EP4488965A1 - Unité de véhicule intégrée pour opérations de péage - Google Patents

Unité de véhicule intégrée pour opérations de péage Download PDF

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EP4488965A1
EP4488965A1 EP24186119.4A EP24186119A EP4488965A1 EP 4488965 A1 EP4488965 A1 EP 4488965A1 EP 24186119 A EP24186119 A EP 24186119A EP 4488965 A1 EP4488965 A1 EP 4488965A1
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Björn WECK
Sanna HALLBERG
Tomas ELLINGSSON
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/08—Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
    • G07C5/0841—Registering performance data
    • G07C5/085—Registering performance data using electronic data carriers
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/008—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station

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  • the present disclosure relates generally to integrated vehicle units.
  • vehicle unit shall mean a digital unit capable of gathering information relating to the vehicle.
  • Examples of such information may be a geographical location, driving hours, distance travelled, start time, finish time, rest time, driver name, starting location and finishing location, exhaust measurements, fuel consumption, temperature data from vehicle or cargo sensors, opening and closing of cargo doors or operation of other vehicle systems, e.g. cranes and lifts etc.
  • vehicle related information data or vehicle information data, or vehicle information
  • vehicle information can further be driving video, driver identity, speed information, position information, time information, environment information, etc.
  • One example of a vehicle unit is a digital tachograph, capable of recording and digitally compiling and storing the vehicle data including driving times and rest periods as well as periods of other work and availability taken by the driver of a heavy vehicle.
  • the vehicle unit is normally located in the cabin of the vehicle, where the vehicle unit is arranged in the instrument board, so that the vehicle operator may operate the vehicle unit in adjacency to start or stop of a journey.
  • the vehicle unit is connected to one or more sensors, where the sensors are capable of measuring, for instance, the motion of the wheels or other parameters.
  • a motion sensor is attached to the gearbox of the vehicle to receive pulses, i.e. speed and movement information, which is sent to the tachograph.
  • OBU onboard vehicle units
  • the tolling module is further operative for secure data handling when performing the vehicle tolling operation.
  • the same hardware is the same printed circuit board, PCB.
  • the tolling module is operative for signing and/or encrypting of the recorded tolling event data
  • the communication module is operative for transmitting the signed and/or encrypted tolling event data
  • the recording module is operative for signing and/or encrypting of the recorded vehicle information data
  • the communication module is operative for transmitting the signed and/or encrypted vehicle information data
  • the recording module is calibrated by the tolling event data recorded by the tolling module.
  • the tolling module is calibrated by the vehicle information data recorded by the recording module.
  • a vehicle comprises the vehicle unit according to any one of the preceding embodiments.
  • a vehicle 500 can be equipped with a vehicle unit 10.
  • the vehicle 500 can be any kind of vehicle, e.g., car, truck, bus, etc.
  • the vehicle unit 10 can be a tachograph and operative for recording vehicle information data and other related operations.
  • the vehicle unit 10 is communicatively connected to a network entity 20, the vehicle unit 10 comprises a recording module 12, a communication module 14, a vehicle positioning module 16, and a tolling module 18, the recording module 12 is operative for recording vehicle information data, the tolling module 18 is operative for receiving an authenticated Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GNSS, position signal of the vehicle from the vehicle positioning module 16, and performing vehicle tolling operation comprising recording of tolling event data, wherein the recording module 12, the tolling module 18, the communication module 14 and the vehicle position module 16 are integrated on a same hardware 30, wherein the communication module 14 is operative for transmitting the recorded vehicle information data, tolling event data and/or vehicle position information data to the network entity 20.
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • the vehicle unit 10 comprises four different modules: the recording module 12, the communication module 14, the vehicle position module 16 and the tolling module 18.
  • the recording module 12 is operative for recording vehicle information data, e.g., driving activities, driving video, driver identity, speed information, position information, time information, environment information, etc.
  • vehicle information data e.g., driving activities, driving video, driver identity, speed information, position information, time information, environment information, etc.
  • the driving activities, driving video and/or driver identity can be obtained by a camera.
  • the speed information can be obtained by all kinds of speed sensors on the vehicle.
  • the position information can be obtained from the vehicle position module 16.
  • the time information can be obtained from vehicle time system or time signal from external system.
  • the environment information can be obtained from environment sensors.
  • the network entity 20 may also be a network device of any kind of wired communication network.
  • the network entity 20 can be a user equipment (UE), or a network server, or a cloud device.
  • the vehicle positioning module 16 is operative for receiving an authenticated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) position signal from a GNSS system. Then the vehicle positioning module 16 can provide the authenticated GNSS position signal to the tolling module 18, the recording module 12 and/or the communication module 14.
