JP5380139B2 - Toll road toll determination system, toll determination device, and toll determination method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll road toll determination system, a toll determination apparatus, and a toll determination method for calculating a toll according to a distance.

  Conventionally, the toll collection method for toll roads such as expressways is a toll collection method in which a toll is issued at the time of inflow, and payment is made at the toll gate at the time of outflow, and a uniform toll is collected at the time of inflow There is a receipt method.

  Of these, the uniform toll system is mainly used in urban highways where space for installing toll gates is scarce, and there are many cases where no toll gate is installed at the exit. However, even on toll roads that adopt such a uniform toll system, it is required to introduce a distance toll system that collects a toll according to the degree of use from the viewpoint of fairness.

  On the other hand, in recent years, an automatic fee collection system (ETC; Electronic Toll Collection) as described in Patent Document 1 has become widespread. In this ETC system, users can use without stopping the vehicle by transmitting and receiving information between the roadside device installed at the toll gate on the toll road and the “onboard device” installed in the vehicle. Tolls can be collected from the person.

  By installing the roadside device of this ETC system at the exit toll gate of the toll road, the travel distance of the user's vehicle can be calculated, and the charge according to the travel distance can be collected.

  However, in urban highways, as described above, there are many cases where no toll gate is installed at the exit, and it is difficult to secure a space for installing the facilities of the ETC system.

  Therefore, as described in Patent Document 2, a roadside device is placed on a gate-type column installed across the lane on the main road, and the user can move under the gate-type column without decelerating the vehicle. A free-flow ETC system that can communicate wirelessly with roadside equipment just by passing through has been developed.

  By installing the free-flow ETC system's portal pillar at the exit of the toll road, it is possible to adjust the charges once recorded at the entrance toll gate afterwards. Similarly, it is possible to collect a fee according to the travel distance.

Japanese Patent No. 3576497 JP 2005-85046 A

  However, the fee collection method using the free flow ETC system has the following problems (1) to (4).

  (1) The first problem is that in the toll collection method using the above-described free flow ETC system, information for identifying an entrance toll gate or a passing route on the way is inserted into an on-vehicle device or an on-vehicle device installed in a user's vehicle. Because the central processing unit determines the fee to be collected based on the written information and the information acquired from the roadside equipment at the exit, the user installs the vehicle-mounted device in the vehicle in advance. It is necessary to keep in mind that it is expensive to introduce.

  (2) The second problem is that a line failure between the roadside device at the entrance or exit and the central processing unit, or a communication failure between the vehicle-mounted device installed in the user's vehicle and the roadside device occurs. In this case, there is a possibility that the central processing unit cannot calculate the fee according to the travel distance, or the fee may be calculated with an incorrect travel route.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the vehicle flows in from the entrance and exits from the exit, if the information at the exit from the exit due to a line failure cannot be acquired by the central processing unit, the travel distance cannot be specified and the toll is calculated. Can not be.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the vehicle flows in from the entrance A and once flows out from the exit C, then flows in again from the entrance D and flows out from the exit E, information when the vehicle flows out from the exit C due to a line failure and If the arrival of information from the entrance D to the central processing unit is delayed, the exit information is unknown for the entrance A and the entrance information is unknown for the exit E, and an accurate route is determined. Tolls cannot be calculated.

  (3) The third problem is that the above-mentioned free-flow ETC system is a system that collects a flat fee once at the entrance, so it is necessary to install a toll gate at each entrance, and there is no toll gate at each entrance. On toll roads, it is impossible to calculate tolls accurately according to distance.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when there are a plurality of entrances without individual toll booths on the toll road and the toll gate on the main road ahead is configured to collect charges, which entrance Even if it flows in, the travel distance does not change, and it becomes impossible to calculate the toll according to the accurate travel distance.

  (4) The fourth problem is that when the above-described free flow ETC system is connected to a plurality of toll roads, an accurate toll fee may not be calculated as a connection target.

  Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a toll road toll determination system, a toll determination device, and a toll determination method capable of reducing the burden of prior preparation of a system user.

  A second object of the present invention is a toll road toll determination system, a toll determination apparatus, and a toll determination method capable of determining a toll for a vehicle even when a communication failure occurs in the system. Is to provide.

  A third object of the present invention is a toll road toll determination system, a toll determination device, which can determine a toll according to the travel distance even when no tollgate is installed at each entrance. And to provide a fee determination method.

  A fourth object of the present invention is a toll road toll determination system, a toll determination device capable of determining an accurate toll as a connection object when a plurality of toll roads are connected and used, and It is to provide a toll fee determination method.

To achieve the above object, the toll road toll determination system of the present invention includes an entrance roadside device installed at each of a plurality of entrances of the toll road and a toll installed at a toll gate on the main road of the toll road. A toll station comprising: a station device; an exit roadside device installed at each of a plurality of exits of the toll road; and a central processing unit connected to the plurality of entrance roadside devices, the tollgate device and the plurality of exit roadside devices In the road toll determination system, each of the entrance roadside devices includes an entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle flows into the toll road, and the entrance roadside identification information. Upon obtaining the vehicle identification information acquisition unit, to the acquired vehicle identification information, the central processing vehicle inflow information added an inlet roadside apparatus identification information for identifying the own entrance road device A vehicle inflow information transmitting unit for transmitting to a device, and the toll gate device acquires vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, A fixed fee collection processing unit that performs a payment process for receiving a fixed fee set by a user, and when the vehicle identification information is acquired by the fixed fee collection processing unit and the payment process is performed, the vehicle A payment information transmitter for transmitting to the central processing unit payment information in which toll gate identification information for identifying the own toll gate device is added to the identification information and the fee information for which the payment processing has been performed, and each exit road side When the vehicle flows out from the toll road, the apparatus acquires the vehicle identification information by an exit roadside identification information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle, and the exit roadside identification information acquisition unit. Then, there is a vehicle outflow information transmission unit that transmits vehicle outflow information to which the exit identification information for identifying the self-exit roadside device is added to the vehicle identification information to the central processing unit. Stored toll information according to the distance between the corresponding entrance and exit for each combination of each entrance roadside device identification information identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit identification information identifying each said exit roadside device. A database storage unit that stores a toll master, vehicle inflow information transmitted from the vehicle inflow information transmission unit, and vehicle outflow information transmitted from the vehicle outflow information transmission unit, for each vehicle identification information, A traffic information generating unit that generates traffic information combining roadside device identification information and exit identification information, and a toll corresponding to the traffic information generated by the traffic information generating unit, The toll specifying unit determined based on the toll fee master information stored in the database storage unit, the toll specified by the toll specifying unit, and the payment information transmitted from the toll gate device. The difference between the settlement fee and the adjustment fee determined by the adjustment fee determination unit is determined as an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll of the vehicle according to the travel distance of the toll road. And an adjustment fee settlement unit for performing a settlement process for receiving or refunding the user.

