JP2010231373A - Toll collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toll collection system that constructs an environment-conscious system by recycling a toll ticket. <P>SOLUTION: In the toll collection system for collecting a toll using a toll ticket from a vehicle using a toll road such as an expressway, the toll is collected by use of a recyclable toll ticket including an RFID card and a rewritable print face repeatedly printable/erasable, as the toll ticket of the toll road. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll collection system that performs toll collection processing using a toll for a vehicle using a toll road such as an expressway.

For example, in a toll collection system for a toll road such as an expressway, a toll collection system for a toll corresponding to a distance (a toll according to a travel distance) is operated (for example, see Patent Document 1).
This toll collection system uses a special form in which a magnetic recording layer is applied to a paper ticket as a pass ticket, and an ink ribbon + dot impact print head is used for printing on the pass ticket.

  That is, when a vehicle using a toll road enters the entrance toll gate, a pass ticket is issued from the entrance processor to the driver of the vehicle. Entrance information (entrance toll gate name, passage date, etc.) is printed on the pass ticket, and similar entrance information is recorded as magnetic data.

  When the vehicle enters the exit toll gate, the toll collector at the exit toll collects the pass ticket from the driver of the vehicle. The collected toll ticket is processed by an exit processor, the entrance information is read from the magnetic data, and the toll is calculated (settled) according to the travel distance.

  Magnetic pass tickets currently in use are disposable pass tickets that can only be used once because the print on the face cannot be erased. Further, in order to use the pass ticket (paper ticket) as recycled paper, a step of removing the magnetic recording layer is required, and for this purpose, processing by a specialist is required.

Japanese Patent No. 3256642

Currently, environmentally conscious products are being adopted and systems are being built. However, a toll collection system using a magnetic pass ticket has the following problems from the viewpoint of environmental consideration.
(1) Although many pass tickets are issued (consumed), they cannot be recycled as pass tickets.

(2) When using a pass ticket as recycled paper, the work of a specialist for removing the magnetic recording layer is required.

(3) Now that the social system is shifting to an environmentally conscious type, there is a call for reuse as a pass ticket from the viewpoint of resource saving.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection system that can construct an environment-friendly system by recycling the use of a pass ticket.

  The toll collection system of the present invention includes an entrance processing machine that issues a toll for a vehicle entering the entrance toll gate at the entrance toll gate on the toll road and the exit toll on the exit toll gate on the toll road. And an exit processing unit for processing a pass ticket issued by the entrance processing unit presented from the vehicle entering the station. The entrance processing unit has a rewritable printing surface that can be repeatedly printed / erased. In addition, data is exchanged with an external device by performing wireless communication with the external device, and has at least a memory. The memory includes at least entrance information for specifying the entrance toll gate. A pass ticket supply means for supplying a pass ticket made of a non-contact type communication medium to be recorded, and an old print content on the rewritable print surface of the pass ticket supplied by the pass ticket supply means Print erasure means for performing print erasure processing for erasure, printing means for printing at least entrance information for identifying the entrance toll gate on the rewritable print surface of the pass ticket erased by the print erasure means, and the print Recording means for recording at least entrance information for identifying the entrance toll gate in the memory of the pass ticket printed by the means, and the exit processor accepts the pass ticket issued by the entrance processor Reading means for reading the entrance information recorded in the memory of the accepted toll ticket, and the toll of the vehicle from the entrance toll gate to the exit toll gate based on the entrance information read by the reading means. The toll is calculated again by checking the toll calculation means to calculate and the printing life of the accepted toll ticket on the rewritable printing surface. Print life confirmation means for determining whether or not it can be used, and when it is determined that the print life confirmation means can be reused, the pass ticket is collected for reuse, and it is determined that it cannot be reused Comprises a control means for controlling the pass ticket to be discarded as non-reusable.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the toll collection system which can construct | assemble an environmentally conscious type | system | group by recycling use of a pass ticket can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The structure of the recycling pass which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown roughly, (a) is a top view, (b) is a vertical side view. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an RFID card. The system outline figure in the case of implementing a recycling process with an entrance processor or an exit processor. The system outline figure when not implementing recycling processing with an entrance processor or an exit processor, but carrying out with a dedicated recycling terminal device. The block diagram which shows the apparatus block diagram in an entrance toll gate. The schematic diagram which shows the equipment layout in an entrance toll gate. The block diagram which shows the specific structure of an inlet_port | entrance processor. The block diagram which shows the specific structure of an exit processor. The block diagram which shows the specific structure of a recycling terminal device. The flowchart explaining the flow of operation | movement of an entrance processor. The flowchart explaining the flow of operation | movement of an exit processor. The flowchart explaining the flow of operation | movement of a recycling terminal device. 10 is a flowchart for explaining print life confirmation processing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of a recycling pass according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pass ticket 1 is composed of, for example, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) card (non-contact communication medium) 2, and the both sides thereof are sandwiched between PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resins 3 and 4 for strong reinforcement. It is done.

