JP2007199799A - Toll processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toll processing system for reducing the congestion in an exit toll gate of a toll road. <P>SOLUTION: The system has a preliminary fare adjustment device installed in a parking area. The device includes: an entrance toll gate obtaining part for reading an entrance toll gate ID to identify an entrance toll gate from a ticket issued by the entrance toll gate; an exit toll gate obtaining part for obtaining an exit toll gate ID to identify an exit toll gate through an input device; a usage fee calculation unit for calculating usage fee on the basis of the entrance toll gate ID and the exit toll gate ID; a card processing part for reading card information from a credit card; an adjustment part for adjusting the usage fee by using the card information; and an issuing part for issuing an adjustment ticket with the exit toll gate ID written thereon. The system further includes an adjustment ticket reading part installed in the exit toll gate of the toll road and for reading the exit toll gate ID from the adjustment ticket; and a difference adjustment part for adjusting the difference in usage fee by using the card information when the exit toll gate ID read out by the reading part indicates a distance shorter than that of the exit toll gate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for processing toll road charges.

  In order to process toll usage fees, an ETC system that performs non-stop toll processing by performing wireless communication with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle is used. The ETC system is expected to become more popular in the future.

  Even when the spread of the ETC system is advanced, it is desired to meet the demand of people who use toll roads without using the ETC system. It is desired to reduce such congestion at toll booths by users. Furthermore, it is desired that the burden on the toll collector at the toll booth can be reduced in response to a decrease in the number of people who stop at the toll booth and make payments.

Patent Document 1 discloses an entrance toll gate, an exit toll gate, a toll storage unit that stores a corresponding toll between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate, and a toll ticket that accepts insertion of a toll ticket. Insertion acceptance unit, input acceptance unit that accepts the input of the exit toll gate by the user, the entrance toll gate read from the toll ticket, and the toll fee corresponding to the exit toll gate are read from the toll storage unit and the prescribed toll It is configured to determine whether the toll is higher than the threshold, and if it is determined to be higher, the control section calculates the discounted toll by subtracting the discount amount cheaper than the threshold from the specified toll A toll discount device is described.
JP 2004-280448 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a toll processing system that reduces congestion at an exit toll gate.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a fee processing system that reduces the burden on a toll collector at a toll booth.

  In the following, means for solving the problem will be described using the numbers used in [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention] in parentheses. These numbers are added to clarify the correspondence between the description of [Claims] and [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]. However, these numbers should not be used to interpret the technical scope of the invention described in [Claims].

  The fee processing system according to the present invention has the following configuration. [A] Entrance toll gate acquisition unit (48, 82) for acquiring an entrance toll gate ID (138) for identifying the entrance toll gate (8) of the toll road (16), and the exit fee of the toll road (16) The exit toll gate ID (148) for identifying the toll booth (22) via the input device (34, 66), the entrance toll gate ID (138) and the exit Usage fee calculation units (52, 86) that calculate usage fees based on the toll gate ID (148), card processing units (42, 74) that read card information from a credit card, and usage fees using the card information A pre-accounting machine (6, 20) having a settlement part (54, 88) for performing the settlement process of the above and an issuing part (44, 76) for issuing a settlement ticket (144) in which the exit toll gate ID (148) is written ). [B] A settlement ticket reading unit (114) installed at the exit toll gate (22) of the toll road (16) and reading the exit toll gate ID (148) from the settlement ticket (144). [C] When the exit toll gate ID (148) read by the settlement ticket reading unit (114) corresponds to a shorter distance than the exit toll gate (22), the difference settlement is performed using the card information. Part (120, 128).

  The toll processing system according to the present invention comprises a toll ticket issuing machine (12) that is installed at the toll gate (8) and issues a toll ticket (136) in which the toll gate ID (138) is recorded. The advance payment machine (20) is installed in the parking facility (18) of the toll road (16). The entrance toll gate acquisition unit (82) acquires the entrance toll gate ID (138) from the pass ticket (136).

  In the fee processing system according to the present invention, the issuing unit (44, 76) issues the settlement ticket (144) by writing the exit toll gate ID (148) in a medium supplied independently of the toll ticket (136).

