JPH11283063A - Toll collecting and receiving system for toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely adjust a toll even to a vehicle loaded with an on-vehicle device by providing a simple equipment in an exit toll gate. SOLUTION: An IC card 12 is provided attachably and detachably to/from the on-vehicle device 4 loaded on the vehicle 3. When the vehicle 3 passes through an entrance toll gate 1, by the radio communication of a toll gate system and the on-vehicle device 4, entrance information intrinsic to the toll gate is written to the on-vehicle device 4 and the IC card 12. Also, at the exit toll gate 2, an IC card processor 21 provided with a charging processing function is installed. Then, when the vehicle 3 advances to the exit toll gate 2, a driver stops the vehicle 3 in front of the IC card processor 21, takes out the IC card 12 from the on-vehicle device 4 and inserts it to the IC card processor 21. When the IC card 12 is inserted, the IC card processor 21 reads the entrance information and car kind information, etc., stored in the IC card 12 and executes a charging processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll road toll collection system for performing toll collection processing on a vehicle equipped with an on-vehicle device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional toll road, particularly a toll road for a distance, generally employs a magnetic card type toll collection system. This toll collection system issues magnetic toll tickets with entrance information and vehicle type information recorded at the tollgate entrance, reads this information and route information such as barriers at the tollgate exit, and collects tolls for the vehicle. Is a system that performs

In recent years, information necessary for toll collection has been exchanged between a roadside machine and an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by wireless communication means. A non-stop automatic toll collection system (ETC: ElectronicToll Collection) has been put to practical use.

The ETC system (non-stop automatic toll collection system) has an entrance tollgate 1 as shown in FIG.
, The system for the exit tollgate 2, and the vehicle-mounted device 4 installed in the vehicle 3.
Vehicle type information, price information, and the like are written in the on-vehicle device 4 in advance, and traffic route information, billing information, and the like are written when passing through a tollgate.

At the entrance tollgate 1, a roadside antenna 5 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the on-vehicle device 4 as ground equipment, a data transmitting / receiving device 6 for communicating via the roadside antenna 5, and entrance information A tollgate system including a generator 7 and the like is provided. Entrance information generator 7
Generates entrance information and transmits it to the vehicle-mounted device 4 of the approaching vehicle 3 via the data transmitting / receiving device 6 and the roadside antenna 5. The vehicle-mounted device 4 stores the entrance information sent from the ground-side facility when entering the entrance tollgate 1.

In the exit tollgate 2, a roadside antenna 8 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the on-vehicle device 4, for example, as a ground-side facility, a data transmitting and receiving device 9, a billing information generating device 10, a billing information processing device 11 A toll booth system is provided. At the exit tollgate 2, the data transmitting / receiving device 9
The entrance information is read from the vehicle-mounted device 4 via the roadside antenna 8, the toll is calculated from the entrance information and the vehicle type information by the charging information generation device 10, and the toll is calculated via the data transmission / reception device 9 and the roadside antenna 8. Notify the device 4. Further, the billing information calculated by the billing information generating device 10 is notified to a bank or the like through the process in the billing information processing device 11, and a credit process or the like is performed.

[0007] The vehicle 3 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 4 as described above.
Can automatically perform toll collection by wireless communication between the vehicle-mounted device 4 and the ground-side equipment when passing through the entrance tollgate 1 and the exit tollgate 2. can do.

[0008]

By employing the above-mentioned ETC system, vehicles passing through tollgates can be efficiently passed, and a great effect can be exhibited in eliminating traffic congestion.

However, if the ETC system is introduced into a toll booth with a low utilization rate, the capital investment becomes too large, which is impractical. ETC only for toll booths with heavy traffic
A system will be provided, but the following problems will occur.

That is, when the vehicle 3 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 4 corresponding to the non-stop tollgate enters the toll road from the entrance tollgate provided with the ETC system and exits from the exit tollgate not provided with the ETC system, the fee is charged. You cannot pay.

[0011] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and by providing simple equipment at an exit tollgate,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a toll road toll collection system that can perform toll settlement for a vehicle equipped with an on-vehicle device.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system for a toll road, wherein an on-board device provided with a detachable IC card and a vehicle equipped with the on-board device pass through an entrance tollgate. At this time, by means of wireless communication between the entrance tollgate system and the vehicle-mounted device, means for storing the tollgate-specific entrance information in the IC card via the vehicle-mounted device, and installed at the exit tollgate, I taken out of the vehicle-mounted device
When the C card is inserted, an IC card processing device that reads entry information stored in the IC card and executes a billing process is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system for a toll road, comprising: a vehicle-mounted device provided with radio communication means and infrared communication means by radio waves; and a vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device passes through an entrance tollgate. By wireless communication between the entrance tollgate system and the onboard unit, means for storing tollgate-specific entrance information in the onboard unit, and installed at the exit tollgate, when the vehicle enters the exit tollgate, An in-vehicle device processing device that performs infrared communication with the in-vehicle device, reads entrance information stored in the in-vehicle device, and performs a billing process.

