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JP3808582B2
JP3808582B2 JP08051497A JP8051497A JP3808582B2 JP 3808582 B2 JP3808582 B2 JP 3808582B2 JP 08051497 A JP08051497 A JP 08051497A JP 8051497 A JP8051497 A JP 8051497A JP 3808582 B2 JP3808582 B2 JP 3808582B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は有料道路料金収受システム、有料道路料金収受方法及び有料道路料金収受総合管理装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
有料道路の料金収受方法は、一般に有料道路の利用料金の算出及び収受を利用区間終点にある出口料金所において行っていた。料金算出の基本情報は、入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報と出口側情報であり、入口側情報の入手元は、利用車両が携帯する入口側端末装置において発行された入口料金所番号等の入口側情報を記録した通行券である。
【0003】
なお、近年は、通行券に代わる携帯媒体として料金所での媒体受渡しのための車両停止が不要である特徴を利用した無線媒体が実用化されつつあり、通行券交付業務の合理化、入口、出口料金所の通過時間の短縮、渋滞緩和等が期待されている。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、無線媒体を利用したシステムにおいては、入口側端末装置の通過時に無線媒体への入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報記録が不調で有った場合は、車両停止無しであるが故に、利用車両は入口側情報を有しないまま目的地に走行してしまい、出口側端末装置での料金算出に支障を来すことが大いに懸念される。
【0005】
このような事態の解決策として、入口側情報を無所有の携行媒体の入口側情報を媒体識別符号と共に他の料金所の出口側端末装置に通信網を利用して配信し、出口側端末装置は入口側情報を持たない媒体に対しては入口側料金端末から配信された媒体識別符号群の中から入口側情報を得て、料金算出を行うが、利用の可能性の無い情報を蓄積することはデータ記憶装置の大型化、検索時間の長大化を招くことになる。
【0006】
そこで本発明は、情報媒体の交付業務の合理化、入口、出口各料金所の通過時間の短縮、渋滞緩和を、無線を利用した既存の料金収受システムを利用して記憶装置の大型化、検索時間の長大化を招くことなく極めて効率よく実現できる有料道路料金収受システムを提供することを目的とするものである。
【0020】
【課題を解決するための手段】
請求項記載の発明に係る有料道路料金収受システムは、利用車両が携帯する情報媒体から発信される識別情報を有料道路の入口側端末装置において受信し、この識別情報に応じて当該入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を前記情報媒体に送信するとともに、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の完了、未完了の判断を行い、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の未完と判断したとき、当該利用車両が携帯する情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、有料道路の要所に車両識別情報収集手段を設けて当該車両の通過を検知し、通過検知情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、料金収受管理装置により前記識別情報及び入口側情報を記憶保持するとともに、入口側情報を送信した入口側端末装置以外の他の端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を配信するとともに、前記車両識別情報収集手段からの通過検知情報を基に既に通過した地点の出口側端末装置に対して当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報の削除指令を送信し、有料道路の出口側端末装置において、入口側情報の記憶の完了した利用車両が携帯する当該情報媒体から発信される識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うとともに、入口側情報記憶が未完了の情報媒体を携帯する利用車両に対しては前記料金収受管理装置から送信されてくる当該利用車両情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うことを特徴とするものである。
【0021】
この発明によれば、料金収受管理装置により前記識別情報及び入口側情報を記憶保持するとともに、入口側情報を送信した入口側端末装置以外の他の端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を配信し、かつ、車両識別情報収集手段からの通過検知情報を基に既に通過した地点の出口側端末装置に対して当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報の削除指令を行うものであるから、有料道路の出口側端末装置による当該利用車両の料金収受を正確に実行できるとともに、既に通過した地点の出口側端末装置に不要な識別情報及び入口側情報が蓄積されることは無くなり、極めて効率の良い有料道路料金収システムを構築できる。
【0022】
請求項記載の発明に係る有料道路料金収受システムは、利用車両が携帯する情報媒体から発信される識別情報を有料道路の入口側端末装置において受信し、この識別情報に応じて当該入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を前記情報媒体に送信するとともに、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の完了、未完了の判断を行い、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の未完と判断したとき、当該利用車両が携帯する情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、有料道路の要所に車両識別情報収集手段及び各出口側端末装置への当該利用車両の到達時間を予測する時間予測手段を設けて、当該車両の識別情報及び前記時間予測手段により予測した到達時間情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、料金収受管理装置により、送られてくる前記到達時間情報に基づき到達が予測される通過地点の出口側端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を順次配信し、有料道路の出口側端末装置において、入口側情報の記憶の完了した利用車両が携帯する当該情報媒体から発信される識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うとともに、前記入口側情報記憶が未完了の情報媒体を携帯する利用車両が到達したときは、前記料金収受管理装置から前記到達時間情報に基づき送信されてくる当該利用車両情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うことを特徴とするものである。
