JP2007058629A - On-board equipment for charge collection - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily recognize whether double charging is corrected. <P>SOLUTION: A history of charge collection result data is read (S100) from a memory 11a of an ETC part 11 for storing toll collection result data, indicating the result of toll collection, received from communication equipment 2 for the toll collection arranged in a toll gate; and it is determined whether toll collection result data presumed to be double charging are included in the history of the toll collection result data (S106). When it is determined that the toll collection data deduced as being double charging are included, whether the double charging is corrected is confirmed in a toll collection management center 3 (S108, S112, S116) and whether the double charging is corrected is reported (S118). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll collection vehicle-mounted device that collects toll collection by communicating with a toll collection communication device installed at a toll booth.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toll collection communication device for collecting toll road charges has been installed at a toll road toll gate or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-310635 A

  In addition, communication is performed between a toll collecting communication device installed at a toll gate of a toll road as shown in Patent Document 1 and a toll collecting onboard device mounted on a vehicle, and the toll road is nonstop. An automatic fee collection system that collects fees has been put into practical use.

  In such an automatic toll collection system, if a toll collection communication device is provided in the lane adjacent to the toll booth, only the toll collection communication device provided in the traveling lane of the vehicle due to the influence of radio wave reflection, etc. In addition, there may be a so-called double charging in which a fee collection communication device provided in an adjacent lane is charged.

  In this way, when there are double charges by a plurality of toll collection communication devices, it is necessary to avoid double deduction of charges at the toll collection management center connected to these toll collection communication devices using a communication line. Heavy billing correction processing is performed.

  The driver can confirm that double charging has occurred from the usage history stored in the internal memory of the toll collection device. It is not possible to confirm whether or not heavy billing correction processing has been performed. In addition, since it takes a relatively long period of time until the billing details are notified to the user from the toll collection management center, the driver becomes worried about whether the double billing correction process has been performed, or makes an inquiry to the toll collection management center. There was a need to do.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user to easily recognize whether or not double billing correction processing has been performed.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, storage means for storing charge collection result data indicating a result of charge collection received from a charge collection communication device installed at a toll booth, and charge collection result data from the storage means A history information reading means for reading the history of the data, a determination means for determining whether there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge in the history of the charge collection result data read by the history information reading means, If it is determined by the means that there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge, the charge collection management center that corrects double charge by the charge collection communication device confirms whether or not double charge is corrected. And a notifying means for notifying the user of whether or not the double charging confirmed by the confirming means has been corrected.

  As described above, when it is determined by the determining means that there is toll collection result data that is estimated to be double charging, the checking means confirms whether or not double charging has been corrected in the toll collection management center, and the notifying means performs double checking. Since the presence / absence of charge correction is notified, the user can easily recognize whether or not double charge correction processing has been performed.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of an automatic fee collection system including a toll collection vehicle-mounted device, a toll collection communication device, and a toll collection management center according to an embodiment of the present invention. The automatic toll collection system includes a toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 that operates as a partial function of a navigation device (described later) mounted on a vehicle, a toll collection communication device 2 installed at an ETC gate of a toll gate, and the charge The toll collection management center 3 is configured to manage toll collection based on billing information transmitted from the tolling communication device 2.

  When a vehicle equipped with the toll collection device 1 passes the ETC gate of the toll gate, communication for toll collection is performed between the toll collection device 1 and the toll collection communication device 2 provided at the ETC gate. Performed (indicated by A in the figure). Communication is also performed between the toll collection communication device 2 and the toll collection management center 3 (indicated by B in the figure), and charging information is transmitted from the toll collection communication device 2 to the toll collection management center 3. The toll collection management center 3 checks and collates the billing information transmitted from the toll collection communication device 2 provided at each tollgate, and notifies the user of the toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 of the billing details. (Indicated with C in the figure). The notification of the fee details is performed by mail or using an Internet website. Further, the charge collection management center 3 performs a double charge correction process or the like when double charge by a plurality of charge collection communication devices 2 is matched.

  In addition, the toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 in the present embodiment can confirm to the toll collection management center 3 whether or not the double charge has been corrected by communication with the toll collection management center 3 (indicated by D in the figure). It has become.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1. The toll collecting on-vehicle device 1 in the present embodiment is built in the navigation device 10.

  The navigation device 10 includes an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) unit 11, a communication device 12, a memory unit 13, a voice unit 14, a display unit 15, and a control unit 16.