  In the fee processing system according to the present invention, the pre-payment machine (6) is installed outside the toll road (16). The entrance toll gate acquisition unit (48) acquires the entrance toll gate ID via the input device (34).

  In the fee processing system according to the present invention, the advance settlement machine (6, 20) includes a cash processing unit (40, 72) into which cash is inserted. The settlement unit (54, 88) performs the settlement process of the usage fee using the amount of cash input to the cash processing unit (40, 72). The toll processing system further permits the start of the vehicle when the exit toll gate ID (148) read by the check ticket reader (114) matches the exit toll gate (22) and prevents the start of the vehicle when there is a mismatch. And a check ticket processing unit (116) for transmitting a signal to the start controller (28).

  The fee processing system according to the present invention includes an ETC system (10, 24) that performs non-stop fee processing by performing wireless communication with an in-vehicle device of a vehicle traveling on a toll road (16).

  In the fee processing system according to the present invention, the issuing unit (44, 76) writes the receipt number (145) for individually identifying the settlement ticket (144) in the settlement ticket (144) and settles the card number of the credit card. Do not write on the ticket (144). The fee processing system includes a card number history storage unit (55, 89, 129) that stores a card number in association with a receipt number (145). The difference settlement unit (120, 128) searches the card number history storage unit (55, 89, 129) using the receipt number (145) read by the settlement ticket reading unit (114) and extracts the card number, The balance is settled using the extracted card number.

  In the fee processing system according to the present invention, the pre-payment machine (6, 20) is connected to a host device (32) installed in a remote place through a communication line (30). The fee table (58, 92) used by the issuing unit (44, 76) to perform the payment processing of the usage fee is updated in response to an input operation on the upper device (32).

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the charge processing system which reduces the congestion of an exit toll gate is provided.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, a fee processing system is provided that reduces the burden on the toll collector at the toll booth.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the fee processing system according to the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a road facility to which a fee processing system is applied. There is a convenience store 4 on the general road 2. A pre-payment machine 6 is installed inside the convenience store 4. The general road 2 is connected to the toll road 16 via the entrance toll gate 8. An ETC system 10, a pass ticket issuing machine 12, and a start controller 14 are installed at the entrance toll gate 8. The entrance toll gate 8 is further provided with a vehicle type discrimination device (not shown). The vehicle type identification device acquires information on the size and license plate of the vehicle, and generates information indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle based on the information. Although one entrance toll gate 8 is shown in FIG. 1, the toll road 16 may include a plurality of entrance toll gates.

  A parking area 18 is provided on the toll road 16. The parking area 18 may be a parking facility such as a service area. A pre-payment machine 20 is installed inside a building built in the parking area 18. The toll road 16 is connected to the general road 2 via the exit toll gate 22. At the exit toll gate 22, an ETC system 24, a check ticket processing machine 26, and a start controller 28 are installed. Although one exit toll booth 22 is shown in FIG. 1, the toll road 16 may include a plurality of exit toll booths. The advance payment machine 6, the pass ticket issuing machine 12, the advance payment machine 20, and the payment ticket processing machine 26 are connected to the host device 32 via the communication network 30.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the pre-payment machine 6. The pre-settlement machine 6 includes a computer system including an arithmetic processing device 30, a storage device 32, an input device 34, a display device 36, and a communication device 38. The input device 34 includes a touch panel for inputting by touching the display panel of the display device 36 and a button for pressing. The pre-payment machine 6 further includes a cash processing device 40, a card processing device 42, and an issuing device 44 that are controlled by the arithmetic processing device 30. The cash processing apparatus 40 accepts the input of cash and pays out change. The card processor 42 reads / writes information from / to a magnetic stripe or IC chip installed on a credit card size recording medium. The issuing device 44 issues a check-out ticket on which information is written magnetically or using an IC chip on a medium such as paper or plastic.

