JP7285147B2 - ETC in-vehicle device and authentication information output device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an ETC vehicle-mounted device and an authentication information output device.

An ETC vehicle-mounted device is known (see Patent Document 1, for example).
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Literature]
[Patent Document 1] JP 2009-015490 A

In the conventional ETC vehicle-mounted device, it is necessary to install an ETC card in order to receive the ETC service. As a result, a situation may arise in which the user loses the card, forgets to insert the card, cannot receive the ETC service, or forgets to remove the card after using the ETC service. In addition, in a system that performs user authentication using information recorded on a recording medium, there are cases in which the user cannot be authenticated unless the user possesses the recording medium.

A first aspect of the present invention provides an ETC vehicle-mounted device. The ETC vehicle-mounted device includes a first communication unit that receives ETC contract information from a user terminal by short-range wireless communication, a storage unit that stores the ETC contract information received by the first communication unit, and an ETC stored in the storage unit. A second communication unit that transmits contract information to the ETC roadside device by wireless communication, and the distance between the user terminal and the ETC on-board device and/or the connection state of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal and the ETC on-board device a restriction unit that restricts the use of the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit based on the above.

The restriction unit may delete the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit when the short-range wireless communication connection state between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device is disconnected.

When the connection state of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal and the ETC on-board unit is disconnected and the engine of the vehicle equipped with the ETC on-board unit stops, or when the vehicle stops , the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit may be deleted.

The restriction unit restricts the second communication unit from transmitting the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit to the ETC roadside device by wireless communication when the ETC on-board unit is not connected to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication. may be prohibited.

The ETC on-board device may include a distance acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the distance between the ETC on-board device and the ETC roadside device present on the route in the traveling direction of the vehicle provided with the ETC on-board device. The ETC vehicle-mounted device has a first warning information output unit that outputs warning information when the distance is shorter than a predetermined length and the ETC vehicle-mounted device is not connected to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication. you can

The ETC on-board device may include a required time acquisition unit that acquires the time required for the vehicle equipped with the ETC on-board device to reach the ETC roadside device on the future travel route. The ETC vehicle-mounted device has a second warning information output unit that outputs warning information when the difference between the operable time of the user terminal predicted from the power supply state of the user terminal and the required time is less than a predetermined length. Be prepared.

The first communication unit may receive the ETC contract information from each of the plurality of user terminals through short-range wireless communication. The storage unit may store a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information received by the first communication unit from each of the plurality of user terminals. The second communication unit may further transmit to the ETC roadside device information indicating that the toll for the toll road is to be divided and settled for a plurality of ETC contract information.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device may include a division ratio acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the division ratio of usage fees for a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information. The second communication unit may further transmit, to the ETC roadside device, information indicating the division ratio of the usage fee for a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information.

When the first communication unit detects that the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device are connected by short-range wireless communication, the first communication unit transmits information to the user terminal for confirming the conclusion of a car insurance contract on a case-by-case basis. good.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device may be provided in a vehicle shared by multiple users. The ETC vehicle-mounted device may include a usage period information output unit that outputs information indicating the connection period of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device as the usage period of car sharing by the user of the user terminal. .

The ETC vehicle-mounted device may include a mounting portion for mounting an ETC card. The ETC vehicle-mounted device may include a reading unit that reads the ETC contract information from the ETC card attached to the attachment portion when the ETC card is attached to the attachment portion. The first communication unit may receive the ETC contract information from the user terminal through short-range wireless communication when the ETC card is not attached to the attachment unit.

A second aspect of the present invention provides an authentication information output device. The authentication information output device includes an acceptance unit that accepts a storage medium that stores user authentication information, a reading unit that reads authentication information from the storage medium when the storage medium is accepted by the acceptance unit, and a storage medium that is read by the acceptance unit. a first communication unit that receives authentication information of the user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication when the is not accepted; and an output unit that outputs the authentication information to the authentication unit that authenticates the user. .

It should be noted that the above summary of the invention does not list all the necessary features of the invention. Subcombinations of these feature groups can also be inventions.

1 schematically shows an example of the configuration of system 10 in one embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an ETC vehicle-mounted device 40; FIG. An example of an ETC contract information table stored in the storage unit 208 is shown. 4 is a flow chart showing processing executed by an ETC vehicle-mounted device 40; 4 is a flow chart showing processing executed by an ETC vehicle-mounted device 40; 4 is a flow chart showing processing executed by an ETC vehicle-mounted device 40; 4 is a flow chart showing processing executed by an ETC vehicle-mounted device 40; A sequence when a car insurance contract is made each time using the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is shown. 4 shows insurance company side insurance information stored in the vehicle insurance server 70. FIG. 4 shows vehicle-side insurance information stored in the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. FIG. An example of a period during which the user 80 uses the vehicle 30 is schematically shown. 4 shows a usage sequence of the vehicle 30 when the vehicle 30 is a shared car. 2 shows an example of a computer 2000 according to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Also, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solution of the invention. In addition, in the drawings, the same or similar parts may be denoted by the same reference numerals to omit redundant description.

FIG. 1 schematically shows an example configuration of a system 10 in one embodiment. The system 10 includes an ETC server 60, a vehicle insurance server 70, a car sharing server 72, a vehicle 30, an onboard ETC device 40, a navigation device 84, an ETC roadside device 14, a user terminal 82a, a user terminal 82b, It comprises a user terminal 82c and a user terminal 82d.

The user terminal 82a is a terminal used by the user 80a. The user terminal 82b is a terminal used by the user 80b. The user terminal 82c is a terminal used by the user 80c. The user terminal 82d is a terminal used by the user 80d. The user terminal 82a, the user terminal 82b, the user terminal 82c, and the user terminal 82d may be mobile terminals such as smartphones, wearable terminals having a communication function, personal digital assistants such as PDAs, and the like. Note that there is a pixel value when the user 80a, the user 80b, the user 80c, and the user 80d are collectively referred to as "the user 80". Also, the user terminal 82a, the user terminal 82b, the user terminal 82c, and the user terminal 82d may be collectively referred to as the "user terminal 82".