【0023】
この発明によれば、有料道路の要所に車両識別情報収集手段及び各出口側端末装置への当該利用車両の到達時間を予測する時間予測手段を設けて、当該車両の識別情報及び前記時間予測手段により予測した到達時間情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、料金収受管理装置により、送られてくる前記到達時間情報に基づき到達が予測される通過地点の出口側端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を順次配信するものであるから、到達が予測される出口側端末装置においてリアルタイムに当該利用車両の識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して極めて効率良く料金の収受を行うことが可能となる。
【0028】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面を参照して詳細に説明する。
【0029】
図1は本発明の実施の形態の有料道路料金収受システムを構築する有料道路料金収受総合管理装置の構成を示すものである。
【0030】
この有料道路料金収受総合管理装置は、利用車両が流入又は流出する有料道路の料金所101、102に各々設けられた入口側端末装置1及び出口側端末装置2と、有料道路の上り線及び下り線を通過する利用車両Cの検知、上り又は下りの進行方向判別を行うとともに、この有料道路に属する各料金所(料金所101、102を含む全ての料金所)への当該利用車両Cの到達時間を予測する時間予測手段3を含む第1の車両情報収集手段4と、有料道路の分岐部5に配置され通過する利用車両Cの分岐方向を判断して分岐情報を得る第2の車両情報収集手段6と、前記有料道路の料金所101、102を含む予め定めた管轄範囲の全ての料金所と無線(又は有線)で接続され、これら全体の管理を行う料金収受管理装置9Aと、この料金収受管理装置9A及びこの料金収受管理装置9Aが管理する管轄範囲以外の他の管轄範囲における図示していない全ての料金所を管理する他の料金収受管理装置9Bと各々接続された中央処理装置10とを有している。
【0031】
次に、前記入口側端末装置1及び出口側端末装置2について、図2、図3を参照して説明する。
【0032】
前記入口側端末装置1は、図2に示すように、有料道路の車線の両側に配置された車線を跨ぐ光束に利用車両Cを検出する発光部及び受光部を備えた一対の検知塔11、12と、利用車両Cが携帯する無線を利用した情報媒体から発信される当該情報媒体の識別情報をアンテナ15を介して受信する受信部13と、当該情報媒体に対して入口側端末装置1の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を送信する送信部14と、通信制御部16とを有する通信部17と、前記識別情報を基に利用車両Cが携帯する情報媒体に対する入口側端末装置1の設置箇所を示す入口側情報の書き込み処理を行う車両処理部18とを有している。
【0033】
この車両処理部18は、入口側端末装置1全体の制御を行うCPU20と、制御プログラムを格納したプログラムメモリ21と、入口側端末装置1の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を記憶した記憶装置22と、前記料金収受管理装置9Aとの間で情報の送受を行う通信装置22と、前記一対の検知塔11、12における発光部及び受光部と接続された検知インターフェース23と、前記通信制御部16と接続された通信インターフェース24とを具備している。
【0034】
前記出口側端末装置2は、図3に示すように、有料道路の出口における車線に臨ませて配置され利用車両Cと無線にて交信する通信部31と、この通信部31に接続した利用車両Cが携帯する情報媒体を利用して料金の収受を行う料金処理部32とを有している。
【0035】
前記通信部31は、利用車両Cが携帯する無線を利用した情報媒体から発信される当該情報媒体の識別情報、前記入口側情報をアンテナ35を介して受信する受信部33と、当該情報を送信する送信部34と、通信制御部36とを有している。
【0036】
また、料金処理部32は、出口側端末装置2全体の制御を行うCPU40と、制御プログラムを格納したプログラムメモリ41と、前記識別情報、入口側情報やこの出口側端末装置2の設置箇所を流出する利用車両Cに対する利用料金情報等を記憶する記憶装置42と、前記料金収受管理装置9Aとの間で情報の送受を行う通信装置43と、通信制御部36と接続された通信インターフェース44とを具備している。
【0037】
次に、前記第1の車両情報収集手段4(第2の車両情報収集手段6も同様)について図4を参照して説明する。
【0038】
この第1の車両情報収集手段4は、有料道路の要部における車線に臨ませて配置され利用車両Cが携帯する情報媒体と無線にて交信する通信部51と、この通信部51に接続した利用車両Cが携帯する情報媒体の識別情報を利用して当該利用車両Cの検知、上り又は下りの進行方向の判別を行い、さらに、この有料道路に属する各料金所(料金所102を含む他の全ての料金所)への当該利用車両Cの到達時間をも予測する車両情報処理部52とを具備している。
【0039】
前記通信部51は、利用車両Cが携帯する無線を利用した情報媒体から発信される当該情報媒体の識別情報、前記入口側情報をアンテナ65を介して受信する受信部63と、情報を送信する送信部64と、通信制御部66とを有している。
【0040】
前記車両情報処理部52は、全体の制御を行うCPU70と、制御プログラムを格納したプログラムメモリ71と、この第1の車両情報収集手段4の設置箇所を示す位置情報、前記識別情報に基づく上り線、下り線の判定結果に基づく進行方向情報、後述する到達時間情報等を記憶する記憶装置72と、前記料金収受管理装置9Aとの間で情報の送受を行う通信装置73と、通信制御部66と接続された通信インターフェース67と、この有料道路に属する各料金所(料金所102を含む他の全ての料金所)への当該利用車両Cの到達時間を各々予測し、各々の到達時間情報を得る時間予測手段3とを具備している。
