JP3363957B2 - Toll collection device for toll collection system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll road collection system for a toll road toll collection system that enables collective settlement of tolls in a toll road network in which a plurality of toll roads are connected and can be used through.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In multi-section toll roads, a toll system is adopted for each vehicle type and usage section. Therefore, at the entrance gate of the toll road, the vehicle type of the vehicle that has entered is determined and the entry time is set. , date, ticket along with the interchange number, etc., etc.
It is recorded on the entrance information recording medium of , issued and handed to the user,
At the exit gate, the entrance information recording medium is received, and based on the recorded information, the toll corresponding to the vehicle type and the usage section is calculated and the fee is collected. On the other hand, some toll roads have uniform section roads that apply a uniform fare, and due to the expansion of the route network, such uniform section roads and multi-section toll roads can also be connected and used throughout. It became very convenient.

On the other hand, some toll roads have a uniform section road to which a uniform toll is applied, and such a uniform section road and a multi-section toll road are connected to each other by the expansion of the route network so that they can be used through. It also became very convenient.

On the other hand, there is a problem of charge collection when using a uniform section road and a multi-section toll road, and it is inconvenient for the user, and convenience is taken into consideration by collecting the charge separately for each route. Routes that adopt the form of merger collection have also appeared.

[0006] Merger collection is an exit interchange from which vehicles are used, and it is a method of collecting usage charges for both uniform section roads and multi-section toll roads. Since it is not necessary to give and receive charges every time the route changes, use It is very convenient for the people and leads to smooth use of toll roads.

[0006] By the way, in the conventional toll road toll collection system, merger collection of multi-section road-uniform section road, traffic
An exit that adds a charge for a uniform section road in any case to the charge for a multi-section road searched based on entrance data / vehicle type (Fig. 8, 97 to 98) read from an entrance information recording medium such as a ticket Since it was processed by the algorithm for calculating the fee of the fee collection machine (Fig. 8, 99 to 102),
Whether or not it is a vehicle that has traveled in a uniform section,
It cannot be done inside the exit toll collector that displays the amount to be collected, therefore 1
The algorithm could only be used when driving on one uniform road.

[0007] As an example of a road connection system using an exit toll collection machine having this merger collection algorithm, uniform sections (wavy line display sections shown by reference numerals 69 and 70 in Fig. 7) and multiple sections (Fig. 7) FIG. 7 shows an example of a toll road network composed of roads of straight line display sections indicated by reference numerals 71 and 72) and uniform sections (wavy line display sections indicated by reference numerals 73 and 74 in FIG. 7).

In the case of the toll road network of FIG. 7, the toll collector having the above-mentioned algorithm is installed at 83 and 94 where each exit on the multi-section toll road side and the uniform section entrance are connected. Here, 75, 77-84, 86, 88-95 are toll road entrances or exits, and 77, 88 are multi-section road entrances.

Now, temporarily, the user enters the toll road 69 from the A interchange entrance 75 on the toll road 69 in the uniform section, passes through the multi-section toll road 71, and then the F interchange on the toll road 73 in the uniform section. It is assumed that the route exiting from exit 85 is used. In this case, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, when the user enters the toll road of the uniform section (S103), the user pays the uniform section fee for the use of the toll road 69 of the uniform section at the entrance 75. (S104), at the entrance 77 of the multi-section toll road 71,
Multi-section magnetic traffic required for traveling on the multi-section toll road 71
Get a ticket (ie entrance information recording medium) (S10
5) Settle the toll in the multiple sections used at the exit 83 of the multi-section toll road 71 and the flat fee for the traveling of the toll road 73 in the next uniform section (S106), and the toll road in the uniform section. Exit the toll road through exit 85 of 73 (S10
7), which is a series of steps. This procedure includes two charge settlement operations (S104 and S106), which can be said to be inefficient.

[0010]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In recent years, the need for higher speeds in the world has increased more and more, and along with this, both multi-section toll roads and uniform section toll roads have been increasing their distances. As a result, toll roads are now being installed intricately, especially around the cities, and each toll road is organically connected so that users can use multiple toll roads with different routes. It became possible to do it and became very convenient.