  On the surface of one PET resin 3, a rewritable printing surface (printing area) 5 capable of repeated printing / erasing is formed. On the rewritable printing surface 5, for example, entrance information (for example, entrance toll gate name, date information, etc.) is printed.

  The RFID card 2 is a passive type that operates with electric power supplied from an external device by electromagnetic inductive coupling. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the RFID card 2 includes an IC chip 6 and an antenna 7.

  The IC chip 6 is connected to an antenna 7 for wireless communication, a CPU 9 for overall control, a ROM 10 in which a control program for the CPU 9 is stored, an arbitrarily rewritable EEPROM 11, and a power wave received It is comprised by the power supply part 12 which produces | generates a voltage. In the EEPROM 11, unique ID information (unique identification information) is recorded, and at least entrance information (for example, entrance toll gate name, date / time information, anti-forgery data, etc.) for identifying the entrance toll gate is recorded. The

First, the outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The basic system outline is to issue a toll ticket at the entrance toll gate and collect the toll ticket at the exit toll gate. Further, at the exit toll gate, the entrance information is obtained from the collected toll, and the toll is calculated and collected from the driver of the vehicle. After collecting the toll, the collected tolls are lined up and filled in the entrance toll gate (entrance processing machine) to prepare for the issuance of the toll.

  In this way, the pass ticket is recycled by cycling the entrance → exit → entrance and the pass ticket. When recycling pass tickets, it is necessary to check the print erasure, pass ticket alignment, and print life at the time of previous use, but these processes (recycle processing) are distributed to the entrance processor and exit processor. A method of carrying out or carrying out by providing a dedicated recycling terminal device (reuse processor) can be considered.

  The lifespan of the recycling pass is determined mainly by the life of the rewritable printing surface, excluding disturbance factors such as bends, bends and smudges. In general, the number of rewrites on the rewritable print surface is as short as 1000 to several hundred times compared to the number of times data is rewritten on the RFID card.

  For a large toll road operator with a large number of toll tickets and a large number of entrance toll gates and exit toll gates, it is thought that labor can be saved by installing a dedicated recycling terminal device. When the recycling terminal device is provided, the print erasing function of the inlet processor and the print life confirmation function of the outlet processor can be omitted, so that the equipment cost can be reduced as a whole.

  For small toll road operators with small issuance of tolls, the equipment cost and operating rate of the recycling terminal equipment deteriorate, so it is considered to operate without using the recycling terminal equipment to reduce overall equipment costs and management costs. It is done.

  FIG. 3 is a system schematic diagram when the above recycling process is performed by the inlet processor 13 or the outlet processor 14. In the entrance processor 13, a print erasure that erases the print contents at the previous use, a print execution at the current use (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, etc.), data writing (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, falsification prevention data Etc.) and issue a pass ticket 1. In particular, when a recycling terminal device is not used for print erasure, the entrance processor 13 needs to be equipped with a print erasure function.