  In addition, the toll road toll determination device according to the present invention is installed at each of a plurality of entrances of a toll road, acquires vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle from inflowing vehicles, and entrance roadside device identification information for identifying the own device. Is installed at a toll gate on the main road of the toll road, and vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle is obtained from the passing vehicle, and the toll road is preliminarily attached to the toll road. Settlement information for receiving a fixed fee set by the user is generated, and payment information is generated by adding tolled vehicle identification information and toll gate identification information identifying the device to the information of the fee for which the payment processing has been performed. The vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle by acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle from the toll gate device and the plurality of exits of the toll road that are installed and flowing out, respectively. In a toll road toll determination device connected to an exit roadside device that generates vehicle outflow information to which information is added, each entrance roadside device identification information for identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit roadside device are identified For each combination of exit identification information, a database storage unit that stores a toll master that stores toll information corresponding to the distance between the corresponding entrance and the exit, and a vehicle inflow generated by the entrance roadside device A traffic information generating unit that generates traffic information combining information on the entrance roadside device and the exit identification information for each vehicle identification information from the information and the vehicle outflow information generated on the exit roadside device, and the traffic Toll identification that determines the toll corresponding to the toll information generated by the information generating unit based on the toll master information stored in the database storage unit And the difference between the toll specified by the toll specifying unit and the toll obtained by the settlement processing acquired from the settlement information generated by the toll gate device according to the travel distance of the toll road An adjustment fee determining unit that determines the adjustment fee for adjusting the toll of the vehicle, and an adjustment fee settlement unit that performs a process for receiving or refunding the adjustment fee determined by the adjustment fee determination unit to the user It is characterized by having.

The toll road toll determination method of the present invention includes an entrance roadside device installed at each of a plurality of entrances of a toll road, a tollgate device installed at a tollgate on the main road of the toll road, and a toll Toll determination for toll roads comprising exit roadside devices installed at a plurality of exits of the road, and a plurality of entrance roadside devices, the toll gate device and a central processing unit connected to the plurality of exit roadside devices system, each inlet roadside apparatus, when the vehicle is entering the toll road, an entrance road identification information acquiring step of acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle, the vehicle in the inlet roadside identification information acquisition step When the identification information is acquired, a vehicle that transmits vehicle inflow information in which the acquired road identification information identifying the own roadside device is added to the acquired vehicle identification information to the central processing unit. The inflow information transmitting step and the toll gate device acquires vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, and uses a fixed fee set in advance for the toll road. A fixed fee collection process step for performing a payment process for receiving from the user, and when the vehicle identification information is acquired and the payment process is performed, the vehicle identification information and the payment process are performed. A payment information transmission step of transmitting to the central processing unit payment information in which toll gate identification information for identifying the toll gate device is added to the fee information, and each exit roadside device causes the vehicle to flow out of the toll road When obtaining the vehicle identification information in the exit roadside identification information obtaining step for obtaining vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle, and the exit roadside identification information obtaining step A vehicle outflow information transmission step for transmitting vehicle outflow information to the central processing unit, the vehicle outflow information added with the exit identification information for identifying the self-exit roadside device to the vehicle identification information, and the central processing unit, Stored toll information according to the distance between the corresponding entrance and exit for each combination of each entrance roadside device identification information identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit identification information identifying each said exit roadside device. From the database storage step for storing the toll master, the vehicle inflow information transmitted in the vehicle inflow information transmission step, and the vehicle outflow information transmitted in the vehicle outflow information transmission step, an entrance is provided for each vehicle identification information. A traffic information generating step for generating traffic information combining roadside device identification information and exit identification information, and the traffic information generated in the traffic information generating step. The toll corresponding to the toll information is determined based on the toll fee master information stored in the database storing step, the toll specified in the toll specifying step, and the toll gate device An adjustment fee determining step for determining a difference from the fee for the payment processing acquired from the transmitted payment information as an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll of the vehicle according to the travel distance of the toll road; And an adjustment fee settlement step for performing a process of making a payment for receiving or refunding the adjustment fee determined in the adjustment fee determination step to the user.

  According to the toll road toll determination system, the toll determination apparatus, and the toll determination method of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden of prior preparation for the system user.

  According to the toll road toll determination system, toll determination apparatus, and toll determination method of another aspect of the present invention, the toll of a vehicle can be determined even when a communication failure occurs in the system. Can do.

  Further, according to the toll road toll determination system, toll determination apparatus, and toll determination method of the present invention, the toll according to the travel distance even when no tollgate is installed at each entrance Charges can be determined.

