JP6678453B2 - System provided on the center side, system provided on the vehicle side, and toll notification method - Google Patents

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a system provided on a central side, a system provided on a vehicle side , and a toll notification method.

  Conventionally, a technology is known in which a central side executes a charging process of identifying a traveling route of a vehicle based on position information of the vehicle acquired via a roadside device and determining a toll according to the identified traveling route. I have.

JP 2013-96940 A JP-A-2002-92669 JP 2001-167390 A JP 2005-18247 A

  In the above-described technology, it is desirable that a toll according to a traveling route can be confirmed on a vehicle side without delay, separately from a billing process performed on a central side.

The system provided on the central side according to the embodiment includes a central side route grasping device and a central side toll notification device. A plurality of central route grasping devices are provided on a predetermined road, and the traveling route of the vehicle is determined based on information received through a roadside device that performs short-range communication with an on-vehicle device provided on the vehicle. Is determined, and the fee charged to the vehicle is determined according to the determined traveling route. The central-side toll notification device includes a mobile communication unit via a mobile communication network, and transmits the mobile communication network from the vehicle side together with the traveling route of the vehicle specified by the vehicle-side toll notification device provided on the vehicle side. In response to a fee inquiry received via the vehicle, the fee is estimated separately from the central route grasping device from the received travel route, and the estimated fee is notified to the vehicle side toll via the mobile communication network. Notify the device. The vehicle-side toll notification device performs narrow-area communication between the vehicle-mounted device and the road-side device located at the entrance of the predetermined road by matching the position information of the vehicle with the pre-stored map data indicating the configuration of the predetermined road. Start the identification of the travel route if performed, and use the identified travel route by ending the identification of the travel route when the vehicle-mounted device and the roadside device located at the exit of the predetermined road perform narrow-area communication. Then, the travel route is transmitted to the central toll notification device via the mobile communication network together with the inquiry about the toll.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of a toll notification system and a route charging system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing an internal configuration of the vehicle-mounted device, the center-side route grasping device, the vehicle-side toll notification device, and the center-side toll notification device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing a fee table stored in the storage unit of the central toll notification device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exemplary block diagram showing a functional configuration of a toll notification program executed by the control unit of the vehicle toll notification device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process executed by the control unit of the vehicle toll notification device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram for describing a specific example of the route identification processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process executed by the control unit of the central toll notification device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart showing a process executed by the control unit of the central route grasping device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart showing a process executed by the vehicle toll notification device according to the modification.

<Embodiment>
First, the configuration of the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of a toll notification system 10 and a route charging system 20 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the toll notification system 10 according to the embodiment is applied to a route charging system 20 including an on-vehicle device 21 mounted on a vehicle V and a center-side route grasping device 22 provided at the center. Is done.

  The vehicle-mounted device 21 is configured to be able to communicate with a roadside device 30 provided on a road. The center-side route grasping device 22 grasps the traveling route of the vehicle V based on the position information and the like acquired from the on-vehicle device 21 via the roadside device 30, and is imposed on the vehicle V according to the grasped traveling route. It is configured to execute a charging process for determining a fee. FIG. 1 illustrates an ITS spot as the roadside device 30. The roadside device 30 according to the embodiment communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 21 such as an ETC gate provided at an entrance and an exit of a road. It also includes other roadside devices that are capable of.

  By the way, in the above configuration, it is desirable that the toll according to the traveling route can be confirmed without delay on the vehicle V side separately from the billing process executed on the central side. For example, when a taxi company travels on a toll road such as an expressway, it is necessary to present the toll to passengers without delay. Therefore, the toll notification system 10 according to the embodiment calculates the toll on the toll road separately from the normal charging processing performed by the route charging system 20 based on the configuration and operation described below, The calculated toll is notified to the vehicle V without delay.

  The toll notification system 10 is mounted on a vehicle V and connected to a vehicle-mounted device 21, and a toll notification device 11 provided at the center and connected to a center route grasping device 22. Device 12. The vehicle side toll notification device 11 and the central side toll notification device 12 are configured to be able to communicate via a mobile communication network 40 provided by a mobile phone base station BS.

  FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing an internal configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 21, the center-side route grasping device 22, the vehicle-side toll notification device 11, and the center-side toll notification device 12 according to the embodiment. In FIG. 2, the illustration of the roadside device 30 and the mobile communication network 40 shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 21 includes a communication unit 211, a control unit 212, and a storage unit 213. The communication unit 211 is a communication interface that realizes wireless communication (for example, DSRC) with the center-side route grasping device 22 (roadside device 30) and a communication between the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 (wire communication). Or a wireless interface). The control unit 212 includes a CPU and the like, and performs various arithmetic processes by executing various programs. The storage unit 213 includes a memory and a storage, and stores various data such as various programs executed by the CPU of the control unit 212.

  The central-side route grasping device 22 stores a communication unit 221 having a communication interface corresponding to the vehicle-mounted device 21 and the central-side toll notification device 12, a control unit 222 that performs various arithmetic processes, and various data. A storage unit 223. As will be described later, the central route grasping device 22 according to the embodiment compares the toll calculated by itself with the toll calculated by the toll notification system 10, so that the toll notification system 10 can be used. It is configured to be able to audit the calculated toll on the side.

  The central toll notification device 12 includes a communication unit 121 having a communication interface corresponding to the vehicle toll notification device 11 and the central route grasping device 22, a control unit 122 for performing various arithmetic processes, and various data. And a storage unit 123 in which is stored. Here, the following fee table T1 is stored in the storage unit 123 of the central toll notification device 12 according to the embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing a fee table T1 stored in the storage unit 123 of the central toll notification device 12 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the toll table T1 is a table showing tolls set for each time zone for each line (route) constituting the toll road. As an example, the toll table T1 of FIG. 3 includes, for example, a plurality of different time zones (0: 00 to 00) of a plurality of routes (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7,...) Constituting a certain toll road. 6:00, 6:00 to 8:00, etc.) are registered.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the vehicle toll notification device 11 includes a communication unit 111, an operation input unit 112, an information output unit 113, a position information acquisition unit 114, a control unit 115, and a storage unit 116. The communication unit 111 includes a communication interface that realizes communication with the vehicle-mounted device 21 (as described above, may be wired communication or wireless communication), and the central toll notification device 12 ( And a communication interface for realizing wireless communication with the portable communication network 40).

  The operation input unit 112 is an input device for a user to perform an operation input to the vehicle side toll notification device 11. The information output unit 113 is an output device configured to output various information such as video and audio. The position information acquisition unit 114 includes a GPS unit or the like, and acquires position information of the vehicle V on which the vehicle toll notification device 11 is mounted. The control unit 115 includes a CPU and the like, and performs various arithmetic processes by executing various programs. The storage unit 116 includes a memory and a storage, and stores various data such as various programs executed by the CPU of the control unit 115.

  Here, the control unit 115 of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 according to the embodiment is configured to execute a toll notification program 50 as follows.

  FIG. 4 is an exemplary block diagram showing a functional configuration of the toll notification program 50 executed by the control unit 115 of the vehicle toll notification device 11 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the toll notification program 50 includes, as functional components, an input reception processing unit 51, an output processing unit 52, a communication processing unit 53, and a specific processing unit 54. These functional configurations are generated on the memory of the storage unit 116, for example, when the CPU of the control unit 115 executes the toll notification program 50.

  The input reception processing unit 51 executes a reception process of an operation input by the user of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 using the operation input unit 112. The output processing unit 52 controls information output using the information output unit 113. The communication processing unit 53 controls communication using the communication unit 111. The specific processing unit 54 uses the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit 114 and the map data indicating the route configuration of the road (particularly, the toll road) stored in the storage unit 116 to execute the travel route of the vehicle V. Is specified separately from the center-side route grasping device 22.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process executed by the control unit 115 of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 115 first determines in S501 whether the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the entrance of the road. For example, when the vehicle-mounted device 21 is configured to output predetermined information at the timing of performing communication with the roadside device 30 located at the entrance of the road, the control unit 115 outputs the information from the vehicle-mounted device 21 in S501. It is determined whether the predetermined information is received by the communication processing unit 53.

  The process of S501 is repeated until it is determined that the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the entrance of the road. If it is determined in S501 that the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the entrance of the road, the process proceeds to S502.

  In S502, the control unit 115 checks the map data indicating the route configuration of the road (particularly, the toll road) stored in the storage unit 116. Then, in S503, the control unit 115 determines whether or not the map data is the latest version.

  If it is determined in S503 that the map data is not the latest version, the process proceeds to S504. Then, in S504, the control unit 115 acquires the latest version of map data from an external server or the like using the communication processing unit 53. Then, the process proceeds to S505.