According to a third aspect, in the second aspect,
The vehicle-mounted device is mounted on the vehicle so as to be position-adjustable, and the infrared communication means provided on the vehicle-mounted device can be adjusted in position according to the vehicle-mounted device processing device installed at the exit tollgate. I do.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a toll collection system which is a simplified version of an exit tollgate system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an entrance tollgate, and 2 denotes an exit tollgate. As shown in the figure, a vehicle 3 traveling on a toll road is equipped with a two-piece vehicle-mounted device 4 having wireless communication means. Vehicle type information and the like are written in the on-board unit 4 in advance, and when passing through a tollgate with ETC facilities, traffic route information, billing information, and the like are written by wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 2, the two-piece type vehicle-mounted device 4 is configured such that a non-contact IC card 12 having a function of paying a fee can be attached and detached. The on-vehicle device 4 includes an on-vehicle device antenna 15, a data transmission / reception device 16, a data processing device 17, and an IC card read / write (Read / Write) device 18, as shown in FIG. The in-vehicle device 4 receives the entrance information by the data transmitting / receiving device 16, and writes the entrance information and the vehicle type information to the IC card 12 by the IC card reading / writing device 18 via the data processing device 17.

On the other hand, at the entrance tollgate 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a roadside antenna 5 for transmitting / receiving signals to / from the on-vehicle device 4 as a ground-side facility,
A tollgate system including a data transmission / reception device 6 that communicates via the Internet and an entrance information generation device 7 is provided.
The entrance information generating device 7 generates entrance information and transmits it to the vehicle-mounted device 4 of the approaching vehicle 3 via the data transmitting / receiving device 6 and the roadside antenna 5.

At the exit tollgate 2, an IC card processing device 21 is installed. This IC card processing device 21
As shown in FIG. 4, a card insertion slot 22 is provided on the front face, and when an IC card 12 is inserted into the card insertion slot 22, a billing process is performed based on information stored in the inserted IC card 12. Has the function of executing In this case, the IC card 12 indicates that the driver of the vehicle 3
From the IC card processing device 21 by the driver or a toll booth clerk.

As shown in FIG. 5, the IC card processing device 21 includes a charging information processing device 23 and a charging information generating device 24.
And IC card read / write (Read / Write)
e) consists of the device 25; IC card processing device 21
When the IC card 12 is inserted into the card insertion slot 22, the IC card reading / writing device 25 reads the entrance information and the vehicle type information from the IC card 12, and calculates the toll by the charging information generation device 24. , Or withdraws from the IC card 12 or performs a credit process via the billing information processing device 23.

Next, the overall operation of the first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, a vehicle 3 enters an entrance tollgate 1,
When the vehicle reaches the communicable area with the ground-side facility, wireless communication is performed between the on-vehicle device 4 mounted on the vehicle 3 and the data transmitting / receiving device 6 of the ground-side facility via the roadside antenna 5 and the entrance information is obtained. The entrance information generated by the generator 7 is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 4 of the approaching vehicle 3 via the data transmitting / receiving device 6 and the roadside antenna 5. The vehicle-mounted device 4 stores the entrance information sent from the ground-side facility in an internal memory, and writes the entrance information and the vehicle type information to the IC card 12 by the IC card reading / writing device 18. The vehicle type of the approaching vehicle 3 may be determined by a vehicle type determination device (not shown) provided at the entrance tollgate 1, for example, or vehicle type information may be stored in the IC card 12 in advance. .

When the vehicle 3 that has passed through the entrance tollgate 1 as described above enters the exit tollgate 2, the driver temporarily stops the vehicle 3 at the IC card processing device 21 and sends the IC card 12 is taken out and inserted into the card insertion slot 22 of the IC card processing device 21 by the driver itself or through a collection member. The IC card processing device 21
When the C card 12 is inserted, the validity and the like of the IC card are checked, then the entrance information, the vehicle type information, and the like are read from the IC card 12 by the IC card reading / writing device 25, and the vehicle passes by the billing information generating device 24. Calculate the fee, IC
Withdrawal from card 12 or billing information processing device 2
Then, the credit processing is performed via 3. After completing the charging process, the IC card processing device 21 discharges the IC card 12 to the card insertion slot 22 and opens the exit gate so that the vehicle 3 can pass. The driver of the passing vehicle 3 receives the IC card 12 for which the charging process has been completed, and starts the vehicle 3.