  Further, according to the toll road toll determination system, toll determination apparatus, and toll determination method of another aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of toll roads are connected and used, an accurate toll as a transfer target is obtained. Can be determined.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the toll determination system of a toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an overall view of a toll road toll determination system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a general view of the other form of the toll road toll determination system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the format of the apparatus information master memorize | stored in the database memory | storage part of the central processing unit of the toll determination system of a toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the format of the corresponding | compatible determination master memorize | stored in the database memory | storage part of the central processing unit of the toll road toll determination system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the format of the vehicle inflow information, payment information, and vehicle outflow information which are memorize | stored in the passage information storage area of the central processing unit of the toll determination system of toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the production | generation process of the traffic information performed in the traffic information generation part of the central processing unit of the toll determination system of the toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a state when it is utilized by the connection in the toll determination system of the toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when a toll is specified in the toll specifying part of the central processing unit of the toll determination system of toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a state in the case where the information transmitted to a central processing unit from a toll gate apparatus is delayed in the toll determination system for toll roads by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the passage information storage area of the vehicle information storage part of the central processing unit in the toll determination system of toll road by one Embodiment of this invention. (A) Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the traffic information storage area | region of the vehicle information storage part of the central processing unit in the toll road toll determination system by one Embodiment of this invention, (b) Wait information storage It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the area | region. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the traffic information storage area | region of the vehicle information storage part of the central processing unit in the toll road toll determination system by one Embodiment of this invention. In the toll road information generation unit of the central processing unit of the toll road toll determination system according to the embodiment of the present invention, “entrance unknown information” and “exit unknown information” continue with the same card identification information. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence performed when it detects from an information storage area. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the traffic information storage area | region of the vehicle information storage part of the central processing unit in the toll road toll determination system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the format of the traffic information memorize | stored in the traffic information storage area of the vehicle information storage part of a central processing unit in the toll determination system of a toll road by one Embodiment of this invention.

<Configuration of toll road toll determination system according to one embodiment>
A configuration of a toll road toll determination system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The toll road toll determination system 1 of the present embodiment is a system for adjusting the amount to be collected as a toll for each vehicle according to the travel distance on a toll road R that receives a uniform fee. IC card 2 possessed by the user who is on the bus, a toll gate device 3 installed at a toll gate on the toll road R, an exit roadside device 4 installed at each of a plurality of exits of the toll road R, and a fee A central processing unit 6 connected to the station apparatus 3 and the plurality of exit roadside apparatuses 4 via a network and installed on the central side for managing the toll road R. In toll roads with a uniform toll system, in many cases, as shown in FIG. 2, a toll gate device 3 is installed at each entrance and a toll gate is collected from vehicles flowing from this entrance. When the apparatus 3 is not installed, as shown in FIG. 3, the toll gate apparatus 3 is installed on the main road ahead of a plurality of entrances, and a flat fee is collected from a vehicle flowing in from an entrance without a toll gate. . When the toll gate device 3 is not installed at the entrance, the entrance roadside device 5 is installed at each entrance. This entrance roadside device 5 is also connected to the central processing unit 6 via the network.

  The IC card 2 has card identification information for identifying its own IC card, and is an electronic money having a function of charging an amount paid in advance by a user and a payment function, or a credit card using a non-contact IC technology. is there. This card identification information is used as information for identifying the vehicle on which the user is riding.

  The toll gate device 3 includes a fixed fee collection processing unit 31 and a settlement information transmission unit 32.

  The fixed fee collection processing unit 31 obtains card identification information from the IC card 2 possessed by the user riding in the vehicle when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, and is preset for each toll road. Settlement processing for receiving a fixed fee by the IC card 2 is performed. The amount of the fixed fee is, for example, the fee for the entire section on the toll road.

  The payment information transmitting unit 32 adds the device code number for identifying the toll gate device 3 and the card identification information to the IC card 2 in the card identification information acquired by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 and the information on the fee for which payment processing has been performed. The settlement information to which the date and time information acquired from is added is transmitted to the central processing unit 6.

  The exit roadside device 4 includes an exit roadside identification information acquisition unit 41 and a vehicle outflow information transmission unit 42.

  When the vehicle flows out from the exit of the toll road R, the exit roadside identification information acquisition unit 41 acquires card identification information from the IC card 2 possessed by the user who is on the vehicle.

  When the vehicle outflow information transmission unit 42 acquires the card identification information by the exit roadside identification information acquisition unit 41, the vehicle code information and the card identification information for identifying the exit roadside device 4 are acquired from the IC card 2 in the card identification information. The vehicle outflow information to which the date / time information is added is transmitted to the central processing unit 6.

  The entrance roadside device 5 installed when there is no toll gate at the entrance has an entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit 51 and a vehicle inflow information transmission unit 52.

  When the vehicle flows in from the entrance of the toll road R, the entrance road side identification information acquisition unit 51 acquires the card identification information from the IC card 2 possessed by the user riding on the vehicle.

  When the vehicle inflow information transmission unit 52 acquires the card identification information by the entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit 51, the vehicle inflow information transmission unit 52 acquires the device code number for identifying the entrance roadside device and the card identification information from the IC card 2. The vehicle inflow information to which the date / time information is added is transmitted to the central processing unit 6.

  When there is a toll gate at the entrance and the entrance roadside device 5 is not installed, the vehicle identification information in the settlement information generated by the toll gate device 3 is used as the vehicle identification information acquired when the vehicle enters, and the toll gate device The code number is used as information replacing the device code number at the entrance.

  The central processing unit 6 includes a database storage unit 61, a data reception unit 62, a vehicle information storage unit 63, a traffic information generation unit 64, a traffic fee specifying unit 65, an adjustment fee determination unit 66, and an adjustment fee settlement unit. 67.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the database storage unit 61 includes a device code number for each device installed at the entrance, toll gate, and exit on the toll road R, the name of the corresponding entrance, toll gate, or exit, and the device. The device information master 61a storing device information such as the type (entrance roadside device, tollgate device, or exit roadside device) and the entrance roadside device 5 for each tollgate device 3 on the toll road R as shown in FIG. Information, correspondence information with the farthest entrance roadside device 5 from the toll gate in the toll road R for each toll gate device 3, and a toll gate device 3 to be transited that may flow in due to transit. A correspondence determination master 61b storing information indicating whether or not, a device code number for identifying the tollgate device 3 at each entrance or a device code number for identifying the entrance roadside device 5 at each entrance, and an exit at each exit Of each combination of the device code number for identifying the side unit 4 stores the toll master 61c storing toll information corresponding to the distance between the corresponding inlet and outlet.