  If it is determined in S503 that the map data is the latest version, the processing as in S504 described above is not performed, and the processing proceeds to S505.

  In S505, the control unit 115 starts the route specifying process by the specifying processing unit 54. The route specifying process is a process of specifying the traveling route of the vehicle V using the position information acquired by the position information acquiring unit 114 and the map data stored in the storage unit 116.

  For example, the identification processing unit 54 determines which point or route on the map data stored in the storage unit 116 has traveled based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 114. Then, the travel route of the vehicle V is specified by sequentially storing the points and the routes on which the vehicle V travels (passes). At this time, the specific processing unit 54 stores the point and the route where the vehicle V travels (passes) in association with the entry time when the vehicle V enters the point and the route and the exit time when the vehicle V exits from the point and the route. .

  FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram for describing a specific example of the route identification processing according to the embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 6A is an exemplary diagram showing a specific example of the traveling route of the vehicle V on the map data M, and FIG. 6B is illustrated in FIG. FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram showing a specific example of a route table T2 created by a specific processing unit 54 in accordance with a set traveling route. As shown in FIG. 6A, in this specific example, the vehicle V sequentially travels (passes) along six routes R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 from the entrance E1 to the exit E2. ). Therefore, in this specific example, the specific processing unit 54 creates a route table T2 as shown in FIG. 6B, thereby recognizing the points and routes on which the vehicle V has traveled (passed). It is stored in association with the entry time when the vehicle entered the route, and the exit time when the vehicle entered the route and the point. Although not shown in FIG. 6B, the route table T2 may include a date at which the vehicle V travels (passes) each point and route.

  Returning to FIG. 5, in S506, the control unit 115 determines whether or not the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the exit of the road. For example, similarly to S501, when the vehicle-mounted device 21 is configured to output predetermined information at the timing of performing communication with the roadside device 30 located at the exit of the road, the control unit 115 determines in S506 It is determined whether or not the predetermined information output from the vehicle-mounted device 21 has been received by the communication processing unit 53.

  The process of S506 described above is repeated until it is determined that the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the exit of the road. If it is determined in S506 that the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the exit of the road, the process proceeds to S507.

  In S507, the control unit 115 ends the route specifying process by the specifying unit 54. Then, in S508, the control unit 115 communicates the travel route (including the date and the travel time) identified by the identification processing unit 54, for example, in a format such as the route table T2 shown in FIG. Using the processing unit 53, the data is transmitted to the central toll notification device 12 via the mobile communication network 40.

  In step S509, the control unit 115 determines whether the communication processing unit 53 has received the toll corresponding to the route information transmitted in step S508 from the central-side toll notification device 12. The process of S509 is repeated until the communication processing unit 53 determines that the toll has been received. Then, in S509, when it is determined that the communication processing unit 53 has received the toll, the process proceeds to S510.

  In S510, the control unit 115 outputs the toll received from the central toll notification device 12 to the information output unit 113 using the output processing unit 52. Thereby, the toll according to the traveling route of the vehicle V is notified to the user (occupant of the vehicle V) of the vehicle side toll notification device 11. Then, the process ends.

  FIG. 7 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process executed by the control unit 122 of the central toll notification device 12 according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, first, in S701, the control unit 122 determines whether or not the traveling route transmitted by the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 in S508 in FIG. Judge. The process of S701 is repeated until it is determined that the traveling route has been received. If it is determined in S701 that the travel route has been received, the process proceeds to S702.

  In S702, the control unit 122 estimates a fee corresponding to the traveling route received in S701, using the fee table T1 stored in the storage unit 123. For example, when the route table T2 illustrated in FIG. 6B is received as the information indicating the traveling route, the control unit 122 determines the travel time based on the entry time and the exit time registered in the route table T1. The charge table T1 is searched, and the amount in the corresponding time zone is added to estimate the charge charged to the vehicle V in the entire travel route.

  In S703, the control unit 122 transmits the toll estimated in S702 to the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 via the mobile communication network 40. Then, the process ends.

  FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart showing a process executed by the control unit 222 of the central route grasping device 22 according to the embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the control unit 222 first acquires the toll estimated by the central toll notification device 12 from the central toll notification device 12 in S801. Then, in S802, the control unit 222 determines based on the toll acquired in S801 and the toll determined by the central route grasping device 22 itself (position information received from the vehicle-mounted device 21 via the roadside device 30 and the like). Tolls). Then, in S803, the control unit 222 outputs the comparison result (audit result) in S802 to a traffic controller or the like. Then, the process ends.