  After collecting the toll ticket 1 at the exit toll gate, the exit processor 14 checks the print items (entrance toll gate name, date information, etc.), print life confirmation, data reading (entrance toll gate name, date information, falsification prevention data) Etc.). In particular, regarding the print life check, when a recycling terminal device is not used, it is necessary to install a print life check function. In addition, what is determined to be the life of printing (passage ticket) is discarded.

  FIG. 4 is a system outline diagram in the case where the above recycling process is not performed by the inlet processor 13 or the outlet processor 14 but is performed by a dedicated recycling terminal device (reuse processor) 15. In the entrance processor 13, printing (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, etc.) and data writing (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, falsification prevention data, etc.) are performed and a pass ticket 1 is issued. In particular, since the printing erasure is performed by the recycling terminal device 15, it is not necessary to mount the printing erasing function in the inlet processor 13.

  After collecting the toll 1 at the exit toll gate, the exit processor 14 checks the printed items (entrance toll gate name, date information, etc.) and reads the data (entrance toll gate name, date information, falsification prevention data, etc.) To do. In particular, since the print life check is performed by the recycling terminal device 15, it is not necessary to install a print life check function.

  The toll ticket 1 collected at the exit toll gate is subjected to, for example, printing erasure, printing life confirmation, and contamination / deformation confirmation at the recycling terminal device 15 installed at the toll road business office. Those that are determined to have a printed (passage ticket) life are discarded.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the fee collection system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 shows a device configuration diagram at the entrance toll gate, and FIG. 6 shows a device layout diagram at the entrance toll gate.

  The entrance processor 13 is an automatic pass ticket issuing machine 22 for issuing a pass ticket 1 to a vehicle 21 entering the entrance toll gate, a left-hand drive vehicle issuing machine 23, and a remote monitoring panel 24 for remotely monitoring these. It is composed of The automatic ticket issuing machine 22 submits an approaching vehicle detector 25 for detecting the vehicle 21 entering the entrance toll gate, a vehicle height detector 26 for detecting the height of the vehicle 21, and an entrance toll gate. An exit vehicle detector 27 that detects the vehicle 21 is connected.

  The entrance processing machine 13 at the entrance toll gate starts issuing operation with the detection signal of the approaching vehicle detector 25 as a trigger, and issues the pass ticket 1 from the issuing port corresponding to the vehicle height detected by the vehicle height detector 26. Shall be done. In the case of a left-hand drive vehicle, the driver of the vehicle 21 presses an issue button (not shown) of the left-hand drive vehicle issuing machine 23 to issue the pass ticket 1 from the left side of the lane. In the case of forgetting to take the pass ticket 1, the pass ticket 1 is collected by the detection signal of the exit vehicle detector 27.

  The issuing operation of the pass ticket 1 prints the entrance toll gate name and date / time information on the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1, and records the entrance toll gate name, date / time information fee, and falsification prevention data on the RFID card 2. . The issued pass ticket 1 is given to the driver of the vehicle 21. In the case of a system configuration in which the recycling terminal device 15 is not used, a print erasure process for erasing the print contents at the previous use is performed before the issuing operation.

FIG. 7 shows a specific configuration of the inlet processor 13.
The automatic pass ticket issuing machine 22 includes a main control unit 31 that controls the overall control, an issue control unit 32 that controls the issue operation, an issue unit 33 that issues the pass ticket 1, and an external interface 34. An incoming vehicle detector 25, a vehicle height detector 26, and a leaving vehicle detector 27 are connected to the external interface 34. The main control unit 31 is connected to a host device 28 installed in a computer center or the like and a remote monitoring panel 24 installed in a receipt office or the like.

The issuing unit 33 stores a number of used or unused pass tickets 1 in a stacked state, takes out the pass tickets 1 one by one from the pass ticket storage unit 35, and supplies them to a transport path (not shown). An IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic induction coupling. A reader / writer unit 38 for writing and reading data to / from the memory, a printing unit 39 for printing entrance information on the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1, and an upper issue port (not shown) or lower issuer A pass ticket discharging unit 40 for discharging to the mouth, a pass ticket collecting unit 41 for collecting the forgotten pass ticket 1, and a guidance display unit 42 for performing various types of guidance.
In the case of a system configuration in which the recycling terminal device 15 is not used, the print erasing unit 37 in the issuing unit 33 is deleted.

