KR100393801B1 - Toll collection method and apparatus using bluetooth technology - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for toll settlement using Brutus technology, and more particularly, to automatically recognize a vehicle and a vehicle passing through a toll road and to automatically settle the toll accordingly without stopping the vehicle. It is done. The present invention for this purpose is a first step of downloading the vehicle number and the Brutus board address by mounting the wireless terminal 210 with a built-in Bluetooth module to the Brutus holder 220, and the first, When the vehicle enters a predetermined range, the second base station 110 or 120 sequentially communicates with the wireless terminal 210 to collect the vehicle number and the Brutus board address and centralize the collected information together with the source information. The second step of transmitting to the processing unit 160, the first and second base station 110, 120 installed in the toll gate of the destination sequentially communicates with the wireless terminal 210 when the vehicle enters within a certain range A third step of collecting the vehicle number and the Brutus board address and transmitting the collected information together with the destination information to the central processing unit 160; and the vehicle information and the vehicle information collected in the second and third steps. And if the destination information, refer to Bull tooth board address and characterized by performing the fourth step of calculating a toll in each vehicle and settle the calculated toll.

Description

Toll billing method and apparatus using Brutus technology {TOLL COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an intelligent transportation system (ITU), and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for paying a toll fee using Brutus technology.

In general, in order to use a toll road, a toll is paid and a toll gate is installed at the entrance and exit of the road.

One conventional embodiment is a method in which a driver receives a receipt at a departure point, checks a departure point at the arrival point, and pays a toll according to a predetermined distance.

However, the above method has a disadvantage of causing congestion due to the waiting time of the vehicle since the process of paying the toll after receiving the receipt at the departure point and confirming the departure point at the arrival point is essential.

Therefore, in order to alleviate the disadvantage caused by the conventional embodiment, a method of preventing the driver from paying directly at the toll gate has been proposed.

That is, another embodiment of the related art is a method of paying a toll fee using a magnetic card.

However, the conventional methods have a problem in that the vehicle has to be stopped even temporarily to pay the toll fee, causing waste of fuel costs, reduced road efficiency due to the delay of vehicle operation, and increased logistics costs.

In particular, in the case of the conventional date and time, there is a problem in that the labor cost is increased by requiring a manpower for receipt generation and charge collection for each departure and destination.

Accordingly, the present invention is to determine the toll charges using the Brutus technology to automatically recognize the vehicle and the vehicle passing through the toll road and to automatically settle the toll accordingly without stopping the vehicle in order to improve the conventional problems It is an object to provide a method and apparatus.

1 is a block diagram of a system for an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an operation flowchart showing a process for an embodiment of the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

110,120: base station 130,140: camera

150: vehicle induction light 160: central processing unit

210: wireless terminal 220: Bluetooth holder

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for calculating a toll by mounting a wireless terminal having a built-in Bluetooth module in a vehicle, the method comprising: from the wireless terminal mounted on a vehicle at a time when the vehicle enters a toll gate of a departure place; Receiving vehicle information and fare settlement information, receiving vehicle information and fare settlement information from the wireless terminal mounted on the vehicle at the time when the vehicle enters the toll gate of the destination, and collecting at the toll gates of the departure and destination places Computing a toll from one vehicle information and collecting the toll calculated above by referring to the toll information for the toll.

In addition, the present invention, if a wireless terminal with a built-in Bluetooth module is equipped to achieve the above object, a Bluetooth holder (bluetooth holder) for downloading the vehicle information and billing information to the wireless terminal is installed in the vehicle, A first base station which communicates with the wireless terminal mounted on the Bluetooth holder and collects vehicle information and charge settlement information when entering the predetermined range, and communicates with the wireless terminal when the vehicle enters the predetermined range; A second base station which collects information and charge settlement information and compares the collected information with the information collected by the first base station, and confirms whether the vehicle passes through a toll gate, and is installed in the vicinity of the first and second base stations, respectively. Cameras that take images of the vehicle are installed at the departure toll gate and the destination toll gate, respectively. A central processing unit for calculating the toll by calculating the vehicle number, the Bluetooth board address, the starting point information, and the destination information collected by the installed base station is configured to be installed in the central control center.

The wireless terminal is configured to perform a function for toll settlement only when mounted on the Bluetooth holder.

