JPH03189792A - Automatic toll receiving system for utilizing non-contact prepaid card in uniform section toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve a service to a user by settling a toll by only passing through the front of a wayside coil, when a vehicle has a prepaid card. CONSTITUTION:When a vehicle having no non-contact card 1, it stops temporarily in front of an automatic toll receiving machine 13 as before, and a toll can be paid in cash, etc. When a vehicle 11 having the non-contact card 1 goes into a toll-booth, a radio communication is executed between the non-contact card 1 and a wayside coil 16 by passing through the front of the wayside coil 16, and when the balance amount in the non-contact card 1 is larger than the toll amount, a crossing gate 14 is opened, and passing can be executed. On the other hand, when the balance amount is smaller than the toll, the crossing gate 14 is opened by paying a deficit portion in cash to the automatic roll receiving machine 13 and passing can be executed. In such a way, the service to a user can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to improvements in toll payment means applied to automatic toll collection systems for uniform section toll roads.

[Conventional technology] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional automatic toll collection system.

When a vehicle 11 entering a toll gate on a uniform section toll road passes through a vehicle type discrimination device 12, the vehicle type is automatically discriminated, and the vehicle type information is sent to an automatic toll collection device 13. The automatic toll collection machine 13 notifies the user of the toll applicable to the vehicle type by display, voice, or the like. When the user pays the toll in cash, etc., the barrier 14 opens and the vehicle 11
It will be possible to pass through. The vehicle 11 is detected by the start detection device 15.
When the completion of the start of the vehicle is detected, the barrier 14 is closed, and toll collection for the vehicle 11 is automatically performed.

[Issue 8 to be solved by the present invention] In the system as described above, when a user uses cash or a contact type prepaid card such as a magnetic card or an IC card,
When paying a toll, you must stop in front of an automatic toll collection machine and open your vehicle window.

Also, compared to manned toll booths, when paying a toll, the user only needs to put their hand out of the window of the vehicle and hand it to the collector inside the booth, but with an automated machine, the user only needs to put his or her hand out of the window of the vehicle and hand it to the person inside the booth. This is inconvenient for users because they have to pay the toll at a later date, and sometimes if the vehicle is parked far from the automatic toll collection machine, the user must get out of the vehicle and pay the toll.

[Means for Solving the Problems] This invention uses a contactless prepaid card purchased or borrowed by paying a predetermined prepaid fee, and automatically allows the card to be used until a certain amount of money becomes 0 yen. A ground switch for changing the amount of the prepaid card by wireless communication means is attached to the toll collection system, so that the above-mentioned contactless prepaid card can be used.

[Effect: Users with contactless prepaid cards purchased or borrowed by paying a prescribed prepaid fee do not have to stop in front of an automatic toll collection machine or open the vehicle window to pay a toll, which is cumbersome. Movement is reduced.

Furthermore, by reducing the time taken to pay tolls, etc., traffic congestion at toll gates is alleviated.

[Embodiment] Fig. 1 shows a card 1 which is an embodiment of a contactless card which is a feature of the present invention.The card 1 is characterized by having an antenna 2 on the surface of the card and a built-in antenna. The logic unit 3 receives and receives information from the ground transceiver via wireless communication means through the antenna 2, and has a memory 4 for recording a predetermined amount of money, and the amount data in the memory 4. It is protected by a battery 5 so that it does not disappear.

This contactless card is used by the user to purchase or borrow the toll in advance, and the prepaid toll amount is initially recorded in the memory 4, and each time the toll road is used, the toll amount is subtracted from the amount data in the memory 4. be done. For example, if a user purchases or borrows a contactless card 1 with a prepaid amount of 10,000 yen, an amount of 10,000 yen is set in the memory 4 of the card 1,
If the toll fee is 2,000 yen for the first use, it becomes 10,000 yen - 2,000 yen - 8,000 yen, a new amount of 8,000 yen is set in memory 4, and 8,000 yen worth of toll is left. It becomes possible.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention. In a vehicle that does not have the contactless card 1, the vehicle stops in front of the automatic toll collection machine 13 as before, and pays the toll in cash or the like. It is possible to pay. When a vehicle 11 carrying a contactless card 1 enters a toll gate, it passes in front of the beacon 16, wireless communication is performed between the contactless card 1 and the beacon 16, and the contactless card 1 is transferred to the tollgate. If the remaining amount in 1 is greater than the toll amount, the barrier 1
4 is opened and traffic is possible. If the remaining amount is less than the toll, the driver pays the remaining amount in cash to the automatic toll collector 13, which opens the barrier 14 and allows the vehicle to pass.

FIG. 3 is an operation flow diagram of the automatic toll collection system of the present invention. In vehicles that do not have contactless cards, users must stop the vehicle, open the window, insert cash, and then take change and a receipt if there is change available. If you have a contactless card, you don't need to do anything.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, services for users traveling on toll roads can be improved, and non-stop driving at toll gates will become possible in the future.

Therefore, the present invention can also be applied to unmanned parking systems.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a contactless card according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an automatic toll collection system of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram of an automatic toll collection system of the present invention. Operation flow diagram of the collection system,
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional automatic toll collection system. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Contactless card, 2... Antenna, 3... Logic part, 4... Memory, 5... Battery, 11...
Passing vehicle, 12...Vehicle type identification device, 13...Automatic toll collection machine, 14...Barrier, 15...Start detection device, 16...Ground switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] At toll gates on uniform section toll roads, a vehicle type identification device that automatically determines the type of vehicle entering the vehicle, and an automatic toll collection machine that unmannedly collects tolls by vehicle type based on the vehicle type information from this vehicle type identification device. , a barrier that enforces traffic rules for each vehicle based on the payment status of each vehicle, a start detection device that detects the completion of departure for a cleared vehicle, and a predetermined amount of money that is recorded each time the vehicle is used. It is equipped with a contactless prepaid card that has the function of subtracting tolls, and a ground transceiver that sends and receives information to and from this prepaid card via wireless communication means. A uniform section toll system characterized by paying the toll in cash at a toll collection machine, and if the vehicle has a prepayment card, the toll can be paid just by passing in front of the beacon. Automatic road toll collection system.