  The left-hand drive vehicle issuing machine 23 includes an issuing control unit 43 that controls the issuing operation and an issuing unit 44 that issues the pass ticket 1. The issue control unit 43 is an external interface of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 22. 34.

The issuing unit 44 is the same as the issuing unit 33 of the automatic ticket issuing machine 22, the ticket storing unit 45, the taking-out unit 46, the print erasing unit 47, the reader / writer unit 48, the printing unit 49, the ticket issuing unit 50, the traffic It consists of a ticket collection unit 51 and a guidance display unit 52.
In the case of a system configuration in which the recycling terminal device 15 is not used, the print erasing unit 47 in the issuing unit 43 is deleted.

  FIG. 8 shows a specific configuration of the outlet processor 14. The exit processor 14 includes a main control unit 61 that performs toll collection processing and performs overall control, and a pass ticket reader 62 that reads the collected pass ticket 1. The pass ticket reader 62 includes a reading control unit 63 and a reading unit 64 that control the reading operation.

The reading unit 64 writes data to the memory in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power by electromagnetic induction coupling to the pass ticket receiving unit 65 that receives the collected pass ticket 1 and the RFID card 2 of the received pass ticket 1. A reader / writer unit 66 for reading and writing, a printing life checking unit 67 for checking the printing life of the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1, a pass ticket collecting unit 68 for collecting the pass ticket 1 to be reused, and a discarding pass ticket 1 includes a reject unit 69 for collecting 1 and a guide display unit 70 for performing various types of guidance.
In the case of a system configuration in which the recycling terminal device 15 is not used, the print life confirmation unit 67 in the reading unit 64 is deleted.

  At the exit toll gate, the toll collector collects the pass ticket 1 from the driver of the vehicle. The receipt person processes the collected pass ticket 1 with the pass ticket reader 62, whereby the toll is calculated from the entrance information recorded on the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1.

  The calculation and confirmation of the toll is carried out by the main control unit 61, but when the entrance information for calculating the toll is confirmed, the forgery prevention data recorded on the RFID card 2 of the toll 1 is checked. By doing so, unauthorized use can be minimized.

  FIG. 9 shows a specific configuration of the recycling terminal device 15. The recycling terminal device 15 includes a main control unit 71 that performs overall control, and a pass ticket processing machine 72 that performs recycling of the pass ticket 1 (deletion of previously printed contents and extraction of a non-reusable ticket (defective ticket)). It is composed of The pass ticket processor 72 includes a control unit 73 and a processing unit 74 that control processing operations.

  The processing unit 74 stores a pass ticket storage unit 75 that stores a number of used pass tickets 1 in a stacked state, and a take-out unit 76 that extracts the pass tickets 1 one by one from the pass ticket storage unit 75 and supplies them to a conveyance path (not shown). A print erasure unit 77 for erasing old print contents from the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 and data to the memory in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic induction coupling. A reader / writer unit 78 for writing and reading, a print life checking unit 79 for checking the printing life of the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1, a pass ticket collecting unit 80 for collecting the pass ticket 1 to be reused, and discarding. It comprises a reject unit 81 for collecting the pass ticket 1 and a guidance display unit 82 for performing various guidance.

  Next, the operation flow of the inlet processor 13 in such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, one pass ticket 1 is taken out from the pass ticket storage unit 35 by the take-out unit 36 and sent to the print erasing unit 37, where the print erasure for erasing the old print contents on the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 is performed. Processing is performed (step S1).

  Next, the printed pass ticket 1 is sent to the printing unit 39, and fixed information (entrance toll gate name, etc.) in the entrance information is printed on the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 (step S2). . The passing ticket 1 on which the fixed information is printed is temporarily held here and waits for the vehicle 21 to enter.

