JP4630428B2 - Toll collection system, IC card, toll collection method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toll collection system, an IC card, and a toll collection method introduced on a toll road, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, non-stop automatic toll collection systems (hereinafter referred to as ETC systems) are being introduced in toll facilities such as toll roads. In introducing the ETC system, it is important to maintain compatibility with the operation mode using a conventional magnetic ticket.
[0003]
In conventional toll collection systems using magnetic toll tickets, special toll tickets such as round-trip tickets are issued and operated with a toll system that is different from ordinary tolls in order to increase the number of users and the user to feel cheap. was there. The toll gate processing when using this round ticket has been carried out by a method in which a special process is performed after the round ticket is visually recognized by the recipient and determined to be different from the pass ticket.
[0004]
In the ETC system installed on the current toll road, the following three methods can be considered when operating using a special toll system.
[0005]
The first method is to issue a dedicated IC card (period area limited tour ticket, commuter pass, free ticket, etc.) according to the intended use.
[0006]
The second method is a method in which special information for postpaid IC cards is centrally managed by the ETC center and ETC processing is executed. In the case of this second method, data rewriting of a post-payment IC card that is normally used is not performed, and special information corresponding to the IC card number is centrally managed by the ETC center based on the user's application. However, in this case, the amount of data becomes enormous because data relating to all IC cards is handled. Further, every time an IC card is used, an inquiry (search) process to the ETC center is required, and an inquiry (search) process and an increase in transmission speed are required.
[0007]
The third method is a method of writing special information to a post-paid IC card and executing ETC processing based on the special information of the IC card. In this way, when special data is written by adding information to a post-payment IC card that is normally used, there is no need to make an inquiry (search) to the ETC center every time it is used, and there is no hassle of having a plurality of dedicated IC cards. It can be said that it is the most realistic method.
[0008]
IC card data is normally encrypted for security purposes, and data writing and rewriting cannot be performed with a commercially available IC card writer. Therefore, the user writes special data into the IC card with a dedicated terminal installed at a specific location such as an ETC management office.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the system is operated with a special fee system in the ETC system as described above, there are the following problems.
First, when issuing a dedicated IC card according to the intended use, a single user owns a plurality of IC cards, and the convenience of the IC card is reduced. Further, if a user goes to a specific place such as an ETC management office every time data is written and rewritten, the feature that data can be recorded on the IC card cannot be used effectively.
[0010]
Second, if special information is centrally managed at the ETC center without storing special information in the post-payment IC card that is normally used (with the function of the post-delivery IC card as it is), every time the IC card is inquired Since it takes time to process the inquiry to the ETC center (for each access), and the service time increases, it is practical to manage special information on the ETC center side considering the traffic volume and data volume of the toll booth It is difficult.
[0011]
Thirdly, when a special code is written as special information to a post-payment IC card that is normally used, the user is placed in a specific place (such as an ETC management office) because it cannot be performed with a commercially available IC card writer. It is necessary to go to a dedicated terminal and write special data to the IC card, which impairs user convenience. In addition, when a dedicated terminal is provided at a specific location, problems of maintenance (when and who will do it) and problems such as card forgery due to unauthorized use of the dedicated terminal are also expected to occur.
[0012]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and a fee collection system, an IC card, and a fee collection method that allow one IC card to be used in various fee systems without impairing user convenience. The purpose is to provide.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the toll collection system according to the first aspect of the present invention performs wireless communication with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle that has entered a doorway of a toll road, and is obtained from the on-vehicle device. In the toll collection system that performs toll collection processing on the vehicle based on the information of the IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device, the IC card has a special application for using the toll road in a special toll system. Accepting means accepted from the person and information on the special application accepted by the accepting meansPredetermined toll gate at the entrance and exit of the toll road determined based onDelivery means for delivering to,The information on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed at the toll gate at each entrance of the toll road and entering the entrance is included in the list of special application information distributed by the distribution means. If there is information on the IC card in the list, the special application information corresponding to the IC card information is stored in the IC card and the list is deleted. Delivery means;Each entrance / exit of the toll roadToll boothInformation on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed in the vehicle installed in the doorway and entering each doorwayIf the toll gate is a toll gate in the area where the special application information applies, the information on the special application is included.And fee processing means for performing fee collection processing based on the above.
