JP2008234198A - Toll road billing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toll road billing system that allows simplifying of a system. <P>SOLUTION: The toll road billing system 1 includes an entrance gate facility 2 provided at the entrance gate En of a toll road R, an exit gate facility 3 provided at an exit gate Ex, and a central control device 4. The entrance gate facility 2 has an entrance controller 14 for sending an entrance passage time T1 at which a vehicle 5 has passed through the entrance gate En of the toll road R. The exit gate facility 3 has an exit controller 25 for calculating a fee (t) based on toll road use time T, i.e., the difference between an exit passage time T1 at which the vehicle 5 has passed through the exit gate Ex of the toll road R and the entrance passage time T1 sent from an on-vehicle device 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll road billing system capable of charging without stopping a vehicle at an entrance toll gate and an exit toll gate of a toll road.

  Currently, a toll road charging system (ETC) that can charge vehicles without stopping at a toll booth is known to alleviate traffic congestion at toll road toll booths.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in an open system charged at an entrance toll gate, an entrance control device and an exit control device capable of wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device are provided at an entrance toll gate and an exit toll gate on a toll road, respectively. A road billing system is disclosed. In this toll road billing system, when it is determined at the entrance toll gate that the billing amount is transmitted from the entrance control device to the vehicle-mounted device and certain conditions are satisfied by the information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device to the exit control device The billing amount can be reduced later.

In addition, when such a toll road billing system is applied to a closed system that charges at an exit toll gate according to the usage distance, the following configuration is known. First, when the vehicle enters the toll road, the entrance toll gate number is transmitted from the entrance control device to the on-vehicle device, and the on-vehicle device stores the entrance toll gate number and passes the exit toll gate number when passing the exit toll gate. Is sent to the exit controller. Then, the exit control device searches the billing amount from the billing amount data based on the entrance toll gate number transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device and the exit toll gate number assigned to itself, and transmits the billing amount to the vehicle-mounted device. To do. This realizes a toll road charging system that can charge without stopping the vehicle.
JP 2001-338318 A

  However, in the toll road billing system in the closed system described above, the exit control device must hold billing amount data for determining the billing amount based on the entrance toll gate number and the exit toll gate number, but at least the billing amount The number of data is (number of entrance toll gate numbers) x (number of exit toll gate numbers). For this reason, the current complicated toll road has a problem that the amount of billing data is enormous and the system becomes complicated. Recently, discount systems for discounting according to time of day and day of the week have become widespread, but it is necessary to create billing data corresponding to each discount, which makes billing data increasingly complex, The system becomes more complicated. Furthermore, for the purpose of improving the environment, when changing the billing amount according to the congestion situation of the road and controlling the traffic volume, the road information must be collected and fed back to the billing amount. It becomes complicated. As a result, it becomes difficult to construct the system and the operation load increases.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a toll road charging system capable of simplifying the system.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an entrance stamping means capable of transmitting an entrance passage time when a vehicle passes an entrance toll gate of a toll road to an onboard device mounted on the vehicle, and the vehicle is the toll road. Charge amount calculating means for calculating a charge amount based on a road usage time which is a difference between an exit passage time passing through the exit toll gate and the entrance passage time transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device. Yes.

  In addition, a parking entrance stamping means capable of transmitting the parking entrance time when the vehicle has passed the entrance of the parking area to the vehicle-mounted device, and a parking exit time when the vehicle has passed the exit of the parking region are transmitted to the on-vehicle device. A possible parking exit stamping means, wherein the billing amount calculating means calculates a parking time that is a difference between the parking entrance time and the parking exit time transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device, and the road usage time. The billing amount is calculated based on the actual road use time which is a difference from the parking time.

  And an entrance toll gate number transmitting means for transmitting the entrance toll gate number assigned to the entrance toll gate to the vehicle-mounted device, wherein the charge amount calculating means includes an exit toll gate number assigned to the exit toll gate and The charge amount is increased or decreased based on the entrance toll gate number transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device.

  And a utilization time comparison means for comparing the minimum road utilization time required to travel the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle with the road utilization time or the actual road utilization time. It is characterized by having prepared.

  Further, the billing amount calculation means changes the billing amount according to the weather conditions between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle.

  Further, the billing amount calculating means is characterized in that the billing amount is changed in accordance with a traffic jam situation between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle.