【0041】
前記第2の車両情報収集手段4は、第1の車両情報収集手段4と同様な構成からなり、有料道路の分岐部5に配置され通過する利用車両Cの分岐方向を判断して分岐情報を得るとともに、分岐先先方の各料金所への当該利用車両Cの到達時間を各々予測し、各々の到達時間情報をも得るようになっている。
【0042】
次に、上記構成の有料道路料金収受総合管理装置の作用を、図5に示すフローチャートをも参照して説明する。
【0043】
いま、情報媒体を携帯する一台の利用車両Cが、前記有料道路の料金所101に流入し、料金所101、料金所102を経て分岐部5で分岐して図1に示す矢印A方向に進行するものとして以下の説明を行う。
【0044】
利用車両Cが、前記有料道路の料金所101に流入し(ステップS1)、一対の検知塔11、12の発光部及び受光部が形成する光束を遮ることで、利用車両Cの検知信号が検知インターフェース23を介して前記CPU20に送られる。
【0045】
また、利用車両Cの情報媒体から発信される当該情報媒体の識別情報が前記アンテナ15を介して受信部13により受信され(ステップS2)、通信制御部16、通信インターフェース24を介して前記CPU20に送られる。
【0046】
前記CPU20は、送られてくる情報媒体の識別情報を基に、この料金所101の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を通信インターフェース24、通信制御部16、アンテナ15を介して情報媒体に送信し、この情報媒体に書き込むが(ステップS3)、このとき、前記CPU20はこの情報媒体から返信されてくる応答情報を基に入口側情報の書き込みの完、未完を判断する(ステップS4)。
【0047】
入口側情報が書き込まれた情報媒体を携帯する利用車両Cは、目的の料金所に至り、利用料金の支払処理が行われる(ステップS5)。
【0048】
一方、入口側情報の書き込みが未完の情報媒体を携帯する利用車両Cに対しては、以下のような処理が実行される。
【0049】
前記入口側端末装置1は、入口側情報の書き込みが未完の情報媒体の識別情報と、入口側情報とを前記料金収受管理装置9Aに送信する(ステップS6)。料金収受管理装置9Aは、送信されてくる前記識別情報と、入口側情報とをメモリに記憶保持する(ステップS7)。
【0050】
やがて、料金所101を通過した利用車両Cは、有料道路の本線に入り、図1に示す上り線を走行して分岐部5に至るが、このとき、前記第1の車両情報収集手段4は、上り線を走行する利用車両Cが携帯する情報媒体の識別情報を通信部51により受信し、車両情報処理部52に送る。車両情報処理部52のCPU70は、この第1の車両情報収集手段4の設置箇所を示す位置情報、前記識別情報に基づく上り線との判定結果に基づく進行方向情報を前記料金収受管理装置9Aに送信する(ステップS8)。また、時間予測手段3により予測した各料金所への当該利用車両Cの到達時間を各々予測し、各々の到達時間情報を料金収受管理装置9Aに送信する(ステップS9)。
【0051】
また、分岐部5に設置された第2の車両情報収集手段6は、第1の車両情報収集手段4の場合と同様にして利用車両Cの分岐方向を判断して分岐情報を得るとともに、この分岐情報を前記料金収受管理装置9Aに送信する(ステップS10)。
【0052】
前記料金収受管理装置9Aは、管轄範囲で、かつ、上り線に属し、さらに分岐部5の先方に設置されている利用車両Cの進行方向の各料金所の出口側端末装置2に対して、入口側情報の書き込みが未完の情報媒体の識別情報と、料金所101の入口側情報とを送信する。このとき、料金収受管理装置9Aは、前記時間予測手段3により予測した各料金所への当該利用車両Cの到達時間情報に応じて、順次前記情報媒体の識別情報と、料金所101の入口側情報とを送信する(ステップS11)。
【0053】
これにより、利用車両Cの進行方向の各料金所は、この利用車両Cの予測される到達時間に応じてその識別情報及び料金所101の入口側情報をタイミング良く得ることができる。
【0054】
また、料金収受管理装置9Aは、既に利用車両Cが通過した地点よりも料金所101側に位置する各出口端末装置2に対して、既に送信済みの識別情報、料金所101の入口側情報の削除指令を送信する(ステップS12)。
【0055】
これにより、削除指令を受信した各出口端末装置2において、記憶装置42から識別情報、料金所101の入口側情報の削除処理が行われ、不要な識別情報、入口側情報の蓄積が阻止される。
【0056】
やがて、利用車両Cが目的の料金所の出口端末装置2に到達すると、出口端末装置2より前記利用車両Cの識別情報が読み込まれ、受信済みの入口側情報を用いて料金算出、料金収受処理が実行される(ステップS13)。
【0057】
このようにして、本実施の形態によれば、料金所での一時停止不要を最大の特徴とする無線を利用した情報媒体による既存の料金収受システムにおいて、設備をそのまま、あるいは若干の性能の向上を図ることだけで、新規装置の導入、追加等の必要が無しで従来例の不具合を解消できる。
【0058】
また、入口側情報未完の情報媒体について他の料金所の出口側端末装置に入口側情報を配信することで、出口側端末装置での同情報を記憶するための記憶装置の増大と、多量のデータ群からの検索の為に出口側端末装置の処理能力の負荷増大が懸念される事態に関しては、入口側情報未完の利用車両の目的地方向を特定する機能を具備することで、出口側端末装置の負担が軽減され処理速度が向上し、また、通信回線の負荷の軽減を図ることもできる。
【0059】
【発明の効果】
以上、詳述した本発明によれば、以下の効果を奏する。
【0060】
本発明によれば、有料道路の出口側端末装置に通行もしない利用車両の無駄な入口側情報が蓄積されていくことは無くなり、無線を利用した情報媒体の交付業務の合理化、入口、出口各料金所の通過時間の短縮、渋滞緩和を、既存の料金収受システムを利用してしかも記憶装置の大型化、検索時間の長大化を招くことなく極めて効率よく実現でき、しかも、極めて広範な有料道路に適用することが可能な有料道路料金収受システムを提供することができる。
【0061】
また、本発明によれば、無線を利用した情報媒体の交付業務の合理化、入口、出口各料金所の通過時間の短縮、渋滞緩和を、既存の料金収受システムを利用してしかも記憶装置の大型化、検索時間の長大化を招くことなく極めて効率よく実現できる有料道路料金収受方法を提供することができる。
【0062】
さらに、本発明によれば、上記有料道路料金収受システム及び有料道路料金収受方法を簡略な構成で実現できる有料道路料金収受装置を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施の形態の有料道路料金収受システムを構築する有料道路料金収受総合管理装置の構成を示すブロック図である。
【図2】本実施の形態の有料道路料金収受総合管理装置における入口側端末装置を示すブロック図である。