  FIG. 3 shows information stored in the storage device 32. The storage device 32 stores a program 46 that is read and executed by the arithmetic processing device 30. The program 46 includes an entrance toll gate acquisition unit 48, an exit toll gate acquisition unit 50, a usage fee calculation unit 52, a settlement unit 54, a credit card information history storage unit 55, and an update unit 56. The storage device 32 further stores a fee table 58 and a payment information table 60. The toll table 58 stores an entrance toll gate ID 98 and an exit toll gate ID 100, which will be described later, and a fee in association with each other. The toll table 58 further includes the name of the entrance toll gate identified by the entrance toll gate ID 98, the name of the exit toll gate identified by the exit toll gate ID 100, and the entrance toll gate and exit in the traffic flow path of the toll road 16. The positional relationship with the toll gate is stored.

  FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the advance checker 20. The pre-payment machine 20 includes an arithmetic processing device 62, a storage device 64, an input device 66, a display device 68, a communication device 70, a cash processing device 72, a card processing device 74, and an issuing device 76 that are the same as the pre-payment machine 6. The advance checker 20 further includes a pass ticket reading device 78. The pass ticket reading device 78 is controlled by the arithmetic processing unit 72 to read information recorded in a storage medium such as a magnetic stripe and an IC chip provided in the pass ticket issued by the pass ticket issuing machine 12.

  FIG. 5 shows information stored in the storage device 64. The storage device 64 stores a program 80, a charge table 92, and a payment information table 94 as in the storage device 32 of the pre-payment machine 6. The program 80 includes an entrance toll gate acquisition unit 82, an exit toll gate acquisition unit 84, a usage fee calculation unit 86, a settlement unit 88, a credit card information history storage unit 89, and an update unit 90.

  FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the payment information table 94 of the advance checker 20. The payment information table 94 stores a reception number 96, an entrance toll gate ID 98, an exit toll gate ID 100, and a payment category 102 in association with each other. The entrance toll gate ID 98 is an identifier for specifying the entrance toll gate 8 individually. The exit toll gate ID 100 is an identifier for specifying the exit toll gate 22 individually. The payment category 102 indicates the type or medium type (eg, cash, credit card) used to pay the toll road fee. The payment information table 60 of the pre-payment machine 6 has the same configuration.

  FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the check ticket processing machine 26. The check ticket processing machine 26 includes a computer system including an arithmetic processing device 104, a storage device 106, an input device 108, a display device 110, and a communication device 112. The check ticket processor 26 further includes a check ticket reader 114. The check ticket reading device 114 is controlled by the arithmetic processing unit 104 to read information stored in a storage medium such as a magnetic stripe or an IC chip provided on the check ticket issued by the pre-checker 6 or the pre-checker 20. .

  FIG. 8 shows information stored in the storage device 106. The storage device 106 stores a program 115 that is read and executed by the arithmetic processing device 104. The program 115 includes a settlement ticket processing unit 116, a passage permission determination unit 118, and a credit card settlement processing unit 120. The storage device 106 further stores a fee table 121 and an exit toll gate ID 122. The configuration of the fee table 121 is the same as the fee table 58 stored in the pre-payment machine 6. The exit toll gate ID 122 is set with an identifier for identifying the exit toll gate 22 where the check ticket processing machine 26 is installed.

  FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the host device 32. The host device 32 is a computer system that includes an arithmetic processing device 124, a storage device 126, an input device 130, an output device 132, and a communication device 134. The storage device 126 includes a fee table 127 having the same configuration as the fee table 58 stored in the pre-payment machine 6, a difference adjustment program 128 that is a computer program read and executed by the arithmetic processing unit 124, and a card information list. 129 are stored.

  FIG. 10 shows information recorded in a pass ticket 136 issued by the pass ticket issuing machine 12 and a checkout ticket 144 issued by the advance checkout machine 20. The pass ticket 136 includes a storage medium such as a magnetic stripe and an IC chip, and a storage number 137, an entrance toll gate ID 138, an entrance time 140, and a vehicle type 142 are stored in the storage medium. The check ticket 144 includes a storage medium such as a magnetic stripe and an IC chip, in which a reception number 145, an entrance toll gate ID 146, an exit toll gate ID 148, an entrance time 150, a vehicle type 152, and a payment category 154 are stored. The check ticket 144 is preferably different in texture and color from the pass ticket 136. The check ticket 144 is more preferably different in size from the pass ticket 136. The configuration of the check ticket issued by the advance checker 6 is the same as that of the check ticket issued by the advance checker 20.

