KR20160116235A - The method and apparatus for paying a charge in tollgate of a vehicle using high-pass - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toll fee payment method of a vehicle using a Hi-pass system and a device thereof. The toll fee payment method includes the steps of: registering vehicle information to an onboard unit (OBU) installed on a smartphone holder; charging the accumulated amount of a plastic Hi-pass card based on a smartphone connected to the OBU through a network based on a coupon paid for in advance when charging of the plastic Hi-pass card is requested by the OBU; and executing a payment procedure regarding a vehicle toll fee between the OBU and a toll gate based on the accumulated amount in the plastic Hi-pass card inserted into a slot of the OBU.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass, and more particularly, to a method for paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass based on a user apparatus and an OBU will be.

Currently, the highway tollgate is equipped with an Electronic Toll Collection System (ETCS) (or High Pass System), which is called Hi-Pass.

The high-pass system can be implemented with a gantry installed on a tollgate and an on board unit (OBU) installed in the vehicle. The gantry of the tollgate wirelessly communicates with the OBU of the user to collect billing information, and the OBU carries billing information to the gantry while passing through the tollgate. At this time, charging is performed through the high pass card inserted in the OBU.

On the other hand, in recent years, the spread of user devices such as smart phones has exploded, and many people have smart phones. Various services are being tried by utilizing such a smartphone. Various methods for constructing a high-pass system using a smart phone have been proposed.

KR 10-2009-0097417

One aspect of the present invention provides a method of paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a user apparatus for paying toll charges of a vehicle using a high pass.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass, the method comprising: receiving a smart phone on an OBU (on board unit); Collecting charge information from the OBU if the charge is recognized; And charging the toll charge of the vehicle by the OBU based on the collected charge information.

Here, the charge information includes entry point information that the OBU collects by communicating with an entry gantry provided in an entry toll gate, entry point information that the OBU communicates with an entry gantry provided in the entry toll gate, Can be collected based on the vehicle type information of the vehicle.

The payment step may include comparing the balance of the plastic high pass card installed in the OBU with the collected charge information; Charging the plastic high pass card if the remaining amount of the plastic high pass card is less than the collected charge information; And communicating with the OBU and the Gentry to settle the toll fee based on the charged amount.

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of the smartphone pre-registering and storing at least one charging coupon that can be used for settlement of the toll fee, wherein the charging step comprises: At least one charging coupon can be selected to charge the plastic high pass card.

The step of storing the preliminarily stored digital data may further include storing the preliminarily stored digital data in a time and spatial limit in which communication with the advanced gantry can be maintained when the smartphone has a remaining amount of the plastic high- The at least one charging coupon can be pre-purchased and stored prior to the payment by communication with the advanced gantry.

Further, in the case where the settlement procedure fails, the settlement procedure for the toll fee of the vehicle is performed again through the re-settlement performing unit, and the re-settlement performing unit is located after the gantry and is received from the gantry It may transmit to the OBU a re-approval request message requesting the re-approval of the toll fee with the determined transmission intensity in consideration of the speed information of a vehicle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toll bill payment system for a toll-free vehicle, the bill acceptance system comprising: a smart phone mounting unit for mounting a smart phone; And an OBU mount for an on board unit (OBU) that performs networking and communicates with the gantry of the toll gate for settlement of the toll gates; The OBU registering the information of the vehicle and performing a payment procedure for the gantry and the toll charge based on the accumulated amount accumulated in the plastic high pass card inserted in the slot; And a charging unit for charging the plastic high-pass card, which is implemented to charge the accumulated amount of the plastic high-pass card based on a network with the OBU based on a coupon previously paid, .

Here, the OBU receives information on the toll charge from the gantry based on the information about the starting point of the vehicle and the vehicle type transmitted to the gantry, and calculates the difference of the toll charge from the accumulated amount If it is less than a certain amount, the charging can be requested.

Also, the smartphone receives the information on the accumulated amount from the OBU, and calculates a charging amount for the plastic high-pass card based on the information on the accumulated amount and the amount of money corresponding to the pre-paid coupon And transmits a charge amount message of a first type protocol including information on the charge amount to the OBU, and the OBU may be configured to charge the accumulated amount based on the charge amount message.

The OBU may be configured to decode and demodulate the charge amount message and change the message to a second type protocol message for the OBU.

