JPH0689381A - Automatic charge collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need to stop an automobile for charge collection and the passing and collection of a ticket at an entrance and an edit of a toll road. CONSTITUTION:The automobile which utilizes the toll road is provided with a body code display plate for a discrimination number and a password number specifying the automobile, and the body code of the automobile which passes the priority lane 21 at a toll gate 1 is read by display control with a transmitter 4 and a reader 5. A terminal device 6 checks up and confirms the read body code by using body codes registered in a host computer 7A and collects the charge from the account, etc., of the registered user of the automobile when the body code is confirmed. From an unregistered automobile or unconfirmed automobile, the charge is collected at a manned toll gate window 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic toll collection system for automatically collecting tolls at toll gates on toll roads.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Toll booths on toll roads have manned toll booths for each section, and users temporarily stop their cars at the toll booth. , A coupon ticket, etc.)

On a toll road with multiple entrances and exits, pass the pass ticket to the user at the entrance, return the pass ticket to the toll gate at the exit, and read the traveling section at the toll gate by a pass reader. , The charge for each driving section and car is collected.

[0004]

Since the conventional toll collection system is a system in which the car is stopped at each toll booth to transfer the toll, it requires a lot of manpower and labor to collect the toll at the toll booth. , There was a problem that the time required for toll collection slows down the average driving speed of cars on toll roads.

In addition, it takes time and labor to give and receive a pass ticket at the entrance and exit of a toll road, and the average driving speed is reduced.

[0006] In particular, during a high number of customers (Colden Week, summer, year-end and New Year holidays) when users are extremely concentrated, waiting times at toll gates and entrances become long, which often causes significant traffic congestion.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic toll collection system which makes it unnecessary to temporarily stop an automobile for toll collection on toll roads and receipt and delivery of toll tickets at doorways.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a vehicle code transmission means for identifying each vehicle in a vehicle using a toll road, and the tollgate on the toll road is the above-mentioned vehicle code. When a vehicle having the vehicle body code passes, the vehicle body code is collected, and the fee is collected from the registrant of the vehicle body code by collating with the vehicle body code registered in advance and obtaining confirmation.

[0009]

[Function] The vehicle passing through the toll gate is identified from its body code, the vehicle code is automatically read when the vehicle passes, and the fee is collected from the registrant of the body code.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 indicates a toll gate of a toll road, and a priority lane 2 ₁ and a non-priority lane 2 ₂ are provided on the entrance side and the exit side of the toll road, and the priority lane 2 ₁ is a driving lane of an automobile using an automatic toll collection system non-priority lane 2 ₂ is in the driving lane of the vehicle to use the manned fee window.

[0011] traffic signal 3 provided preferentially lane 2 ₁ of the inlet side of the tollgate 1, the traffic light 3 preferential lanes 2 to regulate the inter-vehicle distance of a vehicle enters the priority lane 2 ₁ above a predetermined value Displays whether or not entry to ₁ is possible.

A vehicle body code display control signal transmitting device 4 is provided in a vehicle body code display area D which has passed the position of the traffic light 3. This device 4 transmits a signal for controlling the display of the body code set individually for the automobile.

As the vehicle body code, an identification number ID unique to the vehicle and a user's personal identification number are prepared on a vehicle body code display plate provided on the front surface or the side surface of the vehicle body as shown in FIG.
For example, the identification number ID is a current vehicle body number to avoid duplication of numbers, and the personal identification number is a secret number arbitrarily set by the user.

These numbers are replaced by ordinary bar code display, and each section divided into squares is a binary combination of white and black or light and dark, and the user can easily change and read the personal identification number at any time. I am able to do it.

On the other hand, since the body code can be easily read by others, a means for displaying the body code display plate only in the body code display area D or for checking by the user himself is provided to prevent theft. For example, the body code display plate is normally covered with a shield plate, and the shield plate is opened by receiving a display control signal from the transmitter 4 or a user's key operation. Also, the display color of the body code display plate is the same color. This is realized by a configuration in which the grid portion corresponding to the number is switched to another color display only when the vehicle body code is displayed.

The identification number and the personal identification number can be identified by the automatic toll collection system side if the user delivers them in advance to the toll road management office. In this case, the user can easily identify and change the vehicle body code (personal identification number), so that the vehicle body code can be easily notified to the road control station using a public line, etc., and the delivered vehicle body code is registered at the road control station. It

The personal identification number is not limited to two digits, but can be three digits or more to improve confidentiality protection.

Returning to FIG. 1, the transmission device 4 transmits a voice frequency signal or the like to a vehicle that has entered the body code display area D, and displays the body code display plate on the vehicle that receives the transmission. .

