JP2003242538A - Parking vehicle charging system, roadside communication device, and parking vehicle charging method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking system that can prevent a driver from being troublesome when parking and recognize an illegally parked vehicle and perform charging. To provide a vehicle billing method. SOLUTION: When a vehicle detection sensor 4 detects a vehicle, it recognizes a parking time and an antenna 6 and an ETC.
The vehicle identification information is detected by wireless communication with the on-vehicle device 2a. When the vehicle detection sensor 4 does not detect the vehicle 2, the exit time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information is detected by wireless communication between the antenna 6 and the ETC on-vehicle device 2a. Is detected and the parking time is charged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device and a parking vehicle charging method, and more particularly, to automatically charge a parking fee without bothering a driver of a vehicle parked in a parking area. The present invention relates to a charged vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a charged vehicle charging method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a vehicle is parked in a parking area, a charging process is performed by using a parking meter having a one-to-one relationship with the vehicle. However, there is a problem that the driver is troubled to put coins into the parking meter and to act while paying attention to the remaining amount of the parking meter.

As a solution to such a problem, for example, an ETC vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-22980 is used, and a contract mounted on the ETC vehicle-mounted device is used. IC that records information
There is a system for charging a recording medium such as a card.

Specifically, a transmission / reception section for performing wireless individual communication with an in-vehicle communication device mounted on a vehicle, and multiplex communication control for distributing data from a plurality of vehicles by link IDs for distribution control. Section, a storage section that centrally manages and stores storage information including a combination of vehicle signal information and a parking start time when the vehicle is parked in a parking area, and vehicle identification based on the storage information stored in the storage section. When the information is collated and there is the matching vehicle identification information, a charging processing unit that calculates a parking charge based on the information of the entry time and the departure time and performs the charging process, and the charging information calculated by the charging process unit Is transmitted to the roadside center device to request settlement processing.

In this billing system, since the parking fee can be billed wirelessly between the vehicle and the roadside communication device, it is not necessary to discontinue the parking meter and add extra trouble to the driver. Can be

[0006]

However, in such a conventional charging system, the warehousing time and the warehousing time are calculated based on the detection signal of the in-vehicle communication device, and the calculation result is charged. Therefore, the detection of the parked vehicle can be obtained only from the information from the vehicle-mounted communication device.

For this reason, there is a problem that the illegally parked vehicle cannot be recognized when the driver intentionally parks the vehicle-mounted communication device with the power off. In addition, even if the in-vehicle communication device can be turned on to communicate with the in-vehicle communication device during parking, even if the driver intentionally leaves the vehicle with the in-vehicle communication device powered off, the illegally parked vehicle is recognized and charged. There was a problem that I could not do.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can prevent the driver from being bothered during parking, and can recognize an illegally parked vehicle and charge the vehicle. A charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking vehicle charging method are provided.

A parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is a roadside communication device for billing a vehicle parked in a parking area, and a roadside device for performing settlement processing based on billing information from the roadside communication device. A parking vehicle charging system including a center device, wherein the roadside communication device is provided in a parking area, vehicle detection means for detecting a vehicle parked in the parking area, and provided in the parking area, Communication means for wirelessly communicating with an in-vehicle communication device mounted on a vehicle; management means for managing a parking start time and a parking end time of the vehicle based on detection information from the vehicle detection means; A parking fee is charged to the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identification information received by the means based on the time difference between the parking start time and the parking end time managed by the management means. Charging means and transmitting means for transmitting the charging information to the roadside center apparatus, the roadside center apparatus receiving means for receiving the charging information transmitted from the transmitting means, and the receiving means for receiving the charging information. And a settlement processing unit that performs settlement processing of a parking fee of a vehicle parked in the parking area based on the charging information.

With such a configuration, when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle, the parking start time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information (I of the vehicle communication device is detected by the communication means.
D)) and the vehicle detection unit does not detect the vehicle, the parking end time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information is detected by the communication unit to charge the parking time. It is possible to prevent annoyance on the hand and settle the parking fee of the vehicle parked in the parking area.

