KR20140034388A - Hi-pass terminal and the method charge a toll of an express highway using a smart phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a highway toll payment method using a high-pass terminal and a smart phone, the interface unit and a vehicle connected to a smart phone to transmit power to the smart phone, or to provide information transmitted from the high-pass system to the smart phone Receives the car information and the driver information stored in the smart phone when passing through the high-pass system, the high-pass terminal including a communication unit for receiving the driving section information and charging information from the high-pass system to provide to the smartphone It is possible to provide a high-pass application, by connecting the smartphone and the high-pass terminal stored in the high pass can provide a way to automatically charge the charge and expressway.

Description

HI-PASS TERMINAL AND THE METHOD CHARGE A TOLL OF AN EXPRESS HIGHWAY USING A SMART PHONE}

The present invention relates to a highway toll payment method using a high-pass terminal and a smartphone, and in particular, a high-speed toll can be paid through a communication between a smartphone and a high-pass terminal using a high-pass application installed in a smartphone. It relates to a highway toll payment method using a pass terminal and a smartphone.

In general, the toll collection method for vehicles using highways or toll roads includes a closed method in which the receptionist collects the toll directly, and a hi-pass method that solves the problem of traffic congestion at the toll gate. In conjunction with the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), a high-speed approach, the Electronic Toll Collection (ETCS), is being developed.

In the high pass method, a high pass terminal (OBU: On Board Unit) having an electronic card inside the vehicle is installed, and correspondingly, a roadside base station (RSE) is installed at the toll booth for short-range wireless communication. By exchanging information by the Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) method, the amount of the electronic card is settled while passing through the toll gate without stopping the vehicle.

The high pass method uses a charge or postpaid card of the electronic card, since a high pass terminal in which the electronic card is embedded in the vehicle must be installed. In this case, the user may use the card charger installed in the highway rest area or charge the card at the toll gate when charging the electronic card. When a user uses a postpaid card, such a problem may be solved, but there is a problem in that the user needs to access the Internet homepage in checking information such as a driving distance and a driving period for a predetermined period of time.

In addition, the conventional high-pass terminal is charged using a USB, or using a car cigar jack or the like in many ways, it may not be possible to charge the portable terminal while using the high-pass terminal.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is a communication between the high-pass system and a smartphone, provides a high-pass terminal that can charge the smartphone, the highway through a high-pass application that can automatically pay the highway toll To provide a way to pay the tolls.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a highway toll payment method using a high pass application of a smartphone, the method comprising: (a) registering car information in a high pass application installed in the smartphone; (b) selecting a highway toll payment method of the high pass application; (c) connecting a communication between the high pass terminal and the smartphone; (d) transmitting the vehicle information requested from the high pass system to the high pass terminal at the highway entry and exit IC to the high pass system; (e) receiving, via the high pass terminal, driving section information and fare information transmitted from the high pass system corresponding to the car information in the smart phone application; And (e) receiving the fare information in the smart phone application and paying a fare according to a preset payment method, wherein the car passes through the highway exit IC when the payment method is a prepaid method. Previously, the high-pass application connects to a payment institution server to request approval of a prepaid amount and charges the high-pass application with an amount corresponding to the prepaid amount, and the highway exit IC if the payment method is a post-payment method. After passing through the high-pass application may provide a highway toll payment method using the high-pass application of the smart phone comprising the step of requesting the payment of the payment amount corresponding to the fare information by connecting to the payment institution server. .

Communication between the smartphone and the high pass terminal may be established through wire or wireless.

In the step (a), the vehicle information may include at least one of a vehicle number, vehicle registration number, owner information, driver information of the vehicle.

The payment institution server may be a communication company server of the smartphone or a financial institution server set by the smartphone user.

When the charge amount charged in the high pass application is less than the charge information requested by the high pass system, the smartphone application may settle the charge information requested by the high pass system or the amount deducted from the charge amount through the postpaid payment method. Can be.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a high pass terminal for communicating with a high pass system through a high pass application of a smartphone, the high pass terminal comprising: a first communication module for exchanging a signal at a first frequency with the high pass system; A second communication module for exchanging a signal with the smartphone at a second frequency; Converts a signal input from the first communication module into a signal having the second frequency and provides the signal to the second communication module, and converts a signal input from the second communication module into the first frequency signal A frequency converter for providing a communication module; And a power supply unit supplying power to the first and second communication modules and the frequency converter.

The second communication module may be connected to the smartphone through short-range communication or may be connected through a cable.