The vehicle body code reading device 5 uses the display of the vehicle body code display plate located at the side of the vehicle body code display area D as a binary signal to pass through the vehicle and sequentially from the upper digit or one image. Read as optically.

The terminal device 6 inputs the vehicle body code read by the vehicle body code reading device 5, and confirms whether the vehicle body code matches the registered vehicle body code by referring to the host computer 7A of the control office 7.

Priority lane 2 past the body code display area D
Branch lane 2 _11, 2 ₁₂ is provided in the _1, traffic 8 is provided in the branch point. The branch lane 2 ₁₁ is used as the approach road of the car for which the matching of the vehicle body code is confirmed by the terminal device 6 and the exit road to the exit of the toll gate, and the branch lane 2 ₁₂ is the car for which the mismatch of the vehicle body code is confirmed. It is a branch road that joins the priority lane 2 ₂ . These branches are instructed by the traffic light 8, and when the vehicle code coincides, the traveling signal to the branch lane 2 ₁₁ is displayed, and when the vehicle body code does not coincide, the traveling signal to the branch lane 2 ₂₂ is displayed and the manned charge by the terminal device 6 is displayed. Give an alarm to the window 9. In addition, traffic light 8 and branch lanes 2 ₁₁ , 2 ₁₂
Is a position and distance (distance from the body code display area D) in consideration of the traveling speed of the vehicle passing through the body code display area D and the confirmation processing time of the computer.

The manned toll window 9 collects the toll by a manned vehicle in the same manner as in the conventional case for a car entering from the non-priority lane 2 ₂ or a car joining from the branch lane 2 ₁₂ .

When the host computer 7A of the management office 7 responds to the inquiry of the vehicle body code from the terminal device 6 with a response indicating that the vehicle body code coincides, the host computer 7A collects the fee for the vehicle having the vehicle body code from the registrant. This collection is done by computer processing like general credit card and automatic debit of bank accounts. The host computer also inquires and responds to the body code of the terminal devices at other toll gates.

In the present embodiment, for the motor vehicle having a vehicle body code, performs display control of the display encoded by transmitter 4 while passing through the display area D of the priority lane 2 _1, the device 5 reading the display code It is read and transferred to the terminal device 6, and the terminal device 6 inquires of the host computer 7A for the display code.
The vehicle is guided to the exit side of the priority lane 2 ₁ by displaying as a passage to the side of the branch line 2 ₁₁ and the host computer 7A collects the charge from the account of the user of the vehicle. If the vehicle body codes cannot be matched, the branch line 2
Guide the car to the _12th side and collect the toll at the manned toll counter 9.

Therefore, a vehicle whose body code is registered is automatically charged only by passing through the priority lane 2 ₁ from the entrance side to the exit side without stopping, and the congestion and average driving speed due to the charge collection It will not cause a decrease, and the number of people who will collect fees will be greatly reduced.

If the toll road has a plurality of entrances and exits and the tolls vary depending on the section, the vehicle body code display control transmission device 4, the reading device 5 and the terminal device 6 are also provided on the entrance side, By transferring data indicating that the vehicle has entered from the entrance to the host computer 7A of the management office 7, it is possible to collect charges for each section by the exit-side toll booth.

Further, in the embodiment, the display control and reading of the body code may be performed by a wireless transmission means provided with a transceiver for receiving a display control signal and transmitting the body code on the automobile side.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, an automobile using a toll road is provided with a means for transmitting a body code, the tollgate collects the body code when the vehicle passes, and the body code registered in advance is used. Since the fee is collected from the body code registrant by obtaining the verification and confirmation of
Vehicles can pass at a speed within the range where vehicle code can be collected without stopping at toll gates, eliminating time loss for toll collection and passing of pass tickets at entrances and exits, improving average driving speed on toll roads And transportation efficiency can be improved. Further, the number of workers for collecting the toll can be reduced, and the driver of the car can save the trouble of giving and receiving the toll ticket and paying the toll.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a body code display board.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... tollgate, 2 ₁ ... priority lane, 2 ₂ ... non-priority lane, 3, 8
... traffic light, 4 ... body code display control transmitting device, 5 ... body code reading device, 6 ... terminal device, 7 ... management office, 7A ... host computer, 9 ... toll gate counter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle using a toll road is provided with a vehicle body code transmitting means for specifying each vehicle, and a tollgate on the toll road collects the vehicle body code when a vehicle having the vehicle body code passes and is registered in advance. An automatic fee collection system, which collects a fee from a registrant of the body code by checking and confirming with the body code.