  The data receiving unit 62 receives the vehicle inflow information transmitted from the vehicle inflow information transmitting unit 52, the payment information transmitted from the payment information transmitting unit 32, and the vehicle outflow information transmitted from the vehicle outflow information transmitting unit 42.

  The vehicle information storage unit 63 includes a passage information storage area 63a for storing the vehicle inflow information, the settlement information, and the vehicle outflow information received by the data reception unit 62, and the passage information generation unit 64 (to be described later) generates the passage information. It has a waiting information storage area 63b for storing the waiting information creation waiting information that is incomplete as the passing information when executed, and a passing information storage area 63c for storing the passing information generated by the passing information generating unit 64. .

  The traffic information generation unit 64 uses the information stored in the passing information storage area 63a and the waiting information storage area 63b of the vehicle information storage unit 63, and the entrance information based on vehicle inflow information or settlement information for each card identification information. And the exit information based on the vehicle outflow information are generated at regular intervals and stored in the passage information storage area 63c of the vehicle information storage unit 63. When only the entrance information or the exit information is obtained when generating this traffic information, it is determined that the traffic information is incomplete, and only one of the obtained information is used as waiting information creation waiting information. The information is stored in the waiting information storage area 63b of the information storage unit 63.

  The toll specifying unit 65 specifies a toll corresponding to the toll information generated by the toll information generating unit 64 based on the information of the toll fee master 61 c stored in the database storage unit 61.

  The adjustment fee determining unit 66 determines the difference between the toll information specified by the toll specifying unit 65 and the toll information of the fixed fee collected by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 according to the travel distance. Is determined as an adjustment fee for adjusting.

  The adjustment fee settlement unit 67 performs a settlement process for collecting or refunding the adjustment fee determined by the adjustment fee determination unit 66 by the IC card 2.

<Operation of Toll Road Toll Determination System According to One Embodiment>
Next, the operation when the amount of money collected according to the travel distance is adjusted for each vehicle on the toll road R of a method of collecting a uniform charge by the toll road toll determination system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, when a vehicle flows in from the entrance of the toll road R where the toll gate is installed, the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 of the toll gate device 3 uses the IC card 2 possessed by the user who rides on the vehicle. The card identification information is acquired, and a settlement process for receiving by the IC card 2 a fixed fee set in advance for each toll road is performed. The card identification information acquisition processing and settlement processing of the IC card 2 are executed by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 when the user holds the IC card 2 over a reading device (not shown) installed in the toll gate device 3. Is done.

  The card identification information acquired by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 and the information on the fee for which the payment processing has been performed are sent from the payment information transmitting unit 32 to the device code number for identifying the toll gate device 3 and the card identification information in the IC card 2. Is added to the central processing unit 6 as payment information.

  On the other hand, when the vehicle flows from the entrance of the toll road R where no toll gate is installed, the toll collection by the IC card 2 is not performed, and the entrance road side identification information acquisition unit 51 of the entrance road side device 5 The card identification information is acquired from the IC card 2 possessed by the user on board, and the device inflow information transmission unit 52 acquires the device code number for identifying the entrance roadside device 5 and the card identification information from the IC card 2. Date and time information is added and transmitted to the central processing unit 6 as vehicle inflow information. Also here, the card identification information of the IC card 2 is acquired by the entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit 51 when the user holds the IC card 2 over a reading device (not shown) installed in the entrance roadside device 5.

  When a vehicle flows in from the entrance of the toll road R where no toll gate is installed, the user again possesses the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 of the toll gate device 3 of the toll gate on the main road ahead of this entrance. Card identification information is acquired from the IC card 2 and a settlement process is performed for receiving by the IC card 2 a fixed fee set in advance for each toll road.

  The card identification information acquired by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 and the information on the fee for which the payment processing has been performed are sent from the payment information transmitting unit 32 to the device code number for identifying the toll gate device 3 and the card identification information in the IC card 2. Is added to the central processing unit 6 as payment information.

  Further, when the vehicle flows out from the exit of the toll road R, the exit road side identification information acquisition unit 41 of the exit road side device 4 installed at this exit causes the IC card 2 possessed by the user who is on the vehicle to Card identification information is acquired. Also here, the card identification information of the IC card 2 is acquired by the exit roadside identification information acquisition unit 41 when the user holds the IC card 2 over a reading device (not shown) installed in the exit roadside apparatus 4.

  The card identification information acquired by the exit road side identification information acquisition unit 41 includes the device code number for identifying the exit road side device 4 and the date / time information obtained from the IC card 2 by the vehicle outflow information transmission unit 42. It is added and transmitted to the central processing unit 6 as vehicle outflow information.

  The settlement information transmitted by the settlement information transmitting unit 32, the vehicle inflow information transmitted by the vehicle inflow information transmitting unit 52, and the vehicle outflow information transmitted by the vehicle outflow information transmitting unit 42 are received by the central processing unit 6. The information is received by the unit 62 and stored in the passing information storage area 63 a of the vehicle information storage unit 63. Each of these pieces of information is stored in a format as shown in FIG. 6, and “entrance roadside device”, “tollgate device”, “exit roadside” are items “reception classification” indicating the type of device that receives the vehicle inflow information. Any of the “devices” is specified and stored based on the information in the device information master 61a, card identification information as vehicle identification information is stored as an item “identification code” indicating vehicle identification information, and the vehicle identifies the device. The item “device code” that stores the date and time when the card identification information is acquired is stored as the item “use date and time” indicating the date and time used for passing, and indicates information for identifying the entrance roadside device, toll gate device, or exit roadside device As the item “lane number” indicating the lane in which the vehicle is traveling, the device code number is stored as the number indicating the lane corresponding to the installation location of the used device. The over lane number is stored, and the date and time when the information is received by the central processing unit 6 is stored as the “reception date and time”. The settlement information, the vehicle inflow information, or the vehicle outflow information is stored in the traffic information generation unit 64. As the item “status” indicating whether or not the information has already been used in the information generation process, “passage information created” or “passage information not created” is stored.

