JP2023123943A - Exit information generation device, fee collection system, method for generating exit information, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an exit information generation device, a fee collection system, a method for generating exit information, and a program which make it easier to pay a toll.SOLUTION: The exit information generation device includes: a code acquisition unit for acquiring a code recorded on a ticket provided at the entrance of a toll road for a user as a passenger of a vehicle and including the identification number of the ticket at the entrance of a toll road at the exit of the toll road; a determination unit for determining a toll in relation to the acquired code; a certificate information acquisition unit for acquiring user information in an official certificate that the user is carrying; and a future payment data generation unit for generating future payment data in which the ticket fee and the user information are related to each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present disclosure relates to an exit information generation device, a toll collection system, an exit information generation method, and a program.

An electronic toll collection system (ETC: Electronic Toll Collection System (registered trademark), also referred to as an "automatic toll collection system") is widely used at toll gates of toll roads.

Among the users of toll roads, there are compatible vehicles with dedicated on-board equipment (hereinafter also referred to as "ETC vehicles") and non-compatible vehicles without on-board equipment (hereinafter referred to as "non-ETC vehicles"). ) exists.

For non-ETC vehicles, the collection staff stationed at the manned booth on the side of the tollgate lane will meet face-to-face with the user boarding the non-ETC vehicle and directly deliver the toll ticket, cash, credit card, etc. Tolls may be collected depending on the situation.

In addition, in recent years, for users of non-ETC vehicles, collection staff have issued public certificates of users (driver's license, my number card, passport, etc.) A method of collecting (billing) the fee from the person himself/herself at a later date (hereinafter also referred to as post-collection) is under consideration, while taking note of the information on the face of the certificate. In the post-collection procedure, the collection staff must meet with the user face-to-face because it is necessary to exchange the public certificate with the user.

As a technique related to the present disclosure, Patent Literature 1 discloses a toll collection system capable of collecting tolls without using a medium such as an IC card set in a vehicle-mounted device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-092850

In the toll collection system disclosed in Patent Literature 1, toll payment processing is executed at an exit using pre-registered payment information.
For this reason, for example, if the payment information is not registered in advance, it may be difficult to pay the toll in the toll collection system disclosed in Patent Document 1.

An object of the present disclosure is to solve the above problems, and to provide an exit information generation device, a toll collection system, an exit information generation method, and a program that make it easier to pay a toll.

In order to solve the above problems, the exit information generating device of the present disclosure is recorded in a toll ticket issued at the entrance of the toll road to a user boarding a vehicle at the exit of the toll road, and the toll ticket a code acquisition unit that acquires a code containing the identification number of the toll ticket that can identify the toll, a determination unit that determines the toll associated with the acquired code, and an official certificate possessed by the user. A certificate information acquisition unit for acquiring user information, and a postpayment data generation unit for generating postpayment data in which the toll and the user information are associated.

The exit information generation method of the present disclosure is recorded in a toll ticket issued at the entrance of the toll road to a user boarding a vehicle at the exit of the toll road, and the toll ticket is identifiable. Obtaining a code including an identification number, determining a toll associated with the obtained code, obtaining user information contained in an official certificate possessed by the user, and obtaining the toll and the user information Generate postpaid data associated with

The program of the present disclosure is recorded in the computer of the exit information generating device on the ticket issued at the entrance of the toll road to the user boarding the vehicle at the exit of the toll road, and the ticket can be specified. obtaining a code including an identification number of said toll ticket, determining a toll associated with said obtained code, obtaining user information contained in an official certificate possessed by said user, and obtaining said toll and the user information are associated with each other to generate deferred payment data.

According to the exit information generation device, toll collection system, exit information generation method, and program of the present disclosure, it is easy to pay the toll.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a systematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the toll collection system which concerns on embodiment. 1 is a perspective view of a toll collection system at an exit according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toll collection system at an entrance according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exit information generation device according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an entrance information generation device according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a management server according to the embodiment; FIG. It is a processing flow figure of the whole toll collection system concerning an embodiment. It is a detailed processing flow diagram of the toll collection system according to the embodiment. It is a detailed processing flow diagram of the toll collection system according to the embodiment.

<Embodiment>
A toll collection system according to an embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG.

(overall structure)
A toll collection system 1 according to this embodiment is a device for charging a toll to a user who uses a toll road U such as an expressway.
As shown in FIG. 1, the toll collection system 1 includes an exit information generation device 4 in the lane L1 of the exit EX from the toll road U to the general road, and the exit information generation device 4 in the lane L2 of the entrance EN from the general road to the toll road U. , and an entrance information generating device 5 .
The toll collection system 1 further includes a monitoring device 7, a management terminal 8, a management server 9, and a storage system 10 at remote locations from the lanes L1 and L2.
The management server 9 is communicably connected to each of the exit information generation device 4, the entrance information generation device 5, the monitoring device 7, the management terminal 8, and the storage system 10 via a wide area network. Aggregate the information received sequentially from each device and distribute the information to each device.