On the other hand, since different toll roads have different operating bodies, the user has to pay the fare each time the toll road is changed, and the serviceability is poor for the user. In addition, because the toll gate must pass through the toll gate, the road conditions are such that accidents are likely to occur and traffic is easily congested.

Therefore, even if different toll roads are used, it is considered that the toll gate at the exit interchange will make a lump sum payment, but the toll system according to the section by vehicle type is adopted. The capacity of the toll table required for calculating tolls is large for multi-sector toll roads that are used, and toll tables are prepared in consideration of the use of multiple uniform toll roads from each entrance interchange. This is also difficult from the viewpoint of capacity, and maintenance management becomes difficult because it is necessary to rewrite the entire toll table every time any toll road makes a toll revision.

If a charge table cannot be prepared,
Since the tollgate collector must separately calculate the tolls for the routes that have not been calculated, it is necessary to avoid such a burden on the tollgate at the crowded tollgate.

Furthermore, since it is necessary to collect the collected usage charges for each use route and settle the payment for each operating mother, it is necessary to collect the information including the information necessary for the payment.
Therefore, in reality, only one multi-section toll road and the uniform settlement of the uniform section toll roads connected to it are realized, and the plurality of uniform section toll roads and multi-section toll roads are collectively settled. There is no such system. Further, the collective settlement is applied only when using one uniform section road after using the multi-section toll road.

Therefore, when such a condition is not met, the toll road must be adjusted each time the toll road to be used changes. Therefore, the serviceability is poor for the user, and since the tollgate must go through the tollgate, accidents are likely to occur,
In addition, the situation that it is easy to be congested cannot be resolved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. Even if a toll road user uses a plurality of toll roads, the toll collector does not perform a particularly different operation from the past. , It is an object of the present invention to provide a toll collection device for a toll road toll collection system that can collectively perform toll settlement at an exit interchange.

[0017]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention takes the following means. That is, the entrance information that is used for a toll road network composed of multiple toll roads and multiple uniform toll roads, and records the entrance interchange information received at the toll road entrance interchange that entered.
In the toll collection device of the toll road toll collection system, which uses the recorded information of the information recording medium to settle the toll, the toll road up to the exit interchange set for each multi-section toll road entrance interchange in the above toll road network Storage of a toll table in which different usage charges and usage charges for a single-section toll road in the toll road network are set with flags indicating whether or not they are used in the relationship from the entrance to the exit interchange Means and entry information
Calculation of calculating the charge by calculating the usage section based on the recording information of the recording medium and referring to the charge table of the storage means to add the charges of toll roads of multiple sections and uniform sections according to the flag information. And a display unit for displaying the calculation result.

[0018]

The present invention exerts the following actions by taking the above means. In a toll road network composed of multi-section toll roads and a plurality of uniform-section toll roads, users can use through different toll roads.
Then, the toll for the use section is obtained from the information of the entrance interchange recorded on the entrance information recording medium issued at the entrance interchange using a charge table. In addition to the tolls, a flag is added for each toll road as to whether or not to add up the tolls for a uniform segment, and refer to the toll table for tolls on multiple toll roads based on the information on the entrance interchanges used It is calculated and the flag information on the fare table is used to know which uniform section toll road fare is to be added to, and if there is one to be added, added. Then, the charge is displayed on the display means.

As a result, even if a multi-section toll road and a plurality of uniform toll roads are used, it becomes possible to settle the charges for each toll road at once, and if the entrance to the toll road is entered. , The user does not need to pay for exit exit interchange.

