WO2016054994A1

WO2016054994A1 - Non-stop toll collection system

Info

Publication number: WO2016054994A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/091416
Authority: WO
Inventors: 褚红梅; 吕旭峰; 张飞; 郑建宾; 冯晓
Original assignee: 中国银联股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-10-09
Filing date: 2015-10-02
Publication date: 2016-04-14
Also published as: TWI603295B; TW201614592A; CN105574940B; CN105574940A

Abstract

A non-stop toll collection system, comprising: a beacon device, for broadcasting beacon information associated with the geographical location of the beacon device; a server, for receiving user-related information from a user terminal and the beacon information, and according to the user-related information and the beacon information, calculating and collecting a toll, the beacon information being received from the beacon device by the user terminal; and a toll gate, for automatically releasing a vehicle authorized for release by retrieving a set of license plates for release issued by the server after the server has successfully collected the toll; the user-related information includes a user identifier, vehicle information, and payment information.

Description

Non-stop charging system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a toll collection system and, more particularly, to a non-stop toll collection system.

Background technique

There are two main types of highway tolls, one is the parking payment mode, that is, the vehicle stops at the entrance to collect the billing card, returns the card at the exit and pays with cash, bank card or stored value card; the other is ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) The payment mode, when the vehicle passes through the toll booth, the vehicle identification, information writing (entry) is realized by the in-vehicle device and the corresponding funds are automatically deducted from the pre-bonded stored-value card account (export ). Because the parking payment mode requires parking, card, payment and many other links, it is cumbersome and the payment speed is very slow, which is likely to cause congestion for traffic intersections. ETC omitted the parking card and other links, and improved the efficiency of payment. However, ETC payment also has the following shortcomings: First, one car and one sensor device, special car, can not be mixed; Secondly, ETC usually uses stored value card, need to pre-charge At present, there are few recharge outlets, and the recharge is inconvenient. Finally, the ETC devices are not compatible, which makes the ETC network difficult. Inter-provincial use may require the purchase of ETC sensing devices separately.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present application, a non-stop charging system is provided, including: a beacon device for broadcasting beacon information associated with a geographical location where the beacon device is located; and a server for The client receives the user related information and the beacon information, and calculates and collects a fee according to the user related information and the beacon information, wherein the beacon information is received by the user terminal from the beacon device Receiving; and a charging port, configured to automatically release the vehicle authorized to release the authorization by the collection of the release license plate issued by the retrieval server after the server successfully collects the fee; wherein the user related information includes the user identifier and the vehicle information. And payment information.

In the above non-stop charging system, the beacon device uses beacon technology to perform low work The rate Bluetooth technology broadcasts beacon information associated with the geographic location in which the beacon device is located, with a broadcast range greater than 10 m.

In the above-described non-stop charging system, the beacon device includes a first beacon device at the entrance and a second beacon device at the exit ramp.

In the above-described non-stop charging system, the server is configured to notify the portal in the release of the information related to the user when receiving the user related information and the first beacon information associated with the first beacon device from the user end. Vehicle corresponding to vehicle information.

In the above-mentioned non-stop charging system, the server includes: a toll booth server for communicating with a toll gate, and a license plate set is issued; and a beacon server for receiving user related information and the beacon from the user end And calculating and charging a fee according to the user related information and the beacon information, and feeding back the payment result to the user terminal and the toll booth server.

In the above-described non-stop charging system, the beacon server is also configured to assign a uniquely distinguishable user identifier to the client.

The above-mentioned non-stop charging system may further include: a mobile device located at the user end, the mobile device configured to receive user registration information, payment card binding information, and associated vehicle information of the user, and perform association verification on the information.

In the above-mentioned non-stop charging system, after the verification is successful, the mobile device locally saves the user registration information, the payment card binding information, and the associated vehicle information.

In the above-described non-stop charging system, the mobile device calculates a fee to be paid based on the beacon information obtained from the beacon device, and automatically pays the server.

In the above non-stop charging system, the beacon server is based on beacon technology.

In a specific implementation, the non-stop charging system of the present application employs beacon technology. The system may include: an APP application installed on a driver's cell phone or other mobile device, a Beacon device (located at a high speed entrance and exit), a Beacon remote server, a toll booth server, and the like. When using the non-stop payment system, the user needs to download and install a specific APP application in advance, and bind the payment card information for payment; when the vehicle travels to the entrance or exit, the Beacon device deployed on the ramp applies the broadcast to the mobile APP application. Related Information, And activate the APP application to interact with the Beacon remote server; during the high-speed phase, the Beacon remote server completes the payment according to the information sent by the Beacon device, and feeds the payment result to the user APP and the toll booth server, and the payment is successfully made by the toll booth server. The vehicle information is sent to the toll booth. When the vehicle is close to the toll booth, the toll booth uses the license plate image recognition technology to identify the license plate, and retrieves the release license plate set issued by the service system of the toll collection system, and automatically releases the vehicle for obtaining the release authorization. The non-stop charging system does not require manual participation, which not only increases the traffic rate during peak hours, but also does not add additional cost to the user.