  The ETC unit 11 communicates with the toll collecting communication device 2 provided at the ETC gate of the toll gate by wireless communication such as DSRC (Dedicated Short Line Communication), and collects the toll collecting communication device 2 and the toll collecting device. To send and receive information.

  The ETC unit 11 includes a memory 11a as a storage unit. The memory 11a stores a history (log) of toll collection result data indicating a toll collection result received from the toll collection communication device 2 installed at the toll gate.

  The communication device 12 has a DCM (Data Communication Module) for performing wireless communication with a base station of the mobile communication network, and performs wireless communication with the toll collection management center 3 using this DCM.

  The memory unit 13 includes a memory such as a ROM, a RAM, and an EEPROM.

  The audio unit 14 includes a speaker, and outputs sound corresponding to the audio signal input from the control unit 16 from the speaker.

  The display unit 15 includes a display such as a liquid crystal, and displays a video corresponding to the video signal input from the control unit 16 on the display.

  The control unit 16 is configured by a computer having a CPU, and performs various processes according to programs stored in the ROM of the memory unit 13.

  In addition, the navigation device 10 includes an operation unit (not shown) such as a touch panel provided on the display of the display unit 15 and a push button switch provided around the display of the display unit 15.

  When the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on, the control unit 16 of the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment starts various processes for navigation. When a vehicle equipped with the navigation device 1 passes through the ETC gate of the toll gate, communication for toll collection is performed between the ETC unit 11 of the navigation device 1 and the toll collecting communication device 2 provided at the ETC gate. The memory 11a of the ETC unit 11 stores a history (log) of fee collection result data indicating a result of fee collection received from the fee collection communication device 2.

  And if the display menu of a charge collection log is selected according to a user's operation, the control part 16 will start the user charge confirmation process shown in FIG.

  First, the log is read from the ETC unit 11 (S100). Specifically, a history (log) of fee collection result data stored in the memory 11a of the ETC unit 11 is read. The toll collection result data includes the toll gate passage date, toll gate location, and usage fee.

  Next, the history of the read fee collection result data is recorded in the memory unit 13 (S102).

  Next, a fee collection log screen is displayed on the display of the display unit 15 based on the log record recorded in the memory unit 13 (S104). Specifically, the latest charge collection data for a predetermined number of cases is read from the charge collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13 and displayed on the display of the display unit 15 as a list.

  FIG. 4A shows a display example of the charge collection log screen. As shown in the figure, the toll collection log screen displays information such as the passage date and time of the toll gate, the toll gate location, the usage fee, the communication status, and the judgment / evaluation. In addition, for each fee collection data, a check box and a center confirmation display section are displayed so as to be selectable.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the charge collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13 includes double billing data (S106). Specifically, based on whether a plurality of toll collection result data received from the toll collection communication device at the same toll gate within the reference time (for example, 3 minutes) exists in the toll collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13. Thus, it is determined whether there is charge collection data estimated to be double charge. In normal driving, it is unlikely that multiple toll collection result data will be received from the toll collection communication device at the same toll gate within the standard time (for example, 3 minutes). Whether there is charge collection data estimated to be double charge by evaluating whether or not a plurality of charge collection result data received from the charge collection communication device exists in the charge collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13 Judging. It should be noted that the passage date and time of the toll booth included in the toll collection result data may slightly vary depending on the set time of the toll collection communication device 2 or the toll collection management center 3 or the like, so that the reference time (for example, 3 minutes) It has a time width such as within.

  Here, if a plurality of fee collection result data received from the fee collection communication device at the same toll gate within the reference time exists in the fee collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13, the determination in S106 is YES, The extracted data is displayed (S108). Specifically, fee collection data estimated to be double charge is extracted from the charge collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13, and the user is estimated to be double charge as shown in FIG. 4B. In order to identify the fee collection data, the fee collection data estimated to be double charge is marked and displayed on the display unit 15.

  The second and third fee collection data in FIG. 4B is the fee collection data estimated to be double charge. The second and third toll collection data are marked with an asterisk (*) added to the judgment / evaluation item so that the user can identify that the toll collection data is estimated to be double charge. ing.