【図3】本実施の形態の有料道路料金収受総合管理装置における出口側端末装置を示すブロック図である。
【図4】本実施の形態の有料道路料金収受総合管理装置における第1の車両情報収集手段を示すブロック図である。
【図5】本実施の形態の有料道路料金収受総合管理装置の動作を示すフローチャートである。
【符号の説明】
1 入口側端末装置
2 出口側端末装置
3 時間予測手段
4 第1の車両情報収集手段
5 第1の車両情報収集手段
9A 料金収受管理装置
17 通信部
18 車両処理部
31 通信部
32 料金処理部
51 通信部
52 車両情報処理部
101 料金所
102 料金所
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toll road toll collection system, a toll road toll collection method, and a toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The toll road toll collection method generally uses toll road usage charges to be calculated and collected at the exit toll gate at the end of the section. The basic information for fee calculation is entrance side information and exit side information indicating the installation location of the entrance side terminal device, and the source of the entrance side information is the entrance toll gate issued by the entrance side terminal device carried by the vehicle used. It is a pass ticket that records information on the entrance side such as numbers.
[0003]
In recent years, wireless media using the feature that does not require vehicle stoppage for delivery of media at a toll gate as a portable medium in place of a pass ticket is being put into practical use, streamlining the pass ticket issuing work, entrance, exit It is expected to shorten the transit time of the toll booth and ease traffic congestion.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a system using a wireless medium, when the entrance side information record indicating the installation location of the entrance terminal device on the wireless medium is unsatisfactory when passing through the entrance terminal device, there is no vehicle stop. Therefore, there is a great concern that the vehicle used will travel to the destination without having information on the entrance side, which will hinder the charge calculation at the terminal device on the exit side.
[0005]
As a solution for such a situation, the entrance side information is distributed to the exit side terminal device of another toll gate using the communication network, along with the medium identification code, the entrance side information of the carrying medium that does not own the exit side information, and the exit side terminal device For media that do not have entrance-side information, the entrance-side information is obtained from the medium identification code group distributed from the entrance-side fee terminal and the fee is calculated, but information that cannot be used is stored. This increases the size of the data storage device and the search time.
[0006]
In view of this, the present invention aims to streamline information medium delivery work, shorten the passage time of each entrance and exit toll booth, reduce traffic congestion, increase the size of the storage device using the existing toll collection system using radio, search time it is an object of the present invention to provide a toll road toll collection systems that can be implemented well very efficiently without causing a lengthening.
