JP6781621B2 - Toll collection machine, toll collection method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a toll collection machine, a toll collection method and a program.

As a method for collecting toll road usage tolls, for example, an electronic toll collection system (ETC: Electronic Toll Collection System (registered trademark), also referred to as "automatic toll collection system") is known. In the electronic toll collection system, the roadside wireless communication device installed at the tollhouse performs narrow-range wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle passing through the tollhouse to collect the usage fee. Do.
As a usage fee billing method in such an electronic toll collection system, for example, a flat rate method in which a uniform usage fee is charged regardless of the mileage of the vehicle and a usage fee change according to the mileage of the vehicle. Two types are known, the distance charge method. Further, depending on the toll road, both a section adopting the flat toll system (flat toll section) and a section adopting the distance toll method (distance toll section) may be included. On such a toll road, when the vehicle travels continuously on both the flat toll section and the distance toll section, the electronic toll collection system will be used when entering (or exiting) the flat toll section and to the distance toll. Toll collection processing is performed at each point of time when leaving the section.

Further, in such an electronic toll collection system, a time zone discount (ETC) is applied to a vehicle traveling on a toll road on a predetermined time zone, a predetermined day of the week, etc., with respect to the usage fee of the vehicle. (Time zone discount) may be adopted (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2007-249628

As described above, when the vehicle travels on a plurality of consecutive toll sections of the toll road, for example, when the vehicle continuously travels from the flat toll section to the distance toll section, the time when the vehicle enters the flat toll section. Then, even if it is the time when the time zone discount is applied, it is conceivable that the time zone discount is not applied when the vehicle enters the distance fare section from the flat fare section. In such a case, the driver, etc. (user) of the vehicle expects that the discount will be applied to the usage charges of both the flat rate section and the distance charge section, but in the existing system, the distance to distance It is assumed that the discount to the vehicle will not be applied to the usage fee of the toll section.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is possible to apply a user-friendly discount to a usage fee of a vehicle traveling on a toll road having a plurality of continuous toll sections. Provide a toll collection machine, a toll collection method, and a program that can be used.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collector (11) acquires entrance tollhouse information including information indicating an approach position to the settlement section, and the entry position is the first toll road having a plurality of toll sections. An approach position determination unit (131) that determines whether or not the position is a designated position that is a switching position between the charging section 1 and the second charging section that is continuous from the first charging section, and the approach position is the designated position. If it is determined that, the toll collection history including the information indicating the previous entry time, which is the entry time in the immediately preceding settled billing section, is acquired, and whether or not the discount can be applied based on the previous entry time. The discount application determination unit (132) for determining the above, and the charge amount calculation unit (133) for determining the charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination unit.

By doing so, the approach position determination unit starts from the designated position where the vehicle (A) is the switching position between the first charge section and the second charge section on the toll road having a plurality of continuous toll sections. Determine whether or not you have entered. Then, when the vehicle enters from the designated position, the discount application determination unit determines that the vehicle enters based on the previous approach time indicating the approach time to the charging section in which the vehicle was traveling immediately before the tollhouse. Determine whether a discount can be applied to the usage fee.
As a result, the discount application determination unit enters, for example, the time when the time zone discount is applied to a charge section (paid section that has been settled) on the toll road, and another continuous charge section from that charge section. Even if the time zone discount is not applied at the time of entering the (payment section), the user-friendly discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the discount application determination unit determines that the discount can be applied when the previous entry time is included in a predetermined discount time zone to be discounted.

As a result, the discount application determination unit enters, for example, the time when the time zone discount is applied to a charge section (paid section that has been settled) on the toll road, and another continuous charge section from that charge section. Even if the time zone discount is not applied at the time of entering the (payment section), the user-friendly discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the discount application determination unit further includes information in which the entry position is the designated position and is included in the toll collection history, and the charge section has been settled immediately before. When the previous approach position, which is the approach position, is located in the first billing section or the second billing section, it is determined that the discount can be applied.

By doing so, the discount application determination unit is a designated position where the approach position to the settlement section is the switching position between the first billing section and the second billing section, and the previous approach position is the designated position. If the vehicle is located in the first toll section or the second toll section of the toll road including the toll road, the vehicle continues the settled toll section and another toll section (settlement section) that is continuous from the settled toll section. It is possible to correctly judge that the vehicle has traveled and to give a user-friendly discount to the usage fee of the vehicle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the discount application determination unit provides a discount when the time difference between the entry time to the settlement section included in the entrance tollhouse information and the previous entry time is within a predetermined time. Judge that it is applicable.

By doing so, when the time difference between the entry time to the settlement section and the previous entry time in the toll collection history is within a predetermined time, the discount application determination unit sets the vehicle to the first charge section and the second charge section. It can be correctly determined that the vehicle has continued to travel in the charge section of.
As a result, the discount application determination unit can more accurately apply the discount to the usage fee of the vehicle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collection machine further includes a toll ticket reader (110) for reading the toll ticket on which the entrance tollhouse information is recorded, and the entry position determination unit reads the toll ticket. The entrance tollhouse information is acquired through the machine.

By doing so, the approach position determination unit enters from the tollhouse where the vehicle switches between the first charge section and the second charge section based on the entrance tollhouse information recorded on the toll ticket. Judge whether or not it has been done.
As a result, even if wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle is not possible at the entrance tollhouse due to a failure of the roadside wireless communication device, the toll collector will be based on the toll ticket of the vehicle. It is possible to determine whether or not a discount can be applied to the usage fee. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the collection staff stationed at the manned booth at the exit tollhouse.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collection machine further includes an IC card reader (120) for reading the IC card in which the entrance toll office information is recorded, and the discount application determination unit reads the IC card. The entrance toll office information is acquired from the IC card via the machine.