At the entrance EN (entrance toll gate) of the distance toll section, the toll collection system 1 collects a toll ticket PS, which is a medium recording entrance information (toll gate name, passage time, etc.) and vehicle type information, to a non-ETC vehicle. Issue tickets for The toll collection system 1 has a function of reading the entrance information and vehicle type information recorded in the toll ticket PS at the exit EX (exit toll gate), as well as a function of obtaining information of the public certificate, and collects the toll TL and the user It has a function of generating deferred payment data PY associated with information CI.
On the other hand, after exiting from the exit EX, the user can have the storage system 10 read the code CD of the pass PS and make payment based on the post-payment information registered at the exit EX.

(Facility)
The toll collection system 1 is provided in relation to the following facilities.
For the sake of simplification, the facilities at the exit EX will be described in detail below in FIG. 2, but as shown in FIG. 3, the same applies to the facilities at the entrance EN.

As shown in FIG. 2, lane L1, which is the facility of exit EX, is partitioned by island IL. The island IL is a structure that regulates so that vehicles A can run on the lane L1 one by one.
Hereinafter, the direction in which the lane L1 extends (±X directions) will be referred to as the "lane direction". In addition, the entrance side (−X side) of the vehicle A in the lane direction is also described as the “upstream side”, and the exit side (+X side) is also described as the “downstream side”. Further, the width direction (±Y direction) of the lane L1 is described as "lane width direction".

For the sake of simplification, only one lane L1 is shown in FIG. 2, but in reality, a plurality of lanes L1 are arranged side by side.

When the traveling vehicle A is an ETC vehicle, the toll collection system 1 performs wireless communication processing via the ETC facility 2, which is the facility of the toll road U, while the vehicle A is traveling on the lane L1.
On the other hand, when the traveling vehicle A is a non-ETC vehicle, the toll collection system 1 does not collect the toll TL in the lane L1, and the user who is a passenger of the vehicle A pays later (when the vehicle A exits EX After exiting the toll, perform processing so that payment of the toll can be made.

The ETC facility 2 is a device group for automatically executing toll collection processing via wireless communication from an ETC vehicle equipped with an onboard device. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the ETC facility 2 includes an entry-side vehicle detector 21, an antenna 22, a communication vehicle detector 23, a lane controller 24, a start controller 25, and an exit vehicle detector. A side vehicle detector 26 and a vehicle type discrimination device 27 are provided at the exit EX.

The approaching vehicle detector 21 is, for example, a transmissive vehicle detector as shown in FIG. The entry-side vehicle detector 21 detects entry of the vehicle A into the lane L1. In this case, the approaching vehicle detector 21 transmits an approaching detection signal to the lane control device 24 .

The antenna 22 is a radio communication interface for radio communication with an ETC vehicle (vehicle A) traveling on lane L1.

The communication vehicle detector 23 has the same device configuration as the entrance-side vehicle detector 21, and detects the passage (entering and exiting) of the vehicle A at the installation position. The communication vehicle detector 23 transmits a passage detection signal to the lane control device 24 when detecting passage of the vehicle A at the installation position.

The start controller 25 raises and lowers an opening/closing bar according to an opening/closing command from the lane control device 24, which will be described later, to open the lane L1 (passage of vehicle A is permitted) and block (traffic restriction of vehicle A).

The exit-side vehicle detector 26 has the same equipment configuration as the entrance-side vehicle detector 21, and detects exit of the vehicle A from the lane L1. The exit-side vehicle detector 26 transmits an exit detection signal to the lane control device 24 when detecting exit of the vehicle A from the lane L1.

The lane control device 24 performs a series of controls for various installed devices in the lane L1.
Specifically, the lane control device 24 starts wireless communication (transmitting radio waves) by receiving an entry detection signal from the entry-side vehicle detector 21 as a trigger.
In addition, the lane control device 24 terminates wireless communication (radio wave transmission) triggered by the reception of the passing detection signal from the communication vehicle detector 23 . If the vehicle A is an ETC vehicle, the lane control device 24 completes wireless communication with the vehicle A for toll collection.
Furthermore, the lane control device 24 opens and controls the start controller 25 triggered by the normal completion of wireless communication for toll collection with the ETC vehicle via the antenna 22 . In addition, the lane control device 24 is triggered by the reception of the exit detection signal from the exit-side vehicle detector 26 and controls the start controller 25 to close.

