KR20080081795A - Rechargeable High Pass Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A rechargeable high pass terminal is provided. Rechargeable high-pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the high-pass terminal mounted on the vehicle and configured to automatically pay the toll without stopping the vehicle by wireless communication with the toll automatic collection system installed on the highway toll gate, highway toll A card reader for reading the smart card for payment when it is inserted into the device, a key input for receiving a key signal from the user, a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the automatic toll collection system, a sound or Display unit for displaying visual information, a control unit for controlling each of the components, the device is provided on one side, the power is supplied through the connector and connector to which one end of the power cable is connected to charge it and supply power to the display unit and the control unit It includes a rechargeable battery for.

At this time, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the remaining charge amount on the smart card is less than a certain amount may further include a cost charging unit for automatically performing the charge of the smart card through the user confirmation process. have.

Description

Rechargeable Hi-pass terminal

The present invention relates to a rechargeable high pass terminal mounted in a vehicle, and more particularly, the battery for power supply can be easily charged using a cigar jack power or a household power provided in the vehicle, and the remaining charge amount is increased. If less than a certain amount relates to a rechargeable high-pass terminal configured to automatically charge the cost through a user confirmation process.

In recent years, the spread of vehicles has been increasing, and in particular, traffic congestion on the highway has emerged as a serious problem due to the rapid increase in the use of expressways on weekends and holidays. One of the biggest causes of traffic congestion on the highway is the bottleneck caused by the time delay of toll collection.

The congestion at toll gates is not only a complaint of vehicle users, but also a cause of deterioration of national competitiveness such as increased logistics costs.

To solve this problem, in Korea, a toll automatic collection system (hereinafter referred to as a 'high-pass system'), called a hi-pass system, has been developed and operated in some toll gates of the toll gate.

Such a high pass system is a high pass terminal through a method such as RF (Radio Frequency) or infrared (Infrared) communication when the vehicle passes through the gate in which the high pass system is installed while the high pass terminal is mounted on the vehicle. The charging fee of the smart card inserted in the system is automatically paid and settled.

Therefore, the vehicle passing through the toll gate can pay the toll highway fee while running without stopping, thereby significantly reducing the occurrence of problems such as traffic congestion occurring at the toll gate.

The high pass system includes a device for wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to a vehicle high pass terminal, a lane control device, a vehicle type classification device, and a violation vehicle photographing device.

Correspondingly, the high pass terminal mounted in the vehicle generally includes a card reader 114 capable of recognizing the above-described smart card 112, and a key input unit for inputting a key signal by the user. 116), whether the toll collection is successful by wireless communication with the high-pass system 130, the wireless transceiver 118 including an antenna for wireless communication with the high-pass system 130, or acoustic or visual information It is composed of a display unit 120 and a control unit 122 such as a microcomputer to control the entire component.

The high pass terminal 110 is generally mounted in a vehicle dashboard or a front windshield by a separate mounting means, and operated by a DC power source using a battery 124 housed therein.

However, as the battery 124 is used as a power source of the high pass terminal 110, a case where the battery 124 is discharged may pass through the high pass system 130. In this case, the vehicle There was a possibility that problems such as being charged with a toll payment violation would result in fines.

In addition, when it is impossible to timely charge the amount of money due to carelessness of the user, the remaining amount of charge of the smart card 112 provided in the high-pass terminal 110 may not reach the toll pass rate, even in this case There were problems such as being recognized as a toll payment violation vehicle and being fined.

Therefore, the development of a new high pass terminal and a high pass system using the same to prevent the occurrence of the above problems are required.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems with the conventional vehicle high-pass terminal, it is possible to easily charge the power supply battery using the cigar jack power or home power provided in the vehicle, It is an object of the present invention to provide a rechargeable high-pass terminal configured to automatically charge the cost through a user confirmation process when the remaining charge amount is less than a certain amount.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects which are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the high-pass terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object, the high-pass terminal mounted on the vehicle and configured to wirelessly communicate with the toll automatic collection system installed on the highway toll gate to automatically pay the toll without stopping the vehicle, Card reader for reading smart card for expressway toll payment when inserted into device, Key input for receiving key signal from user, Wireless transceiver for wireless communication with automatic toll collection system, Toll success A display unit for displaying the sound or visual information, a control unit for controlling the respective components, and is provided on one side of the apparatus and is supplied with power through a connector and a connector to which one end of the power cable is connected and charged to the display unit and the control unit. Includes rechargeable battery for supplying power The.

