KR101436301B1 - Hi-pass service system using smart watch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hi-pass service system so that a toll road fee can be automatically settled when a vehicle passes through an electronic toll collection system. The hi-pass service system includes: a portable phone having a Bluetooth communication function; and a smart watch including a Bluetooth communication module to exchange data through Bluetooth communication with the portable phone, a pico-cast communication module which performs pico-cast communication with the electronic toll collection system, a controller which transmits registration information for using Hi-pass by the pico-cast communication to the electronic toll collection system, and controls the display unit to display an adjusted result of the toll road fee provided through the pico-cast communication from the electronic toll collection system; and a memory unit which stores the registration information and the adjusted result. According to the present invention, reliability of communication and the operation for using a Hi-pass service may be improved, and user convenience may be satisfied. When an error occurs, the confirmation and response thereof may be easily and rapidly achieved.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a high-pass service system using a smart watch,

The present invention relates to a high-pass service system using a smart watch, and more particularly, to a high-pass service system using a smart watch for improving reliability of communication and operation for using a high-pass service.

The congestion on the highway toll gate is not limited to the complaints of the users of the vehicle, but it causes the degradation of the national competitiveness such as the increase of the logistics cost. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, an automatic toll collecting system called a Hi-pass system has been developed and operated on a toll gate in Korea.

The high-pass system includes a high-pass terminal, which is a user terminal mounted on a vehicle, and a high-pass system that is inserted into the high-pass terminal through a radio frequency (RF) It is a system where the charging fee of the smart card is paid automatically. Therefore, the vehicle passing through the toll gate can pay the highway toll while running without stopping, thereby reducing the occurrence of problems such as traffic congestion in the toll gate.

However, in the conventional high-pass system, a high-pass terminal for communicating with a toll gate and charging a fee must be provided in the vehicle. However, the high-pass terminal has to charge the fee to be used in the toll gate in advance, There is a problem in that the user must always check the charge amount and always keep the charged state more than a predetermined amount. In addition, the conventional high-pass system has a problem that a separate high-pass terminal is purchased. In addition, there is a case where an operation error occurs because mutual communication is not smoothly performed between the high-pass terminal and the terminal installed in the toll gate, and the high-pass terminal is always installed in the vehicle, I can not help but cause problems when I go through the toll gate.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0078312 discloses a " high-pass utilization system using a portable terminal " A tollgate module communicating with the portable terminal to collect tollgate ID inquiry and charge; And a manager module for managing the charges and issued IDs retrieved from the tollgate module.

However, such prior art has a limitation in solving the problem of communication error and low reliability of operation for using high-pass service, and it is required to develop a system which improves the reliability of communication and operation, It is necessary to develop a system that can meet the demand for convenience.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, it is an object of the present invention to improve the reliability of communication and operation for use of the high-pass service, to satisfy user's convenience, The purpose is to make it happen.

Other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high-pass service system for allowing a vehicle to automatically settle a toll fee when passing through a toll collecting system of a toll gate, the system comprising: a mobile phone having a Bluetooth communication function; And a Bluetooth communication module for transmitting / receiving data to / from the mobile phone via Bluetooth communication; a pico-cast communication module for performing pico-cast communication with the toll collection system; A controller for controlling the display of the settlement result of the toll charge provided by the pico-cast communication from the toll collection system on the display unit, and a memory unit for storing the registration information and the settlement result A high-pass service system using a smart watch including a smart watch is provided.

When the error check mode is selected by the input of the input unit, the smart watch receives the selection signal of the input unit and recognizes the current position from the GPS module and the map data of the mobile phone by Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone , And if the settlement result is not received from the toll collecting system while moving through the toll gate by a predetermined distance, an error alarm may be output through the display unit or the speaker.

Wherein the smart watch extracts sales office information corresponding to the location of the tollgate from the data stored in the memory unit after the error alarm is output and displays the sales office information through the display unit, The control unit receives the selection signal of the input unit and accesses the homepage of the highway operator corresponding to the location of the tollgate through the wireless communication network via the cellular phone, Extracts the information, inputs the extracted information to the homepage, and displays the charged amount displayed on the homepage on the display unit.