DRAWINGS

Various aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the <RTIgt; It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a non-stop charging system based on beacon technology according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic flowchart of registering user information using an APP application according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a flow diagram of interaction between devices within a non-stop charging system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

The following is a description of some of the various possible embodiments of the invention, which are intended to provide a basic understanding of the invention and are not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or the scope of the invention. It will be readily understood that those skilled in the art can propose other alternatives that can be interchanged without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the invention, and are not intended to

FIG. 1 shows a system framework of a beacon-based toll collection system based on an embodiment of the present application. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the non-stop charging system may include an APP application, a Beacon hardware device, a Beacon remote server, a toll booth server, and a toll gate device installed on a user mobile device (eg, a mobile phone).

In one embodiment, the APP application can be configured to perform one or more of the following functions: 1) a user registration function; 2) a binding payment card function, the so-called payment card refers to all debit accounts available for highway toll collection , including savings cards, credit cards, (prepaid) industry cards, etc.; 3) associated vehicle information of one or more vehicles, including driver's license, owner's name, license plate information, etc., and verify the validity in real time with relevant information in the background; Selecting the information of the currently driving vehicle from the list of associated vehicle information as the default option; 5) receiving the entry-related information sent by the Beacon hardware device at the high-speed entrance; 6) receiving the Beacon hardware device at the high-speed exit ramp Export-related information; 7) automatically calculate the highway fee and automatically complete the payment, and then feedback the payment result to the Beacon remote server; or automatically send the entry, exit, vehicle, payment related information to the Beacon remote server, and receive The payment result fed back by the Beacon remote server; 8) notification function, that is, various judgments or payment feedback results in voice or any user The user can notify the user in a convenient manner; 9) the user can perform voice interaction with the APP client according to the payment result, for example, because the amount in the card is insufficient, the user can be notified by voice to replace the new payment card for payment, etc.; 10) setting the origin and Destination, and play navigation function; 11) Calculate whether the payment card balance is sufficient through GPS and other positioning devices, as well as the specific driving route; 12) query payment bill; and 13) other related functions.

In one embodiment, the Beacon hardware device is configured to perform one or more of the following functions: 1) a Beacon hardware device at a high speed entrance, broadcasting portal related information to a passing vehicle; 2) a Beacon hardware device at a high speed exit ramp, Broadcasting related information to passing vehicles.

In one embodiment, the Beacon remote server is configured to perform one or more of the following functions: 1) generating a user ID for the registered user and feeding back; 2) receiving the entry, exit, vehicle, payment related to the APP application Information; 3) a letter sent according to the APP Interest rate, automatically calculate the highway fee and automatically complete the payment; 4) feedback the APP receiving information and payment results to the APP application and the toll station server.

In one embodiment, the toll booth server is configured to transmit the vehicle information for which the payment was successful to the toll booth.

In one embodiment, the toll gate is configured to perform one or more of the following functions: 1) identifying the license plate of the low speed entry tollgate vehicle using license plate image recognition technology; 2) retrieving the release license plate set issued by the toll collection system server , automatically release the vehicle authorized for release; 3) notify the toll booth server of the relevant information of the vehicle through the toll booth.

The operation flow of the beacon-based toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present application is specifically described below. The entire process includes two stages: the registration process and the payment process.

In the registration phase, as shown in Figure 2, the driver first registers user information (including username and password) on the APP application, and the background server generates a unique user ID for the registered user. The driver or consumer then binds and verifies the payment card information in real time. The driver or consumer then associates one or more vehicle information (including identity information, owner name, license plate information, driver's license information) as prompted. Then, the background verifies the vehicle information in real time according to the information acquired by the APP application, and saves it locally if the verification is passed, and prompts the user to associate successfully; otherwise, the user association fails, please re-enter the information until the association is successful, or the user gives up Association. It is necessary to point out that the user can associate multiple vehicle information, but only one of them can be selected as the default vehicle information by the APP application each time it is used.

In the payment phase, as shown in FIG. 3, the driver applies the vehicle information of the currently-driving vehicle as the default information through the APP application in the associated vehicle information list. Upon entering the high-speed entrance lane, the Beacon hardware device installed at the entrance broadcasts the portal-related information to the APP application and automatically activates the APP application. The APP application communicates with the Beacon remote server to send the user ID and the entry identification information, and the Beacon remote server notifies the entrance gate to release the corresponding vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the APP application will notify the driver by voice after receiving the message. Then, when the vehicle goes to the departure section (the ramp that needs to travel at a low speed), The Beacon hardware device installed in the ramp broadcasts the export-related information to the APP application and automatically activates the APP application. The mobile APP application sends all the information required for payment, such as the user ID and the exit identification information, to the Beacon remote server. The Beacon remote server then automatically calculates the highway fare based on the information obtained and the information in the database and automatically completes the payment. And, the Beacon remote server feeds the payment results back to the APP application and the toll booth server. Subsequently, the toll booth server issues the passable vehicle information to the toll booth. Finally, the toll booth uses the license plate image recognition technology to identify the license plate of the vehicle entering the toll booth at low speed, and retrieves the release license plate set issued by the service end of the toll collection system, and automatically releases the vehicle authorized for release. In a preferred embodiment, the toll booth also notifies the server of the relevant information of the vehicle through the toll booth. For situations where there are multiple toll stations in a small area, this information can be used to determine the actual toll booth entry.

