry, the charging processing means performs processing for charging. You may make it perform. In this way, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as deliberately falsifying the contents of the discount information and unduly reducing the parking fee.

  In addition, the parking fee calculation device may include a billing content notifying unit that transmits information representing the content of processing performed by the billing processing unit to at least one mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices. In this way, the user of the mobile device can easily know the contents of the billing.

  The present invention also relates to a collecting means for collecting discount information for calculating a discount amount of a parking fee from each of a plurality of mobile devices, and a parking fee is calculated based on the discount information collected by the collecting means. A parking fee calculating apparatus comprising: a calculating unit; and a charging processing unit that performs a process for charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating unit to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. provide.

  The discount information includes information indicating the store used by the user of the mobile device and its usage amount, and for the store indicated by the discount information, at the usage amount indicated by the discount information. Inquiry means for inquiring whether or not the use has been performed may be provided, and when it is confirmed that the use has been performed by the inquiry, the charge processing means may perform a process for charging. In this way, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as deliberately falsifying the contents of the discount information and unduly reducing the parking fee.

  Moreover, you may make it provide the accounting content notification means which transmits the information showing the content of the process which the said accounting process means performed to at least 1 mobile device among the said some mobile devices. In this way, the user of the mobile device can easily know the contents of the billing.

  In addition, the present invention provides an acquisition unit that acquires discount information for calculating a discount amount of a parking fee, a collection unit that collects the discount information from each of a plurality of mobile devices, and a discount collected by the collection unit Provided is a mobile device comprising information and notification means for notifying an external device of the discount information acquired by the acquisition means.

  The present invention also includes a collecting unit that collects discount information for calculating a discount amount of a parking fee from a plurality of mobile devices, and a notification unit that notifies the external device of the discount information collected by the collecting unit. Provide in-vehicle devices.

  Further, the present invention provides a computer with an acquisition function for acquiring discount information for calculating a discount amount of a parking fee, a collection function for collecting the discount information from each of a plurality of mobile devices, and collection by the collection function A computer program for realizing a notification function for notifying an external device of the discount information acquired and the discount information acquired by the acquisition function is provided.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.
(A) First Embodiment First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a charging system 100 applied to a parking lot attached to a commercial facility. This billing system 100 includes an in-vehicle device 3 mounted on a vehicle 2, a plurality of mobile devices 4a and 4b that can be carried by a plurality of users 1a and 1b, and mobile communication services for these mobile devices 4a and 4b. A mobile communication network 5 for providing, a roadside device 6 provided at the parking lot entrance, a roadside device 7 provided at the parking lot exit, and a server device connected to the roadside devices 6 and 7 by wireless or wired communication 8, store terminals 9 a and 9 b respectively installed in a store A and a store B in a commercial facility, and a network 10 for connecting the server device 8 and the store terminals 9 a and 9 b. The server device 8 plays a role as a parking fee calculation device. The server device 8 is connected to the mobile communication network 5 in addition to the network 10 described above. A user 1a carrying the mobile device 4a is a driver of the vehicle 2, and a user 1b carrying the mobile device 4b is a passenger. In FIG. 1, only two mobile devices, roadside devices, and store terminals are shown in order to avoid complicated drawings, but there are actually many more.

  In the charging system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the parking fee is calculated according to the following principle. The users 1a and 1b always carry the mobile devices 4a and 4b in the commercial facility after parking the vehicle 2 in the parking lot. When each of the users 1a and 1b uses a store in a commercial facility, the store terminals 9a and 9b installed in the store have a use amount, a use time, and identification information (store ID) assigned to each store. Is displayed. The information represented by the two-dimensional code is information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee charged to the users 1a and 1b, and is hereinafter referred to as “discount information”. The mobile devices 4a and 4b have a function of acquiring discount information by reading the two-dimensional code displayed by the store terminals 9a and 9b according to the operations of the users 1a and 1b, respectively. Furthermore, at least one of the mobile devices 4a and 4b (here, referred to as the mobile device 4a) has a function of collecting discount information acquired by a mobile device other than its own device (that is, the mobile device 4b) from the mobile device 4b. I have. Further, the mobile device 4a sends the discount information collected from mobile devices other than its own device and the discount information acquired by the own device from the store terminals 9a and 9b to the server device 8 via the in-vehicle device 3 and the roadside device 7. It also has a notification function.

