JP2018139040A - Information processing device, information processing system, charge calculation device, information processing method, and charge calculation method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user convenience in a system reflecting card usage to a parking fee.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes a storage unit for storing first identification information and second identification information in association with each other, an identification information acquisition unit which acquires the first identification information transmitted by an onboard device of a vehicle entering a parking lot from a charge calculation device, a transmission unit which transmits settlement information regarding settlement using a card containing the first identification information and the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the charge calculation device, and a charge information acquisition unit which acquires the charge information indicating the parking fee of the vehicle calculated on the basis of the first identification information and the settlement information from the charge calculation device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, a fee calculation device, an information processing method, a fee calculation method, and a program.

  Recently, ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) vehicle-mounted devices mounted on vehicles have become widespread. A card is inserted into the ETC on-board unit, and the ETC on-board unit can process the usage fee of the highway by communicating information on the card with an ETC antenna provided on the highway.

  Application of the above-mentioned ETC in-vehicle device to settlement in a parking lot is also being studied. For example, in Non-Patent Document 1 below, when a user using a parking lot makes a purchase using an IC credit card, payment information is written on the IC credit card, and the IC credit card is inserted when the user leaves the parking lot. A system is disclosed in which payment information is transmitted when inserted into an ETC on-vehicle device, and parking fee is discounted based on the payment information.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Policy Joint Research Report on Next-Generation Road Service Providing System Attachment 2: Review Material on Multipurpose IC Card pp.28-43, [Online], INTERNET, [February 10, 2017 Search], <URL: http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bcg/siryou/tnn/tnn0319pdf/ks0319012.pdf>

  However, in the above system, the user has to insert and remove the IC credit card when getting on and off the vehicle. In addition, at present, the mainstream of ETC cards is the credit card separation type in which the ETC card itself is not provided with a credit function and the credit card is linked to the ETC card. Has an ETC card inserted in the ETC vehicle-mounted device. For this reason, in the above system, it is necessary to replace the ETC card and the IC credit card when entering or leaving the parking lot.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to improve user convenience in a system that reflects the use of a card in a parking lot fee. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved information processing device, information processing system, fee calculation device, information processing method, fee calculation method and program.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, the storage unit that associates and stores the first identification information and the second identification information, and the vehicle-mounted device that enters the parking lot is transmitted from the vehicle unit. An identification information acquisition unit that acquires first identification information from a fee calculation device, the first identification information, and a card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit are used. The transmission unit that transmits payment information related to payment to the charge calculation device, the first identification information, and charge information that indicates the parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information, and the charge calculation An information processing apparatus is provided, comprising: a charge information acquisition unit that is acquired from the apparatus.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including an information processing device and a charge calculation device, wherein the information processing device includes first identification information and second identification information. A storage unit that associates and stores information, an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot, from the fee calculation device, and the first identification information, A first transmission unit that transmits payment information relating to a payment using a card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device; The calculation device includes a second transmission unit that transmits the first identification information and fee information indicating the parking fee calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device. ,information Management system is provided. Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charge calculation device applicable to the information processing system, which is calculated based on the first identification information and the payment information. A fee calculation device is provided, comprising: a second transmitter that transmits fee information indicating the parking fee to the information processing device.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method in an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores first identification information and second identification information in association with each other, The information processing apparatus includes an identification information acquisition step of acquiring the first identification information transmitted from a vehicle-mounted device of a vehicle entering a parking lot from a fee calculation apparatus, the first identification information, and the storage unit. Based on the transmission step of transmitting the payment information related to the payment using the card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information to the fee calculation device, the first identification information, and the payment information A charge information acquisition step of acquiring charge information indicating the parking fee of the vehicle calculated in this way from the charge calculation device is provided.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method executed in an information processing system including an information processing device and a charge calculation device, wherein the information processing device includes: The information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores the first identification information and the second identification information in association with each other, and the information processing apparatus acquires the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the fee calculation apparatus. The identification information acquisition step, the first identification information, and the payment information relating to the payment using the card having the second identification information stored in association with the first identification information in the storage unit. A first transmission step of transmitting to the calculation device, wherein the fee calculation device indicates the first identification information and the vehicle parking fee calculated based on the payment information And characterized by having a, a second transmission step of transmitting to the information processing apparatus, an information processing method is provided. Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charge calculation method executed in a charge calculation apparatus applicable to the information processing system, wherein the charge calculation apparatus includes: A fee calculation method comprising: a second transmission step of transmitting first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device. Provided.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, according to another viewpoint of this invention, the memory | storage part which associates and memorize | stores a 1st identification information and 2nd identification information according to another viewpoint of this invention, the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle which enters a parking lot A card having an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the first identification information transmitted from the fee calculation device, the first identification information, and second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit A transmitter for transmitting settlement information relating to a settlement using a payment to the fee calculation device, the first identification information, and fee information indicating a parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information. A program is provided for functioning as a charge information acquisition unit acquired from the apparatus. Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as a fee calculation device applicable to the information processing system, wherein the first identification information And a fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the settlement information is functioned as a second transmission unit that transmits the information to the information processing apparatus.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve user convenience in a system that reflects the use of a card in a parking lot fee.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the parking fee payment system by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the application server by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the information memorize | stored in an application server. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the payment server by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the information memorize | stored in a payment server. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement when a vehicle enters a parking lot. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process from store use to the leaving from a parking lot. It is the block diagram which showed the hardware constitutions of the application server.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. Configuration of parking fee settlement system>
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information processing system, and more particularly, to a parking fee payment system that applies a discount according to the use of a predetermined partner store to a parking fee. Hereinafter, the configuration of the parking fee settlement system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a parking fee settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the parking fee payment system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a vehicle 10 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 12, an application server 20, a payment server 30, a parking lot management device 40, a partner store. Device 50.

