KR102207478B1 - Tolling system using time information and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A first entry part entering from the expressway of the first line, a first exit part entering the expressway of the first line, a second entry part entering from the expressway of the second line, advance to the expressway of the second line The tolling system using the time information of the point having the second exit portion is installed on the first entrance portion and the first exit portion, respectively, and a photographing module that photographs the passing vehicle and when a specific vehicle passes through the first exit portion , If the photographing module is controlled so that the vehicle number of a specific vehicle is photographed, and the vehicle number of the specific vehicle that has been photographed matches the vehicle number photographed at the first entrance, it is determined whether the OBU (On Board Unit) is mounted on the specific vehicle. Based on the billing. Accordingly, charging can be performed accurately and fairly.

Description

Tolling system using time information and its driving method {TOLLING SYSTEM USING TIME INFORMATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system for charging a highway toll, and more particularly, to a tolling system using time information and a driving method thereof.

Toll gates are disposed at the entrance and exit portions of the expressway, and a toll may be imposed on a passing vehicle. In addition, a toll gate is also arranged at stops on the highway, so if an OBU (On Board Unit) such as a high pass is mounted on the vehicle, it is charged immediately, or when the OBU is not mounted on the vehicle, the collector of the TCS (Toll Collection System) It is possible to distribute the stopover information under the management of the company so that it can be charged at the exit of the final expressway.

If the toll is unexpectedly charged while using the expressway, the reliability of the tolling system may be affected, so an accurate and fair tolling system is required.

Meanwhile, the above information is only presented as background information to aid understanding of the present invention. No decision has been made and no argument is made as to whether or not any of the above is applicable as the prior art for the present invention.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1881830 (Registration Date: July 19, 2018)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problem, and an embodiment of the present invention proposes a tolling system using time information in which billing is more accurately performed by software processing while using an existing tolling system.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. I will be able to.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a first entry portion entering from a highway of the first line, a first exit portion entering the highway of the first line, a second entry portion entering from a highway of the second line, A tolling system using time information of a point having a second exit portion advancing to the highway of the second line includes: a photographing module installed on the first entry portion and the first exit portion to photograph a passing vehicle; And when a specific vehicle passes through the first exit unit, the photographing module is controlled so that the vehicle number of the specific vehicle is photographed, and the vehicle number of the photographed specific vehicle matches the vehicle number photographed at the first entry unit. , A control module for recognizing whether an OBU (On Board Unit) is mounted on the specific vehicle, wherein the control module includes first visual information passing through the first entrance and a highway when the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle. It is determined whether or not to charge based on the second time information entered into.

In some embodiments, the control module, when the second time information is earlier than the first time information, determines the specific vehicle as a billing target, and when the second time information is later than the first time information, The specific vehicle may be determined as a non-charge target.

In some embodiments, the tolling system using the time information further includes a communication unit that communicates with the tolling server, and the control module, when the OBU is not mounted, of the specific vehicle photographed at the first entry unit The vehicle number may be provided to the tolling server through the communication unit.

In some embodiments, the specific vehicle may enter the first entry portion to advance to the second exit portion, and enter the second entry portion to advance to the first exit portion.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a first entry portion entering from a highway of the first line, a first exit portion entering the highway of the first line, a second entry portion entering from a highway of the second line, The driving method of the tolling system using time information of a point having a second exit portion that advances to the highway of the second line is to first photograph the vehicle number of the specific vehicle when a specific vehicle enters the first entry portion. step; Second photographing a vehicle number of the specific vehicle when the specific vehicle advances to the first exit unit; Comparing whether vehicle information of the specific vehicle photographed at the time of the first photographing and the second photographing is matched; Recognizing whether the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle when vehicle information of the specific vehicle matches; And when the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, determining whether to charge based on first time information passing through the first entrance unit and second time information entering the highway.

In some embodiments, the determining may include: when the second time information is faster than the first time information, determining the specific vehicle as a billing target; And when the second time information is later than the first time information, determining the specific vehicle as a non-charge target.

In some embodiments, when the OBU is not mounted, the driving method may further include providing a vehicle number of the specific vehicle photographed at the first entrance to a tolling server.