By doing so, the discount application determination unit determines whether or not the discount is applied to the vehicle usage fee based on the entrance tollhouse information recorded on the IC card.
As a result, even if wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle is not possible at the exit tollhouse due to a failure of the roadside wireless communication device, the toll collector records it on the IC card at the entrance tollhouse. It is possible to determine whether or not a discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle based on the entrance tollhouse information provided. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the collection staff stationed at the manned booth at the exit tollhouse.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collection method acquires entrance tollhouse information including information indicating an approach position to a settlement section, and the first charge of a toll road in which the entry position has a plurality of charge sections. An approach position determination step for determining whether or not the section is a designated position that is a switching position between the first charge section and a second charge section continuous from the first charge section, and the approach position is determined to be the designated position. In this case, a discount that acquires a toll collection history including information indicating the previous entry time, which is the entry time in the immediately preceding settled billing section, and determines whether or not the discount can be applied based on the previous entry time. It has an application determination step and a charge amount calculation step for determining a charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination step.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the program uses the computer of the toll collector to acquire entrance tollhouse information including information indicating an approach position to the settlement section, and the toll road where the entry position has a plurality of toll sections. An approach position determination unit that determines whether or not the position is a designated position that is a switching position between the first charge section and the second charge section that is continuous from the first charge section, and the approach position is the designated position. If it is determined that there is, the toll collection history including the information indicating the previous entry time, which is the entry time in the immediately preceding settled billing section, is acquired, and whether or not the discount can be applied based on the previous entry time. It functions as a discount application determination unit that determines the above, and a charge amount calculation unit that determines the charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination unit.

According to the toll collecting machine, the toll collecting method and the program according to the present invention, a user-friendly discount can be applied to the usage fee of a vehicle traveling on a toll road having a plurality of continuous toll sections. ..

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the toll collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the charge collector which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the 1st figure for demonstrating the function of the charge collector which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the charge collecting machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the 2nd figure for demonstrating the function of the charge collector which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the charge collecting machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the function of the charge collecting machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the toll collection system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

(Overall configuration of toll collection system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a toll collection system according to the first embodiment.
The toll collection system 1 according to the present embodiment is provided at the exit tollhouse in the distance toll section of the toll road. The toll collection system 1 is a facility that collects and processes the usage fee of the toll road for the vehicle A passing through the lane L of the toll road.
In this embodiment, wireless communication cannot be performed between the on-board unit (not shown) of the vehicle A and the roadside wireless communication device due to a failure or maintenance of the roadside wireless communication device (not shown) at the entrance tollhouse. The case where the driver of the vehicle A obtains a toll ticket at the entrance tollhouse will be described as an example. The tollhouse records entrance tollhouse information including "entrance location information" that can identify the entrance tollhouse where the tollhouse was issued and "entrance time information" that indicates the time of passing the entrance tollhouse. ing.
In the present embodiment, the "time" is information indicating the local time at the point where the vehicle A travels, but is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the "time" may be information indicating an elapsed time from a reference timing (timing when any of the devices of the toll collection system 1 is started, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 1, the toll collection system 1 includes a manned booth 10 provided on the island I provided on the roadside of the lane L, and a toll collection machine 11 provided in the manned booth 10. ..

At the manned booth 10, a collector who collects usage fees with the vehicle A traveling in the lane L is stationed. The collector receives the toll from the driver of the vehicle A stopped at the position where the manned booth 10 in the lane L is installed, and collects the usage fee based on the entrance tollhouse information recorded in the toll. I do.

The toll collection machine 11 reads the entrance tollhouse information recorded on the toll ticket and determines the charge amount to be collected from the vehicle A based on the entrance tollhouse information.

(Functional configuration of toll collector)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the toll collector according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the toll collection machine 11 includes a toll ticket reader 110, an IC card R / W (Reader / Writer) 120 (IC card reader), and a CPU 130.

FIG. 3 is a first diagram for explaining the function of the toll collector according to the first embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 3, toll roads T1 to T7 are provided on the toll road T. The toll road T has a plurality of toll sections in which a certain kind of billing method is adopted. Specifically, the section from the tollhouse T1 on the toll road T to the tollhouse T4 is the first tollhouse (flat tollhouse) that employs the flat toll method, and the tollhouse T4 to the tollhouse T7 on the main line. The section up to is the second toll section (distance toll section) that employs the distance toll system. Further, the toll road T is connected to the general road R at the main toll station T4, and the general road R is connected to the toll road P having the toll stations P1 to P3.
The toll collector 11 according to the present embodiment is installed at tollhouses T5, T6, and T7 provided in the distance toll section of the toll road T shown in FIG.
The flat toll section and the distance toll section of the toll road T are all given the same road name (including the route number and the like). Therefore, when a discount for each time zone, day of the week, etc. (hereinafter, ETC time zone discount) is applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A that has entered the toll road T, the user uses the same road name. It is expected that the ETC time zone discount will be applied to all the billing sections that it has. That is, when traveling on the flat toll section of the toll road T at the timing when the ETC time zone discount is applied, the user can use the ETC time zone even for the distance toll section having the same road name as the flat toll section. It is expected that the discount will be applied. In the present embodiment, among the plurality of toll roads having a plurality of toll roads, a series of a plurality of consecutive toll sections assumed in this way is also referred to as "same route".
In the present embodiment, in consideration of the user's expectations as described above, even if the vehicle A travels on the toll road T at a timing when the ETC time zone discount cannot be applied, the toll road T is uniform. The ETC time zone discount is exceptionally applied to vehicle A that continuously travels between the toll section and the distance toll section and travels on the flat toll section at the timing when the ETC time zone discount can be applied. Perform processing. The ETC time zone discount that is exceptionally applied in this way is hereinafter referred to as "specific ETC time zone discount" to distinguish it from the normal ETC time zone discount. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as a specific ETC time zone discount, the toll road T is traveled in a predetermined discount time zone (for example, "22:00 to 07:00") among a plurality of ETC time zone discounts. An example of adopting the ETC time zone discount applied to the vehicle A will be described. For example, a vehicle A traveling on a flat toll section of a toll road T (tollhouse T1 to tollhouse T4) in a predetermined discount time zone (“22:00 to 07:00”) is the distance to the toll road T. When traveling continuously on the toll section (for example, tollhouse T4 to tollhouse T6 on the main line), a discount (time zone discount) shall be applied to the usage fee of the settlement section in the distance toll section. .. In another embodiment, as the specific ETC time zone discount, the ETC time zone discount applied to the vehicle A traveling on the toll road T on a predetermined day of the week may be adopted, or a plurality of ETC time zones may be adopted. Discounts may be adopted.
Further, the settlement section indicates a section in which the vehicle A actually travels among the charging sections that are continuous from the charging section for which the usage fee has been settled. In the above example, the section (main line tollhouse T4) in which vehicle A actually traveled among the continuous tollhouses (main line tollhouse T4 to tollhouse T7) from the settled flat toll section (tollhouse T1 to T3). ~ Tollhouse T6) is the settlement section.