The vehicle type discriminating device 27 discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle A that has arrived. The vehicle type discrimination device 27 according to this embodiment is a license plate reader that reads the license plate information of the vehicle A that has entered the lane L1. The vehicle type discrimination device 27 identifies the vehicle type (ordinary/large size, etc.) of the vehicle A based on the read license plate information.

(Configuration of Exit Information Generating Device)
The exit information generating device 4 is a roadside device installed at the exit EX.
As shown in FIG. 4 , the exit information generation device 4 functionally includes a code acquisition section 401 , a determination section 402 , a certificate information acquisition section 403 , and a postpayment data generation section 404 .

The exit information generation device 4 includes a CPU 40, an imaging unit 41, a call device 42 (microphone, speaker), a scanner 43, a memory 44, a communication interface 45, and a recording medium 46 as hardware configuration.
The exit information generating device 4 reads the entrance information and vehicle type information recorded in the toll ticket PS, determines the toll TL, and displays it to the user.
Furthermore, the exit information generating device 4 transmits the public certificate of the user of the non-ETC vehicle from the road side of the lane L1 of the exit EX so that the toll can be collected after the toll is collected when the deferred payment by voluntary collection cannot be confirmed. Acquire information on (driver's license, My Number card, passport, etc., a certificate related to an individual issued by a government office or related organization).

The CPU 40 is a processor that exhibits various functions by operating according to a program prepared in advance. Functions of the CPU 40 will be described later.

The imaging unit 41 is equipped with a camera, and captures and visualizes the face of a public certificate (for example, a driver's license) possessed by the user, thereby acquiring the official certificate image, and the monitor monitors the monitoring device 7. The user's personal identification information (for example, driver's license number) will be visible through the

The call device 42 is provided for the purpose of communication between the surveillance staff and the user.

The scanner 43 optically reads the code CD recorded on the pass PS presented by the user arriving at the exit EX.

A memory 44 has a storage area necessary for the operation of the CPU 40 .

The communication interface 45 is a connection interface for communicably connecting to another device via a wide area network.

The recording medium 46 is a local recording medium provided inside the housing of the exit information generating device 4, and is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD or SSD.

Next, functions of the CPU 40 of the exit information generation device 4 will be described.
The CPU 40 functions as the code acquisition unit 401, the determination unit 402, the certificate information acquisition unit 403, and the postpayment data generation unit 404 as described above by operating according to programs prepared in advance.

The code acquisition unit 401 acquires the code CD recorded in the pass PS presented by the user at the exit EX.
In this embodiment, the code CD acquired by the code acquisition unit 401 is a two-dimensional code printed on the pass PS, and is entrance information that can identify the entrance EN where the pass PS was issued to the user. , and vehicle type information of the vehicle A determined at the entrance EN.

The determining unit 402 reads the entrance information and the vehicle type information based on the acquired code CD, and in addition to the information at the exit EX, determines the code based on the read entrance information and the vehicle type information and the pre-distributed toll table information. Determine the toll TL associated with the CD.

The certificate information acquisition unit 403 acquires user information CI included in the public certificate possessed by the user and presented by the user at the exit EX.

The deferred payment data generation unit 404 generates deferred payment data PY in which the determined toll TL and the obtained user information CI are associated as deferred payment data, and transmits the generated deferred payment data PY to the management server 9 .

(Configuration of Entrance Information Generating Device)
The entrance information generation device 5 is a roadside device installed at the entrance EN.
As shown in FIG. 5, the entrance information generation device 5 functionally includes an identification number acquisition unit 501 and a print information generation unit 502 .

The entrance information generation device 5 includes a CPU 50, a printer 51, a ticket issuing port 52, a memory 54, a communication interface 55, and a recording medium 56 as hardware configuration.

The CPU 50 is a processor that exhibits various functions by operating according to a program prepared in advance. Functions of the CPU 50 will be described later.

The printer 51 prints the information generated by the entrance information generating device 5 as a code CD on the passing ticket PS to be issued.

The ticket issuing port 52 issues a pass PS to the user, triggered by the entry of the vehicle A into the entrance EN (vehicle detection by a sensor, pressing of a push button for the user, etc.).

A memory 54 has a storage area necessary for the operation of the CPU 50 .

A communication interface 55 is a connection interface for communicably connecting to another device via a wide area network.

The recording medium 56 is a local recording medium provided inside the housing of the entrance information generating device 5, and is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD or SSD.

Next, functions of the CPU 50 of the entrance information generation device 5 will be described.
The CPU 50 functions as the identification number acquisition unit 501 and the print information generation unit 502 as described above by operating according to a program prepared in advance.

The identification number acquisition unit 501 requests the management server 9 to assign the identification number CN, and acquires the assigned identification number CN.