At this time, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the remaining charge amount on the smart card is less than a certain amount may further include a cost charging unit for automatically performing the charge of the smart card through the user confirmation process. have. In this case, automatic cost charging of the smart card through the cost charging unit may be performed by a communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or wireless LAN.

Here, the cost charging unit may be configured to automatically transmit the cost charging details through a user's mobile phone short message (SMS) when the automatic cost charging for the smart card is successfully performed.

Meanwhile, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a boosting circuit unit for supplying power to the rechargeable battery by receiving power through a connector.

In this case, the connector may be configured to supply power applied from a vehicle cigar jack or a home power source.

As described above, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the present invention includes a rechargeable battery in the terminal and a connector for charging on one side of the terminal, so that a cigar jack or a home power cable, which is usually used for charging the portable terminal, is used. It is possible to always charge the terminal used.

In addition, when the remaining charge amount of the smart card provided in the high-pass terminal is less than a certain amount, it is possible to automatically charge the cost through the user confirmation process.

As a result, it is possible to solve problems such as toll payment violations caused by the high pass terminal failing to operate in a timely manner due to lack of battery, discharge, or remaining charge, thereby providing a significantly improved user convenience. There are various advantages.

The rechargeable high-pass terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object is a high-pass terminal mounted on a vehicle and configured to automatically pay a toll without stopping the vehicle by wirelessly communicating with a high-pass system installed on a highway toll gate. A card reader for reading the smart card for toll payment when inserted into the device, a key input for receiving a key signal from the user, a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the automatic toll collection system, and whether toll collection is successful. A display unit for displaying sound or visual information, a control unit for controlling the respective components, and is provided on one side of the device, and is supplied with power through a connector and a connector to which one end of the power cable is connected, and charges the power to the display unit and the control unit. It includes a rechargeable battery for supplying.

At this time, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the remaining charge amount on the smart card is less than a certain amount may further include a cost charging unit for automatically performing the charge of the smart card through the user confirmation process. have. In this case, automatic cost charging of the smart card through the cost charging unit may be performed by a communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or wireless LAN.

Here, the cost charging unit may be configured to automatically transmit the cost charging details through a user's mobile phone short message (SMS) when the automatic cost charging for the smart card is successfully performed.

Meanwhile, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a boosting circuit unit for supplying power to the rechargeable battery by receiving power through a connector.

In this case, the connector may be configured to supply power applied from a vehicle cigar jack or a home power source.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms, and the present embodiments are merely provided to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, the invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

For reference, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the present invention is a terminal operating by wireless communication with the high-pass system 280 installed on the highway toll gate, and the high-pass system 280 is the same as that of the conventional one, The terminal of the present invention will be mainly described.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a high pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an insertion unit (not shown) into which the smart card 252 is inserted, and reads the smart card 252 on the insertion unit. It can be seen that a card reader 254 is provided.

The smart card 252 may be any conventional smart guard, such as a charge card charged with a highway toll or a credit card to postpaid a highway toll, and in this case, the card reader 254 may include a smart card ( It may be appropriately configured to correspond to the shape of 252).

In other words, the card reader 254 may be a tag reader that reads a card through a contact of the smart card 252 or recognizes identification information such as an RF tag printed on the smart card 252. The card reader 254 may be configured in various ways corresponding thereto according to the form of the smart card 252.

An external side of the high pass terminal 250 may be provided with a key input unit 256 that allows a user to select and manipulate the use of the high pass terminal 250.

The key input unit 256 may include a combination of several function keys that perform a simple function. For example, a power key for turning on / off the high pass terminal 250 and the high pass terminal 250. It may be possible to include a selection key for selecting the use of, a confirmation key for confirming the balance of the charges charged on the smart card 252 and the like. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited thereto.

The controller 262 includes a processor such as a microcomputer, etc., and receives the information of the smart card 252 from the card reader 254 and transmits the data to the high pass system 280 through the wireless transceiver 258. Performs the function of.