In addition, if the payment procedure is unsuccessful, the OBU is configured such that the settlement procedure for the toll fee of the vehicle is performed again through the re-execution unit, and the re-settlement unit is located after the gantry to receive To the OBU, a re-approval request message for requesting re-approval of the toll charge with the determined transmission intensity in consideration of the speed information of a vehicle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an OBU can be placed in a smartphone cradle, and a toll charge for a vehicle using a high pass based on communication between an OBU and a smartphone and communication between an OBU and a gantry can be performed. When the OBU is installed in the smartphone cradle, communication interference between the smartphone and the OBU can be reduced, and the space in the vehicle can be increased by installing the OBU in the cradle without installing a separate space OBU in the vehicle. In addition, if the amount deposited on the plastic high pass card is reduced to a certain amount or less, the amount of the plastic high pass card can be automatically charged based on either the value inherent in the USIM of the smart phone or the amount of the coupon .

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a high pass device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an automatic charging method for a plastic high pass card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a procedure for automatically charging a coupon amount according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol change procedure of an OBU according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram showing a charging method of a plastic high-pass card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a reconfiguration procedure when a high-pass settlement procedure fails according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a re-settlement procedure when a settlement procedure fails between a gantry and an OBU according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a preprocessing procedure of a toll charge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, a smartphone is exemplarily shown as a user device, but other user devices that can be mounted on a vehicle other than a smart phone and perform a navigation function are also applicable to a method of paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass according to the embodiment of the present invention Can be applied.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a high pass device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a toll charge payment method for a vehicle using a high pass based on communication between an OBU 140 installed in a smartphone cradle 100 and a smartphone 120 is disclosed.

The OBU 140 and the smartphone 120 may be implemented to be capable of wireless communication such as NFC, WI-FI DIRECT, BLUETOOTH, and wireless USB, or may be implemented to enable wired communication such as USB using a cable .

The communication interference between the smartphone 120 and the OBU 140 can be reduced and the OBU 140 is not installed in a separate space in the vehicle when the OBU 140 is installed in the smartphone cradle 100, The utilization of the space can be increased.

Referring to FIG. 1, the OBU 140 may be implemented for a high-fare charging procedure based on communication with a gantry installed in a toll gate. Gentry is an example of a device for payment of toll charges and various other devices other than Gentry may be used for payment of toll charges.

For example, the OBU 140 may process the toll charge based on the infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF) communication. The OBU 140, which performs RF communication, has a wide communication area, so there is no restriction on the installation position. Instead, the power consumption is high, so the cigar jack is connected to a wired line to supply power. On the other hand, the OBU 140 of the IR system needs to be installed on the windshield of the vehicle because the communication area is narrow, but the battery can be used because the power consumption is low. The OBU 140 may be an RF system or a battery.

A registration procedure between the OBU 140 and the vehicle is performed, and a toll fee settlement procedure for a specific vehicle can be performed through the OBU 140. [ Only one vehicle per OBU 140 can be registered and the OBU 140 that has completed the registration procedure with a specific vehicle can not be used to settle the toll charges of the unregistered vehicle.

On the other hand, the process of registering information on the vehicle in the OBU 140 may include a method of registering the vehicle by registering the vehicle through the Internet homepage, or through an agent or a management point, as is well known.

However, in the case of the registration method as described above, it can be seen that the method is more useful for general OBU.

Considering that the OBU 140 and the smartphone 120 are interlocked or communicating with each other in the present embodiment, information about the vehicle is registered in the OBU 140 using the smartphone 120, And the OBU 140 are connected to each other, the OBU 140 automatically acquires the user information inherent to the smartphone 120 so that the information about the vehicle is automatically registered in the OBU 140 based on the acquired information It can also be implemented.

In this case, even if the smartphone 120 is changed or another user temporarily uses the OBU 140, information on the vehicle can be easily and easily registered in the OBU 140 without a special or complicated procedure.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, an OBU mounting part for the OBU 140 may be implemented in a smartphone mount (or mount). A driver who enters the highway and operates the vehicle on the highway can use the smartphone that performs the navigation function on the smartphone cradle 100 as a navigation device by placing the smartphone on the smartphone cradle.

