JP2534235B2 - Terminals for toll collection on toll roads - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a toll road toll collection terminal suitable for use in a cashless system for toll charges on toll roads.

[Prior Art] Generally, a toll collection system using a magnetic card is adopted as a toll collection system on a toll road of many sections. In this magnetic card system, a ticket processing machine is installed at the toll gate entrance and toll exit, and the toll collector at the toll booth entrance passes through the toll gate information and vehicle type information recorded from the toll gate processing machine. The ticket is issued and handed to the toll road user, and the toll collector at the exit of the toll gate receives the above-mentioned toll ticket from the toll road user and inserts it into the toll ticket processing machine. Then, the toll charge of the vehicle is calculated from the information recorded on the toll ticket and the exit toll gate information by the toll ticket processor, so that the user pays this toll in cash.

However, in this magnetic card system, toll road users have to bring cash with them, and they must stop at the entrance and exit of the toll booth, which causes traffic congestion. Also, for toll road companies, toll collectors must be placed at the entrances and exits of toll gates, which hinders labor saving.

Therefore, the following system has been proposed as a toll collection system for toll roads that allows cashless tolls, unmanned toll gate entrances and exits, and non-stop tolls. That is, an onboard device is installed in the vehicle of a toll road user, and a roadside device that can read the wireless information from the above onboard device is installed at the entrance of the toll road. The entrance number information is transmitted, and at the tollgate exit, the above-mentioned on-board device sends the tollgate entrance number and vehicle type information to the roadside device, the toll is calculated on the roadside device, and cashless toll collection processing is performed. System.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this system, unlike a cashless bank card or a credit card, an in-vehicle device can be used without requiring user-specific information. There was a risk that it could be easily illegally used due to the loss or theft of the in-vehicle device.

Therefore, the present invention enables non-stop payment of toll road tolls using various cashless cards such as IC cards, and provides toll road users who have various cashless cards. It is an object of the present invention to provide a toll collection terminal for toll roads, which can improve the serviceability of the system and the security against unauthorized use.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention relates to a toll road toll collection terminal mounted on a toll road vehicle in which the toll is separately processed by a cashless card. A unique information storage means for storing unique information of the receiving terminal, an IC card insertion part to which an IC card functioning as a cashless card is detachably inserted, and an IC card insertion part attached to this IC card insertion part. The card information reading means for reading the information of the IC card, the means for inputting the card personal identification number, and the validity of the IC card inserted in the IC card insertion part are judged by the card personal identification number input by this input means. Card validity determining means, an output permitting means for permitting the output of the unique information stored in the storage means when the validity of the IC card is approved by this determining means, and a toll gate entrance of the toll road When receiving an inquiry signal from the roadside device installed at the entrance of the toll gate by the wireless communication means with the roadside devices installed at the respective entrances and exits and the output of the unique information by the output permission device Entrance-side information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the unique information to the entrance-side roadside device through a wireless communication means, and a fee transmitted from the entrance-side roadside device for transmission of the unique information by the entrance-side information transmitting means On the road installed at the exit of the tollgate by the wireless communication means with the output of the unique information being permitted by the output permission means, and the entrance number information storage means for storing the received information when the information of the entrance number is received by the wireless communication means. When the inquiry signal from the machine is received, the IC car read by the toll gate entrance number information and the card information reading means in which the unique information is stored by the entrance number information storage means Exit side information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting to the roadside machine on the exit side via wireless communication means together with the information on the terminal.

[Operation] In the toll collection terminal of the present invention thus configured, before the vehicle user enters the toll road, the IC card insertion portion of the toll collection terminal of the present invention mounted on the vehicle Insert the IC card as a cashless card into the, and enter the PIN of this IC card by the input means.The validity of the IC card is judged inside the toll collection terminal based on this input PIN. Then, when the validity is approved, the output of the unique information of the fee collection terminal stored in the storage means is enabled.

In this state, when the vehicle approaches the toll road entrance and receives the inquiry signal transmitted from the roadside machine installed at this entrance by the wireless communication means, the toll collection terminal is connected to the entrance side roadside machine by the wireless communication means. When the machine specific information is transmitted and the toll gate entrance number information transmitted from the entrance side road machine is received, this reception information is stored by the entrance number information storage means.