In some embodiments, the specific vehicle may enter the first entry portion to advance to the second exit portion, and enter the second entry portion to advance to the first exit portion.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a first entry portion entering from a highway of the first line, a first exit portion entering the highway of the first line, a second entry portion entering from a highway of the second line, A computer-readable recording medium may be provided in which a program for performing a driving method of a tolling system using time information of a point having a second exit portion advancing to the highway of the second line is recorded on a computer.

Here, when the program is executed by the processor, the processor includes a vehicle number of the specific vehicle photographed first when a specific vehicle enters the first entry portion and a second when the specific vehicle advances to the first exit portion. An operation of comparing whether the vehicle number of the photographed specific vehicle matches, and when vehicle information of the specific vehicle matches and the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, first visual information passing through the first entrance and a highway It may include an executable instruction to perform an operation of determining whether to charge based on the second time information entered into the.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, even if an existing system is used, a penalty for billing does not occur, and reliability of a user's tolling system may be improved.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the following description. will be.

1 is a view for explaining a tolling system using time information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a charging decision situation when a tolling system using the time information is applied;
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a tolling system using time information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and,
4 is a flowchart illustrating driving of a tolling system using time information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram for explaining a tolling system 100 (hereinafter referred to as tolling system) using time information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a billing determination situation when the tolling system 100 is applied It is a drawing to do.

Referring to FIG. 1, a rest area (RE) exists for both passengers traveling on the expressway (1HW) of the first line and the passengers passing through the expressway (2HW) of the second line, and the rest area (RE) May be referred to as a stopover of the expressway 1HW of the first line and the expressway 2HW of the second line. The tolling system 100 is disposed in the rest area RE to determine billing and the like, and may communicate with an external tolling server (200 in FIG. 3 ). In the present specification, a point where expressways of different lines overlap is described as an example, but in some embodiments, various points instead of the rest area RE may be applied instead of the rest area RE.

The rest area RE has a first entry part 1EN entering from the expressway 1HW of the first line and a first exit part 1EX entering the expressway 1HW of the first line, and the second line A second entry portion 2EN entering from the highway 2HW of may be provided with a second exit portion 2EX entering the highway 2HW of the second line. Here, the entry portions 1EN and 2EN are disposed on the access roads 1EN and 2EN of the rest area RE, and the exit portions 1EX and 2EX are disposed on the exit roads 1EX and 2EX of the rest area RE. .

Here, the photographing modules C1 and C2 are provided only in the first entrance unit 1EN and the first exit unit 1EX that advances to the highway 1HW of the first line, so that the vehicle license plate of the vehicle entering and exiting is provided. I can. It is assumed that the photographing module is not provided in the second entrance portion 2EN and the second exit portion 2EX advancing to the highway 2HW of the second line.

In addition, the first highway 1HW may include an AA TG (toll gate), and the second highway 2HW may include a BB TG, a CC TG, or the like. Vehicles may enter the highway or exit from the highway through the toll gate.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2, a process of using the rest area RE by one specific vehicle will be described according to the passage of time.

A specific vehicle first enters the AA TG of the first expressway (1HW) at 9 o'clock, passes through the first expressway (1HW), and enters the first entrance (1EN) of the rest area (RE) at 10 o'clock, The tolling system 100 photographs a vehicle license plate of a specific vehicle (210).

Then, the specific vehicle passes through the second exit part 2EX to pass through the second expressway 2HW at 11 o'clock, but the photographing is not performed because the photographing module is not provided on the second exit part 2EX. .

After that, the specific vehicle passes through the CC TG at 12 o'clock and advances on the second highway 2HW, and charging may be performed for the toll.

Then, a specific vehicle runs 220 on a general road, such as a national highway, not a highway, enters BB TG at 14:00 and uses the second expressway (2HW), and at 15:00, the second expressway (RE) It enters into the entry part (2EN). At this time, the photographing is not performed because the photographing module is not provided on the second entry part 2EN.

Finally, when a specific vehicle passes through the first exit unit 1EX at 16:00, the tolling system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may determine that the vehicle is not the turn vehicle at this point.

