JPH06243315A - Charge collecting facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the toll collecting facility for efficiently collecting charge without any confusion in various cases at a road provided with a manned lane and an unmanned lane. CONSTITUTION:Gates G1 and G2 are provided at the entrance and exit of an unmanned lane 2, and the gates G1 and G2 can be opened/closed from a manned booth 3. When collecting the charge while using both of a manned lane 1 and the unmanned lane 2, the gates G1 and G2 are opened. When the charge 1 collected at a main booth 7 of the unmanned lane 2, the vehicle straightly moves corresponding to signal lamps S1 and S1' or the like and is guided to the exit into a general road, but when the change is not collected, the gate G1 is closed and the vehicle is guided from a communication part 6 to the manned booth 3 corresponding to the signal lamps S1 and S1'.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll collection facility installed around a toll gate on a toll road.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when collecting tolls at toll gates on toll roads, a manned system is used, that is, an attendant is at a booth, the type of car that arrives at the toll gate is determined, and the amount of money according to the type of car It is either collected or unmanned, that is, it is collected by an automatic fee collection device using a card or the like.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional toll booth, in the case of the manned system, it is necessary to have several staff members at each toll booth, which is contrary to the labor saving and also at each booth. ,
There was a limit to the number of tolls that could be collected, which was one of the causes of traffic congestion near toll gates on toll roads. On the other hand, if unmanned toll collection by card etc. is operating smoothly, it is efficient for manned people, but once an accident or equipment failure occurs, there is no automatic guidance system for cars and it is impossible to collect tolls. There are many post-processing tasks by humans, and there has been a problem that the passage of persons with unchargeable fees is neglected as a result, with little labor saving. In addition, when there is a system failure or only a certain booth is crowded, there is a problem that it is not possible to smoothly handle manned operations.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a toll collection facility capable of efficiently and efficiently collecting tolls in various cases on roads having manned lanes and unmanned lanes. It is an object.

[0005]

[Means and Actions for Solving the Problems] The toll collection facility according to the claims of the present application is the first road for collecting manned tolls, and a clerk provided near the exit of the first road. And a second road for automatic toll collection, which is provided alongside the first road and branches off at a contact portion connected to the first road until reaching the vicinity where the toll collection device is provided. A traffic signal provided near the connecting portion for guiding a vehicle on the second road toward the exit of the second road or the direction in which the toll collecting device is provided; and a traffic signal provided along the second road before the connecting portion The automatic toll collection device and the vehicle to which the automatic toll collection device collects the toll to the exit of the second road, while the automatic toll collection device guides the vehicle to which the toll cannot be collected to the first road. Said traffic And a control means for controlling the Unit.

[0006] In this fee collection facility, manned collection by the fee collection device and unmanned collection by the automatic fee collection device can be used together, and depending on the situation, if the automatic fee collection device cannot collect the bill, or if it is not collected, By guiding and guiding to a manned charge collection device, it is possible to collect charges accurately, smoothly and efficiently. The charge collection facility according to claim 2 is the same as that according to claim 1,
A detector for detecting a vehicle passing through the second road guided by the traffic signal and a video camera for photographing the vehicle and the driver passing through the second passage are provided at the exit of the passage, and the control means is the traffic signal. Is driving the video camera based on the fact that the detector detects the vehicle even though the vehicle is guided to the first passage.

[0007] In this toll collection facility, when there is a fraudulent vehicle that forcibly breaks through an automated passage without paying a fee, the vehicle and the driver are automatically photographed, so that it can be left as evidence of fraudulent traffic. The charge collection equipment according to claim 3 is the charge collection equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the charge collection equipment is provided in the vicinity of the contact portion of the first road, and when the vehicle on the second road is guided to the first road. A traffic signal controlled by the control means is provided so as to stop the passage of vehicles on the road.

[0008] In this toll collection facility, when the vehicle on the second road is guided to the first road, the vehicle on the first road is stopped from passing, so that the customer of the automated passage (frequently used customer) Since the vehicle is preferentially processed, smooth passage can be promoted even for the vehicle in the subsequent automated passage. In the charge collecting facility according to claim 4, the charge collecting device according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the automatic charge collecting device has a card reading / recording device and changes the card data. , The control means is a vehicle other than the vehicle that has been able to collect the charge by the automatic charge collecting device.
I try to lead to the road.

