JPH05324968A - Toll road fee collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the throughput of a center computer and to back up data against the fault of a non-contact IC card or the exhaustion of a battery, in the toll road fee collection system utilizing the non-contact IC card. CONSTITUTION:ID information is read from an IC card 6 by an entrance side on-road machine 1A, and entrance information is written from the on-road machine 1A to the IC card 6. An exit side on-road machine 1B reads the ID information, the remainder and the entrance information from the IC card 6, a first processing part 56 of an exit side data processor 5B calculates the passing fee and the new remainder from them and writes the new remainder in the IC card 6 by the on-road machine 1B. Then, the new remainder and the ID information are successively recorded by a second processing part 57, intermittently read totally once a day, for example, and transmitted to a center computer 4, and the remainder is recorded in a remainder recording part 53 by the ID information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for non-stop and cashless collection of tolls by non-contactly identifying a vehicle using a toll road by wireless communication between a roadside device and a vehicle-side communication device. , Those related to reducing the processing capacity of the center computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in toll collection systems for toll roads, a method has been adopted in which a collector directly receives cash from a driver at a toll booth, or a method in which a driver puts cash into an automatic machine to automatically collect tolls. Has been adopted. For this reason,
Drivers need to stop at the toll booth or prepare cash.

On the other hand, as a toll collection system in the near future, a system using a vehicle-side communication device capable of wireless communication with the outside, such as a non-contact IC card, having a memory storing vehicle-specific ID information is available. It is being developed.

Referring to FIG. 12, a non-contact IC card (hereinafter, simply referred to as an IC card) as a vehicle-side communication device.
A toll collection system for toll roads using is explained. In FIG. 12, the IC card 6 is mounted inside the windshield of the vehicle 7. The IC card 6 has an antenna 2
6 and there is a memory in which information such as a vehicle-specific ID number is stored. On the other hand, at the tollgate, the roadside machine 1 having the transmitting and receiving antennas 17 and 18 is arranged for each lane. The road machine 1 is connected to a data processing device (terminal computer) 5 in the tollgate, and the data processing device 5 is further connected to a center computer (host computer) 4.

In the configuration of FIG. 12, a vehicle 7 having an IC card 6 travels toward the roadside machine 1, and antennas 17,
When entering the communication area of 18, the roadside device 1 and the IC card 6
Information such as an ID number is wirelessly communicated between the two via an antenna. After the information is recognized by the roadside machine 1, it is transmitted to the data processing device 5 and stored in the memory there, and further transmitted from the data processing device 5 to the center computer 4 and registered by the vehicle 7 that has passed through. Billing processing such as automatically clearing the toll from the bank account is performed.

In this way, by identifying the vehicle 7 in a contactless manner by the wireless communication between the IC card 6 and the roadside equipment 1,
A non-stop, cashless toll collection system can be realized, which greatly contributes to the convenience of the driver.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned fee collection system, the center computer 4 performs all the charging processing, so that the center computer 4 needs a huge and high-speed processing capability. In particular, in the case of nationwide multi-sector toll roads, IDs from many toll gates
Since information and the like are gathered in the center computer 4 and billing is performed online based on the gathered information, the processing capacity may be insufficient. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection system for toll roads that can reduce the processing capacity of the center computer.

[0008]

A toll road toll collection system of the present invention that achieves the above object has a center computer and a memory in which ID information is recorded. Writing and ID
A vehicle-side communication device that can read information and the balance, and a roadside device that is installed at a tollgate and reads and writes to the memory of the vehicle-side communication device by wireless communication. And a data processing device connected to the computer.
The first processing unit that subtracts the toll from the balance read by the roadside machine to calculate the new balance, outputs the new balance to the roadside machine, and writes it in the vehicle-side communication device, and ID information and this And a second processing unit for intermittently collecting the recorded contents and outputting the collected contents to the center computer. The center computer records the remaining balance output from the data processing device by ID information. It is characterized by comprising a part.