[0014]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system that performs wireless communication with an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle that has entered an entrance of a toll road, and is mounted on the on-vehicle device obtained from the on-vehicle device. In a toll collection system that performs toll collection processing on the vehicle based on the information of the first toll system, in order to settle the toll on the second toll system when using a predetermined entrance of the toll road Accepting the special application from the owner of the IC card, and information on the special application accepted by the accepting meansPredetermined toll gate at the entrance and exit of the toll road determined based onDelivery means for delivering to,The information on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed at the toll gate at each entrance of the toll road and entering the entrance is included in the list of special application information distributed by the distribution means. If there is information on the IC card in the list, the special application information corresponding to the IC card information is stored in the IC card and the list is deleted. Delivery means;Each entrance / exit of the toll roadToll boothIC card information obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed in the vehicle that is installed in the doorway and enters each doorwayIf the toll gate is a toll gate in the area to which the special application information applies, the information on the special application is used.Second fee structuresoIt is characterized by comprising fee collection processing means for performing fee collection processing.
[0015]
A fee collection system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the fee collection system according to any one of the first and second aspects, wherein the reception means includes means for receiving a special application from the owner of the IC card through a telephone line or the Internet. It is characterized by having.
[0016]
The fee collection system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the fee collection system according to the second aspect, wherein the fee collection processing means repeatedly enters and exits the toll road using the predetermined entrance and exit within a predetermined period. In this case, the information processing apparatus includes means for transmitting usage details information to the vehicle-mounted device without performing a billing process.
[0022]
Conventional toll road toll collection systems have been operated with special toll systems such as round-trip tickets in order to increase the number of users / users feel cheap. For this use, a method has been adopted in which a tour ticket is issued separately from a pass ticket, and a receipt person judges and processes it.
[0023]
Even in the current ETC system, it is assumed that special fee systems (various fee systems such as regular and number discounts in addition to round-trip discounts) will be implemented using IC cards in the same way. ing. Thus, in order to operate the system with different fee systems, it is necessary to write various special information on the IC card instead of the magnetic pass.
[0024]
However, in order to write various special information on the IC card, the user needs to take the IC card to a predetermined place and write the special information on a dedicated terminal, which impairs the convenience of the IC card. was there.
[0025]
Therefore, the claim1In the case of the described invention, a special application for using the toll road in a special fee system is received from the owner of the IC card, and information on the accepted special application is distributed in advance to each entrance / exit of the toll road. When a vehicle equipped with a vehicle-mounted device enters each entrance / exit of the toll road and information on the IC card is obtained from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle, the information on the IC card and the information on the special application distributed Since fee collection processing is performed based on the above, processing with a special fee system that is different from normal is possible.
[0026]
Claim2In the case of the invention described above, a special application for settlement of tolls using the second toll system when using a predetermined entrance / exit of the toll road is accepted from the owner of the IC card, and the information on the received special application is toll road It will be distributed in advance to each doorway. When a vehicle equipped with a vehicle-mounted device enters each entrance / exit of the toll road and information on the IC card is obtained from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle, the information on the IC card and the special application information are distributed. Since the fee collection processing is performed by the first or second fee structure depending on whether or not the fee collection is performed, it is possible to perform the fee collection processing by a different fee structure.
[0027]
In addition, the special application information is distributed only to the designated entrance / exit, that is, the toll booth. At the toll booth, the toll collection process is performed depending on whether the IC card information and special information are distributed. It is not necessary to request an inquiry to the ETC center, and the search time for the target data can be greatly shortened, thereby improving the service time.
[0028]
Claim3In the case of the described invention, since the special application from the owner of the IC card is accepted through the telephone line or the Internet, the user does not feel the special application inconvenient.