As described above, according to the present invention, a flag for giving a charge calculation command for a uniform section is provided in the charge table stored in the storage device of the charge collection device installed at the toll gate exit of the toll road, and The tolls of one multi-section road and a plurality of uniform-section roads are collected at one time according to the flag information.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the multi-section road charge calculation method that has been conventionally used is "whether each fare of a plurality of uniform sections is valid for the fare of a passing vehicle by a plurality of flags. By adding the method of "giving information", one multi-section road toll and multiple uniform-section road tolls are collected in one operation with the entry information recorded only on the entrance ticket at the entrance interchange. can do.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a road in which one multi-section road and a plurality of uniform section roads are connected, showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 (wavy line portion) and 2 (wavy line portion) are shown. Up and down lanes in the uniform section of the toll road, 3
(Straight line portion) and 4 (straight line portion) are multi-section up lanes and down lanes, and 5 (wavy line portions) and 6 (wavy line portions) are up lanes of different uniform sections different from the uniform sections 1 and 2. It is a down lane and illustrates the state of these connections.

Further, in FIG. 1, A, B, C, D,
E and F respectively indicate interchanges on the toll road, and each interchange has an entrance and an exit. 7 to 26 indicate entrances (entrance gates) and exits (exit gates) of the interchange toll gates,
The exit (toll booth at the exit gate) is equipped with a toll collection system terminal having functions of reading, storing, searching / calculating, displaying, etc., of the information of the ticket shown in FIG.

The exit terminal of this toll collection system is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a magnetic card (information recording medium
Magnetic card reading unit 27 for reading recorded information of the body ,
Based on the read record information, a search / calculation device 28 for performing a process such as a search of a usage route and calculation of a toll, a table of information used for searching a usage route and calculation of a toll (shown in FIG. 4). A storage device unit 29 that holds a charge table), a display unit 30 that displays a usage route, a charge calculation result, and the like. The storage unit 29 is also used as a data buffer for the information read by the magnetic card reading unit 27.

[0025] The exit terminal there is a ticket insertion port, information
When a pass ticket, which is a recording medium, is inserted, the pass ticket is carried from this insertion port to a magnetic card reading section 27 by an internal transport system (not shown), where the record information of the pass ticket is read, and the read information is searched for. It is given to the arithmetic unit 28, and the usage route and the toll information obtained from the search / arithmetic unit 28 are recorded in a recording unit located downstream of the above-mentioned transportation system, and then stored in a collection box for used used tickets. It has the function of recovering.

In such a structure, a passing vehicle that has entered from the entrance 7 of the uniform section toll road (the entrance gate of the A interchange) is now running and exits 16 of the uniform section toll road (the F interchange of the F interchange). Assuming that the vehicle exits from the exit gate), this vehicle has been traveling on a uniform section toll road, multiple section toll road, or uniform section toll road. The amount of money to be collected on the usage route at this time is calculated as follows.

That is, when a passing vehicle enters through the entrance 7, it is handed a passing ticket in which the interchange number of the entrance and the vehicle type of the vehicle are recorded. When handing this over to the toll booth at the toll booth at the exit gate of the F interchange at the exit 16 at the time of payment, the toll collector inserts a toll ticket into the toll ticket insertion slot of the toll collection system exit terminal (Fig. Three
See S31).

Then, the toll ticket is sent to the magnetic card reader 27 of the exit terminal of the toll collection system, where the entrance interchange number and the vehicle type of the vehicle magnetically recorded on the toll ticket are read, and the read information is obtained. Storage unit 2
It is stored in the data buffer in 9 (see S32 in FIG. 3).

When the storage of data in the storage unit 29 is completed, the retrieval / calculation unit 28 retrieves / calculates by referring to the charge table in the storage unit 29 as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a charge table stored in the storage device unit 29 of the charge collection machine installed at the exit 16 of the F interchange. In this charge table, the area of the entrance interchange number indicated by reference numeral 48, and the "vehicle type 1", "vehicle type 2" ... "Vehicle type 5" multi-section vehicle for each entrance interchange indicated by reference numeral 49 Road charge matrix area (use section with F interchange as the end point, charge information area by vehicle type), uniform section valid flag group area for each entrance interchange indicated by 50 (use uniform section) Information about whether or not).