[0009]

[Action]

(1) The toll road manager uses the vehicle-side communication device
The D information is recorded in the memory, and the remaining amount can be recorded so that it can be recorded by the prepaid method and is issued to the vehicle. (2) When the vehicle arrives at the toll gate on the toll road, the roadside device reads the ID information and the remaining amount from the memory of the vehicle-side communication device, and the first processing unit of the data processing device subtracts the toll from the remaining amount and the new remaining amount. And write the new balance to the memory of the vehicle-side communication device by the roadside device. (3) By the above processing, the toll can be settled without the center computer. (4) However, if there is some abnormality in the vehicle-side communication device and the recorded contents of the memory cannot be read, the remaining amount becomes unknown, and reissue of the vehicle-side communication device is hindered. (5) Therefore, the second processing unit of the data processing device records the new balance and the ID information, sends them collectively to the center computer intermittently, and records them in the balance recording unit.
As a result, when an abnormality occurs in the vehicle-side communication device, the remaining amount corresponding to the ID information is read from the remaining amount recording unit of the center computer, so that it can be reissued. (6) In this case, since the ID information and the balance are sent to the center computer by the batch online processing from the data processing device, the center computer requires a large storage capacity, but high-speed processing capability is not required.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration when the present invention is applied to a toll collection system for a multi-section toll road. At each entrance toll gate A, an entrance side road machine 1A and an entrance side data processing device 5A are shown. Further, each exit toll booth B also has an exit side road machine 1B and an exit side data processing device 5B, and each exit side data processing device 5B is connected to the center computer 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a non-contact IC card (hereinafter, simply referred to as an IC card) as a vehicle-side communication device. In the center computer 4, in addition to the balance file 53 as a balance recording unit, a new issue, balance update or reissue I
Master file for storing C card data 5
There is 4. 55 is an IC card processor, which is installed in a tollgate management room, a sales office, etc. to issue a new IC card,
Used when renewing the balance or reissuing. The exit-side data processing device 5B has a first processing unit 56 for billing processing and a second processing unit 57 for transferring the remaining amount in batch processing. Reference numeral 58 is a balance file of the second processing unit 57.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of each roadside machine. The on-road machine includes a controller 13 for controlling the entire on-road machine, a microwave local oscillator 14, a local oscillation signal, a write request from the controller 13 to the IC card, information to be written, a transmission request, and the like. There is a modulation circuit 15 that modulates with various information and a power amplification circuit 16 that amplifies a modulated wave or a non-modulated wave, and the amplified signal is used as the transmitting antenna 1
7 is transmitted. Further, the roadside equipment includes a preamplifier circuit 19 for amplifying a microwave signal from the IC card received by the receiving antenna 18, and a mixer for frequency-converting (reducing) the amplified signal by using the output of the local oscillator 20. 21 and a detection circuit 22 for detecting the output of the mixer 21,
There is a demodulation circuit 23 that demodulates the detected output to obtain information from the IC card. The roadside device may always transmit the transmission request signal, or if a device having a vehicle detection function such as the vehicle type identification device 8A shown in FIG. The transmission request signal may be transmitted each time this is detected.