When the high-pass power saving mode is selected by the input of the input unit, the smart watch receives the selection signal of the input unit and performs a function necessary for the toll payment using the high pass by the pico-cast communication with the toll collection system The control unit can control to stop all the functions except for the high pass power saving mode and to automatically release the high pass power saving mode when the amount of charge of the battery required for the operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

A pico-cast communication device for performing pico-cast communication with the smart watch, a toll calculation unit for calculating a toll for the vehicle in which the smart watch is located and calculating a toll according to a predetermined settlement method by communication with the settlement service system A toll collection system including a toll settlement device for transmitting the settlement completion of the toll to the smart watch; A registration system for converting the registration information obtained in the registration process for the high-pass use of the smart watch into a DB and storing the DB in a DB form; And comparing the registration information provided from the smart watch with the registration information stored in the registration system and transmitting the verification result to the charge settlement apparatus to determine whether the charge settlement apparatus normally proceeds with the smart watch And a verification system that enables the verification system to perform the verification.

According to the high-pass service system using the smart watch according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the reliability of communication and operation for using the high-pass service, satisfy the convenience of the user, It can be done quickly.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a high-pass service system using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a smart watch in a high-pass service system using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a display unit of a smart watch in a high-pass service system using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated and described in detail in the drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, And the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a high-pass service system using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a high-pass service system 100 using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a high-pass service system 100 for allowing a vehicle 10 to automatically pay a toll fee when passing through a toll- Pass service system may include a mobile phone 110 and a smart watch 120. Each of the mobile phone 110 and the smart watch 120 may include an operation Can be performed.

The mobile phone 110 is capable of performing voice communication, video call, wireless communication, and the like through a wireless communication such as a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) of a mobile communication company or a WiFi network or a long term evolution (LTE) Internet access, and the like, and can have a Bluetooth communication function. Here, the mobile phone 110 may be a smart phone, for example, for performing an operation determined by driving an application. In addition, the mobile phone 110 includes a wireless communication module for performing wireless communication, a Bluetooth communication module for performing Bluetooth communication, an input unit such as a touch panel or a button, a display unit for displaying information and images externally, A control unit for performing control necessary for the operation, a memory unit for storing data and applications, and a GPS module for confirming the location information.

2, the smart watch 120 includes a Bluetooth communication module 121 for exchanging data with a mobile phone 110 (shown in FIG. 1) by Bluetooth communication, a toll collection system 140 (shown in FIG. 1) (PicoCast) communication module 122 for performing picoCast communication with the toll collection system 140, registration information for high-pass use by pico-cast communication to the toll collection system 140, The control unit 124 controls the display unit 123 to display the result of the calculation of the toll provided by the pico-cast communication from the memory unit 125, and the memory unit 125 stores the registration information and the result of the calculation And may be an information processing device that performs a specific function by downloading and installing an application, and a band and a buckle for wrist can be provided The.

The smart watch 120 includes an input unit 126 such as a touch panel or a button for inputting various kinds of information in addition to the above configuration and a communication unit for performing a call through the mobile phone 110 by Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone 110 A speaker 127 and a microphone 131, and a battery 129 for supplying power necessary for operation.

The smart watch 120 can establish a communication channel by Bluetooth pairing with the mobile phone 110 and perform Bluetooth wireless communication with each other. Meanwhile, in order to register for use of the high-pass service, for example, the smart watch 120 accesses the registration system 150 through the mobile communication network via the mobile phone 110, An application program for performing a registration process can be connected to the registration system 150 to download and install the application program. Here, the registration information may be information including smartwatch 120 information such as a name, a resident registration number, a mobile phone number, and vehicle information such as a car number and a vehicle type, and verification of registration information may be performed by a verification system 160 And then simultaneously stored in the memory unit 126 of the registration system 150 and the smart watch 120. Authentication of the mobile phone number in the registration information can be performed by the mobile phone number authentication system have.

