TWI288369B - Vehicle positioning system and architecture of an electronic toll collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention is directed to a vehicle positioning system and an architecture of an electronic toll collection system, comprising a roadside facility capable of emitting a short range signal by using one of the dedicated short range communications (DSRCs); the short range signal is received by a vehicular apparatus installed on a vehicle, and an IC card installed in the vehicular apparatus is used to carry out the deduction; and a vehicle positioning system (VPS) capable of obtaining the position of a vehicle by the use of a mobile communication net and the global positioning system. The VPS may calculate the fee to be deducted and transmit internal data to an electronic toll collection system so as to process the financial data of an account. In addition, the roadside facility may receive the signal emitted by the VPS and conduct the comparison of the data in the vehicular apparatus and in the VPS; if the data in the two devices are consistent, the deduction is performed and a signal is transmitted to the electronic toll collection system to update the account data.

Description

1288369 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Electronic toll architecture for specific short-range communication technologies. [Prior Art] With the evolution of the times, the use of computers has spread all over the world, and the manpower has gradually changed to computerization. In the past, labor intensively changed gradually by computer OEMs, such as "this can not only reduce the harm of dangerous work to labor, but also Reduce the cost of hiring and improve work efficiency. For example, road electronic charging can automatically perform deduction and charging actions, so that when the vehicle pays a fixed point such as toll collection, it needs to slow down and stop, effectively shortening transportation time and reducing human resources. Fuel consumption. The application of the electronic toll collection system requires the installation of an On Board Unit (OBU) inside the vehicle and the use of Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) as the technical spindle with specific short-range communication technology (Dedicated Short). Range Communication (DSRC) and Vehicle Positioning System (VPS) two identification technologies, in which the specific short-range communication technology is to use the fixed-point communication sensing device installed on the roadside to interact with the vehicle unit. Conduct communication identification to do the action of charging for deduction; The f-bit system uses an integrated mobile communication network and a vehicle-mounted unit with vehicle positioning function. When the vehicle is on a toll road, it returns the deduction to the back-end accounting center. The United States, Japan and most other regions use specific short-range communication. The technology is - the main, but the disadvantage is that the road section without fixed-point communication sensing equipment can not be charged; the mobile communication network combined with the global positioning system vehicle positioning system has not yet

1288369, _ case number 94124887_年月日日_ifi_ V. Invention description (2) Large-scale use, currently only in Europe have practical applications, but its application is concentrated in heavy commercial transport vehicles, using post-payment systems, Taiwan does not apply. Accordingly, the present invention has been directed to an electronic charging architecture utilizing a vehicle positioning system in response to the above-described deficiencies of the prior art to effectively overcome the above problems. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic charging architecture using a vehicle positioning system, which combines two short-distance communication technologies and a vehicle positioning system to allow a vehicle to pay a fixed point when paying a toll booth or the like. No need for speed parking to save traffic time. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic charging architecture utilizing a vehicle positioning system that employs a wafer carding mechanism that can be debited monthly, monthly, or immediately upon transit. To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an electronic tolling architecture utilizing a vehicle positioning system that includes an in-vehicle equipment unit that is mounted on a vehicle and includes a card reader, a signal receiver, and a global device. Navigation satellite system, a chip card can be inserted into the card reader, and the global navigation satellite system can receive a signal from a global positioning system; a side device that utilizes a specific short-range communication device (Dedicated Short Range.ommunication) , DSRC) communicates with the signal receiver; and a Vehicle Positioning System (VPS) obtains the location of the vehicle in the vehicle equipment unit through a mobile communication network and a global positioning system, and calculates the amount of the required deduction. And then transfer the internal data to an electronic toll collection system for accounting data processing; then, vehicle positioning

Page 6 1288369 _; __Wei 9412 General 7 V. Invention description (3) Ά 曰 Correction system f, f signal to roadside equipment, roadside equipment comparison in-vehicle equipment ί f 2 car = positioning system information Consistent, if they match, the card is clarified::5 ί : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The advantages of both the ugly giant communication technology and the vehicle positioning system, the payment method of the deduction, and the expansion of other value-added services in the chip card, the system of the present invention is ability. The purpose, technical contents, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments. [Embodiment] The invention provides an electronic charging structure using a vehicle positioning system. As shown in the second figure, a vehicle 2 has an in-vehicle equipment unit 3, and the in-vehicle equipment unit 3 includes a global navigation. The satellite system 32, the card reader 34, the vehicle positioning system module 36, the add decoder 38 and the signal receiver 28, the global navigation satellite system 32 receives the health information from a global positioning system, and the vehicle is known. 2 〇 where the card is located, a card 2 2 can be inserted into the card reader 3 2 for storing and deducting money, and an odometer 2 4 can be connected to count the mileage of the vehicle 20; The meter 26 is coupled to an adder 38 which is used to detect the rotational state of the object and to calibrate the orientation, and is collectively referred to as an auxiliary positioning system with the odometer 24. When the vehicle 20 passes through one of the roadside devices (R〇ad_Side • ni ί ) 60 of the toll road section, the vehicle positioning system module 36 transmits the equipment of the in-vehicle equipment unit 2 to a vehicle positioning system via a mobile communication network 14 4, the vehicle two positioning system 40 has a hardware security module 42, a mobile communication channel, a (Mobi le Gateway) 44, a charging calculation system 46, an internal communication system 48, and a § tl transmission system 5 0 ' Among them, the mobile communication channel 4 4 connects the action ^^