3 and 4 show an example of the IC card 6 of the prepaid system. As shown in FIG. 3 in appearance, the main body 24 of the IC card 6 is provided with a planar antenna 26, an input section 51 and a display section 52. As the circuit configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, there are a CPU circuit 25 for controlling the entire IC card, a battery 27, a memory 28, and a transmission / reception circuit 29, and the antenna 26 is a transmission / reception circuit 29.
Further, the input section 51 and the display 52 are connected to the CPU circuit 25, respectively. The memory 28 stores ID information and the amount of money when the card was issued (the remaining amount after use). The transmission / reception circuit 29 is a circuit that receives radio waves from a roadside machine, for example, a microwave signal and transmits a signal to the roadside machine, and includes a switching circuit 30, a detection circuit 31, a demodulation circuit 32, a microwave detection circuit 33, and a modulation circuit 34. have. The switching circuit 30 gives a received signal from the antenna 26 to the detection circuit 31 for receiving information from the roadside device, and gives an output of the modulation circuit 34 to the antenna 26 when transmitting information to the roadside device. The detection circuit 31 detects the microwave from the roadside device and gives it to the demodulation circuit 32. The demodulation circuit 32 demodulates the detection output and gives information such as a transmission request, a write request, and write information to the CPU circuit 25. .. When the microwave detection circuit 33 detects the microwave from the roadside device through the detection circuit 31, the CPU circuit 25
To the operating state. In response to the information from the demodulation circuit 32, the CPU circuit 25, in the case of a write request, outputs subsequent toll gate information such as entrance information (entrance toll gate number, date and time, etc.) and remaining money and other write information. It is stored in the memory 28. Further, in the case of a transmission request, in addition to the ID information recorded in the memory 28, necessary information such as entrance information and the balance is read from the memory 28 and given to the modulation circuit 34 to be transmitted to the roadside machine. The balance and history data (date and time of use, toll, location of use, etc.) can be read from the memory 28 by operating the input unit 51 and displayed on the display unit 52 via the CPU circuit 25.

The operation of the toll collection system for a multi-section toll road will be described with reference to FIG. (1) When the vehicle 7 arrives at the entrance toll booth, the roadside machine 1A becomes IC
The ID information is read from the card 6 to confirm that the vehicle is an IC card-carrying vehicle, the entrance information (entrance toll gate number, date and time, etc.) is received from the data processing device 5A, and this is written in the IC card 6. (2) When the vehicle reaches the exit toll booth, the exit side roadside machine 1B reads the ID information, the balance and the entrance information from the IC card 6 and gives them to the exit side data processing device 5B. In the data processing device 5B, the first processing unit 56 uses the information to enter
The toll between the exit toll gates is calculated, the new remaining amount is calculated, and the new remaining amount is given to the roadside machine 1B and written in the IC card 6. Further, the second processing unit 57 of the data processing device 5B is
The D information and the new balance corresponding to the D information are sequentially and temporarily recorded in the balance file 58, intermittently read out collectively once a day, for example, and transmitted to the center computer 4 by batch processing. (3) The center computer 4 records (updates) the new balance transmitted from each exit side data processing device 5B in the balance file 53 for each ID information. (4) When the IC card 6 has an abnormality and needs to be reissued, the IC card processor 55 causes the balance amount file 53 of the center computer 4 to determine the balance amount corresponding to the ID information.
And issue an IC card that records this balance. Further, when a new IC card is issued by the IC card processor 55 or additional payment is made to the already issued IC card (renewal of the remaining amount), the new remaining amount is written in the IC card and the central computer 4 Balance file 5
3 and the master file 54 are respectively written with the new balance.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, a concrete example at each of the entrance and exit toll gates will be described.

[Manned entrance toll gate] In FIG. 5, the entrance toll gate is provided with a roadside machine 1A with an antenna and a pass ticket issuing machine 2 in the booth, and the pass ticket issuing machine 2 is provided with a control device 3
A is installed side by side, and an entrance-side data processing device 5A connected to the center computer 4 is installed. Non-contact IC
The card 6 is installed on the windshield of the vehicle 7. Further, a vehicle type identification device 8A is installed on the upstream side of the vehicle 1A in the vehicle traveling direction, and a start guide signal light 9A, a start warning light 10A, and a start detection device 11A are provided on the downstream side of the booth.
An ITV camera 12A is installed. The signal flow between these devices is as shown in FIG.

