JP5447064B2 - On-board device for wireless fee settlement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-vehicle device for a wireless fee settlement system, and more particularly to a device having a function of giving a warning about forgetting to remove a card when a vehicle power position is turned off.

  2. Description of the Related Art A wireless fee settlement system that performs fee communication by performing wireless communication between a fee settlement device installed on a roadside or facility and an in-vehicle device is known. As this wireless fee settlement system, for example, an automatic fee collection system is widely known.

  The automatic toll collection system is a system that collects tolls by wireless communication between a vehicle and a toll gate side device installed at the toll gate when the vehicle passes through a toll gate on a toll road. Since this automatic fee collection system is generally called an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system, it may also be called by the name of an ETC system in this specification. ETC is a registered trademark.

  A card (hereinafter also referred to as an ETC card) in which information for toll road toll settlement is stored is inserted into an on-vehicle device (hereinafter also referred to as an ETC on-vehicle device) used in the ETC system. If the ETC card is still inserted in the ETC on-vehicle device, the ETC card may be stolen. Then, when detecting that the ETC card has not been removed when the power is turned off, an on-vehicle device having a function of warning that effect has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, an ETC on-vehicle device having a function of switching whether or not to issue a warning when a card is still inserted when the power is turned off is also commercially available.

JP 2001-14500 A

  The ETC card can also be used in an ETC vehicle-mounted device mounted on another person's vehicle. Therefore, even if it is the same ETC onboard equipment, the ETC card which the owner other than the owner of the vehicle carrying the ETC onboard equipment may insert. The ETC card includes a card exclusively for toll road settlement (ETC dedicated card) and an ETC card having a function that can be used for toll settlement on other than toll roads, that is, an ETC card with a credit function. Therefore, even if it is the same ETC onboard equipment, a different kind of ETC card may be inserted.

  From these facts, there is a user need to change the warning setting depending on the ETC card. For example, there may be a need to set a warning for an ETC dedicated card, but to set a warning for an ETC card with a credit function. In addition, there may be a need to turn off the warning for an ETC card owned by the user, but turn on the warning for an ETC card that is temporarily borrowed from another person.

  However, the conventional ETC vehicle-mounted device can only switch the setting of whether or not to warn about forgetting to remove regardless of which card is inserted. For this reason, there is a problem that warning processing corresponding to user needs cannot be performed. Note that if it is attempted to change whether or not to warn each card in a conventional ETC on-board device, it is necessary to re-set every time a different card is inserted, which is very troublesome.

  In addition to the above ETC system, there are known wireless fee settlement systems such as various facilities such as parking lots and gas stations, and systems that perform fee settlement at roadsides other than toll gates on toll roads. In the charge settlement system, charge settlement is performed mainly using a credit card.

  In addition, the on-board device in the wireless fee settlement system other than the ETC system uses the DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) standard as in the on-board device for the ETC system. Therefore, it is possible to use one onboard device for both the ETC system and the other wireless fee settlement system.

  In the case of an in-vehicle device (hereinafter simply referred to as an in-vehicle device for a wireless fee payment system) that can be used for an ETC system or other wireless fee payment system, various cards are used rather than the on-vehicle device for the ETC system. Since it is inserted, it is considered that the user needs to change the warning setting depending on the card is greater than that of the vehicle-mounted device for the ETC system.

  The present invention has been made based on this situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless fee settlement system capable of performing warning processing corresponding to the needs of various users while reducing the setting effort. It is to provide a vehicle-mounted device.

