KR100561668B1 - System and Method for Highway Toll Payment Using Mobile Communication Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a highway toll payment system and method using a mobile communication terminal to pay the highway toll using SMS.

The highway toll payment system using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes a toll payment server connected to a mobile communication system including a base station and a short message service center to provide a highway toll payment service to the mobile communication terminal. The toll settlement server may include: a location information receiver configured to receive highway entry and exit information of a mobile communication terminal user vehicle from the base station; A toll calculation unit that calculates a toll based on location information of a base station which has transmitted the entry and exit information of the vehicle; A message transmitter for generating a payment request short message including the calculated toll information and transmitting the generated payment request short message to the mobile communication terminal through a short message service center of the mobile communication system; Technical features include a payment processing unit for receiving a payment request signal from a connected mobile communication terminal through checking the received message and paying a corresponding toll.

Expressway tolls, entry and exit

Description

System and Method for Highway Toll Payment Using Mobile Communication Terminal}

1 is a conceptual diagram of a toll payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a detailed configuration diagram showing each component of the toll payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a detailed configuration diagram showing each component of the toll payment system according to another embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a detailed configuration diagram showing each component of the toll payment system according to another embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a flowchart illustrating a sequential procedure of the toll payment method according to an embodiment of the present invention by the system of FIG.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing a sequential procedure of the toll payment method according to another embodiment of the present invention by the system of FIG.

8 and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a sequential procedure of the toll payment method according to another embodiment of the present invention by the system of FIG.

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11 base station 12 base station controller 13 exchange 14 short message service center

15 packet data service node 16 data core network 17 charging server 18 the Internet

110: mobile communication terminal 210: toll payment server

310: toll gate server 410: toll gate device

The present invention relates to a highway toll payment system and method using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, mobile communication by calculating a highway toll through location management of a mobile communication terminal and transmitting a short message requesting payment of the calculated toll. The present invention relates to a system and method for reducing the time required for entering and exiting a highway by allowing payment to be made using a terminal.

Recently, with the rapid development of the Internet and mobile communication technologies and the spread of PDAs and notebook computers, location based service (LBS) has emerged as a major application in the field of mobile communication.

On the other hand, highways are becoming more and more important, but traffic congestion and inconveniences are not being resolved due to the continuous increase of expressway vehicles, and one of the many obstacles to smooth traffic flow is near toll gates. It can be said to be delay and congestion.

Conventionally, most highway toll collection is to collect the toll manually at the point of arrival after issuing a toll at the starting point, resulting in increased toll congestion, severe traffic congestion, and toll collectors at the toll gate. Rather, there was a problem that labor costs would increase according to the 24-hour operation.

Therefore, in recent years, a high pass system, which is a system for solving the above problems, has been used. However, since a vehicle-mounted device must be installed in all vehicles, this requires not only enormous cost, but also in the spread of the vehicle-mounted device itself. There is a lot of difficulties and the inconvenience of having to charge the card every time there is a problem that there is a limit to be universal.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve all the disadvantages and problems of the conventional highway toll payment system as described above, the simple payment using the mobile communication terminal is made by using the location information of the mobile communication terminal owned by the majority of people in recent years It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for achieving the same.

The purpose of the present invention is to calculate the toll according to the location information receiving unit for receiving the highway entry and exit information of the mobile terminal user vehicle from the base station, the location information of the base station and the corresponding vehicle information transmitting the entry and exit information of the vehicle A toll calculator, a message transmitter for transmitting a short message including the entry and exit information of the vehicle and the calculated toll information to the mobile communication terminal, and a mobile communication terminal connected through confirmation of the received message. It is achieved by the highway toll system including a toll payment server comprising a payment processing unit for receiving a payment request signal from the payment of the toll.

In addition, the object of the present invention comprises a toll payment server for providing a highway toll payment service to a mobile communication terminal capable of Internet access through a mobile communication system and a toll gate server connected to the toll payment server via the Internet or a dedicated line. 1. A highway toll payment method of a highway toll payment system, comprising: a first step of receiving highway entry information of a mobile terminal user vehicle from a base station; Receiving a departure information from the base station to the toll gate as the mobile communication terminal enters a base station area including a specific toll gate; Receiving information of the mobile communication terminal user vehicle from the tollgate server, calculating the toll of the vehicle according to the location information of the base station that has transmitted the entry information and the departure information and the received vehicle information, and pays the toll Transmitting a short message for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal; And a fourth step of receiving the payment request signal of the toll from the mobile terminal confirming the message and paying the toll.

Details of the above object and technical configuration and the effects thereof according to the present invention will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the drawings showing the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Prior to the description, the specification of the present invention will be referred to as entering the vehicle entering the highway, and exiting the vehicle from the highway.

First, Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a toll payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the toll payment system of the present invention, the base station 11 responsible for wireless transmission and reception with the mobile communication terminal 110, the base station controller 12 for controlling the base station 11 and processing the wireless signal, the Switch 13 connected to base station controller 12 to perform call exchange, Short Message Service Center 14 connected to switch 13 and providing short message service to mobile communication terminal 110, packet data It is connected to the data core network 16 of a mobile communication system including a packet data service node 15 and a data core network 16 that perform a service, and is connected to the Internet 18 through the data core network 16. It is configured to include a toll payment server 210 for providing a highway toll payment service to the mobile communication terminal 110 that can be connected.

In addition, the toll settlement server 210 manages the toll gate device 410 provided in each toll gate, and the toll gate server 310 that manages vehicle information, toll issue information, and toll settlement information acquired from the toll gate devices 410. And an Internet 18 or a dedicated line, and a billing server 17 for processing a mobile communication terminal fee is connected to the data core network 16 of the mobile communication system.

The toll settlement server 210 receives whether the mobile communication terminal 110 enters or exits the expressway from the base station 11 that manages the location of the mobile communication terminal 110, and calculates the toll of the corresponding section. To transmit the payment request message of the toll through the short message service center 14 of the mobile communication system to the mobile communication terminal 110.

At this time, the toll payment server 210 is the information of the vehicle received from the toll gate server 310, the pre-registered vehicle information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal 110, or the mobile communication terminal 110 by the user The toll may be calculated using the vehicle information input through the vehicle information, and the vehicle information includes vehicle number and vehicle model information.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the toll settlement server 210 automatically manages the location of the mobile communication terminal 110 of the service user using the base station 11 according to the use of the service and the movement When the user of the communication terminal 110 enters a highway using a service using a predetermined device (RF method, infrared (IR) method, etc.) provided in the toll gate, the toll payment server 210 may receive the toll server from the toll server 310. A method of managing the mobile communication terminal 110 by receiving information of a service using terminal, and a user who has been issued a highway pass as before, accesses the toll payment server 210 using his mobile communication terminal 110. The toll settlement server 210 manages the corresponding mobile communication terminal 110 as the toll number and the necessary information are input.

In the first method, at least one or more base stations 11 installed around each toll gate recognize the highway entry and exit of the mobile communication terminal 110 of the service user, calculate a toll through a predetermined confirmation procedure, and calculate the toll. A method of transmitting a payment request short message to a mobile communication terminal, wherein the toll payment server 210 requests and obtains the vehicle information of the entered mobile communication terminal 110 from the toll gate server 310 or the toll. The payment server 210 may have information on the vehicle corresponding to each mobile communication terminal 110 in advance, or may request input of vehicle information to the mobile communication terminal 110 when using a service.

In the second method, a separate IC chip or an infrared ray transmitting device is provided in the mobile communication terminal 110 for toll payment using the mobile communication terminal 110, and each IC is provided with the IC chip recognition device or infrared ray receiving device. When the vehicle enters the highway, the mobile terminal 110 authenticates the mobile communication terminal 110. As described above, when the mobile communication terminal 110 is recognized through a separate toll gate device 410, the toll payment server 210 recognizes the fact that the mobile terminal 110 enters and exits the highway at high speed. It may be received from the toll gate server 310 managing the device 410, and may receive only the highway entry from the toll gate server 310, and may receive the entry information using the base station. In addition, the toll payment server 210 may directly receive the recognition information of the toll gate device 410 without passing through the toll gate server 310.

The third method is to access the toll payment server 210 by using the mobile communication terminal 110 of the user who enters the highway and receives the toll ticket while driving on the highway or exits the highway. When performing the procedure for using the service by inputting the toll payment server 210 obtains the entry position information according to the toll right information, and when the user presents the toll when entering the toll gate, the toll receipt information is received from the toll gate. To calculate the toll by receiving, or to receive the departure position information of the mobile communication terminal 110 from the base station (11).

In each of the above methods, the toll settlement server 210 calculates a toll using information and location information of the user's vehicle of the mobile communication terminal 110 and outputs a short message for payment of the toll. If the payment is requested through the confirmation of the message from the mobile communication terminal 110, the payment information is input from the mobile communication terminal 110 or payment processing is performed using the pre-registered payment means information for each user. However, the toll payment method will be the same regardless of each method described above.

On the other hand, if the payment request signal for the toll is not received within a predetermined period from the mobile communication terminal 110 of the user who received the text message, the toll payment server 210 is the billing server 17 of the mobile communication system It is preferable that the billing server 17 is added to the billing server 17 when calculating the usage fee of the corresponding mobile communication terminal 110 by transmitting the unsettled details of the toll, and to the toll gate server 310 to transmit the toll gate as before. The server 310 may issue an invoice for outstanding tolls for the vehicle.