The pass ticket reader 110 reads the entrance tollhouse information (FIG. 5) recorded on the pass ticket by inserting the pass ticket received by the collector from the driver of the vehicle A.
The toll ticket records "entrance position information" that can identify the entrance tollhouse where the vehicle A has entered and "entry time information" that indicates the time when the vehicle entered the toll road, as the entrance tollhouse information.

By inserting the IC card possessed by the driver of vehicle A into the IC card R / W120, the collector can read and write the "charge collection history" (FIG. 5) and the credit card information (FIG. 5). Read the credit card number and expiration date).
The "charge collection history" means that information related to the history of toll collection processing performed in the past for the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle A is recorded and accumulated on the IC card via the in-vehicle device. It is a thing.
Specifically, the "toll collection history" includes "entrance position information" that can identify the entrance tollhouse where vehicle A entered, "entry time information" that indicates the time when the vehicle A entered the entrance tollhouse, and vehicle A. Shows the "exit location information" that can identify the exit tollhouse where the vehicle left, the "exit time information" that indicates the time when the exit tollhouse exited, and the result of whether or not the discount for the usage fee of vehicle A was applied. The "discount application information" and the "billing amount (yen)" indicating the amount of money to be received from the vehicle A are recorded in association with each other as a history of one toll collection process.

The CPU 130 determines the billing amount to be received from the vehicle A.
As shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 130 includes an approach position determination unit 131, a discount application determination unit 132, and a charge amount calculation unit 133.

The approach position determination unit 131 acquires "entrance position information" of the entrance tollhouse information read from the toll ticket by the toll reader 110. Then, the approach position determination unit 131 determines whether or not the vehicle A has entered from the designated position based on the "approach position information".
The designated position is paired with the first toll road of a toll road having a plurality of toll sections adopting different toll methods and the second toll section continuous from the first toll section, that is, the flat toll section. Indicates the position (entrance toll station) at which the flat toll section (first toll section) and the anti-distance toll section (second toll section) are switched on the toll road including the distance toll section.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the "main line tollhouse T4", which is a position where the flat toll section and the distance toll section are switched, is set as the designated position.

The discount application determination unit 132 includes the determination result of the approach position determination unit 131, the entrance tollhouse information recorded on the toll ticket read by the toll ticket reader 110, and the "charge" read by the IC card R / W 120 from the IC card. Based on the "receipt history", it is determined whether or not the discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A. Further, the discount application determination unit 132 determines "entry position information" related to the settlement section based on the entrance tollhouse information of the toll ticket, the "charge collection history", and the determination result of whether or not the discount can be applied. And, "payment information" including "entry time information" and "discount application information" indicating the result of whether or not the discount is applied to the settlement section is generated. Further, the discount application determination unit 132 associates the "payment information" with the exit tollhouse information related to the exit tollhouse where the toll collection machine 11 is installed and the charge amount determined by the charge amount calculation unit 133 described later. A "charge collection history" is generated, and the "charge collection history" is recorded on the IC card via the IC card R / W 120.
The detailed processing of the discount application determination unit 132 will be described later.

The charge amount calculation unit 133 includes the determination result of the discount application determination unit 132, the entrance tollhouse information recorded on the toll ticket read by the toll ticket reader 110, and the "charge" read from the IC card by the IC card R / W 120. The billing amount to be collected from the vehicle A is determined based on the "collection history".

(Processing flow of toll collector)
Next, the processing flow of the toll collector 11 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the toll collector according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a second diagram for explaining the function of the toll collector according to the first embodiment.
In the following description, a case where the toll collection machine 11 provided at the tollhouse T7 performs toll collection processing for the vehicle A traveling on the toll road T toll road shown in FIG. 3 will be described as an example. ..
In addition, the roadside wireless communication device (not shown) at the entrance tollhouse where the vehicle A entered cannot communicate with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle A, and the driver of the vehicle A is at the entrance tollhouse. It is assumed that the toll ticket has been received at. Therefore, when the vehicle A enters the toll road T, the IC card possessed by the driver of the vehicle A has the entrance tollhouse information at the time of entering the toll road T, as shown in FIG. 5 (a). Is not recorded, and only the "previous toll collection history" is recorded.

First, the toll ticket reader 110 of the toll collection machine 11 acquires the "entry position information" and the "entry time information" recorded in the toll ticket received from the driver of the vehicle A, as shown in FIG. Step S100).
As shown in FIG. 5B, "entrance position information" and "entrance time information" are recorded as entrance tollhouse information on the toll ticket received by the driver of vehicle A at the entrance tollhouse of the toll road T. ing.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 acquires the "previous charge collection history" of the "charge collection history" read from the IC card by the IC card R / W 120 (step S101).
The "previous toll collection history" is the toll collection history recorded on the IC card for which the toll collection process has been completed, that is, the latest (immediately before) "charge collection" of the settled toll collection history. "History" is shown.
In the following description, the "entry position information" and "entry time information" of the "previous toll collection history" will be referred to as "previous approach position information" and "previous approach time information".