[0020]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The toll road toll collection system according to the first aspect of the present invention receives identification information transmitted from an information medium carried by the vehicle in use at an entrance terminal device of the toll road, and the entrance terminal according to the identification information The entrance side information indicating the installation location of the apparatus is transmitted to the information medium, and the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is determined to be complete or incomplete, and the storage of the entrance side information to the information medium is determined to be incomplete When the vehicle is used, the identification information of the information medium carried by the vehicle used and the entrance side information are transmitted to the toll collection management device, and vehicle identification information collecting means are provided at important points on the toll road to detect the passage of the vehicle. The detection information is transmitted to the fee collection management device, and the fee collection management device stores and holds the identification information and the entrance side information, and other than the entrance side terminal device that transmitted the entrance side information. The identification information of the information medium of the use vehicle and the entrance side information are distributed to the terminal device, and the use vehicle is used with respect to the exit side terminal device at the point that has already passed based on the passage detection information from the vehicle identification information collecting means. The identification information and the entrance transmitted from the information medium carried by the use vehicle in which the entry side information has been stored in the exit side terminal device of the toll road is transmitted. Vehicle information collected from the fee collection management device for a vehicle carrying an information medium for which entry side information storage has not been completed. The medium identification information and the entrance side information are obtained, and the charge for the vehicle in question is collected.
[0021]
According to this invention, the identification information and the entrance side information are stored and held by the toll collection management device, and the information medium identification information of the use vehicle is transmitted to other terminal devices other than the entrance side terminal device that has transmitted the entrance side information. And the information on the information medium of the vehicle used and the information on the entrance side are deleted from the terminal device on the exit side at a point that has already passed based on the passage detection information from the vehicle identification information collecting means. Since it is a command, the toll collection of the vehicle to be used can be accurately executed by the terminal device on the toll road, and unnecessary identification information and information on the entrance side are accumulated in the terminal device at the point where it has already passed. This makes it possible to construct a highly efficient toll road toll collection system.
[0022]
The toll road fee collection system according to the invention of claim 2 receives identification information transmitted from an information medium carried by the vehicle in use at an entrance terminal device of the toll road, and the entrance terminal according to the identification information The entrance side information indicating the installation location of the apparatus is transmitted to the information medium, and the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is determined to be complete or incomplete, and the storage of the entrance side information to the information medium is determined to be incomplete When the vehicle is used, the identification information of the information medium carried by the use vehicle and the entrance side information are transmitted to the toll collection management device, and the vehicle identification information collecting means and the exit side terminal device are connected to the toll collection management device. A time prediction unit for predicting the arrival time is provided, and the identification information of the vehicle and the arrival time information predicted by the time prediction unit are transmitted to the toll collection management device. Thus, the identification information of the information medium of the use vehicle and the entrance side information are sequentially distributed to the exit side terminal device of the passing point where arrival is predicted based on the arrival time information sent, and the exit side terminal device of the toll road In this case, the identification information and the entrance side information transmitted from the information medium carried by the use vehicle for which the entry side information has been stored are obtained to collect the charge for the use vehicle, and the entry side information storage is not yet performed. When a use vehicle carrying a completed information medium arrives, the use vehicle information medium identification information and entrance side information transmitted from the toll collection management device based on the arrival time information are obtained, and the use vehicle It is characterized by collecting the fee.
[0023]
According to the present invention, the vehicle identification information collecting means and the time prediction means for predicting the arrival time of the vehicle to be used at each exit-side terminal device are provided at important points on the toll road, and the vehicle identification information and the time prediction are provided. The arrival time information predicted by the means is transmitted to the toll collection management device, and the toll collection management device sends information on the vehicle in use to the exit terminal device at the passing point where arrival is predicted based on the arrival time information sent. Since the medium identification information and the entrance side information are distributed in sequence, the exit side terminal device that is predicted to arrive acquires the use vehicle identification information and the entrance side information in real time and collects charges very efficiently. Can be done.
[0028]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0029]
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus for constructing a toll road toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0030]
The toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus includes an entrance terminal device 1 and an exit terminal device 2 provided at toll road terminals 101 and 102 of toll roads where vehicles in use flow in or out, as well as ups and downs of toll roads. Detecting the use vehicle C passing through the line, determining the direction of travel up or down, and arrival of the use vehicle C at each toll gate belonging to the toll road (all toll gates including the toll gates 101 and 102) First vehicle information collecting means 4 including time predicting means 3 for predicting time, and second vehicle information for obtaining branch information by determining the branch direction of the use vehicle C disposed and passing through the branch section 5 of the toll road A toll collection management device 9A which is connected wirelessly (or wired) to all the toll gates in a predetermined jurisdiction range including the toll gates 101 and 102 of the toll road, and manages these whole, Toll collection A central processing unit 10 connected to the management device 9A and another fee collection management device 9B for managing all toll gates (not shown) in other jurisdiction ranges other than the jurisdiction range managed by the fee collection management device 9A; have.