The power supply unit may be connected to a vehicle through a power line to receive power. When the smart phone and the power supply unit are connected through a cable, the power supply unit may supply power to the smartphone to charge the smartphone.

The high pass terminal may further include a mounting portion for fixing the smartphone through the smartphone.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a car passes through the high pass system by presetting a car information, a payment institution, a payment method, and the like in the high pass application, there is an advantage of automatically paying the toll.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication between the high-pass terminal and the smart phone equipped with the high-pass application is set, it is possible to easily communicate with the high-pass system, and at the same time has the advantage of charging the smartphone have.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a high-pass terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a high pass terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another example of the high pass terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.
Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a highway toll payment method using a smartphone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating information input and output when a high pass application of a smartphone is driven.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a highway toll payment method using a smartphone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the description of the present invention with reference to the drawings is not limited to a specific embodiment, and various transformations can be applied and various embodiments can be made. It is to be understood that the following description covers all changes, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the following description, the terms first, second, and the like are used to describe various components and are not limited to their own meaning, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.

Like reference numerals used throughout the specification denote like elements.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms " comprising, "" comprising, "or" having ", and the like are intended to designate the presence of stated features, integers, And should not be construed to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for performing a highway toll payment method using a smart phone for implementing the present invention may include a smart phone 100, a high pass terminal 200, and a high pass system 300.

Specifically, the smartphone 100 is a portable terminal capable of transmitting and receiving voice calls, texts, and the like, and stores various applications, and the applications may be driven to perform their functions.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the smartphone 100 may store a high pass application, and the stored high pass application may be driven to pay a highway toll.

The high-pass application is connected to the high-pass terminal 200 and the smartphone 100 transmits the pre-registered car information to the high-pass system 300 side, and can pay the tolls transmitted from the high-pass system 300 side. have.

The high pass application may store the auto information input from the user and select and execute a payment method.

To this end, the high pass application may access a payment institution, for example, a telecommunication company or a financial institution server that the user can select, such as a telecommunication company server, a bank server, or a card company server.

In addition, the high pass application may make a prepaid payment from a financial institution or a carrier in advance, and then charge a prepaid amount to pay a request for toll payment from the high pass system, and deduct the charged amount.

Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8.

The high pass terminal 200 performs communication between the smartphone () and the high pass system (). When the high pass terminal 200 stores the high pass application stored in the smart phone, communication with each other may be established. In this case, the high pass terminal () may communicate with the high pass system () at a first frequency and communicate with the smartphone () at a second frequency.

To this end, the high pass terminal 200 may include a communication unit 210, an interface 220, and a power supply 230.

The interface 220 is connected with the smartphone 100 by a cable. In this case, the interface () may be connected to the communication unit () and the power unit () to exchange signals with the smartphone (), and may transmit power supplied from the power unit () to the smartphone ().

The power supply unit 230 is connected to the automobile power supply to provide its own power, and may supply power to the smartphone 100 to charge the smartphone 100. In addition, the power supply 230 may be a battery or a rechargeable battery.

The communication unit 210 performs communication between the smartphone 100 and the high pass system 300. At this time, the communication unit 210 converts the signal input from the high-pass system 300 into a signal that can be recognized by the smart phone 100, and conversely, the signal output from the smart phone 100, the high-pass system 300 Convert it to a signal that can be recognized by.

As shown in FIG. 1, the communicator 210 converts the first communication module 212 to communicate with the high pass system 300 and the second communication module 212 to communicate with the smartphone 100 and frequency conversion. It may include a portion 216.

Here, the first communication module 212 may communicate with the high pass system 300 using a set first frequency (eg, an RF frequency).

The second communication module 212 may communicate with the smart phone 100 using the set second frequency. The second communication module () may be connected to the interface () to receive a signal transmitted from the smartphone (). In addition, the second communication module () may include a Bluetooth module to wirelessly communicate with the smartphone (). At this time, the second communication module () may be provided with a communication module capable of communicating with the short-range wireless communication module provided in the smart phone (in addition to Bluetooth).

The frequency converter () is connected to the first and second communication modules (). The frequency converter () may convert the signal input from the high pass system 300 to a frequency recognizable by the smartphone 100 before being transmitted to the second communication module 212 and provide it to the second communication module 212. Can be. In addition, the frequency conversion unit (1) converts the signal input from the smartphone 100 to a frequency recognizable by the high pass system 300 before transmitting the signal to the first communication module 212, the first communication module 212 Can be provided as

Meanwhile, the communication module of any one of the first and second communication modules 212 and 214 may include a converter that performs the same function as the frequency converter ().