Next, the toll collection machine 11 determines whether or not the vehicle A satisfies the condition subject to the specific ETC time zone discount (step S102). Specifically, the toll collection machine 11 determines whether or not the approach position determination unit 131 and the discount application determination unit 132 satisfy all of the following four conditions.
(Condition 1: Did the vehicle enter from the designated position?)
The approach position determination unit 131 determines whether or not the vehicle A has entered from a preset designated position based on the "entry position information" of the entrance tollhouse information read by the toll ticket reader 110 in step S100. ..
In the present embodiment, the approach position determination unit 131 is preset with the “main line tollhouse T4” of the toll road T shown in FIG. 3 as a designated position. That is, when the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket indicates "main line tollhouse T4", the approach position determination unit 131 determines that the vehicle A has entered from the designated position.
On the other hand, the approach position determination unit 131 determines that the vehicle A has not entered from the designated position when the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket indicates a value other than the "main line tollhouse T4".
(Condition 2: Did the vehicle travel on the same route?)
In the discount application determination unit 132, the tollhouse indicated by the "previous approach position information" acquired in step S101 is on the same route (toll road T) as the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket. Judge whether or not it is provided. That is, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the section on which the vehicle A has traveled last time and the settlement section are the same route.
As shown in FIG. 5B, the discount application determination unit 132 indicates the “main line tollhouse T4” where the “entry position information” recorded on the toll ticket is provided on the toll road T, and the “previous approach position”. When "information" indicates "tollhouse T1" provided on the same route (toll road T) as "main line tollhouse T4", the tollhouses indicated by "previous approach position information" and "entry position information" are the same. It is judged that it was installed on the line of.
On the other hand, the discount application determination unit 132 indicates the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket is the "main line tollhouse T4" provided on the toll road T, and the "previous approach position information" is the "main line tollhouse T4". When indicating a tollhouse provided on a route different from "(for example," tollhouse P1 "provided on the toll road P in FIG. 3"), "previous approach position information" and "entry position information" indicate. It is judged that the tollhouses are not located on the same route.
(Condition 3: Did the vehicle enter the settlement section within the specified time)
The discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the time difference between the "entry time information" recorded on the toll ticket and the "previous approach time information" is within a predetermined time (for example, 8 hours). That is, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the vehicle A has entered the settlement section within a predetermined time from the date and time when the vehicle A entered the section previously traveled.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the discount application determination unit 132 has "entry time information" (2015/8/25 9:05) and "previous entry time information" (2015) recorded on the toll ticket. When the time difference from / 8/25 6:30) is within the predetermined time, it is determined that the time difference between the "approach time information" and the "previous approach time information" is within the predetermined time.
(Condition 4: Is the vehicle subject to ETC time zone discount calculation?)
The discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the vehicle A is the calculation target of the ETC time zone discount.
For example, when the collector performs the operation of "calculating the ETC time zone discount on the vehicle A" through the operation panel (not shown) of the toll collection machine 11, the discount application determination unit 132 causes the vehicle A to have the ETC time. Judge that the band discount is calculated.
When all of the above four conditions are satisfied, the discount application determination unit 132 continuously travels on the same route (toll road T) in different sections (flat toll section and distance toll section). Then, the process proceeds to step S103. On the other hand, if the discount application determination unit 132 does not satisfy any one or more of the four conditions, the vehicle A continues on the same route (toll road T) in different sections (flat toll section and distance toll section). It is determined that the vehicle is not running, and the process proceeds to step S110.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 and the charge amount calculation unit 133 are applied to the vehicle A based on the "entry time information" recorded in the toll ticket, the current time, and the traveling route of the vehicle A. The ETC time zone discount calculation is executed (step S103), in which the ETC time zone discount is obtained and the charge amount for the vehicle A is calculated.
Specifically, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in a predetermined time zone ("22:00 to 07:00"), the vehicle It is determined that the specific ETC time zone discount will be applied to A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 discounts the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed during the specific ETC time zone. Calculate the billing amount to which is applied.
In addition, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in the period to which the ETC time zone discount (for example, ETC time zone discount for each day) is applied. , It is determined that the applicable ETC time zone discount among the ETC time zone discounts is applied to the vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 provides an ETC time zone discount for the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the applied billing amount.
In addition, when the discount application determination unit 132 does not include at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in either the predetermined time zone or the period to which the other ETC time zone discount is applied. , Judge that the discount is not applied to vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 does not apply a discount to the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the amount.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the specific ETC time zone discount has been applied to the vehicle A as a result of the ETC time zone discount calculation in step S103 (step S104).
When the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A (step S104: YES), the discount application determination unit 132 generates "settlement information" related to the settlement section indicated by the toll ticket, and generates "settlement information" of the "settlement information". “Entry position information” is set to “virtual tollhouse T0”, and “entry time information” is set to “entry time information recorded on the toll ticket” (step S105). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "payment information" to the "specific ETC time zone discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 transfers the billing amount calculated in step S103 (the billing amount to which the specific ETC time zone discount is applied) and the credit card information read from the IC card via the IC card R / W 120. , Sends to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line, etc., and performs toll collection processing. Further, the discount application determination unit 132 can identify the "entry position information", "entry time information", and "discount application information" of the "payment information" and the exit tollhouse where the toll collection machine 11 is installed. Generates a "charge collection history" that associates "exit position information" and "exit time information" indicating the time when the charge collection process was performed with "billing amount (yen)". The discount application determination unit 132 records the generated "charge collection history" on the IC card via the IC card R / W 120 as shown in FIG. 5C, and ends the process.
On the other hand, the discount application determination unit 132 proceeds to step S106 when the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S104: NO).