The print information generator 502 includes, as information to be included in the toll ticket PS, an identification number CN (postpaid ID), entrance information (entrance toll gate name), passage time, vehicle type information, and vehicle number. Generate information.
The print information generation unit 502 further encodes the generated information to generate a code CD to be printed on the pass PS.
At this time, the print information generation unit 502 encrypts the code CD according to certain rules in the toll collection system 1, thereby preventing unauthorized forgery by a third party. Furthermore, even if the code CD is something like a two-dimensional code, it can be easily copied. If the same identification number CN is used, the exit information generating device 4 blocks it.

(Management server configuration)
As shown in FIG. 6, the management server 9 functionally includes a numbering section 901, a deferred payment record registration section 902, a payment date and time setting section 903, a payment check section 904, and a payment reception section 905. .

The management server 9 includes a CPU 90, a memory 94, a communication interface 95, and a recording medium 96 as a hardware configuration.

The CPU 90 is a processor that performs various functions by operating according to a program prepared in advance. Functions of the CPU 90 will be described later.

A memory 94 has a storage area necessary for the operation of the CPU 90 .

A communication interface 95 is a connection interface for communicably connecting to another device via a wide area network.

The recording medium 96 is a local recording medium provided inside the housing of the exit information generating device 4, and is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD or SSD.

Next, functions of the CPU 90 of the management server 9 will be described.
By operating according to a program prepared in advance, the CPU 90 functions as the numbering unit 901, the post-payment record registration unit 902, the payment date and time setting unit 903, the payment check unit 904, and the payment reception unit 905 as described above. demonstrate.

The numbering unit 901 numbers an identification number CN each time a request for numbering an identification number CN is received from the entrance information generation device 5 . Here, the identification number CN is, for example, a serial number numbered by the management server 9 .

The postpayment record registration unit 902 receives the postpayment data PY and registers it in the postpayment record RC associated with the identification number CN.
If the user loses the pass ticket PS between the entrance EN and the exit EX, the deferred payment record registration unit 902 re-registers the deferred payment record RC based on the entrance information received from the user at the exit EX. make it possible.

The payment date and time setting unit 903 sets the payment date and time when the user paid the toll TL to the dedicated terminal of the storage system 10 in each deferred payment record RC.

The payment check unit 904 periodically checks the date and time of payment associated with each identification number CN.

A payment reception unit 905 receives payment information from the storage system 10 . After the vehicle A leaves the exit EX, the user pays the toll TL based on the presentation of the toll ticket PS using the storage system 10 including a dedicated terminal installed in the convenience store. is "information to the effect that payment has been received" that is delivered by the storage system 10 to the management server 9, and includes the date and time of payment. At that time, the user pays the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS to cause the dedicated terminal of the storage system 10 to read the code CD of the toll ticket PS.

(Structure of monitoring device)
The monitoring device 7 is an information terminal used by a toll collector stationed at the toll gate office to monitor the lane L1 and remotely control various devices installed at the exit EX (the exit information generating device 4, the start controller 25, etc.). be.
The monitoring device 7 displays the image of the face of the official certificate presented by the user arriving at the exit EX so that the collector can visually recognize it.

(Configuration of management terminal)
The management terminal 8 is an information terminal used by an operator who performs deferred payment management work.
The management terminal 8 is connected to the management server 9 so as to access registration information of the management server 9 . Thereby, the operator can refer to and edit the registration information registered in the management server 9 using the management terminal 8 .
In addition, the management terminal 8 receives notification of information related to the overpayer from the management server 9 . Thereby, the operator can refer to the information related to the overdue person using the management terminal 8 .

(Processing flow of toll collection system)
The entire processing flow of the toll collection system 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, the entrance information generating device 5 issues a pass PS to a user who has arrived at the entrance EN (boarding the vehicle A) (ST01: issuing step).

Following the execution of ST01, when the user who received the toll ticket PS travels on the toll road U and presents the toll ticket PS at the exit EX, the exit information generation device 4 detects that the ticket was issued by the entrance information generation device 5. The code CD recorded in the pass PS is obtained (ST02: code obtaining step).

Following execution of ST02, the exit information generating device 4 determines the toll TL associated with the acquired code CD (ST03: determination step).

Following ST03, the toll collection system 1 acquires the user information CI included in the official certificate possessed by the user boarding the vehicle A (ST04: user information acquisition step).

Following the execution of ST04, the exit information generating device 4 generates post-payment data PY in which the determined toll TL and the acquired user information CI are associated (ST05: post-payment data generation step). .

Following execution of ST05, the exit information generating device 4 transmits the deferred payment data PY to the management server 9 (ST06: transmission step).
Following the execution of ST06, the management server 9 receives the transmitted deferred payment data PY, receives payment information, checks each payment date and time, and manages the deferred payment record RC (ST07: management step).