  The parking lot management device 40 is a device for managing the entrance of the vehicle 10 to the parking lot and the exit of the vehicle 10 from the parking lot. For example, the parking lot management device 40 includes an ETC roadside machine, a gate, and a management server. The ETC roadside machine performs wireless communication using the vehicle-mounted device 12 mounted on the vehicle 10 and DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications). A gate is arrange | positioned in the path | route where a vehicle enters / leaves a parking lot, and a management server performs control for opening a gate based on communication etc. with an ETC roadside machine and the vehicle equipment 12.

  The parking lot management device 40 is connected to the application server 20 via, for example, a network, and the application server 20 displays the entry time of the vehicle 10, the exit time of the vehicle 10, the ETC card ID received from the vehicle-mounted device 12, and the like. Send to.

  The vehicle-mounted device 12 performs wireless communication with the parking lot management device 40 using DSRC. An ETC card can be inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12, and the vehicle-mounted device 12 uses an ETC card ID as a wireless signal that uses DSRC when the vehicle 10 enters the parking lot and when the vehicle 10 leaves the parking lot. It transmits to the parking lot management apparatus 40 by communication. Such onboard equipment 12 may be an onboard equipment compatible with ETC / ETC2.0, for example.

  The affiliated store device 50 is a device of an affiliated store that is affiliated with a parking lot operator used by the vehicle 10. The affiliated store apparatus 50 is connected to the settlement server 30 via, for example, a network. When the user using the vehicle 10 uses a partner store with a credit card, the partner store apparatus 50 transmits store use information including a credit card ID, store ID, and usage amount information to the settlement server 30. Here, the affiliated store apparatus 50 includes, for example, one or a plurality of POS (point of sale system) terminals, a plurality of POS terminals, and a POS management apparatus that manages the plurality of POS terminals.

  The application server 20 is an example of a fee calculation device that calculates a discount fee for a parking fee based on the use of a credit card at a partner store by a user who uses the parking lot. The application server 20 is connected to the parking lot management device 40 and the settlement server 30 via, for example, a network, receives information related to entrance / exit of the vehicle 10 from the parking lot management device 40, and a user who uses the parking lot is a partner store. The payment information related to the payment made using the credit card is received from the payment server 30 together with the ETC card ID related to the payment information. The application server 20 determines a discount fee based on the settlement information, and transmits discount fee information based on the determined discount fee to the parking lot management device 40 (here, the application server 20 transmits the discount fee information to the discount fee). It may be transmitted to the parking lot management apparatus 40 together with the ETC card ID related to the charge information). The application server 20 acquires fee information indicating the parking fee after the discount fee is applied from the parking lot management device 40 together with the ETC card ID related to the fee information, and the fee information and the ETC card ID. Are transmitted to the settlement server 30.

  The settlement server 30 is an information processing device connected to the affiliated store device 50 and the application server 20 via a network, for example. The settlement server 30 stores the credit card ID and the ETC card ID in association with each other. The settlement server 30 receives from the partner store device 50 store information including the credit card ID of the credit card used for payment at the partner store, the store ID, and the use amount. Moreover, the payment server 30 transmits the payment information received from the affiliated store apparatus 50 to the application server 20 together with the ETC card ID associated with the credit card ID related to the payment information, and calculates using the payment information. The fee information indicating the parking fee is received from the application server 20 together with the ETC card ID related to the fee information. The settlement server 30 executes settlement processing based on the fee information and the ETC card ID related to the fee information.