1288369 t—------ 生月日__修正_ ^- V. Invention description (4) Net 1 4, hardware security module 4 2 is the standard device in the system, which will be received The data or message is encrypted or decrypted, and the charging calculation system 46 collects the fee for the vehicle 20 mileage statistics, which is sent by the message sending system 5〇' while the internal data in the vehicle positioning system 4 is transmitted through the internal communication system. 48 pass-through. - The message transmission system 50 transmits the internal data to an electronic toll collection system 5 2 ' This electronic toll collection system 52 can be further divided into two sets of systems, respectively, a vehicle positioning execution control system (hereinafter referred to as a VPS execution control system) 54 And the account system 5 6, the former performs the confirmation of the calculation result of the charge calculation system 46 and inputs it to the account system 56 to update the original information. At the same time, the message transmission system also transmits the internal data to the roadside device 6 VVPS Correlation Module 62, which is used to connect the in-vehicle equipment unit 30 with The data in the vehicle positioning system 4 is compared and transmitted to a data splitter 64, which can be diverted and transmitted. A specific short-range communication device in the road side 5 is further inductively sensed with the signal receiver 28 in the in-vehicle equipment unit 30, and transmits the sensed junction to a signal comparator 7 2, wherein the specific short is The communication device can be an infrared tower 70; the signal comparator 72 determines whether the in-vehicle equipment unit 30 and the roadside device; the system used by the controller 60 is consistent, and the vehicle 20 and the in-vehicle equipment unit are recognized by a license plate identification 68. If the license plates are the same, the signal comparator 72 will also transmit the results to the data splitter 64 when the comparison is completed. In the data splitter 64, three comparison data are received here, one of which is the comparison result between the in-vehicle equipment unit 30 and the vehicle positioning system $〇 sent by the vehicle positioning system shut-off module 62. In-vehicle equipment unit sent by the signal comparator 7 2

No. 8 1288369 :~: ---- Case No. 94124887 V. Invention Description ^ 3 0 and the roadside equipment 60 system whether the license plate sent by the device 72 is recognized; the streamer 6 4 is divided and then transmitted to a binary 66 All of the roadside devices 6〇, therefore, when the vehicle 2 is sensed by the road-number receiver 28, whether the communication system first matches, and if it matches, the transmission is transmitted from the digital control panel 36 to the mobile communication device. Vehicle positioning system 4〇. ^ System 10, odometer 24 calculates the receivable β to the vehicle in the roadside device 6 In the in-vehicle equipment unit 30 and the vehicle is located, the message transmission system 50 will also charge the electronic toll collection system 52. After the signal is confirmed by the group 6 2, the vehicle transmits the data to the electronic receipt record. In summary, the present invention is an architecture that utilizes a specific short-distance communication technology to rent or monthly a card reader in a device unit in a vehicle passing through a roadside device, or may be insufficient when passing. Electronic toll collection, rational. The application of the invention can further extend the judgment result of the parking lot, the car beauty, the amusement park January _ correction _______, and the third is the signal comparison; the three comparison data are divided into the execution unit 6 6 by the data. The single data transfer is performed to the electronic toll collection system 52. When the side device 60 is turned on, the infrared tower 7 〇 and the signal comparator 7 2 confirm the deduction of the wafer card 2 2 used by the two, and use the vehicle information network 14 to transfer the in-vehicle equipment unit 3 to the vehicle positioning system 4 0 according to the global positioning to take the cost of the vehicle 20, and the message positioning system correlation module 6 2, to compare the data of the system 40; at the same time the results of the calculation system 46 to the transmitter 7 2 and vehicle positioning The system-associated mode passes the roadside device 60, and the roadside performs the billing system in the single fee system 52. The correctness of the automatic scanning detection is determined by the electronic charging technology and the vehicle positioning system of the vehicle positioning system. The smashing card is deducted, and the deduction method can be deducted at the time of the month. If the stored value occurs at the time of passing the station, it will be paid to other driving expenses by way of arrears and notifications, such as gas stations, tickets, etc. Infrared sensing

Page 9 1288369 Case No. 94124887 Λ_ 曰 Amendment V. Description of the invention (6) Interacting with the equipment unit in the vehicle can complete the consumption action, which will be more convenient for passers-by and merchants. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications to the characteristics and spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present disclosure.