  On the other hand, the server device 8 calculates a parking fee for the vehicle 2 based on the discount information notified by the mobile device 4a, and a process for charging the calculated parking fee to the user 1a of the mobile device 4a. It has a function to perform. Thus, in the first embodiment, every time a commercial facility is used, discount information acquired by the mobile devices 4a and 4b is collected by one specific mobile device 4a, and the collected discount information is received from the mobile device 4a. The server device 8 is notified. Since the server device 8 calculates the parking fee based on the contents of the discount information, it becomes possible to charge the user a parking fee that takes into account the discount amount corresponding to the usage amount of a plurality of persons.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the charging system 100 will be described in more detail.
The mobile devices 4a and 4b shown in FIG. 1 include, for example, a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) method, a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) method, or an IMT-2000 (International Mobile Communications-2000) method mobile phone, and a PHS (Personal Handyphone System (registered trademark) simple mobile phone. The mobile communication network 5 that accommodates these mobile devices 4a and 4b has a function (so-called caller number notification function) for notifying the caller telephone number of the caller telephone number. Therefore, for example, when a call is made by dialing a certain telephone number, the telephone number of the mobile apparatus 4a is notified to the call destination. The in-vehicle device 3 is an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) terminal that performs narrow-area data communication according to, for example, a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) system. The roadside devices 6 and 7 also have a function of performing narrow area data communication according to the DSRC method, and bidirectional data communication according to the DSRC method (hereinafter referred to as DSRC) between the in-vehicle device 3 and the roadside devices 6 and 7. Communication). Further, the in-vehicle device 3 performs bidirectional narrow-area data communication (hereinafter referred to as Bluetooth communication) with the mobile devices 4a and 4b in accordance with a procedure defined by, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark). .

  Here, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing configurations of the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a. As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle device 3 performs Bluetooth communication with the mobile device 4 a and a DSRC communication circuit 33 that performs DSRC communication with the roadside devices 6 and 7 in addition to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31 and the memory 32. A BT communication circuit 34 and a card I / F 35 into which an ETC card (not shown) is inserted are provided. The memory 32 stores a WCN (Wireless Call Number) that is an identifier of the in-vehicle device 3 and a control program executed by the CPU 31. On the other hand, the mobile device 4a performs Bluetooth communication with the CPU 41a, the memory 42a, the display unit 43a, the operation unit 44a, the call unit 45a, the in-vehicle device 3 and other mobile devices (for example, the mobile device 4b). A circuit 46a, a wide area communication circuit 47a for performing wide area communication via the mobile communication network 5, and a code reading unit 48a such as a CCD camera are provided. The memory 42a is configured by a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), or the like. The memory 42a stores a telephone number of the mobile device 4a, a mail address assigned to the mobile device 4a, and a control program executed by the CPU 41a. The configuration of the mobile device 4b is the same as that of the mobile device 4a.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server device 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 8 includes a control unit 81, a communication unit 82, and a storage unit 83. The control unit 81 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU and various memories such as a ROM and a RAM. The communication unit 82 includes an interface and communication control circuit for connecting to the network 10, an interface and communication control circuit for connecting to the roadside devices 6 and 7, and an interface and communication control circuit for connecting to the mobile communication network 5. And. The storage unit 83 is a large-capacity nonvolatile storage unit such as a hard disk. In addition to the telephone number of the server device 8, the storage unit 83 stores a control program 831 in which a procedure for the control unit 81 to execute processing to be described later is described. Further, the storage unit 83 stores a user database 832, a usage status database 833, and a charging database 834. The user database 832 is a database including information related to parking lot users. The usage status database 833 is a database including information indicating the usage status of the parking lot. The charging database 834 is a database including information related to parking fee charging. In the following description and drawings, “database” is abbreviated as “DB”.

  Here, FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating examples of contents of the user DB 832, the usage situation DB 833, and the charging DB 834, respectively. First, in the user DB 832, as shown in FIG. 4A, a “user ID” for identifying each user 1 a, 1 b... And a user 1 a, 1 b. The "telephone number" of the mobile device 4a, 4b, etc., the "mail address" assigned to the mobile device 4a, 4b, and the parking for which the user 1a, 1b, ... is charged. A “credit card number” for settlement of charges is associated with the fee. In the example shown in FIG. 4A, for example, the telephone number of the mobile device 4a carried by the user (user 1a) of the user ID “user001” is “090-5555-1111”. The mail address assigned to 4a is “taro@aaa.co.jp”, and the credit card number for paying the parking fee is “1111-2222-3333-4444”.