On the other hand, when the driver intentionally parks the vehicle-mounted communication device with the power supply of the vehicle-mounted communication device turned off, the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle at the time of parking, so that an illegally parked vehicle can be detected.

Further, even when the driver parks the vehicle-mounted communication device with the power source turned on and then intentionally leaves the vehicle with the vehicle-mounted communication device powered off, the vehicle detection means can detect the leaving of the vehicle. The illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be recognized.

The parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The billing means determines that the vehicle is illegally parked when the vehicle identification information cannot be obtained from the communication means between the time when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle and the time when the vehicle detection is stopped. It is configured to transmit the illegally parked vehicle information to the roadside center device.

With such a configuration, even when the driver leaves the vehicle while the vehicle-mounted communication device is parked with the power on, and the vehicle intentionally leaves the vehicle with the power of the vehicle-mounted communication device turned off, the vehicle detection means outputs the vehicle (vehicle detection). Since the means off) can be detected, the illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be recognized.

Further, the parking fee charging system of the present invention is
The roadside communication device has an image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of a vehicle, and the billing means is configured to transmit the illegally parked vehicle information to the roadside center device together with the image pickup information of the license plate.

With such a configuration, since the license plate is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the illegally parked vehicle information, the illegally parked vehicle can be specified.

The parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The roadside center device is configured to include a reporting unit that reports the illegally parked vehicle information to a predetermined security center.

With such a configuration, when it is determined that the vehicle is illegally parked, it is possible to immediately notify the security center (for example, the nearest police station or security company), so that it is possible to control the parking violation. it can.

Further, the parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The roadside communication device is provided in a parking area, and has roadside charging means for calculating a parking time by inserting money, and the charging means uses the roadside charging means when there is no signal input from the communication means. Is configured to perform the charging process based on the charging information of.

With such a configuration, when parking a vehicle without an in-vehicle communication device, by charging money to the roadside charging means, charging can be performed and an illegally parked vehicle and a normally parked vehicle can be identified. You can

The parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The roadside communication device has an image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of a vehicle, and the billing means, when money is not put into the roadside billing means when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detection means for a certain time. The vehicle is determined to be an illegally parked vehicle, and the illegally parked vehicle information is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the image information of the license plate imaged by the image capturing means.

With such a configuration, even in a vehicle without an in-vehicle communication device, the vehicle detection means can detect the leaving of the vehicle, so that the illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be charged. Can be recognized.

The parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The roadside center device is configured to include a reporting unit that reports the illegally parked vehicle information to a predetermined security center together with the image information of the license plate.

With such a configuration, even if there is a vehicle without an in-vehicle communication device, when it is determined that the vehicle is illegally parked, the security center (for example, the nearest police station or security company) can be immediately notified. As a result, parking violations can be controlled.

The parking vehicle billing system of the present invention is
The management unit is configured to perform charging processing in minutes from the parking start time.

With such a structure, a minute parking fee can be charged in minute units.

Further, the roadside communication device of the present invention is provided in a parking area, vehicle detection means for detecting a vehicle parked in the parking area, and vehicle-mounted communication provided in the parking area and mounted in the vehicle. Communication means for wirelessly communicating with the device; management means for managing the parking start time and parking end time of the vehicle based on the detection information of the vehicle detection means; and vehicle identification information received by the communication means. And a charging means for charging a parking fee based on the time difference between the parking start time and the parking end time managed by the management means, and a transmitting means for transmitting the charging information to the roadside center device. The charging means cannot obtain vehicle identification information from the communication means during a period from when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle to when the vehicle detection is stopped. When in, configured to determine an illegal parked vehicle.

With such a configuration, when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle, the parking start time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information (I of the vehicle communication device) is obtained by the communication means.
D)) and the vehicle detection unit does not detect the vehicle, the parking end time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information is detected by the communication unit to charge the parking time. It is possible to prevent annoying hands.

On the other hand, when the driver deliberately parks the vehicle-mounted communication device with the power off, the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle at the time of parking, so that the illegally parked vehicle can be detected.

Further, even if the driver intentionally leaves the vehicle with the power supply of the vehicle-mounted communication device turned on and then leaves the vehicle with the power supply of the vehicle-mounted communication device turned off, the vehicle detection means can detect the leaving of the vehicle. The illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be recognized.