  Note that the center-side route grasping device 22 determines tolls for a plurality of vehicles V, and the center-side toll notification device 12 also estimates tolls for a plurality of vehicles V. In order to execute the comparison process in S802, the control unit 222 needs to recognize which vehicle V toll is the comparison target. Therefore, in the embodiment, as an example, the identification information of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 connected to the vehicle-mounted device 21 is added to the information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 21 to the central-side route grasping device 22 via the roadside device 30. In addition, the information transmitted from the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 to the central-side toll notification device 12 via the mobile communication network 40 includes the identification information of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11. With this configuration, the control unit 222 can recognize the comparison target based on the identification information of the vehicle-side toll notification device 11.

  As described above, in the embodiment, the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 that specifies the travel route of the vehicle V separately from the center-side route grasping device 22 and the travel route that the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 specifies. Is obtained via the mobile communication network 40, and the toll imposed on the vehicle V is estimated separately from the central route grasping device 22 in accordance with the obtained travel route, and the estimated toll is calculated based on the mobile communication network. A central toll notification device 12 for notifying the vehicle toll notification device 11 via 40 is provided. As a result, using the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 and the central-side toll notification device 12, the toll according to the travel route can be set on the vehicle V side without delay, separately from the charging process executed on the center side. You can check.

<Modification>
In the above-described embodiment, on the condition that the vehicle-mounted device 21 has communicated with the roadside device 30 located at the exit of the road, the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 determines the traveling route from the entrance of the road to the exit. The example of transmitting to the side toll notification device 11 has been described. However, as a modification, on the condition that the vehicle-side toll notification device 11 receives a predetermined operation by the user, the traveling route specified by the time when the predetermined operation is received is transmitted to the center-side toll notification device 12. A configuration for transmission is also conceivable. The predetermined operation is, for example, an operation of pressing a button as an example of the operation input unit 112. The user performing the predetermined operation is an occupant of the vehicle V provided with the vehicle-side toll notification device 11, and when the vehicle V is, for example, a taxi, a user or a passenger of the taxi. .

  FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart showing a process executed by the vehicle toll notification device according to the modification. As shown in FIG. 9, the processing (S901 to S905) until the route specifying process is started in this modification is the process (FIG. 5) until the route specifying process is started in the above-described embodiment. Since these steps are the same as steps S501 to S505), description thereof will be omitted below.

  After starting the route specifying process in S905, the vehicle toll notification device according to the modification determines in S906 whether or not a predetermined input operation by the user has been received. The predetermined input operation is, for example, an operation for requesting a notification of a toll until the present time (the time when the user performs the predetermined input operation). The process of S906 is repeated until it is determined that a predetermined input operation by the user has been received. If it is determined in step S906 that a predetermined input operation by the user has been received, the process proceeds to step S907.

  In S907, the vehicle toll notification device according to the modification specifies the traveling route of the vehicle V up to the point in time when a predetermined input operation by the user is received. Then, in S908, the vehicle toll notification device according to the modification transmits the traveling route specified in S907 to the central toll notification device 12 via the mobile communication network 40. In addition, also in a modification, a driving route is specified by the same procedure as the above-described embodiment, and the specified driving route is transmitted to the central side toll notification device 12 in the same format as the above-described embodiment. . That is, also in the modified example, as in the above-described embodiment, information on a point and a route on which the vehicle V has traveled (passed) is associated with the entry time and the departure time for the point and the route as the traveling route. Information is used.

  Note that the processes of S909 and S910 according to the modified example are the same as the processes of S509 and S510 (see FIG. 5) according to the above-described embodiment, respectively, and thus detailed description will be omitted. That is, the vehicle-side toll notification device according to the modified example confirms in S909 that a toll corresponding to the route information transmitted in S908 (toll estimated by the central toll notification device 12) is received, and in S910, Output the received toll. Thus, the user is notified of the toll according to the traveling route of the vehicle V up to the point in time when the predetermined input operation by the user is received. Then, the process ends.