After that, when the vehicle approaches the toll road exit and receives the inquiry signal transmitted from the roadside machine installed at this exit by wireless communication means, the exit side roadside machine receives the charge collection terminal of the concerned charge collection terminal by wireless communication means. The unique information and the toll gate entrance number information stored by the entrance number information storage means are transmitted together with the information recorded on the IC card, and the cashless toll collection processing of the toll is performed.

Therefore, a toll road toll can be separately processed non-stop by using a cashless IC card for paying the purchase price of goods in cashless. In addition, even if the IC card inserted in the IC card insertion part is lost or stolen, charge collection using the charge collection terminal cannot be performed unless the PIN of the IC card is known. IC cards have higher security against unauthorized reading of personal identification numbers than magnetic cards that have been used as cashless cards so far, and it is difficult for the personal identification number to be known illegally, so illegal use of toll collection terminals is prevented as much as possible. To be done.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) are a perspective view and a side view showing an external configuration of a toll collection terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 denotes a terminal body made of non-metal such as plastic, and the display unit 12 is provided on the surface of the terminal body 11.
And a keypad 13, a card insertion slot 14 is formed on the upper surface, and a transmitting / receiving antenna 15 is built inside the back surface. The display unit 12 displays information received from a roadway device provided at the entrance or exit of a toll road or on the way and information to be transmitted to the roadway device. The keypad 13 is composed of ten keys from 0 to 9 and various function keys, and is used when inputting a personal identification number. Here, the keypad 13 constitutes an input means. Various cards such as a bank card and a credit card can be inserted into the card insertion slot 14, and an IC card having an IC (integrated circuit) incorporated therein can be applied in this embodiment. The transmitting / receiving antenna 15 is an antenna for transmitting data between the main body 11 and the on-road equipment by wireless communication means.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the internal structure of the terminal 10. Reference numeral 21 in the drawing denotes a card back contact portion, which is pulled in the card insertion direction (the direction of arrow A in the drawing) by the action of a spring (not shown). When the IC card 22 is manually inserted from the card insertion opening 14, the card 22 is removed. It abuts and is pushed inside together with the card 22. The back-end sensor 23 is the above-mentioned card back-end portion 21
Is to detect the insertion of the IC card 22 from the position information of the IC card 22, and when the IC card 22 is inserted to the position where the card insertion is detected by the sensor 23, the electrode 24 contacts the electrode part of the IC card 22. Has become. Also, at this time, the claw of the lock mechanism 25 moves to the upper part to suppress the ejection of the card,
The IC card 22 is inserted into the main body 11. In addition, it was inserted
The IC card 22 is configured so that the lock mechanism 25 is released by operating a lock release mechanism (not shown), and the IC card 22 is discharged from the card insertion port 14 to the outside. Here, the card insertion slot 14, the card back contact portion 21, the back contact sensor 23, the lock mechanism 25, and the lock release mechanism constitute an IC card insertion portion into which the IC card 22 is removably inserted. 26 is a main control unit of the terminal device 10.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of this embodiment. Terminal 10
A contact portion 31 is connected between the IC card 22 and the IC card 22 inserted into the IC card insertion portion to exchange data and supply power. The switching circuit 32 controls the transmission operation or the reception operation of the transmission / reception antenna 15, and the signal from the roadside device received by the transmission / reception antenna 15 is amplified by the amplification circuit 33 via the switching circuit 32. Then, after being demodulated by the demodulation circuit 34, it is given to the transmission and reception control circuit 35. The transmission and reception control circuit 35 and the function of transmitting the signal from the road device to the CPU 36, and a function of transmitting a signal from the CPU 36 to the transmitting and receiving antenna 15, the reception control circuit 35
The signal from the CPU 36 transmitted from the above is modulated by the modulation circuit 37, amplified by the amplification circuit 38, and then transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 15 to the roadside machine via the switching circuit 32. Here, the transmission / reception antenna 15, the switching circuit 32, the amplification circuit 33, the demodulation circuit 34, the transmission / reception control circuit 35, the modulation circuit 37 and the amplification circuit 38 are
It constitutes a wireless communication means.