[0031]
Next, the entrance terminal device 1 and the exit terminal device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance-side terminal device 1 includes a pair of detection towers 11 each having a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit that detect a use vehicle C in a light beam straddling lanes arranged on both sides of a lane on a toll road. 12, a receiving unit 13 that receives the identification information of the information medium transmitted from a wireless information medium carried by the vehicle C to be used via the antenna 15, and the entrance-side terminal device 1 with respect to the information medium. The communication part 17 which has the transmission part 14 which transmits the entrance side information which shows an installation location, the communication control part 16, and the installation location of the entrance side terminal device 1 with respect to the information medium which the utilization vehicle C carries based on the said identification information And a vehicle processing unit 18 for performing a writing process of the entrance side information indicating the above.
[0033]
The vehicle processing unit 18 includes a CPU 20 that controls the entire entrance-side terminal device 1, a program memory 21 that stores a control program, and a storage device 22 that stores entrance-side information indicating the installation location of the entrance-side terminal device 1. , A communication device 22 that transmits and receives information to and from the fee collection management device 9A, a detection interface 23 connected to a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit in the pair of detection towers 11 and 12, and the communication control unit 16 And a communication interface 24 connected thereto.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 2 on the exit side is arranged facing the lane at the exit of the toll road and communicates with the use vehicle C by radio, and the use vehicle connected to the communication unit 31. And a charge processing unit 32 that collects charges using an information medium carried by C.
[0035]
The communication unit 31 transmits the information and the reception unit 33 that receives the identification information of the information medium transmitted from the information medium using the radio carried by the use vehicle C and the entrance side information via the antenna 35. And a communication control unit 36.
[0036]
Further, the fee processing unit 32 leaks the CPU 40 that controls the entire terminal device 2 on the exit side, the program memory 41 that stores the control program, the identification information, the entrance side information, and the location where the exit side terminal device 2 is installed. A storage device 42 that stores usage fee information for the vehicle C to be used, a communication device 43 that transmits and receives information to and from the fee collection management device 9A, and a communication interface 44 that is connected to the communication control unit 36. It has.
[0037]
Next, the first vehicle information collecting means 4 (the same applies to the second vehicle information collecting means 6) will be described with reference to FIG.
[0038]
The first vehicle information collecting means 4 is connected to the communication unit 51 and a communication unit 51 that is arranged facing the lane in the main part of the toll road and communicates wirelessly with an information medium carried by the use vehicle C. The identification information of the information medium carried by the use vehicle C is used to detect the use vehicle C and to determine the direction of traveling up or down. Further, each tollgate belonging to this toll road (including the toll booth 102) Vehicle information processing section 52 for predicting the arrival time of the use vehicle C to all toll stations.
[0039]
The communication unit 51 transmits information to the receiving unit 63 that receives the identification information of the information medium transmitted from the information medium using the radio carried by the use vehicle C and the entrance side information via the antenna 65. A transmission unit 64 and a communication control unit 66 are included.
[0040]
The vehicle information processing unit 52 includes a CPU 70 that performs overall control, a program memory 71 that stores a control program, position information that indicates the installation location of the first vehicle information collection means 4, and an uplink based on the identification information. , A storage device 72 that stores the traveling direction information based on the determination result of the downlink, arrival time information to be described later, the communication device 73 that transmits / receives information to / from the toll collection management device 9A, and the communication control unit 66 The communication interface 67 connected to the toll road and the arrival time of the vehicle C to be used at each toll gate belonging to the toll road (all other toll gates including the toll gate 102) are predicted. Time prediction means 3 to be obtained.
[0041]
The second vehicle information collecting means 4 has the same configuration as the first vehicle information collecting means 4 and determines the branching direction of the use vehicle C that is arranged in the branching section 5 of the toll road and passes through the branch information. In addition, the arrival time of the use vehicle C to each toll gate at the branch destination is predicted, and each arrival time information is also obtained.
[0042]
Next, the operation of the toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0043]
Now, a single use vehicle C carrying an information medium flows into the toll gate 101 of the toll road, passes through the toll gate 101 and the toll gate 102, and branches at the branching section 5 in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. The following explanation will be given as it progresses.
[0044]
The use vehicle C flows into the toll gate 101 of the toll road (step S1), and the detection signal of the use vehicle C is detected by blocking the light flux formed by the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the pair of detection towers 11 and 12. The data is sent to the CPU 20 via the interface 23.
[0045]
Further, the identification information of the information medium transmitted from the information medium of the vehicle C used is received by the receiving unit 13 via the antenna 15 (step S2), and is transmitted to the CPU 20 via the communication control unit 16 and the communication interface 24. Sent.
[0046]
The CPU 20 transmits the entrance side information indicating the installation location of the toll booth 101 to the information medium via the communication interface 24, the communication control unit 16, and the antenna 15, based on the identification information of the information medium sent thereto, The information is written on the information medium (step S3). At this time, the CPU 20 determines whether the writing of the entry side information has been completed or not based on the response information returned from the information medium (step S4).
[0047]
The use vehicle C carrying the information medium in which the entrance side information is written reaches the target toll gate, and the use fee payment process is performed (step S5).
[0048]
On the other hand, the following processing is executed for the use vehicle C carrying an information medium for which entry-side information has not yet been written.