  According to the present invention, since the charge amount calculation means for calculating the charge amount based on the road usage time is provided, the charge amount can be calculated regardless of the entrance toll gate or the exit toll gate used by the user. This eliminates the need for an enormous amount of billing data corresponding to the number of entrance toll gates and exit toll gates as in the prior art, thereby simplifying the system.

  Further, by calculating the billing amount based on the road usage time, the number of users who use the toll road is increased while avoiding the time zone in which the traffic usage time is inevitably long due to heavy traffic. As a result, the road information can be collected and the traffic jam can be alleviated without changing the billing amount according to the information, so that the system can be further simplified.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a toll road charging system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a toll road charging system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the entrance toll gate facility and the vehicle-mounted device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the exit toll gate facility and the vehicle-mounted device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the toll road charging system 1 according to the first embodiment includes an entrance toll gate facility 2 provided at an entrance toll gate En of the toll road R and an exit toll gate facility provided at an exit toll gate Ex. 3 and a central control device 4. The vehicle 5 is equipped with an in-vehicle device 6 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the entrance toll gate facility 2 and the exit toll gate facility 3 by wireless communication.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance toll gate facility 2 includes a first radio control unit 11, a second radio control unit 12, a roadside indicator 13, and an entrance control device (corresponding to the entrance stamping means in the claims). 14.

  The first radio control unit 11 and the second radio control unit 12 are for the entrance control device 14 to communicate wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device 6. The first radio control unit 11 is installed on the front side of the second radio control unit 12. The roadside indicator 13 is for displaying a stop signal or the like on the vehicle 5 or the like not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 6 according to a command from the entrance control device 14.

  The entrance control device 14 is for performing overall control of the entrance toll gate facility 2 and for transmitting and receiving information to and from the central control device 4. The entrance control device 14 transmits an inquiry signal for confirming whether or not the on-vehicle device 6 is mounted via the first wireless control unit 11 and is valid among user information of the IC card 33 inserted into the on-vehicle device 6. Receive deadline information. And the entrance control apparatus 14 judges the presence or absence of the mounting of the onboard equipment 6 of the passing vehicle 5 and the validity of the IC card 33 from the received user information. Further, when the entrance control device 14 determines that the vehicle 5 can pass, the entrance control device 14 transmits the entrance passage time T1 that has passed through the entrance to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the second wireless control unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the exit toll gate facility 3 includes a vehicle type discriminating device 21, a third radio control unit 22, a fourth radio control unit 23, a roadside indicator 24, an exit control device (a claim control unit). Equivalent to the amount calculation means) 25.

  The vehicle type discriminating device 21 includes a vehicle height / length detector, a tread (not shown), etc., and discriminates the type of vehicle such as a large vehicle or a medium-sized vehicle for the vehicle 5 based on the information sent from them. The vehicle type information is sent to the exit control device 25. The third radio control unit 22 and the fourth radio control unit 23 are used for the exit control device 25 to perform radio communication with the vehicle-mounted device 6. The roadside indicator 24 is for displaying a stop signal or the like on the vehicle 5 or the like not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 6 according to a command from the exit control device 25.

  The exit control device 25 performs overall control of the exit toll gate facility 3 and transmits / receives information to / from the central control device 4. The exit control device 25 receives the card passage number T1 and the card number information among the user information of the IC card 33 transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the third wireless control unit 22, and the vehicle 5 The time passing through the facility 3 is generated as the exit passage time T2. Then, the exit control device 25 calculates a road usage time T (= T2−T1) that is a difference between the entrance passage time T1 and the exit passage time T2, and the road usage unit price U per unit time is calculated as the road usage time T. To calculate the charge amount t. Here, the road usage unit price U is different for each vehicle type, and is set to, for example, 200 yen for large vehicles, 150 yen for medium-sized vehicles, and 100 yen for small vehicles per 15 minutes. Then, the exit control device 25 transmits the calculated charging amount t to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the fourth wireless control unit 23. Further, the exit control device 25 sends the charge amount t and the card number information of the IC card 33 to the central control device 4.

  The central control device 4 is connected to all the entrance toll gate facilities 2 and the exit toll gate facilities 3 installed on the toll road R through relay stations (not shown) so as to be able to transmit and receive information. The central control device 4 charges a charge amount t sent from the exit control device 25 to a bank or a card company based on the card number information of the IC card 33. Further, the central control device 4 inputs road unit price U, discount information, and the like, and sends the input information to the entrance toll gate facility 2 and the exit toll gate facility 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vehicle-mounted device 6 includes an on-vehicle device control device 31 and a wireless control unit 32.