  The operation of the fee processing system will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, an operation that the arithmetic processing unit reads a program stored in a storage device and executes according to a procedure described in the program is described as an operation performed by the program for convenience.

  Step S2: The user of the toll road uses the advance payment machine 6 of the convenience store 4 or the advance payment machine 20 of the parking area 18. First, a case where the pre-payment machine 20 in the parking area 18 is used will be described. The user arrives at the entrance toll gate 8 from the general road 2 side. A vehicle type discriminating apparatus (not shown) generates information indicating the vehicle type based on external shape information obtained by measuring the external shape of the vehicle.

  Step S4: When the user's vehicle is not equipped with an ETC on-board unit or does not support the ETC system because an ETC card is not inserted, the start controller 14 prevents the vehicle from proceeding. The user stops once and receives the pass ticket 136 from the pass ticket issuing machine 12. Each pass ticket 136 is individually recorded with a receipt number 137. In the toll ticket 136, an entrance toll gate ID 98, an entrance time 140 indicating the time when the toll ticket 136 was extracted from the toll ticket issuing machine 12, and a vehicle type 142 that is information generated by the vehicle type discriminating device are recorded. . When the user receives the pass ticket 136, the start controller 14 is in an open state permitting passage of the vehicle.

  When the user's vehicle is compatible with the ETC system, the ETC system 10 transmits / receives information to / from the ETC system in order to collect tolls, and the vehicle passes through the entrance toll gate 8 non-stop.

Step S6: The vehicle enters the toll road 16 and travels.
Step S8: The vehicle enters the parking area 18 and stops.

  Step S10: The user gets out of the vehicle and heads for a place where the pre-payment machine 20 is located. The user inserts the pass ticket 136 into the slit of the pass ticket reader 78. The pass ticket reading device 78 reads the receipt number 137, the entrance toll gate ID 138, the entrance time 140 and the vehicle type 142 recorded in the pass ticket 136 and records them in the storage device 64. The entrance toll gate acquisition unit 82 registers the read reception number 137 and the entrance toll gate ID 138 as the reception number 96 and the entrance toll gate ID 98 in the payment information table 94.

  The exit toll booth acquisition unit 84 extracts all names of the exit toll booth 22 from which the vehicle may exit the toll road 16 based on the entrance toll booth ID 98 from the toll table 92. The usage fee calculation unit 86 extracts the usage fee from the entrance toll gate 8 shown in the entrance toll gate ID 98 to the exit toll gate 22 from the fee table 92. The exit toll gate acquisition unit 84 displays the extracted name of the exit toll booth 22 and the usage fee in association with each other on the display device 68, and waits for an input operation by the user. The user selects the target exit toll gate 22 with reference to the display screen and inputs it from the input device 66. The exit toll gate acquisition unit 84 registers the exit toll gate ID 100 for identifying the input exit toll gate 22 in the payment information table 94.

  Step S12: The settlement unit 88 waits for a settlement process by the user. The user inserts cash into the cash processing device 72 or inserts a credit card into the card processing device 74. The settlement unit 88 performs the settlement process by using the cash inserted by the user or by reading the card information including the credit card number from the credit card. The settlement unit 88 registers information indicating whether the user settled using cash or settled using a credit card in the payment information table 94 as the payment category 102. The credit card information history storage unit 89 associates the receipt number 137 with the card information and transmits it to the higher-level device 32 and registers it in the card information list 129 when the payment is made with the credit card.