  In this way, each time the vehicle passes through each toll gate device 3 on the toll road R, the vehicle identification information and the like are acquired and a fixed fee is collected, and each time the vehicle flows into the entrance roadside device 5, The identification information and the like are acquired, and the vehicle information and the like are acquired every time the vehicle flows out at the exit roadside device 4, and is executed at a constant cycle in the traffic information generation unit 64 of the central processing unit 6. The traffic information generation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The passage information generation unit 64 of the central processing unit 6 monitors whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (S1), and if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed ("YES" in S1), vehicle information From the information stored in the passage information storage area 63a of the storage unit 63, vehicle inflow information, settlement information, and vehicle outflow information with a status of “passage information not created” are extracted and stored in the waiting information storage area 63b. Information is acquired (S2). This fixed time is a time set for grasping the traffic situation of each vehicle, for example, 6 hours. In addition, in this waiting information storage area 63b, the vehicle is still on the toll road at the time of the previous traffic information generation process, the corresponding outflow information is not generated and the traffic information is not completed, Information on the outflow when the traffic information has not been completed because the corresponding inflow information is not generated because a communication failure or the like has occurred in the toll gate device 3 or the entrance roadside device 5 is stored.

  Next, the vehicle inflow information, settlement information, and vehicle outflow information extracted from the passage information storage area 63a, and the vehicle inflow information, settlement information, and vehicle outflow information acquired from the waiting information storage area 63b are card identification information. The payment information is sorted in order of use date and time, and the payment information acquired from the toll gate is extracted for each card identification information (S3).

  Next, the information stored in the correspondence determination master 61b is referred to, and whether the toll gate device 3 that is the transmission source of the extracted payment information is a toll gate device corresponding to the entrance roadside device 5, that is, installed on the main road. It is determined whether or not the toll gate device is at the toll gate (S4). Here, when it is determined that the toll gate device corresponds to the entrance roadside device 5 (“YES” in S4), the information having the usage time information before the payment information from the information sorted in step S3. The vehicle inflow information of the card identification information is extracted, and the device code number and the use date and time of the entrance roadside device 5 are specified as entrance information by this vehicle inflow information (S5). If it is not a toll gate device corresponding to the entrance roadside device 5, it is determined that the toll gate device of the payment information is the toll gate device 3 of the toll gate installed at the entrance ("NO" in S4), The device code and use date / time included in the payment information are specified as entrance information.

  Next, it is further determined whether or not the toll gate device 3 that is the transmission source of the payment information extracted by referring to the correspondence determination master 61b is a toll gate device that is a transfer target that may flow in due to the transfer (S6). ), When it is determined that the toll gate device is to be transited (“YES” in S6), a transit process is performed (S7).

  Transfer means that a vehicle that has flowed out from a specific exit of a toll road in a single pass (stroke) flows in from a specific entrance of the toll road. For example, in FIG. It is assumed that after the outflow, it is set to be considered as a connection when it flows in from the entrance C where the toll gate apparatus 3 to be connected is installed through continuous traffic. At this time, after the vehicle flows in from the entrance A of the toll road, exits from the exit B, passes through the free section, enters the toll road again from the entrance C and exits from the exit D, and then transfers the inflow to the entrance C. Therefore, the transit process is executed. The toll road at the exit and the toll road at the entrance may be the same toll road or different toll roads. As the transit processing, here, the information when it flows out from the exit B and the information when it flows in from the entrance C are skipped so that the traffic flows from the entrance A and flows out from the exit D. That is, the device code number and the use date and time of the entrance device used when flowing into the entrance A are specified as the entrance information, and the device code number and the use date and time of the exit device used when flowing out from the exit D are the exit. Specified as information.

  Next, for each card identification information, it is determined whether or not the entrance information and the exit information whose usage time is later than the entrance information are in pairs (S8).

  For the card identification information determined that the entrance information and the exit information are matched in pairs (“YES” in S8), traffic information combining the entrance information and the exit information is generated ( S9).

  When the traffic information is generated here, the status of the corresponding vehicle inflow information, settlement information, and vehicle outflow information in the passage information storage area 63a is set to “passage information created”.

  Also, when determining whether the entrance information and the exit information are in pairs, when the vehicle is still on the toll road and the vehicle outflow information has not been generated, or due to a communication failure in the toll gate device 3 When vehicle inflow information is not generated, it is determined in step S8 that the information on the entrance and the information on the exit are not prepared for the target card identification information (“NO” in S8). Upon completion, the extracted vehicle inflow information, settlement information, or vehicle outflow information is stored in the waiting information storage area 63b as traffic information creation waiting information (S10). Here, the date and time information stored in the waiting information storage area 63b as the passage information creation waiting information is added and stored.

  By the way, the generated traffic information may be provided to the outside via a network or the like. However, if the traffic information creation waiting information remains stored in the waiting information storage area 63b, the information is not provided to the outside. End up.

  Accordingly, since the waiting information creation waiting information is also provided to the outside, a waiting time limit for limiting the time stored in the waiting information storage area 63b is set in advance.

  In the traffic information generation unit 64, the time stored as the traffic information creation waiting information is set to a preset waiting time limit based on the date / time information stored in the waiting information storage area 63b. It is determined whether or not it exceeds (S11). The preset waiting time limit is a time set for quickly providing all passage information to the outside, and is, for example, 24 hours.

  Here, when there is information determined that the time stored as the traffic information creation waiting information exceeds the preset standby time limit (“YES” in S11), this is dealt with due to the occurrence of a communication abnormality or the like. It is considered that vehicle inflow information or vehicle outflow information cannot be obtained, and based on this vehicle inflow information, settlement information, or vehicle outflow information, any of the corresponding entrance information or exit information is “unknown” Thus, traffic information is created (S9). Further, the information determined in step S11 that the time stored as the traffic information creation wait information does not exceed the preset waiting time limit is stored as it is in the traffic information creation wait information in the wait information storage area 63b. In the next cycle, the traffic information is again generated (S12).