  Next, in the usage situation DB 833, as shown in FIG. 4B, the “user ID”, the “WCN” of the in-vehicle device 3, the “entry time” of the vehicle 2, and the “authentication flag” are stored. It is associated. Here, the “authentication flag” is flag information indicating whether or not the identity of the user who uses the parking lot has been confirmed, and is turned on (“1”) when the identity is confirmed. ) If it is set and not confirmed, it is set to off (“0”). In the present embodiment, when the vehicle 2 is about to enter the warehouse, the entry is permitted only by performing very simple authentication, and the authentication flag is set to OFF at the time of entry. Then, after the warehousing, authentication with higher accuracy is performed, and if it is confirmed that the user is a valid user, the authentication flag is turned on. If this authentication flag is not set to ON before leaving, the gate of the roadside device 7 on the exit side is not opened, and the vehicle 2 cannot leave. In the example shown in FIG. 4B, for example, the WCN of the vehicle-mounted device 3 of the vehicle 2 on which the user 1a with the user ID “user001” is riding is “wcn0002”, and the warehousing time is “10:31”. Yes, the case where the authentication flag is set to ON (“1”) is shown.

  Next, in the charging DB 834, as shown in FIG. 4C, the “user ID”, the “WCN” of the in-vehicle device 3, the “entry time” and the “exit time” of the vehicle 2, and “parking” The “time”, the “regular parking fee”, the “use amount” of the user in the commercial facility, and the “parking fee after discount” are associated with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 4C, for example, the WCN of the vehicle-mounted device 3 of the vehicle 2 on which the user 1a with the user ID “user001” is riding is “wcn0002”, and the warehousing time is “10:31”. Yes, the departure time is “15:36”, the parking time that is the difference between these times is “5:05”, and the regular parking fee corresponding to this parking time is “2500 yen”, the usage fee Is “5000 yen” and the discounted parking fee is “500 yen”. In this parking lot, a parking fee of 500 yen is added every time the parking time exceeds 1 hour, and the usage fee in commercial facilities is 1500 yen or more, and a parking fee of 1000 yen (parking time of 1 hour) is free. It is assumed that a fee system is adopted in which a parking fee of 2000 yen (parking time of 2 hours) is free for an amount of 3000 yen or more.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Below,
(1) When the driver and passengers get on the vehicle,
(2) When a vehicle enters the parking lot,
(3) When a mobile device of a driver and a passenger acquires a two-dimensional code (discount information) from a store terminal and collects these in one mobile device,
(4) When the vehicle leaves the parking lot,
The operation will be described by dividing it into four usage scenes.

(1) Ride In FIG. 5, when the driver (user 1a) gets into the driver's seat of the vehicle 2 and turns on the ignition, electric power is supplied from the battery of the vehicle 2 to the in-vehicle device 3. When power is supplied, the in-vehicle device 3 first transmits a polling signal S1 from the BT communication circuit 34. When the BT communication circuit 46a of the mobile device 4a receives this polling signal S1, the CPU 41a of the mobile device 4a causes the BT communication circuit 46a to transmit a response signal S2 in response thereto. Next, the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a negotiate according to a predetermined communication procedure to establish a communication link S3 called a piconet. Thereafter, bidirectional Bluetooth communication is possible between the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a.

(2) Warehousing The DSRC polling signal S11 is periodically transmitted from the roadside device 6 provided at the parking lot entrance. When the vehicle 2 tries to enter the parking lot from the entrance, the DSRC communication circuit 33 of the in-vehicle device 3 receives the polling signal S11. In response to this, the CPU 31 of the in-vehicle device 3 transmits the response signal S12 from the DSRC communication circuit 33. When the roadside device 6 receives the response signal S12, the roadside device 6 transfers it to the server device 8. When the server unit 8 receives the response signal S12 through the communication unit 82, the server unit 8 transmits a request signal S13 for requesting the telephone number of the mobile device from the communication unit 82 to the roadside device 6. The request signal S13 includes the telephone number of the server device 8 and is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 3 via the roadside device 6.