Page 10 1288369 _; _ Case No. 94124887 _ _ Correction Schematic Description [Simplified Schematic] The first figure is a block diagram of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 10 Global Positioning System 12 Telecommunications Company 14 Mobile Communication Network 20 Vehicles. 22 Chip Cards 24 Odometer 26 Gyro 28 Signal Receiver '30 In-vehicle ό Units 32 Global Navigation Satellite System 34 Card Reader 36 Vehicles Positioning system module 38 plus decoder 40 Vehicle positioning system #2 Hardware security module 44 Mobile communication channel 46 Charging calculation system 48 Internal communication system 50 Message delivery system 52 Electronic toll collection system 54 Vehicle positioning execution control system 56 Account @ System 60-way side equipment 62 Vehicle positioning system associated module 64 Data splitter 66 Roadside execution unit 68 License plate recognition 70 Infrared tower 72 Signal comparator

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Claims (1)

1288369 _;_Case No. 94124887_年月日日__ VI. Patent Application Scope 1 · An electronic charging structure using a vehicle positioning system, including: One-way side equipment, which utilizes one of the specific short-range communication devices (Dedicated Short) Range Communication (DSRC) sends a short-range signal; an in-vehicle equipment unit, which is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a card reader, a signal receiver and a global navigation satellite system, and the card reader can be inserted into the card reader a chip card, and the global navigation satellite system can receive a signal sent by a global positioning system, and when the signal receiver receives the short-range signal, the in-vehicle equipment unit deducts money from the chip card; _ a vehicle positioning system (Vehicle Positioning System, VPS), obtaining the location of the vehicle in which the in-vehicle equipment unit is located through a mobile communication network and the global positioning system, calculating the required deduction amount, and transmitting the internal data to an electronic toll collection system for performing The billing data processing sends a signal to the roadside device to compare it with the vehicle positioning system. Information material is consistent with the in-vehicle unit of the device. 2. The electronic charging structure using the vehicle positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle equipment unit is further provided with an auxiliary positioning system, which comprises an odometer and a gyroscope, the gyroscope B It is used to detect the rotation state of the object and to calibrate the orientation. 3. The electronic charging structure using the vehicle positioning system described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the roadside device uses a signal comparator to determine whether the in-vehicle equipment unit and the system of the roadside device are in conformity. Page 12 1288369 _; _ case number 94124887 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It can be an infrared tower. The electronic charging structure using the vehicle positioning system as described in claim 1, wherein the vehicle positioning system has a charging calculation system for calculating the charging fee, and transmitting the internal data to the A vehicle positioning system associated module (VPS Correlation Module) in the roadside device is used to compare the information of the vehicle and the vehicle positioning system. 6: The electric sub-charging structure using the vehicle positioning system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle positioning system association module transmits the comparison result to one of the roadside devices, and the signal is The comparator also transmits the data to the data splitter. 7. The electronic charging structure using a vehicle positioning system according to claim 6, wherein the data splitter is configured to separately transmit the data amount to a side execution unit, and the road side execution unit transmits the data to the electronic charge. The system determines the charge. 8 · The electronic charging structure using the vehicle positioning system as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the mobile communication network can select the Global System for Mobile (Communication, GSM), general packet wireless service (General Package Radio Service (GPRS) or Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and the in-vehicle equipment unit Page 13 1288369 _; _ case number 94124887_ year and month correction _ six, one of the patent scope of the vehicle positioning system module (VPS Μ 〇 du 1 e) connected, so that the vehicle equipment unit can be connected through the mobile communication network Vehicle positioning system. 9. The electronic charging structure using a vehicle positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle equipment unit further includes an adder decoder. The electronic charging structure using a vehicle positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the chip card can store a value, and the electronic charging system can be used by the roadside device when the vehicle passes each time The instant debit of the chip card can also be deducted once a month or monthly. 1 · The electronic charging structure using the vehicle positioning system as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the vehicle positioning system and the interior of the vehicle If the information in the equipment unit matches, the information will be deducted and a message will be sent to the electronic toll collection system to change the account information. Page 14 1288369 _; _ case number 94124887_ year and month _ amendment six, the designated representative map (a), the representative of the case is: the first picture (two 0, • the case symbol of the representative figure simple description • 10 global positioning System 12 Telecommunications company 14 Mobile communication network 20 Vehicle 22 Chip card 24 odometer. 26 Gyro 28 Signal receiver 30 In-car Han unit 32 Global navigation satellite system '34 card reader 36 Vehicle positioning system module 38 Add decoder 40 Vehicle Positioning System 42 Hardware Security Module 44 Mobile Communication Channel • 6 Charging Calculation System 48 Internal Communication System 50 Message Delivery System 52 Electronic Toll Collection System 54 Vehicle Positioning Execution Control System 56 Account System 60 Roadside Equipment 62 Vehicle Positioning System Association Module 64 Data splitter 66 Roadside execution unit 68 License plate recognition 70 Infrared tower 72 Signal comparator Page 3 (S