[0029]
Claim4In the case of the invention described above, when the entry / exit of the toll road is repeated using only the predetermined entrance / exit within the predetermined period, the usage details information is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device without performing the accounting process, so that the round trip by the IC card is performed. Discount processing can be performed.
[0031]
As a result, a single IC card can be used with various charge systems without impairing the user's convenience.
[0032]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0033]
1 and 2 are diagrams showing an overall configuration of an ETC system according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration on a toll gate side, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle device.
[0034]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this ETC system is a device on the user side such as a telephone set such as a mobile phone 11, a personal computer 12 (hereinafter referred to as a PC 12), and a vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on a vehicle owned by the user. And each of the ETC center devices connected to the user side devices via the telephone line 13 and the Internet 14, and the various toll gates connected to the ETC center devices via the online communication line 15 It consists of equipment. The vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits / receives information to / from the toll gate side device through the antenna unit 21. An IC card 80 is attached to the vehicle-mounted device 20.
[0035]
Each device of the ETC center includes an information receiving terminal 30 connected to the telephone line 13 and the Internet 14 and a data processing device 40 connected to the information receiving terminal 30 via a LAN or the like. The information receiving terminal 30 includes a display device 31, a printing device 32, an input device 33, a main body 34, and the like. The display device 31 displays a processing status screen. The printing device 32 prints (outputs) processing result information when performing pre-registration processing or special information writing processing. The input device 33 performs various input operations on the main body 34, and is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, for example. The main body 34 includes a CPU 36, a memory (storage unit) 37, a transmission control unit 38, and various device interfaces 39. The transmission control unit 38 is connected to the telephone line 13 and the Internet 14 and controls communication of information with the device on the user side. The CPU 36 displays a guide screen on the device on the user side, and executes pre-registration processing (acceptance processing), writing processing of special information such as tour information, and the like by information input from the user. The memory (storage unit) 37 includes a ROM that stores a control program that causes the CPU 36 to execute processing, a RAM that is a temporary work area of the CPU 36, and an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk device that accumulates the above various processing results.
[0036]
The information receiving terminal 30 is an interface with the user, and has a function of prompting the user to input data on a guide screen or the like and transferring the received data to the data processing device. The user accesses the information reception terminal 30 of the ETC center from the telephone device such as the mobile phone 11 or the PC 12 using the telephone line 13 or the Internet 14.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 2, the toll gate equipment is connected to the toll gate control device 50 disposed at each toll gate and the toll gate control device 50, and each lane for toll collection at the toll gate is collected. Roadside equipment 60. The roadside device 60 includes a roadside antenna 61a, a roadside radio device 61, a vehicle detection device 62, a start control device 63, a roadside display 64, a toll gate display board 65, a vehicle height meter 66, and the like installed on the roadside of each lane. And a lane control device 67 for controlling the devices. The roadside wireless device 61 communicates wirelessly with the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle through the roadside antenna 61a. The vehicle detection device 62 detects the position of the vehicle in the lane. The start control device 63 opens and closes a blocker (not shown) to give or stop the vehicle with permission to start. The roadside indicator 64 displays the processing status as guidance. The toll gate display board 65 notifies whether or not each lane is in operation by lighting a signal lamp (red signal, green signal, etc.). The lane control device 67 includes a security processing unit 68 and an ETC processing unit 69. The security processing unit 68 is used for extracting and writing (recording) special codes and special information. The ETC processing unit 69 performs fee collection processing by wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device 20.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes an IC card I / F 23 such as an IC card slot in which an IC card 80 is detachably mounted, a wireless communication control unit 22 that controls wireless communication by the antenna unit 21, and a CPU 24. A memory 25, an operation unit 26, a display unit 27, a general-purpose interface 28 (hereinafter referred to as a general-purpose I / F 28), a security processing unit 29, and the like. The general-purpose I / F 28 connects the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the car navigation system 16 (hereinafter referred to as the car navigation system 16) mounted on the vehicle, the mobile phone 11, the PC 12, and the like. The security processing unit 29 is used for extracting and writing (recording) special codes and special information.