  When the DSRC communication circuit 33 of the in-vehicle device 3 receives the request signal S13, the CPU 31 stores the telephone number of the server device 8 included in the request signal S13 in the memory 32, and then stores the telephone number for the mobile device 4a. A request signal S14 for requesting is transmitted from the BT communication circuit 34. When the BT communication circuit 46a of the mobile device 4a receives this request signal S14, the CPU 41a reads out its own telephone number (here, “090-5555-1111”) from the memory 42a, and sends a response signal S15 including this telephone number. It transmits to the vehicle equipment 3 from BT communication circuit 46a. When the BT communication circuit 34 of the in-vehicle device 3 receives the response signal S15, the CPU 31 extracts the telephone number “090-5555-1111” from the response signal S15. Next, the CPU 31 reads WCN “wcn0002” from the memory 32 and transmits a response signal S16 including the WCN and the telephone number of the mobile device 4a from the DSRC communication circuit 33 to the roadside device 6. Upon receiving this response signal S16, the roadside device 6 transfers it to the server device 8.

  The control unit 81 of the server device 8 searches the user DB 832 using the telephone number “090-5555-1111” included in the response signal S16 received by the communication unit 82 as a key, and whether a matching telephone number is included. Judge whether or not. An arrow S17 in FIG. 5 represents this search operation. As shown in FIG. 4A, the telephone number “090-5555-1111” is included in the user DB 832, so the control unit 81 registers in advance the user who is about to park the vehicle 2. It is determined that the user is. Then, the control unit 81 adds a new record to the usage status DB 833, and uses the WCN “wcn0002” included in the response signal S16 and the usage corresponding to the telephone number “090-5555-1111” in the added record. The user ID “user001” is written. Further, the control unit 81 writes the current time (“10:31” here) as the “entry time” and sets the “authentication flag” to off (“0”). An arrow S18 in FIG. 5 represents this writing operation. And the control part 81 transmits instruction | indication signal S19 which instruct | indicates opening a gate to the roadside apparatus 6. FIG. The roadside device 6 that has received the instruction signal S19 opens the gate, so that the vehicle 2 can enter the parking lot.

  Now, after transmitting the response signal S16, the CPU 31 of the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a call operation request signal S20 requesting to call the server device 8 from the BT communication circuit 34 to the mobile device 4a. The call operation request signal S20 includes the telephone number of the server device 8 stored in the memory 32. When the BT communication circuit 46a of the mobile device 4 receives the call operation request signal S20, the CPU 41a calls the server device 8 using the telephone number included in the call request signal S20. An arrow S21 in FIG. 5 represents a call signal that is emitted from the mobile device 4a and reaches the server device 8 via the mobile communication network 5. At the time of this call, the telephone number “090-5555-1111” of the mobile device 4 a is notified to the server device 8 by the caller number notification function of the mobile communication network 5. The control unit 81 of the server device 8 compares the notified telephone number with the telephone number already stored in the usage status DB, and if the two match, the authentication flag of the usage status DB 833 is changed from OFF setting to ON setting. Switch. Here, since both should match with “090-5555-1111”, the authentication flag of the usage status DB 833 is set to ON as shown in FIG. An arrow S22 in FIG. 5 represents this collation / flag switching operation.

(3) Acquisition / Collection of Discount Information Next, in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the driver (user 1a) has purchased a product at the store A of the commercial facility. At this time, according to a predetermined operation by the employee of the store A, the store terminal 9a represents discount information such as a use time (current time), a use amount (purchase amount), and a store ID assigned to the store A. A two-dimensional code is displayed. Therefore, the user 1a operates his / her mobile device 4a and causes the code reading unit 48a to read the two-dimensional code to obtain discount information. An arrow S31 in FIG. 6 represents this reading (acquisition) operation. The store terminal 9a stores the usage time and the usage amount as a usage log for the usage confirmation process described later. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU 41a when the mobile device 4a reads the two-dimensional code. First, the CPU 41a optically reads the two-dimensional code by the code reading unit 48a (step S101). Next, the CPU 41a analyzes the content of the read two-dimensional code according to the control program stored in the memory 42a (step S102), and stores the analyzed content (usage time, usage amount and store ID) in the memory 42a as discount information. (Step S103).