<2. Application Server Configuration>
The configuration of the parking fee payment system according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, the configuration of the application server 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the application server 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the application server 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 220 is an interface between the parking lot management device 40 and the payment server 30, and communicates various information with the parking lot management device 40 and the payment server 30. For example, the communication unit 220 receives information about the entrance / exit of the vehicle 10 from the parking lot management device 40 together with the ETC card ID of the ETC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12. Moreover, the communication part 220 receives the payment information regarding the payment which the user using a parking lot performed using the credit card in the affiliated store from the payment server 30 together with the ETC card ID related to the payment information. Further, the communication unit 220 transmits to the settlement server 30 the fee information indicating the parking fee to which the discount fee determined based on the payment information by the control unit 240 is applied together with the ETC card ID related to the fee information. It has a function as a 2nd transmission part.

(Memory part)
The storage unit 230 stores information that the control unit 240 refers to in order to determine a discount fee. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 230 associates an ETC card ID, ETC card valid / invalid information indicating ETC card validity / invalidity, vehicle information, entry time, exit time, and store use information. Remember. The vehicle information may include information related to the vehicle-mounted device 12 such as WCN (Wireless Call Number). The ETC card ID, vehicle information, entrance time, and exit time are received from the parking lot management device 40. The store usage information includes the store ID and usage fee information of the affiliated store where the credit card was used for payment. The store usage information is stored based on reception of payment information (ETC card ID and store usage information) from the payment server 30.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, a user who uses an ETC card whose ETC card ID is XX is a user who uses an ETC card whose ETC card is valid, has left the parking lot, and whose ETC card ID is YY. The ETC card is valid and the parking lot is being used. Also, FIG. 3 shows that the user using the ETC card whose ETC card ID is YY paid the amount indicated in the usage amount information 3 with a credit card at the affiliated store whose store ID is “3”. Has been.

(Control part)
The control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the application server 20. For example, the control unit 240 causes the communication unit 220 to transmit the ETC card ID received when the vehicle 10 enters / exits from the parking lot management device 40 to the settlement server 30. In addition, the control unit 240 sends to the settlement server 30 from the communication unit 220 the fee information indicating the parking fee to which the discount fee determined by the discount determining unit 244 described later is applied together with the ETC card ID related to the fee information. Send it.

  In addition, the control unit 240 according to the present embodiment has functions of a guidance control unit 242 and a discount determination unit 244, as shown in FIG.

  The guidance control unit 242 controls the output of guidance information by the vehicle-mounted device 12 of the vehicle 10 that has entered the parking lot. The guidance information is information for guiding the payment method at the affiliated store. For example, the guidance control unit 242 controls the output of guidance information according to the type of ETC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12.

  Examples of the ETC card include a separation type, an integral type, and a personal card. The separable ETC card is an ETC card that does not have a credit function and is linked to a credit card. The integrated ETC card is an ETC card having a credit function. The personal card is a deposit deposit type ETC card issued by an expressway company.

  Separate ETC cards and integrated ETC cards include corporate cards and family membership cards in addition to general ETC cards used by cardholders themselves. The separate type ETC card is referred to as a separate type ETC card, and a general integrated type ETC card is referred to as an integrated type ETC card. In addition, since the integrated ETC card has a credit function, the integrated ETC card may be referred to as a credit card. Note that the information indicating the type of ETC card is received from the settlement server 30 as an inquiry result based on the ETC card ID transmitted to the settlement server 30.

  When the ETC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12 is a separation-type ETC card, the guidance control unit 242 guides the use of the credit card associated with the ETC card for payment at the affiliated store. Information is transmitted from the communication unit 220 toward the vehicle-mounted device 12 of the vehicle 10. For example, the guidance information may include message information indicating that the parking fee is discounted by using a credit card associated with the ETC card. With such a configuration, it is expected that a user who uses a separation-type ETC card uses a credit card linked to the ETC card at a partner store to obtain a discount on parking fee.

  In addition, when the ETC card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12 is an integrated ETC card, the guidance control unit 242 provides guidance information for guiding the use of the ETC card for payment at a partner store. The transmission is performed from 220 to the vehicle-mounted device 12 of the vehicle 10. For example, the guidance information may include message information indicating that the parking fee is discounted by using the ETC card. With this configuration, it is expected that a user who uses an integrated ETC card will use the ETC card at a partner store to obtain a discount on parking fee.