When the discount application determination unit 132 and the charge amount calculation unit 133 determine in step S104 that the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S104: NO), the "previous toll collection history" Based on the "previous approach time information" recorded in, the current time, and the travel route of vehicle A, the ETC time zone discount applied to vehicle A is calculated, and the charge amount for vehicle A is calculated. The ETC time zone discount calculation is executed (step S106).
Specifically, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "previous entry time information" to the current time in a predetermined time zone ("22:00 to 07:00"), It is determined that the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 discounts the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed during the specific ETC time zone. Calculate the billing amount to which is applied.
Further, the discount application determination unit 132 does not apply the specific ETC time zone discount to the vehicle A when at least a part of the period from the "previous approach time information" to the current time is not included in the predetermined time zone. Judge. In this case, the discount application determination unit 132 applies the result calculated in step S103.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the specific ETC time zone discount has been applied to the vehicle A as a result of the ETC time zone discount calculation in step S106 (step S107).
When the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A (step S107: YES), the discount application determination unit 132 generates "settlement information" related to the settlement section indicated by the toll ticket, and generates "settlement information" of the "settlement information". “Entry position information” is set to “virtual tollhouse T0”, and “entry time information” is set to “recorded previous approach time information” (step S108). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "payment information" to the "specific ETC time zone discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 transfers the billing amount calculated in step S106 (the billing amount to which the specific ETC time zone discount is applied) and the credit card information read from the IC card via the IC card R / W 120. , Sends to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line, etc., and performs toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S105, the process ends.
On the other hand, when the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S107: NO), the discount application determination unit 132 generates "settlement information" related to the settlement section indicated by the toll ticket, and generates the "settlement information". Set the "entry position information" of the "information" to the "virtual tollhouse T0" and the "entry time information" to the "entry time information recorded on the toll ticket" (step S109). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "settlement information" based on the result of step S103. That is, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S103 that the ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to the "ETC time zone discount". Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S103 that the discount is not applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to "no discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 reads the billing amount calculated in step S103 (the billing amount to which the ETC time zone discount is applied or the billing amount to which the discount is not applied) from the IC card via the IC card R / W120. The credit card information is transmitted to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line or the like to perform toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S105, the process ends.

Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 and the charge amount calculation unit 133 do not satisfy any one or more of the four conditions in step S102 (step S102: NO), the "entry time information" recorded in the toll ticket. And, based on the current time and the traveling route of the vehicle A, the ETC time zone discount applied to the vehicle A is obtained, and the ETC time zone discount calculation for calculating the charge amount for the vehicle A is executed (step). S110).
Specifically, the discount application determination unit 132 indicates the ETC time for the vehicle A when at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time is included in the period to which the ETC time zone discount is applied. It is judged that the applicable ETC time zone discount is applied among the band discounts. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 provides an ETC time zone discount for the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the applied billing amount.
Further, the discount application determination unit 132 indicates that at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time is not included in either the predetermined time zone or the period to which the other ETC time zone discount is applied. , Judge that the discount is not applied to vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 does not apply a discount to the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the amount.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 generates "settlement information" related to the settlement section indicated by the toll ticket, and changes the "entry position information" of the "settlement information" to the "entry position information (main line) recorded on the toll ticket. In the toll booth T4), the "entry time information" is set to the "entry time information recorded on the toll ticket" (step S111). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "payment information" to "ETC time zone discount" when the ETC time zone discount is applied in step S110, and the discount is not applied. If so, set it to "No discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 reads the charge amount calculated in step S110 (the charge amount to which the ETC time zone discount is applied or the charge amount to which the discount is not applied) from the IC card via the IC card R / W 120. The credit card information is transmitted to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line or the like to perform toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S105, the process ends.

(Action effect)
As described above, the toll collector 11 according to the present embodiment acquires the "approach position information" and the "approach time information" to the settlement section, and the "approach position information" is a toll road having a plurality of toll sections. The approach position determination unit that determines whether or not the position is a designated position that is a switching position between the first charge section (uniform charge section) and the second charge section (countermeasure charge section) that is continuous from the first charge section. When it is determined that 131 and the "entry position information" are the designated positions, the "previous toll collection history" including the "previous approach position information" and the "previous approach time information" in the charge section that has been settled immediately before. , And the section for the settlement section based on the judgment results of the discount application judgment unit 132, which determines whether or not the discount can be applied based on the "previous entry time information", and the discount application judgment unit 132. A billing amount calculation unit 133 for determining the amount of money is provided.
By doing so, the approach position determination unit 131 can be used on a toll road having a plurality of continuous toll sections, that is, a toll road in which a flat toll section and a distance toll section are continuously provided. Determines whether or not the vehicle has entered from a designated position (tollhouse) where the flat toll section and the distance toll section are switched. Then, when the vehicle A enters from a designated position where the flat toll section and the distance toll section are switched, the discount application determination unit 132 enters the toll road on which the vehicle A was traveling immediately before the tollhouse. Based on the previous approach time indicating the approach time, it is determined whether or not the discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A. More specifically, when the vehicle A enters from the designated position and the previous approach time is included in the predetermined discount time zone for which the discount is applied, the discount application determination unit 132 charges the usage fee of the vehicle A. On the other hand, it is determined that the discount (specific ETC time zone discount) can be applied.
As a result, the discount application determination unit 132 does not apply the time zone discount at the time when the vehicle A enters the flat rate section at the time when the time zone discount is applied and enters the distance charge section from the flat rate section. Even if it is the time, a user-friendly discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A.

Further, in the discount application determination unit 132, the "approach position information" is the designated position where the uniform toll section and the distance toll section are switched, and the "previous approach position information" is the pair of the toll road T including the designated position. If it is located in the distance toll section (belongs to the same route), it is judged that the discount can be applied.
By doing so, the discount application determination unit 132 has a billing section in which the vehicle A has been settled (flat rate section) and another billing section continuous from the settled billing section (a part of the distance charge section). It is possible to correctly determine that the vehicle has continued to travel in the settlement section), and to give a user-friendly discount to the usage fee of the vehicle A.