[0049]
The entrance-side terminal device 1 transmits the identification information of the information medium for which entry-side information has not yet been written and the entrance-side information to the fee collection management device 9A (step S6). The fee collection management device 9A stores and holds the transmitted identification information and entrance side information in a memory (step S7).
[0050]
Eventually, the use vehicle C that has passed through the toll gate 101 enters the main road of the toll road, travels on the up line shown in FIG. 1 and reaches the branching unit 5. At this time, the first vehicle information collecting means 4 The communication unit 51 receives the identification information of the information medium carried by the use vehicle C traveling on the up line, and sends it to the vehicle information processing unit 52. The CPU 70 of the vehicle information processing unit 52 sends the position information indicating the installation location of the first vehicle information collecting means 4 and the traveling direction information based on the determination result of the up line based on the identification information to the toll collection management device 9A. Transmit (step S8). Moreover, the arrival time of the use vehicle C to each toll gate predicted by the time prediction means 3 is predicted, and each arrival time information is transmitted to the fee collection management device 9A (step S9).
[0051]
The second vehicle information collecting means 6 installed in the branching unit 5 obtains branch information by determining the branching direction of the use vehicle C in the same manner as the first vehicle information collecting means 4. The branch information is transmitted to the fee collection management device 9A (step S10).
[0052]
The toll collection management device 9A is in the jurisdiction range and belongs to the upstream line, and further to the terminal device 2 at the exit side of each tollgate in the traveling direction of the use vehicle C installed at the front of the branching unit 5. The identification information of the information medium in which the entry side information has not been written and the entry side information of the toll gate 101 are transmitted. At this time, the toll collection management device 9A sequentially identifies the information medium identification information and the entrance side of the toll booth 101 according to the arrival time information of the use vehicle C to each toll booth predicted by the time predicting means 3. Information is transmitted (step S11).
[0053]
Thereby, each toll gate in the traveling direction of the utilization vehicle C can obtain the identification information and the entrance side information of the toll gate 101 in a timely manner according to the predicted arrival time of the utilization vehicle C.
[0054]
In addition, the toll collection management device 9A sends the identification information already transmitted to the exit terminal device 2 located on the toll gate 101 side from the point where the vehicle C has already passed, and the entrance side information of the toll gate 101. A delete command is transmitted (step S12).
[0055]
As a result, in each exit terminal device 2 that has received the deletion instruction, the identification information and the entrance side information of the toll gate 101 are deleted from the storage device 42, and accumulation of unnecessary identification information and entrance side information is prevented. .
[0056]
Eventually, when the use vehicle C reaches the exit terminal device 2 of the target toll booth, the identification information of the use vehicle C is read from the exit terminal device 2, and charge calculation and fee collection processing are performed using the received entrance side information. Is executed (step S13).
[0057]
In this way, according to the present embodiment, the existing toll collection system using the wireless information medium, which has the greatest feature of not requiring a temporary stop at the toll booth, has the equipment as it is or a slight improvement in performance. By simply trying, it is possible to eliminate the problems of the conventional example without the need to introduce or add a new device.
[0058]
Also, by distributing the entrance-side information to the exit-side terminal device of another toll booth for the information medium with incomplete entrance-side information, an increase in the number of storage devices for storing the same information at the exit-side terminal device, and a large amount For situations where there is a concern about the increase in processing capacity of the exit side terminal device due to the search from the data group, the exit side terminal is provided with a function for identifying the destination direction of the use vehicle for which the entry side information is incomplete. The burden on the apparatus is reduced, the processing speed is improved, and the load on the communication line can be reduced.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
As mentioned above, according to this invention explained in full detail, there exist the following effects.
[0060]
According to the present invention, useless entrance-side information of a use vehicle that does not pass through the exit-side terminal device of the toll road is not accumulated, streamlining of information medium delivery work using radio, each of entrance and exit Reduce toll gate transit time and reduce traffic congestion with the existing toll collection system, and without having to increase the size of storage devices and search time. It is possible to provide a toll road toll collection system that can be applied.
[0061]
In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to streamline the delivery of information media using radio, shorten the transit time of each entrance and exit toll booth, and relieve traffic congestion by using an existing toll collection system and using a large storage device. It is possible to provide a toll road toll collection method that can be realized extremely efficiently without causing an increase in search time and search time.
