JPS62224878A - Separate payment application system for toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to traffic management on toll roads, and is concerned with the management of traffic on toll roads, and is concerned with the management of traffic on toll roads. We are proposing a system that is convenient for traveling on toll roads using O-cards (separately paid cards), which are used based on the same idea as ``Plates''.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, deferred payment-type separately paid plates have been used for companies' official vehicles, etc., with all conditions such as paying tolls exceeding a certain usage fee in the first month.

(Play) 1- Fees for usage are aggregated and billed to the user, for example, on a monthly basis.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above plate has a code number perforated or recorded on a magnetic stripe, so
The code number may be erased due to proximity of VB stones, dirt, abrasion, etc. Also, although it is printed with background pattern printing, it is somewhat easy to falsify.

Additionally, in the past, a pass was issued at the entrance booth and handed to the driver, who then handed it to the attendant at the exit booth.

This invention was made to improve these conventional problems, and its features are as follows.

The present invention proposes a system in which a 0-toll card is used in place of conventional plates and passes, and accurate information processing is performed using the card to enable accurate collection of deferred tolls.

Means for Solving Problem c] In place of the conventional plate and pass ticket, a card with a chip (integrated circuit) as an active element built into a plastic plate was used.

[Effect]

In addition to using an O-card with the code number recorded in place of the conventional plate, the toll gate name is stored in the memory section of the IC card at the entrance booth of the toll road.

Record the vehicle type, etc., and then insert it into a confirmation device installed at the exit booth of the toll road.
The card records where you have traveled and how far you have traveled.
Furthermore, the toll fees are aggregated, for example, on a monthly basis, and the charges are issued from the account the user has set up at a financial institution.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 shows the construction of a separately paid card, which is a feature of this invention.
A card (11), which replaces a conventional plate, has an IC (integrated circuit) (3) that functions as an active element built-in inside a plastic plate (2),
The lo(3) is connected to the duplicate input/output terminal (4) including power supply and ground provided on the - side of the plastic plate (4) by a conductor (not shown) passing through the inside of the plastic plate (4). That's true. Note that 9M is an abbreviation of the memory section of step a (3).

The name of the toll road that can be used for the above construction 0 (3) (informal).

Necessary items such as the code number (including the code number, etc.), the date of issue of the card itself, and the expiration date are stored. Also, it goes without saying that it is important to check the authenticity of the card, and the code number used for that purpose can also be stored.

There was more. The toll gate name, vehicle type, etc. are recorded in the mesori part M of l0(8) above at the entrance booth, and it functions in the same way as a conventional pass ticket.

Figure 2 schematically shows the relationship between the entrance and exit of a toll road in one direction. (5) is an entrance located on one side of the toll road (61), and (7) is a toll road (on the other side of 61). location
, ts) is the entrance booth, and (9) is the exit booth.

Note that a car (not shown) travels in the direction of the arrow.

In this relationship between the entrance and exit, the entrance booth (
At the entrance (5) in 8), when the car K arrives and is located in the entrance lane Ql, the driver hands the card (1) to the staff at the entrance booth, and the name of the toll booth of the entrance booth is written in the memory part M of the card.
Items necessary for toll confirmation, such as vehicle type, are recorded by the recording means. A card containing the necessary information is then returned to the driver.

Next, when the car being driven by the driver arrives at the exit lane aυ and hands over the card (1) to the staff at all exit booths (9),
The contents of the memory section M are checked and the code is read from the card (1).

That is, by checking which toll booth the entrance booth of which toll booth etc. is recorded in the memory part M, and by checking which exit booth they go through to the general road, the travel distance of the 9 vehicles is known. Check the fee (toll) charged to drivers who have an IC card and enter it on the IC card.
It is recorded in relation to the code number of the C card.

The charges recorded in this way are totaled for one month, for example, and are deducted from the account set up by the IC card holder at a financial institution.

Figure 3 shows a device αz which is a feature of the present invention and which checks the contents of the memory section and reads the code from the IC card.This device is installed in the exit booth (9). , the insertion slot 03 into which the driver's IC card (which has the same meaning as a plate) is inserted, and the operation unit US.

The staff at the exit booth (9) issues a display aη for visually checking the contents of the IC card (1) and a sheet α8 on which is printed the toll fee according to the distance from the issuing place to the collection point of the 1-pass ticket I. It has a sheet issuing unit α9 and a functional circuit (not shown), and is used to confirm the contents of the memory unit M, read the code number etc. from the work 0 card (11), and print the sheet (8).
) is issued.

FIG. 4 shows confirmation of the contents of the memory section M in the device aZ.

This figure shows how to read the code number etc. from the IC card (1) and issue the sheet α8.