First, a configuration of a system for providing a toll settlement service according to the first method will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a view showing each configuration of a toll payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a toll payment system according to the reception of location information from a base station. 2A is a configuration diagram of a toll payment server, and FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram showing a toll gate server and a toll gate device.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the toll settlement server 220 includes a member information database 221 storing service user information, a plurality of base station information located around a highway or toll road, and toll gate information corresponding to each base station. It includes a base station information database 222 for storing the toll database 223 for storing the toll usage information of the expressway and toll road of the service user.

The member information database 221 stores service use target mobile communication terminal information and the mobile communication terminal user information, and the user information includes a user's own vehicle or vehicle information, credit card information, bank account information, and point information. Payment means information such as can be stored.

The toll payment server 220 for performing the service with reference to the database as described above is a location information receiver 224 for receiving the highway entry and exit information of the mobile communication terminal 110 from the base station, and the entry and exit information And a toll calculation unit 225 for calculating tolls on highways or toll roads according to vehicle information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal 110, and messages for transmitting a short message for payment to the mobile communication terminal 110. It comprises a transmission unit 226 and a payment processing unit 227 for payment processing of the toll.

The location information receiving unit 224 receives the highway entry information and the exit information of the mobile communication terminal 110 of the service user from the base station 11. When the highway entry information and departure information are received as described above, the message transmitter 226 generates a short message including the entry and exit information to the mobile communication terminal 110 so that the user can confirm the message. More preferably, a short message sent to the user's mobile communication terminal 110 may be used to query whether the service is used, and may receive a reply signal to use the service from the mobile communication terminal 110.

On the other hand, the exit information of the mobile communication terminal 110, the entry of the highway is detected as described above, when the mobile communication terminal 110 enters the range of the base station 11 of the area including a specific toll gate of the toll gate containing area The base station 11 transmits the advance information of the mobile communication terminal 110 to the location information receiving unit 224. In this case, according to the accuracy of the base station 11 determines whether the mobile communication terminal 110 enters and exits, a short message requesting confirmation of entry and exit information to the mobile communication terminal 110 is performed by a message transmission unit ( 226).

Next, the toll calculator 225 calculates the toll of the corresponding section based on the entry and exit information of the mobile communication terminal 110. In this case, a vehicle model is required when calculating the toll, and information on the vehicle model is previously stored in the member information database 221 or acquired in advance by the vehicle recognition unit 421 of the toll gate device 420 shown in FIG. 2B. The vehicle information database 321 of the toll gate server 320 in which one vehicle information is stored is used.

Next, when the toll is calculated as described above, the message transmitter 226 transmits a short message indicating the calculated toll and entry and exit information to the mobile communication terminal 110 to confirm the message. Requires payment via

In this case, the short message preferably includes URL information to be connected to the toll payment server 110 by confirmation of a message of a mobile communication terminal, and the payment stored in the member information database 221 without inputting user information. In the case where the automatic payment processing is performed by the means, only the confirmation of the message may be received.

On the other hand, the payment processing unit 227 that performs the payment processing according to the confirmation of the message, so that one payment means information for each user in the member information database 221 is specified in advance to perform only a simple confirmation procedure automatically When a payment method is specified through transmission and reception of a message with a mobile communication terminal 110 connected to the toll payment server 110 so that payment processing may be performed and at least two payment method information may be stored for each user so that a payment request is made. Payment processing may be automatically performed using the corresponding payment method.

In addition, when the separate payment means information is not stored in the member information database 221, the payment processing unit 227 is a swap page for selecting the payment means to the mobile communication terminal 110 connected to the server and A page for inputting payment information (credit card number, etc.) required for the selected payment means may be transmitted, and payment processing may be performed according to the payment information input from the mobile communication terminal 110.

As described above, when payment processing is completed, the message transmission unit 226 preferably generates a payment completed short message including payment details and transmits the generated short message to the mobile communication terminal 110.

On the other hand, with the transmission of the payment request message, the payment processing unit 227 stores the corresponding toll information in the toll database 223, updates the database 223 when the payment processing is completed as described above, and the payment When the payment request signal is not received from the mobile communication terminal 110 receiving the request message, the unpaid toll details stored in the toll database 223 are transmitted to the billing server 17 of the mobile communication system described with reference to FIG. 1. To be billed together with the mobile communication terminal usage fee.

Next, FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a toll gate server 320 and a toll gate device 420 interworking with the toll settlement server 220 described above.

As shown in the drawing, the toll gate server 320 is connected to the toll gate device 420 provided at each toll gate through a dedicated line or the Internet, and displays vehicle information such as a vehicle type and a vehicle number received from the toll gate device 430. And a vehicle information transmitter 322 for transmitting the vehicle information database 321 to store and the vehicle information to the toll settlement server 220 described with reference to FIG. 2A.