[0062]
Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a toll road toll collection device that can realize the toll road toll collection system and the toll road toll collection method with a simple configuration.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus that constructs a toll road toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an entrance-side terminal device in the toll road toll collection comprehensive management device of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an exit-side terminal device in the toll road toll collection comprehensive management device of the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing first vehicle information collection means in the toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the toll road toll collection comprehensive management apparatus of the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entrance side terminal device 2 Exit side terminal device 3 Time prediction means 4 1st vehicle information collection means 5 1st vehicle information collection means 9A Charge collection management apparatus 17 Communication part 18 Vehicle process part 31 Communication part 32 Charge process part 51 Communication unit 52 Vehicle information processing unit 101 Toll booth 102 Toll booth

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利用車両が携帯する情報媒体から発信される識別情報を有料道路の入口側端末装置において受信し、この識別情報に応じて当該入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を前記情報媒体に送信するとともに、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の完了、未完了の判断を行い、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の未完と判断したとき、当該利用車両が携帯する情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、有料道路の要所に車両識別情報収集手段を設けて当該車両の通過を検知し、通過検知情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、料金収受管理装置により前記識別情報及び入口側情報を記憶保持するとともに、入口側情報を送信した入口側端末装置以外の他の端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を配信するとともに、前記車両識別情報収集手段からの通過検知情報を基に既に通過した地点の出口側端末装置に対して当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報の削除指令を送信し、有料道路の出口側端末装置において、入口側情報の記憶の完了した利用車両が携帯する当該情報媒体から発信される識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うとともに、入口側情報記憶が未完了の情報媒体を携帯する利用車両に対しては前記料金収受管理装置から送信されてくる当該利用車両情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うことを特徴とする有料道路料金収受システム。  The identification information transmitted from the information medium carried by the vehicle used is received at the entrance terminal device of the toll road, and the entrance side information indicating the installation location of the entrance terminal device is transmitted to the information medium according to the identification information. In addition, when the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is completed or incomplete, and when the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is determined to be incomplete, the identification information of the information medium carried by the use vehicle and The entrance side information is transmitted to the toll collection management device, the vehicle identification information collecting means is provided at the important point of the toll road to detect the passage of the vehicle, and the passage detection information is transmitted to the toll collection management device. In addition to storing and holding the identification information and the entrance-side information, the terminal device other than the entrance-side terminal device that transmitted the entrance-side information has the identification information and the entrance of the information medium of the vehicle in use. Distributes information and transmits an instruction to delete the information medium identification information and entrance side information of the vehicle in use to the exit side terminal device that has already passed based on the passage detection information from the vehicle identification information collecting means. Then, at the exit terminal device of the toll road, the identification information and the entrance side information transmitted from the information medium carried by the use vehicle for which the entry side information has been stored are obtained and the charge for the use vehicle is collected. In addition, for use vehicles carrying information media for which entry-side information storage has not been completed, identification information and entry-side information of the use vehicle information medium transmitted from the toll collection management device is obtained, and the use vehicle is obtained. Toll road toll collection system characterized by collecting tolls. 利用車両が携帯する情報媒体から発信される識別情報を有料道路の入口側端末装置において受信し、この識別情報に応じて当該入口側端末装置の設置箇所を示す入口側情報を前記情報媒体に送信するとともに、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の完了、未完了の判断を行い、前記情報媒体に対する入口側情報の記憶の未完と判断したとき、当該利用車両が携帯する情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、有料道路の要所に車両識別情報収集手段及び各出口側端末装置への当該利用車両の到達時間を予測する時間予測手段を設けて、当該車両の識別情報及び前記時間予測手段により予測した到達時間情報を料金収受管理装置に送信し、料金収受管理装置により、送られてくる前記到達時間情報に基づき到達が予測される通過地点の出口側端末装置に当該利用車両の情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を順次配信し、有料道路の出口側端末装置において、入口側情報の記憶の完了した利用車両が携帯する当該情報媒体から発信される識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うとともに、前記入口側情報記憶が未完了の情報媒体を携帯する利用車両が到達したときは、前記料金収受管理装置から前記到達時間情報に基づき送信されてくる当該利用車両情報媒体の識別情報及び入口側情報を入手して当該利用車両の料金の収受を行うことを特徴とする有料道路料金収受システム。  The identification information transmitted from the information medium carried by the vehicle used is received at the entrance terminal device of the toll road, and the entrance side information indicating the installation location of the entrance terminal device is transmitted to the information medium according to the identification information. In addition, when the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is completed or incomplete, and when the storage of the entrance side information for the information medium is determined to be incomplete, the identification information of the information medium carried by the use vehicle and The entrance side information is transmitted to the toll collection management device, and the vehicle identification information collecting means and the time prediction means for predicting the arrival time of the vehicle to be used at each exit side terminal device are provided at important points on the toll road, The identification information and the arrival time information predicted by the time prediction means are transmitted to the fee collection management device, and the fee collection management device predicts arrival based on the arrival time information sent. The identification information and the entrance side information of the information vehicle of the use vehicle are sequentially distributed to the exit side terminal device of the passing point, and the use vehicle having the entrance side information stored therein carries it at the exit side terminal device of the toll road. When obtaining the identification information and the entrance side information transmitted from the information medium and collecting the charge of the use vehicle, and when the use vehicle carrying the information medium in which the entrance side information storage is incomplete arrives, Toll road toll collection characterized in that the toll collection of the vehicle to be used is collected by obtaining the identification information and entrance side information of the used vehicle information medium transmitted based on the arrival time information from the toll collection management device. system.
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