  The in-vehicle device control device 31 is configured to be able to read user information stored in the IC card 33 owned by the user. The onboard equipment control device 31 transmits user information to the entrance control device 14 via the wireless control unit 32, and receives and stores the entrance passage time T1 transmitted from the entrance control device 14. Moreover, the onboard equipment control device 31 transmits the entrance passage time T1 and the user information to the exit control device 25 via the wireless control unit 32, and receives the charge amount t transmitted from the exit control device 25, and displays the display unit. (Not shown).

  Next, the operation of the toll road charging system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of control performed by the inlet control device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the control performed by the exit control device.

  First, the operation when the vehicle 5 passes through the entrance toll gate En will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, when the vehicle 5 approaches the entrance toll gate facility 2, the entrance control device 14 transmits an inquiry signal for confirming the presence or absence of the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the first radio control unit 11. (S11). The on-vehicle device 6 that has received the inquiry signal transmits the expiration date information of the IC card 33 among the user information stored in the IC card 33. Here, when not receiving user information (S12: No), the entrance control device 14 determines that the vehicle 5 is not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 6, and displays a stop signal on the roadside display 13 (S16). . On the other hand, when the entrance control device 14 receives user information via the first radio control unit 11 (S12: Yes), the entrance control device 14 determines the validity of the IC card 33 based on the user information and passes through the vehicle 5. It is determined whether or not it may be allowed (S13).

  Here, when the expiration date of the IC card 33 has expired, the entrance control device 14 determines that the vehicle 5 is not a passable vehicle (S13: No), and causes the roadside indicator 13 to display a stop signal ( S16). On the other hand, when the entrance control device 14 determines that the IC card 33 is valid and the vehicle 5 is a passable vehicle (S13: Yes), the entrance control device 14 transmits the entrance passage time T1 by the second radio control unit 12. (S14).

  Then, when receiving the entrance passage time T1, the vehicle-mounted device 6 stores the entrance passage time T1 and transmits a response signal for notifying that the entrance passage time T1 has been received. Here, if the entrance control device 14 does not receive a response signal for notifying that it has received the entrance passage time T1 (S15: No), the entrance control device 14 transmits the entrance passage time T1 again. If the entrance control device 14 receives a response signal for notifying that the entrance passage time T1 has been received (S15: Yes), the process at the entrance toll gate facility 2 is completed.

  Next, the operation when the vehicle 5 passes through the exit toll gate Ex will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, when the vehicle 5 approaches the exit toll gate facility 3, the vehicle type determination device 21 determines the vehicle type of the vehicle 5 and sends the vehicle type information to the exit control device 25 (S21). Next, the exit control device 25 transmits an inquiry signal for confirming the presence or absence of the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the third wireless control unit 22 (S22). And the onboard equipment 6 will transmit a card number etc. among the entrance passage time T1 memorize | stored in the onboard equipment 6 and the user information of IC card 33, if an inquiry signal is received. Here, when the exit control device 25 does not receive the entrance passage time T1 or the like (S23: No), the exit control device 25 determines that the vehicle 5 is not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 6 and displays a stop signal on the roadside display 24 ( S30). On the other hand, when the exit control device 25 receives the entrance passage time T1 or the like via the third wireless control unit 22 (S23: Yes), the exit control device 25 generates the exit passage time T2 that is the time when the exit passage is passed (S24). ).

  Next, the exit control device 25 calculates a road use time T (= T2−T1) that is a difference between the entrance passage time T1 and the exit passage time T2 (S25). Then, the exit control device 25 calculates the billing amount t (= T × U) by multiplying the road usage time T corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 5 by the road usage unit price U (S26). Thereafter, the exit control device 25 sends the charge amount t and the card number of the IC card 33 to the central control device 4 (S27). Further, the exit control device 25 transmits the billing amount t to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the fourth wireless control unit 23 (S28). The vehicle-mounted device 6 displays the received billing amount t on the display unit, and transmits a response signal for notifying that it has been received to the exit control device 25. Here, when the exit control device 25 does not receive the response signal from the vehicle-mounted device 6 (S29: No), it transmits the billing amount t again. And if the exit control apparatus 25 receives a response signal (S29: Yes), the process in the exit toll gate equipment 3 will be complete | finished.