The toll gate device 420 displays a message for allowing the vehicle to enter or exit the vehicle recognition unit 421 such as a vehicle photographing device that recognizes a vehicle number and a sensor device for distinguishing a vehicle type by photographing a vehicle. The display board 422, a voice output device 423 for voice output of the message, and a control unit 424 for controlling each device according to a command from the toll gate server 320.

In this case, each component provided in the toll gate device 420 may be differently applied to the inlet side to the gate and the outlet side toll gate, but in the embodiment of the present invention, it is included in one toll gate device 420 for convenience of description. It was.

Next, a configuration of a system for providing a toll settlement service by a second method will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a view showing each configuration of a toll payment system according to another embodiment of the present invention showing a toll payment system according to the reception of information through a device provided at the entrance and exit of the highway. 3A is a configuration diagram of the mobile communication terminal 130, FIG. 3B is a configuration diagram of the toll gate device 430 and the toll gate server 330, and FIG. 3C is a configuration diagram of the toll payment server 230. As shown in FIG.

As shown in Figure 3a to 3c, toll payment system for implementing another embodiment of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal 130, toll gate device 430, toll gate server 330 and toll payment server 230 It is configured to include.

First, referring to FIG. 3A, the mobile communication terminal 130 includes a radio transceiver 131 for radio transmission and reception with a base station, and an RF transmitter for radio transmission and reception with the toll gate device 430 described below when the highway enters and exits. 132 or an IR (infrared ray) transmitting unit 133. For convenience of description, the RF transmitter 132 and the IR (infrared ray) transmitter 133 are included in one mobile communication terminal 130, but it is assumed to include at least one of the two.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the toll gate device 430 may include a vehicle recognition unit 431 for recognizing a vehicle number and a vehicle type, and an RF receiver 432 exchanging radio signals with the mobile communication terminal 130. ) And / or an electronic board 434 displaying a pass permission message of the toll payment service user vehicle using the IR receiver 433, the mobile communication terminal 130, and a voice output device 435 outputting the pass permission message as a voice. And a controller 436 for controlling each device.

In addition, one toll gate server 330 which centrally manages a plurality of toll gate devices 430 installed at each of the toll gates stores a terminal information database 331 for storing mobile communication terminal 130 information received from the toll device 430. ), A toll gate information database 332 for storing information of each toll gate, and a vehicle information database 333 for storing vehicle information received from the toll gate apparatus 430, and recognized by the toll gate apparatus 430. The terminal information transmitter 334 and the tollgate information transmitter 335 for transmitting the terminal information and the information of the toll gate to the toll settlement server 230, and the vehicle information transmitter 336 for transmitting the vehicle information for the classification of the toll. It is configured to include.

The configuration as described above is an RF receiver 432 or IR (infrared ray) of the toll gate device 430 in which the mobile communication terminal 130 including the RF transmitter 132 or the IR (infrared ray) transmitter 133 is provided at the entrance of the toll gate. When the vehicle is recognized by the receiver 433, the vehicle recognition unit 431 of the toll gate device 430 recognizes the type or number of the vehicle, and thus the information of the mobile communication terminal 130 and the vehicle information are stored in the toll server ( 330 is sent.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal 130 recognized at the entrance of the toll gate is recognized by the RF receiver 432 or the IR receiver 433 of the toll gate device 430 installed at the exit of the toll gate, the mobile communication terminal 130 The information and the toll gate information are transmitted to the toll gate server 330.

The toll gate server 330 transmits the received terminal information, toll gate information, and vehicle information to the toll settlement server 230 described later. In this case, the toll gate server 330 may transmit the entrance recognition information and the exit recognition information to the toll payment server 230 in real time, and when the entrance recognition information is received, the toll gate server 330 receives the exit recognition information. Information may be sent in batches.

The terminal information is information corresponding to the number of the mobile communication terminal, and the information transmitted through the RF transmitter 132 and the IR transmitter 133 may be the number or an identifier such as an ID corresponding to the number. have. Similarly, the toll gate information may be direct information such as the name of the toll gate recognized by the terminal, or may be an identifier such as an ID assigned to each toll gate. In addition, the vehicle information may be configured only of the type of the vehicle is separated for charging, the vehicle number may be additionally included.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the toll settlement server 230 stores a member information database 231 for storing service user information, a toll gate information database 232 for storing information of each toll gate, and a highway use amount for each terminal. Toll database 233 is provided.