For reference, the tolling system 100 makes a round when a vehicle passing through the expressway 1HW of the first line enters the rest area RE through the first entry unit 1EN and advances to the first exit unit 1EX. It is judged as a vehicle. The tolling system 100 charges when an OBU (On Board Unit, for example, a high-pass terminal) is mounted on the vehicle, and the stopover is distributed by a collector in the TCSToll Collection System (TCSToll Collection System) when an OBU is not provided. Tolls may be charged at the final toll gate.

Here, the meaning of distributing a stopover means that when a specific vehicle is calculating a toll at the final toll gate entering a highway via a current rest area (RE), in order to use the information on the stopover, the stopover information is provided to the tolling server 200. Say what to offer. At this time, the waypoint is also written on the issued toll card.

According to the above, the tolling system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention does not generate unnecessary billing errors in the tolling system of a rest area where vehicles passing through a plurality of highways can jointly use, so the trust of users using the tolling system. Will be able to receive.

Hereinafter, a configuration of the tolling system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The tolling system 100 includes a photographing module 110, a vehicle detection unit 120, a storage unit 130, a communication unit 140, an integrated antenna 150, and a control module 160. However, the components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential for implementing the tolling system 100, so the tolling system 100 described in the present specification includes more or fewer components than the components listed above. Can have. In addition, while describing FIG. 3, reference numerals of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be used together.

The photographing module 110 includes a first entry part 1EN that enters the rest area RE from the highway 1HW of the first line, and a first exit part advances from the rest area RE to the expressway 1HW of the first line. It can be placed on (1EX). The photographing module 110 may recognize a vehicle number of a passing vehicle.

Specifically, the control module 160 may control the photographing module 110 so that the vehicle number of the specific vehicle is photographed when a specific vehicle passes through the first entry unit 1EN and the first exit unit 1EX. .

The vehicle detection unit 120 is a module disposed at a point of a toll gate of a rest area to recognize the passage of a vehicle and may include various sensors.

The storage unit 130 may store the vehicle number of a passing vehicle under the control of the control module 160, and may receive and store billing information from the tolling server 200. The storage unit 130 is a module that stores information required by the tolling system 100, and the storage unit 130 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, and an SSD type (Solid State Disk). type), SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), multimedia card micro type, card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory), RAM (random access memory (RAM)), SRAM (static random access memory), ROM (read-only memory; ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), PROM (programmable read-only memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and at least one type of storage medium among optical disks It can be implemented as a server-type giant system, and various databases can be stored.

The communication unit 140 is a module that communicates with the tolling server 200 and may transmit and receive billing information, vehicle information, road information, and the like with the tolling server 200.

The integrated antenna 150 may be disposed on a toll gate to mainly recognize an OBU inside the vehicle when a high-pass vehicle passes, and to perform a charging process. The integrated antenna 150 may be provided with various communication modules to perform communication.

When a specific vehicle passing through the first exit unit 1EX is photographed, the control module 160 controls a specific vehicle when the vehicle number of the photographed specific vehicle matches the vehicle number photographed at the first entry unit 1EN. Whether or not OBU (On Board Unit) is mounted on the device can be recognized.

When the OBU is mounted on a specific vehicle, the control module 160 may determine whether to charge based on first time information passing through the first entry unit 1EN and second time information entering the highway.

More specifically, when the second time information is faster than the first time information, the control module 160 may determine the specific vehicle as a billing target. When the second time information, which is the most recent entry point of the expressway, is earlier than the first time information when entering the rest area RE, the control module 160 determines that it has entered the expressway normally and has entered the rest area RE, If a specific vehicle is equipped with an OBU, charging can be performed immediately.

Also, when the second time information is later than the first time information, the control module 160 may determine the specific vehicle as a non-charge target. That the second visual information is later than the first visual information means that after entering at the first access road (1EN) and advancing to the second access road (2EX), then entering the second access road (2EN) again, and then entering the first access road (1EX). ). In this case, the control module 160 may determine that the specific vehicle is not a turning vehicle, but a straight vehicle. Accordingly, toll collection can be performed more accurately.

And, when the OBU is not mounted on a specific vehicle, the control module 160 has already issued a toll card when the specific vehicle enters the highway, so the communication unit transmits the vehicle number of the specific vehicle photographed by the first entry unit 1EN. Through 140, it is provided to the tolling server 200, and the waypoint is filled in and distributed to allow billing in a subsequent billing procedure.