Further, in the roadside communication apparatus of the present invention, the roadside communication apparatus has an image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of a vehicle, and the billing means stores the illegally parked vehicle information together with the image pickup information of the license plate. It is configured to transmit to the roadside center device.

With such a configuration, since the license plate is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the illegally parked vehicle, the illegally parked vehicle can be identified.

Further, in the roadside communication device of the present invention, the roadside communication device is provided in a parking area, and has roadside charging means for calculating a parking time by inserting money. When there is no signal input, the billing process is performed based on the billing information from the roadside billing means.

With such a configuration, even in a vehicle without an in-vehicle communication device, the vehicle detection means can detect the leaving of the vehicle, so that the illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be charged. Can be recognized.

Further, in the roadside communication device of the present invention, the roadside communication device has an image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of the vehicle, and the billing means detects when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detection means for a certain period of time. When no money is input to the roadside charging means, it is determined that the vehicle is an illegally parked vehicle and the illegally parked vehicle information is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the image information of the license plate imaged by the image capturing means. .

With such a configuration, even in a vehicle without an on-vehicle communication device, when it is determined that the vehicle is illegally parked, the security center (for example, the nearest police station or security company) can be immediately notified. As a result, parking violations can be controlled.

Further, in the roadside communication device of the present invention, the management means is configured to perform charging processing in minutes from the parking start time.

With such a structure, a minute parking fee can be charged in minute units.

The parking vehicle billing method of the present invention wirelessly communicates between the step of detecting the vehicle parked in the parking area and the in-vehicle communication device mounted on the vehicle parked in the parking area. To obtain the vehicle identification information, to count the parking time of the vehicle parked in the parking area, and to charge a parking fee for the parking time of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identification information. And the step of performing a parking fee settlement process from the charged information, and the vehicle identification information cannot be obtained between the time when the vehicle parked in the parking area is detected and the time when the vehicle is no longer detected. Sometimes, the step of determining the vehicle as an illegally parked vehicle is included.

With such a method, when the vehicle detection means detects a vehicle, the parking start time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information (I of the vehicle communication device is detected by the communication means.
D)) and the vehicle detection unit does not detect the vehicle, the parking end time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information is detected by the communication unit to charge the parking time. It is possible to prevent annoying hands.

On the other hand, when the driver intentionally parks the vehicle-mounted communication device with the power supply of the vehicle-mounted communication device turned off, the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle at the time of parking, so that an illegally parked vehicle can be detected.

Further, even if the driver intentionally leaves the vehicle while the vehicle-mounted communication device is parked with the power source turned on, the vehicle detection means can detect the vehicle leaving the vehicle. The illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be recognized.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device and a parking vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

First, the structure will be described. 1 and 2, a parking vehicle charging system is a roadside communication device 3 that charges a vehicle 2 parked in a parking area 1, and a parking fee of the vehicle 2 is settled based on charging information from the roadside communication device 3. It is composed of a roadside center device 21 for processing.

The roadside communication device 3 includes a vehicle detection sensor (vehicle detection means) 4, a surveillance camera (imaging means) 5, an antenna (communication means) 6, a roadside charging device (roadside charging means) 7, a controller (management means, charging). Means) 8, a memory 9, a display unit 10 and a transmission device (transmission means) 11.

The vehicle detection sensor 4 is composed of a plurality of transmission / reception type optical sensors arranged in the parking area 1 at a predetermined interval. Two vehicle detection sensors 4 are provided for one vehicle 2.
Are installed at intervals at which the detection can be performed, and a detection signal is output to the controller 8.

The controller 8 is a CPU (Central Process
sing unit), and when a signal is input from the two vehicle detection sensors 4, it is determined that the vehicle 2 is parked in the parking area 1. Therefore, two vehicle detection sensors 4 are set as one set, and if there are N sets of vehicle detection sensors 4, N parked vehicles of the vehicles 2 can be detected.

The surveillance camera 5 is adapted to pick up an image of the license plate of the vehicle, and this picked up information is stored in the memory 9.