The toll settlement server 230 includes a terminal information receiver 234, a toll gate information receiver 235, and a vehicle information receiver 236 for receiving terminal information, toll gate information, and vehicle information from the toll gate server 330. A toll calculation unit 237 for calculating a toll based on the received information, a message transmitter 238 for transmitting the calculated payment request short message of the toll, and the mobile terminal 130; The payment processing unit 239 performs payment of tolls according to a user's request.

On the other hand, when the toll payment server 230 receives the information of the terminal from the toll gate device 430 or toll gate server 330 in real time, the message transmission unit 238 of the toll payment server 230 is Highway entry information, entry information, payment information, etc. of the terminal may be transmitted in advance to the mobile communication terminal 130 to confirm service usage, and traffic information such as traffic conditions while driving on the highway may be provided.

In addition, when recognizing the mobile communication terminal 130 through a separate toll gate device 430, the toll payment server 230, as described above, the fact that the mobile terminal 130 enters and exits the highway. All of them can be received from the toll gate server 330 managing the toll gate device 430, and receive only the fact of entering the highway from the toll gate server 330 and receive the entry information using the base station as described in FIG. Could be In addition, the toll settlement server 230 may directly receive recognition information of the toll gate device 430 through the Internet or a dedicated line without passing through the toll gate server 330.

Next, Figure 4 shows a system for providing a toll payment service according to the third method, Figure 4a is a block diagram of the toll gate device 440 and toll gate server 340, Figure 4b is a toll payment server 240 The configuration diagram.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the toll gate device 440 for the payment service according to the toll information includes a vehicle recognition unit 441 for acquiring vehicle information by photographing a license plate of a vehicle or recognizing a vehicle model, and a vehicle. A toll issue machine 442 installed at the entrance toll gate to issue a toll ticket upon entry of the toll gate of the toll gate; a toll receiver 443 for receiving the toll ticket issued by the entrance side as an exit side device; A display unit 444, a display board 445 for outputting a call permission text or voice message of the vehicle, and a voice output device 446, and a control unit 447 for controlling each device.

The information of the toll issued by the toll issuer 442 of the tollgate device 440 is stored in the toll issue information database 341 of the tollgate server 340, and the tollgate server 340 is toll settlement server 240 described later. (C) transmits the passage right information input from the user's mobile communication terminal, and includes a passage right information management unit 344 for authenticating the passage right based on the passage right issue information database 341.

In addition, the toll gate server 340 does not need to be settled at the toll gate toll of the issued toll ticket, that is, the toll ticket information database 342 for storing the toll information of the user using a payment service using a mobile communication terminal. And, when the user presents a pass at the exit side toll gate and receives a pass through the pass right receiver 443 of the toll gate device 440, advances to store highway entry information for confirming the toll gate that received the pass. An information database 343 is provided.

The highway exit information stored in the exit information database 343 is transmitted to the toll settlement server 240 described later through the exit information transmitter 345 of the toll gate server 340.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the toll settlement server 240 includes a member information database 241 and a toll database 242, and a toll information receiver for receiving toll information input from a user's mobile communication terminal ( 243), an exit information receiving unit 244 for receiving highway entry information of the vehicle that has obtained the right of passage from the toll gate device 440 and the toll gate server 340 that have received the issued right of passage; A toll calculation unit 245 for calculating the toll according to the entry information, a message transmitter 246 and a payment processor 247 for transmitting various messages including a payment request short message to a user's mobile communication terminal.

Each configuration of the toll payment system of the present invention including the toll gate device 440, the toll gate server 340, and the toll payment server 240 will be described as follows.

First, when the vehicle is to enter the entrance side of the toll gate, the pass ticket issuing machine 442 of the toll gate device 440 issues a pass for the vehicle, and the information of the issued pass is controlled by the control unit 447 (the toll gate server). 340 is stored in the pass right issue information database 341.

Next, when the mobile communication terminal user who has received the toll as described above accesses the toll payment server 240 through his mobile terminal before entering the highway and inputs the information of the toll, the toll settlement server 240 The right of way information receiver 243 of the transmission to the toll gate server 340. The toll gate server 340 of the toll information management unit 344 checks the information of the toll based on the toll ticket information database 341, and stores the information of the confirmed toll ticket in the toll ticket information database 342. .

In this case, the toll payment server 240 may transmit the number of the terminal device at the time of transmitting the information of the toll ticket, and the toll ticket information database 342 for terminal payment together with the information of the toll ticket and the mobile communication terminal number of the user. Can be stored.

Next, when the vehicle of the user who has been issued the right to enter the highway, the user directly inserts the issued right into the toll gate 443 provided in the toll gate to enter, or has a settlement agent at the toll gate. In this case, the agent is presented to the agent so that his right to be inserted into the toll receiver 443.