Space for the OBU 140 in the cradle 100 for the smartphone may be additionally implemented. For example, the cradle 100 itself may be implemented to serve as the OBU 140, and the OBU 140 may be installed in a space between the cradled smartphone 120 of the cradle 100 and the support of the cradle 100, 140 may be located. The OBU 140 may proceed with the settlement procedure for the gantry and toll charges based on the RF communication. Also, a slot for inserting the plastic high pass card 160 (prepaid card, credit card) for the toll bill payment procedure may be implemented in the OBU 140. The toll fee may be settled through the plastic high pass card 160 inserted in the slot of the OBU 140.

The OBU 140 installed in the smartphone cradle 100 may include an interface for receiving power from a car cigar jack and a wired / wireless interface for communicating with the smartphone 120.

The smartphone 120 and the OBU 140 may charge the plastic high pass card 160 through communication (for example, Bluetooth-based communication) to charge the toll gate based on the charged plastic high pass card 160 You can proceed with the procedure.

The smartphone 120 may be provided with a mobile high pass card application (or mobile high pass card application) for a high pass function. For example, the smartphone 120 and the OBU 140 can communicate with each other through a high-pass application implemented in the smartphone 120.

When the amount of the plastic high pass card 160 inserted in the OBU 140 is the prepaid card type and the prepaid card is charged down to a certain amount or less, the smartphone 120 transmits a charge amount charging procedure Can be performed. The smartphone 120 can communicate with an external financial server based on a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) to charge a predetermined amount to the prepaid card. Alternatively, the smartphone 120 may proceed to add a predetermined amount to the prepaid card through the coupon purchased through payment.

The smartphone 120 guides the user (or driver) of the smartphone 120 to the balance remaining in the plastic high-pass card 160 by interlocking with the OBU 140, and performs an additional coupon purchase procedure, a plastic high- 160 may be performed.

Of course, this is merely an example of explanation, and if the remaining amount is provided in the USIM of the smartphone 120, the charging procedure using the balance in the USIM may precede the charging procedure using the coupon or the coupon.

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an automatic charging method for a plastic high pass card according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, a charging method of a plastic high-pass card using a coupon is disclosed.

Of course, as described above, the charging method using the coupon can be performed only when the balance is not provided or insufficient in the USIM of the smartphone 120, and when the balance is sufficient in the USIM of the smartphone 120 The charging using the balance in the USIM of the smartphone 120 may be preceded.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user may purchase a coupon based on the smartphone 220. Coupons can be used to charge plastic high pass cards. For example, the user can purchase a coupon of a certain amount (e.g., 50,000 won) through the coupon sale server 200. [ All or part of the amount of the purchased coupon may be transferred to the mobile highpass card. The mobile high-pass card may transmit information about the coupon to the OBU 240 and perform a function to charge the plastic high-pass card connected to the slot of the OBU 240. [

The user can charge the OBU 240 through communication between the smartphone 220 and the OBU 240 based on the coupon purchased after purchasing the coupon. Specifically, the amount transferred to the Mobile High Pass Card can be transferred back to the Plastic High Pass Card. The coupon may not be purchased directly by the user but may be presented as a coupon purchased by another user.

When the vehicle passes through the toll gate and performs the toll fee payment procedure through the communication between the OBU 240 and the gantry, when the amount accumulated in the plastic high pass card is less than a predetermined amount, The entire amount or some amount of the coupon can be transferred to the plastic high pass card.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, after the coupon purchase, the charging of the coupon amount can be performed automatically. That is, automatic charging of the coupon amount to the plastic high pass card may be performed based on the determination of the amount deposited on the plastic high pass card without any indication of a separate charging procedure by the user.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a procedure for automatically charging a coupon amount according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method of automatically charging a plastic high-pass card based on a coupon when the amount of money accumulated in the plastic high-pass card becomes less than a predetermined amount after the purchase of the coupon, without an instruction of the user's extra charge. Such automatic charging may be performed only when the automatic charging mode for the plastic high-pass card is set by the user. Also, this automatic accumulation may be applied to a case where payment by utilizing a coupon takes priority in using the value inherent in the USIM of the smartphone 340 by the user.

3, when the amount accumulated in the plastic high-pass card is equal to or less than a certain amount (charge determination amount), a predetermined amount (charge setting amount) based on the coupon purchased through the smartphone 340 is transferred to the plastic high- The card can be charged. A certain amount of money for determining the execution of automatic charging through the coupon can be determined based on the maximum toll cost. Hereinafter, when the balance of the plastic high pass card is 10,000 won or less, it is assumed that the plastic high pass card is automatically charged at a rate of 30,000 won.