  Next, it is assumed that the passenger (user 1b) has purchased a product at the store B. In this case as well, as described above, the mobile device 4b reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the store terminal 9b (arrow S32), analyzes the content of the read two-dimensional code, and stores the analyzed content in its own memory. To remember. Next, the mobile device 4a collects the discount information acquired by the mobile device 4b (arrow S33). Specifically, discount information is collected as follows.

  When the user 1a and the user 1b have finished shopping, the mobile device 4a and the mobile device 4b are brought close to each other and perform a predetermined operation for performing Bluetooth communication. In response to this operation, as shown in the sequence of FIG. 8, the mobile device 4a and the mobile device 4b establish a communication connection S61 by a predetermined communication procedure. When the communication connection S61 is established, the CPU 41a of the mobile device 4a transmits a request signal S62 for requesting discount information from the BT communication circuit 46a to the mobile device 4b. In response to this, the CPU of the mobile device 4b transmits a response signal S63 including discount information stored in its own memory from the BT communication circuit to the mobile device 4a. The mobile device 4a extracts discount information from the received response signal S63 and stores it in the memory 42a.

(4) Cargoing Next, in FIG. 6, when the driver (user 1a) gets into the driver's seat of the vehicle and turns on the ignition, the vehicle-mounted device 3 and the mobile device 4a are the same as in the above-described boarding. A communication link is established by negotiating according to a predetermined communication procedure (not shown). And if the vehicle 2 tries to leave from an exit, the vehicle equipment 3 will receive the polling signal S41 periodically transmitted from the roadside apparatus 7 with which the parking lot exit was equipped, and will respond with the response signal S42 in response to this. Send. When the roadside device 7 receives this response signal S42, it transfers it to the server device 8. When the server device 8 receives the response signal S42, the server device 8 transmits a request signal S43 requesting the telephone number of the mobile device to the roadside device 7. This request signal S43 is received by the in-vehicle device 3 via the roadside device 7.

  When receiving the request signal S43, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S44 for requesting a telephone number to the mobile device 4a. Upon receiving this request signal S44, the mobile device 4a reads its own phone number “090-5555-1111” from the memory 42a, and transmits a response signal S45 including this phone number to the in-vehicle device 3. Next, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S46 for requesting discount information to the mobile device 4a. When receiving the request signal S46, the mobile device 4a reads all discount information from the memory 42a and transmits a response signal S47 including the discount information to the in-vehicle device 3. That is, the discount information acquired by the mobile device 4a from the store terminal 9a and the discount information collected by the mobile device 4a from the mobile device 4b are supplied to the in-vehicle device 3. The in-vehicle device 3 includes the telephone number “090-5555-1111” included in the response signal S45, the discount information included in the response signal S47, and the WCN “wcn0002” stored in the memory 32. The response signal S48 is transmitted to the roadside device 7. When the roadside device 7 receives this signal S48, it transfers it to the server device 8.

  When receiving the response signal S48, the control unit 81 of the server device 8 first refers to all discount information included in the response signal S48 to confirm that the use has been performed twice in the commercial facility. Check. And the control part 81 transmits inquiry signal S49 for inquiring whether there was any use by the user of the mobile device to the store terminal 9a via the network 10 based on the store ID of the store A used for the first time. To do. This inquiry signal S49 includes the usage time and the usage amount indicated by the discount information. The store terminal 9a collates the use time and the use amount included in the received inquiry signal S49 with the content stored in the use terminal as the use log. Here, since both should be in agreement, store terminal 9a transmits confirmation signal S50 which shows having confirmed use contents to server apparatus 8.

  Next, in the same manner as described above, the control unit 81 sends an inquiry signal S51 to the store terminal 9b for inquiring whether or not the mobile device has been used based on the store ID of the store B used for the second time. Send. In the same manner as described above, the store terminal 9b collates the use time and the use amount included in the received inquiry signal S51 with the contents stored in the use terminal as the use log. Here, since both should be in agreement, the shop terminal 9b transmits a confirmation signal S52 indicating that the use contents have been confirmed to the server device 8. When the control unit 81 of the server device 8 confirms the reliability of all the discount information by receiving the confirmation signal S50 and the confirmation signal S52, the control unit 81 transmits an instruction signal S53 instructing to open the gate to the roadside device 7. The roadside device 7 that has received this instruction signal S53 opens the gate, whereby the vehicle 2 can leave the parking lot.

