JPH01245381A - Passage ticket check system for toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To collect a proper passage charge based on the history of a passage route by one operation by reading out entrance information recorded on a passage ticket at an entrance or barrier information recorded on the passage ticket at a check varrier collectively at an exit. CONSTITUTION:A vehicle travels on a vehicle lane 1, and after utilizing a parking lot A, arrives at a barrier 3. A passage ticket 21 is inserted into a terminal equipment and carried by a carrying part 13, its magnetically recorded contents are read out by a reading part 8 and information is stored in a buffer of a storage device 12 by a controller 15. After ending the storage, the stored contents are checked by a table in the storage device 12. Collation between the newest barrier number and an interchange number registered in the table, check in a passage allowable time or the like is executed. When all the checked results are effective, a writing part 9 records the barrier number of the barrier to be passed and date and time based on a timepiece 14 on the passage ticket. A printing part 10 prints out the barrier number concerned and the current time on the valid ticket and discharges the printed ticket to the outside of the terminal equipment. Said constitution makes it possible to improve service to users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a toll ticket checking system for each section of toll roads.

[Conventional technology] In the conventional toll collection system for multi-section toll roads,
At the entrance of the toll gate, a toll ticket with the entry number, vehicle type, date, and time recorded is issued to the user, and the toll is collected by reading the ticket at the exit of the toll gate. ing. For this reason, main lines, parking areas, etc. are structured so that U-turns are not possible, and vehicles that make U-turns are treated as illegal traffic.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] When the destination is a parking area with a resort facility, etc., it is impossible to make a U-turn within the parking area, so in order to return to the starting point, the user must take an exit beyond the parking area. You need to go to the interchange, pay the fare from the -1 entrance, and then re-enter from the same interchange entrance. For this reason, the user has to pay a relatively high fee in addition to being time-consuming and troublesome, and the service quality is poor. One possible solution to this problem is to pay a fee when entering the parking area and issue a new pass when exiting the parking area, similar to a normal ink parking area. However, for users, the service quality is still lacking as they have to pay twice.
Another drawback is that the operating costs of the parking area are high.

Therefore, the present invention has developed a toll road that allows the same parking area to be used on both the up and down lanes, and that can accurately collect tolls according to the history of the toll road's travel route, improving serviceability for users. The purpose is to provide a ticket checking system for

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention takes the following measures in order to solve the above problems and achieve the objectives. In other words, a new check barrier will be installed at the exit (entrance to the main line) of a parking area where a U-turn is possible, and by reading the passing ticket of the vehicle passing through the barrier, the driver will be able to check from the entrance interchange recorded on the ticket to the check barrier. Consistency of travel direction 1. At the same time as checking the travel time, identification number 1 of the check barrier 1. Passing time is recorded and this information is read at the exit of the tollgate, thereby calculating and collecting the toll from the entrance via the check barrier. I made it possible to do so.

[Effect] By taking the above measures, the following effects are achieved.

In other words, in the present invention, the entrance information recorded on the ticket at the entrance interface or the barrier information recorded on the ticket at the check barrier can be read all at once at the exit interface. Appropriate tolls can be collected in one operation.

[Embodiment] Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a parking area A that can be shared by the up lane and the down lane.
A case is illustrated in which a check barrier 3 is provided at the exit portion of the pipe.

In Figure 1, 1.2 is the up lane and down lane of the toll road, 3 is the reading of the information on the toll ticket shown in Figure 2;
It shows a check barrier equipped with a terminal having functions such as storage, comparison, and writing.

4.5, 6, and 7 indicate the entrance and exit of the respective interchange toll gates.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a terminal installed in the check barrier 3. As shown in the figure, a magnetic card reading section 8. Magnetic card writing section 9. Print #101 display section 11. Storage unit 12. The transport section 131, clock 14, etc. are controlled by the control device section 15.

Assume that a passing vehicle is now traveling in the up lane 1 and approaches the check barrier 3 after using the parking area A. When the user hands over the ticket 21 shown in FIG. 3 in his/her possession to the collector at the check barrier A, the collector inserts the ticket 21 into the ticket insertion slot of the terminal. Then, the pass ticket 21 is transported by the transport section 13, and the magnetically recorded contents of the pass ticket 21 are read by the magnetic card reading section 8. The read data is stored in a data buffer (not shown) in the storage unit 12 by the control unit 15.

FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are diagrams showing the contents of stored data. Figure (a) shows the magnetic recording contents 27 at the time of issuance at the entrance, and the car type 23. Entrance interchange number for entering the toll road: 242 People passing through the interchange: 25. It also contains data for hours, minutes, 26, etc. FIG. 3(b) shows the magnetic recording contents 3o when passing through another barrier before passing through the barrier. Barrier passing time 26' Barrier number 28. Barrier passing date 2
It consists of 92 mag data.

After the above data storage operation is completed, the following checks are performed via the data table in the storage unit]2.

(1) A search is made to see if the entrance interchange number or the barrier number immediately before passing the barrier (hereinafter referred to as the latest barrier number) exists in the data table in the storage unit 12. That is, the presence or absence of an interchange number registered in the data table is checked.

(2) If the entrance interchange number or the latest barrier number is valid, check whether the passing time from the entrance or the latest barrier is within the permissible travel time. That is, the 9th day of the month when the entrance interchange or latest barrier was passed.

It is checked whether 9 minutes is smaller than the allowable travel time corresponding to the entrance interchange number or the latest barrier number.

If the check results in (1) and (2) are both valid, the barrier number of the barrier currently passed by the magnetic card writing unit 9 and the current 1:01 on the 9th day of the month obtained from the clock 14 are The magnetic recording content 30 shown in FIG. 3(b) is recorded. If either the entrance interchange number, the latest barrier number, or the travel time is invalid, the control device section 15 controls the conveyance section 13 to change the conveyance route, and the invalid pass ticket 21 is passed through the terminal. The ticket is collected in a ticket storage section (not shown), and an error message is displayed on the display section 11. The valid pass ticket 21 for which magnetic recording has been completed is stamped with the barrier number and the current hour and minute by a printer head rotatable perpendicular to the card conveyance direction in the printing section 10, and is then printed via the conveyance section 13. Eject it outside the terminal. The collector then returns the pass 21 to the user.

The conventional printing area for a pass ticket is the entrance printing area 16, as shown in FIG. 3(a). Although there were only two levels of the exit print area 17, in the system of the present invention, as shown in the figure, from the third level onwards, there are a first barrier information area 18 and a second barrier information area 19.
．． It has a region called a magnetic stripe section 20. In the barrier information areas 18 and 19, two pieces of information are written: the barrier number and the month, day, hour, and minute, as shown in FIG. 2(b).

Further, in the magnetic format shown in FIG. 4, when passing through a barrier for the first time, a barrier number other than "0" is recorded in the area 28a, and when passing the next barrier, the barrier number is recorded in the area 28b. In this case, if a barrier number other than "0" is recorded in the area 28b, the contents of the area 28b are the latest barrier number, and if 0 is recorded in the area 28b, the contents of the area 28a are the latest barrier number.

At the exit interchange, items (1) and (2) are checked using the exit interchange terminal in the same way as check barrier A. And if the check result is valid,
Based on the travel distance from the entrance interchange and the passing barrier to the exit interchange recorded in the pass ticket 21, a fare table stored in the storage unit of the exit interchange terminal is searched to calculate an appropriate fare.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following effects are achieved.

■Vehicles will be able to make U-turns in parking areas, etc.

■A parking area can be installed and used in both the up and down lanes.

■Long-distance reductions can also be applied to toll fees for U-turns.

■Users only need to pay the toll once.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, although the printing and magnetic formats with two check barriers have been exemplified, the number of check barriers may be two or more. It goes without saying that many other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to use the same parking area for both the up and down lanes, and it is possible to accurately collect tolls according to the history of the toll road route, which improves service to users. It is possible to provide a toll road ticket checking system that can improve the performance of toll roads.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 are diagrams showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the outline, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal, Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the pass ticket, and Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the format of magnetic recording of the pass ticket. . 1... Up lane, 2... Down lane, 3... Barrier, 4゜6... Interchange entrance, 5, 7... Interchange exit, 8... Magnetic card reader, 9
... Magnetic card writing section, 10... Printing section, 11.
...Display section, 12...Storage device section, 13...Transportation section, 14...Clock, 15...Control device section, 21...
Passage ticket.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A check barrier equipped with means for reading, writing, storing, and comparing passes installed in parking areas, etc. of multi-section toll roads, and a check barrier equipped with means for reading, writing, storing, and comparing passes, and a check barrier that checks the travel time to the barrier based on toll gate entrance information and an entrance interface. a means for checking whether the number is valid at the barrier; a means for recording the barrier number and passing information indicating that the barrier has been passed on the same ticket; and a means for checking whether the number is valid at the barrier; A toll road ticket check system characterized by comprising means for calculating and collecting a toll from an entrance to an exit based on a barrier number at an exit.