The antenna 6 is adapted to wirelessly communicate with an ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a as an on-vehicle communication device mounted on the vehicle 2, and an IC card recording various contract information and the like from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a. Or reading the ID of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a. In addition, IT
The card or ID constitutes vehicle identification information.

The roadside charging device 7 is composed of a parking meter, and by charging a coin every fixed time such as 1 hour or 30 minutes, the parking charge can be charged for a fixed time. It has become.

The controller 8 manages the parking start time (hereinafter referred to as the warehousing time) and the parking end time (hereinafter referred to as the warehousing time) of the vehicle 2 based on the detection information from the vehicle detection sensor 4. The antenna 6 stores the related information in the memory 9 by associating the vehicle detection signal detected by the vehicle detection sensor 4 with the vehicle identification information received by the antenna 6 from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a when the vehicle 2 is stored, and starts timing. There is.

Further, since the vehicle detection sensor 4 does not detect the vehicle 2 and turns off at the time of leaving the vehicle, the antenna 6 recognizes the vehicle identification information received from the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a at this time, and detects the entering time and the leaving time. The parking fee is charged based on the time difference. It should be noted that, at the time of this charging, the vehicle detection sensor 4 charges the fee in minutes after the storage time is detected.

The display unit 10 is adapted to display the entry time, the parking time, the exit time, the present time, the charging fee, the prompting for charging, and the like.

Further, the transmitter 11 is a LAN (Local Area N
It is connected to the roadside center device 21 via a communication line such as etwork), and the charging information is transmitted to the roadside center device 21.

In addition, the controller 8 passes the antenna 6 through the antenna 6 during the period from the time when the vehicle detection sensor 4 detects the vehicle 2 to the time when the vehicle 2 is turned on until the vehicle 2 is unloaded and turned off.
When the vehicle identification information cannot be obtained from the roadside device 21, it is determined that the vehicle is an illegally parked vehicle and the illegally parked vehicle information is acquired together with the image information of the license plate imaged by the monitoring camera 5.
It is designed to be sent to.

When the vehicle detection signal is input from the vehicle detection sensor 4 and the vehicle identification signal is not input from the antenna 6, the controller 8 receives a coin from the roadside billing device 7. , The ETC in-vehicle device 2a is not mounted, and the roadside charging device 7 performs the charging process based on the charging information.

Further, the controller 8 detects that the vehicle detection sensor 4 has detected the vehicle for a certain period of time, that is, when the vehicle detection sensor 4 has been turned on for a certain period of time,
When no coin is inserted into the roadside billing device 7, it is determined that the vehicle is an illegally parked vehicle, and information about the illegally parked vehicle is captured along with the image information of the license plate captured by the surveillance camera 5 along with the roadside center device.
It is supposed to be sent to 21.

On the other hand, the roadside center device 21 is composed of a receiving device (receiving means) 22, a controller (settlement processing means, reporting means) 23, a memory 24 and a transmitting device (transmitting means, reporting means) 25.

The receiving device 22 is adapted to receive the billing information, the illegally parked vehicle information and the image pickup information transmitted from the transmitting device 11.

The controller 23 is composed of a CPU, and stores the billing information, the illegally parked vehicle information, and the image pickup information received by the receiving device 22 from the plurality of roadside communication devices 3 in the memory 24.

Further, the controller 23, based on the billing information received from the plurality of roadside communication devices 3, ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a.
The IC card number of the driver's car is searched, the settlement process is performed for the driver of the driving, and the processing result is stored in the memory 24.

Further, if there is illegally parked vehicle information, the controller 23 sends the illegally parked vehicle information, for example, illegally parked vehicle information such as illegal parking time, charging fee, etc. together with the image information of the license plate from the transmission device 25. The phone number of the police station or security company near you is called and automatically sent.

Next, the parking vehicle charging method will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 are programs executed by the controller 8 of the roadside communication device 3. In addition,
The controller 8 has a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the program is stored in the ROM.

In the flowchart of FIG. 3, first, when the vehicle 2 is parked in the parking area 1 and the pair of vehicle detection sensors 4 detect the vehicle 2, it is judged as a parked vehicle, and the surveillance camera 5 images the license plate. Yes (step S1).