Further, the discount application determination unit 132 determines that the discount can be applied when the time difference between the "entry time information" and the "previous approach time information" is within a predetermined time.
By doing so, when the time difference between the "entry time information" of the settlement section and the "previous entry time information" of the "previous toll collection history" is within a predetermined time, the discount application determination unit 132 may use the discount application determination unit 132. It can be correctly determined that the vehicle A has continuously traveled on a plurality of consecutive toll sections of the toll road.
As a result, the discount application determination unit 132 can more accurately apply the discount to the usage fee of the vehicle A.

Further, the toll collection machine 11 further includes a toll ticket reader 110 that reads a toll ticket in which "entry position information" and "entry time information" (entrance tollhouse information) are recorded. The approach position determination unit 131 acquires "entry position information" and "entry time information" from the toll ticket via the toll ticket reader 110.
If the roadside wireless communication device at the entrance tollhouse of the distance toll section cannot be used due to a breakdown, etc., the collector stationed at the manned booth at the exit tollhouse must determine whether or not the discount to the usage fee can be applied. The burden on the recipient may increase. However, by doing so, the approach position determination unit 131 sets the flat rate section and the distance charge section for the vehicle A based on the "approach position information" and the "approach time information" recorded on the toll ticket. It is determined whether or not the vehicle has entered from the designated switching position.
As a result, even if wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle A is not possible at the entrance tollhouse due to a failure of the roadside wireless communication device or the like, the toll collector 11 is concerned based on the toll ticket. It is possible to determine whether or not a discount can be applied to the usage fee of vehicle A. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the collector stationed at the manned booth 10 of the exit tollhouse to determine whether or not the discount can be applied.

Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines that the vehicle A has continuously traveled on a plurality of continuous billing sections of the toll road, the value of the "entry position information" of the toll collection history related to the vehicle A is used. Set to "Virtual Tollhouse".
By doing so, at a later date, the driver of vehicle A or the manager of the toll road, etc., referred to the toll collection history and determined whether or not the discount could be applied to the usage fee of vehicle A. Can be recognized. As a result, if the driver of vehicle A or the manager of the toll road does not apply the discount to the usage fee of vehicle A, the reason why the discount is not applied satisfies the condition that the discount is applied. It is possible to determine whether it was because there was no such thing or because an abnormality had occurred in the toll collection machine 11.

<Second embodiment>
Next, the toll collection system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 7.
Since the functional configuration of the toll collection system 1 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the illustration is omitted.
The toll collection machine 11 of the toll collection system 1 according to the present embodiment has a processing flow for determining whether or not the discount can be applied by the discount application determination unit 132, which is different from that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the toll collector according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the function of the toll collector according to the second embodiment.
In the present embodiment, at the entrance tollhouse where the vehicle A has entered, wireless communication is performed between the roadside wireless communication device (not shown) and the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle A, and the driver of the vehicle A It is assumed that the "entrance position information" and "entrance time information" (entrance tollhouse information) of the entrance tollhouse are recorded on the possessed IC card.
For example, before the vehicle A enters the distance toll section of the toll road T, as shown in FIG. 7A, only the "previous toll collection history" is displayed on the IC card possessed by the driver of the vehicle A. It has been recorded. Further, when the vehicle A enters the toll road section of the toll road T, the entrance tollhouse of the toll road T can be specified on the IC card possessed by the driver of the vehicle A as shown in FIG. 7 (b). "Entry position information" and "entry time information" indicating the time of passing through the entrance tollhouse are recorded.
Here, in the roadside wireless communication device of the main line tollhouse T4, which is an entrance tollhouse provided at a position where the flat toll section and the distance toll section are switched, the same processing as that of the toll collector 11 of the first embodiment is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the vehicle A has continuously traveled from the flat toll section (tollhouse T1 to tollhouse T4) of the toll road T.
Specifically, the roadside wireless communication device of the main line tollhouse T4 is based on the "previous approach position information" and "previous approach time information" of the "previous toll collection history" recorded on the IC card possessed by the vehicle A. Therefore, the "previous approach position information" is a tollhouse provided in the flat toll section of the toll road T, and the time difference between the time when wireless communication with the vehicle A is performed and the "previous approach position information" is a predetermined time. If it is within (for example, 8 hours), it is determined that the vehicle A has continuously traveled from the flat toll section of the toll road T. At this time, the roadside wireless communication device of the main line tollhouse T4 sets the "entry position information" to the "virtual tollhouse T0" and transmits the "entry position information" to the in-vehicle device of the vehicle A via wireless communication.
On the other hand, when the roadside wireless communication device of the toll booth T4 determines that the vehicle A is not continuously traveling from the flat toll section of the toll road T, the "entry position information" is changed to the "toll booth T4". It is set and transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle A via wireless communication.
FIG. 7B shows the on-board unit of the vehicle A, “approach position information” received from the roadside wireless communication device, and “approach time information” indicating the time when communication processing with the roadside wireless communication device was performed. Record on the IC card.

(Processing flow of toll collector)
In the following explanation, the toll collector 11 provided at the tollhouse T7 charges the vehicle A traveling on the distance toll section (main line tollhouse T4 to tollhouse T7) of the toll road T shown in FIG. An example of performing collection processing will be described.
Further, in the present embodiment, since the roadside wireless communication device (not shown) at the exit tollhouse (tollhouse T7) has a failure or the like, communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle A cannot be performed, and the vehicle is installed in a manned booth. An example in which the toll collection process is performed on the vehicle A by the toll collection machine 11 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 6, the IC card R / W 120 of the toll collector 11 acquires "entry position information" and "entry time information" recorded on the IC card possessed by the driver of vehicle A (as shown in FIG. Step S200).