The smart watch 120 receives the selection signal of the input unit 126 and transmits the selection signal to the cellular phone 110 through the Bluetooth communication with the cellular phone 110 when the error checking mode is selected by the input of the input unit 126. [ If the current position is detected from the GPS module and the stored map data and the settlement result is not received from the toll collection system 140 while moving through the toll gate by a predetermined distance, for example, 500 to 1,000 meters, ) Or the speaker 127. [0064]

After outputting the error alarm, the smart watch 120 extracts the sales office information corresponding to the location of the toll gate from the data stored in advance in the memory unit 125, and displays it on the display unit 123 The control unit 124 receives the selection signal of the input unit 126 and transmits the selection signal to the position of the tollgate through the wireless communication network via the cellular phone 110 For example, Korea Highway Corporation, and inputs it to the homepage input field of Korea Highway Corporation. In this case, Accordingly, the unpaid charges displayed on the homepage can be processed by the image processing unit 128 and displayed on the display unit 123.

The smart watch 120 receives the selection signal of the input unit 126 and the control unit 124 receives the selection signal of the input unit 126 by the pico-cast communication with the toll collection system 140 when the high-path power saving mode is selected by the input of the input unit 126 It is possible to control all functions except the functions necessary for the toll payment using the high pass to be stopped. When the amount of charge of the battery 129 necessary for the operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, The function can be restored.

The high-pass service system 100 using a smart watch according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a toll collection system 140, a registration system 150, and a verification system 160.

The toll collection system 140 includes a pico-cast communication device 141 for performing pico-cast communication with the smart watch 120, a billing service system 200 for calculating the toll for the vehicle in which the smart watch 120 is located, And a toll settlement device 142 that charges the toll according to a predetermined settlement method by communication with the smart watch 120 and transmits the settlement completion of the toll to the smart watch 120. [ The fare settling device 142 is connected in a pico-cast wireless communication manner between the pico-cast communication device 141 and the smart watch 120 inside the vehicle 10 when the vehicle 10 passes through the toll gate, And a receipt generating procedure according to the toll collection can be performed, and the information according to the procedure can be respectively stored.

The registration system 150 stores the registration information obtained in the registration process for the high-pass use of the smart watch 120 as a DB and stores the calculated travel fee as a DB in the DB .

The verification system 160 compares the registration information provided from the smart watch 120 with the registration information stored in the registration system 150 and verifies the registration information and transmits the verification result to the charge settlement apparatus 142, So that the user can determine whether the smart watch 120 is normally settled.

The high-pass service system 100 using the smart watch according to one embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In a state where registration of registration information is completed, the smart watch 120 and the mobile phone 110 Will be described with reference to a process for collecting tolls when the vehicle 10 equipped with the vehicle 10 passes through the toll collection system 140 installed on the toll gate.

When the vehicle 10 enters the high-pass lane, the pico-cast communication device 141 of the toll collection system 140 is connected to the pico-cast communication module 122 of the smart watch 120 on the wrist of the vehicle 10 The synchronization signal is transmitted to maintain the synchronization, and communication with the smart watch 120 is performed while the synchronization is maintained. In this state, the registration information stored in the memory unit 125 of the smart watch 120 is transmitted to the registration system 150 to generate high pass activity information, The completion information including the entry high-pass information is updated in the database unit of the registration system 150 and transmitted to the smart watch 120 to be stored in the memory unit 125. [

When the vehicle 10 enters the advanced high pass lane, the pico-cast communication device 141 of the toll collection system 140 transmits the synchronization signal to the pico-cast communication module 122 of the smart watch 120, To maintain synchronization, and to perform communication in a state in which synchronization is maintained. When the communication channel is established, the registration information stored in the memory unit 125 of the smart watch 120 is transmitted to the registration system 150 to check the consistency of the registration information, And requests the collection system 140 to process the toll charge. If the information does not match, the registration system 150 may photograph the number plate of the vehicle using the camera installed in the high-pass lane. Also, the toll collection system 140 can calculate the toll by judging the registered vehicle information when the vehicle is a light vehicle or a discounted and exempted vehicle.