Next, wireless communication is performed with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a through the antenna 6 to determine whether communication with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is possible, and processing for reading the ID of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a and the IC card number is performed. (Step S
2), a vehicle equipped with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a, a vehicle in which the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is abnormal (whether it is broken, etc.), or ETC
It is determined whether the vehicle is not equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 2a (step S3).

When it is determined in step S3 that the vehicle is equipped with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a, a display indicating that the wireless communication has succeeded, for example, "acceptance completed" is displayed on the display unit 10 (step S4), when the communication between the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a and the antenna 6 is cut off, that is, when the power source of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is turned off (step S5), the driver's vehicle turns off the engine and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a. It is determined that the power supply of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a has been turned off (the power of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is turned off if the engine is turned off even if the switch of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is still turned on at this time), and the storage time is stored in the memory 9 And the parking time and parking fee are displayed (step S6).

Next, the parking time is counted in units of 5 minutes to perform charging processing (step S7), and the charging information is notified from the transmission device 11 to the roadside center device 21 at 5 minute intervals (step S8). Then, it is determined whether or not the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is turned on (step S9), and if it is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned off (step S11). If 4 does not turn on, perform steps S6 to S8 as 1.
Repeat every minute (step S10).

Then, in step S9, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a
If it is determined that the vehicle detection sensor 4 has been turned on, after communicating with the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a (step S12), it is determined whether the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned off (step S1).
3) When it is turned off, it is judged that the parking is finished and the leaving time (the time when the vehicle detection means 4 is turned off)
And the charging information is transmitted to the roadside center device 21 from the time difference between the warehousing times stored in the memory 9 (step S14).

In the roadside center device 21, since the billing information is transmitted from a plurality of roadside communication devices 3, the received billing information is stored in the memory 24, and then the IC card number of the driving vehicle of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a and the like are stored. The search is performed, the payment processing is performed on the corresponding driving vehicle, and the processing result is stored in the memory 24.

On the other hand, when the power supply of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a is not turned on in step S9, it is judged whether or not the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned off (step S11), and the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned off. If it is determined that the driver has intentionally escaped, as shown in FIG. 4, after the vehicle detection sensor 4 is charged for the time from turning on to turning off (step S15), The illegally parked vehicle information is acquired (step S16), and then the imaging information of the license plate imaged by the surveillance camera 5 is acquired (step S1).
7) The billing information, the illegal vehicle parking information, and the image information of the license plate are transmitted to the roadside center device 21 (step S18).

The roadside center device 21 stores the illegally parked vehicle information and the image information of the license plate in the memory 24, and transmits the information to the nearest police station or security company by the transmitter 25.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that the vehicle is an abnormal ETC vehicle or a non-ETC vehicle,
As shown in FIG. 5, after charging the charging lamp provided on the display unit 10 to prompt the charging (step S21), it is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted into the roadside charging device 7 (step S21).
twenty two). Next, when the coin is not inserted, it is determined whether or not the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned on (step S2
3) If it is not turned on, it is determined that the vehicle has been parked temporarily unintentionally, and the processing ends.

If the vehicle detection sensor 4 is on, it is determined whether or not a fixed time has passed (step S24). If the fixed time has passed, illegal parking information is generated. And the image information of the license plate imaged by the surveillance camera 5 is transmitted to the roadside center device 21 (steps S25 and S26).

The roadside center device 21 contacts the police or the security company from the transmission device 25 based on this information.

On the other hand, if there is a deposit in step S22, the coin insertion time is stored in the memory 9 (step S).
27).

Next, after displaying the parking time and the parking charge (step S28), the parking time is counted in units of 5 minutes and a charging process is performed (step S29). This charging information is transmitted from the transmission device 11 to the roadside center device 21. To every 5 minutes (step S29). Next, it is determined whether or not the driver has performed a parking end operation on the roadside charging device 7 (step S31),
When the ending operation is performed, the roadside parking device 7 performs a charging process such as refund of the remaining amount if it is less than the scheduled parking time (step S32).

Next, it is determined whether or not the vehicle detection sensor 4 is turned off (step S33), and if it is turned off, it is determined that the parking is completed and the roadside center unit 21
A shipping signal is output to (step S34).