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 acquires the "previous charge collection history" from the "charge collection history" read by the IC card R / W 120 from the IC card (step S201).

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 and the charge amount calculation unit 133 are applied to the vehicle A based on the "entry time information" recorded on the IC card, the current time, and the traveling route of the vehicle A. The ETC time zone discount calculation is executed (step S202), in which the ETC time zone discount is obtained and the charge amount for the vehicle A is calculated.
Specifically, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in a predetermined time zone ("22:00 to 07:00"), the vehicle It is determined that the specific ETC time zone discount will be applied to A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 discounts the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the IC card to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed in the specific ETC time zone. Calculate the billing amount to which is applied.
In addition, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in the period to which the ETC time zone discount (for example, ETC time zone discount for each day) is applied. , It is determined that the applicable ETC time zone discount among the ETC time zone discounts is applied to the vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 provides an ETC time zone discount to the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the IC card to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the applied billing amount.
In addition, when the discount application determination unit 132 does not include at least a part of the period from the "entry time information" to the current time in either the predetermined time zone or the period to which the other ETC time zone discount is applied. , Judge that the discount is not applied to vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 does not apply a discount to the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the IC card to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed. Calculate the amount.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "entry position information recorded on the IC card" in the "entry position information" of the "payment information", and the "entry position information" recorded on the IC card is "entry position information". It is determined whether or not the virtual tollhouse is T0 (step S203).
As shown in FIG. 7B, the discount application determination unit 132 proceeds to the next step S204 when the “entry position information” recorded on the IC card is “virtual tollhouse T0” (step S203: YES). move on.
On the other hand, when the "entrance position information" recorded on the IC card is not "virtual tollhouse T0" (step S203: NO), the discount application determination unit 132 travels on the vehicle A on the flat toll section of the toll road T. It is determined that the vehicle has traveled only in the distance toll section of the toll road T, and the process proceeds to step S210.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the specific ETC time zone discount has been applied to the vehicle A as a result of the ETC time zone discount calculation in step S202 (step S204).
When the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A (step S204: YES), the discount application determination unit 132 changes the "entry time information" of the "payment information" to the "entry time information recorded on the IC card". Is set to (step S205). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "payment information" to the "specific ETC time zone discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 transfers the billing amount calculated in step S202 (the billing amount to which the specific ETC time zone discount is applied) and the credit card information read from the IC card via the IC card R / W 120. , Sends to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line, etc., and performs toll collection processing. Further, the discount application determination unit 132 can identify the "entry position information", "entry time information", and "discount application information" of the "payment information" and the exit tollhouse where the toll collection machine 11 is installed. Generates a "charge collection history" that associates "exit position information" and "exit time information" indicating the time when the charge collection process was performed with "billing amount (yen)". The discount application determination unit 132 records the generated "charge collection history" on the IC card via the IC card R / W 120 as shown in FIG. 7C, and ends the process.
On the other hand, the discount application determination unit 132 proceeds to step S206 when the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S204: NO).

When the discount application determination unit 132 and the charge amount calculation unit 133 determine in step S204 that the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S204: NO), the "previous toll collection history" Based on the "previous approach time information" recorded in, the current time, and the travel route of vehicle A, the ETC time zone discount applied to vehicle A is calculated, and the charge amount for vehicle A is calculated. The ETC time zone discount calculation is executed (step S206).
Specifically, when the discount application determination unit 132 includes at least a part of the period from the "previous entry time information" to the current time in a predetermined time zone ("22:00 to 07:00"), It is determined that the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A. In this case, the charge amount calculation unit 133 discounts the usage charge for the distance from the tollhouse indicated by the "entry position information" recorded on the toll ticket to the tollhouse where the toll collector 11 is installed during the specific ETC time zone. Calculate the billing amount to which is applied.
Further, the discount application determination unit 132 does not apply the specific ETC time zone discount to the vehicle A when at least a part of the period from the "previous approach time information" to the current time is not included in the predetermined time zone. Judge. In this case, the discount application determination unit 132 applies the result calculated in step S202.

Next, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the specific ETC time zone discount has been applied to the vehicle A as a result of the ETC time zone discount calculation in step S206 (step S207).
When the specific ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A (step S207: YES), the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "approach time information" of the "payment information" to the "previous approach time information" (step). S208). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "payment information" to the "specific ETC time zone discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 transfers the billing amount calculated in step S206 (the billing amount to which the specific ETC time zone discount is applied) and the credit card information read from the IC card via the IC card R / W 120. , Sends to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line, etc., and performs toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S205, the process ends.
On the other hand, when the specific ETC time zone discount is not applied to the vehicle A (step S207: NO), the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "entry time information" of the "payment information" to the "entry recorded on the IC card". Set to "Time information" (step S209). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "settlement information" based on the result of step S202. That is, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S202 that the ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to the "ETC time zone discount". Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S202 that the discount is not applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to "no discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 reads the billing amount calculated in step S202 (the billing amount to which the ETC time zone discount is applied or the billing amount to which the discount is not applied) from the IC card via the IC card R / W120. The credit card information is transmitted to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line or the like to perform toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S205, the process ends.

Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S203 that the "entry position information" recorded on the IC card is not "virtual tollhouse T0" (step S203: NO), the "payment information" “Entry time information” is set to “entry time information recorded on the IC card” (step S210). Further, the discount application determination unit 132 sets the "discount application information" of the "settlement information" based on the result of step S202. That is, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S202 that the ETC time zone discount is applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to the "ETC time zone discount". Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 determines in step S202 that the discount is not applied to the vehicle A, the discount application information is set to "no discount". Then, the discount application determination unit 132 reads the billing amount calculated in step S202 (the billing amount to which the ETC time zone discount is applied or the billing amount to which the discount is not applied) from the IC card via the IC card R / W120. The credit card information is transmitted to a higher-level server (not shown) connected via a communication line or the like to perform toll collection processing. Further, when the discount application determination unit 132 generates the "charge collection history" and records it on the IC card as in step S205, the process ends.