That is, the uniform section effective flag group area 50
In the case of using from each corresponding entrance interchange, each flag in is whether or not the toll of the uniform section is effective for the collection charge (“1” is set in the flag) (“0” in the flag). Is set). The data indicated by the reference numeral 51 shown for the first two rows of the table relates to the uniform section toll. The data indicated by reference numeral 52 shown below is related to the multi-section toll.

The search / calculation device 28 uses the charge table as shown in FIG. 4 and the data stored in the data buffer to perform the following search / calculation. That is,
From the entrance interchange number taken into the data buffer in the storage device unit 29 (in this example, the entrance interchange where the vehicle entered is the entrance 7), which corresponds to this interchange number in the fare table. Data (charge table data 55 regarding entrance A interchange in FIG. 4) is searched. Then, the collected amount of money for the multi-section road is obtained by searching the searched data 55 and the vehicle type information in the data buffer (S33 in FIG. 3).
reference).

Further, the search / calculation device 28 refers to the flag group 50 of the data 55 for the charge for the uniform section (S
34), and if there is a uniform section valid flag for which "1" is set (see S35 and S38), the necessary uniform section charge is searched from the uniform section charge data 51 (S53 and S54) (S36). , S39), and a flag for which "0" is set, a uniform section charge "0" is set (see S37, S40).

The search / calculation unit 28 adds the charges for a plurality of uniform sections obtained by this search and the charges for one multi-section (see S41), and then displays the amount on the display unit 30 (see S42). ). The collector receives the fee according to this amount.

By introducing a terminal of a toll collection system having such a toll calculation algorithm, a user has conventionally been required to drive a toll road as shown in FIG.
It is possible to complete the charge adjustment by receiving only one charge adjustment as shown in FIG. 6 for the processing which had to encounter the processing including the charge adjustment (or multiple times).

These processes are shown as an example of "running from entrance 7 to exit 16, so to speak, entering from a uniform section road entrance, passing through a multisection road, and exiting from a uniform section road exit different from the previous one." Not only the usage pattern, but also "entering from a multi-section road entrance and exiting from a uniform section road exit (for example, drive from entrance 11 to exit 16).
Case "," When entering from the uniform section road entrance and exiting from the uniform section road exit (for example, traveling from entrance 15 to exit 16) "," When entering from the uniform section road entrance and from the multisection road exit Exit (eg entrance 7 to exit 1
2) ”,“ Enter from multi-section road entrance and exit from multi-section road exit (for example, entrance 9 to exit 1)
2) ”and the like”, etc., instead of the charge table data 55 used in the processing of the illustrated case, 57 and 59 of FIG. 4 and 63 of FIG. 5 (however, FIG. 5 shows the exit 12 (D This can be dealt with by using the charge table in the charge collection device (exit terminal) at the interchange exit) or by using the charge table data shown at 64 in FIG.

The above is an example of the case where two uniform section roads are connected to one multi-section road illustrated in FIG. 1. However, the number of digits of the flag group and the head portion 51 of the table corresponding to the number of digits are written. By changing the number of lines of the uniform section toll data, it is possible to connect an arbitrary number of uniform section roads, and not only in the case of connecting toll roads as shown in FIG. It is possible to cope with various toll road networks without problems, as shown in FIG. 10 (however, the wavy line section is a uniform section toll road lane, and the straight section is a multi-section toll road lane).

FIG. 10A shows the toll road network structure of FIG. 1, and FIG. 10B shows the toll road in which a plurality of uniform section toll roads are connected in the middle of a multi-section toll road. The road network structure is shown in FIG. 10 (c), which is a form in which a plurality of uniform section toll roads and multiple section toll roads are connected in series, and (d) in FIG. 10 is a uniform section. The toll road and the multi-sector toll road are connected in series, and another toll road is merged in the middle of the multi-sector toll road to form a toll road network configuration.

As described above, in the toll road network composed of one multi-section toll road and a plurality of uniform section toll roads, this system stores in the toll collection machine installed at the toll gate exit of this toll road. Information that gives a charge calculation command for a uniform section is stored in the charge table stored in the device, and this information enables the toll collection of the above toll roads to be collectively performed at the tollgate exit. Therefore, after entering the entrance interchange, even if the user goes through multiple toll roads, it is only necessary to settle the toll at the exit interchange to exit, which improves serviceability. Features such as being able to minimize the number of toll booths that are congested due to the settlement of charges are obtained. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be appropriately modified and implemented within the scope of the invention.