In this toll collection facility, since the toll is collected by the automatic toll collection device via the card, it is convenient for both the toll collector and the vehicle driver. Since the vehicle for which automatic fare collection was not possible is guided to the first road and the fare is collected by a manned person, it is possible to find out the expiration of the card or insufficient charge. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fee collecting facility according to the fourth aspect, a camera for reading the license plate of the vehicle is provided near the automatic fee collecting device, and the control means compares the data read by the camera with the data recorded on the card. The vehicle's effectiveness is inspected.

In this fee collection facility, the license plate of the vehicle is read and the data recorded on the card is compared to check the validity of the vehicle, so that fraud such as card exchange can be detected. The charge collecting facility according to claim 6 is the one according to claim 5, wherein the camera is provided in front of the vehicle or /
It is also provided at a position where the subsequent license plate can be read.

In this charge collection facility, by reading the license plates in front of and behind the vehicle, even if the reading of one license plate is unclear due to snow adhesion or the like, the other read data is used for the determination. The number of legitimate vehicles that cannot be determined and are guided to the first road is reduced, and the efficiency of automatic toll collection is improved. In the charge collecting equipment according to claim 7, in the charge collecting equipment according to claim 5 or 6, the control means identifies the vehicle type and vehicle number from the data read by the camera, and performs the vehicle type fee calculation.

In this fee collection facility, the vehicle type and vehicle number are identified from the data read by the camera, so that the vehicle type fee can be collected. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first to seventh aspects of the toll collection facility, a traffic signal is provided to stop a vehicle following the vehicle being processed by the automatic toll collection device at a predetermined position.

In this toll collection facility, the vehicle following the vehicle being processed by the automatic toll collection device is stopped at a predetermined position by the AC traffic signal, so that the toll collection can be performed one by one with certainty. When the license plate is read by the camera, the reading accuracy is improved, the number of legitimate vehicles that cannot be determined and are guided to the first road is reduced, and the efficiency of automatic toll collection is increased. This is especially effective when reading the license plate at the back.

The charge collecting facility according to claim 9 is the charge collecting facility according to claim 1.
According to the eighth aspect, the input means is provided for inputting the necessity or non-necessity of receipt of the fee collected by the automatic fee collecting device. With this toll collection facility, by inputting whether or not a receipt for the collected fee is input to the automatic toll collection device, there is no need to issue a receipt to a driver who does not need a receipt, thus reducing waste of resources. can do.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the toll collection facility is provided alongside the first road, a first road for collecting manned tolls, a toll collection device provided near the exit of the first road and operated by a staff member. A second road for automatic toll collection that branches at a first connecting portion connected to a first road until reaching the vicinity where the toll collecting device is provided, and a vehicle on a second road provided near the first connecting portion A first traffic signal for guiding the vehicle toward the exit of the second road or the direction in which the toll collecting device is provided; and a first automatic toll collecting device provided along the second road before the first connecting portion. A third road for automatic charge collection, which is provided so as to sandwich the first road with the second road and which branches off at a second contact portion connected to the first road until reaching the vicinity where the charge collecting device is provided, The third road is provided near the second connecting part Second traffic signal for guiding the vehicle of the vehicle to the exit of the third road or the direction in which the toll collecting device is provided, and the second automatic toll collecting device provided along the third road before the second connecting portion. And guide the vehicles to which the tolls are collected by the first and second automatic toll collection devices to the exits of the second and third roads, respectively, while the vehicles that cannot be collected by the first or second automatic toll collection device are the first And a control means for controlling the traffic signal so as to guide it to the road.

[0016] In this charge collection facility, two automatic charge collections can be effectively used for one manned charge collection, and efficient charge collection can be performed.

[0017]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an equipment arrangement in the vicinity of a toll gate on a toll road according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a manned lane 1 and an unmanned lane 2 are installed side by side on the road.
The roads 1 and 2 are separated from each other except for the connecting portions 5 and 6. Contact section 5 is from manned lane 1 to unmanned lane 2
From the unmanned lane 2 to the manned lane 1,
It is the contact part. Manned booths 3 and 4 are installed on one side of both roads 1 and 2. The manned booth 3 is used for normal toll collection for vehicles traveling on the manned lane 1, and the manned booth 4 is used for manned lane 2 when there is a malfunction in the device of the unmanned lane 2 and the number of traveling vehicles is low. Used when making a lane. That is, the manned booth 3 and the manned booth 4 have a function as a charge collecting device with an attendant. Also, in the unmanned lane 2, one book booth 7
Several pre-booths 8 are arranged.