2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment in which the function of the high-pass terminal illustrated in FIG. 1 is implemented.

As shown in FIG. 2, the high pass terminal 200 may further include a mounting unit 250 on which the smartphone 100 is mounted and fixed. At this time, the mounting portion 250 is moved to the left or right or up and down can be firmly fixed when the smart phone 100 is mounted.

3 is provided with a communication unit 210 and a power supply 230 without the mounting unit 250 for mounting the smart phone in contrast to FIG. The high pass terminal may be attached to the interior of the vehicle capable of communicating with the high pass system 300.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a highway toll payment method using a smartphone according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating information input and output when a high pass application of the smartphone is driven. . In the following description, the payment of the highway toll in the high pass application will be described. The smartphone 100 stores various applications as a portable communication terminal, and the application may be driven to perform its function. In an embodiment of the present invention, the high pass application is stored in the smartphone 100, and the high pass application stored in the smartphone 100 is driven to perform the highway toll payment.

4 to 7, the highway toll payment method using a smart phone according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes registering car information in a high pass application installed in a smart phone (S110) and a high pass of a smart phone. Selecting a payment institution and a post-payment method (S120), connecting the communication between the high-pass terminal and the smartphone (S130), when the car equipped with the smartphone passes the high-pass section, the high-pass connected to the smartphone Transmitting the car information to the high-pass system through the combined cradle (S150), Receiving the driving section information and fare information transmitted from the high-pass system corresponding to the car information in the high-pass application through the high-pass terminal (S160) ), Transmitting the amount payment request information corresponding to the charge information from the smartphone application to the payment authority server (S170) and The smartphone application may include receiving payment approval result information corresponding to payment amount request information from the payment institution server (S200).

In detail, the high pass application may be driven by a user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 to register the car information when the high pass application is driven, a message may be displayed on the display unit of the smart phone 100. The vehicle information may include any one of a vehicle number, vehicle registration information, owner information, and driver information. Such car information is registered in the car information by accessing the high-pass system 300 through a communication network before entering the highway section, or the car information to the high-pass system 300 through the communication unit 210 at a later entry to the highway section. By transmitting the information may register the driving vehicle information to the high-pass system 300.

As shown in FIG. 6, the high pass application displays a message on a display unit of the smartphone 100 to select a payment method. In this case, a message may be displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 100 to select a payment institution.

The high pass application receives the vehicle information request signal through the high pass terminal 200 when the car passes through the high pass system. The high pass application provides the pre-stored car information to the high pass terminal 200 corresponding to the car information request signal, and the provided signal is transmitted to the high pass system 300.

Subsequently, the high pass application receives the highway driving section information and the amount information transmitted from the high pass system 300 to perform the toll settlement.

Meanwhile, the high pass application may transmit pre-registered car information to the high pass system 300 when the car passes through the high pass system 300 when entering the highway section. The high pass application then receives vehicle entry information from the high pass system 300.

When the high pass application receives the driving section information and the fare information, the high pass application accesses the selected payment institution server 400 and performs the fare payment request and authentication.

When authentication is completed in the payment institution server 400, the payment amount is provided to the high pass system, and the payment approval result as shown in FIG. 7 is provided to the smartphone 100.

Here, the payment institution server 400 may be a communication company, a bank, a card company.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a highway toll payment method using a smartphone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 8, the highway toll payment method using a smart phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention to register the car information in the high-pass application installed on the smart phone (S310), to select a payment institution and prepayment method Step (S320), connecting the communication between the high-pass terminal and the smartphone (S330), the step of requesting the payment charge approval to the payment institution server in the smartphone (S340) receives the charge amount approval corresponding to the amount charge approval And step (S360), charging the amount of money in the smart phone application (S370), when the car equipped with the smartphone passes the high pass section, the smart phone application provides the car information to the high pass system through the high pass terminal Step (S390), in the smartphone application in accordance with the car information from the high-pass system driving through the high-pass terminal Information, and performing the payment for the amount in step (S400) and a smart phone application that receives the charge information corresponding to the charge information (S410), may include a step (S420) to be deducted from the charged amount.

Here, since steps S310 to S330 are the same as the detailed description with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, the same description will be omitted. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating selecting a prepayment method to charge an amount of money in a high pass application of a smartphone and using the charged amount.