  In addition, each fee collection data displayed on the display screen displays a check box, a center confirmation, and each display section for which the center has been confirmed. When the user selects the check box by operating the touch panel, as shown in FIG. 4B, “×” is displayed in the check box. When the user selects and operates the check item again, “ “×” is not displayed. The user selects the center confirmation display section with “×” displayed in each check box of the toll collection data estimated to be double charge, thereby indicating whether or not double charge correction processing is performed to the center. It can be confirmed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the extracted data is confirmed by the fee collection management center 3 (S110). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the center confirmation display unit is displayed by operating the touch panel of the user in a state where “×” is displayed in the check box of the toll collection data estimated to be double charge. Based on whether or not is selected, it is determined whether or not the charge collection management center 3 confirms the extracted charge collection data estimated to be double charge.

  Here, when the center confirmation display unit is selected by the user's operation in a state where “×” is displayed in the check box, the determination in S110 is YES, and the extracted fee collection data is then collected in the fee collection management. The data is transmitted to the center 3 (S112). Specifically, a command for confirming whether or not double charging correction processing is performed is transmitted to the fee collection management center 3 together with the fee collection data in which “×” is displayed in the check box.

  The toll collection management center 3 manages toll collection based on the billing information transmitted from the toll collection communication device 2 installed at the ETC gate or the like of each toll gate, and double-billed by the toll collection communication device 2 If there is, double billing correction processing is performed to avoid double deduction of usage charges. When the toll collection management center 3 receives a command for confirming whether or not double charging correction processing is performed from the navigation device, the toll collection management center 3 confirms whether or not double charging correction processing is performed on the toll collection data added to the received command. Then, response data is returned to the navigation device 10 indicating whether or not double charging correction processing is performed for each received fee collection data.

  The control unit 16 determines whether or not there is a response from the fee collection management center 3 based on whether or not response data is received from the fee collection management center 3 (S114).

  If no response data is received from the toll collection management center 3, the determination in S114 is NO and the determination in S112 is repeated. Although not shown in FIG. 3, if no response data is received even after a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed, a message indicating abnormal termination is displayed on the display unit 15 and the process is terminated. To do.

  If response data is received from the fee collection management center 3, the determination in S114 is YES, and two sets of data for each fee collection data transmitted to the fee collection management center 3 based on the response data returned from the fee collection management center 3. The presence / absence of heavy billing correction processing is evaluated (S116).

  Next, based on this evaluation result, the correction result of the double charge for the charge collection data transmitted to the charge collection management center 3 is displayed on the display of the display unit 15 (S118).

  FIG. 4C shows a display example of the double charging correction result. As a result of the evaluation of whether or not double charging correction processing is performed, the control unit 16 sets the item of determination / evaluation for the toll collection data subjected to double charging correction processing in the display example of FIG. As in the third fee collection data, “del” indicating that it has been deleted by the double charging correction process is displayed together with an asterisk (*). Further, as a result of the evaluation of the presence / absence of double charging correction processing, the charge collection data that has not been subjected to double charging correction processing is like the second charge collection data in the display example of FIG. In addition, only an asterisk (*) is displayed in the item of judgment / evaluation.

  If NO is determined in S106, that is, if a plurality of toll collection result data received from the toll collection communication device at the same tollgate within the reference time does not exist in the toll collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13. When the determination is made, nothing is displayed in the item of determination / evaluation like the first fee collection data or the fourth fee collection data in the display example of FIG.

  In this way, the correction result of the double charging is displayed on the charge collection log screen of the display unit 15, and this process is terminated. When the display of another display screen is instructed by the user's operation, the display of the charge collection log screen is switched to the display of another display screen.

  According to the configuration described above, the history of the charge collection result data is read from the memory 11a storing the charge collection result data indicating the result of the charge collection received from the charge collection communication device 2 installed at the toll gate (S100). When it is determined whether there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge in the history of read charge collection result data (S106), and it is determined that there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge Then, the charge collection management center 3 is checked for correction of double charging (S108, S112, S116), and the user is notified of the correction of double charging that has been confirmed (S118).

  As described above, when it is determined that there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge, the charge collection management center 3 confirms whether or not double charge is corrected and informs whether double charge is corrected or not. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether or not double charging correction processing has been performed.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Based on the meaning of this invention, it can implement with a various form.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 is built in the navigation device 10 is shown, but the toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 may be configured as a single unit.

  The toll collection vehicle-mounted device 1 and the navigation device 10 may be connected by wire or wireless. In this case, for example, the charge collection log screen of the charge collection vehicle-mounted device 1 may be displayed using the display screen of the navigation device.