After that, the payment reception unit 905 receives payment information from the storage system 10 by the user's payment of the toll TL in the storage system 10 (ST08: reception step).

(Processing at the entrance)
The processing flow at the entrance EN will be described in detail.

First, when the vehicle A enters the entrance EN, the vehicle type discrimination device 27 provided in the entrance EN equipment discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle A that has entered the lane.
When the entering vehicle A is a non-ETC vehicle, the entrance information generating device 5 acquires the identification number CN from the management server 9 as shown in FIG. Information that associates the vehicle type information with the vehicle number is generated.
The entrance information generating device 5 issues to the vehicle A a passing ticket PS in which the information generated by the entrance information generating device 5 is printed as a code CD.
The vehicle A receives the issued toll ticket PS and enters the toll road U.

(processing at the exit)
A processing flow at the exit EX will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG.

At the exit EX after traveling on the toll road U, the user boarding the non-ETC vehicle as the vehicle A passes through the lane L1 (lane with a sign such as "support") in which support by the toll collector is possible.
A toll collector who has detected the entry of a non-ETC vehicle starts responding to the user (interphone call) via the monitoring device 7 and the exit information generating device 4 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the user presents the ticket PS received at the entrance EN to the scanner 43 to read the code CD.
The exit information generation device 4 acquires entrance information and vehicle type information from the read code CD.
The exit information generating device 4 determines the toll TL from the information obtained from the read code CD and the toll table information stored in advance, and displays the toll TL to the user. When a discount such as a disabled person discount is applied, the exit information generating device 4 displays the toll after the discount is applied.

The exit information generation device 4 captures an image of the official certificate presented by the user at the exit EX, and extracts the information of the official certificate using an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function or the like. Regarding the information of the extracted public certificate, the toll collector stationed at the tollgate office checks and corrects the OCR result while referring to the image of the public certificate via the monitoring device 7, and uses it. It determines the person information CI and transmits it to the exit information generating device 4 . The exit information generation device 4 acquires the transmitted user information CI.

The exit information generating device 4 registers the billing information including the deferred payment data PY by transmitting it to the management server 9 . For example, billing information includes identification number CN, toll information (toll gate (entrance/exit), passage time (entrance/exit), vehicle type, toll, discount information, payment deadline, etc.), user information CI (name, Address, etc.), various evidence (official certificate image, etc.), and vehicle information (vehicle number, license plate information).

(Processing on the management server)
A processing flow in the management server 9 will be described in detail.

The management server 9 receives a numbering request for the identification number CN from the entrance information generating device 5, generates a deferred payment record RC including the identification number CN, and responds to the entrance information generating device 5 with the identification number CN.
The management server 9 receives billing information including the identification number CN from the exit information generating device 4 .
The management server 9 checks whether the identification number CN received from the exit information generating device 4 has been used.
The management server 9 adds billing information to the deferred payment record RC associated with the received identification number CN, and waits for payment.
The management server 9 receives an inquiry about billing information by the identification number CN from the storage system 10 and responds to the billing information to the storage system 10 .
The management server 9 receives the payment information from the storage system 10, sets the payment date and time in the deferred payment record RC, and completes the payment.
The management server 9 periodically checks the deferred payment record RC included in the payment information, and notifies the management terminal 8 when the payment deadline registered in the deferred payment record RC waiting for payment has passed.

(Processing in storage system)
The storage system 10 reads the identification number CN from the toll ticket PS and inquires of the management server 9 about the toll TL.
The information terminal of the receipt system 10 displays a "expressway toll payment" screen, reads the identification number CN, and issues a barcode or the like for payment at a convenience store cash register or the like by the user's operation. .
After confirming the payment of the toll TL from the user, the storage system 10 registers the payment information in the management server 9. - 特許庁

(Effect)
According to this embodiment, the exit information generating device 4 generates the deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL related to the code CD and the user information CI are associated.
As a result, the exit information generating device 4 can acquire the user information CI for the user who wishes to pay after the fact, so that the road operator can collect after the fact and allow the user who wishes to pay after the fact to pay after the fact. .
On the other hand, the user can post-pay the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, and by voluntarily collecting the toll by a collecting system or the like.
Therefore, according to the exit information generating device 4, the user can easily pay the toll TL.
In addition, since the exit information generation device 4 uses a method of presenting the information of the public certificate to the user, the user is surely motivated to pay later.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the exit information generating device 4 is equipped with the scanner 43, so that it can read the information recorded on the pass PS.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the code CD is a two-dimensional code, the exit information generating device 4 can acquire a large amount of information from the pass PS.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the code CD includes entrance information that can identify the entrance EN, so the exit information generation device 4 determines that the code CD is associated with the entrance EN for which the pass PS was issued. A toll TL can be determined.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the code CD is printed on the passing ticket PS, it is easy to issue the passing ticket PS in which the code CD including the identification number CN that can identify the passing ticket PS is recorded at the entrance EN. .