  As described above, in the toll road charging system 1 according to the first embodiment, the exit control device 25 that calculates the charging amount t by multiplying the road usage time T by the road usage unit price U is provided. The charge amount t can be calculated regardless of the exit toll gate Ex. As a result, a huge amount of billing data corresponding to the number of entrance toll gates En and exit toll gates Ex is not required as in the prior art, and the system can be simplified.

  Further, by calculating the billing amount t based on the road usage time T, the number of users who use the toll road R during the time when the toll road R is free increases while avoiding the time zone in which the road usage time T is inevitably long due to heavy traffic. . As a result, it is possible to alleviate the traffic jam without collecting road information and changing the billing amount based on the information, so that the system can be further simplified.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a toll road charging system according to the second embodiment, in which a part of the first embodiment described above is changed, will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of the toll road charging system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the parking entrance stamping facility and the vehicle-mounted device. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the parking exit stamping facility and the vehicle-mounted device. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the toll road charging system 1A according to the second embodiment includes an entrance toll gate facility 2, an exit toll gate facility 3, a central controller 4, and a service area provided in the middle of the toll road. Parking entrance stamping equipment 8 and parking exit stamping equipment 9 provided at the entrance and exit of the parking area 7 such as the parking area.

  The parking entrance stamping facility 8 is for wirelessly transmitting to the in-vehicle device 6 a parking entrance time T3 when the vehicle 5 equipped with the on-vehicle device 6 passes through the entrance of the parking area 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the parking entrance stamping facility 8 includes a first vehicle detector 41, a fifth wireless control unit 42, and a parking entrance stamping control device (corresponding to the parking entrance stamping means in the claims) 43. And.

  When the first vehicle detector 41 detects the vehicle 5 that has approached the parking entrance stamping facility 8, it outputs a vehicle detection signal to the parking entrance stamp control device 43. When the vehicle detection signal is input from the first vehicle detector 41, the parking entrance stamping control device 43 transmits the parking entrance time T3 to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the fifth wireless control unit 42.

  The parking exit stamping facility 9 is for wirelessly transmitting to the in-vehicle device 6 a parking exit time T4 when the vehicle 5 equipped with the in-vehicle device 6 passes through the exit of the parking area 7. As shown in FIG. 8, the parking exit marking facility 9 includes a second vehicle detector 45, a sixth wireless control unit 46, and a parking exit marking control device (corresponding to the parking exit marking means in the claims) 47. And.

  The second vehicle detector 45 detects the vehicle 5 approaching the parking exit stamping facility 9 and outputs a vehicle detection signal to the parking exit stamping control device 47. When the vehicle detection signal is input from the second vehicle detector 45, the parking exit stamping control device 47 transmits the parking exit time T4 to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the sixth wireless control unit 46.

The exit control device 25 of the exit toll gate facility 3 calculates a parking time T _P (= T4-T3) which is a difference between the parking entrance time T3 and the parking exit time T4 transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 6, and further, the road is the difference between the usage time T and the parking time _{T P} substantially road usage time _{T R (= T-T P} ) is calculated. The exit control device 25 calculates the billing amount t by multiplying the real road usage time T _R and the road use bid U. As described above, the control processing in the exit control device 25 of the exit toll gate facility 3 is different from that in the first embodiment, but the same reference numerals are given to the respective components.