The control unit 447 of the toll gate device 440 transmits the information of the right of the pass input through the pass right receiver 443 to the toll gate server 340, so that the information of the right of the pass is transmitted to the toll information database 342 for terminal payment. If the vehicle is stored, the vehicle passes through the vehicle. In this case, the toll gate server 340 transmits the entry information based on the information of the toll gate that received the toll to the toll settlement server 240.

When the toll gate device 440 is a vehicle of the service user as described above, the toll display unit 444 outputs a permission message of the vehicle through the sign board 445 and the voice output device 446 or generally informs the fee. ) Can be used to output a pass-through message such as 'Pass'. In addition, it is natural that the toll display unit 444 displays the toll as before, so that the user can inform the amount to be paid through his mobile terminal.

In the above description, the service through the receipt of the toll is described as an example, but the information of the issued toll is input from the mobile communication terminal of the user, and the tollgate server 340 and the tollgate device 440 through the toll settlement server 240 are provided. Is transmitted to the toll gate device 440, the vehicle information obtained through the vehicle recognition unit 441 distinguishes the vehicle issued the right of passage, and when the vehicle is recognized at the exit of the toll gate, the control of the control unit 447 Will be able to pass the vehicle without receiving the right to pass.

Also, in addition to the above-described method, if the information of the toll is input to the toll settlement server 240 by applying a part of the method described with reference to FIG. 2, the toll settlement server 240 moves the input of the information from the base station. The location information of the communication terminal may be received, and the service may be performed using the vehicle departure information recognized by the base station.

As described above, when the vehicle issued the toll exits from the highway, the toll calculation unit 245 of the toll settlement server 240 receives the position information received through the toll information receiver 243 and the exit information receiver 244. And a message transmitter 246 for calculating a toll based on vehicle information such as a vehicle model, and performing charging of a toll on a vehicle of a user who inputs information of a toll using the mobile communication terminal as described above. Since the payment processing unit 247 is the same as in Figs. 2 and 3 it will be omitted.

Next, the toll payment method of the toll settlement system of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described with a flowchart showing a sequential procedure.

First, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a sequential procedure of a toll payment method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and describes the toll payment method of the system described with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown, first the toll payment server 220 receives the fact that the access to the highway of the mobile communication terminal from the base station (S101), and transmits a short message to the mobile communication terminal for checking the use of the service and entry information (S101). S102).

Next, the toll payment server 220 determines whether or not the user is a service user by using the mobile communication terminal to transmit a reply to use the service by checking the message (S103). ).

As a result of the determination, when the user is not a service user, the toll settlement server 220 uses the service so that the toll settlement of the user vehicle can be made at the toll gate side, and the exit side entry restriction of the vehicle can be performed. Notify the tollgate server 320 to stop information and stop the location management of the mobile communication terminal (S104), if the service user toll payment server 220 continues to manage the location of the mobile communication terminal.

The base station managing the location information of the mobile communication terminal detects that the mobile communication terminal has entered a specific toll gate range and transmits the highway departure information to the toll payment server 220 (S105) and receives the departure information. The toll settlement server 220 calculates the highway toll of the vehicle based on the initially received entry information and the entry information (S106), and transmits a payment request short message including the toll information to the mobile communication terminal (S107). ).

On the other hand, when the service vehicle enters the highway, the passing message of the vehicle may be displayed or output through the electronic sign 422 or the voice output device 423 of the corresponding toll gate.

Next, when a payment request signal is received from the mobile communication terminal that receives the message within a predetermined time (S108), the toll payment server 220 receives the payment information or pre-stored payment that is obtained through message transmission and reception with the mobile communication terminal. The payment processing is performed using the information (S109), and when the payment processing is completed, it is preferable to transmit a payment result short message to the mobile communication terminal (S110).

In this case, when the payment request signal is not received from the mobile communication terminal, the toll payment server 220 transmits the toll details to the billing server 17 of the mobile communication system (S111), and the unpaid tolls are moved. The bill shall be added to the telecommunication terminal usage fee.

On the other hand, since the payment request short message transmission step (S107) to the payment result short message transmission step (S110) is the same in Figs. 6 to 9 will be omitted later.

6 and 7 are flowcharts illustrating a sequential procedure of the toll payment method according to another embodiment of the present invention, which shows the toll payment method of the system described with reference to FIG.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 6, a user uses an RF of the toll gate device 430 provided at an entrance toll gate using his mobile communication terminal 130 having an RF transmitter 132 or an IR transmitter 133. As the terminal 130 information is transmitted to the receiver 432 or the IR receiver 433, the toll settlement server 230 receives the information received by the toll gate device 430 through the toll gate server 330. (S201).

In this case, the received information may be the number of the mobile communication terminal 130 or the ID of the user, and the toll payment server 230 confirms the toll gate provided with the toll gate device 430 or toll gate from the toll gate server 330. Access information is obtained by receiving information of.