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • the tolling module 18 is operative for performing at least one tolling related operation, e.g., recording tolling event data, receiving/sending tolling related information, making payment, etc. Since tolling is performed in a specific position, e.g., a specific road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation infrastructure, the vehicle position is critical for tolling, so that the tolling module 18 receives the authenticated GNSS position signal from the vehicle positioning module 16.
  • the tolling module 18 is also operative for sending the recorded tolling event data to the communication module 14, so that the communication module 14 can transmit the recorded tolling event data to the network entity 20.
  • the recording module 12, the communication module 14, the vehicle positioning module 16 and the tolling module 18 are integrated on the same hardware 30.
  • the recording function, the positioning function, the tolling function and the communication function are integrated in one vehicle unit.
  • Data can be shared by modules within the vehicle unit 10.
  • the size of the vehicle unit 10, and the related hardware, can be decreased, and the driver's view will not be blocked.
  • an authenticated GNSS position signal is used by the tolling module 18, so that tolling operation can be performed more accurately and with a high level or authentication and reliability/confidence.
  • the vehicle unit 10 is a tachograph.
  • the tolling module 18 is further operative for secure data handling when performing the vehicle tolling operation.
  • a secure microprocessor or secure module preferably in a Secure Access Module, or Secure Application Module, (SAM), in the vehicle unit (10).
  • SAM Secure Application Module
  • the SAM further comprises a secure database.
  • secure microcontroller should be understood as a certified microcontroller for high security applications, for example certified towards Common Criteria EAL4 and/or ITSEC E3 HIGH.
  • a secure microcontroller is used when demands on protection of data are high. It decreases risk for manipulation of data which therefore could be seen as trusted.
  • the SAM and/or secure microcontroller is comprised in the vehicle positioning module or the tolling module 18.
  • the SAM and/or secure microcontroller is implemented in the vehicle positioning module or the tolling module 18 or the recording module (12)..
  • the SAM is arranged on the hardware 30.
  • the tolling related data is handled in a secure way in the tolling module 18, so that the safety of the tolling operation can be improved.
  • tolling module 18 is operative for communicating with an external vehicle-mounted module 40 via Dedicated short-range communication, DSRC.
  • the tolling module 18 is operative for communicating with an external vehicle-mounted module 40 via DSRC.
  • the external vehicle-mounted module 40 can be e.g., a communication module, so that the tolling module 18 can communicate with external tolling system via the external vehicle-mounted module 40.
  • the same hardware 30 is the same printed circuit board, PCB.
  • the modules of the vehicle unit 10 are integrated on the same PCB, so that the vehicle unit 10 comprises one PCB with integrated functions.
  • An advantage of this is that it enables the functions to work seamlessly and without delay which provides safety, reliability/confidence and reduces costs. Furthermore, the overall size of the vehicle unit 10 is significantly reduced.
  • the tolling module 18 can sign/encrypt the recorded tolling event data, and the communication module 14 transmits the signed/encrypted tolling event data, so that the tolling event data is difficult to be tampered with.
  • An advantage of this is that it further increases the authenticity and reliability of the tolling event data. Reliability of the data and confidence in its correctness is for instance beneficial for tolling chargers as well as vehicle owners for ensuring that the correct fees based on accessed network are payable.
  • the recording module 12 is operative for signing and/or encrypting of the recorded vehicle information data, wherein the communication module 14 is operative for transmitting the signed and/or encrypted vehicle information data.
  • the recording module 12 can sign/encrypt the recorded vehicle information data, and the communication module 14 transmits the signed/encrypted vehicle information data, so that the vehicle information data is difficult to be tampered with.
  • the recording module 12 is calibrated by the tolling event data recorded by the tolling module 18.
  • the recording module 12 when the tolling module 18 records that two adjacent tolling events having a 95km distance in between, but the recording module 12 records that the two adjacent tolling events having a 97km distance in between, the recording module 12 is calibrated based on the tolling event data of the tolling module 18, and the distance is calibrated to 95km. Since the tolling module 18 utilizes the authenticated GNSS position signal from the vehicle positioning module 16, the tolling event data is more accurate and is used to calibrate the recording module 12.
  • the tolling module 18 is calibrated by the vehicle information data recorded by the recording module 12.
  • the vehicle information data recorded by the recording module 12 may comprise speed data obtained by speed sensor on the vehicle. Based on the speed data and time data, an accurate distance can be obtained. In such a situation, the vehicle information data can be used to calibrate the tolling module 18.
  • the herein described invention a fully integrated vehicle unit for performing tolling operations is provided which limits the amount of additional separate hardware needed.
  • a vehicle 500 is provided.
  • the vehicle 500 comprises the vehicle unit 10 according to any one of the preceding embodiments.

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