  When the traffic information is generated by the traffic information generating unit 64 in step S9 based on the determination in step S8 or S11, the corresponding traffic fee information is specified for each traffic information in the traffic fee specifying unit 65. The processing of the toll fee specifying unit 65 when the toll information is specified will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not the device code number at the entrance of the toll information to be processed for toll information is “unknown” (S21). If the device code number at the entrance is “unknown” (“YES” in S21), the device code number of the farthest entrance roadside device 5 in the section in the toll road R based on the information stored in the correspondence determination master 61b. Is assumed and set as the device code number at the entrance of the traffic information (S22).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the device code number at the exit of the traffic information is “unknown” (S23). When the device code number of the exit is “unknown” (“YES” in S23), the fixed fee already collected by the fixed fee collection processing unit 31 is determined as the toll for the vehicle corresponding to the traffic information (S24). ).

  When the exit device code number is not “unknown” but is acquired from the vehicle outflow information in step S23, the entry device code number and the toll fee corresponding to the exit device code number are stored in the database storage unit 61. It is specified based on the information stored in the stored toll fee master 61c (S25).

  In addition, a case will be described in which normal traffic information in which entrance information and exit information are specified is generated by combining entrance information or exit information generated as “unknown”.

  As an example when the traffic information is generated with the information of the entrance or the information of the exit as “unknown”, as shown in FIG. 10, after a certain vehicle flows in from the entrance A of the toll road, When the vehicle flows out from the exit C, flows again from the toll gate D at the entrance of the toll road, and flows out from the exit E, the vehicle outflow information transmitted from the exit roadside device 4 of the exit C and the toll gate at the entrance toll gate D The settlement information transmitted from the device 3 is later than the information transmitted from the entrance roadside device 5 at the entrance A, the tollgate device 3 at the toll booth B, and the exit roadside device 4 at the exit E due to a communication failure. Will be described.

  In this case, each piece of information received by the central processing unit 6 is stored in the passing information storage area 63a of the vehicle information storage unit 63 as shown in FIG. When the traffic information generation process is executed according to the flowchart of FIG. 7 at the time of 10:30, for example, at the time when these pieces of information are stored, the vehicle transmitted from the exit roadside device 4 at the exit C of the serial number 3 Since the central processing unit 6 has not yet received the outflow information and the settlement information transmitted from the toll gate device 3 of the toll booth D of the serial number 4, first of the serial number 2 according to the sort order of the passage time (use date and time) The information of serial number 1 is specified as the entrance information corresponding to the settlement information. Next, the information of serial number 5 is specified as the exit information corresponding to the payment information of serial number 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 12A, traffic information is generated with the serial number 1 as entrance information and the serial number 5 as exit information.

  Thereafter, the information of the serial numbers 3 and 4 is delayed and received by the central processing unit 6 and stored in the passage information storage area 63a. The information of the entrance of the serial number 4 is more information than the information of the exit of the serial number 3 Since the passage time (use date and time) is late, it is not combined as the corresponding information, and is stored as waiting information in the waiting information storage area 63b as shown in FIG.

  The information of the serial numbers 3 and 4 is stored in the waiting information storage area 63b even if the waiting time limit for waiting information is exceeded. As shown in FIG. 13, the passing information whose entrance is unknown and the passing information whose exit is unknown. And are generated.

  In the traffic information generation unit 64, it is monitored whether or not “information with unknown entrance” and “information with unknown exit” are continuously stored in the traffic information storage area 63c with the same card identification information. Processing executed by the traffic information generation unit 64 when relevant information is detected as a result of monitoring will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the traffic information generating unit 64, if it is determined that there is information in the traffic information storage area 63c where the information with the same card identification information and the unknown entrance is unknown and the information with the unknown exit is in the traffic information storage area 63c, the traffic information is reassembled. Processing is executed.

  In the traffic information reassembling process, first, information with unknown entrance and information with unknown exit are acquired from the traffic information storage area 63c (S31). Here, the traffic information generated from the information of serial number 3 is acquired as information with unknown entrance, and the traffic information generated from the information of serial number 4 is acquired as information with unknown exit.

  Next, it is searched from the traffic information storage area 63c whether or not there is traffic information generated by other entrance information and exit information of the same card identification information in the acquired time zone before and after (S32). Here, as a result of the search, the passage information generated by the other entrance information and exit information of the same card identification information is generated from the serial number 1, the serial number 2 and the serial number 5 shown in FIG. Detected traffic information is detected.

  Next, the detected traffic information is acquired from the traffic information storage area 63c (S33). And information of serial number 3 acquired as information with unknown entrance, information of serial number 4 acquired as information with unknown exit, and other traffic information already generated with the same card identification information From the serial number 1 information, serial number 2 information, and serial number 5 information, traffic information is generated again based on the passage time (use date and time) information.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, accurate information with serial number 1 as entrance information, serial number 3 as exit information, serial number 4 as entrance information, and serial number 5 as exit information. Toll information is generated and the correct toll is determined (S34, 35). This toll determination process is executed according to the flowchart of FIG. 9 described above.

  When it is determined in step S32 that there is no traffic information generated by other entrance information and exit information of the same card identification information before and after the time zone ("NO" in S32), and in step S34, When the combination of exits is not fixed ("NO" in S34), the entrance information or the exit information remains unknown, and the toll is determined according to the flowchart of FIG. 9 (S36).

  As described above, the toll information created by the toll information generating unit 64 and the toll information specified by the toll specifying unit 65 are stored in the toll information storage area 63c.

  The traffic information stored in the traffic information storage area 63c has a format as shown in FIG. 16, and a “passage ID” that is a number uniquely added to each traffic and the number of times this traffic information has been corrected. Card identification information at the entrance obtained from the "number of corrections" shown, "card number" which is card identification information for identifying the vehicle corresponding to this traffic information, and "use date" of vehicle inflow information or payment information The card identification information at the exit acquired from the “entrance date and time” as the date and time of acquisition, the “device code number of the entrance” acquired from the vehicle inflow information or the payment information, and the “use date and time” of the vehicle outflow information The “exit date and time” as the acquired date, the “exit device code number” acquired from the vehicle outflow information, the “toll” specified by the toll specifying unit 65, the entrance device code number and the output Or a device code number are aligned in pairs, or any can be a "pair state" is stored indicating which unknown.