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the vehicle detection sensor 4 detects a vehicle, the warehousing time is recognized, and the vehicle identification information is detected by wireless communication between the antenna 6 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a. When the vehicle detection sensor 4 does not detect the vehicle 2, it is possible to recognize the leaving time and to detect the vehicle identification information by wireless communication between the antenna 6 and the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a to charge the parking time. It is possible to prevent the driver from being bothered during parking, and the parking area 1
It is possible to collectively settle the parking fees of the plurality of vehicles 2 parked at.

When the driver intentionally parks the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a with the power off, the vehicle detection sensor 4 detects the vehicle at the time of parking, so that an illegally parked vehicle can be detected. it can.

Further, after the driver intentionally parks the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a while the power is on, the driver intentionally parks the ETC vehicle-mounted device 2a.
Even when the vehicle exits with the power off, the vehicle detection sensor 4 can detect the exit of the vehicle, so that the illegally parked vehicle can be charged and the illegally parked vehicle can be recognized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the surveillance camera 5 for picking up an image of the license plate of the vehicle is provided, and when there is an illegally parked vehicle, the information of the illegally parked vehicle together with the image information of the license plate is displayed on the roadside center device 21. Since it is transmitted to, the illegally parked vehicle can be identified.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the illegal center vehicle information is notified from the roadside center device 21 to the predetermined security center, the parking violation can be controlled.

Further, in the present embodiment, the roadside charging device 7 for calculating the parking time by inserting the coin is provided, and the abnormal ET
When the C vehicle or the non-ETC vehicle is parked, the charging process is performed based on the charging information from the roadside charging device 7. Therefore, the charging can be performed even when the abnormal ETC vehicle or the non-ETC vehicle is parked. It is possible to distinguish between an illegally parked vehicle and a normally parked vehicle.

Further, in this embodiment, the roadside charging device 7
If the parked vehicle escapes without depositing money into the vehicle, the license plate imaging information together with the illegal parking information is transmitted to the roadside center device 21, and the roadside center device 21 transmits the license plate imaging information together with the illegal vehicle information to the security center. Since the information is transmitted, an illegally parked vehicle equipped with an abnormal ETC vehicle-mounted device or a non-ETC illegally parked vehicle can be immediately notified to the security center and a parking violation can be controlled.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the charging process is performed on a minute-by-minute basis from the parking start time, a minute parking fee can be charged on a minute-by-minute basis.

[0086]

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the driver from being bothered during parking, and
A parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking vehicle charging method that can settle a parking fee of a vehicle parked in a parking area and can charge and recognize an illegally parked vehicle can be provided. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a parking vehicle charging system according to an embodiment of a parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a roadside communication device and a center communication device according to an embodiment of a parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a charging process for a normally parked vehicle according to an embodiment of a parked vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parked vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing when an ETC vehicle-mounted vehicle is illegally parked according to an embodiment of a parking vehicle charging system, a roadside communication device, and a parking vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing during illegal parking and normal parking by the roadside charging device according to the embodiment of the parking vehicle charging system, roadside communication device and parked vehicle charging method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 parking area 2 vehicles 2a ETC in-vehicle device (in-vehicle communication device) 3 Roadside communication device 4 Vehicle detection sensor (vehicle detection means) 5 Surveillance camera (imaging means) 6 antenna (communication means) 7 Roadside billing device (roadside billing means) 8 controller (management means, billing means) 11 Transmitting device (transmitting means) 21 Roadside center device 22 Receiver (Receiver) 23 Controller (payment processing means, reporting means) 25 Transmitting device (transmitting means, reporting means)