In order to achieve the object, the invention described in claim 1 is used in a wireless fee settlement system that collects fees by wireless communication with a fee settlement device installed on a roadside or in a facility. An on-vehicle device for a wireless fee settlement system in which a card in which information is stored is inserted, and a storage unit that stores a correspondence relationship between the card information and a warning setting, and reading out the card information from the inserted card and parts, when vehicles of the power position is card insertion state when turned OFF, based on the correspondence stored in the beauty Symbol憶部Oyo card information readings out portion is read a warning processing section for performing determined warning processing, the correspondence stored in the storage unit, and a correspondence relation setting unit that sets, based on the correspondence relationship setting operation performed by the user, is stored in the storage unit The correspondence is a correspondence between the identification code for each card and the warning setting, and the correspondence setting unit does not store the correspondence for the card information read by the reading unit when the card is inserted in the storage unit , A predetermined initial warning setting is made for the card information, and the initial warning setting is a warning for a card with a credit function, but no warning for a card without a credit function. characterized in that there.
The invention described in claim 2 for achieving the above object is used in a wireless fee settlement system that collects fees by wireless communication with a fee settlement device installed on a roadside or in a facility. A wireless charge settlement system in-vehicle device into which information for storing information is inserted, a storage unit for storing a correspondence relationship between the card information and the warning setting, and card information from the inserted card A warning that performs a warning process that is determined based on the card information read by the reading unit and the correspondence stored in the storage unit when the card is in an inserted state when the vehicle power position is turned off. A processing unit and a correspondence setting unit for setting the correspondence stored in the storage unit based on a correspondence setting operation performed by the user are stored in the storage unit. Is a correspondence relationship between the identification code for each card and the warning setting, and the warning processing unit is a case where the card is inserted when the power position of the vehicle is turned off. When the warning setting corresponding to the read card information is not stored in the storage unit, the warning processing of the initial setting set in advance is performed, and the initial setting warns the card with the credit function. The setting is that no warning is given to a card without a credit function.
The invention described in claim 3 for achieving the above object is used in a wireless fee payment system for collecting charges by wireless communication with a fee payment device installed on a roadside or in a facility. A wireless charge settlement system in-vehicle device into which information for storing information is inserted, a storage unit for storing a correspondence relationship between the card information and the warning setting, and card information from the inserted card A warning that performs a warning process that is determined based on the card information read by the reading unit and the correspondence stored in the storage unit when the card is in an inserted state when the vehicle power position is turned off. And the correspondence stored in the storage unit includes card type information indicating whether the credit function is provided or not, and a warning setting. Characterized in that it is a relationship.

  Thus, in the present invention, the correspondence relationship between the card information and the warning setting is stored, and when the card is in the inserted state when the vehicle power position is turned off, the correspondence relationship is actually A warning process determined based on the card information read from the inserted card is performed. Therefore, warning processing corresponding to various needs can be performed by setting different warning settings depending on the card information. Further, since the warning process is performed based on the correspondence relationship stored in the storage unit, it is not necessary to perform an operation every time a different card is inserted, so that labor is reduced.

Further, an invention according to claim 1, wherein, the correspondence stored in the storage unit, so includes a correspondence relationship setting unit that sets, based on the correspondence relationship setting operation performed by the user, for different cards, Warning processing that matches the needs of users who actually use the vehicle-mounted device can be performed. The setting of the correspondence relationship includes resetting, that is, updating of the correspondence relationship.
Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, the user only needs to perform the correspondence setting operation only when it is desired to set the warning setting different from the initial warning setting. Therefore, since it is not necessary to set the correspondence relationship for all the cards, the setting effort can be further reduced.
The initial warning setting is a setting that warns a card with a credit function but does not warn a card without a credit function. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent trouble of setting and unnecessary warnings while preventing forgetting to remove a card with a credit function which is highly likely to be damaged when stolen.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user only needs to perform the correspondence setting operation only when a warning process different from the default warning process is desired. Therefore, since it is not necessary to set the correspondence relationship for all the cards, the setting effort can be further reduced.
The initial setting is a setting that warns a card with a credit function but does not warn a card without a credit function. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent trouble of setting and unnecessary warnings while preventing forgetting to remove a card with a credit function which is highly likely to be damaged when stolen.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the correspondence stored in the storage unit is a correspondence between card type information indicating whether the credit function is provided or not, and warning setting. Even in this case, it is possible to perform a warning process in which a warning is issued if the card has a credit function.

When the correspondence relationship can be updated based on a user operation, the following claims 4 and 5 can be adopted. In the claims 4 and corresponds relation setting unit, if the corresponding relationship to the card information read by the reading unit during insertion of the card is not stored in the serial憶部, setting the corresponding relationship to the card information Is notified to the user, and thereafter, the correspondence relationship for the card information is set based on the correspondence setting operation performed by the user. In this way, the user is less likely to forget the warning setting for the card.

In the claims 5 and corresponds relation setting unit, characterized in that after the setting start operation is performed by the user in the card insertion state, it sets a corresponds relation based on the correspondence relation setting operation performed by the User over THE And In this way, the user can set the correspondence at an arbitrary time. Even when the correspondence can be set at an arbitrary time, the user may be asked to set the correspondence at the time of card insertion as in the above-described third aspect.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the ETC onboard equipment 1 to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the card list memorize | stored in the memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the correspondence of a card | curd type and warning setting. It is a processing example of the ETC onboard equipment 1 of this embodiment. It is a processing example of the ETC onboard equipment 1 of this embodiment. It is a processing example of the ETC onboard equipment 1 of this embodiment. It is a processing example of the ETC onboard equipment 1 of this embodiment. It is an example of a list for warning setting ON.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment relates to an ETC system in a wireless fee settlement system, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an ETC vehicle-mounted device 1 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1 includes a radio unit 10, an audio output unit 11, an external device connection unit 12, a storage unit 13, a display unit 14, an input operation unit 15, an IC card connector 16, and an IC card control unit. 17, an overall control unit 18, a power supply unit 19, and the like.

  The radio unit 10 includes, for example, a radio communication unit (not shown) using a well-known DSRC technology and an antenna 10a, and a roadside antenna (not shown) installed on the roadside via the antenna 10a and for collecting tolls. Perform wireless communication.

  Based on an instruction from the overall control unit 18, the audio output unit 11 outputs a warning audio regarding forgetting to remove a card from a speaker.

  The external device connection unit 12 includes a communication interface circuit for in-vehicle LAN (Local Area Network), for example, and exchanges data with external devices such as a navigation system.

  The storage unit 13 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM or a flash memory, and stores information necessary for ETC use such as ETC use history information and card identification / authentication information. The storage unit 13 also stores a list of cards that have been inserted (card list). In this card list, the card information and the warning setting are associated with a card that has been inserted, and this card list corresponds to the correspondence of the claims.

  The display unit 14 is a display device such as an LED or an LCD (not shown), and performs display (lighting or image display) according to a signal input from the overall control unit 18. The input operation unit 15 is a switch or the like operated by a user, and is used, for example, when inputting various information such as the card list setting operation.

  The IC card connector 16 is for supplying power from the ETC on-board unit 1 to the IC card 2 and for exchanging data between the ETC on-board unit 1 and the IC card 2. A plurality of IC card connectors 16 are formed on the surface of the IC card 2. A plurality of contacts in contact with the contact surface.

  The IC card control unit 17 communicates with the IC card 2 in a state where the IC card 2 is normally attached to the IC card connector 16. The IC card control unit 17 has a security function, and performs an encryption process so that various information stored in the IC card 2 cannot be directly read. For example, the power supply unit 19 is supplied with power from a vehicle battery when the ACC is on, and supplies power for operation to each component.

  The overall control unit 18 is configured mainly with a microcomputer, and controls the overall operation of the ETC in-vehicle device 1 such as fee settlement processing by the microcomputer executing a control program.

  As processing performed by the overall control unit 18, in addition to the fee settlement processing, processing as a reading unit for reading card information from the IC card 2, processing as a warning processing unit performed when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, There is a card list setting process (including update process) stored in the storage unit 21. Therefore, the overall control unit 18 also functions as a reading unit, a warning processing unit, and a correspondence setting unit. Details of these processes will be described later.

  The IC card 2 is constituted by, for example, a credit card size card in which an IC chip (not shown) is embedded, and the IC chip performs various controls related to the ETC processing with the IC card control unit 17, and if necessary. As the card information of the control unit 20 for writing various data to the storage unit 21 and reading various data from the storage unit 21 and the IC card 2, information for identifying the owner, IC card identification code, card type information A storage unit 21 in which ETC usage history information and the like are stored (information indicating whether the card is an ETC card or a credit function) is incorporated.

  Next, processing as the reading unit, the warning processing unit, and the correspondence setting unit of the overall control unit 18 will be described. First, processing as a reading unit will be described. The overall control unit 18 reads card information stored in the IC chip such as an IC card identification code and card type information from the IC card 2 mounted on the IC card connector 16 via the IC card control unit 17. The read timing is, for example, when the IC card 2 is inserted, and the insertion of the IC card 2 is detected by the contact of the IC card connector 16 coming into contact with the contact surface of the IC card 2.

  Next, processing as a warning processing unit will be described. The warning processing unit is a process for outputting a warning regarding forgetting to remove the IC card 2 from one or both of the audio output unit 11 and the display unit 14.

  This warning is performed when the power position of the vehicle is turned off. However, even when the power position is turned off, if the IC card 2 is removed, the warning is naturally not performed. Also, no warning is given when the inserted IC card 2 is set to warning OFF. When the power supply position is turned off, the key switch (ignition switch) position is in a vehicle in which the key switch state is switched by inserting the key into the key cylinder and rotating the key. This is when it is determined that the position is OFF. In addition, in a vehicle of a type in which the power state can be switched by pressing a button without inserting a key into the key cylinder, it is determined that an OFF operation has been performed with the button.

  The determination as to whether or not the inserted IC card 2 is set to warning OFF corresponds to the card information read from the actually inserted IC card 2 from the card list stored in the storage unit 13. This is done by referring to the settings.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the card list. In the card list shown in FIG. 2, a relationship between a card ID indicating an IC card identification code, a card type, and a warning setting is defined. By referring to the warning setting corresponding to the card information read from the actually inserted IC card 2 from the card list illustrated in FIG. 2, the inserted IC card 2 is set to the warning OFF setting. It is determined whether or not. However, when the warning setting corresponding to the card information read from the IC card 2 actually inserted is not set, a predetermined initial warning process is performed.

  This initial setting may be, for example, a setting that does not warn regardless of the card type, or a setting that warns when the card type has a credit function.

  In FIG. 2, since the card ID and the card type are both card information, the card list in FIG. 2 shows the correspondence between the card ID and the warning setting, and the card type and the warning setting. The correspondence is also shown. The correspondence relationship is not limited to the example of FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, only the correspondence relationship between the card type and the warning setting may be stored. Only the correspondence relationship with the warning setting may be stored.

  Next, processing as the correspondence setting unit will be described. The process as the correspondence setting unit is a process for setting the card list (correspondence) illustrated in FIG. 2 based on the correspondence setting operation performed by the user.

  The execution of this process is one or both of when a card is inserted and when a setting start operation is performed by the user. When the card is inserted, the information of the IC card 2 is read, and it is determined whether there is a warning setting corresponding to the read card information. And when the warning setting with respect to card information is not performed, the alert | report which asks for the warning setting with respect to the card information is performed. Then, based on the correspondence setting operation performed by the user, the warning setting for the card information is performed.

  In the card list of FIG. 2, there are two pieces of card information of card ID and card type, but when warning setting is not made for any card information, notification for requesting warning setting for card information. In addition, when the warning setting is not performed for any one of the card information, a notification for requesting the warning setting may be performed.

  The notification is, for example, a notification requesting the user to answer YES or NO, such as “Would you like to turn on the forgetting to remove this card (card ID)”? In this way, the user can easily set a warning for the card.

  Even when a setting start operation is performed by the user, as in the case of inserting a card, a notification requesting an answer of YES or NO to the user such as “Would you like to turn on the forgetting to remove this card (card ID)” is performed. After that, the user performs an input corresponding to YES or NO from the input operation unit 15, so that the warning setting for the card is performed.

  Note that it is preferable to be able to switch between the warning setting for the card ID and the warning setting for the card type regardless of whether the card is inserted or a setting start operation is performed by the user. For example, the first notification is a notification as to whether or not the forgetting to remove warning for the card ID is turned ON (or OFF). Then, when a predetermined switching operation is performed by the user, it may be notified whether the forgetting to remove warning for the card type of the inserted IC card 2 is turned ON (or OFF). Since there are two types of IC cards, a dedicated card and a card with a credit function, the warning setting is (1) a setting for turning on the warning for both the dedicated card and the card with a credit function, and (2) the dedicated card is There are only three modes, warning off, card with credit function, warning on, and (3) all with warning off. Therefore, the above settings (1) to (3) may be sequentially switched every time a predetermined one or a plurality of keys are short-pressed or long-pressed regardless of the inserted card.

  Next, a processing example of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 are examples in which the card list includes the card IDs of all the cards that have been inserted, and the warning setting is determined for each card ID.

  First, FIG. 4 will be described. The example of FIG. 4 is an example in the case where the user is asked to set a warning for the card ID when the card ID of the inserted card is not in the card list.

  Step S10 in FIG. 4 is a user operation step, and the user performs an engine ON operation. The next step S11 is also a user operation step. The user inserts an ETC dedicated card.

  The next step S12 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. In this step, the card information is read from the inserted card, and referring to the read card information and the card card list, whether or not the card inserted in step S11 is a new card that has not been inserted so far. Determine. This example shows a case in which it is determined that the card is a new card, and a notification is issued "A new card has been inserted. Do you want to turn on the forgetting to remove this card?"

  The next step S13 is a user operation step, in which the user presses a predetermined NO button. Thereby, the ETC onboard equipment 1 sets the warning setting with respect to this card ID to OFF.

  The next step S14 is also a user operation step, in which the user performs an engine OFF operation. At this time, the card inserted in S11 has not been removed yet.

  The next step S15 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. Although the card is not removed when the engine is turned off, the ETC on-board unit 1 does not issue a warning because the forgetting to remove warning is set to OFF.

  Next, FIG. 5 will be described. Similarly to FIG. 4, the example of FIG. 5 is also an example in the case where the user is requested to set a warning for the card ID when the card ID of the inserted card is not in the card list. However, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the user's operation content is different, and as a result, the processing of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1 is also different.

  In FIG. 5, step S20 is a user operation step, and the user performs an engine ON operation. The next step S21 is also a user operation step. The user pulls out the ETC dedicated card and inserts a card with a credit function instead.

  The next step S22 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. In this step, similarly to step S12 in FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the inserted card is a new card that has not been inserted so far. The example in FIG. 5 also shows a case where it is determined that the card is a new card, as in FIG. 4, and gives a notification “A new card has been inserted. Do you want to turn on the forgetting to remove this card?” Yes.

  The next step S23 is a user operation step, in which the user presses a predetermined YES button. Thereby, the ETC onboard equipment 1 sets the warning setting with respect to this card ID to ON.

  The next step S24 is also a user operation step, in which the user performs an engine OFF operation. At this time, the card inserted in S21 has not been removed yet.

  The next step S25 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. A card has not been removed when the engine is turned off, and a warning about forgetting to remove this card is set to ON. For this reason, the ETC on-board device 1 performs a warning notification that “the card remains”.

  Step S26 is an operation step of the user. The user notices that the card remains by the warning notification in step S25, and the card is removed in step S26.

  As can be seen from the comparison between FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1 can issue a warning to a card with a credit function while not giving a warning to an ETC dedicated card. Therefore, it is possible to respond to the user's needs to keep the ETC dedicated card inserted but to give a warning to the card with a credit function.

  Next, FIG. 6 will be described. The example of FIG. 6 is an example in which, when the card ID of the inserted card is not in the card list, the warning setting for the card ID is automatically set to the initial warning setting (here, the setting for turning on the warning).

  Step S30 in FIG. 6 is a user operation step, and the user performs an engine ON operation. The next step S31 is also a user operation step. The user inserts an ETC dedicated card owned by the user.

  The next step S32 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. In this step, similarly to steps S12 and S22 of FIGS. 4 and 5, it is determined whether or not the inserted card is a new card that has not been inserted so far. The example of FIG. 6 also shows a case where it is determined that the card is a new card, as in FIGS. However, unlike FIGS. 4 and 5, in this step S <b> 32, the forgetting to remove warning is automatically set to ON.

  The next step S33 is a user operation step. In step S33, the user performs an operation of changing the forgetting to remove warning to the inserted card to OFF. Thereby, the warning setting for the card ID of the card being inserted in the card list is changed.

  The next step S34 is also a user operation step, in which the user performs an engine OFF operation. At this time, the card inserted in S31 has not been removed yet.

  The next step S35 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. Although the card is not removed when the engine is turned off, the ETC on-board unit 1 does not issue a warning because the forgetting to remove warning is set to OFF.

  Next, FIG. 7 will be described. In the example of FIG. 7, as in FIG. 6, when the card ID of the inserted card is not in the card list, the warning setting for the card ID is automatically set to the initial warning setting (the setting for turning on the warning here). It is an example.

  Step S40 in FIG. 6 is a user operation step, and the user performs an engine ON operation. The next step S41 is also a user operation step. The user pulls out the ETC card owned by the user and inserts an ETC card borrowed from another person instead.

  The next step S42 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. In this step, as in FIG. 6, it is determined whether the inserted card is a new card that has never been inserted. The example of FIG. 7 also shows a case where it is determined that the card is a new card, as in FIG. Therefore, in this step S42, the forgetting to remove warning is automatically set to ON.

  The next step S43 is a user operation step, and the user uses the ETC card. Specifically, it passes through a toll gate on a toll road by a user's driving operation. Thereby, the ETC onboard equipment 1 reads card information from an ETC card, and transmits information required for toll payment to a toll gate side device.

  The next step S44 is also a user operation step, in which the user performs an engine OFF operation. At this time, the card inserted in S41 has not been removed yet.

  The next step S45 is a processing step of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 1. A card has not been removed when the engine is turned off, and a warning about forgetting to remove this card is set to ON. For this reason, the ETC on-board device 1 performs a warning notification that “the card remains”.

  Step S46 is a user operation step, and the user notices that the card is left by the warning notification in step S45. In step S26, the card is removed.

  As can be seen from the comparison between FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the on-board ETC device 1 does not give a warning to its own ETC card, but can give a warning to a card borrowed from another person. Therefore, it is possible to cope with the user's need to keep his / her card inserted but to warn about a card borrowed from another person.

  As described above, the ETC on-vehicle device 1 of the present embodiment stores a card list that defines the correspondence between card information and warning settings. If the IC card 2 is in the inserted state when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, a warning process determined based on the correspondence and the card information read from the actually inserted IC card 2 I do. Therefore, warning processing corresponding to various needs can be performed by setting different warning settings depending on the card information. Further, since the warning process is performed based on the card list stored in the storage unit 13, it is not necessary to perform an operation every time a different card is inserted, thereby reducing labor.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, The following embodiment is also contained in the technical scope of this invention, and also the summary other than the following is also included. Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the vehicle-mounted device for the ETC system. However, the present invention is a wireless fee settlement system other than the ETC system (for example, a wireless fee settlement system in a parking lot or a gas station). It can also be applied to on-vehicle devices that can be used for both ETC systems and other wireless fee settlement systems. Also in this case, the correspondence relationship as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is stored in advance, and if the card is in the inserted state when the power position is turned off, the card information of the inserted card and A warning process determined based on the correspondence stored in advance may be performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the correspondence between the card ID and the warning setting in the card list is set only for the card that has been inserted. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, the card ID and the warning setting may be set for a card that has not been inserted by allowing the card ID to be input.