The vehicle type discriminating device 8A includes vehicle separators 35 and 36.
, The number of axles / wheel distance detector 37, the vehicle height detector 38, the vehicle length detector 39, the overhang detector 40, and the imaging device 41.
And the image processing device 42, the vehicle separator 3
Reference numerals 5 and 36 separately detect passage of the vehicle 7 one by one, and also operate as vehicle detectors. The axle number / wheel distance detector 37 detects the axle number and the wheel distance for each vehicle passing through the vehicle separators 35 and 36. The vehicle height detector 38 measures the vehicle height, for example, to determine the size of the bus and to determine whether the vehicle is a passenger vehicle. The vehicle length detector 39 measures the vehicle length in order to identify a light vehicle. The overhang detector 40 measures the overhang length when the first axis of the vehicle passes, in order to determine the vehicle shape of the bus or truck. The photographing device 41 photographs the license plate of the vehicle, and the image processing device 42 processes the image signal from the photographing device 41 to detect the size of the license plate and the vehicle number. The vehicle type identification device 8A is a vehicle separator 35,
The number of axles, wheel distance, vehicle height, vehicle length, overhang length, license plate size, and vehicle number (especially vehicle classification number) for each vehicle detected by 36 Five types of vehicle types will be identified: large vehicles, oversized vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, and light vehicles.

Further, the starting detection device 11A is equipped with a vehicle separator 43 for detecting the passage of vehicles one by one and for detecting the number of axles of the passing vehicle, and a tread type axle number detector 44. It detects that the vehicle has passed (started) and resets the system.

The operation at the manned entrance toll gate is as follows. When the ID information and the remaining amount of money can be read for the vehicle on which the roadside machine 1A has entered, the control device 3A blocks the passage ticket issuing machine 2 to stop its operation, and causes the display to that effect. As a result, the pass ticket issuance operation of the collector is not required, the vehicle is allowed to pass by a free pass, and the block is released when the start detection device 11A detects the passage of the vehicle. At this time, the control device 3A moves from the data processing device 5A to the roadside device 1A.
Give A the entrance toll gate number and date and time as entrance information,
It is recorded in the IC card 6.

In this embodiment, as a countermeasure against the use of IC cards that are stolen or the balance is insufficient, the center computer 4 makes a list of ID information of these IC cards.
Is given to the data processing device 5A from the roadside device 1A to check whether the ID information from the roadside device 1A is normal. The data processing device 5A gives the check result of the ID information to the control device 3A. When the control device 3A is normal, the on-road device 1A causes the entrance information to be written in the IC card 6, and the start guide signal light 9A is changed from red to blue. Then, when the start detection device 11A detects the passage of the vehicle, the start guide signal light 9A is returned to red to prepare for the next vehicle, and when it is not normal, the start warning light 10A is activated with the start guide signal light 9A kept red. At the same time, the ITV camera 12A photographs the front surface of the vehicle and records it. In addition, when the start detection device 11A detects passage of the vehicle, the start warning light 10
The operation of A is stopped and the ITV camera 12A is operated.

If the on-road machine 1A cannot read the ID information, that is, if the IC card 6 is out of order or the vehicle 7 does not have the IC card 6, the control device 3A sets the pass ticket issuing machine 2 in the operating state. Then, let the tollee perform a ticket issuing operation and hand the ticket to the occupant of the vehicle that has been stopped. The pass ticket issuing machine 2 may be one that is generally used, that is, one in which a toll collector visually distinguishes the vehicle type of an approaching vehicle and issues a pass ticket only by pressing a vehicle type button, but in the present embodiment, Since there is the vehicle type identification device 8A, the vehicle type button lights up corresponding to the vehicle type automatically identified by the vehicle type identification device 8A, and the receipt means to confirm the illuminated vehicle type button when it matches the visually identified vehicle type. It has a device configuration that issues a pass ticket when is pressed. If the vehicle type does not match the visually determined vehicle type, the release button may be pressed to stop the automatic determination, and the vehicle type button may be pressed as visually inspected. The toll gate number and the like are recorded on the pass along with the vehicle type information. It should be noted that the start guide signal light 9A changes from red to blue from the time when the receiptant operates the pass ticket issuing machine 2 to issue the pass ticket, and the start detection device 11
When A detects that the vehicle has started (passed), the start guide signal light 9A returns to red.

