WO2013020580A1 - Procédé et système de collecte de droit de péage sur la base d'un réseau cellulaire mobile - Google Patents

Procédé et système de collecte de droit de péage sur la base d'un réseau cellulaire mobile Download PDF

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WO2013020580A1
WO2013020580A1 PCT/EP2011/063595 EP2011063595W WO2013020580A1 WO 2013020580 A1 WO2013020580 A1 WO 2013020580A1 EP 2011063595 W EP2011063595 W EP 2011063595W WO 2013020580 A1 WO2013020580 A1 WO 2013020580A1
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area identification
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Josep Mangues Bafalluy
Jaume NIN GUERRERO
Paolo DINI
Carles Anton HARO
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Fundació Centre Tecnològic De Telecomunicacions De Catalunya
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
    • G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
    • G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/52—Network services specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

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  • the present invention relates generally to payment systems and more specifically to payment systems that exploit a mobile cellular network in toll stations.
  • a toll collection system is a platform that enables drivers to pay the fee for using an infrastructure, such as a highway, a bridge or a tunnel.
  • Toll systems can be classified as follows:
  • the card-based system is based on the insertion of a pre-paid card or a credit card.
  • drivers in an automatic system, drivers have an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) or a DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) device, which identifies the user and triggers the payment. In this case, a previous registration of the user in the system is necessary.
  • RFID Radio Frequency IDentification
  • DSRC Dedicated Short-Range Communications
  • a transparent system automatically identifies the registered car by means of video cameras or an equivalent system and triggers the payment. In this system, a previous registration of the user in the system is necessary, too.
  • ETC Electronic toll collection
  • Enforcement is accomplished by a combination of a camera, which takes a picture of the car, and a radio frequency keyed computer, which searches for a drivers' window/bumper mounted transponder to verify and collect payment.
  • the system sends a notice and fine to cars that pass through without having an active account or paying a toll.
  • Factors hindering full-speed electronic collection include significant non- participation, entailing lines in manual lanes and disorderly traffic patterns as the electronic- and manual- collection cars "sort themselves out” into their respective lanes; problems with pursuing toll evaders; need, in at least some current (barrier) systems, to confine vehicles in lanes, while interacting with the collection devices, and the dangers of high-speed collisions with the confinement structures; vehicle hazards to toll employees present in some electronic-collection areas; the fact that in some areas at some times, long lines form even to pass through the electronic- collection lanes; and costs and other issues raised when retrofitting existing toll collection facilities.
  • the e-TAG device is accepted at all tolled motorways.
  • a toll is debited to the customer's account with their tag provider.
  • Sem Parar/Via-Facil allows customers to pass through approximately 150 toll barriers in the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Rio Grande do
  • the object of the invention is a method and system for managing electronic toll collection in a toll station.
  • the system is characterized by comprising:
  • the cell receiving an area identification signalling message from a mobile terminal 4 when the mobile terminal detects the area identification code of the coverage area of the cell, the area identification message including a code identifying a user;
  • an authentication server in communication with a payment module, where the user is previously registered
  • the area identification signalling message received by the cell may be either a Location Area Update message in 3G, or a Tracking Area Update message in LTE, or equivalent messages for other technologies.
  • the code identifying the user may be the International Mobile Subscriber Identity or
  • the system may comprise a directional antenna 5, being configured said directional antenna to cover only one toll lane and avoiding interferences with adjacent lanes.
  • system of the invention allowing the vehicle going through the toll station, may further comprise a barrier in the toll station, the barrier is lift by the payment module after every payment.
  • the cells of the invention are a femtocell.
  • a second aspect of the invention refers to the mentioned method for managing the payment in a toll station.
  • the method comprises the steps of:
  • a payment module 2 receiving the area identification signalling message including a code identifying a user
  • the payment module automatically triggering the payment.
  • the user registers himself into the authentication server via web or sending an SMS.
  • the area identification signalling message received by the cell is a Location Area Update message. Therefore, the code identifying the user is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity or Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity included in the location area update message.
  • the area identification signalling message received by the cell is a Tracking Area Update message.
  • the invention may further comprise the payment module notifying the mobile terminal after every payment.
  • a computer program may also be included in the invention comprising program code means adapted to perform the steps of the method, when said program is run on a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an FPGA, an ASIC, a microprocessor, a micro-controller, or any other form of programmable hardware.
  • FIG. 1 shows a scheme of the system of the invention
  • the system of the invention in a preferred embodiment has a plurality of cells 1 , of a mobile telecommunication network, hanging from a toll station 3.