  The vehicle-mounted device 12 may receive the guidance information transmitted from the application server 20 via the parking lot management device 40 and output the received guidance information by voice.

  The discount determination unit 244 determines a discount fee for the parking fee of the vehicle 10 when the vehicle 10 leaves the parking lot. Specifically, the discount determining unit 244 refers to the storage unit 230 and determines a discount fee based on the store usage information. For example, the discount determination unit 244 may determine a discount fee based on an amount corresponding to the total amount of money used at the affiliated store or a time fee. The communication unit 220 transmits the discount fee determined by the discount determination unit 244 to the parking lot management device 40, acquires fee information indicating the parking fee after the discount fee is applied from the parking lot management device 40, The fee information is transmitted to the settlement server 30. The fee information may include information indicating a regular parking fee and information indicating a discount fee, or may include information indicating a parking fee after the discount fee has been deducted and information indicating a discount fee. . The information indicating the discount fee may be used for charging the affiliated store, but the fee information may not include information indicating the discounted fee when the partner store is not charged.

<3. Payment Server Configuration>
The configuration of the application server 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Then, with reference to FIG. 4, the structure of the payment server 30 by embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the settlement server 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the settlement server 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 320, a storage unit 330, and a control unit 340.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 320 is an interface between the affiliated store device 50 and the application server 20 and communicates various information with the affiliated store device 50 and the application server 20. For example, the communication unit 320 includes a usage information acquisition unit that receives a credit card ID and store usage information from the affiliated store device 50, an identification information acquisition unit that receives an ETC card ID as identification information from the application server 20, and an application server 20. It has a function as a fee information acquisition unit that receives fee information indicating the parking fee of the vehicle 10. The communication unit 320 also has a function as a transmission unit that transmits payment information including store use information received from the affiliated store device 50 to the application server 20.

(Memory part)
The storage unit 330 stores information for determining a discount fee in the application server 20. The storage unit 330 stores one or more ETC card IDs and a credit card ID (credit card identification information) associated with each of the one or more ETC card IDs. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 330 stores a credit card ID, an ETC card ID, an ETC card type, a parking lot usage status, and store usage information in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the ETC card having the ETC card ID “XX” is linked to the credit card having the credit card ID 1 and is of a separation type. The ETC card having the ETC card ID “YY” is associated with the credit card having the credit card ID 2 and is an integrated type. In the integrated ETC card, the ETC card ID and the credit card ID may be the same or different.

(Control part)
The control unit 340 controls the overall operation of the payment server 30. For example, the control unit 340 controls storage of information by the storage unit 330 and communication between the communication unit 320 and the application server 20 or the affiliated store device 50.

  For example, when the control unit 340 receives an ETC card ID transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 12 of the vehicle 10 that has entered the parking lot from the application server 20 via the communication unit 320, the control unit 340 is associated with the ETC card ID in the storage unit 330. The type information indicating the type is displayed is transmitted to the application server 20 via the communication unit 320.

In addition, the control unit 340 receives the credit card ID and the store usage information from the affiliated store apparatus 50 via the communication unit 320.
In addition, when the control unit 340 receives the ETC card ID from the application server 20 via the communication unit 320 when the vehicle 10 leaves the parking lot, the store usage information associated with the ETC card ID in the storage unit 330 is received. And the payment information including the ETC card ID and the store use information is transmitted to the application server 20 via the communication unit 320.

  Further, the control unit 340 according to the present embodiment has the functions of a settlement processing unit 342 and an accounting processing unit 344 as shown in FIG.

  The settlement processing unit 342 executes settlement processing for using the parking lot of the vehicle 10 according to the fee information received from the application server 20 via the communication unit 320 and the ETC card ID related to the fee information.

  The billing processing unit 344 performs processing related to billing for the discount fee included in the fee information. For example, the billing processing unit 344 sends the discount fee information (billing information) included in the fee information to the communication unit 320 via the communication unit 320 and the partner store device 50 of the store corresponding to the store ID included in the fee information. May be sent to. The fee information may include an ETC card ID instead of the store ID. In this case, the billing processing unit 344 may specify the store ID related to the fee information with reference to the storage unit 330. Further, when there are a plurality of affiliated stores used, the billing processing unit 344 may divide the discount fee evenly or may divide the discount fee according to the usage amount at each partner store.