  In the card list of FIG. 2, there are two types of warning settings, that is, ON or OFF. Instead of the list of FIG. 2, a warning setting OFF list and a warning setting ON list are provided. It may be used. FIG. 8 shows an example of a list for warning setting ON. When such a list is used, warning processing is performed assuming that the warning setting is OFF for a card whose card ID is not in the list.

1: ETC on-board unit (on-board unit for automatic toll collection system), 2: IC card, 10: wireless unit, 10a: antenna, 11: audio output unit, 12: external device connection unit, 13: storage unit, 14: display 15: Input operation unit 16: IC card connector 17: IC card control unit 18: Overall control unit (reading unit, warning processing unit, correspondence setting unit) 19: Power supply unit 20: Control unit 21: Storage unit

Claims (5)

Used for wireless fee payment system that collects charges by wireless communication with charge payment devices installed on the roadside or in the facility, for wireless fee payment system in which a card storing information for fee payment is inserted An in-vehicle device,
A storage unit for storing the correspondence between card information and warning settings;
A reading unit for reading out card information from the inserted card;
When the card is in an inserted state when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, a warning process for performing a warning process determined based on the card information read by the reading unit and the correspondence stored in the storage unit and parts,
A correspondence setting unit that sets the correspondence stored in the storage unit based on a correspondence setting operation performed by a user;
The correspondence stored in the storage unit is the correspondence between the identification code for each card and the warning setting,
The correspondence setting unit performs a predetermined initial warning setting for the card information when the correspondence to the card information read by the reading unit when the card is inserted is not stored in the storage unit.
The in- vehicle device for a wireless fee settlement system , wherein the initial warning setting is a setting that warns a card with a credit function but does not warn a card without a credit function . Used for wireless fee payment system that collects charges by wireless communication with charge payment devices installed on the roadside or in the facility, for wireless fee payment system in which a card storing information for fee payment is inserted An in-vehicle device,
A storage unit for storing the correspondence between card information and warning settings;
A reading unit for reading out card information from the inserted card;
When the card is in an inserted state when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, a warning process for performing a warning process determined based on the card information read by the reading unit and the correspondence stored in the storage unit and parts,
A correspondence setting unit that sets the correspondence stored in the storage unit based on a correspondence setting operation performed by a user;
The correspondence stored in the storage unit is the correspondence between the identification code for each card and the warning setting,
The warning processing unit is a case where the card is inserted when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, and a warning setting corresponding to the card information read by the reading unit is stored in the storage unit. If not, perform the default warning process set in advance,
The in- vehicle device for a wireless fee settlement system , wherein the initial setting is a setting that warns a card with a credit function but does not warn a card without a credit function . Used for wireless fee payment system that collects charges by wireless communication with charge payment devices installed on the roadside or in the facility, for wireless fee payment system in which a card storing information for fee payment is inserted An in-vehicle device,
A storage unit for storing the correspondence between card information and warning settings;
A reading unit for reading out card information from the inserted card;
When the card is in an inserted state when the power position of the vehicle is turned off, a warning process for performing a warning process determined based on the card information read by the reading unit and the correspondence stored in the storage unit and a part,
The on- board device for a wireless fee settlement system, wherein the correspondence stored in the storage unit is a correspondence between card type information indicating whether a credit function is provided or not, and a warning setting . . In claim 1 or 2 ,
The correspondence setting unit notifies the user to set the correspondence to the card information when the correspondence to the card information read by the reading unit when the card is inserted is not stored in the storage unit. An on-vehicle device for a wireless fee settlement system, characterized in that a correspondence relationship for the card information is set based on a correspondence relationship setting operation performed by a user thereafter. In any one of Claims 1, 2, and 4 ,
The correspondence setting unit sets the correspondence based on a correspondence setting operation performed by the user after a setting start operation is performed by the user in a card insertion state. Onboard equipment .

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