Further, according to the present embodiment, by using the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, not only the information from the entrance EN to the exit EX of the toll road is associated, but also the payment after leaving the exit EX is possible. A single pass ticket PS can handle all of the above.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the toll collection system 1 receives payment information from the storage system 10, it can recognize that the user holding the toll ticket PS has paid the toll TL in arrears.

In this embodiment, the process of various processes of the equipment constituting each of the exit information generating device 4, the entrance information generating device 5, and the management server 9 is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program. , the computer reads and executes this program to perform the various processes described above. Computer-readable recording media include magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, semiconductor memories, and the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to a computer via a communication line, and the computer receiving the distribution may execute the program.

The program described above may be for realizing part of the functions described above. Furthermore, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above functions by combining with a program already recorded in the computer system.

<Modification>
In the above-described embodiment, the code printed by the entrance information generating device 5 is a two-dimensional code, but any code may be used.
As a modification, the entrance information generating device 5 may print a QR code (registered trademark) as the two-dimensional code.
As another modification, the entrance information generating device 5 may print a one-dimensional code (barcode, number string, etc.).

In the above-described embodiment, the entrance information generating device 5 requests the management server 9 to assign the identification number CN, and obtains the assigned identification number CN. Any number may be assigned as long as the information is unique to the system 1 as a whole.
As a modification, without requesting the management server 9 to assign an identification number, the entrance information generating device 5 uses a fixed rule to assign a unique number within the toll collection system 1 as an identification number. It may be numbered as CN.

In the above-described embodiment, the facility where the toll collection system 1 is installed is provided with the ETC facility 2, but the ETC facility 2 may be optional.
As a modified example, the facility in which the toll collection system 1 is installed may not have the ETC facility.

In the above-described embodiment, the information generated by the entrance information generation device 5 and printed as the code CD may be any information as long as it includes information necessary for calculating the toll TL.
As a modification, the information generated by the entrance information generation device 5 and printed as the code CD may include the identification number CN, the entrance information, the passing time, and the vehicle type information, but not the vehicle number.
However, if the information to be printed includes the vehicle number, the vehicle number is used for optional features such as anti-fraud checks (e.g. checks for fraudulent transfer to different vehicle types at entrance and exit).

In the above-described embodiment, the user presents the official certificate to the exit information generating device 4 after presenting the pass PS, but if the exit information generating device 4 can acquire the user information CI , the user may present the pass PS and the official certificate in any way.
As a modification, the user may present the pass ticket PS to the exit information generating device 4 after presenting the official certificate.
As another modification, the user may present the pass ticket PS to the exit information generating device 4 after presenting the official certificate at the entrance EN. At that time, the exit information generation device 4 acquires the user information CI obtained by presenting the official certificate at the entrance EN via the management server 9 based on the identification number CN of the presented pass ticket PS. .

In the above-described embodiment, the exit information generating device 4 displays the toll TL to the user, but it is not essential to display the toll TL to the user. Oral communication is also acceptable.

In the above-described embodiment, when the user loses the pass PS, the management server 9 re-registers the deferred payment record RC.
As a modification, the management server 9 searches for a post-payment record RC having vehicle information that matches the vehicle information of the vehicle A recognized at the exit EX from among the post-payment records RC that have already been registered. may be associated with a postpaid record RC. At that time, the exit information generating device 4 may reissue the passing ticket PS associated with the retrieved deferred payment record RC at the exit EX.

In the above-described embodiment, the exit information generation device 4 projects the face of the official certificate by the imaging unit 41, but may be configured in any way as long as the user information CI can be acquired.
As a modification, the exit information generating device 4 may include a non-contact IC card reader in place of the imaging section 41 (or in addition to the imaging section 41). By doing so, the exit information generating device 4 can read the IC chip of the official certificate containing the IC chip using the non-contact IC card reader and acquire the user information CI.

In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle type determination device 27 identifies the vehicle type of the vehicle A based on the read license plate information, but may be configured in any way as long as the vehicle type of the vehicle A can be determined.
As a modification, the vehicle type identification device 27 can measure the vehicle height, vehicle length, vehicle width, etc., and an axle detection sensor (so-called tread) that can specify the number of axles of vehicle A, in addition to a license plate reader. measuring sensors, and the vehicle type may be discriminated based on these various sensor information.