In the figure, G1 and G2 are gates for stopping a car, the gate G1 is an exit of the unmanned lane 2 to an ordinary road, and the gate G2 is a manned lane 1 to an unmanned lane 2.
It is provided at each entrance (contact part 5). The gate G1 is normally open. DET1, ..., D
The ET 6 is, for example, a detector that uses a line sensor or the like, and outputs an ON signal when the front part of the vehicle is detected and an OFF signal when the rear part is detected. DET5 and DET5 'are ON-O with or without vehicle body
FF. S2, S4, and S4 'are switching signal lights of two red and blue lights, and S4 is with red blinking switching. S3, S3 ', S
3 "is GO, STOP (temporary stop) switching signal light, S1
Is a red-blue arrow three-light switching signal light, S1 'is GO, STO
P is a signal light for turning left. D1 is O with constant illuminance
Illuminance detectors L1 and L2 that are N-OFF are illumination lights that illuminate the front and rear of the vehicle. AVI1 and AVI2 are license plate character readers, and AVI1 is the front part of the vehicle.
AVI2 is used for recognizing the vehicle number and vehicle type at the rear of the vehicle.
R / W & P1 and R / W & P2 are magnetic card reader / writers with a printer, both of which are provided in the booth 7.
The R / W & P1 is for the left steering wheel and the R / W & P2 is for the right steering wheel. These R / W & P1 and R / W & P2 function as an automatic fee collection device, and rewrite the remaining number with a printer, issue receipts, timer function, with operation voice / display guidance trigger, card insertion / non-insertion signal buffer / judgment Machine / receipt request push button, mismatch, match and card / AVI
Each function of 1 and 2 read signal transmission is provided.

The discrepancy of various judgments (including doubt if it is impossible) means that the card or AVI1 or AVI2 cannot be read, the balance in the card is insufficient, the card is invalid (tampering, etc.), and the AVI1 and AVI2 are matched with the card contents by vehicle type / vehicle number. Differences, etc. Matching of various judgments is AVI1, AV by vehicle type and vehicle number.
This is the case when I2 matches the card contents. For grace, route buses and disabilities, only the car number is the same. There is also the number of times and greatest common divisor subtraction processing. Also, R / W & P1 and R / W & P2
The user card to be inserted in the ID function (model, car number,
Grace / route bus / disability classification and prepaid function (balance,
The remaining number or the greatest common divisor) and the rewrite function of these are provided.

In the tollgate of this embodiment, when a car running on the manned lane 1 does not process a card or the like, the car runs on the manned lane 1 as it is, and the fare is collected by an attendant at the manned booth 3. When the signal light S4 is blue and the gate G2 is open, the car that wants to collect the automatic toll will enter the unmanned lane 2 from the manned lane 1 through the contact part 5 and receive the toll at the booth 7. If it is collected normally, the car goes straight on the unmanned lane 2, passes through the gate G1, and exits on a general road. Vehicles whose tolls have not been collected at the booth 7 are guided to the manned booth 3 via the contact section 6.

Next, the operation of the tollgate facility of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. The "gate closed" signal is issued when the booth availability is judged by an attendant (manned person) due to traffic congestion at a doorway, a distant road, a traffic jam detector, a system failure. For example, assume a case where the push button “gate G2 closed” is manually pushed. First,
It is judged whether or not there is a signal of gate closing [Step S
T (hereinafter abbreviated as ST) 1] is the button "gate G1 closed"
While is pressed, this determination is YES, and then both detectors DET5, 5'are OFF, ie gate G2.
After confirming that there is no car near (ST2), the gate G2 is closed (ST3), the signal lights S4 and S4 'are both red (ST4), and the gate is closed (ST5).
Return to ST1. In this state, even if the car that is running tries to enter the unmanned lane 2, the signal lights S4 and S4 'are red,
You cannot enter unmanned lane 2 because gate G2 is closed.

After the manual button "gate G2 closed" is pushed and removed, the determination of "gate closed signal present" is NO (ST1), and then the routine proceeds to ST6, where "gate open signal present" is determined. I do. This determination is NO, and subsequently, it is determined whether "gate closed memory exists" (ST10). here,
In ST5, since the gate closing is already stored, the process proceeds to ST11, the timer is turned on, and “detector DET2, ..., DET4 is turned off until the timer times out.
N "is determined (ST12, ST13). This process is performed by detecting the detector D within a fixed time after closing the gate G2.
The presence / absence of vehicles in the main booth 7 is confirmed by determining whether or not ET2, ..., DET4 are ON. When there is no vehicle in the booth 7, the determination in ST13 is NO and the determination in ST12 is YES due to the time-up, the timer is turned off in ST15, and the process returns to ST1.