The CPU 36 is provided between the terminal 10 and the IC card 22 and the terminal 10
And data transmission between the roadside device and the roadside device. Transmission data from the terminal device 10 to the roadside device and reception data from the roadside device to the terminal device 10 are temporarily stored in the memory 39. Further, the memory 39 stores the ID number information of the terminal device 10. Here, the memory 39 constitutes a unique information storage means. 40 is a read / write control circuit, which is an IC
The function to take in the information from the card 22 to the CPU 36, and the information from the terminal 10 is read from the memory 39 and read via the CPU 36
It has a function of sending to the C card 22. Here, the reading / writing control circuit 40 constitutes a card information reading means for reading the information of the IC card 22 inserted in the IC card insertion portion. The CPU 36 writes the information taken from the IC card 22 in the memory 39. 41 is terminal 10 and IC
This is a battery that serves as a drive power source for the card 22.

The IC card 22 is a card used as a general bank card or credit card, and includes a CPU 42, a memory 43, and a transmission / reception interface 44 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the terminal device 10. In the memory 43, in addition to the personal identification number of the user, information necessary for collecting fees such as an account number is stored in advance.

Next, the operation of a vehicle equipped with the terminal device 10 of the present embodiment when passing through a toll road having a roadside device installed at the entrance will be described with reference to the data flow chart shown in FIG. The toll road user inserts the IC card 22 from the IC card insertion slot 14 before entering the toll road. Then, the IC card 22
When is inserted, the electrode 24 and the electrode portion of the IC card 22 come into contact with each other to be electrically energized, and data can be exchanged with each other. Further, the lock mechanism 25 suppresses card ejection.

In this state, the toll road user inputs the personal identification number from the keypad 13. Then, the input personal identification number information S1 is given to the IC card 22 through the read / write control circuit 40 and the contact portion 31 by the action of the CPU 36.
Then, by the action of the CPU 42, it is compared and collated with the set personal identification number information S2 preset in the memory 43 (card validity determining means), and if both personal identification numbers match, the memory
A match signal S3 is sent from the CPU 42 to the interface 4 together with information necessary for fee collection such as an account number preset in 43.
4, Read / write control circuit of terminal 10 via contact point 31
It is output to 40 and given to the CPU 36 by the action of the control circuit 40. As a result, the CPU 36 writes information necessary for fee collection such as an account number in the memory 39, reads the ID number information S4 of the terminal device 10 from the memory 39, and sends it to the roadside device 50.
The ID number information S4 is made ready for output (output permission means).

Next, when the vehicle enters the toll gate entrance of the toll road, an inquiry signal is transmitted from the roadside device 50 to the terminal device 10, and the inquiry signal is received by the transmitting / receiving antenna 15, and the switching circuit 32, the amplifying circuit 33, and the demodulating circuit are received. It is given to the CPU 36 via the circuit 34 and the transmission / reception control circuit 35. Then, the CPU 36 will output the ID number information that was ready for output in response to this inquiry signal.
S4 is output, and this ID number information S4 is transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 15 to the roadside machine 50 via the transmission / reception control circuit 35, the modulation circuit 37, the amplification circuit 38, and the switching circuit 32 (entrance side information transmission means).

As a result, in the roadside device 50, the ID number information S4 sent from the terminal device 10 is calculated by the function S5 generated by the function generating means to obtain the function solution S6. On the other hand, also in the terminal 10, the ID number information S4 in the memory 39 is calculated by a similar function S5 'generated by the function generating means to obtain a solution S6' of the function, and the solution S6 'of this function is transmitted and received. It is transmitted from the antenna 15 to the roadside machine 50. Then, on the roadside machine 50, the solution S6 of the function on the roadside machine and the solution S6 'of the function on the terminal machine 10 are compared and collated, and if they match, the coincidence signal S7 outputs the entrance toll gate number. Given to the means. As a result, the entrance toll gate number information S8 is wirelessly transmitted from the roadside device 50 to the terminal device 10.

In the terminal 10, when the entrance toll gate number information S8 is received by the transmission / reception antenna 15, this information S8 is transmitted to the switching circuit 32,
CPU3 via amplifier circuit 33, demodulator circuit 34, transmission / reception control circuit 35
6, the CPU 36 temporarily stores the entrance toll gate number information S8 in the memory 39 (entrance number information storage means).