[Manned exit toll booth] In FIG. 7, the exit toll booth is equipped with a roadside machine 1B with an antenna and a pass ticket checker 45 in the booth, and the pass ticket checker 45 is provided with a control device 3B. An outlet side data processing device 5B connected to the center computer 4 is also installed. Further, in the present embodiment, a vehicle type identification device 8B is installed on the upstream side of the road machine 1B in the vehicle traveling direction, and the receipt issuing machine 46 is installed in the booth.
Is installed, and a charge indicator 47, a start guide signal light 9B, a start warning light 10B, and a start detection device 11 are provided downstream of the booth.
B, ITV camera 12B is installed. The flow of signals between these devices is as shown in FIG. An IC card processor 55 is connected to the center computer 4. Further, the vehicle type identification device 8B, the start guidance signal light 9B, the start warning light 10B, the start detection device 11B and the ITV camera 12B are those of the entrance toll gate 8A, 9A, 1 shown in FIG.
It is similar to 0A, 11A and 12A.

In FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the roadside machine 1B can read the ID information, the remaining amount and the entrance information for the vehicle entering, the control device 3B causes the pass ticket confirmation machine 45.
The operation is stopped by blocking the block, and the display of that is made unnecessary so that the pass ticket of the collector is not required to be checked. The vehicle is allowed to pass by a free pass, and the start detection device 11B detects the passage of the vehicle. When the block is released. At this time, the control device 3B gives the ID information, the balance and the entrance information to the data processing device 5B. The data processing device 5B calculates the toll and new remaining amount between the entrance toll gate and the exit toll gate from the entrance information, and the remaining amount, date and time of use, toll charge, exit toll gate number, etc. To record. Then, the control device 3B causes the charge indicator 47 to display the new balance, changes the start guidance signal light 9B from red to blue, and when the start detection device 11B detects the passage of the vehicle, the balance display is stopped and the start guidance signal light 9B is turned on. Return to red and prepare for the next vehicle.
Further, the data processing device 5B temporarily records the new balance and the ID information, and transmits the new balance and the ID information to the computer 4 once a day, for example, by night batch processing, and stores them in the balance file 53 of the center computer 4. Record.

In the present embodiment, the data processing device 5B checks the remaining amount based on the data read by the roadside device 1B to determine whether there is a remaining amount equal to or more than the calculated charge. If normal, the control device 3B causes the charge indicator 47 to display the new balance data and changes the start guidance signal light 9B from red to blue, and when the passage of the vehicle is detected, the balance display is stopped and the start guidance signal light 9B is turned on. Make it red. Further, here, as a measure against the use of an IC card that is stolen or the balance is known to be insufficient in advance, a list of these ID information is given from the center computer 4 to the data processing device 5B, and then the roadside device 1B is used. It is checked whether the ID information of is normal. Then, the data processing device 5B gives the balance check result and the ID information check result to the control device 3B. If any of the control devices 3B is not normal, the start warning signal 10B is activated with the start guide signal light 9B kept red and the ITV camera 12 is activated.
By B, the front surface of the vehicle is photographed and recorded. When the start detection device 11B detects the passage of the vehicle, the start warning light 10B is stopped and the ITV camera 1
2B is activated.

When the roadside machine 1B cannot read the ID information, that is, when the IC card 6 is broken, or the vehicle 7
Does not have the IC card 6, the control device 3B keeps the pass ticket confirmation machine 45 in an operating state, and the receipt person performs the pass ticket confirmation operation. That is, a pass ticket is received from the occupant of the vehicle that has stopped. The receipt person inserts the pass ticket received from the user into the insertion port of the pass ticket confirmation machine 45. Passenger ticket confirmation machine 45
Reads the information recorded on the toll ticket, calculates the fare according to the mileage and vehicle type from the exit toll gate number and reading time, and the entrance toll gate number, vehicle type information and entry time to the entrance toll gate, It is displayed on the display 47. The collector collects this fee from the user in cash or the like, operates the receipt issuing machine 46 to issue a receipt, and hands it to the user. The user starts after receiving the receipt. The display on the charge indicator 47 disappears when the receipt is issued. Further, when the receipt is issued, the start guide signal light 9B changes from red to blue, and when the start detection device 11B detects the start of the vehicle, it returns to red.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the entire structure when the present invention is applied to a toll collection system for a uniform type toll road.
Has a road machine 1C and a data processing device 5C, and the data processing device 5C is connected to the center computer 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a non-contact IC card (hereinafter, simply referred to as an IC card) as a vehicle-side communication device. The balance file 5 as a balance recording unit in the center computer 4
In addition to No. 3, there is a master file 54 for storing data of an IC card that has been newly issued, updated the balance, or reissued. Reference numeral 55 denotes an IC card processor, which is installed in a tollgate management room, a sales office, etc., and is used when a new IC card is issued, the balance is updated, or a reissue is made. Data processing device 5
C has a first processing unit 56 for billing processing and a second processing unit 57 for batch processing transfer of the balance. Reference numeral 58 is a balance file of the second processing unit 57. The roadside machine 1C and the IC card 6 are the same as those shown in FIGS.

The operation of the toll collection system for the uniform type toll road will be described with reference to FIG. (1) When the vehicle reaches the toll gate, the roadside machine 1C reads the ID information and the balance from the IC card 6, and the data processing device 5C.
Give to. In the data processing device 5C, the first processing unit 56
The toll is subtracted from the remaining amount to calculate the new remaining amount, and the new remaining amount is given to the roadside machine 1C and written in the IC card 6. In addition, the second processing unit 57 of the data processing device 5C sequentially and temporarily records the ID information and the new balance corresponding to the ID information in the balance file 58, and intermittently reads them once a day collectively to the center computer 4. Send by batch processing. (2) In the center computer 4, the data processing device 5
The new balance transmitted from C is recorded (updated) in the balance file 53 for each ID information. (3) When the IC card 6 has an abnormality and needs to be reissued, the IC card processor 55 transfers the balance corresponding to the ID information to the balance file 53 of the center computer 4.
And issue an IC card that records this balance. Further, when a new IC card is issued by the IC card processor 55 or additional payment is made to the already issued IC card (renewal of the remaining amount), the new remaining amount is written in the IC card and the central computer 4 Balance file 5
3 and the master file 54 are respectively written with the new balance.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11, a specific example at a tollgate will be described.

[Manned toll gate] In FIG. 10, at the toll gate, there is a vehicle type identification device 8C and a roadside machine 1C with an antenna.
And a receiver 48 in the booth, the receiver 3 is provided with the control device 3C, and the data processing device 5C connected to the center computer 4 is installed. In this embodiment, the start guide signal light 9C is provided downstream of the receiver 48.
A start warning light 10C, a start detection device 11C, and an ITV camera 12C are installed. The signal flow between these devices is as shown in FIG. The vehicle type identification device 8C, the start guide signal light 9C, the start warning light 10C, the start detection device 11C and the ITV camera 12C are the same as those of the manned entrance toll gate 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A and 12A shown in FIG. .. An IC card processor 55 is connected to the center computer 4.

In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, when the road information machine 1C can read the ID information and the balance of the vehicle that has entered, the control device 3C blocks the receiving machine 48 to stop its operation. Further, by displaying a message to that effect, the collection operation of the collector is not required, the vehicle is allowed to pass by a free pass, and the block is released when the start detection device 11C detects the passage of the vehicle. At this time, the control device 3C gives the ID information and the balance to the data processing device 5C. The data processing device 5C calculates the new balance and records the history data such as the balance, the number of days used, the toll, and the toll booth number on the IC card 6 by the roadside machine 1C. And the control device 3C displays the charge indicator 47.
The new balance is displayed on the display, the start guide signal light 9C is changed from red to blue, the remaining amount display is stopped when the start detection device 11C detects the passage of the vehicle, and the start guide signal light 9C is returned to red to prepare for the next vehicle. Further, the data processing device 5C temporarily records the new balance and the ID information, transmits the new balance and the ID information to the computer 4 once a day, for example, at night, and records them in the balance file 53 of the center computer 4. ..