<4. Operation>
The configuration of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be organized with reference to FIGS.

(Operation when entering)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation when the vehicle 10 enters the parking lot. First, when the user gets on the vehicle 10 and arrives at the parking lot, the ETC roadside machine of the parking lot management device 40 is the ETC card ID of the ETC card inserted in the on-vehicle device 12 transmitted from the on-vehicle device 12 of the vehicle 10. The vehicle information is received by wireless communication using DSRC (S304). Then, the management server of the parking lot management device 40 transmits the entrance time to the application server 20 in addition to the ETC card ID and vehicle information received by the ETC roadside machine (S308).

  The application server 20 inquires of the settlement server 30 about the ETC card ID received from the parking lot management apparatus 40 (S312), and receives the inquiry result of the ETC card ID from the settlement server 30 (S316). Here, the inquiry result includes ETC card type information corresponding to the ETC card ID. Here, the settlement server 30 refers to the storage unit 330 when processing the inquiry of the ETC card ID from the application server 20.

The application server 20 refers to the storage unit 230 for information on whether or not the ETC card corresponding to the ETC card ID is valid.
If the ETC card corresponding to the ETC card ID is not valid (S320 / no), the application server 20 instructs the parking lot management device 40 to issue a parking ticket (S324). In this case, normal charge settlement based on the parking ticket is performed, and the discount due to the use of the affiliated store is not applied. Here, when the ETC card corresponding to the ETC card ID is not valid, in the application server 20, the ETC card corresponding to the ETC card ID is invalid, or the ETC card ID is stored in the storage unit 230. This is the case. On the other hand, when the ETC card corresponding to the ETC card ID is valid, the application server 20 associates the ETC card ID, the vehicle information, and the entry time and stores them in the storage unit 230 (S328).

  Thereafter, the application server 20 performs processing according to the type of ETC card. Specifically, when the type of the ETC card is neither a separation type nor an integration type (S332 / no), the application server 20 instructs the parking lot management device 40 to issue a parking ticket (here, the application server 20 In addition, the parking lot management device 40 may be instructed to issue a parking ticket, and the ETC card ID related to the instruction may be transmitted) (S336). In this case, normal charge settlement based on the parking ticket is performed, and no discount is applied by using the affiliated store. In addition, even if it is an ETC card which is neither a separation type nor an integrated type, there may be an ETC card to which a discount is applied by using a partner store.

  On the other hand, when the type of the ETC card is a separation type or an integrated type (S332 / yes), the application server 20 transmits an instruction and guidance information for opening the gate to the parking lot management device 40 (here, the application The server 20 may transmit an instruction for opening the gate and guidance information to the parking lot management device 40 together with the ETC card ID related to the instruction and guidance information) (S340). Here, the guidance information when the type of the ETC card is a separation type includes message information indicating that the parking fee is discounted by using the credit card linked to the ETC card, The guidance information when the type is an integrated type may include message information indicating that the parking fee is discounted by using the ETC card.

  The parking lot management device 40 opens the gate in response to an instruction for opening the gate from the application server 20 (S344), and transmits guidance information to the vehicle-mounted device 12 (S348). The vehicle-mounted device 12 outputs the received guidance information (S352). Thereafter, the user stops the vehicle 10 and then gets off the vehicle 10.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing processing from store use to exit from a parking lot. As shown in FIG. 7, when the user who stops the vehicle 10 at the parking lot uses a credit card to make payment at the affiliated store (S404), the affiliated store device 50 uses the credit card ID and the store of the credit card. The usage information is transmitted to the settlement server 30 (S408). Here, when the type of ETC card is a separation type, the credit card is a credit card linked to the ETC card, and when the type of ETC card is an integral type, the credit card is an ETC card. is there. The settlement server 30 stores the store use information received from the partner store device 50 in the storage unit 330 in association with the credit card ID related to the store use information (S412). In addition, the process of S404-S412 is repeated whenever a user uses a partner store.

  Thereafter, when the user returning to the vehicle 10 tries to leave the parking lot, the ETC roadside machine of the parking lot management device 40 uses the DSRC for the ETC card ID and vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 12 of the vehicle 10. Receive by wireless communication (S416). And the management server of the parking lot management apparatus 40 transmits exit time to the application server 20 in addition to the ETC card ID and vehicle information received by the ETC roadside machine as a settlement request (S420).

  The application server 20 transmits the ETC card ID received from the parking lot management device 40 to the settlement server 30 (S424). The settlement server 30 refers to the storage unit 330 and transmits the settlement information including the store usage information associated with the ETC card ID to the application server 20 together with the ETC card ID (S428).