  Thereafter, the control unit 81 of the server device 8 calculates a parking fee for the vehicle based on the discount information, and performs a process for charging the calculated parking fee. Specifically, first, the control unit 81 calculates a regular parking fee from the parking time that is the time difference between the entry time and the exit time (current time). Next, the control unit 81 determines a discount amount based on the usage amount included in the discount information, and subtracts this from the regular parking fee to calculate the parking fee. These pieces of information are written in the accounting DB 834 by the control unit 81. An arrow S54 in FIG. 6 represents this writing operation. Based on the contents of such a charge DB 834, the credit company will withdraw a parking fee from a bank account predetermined for each vehicle 2. Next, the control unit 81 obtains the mail address “taro@aaa.co.jp” corresponding to the telephone number “090-5555-1111” of the mobile device 4a from the user DB 832 and uses the address as the destination for the above billing contents. Create an e-mail with content that represents. Then, the control unit 81 transmits this electronic mail S55 to the mobile device 4a via the mobile communication network 5. After receiving the electronic mail S55, the mobile device 4a displays the electronic mail on the display unit 43a according to the opening operation by the user 1a. As a result, the user 1a can confirm the contents of the billing.

  As described above, according to the billing system according to the first embodiment, it is possible to calculate the parking fee in consideration of the discount amount corresponding to the usage amount of each of a plurality of persons. In addition, since the user only has to carry his / her mobile device when using the commercial facility, it is of course not time-consuming to hand a single parking ticket between the users as in the past. The cost of issuing a parking ticket can be reduced, and you can be free from worry about losing your parking ticket. Further, the vehicle can pass smoothly even at the entrance and exit of the parking lot, which helps to reduce congestion of the parking lot.

(B) Second Embodiment In the first embodiment described above, the mobile device 4a of the driver (user 1a) collects discount information from the passenger (the mobile device 4b of user 1b), and the collected discount information is stored in the server. However, the device that is the main entity for collecting discount information may not be a mobile device.In the second embodiment described below, an in-vehicle device is used instead of the mobile device 4a of the first embodiment. The configuration of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the in-vehicle device 3 stores a control program related to the collection of discount information, not the mobile device 4a, Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 9, the operations until the mobile devices 4a and 4b analyze the contents of the two-dimensional codes read from the store terminals 9a and 9b and store the analyzed contents in the respective memories are the same as those in the first embodiment. is there. After this operation, when the driver (user 1a) gets into the driver's seat of the vehicle 2 and turns on the ignition, the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a negotiate to establish a communication link. Similarly, the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4b also negotiate to establish a communication link. Thereby, bidirectional Bluetooth communication is possible between the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a and between the in-vehicle device 3 and the mobile device 4a. And if the vehicle 2 tries to leave from an exit, the vehicle equipment 3 will receive the polling signal S71 periodically transmitted from the roadside apparatus 7 with which the parking lot exit was equipped, and will respond with the response signal S72 in response to this. Transmit to the roadside device 7. Upon receiving this response signal S72, the roadside device 7 transfers it to the server device 8. When the server device 8 receives the response signal S72, the server device 8 transmits a request signal S73 requesting the telephone number of the mobile device to the roadside device 7. This request signal S73 is received by the vehicle-mounted device 3 via the roadside device 7.

  When receiving the request signal S73, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S74 requesting a telephone number to the mobile device 4a. Upon receiving this request signal S74, the mobile device 4a reads out its own telephone number “090-5555-1111” from the memory 42a and transmits a response signal S75 including this telephone number to the in-vehicle device 3. Next, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S76 for requesting discount information to the mobile device 4a. When receiving the request signal S76, the mobile device 4a reads discount information from the memory 42a, and transmits a response signal S77 including this discount information to the in-vehicle device 3.

  Next, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S78 for requesting discount information to the mobile device 4b. Upon receiving this request signal S78, the mobile device 4b reads the discount information from its own memory, and transmits a response signal S79 including this discount information to the in-vehicle device 3. The in-vehicle device 3 receives the response signal S80 including the WCN stored in the memory 32, the telephone number included in the response signal S75, and all the discount information included in the response signal S77 and the response signal S79 on the roadside. Transmit to device 7. When the roadside device 7 receives this response signal S80, it transfers it to the server device 8. Subsequent operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the billing system according to the second embodiment, the parking fee can be calculated in consideration of the discount amount corresponding to the use amount of each of a plurality of persons, as in the first embodiment. In particular, in the second embodiment, there is no need for the user 1a and the user 1b to perform Bluetooth communication by bringing the mobile device 4a and the mobile device 4b close to each other as in the first embodiment. .