If a car is present in the booth 7, ST
13 is YES, and the signal lights S3, S3 ', S
3 "becomes GO display (ST14). When this is seen, the car in Brebooth gradually advances. And the signal light S2
Indicates red, the signal light S1 indicates arrow / red, the signal S1 'indicates left turn, and voice guidance corresponding to each signal is performed at R / W & P1 (R / W & P2) (ST49). Then, the gate G1 is closed and the G1 open memory is reset (ST50).

By this processing, the car in the main booth 7 turns left while looking at the signal and listening to the guidance, and heads from the unmanned lane 2 toward the manned lane 1. In addition, since the signal light S2 is red, a car coming straight on the manned lane 1 is
Stop at the STOP line. Following ST50, "Detector D
Whether ET6 is ON "is determined (ST51), and YES.
Then, assuming that the vehicle is in the contact portion 6 from the unmanned lane 2 to the manned lane 1, the signal light S1 is set to red and the signal light S1 ′ is set to S in order to prohibit the rear approach of the following vehicle.
The TOP display is displayed (ST52). Detector DET6 is ON
During this period, the process of ST52 is continued (ST51 to ST5
3). When the detector DET6 is turned off, the judgment of "DET6 OFF" in ST53 is YES and the gate G
1 to reset G1 open memory (S
T54), turn the signal light S2 blue (ST55), ST1
Return to.

The processing of ST50 is performed, and the signal lamp S1
Is a red arrow and S1 'is a left turn display, but if the car in this booth 7 goes straight on in the unmanned lane 2, the judgment of "DET6ON" in ST51 becomes NO, and then in ST56. It is determined whether "DET1ON". If the car broke through the gate G1 forcibly, DET1 is turned ON and the determination in ST56 is YE.
It becomes S. Then, subsequently, when DET1 is turned off in ST57, ITV, AVI1, and AVI2 are actuated, the vehicle is imaged, and the vehicle model number is stored (ST5
8) Generate a report / warning (ST59). Eventually, if there is an alarm release command (ST60), the process returns to ST1.

In this state, that is, "gate closed"
In this state, it is assumed that the clerk has turned on the manual button "gate G2 open", assuming that some situation has been judged, for example, that the unmanned lane 2 can be used. In this case, if the judgment is NO in ST1 "whether there is a gate closing signal" and the judgment is YES in ST2 that there is a "gate opening signal", the process proceeds to ST7, the gate G2 is opened, the signal light S4 is blue, and S4 ' Flashes red (ST8) and resets the memory of gate closing (ST
9). Then, the process returns to ST1. In this state, since the signal light S4 is blue and the gate G2 is open, the traveling vehicle can move from the manned lane 1 to the unmanned lane 2.

Manual button "gate G2 open" by the attendant
When the operation of is completed, the determinations in ST1, ST6, and ST10 are all NO, and in ST16, “DET2, ..., D
It is determined whether all of ET4 are OFF. DET2,
If all of the DET4s are OFF, there is no car in the main booth 7, and therefore it does not matter even if the car advances from the pre-booth to the main booth 7, so ST1
While the determination of 6 is YES, GO display of the signal lights S3, S3 ', S3 "is performed (ST16, ST17).

If even one of DET2, ..., DET4 is turned on, it means that there is a car between the main booth 7 and the pre-booth 8, and if the judgment in ST16 is NO, the process moves to ST18. Then, first, it is determined whether "DET3 is ON". D
If ET3 is ON, this is
The rear part is detected, and in this case, the signal light S3 is STOP-displayed in order to prohibit the approach of the following car (ST1
9). Then, it is judged whether "DET3 is OFF" (S
T20), when it is determined to be OFF, the signal lamp S3,
STOP display of S3 "and S1 '(ST21). Subsequently, it is determined whether" DET4 is ON "(ST22) and ON.
If so, it is further determined whether "DET2 is ON" (ST
23). If it is not ON, the process returns to ST20, but if it is ON, it means that the vehicle is large and the "AVI1 read completion flag O
N "is determined (ST24), and if not ON, AV
By I1, the front number of the car that entered the booth 7 is read and the read flag is turned ON (ST2
5). If the determination in ST24 is YES, ST25 is skipped.