As described above, the IC card 12 is detachably provided to the vehicle-mounted device 4 of the ETC system, and when the vehicle 3 passes through the entrance tollgate 1, the ground-side equipment and the vehicle-mounted device 4 perform wireless communication. Entrance information together with the vehicle-mounted device 4 and the IC card 12
In addition, an IC card processing device 21 having a billing function is installed at the exit tollgate 2, and when the vehicle 3 enters the exit tollgate 2, an IC card is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 4.
By taking out the card 12 and inserting it into the IC card processing device 21, the IC card processing device 21 reads the entrance information, vehicle type information, etc. from the IC card 12 and performs the billing process. However, the fee settlement process can be reliably performed on the vehicle 3 on which the vehicle-mounted device 4 is mounted.

In the above embodiment, the IC card processing device 21 reads the vehicle type information together with the entrance information from the IC card 12 and performs the billing process. You may make it obtain from a discrimination device.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a toll collection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In the second embodiment, a vehicle 3 running on a toll road is equipped with a vehicle-mounted device 4A of one piece type and having an infrared port 20, as shown in FIG. The vehicle-mounted device 4A is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the vehicle 3, so that the left-right direction, the vertical angle, and the like can be adjusted so that the infrared port 20 can face the ground-side facilities of the tollgate. ing.

As shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle-mounted device 4A comprises a vehicle-mounted device antenna 15, a data transmitting / receiving device 16, a data processing device 17, and an infrared transmitting / receiving device 26. That is, the vehicle-mounted device 4A is configured to be able to communicate with the ground-side facilities of the tollgate by radio waves and infrared rays.

As shown in FIG. 6, the entrance tollgate 1 is provided with equipment by an ETC system including a roadside antenna 5, a data transmitting / receiving device 6, an entrance information generating device 7 and the like as in the first embodiment. I have.

The exit tollgate 2 is provided with an on-vehicle device processing device 31 having a communication function using infrared rays. The on-vehicle device processing device 31 has an infrared port 32 on the front surface as shown in FIG. 9, and can communicate with the on-vehicle device 4A by infrared rays.

As shown in FIG. 10, the on-vehicle device processing device 31 includes a charging information processing device 23, a charging information generating device 24,
The infrared transmission / reception device 33 is provided with the infrared port 32.

Next, the overall operation of the second embodiment will be described. In FIG. 6, the vehicle 3 enters the entrance tollgate 1,
When the vehicle reaches the communicable area with the ground-side facility, wireless communication is performed between the vehicle-mounted device 4A mounted on the vehicle 3 and the data transmitting / receiving device 6 of the ground-side facility, and the entrance information generating device 7
The entrance information, vehicle type information, and the like generated by the vehicle-mounted device 4A of the approaching vehicle 3 via the data transmitting / receiving device 6 and the roadside antenna 5
Sent to. The vehicle-mounted device 4A stores the entrance information sent from the ground-side equipment in an internal memory and stores the entrance information and the vehicle type information in the IC card read / write device 18.
To the IC card 12.

When the vehicle 3 that has passed through the entrance tollgate 1 as described above enters the exit tollgate 2, the driver temporarily stops the vehicle 3 at the vehicle-mounted device processing device 31 and turns on the vehicle-mounted device 4A.
The position of the vehicle-mounted device 4A is adjusted such that the infrared port 20 of the vehicle-mounted device is directed to the infrared port 32 of the vehicle-mounted device processing device 31. When the in-vehicle device 4A and the in-vehicle device processing device 31 can communicate with each other by infrared rays by this position adjustment, the in-vehicle device processing device 31 reads the stored information of the in-vehicle device 4A via the infrared transmitting / receiving device 26, After checking the validity, etc., the entrance information, vehicle type information, etc. are read from the vehicle-mounted device 4A,
The toll fee is calculated from the fee table by the billing information generating device 24, and the billing process is performed via the billing information processing device 23. After completing the charging process, the vehicle-mounted device processing device 31 opens the exit gate so that the vehicle 3 can pass.