Next, as the mobile communication terminal 130 transmits its terminal information to the RF receiver 432 or the IR receiver 433 of the toll gate device 430 provided at the exit side toll gate, the toll payment server 230 The tollgate device 430 receives the received information as in the entry (S202), and acquires the terminal information and the exit information.

As described above, the toll payment server 230 that has received the number, the entry information and the entry information of the mobile communication terminal calculates the toll based on the information (S203), and then sends a payment request short message to the payment result. The step of sending the short message is the same as the steps S107 to S110 described with reference to FIG.

Next, in FIG. 7, the toll payment server 230 that receives the RF information or the IR information when the vehicle enters the highway entrance as shown in FIG. 6 (S301) is a diagram from the base station that manages the location of the mobile communication terminal 130. As in 5, the advance information may be received (S302).

At this time, the toll is calculated based on the position of the toll gate apparatus that has received the RF information or the IR information and the position information of the toll gate recognized by the base station (S303).

On the other hand, in the case of the embodiment of Figure 7, the user of the mobile communication terminal only needs to recognize the terminal information as a toll gate device in a contact or non-contact manner only at the entrance side, the exit side will be able to pass without additional information transmission.

Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the flow of services according to the issue of a right to travel. First, FIG. 8 is as follows.

As shown, when a user who is issued a toll at the entrance side toll gate device 430 accesses the toll payment server 240 using his mobile terminal and inputs the toll information, which is issued, when the highway is entered, The toll settlement server 240 receives the toll information (S401).

Next, the toll payment server 240 transmits the toll right information to the toll gate server 340 managing each toll gate device 430 to confirm the toll information. When the toll information is confirmed, the toll server 340 is sent. The vehicle of the right of passage must be notified that the user is a service user, so that the vehicle can later be allowed to pass through the highway (S402).

As described above, the user who receives the right of passage and inputs the information of the issued right of passage into the toll payment server 240 through the mobile communication terminal presents the issued right of ticket to the exit-side toll gate, or is provided at the exit-side toll gate. The toll payment server 240 receives the entry information from the toll gate server 340 managing the toll gate device 434 that received the toll (S403).

In this case, the toll gate device 440 that receives the toll ticket allows the passage of the vehicle without charge of the toll, referring to the toll ticket information for terminal payment previously stored in the database 342 of the tollgate server 340, and tolling fee. The passing permission message and the toll may be displayed through the display unit 444, the display board 445, and the voice output device 446.

Next, the toll payment server 240 receiving the toll information and the entry information as described above obtains the entry information from the toll information and calculates the toll based on the entry information and the vehicle information (S404).

Next, FIG. 9 shows the toll settlement server 240 to receive the toll information from the mobile communication terminal of the user who issued the toll as described above (S501), and confirms the toll information through the toll server 340 and the service user. Notify that (S502).

In this case, unlike in FIG. 8, instead of the user presenting the toll ticket when entering the highway, the toll payment server 240 receives the highway entry information of the mobile communication terminal from a base station managing the location of the mobile communication terminal. (S503).

Accordingly, the toll settlement server 240 may calculate the toll based on the entry information by the toll information received at the entry and the entry information through the base station (S504).

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the location management means of the mobile communication terminal is limited to the base station. However, in the case of the mobile communication terminal having a GPS receiver, the toll calculation can be performed by receiving location information from the terminal, and the service is provided. Toll gate device to be provided in the toll gate for this purpose is not limited. In addition, in the above description, the toll gate server for managing the device management of the toll gate, vehicle information, etc. has been described in a separate configuration, but it is obvious that the toll payment server may be configured to manage the toll gate device.