  Moreover, although the communication apparatus 12 in the said embodiment showed the example which performs radio | wireless communication between the fee collection management centers 3 using DCM, between the fee collection management centers 3 using a commercially available mobile phone, it showed. Wireless communication may be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the toll collecting communication device at the same toll gate within the reference time based on the passage date and time of the toll gate and the toll gate location included in the toll collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13 in S104. In the above example, it is evaluated whether or not there is a plurality of fee collection result data received from the fee collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13. For example, a toll gate included in the fee collection result data recorded in the memory unit 13 Charges recorded in the memory unit 13 of a plurality of toll collection result data of the same use fee received from the toll collection communication device at the same toll gate within the reference time based on the passage date and time, the location of the toll booth and the use fee You may evaluate whether it exists in receipt result data.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the center confirmation display unit is selected according to the user's operation in a state where “×” is displayed in the check box according to the user's operation, in S112, “ Although an example in which a command for confirming whether or not double billing correction processing is performed is transmitted to the toll collection management center 3 together with the toll collection data displayed with “×” is shown, the user's When the center confirmation display unit is selected by the operation, a command for confirming whether or not the double charging correction processing is performed together with the fee collection data estimated to be double charging in S106 is transmitted to the fee collection management center 3. Good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the charge collection data that has been subjected to the double charge correction process is displayed with “del” displayed in the determination / evaluation item and the user has been subjected to the double charge correction process. Although an example has been shown in which it is possible to recognize, it may be possible to recognize that the double charging correction processing has been performed on the user by another display. Further, whether or not double charging correction processing has been performed may be notified by voice.

  The correspondence relationship between the configuration of the above embodiment and the configuration of the claims will be described. The memory 11a of the ETC unit 11 corresponds to a storage unit, the process of S100 corresponds to a history information reading unit, and the process of S106. Corresponds to the determination means, the processing of S108, S112 and S116 corresponds to the confirmation means, the processing of S118 corresponds to the notification means, the processing of S112 corresponds to the transmission means, and the processing of S116 corresponds to the evaluation means. , S108 corresponds to display means.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an automatic fee collection system including a toll collection vehicle-mounted device, a toll collection communication device, and a toll collection management center according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the user fee confirmation process by the control part of a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a fee collection log screen.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... On-board device for toll collection, 2 ... Communication device for toll collection, 3 ... Toll collection management center,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Navigation apparatus, 11 ... ETC part, 11a ... Memory, 12 ... Communication apparatus,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Memory part, 14 ... Audio | voice part, 15 ... Display part, 16 ... Control part.

Claims (4)

Storage means for storing charge collection result data indicating a result of charge collection received from a charge collection communication device installed at a toll gate;
History information reading means for reading a history of the toll collection result data from the storage means;
Determining means for determining whether there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge in the history of the charge collection result data read by the history information reading means;
If it is determined by the determination means that there is charge collection result data estimated to be double charge, the charge collection management center that corrects double charge by the charge collection communication device confirms whether double charge is corrected or not. Confirmation means to
An in-vehicle device for toll collection, comprising: an informing unit that informs a user of the presence or absence of correction of the double charge confirmed by the confirmation unit. Whether the determination unit includes a plurality of fee collection result data received from a fee collection communication device at the same toll gate within a reference time in the history of the fee collection result data read by the history information reading unit 2. The toll collecting on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not there is toll collection result data estimated to be the double charge based on whether or not the fee collection is performed. When the charge collection management center receives the charge collection result data estimated as the double charge, the charge collection management center returns response data indicating whether or not the double charge is corrected for the received charge collection result data.
The confirmation means transmits the charge collection result data estimated to be the double charge to the charge collection management center;
Evaluation means for evaluating whether or not the double charge is corrected based on the response data returned from the charge collection management center in accordance with the charge collection result data estimated as the double charge transmitted from the transmission means; The toll collecting vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising: The confirmation means includes display means for displaying the charge collection result data estimated as the double charge from the charge collection result data read from the storage means in an identifiable manner,
The transmission means receives the charge collection result data estimated as the double charge specified according to a user operation from the charge collection result data estimated as the double charge displayed by the display means. 4. The toll collection vehicle-mounted device according to claim 3, wherein the toll collection management center transmits the toll collection center.

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