(Action effect)
As described above, the toll collector 11 according to the present embodiment further has an IC card R / W 120 for reading the IC card in which the "entry position information" and the "entry time information" are recorded, and the discount application determination unit 132. Acquires "entry position information" and "entry time information" from the IC card via the IC card R / W120.
By doing so, the discount application determination unit 132 determines whether or not the discount is applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A based on the "entry position information" and the "entry time information" recorded on the IC card. To judge.
As a result, even if wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle is not possible at the exit tollhouse due to a failure of the roadside wireless communication device, the toll collector 11 can be used as an IC card at the entrance tollhouse. Based on the recorded entrance tollhouse information, it is possible to determine whether or not a discount can be applied to the usage fee of the vehicle A. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the collectors stationed at the manned booth 10 of the exit tollhouse.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof shall be included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof, as well as in the scope and gist of the invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the entrance tollhouse where the vehicle A has entered is based on the approach position information recorded on the toll ticket or IC card possessed by the driver of the vehicle A by the entry position determination unit 131 of the toll collection machine 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
In another embodiment, the approach position determination unit 131 acquires various information from the IC card inserted in the vehicle-mounted device via the roadside wireless communication device provided at the entrance tollhouse and the exit tollhouse. You may. Further, the toll collection device 11 may perform a usage fee collection process for the on-board unit of the vehicle A via the roadside wireless communication device. Even in such an embodiment, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the toll collection system 1 is provided at the exit tollhouse in the distance toll section of the toll road, and the vehicle A continues the flat toll section and the distance toll section continuous from the flat toll section. The example of determining whether or not the discount can be applied when driving is described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
In another embodiment, the toll collection system 1 may be provided at an entrance tollhouse or an exit tollhouse in a flat rate section. In this case, can the discount application determination unit 132 of the toll receiving machine 11 apply the discount when the vehicle A continuously travels between the distance toll section and the flat toll section continuous from the distance toll section? Judge whether or not.
Further, the toll collection system 1 may be provided at each entrance tollhouse or each exit tollhouse on a toll road having a plurality of flat toll sections. In this case, the discount application determination unit 132 of the toll receiving machine 11 can apply the discount when the vehicle A continuously travels on a certain flat rate section and another flat rate section continuous from the flat rate section. Judge whether or not.
Further, the toll collection system 1 may be provided at each exit tollhouse on a toll road having a plurality of distance toll sections. In this case, the discount application determination unit 132 of the toll receiving machine 11 discounts when the vehicle A continuously travels between a certain distance toll section and another distance toll section continuous from the distance toll section. Determine if it is applicable.
Even in such an embodiment, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment.

1 Toll collection system 10 Manned booth 11 Toll collection machine 110 Toll ticket reader 120 IC card R / W (IC card reader)
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131 Entry position judgment unit 132 Discount application judgment unit 133 Charge amount calculation unit A Vehicle I Island L Lane P, T Toll road

Claims (8)

The entrance tollhouse information including the information indicating the approach position to the settlement section is acquired, and the first toll section of the toll road whose approach position has a plurality of toll sections and the second continuous from the first toll section. An approach position determination unit that determines whether or not it is a designated position that is a switching position with the billing section of
When it is determined that the approaching position is the designated position, a toll collection history including information indicating the previous approaching time, which is the approaching time in the immediately preceding settled billing section, is acquired and discounted based on the previous approaching time. The discount application judgment unit that judges whether or not the application of
A charge amount calculation unit that determines the charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination unit, and
A toll collector equipped with. The discount application determination unit determines that the discount can be applied when the previous entry time is included within a predetermined period subject to the discount.
The toll collection machine according to claim 1. In the discount application determination unit, the previous approach position, which is the entry position in the charge section that has been settled immediately before, is the information included in the toll collection history and the approach position is the designated position. If it is located in the first billing section or the second billing section, it is determined that the discount can be applied.
The toll collection machine according to claim 2. The discount application determination unit determines that the discount can be applied when the time difference between the entry time to the settlement section included in the entrance tollhouse information and the previous entry time is within a predetermined time.
The toll collector according to any one of claims 1 to 3. It also has a toll ticket reader that reads the toll ticket on which the entrance tollhouse information is recorded.
The toll collection machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the approach position determination unit acquires the entrance tollhouse information through the toll ticket reader. It further has an IC card reader that reads an IC card in which the entrance tollhouse information is recorded, and the approach position determination unit acquires the entrance tollhouse information from the IC card via the IC card reader.
The toll collector according to any one of claims 1 to 4. It is a toll collection method that collects toll road tolls using a toll collection machine, and the toll collection machine
The entrance tollhouse information including the information indicating the approach position to the settlement section is acquired, and the first toll section of the toll road whose approach position has a plurality of toll sections and the second continuous from the first toll section. It is an approach position determination step for determining whether or not it is a designated position which is a switching position with the charge section of, and an approach time in the immediately preceding settled charge section when it is determined that the approach position is the designated position. A discount application determination step that acquires a toll collection history including information indicating the previous entry time and determines whether or not a discount can be applied based on the previous entry time.
A charge amount calculation step for determining the charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination step, and
How to collect tolls to perform . The computer of the toll collector
The entrance tollhouse information including the information indicating the approach position to the settlement section is acquired, and the first toll section of the toll road whose approach position has a plurality of toll sections and the second continuous from the first toll section. An approach position determination unit that determines whether or not it is a designated position that is a switching position with the billing section of
When it is determined that the approach position is the designated position, a toll collection history including information indicating the previous approach time, which is the approach time in the immediately preceding settled billing section, is acquired, and based on the previous approach time. The discount application judgment unit that determines whether the discount can be applied, and
A charge amount calculation unit that determines the charge amount for the settlement section based on the determination result of the discount application determination unit, and
A program that functions as.

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