The wireless transceiver 258 may include an antenna for wireless communication with an antenna installed in the high pass system 280. For example, the high pass terminal 250 and the high pass system 280 may communicate data such as vehicle information, toll rate, etc. by using an infrared (IR) or wireless (RF) signal, in this case, wireless transmission and reception The unit 258 may be equipped with an antenna suitable for each communication scheme.

When it is confirmed that the normal billing is performed by the wireless transceiver 258, the controller 262 may operate the display unit 260 made of a buzzer or an LED to notify the user that the bill is normally paid.

In this case, the rechargeable battery 270 may be provided in the high pass terminal 250 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In addition, one side of the high-pass terminal 250 may be provided with a connector 272 to which the vehicle cigar jack or home power cable 274 is connected.

Herein, the connector 272 may be preferably the same connector as a power connector or a general power terminal used in a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. Therefore, the cigar jack or home power cable 274 for charging a mobile phone or the like is intact. It may be possible to employ and apply to the high-pass terminal 250 of the present invention.

In this case, the rechargeable battery 270 may be a lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery used in a typical portable terminal, and the power supply of the portable terminal and the power supply of the high pass terminal 250 may be different. As further provided by the booster circuit unit 276 for boosting the power of the rechargeable battery 270 may be configured to prevent problems caused by this.

In addition, the rechargeable high-pass terminal 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the remaining charge amount on the smart card is less than a certain amount, to automatically perform the charge of the smart card 252 through the user confirmation process, etc. It may be configured to further include a charging unit 290 for.

That is, when the remaining charge amount of the high-pass terminal 250 mounted on the vehicle passing through the toll gate is less than the reference amount set by the user input, the high-pass terminal 250 may check the user whether the additional charge of the cost, When the user confirms the filling, the filling of the predetermined amount or the amount input by the user may be automatically performed. At this time, the check whether the additional charge of the user can be made through the high-pass terminal 250, but such a check may be made through a personal portable terminal such as a mobile phone according to the user's setting.

Here, the automatic cost charging of the smart card through the cost charging unit 290 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed through various wireless data communication methods such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or wireless LAN. will be.

In addition, the cost charging unit 290 is configured to enable automatic transmission through the user's mobile phone short message (SMS), etc., when the automatic cost charging for the smart card 252 is successfully made. It may be desirable.

According to the rechargeable high-pass terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the power of the high-pass terminal 250 is charged by using a cigar jack for charging a portable terminal or a home power cable 274 provided in a conventional vehicle. Or, the charging of the smart card 252 can be automatically performed to correspond to the confirmation of the user.

Accordingly, it is possible to solve the problem of charge payment violations caused by the discharge of the power source or the lack of the charge amount, etc., thereby providing an improved user convenience.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle high-pass terminal using a battery according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a rechargeable high pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

250: high pass terminal 252: smart card

254: card reader 256: key input

258: wireless transceiver 260: display unit

262: control unit 270: rechargeable battery

272 connector 274: charging power cable

276: boost circuit 280: high pass system

290: cost charging unit

Claims (6)

A high-pass terminal mounted on a vehicle and configured to automatically pay a toll without stopping the vehicle by wirelessly communicating with an automatic toll collection system installed on a highway toll gate, A card reader for reading a smart card for expressway toll payment when it is inserted into the device; A key input unit for receiving a key signal from a user; A wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the automatic toll collection system; A display unit for displaying success or failure of toll collection by sound or visual information; A control unit for controlling the respective components; A connector provided at one side of the apparatus and connected to one end of the power cable; And Rechargeable high-pass terminal including a rechargeable battery for receiving power through the connector and charging the power supply to the display and the control unit. The method of claim 1, If the remaining charge amount on the smart card is less than a certain amount, the charge high-pass terminal further comprises a charge charging unit for automatically performing the charge of the smart card through the user confirmation process. The method of claim 2, The automatic cost charging for the smart card is a rechargeable high-pass terminal, characterized in that made by any one of a communication method of Bluetooth, Zigbee or wireless LAN. The method of claim 3, wherein The charge charging unit may be configured to automatically transmit the charge charging details through a short message service (SMS) of the user when the automatic charging of the smart card is successfully performed. Pass terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Rechargeable high-pass terminal further comprises a booster circuit unit for receiving power through the connector to boost the power supply to the rechargeable battery. The method of claim 5, wherein The connector is a rechargeable high-pass terminal, characterized in that for supplying power applied from a vehicle cigar jack or home power.

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