The high pass application is connected to the payment institution server 400 before being connected to the high pass system 300 or arriving at the destination IC to be charged a predetermined amount. Information about the charged amount is stored in the high pass application.

In this case, the charged amount may be provided through a bank account transfer or a carrier authentication after charging or a card company authentication. Here, the payment institution server 400 may be a server of a financial institution (bank, card company, etc.) set by a communication company or a user of the smartphone 100.

The high pass application transmits pre-registered car information to the high pass system 300 when the car passes through the high pass system 300 when entering the highway section. The high pass application then receives vehicle entry information from the high pass system 300.

The high pass application transmits the stored vehicle information to the high pass system 300 through the high pass terminal 200 when passing through the highway destination IC.

In this case, the vehicle information may include any one of the vehicle number, vehicle registration information, owner information, and driver information.

Subsequently, the high pass application receives the highway driving section information and the payment request information transmitted from the high pass system 300.

The high pass application subtracts the charged amount corresponding to the received payment request information and approves the payment.

On the other hand, if there is no charge or the balance is insufficient, it may be switched to a postpaid payment method.

Highway toll payment method using the high-pass application of the smartphone according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention can be confirmed by combining the highway usage information, the usage fee, etc. in the smartphone.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a car passes through the high pass system by presetting a car information, a payment institution, a payment method, and the like in the high pass application, there is an advantage of automatically paying the toll.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication between the high-pass terminal and the smart phone equipped with the high-pass application is set, it is possible to easily communicate with the high-pass system, and at the same time has the advantage of charging the smartphone have.

100: smartphone 200: high-pass charger
210: communication unit 212: first communication module
214: second communication module 220: interface
230: charging part 250: mounting part
300: high pass system 400: payment institution server

Claims (9)

In the highway toll payment method using a high-pass application of the smartphone,
(a) registering the car information in the high pass application installed in the smartphone;
(b) selecting a highway toll payment method of the high pass application;
(c) connecting a communication between the high pass terminal and the smartphone;
(d) transmitting the vehicle information requested from the high pass system to the high pass terminal at the highway entry and exit IC to the high pass system;
(e) receiving, via the high pass terminal, driving section information and fare information transmitted from the high pass system corresponding to the car information in the smart phone application; And
(e) receiving the charge information in the smart phone application, and paying a charge according to a preset payment method,
If the payment method is a prepaid method, the high-pass application connects with a payment institution server to request approval of the prepaid amount before the car passes through the highway exit IC, and the amount corresponding to the prepaid amount is the high pass application. To the
When the payment method is a post-payment method, after passing through the highway exit IC, the high pass application connects to a payment institution server and requests a payment of an amount corresponding to the fare information. Expressway toll payment method using High Pass application.
The method of claim 1,
Highway toll payment method using the high-pass application of the smartphone, characterized in that the communication between the smartphone and the high-pass terminal is set via wired or wireless.
The method of claim 1,
In the step (a)
The vehicle information is a highway toll payment method using a high-pass application of the smartphone, including at least one of the vehicle number, vehicle registration number, owner information, driver information of the vehicle.
The method of claim 1,
The payment institution server
Highway toll payment method using the high-pass application of the smart phone, characterized in that the communication server server or the financial institution server set by the smart phone user.
The method of claim 1,
When the charge amount charged in the high pass application is less than the charge information requested by the high pass system, the smart phone application pays the charge information requested by the high pass system or the amount deducted from the charge amount through the postpaid payment method. Highway toll payment method using a high-pass application of the smartphone, characterized in that.
In the high pass terminal to communicate with the high pass system through the high pass application of the smartphone,
A first communication module for exchanging a signal with the high pass system at a first frequency;
A second communication module for exchanging a signal with the smartphone at a second frequency;
Converts a signal input from the first communication module into a signal having the second frequency and provides the signal to the second communication module, and converts a signal input from the second communication module into the first frequency signal A frequency converter for providing a communication module; And
And a power supply unit supplying power to the first and second communication modules and the frequency converter.
The method according to claim 6,
The second communication module is a high-pass terminal, characterized in that connected to the smartphone via a short-range communication, or connected via a cable.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The power supply unit is connected to the car through a power line to receive power, and when the smart phone and the power supply is connected via a cable, the high-pass terminal, characterized in that for supplying power to the smartphone to charge the smartphone.
The method according to claim 6,
The high pass terminal further comprises a mounting portion for fixing the smartphone is mounted on the smartphone.

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