  Next, the operation of the toll road charging system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the control performed by the parking entrance stamping control device. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the control performed by the parking exit stamping control device. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the control performed by the exit control device. The control process at the entrance toll gate is the same as that in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9, in the parking entrance stamping facility 8, when the first vehicle detector 41 detects the vehicle 5 approaching the parking entrance stamping facility 8 (S41: Yes), the parking entrance stamping control device. A vehicle detection signal is sent to 43. And the parking entrance stamping control apparatus 43 will transmit the time which received the vehicle detection signal to the vehicle equipment 6 as parking entrance time T3, if a vehicle detection signal is received (S41: Yes) (S42). When receiving the parking entrance time T3, the vehicle-mounted device 6 stores the parking entrance time T3 and transmits a response signal for notifying that the parking entrance time T3 has been received. And the parking entrance stamping control apparatus 43 transmits parking entrance time T3 until a response signal is received (S43).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, in the parking exit stamping facility 9, when the second vehicle detector 45 detects the vehicle 5 approaching the parking exit stamping facility 9, the second vehicle detector 45 A vehicle detection signal is sent to the punching control device 47. And the parking exit stamping control apparatus 47 will transmit the time which received the vehicle detection signal to the onboard equipment 6 as parking exit time T4, if a vehicle detection signal is received (S45: Yes) (S46). When receiving the parking exit time T4, the vehicle-mounted device 6 stores the parking exit time T4 and transmits a response signal for notifying that the parking exit time T4 has been received. The parking exit marking control device 47 transmits the parking exit time T4 until a response signal is received (S47).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11, in the exit toll gate facility 3, the processes of S21 and S22 are performed as in the first embodiment. When the exit control device 25 receives the user information of the IC card 33 transmitted by the vehicle-mounted device 6 that has received the inquiry signal, the entrance passage time T1, the parking entrance time T3, and the parking exit time T4 (S51: Yes), the exit control device 25 generates an exit passage time T2 that is a time of passing through the exit toll gate Ex (S24).

Next, the exit control device 25 uses the road use time T, which is the difference between the entrance passage time T1 and the exit passage time T2, and the parking time T _P (= T4-), which is the difference between the parking entrance time T3 and the parking exit time T4. T3) after and calculates the real road usage time is the difference between the road usage time T and the parking time _{T P T R (= T-} T P) (S52). Then, to calculate the billing amount t by multiplying the road usage bids U virtually road usage time T _R (S53). Thereafter, similarly to the first embodiment, the processes of S27 to S29 are performed.

In toll road charging system 1A according to the second embodiment as described above, the parking time T _P in the parking region 7 billing amount t is calculated based on the real road usage time T _R drawn from the road usage time T Therefore, the user can rest in the parking area 7 without worrying about the billing amount t.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a toll road charging system according to a third embodiment, in which a part of the above-described embodiment is changed, will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 shows minimum road usage time data held by the exit control device of the toll road charging system according to the third embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to each embodiment mentioned above, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The toll road charging system 1A according to the third embodiment is similar to the second embodiment in that the entrance toll gate facility 2, the exit toll gate facility 3, the central controller 4, the parking entrance stamping facility 8, and the parking exit A stamping facility 9 is provided. In addition, although the control processing performed in the entrance toll gate facility 2 and the exit toll gate facility 3 is different from that in the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for explanation.

  The entrance control device (corresponding to the entrance toll gate number transmitting means in the claims) 14 also has an entrance toll gate assigned to the entrance toll gate En together with the entrance passage time T1 when the vehicle 5 passes through the entrance toll gate facility 2. The number EnX (X = 1, 2,...) Is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 6 via the second radio control unit 12. The vehicle-mounted device 6 is configured to store the entrance toll gate number EnX and transmit it to the exit control device 25.

In addition, the exit control device (corresponding to the utilization time comparison means in the claims) 25 is assigned to each entrance toll gate number EnX and each exit toll booth Ex as shown in FIG. Data of the minimum road use time T _min (unit: minute) corresponding to the given exit toll gate number ExY (Y = 1, 2,...) Is stored. The exit control device 25, the minimum road use time T _min and real road usage time is compared with the T _R, determines whether or not traveling on a toll road R vehicle 5 at a minimum road usage time T _min or longer To do. For example, whether or not the vehicle 5 that has traveled from the entrance toll gate En with the entrance toll gate number En1 to the exit toll booth Ex with the exit toll gate number Ex3 has traveled in more than 20 minutes as shown in the minimum rational usage time data in FIG. Determine whether. The minimum road use time T _min referred to here is the minimum time required when traveling between the entrance toll gate En and the exit toll gate Ex at the maximum speed within the legal speed.