The above is the flow of data at the toll gate entrance, and at the toll gate exit, when the inquiry signal from the roadside machine 50 is received, the entrance toll gate number and vehicle type information stored in the memory 39 of the terminal 10 are displayed. The information such as the account number read from the IC card 22 and the information necessary for collecting the fee are transmitted to the roadside machine 50 (exit side information transmitting means). As a result, the roadside device 50 calculates the toll based on the received toll gate information and vehicle type information, and the company to which the IC card 22 belongs in accordance with the information necessary for toll collection such as the account number that received the toll information. That is, if the card is a bank card, the credit card is sent to the center of the credit company, and if it is a credit card, the cashless collection process is performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, if the personal identification number previously recorded in the IC card 22 inserted in the IC card insertion portion is not correctly input from the keypad 13, the charge using the terminal 10 is charged. Since cashless payment of road tolls is impossible, even if the IC card 22 inserted in the IC card insertion part is lost or stolen, as long as the secret code of the IC card 22 is not known, It is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the machine 10. The IC card 22 has higher security against illegal reading of the personal identification number than the magnetic card conventionally used as a cashless card, and it is difficult for the personal identification number to be illegally known. It will be extremely expensive. Moreover, since it is sufficient to install a roadside machine at the entrance to the toll booth and no artificial operation is required, it is possible to make the toll booth unmanned and save labor. In addition, toll road users can use cashless IC cards 22 such as bank cards and credit cards to pay for purchases of products without cash, without stopping at the toll booth. Since the toll can be paid separately at the stop, the IC card 22 can be effectively used, which is very convenient for the card holder. In addition, since traffic vehicles will run on toll roads nonstop, traffic congestion can be eliminated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to separately process non-stop tolls for toll roads by using various cashless cards such as IC cards. It is possible to provide a toll collection terminal for toll roads, which can improve the serviceability to toll road users who have various types of cards and can improve security against unauthorized use.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) (b) to FIG. 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (a) (b) is a perspective view and a side view showing an external configuration, and FIG. Is a side view showing the internal structure,
FIG. 3 is a system diagram showing a control block configuration, and FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing a data flow. 11 …… Terminal unit body, 12 …… Display unit, 13 …… Keypad,
14 …… Card slot, 15 …… Transmission / reception antenna, 21 …… Card back contact, 22 ……
IC card, 23 ... depth sensor, 24 ... electrode, 25 ... lock mechanism,
26 ... Main control block, 36,42 ... CPU, 39,43 ... Memory.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. In a toll road charge acceptance terminal installed in a vehicle that passes through a toll road in which a toll charge is separately processed by a cashless card, specific information of the toll collection terminal is stored. And a function as a cashless card for storing unique information
An IC card insertion part into which the IC card is detachably inserted, a card information reading means for reading the information of the IC card inserted in this IC card insertion part, a card personal identification number input means, and Card validity determining means for determining the validity of the IC card inserted in the IC card inserting portion with the card personal identification number input by the input means,
When the validity of the IC card is approved, the output permission unit that permits the output of the unique information stored in the storage unit, and the wireless communication with the roadside devices installed at the toll gate entrance and exit of the toll road, respectively. Means, and when the wireless communication means receives an inquiry signal from a roadside device installed at the entrance of the toll gate with the output of the unique information being permitted by the output permission means, the unique information is transmitted to the wireless communication means. The entrance side information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting to the entrance side roadside machine, and the tollgate entrance number information transmitted from the entrance side roadside machine in response to the transmission of the unique information by the entrance side information transmitting means. Entrance number information storage means for storing the received information when it is received by the wireless communication means, and the wireless communication means in the state where the output of the unique information is permitted by the output permission means. When receiving an inquiry signal from a roadside machine installed at the toll gate exit, the toll gate entrance number information in which the unique information is stored by the entrance number information storage means and the IC card information read by the card information reading means A terminal for collecting tolls on a toll road, further comprising: an exit-side information transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits to the roadside device on the exit side through the wireless communication unit.