After ST24 or ST25, "AV
It is determined whether the I2 read flag is ON (ST26).
If it is already turned on, there is no need to read it again.
If the determination in T26 is YES, the process returns to ST20. When the determination in ST26 is NO, the process proceeds to ST30. This process will be described later. If DET4 is not ON in ST22, that is, if the determination is NO, it can be considered that the rear part of the vehicle has already passed the position of DET4. Therefore, the process proceeds to ST27 and "A
It is determined whether the read flag of VI2 is "ON". If not, the license plate at the rear of the vehicle is read by AVI2 and the read flag is turned on (ST28).
If the AVI2 read flag is turned on in 27,
Return to ST23 and perform AVI through the processing of ST23 to ST26.
The reading process for 1 is performed. Following ST28, "AVI
If it is NO, the process returns to ST23 to similarly perform the reading process for AVI1.

YES in ST26 or ST29
If the judgment is YES, the reading of AVI1 and AVI2 has already completed.
If N, both read flags are turned off (ST3
0), the operation guide by voice display and leader
Turn on the writer R / W & P1 and R / W & P2 (ST
31). Then, the timer is turned on (ST32). Next, it is determined whether or not the card is inserted into the reader / writer (S
T33), if inserted, the timer is turned off (ST34). Then, the data stored in the card is read and stored (ST35). The data such as the vehicle type and vehicle number of the read card is compared with the data read by AVI1 and AVI2, and the balance and the traveling charge are also compared to determine the quality (ST36). For example, if the ID code matches,
It is OK if the remaining amount exceeds the driving charge.

If the result of the determination is OK (ST37), an input display asking whether the receipt ticket is required is displayed (ST38), and if the driver makes an input, the receipt ticket is issued (ST39, ST).
If 41) is unnecessary, ST40 is skipped and the receipt is not issued. Following ST39 or ST40, recording and printing are performed on the card and the card is ejected (ST41). With this, reader / writer R / W &
The charges are automatically collected by P1 and R / W & P2. Therefore, the signal light S1 is blue, and the signal light S
1'is displayed as GO (ST42).

Looking at the display of the signal lights S1 and S1 ', the vehicle automatically collected will travel straight on the unmanned lane 2. The system determines whether "DET2 is OFF" (ST43), and while DET2 is ON, it stands by as if there is a car in the booth. When DET2 is OFF, operation guidance is given by voice and for a while. After that, the reader / writer R / W & P1 and R / W & P2 are turned off (ST44), and the state returns to the initial state of ST1.

In ST33, when the card is not inserted, the determination is NO, and operation guidance for prompting the card insertion is displayed by voice until the timer times out (ST45) (ST46). When the time is up, the timer is turned off (ST47) and the process proceeds to ST49. Also ST
At 37, if the determination is not OK, eject the card (S
(T48), and similarly moves to ST49. In both cases, the charges could not be collected by the card, so after that, the processes of ST49 to ST60 are performed, the car is guided from the unmanned lane 2 to the manned lane 1, and the charges are collected by the attendant at the manned booth 3. .

6 to 9 show flow charts showing another embodiment. In the above-described processing of FIGS. 2 to 5, the signal S1 is kept blue or red depending on the success or failure of automatic collection of the previous vehicle until the determination of the next vehicle is completed. Further, the signal S1 'indicates that the next vehicle is the detector DE.
It is maintained until it passes T3. Therefore, the length of the vehicle is limited, and the length is limited to a length shorter than the length from the STOP position to DET4. Therefore, FIG.
In the embodiment of FIG. 10, before the card processing, it is possible to cope with a long vehicle, that is, the vehicle length without limitation, so that the subsequent license plate cannot be read.

6 and 7 show the processing flow of the first CPU. The processes of ST1 to ST10 are the same as those of FIG. In ST10, "gate closed signal present"
If the signal is NO, it is determined in ST11 whether "DET2-4 are all OFF". If the determination is YES, it means that there is no car in the booth 7, and the signal lights S3, S
3'and S3 "become GO display (ST2). Next, ST
If any one of DET2 to 4 is ON in 11, ST
Move to 13 and determine whether "DET3 has ON memory", N
If it is O, then it is judged whether it is "DET3ON" and ON.
If not, the process moves to ST20, but if ON, D
Store ET3ON (ST15) and turn on signal light S3
OP is displayed (ST16), and the process proceeds to ST17. Even if the DET3ON is stored in ST13, the process proceeds to ST17. ST1
In 7, it is determined whether "DET3OFF". If NO, the process proceeds to ST20. However, if OFF, that is, the determination is YES, the signal lights S3 'and S3 "are set to STOP display (ST1
8), DET3ON memory is reset (ST19), S
Move to T20.