  When the approaching vehicle detector 25 detects the entry of the vehicle 21 (step S3), it is determined whether the vehicle height detector 26 detects the vehicle height of the vehicle 21 (step S4), and the vehicle height is detected. If it is, the pass ticket discharge unit 40 selects the upper issuance slot (step S5) and displays the guidance on the guidance display unit 42 (step S6).

  Next, the printing unit 39 prints the remaining fluctuation information (date information, etc.) in the entrance information on the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 (step S7), and sends the pass ticket 1 to the reader / writer unit 38. send.

  The reader / writer 38 supplies entry information (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, etc.) and forgery / alteration to the memory in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic inductive coupling. Data is written (step S8). The passing ticket 1 whose data has been written is discharged to the upper issue port selected by the passing ticket discharge unit 40 (step S9).

  If the vehicle height is not detected as a result of the determination in step S4, the pass ticket discharge unit 40 selects the lower issuance port (step S10) and displays the guidance on the guidance display unit 42 (step S11).

  Next, the printing unit 39 prints the remaining fluctuation information (date information, etc.) in the entrance information on the rewritable printing surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 (step S12), and sends the pass ticket 1 to the reader / writer unit 38. send.

  The reader / writer 38 supplies entry information (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, etc.) and forgery / alteration to the memory in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic inductive coupling. Data is written (step S13). The passing ticket 1 whose data has been written is discharged to the upper issue port selected by the passing ticket discharge unit 40 (step S14).

  Next, when the exit vehicle detector 27 detects the exit of the vehicle 21 (step S15), it is checked whether or not the pass ticket 1 discharged to the issuing port has been extracted (step S16). Returning to S1, in preparation for the next operation, if it is not removed, it is collected in the pass ticket collecting unit 41 (step S17), and then returning to step S1 to prepare for the next operation.

In the above description, in order to issue as quickly as possible, the print erasure process in step S1 and the fixed information print process in step S2 are performed before an approaching vehicle is detected. There is no need, for example, after the approaching vehicle is detected in step S3, the print erasure process in step S1 may be performed, and the fixed information print process may also be performed in step S8.
Further, in the case of a system configuration using the recycling terminal device 15, the print erasing process in step S1 is unnecessary and is deleted.

  Next, the flow of operation of the exit processor 14 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the exit processor 14, the guidance display unit 70 guides the insertion of a pass ticket (step S21). When it is detected that the receipt person has collected the pass ticket 1 from the driver of the vehicle and inserted it into the pass ticket accepting unit 65 (step S22), the pass ticket 1 is sent to the reader / writer unit 66.

  The reader / writer unit 66 supplies entry power (entrance toll gate name, date / time information, etc.) and falsification prevention data from the memory in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic inductive coupling. Is read (step S23), and the entrance information is displayed on the guidance display unit 70 (step S24).

  The receiver visually confirms the entrance information displayed on the guidance display unit 70 (step S25), and if it cannot be approved due to suspicion of fraud, the manual operation is performed by inquiring the driver of the vehicle. Performed (step S26).

  As a result of the confirmation in step S25, if it can be approved, the receiver inputs an instruction to that effect, and the main control unit 61 calculates the toll based on the entrance information read from the toll 1 (step S27). ).

  The print life confirmation unit 67 determines whether or not the pass ticket 1 can be reused by checking the print life of the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 (steps S28 and S29). Details of the print life confirmation process will be described later.

  If the pass 1 is not reusable as a result of the determination in steps S28 and S29, the pass 1 is recovered to the reject unit 69 for disposal (step S30), and the pass 1 is reused. If possible, the pass ticket 1 is collected to the pass ticket collecting unit 68 for reuse (step S31).

  In the case of a system configuration that uses the recycling terminal device 15, the print life confirmation processing in steps S28 and S29 and the rejection processing in step S30 are unnecessary and are deleted.