  As described above, in the modification shown in FIG. 9, the user can receive a notification of the toll until the desired time by performing a predetermined input operation at the desired time. As a result, user convenience can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the vehicle-side toll notification device is mounted on the vehicle as a device separate from the vehicle-mounted device. However, in the embodiment, the vehicle-mounted device may have the same function as the vehicle-side toll notification device without providing a device separate from the vehicle-mounted device. That is, in the embodiment, a program similar to the toll notification program 50 shown in FIG. 4 may be installed in the vehicle-mounted device. In the embodiment, a program similar to the toll notification program 50 shown in FIG. 4 is installed in a portable information terminal such as a smartphone, and the portable information terminal receives a toll notification. Is also good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the central side toll notification device has the toll table, the central side toll notification device estimates the toll, and the estimated toll is received. . However, in the embodiment, the vehicle-side toll notification device may have a toll table, and the vehicle-side toll notification device alone may specify the travel route of the vehicle and estimate the toll.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which communication between the central side toll notification device and the vehicle side toll notification device is performed via a mobile communication network provided by a mobile base station. However, in the embodiment, a general mobile communication network other than the mobile communication network may be used.

  As described above, the embodiments and the modifications of the present invention have been described. However, the above embodiments and the modifications are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above embodiments and modifications can be implemented in various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The above embodiments and modified examples are included in the scope and the gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Toll notification system 11 Vehicle-side toll notification device 12 Central-side toll notification device 20 Route charging system 21 Vehicle-mounted device 22 Central-side route grasping device 30 Roadside device 40 Mobile communication network (mobile communication network)
53 Communication processing unit 54 Specific processing unit

Claims (13)