  Step S14: The settlement unit 88 writes the receipt number 137, entrance toll gate ID 138, entrance time 140 and vehicle type 142 of the toll ticket 136 into the settlement ticket 144 as the receipt number 145, entrance toll gate ID 146, entrance time 150 and vehicle type 152. The settlement unit 88 further writes the exit toll gate ID 100 and the payment category 102 newly registered in the payment information table 94 as the exit toll gate ID 148 and the payment category 154 in the settlement ticket 144. The settlement unit 88 does not write the personal information exemplified by the card number in the card information to the settlement ticket 144. Therefore, the personal information of the credit card is not leaked from the checkout ticket 144 and is safe. The settlement unit 88 issues a settlement ticket 144 from the issuing device 76. The user receives the check ticket 144.

  The check ticket 144 may be overwritten on the storage medium of the pass ticket 136. In that case, the issuing device 76 receives the receipt number 137, entrance toll gate ID 138, entrance toll gate ID 138, entrance time 140 and vehicle type 142 of the toll ticket 136 inserted in the toll ticket reader 78, the receipt number 145 for the check ticket 144, the entrance toll gate ID 148, The information is used as the entrance time 150 and the vehicle type 152, and the exit toll gate ID 148 and the payment category 154 are written.

  The check ticket 144 may use a storage medium that is supplied independently from the pass ticket 136. In this case, it is preferable that the check ticket 144 is different from the pass ticket 136 in terms of external features (example: texture / color / size) so that the user can easily identify the type of the ticket he / she holds. In particular, it is preferable that the sizes are different so that the type of the ticket can be easily identified even in inexpensive monochrome printing. The user can intuitively recognize that the ticket he owns is not the pass ticket 136 but the payment ticket 144, and can quickly take out the payment ticket 144 at the exit toll gate 22. Furthermore, when some trouble occurs and the attendant at the exit toll booth 22 communicates with the user, if the checkout ticket 144 has a distinctly different appearance from the pass ticket 136, the communication is performed smoothly. Is easy to deal with.

Step S16: The vehicle travels from the parking area 18 back to the toll road 16.
Step S18: The vehicle arrives at the exit toll gate 22. Normally, the user exits from the toll road 16 at the exit toll gate input to the pre-payment machine 20, but may exit from the exit toll gate 22 closer to or far from the exit toll gate for convenience.

  Step S20: When the user's vehicle is compatible with the ETC system, the ETC system 24 performs toll processing by wirelessly communicating with the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle passes through the exit toll gate 22 in a non-stop manner on a general road. Get down to 2. If the user's vehicle is not compatible with the ETC system, the user stops the vehicle and inserts the payment ticket 144 into the insertion slot of the payment ticket reader 114 of the payment ticket processing machine 26. The check ticket processing unit 116 reads information recorded on the check ticket 144.

  Step S22: A word is defined here. In the fee table 121, the fee from the entrance toll gate 8 indicated by the entrance toll gate ID 146 to the exit toll gate 22 indicated by the exit toll gate ID 148 recorded in the check ticket 144 will be referred to as “paid fee”. The fee from the entrance toll gate 8 indicated by the entrance toll gate ID 146 to the exit toll gate 22 indicated by the exit toll gate ID 122 set in the check ticket processing machine 26 will be referred to as “actual fee”. The passage permission determination unit 118 compares the paid fee with the actual fee, and if they match, determines that the fee has been paid correctly, and proceeds to step S34. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S24.

  Step S24: The passage permission determination unit 118 proceeds to step S26 when the payment category 154 read from the check ticket 144 indicates a credit card, and proceeds to step S28 when it indicates cash.

  Step S26: The credit card settlement processing unit 120 transmits the receipt number 145 read from the settlement ticket 144, the entrance toll gate ID 148 and the exit toll gate ID 148, and the exit toll gate ID 122 stored in the settlement ticket processing machine 26 to the host device 32. To do. When the host device 32 receives the information, the difference settlement program 128 retrieves the card information by searching the card information list 129 using the received receipt number 145 as a search key. The difference settlement program 128 calculates the difference between the paid fee and the actual fee using the received entrance toll gate ID 148, exit toll gate ID 148, exit toll gate ID 122, and the fee table 127. The difference may be positive or negative. The difference settlement program 128 performs the difference settlement process using the card information read from the card information list 129. The difference settlement program 128 may be configured to perform the difference settlement process only when the paid fee is smaller than the actual fee.