In ST20, it is determined whether "DET4ON". If the judgment is YES, “DET2ON memory is available”
It is determined (ST21), and if the determination is NO, "DET
If "YES" is determined (ST22), and if the determination is YES, "DET2ON" is stored (ST23) and the timer is started (ST24), and the "AVI1 read flag" is set before the timer times out (ST25). It is judged whether it is "ON" (ST26), and if not, AV
The front license plate is read by I1 reading memory (ST
27), the AVI1 read flag is turned on (ST2
8). When the AVI1 read flag is ON in ST26, ST27 and ST28 are skipped, the process proceeds to ST29, it is determined whether "AVI2 read flag is ON", and N
In the case of O, the process returns to the initial state ST1, but in the case of YES, the process moves to ST36.

In ST20, the judgment is "DET4ON" is NO.
In the case of, it is determined whether or not "time-up storage is present" (ST30). Short time after DET2ON, or D
If it is not ET2ON, the timer has not been timed up. Therefore, the determination in ST30 is NO, and subsequently it is determined whether "AVI2 read flag is ON" (ST3.
1), the determination is NO at first, the rear license plate is read by AVI2 and stored (ST32), AVI
2 The reading flag is turned on (ST32), the timer is stopped (ST34), and the process returns to ST21.

If the time is up in ST25, the time up is stored (ST35), and the process proceeds to ST36. If the following vehicle is approaching and DET2ON and DET4OFF, but AVI2 cannot read,
If NO in ST20 and YES in ST30, ST36
Move on to. In ST36, it is determined whether or not the "card insertion flag is ON". If not, R / W & P1,
R / W & P2ON operation guidance is given by voice (ST3
7) It is determined whether or not a card is inserted (ST38). If not inserted, the process returns to ST1, and if inserted, the stored contents of the card are read and stored, and the card insertion flag is turned on (ST39). ), And returns to ST1. ST36
Then, if the card insertion flag is ON, the process returns to ST1.

Next, the operation of the second CPU will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of 0. After the operation is started, it is first determined whether "gate closed memory exists" (ST40). In the case of this determination being YES, in order to guide the car in the unmanned lane 2 toward the manned booth 3, the signal lights S3, S3 ',
S3 "is displayed as GO (ST52), signal light S1 'is turned left, signal S1 is displayed as a red arrow (ST53), and card insertion impossible processing, that is, R / W & P1, R / W & P
The process of 2 is performed, and the process returns to ST40.

Using the unmanned booth 4, R / W & P1, R
In the case of / W & P2 unattended automatic charge collection, the gate is open, and therefore the determination in ST40 is also NO. Subsequently, it is determined whether "AVI1 read flag ON". When the first CPU has performed reading by AVI1 and the flag is ON, this determination is YES (ST41). Then, "Timer time-up memory available"
(ST42), if the time is not up, it is determined whether "AVI2 reading flag is ON" (ST42).
45) If the determination is NO, the process returns to ST41. ST45
If the determination is YES, then this time the “card insertion flag O
If the card insertion flag is not ON (ST48), the second timer is started (S48).
T49) until the second timer times out (ST5
0), voice guidance for card insertion (ST51). S
If the card insertion flag is ON at T46, ST47
Then, the AVI2 data and the card data are compared and judged. On the other hand, if the timer times out while the AVI2 read flag is not ON, the determination in ST42 is Y.
ES, and in this case, "card insertion flag O
N "is determined (ST43). Card insertion flag ON
If not, move to ST49 as in ST46,
Start the second timer. However, if the card insertion flag is ON, the determination result in ST43 is YES, and the AVI
The read data of 1 and the read data of the card are compared and determined (ST44).

In both cases of ST44 and ST47, after that, the time-up memory is reset and AV is set.
The I1 read flag and the AVI2 read flag are reset (S
T48), and it is determined whether "determination is OK" (ST55).
If the judgment is OK, the receipt necessity input is displayed (ST
56) If a ticket is required, issue a receipt (ST57,
ST58), if not necessary, the ticket issuing process is skipped. In either case, record it on the card, print it, and then return it (ST5
9) At the same time as resetting the card insertion flag (ST60), the signal light S1 is made blue and the signal light S1 'is made GO display (ST61).

After that, when DET2OFF is detected (ST62), DET2ON is reset (ST6).
3), STOP the signal light S1 'to stop the next car
Display (ST71). Furthermore, "DET1ON memory available"
Whether or not (ST72), if NO, "DET1O
N "is determined and DET1ON, that is, the processes of ST72 and ST73 are repeated until the vehicle reaches the side of DET1.
When T1 turns ON, DET1ON is stored (ST7
4) The signal light S1 is made red (ST75). And D
Wait until ET1 turns off (ST76, ST7
2). When DET1 is turned off, the DETON memory is reset (ST77) and the process returns to ST40.