In the above-described embodiment, the exit information generating device 4 is a roadside device installed at the exit EX, but at least the imaging unit 41, the communication device 42, and the scanner 43 are installed on the roadside of the lane L1 of the exit EX. If provided, it does not have to be a roadside device.
As a modification, at least one of the CPU 40, the memory 44, the communication interface 45, and the recording medium 46 may be provided at a location away from the lane L1.

In the above-described embodiment, the entrance information generating device 5 is a roadside device installed at the entrance EN. , may not be a roadside device.
As a modification, at least one of the CPU 50, the memory 54, the communication interface 55, and the recording medium 56 may be provided at a location away from the lane L2.

As described above, embodiments according to the present disclosure have been described, but the embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

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The exit information generation device, the toll collection system, the exit information generation method, and the program described in the embodiments are grasped as follows, for example.

(1) The exit information generation device 4 according to the first aspect of the present disclosure generates a toll ticket issued at the entrance EN of the toll road U to the user boarding the vehicle A at the exit EX of the toll road U. A code acquisition unit 401 that acquires a code CD recorded in a PS and that includes an identification number CN of the ticket PS that can identify the ticket PS, and a decision that determines the toll TL associated with the acquired code CD. a certificate information acquisition unit 403 for acquiring user information CI included in the public certificate possessed by the user; and deferred payment data in which the toll TL and the user information CI are associated. and a postpaid data generation unit 404 that generates PY.

According to this aspect, the exit information generating device 4 generates the deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL related to the code CD recorded in the toll ticket PS and the user information CI are associated.
As a result, the exit information generating device 4 can acquire the user information CI for the user who wishes to pay after the fact, so that the road operator can collect after the fact and allow the user who wishes to pay after the fact to pay after the fact. .
On the other hand, the user can post-pay the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, and by voluntarily collecting the toll by a collecting system or the like.
Therefore, according to the exit information generating device 4, the user can easily pay the toll TL.
In addition, since the exit information generation device 4 employs a system in which the user presents the information of the public certificate, the user is surely motivated to make the payment afterward.

(2) The exit information generating device 4 according to the second aspect of the present disclosure is the exit information generating device of (1) further including a scanner 43 that reads the code CD from the passing ticket PS.

According to this aspect, the exit information generating device 4 can read the information recorded in the pass PS.

(3) The exit information generation device 4 according to the third aspect of the present disclosure is the exit information generation device of (1) or (2), wherein the code CD is a two-dimensional code.

According to this aspect, the exit information generating device 4 can acquire a lot of information from the pass PS.

(4) The exit information generation device 4 according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure generates exit information according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the code CD includes entrance information that can specify the entrance EN. device 4;

According to this aspect, the exit information generating device 4 can determine the toll TL associated with the entrance EN for which the toll ticket PS is issued.

(5) The exit information generating device 4 according to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the exit information generating device 4 according to any one of (1) to (4), in which the code CD is printed on the passing ticket PS. is.

According to this aspect, at the entrance EN, it is easy to issue a passing ticket PS in which a code CD including an identification number CN that can identify the passing ticket PS is recorded.

(6) The toll collection system 1 according to the sixth aspect of the present disclosure includes the exit information generating device 4 according to any one of (1) to (5), and issues the toll ticket PS to the user. An entrance information generating device 5 and a management server 9 for receiving the deferred payment data PY are provided. A payment receiving unit 905 is provided for receiving payment information, which is information indicating that the payment has been received, from the storage system 10 that has received the payment of the toll TL.

According to this aspect, the toll collection system 1 generates the deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL associated with the code CD recorded in the toll ticket PS and the user information CI are associated.
As a result, the toll collection system 1 can acquire the user information CI for the user who desires deferred payment, so that the road operator can collect the toll after the fact and allow deferred payment for the user who desires deferred payment.
On the other hand, the user can post-pay the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, and by voluntarily collecting the toll by a collecting system or the like.
Therefore, according to the toll collection system 1, the user can easily pay the toll TL.
In addition, since the toll collection system 1 employs a system in which the user presents the information of the official certificate, the user is motivated to make the deferred payment without fail.
Further, according to the toll collection system 1, by using the toll ticket PS in which the code CD is recorded, not only the information from the entrance EN to the exit EX of the toll road is associated, but also after exiting the exit EX The correspondence including payment can be dealt with by one pass ticket PS.
Furthermore, the toll collection system 1 can recognize that the user holding the toll ticket PS has paid the toll TL in arrears.

(7) An exit information generation method according to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure is a toll road U exit EX, a toll road U ticket issued to a user boarding a vehicle A at the toll road U entrance EN. to acquire a code CD including an identification number CN of the said toll ticket PS that can identify the toll ticket PS, determine a toll TL associated with the acquired code CD, and carry the user. User information CI included in the official certificate is acquired, and deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL and the user information CI are associated is generated.