  Next, the operation of the toll road charging system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of control performed by the outlet control device according to the third embodiment. The control process performed at the entrance toll gate facility is the same as the control process except that the entrance toll gate number EnX is transmitted together with the entrance passage time T1 in S14 of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Moreover, since the control process in the parking entrance stamping facility 8 and the parking exit stamping facility 9 is the same control process as in the second embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

First, as shown in FIG. 13, the exit control device 25 performs the control processes of S21 and S22. Next, the user information of the IC card 33 transmitted by the vehicle-mounted device 6 that has received the inquiry signal, the entrance passage time T1, the parking entrance time T3, the parking exit time T4, and the entrance toll gate number EnX are output to the exit control device. 25 (S61: Yes). Thereafter, similarly to the second embodiment, control processes of S24, S52, and S53 are performed. Next, the minimum road usage time T _min is retrieved from the minimum road usage time data shown in FIG. 12 from the received entrance toll gate number EnX and the exit toll gate number ExY given to itself (S62). When real road usage time T _R is less than the minimum road usage time T _min is (S63: Yes), at a legal speed or faster is determined that the vehicle 5 has traveled, the billing amount t calculated in S53 The amount is increased at a certain rate and set as a new charge amount t (S64). On the other hand, if the real road usage time _{T R} is greater than the minimum road usage time _{T min} is (S63: No), it is a charge amount t the billing amount t calculated in S53. After that, the control processing of S27 to S29 is performed as in the first embodiment.

In toll road charging system 1A according to the third embodiment as described above, when the real road usage time T _R is less than the minimum road usage time T _min is by increase the charge amount t, user billing amount t It is possible to suppress traveling on the toll road R at a speed higher than the legal speed. The road usage time T and the minimum road usage time _Tmin may be compared, and the charge amount t may be changed based on the comparison result.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a toll road charging system according to a fourth embodiment, in which a part of the above-described embodiment is changed, will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to each embodiment mentioned above, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The toll road charging system 1A according to the fourth embodiment is similar to the second embodiment in that the entrance toll gate facility 2, the exit toll gate facility 3, the central controller 4, the parking entrance stamping facility 8, and the parking exit A stamping facility 9 is provided. In addition, although the control process performed in the exit toll gate equipment 3 differs from 2nd Embodiment, it attaches | subjects and demonstrates the same code | symbol.

  The exit control device 25 according to the fourth embodiment is configured to be capable of storing speed restriction information according to weather conditions sent from the central control device 4. In addition, the exit control device 25 has an area in which speed regulation is performed between the entrance toll gate En and the exit toll booth Ex used by the vehicle 5 based on the entrance toll gate number EnX and the exit toll gate number ExY. When it is determined that there is a vehicle, it is assumed that the vehicle traveled longer than usual due to speed regulation, and the charge amount t of the vehicle 5 is reduced from the normal charge amount t.

  Specifically, in a region where the vehicle 5 has traveled, if speed regulation is performed that is slower than the normal speed limit by a speed S [km / h] over the distance L [km], “L / S” is necessary to travel, and “(L / S) × U” yen obtained by multiplying the time by the road unit price U is reduced from the normal charge t. The vehicle 5 is charged as a small charge amount t.

  As described above, in the toll road charging system 1A according to the fourth embodiment, even when speed regulation is performed due to weather conditions, the user travels while following the speed regulation without being aware of the increase in the charging amount t. can do.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a toll road charging system according to a fifth embodiment in which a part of the above-described embodiment is changed will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to each embodiment mentioned above, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The toll road charging system 1A according to the fifth embodiment is similar to the second embodiment in that the entrance toll gate facility 2, the exit toll gate facility 3, the central controller 4, the parking entrance stamping facility 8, and the parking exit A stamping facility 9 is provided. In addition, although the control process performed in the exit toll gate equipment 3 differs from 2nd Embodiment, it attaches | subjects and demonstrates the same code | symbol.

  The exit control device 25 is configured to be able to store traffic jam information sent from the central control device 4. Further, the exit control device 25 determines whether or not there is a traffic jam area between the entrance toll gate En used by the vehicle 5 and the exit toll booth Ex based on the entrance toll gate number EnX and the exit toll gate number ExY. . Furthermore, the exit control device 25 determines whether or not the vehicle 5 can avoid the traffic jam.

Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is a parking area 7 or an exit toll gate Ex between the vehicle 5 and the traffic jam when the traffic jam occurs. When there is a parking area 7 or exit toll gate Ex is determined that the vehicle 5 has been avoided congestion, normal charge amount t of the substantial road usage time T _R multiplied by road users bid U will be charged The On the other hand, when there is no parking area 7 or the exit toll gate Ex and the vehicle 5 is determined to have been unable to avoid traffic congestion, the exit control device 25 is reduced at a certain rate from the normal charge amount t. The charged amount t is calculated. For example, by the billing amount t a multiplied by the road use cost-per-U to time drawn from the real road use time T _R the time required to exit the traffic jam, be reduced than the normal billing amount t it can.