  The application server 20 determines a discount fee based on the settlement information and the ETC card ID (S432), and transmits the discount fee information to the parking lot management device 40 (here, the application server 20 provides information on the discount fee). May be transmitted to the parking lot management apparatus 40 together with the ETC card ID related to the discount fee information) (S436). The management server of the parking lot management apparatus 40 calculates the parking lot fee related to the ETC card ID by subtracting the discount fee from the regular parking lot fee based on the discount fee information received from the application server 20 (S440). ).

  And the ETC roadside machine of the parking lot management apparatus 40 transmits the charge information which shows a parking lot charge to the onboard equipment 12 (S444), and the onboard equipment 12 outputs charge information (S448). Further, when the parking lot management device 40 opens the gate (S452), the vehicle 10 leaves the parking lot.

Moreover, the parking lot management apparatus 40 transmits charge information to the application server 20 together with the ETC card ID related to the charge information (S456). Here, the fee information is information including information on parking fee.
When the application server 20 receives the charge information and the ETC card ID related to the charge information from the parking lot management device 40, the application server 20 sends the charge information to the settlement server 30 together with the ETC card ID related to the charge information. Transmit (S460). Here, the charge information is information including information on discounted charges and information on parking fee after discount based on the discounted charges, or information including information on discounted charges and information on parking fee.
When the payment server 30 receives the fee information and the ETC card ID related to the fee information from the application server 20, the settlement server 30 refers to the storage unit 330, and based on the discount fee information included in the fee information, The billing information is transmitted (here, the settlement server 30 may transmit the billing information to the affiliated store apparatus 50 together with the credit card ID related to the billing information) (S464). Further, the settlement server 30 refers to the storage unit 330 and executes a settlement process for using the parking lot of the vehicle 10 according to the fee information (S468).

<5. Effect>
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a user who uses a separable ETC card inserts a credit card associated with the ETC card into a partner store while the ETC card is inserted into the vehicle-mounted device 12. By using it for payment at the parking lot, it is possible to obtain a profit of discount on the parking fee. At this time, since it is not necessary to insert or remove the card from the vehicle-mounted device 12, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user as compared with the method of writing the payment information to the IC credit card. Moreover, in the parking lot management apparatus 40, burdens, such as issuing a parking ticket and cash management, are reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for parking ticket discount processing at affiliated stores.

  On the other hand, a user who uses an integrated ETC card will be required to insert and remove the ETC card when getting on and off the vehicle 10 parked in the parking lot. However, in the method of writing the payment information to the IC credit card, it is necessary to replace the ETC card and the IC credit card when entering and leaving the parking lot. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the parking lot is entered and exited. There is no need to insert and remove the integrated ETC card. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who uses the integrated ETC card.

<6. Application example>
The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. In the following, some application examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described. In addition, each application example demonstrated below may be applied to embodiment of this invention independently, and may be applied to embodiment of this invention in combination. Each application example may be applied instead of the configuration described in the embodiment of the present invention, or may be additionally applied to the configuration described in the embodiment of the present invention.

(First application example)
In the above embodiment, an example in which payment information is transmitted from the payment server 30 when the user leaves the parking lot has been described. However, the payment server 30 uses the credit card usage information from the affiliated store device 50, that is, credit card information. The payment information may be transmitted to the application server 20 each time a card ID and store usage information are received.

  According to such a configuration, when the user makes an inquiry about the parking fee at that time from, for example, a portable terminal before the user leaves the parking lot, the application server 20 gives the discount fee at that time. By making the decision, it becomes possible to respond to an inquiry from the user. Note that the application server 20 can determine the discount fee at that time by requesting the payment information from the payment server 30 after receiving an inquiry from the user. By receiving, it is possible to improve the responsiveness to the inquiry from the user.

  Similarly, by receiving payment information from the payment server 30 at any time, it is not essential to receive payment information from the payment server 30 when the user leaves the parking lot, so when the user leaves the parking lot, It is also possible to improve the responsiveness in calculating the parking fee.

(Second application example)
As shown in FIG. 5, the user may use a credit card for payment at a plurality of affiliated stores. In that case, it is desired that each of the plurality of affiliated stores appropriately bear the discounted parking fee.