[0039]
As a precondition for using this ETC system, it is assumed that a credit card company has already issued a post-payment IC card 80 to the user, and the user is a user who can perform ETC processing by post-payment. Moreover, when using a toll road, it shall pass a toll booth with the vehicle carrying the onboard equipment 20. FIG. The post-payment IC card 80 (hereinafter referred to as IC card 80) refers to a credit card type card that deducts usage fees for various services on toll roads from a financial institution account that has been applied for in advance.
[0040]
The operation of this ETC system will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Here, with respect to an example using round trip discounts from the X toll booth to the Z toll booth (X to Y to Z) in the round trip route map shown in FIG. 4, pre-registration processing (FIG. 6), special information writing processing ( 7), processing after writing special information (FIG. 8) and the like will be described separately. FIG. 5 shows the overall processing flow of the ETC system.
[0041]
First, user pre-registration processing in the ETC system will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.
The user obtains tour discount information from the ETC homepage or various public relations (S101).
[0042]
The user contacts the ETC center using a preferred communication means of the Internet or a telephone (such as the mobile phone 11). Here, a case where the mobile phone 11 is used will be described.
[0043]
When the user operates the mobile phone 11 to make a call to the ETC center (S102), the user is connected to the information receiving terminal 30 through the telephone line 13.
[0044]
When the mobile phone 11 is connected, the information reception terminal 30 starts reception (S103), and prompts the mobile phone 11 to input an IC card number by a voice message or the like (S104).
[0045]
When the user operates the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 11 to input an IC card number (credit number or the like) in response to the voice message (using a telephone push tone signal or the like) (S105), credit is sent from the mobile phone 11 to the information receiving terminal 30. A tone signal of the number is transmitted.
[0046]
When the information receiving terminal 30 receives the credit number tone signal, the information receiving terminal 30 prompts the user to input the recitation number by a voice message or the like (S106).
[0047]
When the user operates the numeric keypad of the mobile phone 11 to input a recitation number (using a telephone push tone signal or the like) (S107), a recitation number tone signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 11 to the information receiving terminal 30.
[0048]
When the information reception terminal 30 receives the tone signal of the recitation number, it transmits the recitation number to the data processing device 40 together with the already received IC card number.
[0049]
The data processing device 40 searches (inquires) its own database based on the IC card number and the recitation number received from the information receiving terminal 30 (S108), and whether or not the user who made the registration request is an authorized user. (S109), the search result is returned to the information receiving terminal 30.
[0050]
When the information reception terminal 30 receives a search result indicating that the user is a legitimate user from the data processing device 40 (Y in S109), the information reception terminal 30 then prompts the mobile phone 11 to input a usage by voice message or the like (S110).
[0051]
When the user inputs a number according to the use (uses a telephone push tone signal or the like) according to the voice message (S111), a tone signal having a number according to the use is transmitted from the mobile phone 11 to the information receiving terminal 30.
[0052]
The information reception terminal 30 determines the usage code from the tone signal of the number corresponding to the usage (inquires about the usage code) (S112), and if there is a usage code (Y in S113), transmits it to the data processing device 40. .
[0053]
Upon receiving the usage code from the information receiving terminal 30, the data processing device 40 receives and records (saves) the usage code and the IC card number (S114), and issues a card registration number for the usage code and the IC card number. (S115) This card registration number is notified (notified) to the user's mobile phone 11 via the information receiving terminal 30. The usage code is a code used by the user for application for the round-trip discount, and is different from the code written in the IC card 80. This is a measure for ensuring security. The card registration number is a number used by a registered user for a change / cancellation / inquiry at a later date, and is not a number directly used for ETC processing (fee collection).
[0054]
Further, the data processing device 40 creates a special code and special information from the IC card number and the application code (S116). The special code is a code representing a kind of round-trip discount, regular discount, number-of-times discount, etc., and is a code that is actually written to the IC card 80. The special information is information necessary for ETC processing (special operation system) such as area information, valid period, route information, remaining number of times related to the special code, and information that is actually written to the IC card 80.
[0055]
The data processing device 40 determines the corresponding toll gate from the special code (S117). In this embodiment, each tollgate controller 50 of tollgates X to Z corresponds. Other tollgates are irrelevant and are not applicable.
[0056]
The data processing device 40 transmits the IC card number, card registration number, special code, and special information to the toll gate control device 50 of the corresponding toll gate (S118).
[0057]
When the mobile phone 11 is notified (notified) of the card registration number (S119), the user can write down the card registration number on paper or the like or store it in the IC card 80 as described later. Processing such as an inquiry (S120) can be performed quickly.
[0058]
As the processing of S120, for example, the user inserts the IC card 80 into the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle (S121), When the notified card registration number and recitation number are input from the mobile phone 11 or the like (S122), the CPU 24 records the card registration number on the IC card 80 (S123). However, when the card registration number is recorded on the IC card 80, the IC card 80 is not yet usable as a round-trip discount IC card, and information (special code, special information, etc.) necessary for round-trip discount processing is recorded. This is done when the exit toll gate is actually used. The reason why the card registration number is recorded in the IC card 80 is to make an inquiry at a later date. That is, this process is not necessary for the special information writing process itself. By the process of S120, the receipt person or the like only receives the IC card 80 from the user, so that it becomes possible to promptly respond to requests for inquiry, change, deletion, etc. of the application contents.
[0059]
When the toll gate controller 50 receives (acquires) the IC card number, card registration number, special code, and special information from the data processor 40 of the ETC center (S124), these data are transmitted to the lane controller 67 of each lane. (S125).
[0060]
Subsequently, the special information writing process will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 7. Here, a case where the user mounts the IC card 80 for which a round-trip discount has been applied to the vehicle-mounted device 20 and travels on the highway shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
[0061]
When the user attaches the IC card 80 for which a tour discount has been applied to the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S201), the vehicle-mounted device 20 reads personal information from the IC card 80 (S202) and stores it in its own memory 25.
[0062]
Then, when the user drives the vehicle to use the toll road and enters (inflows) into the entrance of the toll gate, the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle has been read from the IC card 80 into the memory 25. The personal information and the vehicle type information stored in advance in its own memory 25 are transmitted to the roadside radio device 61 of the A toll gate.
[0063]
When the roadside apparatus 61 receives personal information and vehicle type information through wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S203), the roadside apparatus 61 transmits these information to the lane control device 67.
[0064]
When the lane control device 67 receives the personal information and the vehicle type information, the lane control device 67 transmits the entrance information set for the lane control device 67 to the vehicle-mounted device 20 through the roadside wireless device 61 (S204).
[0065]
When receiving the entrance information from the roadside apparatus 61 (S205), the vehicle-mounted device 20 writes the entrance information to the IC card 80 (S206). The processing so far is a normal entrance processing as an ETC system.
[0066]
When a vehicle entering the toll road from the toll gate at the entrance travels on the toll road and exits (outflows) at the X toll gate which is the first exit toll gate in the tour area shown in FIG. When entering the toll gate, the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle reads the entrance information, personal information, and IC card number (card registration number: can be deleted) from the IC card 80 (S207).
[0067]
And the onboard equipment 20 transmits entrance information, personal information, IC card number, and (card registration number: deletion possible) to the roadside apparatus 61 (S208).
[0068]
When the roadside device 61 receives the entrance information, personal information, IC card number, and (card registration number: can be deleted) from the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S209), the roadside device 61 transmits the information to the lane control device 67.
[0069]
The lane control device 67 extracts an IC card number from the received data, and inquires whether the extracted IC card number is in a special list recorded in itself (S210).
[0070]
Here, the corresponding IC card number is in the special list of the lane control device 67 at the X toll booth (Y in S211), and special information is recorded corresponding to the IC card number. Then, the special code and special information are extracted, and the extracted special code and special information are transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 via the roadside apparatus 61 (S212).
[0071]
When the special code and the special information are received from the roadside apparatus 61, the in-vehicle device 20 stores them in the IC card 80 (S213).
[0072]
The extraction result (extraction in this example) is transmitted to the data processing device 40 through the toll gate control device 50.
[0073]
The data processing device 40 receives the extraction result,The lane controller 67 is checked to determine whether or not there is a special code or special information in the already received IC card data (S214).
[0074]
In this case, since the IC card is used for the first time after applying for a round-trip discount, there is no special code and special information in the IC card data (N in S215), and the lane controller 67 determines the A charge from the entrance information and personal information. A fee between the toll booths is calculated from the toll booth, and the sum of the calculation result and the round-trip discount purchase amount is withdrawn as a toll (B216).
In addition, the data processing device 40 transmits a special list (IC card number, special code, special information, etc.) deletion command that is no longer necessary to the toll gate control device 50.
The toll gate control device 50 that has received the delete command deletes the special list including the lane control device 67 that has performed the above processing.
[0075]
In addition, high security is ensured in each process of the roadside wireless device 61 to the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the IC card 80.
[0077]
Then, the lane control device 67 transmits the charge withdrawal result to the vehicle-mounted device 20 via the roadside wireless device 61 (S217).
[0078]
When receiving the charge withdrawal result, the vehicle-mounted device 20 writes the received charge withdrawal result to the IC card 80 (S218). Similarly, other special IC cards are removed together with tolls when passing through the corresponding exit toll gate for the first time after user application, that is, when special codes and special information are written.
[0079]
Next, processing after writing special information will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 8.
[0080]
Assume that the user has installed the IC card 80 in which the special code and special information are recorded on the vehicle-mounted device 20 of the vehicle and traveled on the highway shown in FIG. 4, and after performing the processing of FIG. For example, a case where a toll road is used from the X toll gate to the Z toll gate will be described.
[0081]
When the user attaches the IC card 80 in which the special code and special information are recorded to the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S301), the vehicle-mounted device 20 reads personal information from the IC card 80 (S302), and the read personal information and vehicle type information. Are transmitted to the roadside apparatus 61.
[0082]
When the roadside apparatus 61 receives the personal information and the vehicle type information from the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S303), the roadside apparatus 61 transmits the personal information and the vehicle type information to the lane control device 67.
[0083]
When the lane control device 67 receives the personal information and the vehicle type information, the lane control device 67 transmits the entrance information to the roadside wireless device 61 (S304), and the roadside wireless device 61 transmits it to the vehicle-mounted device 20.
[0084]
When the vehicle-mounted device 20 receives the entrance information from the roadside apparatus 61 (S306), it writes the entrance information into the IC card 80. The series of processes is a normal entrance process of the ETC system.
[0085]
When a vehicle entering the toll road from the X toll gate travels on the toll road and exits (outflows) at the Z toll gate in the same tour area, when the vehicle passes through the Z toll gate, the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle. The device 20 reads the entrance information, personal information, IC card number, special card, and special information (card registration number: can be deleted) from the IC card 80 (S307).
[0086]
Then, the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits the read entrance information, personal information, IC card number, special code, and special information (card registration number: can be deleted) to the roadside apparatus 61 (S308).
[0087]
When the roadside apparatus 61 receives the entrance information, personal information, IC card number, special card, and special information (card registration number: can be deleted) from the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S309), the roadside apparatus 61 transmits the information to the lane controller 67.
[0088]
The lane control device 67 extracts the IC card number from the received data, and inquires whether or not the extracted IC card number is in the special information recorded in itself (S310).
[0089]
In this case, since the corresponding special information is not recorded in the special list of the lane control device 67 of the X toll booth (N in S311), the lane control device 67 reads the data (IC card data) ) Is checked whether or not there is a special code and special information (S312). If there is special code and special information in the IC card data (Y in S313), ETC processing is performed based on the special code and special information. Execute (S314).
[0090]
In the ETC process in this case, it can be seen from the special information (tour discount information) read from the IC card 80 that payment has already been made at the X toll booth, so the withdrawal process is not performed at the Z toll booth. Therefore, the lane control device 67 executes only the process of recording the usage details (passage information).
[0091]
The X toll booth is the corresponding toll booth, but when the special information writing process shown in FIG. 7 is performed, the extraction data deletion process is executed and the corresponding data does not exist.
[0092]
If the IC card number inquiry process is executed prior to the deletion process, it is ignored because it is the same data as the special code already recorded in the IC card 80.
[0093]
The lane control device 67 transmits only the usage details data to the vehicle-mounted device 20 through the roadside device 61 (S315).
[0094]
The vehicle-mounted device 20 writes the received usage statement data to the IC card 80 (S316).
[0095]
By using the IC card 80 in which special codes and special information are recorded in this way, various ETC processes including round trip discounts can be completed at each toll gate without inquiring the data processing device 40 of the ETC center. it can.
[0096]
As described above, according to the ETC system of this embodiment, in order to write special codes and special information such as round-trip discounts, regular discounts, and discounts to the post-delivery IC card 80, the user can use the mobile phone 11 or the PC 12 in advance. By accessing the information reception terminal 30 of the ETC center via the telephone line 13 or the Internet 14 from the application, etc., anyone can easily apply for special processing. At this time, by using the PC 12 or the like, a high security processing function already provided in the personal computer itself can be used.
[0097]
In addition, when a special application such as a round-trip discount is made by the user to the information reception terminal 30, the special code is distributed from the information reception terminal 30 through the data processing device 40 only to the corresponding toll gate for the round-trip discount. By registering the distributed special code in the special list of the lane control device 67 for each lane, it is not necessary to request an inquiry to the ETC center one by one, and the search time for the target data can be greatly shortened. Thereby, the service time can be improved.
[0098]
Furthermore, by storing various special information in the IC card 80, it is possible to settle the purchase price for each use (purchase price for round-trip discount etc.) together with other tolls with one IC card. Convenience as a card can be improved.
[0099]
By performing the ETC process using the special code and special information recorded on the IC card 80, an inquiry to the data processing device 40 of the ETC center becomes unnecessary, and the processing speed is not reduced by a special procedure.
[0100]
In general, by using a device that is not commercially available (such as an ETC center device or a toll gate device), fraudulent acts (forgery, etc.) on the IC card 80 are not performed. In addition, the card processing device itself does not match theft.
[0101]
By storing special information in a rewritable area of the IC card 80, data can be rewritten regardless of the type of data.
[0102]
【The invention's effect】
Claims as described above1According to the described invention, a special application for using the toll road in a special fee system is accepted from the owner of the IC card, and the information of the accepted special application is distributed in advance to each entrance / exit of the toll road, When a vehicle enters each entrance / exit of a toll road and information on the IC card is obtained from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle, fee collection processing is performed based on the information on the IC card and the information on the special application that has been distributed. Therefore, it is possible to process with a special charge system that is different from the normal one.
[0103]
Claim2According to the invention described above, when using a predetermined entrance / exit of a toll road, a special application for settlement of tolls using the second toll system is accepted from the owner of the IC card, and information on the accepted special application is charged. If the vehicle is delivered in advance to only the predetermined entrance / exit of the road, the vehicle enters each entrance / exit of the toll road, and the IC card information is obtained from the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle, the IC card information and Depending on whether or not the special application information is distributed, the fee collection processing is performed in the first or second fee structure, so that it is possible to perform fee collection processing in a different fee structure. In addition, by distributing special application information only to specified entrances, it is not necessary to make an inquiry to the ETC Center one by one, and the search time for the target data can be greatly shortened. Can be improved.