After the toll has been settled, the fare settling device 142 of the toll collection system 140 proceeds to charge the toll settled to the settlement service system 200 of the bank, card company, mobile communication company, etc. At this time, Information such as a name, a resident number, a mobile phone number, and vehicle information such as a car number and a vehicle type can be transmitted together. When the subject is a mobile communication company, the payment service system 200 may prepay a prepayment agent to the toll billing entity, and then bill the user with the toll bill upon dispatch of the mobile phone bill notification.

As shown in FIG. 3, the toll is used for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) or Wi-Fi network or long term evolution (LTE) network of the subscribed mobile communication company The result of the processing can be received by the display unit 123 of the smart watch 120 through the user smartphone 110. At this time, the processing result guide can be guided through the smart watch 120 in voice or text form. Also, the smart watch 120 can confirm high-pass fare payment related information by accessing the corresponding settlement service system 200 by a specific date, month or year through the high-pass application program screen.

According to the high-pass service system using the smart watch according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the reliability of communication and operation for use of the high-pass service, satisfy the convenience of the user, So that it can be easily and quickly performed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

10: vehicle 110: mobile phone
120: Smart Watch 121: Bluetooth communication module
122: pico cast communication module 123:
124: control unit 125: memory unit
126: Input unit 127: Speaker
128: image processor 129: battery
131: Microphone 140: Toll Collection System
141: pico-cast communication device 142: charge setting device
150: registration system 160: verification system
200: Payment Service System

Claims (5)

1. A high-pass service system for allowing a vehicle to automatically settle a toll charge when passing through a toll-charging system of a toll gate,
A mobile phone having a Bluetooth communication function; And
A Bluetooth communication module for transmitting and receiving data by Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone; a pico-cast communication module for performing pico-cast communication with the toll collection system; and a pico-cast communication module for registering for high- A control unit for controlling the display unit to display the result of the calculation of the toll provided by the pico-cast communication from the toll collection system, and a memory unit for storing the registration information and the result of the settlement; And a smart watch including the smart watch,
The smart watch includes:
The control unit receives the selection signal of the input unit and recognizes the current position from the GPS module and the map data of the mobile phone by Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone and then passes through the tollgate And outputting an error alarm through the display unit or the speaker when the result of the settlement is not received from the toll collection system while moving by a predetermined distance,
The smart watch includes:
Wherein the control unit extracts sales office information corresponding to the location of the toll gate from the data stored in the memory unit and displays the sales office information through the display unit, The control unit receives the selection signal of the input unit, accesses the homepage of the highway operator corresponding to the location of the tollgate through the wireless communication network via the cellular phone, extracts inquiry input information stored in the memory unit And a display unit for displaying an image of an unpaid fee displayed on the homepage and displaying the image on the display unit. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The smart watch includes:
When the high pass power saving mode is selected by the input of the input unit, the control unit receives the selection signal of the input unit and performs all functions except the functions necessary for the toll payment using the high pass by the pico-cast communication with the toll collection system Pass power saving mode when the amount of charge of the battery required for the operation is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
A pico-cast communication device for performing pico-cast communication with the smart watch, a toll calculation unit for calculating a toll for the vehicle in which the smart watch is located and calculating a toll according to a predetermined settlement method by communication with the settlement service system A toll collection system including a toll settlement device for transmitting the settlement completion of the toll to the smart watch;
A registration system for converting the registration information obtained in the registration process for the high-pass use of the smart watch into a DB and storing the DB in a DB form;
The smart watch may compare the registration information provided from the smart watch with the registration information stored in the registration system, and transmit the verification result to the charge settlement apparatus to determine whether the charge settlement apparatus normally proceeds with the smart watch A high-pass service system using a smart watch.

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