If the determination is not OK in ST55, the card is ejected (ST64), the card insertion flag is reset (ST65), the signal light S2 is red, and the signal light S is
1 is an arrow red, and the traffic light S1 'is a left turn, and guidance to the left is performed by voice (ST66). Further, the gate G1 is closed and the G1 open memory is reset (ST6
7). Then, it is determined whether or not "DET2OFF" (S
T68), when the car passes by DET2 side, ST68 judgment Y
In ES, the signal light S1 'is set to STOP display for the next car (ST70), and it is determined whether "DET6ON storage is present" (ST78).

The determination in ST78 is initially NO, and subsequently it is determined whether "DET6ON" (ST79). This judgment is also NO while the car is not in front of DET6.
Then, it is judged whether "DET1ON" (ST8).
6). Since the car does not go straight on the unmanned lane 2 but goes to the manned booth 3 direction, if you turn left, the car will not reach the side of DET 1, so the determination in ST 86 is also NO, until DET 6 or DET 1 turns ON, ST78, S
Stay at T79 and ST86. Eventually, if the car passes in front of DET6, the judgment in ST79 becomes YES and DE
T6ON is stored (ST80) and the signal lamp S1 is stored.
Is erased (ST81). After that, DET6 is OFF
It waits until the vehicle completely passes in front of DET6 (ST82). In ST82, DET6 is O
If it becomes FF, the determination is YES, the DET6ON memory is reset (ST83), the gate G1 is opened (ST84),
G1 open is stored (ST85), and the process returns to ST40.

When DET1 is turned on while repeating the determination operations of ST78, ST79, and ST86, it can be considered that this is because the vehicle that should be heading for the manned booth 3 is going straight. Therefore, following the YES determination at ST86, ITV
1, AVI1 and AVI2 are operated (ST87), and a notification / warning is issued (ST88). Then, when the alarm is released (ST89), the process returns to ST40.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an installation arrangement in the vicinity of a toll gate on a toll road according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the gates of the manned lane 1 and the unmanned lane 2 and the arrangement of various devices are only shown upside down, and are exactly the same as those shown in FIG. The feature of this embodiment is that the manned lane 1 is sandwiched in the middle and the other unmanned lane 12 (B
Side). In the unmanned lane 12 here,
Left and right with unmanned lane 2 (A side), unmanned lane 2
The same gates and various equipment are installed. However, the switching signal light S2 provided in the manned lane 1 is shared.

Also in the operation flow, both the unmanned lane 2 and the unmanned lane 12 perform the processing of FIGS. 2 to 5 except for the case shown in FIG. Therefore, when the determinations of the reader / writer R / W & P are the same on both the A side and the B side, the unmanned booths 4 and 14 go straight ahead and are individually processed, respectively, and the cars are continuously run. If it is determined by R / W & P that there is no insertion or a mismatch, and if processing is rejected in both lanes at the same time, the A side is prioritized. Also, while guiding to the manned booth 3 on one side of either A or B, the operation on the other side is prohibited. It should be noted that those traveling in the manned lane 1 and reaching the manned booth 3, that is, vehicles following the manned booth 3 are processed by the switching signal light S2.

The switching processing operation between the A side and the B side will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, on the A side, if the time is up without inserting a card or the R / W & P does not match, the fact is sent to the B side, and if they are the same, the A side is prioritized (ST90). Next, it is determined whether or not the signal S1-1 arrow on the B side is output (ST91),
If it is out, the other party's car is guiding to the manned booth 3, so it stands by as it is.

If the arrow of the signal S1-1 is not lit,
The signal S2 is set to red (ST92), the gate G1 is closed (ST93), the arrow of the signal S1 is turned on, and the signal S1 ′ is turned left (ST94). Further, the lighting of the arrow of the signal S1 is notified to the B side, and a guidance to the manned booth 3 is given by voice. By these processes, the car on the A side is guided to the manned booth 3, and during that time, the manned lane 1 and the car on the B side are prohibited from entering the manned booth 3.

When the time is up or the R / W & P does not match on the B side, it is judged whether or not there is a similar signal on the A side (ST90), and if signals are present at the same time, the system waits.
If there is no signal, it is determined whether the "S1 arrow on the A side is ON" (ST95). If it is ON, the car on the A side is manned booth 3
Since it is in the process of being guided to, wait for the arrow on S1 on the A side
In the case of F, the signal S2 is turned on (ST92), and
The gate G1-1 is closed (ST96), the arrow of the signal S1-1 is turned on, and the signal S1-1 'is turned right (ST97). Then, the arrow lighting of the signal S1-1 is notified to the A side, and the manned booth 3 is guided by voice.