The balance of the current plastic high pass card is 12,000 won, and it can be assumed that the vehicle passes through the high pass section. The OBU 300 communicates with the gantry 320 located at the arrival point of the vehicle and the OBU 300 transmits the information for determining the toll fee to the gantry 320 located at the arrival point of the vehicle Information) can be transmitted. The gantry 230 located at the arrival point of the vehicle can calculate the toll charge for the vehicle and transmit it to the OBU 300 of the vehicle.

The OBU 300 can transmit a charging request message to the smartphone 340 when the balance is less than 10,000 won after payment of the toll fee. The charge request message may include information about the balance of the current plastic high pass card. Such a charge request message may be implemented in various modes such as an alarm, a character, a flicker, and the like.

The smartphone 340 receiving the charge request message can charge the mobile high pass card based on the purchased coupon. Through the Mobile High Pass Card, all or part of the amount corresponding to the coupon can be used for charging the plastic high pass card. The coupon can be a variety of amounts, such as 10,000 won, 30,000 won, and it can be determined which coupon will be used to automatically charge the plastic high pass card.

When this method is used, the plastic high-pass card can be charged through communication between the OBU 300 and the smartphone 340 without a separate instruction after the user purchases the coupon. In this case, The communication between the smartphones 340 may be implemented in a wired or wireless manner, as described above.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol change procedure of an OBU according to an embodiment of the present invention. Particularly, in this embodiment, a description will be made of a protocol changing procedure that can be applied only when the communication between the OBU 300 and the smartphone 340 is implemented wirelessly.

4, a method for converting an Type A protocol signal 400 based on a Type A protocol to a Type B protocol signal 450 based on a Type B protocol is disclosed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the Type A protocol used between the credit card and the smart phone and the Type B protocol used for the communication procedure based on the prepaid card may be different protocols. Accordingly, the OBU can change the Type A protocol based signal 400 based on the smart phone to the Type B protocol based signal 450 and charge the plastic high pass card based on the changed signal.

The signal 400 based on the Type A protocol uses 100% amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation, Manchester encoding or Miller encoding using a coding scheme, and generates using a binary search method to prevent collision .

The Type B protocol-based signal 450 uses ASK 10% as a modulation scheme, NRZ (non-return to zero level) coding as a coding scheme, and generates using a time slot method .

The OBU can change the Type A protocol based signal 400 to the Type B protocol based signal 450 through the signal converting unit 420.

For example, the OBU may receive Type A protocol signal 400 and perform decoding and demodulation on Type A protocol signal 400. The OBU can decode and demodulate the Type A protocol signal 400 received from the smartphone. The Type A protocol signal 450 can be encoded and modulated again with respect to the Type A protocol signal 400 decoded and demodulated.

Signals encoded and modulated with the Type B protocol signal 450 may be used for communication with the plastic high pass card.

5 is a conceptual diagram showing a charging method of a plastic high-pass card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 discloses a method of performing charging of a plastic high-pass card based on input information of navigation.

Referring to FIG. 5, the smartphone and the OBU can communicate through a wired / wireless network. In addition, the navigation application of the smartphone and the mobile high-pass card (or the application program related to the mobile high-pass card) can be interlocked and used for charging the plastic high-pass card.

In the mobile high-pass card, the toll cost can be calculated based on the starting point and the destination information of the vehicle (step S500). Since the toll costs are calculated using the navigational app, such toll costs can be calculated to be calculated from at least one of a source using navigation, an entering toll, or an advancing toll.

That is, when a user sets a route by setting a destination using the navigation app, the cost that occurs during the route can be determined in advance, so that information on the cost can also be calculated at the place where the destination is input It can also be calculated from an incoming toll, and it can also be calculated from an advancing toll.

On the other hand, when the user navigates through a route different from the route guided by the navigation, it is also possible to implement calculation so that another route is grasped or an entrance toll gate that has not been scheduled enters.

Also, since this is an example of calculating a cost in conjunction with a navigation app, it is merely mentioned that it is possible to calculate the fare at the departure place. As described in the previous embodiments, the fare is calculated or paid at the destination It is natural that it is possible to do.

Based on the communication between the smartphone and the OBU, the smart phone can acquire information on the amount of money currently accumulated in the plastic high-pass card (hereinafter referred to as the accumulated amount) (step S510).

The smartphone can determine whether the accumulated amount of the plastic high pass card is less than the estimated toll cost based on the vehicle's destination information based on information about the amount currently accumulated in the plastic high pass card and the destination information of the vehicle (Step S520).

If the accumulated amount is smaller than the toll cost, the smartphone may charge the plastic high-pass card by charging in advance before entering the toll gate (step S530).

For example, a smartphone can send information about purchased coupons to a mobile highpass card with a money transfer function. Based on the coupon information transmitted, a certain amount can be charged to the plastic high pass card through the mobile high pass card. The amount charged to the Mobile High Pass card can be charged to the plastic high pass card through communication between the smart phone and the OBU. Alternatively, the smartphone may charge the plastic high pass card directly through communication between the smartphone and the OBU based on the coupon information of the mobile high pass card.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a reconfiguration procedure when a high-pass settlement procedure fails according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 discloses a method for notifying a failure of a payment procedure through a smartphone and inducing a re-approval procedure for a toll fee if the payment procedure for the toll fee is failed due to a communication failure between the OBU and the gantry.

Referring to FIG. 6, for various reasons such as when the vehicle passes the high pass payment lane at a speed higher than the limit speed, or when communication between the OBU 600 and the gantry occurs, payment for the toll fee between the OBU 600 and the gantry The procedure may fail.

In this case, the OBU 600 may send a payment procedure failure message to the smartphone 620 indicating failure of the payment procedure. The smartphone 620 receives the payment procedure failure message and can notify the driver of the failure of the payment procedure through display.

In this case, the driver can proceed with the re-settlement procedure for the toll charge based on the smart phone 620. [ If the driver has selected the re-settlement procedure, payment for toll costs may proceed directly via the smartphone 620. [

For example, the smartphone 620 may process a toll charge for a toll charge via a cellular or wireless LAN based communications network.

The smartphone 620 can perform the payment procedure for the toll fee through the mobile high pass card. The smartphone 620 can proceed through the mobile high-pass card through the cellular or wireless LAN-based communication network in consideration of the amount of coupons that have been purchased previously

The smartphone 620 may include identification information of the smart phone 620, identification information indicating that the payment has failed, vehicle type information and information on the route of the vehicle, vehicle identification information (e.g., license plate information) Toll bill payment server 640, toll bill payment request message including information (for example, credit card number, charge card information) and the like.

The toll bill payment server 640 can calculate the toll cost of the vehicle based on the vehicle type information included in the toll bill settlement request message and the information about the moving route of the vehicle.

The toll bill settlement server 640 transmits toll bill settlement response message including toll bill cost information, route information (e.g., Seoul -> Busan) based on the toll calculation, identification information of the receiving smart phone, Phone 620 as shown in FIG.

The smartphone 620 receives the toll charge settlement response message, confirms the travel path of the vehicle and the toll gate cost included in the cost settlement response message, and requests final settlement to the toll charge settlement server 640 through the final settlement request message .

The toll payment server 640 may receive the final settlement request message and send a final settlement response message including information on settlement completion to the smartphone 620 in response to the final settlement request message.

As described above, the payment using the smartphone 620 may be performed by accessing the toll payment server 640 on the web or by accessing a separate payment server 640 on the web, A banking service using the smart phone 620, and a payment service for paper money. It goes without saying that the present invention may be implemented using an application program for payment of a prepaid fee installed in the smartphone 620.

The above-mentioned contents can be applied only within the category allowed by the policy of the management body managing the roads. If the same technical idea is included, it is possible to make some modifications or changes according to the policy of the management body managing the roads Of course, this is possible.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a re-settlement procedure when a settlement procedure fails between a gantry and an OBU according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 7, a method of performing re-execution through an additional settlement unit is disclosed when the settlement procedure between the gantry and the OBU fails when the vehicle passes through the high-pass lane.

The payment procedure for the toll charge between the OBU and the gantry may fail for various reasons such as when the vehicle passes the high pass payment lane or the communication interference between the OBU and the gantry, as described above.

Referring to FIG. 7, a re-order execution unit 700 may be additionally implemented in the moving direction of the vehicle after the position of the gantry 720. At least one reattempting unit 700 may be implemented in the path through which the vehicle travels after the gantry 720 through the tollgate.

If the toll fee settlement procedure through the gantry 720 fails, the gantry 720 may request the re-settlement procedure to the re-settlement performing unit 700. [ The re-order execution unit 700 can send a re-settlement request message to the OBU 740 of the vehicle, and the OBU 740 of the vehicle receives the re-settlement request message and performs the re-settlement procedure for the re-execution unit 700 and the toll costs Can be performed.

Reordering unit 700 may determine the transmission power of the signal or determine the encoding and modulation method for the signal in consideration of the speed of the vehicle and the interference of communication between the other vehicle and the gantry 720. [

For example, when the passing speed of the vehicle to the high-pass payment car is relatively fast, the distance between the vehicle and the re-execution unit 700 may be relatively fast. Accordingly, when the reassembly request message is transmitted to the OBU 740 of the vehicle, the reassembly unit 700 may transmit the reassessment request message with a higher transmission intensity as the vehicle speed becomes higher. In the gantry 720, information on the measured speed of the vehicle may be transmitted to the re-execution unit 700, and the re-execution unit 700 may determine the transmission strength of the re-establishment request message in consideration of the speed of the vehicle. In addition, as the speed of the vehicle becomes relatively large, a reassignment request message using an error-resistant coding modulation method can be transmitted from the reassembly unit 700 to the OBU 740.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the frequency band for transmitting the re-settlement request message and proceeding with the settlement procedure may be different from the frequency band for transmitting and receiving data for the settlement procedure between the gantry 720 and the vehicle. Channel 1 is used for transmission and receipt of data for the settlement procedure between gantry 720 and vehicle (OBU 740), channel 2 is used for re-execution unit 700 and vehicle (OBU 740) ≪ / RTI > for the re-establishment procedure.

If the same frequency is used, the re-settlement performing unit 700 adjusts the transmission strength and the beam-forming direction of the re-settlement request message considering whether there is another vehicle that communicates with the gantry 720 behind the vehicle .

For example, if another vehicle performing communication with the gantry 720 is located immediately after the vehicle, the transmission strength of the redetermination request message is reduced so that communication between the other vehicle and the gantry 720 is not interrupted, The direction of transmission of the message can be adjusted.

This can also be applied in a limited manner within the category allowed by the policy of the management entity managing the road. If the same technical idea is involved, some modifications or changes may be made according to the policy of the management entity managing the road Of course it will.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a preprocessing procedure of a toll charge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, a preprocess procedure for the toll fee is performed, and a confirmation procedure for the prepaid agent is performed between the OBU and the gantry. When this method is used, only a payment confirmation process for the toll fee is performed through the communication procedure between the OBU 810 and the gantry 830. Therefore, communication can be performed more quickly and easily, and the speed of the vehicle that is restricted due to the communication procedure between the OBU 810 and the gantry 830 can be relatively high. Therefore, the vehicle overflow in the high-pass lane of the toll gate can be solved.

When the prepayment procedure is in progress, the smartphone 800 can proceed with the settlement procedure for the tollgate charge through the cellular or wireless LAN based communication network.

For example, the smartphone 800 may send a settlement request message to the toll payment server 820 in advance before passing through the toll gate. The payment request message may include information on the route, vehicle type information, vehicle identification information, and payment information (e.g., credit card number, charge card information).

The toll charge payment server 820 receiving the payment request message can calculate the toll fee based on the vehicle type information included in the settlement request message and information on the travel route of the vehicle.

The toll bill settlement server 820 transmits a toll charge settlement response message including information on the toll fee cost, route information on which the toll calculation is based (for example, Seoul to Busan), identification information of the receiving smart phone, Phone 800 as shown in FIG.

The smartphone 800 receives the toll charge settlement response message, confirms the travel path of the vehicle, the toll fee, and makes a final settlement decision. In this case, a final settlement request message may be sent to the toll payment server 820. [

The toll payment server 820 may receive the final settlement request message and may transmit a final settlement response message including information on settlement completion to the smartphone 800 in response to the final settlement request message. Not only this. The toll payment server 820 can also send a final settlement response message to Gentry. The final payment response message may include identification information of the vehicle, and payment information.

The smartphone 800 may transmit the received final payment response message to the OBU 810. [ The OBU 810 receives the final settlement response message, and the vehicle can communicate with the gantry through the toll gate based on the final settlement response message. Since the settlement procedure has already been performed through the smartphone 800 and the toll charge payment server 820, the OBU 810 and the gantry 830 only have to check the settlement completion information through the settlement identification information. Accordingly, the size of data transmitted or received between the OBU 810 and the gantry 830 is reduced, and the communication procedure can be completed quickly without retransmission.