  For this reason, the discount determination unit 244 of the application server 20 may determine discount fee information for each affiliated store based on information on the amount of money used at each affiliated store. For example, the discount determination unit 244 may divide the entire discount fee with a weight according to the usage amount at each affiliated store. In this case, the application server 20 transmits fee information including the discount fee determined for each partner store to the settlement server 30. The billing processing unit 344 of the settlement server 30 can perform billing processing for each affiliated store based on the discount fee determined for each affiliated store. Note that the discount determination unit 244 may equally divide the entire discount fee regardless of the usage amount at each partner store.

<7. Hardware configuration>
The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. Information processing such as determination of discount charges and communication control of various types of information described above is realized by cooperation between software and hardware of the application server 20 described below.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the application server 20. The application server 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, and a host bus 204. The application server 20 includes a bridge 205, an external bus 206, an interface 207, an input device 208, a display device 209, an audio output device 210, a storage device (HDD) 211, a drive 212, and a network interface. 215.

  The CPU 201 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls the overall operation in the application server 20 according to various programs. Further, the CPU 201 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 202 stores programs used by the CPU 201, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 203 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 201, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 204 including a CPU bus. The CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 can realize the function of the control unit 240 described with reference to FIG. 2 in cooperation with software.

  The host bus 204 is connected to an external bus 206 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 205. Note that the host bus 204, the bridge 205, and the external bus 206 are not necessarily configured separately, and these functions may be mounted on one bus.

  The input device 208 generates input signals based on the input by the user, such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, microphone, sensor, switch, and lever, and an input for generating an input signal based on the input by the user. It consists of a control circuit. The user of the application server 20 can input various data and instruct processing operations to the application server 20 by operating the input device 208.

  The display device 209 includes, for example, a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a projector device, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device, and a lamp. The audio output device 210 includes an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones.

  The storage device 211 is a data storage device configured as an example of the storage unit 230 of the application server 20 according to the present embodiment. The storage device 211 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium, and the like. The storage device 211 is configured by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid Storage Drive). The storage device 211 drives a hard disk and stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data.

  The drive 212 is a storage medium reader / writer, and is built in or externally attached to the application server 20. The drive 212 reads information recorded on a removable storage medium 24 such as a mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and outputs the information to the RAM 203 or the storage device 211. The drive 212 can also write information to the removable storage medium 24.

  The network interface 215 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication device for connecting to a network. The network interface 215 may be a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device or a wire communication device that performs wired communication.

  The payment server 30 may also have the hardware configuration described above, and the CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 in the hardware configuration can realize the function of the control unit 340 of the payment server 30 in cooperation with software.

<8. Conclusion>
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the settlement server 30 stores the ETC card ID and the credit card ID in association with each other. For this reason, when a certain user uses a credit card at a partner store, the usage information of the credit card can be associated with an ETC card ID used for managing entry / exit of the user's parking lot. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the use of a credit card at a partner store by a certain user can be reflected in the discount of the parking fee for the user.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in FIG. 1, the example in which the parking fee payment system includes configurations of the application server 20, the payment server 30, the parking lot management device 40, the partner store device 50, and the like has been described. The configuration may be integrated. For example, the function of the application server 20 may be included in the payment server 30.

  In the above description, the ETC card ID is communicated between the application server 20 and the settlement server 30, but other information is communicated between the application server 20 and the settlement server 30 instead of the ETC card ID. May be. The other information may be information obtained based on the ETC card ID, for example, a hash value of the ETC card ID. Further, the other information may be WCN or information unique to the vehicle 10 or the vehicle-mounted device 12.

  Further, each step in the processing of the parking fee settlement system of the present specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series in the order described as a sequence diagram. For example, each step in the processing of the parking fee payment system may be processed in an order different from the order described as the flowchart, or may be processed in parallel.

  In addition, it is possible to create a computer program for causing hardware such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM built in the application server 20 and the settlement server 30 to perform the same functions as the components of the application server 20 and the settlement server 30 described above. It is. A storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle 12 Onboard equipment 20 Application server 30 Payment server 40 Parking lot management apparatus 220 Communication part 230 Storage part 240 Control part 242 Guidance control part 244 Discount determination part 320 Communication part 330 Storage part 340 Control part 342 Payment processing part 344 Charge processing part

Claims (20)