  Next, the operation flow of the recycling terminal device 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the used pass ticket 1 to be recycled is loaded into the pass ticket storage unit 75 (step S41), and a processing start command is input (step S42), the take-out ticket 76 receives the pass ticket 1 from the pass ticket storage unit 75. One sheet is taken out and sent to the reader / writer unit 78.

  The reader / writer unit 78 writes and reads test data to and from the memory (EEPROM 11) in the IC chip 6 while supplying operating power to the RFID card 2 of the pass ticket 1 by electromagnetic induction coupling. It is checked whether or not there is any (step S43).

  If there is an abnormality in the memory as a result of the check in step S43, it is determined that the pass ticket 1 cannot be reused, and the pass ticket 1 is recovered to the reject unit 81 for disposal (step S44).

  If there is no abnormality in the memory as a result of the check in step S43, the passing ticket 1 is sent to the print life confirmation unit 79. The print life confirmation unit 79 determines whether or not the pass ticket 1 can be reused by checking the print life of the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 (steps S45 and S46). Details of the print life confirmation process will be described later.

  If the pass ticket 1 cannot be reused as a result of the determination in steps S45 and S46, the pass ticket 1 is recovered to the reject unit 81 for disposal (step S44), and the pass ticket 1 is reused. If possible, it is confirmed whether or not the passing ticket 1 is not dirty or deformed (step S47). This dirt / deformation confirmation processing will be described later.

  If the result of the confirmation in step S47 is that the ticket 1 is dirty or deformed, it is determined that the ticket 1 cannot be reused, and the ticket 1 is collected into the reject unit 81 for disposal ( Step S44) If there is no dirt / deformation in the pass ticket 1, the pass ticket 1 is collected into the pass ticket collecting unit 80 for reuse (step S49).

  Next, print life confirmation processing in steps S28 and S29 (print life confirmation unit 67) in FIG. 11 and steps S45 and S46 (print life confirmation unit 79) in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  It is assumed that the camera has a camera (not shown) that captures an image of the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1. First, an image of the rewritable print surface 5 of the pass ticket 1 is taken with a camera (step S51), and the background portion and the character portion are separated from the taken image using a binarization process or the like. A character image is extracted (step S52).

  Next, the density of the extracted character image is confirmed (step S53), and if the density is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, the character font is checked next to check whether the character is blurred. If there is no fading in the characters (step S54), it is determined that the printing life is not yet reached and it is determined that the characters can be reused (recyclable) (step S55).

  As a result of the confirmation in step S53, if there is no darkness equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, or if the result of the check in step S54 is that the character is faint, it is determined that the printing life has been reached and cannot be reused (recyclable). (Step S56).

  Next, the dirt / deformation confirmation processing of the pass ticket 1 in step S47 of FIG. 12 will be briefly described.

  In the case of this example, it is assumed that an image photographed by the camera used in the print life confirmation process described above is used. For example, a background image is extracted by separating a background portion and a character portion by using binarization processing or the like on an image photographed by a camera, and the density of the extracted background image is confirmed and determined in advance. If the density is higher than the threshold value, it is determined that there is dirt.

  Further, for example, the shape of the pass ticket 1 is obtained from an image photographed by a camera, and the obtained shape is compared with a predetermined reference value to determine whether or not the pass ticket 1 is deformed.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, an environment-friendly toll collection system can be constructed by recycling the use of a pass ticket. In addition, by adopting the toll collection system, it is expected that the waste department will be reduced and the corporate value will be improved.

Furthermore, by performing appropriate function sharing for each device, a recycling system suitable for the business scale of the toll road operator can be introduced.
That is, for toll road operators having a small scale (the number of issued toll tickets is small and the number of toll booths is small), the system operation without a recycling terminal device is operated to reduce equipment costs and management costs. In particular, the inlet processor and the outlet processor are equipped with the minimum necessary functions for recycling and operate without a recycling terminal device.