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A parking vehicle billing system comprising: a roadside communication device for billing a vehicle parked in a parking area; and a roadside center device for performing settlement processing based on billing information from the roadside communication device. The roadside communication device is provided in the parking area, between a vehicle detection unit that detects a vehicle parked in the parking area, and an in-vehicle communication device provided in the parking area and mounted in the vehicle. A communication unit that wirelessly communicates, a management unit that manages a parking start time and a parking end time of the vehicle based on the detection information of the vehicle detection unit, and a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identification information received by the communication unit. On the other hand, charging means for charging a parking fee based on the time difference between the parking start time and the parking end time managed by the management means; A roadside center device for transmitting to the roadside center device, wherein the roadside center device receives the billing information transmitted from the transmitter, and parks in the parking area based on the billing information received by the receiving device. And a settlement processing means for performing settlement processing of the parking charge of the vehicle described above. 2. The illegally parked vehicle when the charging means cannot obtain vehicle identification information from the communication means during a period from when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle until when the vehicle detection means stops detecting the vehicle. The parking vehicle billing system according to claim 1, wherein the illegal parking vehicle information is transmitted to the roadside center device. 3. The roadside communication device includes image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of the vehicle, and the billing means transmits the illegally parked vehicle information to the roadside center device together with image pickup information of the license plate. The parking vehicle charging system according to claim 2, wherein 4. The parking vehicle charging system according to claim 3, wherein the roadside center device has a reporting means for reporting the unauthorized parking vehicle information to a predetermined security center. 5. The roadside communication device is provided in the parking area, and has roadside charging means for calculating parking time by inserting money, and the charging means is provided when there is no signal input from the communication means. The parking vehicle charging system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the charging processing is performed based on charging information from the roadside charging means. 6. The roadside communication device includes image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of the vehicle, and the billing means pays money to the roadside billing means when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle for a certain period of time. The parking vehicle according to claim 5, wherein when the vehicle has not been inserted, the vehicle is determined to be an illegally parked vehicle and the illegally parked vehicle information is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the image information of the license plate imaged by the image capturing means. Billing system. 7. The parking vehicle charging system according to claim 3, wherein the roadside center device has a reporting means for reporting the illegally parked vehicle information to a predetermined security center together with the image information of the license plate. 8. The management means performs charging processing in minutes from the parking start time.
The roadside communication device according to any one of claims. 9. A wireless communication between a vehicle detection means provided in a parking area for detecting a vehicle parked in the parking area and an in-vehicle communication device provided in the parking area and mounted in the vehicle. A communication unit for performing a parking start time and a parking end time of the vehicle based on the detection information of the vehicle detection unit; and for the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identification information received by the communication unit, The charging means includes a charging means for charging a parking fee based on a time difference between the parking start time and the parking end time managed by a management means, and a transmitting means for transmitting the charging information to a roadside center device. An illegally parked vehicle when vehicle identification information cannot be obtained from the communication means during the period from when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle until when the vehicle detection means stops detecting the vehicle. Roadside communication apparatus characterized by determining. 10. The roadside communication device includes image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of a vehicle, and the billing means transmits the illegally parked vehicle information to the roadside center device together with image pickup information of the license plate. The roadside communication device according to claim 9. 11. The roadside communication device is provided in the parking area, and has roadside charging means for calculating parking time by inserting money, and the charging means is provided when there is no signal input from the communication means. 11. The roadside communication device according to claim 9, wherein the charging process is performed based on the charging information from the roadside charging means. 12. The roadside communication device has an image pickup means for picking up an image of a license plate of the vehicle, and the billing means pays money to the roadside billing means when the vehicle detection means detects the vehicle for a certain period of time. 12. The roadside communication according to claim 11, wherein when the vehicle is not put in, the vehicle is determined to be an illegally parked vehicle and the illegally parked vehicle information is transmitted to the roadside center device together with the image information of the license plate imaged by the image pickup means. apparatus. 13. The management means performs charging processing in minutes from the parking start time.
The roadside communication device according to any one of claims. 14. The vehicle identification information is acquired by wirelessly communicating between a step of detecting a vehicle parked in a parking area and an in-vehicle communication device mounted on the vehicle parked in the parking area. A step of counting a parking time of a vehicle parked in the parking area, a step of charging a parking fee for the parking time of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identification information, and a step of charging the parking fee from the charged information. When the vehicle identification information is not obtained between the step of performing the parking fee settlement process and the time when the vehicle parked in the parking area is detected and the vehicle is no longer detected, it is determined as an illegally parked vehicle. The method for charging a parked vehicle, comprising: