JP3014294U - Toll road toll management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a toll road toll management device capable of improving reliability when managing tolls. [Structure] When the toll cannot be calculated at a passing gate, the toll of the toll-free section to the next passing gate is calculated using the passing route written on the IC card, and the toll cannot be calculated at the following passing gates. It is a toll road toll management device that prevents the occurrence of.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a toll road toll management device that manages tolls for vehicles using toll roads from an entrance gate to an exit gate for exiting to a general road at a destination by using an IC card installed in the vehicles using toll roads. Is.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, attempts have been made to manage tolls on toll roads and to manage payments by using an IC card without stopping the vehicle.

FIG. 5 shows a conventional toll road toll charge management apparatus. In the figure, 111 is a tollgate antenna for communicating by radio signals with transceivers 113A and 113B having an IC card mounted on a vehicle using a toll road 112. Wireless communication between the tollgate antenna 111 and the transceivers 113A and 113B becomes possible when a vehicle using the transceivers 113A and 113B enters the wireless communicable area 115.

Reference numeral 116 is a tollgate computer installed in the tollgate 117. This toll gate calculator 116 receives the information such as the user number and the issued toll gate number transmitted from the transceivers 113A and 113B via the toll gate antenna 111, calculates the toll charge, and informs the user. Claim. When this is received, the toll fee is communicated to the central computer 119, which is installed in the central management center 118 and is connected to the tollgate computer 116 via a communication line, etc., and the toll fee is communicated from the user's bank account based on this. It is designed to withdraw fees. The toll in this case is calculated by summing up the tolls at the exit gates, which is the total amount of tolls in each section divided by the passage gates from the entrance gate to the exit gate stored in the IC card. Calculated as the toll for the section from the entrance gate to the exit gate.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the conventional toll road toll management device is configured as described above, when a vehicle driven by a user of the toll road passes through the toll gate 117 at a low speed, transmission / reception with an IC card is performed. Information such as user numbers and issuance toll booth numbers transmitted from the aircraft 113A and 113B is correctly received, and tolls are calculated without error. However, for vehicles passing at high speed, the transceiver 113A , 113B information such as user number and issuance toll gate number is not received correctly, the toll calculation cannot catch up with time, the toll calculation is incorrect, or the toll cannot be calculated. There is a problem that may occur.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a toll road toll management device capable of improving reliability when managing tolls. To aim.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The toll road toll management device according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of entrance gates for entering a toll road from a general road, an exit gate for exiting from a toll road to a toll road, and a passage gate for calculating toll charges. When using the toll road, the toll of the toll road vehicle from the front entry gate to the exit gate for exiting to the destination general road is managed using the IC card installed in the toll road vehicle. In the toll road toll management device, a priority order is established when exchanging information of various data between the IC card and each of the gates, and a priority order information communication means for performing passage route data and toll calculation data in this order is provided. It is characterized in that the passage route data is exchanged at least within the gate passage time.

Further, the toll road toll management device according to the present invention is the toll road toll management device according to claim 1, wherein the various data are transmitted and received between the IC card and each of the gates. Means, the toll road using vehicle identifying means for identifying the toll road using vehicle based on the ID code transmitted and received by the data transmitting and receiving means, and the toll road using vehicle passing based on the data transmitted and received by the data transmitting and receiving means. The passing route writing means for writing the route to the IC card, and the passing route written on the IC card by the passing route writing means or every passing route based on the passing route and the traveling distance. In addition, a toll fee calculation means for calculating the toll fee between the passing gate and the preceding passing gate, and the toll at the passing gate can be calculated. When there is not, the following passage gates are provided with a toll calculation correction means for calculating the toll of a toll-uncalculated section to that passage gate based on the passage route written in the IC card. And

[0009]

[Action]

 In the toll road toll management device of the present invention, when the toll charge cannot be calculated at the passing gate by the priority order information communication means, the tolls of the toll uncalculated sections to the passing gates in the subsequent passing gates are stored in the IC card. It is calculated based on the written passages to prevent sections where tolls cannot be calculated, and the load among the toll gates is made uniform when managing tolls.

Further, when the data transmission / reception means communicates the passage route data and the fare calculation data, the toll road use vehicle identification means identifies the vehicle by the ID card. First, communication is performed by preferentially writing the passage route in the IC card, then the toll is calculated by the toll calculation means, and the result is written in the IC card. If the toll charge cannot be calculated within the passing time of the passing gate, the toll calculation and correction means calculates the passing charge up to that time at the next gate and writes the result in the IC card.

[0011]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a toll road toll management system using the toll road toll management device of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a main line of a toll road, 2 is an exit lane for exiting from the main line 1 to a general road, 3 is an entrance lane for entering the main line from a general road, and 5 is a data transceiver mounted on a vehicle 4. IC card set in, 6 is a roadside machine installed at the exit gate, 8 is an IC card set in the data transceiver installed in the vehicle 7, 9 is a roadside machine installed in the entrance gate , 11 are IC cards set in a data transceiver mounted on the vehicle 10. 12 is a road machine installed at the passage gate of the main line of the toll road. Each of the roadside machines 6, 8 and 12 is equipped with a vehicle body identification sensor device (not shown) for detecting the vehicle height and vehicle body weight.

Reference numeral 13 is a sub-center, which is connected to the on-road equipment 6 installed at the exit gate by a communication line. The sub-center 13 is connected to the center 26 by modems 14 and 15, and is further connected to other sub-centers by the modem 17. Reference numeral 18 is a sub-center connected by a communication line to the on-road unit 12 installed at the passage gate. The sub-center 18 is connected to the center 26 by the modems 15 and 19, and is further connected to the sub-center 13 by the modems 16 and 21. A subcenter 22 is connected to the on-road unit 9 installed at the entrance gate by a communication line. The subcenter 22 is connected to the center 26 by modems 15 and 23, and is further connected to the subcenter 18 by modems 20 and 25. It is also connected to other sub-centers by the modem 24. Reference numeral 27 is a storage device of the center 26, 28 is a storage device of the sub-center 13, 29 is a storage device of the sub-center 18, and 30 is a storage device of the sub-center 22.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the toll road toll management apparatus of this embodiment. The toll road toll management system is configured in each sub-center connected to the roadside equipment at the entrance and exit gates. In this embodiment, a toll road toll management device configured in a sub-center 18 connected to a road machine 12 of a passage gate will be described. In the figure, 10a is a data transmission / reception means mounted on the vehicle 10 shown in FIG. 1, 10b is a transmission / reception antenna of the data transceiver 10a, 12a is a transmission / reception antenna on the side of the road unit 12 and 12b is provided on the road unit 12. It is a data transmission / reception means.

Reference numeral 18a is a toll road vehicle identifying means for identifying a vehicle on a toll road from an ID code sent by the data transmitting / receiving means on the vehicle side, 18b is a travel distance calculating means for calculating a travel distance, and 18c is It is a toll calculation unit that calculates tolls for vehicles that use the identified toll roads. When the toll calculation means 18c calculates the toll of the vehicle using the toll road, 18d indicates that the toll has been calculated when the toll has not been calculated at the passage gate that has passed the previous passage. It is a toll calculation correcting means for correcting the toll calculation processing operation of the toll calculating means 18c so as to calculate the toll from the passing gate to the current passing gate. Reference numeral 18e is a passage route writing means for writing a passage route such as a passage gate which is currently passing in the IC card of a vehicle using the toll road identified by the ID code, and 18g is a modem 19, 20, 21, various data via the modem 19, 20, 21. It is a communication control unit for exchanging data with the sub-centers 13, 22 and the center 26.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the toll road toll charge management apparatus of this embodiment. According to this flowchart, first, in step S1, the vehicle and its ID code are compared. This vehicle verification is performed by the vehicle body identification sensor device provided on the roadside machine 12, and the ID code verification is read from the IC card 11 sent from the data transmission / reception means 10a on the vehicle 10 side. The data transmission / reception means 12b of the roadside machine 12 receives the ID code, and the received ID code is collated with the registration code registered in advance by the toll road use vehicle identification means 18a. In the subsequent step S2, if it is determined that the collation is normally performed and the ID code matches the registration code, the process proceeds to step ST4, and the route is written. The writing of the route performed in step S4 is a process of writing the gate identification information of the gate which is currently passing in the IC card 11 by the passing route writing means 18e. Therefore, the gate identification information of each gate from the entrance gate to the passing gate currently passing is written in the IC card as a passing route as shown in FIG.

If the ID code is not normally collated in step S 2 or the ID code does not match the registered code, an abnormality is notified to the center 26 via the modem 19.

When the gate identification information and the like of the gate which is currently passing are written as the passing route in step S4, "1" is set to the route writing flag 30 shown in FIG. 4 in the next step S5. In the following step S6, it is determined whether or not the toll charge up to the previous passing gate is calculated based on the toll calculation flag 32 in FIG. 4, and "1" is set in the toll calculation flag 32. If it is, it is determined that the toll has been calculated, and in the next step S7, the traveling distance from the immediately preceding passing gate to the current gate is calculated. This mileage calculation is stored in the storage device 29 based on the gate identification information of the passage gate immediately before the passage route read from the IC card 11 and the identification information of the passage gate that is currently passing. The running distance data is read out and the running distance calculating means 18b performs it. When the calculation of the traveling distance at the passing gate which is currently passing is executed, the traveling distance flag 31 shown in FIG. 4 is set to "1" in the following step S8.

In step S9, the toll calculation means 18c calculates the toll between the immediately preceding passing gate and the passing gate currently passing. This toll calculation may be a fixed toll depending on the section, such as the Shuto Expressway, or it may be determined by the distance, such as the Tomei Expressway or the Meishin Expressway, so which method should be used to determine the toll? , The gate identification information of the passing gate and the gate identification information based on the highway type information stored in advance in the storage device, and the toll calculation is 1 if the determined method is a fixed toll. The fixed fee between the passing gates currently passing from the preceding passing gate is calculated, and when it is determined by the distance, it is performed from the traveling distance calculated by the traveling distance calculating means 18b. Then, when the toll is calculated, the process proceeds to step S10 and "1" is set to the toll calculation flag 32 shown in FIG.

When the vehicle passes through the passage gates at a relatively low speed, the processes from step S1 to step S10 are normally performed in each passage gate, while the vehicles pass through the passage gates. When passing through at a high speed, it takes time to calculate the toll, so the vehicle will pass through the passing gate without calculating the toll. Under such circumstances, it is assumed that the vehicle is currently passing through the passage gate E, and the toll can be calculated at this passage gate E. The processing from step S1 is also executed at the passage gate E, and it is determined whether the toll of the immediately preceding passage gate has not been calculated at step S6. Judge by knowing. FIG. 4 shows that the tolls were not calculated at Passage Gates C and D.

Writing of the passage route into the IC card 11 is executed at high speed with priority over calculation of the toll. Therefore, even if the toll is not calculated, the gate identification information of the passage route is surely stored in the IC card 11.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the toll charge is not calculated in the pass gate C and the pass gate D, the process proceeds from step S6 to step S11, and the pass for which the toll charge is calculated is passed. The distance traveled from the gate B to the current passage gate E is calculated based on the gate identification information of the passage route read from the IC card, and "1" is set in the traveling distance flag 31 in the subsequent step S12. Then, in the next step S13, the toll from the passing gate B to the passing gate E which is currently passing is calculated, and in the following step S14, the toll calculation flag 32 is set to "1". Even if there is a passing gate for which the toll is not calculated in this way, the toll calculation for that area is interpolated.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the toll is calculated from the traveled distance has been described, but the same applies when a certain toll is determined for each section, and the toll can be calculated. Even if there is a passing gate that is not operated, the calculation of the toll for that section is interpolated.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the writing to the IC card at the passage gate is performed with priority at least only the passage route data, and even if there is a passage gate for which the toll is not calculated, the toll of the section is charged. It is possible to calculate the toll by interpolating, to prevent the occurrence of the toll uncalculated section when managing the toll, and to equalize the load between the toll gates.

In addition, when it is not possible to write the toll at the passing gate into the IC card at the passing gate, or when the toll cannot be calculated, the toll not calculated for the tolls at the passing gates at the following passing gates. Since the toll calculation and correction means for calculating the toll based on the passage written in the IC card is provided, even if there is a passing gate for which the toll is not calculated, the toll for that section is interpolated. It is possible to calculate tolls and improve the reliability when managing tolls.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a toll road toll management system using a toll road toll management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a toll road toll charge management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the toll road toll management device of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of gate identification information, a route writing flag, a mileage flag, and a charge calculation flag, which are written in the IC card as a passage route.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional toll road toll management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5,8,11 IC card 12b Data transmission / reception means 18a Toll road vehicle identifying means 18b Passage route writing means 18c Toll calculation means 18d Toll calculation correction means

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. When using a toll road in which a plurality of entrance gates for entering the toll road from the ordinary road, an exit gate for exiting the toll road from the toll road, and a passage gate for calculating the toll fee are installed. A toll road toll management device for managing a toll of the toll road vehicle from the entrance gate to the exit gate for exiting to a general road of a destination using an IC card mounted on the toll road vehicle, At the time of information communication of various data between the IC card and each of the gates, a priority order is provided, and priority information communication means for performing the passage route data and the charge calculation data in order is provided, and at least within the gate transit time. A toll road toll management device, characterized by communicating passage data. 2. The toll road toll management device according to claim 1, wherein the data transmitting / receiving unit transmits / receives the various data between the IC card and the gates, and an ID code transmitted / received by the data transmitting / receiving unit. Toll road vehicle identifying means for identifying toll road vehicle based on
A passage route writing unit that writes the route that the vehicle using the toll road has passed to the IC card based on the data transmitted and received by the data transmitting and receiving unit, and a passage route that is written in the IC card by the passage route writing unit or Toll charge calculating means for calculating the toll between the passing gate and the preceding passing gate each time the passing gate is passed based on the passing route and the traveling distance, and when the toll cannot be calculated at the passing gate. A toll charge provided with a toll calculation correction means for calculating the toll of the toll not yet calculated to the next pass gate based on the passing route written in the IC card. Road toll management device.