(C) Third Embodiment Next, in the third embodiment, the server device 8 collects discount information on behalf of the mobile device of the first embodiment and the in-vehicle device of the second embodiment. The configuration of the third embodiment is different from that of the second embodiment in that the server device 8 stores a control program related to collection of discount information in the storage unit 83, and other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment. It is the same.

Hereinafter, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 10, the operation until the mobile device 4 a transmits the discount information to the in-vehicle device 3 is the same as that in the second embodiment. Signals common to FIGS. 9 and 10 are given the same reference numerals.

  After receiving the response signal S77 from the mobile device 4a, the in-vehicle device 3 receives the discount information included in the response signal S77, the WCN stored in the memory 32, and the telephone number included in the response signal S75. Is transmitted to the roadside device 7. When the roadside device 7 receives this response signal S90, it transfers it to the server device 8.

  Next, the in-vehicle device 3 transmits a request signal S91 for requesting discount information to the mobile device 4b. When receiving the request signal S91, the mobile device 4b reads the discount information from its own memory, and transmits a response signal S92 including the discount information to the in-vehicle device 3. The in-vehicle device 3 transmits a response signal S93 including the WCN stored in the memory 32, the telephone number included in the response signal S75, and the discount information included in the response signal S92 to the roadside device 7. . When the roadside device 7 receives the response signal S93, it transfers it to the server device 8. The server device 8 adds the discount information included in the response signal S90 and the response signal 93, and confirms that the use has been performed twice in the commercial facility with reference to the discount information. The subsequent operation is the same as in the second embodiment.

  As described above, according to the billing system according to the third embodiment, the parking fee is calculated in consideration of the discount amount corresponding to the usage amount of each of the plurality of persons, similarly to the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Can do.

(D) Modifications The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and for example, the following modifications are possible.
Communication between the in-vehicle device 3 and the roadside devices 6 and 7 is not limited to DSRC communication, but may be communication using, for example, an optical beacon, a radio beacon, Bluetooth, IrDA (Infrared Data Association), or the like. Further, the communication between the mobile devices 4a and 4b and the in-vehicle device 3 is not limited to the Bluetooth communication but may be a communication using IrDA or the like, or a wired communication using a PDC cable or a USB cable. There may be. Further, communication may be performed by fitting the mobile device 4 directly to the in-vehicle device 3 or the vehicle 2. Moreover, the vehicle equipment 3 should just be an apparatus mounted in the vehicle 2 and can communicate with the roadside apparatuses 6 and 7, for example, a car navigation apparatus etc. may be sufficient as it. The mobile devices 4a and 4b are not limited to the mobile phones and simple mobile phones shown in the embodiments, but may be PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) or mobile personal computers with built-in communication devices that perform data communication via a mobile communication network. There may be. Further, the method of notifying discount information from the store terminals 9a, 9b to the mobile devices 4a, 4b is not limited to using a two-dimensional code. For example, data communication between the store terminals and the mobile devices is performed wirelessly or by wire. The method of notifying discount information by performing may be used.

  In addition, the server device 8 notifies the mobile device 4a of the contents of the charge by e-mail, but the e-mail destination is at least one of the plurality of mobile devices carried by a plurality of users. Any mobile device may be used. For example, the mobile device 4b or both the mobile devices 4a and 4b may be used. In addition, when the mobile device 4a, 4b accesses the server device 8 using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), the server device 8 may transmit a WEB page representing the billing content to the mobile device 4a, 4b accordingly. .