  In addition, for toll road operators with a large scale (a large amount of issuance of tolls and a large number of toll booths), a recycling terminal device is set to achieve automation (labor saving) as much as possible. In addition, by utilizing the recycling terminal device, the functions of the inlet processor and the outlet processor will be reduced, and the equipment and management costs will be reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Passage ticket, 2 ... RFID card (non-contact type communication medium), 11 ... EEPROM (memory), 13 ... Entrance processor, 14 ... Exit processor, 15 ... Recycle terminal device (reuse processor), 21 ... Vehicle, 22 ... automatic pass ticket issuing machine, 23 ... left-hand drive vehicle issuing machine, 25 ... entering vehicle detector, 26 ... vehicle height detector, 27 ... exit vehicle detector, 37, 47, 77 ... print erasing unit, 67, 79: Print life confirmation section.

Claims (2)

At the entrance toll gate on the toll road, from the entrance processor that issues a toll for the vehicles entering the entrance toll gate, and from the vehicles entering the exit toll gate at the exit toll gate on the toll road An exit processing machine that processes the pass ticket issued by the entrance processing machine to be presented;
The inlet processor is
It has a rewritable printing surface that can be repeatedly printed / erased, and exchanges data with external devices by communicating wirelessly with external devices. Is a pass ticket supply means for supplying a pass ticket made of a contactless communication medium in which at least entrance information identifying the entrance toll gate is recorded;
Print erasure means for performing a print erasure process for erasing the old print contents on the rewritable print surface of the pass ticket supplied by the passage ticket supply means;
Printing means for printing entrance information for identifying at least the entrance toll gate on the rewritable printing surface of the pass ticket printed and erased by the print erasing means;
Recording means for recording at least entrance information specifying the entrance toll gate with respect to the memory of the pass ticket printed by the printing means,
The outlet processor is
Reading means for accepting a pass ticket issued by the entrance processor and reading entrance information recorded in the memory of the accepted pass ticket;
Toll calculation means for calculating the toll of the vehicle from the entrance toll gate to the exit toll gate based on the entrance information read by the reading means;
Print life confirmation means for determining whether or not the pass ticket is reusable by checking the print life on the rewritable print surface of the accepted pass ticket;
When it is determined by the printing life confirmation means that the ticket can be reused, the ticket is collected for reuse, and when it is determined that the ticket cannot be reused, the ticket is discarded as non-reusable. A toll collection system comprising control means for controlling. At the entrance toll gate on the toll road, from the entrance processor that issues a toll for the vehicles entering the entrance toll gate, and from the vehicles entering the exit toll gate at the exit toll gate on the toll road The exit processing machine that processes the pass ticket issued by the entrance processing machine to be presented, and the reuse processing machine that performs processing for reuse with respect to the pass ticket processed by the exit processing machine,
The inlet processor is
It has a rewritable printing surface that can be repeatedly printed / erased, and exchanges data with external devices by wirelessly communicating with external devices. It has at least a memory. Is a pass ticket supply means for supplying a pass ticket made of a contactless communication medium in which at least entrance information identifying the entrance toll gate is recorded;
Printing means for printing entrance information for identifying at least the entrance toll gate on the rewritable print surface of the pass ticket supplied by the pass ticket supplying means;
Recording means for recording at least entrance information specifying the entrance toll gate with respect to the memory of the pass ticket printed by the printing means,
The outlet processor is
Reading means for accepting a pass ticket issued by the entrance processor and reading entrance information recorded in the memory of the accepted pass ticket;
A toll fee calculating means for calculating a toll for the vehicle from the entrance toll gate to the exit toll gate based on the entrance information read by the reading means,
The reuse processor is
Print life confirmation means for accepting a pass ticket processed by the exit processor and determining whether the pass ticket is reusable by checking a print life on the rewritable print surface of the accepted pass ticket;
Control means for controlling to discard the pass ticket as non-reusable if it is determined by the printing life confirmation means that it cannot be reused;
A print erasure unit that performs a print erasure process for erasing the old print contents on the rewritable print surface of the accepted pass when the print life confirmation unit determines that the sheet can be reused;
A toll collection system comprising: a collection unit that collects a pass ticket that has been subjected to a print erasure process by the print erasure unit.

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