The Bluetooth holder is configured to download the vehicle information and the charge settlement information to the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is mounted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a system for an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, a vehicle guidance light 150 for guiding a vehicle's entry direction, and a brutus holder 220 when the vehicle enters a predetermined range. The first base station 110 collects the vehicle number and the Bluetooth board address by communicating with the mounted wireless terminal 210, and communicates with the wireless terminal 210 when the vehicle enters a predetermined range. And a second base station 120 which collects a Brutus board address and compares the collected information with the information collected by the first base station 110 to determine whether the vehicle passes through a toll gate, and the base station 110 and 120. Are installed at the starting toll gate and the destination toll gate, respectively, and are collected by the base station 120 installed at the starting and destination tolls. A central processing unit 160 that calculates a toll by calculating a vehicle number, a brutus board address, a departure point information, and an arrival point information is installed in the central control center.

The base station 110 is a bluetooth BD address collector and the base station 120 is a bluetooth tollgate.

The wireless terminal 210 usually operates with a main function of a call and is equipped with a built-in Bluetooth module and mounted on the Bluetooth holder 220, a Bluetooth board for paying a vehicle number and a fee from the Bluetooth holder 220. The address is downloaded and configured to transmit the downloaded information during the Bluetooth communication with the base stations 110 and 120.

The wireless terminal 210 is configured as a portable terminal, such as PCS, PDA, IMT-2000, Cellular Phone.

The central processing unit 160 is configured to store account information of a financial institution for toll settlement or driver's address information for toll billing in a database corresponding to a Brutus board address.

Referring to the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the toll settlement system installed at the toll gate of the starting point and the arrival point is the same.

1 shows a system mounted on a toll gate of a source (or destination).

Therefore, assuming that the system shown in FIG. 1 is a system installed in the toll gate of the starting point, the operation of the case where the vehicle enters the toll road will be described.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the driver has a wireless terminal 210 having a built-in Bluetooth module, and a Bluetooth holder 220 for mounting the wireless terminal 210 should be installed in the vehicle.

When the base station of the Bluetooth method for the automatic toll collection, that is, the base station 110, 120 is installed in the toll gate, the driver moves the vehicle 100 to the road in the direction indicated by the vehicle induction light 150 and enters the toll gate. The terminal 210 is mounted on the brutus holder 220.

At this time, the Brutus holder 220 downloads the vehicle number and the Brutus board address for paying the fee to the wireless terminal 210 by the Brutus method.

Thereafter, when the vehicle 100 arrives at a point capable of detecting a signal transmitted from the base station 110 (point 'A' in FIG. 1), the wireless terminal 210 downloads the vehicle from the Bluetooth holder 220. The Brutus board address for the payment of the number and the fee is transmitted to the base station 110.

At this time, the base station 110 transmits the vehicle number and the Bluetooth board address collected from the wireless terminal 210 mounted on the vehicle 100 to the base station 120.

Accordingly, the base station 120 collects information transmitted from the wireless terminal mounted on the vehicle passing through the toll gate and compares the information transmitted from the base station 110 to determine whether the vehicle has passed through the toll gate. When the wireless terminal 210 reaches the point capable of detecting a signal transmitted from the base station 120 (point 'B' in FIG. 1), the wireless terminal 210 displays the vehicle number and the Bluetooth board address downloaded from the Bluetooth holder 220. Transmit to the base station 120.

At this time, the base station 120 and the vehicle number received from the wireless terminal 210 and the Brutus board address received from the base station 110 at the passing point (B point in Figure 1) of the vehicle 100 and It is checked whether the vehicle 100 has passed through the toll gate by comparing the Bluetooth board address.

Therefore, if the comparison results match, the base station 120 determines that the vehicle 100 has passed through the toll gate, and transmits information such as the vehicle number, the Bluetooth board address, the starting point, and the departure time to the central processing unit 160, and simultaneously Information such as a passing message, traffic conditions, weather, and the like is transmitted to the wireless terminal 210.

Accordingly, the wireless terminal 210 displays the information transmitted from the base station 120 on the display device to inform the driver of the fact that the toll gate has passed, the traffic condition of the road being driven, the weather, and the like.

The toll gate at the destination is also provided with the same system as the system installed at the toll gate at the departure.