  Step S28: The passage permission determination unit 118 proceeds to step S34 when the paid fee is higher than the actual fee. When the paid fee is less than the actual fee, the process proceeds to step S30.

  Step S30: The passage permission determination unit 118 warns the user that the fee is insufficient by using the display device 110, a revolving light, a speaker, or the like. At the same time, a staff member waiting at the exit toll booth 22 is notified that there is a user whose fee is insufficient.

Step S32: The clerk goes to the user and collects the difference.
Step S34: The check ticket processing unit 116 permits the vehicle to start. The start controller 28 raises the bar. The vehicle passes through the exit toll gate 22 and gets off on the general road 2.

  The fee processing system that performs such operations is preferably used together with the ETC system. When toll collection using the ETC system becomes more widespread in the future, a user who does not use the ETC system purchases the check ticket 144 before the exit toll booth 22 with the toll processing system of the present invention. This reduces the burden on toll collectors placed in the area and saves labor.

  In addition to the case described above, the user can purchase the check ticket 144 before entering the toll road 16. In order to cope with such use, it is preferable that the check ticket processing machine 26 includes a reading device for reading the pass ticket 136. The user uses the pre-payment machine 6 installed in the convenience store 4. When the user selects the name of the toll road 16 that the user wants to use and inputs it from the input device 34, a list of the entrance toll gate 8 and the exit toll gate 22 is displayed on the display device 36 of the advance checkout machine 6. The user selects the entrance toll gate 8 and the exit toll gate 22 to be used with reference to the list, and inputs them from the input device 34 together with the vehicle type. Thereafter, the settlement process is performed by the same operation as step S12, and the user receives the settlement ticket 144. The entrance time 150 is not written in the checkout ticket 144. The user receives a toll ticket 136 from the toll ticket issuing machine 12 at the entrance toll gate 8. The user inserts the pass ticket 136 and the check ticket 144 into the check ticket processing machine 26 at the exit toll gate 22. The check ticket processing machine 26 performs the processing described in steps S18 to S32. Further, in step S22, the entrance toll gate ID 138 of the toll ticket 136 and the entrance toll gate ID 136 of the settlement ticket 144 are collated, and when the results match, it is determined that no difference is generated. To do.

  When the usage fee for the toll road 16 is revised, the operator writes the usage fee revision information to the fee table 127 via the input device 130 of the host device 32. The arithmetic processing device 124 controls the communication device 134 to transmit the revision information to the pre-adjustment machines 6 and 20 and the adjustment ticket processing machine 26 via the communication network 30. The pre-payment machines 6 and 20 and the check-up ticket processor 26 that have received the revision information update the charge tables 58, 92, and 121.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a road facility to which a fee processing system is applied. FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a pre-checker installed in a convenience store. FIG. 3 shows information stored in the storage device of the pre-checker. FIG. 4 shows a configuration of a pre-payment machine installed in the parking area. FIG. 5 shows information stored in the storage device of the pre-checker. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the payment information table. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the check ticket processing machine. FIG. 8 shows information stored in the storage device of the check ticket processing machine. FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the host device. FIG. 10 shows a pass ticket and a check-in ticket. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee processing system.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... General road 4 ... Convenience store 6 ... Advance payment machine 8 ... Entrance toll booth 10 ... ETC system 12 ... Toll ticket issuing machine 14 ... Start controller 16 ... Toll road 18 ... Parking area 20 ... Advance payment machine 22 ... Exit toll gate 24 ... ETC system 26 ... Settlement ticket processor 28 ... Start controller 30 ... Arithmetic processing device 32 ... Storage device 34 ... Input device 36 ... Display device 38 ... Communication device 40 ... Cash processing device 42 ... Card processing device 44 ... Issuing device 46 ... Program 48 ... Entrance fee acquisition unit 50 ... Exit fee acquisition unit 52 ... Usage fee calculation unit 54 ... Settlement unit 56 ... Update unit 58 ... Fee table 60 ... Payment information table 62 ... Processing unit 64 ... Storage device 66 ... Input Device 68 ... Display device 70 ... Communication device 72 ... Cash processing device 74 ... Card processing device 76 ... Issuing device 78 ... Passage reading device 80 ... Program 82 ... Entrance Gold plant acquisition unit 84 ... exit toll gate acquisition unit 86 ... usage fee calculation section 88 ... settlement section 90 ... update section 92 ... Price from table 94 ... payment information table 96 ... acceptance number 98 ... entrance toll gate ID
100 ... Exit toll gate ID
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 102 ... Payment classification 104 ... Arithmetic processing device 106 ... Storage device 108 ... Input device 110 ... Display device 112 ... Communication device 114 ... Settlement ticket reading unit 116 ... Settlement ticket processing unit 118 ... Pass permission determination unit 120 ... Credit card checkout processing unit 121 ... Charge table 122 ... Exit toll gate ID
124 ... arithmetic processing unit 126 ... storage device 128 ... difference settlement program 130 ... input device 132 ... output device 134 ... communication device 136 ... toll ticket 137 ... receipt number 138 ... entrance toll gate ID
140 ... Entrance time 142 ... Vehicle type 144 ... Checkout ticket 145 ... Reception number 146 ... Entrance toll gate ID
148 ... Exit toll gate ID
150 ... Entrance time 152 ... Vehicle type 154 ... Payment category