Specifically, the OBU 810 can transmit identification information and settlement identification information of the vehicle to the gantry 830. The gantry 830 receives the identification information and payment identification information of the vehicle and compares the information with the identification information and payment information of the vehicle included in the final payment response message received from the toll payment server 820, Can be confirmed.

If a prepay method is used, a message containing more simple information at the time the vehicle passes through the gantry 830 may be transmitted and received between the gantry 830 and the OBU 810. Therefore, when the vehicle passes through the high-pass lane of the vehicle, the limit speed can be set to be relatively high, so that the congestion in the high-pass lane can be mitigated.

The toll payment method of a vehicle using such a high pass can be implemented in an application or can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination.

The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be ones that are specially designed and configured for the present invention and are known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be possible.

Claims (11)

A method for paying a toll fee for a vehicle using a high pass,
The step of mounting a smartphone on an on board unit (OBU);
Collecting charge information from the OBU if the charge is recognized; And
And charging the toll charge of the vehicle by the OBU based on the collected charge information. The method according to claim 1,
The charge information includes:
Based on the entry point information that the OBU communicates with the entry gantry provided in the entry toll collection, the entry point information that the OBU communicates with the entry gantry provided in the entry toll gate, and vehicle type information of the vehicle stored in the OBU The method comprising the steps of: 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
Comparing the balance of the plastic high pass card mounted on the OBU with the collected charge information;
Charging the plastic high pass card if the remaining amount of the plastic high pass card is less than the collected charge information; And
And communicating with the OBU and the Gentry to settle the toll charge based on the charged amount. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the smartphone pre-registering and storing at least one charging coupon that can be used for payment for the toll fee,
The step of charging comprises:
And charging the plastic high pass card with an amount of money based on the amount of the remaining amount by selecting the at least one charging coupon. 5. The method of claim 4,
The pre-
Wherein said smartphone is capable of communicating with said incoming gantry within a time and spatial limit in which communication with said advanced gantry can be maintained when the balance of said plastic high pass card is less than said collected charge information Wherein the at least one charging coupon is pre-purchased and stored prior to charging the toll. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of redetecting the settlement procedure for the toll fee of the vehicle through the re-settlement performing unit if the settlement procedure fails,
The re-execution unit transmits a re-approval request message for requesting re-approval of the toll fee to the OBU at a transmission intensity determined in consideration of the speed information of the vehicle received from the gantry after the gantry. Toll charge payment method of a vehicle. A toll bill payment system of a vehicle for paying toll charges of a vehicle using a high pass,
A cradle including a smartphone mount for mounting a smartphone and an OBU mount for an on board unit (OBU) for performing networking with the smartphone and communicating with a gantry of a toll gate to settle the toll fee;
The OBU registering the information of the vehicle and performing a payment procedure for the gantry and the toll charge based on the accumulated amount accumulated in the plastic high pass card inserted in the slot; And
The smartphone is implemented to charge the accumulated amount of the plastic high pass card based on a network with the OBU based on a coupon previously paid when charging of the plastic high pass card is requested by the OBU Toll bill payment system of the vehicle. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the OBU receives information on the tollgate from the gantry based on information about the starting point of the vehicle and the vehicle type transmitted to the gantry, and when the difference in the tollgate rate from the accumulated amount is a predetermined amount The charging of the vehicle is requested. 9. The method of claim 8,
The smartphone receives the information on the accumulated amount from the OBU, determines a charging amount for the plastic high-pass card based on the information on the accumulated amount and the amount of money corresponding to the pre-paid coupon And transmit a charge amount message of a first type protocol including information on the charge amount to the OBU,
Wherein the OBU is configured to charge the accumulated amount based on the charge amount message. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the OBU decrypts and demodulates the charge amount message and changes the message to a message of a second type protocol for the OBU. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the OBU is configured to redo the payment procedure for the tollgate charge of the vehicle through the redeployment execution unit if the payment procedure fails,
The re-execution unit is configured to transmit a re-approval request message for requesting re-approval of the toll fee to the OBU at a transmission intensity determined in consideration of the speed information of the vehicle located after the gantry received from the gantry And the toll charge system of the vehicle.

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