  As described above, in the toll road charging system 1A according to the fifth embodiment, even if the vehicle travels in a traffic that cannot be avoided, the user can avoid unfairly increasing the charging amount t.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail using embodiment, this invention is not limited to embodiment described in this specification. The scope of the present invention is determined by the description of the claims and the scope equivalent to the description of the claims. Hereinafter, modified embodiments in which the above-described embodiment is partially modified will be described.

  For example, you may combine several embodiment among the 1st-5th embodiment mentioned above.

  In the above-described embodiment, the charging amount t is calculated by the exit control device 25, but the charging amount t may be calculated by the central control device 4.

  In the above-described embodiment, as the road usage time and the actual road usage time become longer, the charging amount increases without limitation. However, if the predetermined upper limit is set and the upper limit is exceeded, the upper charging amount is charged. You may comprise.

  In the fourth embodiment described above, the billing amount t is reduced based on the speed regulation according to the weather condition. However, even if the billing amount t is reduced based only on the weather condition regardless of the speed regulation. Good.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a toll road charging system according to a first embodiment. It is a block diagram of entrance toll gate equipment and onboard equipment. It is a block diagram of an exit toll gate equipment and onboard equipment. It is a flowchart of the control performed with an inlet_port | entrance control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the control performed with an exit control apparatus. It is a whole block diagram of the toll road billing system by 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram of a parking entrance stamping facility and a vehicle-mounted device. It is a block diagram of a parking exit marking facility and an in-vehicle device. It is a flowchart of the control performed with a parking entrance stamping control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the control performed with a parking exit stamping control apparatus. It is a flowchart of the control performed with an exit control apparatus. It is the minimum road use time data which the exit control apparatus of the toll road charge system by 3rd Embodiment hold | maintains. It is a flowchart of the control performed with an exit control apparatus.

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1, 1A Toll road billing system 2 Entrance toll gate facility 3 Exit toll gate facility 4 Central controller 5 Vehicle 6 On-board unit 7 Parking area 8 Parking entrance stamping facility 9 Parking exit stamping facility 14 Entrance controller 25 Exit controller 43 Parking entrance stamping control device 47 Parking exit stamping control device En Entrance toll gate EnX Entrance toll gate number Ex Exit toll gate ExY Exit toll gate number t Billing amount T Road usage time T1 Entrance passage time T2 Exit passage time T3 Parking entrance time T4 parking exit time _{T min} minimum road usage time _{T P} parking time _{T R} substantially road usage time U road users bid

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Entrance stamping means capable of transmitting the entrance passage time when the vehicle passes the entrance toll gate of the toll road to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle,
Charge amount calculation means for calculating a charge amount based on a road usage time that is a difference between an exit passage time when the vehicle passes an exit toll gate of the toll road and the entrance passage time transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device. A toll road billing system characterized by comprising. In the toll road billing system according to claim 1,
A parking entrance stamping means capable of transmitting a parking entrance time when the vehicle has passed through an entrance of a parking area to the vehicle-mounted device;
A parking exit marking means capable of transmitting a parking exit time when the vehicle has passed through the exit of the parking area to the vehicle-mounted device;
The billing amount calculation means calculates a parking time that is a difference between the parking entrance time and the parking exit time transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device, and a real road use that is a difference between the road use time and the parking time. A toll road billing system that calculates a billing amount based on time. In the toll road charging system according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
An entrance toll gate number transmitting means for transmitting the entrance toll gate number assigned to the entrance toll gate to the vehicle-mounted device;
The toll road billing system characterized in that the billing amount calculation means increases or decreases a billing amount based on an exit toll gate number assigned to the exit toll gate and an entrance toll gate number transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device. In the toll road charging system according to claim 3,
Use time comparing means for comparing the minimum road use time required to travel the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle with the road use time or the actual road use time; A toll road billing system characterized by that. In the toll road billing system according to any one of claims 3 and 4,
The toll road billing system characterized in that the billing amount calculation means changes the billing amount according to the weather conditions between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle. In the toll road billing system according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The toll road billing system characterized in that the billing amount calculation means changes the billing amount according to a traffic jam between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate used by the vehicle.

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