In the present embodiment, the data processing device 5C checks the balance of whether or not there is a balance equal to or more than the charge based on the data read by the roadside machine 1C. If it is normal, the control device 3C causes the charge indicator 47 to display the new balance data and changes the start guidance signal light 9C from red to blue, and when the passage of the vehicle is detected, the balance display is stopped and the start guidance signal light 9C is turned on. Make it red. Furthermore, here, as a measure against the use of an IC card that is stolen or is known to have a shortage of remaining money in advance, a list of these ID information is given from the center computer 4 to the data processing device 5C, and then from the roadside device 1C. It is checked whether the ID information of is normal. Then, the data processing device 5C gives the balance check result and the ID information check result to the control device 3C. If any of the control devices 3C is not normal, the start warning light 1 with the start guide signal light 9C kept red
The operation of 0C is started, and the front of the vehicle is photographed by the ITV camera 12C and is recorded. When the start detection device 11C detects passage of the vehicle,
The operation of the start warning light 10C is stopped and the ITV camera 12C is operated.

If the on-road equipment 1C cannot read the ID information, that is, if the IC card 6 is out of order, or the vehicle 7
Does not have the IC card 6, the control device 3C keeps the collection machine 48 in the operating state, and the collection staff performs the collection operation. That is, the fare is displayed on the fare display device 47 for the occupant of the vehicle that has stopped. The collector collects this fee from the user in cash or the like, operates the receipt issuing machine 46 to issue a receipt, and hands it to the user. The user starts after receiving the receipt. The display on the charge indicator 47 disappears when the receipt is issued. Further, the start guide signal light 9C changes from red to blue when the receipt is issued, and returns to red when the start detection device 11C detects the start of the vehicle.

In the embodiment described above, toll gates A, B,
Although all C are manned, they may be unmanned toll gates. Further, each tollgate may be dedicated to the non-contact IC card 6.

[0034]

【The invention's effect】

(1) According to the present invention, when the vehicle arrives at the toll gate on the toll road, the roadside device reads the ID information and the remaining amount from the vehicle-side device memory, and the first processing unit of the data processing device subtracts the toll from the remaining amount. After leaving, seek the new balance, and write the new balance in the memory of the vehicle-side communication device by the road device. Therefore, the center computer does not need to settle the toll and the processing capacity can be reduced. (2) Further, the second processing unit of the data processing device causes the new balance and I
The D information is recorded, and these are collectively sent to the center computer intermittently and recorded by the balance recording unit. As a result, when an abnormality occurs in the vehicle-side communication device, the remaining amount corresponding to the ID information is read from the remaining amount recording unit of the center computer, so that it can be reissued.
In this case, since the ID information and the balance are sent from the data processing device to the center computer by batch online processing, the center computer requires a large storage capacity, but high-speed processing capability is not required.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a road device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of a non-contact IC card.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration example of a non-contact IC card.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a manned entrance toll gate.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a manned exit toll gate.

FIG. 8 is a control block diagram in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a manned tollgate.

11 is a control block diagram in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a concept of a fee collection system using a contactless IC card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1B, 1C Road machine 4 Center computer 5B, 5C Data processing device 6 Non-contact IC card (vehicle side communication device) 53 Balance recording unit 55 IC card processor 56 First processing unit 57 Second processing unit

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification number Internal reference number FI Technical indication location G06K 17/00 R 7459-5L (72) Inventor Satoshi Nosaki Dori Gomatsu, Hyogo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture No. 1-16 Shinryo Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle-side communication device having a center computer, a memory in which ID information is recorded, and capable of externally writing the balance by wireless communication to the memory and reading the ID information and the balance, and a charge. A roadside device installed at a toll station for reading and writing to and from the memory of the vehicle-side communication device by wireless communication; and a data processing device installed at the toll booth and connected to the roadside device and the center computer. The data processing device subtracts the toll from the remaining amount read by the roadside device to calculate the new remaining amount, outputs the new remaining amount to the roadside device and writes the new remaining amount to the vehicle-side communication device, and an ID. A second processing unit that records information and a new balance corresponding thereto and intermittently collects the recorded contents and outputs the collected contents to the center computer. Toll collection system be provided with a balance recording unit, wherein recording the new balance that is output from the management device by the ID information.