  As described above, when the toll is specified for each toll of the vehicle and the toll information is stored, the adjusted toll determination unit 66 performs the settlement process with the specified toll information and the fixed toll collection processing unit 31 of the toll gate device 3. The difference from the fixed fee information is determined as an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll according to the travel distance of the vehicle.

  When the adjustment fee is determined, the adjustment fee settlement unit 67 performs a settlement process for collecting or refunding the adjustment fee to the corresponding IC card 2.

  In the case of the IC card 2, the IC card 2 is electronic money, so that it can be refunded by charging the adjustment fee at the next pass, or if it is a credit card, the settlement amount to be transmitted to the credit management company. This can be done by reducing the amount.

  According to the present embodiment described above, even on a toll road that adopts a system that collects a fixed fee, a large vehicle such as an ETC roadside device or a freeflow roadside device is installed without mounting an on-vehicle device in the user's vehicle. Without installing the device on the road, it is possible to adjust the toll collected according to the travel distance and maintain fairness for the user.

  In addition, the toll can be collected even when any of the vehicle inflow information, the settlement information, and the vehicle outflow information cannot be acquired due to a communication failure or the like.

  Further, even on toll roads where no toll gate is installed at the entrance, it is possible to identify the entrance, identify the travel distance on the toll road, and collect tolls according to this travel distance.

  In addition, when a plurality of toll roads are used for connection, it is possible to detect the connection and collect an accurate toll as a transfer target.

  In addition to the electronic money and the credit card, the IC card 2 only needs to have a function of transmitting information for identifying the vehicle and a settlement function. For example, an ETC card used for an ETC on-board device is used. It is also possible to do. If an entrance roadside device, a toll gate device, and an exit roadside device are configured with free flow devices using an ETC card, corresponding facilities are required at the entrance, toll gate, and exit, but the vehicle does not slow down. It is possible to acquire card identification information and collect adjustment fees.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toll determination system 2 ... IC card 3 ... Toll gate device 4 ... Exit roadside device 5 ... Entrance roadside device 6 ... Central processing unit 31 ... Fixed fee collection processing unit 32 ... Settlement information transmission unit 41 ... Acquisition of exit roadside identification information Unit 42 ... Vehicle outflow information transmission unit 51 ... Entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit 52 ... Vehicle inflow information transmission unit 61 ... Database storage unit 61a ... Device information master 61b ... Correspondence determination master 61c ... Toll fee master 62 ... Data reception unit 63 ... Vehicle information storage unit 63a ... Passing information storage region 63b ... Waiting information storage region 63c ... Traffic information storage region 64 ... Traffic information generating unit 65 ... Trading fee specifying unit 66 ... Adjusting fee determining unit 67 ... Adjusting fee settlement unit

Claims (7)