It is necessary to point out that when a vehicle enters or leaves a high speed, it usually needs to drive at a low speed for a section of the ramp to reach the toll gate. The length of the ramp is several hundred meters to several kilometers. The operator can install multiple Beacon hardware on the ramp according to actual needs. device. Therefore, although only two Beacon hardware devices located at the high speed entrance and exit are schematically illustrated in the above examples, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that more or fewer Beacon hardware devices may be employed with the teachings of the present application.

In addition, although in the above example, the Beacon remote server calculates and charges. However, in an embodiment, the mobile phone APP may automatically calculate the highway fee according to the acquired related information and automatically complete the payment, and then feed the payment result back to the Beacon remote server.

In a preferred embodiment, the manner in which the Beacon remote server applies feedback to the APP may adopt a voice or the like. This allows the driver to get results without adding extra operations.

In terms of security, when the APP obtains the relevant information about the portal and the exit, it can be automatically activated and encrypted to send relevant information to the Beacon remote server. This can reduce or eliminate the possibility of information being tampered with. Preferably, after entering the high speed, the APP should not allow the user to change any information about the Beacon remote server that has been sent. In addition, the information delivery process In the middle, mobile client networking is required. Since there is less information sent each time, the resulting network costs are also less.

Beacon-based devices can find relevant APP applications within 3 milliseconds and start broadcasting data, so there is no problem with related connection delays. Operators may even consider installing multiple transmitting devices on relevant road segments to reduce the risks. . Although the Beacon technology is used as an example, the Beacon hardware device can be used to broadcast information at the entrance or exit. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the Beacon hardware device can be equivalently replaced with a device employing other technologies that can broadcast information related to the geographic location of the device.

Compared with the existing non-stop charging system, a single account registered on the APP application can be used on different vehicles, solving the problem of the one-vehicle-sensing device existing in the ETC technology. Secondly, the solution of the present application only needs the user to download and install the APP application, without purchasing any hardware device, which greatly reduces the cost to the consumer. Finally, the solution of the present application can be used nationwide, and the applicable places can be used for places such as pay parking lots, in addition to high-speed charging, which greatly reduces labor costs due to manual charging and avoids conflicts.

Hereinabove, the specific embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Such changes and substitutions are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

A non-stop charging system, including:

a beacon device for broadcasting beacon information associated with a geographic location where the beacon device is located;

a server, configured to receive user related information and the beacon information from a user end, and calculate and collect a fee according to the user related information and the beacon information, where the beacon information is used by the user terminal Receiving at the beacon device; and

The toll gate is configured to automatically release the vehicle that has obtained the release authorization by retrieving the release license plate set issued by the server after the server successfully collects the fee;

The user related information includes a user identifier, vehicle information, and payment information.
The non-stop charging system of claim 1 wherein said beacon device broadcasts beacon information associated with the geographic location of the beacon device in a low power Bluetooth technology using beacon technology, the broadcast range of which is greater than 10 m.
The non-stop charging system of claim 1 wherein said beacon device comprises a first beacon device at the entrance and a second beacon device at the exit ramp.
The non-stop charging system of claim 3, wherein the server is configured to notify the portal of the release and the receipt of the user-related information and the first beacon information associated with the first beacon device The vehicle corresponding to the vehicle information in the user related information.
The non-stop charging system of claim 1 wherein said server comprises:

a toll booth server for communicating with a toll gate and issuing a license plate set;

a beacon server, configured to receive user related information and the beacon information from the user end, calculate and collect a fee according to the user related information and the beacon information, and feed back the payment result to the user end and the The toll station server.
The toll collection system of claim 5 wherein said beacon server It is also configured to be the only distinguishable user identifier for the client to assign.
The non-stop charging system of claim 1 further comprising: a mobile device located at said client, said mobile device configured to receive user registration information, payment card binding information, and associated vehicle information of the user, and to correlate the information Perform correlation verification.
The non-stop charging system of claim 7, wherein the mobile device locally saves the user registration information, the payment card binding information, and the associated vehicle information after the verification is successful.
The non-stop charging system according to claim 7, wherein said mobile device calculates a fee to be paid based on the beacon information obtained from said beacon device, and automatically pays to said server.
The non-stop charging system of claim 5 wherein said beacon server is based on beacon technology.