[0051]

According to the present invention, since a manned toll collection device is provided on the first road and an automatic toll collection device is provided on the second road, it is possible to use both manned collection and unmanned collection. A communication section is provided between the exit sections of the first and second roads, and the traffic signal can guide the driver from the second road to the charge collection apparatus installation section of the first road. If not, by guiding and guiding to a manned charge collection device, accurate, smooth and efficient charge collection can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an equipment arrangement in the vicinity of a toll gate on a toll road according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a processing operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the embodiment, together with the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the embodiment, together with the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.
6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the first CPU of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a processing operation of the first CPU of the embodiment, together with the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining a second CPU processing operation of the embodiment.

9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the second CPU of the embodiment, together with the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the second CPU of the embodiment, together with the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an equipment arrangement in the vicinity of a toll gate on a toll road according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a principal part flowchart for explaining a processing operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Manned Lane 2 Unmanned Lane 3 Manned Booth 6 Contact 7 Booth G1, G2 Gates S1, S1 'Signal Light

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A first road for collecting manned tolls, a toll collecting device provided near an exit of the first road and operated by an attendant, and the toll collecting device provided alongside the first road. The second road for automatic toll collection that branches off at the contact portion that connects to the first road and the vehicle on the second road that is provided near the above contact portion exits the second road or the toll collection device. Traffic signal that guides in the direction in which the vehicle is installed, an automatic toll collection device provided along the second road in front of the connecting portion, and a vehicle to which the toll is collected by the automatic toll collection device at the exit of the second road. And a control means for controlling the traffic signal so as to guide the vehicle to the first road on the other hand, while guiding the vehicle to the first road. 2. A detector for detecting a vehicle passing through the second road guided by the traffic signal and a video camera for photographing a vehicle passing through the second passage and a driver are provided at the exit of the second passage, and The control means is such that the traffic signal first directs the vehicle.
The toll collection facility according to claim 1, wherein the video camera is driven based on the detection of the vehicle by the detector despite being guided to the passage. 3. Traffic controlled by the control means, which is provided in the vicinity of the connecting portion of the first road and stops the passage of the vehicle of the first road when the vehicle of the second road is guided to the first road. The charge collection facility according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a traffic light. 4. The automatic fee collecting device comprises a card reading / recording device to collect a fee by changing card data, and the control means is a vehicle other than a vehicle capable of collecting the fee by the automatic fee collecting device. Is guided to the first road, The toll collection facility according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3. 5. A camera for reading a license plate of a vehicle is provided near the automatic fee collecting device, and the control means compares the read data of the camera with the recorded data of the card to inspect the validity of the vehicle. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein
The listed fee collection facility. 6. The charge collecting facility according to claim 5, wherein the camera is provided at a position for reading a license plate in front of and / or behind the vehicle. 7. The charge collection facility according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said control means identifies the car type and car number from the data read by said camera and calculates the charge according to the car type. 8. A traffic signal device for stopping a vehicle following the vehicle being processed by the automatic fee collecting device at a predetermined position, claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4. The charge collection facility according to claim 5, claim 6, or claim 7. 9. The claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 3, characterized in that the automatic fee collecting device is provided with an input means for inputting whether or not a receipt of the collected fee is required. The charge collection facility according to claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, or claim 8. 10. A first road for collecting manned tolls and this first road
A fare collection device provided near the exit of the road and operated by an attendant, and a first contact portion that is provided alongside the first road and is connected to the first road before reaching the vicinity where the fare collection device is provided A second road for automatic toll collection and a second road vehicle provided near the first connecting portion
A first traffic signal that guides the vehicle toward the exit of the road or the direction in which the toll collecting device is provided; and a first automatic toll collecting device provided along the second road before the first connecting portion.
A third road for automatic charge collection, which is provided so as to sandwich the first road with the second road and which branches off at a second contact portion connected to the first road until reaching the vicinity where the charge collecting device is provided, A second traffic signal provided near the second connecting portion for guiding the vehicle on the third road toward the exit of the third road or the direction in which the toll collecting device is provided, and a third road before the second connecting portion. A second automatic toll collection device provided along the route and a vehicle to which tolls are collected by the first and second automatic toll collection devices are guided to the exits of the second and third roads, respectively.
Alternatively, a toll collection facility having a control means for controlling the traffic signal so as to guide the vehicle, which cannot be collected by the second automatic toll collection device, to the first road.