As described above, the on-board unit 4A of the ETC system
In addition to the communication means using radio waves, an infrared communication means is provided, and when the vehicle 3 passes through the entrance tollgate 1, the entrance information is written to the vehicle-mounted device 4A by wireless communication between the ground-side facility and the vehicle-mounted device 4A. An on-board unit processing unit 31 having a charging function is installed at the exit tollgate 2, and when the vehicle 3 enters the exit tollgate 2, the on-board unit processing unit 31 performs infrared communication with the on-board unit 4A. Since the charging process is performed by reading the entrance information and the vehicle type information from the vehicle-mounted device 4A, the fee settlement process is reliably performed on the vehicle 3 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 4A even with a simple exit tollgate system. be able to.

In the second embodiment, when the vehicle 3 enters the exit tollgate 2, the position of the vehicle-mounted device 4A is adjusted so that the infrared port 20 faces the infrared port 32 of the vehicle-mounted device processing device 31. However, when the vehicle 3 enters the exit tollgate 2, the vehicle-mounted device 4A is detached from the vehicle 3 and the infrared port 20 is connected to the vehicle-mounted device processing device 31 by the vehicle-mounted device 4A. You may make it approach the infrared port 32.

[0035]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, E
An IC card is removably provided to the on-board unit of the TC system, and when the vehicle passes through the entrance tollgate, the entrance information is transmitted to the on-board unit together with the on-board unit by wireless communication between the ground side equipment and the on-board unit.
An IC card processing device equipped with a billing function is installed at the exit tollgate, and when the vehicle enters the exit tollgate, the IC card is removed from the vehicle-mounted device and the IC card processing device is removed. , The IC card processing device reads the entrance information from the IC card and performs the billing process. Therefore, even with a simple exit tollgate system, the fee settlement process can be performed for the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device. It can be performed reliably.

Further, the present invention provides an on-board unit of the ETC system with an infrared communication unit in addition to a communication unit using radio waves, and performs wireless communication between the ground-side facility and the on-board unit when a vehicle passes through an entrance tollgate. Write the entrance information to the on-board unit,
An on-board unit processing unit equipped with a billing function is installed at the exit tollgate. When the vehicle enters the exit tollgate, the on-board unit processing device performs infrared communication with the on-board unit, Since the billing process is performed by reading the information or the like, the fee settlement process can be reliably performed on the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device even with a simple exit tollgate system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a toll collection system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view showing the external configuration of the IC card processing apparatus according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram of an IC card processing device in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a toll collection system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing the external configuration of the vehicle-mounted device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram of the vehicle-mounted device in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of the vehicle-mounted device processing device and the vehicle-mounted device in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of the vehicle-mounted device processing apparatus according to the embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a non-stop fee collection system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entrance tollgate 2 Exit tollgate 3 Vehicle 4, 4A On-vehicle unit 5 Roadside antenna 6 Data transmitting / receiving device 7 Entrance information generating device 12 IC card 15 On-vehicle device antenna 16 Data transmitting / receiving device 17 Data processing device 18 IC card reading / writing device 20 Infrared port 21 IC card processing device 22 Card slot 23 Charging information processing device 24 Charging information generating device 25 IC card reading / writing device 26 Infrared transmitting / receiving device 31 Onboard device processing device 32 Infrared port 33 Infrared transmitting / receiving device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An on-vehicle device having an IC card detachably provided thereon, and when a vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device passes through an entrance tollgate, a fee is charged by wireless communication between the entrance tollgate system and the on-vehicle device. The site-specific entrance information is transmitted to the I
Means for storing in a C card, and when an IC card installed at an exit tollgate and taken out of the vehicle-mounted device of the passing vehicle is inserted, entrance information stored in the IC card is read to execute a charging process. A toll collection system for toll roads, comprising: an IC card processing device. 2. An on-vehicle device having radio communication means and infrared communication means by radio waves, and wireless communication between the entrance tollgate system and the on-vehicle device when a vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device passes through an entrance tollgate. A means for storing entrance information unique to a tollgate in the on-board unit, and installed at an exit tollgate, performing infrared communication with the on-board unit when the vehicle enters the exit tollgate, A toll collection system for a toll road, comprising: an on-vehicle device processing device that reads entrance information stored in the on-vehicle device and performs a billing process. 3. The vehicle-mounted device is mounted on the vehicle so as to be position-adjustable, and the position of the infrared communication means provided on the vehicle-mounted device can be adjusted according to the vehicle-mounted device processing device installed at the exit tollgate. The toll collection system for a toll road according to claim 2, wherein the system is configured.