Therefore, when the vehicle 100 enters the toll gate of the destination, the base station 110 and 120 sequentially collect the vehicle number and the Brutus board address as in the toll gate of the destination, and the base station 120 collects the vehicle 100. When passing through the toll gate transmits the information such as the vehicle number, the Bluetooth board address, the destination, and the arrival time to the central processing unit 160.

Accordingly, the central processing unit 160 checks the departure and destination of the vehicle number every month, calculates a toll, and confirms the driver's identity using the Brutus board address corresponding to the vehicle number. The toll will be settled automatically from the established direct debit account or a separate toll bill will be issued to the driver.

Here, when the wireless terminal 210 is a wireless communication terminal having a call function, the toll charge may be configured together with the call charge.

Although the process of acquiring the vehicle number and the Brutus board address for collecting the toll is described above, the toll is differentiated according to the vehicle type, and thus, the central processing unit pre-registers the vehicle model information when registering to install the Brutus holder 220. Stored in the database provided in the 160 or stored in the Bluetooth holder 220 is configured to transmit to the base station 110, 120 with the vehicle number and the Bluetooth board address when passing through the toll gate.

On the other hand, in the above described only the process of collecting the vehicle number and the Brutus board address in order to automatically collect the fare for the vehicle passing through the toll gate of the departure and destination, the present invention is illegal such as theft to the central processing unit 160 By storing a database of information about the vehicle and inquiring the vehicle number transmitted from the base station 120, when the camera is identified as an illegal vehicle, the cameras 130 and 140 are operated at the toll gate of the departure or arrival place to photograph the vehicle and the driver, and the breaker It can be configured to prevent entry or exit of the offending vehicle.

As described in detail above, the present invention eliminates traffic congestion at the toll gate by paying a toll without stopping the vehicle to prevent waste of oil resources, increase of logistics costs, and deterioration of road efficiency due to vehicle delay. Of course, there is an effect that gives the driver a convenience when the toll is settled.

Claims (9)

A method of calculating a toll of a vehicle using a wireless terminal having a built-in Bluetooth module, the method comprising: mounting the wireless terminal on a Bluetooth holder to download vehicle information and price information from the Bluetooth holder to the wireless terminal; A first step of receiving vehicle information and toll payment information from the wireless terminal mounted on the vehicle at the time when the vehicle enters the toll gate of the starting point, and a vehicle mounted at the time of entering the toll gate of the destination Performing a third step of receiving vehicle information and fare settlement information from the wireless terminal, and a fourth step of calculating a toll from vehicle information collected at the toll gates of the origin and destination, respectively; Toll settlement method using the Brutus technology. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the vehicle is an illegal vehicle by comparing the vehicle information acquired at the time of entering the toll gate with the vehicle information of a previously stored database. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises a vehicle number and a vehicle type. According to claim 1, wherein the information for billing is a brutus board address corresponding to the address of the database of the account of the financial institution for the toll billing or the address of the driver for billing the toll bill using the brutus technology How to settle the toll. If a wireless terminal with a built-in Bluetooth module is mounted, a Bluetooth holder is installed in the vehicle for downloading vehicle information and charge settlement information to the wireless terminal, and when the vehicle enters a predetermined range, the wireless terminal is mounted on the Bluetooth holder. A first base station that performs communication to collect vehicle information and fee settlement information, and when the vehicle enters a predetermined range, communicates with the wireless terminal to collect vehicle information and fee settlement information and collects the collected information into the first base station; A second base station for checking whether the vehicle passes through the toll gate by comparing the information collected from the base station, and a camera which is installed in the vicinity of the first and second base stations and photographs the image of the vehicle at the source toll gate and the destination toll gate, respectively. Vehicle information collected by the base stations installed at the origin and destination; Toll settlement device using the information, and source information Bull Tooth technology to install and configure the central processing unit for calculating the toll by computing the destination information to a central control center. [6] The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wireless terminal is configured to perform a function for toll settlement only when mounted on the Bluetooth holder. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the Bluetooth holder is configured to download the vehicle information and the fare settlement information to the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is mounted. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wireless terminal is a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, a PCS, a PDA, an IMT-2000, or the like. 6. The central processing unit of claim 5, wherein the central processing unit comprises a database storing the account of the financial institution for collecting tolls or the address of the driver for toll charges in response to vehicle information and toll information. Toll settlement device using the Tooth technology.