Claims (8)

An entrance toll gate acquisition unit for acquiring an entrance toll gate ID for identifying the entrance toll gate of the toll road,
An exit toll gate acquisition unit for acquiring an exit toll gate ID for identifying an exit toll gate of the toll road through an input device;
A usage fee calculator that calculates a usage fee based on the entrance toll gate ID and the exit toll gate ID;
A card processor that reads card information from a credit card;
A settlement unit that performs a settlement process of the usage fee using the card information;
A pre-payment machine comprising: an issuing unit that issues a check-in ticket in which the exit toll gate ID is written;
A checkout ticket reading unit that is installed at an exit tollgate of the toll road and reads the exit tollgate ID from the checkout ticket;
A difference settlement unit that performs a settlement process for a difference in fee using the card information when the exit toll gate ID read by the settlement ticket reading unit corresponds to a shorter distance than the exit toll gate Processing system. A fee processing system according to claim 1,
And a toll ticket issuing machine that is installed at the entrance toll gate and issues a toll ticket in which the entrance toll gate ID is recorded,
The pre-payment machine is installed in the parking facility on the toll road,
The entrance toll gate acquisition unit acquires the entrance toll gate ID from the toll ticket. A charge processing system according to claim 2,
The issuing unit issues the settlement ticket by writing the exit toll gate ID in a medium supplied independently of the toll ticket. A fee processing system according to claim 1,
The advance payment machine is installed outside the toll road,
The entrance toll gate obtaining unit obtains the entrance toll gate ID through an input device. The charge processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The pre-settlement machine further includes
It has a cash processing department where cash is thrown in,
The settlement unit performs a settlement process of the usage fee using the amount of cash put into the cash processing unit,
Further, a checkout for transmitting a signal to the start controller so as to permit the vehicle to start when the exit toll ID read by the check ticket reader coincides with the exit toll and to prevent the start of the vehicle when they do not match. A charge processing system with a ticket processing unit. A charge processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Furthermore, a fee processing system comprising an ETC system that performs non-stop fee processing by performing wireless communication with an in-vehicle device of a vehicle traveling on the toll road. The charge processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The issuing unit writes the receipt number for individually identifying the settlement ticket to the settlement ticket and does not write the credit card number to the settlement ticket,
And a card number history storage unit for storing the card number in association with the receipt number,
The difference settlement unit searches the card number history storage unit using the receipt number read by the settlement ticket reading unit, extracts the card number, and uses the extracted card number to settle the difference Charge processing system that performs processing. The charge processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The pre-payment machine is connected to a host device installed in a remote place through a communication line,
A fee processing system in which a fee table used by the issuing unit to perform a settlement process for the difference is updated in response to an input operation on the host device.

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