The rest area RE may be shared and used by vehicles passing through the highway of the first line and the highway of the second line. Accordingly, it is possible to enter the first access road 1EN and advance to the second exit portion 2EX, and enter the second access road 2EN to advance to the first exit road 1EX.

Meanwhile, the tolling system 100 may include an integrated lane controller, a lane distribution board, and the like in addition to the above-described components, but a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a method of driving the tolling system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. Reference numerals will be used together with the drawings of FIGS. 1 to 3 above.

Although not described in FIG. 4, when a specific vehicle enters the first entry unit 1EN, the tolling system 100 first photographs the vehicle number of the specific vehicle. Here, the first entry part 1EN corresponds to an access road that enters the rest area RE on the highway of the first line.

When the specific vehicle advances to the first exit unit 1EX (S310), the tolling system 100 takes a second photograph of the vehicle number of the specific vehicle (S315), and the vehicle of the specific vehicle is It compares whether the information is identical (S320).

In this case, the tolling system 100 determines whether a specific vehicle enters the first access road (S330), determines whether the OBU is mounted (S340), and if it does not enter the first access road, the tolling system 100 uses a straight vehicle instead of the turn vehicle. It is determined (S335).

That is, the tolling system 100 determines that a specific vehicle has entered the second access road if it has not entered the first access road, determines that it is a straight vehicle other than the round vehicle, and does not perform billing.

When the OBU is mounted on the vehicle (S340), the tolling system 100 may directly charge through the OBU. However, the tolling system 100 performs charging only when the most recent access time of the highway is before the time of entering the first access road (S350) before charging is performed (S360).

When the time of entering the highway is later than the time of entering the first access road, the tolling system 100 determines the vehicle as a straight vehicle instead of the turning vehicle and allows the vehicle to pass without performing billing or distribution of the stopover.

On the other hand, the first entry part entering from the expressway of the first line, the first exit part entering the expressway of the first line, and the second entry entering from the expressway of the second line according to an embodiment of the present invention In addition, a computer-readable recording medium may be provided in which a program for performing a driving method of a tolling system using time information of a rest area having a second exit part advancing to the highway of the second line is recorded on a computer.

When the program is executed by the processor, the processor includes a vehicle number of the specific vehicle, which is first photographed when a specific vehicle enters the first entry unit, and a second photographed when the specific vehicle advances to the first exit unit. An operation of comparing whether the vehicle number of the specific vehicle matches, and when vehicle information of the specific vehicle matches and the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, the first visual information passing through the first entry part and the highway are entered It may include an executable command to perform an operation of determining whether to charge based on the second time information.

As described above, certain aspects according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented as a computer readable code in a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device capable of storing data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, and , Floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves (such as data transmission over the Internet). The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed through network-connected computer systems, so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for achieving the present invention can be easily interpreted by experienced programmers in the field to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, it will be appreciated that the apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be realized in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Any such software, for example, whether erasable or rewritable, may be a volatile or nonvolatile storage device such as a storage device such as a ROM, or a memory device such as a RAM, memory chip, device or integrated circuit, for example. Or, for example, it may be optically or magnetically recordable, such as a CD, DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape, and stored in a storage medium readable by a machine (eg, a computer). A method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by a computer or portable terminal including a control unit and a memory, and the memory is suitable for storing a program or programs including instructions for implementing the embodiments of the present invention. You will see that it is an example of a machine-readable storage medium.

Accordingly, the present invention includes a program including code for implementing the apparatus (system) or method described in any claim of the present specification, and a machine (computer, etc.) readable storage medium storing such a program. In addition, such a program may be electronically transferred through any medium such as a communication signal transmitted through a wired or wireless connection, and the present invention suitably includes equivalents thereto.

In addition, the device according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive and store the program from a program providing device connected by wire or wirelessly. The program providing device provides a program including instructions for the program processing device to perform a preset content protection method, a memory for storing information necessary for the content protection method, and wired or wireless communication with the graphic processing device. It may include a communication unit to perform, and a control unit for automatically transmitting a request from the graphic processing device or a corresponding program to the transmission/reception device.

While this specification includes details of a number of specific implementations, these should not be construed as limiting to the scope of any invention or claim, but rather as a description of features that may be peculiar to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It must be understood. Likewise, certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable sub-combination. Furthermore, although features operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, and the claimed combination may be a subcombination. Or sub-combination variations.

In addition, although the present specification describes the operations in the drawings in a specific order, it is not understood that such operations must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown in order to obtain a desirable result, or that all illustrated operations must be performed. Can not be done. In certain cases, it is possible to transfer one or more devices at the same time.

As such, this specification is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terms presented. Accordingly, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes, and modifications to these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (9)

A first entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the first line, a first exit part for advancing from the rest area to the expressway of the first line, a second entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the second line, In the tolling system using time information of a point provided with a second exit part advancing from the rest area to the expressway of the second line,
A photographing module installed on the first entry part and the first exit part to photograph a passing vehicle; And
When a specific vehicle passes through the first exit part, the photographing module is controlled so that the vehicle number of the specific vehicle is photographed, and the photographed vehicle number of the specific vehicle matches the vehicle number photographed in the first entry part, And a control module that recognizes whether or not an OBU (On Board Unit) is mounted on the specific vehicle,
The control module,
When the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, the tolling system using time information determines whether to charge based on first time information passing through the first entrance unit and second time information entering the most recent highway. The method of claim 1,
The control module,
When the second time information is faster than the first time information, the specific vehicle is determined as a billing target,
When the second time information is later than the first time information, the specific vehicle is determined as a non-charge target, a tolling system using time information. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a communication unit in communication with the tolling server,
The control module,
When the OBU is not mounted, the vehicle number of the specific vehicle photographed at the first entry unit is provided to the tolling server through the communication unit, using time information. The method of claim 1,
The specific vehicle,
A tolling system using time information, which is capable of entering the first entry part and advancing to the second exit part, and capable of entering the second entry part and advancing to the first exit part. A first entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the first line, a first exit part for advancing from the rest area to the expressway of the first line, a second entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the second line, In the driving method of a tolling system using time information of a point provided with a second exit part advancing from the rest area to the expressway of the second line,
First photographing a vehicle number of the specific vehicle when a specific vehicle enters the first entry unit;
Second photographing a vehicle number of the specific vehicle when the specific vehicle advances to the first exit unit;
Comparing whether vehicle information of the specific vehicle photographed at the time of the first photographing and the second photographing is matched;
Recognizing whether the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle when vehicle information of the specific vehicle matches; And
When the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, time information comprising the step of determining whether to charge based on first time information passing through the first entrance unit and second time information entering the most recent highway. How to drive the used tolling system. The method of claim 5,
The determining step,
When the second time information is faster than the first time information, determining the specific vehicle as a billing target; And
When the second time information is later than the first time information, the method of driving a tolling system using time information comprising the step of determining the specific vehicle as a non-charge target. The method of claim 5,
If the OBU is not mounted, the driving method of the tolling system using time information, further comprising the step of providing the vehicle number of the specific vehicle photographed by the first entrance unit to a tolling server. The method of claim 5,
The specific vehicle,
A driving method of a tolling system using time information, wherein it is possible to enter the first entry portion to advance to the second exit portion, and to enter the second entry portion to advance to the first exit portion. A first entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the first line, a first exit part for advancing from the rest area to the expressway of the first line, a second entry part for entering the rest area from the expressway of the second line, In a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing on a computer a driving method of a tolling system utilizing time information of a point having a second exit portion that advances from the rest area to the highway of the second line,
The program, when executed by a processor, the processor,
An operation of comparing whether the vehicle number of the specific vehicle, which is first photographed when a specific vehicle enters the first entry part, matches the vehicle number of the second photographed specific vehicle, when the specific vehicle advances to the first exit part , And
When the vehicle information of the specific vehicle matches and the OBU is mounted on the specific vehicle, charging is determined based on the first time information passing through the first entrance and the second time information entering the most recent highway A computer-readable recording medium containing executable instructions that cause the user to perform an operation to perform an operation.

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