[0039]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, 1
Toll collection for one multi-section road and multiple uniform section roads can be done at once (the operation of the user from the entrance to the exit of the toll road at that time is shown in Fig. 6), and the toll amount for each road can be obtained. A toll collection system for roads can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
The top view of the road connection concerning the Example of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
The block diagram of the toll collection machine installed in the interchange exit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
The flowchart which shows the algorithm which calculates a charge in a toll road exit charge collection machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a charge table stored in a storage unit of the terminal for collecting an exit charge shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a charge table stored inside a storage unit in the terminal for collecting an exit charge shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,
A block diagram showing the operation of the toll road user when the present invention is used (including the operation when the user travels from 7 to 16 in FIG. 1).

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example, which is a plan view of a road connection system using a toll collection machine having a conventional merger and collection algorithm.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example, and is a diagram showing an algorithm for fee calculation in a conventional merger and collection fee collection machine (installed at 83 and 94 in FIG. 7).

9 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example, which is a diagram showing an operation when a user travels from 75 to 85 in FIG. 7 in the conventional merger and collection system.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an example of various road connections to which the present invention can be applied in one multi-section / two uniform sections.

[Explanation of symbols]

53 ... Table data 54 for uniform section road consisting of "lane 1" and "lane 2" 54 ... Table data 55 for uniform section road consisting of "lane 5" and "lane 6" ... Table data 56 ... Entrance A interchange Table data 57 about B interchange ... Table data about entrance C interchange 58 ... Table data about entrance D interchange 59 ... Table data about entrance E interchange 60 ... Table data 61 about entrance F interchange (own interchange) ... Lane 1 , Table data 62 of a uniform section road consisting of lanes 2 and 6 ... table data 63 of a uniform section road consisting of lanes 5 and 6 ... table data 64 regarding entrance A interchange ... table data 65 regarding entrance B interchange ... table about entrance C interchange Rudeta 66 ... inlet D interchange table data 67 ... regarding inlet E interchange about the table data 68 ... inlet F interchange (own inter) about the table data

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A multi-section toll road, is used constituted toll road network in a plurality of uniform sections toll road, received at ingress to the toll road entrance interchange, entrance information comprising recording the entrance interchange information In the toll collection device of the toll road toll collection system, which uses the recorded information of the recording medium to settle the toll, for each toll road up to the exit interchange set for each multi-section toll road entrance interchange in the above toll road network A storage unit that stores a charge table in which the use charge and the use charge for a single-section toll road in the toll road network are set with a flag indicating whether or not they are used in the relationship from the entrance to the exit interchange. When the recorded information of the entrance information recording medium together seek based on utilization interval, multi with reference to the charge table of the storage memory means A calculating means for billing by adding in response to and during the flag information the price of a toll road uniform intervals, fee collection apparatus of the toll collection system comprising comprising a display means for displaying the calculation result. 2. A multi-section toll road, is used constituted toll road network in a plurality of uniform sections toll road, received at ingress to the toll road entrance interchange was recorded entrance interchange information and vehicle type information inlet In the toll collection device of the toll road toll collection system that uses the recorded information of the information recording medium to settle the toll, for each section up to the exit interchange set for each multi-section toll road entrance interchange in the above toll road network ,
A charge table that sets the use charge by vehicle type and the use charge for a single-section toll road in the toll road network with a flag indicating whether or not there is use in the relationship from the entrance interchange to the exit interchange The utilization section is obtained based on the stored storage means and the record information of the entrance information recording medium , and the toll road charges of multiple sections and uniform sections are converted into flag information by referring to the charge table of the storage storage section. A toll collection device for a toll road toll collection system, comprising a calculation means for adding and calculating the toll accordingly and a display means for displaying the calculation result.