[0104]
Claim3According to the invention described above, since the special application from the owner of the IC card is accepted through the telephone line or the Internet, the user does not feel the special application inconvenient.
[0105]
Claim4According to the invention described above, when the entrance / exit of the toll road is repeated using only the predetermined entrance / exit within the predetermined period, the usage details information is transmitted to the in-vehicle device without performing the billing process. Round-trip discount processing can be performed.
[0106]
According to the invention described in claim 5, the information on the special application for using the toll road in a special toll system, such as the IC card registration number, together with the personal identification number when the IC card is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device By storing the information in the card, the user can make inquiries and confirmations using the IC card registration number when the toll road is used in a special toll system.
[0107]
As a result, a single IC card can be used with various charge systems without impairing the user's convenience.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an ETC system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration on a toll gate side in this ETC system.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle device in the ETC system.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a concept of a toll gate that performs round-trip discount in this ETC system.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow from application of a tour discount by a user to actual application of a tour discount in the ETC system.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing pre-registration processing in this ETC system.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process of writing special information to an IC card at an entrance toll gate A into which a vehicle flows.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing based on special information of the IC card at the toll gates X to Z at the exit where the vehicle exits.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Mobile phone, 12 ... Personal computer (PC), 13 ... Telephone line, 14 ... Internet, 15 ... Online communication line, 20 ... Onboard equipment, 30 ... Information reception terminal, 40 ... Data processing device, 50 ... Tollgate control Device: 60 ... Roadside equipment, 61 ... Roadside radio device, 67 ... Lane control device, 80 ... IC card.

Claims (4)

Performs wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle that has entered the entrance of the toll road, and collects charges for the vehicle based on the information of the IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device obtained from the vehicle-mounted device In the toll collection system for processing,
Accepting means for accepting a special application for using the toll road with a special toll system from the owner of the IC card;
Distribution means for distributing to a predetermined toll gate at the entrance / exit of the toll road determined based on the information of the special application received by the reception means;
The information on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed at the toll gate at each entrance of the toll road and entering the entrance is included in the list of special application information distributed by the distribution means. If there is information on the IC card in the list, the special application information corresponding to the IC card information is stored in the IC card and the list is deleted. Delivery means;
If the information on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed at the toll gate of each entrance of the toll road and installed in the vehicle entering each entrance includes information on the special application delivered, If the toll gate is a toll gate in an area to which the special application information is applied , the toll collection system includes a fee processing means for performing toll collection processing based on the special application information. . Wireless communication is performed with a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle that has entered the entrance / exit of a toll road, and first information is provided to the vehicle based on information on an IC card mounted on the vehicle-mounted device obtained from the vehicle-mounted device. In the toll collection system that performs toll collection processing with
Accepting means for accepting from the owner of the IC card a special application to settle a toll in the second toll system when using a predetermined entrance of the toll road;
Distribution means for distributing to a predetermined toll gate at the entrance / exit of the toll road determined based on the information of the special application received by the reception means;
The information on the IC card obtained from the vehicle-mounted device installed at the toll gate at each entrance of the toll road and entering the entrance is included in the list of special application information distributed by the distribution means. If there is information on the IC card in the list, the special application information corresponding to the IC card information is stored in the IC card and the list is deleted. Delivery means;
If the information on the special card is included in the information of the IC card installed at the toll gate at each entrance of the toll road and obtained from the vehicle mounted on the vehicle entering each entrance, the toll gate if tollgate in the area information of the special application is applied, charges characterized by comprising a toll collection processing means for performing toll collection processing by the second pricing based on information of the special application Receiving system. The toll collection system according to claim 1 or 2,
The accepting means is
A fee collection system comprising means for receiving a special application from the owner of the IC card through a telephone line or the Internet. In the fee collection system according to claim 2,
The fee collection processing means includes:
A toll collection system comprising means for transmitting usage details information to the vehicle-mounted device without performing a billing process when the predetermined entrance / exit is used within a predetermined period and the entrance / exit of the toll road is repeated .

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