According to this aspect, the deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL related to the code CD recorded in the toll ticket PS and the user information CI are associated is generated.
As a result, the exit information generation method can acquire the user information CI for the user who desires deferred payment, so that the road operator can collect after the fact and allow deferred payment for the user who desires deferred payment.
On the other hand, the user can post-pay the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, and by voluntarily collecting the toll by a collecting system or the like.
Therefore, according to the exit information generation method, the user can easily pay the toll TL.
In addition, the method of generating exit information uses a system in which the user presents the information of the public certificate, so the user is motivated to make the payment afterward.

(8) A program according to the eighth aspect of the present disclosure causes the computer of the exit information generating device 4 to instruct the user boarding the vehicle A at the exit EN of the toll road U at the exit EX of the toll road U. Acquiring a code CD including an identification number CN of the passing ticket PS that is recorded in the issued passing ticket PS and capable of identifying the passing ticket PS, determining a toll TL related to the acquired code CD, The user information CI included in the public certificate possessed by the user is obtained, and the post-payment data PY in which the toll TL and the user information CI are associated is generated.

According to this aspect, the exit information generating device 4 generates the deferred payment data PY in which the toll TL related to the code CD recorded in the toll ticket PS and the user information CI are associated.
As a result, the program can acquire the user information CI for the user who desires deferred payment, so that the road operator can collect after the fact and allow deferred payment for the user who desires deferred payment.
On the other hand, the user can post-pay the toll TL by presenting the toll ticket PS on which the code CD is recorded, and by voluntarily collecting the toll by a collecting system or the like.
Therefore, according to the program, the user can easily pay the toll TL.
In addition, since the program employs a system in which the user presents the information of the public certificate, the user is certainly motivated to pay later.

1 Toll collection system 2 ETC facility 4 Exit information generation device 5 Entrance information generation device 7 Monitoring device 8 Management terminal 9 Management server 10 Storage system 21 Approach side vehicle detector 22 Antenna 23 Communication vehicle detector 24 Lane control device 25 Start control Machine 26 Exit side vehicle detector 27 Vehicle type discrimination device 40 CPU
41 Imaging unit 42 Communication device 43 Scanner 44 Memory 45 Communication interface 46 Recording medium 50 CPU
51 printer 52 ticket issuing slot 54 memory 55 communication interface 56 recording medium 90 CPU
94 memory 95 communication interface 96 recording medium 401 code acquisition unit 402 determination unit 403 certificate information acquisition unit 404 post-payment data generation unit 501 identification number acquisition unit 502 print information generation unit 901 numbering unit 902 post-payment record registration unit 903 payment date and time Setting unit 904 Payment check unit 905 Payment reception unit A Vehicle CD Code CI User information CN Identification number EN Entrance EX Exit IL Island L1 Lane L2 Lane PS Pass ticket PY Postpaid data RC Postpaid record TL Toll U Toll road

Claims (8)

At the exit of a toll road, a code for obtaining a code including an identification number of the ticket issued to the user boarding the vehicle at the entrance of the toll road and capable of identifying the ticket. an acquisition unit;
a determiner for determining a toll associated with the obtained code;
a certificate information acquisition unit for acquiring user information included in the public certificate possessed by the user;
a deferred payment data generation unit that generates deferred payment data in which the toll and the user information are associated;
An exit information generating device. The exit information generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a scanner that reads the code from the pass. The exit information generating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the code is a two-dimensional code. 4. The exit information generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the code includes entrance information that can specify the entrance. The exit information generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the code is printed on the pass. an exit information generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5;
an entrance information generating device for issuing the toll ticket to the user;
a management server that receives the deferred payment data,
The management server
a payment reception unit that receives payment information, which is information to the effect that the payment has been received, from a storage system that has received payment of the toll based on presentation of the toll ticket after the vehicle has left the exit; system. At the exit of the toll road, obtaining a code including an identification number of the toll ticket, which is recorded in the toll ticket issued at the entrance of the toll road to the user boarding the vehicle, and which can identify the toll ticket;
determining a toll associated with the obtained code;
Acquiring user information included in the public certificate possessed by the user,
An exit information generating method for generating deferred payment data in which the toll and the user information are associated. In the computer of the exit information generation device,
At the exit of the toll road, obtaining a code including an identification number of the toll ticket, which is recorded in the toll ticket issued at the entrance of the toll road to the user boarding the vehicle, and which can identify the toll ticket;
determining a toll associated with the obtained code;
Acquiring user information included in the public certificate possessed by the user,
A program for generating deferred payment data in which the toll and the user information are associated.

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