  • Each cell has certain features, such as covering one specific zone of a tolling area, for example a toll lane (to avoid interference with adjacent toll lanes), thus the system, in one embodiment, makes a difference by identifying through which toll lane a vehicle is crossing the toll.
  • This requires the use of directional antennas.
  • Directional antennas are antennas that radiate greater power in one direction allowing for increased performance in transmission and reception and reduced interference from unwanted sources.
  • a mobile terminal 4 approaching to the toll station establishes a communication with the corresponding cell thanks to a directional antenna 5.
  • the cells are connected to a payment module 2, which is in charge of controlling the payment procedure. It is assumed that the toll station is in the coverage area of some mobile operator(s), through e.g. a macrocell 6.
  • the cell hanging from the toll station (recall that in a preferred embodiment there is one cell per toll lane) lies in a location area (LA) that is different from that of said macrocell serving the toll area.
  • LA location area
  • location area refers to the area identifying the location of a mobile terminal when in idle mode.
  • the term used to refer to this concept may be different, e.g., tracking area in LTE, location area in 3G, etc.
  • other procedures different from location area update
  • the preferred embodiment of the present invention leverages on the following concepts:
  • IMSI International Mobile Subscribers Identity
  • TMSI Temporal IMSI
  • LA Location Area
  • LAU Location Area Update
  • This invention enables the payment of fees for accessing infrastructures, such as highways, bridges or tunnels, by means of mobile phones, though it may have other applications.
  • the system identifies the subscriber, checks whether he/she is a registered user and, if so, it triggers the payment of the corresponding fee. It can eventually notify the subscriber of the payment (e.g., via SMS messages).
  • the implementation of the preferred embodiment of the invention is performed using the common LAU procedure. It is assumed that cells in the toll station lie in a LA that is different from that of the macrocell serving the toll area to force a LAU procedure.
  • the payment procedure consists in the following steps:
  • the mobile terminal carried by one of the users of the vehicle enters the coverage area of the cell installed in the toll station. It measures the received power from the cell, which is configured to be higher than that of the macrocell and triggers a LAU procedure by sending a LAU message.
  • the payment module captures the LAU messages from the mobile terminal and identifies the subscriber through the IMSI or TMSI fields in the LAU messages.
  • the payment module relies also on an authentication server, where the users need to be registered in advance (e.g., web- or SMS-based registration).
  • the authentication server identifies the subscriber and checks whether he/she is a registered user.
  • the payment module triggers the payment and lifts the barrier of the corresponding toll lane. 4.
  • the payment module may notify the mobile terminal about the payment via e.g., the macro-cell network. It is worth noting that there is no need to complete the aforementioned LAU procedure, since no communication through the cell will eventually take place. This might allow substantially simplifying the architecture of the cell.
  • the payment is totally transparent for the user since all the communications between the mobile terminal and the cell are common procedures when a change of location area happens. Once the mobile terminal is identified, the system automatically executes the payment without user intervention.
  • the cells are actually femtocells.
  • a femtocell access point is a simplified cellular base station with reduced capabilities, complementing macrocells in some environments such as home or enterprises.
  • macrocells In comparison with traditional base stations, often referred to as macrocells, femtocells have a smaller footprint (i.e. reduced coverage area) and, typically, the number of users they can serve is lower.
  • femtocells operate in the same frequency band of macrocell base stations as a kind of underlay infrastructure.
  • One of the main goals of femtocell deployments is to enhance indoor coverage, especially where the cellular service would otherwise be limited or unavailable.
  • femtocells are owned by subscribers, like Wi-Fi access points are, but unlike them, femtocells operate in licensed bands.
  • Femtocells are connected to the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) via broadband connections, such as DSL.
  • MNO Mobile Network Operator
  • One more aspect of the invention in one embodiment that means another improvement with respect to existing systems, is the differentiation among toll lanes. It is needed nothing else than the femtocells with directional antennas and the payment module to manage all vehicles crossing the toll station. Users do not have to use extra devices or to stop the car or to follow any special manual procedure when crossing the toll.
  • Existing systems use cameras, plate readers or equivalent systems to identify which vehicle is crossing the toll through each toll lane. The present invention solves these problems.

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La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé de gestion d'une collecte de droit de péage électronique dans un poste de péage, caractérisés en ce qu'ils comprennent : au moins une cellule, associée au poste de péage, pour créer une zone de couverture ayant un code d'identification de zone, la cellule recevant un message de signalisation d'identification de zone à partir d'un terminal mobile lorsque le terminal mobile détecte le code d'identification de zone de la zone de couverture de la cellule, le message d'identification de zone comprenant un code identifiant un utilisateur; un serveur d'authentification, en communication avec un module de paiement, dans lequel l'utilisateur est précédemment enregistré; et un module de paiement connecté à la cellule, recevant le code d'identification de zone du terminal mobile et qui, en communication avec le serveur d'authentification, déclenche automatiquement le paiement si l'utilisateur est enregistré et permettant au véhicule de franchir le poste de péage.
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