Network 11 is any network. The network 11 includes at least one of the Internet, mobile phone networks such as the so-called 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation) and 5G (5th Generation), public communication networks, and private networks. may contain. The ETC roadside device 14 communicates with the ETC server 60 through the network 11 . Based on the information obtained from the ETC roadside device 14, the ETC server 60 performs billing processing and the like for the user 80. FIG.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is provided in the vehicle 30 . When the vehicle 30 passes through an entrance tollgate or an exit tollgate of a toll road, the ETC onboard device 40 performs short-range communication with the ETC roadside device 14, and transmits the ETC contract information stored in the ETC onboard device 40 to the ETC roadside device. 14. The ETC contract information is information for specifying, for example, the credit card number issued to the user 80, the expiration date, and the like. The ETC contract information is normally stored in the IC chip of the ETC card issued to the user.

In this embodiment, the user 80 is not issued a physical recording medium such as an ETC card. Instead, the user 80 is notified of the ETC contract information on paper or electronically. The user 80 records the notified ETC contract information in the user terminal 82 . ETC application software (referred to as an ETC application) is installed in the user terminal 82 . The user 80 launches the ETC application of the user terminal 82 and registers the ETC contract information notified by the issuer of the ETC card in the ETC application. The ETC application holds ETC contract information.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 can communicate with the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). When the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 first detects the user terminal 82 according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) protocol, it performs pairing with the user terminal 82 . When the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is connected to a paired user terminal 82, it instructs the user terminal 82 to transmit the ETC contract information. Upon receiving the instruction to transmit the ETC contract information, the user terminal 82 transmits the ETC contract information to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 under the control of the ETC application. In this embodiment, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 communicates with the user terminal 82 according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) protocol. The ability of the ETC on-board device 40 to communicate with the user terminal 82 is sometimes expressed as "the ETC on-board device 40 and the user terminal 82 are connected". In addition, the transition from the state where the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is not connected to the user terminal 82 to the state where it is connected to the user terminal 82 may be referred to as "when the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the user terminal 82 are connected". be.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 stores the ETC contract information received from the user terminal 82 via Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 retains the ETC contract information in an internal non-volatile storage medium at least while the connection with the user terminal 82 is maintained. When the vehicle 30 passes near the entrance tollgate of the toll road or the ETC roadside device 14 at the tollgate, the ETC on-board device 40 transmits the ETC contract information received from the user terminal 82 to the ETC roadside device 14 .

The ETC server 60 acquires passage information of the vehicle 30 from the ETC roadside device 14 through the network 11, and based on the ETC contract information and identification information of the ETC roadside device 14 received by the ETC roadside device 14 from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, A user 80 is charged for the use of a toll road.

According to the system 10, if the user terminal 82 is connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, the ETC system can be used. Therefore, situations such as loss of the ETC card and forgetting to install the ETC card, which occur when using the ETC card, do not occur.

The user terminal 82 can communicate with the vehicle insurance server 70 and the car sharing server 72 through the network 11 . When connected to the user terminal 82, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 transmits, to the user terminal 82, contract confirmation information for confirming a car insurance contract each time. Upon receiving the contract confirmation information, the user terminal 82 communicates with the vehicle insurance server 70 via the network 11 to conclude a contract each time, and notifies the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 of information on the concluded vehicle insurance contract. The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 determines the period of use of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 by regarding the period of connection with the user terminal 82 as the period of use of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 . The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 transmits information indicating the usage period of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 to the vehicle insurance server 70 through the user terminal 82 .

Further, when the vehicle 30 is a vehicle shared by a plurality of users, such as a shared car or a rental car, the ETC on-board device 40 is connected to a user terminal 82 possessed by the user 80. It is determined that the user 80 is not using the vehicle 30 when it is determined that the user 80 is using the vehicle 30 and is not connected to the user terminal 82 . The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 determines the period of use of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 by regarding the period of connection with the user terminal 82 as the period of use of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 . The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 transmits information indicating the usage period of the vehicle 30 by the user 80 to the car sharing server 72 through the user terminal 82 . The car share server 72 charges the user 80 based on the information indicating the usage period transmitted from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

As described above, according to the system 10, the user 80 can use the user terminal 82 for ETC service usage authentication without being issued a physical medium such as a card. Further, since the user 80 confirms the vehicle insurance when the user terminal 82 is connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, it is possible to reduce the possibility of forgetting to sign the vehicle insurance contract. Also, the vehicle 30 provided by car sharing can be used without complicated procedures.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 includes a storage unit 208 , a first communication unit 210 , a second communication unit 220 , a processing unit 200 , a mounting unit 202 , and a reading unit 204 . The processing unit 200 includes a limiting unit 230, a distance acquisition unit 240, a first warning information output unit 250, a required time acquisition unit 260, a second warning information output unit 270, a division ratio acquisition unit 280, a usage period and an information output unit 290 .

The processing unit 200 is realized by a processing device such as a processor. Storage unit 208 is realized by a non-volatile storage medium. The first communication unit 210 is realized by a communication circuit or the like having a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. The second communication unit 220 is implemented by a communication circuit or the like having a short-range communication function such as DSRC.

The first communication unit 210 receives ETC contract information from the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication. For example, the first communication unit 210 receives ETC contract information from the user terminal 82 via Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. Storage unit 208 stores the ETC contract information received by first communication unit 210 . The second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 to the ETC roadside device 14 by wireless communication. For example, the second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 to the ETC roadside device 14 through DSRC communication.

The restriction unit 230 is stored in the storage unit 208 based on the distance between the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and/or the short-range wireless communication connection state between the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. Limit the use of the ETC contract information that is provided. For example, the restriction unit 230 deletes the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 when the short-range wireless communication connection state between the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is disconnected. The restriction unit 230 restricts the connection state of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and when the engine of the vehicle 30 in which the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is installed stops, or when the vehicle 30 is stopped, the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 may be deleted. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation such as forgetting to remove the ETC card.

The restriction unit 230 allows the second communication unit 220 to transmit the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 to the ETC roadside device through wireless communication when the ETC on-board unit 40 is not connected to the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication. 14 is prohibited. In this way, the second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 to the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit 208 by wireless communication on condition that the ETC on-board unit 40 is connected to the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication. It is transmitted to the roadside device 14 . This can prevent the ETC contract information from being used when the user terminal 82 is not nearby.

The distance acquisition unit 240 acquires information indicating the distance from the ETC roadside device 14 on the route in the traveling direction of the vehicle 30 provided with the ETC on-board device 40 . The first warning information output unit 250 outputs warning information when the distance is shorter than a predetermined length and the ETC on-board device 40 is not connected to the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication. The first warning information output unit 250 may output warning information to the navigation device 84 or the user terminal 82 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 from being unable to output the ETC contract information when passing through the tollgate.

The required time acquisition unit 260 acquires the time required for the vehicle equipped with the ETC on-board device 40 to reach the ETC roadside device on the future travel route. The second warning information output unit 270 outputs warning information when the difference between the operable time of the user terminal 82 predicted from the power state of the user terminal 82 and the required time is less than a predetermined length. The second warning information output section 270 may output warning information to the navigation device 84 or the user terminal 82 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 from being unable to output the ETC contract information when passing through the tollgate.

The first communication unit 210 receives ETC contract information from each of the plurality of user terminals 82 by short-range wireless communication. The storage unit 208 stores a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information received by the first communication unit 210 from each of the plurality of user terminals 82 . The second communication unit 220 transmits to the ETC roadside device 14 information indicating that the toll road usage fee will be divided and settled for a plurality of ETC contract information. Thereby, the usage fee can be easily shared among the plurality of users 80 .

The division ratio acquisition unit 280 acquires information indicating the division ratio of the usage fee for a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information. For example, the division ratio acquisition unit 280 may acquire from the navigation device 84 the division ratio information set by the user 80 through the navigation device 84 . The division ratio acquisition unit 280 may acquire through the user terminal 82 the division ratio information set by the user 80 . The second communication unit 220 transmits, to the ETC roadside device 14, information indicating the division ratio of usage fees for a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information. As a result, the usage fee shared by the user 80 can be appropriately set.

When the first communication unit 210 detects that the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 are connected by short-range wireless communication, the first communication unit 210 transmits information for confirming the conclusion of a vehicle insurance contract to the user terminal 82. Send to As a result, the possibility of driving the vehicle 30 without concluding vehicle insurance can be reduced.

The vehicle 30 may be a vehicle shared by multiple users. In this case, the usage period information output unit 290 outputs information indicating the connection period of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal 82 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 as the usage period of the vehicle 30 by the user of the user terminal 82. . As a result, the period during which the user 80 uses the vehicle 30 can be easily managed using the ETC on-board device 40 and the user terminal 82 .

The mounting unit 202 mounts an ETC card. The reading unit 204 reads the ETC contract information from the ETC card attached to the attachment unit 202 when the ETC card is attached to the attachment unit 202 . The first communication unit 210 receives the ETC contract information from the user terminal 82 by short-range wireless communication when the ETC card is not attached to the attachment unit. Even if the ETC card is forgotten, the user terminal 82 can provide the ETC contract information.

Note that the ETC card is an example of a storage medium that stores authentication information of the user 80 . The user terminal 82 is an example of a user terminal that stores user authentication information. Mounting unit 202 is an example of a receiving unit that receives a storage medium storing authentication information of user 80 . The reading unit 204 is an example of a reading unit that reads the authentication information from the storage medium when the storage medium is accepted by the acceptance unit. The first communication unit 210 is an example of a communication unit that receives the authentication information of the user of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication when the storage medium is not accepted by the accepting unit. The second communication unit 220 is an example of an output unit that outputs authentication information to an authentication unit that authenticates a user.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an ETC contract information table stored in the storage unit 208. As shown in FIG. The ETC contract information table associates terminal IDs with ETC contract information and fee sharing information.

The terminal ID is identification information of the user terminal 82 . The ETC contract information is ETC contract information owned by the user 80 . The second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information to the ETC roadside device 14 in response to a request from the ETC roadside device 14 when the vehicle 30 is located near the ETC roadside device 14 .

The toll sharing information indicates the sharing ratio of the usage fee of the toll road among the plurality of users 80 . If the sharing ratio is "0", it means that the corresponding user 80 does not pay the usage fee. Toll sharing information is entered by user terminal 82 or navigation device 84 . The allotment ratio is an example of the division ratio described above.

While the processing unit 200 is connected to the user terminal 82 , the processing unit 200 retains the ETC contract information and fee sharing information in association with the terminal ID of the user terminal 82 . When the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is disconnected, the processing unit 200 deletes the ETC contract information and fee sharing information associated with the terminal ID of the user terminal 82 . As a result, when the user 80 leaves the vehicle with the user terminal 82, the connection between the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the user terminal 82 is cut off. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of falling into a situation similar to forgetting to remove the ETC card.

Even if the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is not disconnected, the processing unit 200 will keep track of all the information stored in the ETC contract information table when the engine of the vehicle 30 is turned off. ETC contract information may be deleted. The processing unit 200 deletes all the ETC contract information stored in the ETC contract information table when the vehicle 30 stops even if the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is not disconnected. You may

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. This flowchart shows processing for the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 to add or update the ETC contract information. The processing of this flowchart is started when the first communication unit 210 is connected to a new user terminal 82 .

In S402, a transmission request for ETC contract information is transmitted to the new user terminal 82. FIG. When the first communication unit 210 receives the ETC contract information from the new user terminal 82, the received ETC contract information is stored in the ETC contract information table in association with the terminal ID of the new user terminal 82 in S404.

In S406, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information exist in the ETC contract information table. If a plurality of ETC contract information does not exist in the ETC contract information table, the processing of this flow chart is terminated.

If a plurality of pieces of ETC contract information exist in the ETC contract information table, the change confirmation information of the sharing ratio of the toll road usage fee is output (S408). For example, the processing unit 200 transmits an instruction to display the sharing ratio setting screen to the ETC application of the new user terminal 82, or displays the sharing ratio setting screen of the user 80 of the new user terminal 82 to the navigation device 84. display. When the sharing rate is set through the sharing rate setting screen, the sharing rate setting information is transmitted to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

After acquiring the sharing rate setting information in S410, the processing unit 200 updates the charge sharing information in the ETC contract information table in accordance with the acquired sharing rate setting information in S412.

According to the flowchart of FIG. 4, in a case where a plurality of users 80 go on a trip by sharing the vehicle 30, the plurality of users 80 can share the usage fee of the toll road. In addition, the user 80 can set the sharing ratio of the usage fee. If the sharing ratio is set to be the same, the usage fee can be split. Also, if the allotment ratio of a specific user 80 is set to 0, that user 80 can be removed from the payee of the usage fee.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. The processing of this flow chart is periodically executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

At S<b>500 , the first communication unit 210 receives information indicating the battery duration of each user terminal 82 from each of the user terminals 82 . In S502, the required time acquisition unit 260 acquires the required time from the current location to the nearest toll gate on the route. The "toll gate" may be either an entrance toll gate or an exit toll gate. The required time acquisition unit 260 may acquire the required time to arrive at the tollgate from the navigation device 84 . The required time acquisition unit 260 calculates the required time to arrive at the toll gate based on the route information to the destination, the position of the next toll gate on the route, and the current position of the vehicle 30. you can

In S504, the processing unit 200 determines whether there is a user terminal 82 in which the time difference between the time obtained in S500 and the time calculated in S502 is shorter than a predetermined time. If there is a user terminal 82 whose time difference is shorter than the predetermined length, the first communication unit 210 transmits information indicating insufficient remaining battery power to the user terminal 82 (S506). If there is no user terminal 82 whose time difference is shorter than the predetermined length, the process proceeds to S508.

At S<b>508 , the processing unit 200 identifies the number of users 80 in the vehicle 30 . The processing unit 200 may identify the number of users 80 in the vehicle 30 by extracting people from an image of the inside of the vehicle 30 . At S510, processing unit 200 determines whether the number of ETC contract information items stored in the ETC contract information table is less than the number of users 80 specified at S508. If the number of ETC contract information is less than the number of users 80 in the vehicle 30, the processing unit 200 causes the navigation device 84 to display the connection confirmation information of the fellow passenger's user terminal 82 (S512). If the number of ETC contract information items stored in the ETC contract information table is greater than or equal to the number of users 80 in the vehicle 30, the processing of this flowchart is terminated.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the user terminal 82 runs out of battery before the vehicle 30 passes through the toll gate and becomes incapable of being connected to the ETC on-board device 40 . Also, if the number of user terminals 82 connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is less than the number of fellow passengers, the user 80 can be prompted to confirm who bears the charge.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the processing executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. This flowchart is periodically executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

In S600, the distance acquisition unit 240 acquires the distance traveled by the vehicle 30 until it passes through the next toll gate. Based on the route information to the destination, the position of the next toll gate on the route, and the current position of the vehicle 30, the distance acquisition unit 240 determines the distance that the vehicle 30 will travel until it passes the next toll gate. You may calculate the distance to

In S602, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not the distance acquired in S600 is equal to or greater than a predetermined first length. If the distance acquired in S600 is equal to or greater than the first length, the processing of this flowchart ends. As the first length, for example, a distance of about 2 km can be exemplified.

If the distance acquired in S602 is shorter than the first length, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not there is a user terminal 82 whose sharing ratio exceeds 0 in the ETC contract information table (S604). If there is no user terminal 82 with a share ratio exceeding 0, the first warning information output unit 250 outputs warning information indicating that the ETC contract information is not set to the navigation device 84 (S606). The first communication unit 210 also transmits warning information to the user terminal 82 connected to the first communication unit 210 . If there is a user terminal 82 whose sharing ratio exceeds 0, the processing of this flowchart is terminated.

As a result, when a toll gate is approaching and effective ETC contract information is not set in the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, it is possible to prompt the user terminal 82 having the ETC contract information to be connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. .

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the processing executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. This flowchart is periodically executed by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

In S700, the distance acquisition unit 240 acquires the distance traveled by the vehicle 30 until it passes through the next toll gate. The toll gate here is a toll gate that settles the usage fee of the toll road.

In S702, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not the distance acquired in S700 is equal to or greater than a predetermined second length. If the distance acquired in S700 is equal to or longer than the second length, the processing of this flowchart ends. The second length is a value less than the first length. A distance of about 200 m can be exemplified as the second length.

If the distance acquired in S700 is shorter than the second length, the processing unit 200 refers to the ETC contract information table and displays a confirmation screen showing the user terminal 82 associated with the user 80 who pays the toll road usage fee. It is displayed on the navigation device 84 (S704). After the confirmation screen is displayed, if the user 80 who pays the usage fee is not changed within a predetermined time, it is confirmed that the usage fee is to be paid with the information currently stored in the ETC contract information table, and S706. proceed to

In S706, the processing unit 200 reads the ETC contract information and the charge sharing information from the ETC contract information table. When communication with the ETC roadside device 14 becomes possible, the second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information and the fee sharing information to the ETC roadside device 14 in accordance with the request from the ETC roadside device 14 in S708. In S710, the second communication unit 220, upon receiving the billing information from the ETC roadside device 14, transmits the billing information for each user 80 to each of the user terminals 82 of the users 80 who have been billed.

As described above, the user terminal 82 transmits the ETC contract information stored in the user terminal 82 to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 to store the ETC contract information in the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of not being able to pass through the toll gate due to forgetting to attach the ETC card to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 . In addition, since the user does not forget to remove the ETC card from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 after using the toll road, it is possible to prevent the ETC card from being illegally used or lost.

The user terminal 82 stores the ETC contract information stored in the user terminal 82 when purchasing products at road-related facilities such as toll road service facilities (e.g., dining facilities in service areas, purchasing facilities, etc.). It may be used as payment information. When a product is purchased using the ETC contract information during the usage period of the toll road, the user terminal 82 stores purchase information indicating the settlement price of the purchased product under the control of the ETC application. After purchasing the product, the user terminal 82 transmits the stored purchase information itself or information obtained by processing the purchase information to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 when the user terminal 82 is connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 by wireless communication. In addition, when the purchase of goods is repeated using the ETC contract information at a plurality of road service facilities during the usage period of the toll road, the user terminal 82 may add and store the plurality of purchase information. The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 transmits the purchase information received from the user terminal 82 to the ETC roadside device 14 at the exit toll gate of the toll road. For example, in S<b>708 , the second communication unit 220 transmits the ETC contract information, charge sharing information and purchase information to the ETC roadside device 14 in accordance with the request from the ETC roadside device 14 . The ETC roadside device 14 calculates the usage fee of the toll road taking into consideration the purchase information received from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, and transmits it to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 as billing information. As an example, the ETC roadside device 14 increases the discount amount of the toll road usage fee as the total settlement price of the products determined from the purchase information received from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 increases.

FIG. 8 shows a sequence when the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is used to make a contract for vehicle insurance on a case-by-case basis. The user terminal 82 is installed with insurance application software (referred to as an insurance application) for managing vehicle insurance. The insurance application manages the insured person ID for identifying the user 80 by the insurance company, and the insurance contract information of the normal vehicle insurance contracted by the user 80 . If the user terminal 82 is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, the insured person ID may be phone number information recorded in the SIM card inserted into the user terminal 82 . The user 80 may register the insured person ID given in advance to the user 80 by the insurance company in the insurance application.

When the user 80 carries the user terminal 82 and gets into the vehicle 30 , the first communication unit 210 is connected to the user terminal 82 . The first communication unit 210 transmits confirmation information indicating whether or not to make a contract for each vehicle insurance (S802). The information transmitted in S802 includes the identification information of the vehicle 30 and the identification information of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

The user terminal 82 displays a confirmation screen asking whether or not to make a contract for each vehicle insurance (S803). When the user 80 selects through the confirmation screen to make a contract for vehicle insurance on a case-by-case basis, the user terminal 82 captures the face image of the user 80 (S804).

Subsequently, information including the information received in S802 and the insured person ID managed by the insurance application of the user terminal 82 is transmitted to the vehicle insurance server 70 (S806). Subsequently, the contents of the insurance contract are set between the user terminal 82 and the vehicle insurance server 70 (S807). When the content of the insurance contract is determined, the vehicle insurance server 70 transmits the insurance contract information to the user terminal 82 (S808).

Subsequently, the user terminal 82 transmits the face image of the user 80 and the insurance policy information to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 (S809). When the first communication unit 210 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 receives the face image and the insurance contract information of the user 80, the storage unit 208 stores the insurance contract data including the terminal ID, the insurance contract information and the face image (S810). The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 permits turning on the engine of the vehicle 30 on the condition that the insurance contract data is stored in the storage unit 208 .

While the vehicle 30 is running, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 keeps recording usage period information of the vehicle 30 based on the connection state with the user terminal 82 (S812). When the user 80 finishes using the vehicle 30, the user terminal 82 receives usage period information from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 (S820), and transmits the acquired usage period information to the vehicle insurance server 70 (S822). The vehicle insurance server 70 charges the insurance premium to the user 80 based on the usage period information of the vehicle 30 (S824).

The above sequence shows a sequence when the user 80 makes a contract each time. When the user 80 selects the insurance contract managed by the insurance application, the user terminal 82 may transmit the insurance contract information managed by the insurance application to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 . The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 stores the received insurance contract information in the storage unit 208 . Thereby, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 permits turning on the engine of the vehicle 30 .

The above sequence shows the procedure when the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is connected to one user terminal 82 . When the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is connected to a plurality of user terminals 82 , the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 executes the same procedure as the above sequence for each of the user terminals 82 . The user 80 who does not need to make an insurance contract may select not to make an insurance contract on the confirmation screen of S803.

Note that the storage unit 208 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 may store automobile insurance information unique to the vehicle 30 . For example, the storage unit 208 may store automobile insurance information for an annual contract contracted by the owner of the vehicle 30 . The automobile insurance information includes contract conditions such as age conditions for the driver, riders limited to the individual, riders limited to the driver/spouse, and riders limited to the family. When automobile insurance information is stored in the storage unit 208, the first communication unit 210 may transmit the automobile insurance information stored in the storage unit 208 to the user terminal 82 together with the confirmation information in S802. When the user terminal 82 receives the automobile insurance information from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, under the control of the ETC application, the contract conditions included in the automobile insurance information and the user information stored in the user terminal 82 are compared, and a separate If it is determined that an insurance contract is necessary, a screen for making a separate insurance contract may be displayed. For example, if the user terminal 82 determines that a separate insurance contract is necessary, it displays a confirmation screen for each contract in S803. As a result, a separate insurance subscription screen is displayed on the user terminal 82 of the user 80 who does not meet the driver age conditions of the automobile insurance contracted by the owner of the vehicle 30, and the user 80 who meets the driver age conditions is displayed. It is possible to control the user terminal 82 so as not to display a separate insurance contract screen.

FIG. 9 shows insurance company side insurance information stored in the vehicle insurance server 70 . The information on the insurance company side is associated with the vehicle ID, the ETC vehicle-mounted device ID, the insurance contract information, the contract effective date and time, and the insured person ID. The vehicle ID is identification information of the vehicle 30 transmitted from the first communication unit 210 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 via the user terminal 82 . The ETC vehicle-mounted device ID is identification information of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 transmitted from the first communication unit 210 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 via the user terminal 82 .

The insurance contract information is information on the insurance contract concluded with the user 80 . The insurance contract information may include, for example, insurance contract types such as a one-day contract, a 24-hour contract, and a pay-as-you-go contract according to the vehicle usage period. The contract effective date and time is the date and time when the insurance contract became effective. The insured person ID is information transmitted from the user terminal 82 .

FIG. 10 shows vehicle-side insurance information stored in the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40. As shown in FIG. The vehicle-side insurance information is associated with the terminal ID of the user terminal 82, insurance contract information, face image, and usage period information. The terminal ID of the user terminal 82 is the same information as the terminal ID in FIG. The insurance contract information is insurance contract information received by the first communication unit 210 from the vehicle insurance server 70 through the user terminal 82 . The face image is information received from the user terminal 82 . The usage period information is information indicating the period during which the user 80 has used the vehicle 30 . The processing unit 200 determines the period during which the user 80 uses the vehicle 30 based on the period during which the first communication unit 210 of the ETC on-board unit 40 is connected to the user terminal 82 .

The processing unit 200 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 acquires a face image of the user 80 sitting in the driver's seat from an in-vehicle camera provided in the vehicle 30 . The processing unit 200 compares the obtained face image with the face image stored in the vehicle-side insurance information, and generates a driver mismatch flag when the degree of matching between the face images is less than a predetermined reference value. and add it to the usage period information. The driver mismatch flag can be used as information for determining whether or not the insured was driving when the vehicle accident occurred.

FIG. 11 schematically shows an example of a period during which the user 80 uses the vehicle 30. As shown in FIG. The time t0 indicates the date and time when the use of the vehicle 30 was started. The date and time when the use of the vehicle 30 was started is the date and time when the first communication unit 210 received the insurance contract information transmitted from the vehicle insurance server 70 .

The processing unit 200 updates the last connection time while the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the user terminal 82 are connected, and records it in the usage period information of FIG. At time t1, when the user 80 carries the user terminal 82 and gets off the vehicle 30, the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is disconnected. When the user 80 leaves the vehicle 30, even if another user 80 drives the vehicle 30, the usage period information is not updated. Thereafter, when the user 80 gets into the vehicle 30, the ETC on-board unit 40 is reconnected to the user terminal 82 at time t2.

After the vehicle 30 starts running at time t2, the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is cut off from time t3 to t4. At this time, the processing unit 200 of the ETC on-board device 40 continues to update the usage period information on condition that the vehicle 30 is running. Note that the processing unit 200 may continue to update the usage period information on condition that the engine of the vehicle 30 is ON. For example, when the vehicle 30 is a camper, the connection between the ETC on-board device 40 and the user terminal 82 may be cut off by electromagnetic waves emitted from a microwave oven or the like. Therefore, even if the connection between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82 is disconnected, the usage period of the vehicle 30 is updated as long as the vehicle 30 is running. As a result, the usage period of the vehicle 30 can be appropriately updated.

At time t5, the vehicle 30 stops. In this case, even if the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is connected to the user terminal 82, the processing unit 200 does not update the usage period information. For example, if the vehicle 30 is a camper, the user 80 may rest inside the vehicle 30 . In such a case, even when the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the user terminal 82 are connected, the processing unit 200 is configured to operate the vehicle 30 when the engine of the vehicle 30 is off or when the vehicle 30 is stopped. Do not renew the period of use. This makes it possible to appropriately stop updating the usage period information.

At time t6, when the vehicle 30 starts running, the processing unit 200 resumes updating the usage period of the vehicle 30 . When the engine of the vehicle 30 stops at time t<b>7 , the processing unit 200 stops updating the usage period of the vehicle 30 .

When the user 80 finishes using the vehicle 30 , the user terminal 82 acquires usage period information from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 in accordance with an instruction from the user 80 . In the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, when the first communication unit 210 receives the instruction to transmit the usage period information from the user terminal 82, it reads the usage period information associated with the terminal ID of the user terminal 82 from the storage unit 208. and transmits it to the user terminal 82 . The user terminal 82 transmits the usage period information received from the first communication unit 210 to the vehicle insurance server 70 to instruct termination of the insurance contract. As a result, when the user 80 concludes an insurance contract with a pay-as-you-go fee, information indicating the period of use of the vehicle 30 can be notified to the vehicle insurance server 70. The most advantageous insurance premium for 80 is calculated and charged to the user 80. - 特許庁For example, if the vehicle is used for 23 hours, the premium for the 24-hour contract may be more advantageous to the user 80 than the premium for the pay-as-you-go contract. Therefore, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 may transmit usage period information to the vehicle insurance server 70 through the user terminal 82 so that the user 80 can reduce the insurance premium.

As described above, when the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is connected to the user terminal 82, the user 80 can confirm whether or not to purchase vehicle insurance each time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of driving the vehicle 30 without a vehicle insurance contract.

FIG. 12 shows a usage sequence of the vehicle 30 when the vehicle 30 is a shared car. The user terminal 82 is installed with car-sharing application software (referred to as a car-sharing application) that manages the use of shared cars. The car sharing application manages a user ID for identifying the user 80 by the car sharing operating company. If the user terminal 82 is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, the user ID may be phone number information recorded on a SIM card inserted into the user terminal 82 . The user 80 may register the user ID given in advance to the user 80 by the car sharing operating company in the car sharing application.

When the user 80 gets into the vehicle 30 , the first communication unit 210 is connected with the user terminal 82 . The first communication unit 210 transmits the identification information of the vehicle 30 and the identification information of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 to the user terminal 82 (S1202).

The user terminal 82 displays a confirmation screen for starting to use the shared car (S1203). When the user 80 selects to use the shared car through the confirmation screen, information including the information received in S1202 and the user ID managed by the car sharing application of the user terminal 82 is transmitted to the car sharing server 72. (S1206). The car share server 72 transmits the usage permission ID to the user terminal 82 (S1208).

Subsequently, the user terminal 82 transmits the usage permission ID to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 (S1209). When the first communication unit 210 of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 receives the usage permission information, the storage unit 208 stores the terminal ID and usage permission ID of the user terminal 82 (S1210). The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 permits turning on the engine of the vehicle 30 on the condition that the usage permission ID is stored in the storage unit 208 .

While the vehicle 30 is running, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 keeps recording usage period information of the vehicle 30 based on the connection state with the user terminal 82 (S1212). When the user 80 finishes using the vehicle 30, the user terminal 82 acquires usage period information from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 (S1220), and transmits the acquired usage period information to the car sharing server 72 (S1222). The car share server 72 charges the usage fee to the user 80 based on the usage period information of the vehicle 30 (S1224).

The processing in which the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 records the usage period information and the processing in which the user terminal 82 acquires the usage period information from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and transmits it to the car share server 72 is the processing described with reference to FIG. 11 and the like. Since the same processing can be applied, the description is omitted. According to the processing described with reference to FIG. The period can be managed and billed appropriately without complicated procedures.

As described with reference to FIG. 11 and the like, it is possible to specify the period during which the user 80 was in the vehicle 30 based on the history of the connection state between the ETC on-board unit 40 and the user terminal 82. can. Therefore, when a plurality of users 80 share the vehicle 30, the period during which each user 80 boarded the vehicle 30 is can be specified. In addition, based on the travel history of the vehicle 30, it is possible to identify the section in which each user 80 boarded the vehicle 30. FIG. Therefore, when sharing the usage fee of the toll road, the processing unit 200 divides the usage fee according to the section where each user 80 boarded the vehicle 30 and the number of users 80 who boarded the vehicle 30 in each section. By determining the sharing ratio, the sharing ratio of the ETC contract information table may be updated. Further, each user 80 may share the sharing ratio of the fuel cost such as gasoline and the charging fee of the battery according to the sharing ratio of the ETC contract information table. When the vehicle 30 is fueled or charged at a gas station or a charging station, the processing unit 200 may settle the fuel cost or charging fee according to the sharing ratio of the ETC contract information table.

The ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 described above has a mounting portion 202 into which an ETC card is inserted. However, as a modified example of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40, a form that does not include the mounting portion 202 can be applied.

According to the system 10 described above, various authentications related to the vehicle 30 can be performed using the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the user terminal 82 without using a recording medium such as an ETC card in which authentication information is recorded. processing can be realized.

The ETC contract information described above is an example of authentication information of the user 80 , and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 is an example of an authentication information output device that outputs the authentication information received from the user terminal 82 . As an authentication information output device, it can be applied to a login authentication device of a personal computer in addition to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 . For example, in order to log in to a personal computer, the login authentication device reads an employee ID card on which authentication information is recorded and outputs the authentication information. Means for outputting information may be provided. In addition, the present invention can be applied to card reading devices such as B-CAS cards for enabling reception of digital contents and prepaid cards for TV viewing. For example, a B-CAS card reading device includes means for reading a B-CAS card on which authentication information is recorded, and means for receiving authentication information transmitted from the user terminal 82 and outputting the authentication information. good. In addition, a part or front part of the configuration of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 can be applied to various authentication information output devices.

Under the control of the ETC application, the user terminal 82 stores (i) ETC contract information, (ii) prepaid card information for TV viewing, and (iii) authentication information such as authentication information for logging into a personal computer. good. The user terminal 82 may allow the information read by the destination device to be changed by the destination device of the authentication information. For example, when the user terminal 82 receives the identification information of the destination device from the destination device of the authentication information, the user terminal 82 can read the authentication information associated with the destination identification information among the authentication information stored in the user terminal 82. Or it may be transmittable. As an example, when the user terminal 82 receives the identification information of the login authentication device of the personal computer, the authentication information for login of the personal computer among the authentication information stored in the user terminal 82 can be read by the login authentication device. Can be sent to the login authentication device.

The user terminal 82 may have some functions of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 and the navigation device 84 described above. For example, the user terminal 82 may be installed with navigation application software (referred to as navigation application) that provides the navigation function of the navigation device 84 . The ETC application may have the functions of the first warning information output section 250 and the second warning information output section 270 that the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 has. In this case, in the user terminal 82 , the navigation application determines the travel route of the vehicle 30 and the position of the entrance toll gate or the exit toll gate existing on the route in the traveling direction of the vehicle 30 . When the distance to the exit tollgate becomes shorter than a predetermined length, the ETC application is notified. In response to receiving the notification from the navigation application, the ETC application determines whether or not the ETC on-board device 40 and the user terminal 82 are connected by short-range wireless communication. is not connected by short-range wireless communication, warning information may be output. For example, the ETC application may cause the screen of the user terminal 82 to display a screen for instructing connection with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 .

FIG. 13 shows an example of a computer 2000 according to this embodiment. The program installed in the computer 2000 causes the computer 2000 to function as a device such as the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 according to the embodiment or each part of the device, to execute operations associated with the device or each part of the device, and/ Alternatively, a process or steps of an embodiment may be performed. Such programs may be executed by CPU 2012 to cause computer 2000 to perform specific operations associated with some or all of the process steps and block diagram blocks described herein.

A computer 2000 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 2012 and a RAM 2014 , which are interconnected by a host controller 2010 . Computer 2000 also includes ROM 2026 , flash memory 2024 , communication interface 2022 and input/output chip 2040 . ROM 2026 , flash memory 2024 , communication interface 2022 and input/output chip 2040 are connected to host controller 2010 via input/output controller 2020 .

The CPU 2012 operates according to programs stored in the ROM 2026 and RAM 2014, thereby controlling each unit.

Communication interface 2022 communicates with other electronic devices over a network. Flash memory 2024 stores programs and data used by CPU 2012 in computer 2000 . ROM 2026 stores programs such as boot programs that are executed by computer 2000 upon activation and/or programs that depend on the hardware of computer 2000 . Input/output chip 2040 also supports various input/output units such as keyboards, mice and monitors as input/output units such as serial ports, parallel ports, keyboard ports, mouse ports, monitor ports, USB ports, HDMI ports, etc. It may be connected to the input/output controller 2020 via an output port.

The program is provided via a computer readable medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or memory card or via a network. RAM 2014, ROM 2026, or flash memory 2024 are examples of computer-readable media. Programs are installed in flash memory 2024 , RAM 2014 , or ROM 2026 and executed by CPU 2012 . The information processing described within these programs is read by computer 2000 to provide coordination between the programs and the various types of hardware resources described above. An apparatus or method may be configured by implementing information operations or processing according to the use of computer 2000 .

For example, when communication is performed between the computer 2000 and an external device, the CPU 2012 executes a communication program loaded in the RAM 2014 and sends communication processing to the communication interface 2022 based on the processing described in the communication program. you can command. Under the control of the CPU 2012, the communication interface 2022 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer processing area provided in a recording medium such as the RAM 2014 and the flash memory 2024, transmits the read transmission data to the network, and receives the transmission data from the network. The received data is written in a receive buffer processing area or the like provided on the recording medium.

The CPU 2012 also causes the RAM 2014 to read all or necessary portions of a file or database stored in a recording medium such as the flash memory 2024, and performs various types of processing on the data on the RAM 2014. good. CPU 2012 then writes back the processed data to the recording medium.

Various types of information such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases may be stored on the recording medium and subjected to information processing. CPU 2012 performs various types of operations, information processing, conditional judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, information retrieval/ Various types of processing may be performed, including permutations, etc., and the results written back to RAM 2014 . Also, the CPU 2012 may search for information in a file in a recording medium, a database, or the like. For example, if multiple entries each having an attribute value of a first attribute associated with an attribute value of a second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 2012 determines which attribute value of the first attribute is specified. search the plurality of entries for an entry that matches the condition, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and thereby determine the first attribute that satisfies the predetermined condition. An attribute value of the associated second attribute may be obtained.

The programs or software modules described above may be stored in a computer readable medium on or near computer 2000 . A storage medium such as a hard disk or RAM provided in a server system connected to a private communication network or the Internet can be used as the computer readable medium. A program stored in a computer-readable medium may be provided to computer 2000 via a network.

A program that is installed in the computer 2000 and causes the computer 2000 to function as the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 may act on the CPU 2012 and the like to cause the computer 2000 to function as each part of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 . The information processing described in these programs is read into the computer 2000, and the first and second communication units 210 and 210, which are specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate. 220 and the processing unit 200 . By realizing calculation or processing of information according to the purpose of use of the computer 2000 in this embodiment by these concrete means, a unique ETC vehicle-mounted device 40 corresponding to the purpose of use is constructed.

Various embodiments have been described with reference to block diagrams and the like. Each block in the block diagram may represent (1) a stage of a process in which an operation is performed or (2) a piece of equipment responsible for performing the operation. Certain steps and portions may be implemented by dedicated circuitry, programmable circuitry provided with computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable medium, and/or processor provided with computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable medium. you can Dedicated circuitry may include digital and/or analog hardware circuitry and may include integrated circuits (ICs) and/or discrete circuitry. Programmable circuits include logic AND, logic OR, logic XOR, logic NAND, logic NOR, and other logic operations, memory elements such as flip-flops, registers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic arrays (PLAs), etc. and the like.

A computer-readable medium may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions to be executed by a suitable device such that the computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon may be represented by procedures or block diagrams. constitutes at least part of an article of manufacture that includes instructions that can be executed to bring about means for performing the operations performed. Examples of computer-readable media may include electronic storage media, magnetic storage media, optical storage media, electromagnetic storage media, semiconductor storage media, and the like. More specific examples of computer readable media include floppy disks, diskettes, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), Blu-ray Disc, Memory Stick, An integrated circuit card or the like may be included.

The computer readable instructions may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or object oriented programming such as Smalltalk, JAVA, C++, etc. language, and any combination of one or more programming languages, including conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. good.

Computer readable instructions may be transmitted to a processor or programmable circuitry of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, either locally or over a wide area network (WAN), such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, or the like. ) and may be executed to provide means for performing the operations specified in the process steps or block diagrams described. Examples of processors include computer processors, processing units, microprocessors, digital signal processors, controllers, microcontrollers, and the like.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made to the above embodiments. In addition, matters described with respect to a specific embodiment can be applied to other embodiments as long as they are not technically inconsistent. It is clear from the description of the scope of claims that forms with such modifications or improvements can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The execution order of each process such as actions, procedures, steps, and stages in the devices, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, the specification, and the drawings is particularly "before", "before etc., and it should be noted that it can be implemented in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the specification, and the drawings, even if the description is made using "first," "next," etc. for the sake of convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. not a thing

10 system 11 network 14 ETC roadside device 30 vehicle 40 ETC vehicle-mounted device 60 ETC server 70 vehicle insurance server 72 car sharing server 82 user terminal 84 navigation device 200 processing unit 202 mounting unit 204 reading unit 208 storage unit 210 first communication unit
220 second communication unit
230 restriction
240 distance acquisition unit
250 first warning information output unit
260 required time acquisition unit
270 second warning information output unit
280 division ratio acquisition unit
290 usage period information output unit
2000 computer 2010 host controller 2012 CPU
2014 RAM
2020 input/output controller 2022 communication interface 2024 flash memory 2026 ROM
2040 input/output chip

Claims (10)

ETC in-vehicle equipment,
a first communication unit that receives ETC contract information from a user terminal by short-range wireless communication;
a storage unit that stores the ETC contract information received by the first communication unit;
a second communication unit that transmits the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit to the ETC roadside device by wireless communication;
The ETC contract stored in the storage unit based on the distance between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device and/or the connection state of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device a restriction section that restricts the use of information;
Based on the information indicating the route to the destination of the vehicle equipped with the ETC on-board device, the position of the next toll booth that the vehicle will pass on the route to the destination, and the current position of the vehicle , a distance acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a distance traveled by the vehicle until it passes through the toll gate;
a first warning information output unit that outputs warning information when the distance is shorter than a predetermined length and the ETC on-board unit is not connected to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication. vessel. 2. The restricting unit deletes the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit when a short-range wireless communication connection state between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device is disconnected. ETC in-vehicle device described. The restricting unit, when the connection state of short-range wireless communication between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device is disconnected and the motor of the vehicle in which the ETC vehicle-mounted device is provided stops, or the vehicle 3. The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2, wherein the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit is erased when the ETC vehicle stops. When the ETC vehicle-mounted device is not connected to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication, the restriction unit restricts the ETC contract information stored in the storage unit to the ETC roadside device by wireless communication. 2. The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein transmission to the ETC vehicle-mounted device is prohibited. a required time acquisition unit for acquiring from a navigation device provided in the vehicle a required time required for the vehicle provided with the ETC on-board device to reach the ETC roadside device on a future travel route;
a second warning information output unit that outputs warning information when a difference between the operable time of the user terminal predicted from the power state of the user terminal and the required time is less than a predetermined length; The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The first communication unit receives ETC contract information from each of a plurality of user terminals by short-range wireless communication,
the storage unit stores a plurality of the ETC contract information received by the first communication unit from each of the plurality of user terminals;
6. The second communication unit further transmits, to the ETC roadside device, information indicating a division ratio for dividing a toll road usage fee for the plurality of ETC contract information. The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to item 1. further comprising a division ratio acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the division ratio from a navigation device of a vehicle equipped with the ETC on-board device or from the user terminal
The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to claim 6 . When the first communication unit detects that the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device are connected by short-range wireless communication, the first communication unit transmits information for confirming conclusion of a car insurance contract to the user terminal. The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , which transmits to the ETC vehicle-mounted device. The ETC on-board device is provided in a vehicle shared by a plurality of users, and the ETC on-board device is
Information indicating a short-range wireless communication connection period between the user terminal and the ETC vehicle-mounted device is output to the storage unit as a car sharing usage period by the user of the user terminal and stored in the storage unit. The ETC vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further comprising a usage period information output unit. a mounting part for mounting the ETC card;
a reading unit that reads ETC contract information from the ETC card attached to the attachment unit when the ETC card is attached to the attachment unit;
10. The first communication unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein when the ETC card is not attached to the attachment unit, the first communication unit receives ETC contract information from the user terminal through near field communication. ETC in-vehicle device.

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