A storage unit for storing the first identification information and the second identification information in association with each other;
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the fee calculation device;
A transmission unit that transmits the first identification information and payment information relating to payment using a card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device;
A fee information acquisition unit for acquiring, from the fee calculation device, the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first identification information is identification information of an ETC card. The storage unit stores the first identification information, the second identification information, and type information indicating the type of the ETC card in association with each other,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit further transmits the type information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes:
A usage information acquisition unit that acquires usage information including the second identification information and usage amount information from a store apparatus;
The transmission unit transmits the first identification information and the payment information corresponding to the usage information including the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which transmits the information processing apparatus.   The fee information is information indicating a discount fee determined based on the settlement information and a parking fee before the discount fee is applied or a parking fee after the discount fee is applied. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information processing apparatus is characterized. The payment information includes identification information of the store apparatus and the usage amount information at the store apparatus,
5. The information according to claim 4, wherein the fee information is information indicating a discount fee for each of the two or more store devices determined based on payment information at the two or more store devices. Processing equipment.   In the transmission unit, after the first identification information is acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, the usage information including the second identification information associated with the first identification information is acquired by the usage information acquisition unit. Then, the information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein payment information corresponding to the usage information is transmitted to the charge calculation apparatus.   The said information processing apparatus is further provided with the payment process part which settles the parking lot charge of the said vehicle based on the said charge information acquired by the said charge information acquisition part, The any one of Claims 1-7 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the transmission unit transmits billing information to the store apparatus based on a discount fee indicated by the fee information. An information processing system having an information processing device and a charge calculation device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit for storing the first identification information and the second identification information in association with each other;
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the fee calculation device; and
A first transmission for transmitting the first identification information and payment information relating to a payment using a card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device. Part,
With
The charge calculation device
A second transmitter that transmits the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device;
An information processing system comprising:   The information processing system according to claim 10, wherein the first identification information is identification information of an ETC card. The storage unit stores the first identification information, the second identification information, and type information indicating the type of the ETC card in association with each other,
The first transmission unit of the information processing device further transmits the type information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device,
The charge calculation device
A third transmission unit that transmits, to a vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle, guidance information that guides the use of the card according to the type information transmitted from the information processing device for payment at a predetermined store ,
The information processing system according to claim 11, comprising: The type information includes information indicating whether or not the ETC card has a function as the card,
The third transmitter is
When the ETC card does not have the function as the card, the guidance information having the first guidance information for guiding the use of the card associated with the ETC card is transmitted,
The information processing system according to claim 12, wherein when the ETC card has a function as the card, the guidance information including second guidance information for guiding the use of the ETC card is transmitted. The information processing apparatus further includes a usage information acquisition unit that acquires usage information including the second identification information and usage amount information from a store apparatus,
The first transmission unit corresponds to the usage information including the first identification information and the second identification information associated with the first identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit in the storage unit. The settlement information to be transmitted to the fee calculation device,
The information processing according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the fee calculation device further includes a discount determination unit that determines a discount fee for the parking lot fee based on the settlement information. system. A charge calculation device applicable to the information processing system according to any one of claims 10 to 14,
A fee calculation device comprising: a second transmission unit configured to transmit the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device. . An information processing method in an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores first identification information and second identification information in association with each other,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An identification information acquisition step of acquiring the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the charge calculation device;
A transmission step of transmitting the first identification information and payment information relating to payment using a card having the second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device;
A charge information acquisition step of acquiring, from the charge calculation device, the first identification information and the charge information indicating the parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information;
An information processing method comprising: An information processing method executed in an information processing system including an information processing device and a charge calculation device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit that stores the first identification information and the second identification information in association with each other;
The information processing apparatus includes:
An identification information acquisition step of acquiring the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the charge calculation device;
The first identification information and the payment information related to the payment using the card having the second identification information stored in association with the first identification information in the storage unit are transmitted to the fee calculation device. And a transmission step of
The charge calculation device
A second transmitter step for transmitting the first identification information and fee information indicating the parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device;
An information processing method characterized by comprising: A charge calculation method executed in a charge calculation apparatus applicable to the information processing system according to claim 10,
The charge calculation device
A fee calculation method comprising: a second transmission step of transmitting the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the payment information to the information processing device. . Computer
A storage unit for storing the first identification information and the second identification information in association with each other;
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the first identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle entering the parking lot from the fee calculation device;
A transmitter for transmitting settlement information relating to settlement using a card having the first identification information and a second identification information associated with the first identification information in the storage unit to the fee calculation device;
A fee information acquisition unit for acquiring, from the fee calculation device, the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee of the vehicle calculated based on the payment information;
Program to function as A program for causing a computer to function as a fee calculation device applicable to the information processing system according to claim 10,
A program that causes the first identification information and fee information indicating a parking fee calculated based on the payment information to function as a second transmission unit that transmits to the information processing device.

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