Note that the equipment α2 shown in Figures 3 and 4 is connected to the computer at the toll gate office or the center that manages toll roads, which is located a little away from the booth.
The code number etc. set when handing 11 to the user is stored in the above-mentioned calculator, and the toll fee each time the IC card is used is associated with the code number and stored in the above-mentioned calculator. The information is stored in the memory and is totaled for one month, for example, and sent as a statement of use to the user (the holder of the Work0 Card).

Additionally, the center's computer is connected to a financial institution's computer via a communication line at a timely manner so that road tolls can be deducted from the user's account.

In Fig. 4, (1) is the IC card, (I3 is the insertion slot, and here it shows the state where the card (1) is inserted. I is the memory of the IC card (1). Department (
(not shown in FIG. 4), ttS is a content reading circuit of the memory section M, ae//i operation section, □□□ is a switch of the operation section, (Iη is a display, 6g is a seat), (19 is a seat Publishing department.

211 is an AND circuit, and a memory unit confirmation signal (to)
The signal (to) and IC card (1) by operating the and switch ■
) When the code number etc. read from ) matches the pre-registered code number etc., an output (to) is generated if the signal (c) generated from the combination circuit @ is input. The fin is a toll calculator that calculates the toll based on the relationship between the recorded position in the memory unit M and the confirmed position. @ is the method that outputs the date and time of passing the toll gate, the size of the vehicle, etc., 2! J is α1. GIl, @
The output of and (to) is input, and the usage fee corresponding to each code number is associated with necessary items such as the toll plaza name 9 date and time, and the toll plaza office or management center away from the booth ■
This is a means of transmitting data to the calculation tank Gυ installed at

Note that the number set at the time of issuance of the IC card is registered in the memory of the computer CD, and is given as a signal Q to fj@combiner circuit@. (2) is a usage statement issued by a computer CD, which corresponds to the code number and is issued in the form of one month's worth of tolls and sent to the card holder.

The usage amount printed on the usage statement (to) above is the account of the user registered in the computer (b) of the financial institution (to) that is connected to the computer 0υ via the transmission means (to) and the communication line CI3. removed from In other words, payment processing is done in the form of automatic withdrawal.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is as described above, it is possible to improve various problems in systems using conventional plates.

Note that the nine means (supports) may not always be necessary depending on the system configuration. That is, depending on the system, the size of the vehicle, etc. may be input using signals generated from an existing exit lane control device installed on the exit lane side.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an IC card that is a feature of this invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the entrance and exit of a toll road, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of equipment installed at an exit booth. FIG. 4 is a connection diagram shown to explain the main functions of this invention, in which (1) is a work 0 card, (2) is a plastic plate, and (3) is a work 0 card. +51 is the entrance, (6) is the toll road, (7) is the exit, and (8) is the entrance booth. (9) is an exit booth, equipment for checking σ2 and reading codes, etc., α4 is a continuous signal, αη is a display, αB is a sheet, oυ is a calculator, (to) is a usage statement, and 04 is a transmission means. (to) is the communication line, (to) is the financial institution, 0η is the computer 1
M is the memory part. Note that the same or corresponding parts in FIG. 9 are designated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Inside the toll road exit booth, the toll booth, vehicle type, etc. of the entrance booth are recorded in memory, and there is also a function to store code numbers, etc., and the above memory is embedded in a plastic board. IC (integrated circuit)
A separate payment card is inserted, which is issued on the condition that the user pays the toll from the entrance booth toll booth to the exit booth toll booth by deducting the fee from the user's financial institution account. , a device is provided which operates to calculate the toll by checking the contents of the memory, read it from the separately paid card and issue a sheet with the code number etc. and the toll printed on it, and this device is operated at the exit. installed at a distance from the booth,
And, it is connected to the financial institution's computer via a communication line,
Moreover, the code number etc. of the separate payment card mentioned above is registered,
The toll road separately paid card usage system is further characterized in that the separately paid card can be used by connecting to a computer that is compatible with each of the separately paid cards and issues a statement regarding passage for a predetermined period. (2) Inside the toll road exit booth, the toll gate, vehicle type, etc. of the entrance booth is recorded in memory, and the code number etc. is stored in the memory, and the above memory is embedded in the plastic board. IC (integrated circuit), and is issued on the condition that the user pays the toll from the toll gate at the entrance booth to the toll gate at the exit booth by deducting it from the account of the financial institution set by the user. The separate payment card is inserted, and the toll is calculated by checking the contents of the memory, and the code number, etc. read from the separate payment card, the toll, the name of the toll gate, the date and time of exit booth passage, and the vehicle In addition to providing a device that operates to issue printed sheets with related sizes, etc., this device is installed at a location away from the exit booth, and is connected to the financial institution's computer via a communication line. The code numbers of the separate payment cards are registered, and the computer is connected to a computer that issues a statement that corresponds to each of the separate payment cards and also relates data regarding tolls for a predetermined period to the name of the toll gate, etc. A separate payment card usage system for toll roads, characterized in that the above-mentioned separate payment card can be used.