An entrance roadside device installed at each of a plurality of entrances of a toll road, a tollgate device installed at a tollgate on the main road of the toll road, and an exit roadside device installed at each of a plurality of exits of the toll road A toll road toll determination system comprising a central processing unit connected to the plurality of entrance roadside devices, the toll gate device and the plurality of exit roadside devices,
Each of the inlet side devices is
When a vehicle flows into the toll road, an entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle identification information that identifies the vehicle;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired by the entrance roadside identification information acquisition unit , vehicle inflow information obtained by adding entrance roadside device identification information for identifying the own entrance roadside device to the acquired vehicle identification information is transmitted to the central processing unit. A vehicle inflow information transmission unit,
The toll gate device is
A fixed fee for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle passes through the toll gate and performing a settlement process for receiving a fixed fee set in advance for the toll road from the user A receipt processing unit;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired by the fixed fee collection processing unit and the settlement process is performed, a tollgate identification information for identifying the own tollgate device is added to the vehicle identification information and the fee information for which the settlement processing has been performed. A payment information transmitter for transmitting the added payment information to the central processing unit,
Each outlet roadside device is
When a vehicle flows out from the toll road, an exit roadside identification information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle identification information that identifies the vehicle;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired by the exit roadside identification information acquisition unit, vehicle outflow information transmission that transmits vehicle outflow information to which the exit identification information for identifying the own exit roadside device is added to the vehicle identification information is sent to the central processing unit. And
The central processing unit is
Toll information according to the distance between the corresponding entrance and exit for each combination of each entrance roadside device identification information identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit identification information identifying each exit roadside device A database storage unit for storing the stored toll master,
From the vehicle inflow information transmitted from the vehicle inflow information transmission unit and the vehicle outflow information transmitted from the vehicle outflow information transmission unit, the entry roadside device identification information and the exit identification information are combined for each vehicle identification information. A traffic information generating unit for generating traffic information,
A toll specifying unit for determining a toll corresponding to the toll information generated by the toll information generating unit based on information of a toll master stored in the database storage unit;
The difference between the toll specified by the toll specifying unit and the toll obtained by the settlement processing acquired from the settlement information transmitted from the toll gate device is determined according to the travel distance of the toll road. An adjustment fee determination unit that determines an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll,
A toll road toll determination system, comprising: an adjustment fee settlement unit that performs a process of paying the adjustment fee determined by the adjustment fee determination unit to receive or refund to a user. In the toll road toll determination system according to claim 1,
The toll gate device is installed at the plurality of entrances, and the vehicle identification information and the toll gate identification information in the payment information are also used as vehicle identification information and entrance roadside device identification information of the vehicle inflow information. A toll road toll determination system, wherein the toll gate device and the entrance road side device are integrally configured. In the toll determination system for toll roads according to claim 1 or 2,
The traffic information generation unit of the central processing unit is the most within a preset section in the toll road when the vehicle inflow information corresponding to the already acquired vehicle outflow information cannot be acquired within a preset period. Assuming that the vehicle flows in from a remote entrance roadside device, generate traffic information,
When the vehicle outflow information corresponding to the already acquired vehicle inflow information cannot be acquired within a preset period, the fee settled by the fixed fee collection processing unit is determined as a toll for the vehicle. Toll road toll determination system. In the toll road toll determination system according to claim 2 or 3,
The database storage unit of the central processing unit further includes a correspondence determination master that stores information for identifying a toll gate device installed at an entrance that may flow in from a specific exit of a toll road,
When the traffic information generating unit of the central processing unit detects the transit from the specific outlet to the entrance based on the information of the correspondence determination master when generating the traffic information, the specific information A toll road toll determination system characterized in that vehicle outflow information when flowing out from an exit and settlement information when flowing in due to the transit are skipped. In the toll determination system for toll roads according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The vehicle inflow information transmission unit of each entrance roadside device, the settlement information transmission unit of the toll gate device, and the vehicle outflow information transmission unit of each exit roadside device provide date and time information when vehicle identification information is acquired in each device. To the central processing unit,
The traffic information generation unit of the central processing unit has a date after the date and time information corresponding to the vehicle outflow information with respect to the same vehicle identification information by the one out of the vehicle inflow information and the vehicle outflow information for which the traffic information is to be generated. When it is detected that there is vehicle inflow information corresponding to the date and time information, the vehicle inflow information and vehicle outflow information that has the date information before and after the detected vehicle outflow information and the vehicle inflow information and traffic information has already been generated. Toll road toll determination system characterized in that information is extracted, and the detected vehicle inflow information and vehicle inflow information is combined with the extracted vehicle inflow information and vehicle outflow information to regenerate traffic information. . An entrance roadside device that is installed at each of a plurality of entrances of a toll road, acquires vehicle identification information that identifies the vehicle from the inflowing vehicle, and generates vehicle inflow information to which the entrance roadside device identification information that identifies the device itself is added; and The vehicle is installed at a toll gate on the main road of the toll road, for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle from passing vehicles and for receiving a predetermined fee set in advance for the toll road from the user A toll gate device that performs payment processing and generates payment information by adding toll gate identification information identifying the own device to the acquired vehicle identification information and toll information for the payment processing, and a plurality of exits of the toll road, respectively An exit path that obtains vehicle identification information for identifying this vehicle from the installed and flowing out vehicle and generates vehicle outflow information to which exit path side apparatus identification information for identifying the own apparatus is added. In toll determining apparatus of the toll road, which is connected to the apparatus and,
Toll information according to the distance between the corresponding entrance and exit for each combination of each entrance roadside device identification information identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit identification information identifying each exit roadside device A database storage unit for storing the stored toll master,
From the vehicle inflow information generated by the entrance roadside device and the vehicle outflow information generated by the exit roadside device, for each vehicle identification information, traffic information combining entrance roadside device identification information and exit identification information is obtained. A traffic information generation unit to generate,
A toll specifying unit for determining a toll corresponding to the toll information generated by the toll information generating unit based on information of a toll master stored in the database storage unit;
The difference between the toll specified by the toll specifying unit and the toll obtained by the settlement processing acquired from the settlement information generated by the toll gate device is calculated according to the travel distance of the toll road. An adjustment fee determination unit that determines an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll,
A toll road toll determination device, comprising: an adjustment fee settlement unit that performs a process of paying the adjustment fee determined by the adjustment fee determination unit to receive or refund the user. An entrance roadside device installed at each of a plurality of entrances of a toll road, a tollgate device installed at a tollgate on the main road of the toll road, and an exit roadside device installed at each of a plurality of exits of the toll road A toll road toll determination system comprising a central processing unit connected to the plurality of entrance roadside devices, the toll gate device and the plurality of exit roadside devices,
Each inlet roadside device is
An entrance roadside identification information acquisition step for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle flows into the toll road;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired in the entrance roadside identification information acquisition step , vehicle inflow information obtained by adding the entrance roadside apparatus identification information for identifying the own entrance roadside apparatus to the acquired vehicle identification information is transmitted to the central processing unit. A vehicle inflow information transmitting step and the tollgate device,
A fixed fee for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle when the vehicle passes through the toll gate and performing a settlement process for receiving a fixed fee set in advance for the toll road from the user A receipt processing step;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired in the fixed fee collection processing step and the payment processing is performed, a tollgate identification information for identifying a tollgate device is added to the vehicle identification information and the fee information for which the payment processing has been performed. A payment information transmission step of transmitting the added payment information to the central processing unit;
Each outlet roadside device is
When the vehicle flows out from the toll road, an exit roadside identification information acquisition step for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle;
When the vehicle identification information is acquired in the exit road side identification information acquisition step, vehicle outflow information transmission for transmitting vehicle outflow information to which the exit identification information for identifying the own exit road side device is added to the vehicle identification information is transmitted to the central processing unit. Steps,
The central processing unit is
Toll information according to the distance between the corresponding entrance and exit for each combination of each entrance roadside device identification information identifying each entrance roadside device and each exit identification information identifying each exit roadside device A database storage step for storing a stored toll master;
From the vehicle inflow information transmitted in the vehicle inflow information transmission step and the vehicle outflow information transmitted in the vehicle outflow information transmission step, the entry roadside device identification information and the exit identification information are combined for each vehicle identification information. A traffic information generation step for generating traffic information,
A toll specifying step for determining a toll corresponding to the toll information generated in the toll information generating step based on the toll master information stored in the database storage step;
The difference between the toll specified in the toll specifying step and the toll obtained by the settlement processing acquired from the settlement information transmitted from the toll gate device is determined according to the travel distance of the toll road. An adjustment fee determination step determined as an adjustment fee for adjusting the toll,
A toll road toll determination method, comprising: an adjustment fee settlement step for performing a settlement process for collecting or refunding the adjustment fee determined in the adjustment fee determination step to a user.

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