  In the description of the embodiment, the parking fee is to be withdrawn by the credit company based on the contents of the accounting DB 834 in which the control unit 81 of the server device 8 has written information. Therefore, the operation in which the control unit 81 writes information in the charging DB 834 corresponds to “processing for charging the user a parking fee” in the claims. This "process for charging the user for the parking fee" is not limited to the above-described operation for writing to the charging DB 834, but if the server device 8 itself can perform the operation of withdrawing the parking fee from the bank account, this operation is performed. May also be included. Further, for example, when issuing a bill to the user, the control unit 81 generates or stores information for creating the bill “to charge the user a parking fee. Is included in the processing.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the mobile device 4a collects discount information from one mobile device 4b has been described. However, the mobile device 4a can collect discount information from a plurality of mobile devices in the same manner. it can. For example, when there are three passengers other than the driver, discount information may be collected from each of the passenger's mobile devices. In the first embodiment, the example in which only the mobile device 4a has a function of collecting discount information has been described, but in short, at least one of the mobile devices carried by each of a plurality of users. Since the mobile device only needs to have a function related to collection of discount information, in some cases, all mobile devices may have a function of collecting discount information.

  The computer program for operating the mobile devices 4a and 4b, the in-vehicle device 3, and the server device 8 described above may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or a ROM readable by a CPU. it can. Of course, downloading via a network such as the Internet is also possible.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the charging system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile device and vehicle equipment in the system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the server apparatus in the system. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which the server apparatus in the same system has memorized. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which the server apparatus in the same system has memorized. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which the server apparatus in the same system has memorized. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of the system. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of the system. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of CPU of the moving apparatus in the system. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of CPU of the moving apparatus in the system. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of the charging system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of the charging system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... vehicle, 3 ... vehicle-mounted device, 4a, 4b ... mobile device, 5 ... mobile communication network, 6, 7 ... roadside device, 8 ... server device, 9a, 9b -Store terminals, 10 ... network.

Claims (10)

A plurality of mobile devices and a parking fee calculation device;
Each of the plurality of mobile devices includes an acquisition unit that acquires discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee,
At least one mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices is
A collecting means for collecting discount information obtained by the obtaining means provided in a mobile device other than the own device;
A notification means for notifying the parking fee calculation device of the discount information collected by the collection means and the discount information acquired by the acquisition means included in the own device;
The parking fee calculation device
Calculation means for calculating a parking fee of the vehicle based on the discount information notified by the notification means;
A charging system comprising charging processing means for performing processing for charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating means to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. An in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle and a parking fee calculation device;
The in-vehicle device is
A collecting means for collecting discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee from each of the plurality of mobile devices;
Notification means for notifying the parking fee calculation device of discount information collected by the collection means,
The parking fee calculation device
Calculating means for calculating a parking fee based on the discount information notified by the notifying means;
A charging system comprising charging processing means for performing processing for charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating means to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. The discount information includes information indicating the store used by the user of the mobile device and its usage amount,
The parking fee calculation device comprises inquiry means for inquiring whether or not the store indicated by the discount information has been used with the usage amount indicated by the discount information,
3. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein when the use is confirmed by the inquiry, the charging processing means performs processing for charging.   The billing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parking fee calculation device comprises billing content notification means for transmitting information representing the contents of processing performed by the billing processing means to at least one mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices. system. A collecting means for collecting discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee from each of the plurality of mobile devices;
Calculating means for calculating a parking fee based on the discount information collected by the collecting means;
A parking fee calculation device comprising: a charging processing unit that performs a process for charging a parking fee calculated by the calculating unit to a user of at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. The discount information includes information indicating the store used by the user of the mobile device and its usage amount,
Inquiry means for inquiring whether or not the store indicated by the discount information has been used with the usage amount indicated by the discount information,
6. The parking fee calculation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the use is confirmed by the inquiry, the charging processing means performs processing for charging.   6. The parking fee calculation device according to claim 5, further comprising a billing content notifying unit that transmits information representing the contents of the processing performed by the billing processing unit to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. Acquisition means for acquiring discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee;
A collecting means for collecting the discount information from each of a plurality of mobile devices;
A mobile device comprising: notification means for notifying an external device of discount information collected by the collecting means and discount information obtained by the obtaining means. A collecting means for collecting discount information for calculating a discount amount of the parking fee from each of the plurality of mobile devices;
An in-vehicle device comprising: notification means for notifying an external device of discount information collected by the collection means. On the computer,
An acquisition function for acquiring discount information for calculating the discount amount of the parking fee;
A collection function for collecting the discount information from each of a plurality of mobile devices;
The computer program for implement | achieving the notification function which notifies the discount information collected by the said collection function, and the discount information acquired by the said acquisition function to an external device.

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