A plurality of vehicles are provided on a predetermined road, via a roadside device that performs short-range communication with the vehicle-mounted device provided on the vehicle side, based on the received information, based on the received information, grasped the traveling route of the vehicle, grasped. A center-side route grasping device that determines a fee charged to the vehicle according to the traveling route;
A mobile communication means via a mobile communication network is provided, and is received from the vehicle side via the mobile communication network together with the traveling path of the vehicle specified by the vehicle toll notification device provided on the vehicle side. In response to the inquiry about the fare, the fare is estimated separately from the central route grasping device from the received travel route, and the estimated fare is transmitted to the vehicle via the mobile communication network. A central toll notification device that notifies the toll notification device,
With
The vehicle-side toll notification device is configured to match the position information of the vehicle with the pre-stored map data indicating the configuration of the predetermined road, so that the vehicle-mounted device and the road-side device located at an entrance of the predetermined road. Starts the specification of the travel route when the narrow-area communication is performed, and performs the travel route when the vehicle-mounted device and the roadside device located at the exit of the predetermined road perform the narrow-area communication. Using the traveling route specified by ending the specification, together with the inquiry about the fare, transmitting the traveling route to the central toll notification device via the mobile communication network , provided on the central side. System . The central route grasping device acquires the toll estimated by the central toll notifying device from the central toll notifying device, and the acquired fee and the central route grasping device itself are determined. The system provided on the central side according to claim 1, wherein the system compares the fare with the fare and audits the fare estimated by the central toll notification device. The vehicle-side toll notification device is configured to perform the matching between the position information of the vehicle and the map data so that the vehicle travels through time information on time at which the vehicle passes through each point or each line constituting the travel route. The travel route thus identified is associated with the time information, and transmitted to the central toll notification device together with the inquiry about the toll,
The center side toll notification device, to inquire of the fee, based on the traveling route and the time information received with query those 該料 gold, estimating the rates,
The centrally located system according to claim 1. The vehicle-side toll notification device, upon specifying the travel route, checks whether the map data is the latest version, and updates the map data if the map data is not the latest version. Using the map data of the above, to specify the travel route,
The centrally located system according to claim 1. A vehicle- mounted device that performs short-range communication with a plurality of roadside devices provided on a predetermined road on which a vehicle travels ,
A communication means for performing mobile communication via a mobile communication network, a running path of the vehicle is specified separately from a center-side route grasping device provided at the center, and a center-side toll notification provided at the center is provided. To the device, via the mobile communication network, along with the travel route of the vehicle, transmits an inquiry about the fee charged to the vehicle, and from the transmitted travel route, calculates the central toll notification device side A vehicle-side toll notification device that receives and displays the toll via the mobile communication network,
With
The vehicle-side toll notification device is configured to match the position information of the vehicle with the pre-stored map data indicating the configuration of the predetermined road, so that the vehicle-mounted device and the road-side device located at an entrance of the predetermined road. Starts the specification of the travel route when the narrow-area communication is performed, and performs the travel route when the vehicle-mounted device and the roadside device located at the exit of the predetermined road perform the narrow-area communication. By using the travel route specified by ending the specification, together with the toll inquiry, transmitting the travel route to the central toll notification device via the mobile communication network , provided on the vehicle side. System . The vehicle-side toll notification device, when the vehicle-mounted device and the entrance device, which is the road-side device provided at the entrance of the predetermined road, performs the short-range communication, starts specifying the travel route. When a predetermined operation by a user of the vehicle-side toll notification device is received, the traveling route specified by the time when the predetermined operation is received is transmitted to the central-side traffic through the mobile communication network. The system provided in the vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the system is transmitted to a fare notification device. The vehicle-side toll notification device is configured to perform the matching between the position information of the vehicle and the map data so that the vehicle travels through time information on time at which the vehicle passes through each point or each line constituting the travel route. The travel route thus identified is associated with the time information, and transmitted to the central toll notification device together with the inquiry about the toll,
The center side toll notification device, to inquire of the fee, based on the traveling route and the time information received with query those 該料 gold, estimating the rates,
A system provided on the vehicle side according to claim 5. The vehicle-side toll notification device, upon specifying the travel route, checks whether the map data is the latest version, and updates the map data if the map data is not the latest version. Using the map data of the above, to specify the travel route,
A system provided on the vehicle side according to claim 5. Includes a central side path determination apparatus and the center side toll notification device, and system provided in the center side, the vehicle-mounted device, and includes a vehicle toll notification device, and system provided in the vehicle, in systems with The toll notification method to be performed,
A first step in which the vehicle-mounted device performs narrow-area communication with a plurality of roadside devices provided on a predetermined road;
The center-side route grasping device, based on the communication history of the short-range communication performed between the vehicle-mounted device and the plurality of roadside devices, based on the traveling route of the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device, A second step of determining a fee to be charged to the vehicle according to the grasped traveling route;
The vehicle-side toll notification device specifies a travel route of the vehicle separately from the center-side route grasping device, and inquires about a toll imposed on the vehicle together with the specified travel route of the vehicle. A third step of transmitting to the central toll notification device via a communication network;
The central-side toll notification device determines the toll charged on the vehicle according to the traveling route received from the vehicle-side toll notification device via the mobile communication network, the central-side route grasping device. A fourth step of separately estimating and notifying the estimated toll to the vehicle-side toll notification device via the mobile communication network;
The vehicle-side toll notification device, based on the transmission of the traveling route of the vehicle specified separately from the central route grasping device, the toll estimated by the central toll notification device, the mobile body A fifth step of receiving and displaying from the central side toll notification device via a communication network,
With
In the third step, the vehicle-mounted device and the roadside device located at the entrance of the predetermined road are configured to match the position information of the vehicle with map data stored in advance indicating the configuration of the predetermined road. The identification of the traveling route is started when narrow-area communication is performed, and the identification of the traveling route is performed when the vehicle-mounted device and the roadside device located at the exit of the predetermined road perform the narrow-area communication. A sixth step of transmitting the traveling route to the central-side toll notification device via the mobile communication network together with the inquiry about the toll using the traveling route specified by the termination, Notification method.   In the third step, when the vehicle-mounted device and the road-side device located at the entrance of the predetermined road perform the short-range communication, the identification of the traveling route is started, and the vehicle-side toll notification is performed. When a predetermined operation by the user of the device is received, the travel route specified up to the time when the predetermined operation is received is transmitted to the central-side toll notification device via the mobile communication network. The toll notification method according to claim 9, comprising seven steps. The central route grasping device acquires the toll estimated in the fourth step from the central toll notification device, and the acquired fee and the central route grasping device itself in the second step The toll notification method according to claim 9 , further comprising: an eighth step of comparing the determined toll and auditing the toll estimated in the fourth step. The sixth step associates the travel route with time information on the time at which the vehicle passed each point or each route constituting the travel route by the matching between the position information of the vehicle and the map data. A ninth step of associating the identified travel route with the time information and transmitting the travel route to the center side toll notification device together with the toll inquiry.
The fourth step is to query the fee, based on the traveling route and the time information received with query those 該料 gold includes a tenth step of estimating the rates,
The toll notification method according to claim 9. The vehicle-side toll notification device determines whether or not the map data is the latest version when specifying the travel route in the sixth step.If the map data is not the latest version, the vehicle-side toll notification device transmits the map data. Updating, further comprising an eleventh step of specifying the traveling route using the updated map data,
The toll notification method according to claim 9.

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