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Therefore, the highway toll payment system and method using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, after calculating the toll through the location management of the mobile communication terminal, the text message after the user exits from the highway through the text message to pay the toll By making it easy to process payments by checking, it has the advantage of eliminating user inconvenience and reducing traffic congestion by reducing the tollgate transit time, and thus reducing traffic congestion. It works.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A data core network connected to the data core network of a mobile communication system including a base station in charge of wireless transmission and reception with a mobile communication terminal, a short message service center providing a short message service to the mobile communication terminal, and a data core network. It is configured to include a toll payment server for providing a highway toll payment service to the mobile terminal through, The toll settlement server, A member information database storing member information including a subscriber's mobile terminal number; A right-of-path information receiver which receives the issued right-of-pass information from a mobile communication terminal of a user who has been issued a right of passage at an entrance toll gate when entering a highway; An exit information receiver configured to receive highway entry information of a mobile communication terminal user vehicle which transmits the pass right information from the toll gate as the user presents the issued pass to the exit side toll gate when the user enters the highway; A toll calculation unit configured to calculate a toll according to the vehicle entry information and the received entrance information according to the toll information; A message transmitter for generating a short message including the calculated toll information and transmitting the short message to the mobile communication terminal through a short message service center of the mobile communication system; And A payment processing unit which receives a payment request signal from a connected mobile communication terminal through checking the received message and pays the corresponding toll; Highway toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 31, wherein The toll gate includes a ticket issuer for issuing a right of way when the vehicle enters the highway, a pass receiver for receiving a right of way when the vehicle enters the highway, and a vehicle recognition unit for obtaining at least one vehicle information among the number and type of the vehicle when the vehicle enters the toll gate. Toll gate device is provided, The highway toll settlement system, The toll gate device is connected to the Internet or a dedicated line, receives toll information received from the mobile communication terminal from the toll payment server, and transmits to the toll settlement server highway information when the toll gate device receives the toll. Highway toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that further comprises a toll server. 33. The method of claim 32, The toll gate device, The toll information issued when entering the highway includes at least one or more of a toll display unit for outputting a passing message of the vehicle when the vehicle enters the highway, which is input in advance through the toll payment server, and a display board and a voice output device. Highway toll payment system using a communication terminal. delete The method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein The member information database stores the payment means information of the subscriber, When the payment processing unit receives the payment request signal from the mobile communication terminal that receives the short message including the calculated toll information, the payment processing is automatically performed according to the payment means information of the subscriber stored in the member information database. Highway toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein The member information database stores payment means information of at least one subscriber, When the payment processing unit receives a payment request signal from the mobile communication terminal that receives the short message including the calculated toll information, the payment processing unit transmits a payment method selection page including the payment means of the subscriber stored in the member information database. The highway toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for processing the toll according to the payment means information if one of the means is selected. The method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein The payment processing unit, When the payment request signal is received from the mobile communication terminal that receives the short message including the calculated toll information, the payment means selection page including at least one payment means is transmitted to any one of the payment means from the mobile communication terminal. Is selected and the payment information according to the selected payment means is input and transmitted, the toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for processing the payment of the toll according to the transmitted payment information. The method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein The toll settlement server is provided with a toll database for storing the toll information, The payment processing unit updates the toll database when the payment processing of the tolls is normally performed, and after a predetermined time passes, the billing processing unit of the toll database of the toll database, in which the tolls are not settled, to the billing server of the mobile communication system. Highway toll payment system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the transmission to be billed in addition to the mobile communication terminal usage fee. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A toll gate server that manages a toll gate device having a toll issuer and a toll receiver and a mobile communication system, and comprises a toll payment server that provides highway toll payment services to a mobile communication terminal with internet access. As a highway toll payment method, The toll payment server obtains the access information of the vehicle from the mobile communication terminal of the user connected through the Internet, and receives the access right information issued from the toll issue machine, and transmits the toll information to the toll gate server. A first step; When the toll gate of the toll gate device receives a toll corresponding to the toll information received from the toll settlement server, the tollgate server transmits the vehicle entry information according to the toll gate information that received the toll to the toll settlement server; Step 2; A third step of calculating a toll according to the entry information and the entry information of the vehicle and transmitting a short message for payment of the toll to the mobile communication terminal; And A fourth step of receiving the payment request signal of the toll from the mobile terminal confirming the message and paying the toll; Highway toll payment method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 56, wherein The second step, Allowing the toll gate server to output a toll gate approval message of the vehicle through at least one of an electronic board and a voice output device of the toll gate apparatus to which the vehicle intends to enter; Highway toll payment method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 56 or 57, The toll payment server is provided with a member information database that stores the payment means information of the subscriber, The fourth step, And receiving the payment request signal of the toll from the mobile terminal confirming the message, automatically processing the toll according to the stored payment means information. The method of claim 56 or 57, The toll payment server is provided with a member information database that stores the payment means information of the subscriber, The fourth step, Transmitting a payment means selection page including the stored payment means of the subscriber when receiving the payment request signal of the toll from the mobile terminal confirming the message; If any one of the payment means is selected from the mobile terminal, processing the toll according to the selected payment means information; Highway toll payment method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 56 or 57, The fourth step, Transmitting a payment means selection page including at least one payment means when receiving the payment request signal of the toll from the mobile terminal confirming the message; Requesting input of payment information according to the selected payment means to the mobile communication terminal when any one of the payment means is selected from the mobile communication terminal; When payment information is input and transmitted from the mobile terminal, payment processing of the toll according to the transmitted payment information; Highway toll payment method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 56 or 57, After the third step, If the payment request signal of the toll is not received from the mobile communication terminal that receives the message, the toll payment server transmits the unspecified details of the toll to the billing server of the mobile communication system so that the toll is used by the mobile communication terminal. Causing the charge to be aggregated; Highway toll payment method using a mobile communication terminal further comprising a.

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