JP-2026075789-A - In-vehicle devices, toll collection systems, toll collection methods, and programs

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an in-vehicle device that can calculate tolls according to the road conditions of each vehicle. [Solution] The in-vehicle device includes: a toll information acquisition unit that acquires toll information for identifying the toll according to the distance traveled by the vehicle on a toll road; a toll change information acquisition unit that acquires toll change information applicable to at least a portion of the section traveled by the vehicle; a calculation unit that calculates the vehicle's toll by applying the cumulative change toll based on the toll change information to the toll calculated using the toll information; and a notification unit that notifies the exit toll gate server at the exit toll gate of the toll road of the calculated toll. [Selection Diagram] Figure 2

Inventors

• 北嶋 一欽
• 中山 博之
• 山口 泰弘
• 伊藤 大和

Assignees

• 三菱重工機械システム株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20241023

Claims (10)

1. A toll information acquisition unit that acquires toll information to determine the toll based on the distance traveled by a vehicle on a toll road, A toll change information acquisition unit that acquires toll change information applicable to at least a portion of the section on which the vehicle traveled, A calculation unit that calculates the toll for the vehicle by applying the cumulative change charge based on the toll change information to the toll calculated using the aforementioned toll information, A notification unit that notifies the toll gate server of the exit toll gate of the aforementioned toll road of the calculated toll fee, An in-vehicle device equipped with this feature.
2. The aforementioned toll information acquisition unit acquires toll information at the entrance toll gate of the toll road, indicating the toll corresponding to the distance traveled to some of the exit toll gates downstream from the entrance toll gate. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1.
3. The aforementioned toll information acquisition unit acquires toll information at a predetermined notification point on the toll road, indicating the toll corresponding to the distance traveled to some of the exit toll booths downstream of the notification point. The calculation unit calculates the toll by applying the cumulative change charge to the toll calculated using a combination of the toll information obtained at the entrance toll gate and the toll information obtained at the notification point. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2.
4. The toll change information acquisition unit acquires the toll change information applicable to at least the section including the notification point at a predetermined notification point on the toll road. The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
5. An in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, An exit toll gate server installed at the exit toll gate of the aforementioned toll road, A toll collection system comprising, The aforementioned exit toll gate server is: A toll acquisition unit that acquires the toll for the vehicle notified by the in-vehicle device, A billing processing unit that performs billing processing to charge the vehicle the acquired toll fee, Equipped with, Toll collection system.
6. The aforementioned toll road is further equipped with an entrance toll gate server located at the entrance toll gate, The aforementioned entrance toll gate server includes a first toll information transmission unit that transmits toll information indicating the toll corresponding to the distance traveled to some of the exit toll gates downstream of the entrance toll gate to the onboard devices of vehicles arriving at the entrance toll gate. The toll collection system according to claim 5.
7. The roadside equipment is further provided at designated notification points on the aforementioned toll road, The roadside device includes a second toll information transmission unit that transmits toll information indicating the toll corresponding to the distance traveled to some of the exit toll booths downstream of the notification point to the onboard unit of a vehicle arriving at the notification point. The toll collection system according to claim 6.
8. The roadside equipment is further provided at designated notification points on the aforementioned toll road, The roadside device includes a change information transmission unit that transmits toll change information applicable to the section including the notification point to the onboard unit of a vehicle arriving at the notification point. The toll collection system according to claim 5.
9. The steps include: an in-vehicle device installed in the vehicle acquires toll information to determine the toll corresponding to the distance traveled by the vehicle on a toll road; The in-vehicle device obtains toll change information applicable to at least a portion of the section traveled by the vehicle, The in-vehicle device calculates the toll for the vehicle by applying the calculated toll based on the toll change information to the toll calculated using the toll information, The in-vehicle device notifies the toll gate server of the toll gate exit of the toll road of the calculated toll fee, The steps include: the exit toll gate server obtaining the toll for the vehicle notified by the in-vehicle device; The steps include: the exit toll gate server performing a billing process to charge the vehicle the acquired toll fee; A method of collecting tolls that includes [a specific feature/feature].
10. Steps include obtaining toll information to determine the toll based on the distance traveled by the vehicle on a toll road, The steps include obtaining toll change information applicable to at least a portion of the section traveled by the vehicle, The steps include: calculating the toll for the vehicle by applying the calculated toll based on the toll change information to the toll calculated using the toll information; The steps include notifying the toll gate server at the exit toll gate of the aforementioned toll road of the calculated toll fee, A program that causes the in-vehicle device to execute.

Description

This disclosure relates to in-vehicle devices, toll collection systems, toll collection methods, and programs. On current toll roads and expressways, tolls are calculated using a toll table distributed from a central server to the exit toll gate servers. This toll table specifies the toll based on the distance traveled from the entrance to the exit toll gate. Discounts may be applied to tolls. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technology that applies time-based discounts to vehicles passing through entrance toll gates during specific time periods. Furthermore, different toll tables may be set depending on the route traveled. Toll tables with time-of-day discounts applied, as well as regular toll tables without time-of-day discounts, are distributed from the central server to each exit toll gate server at the necessary times, such as the start and end of discounted time periods. The exit toll gate servers then use the distributed toll tables to calculate the toll for each vehicle. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-199347 This figure shows the overall configuration of the toll collection system according to the first embodiment.This diagram shows the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the first embodiment.This figure shows the functional configuration of the entrance toll gate server according to the first embodiment.This diagram shows the functional configuration of the exit toll gate server according to the first embodiment.This figure shows the functional configuration of the roadside device according to the first embodiment.This is a first sequence diagram showing an example of the processing of a toll collection system according to the first embodiment.This figure shows an example of transmitting fee information and fee change information according to the first embodiment.This is a second sequence diagram showing an example of the processing of the toll collection system according to the first embodiment.This is a third sequence diagram showing an example of the processing of the toll collection system according to the first embodiment.This is a fourth sequence diagram showing an example of the processing of the toll collection system according to the first embodiment.This is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a computer according to the first embodiment. <First Embodiment> The embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. (Overall structure) Figure 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a toll collection system according to the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the toll collection system 100 includes an on-board unit 10 mounted on a vehicle V, an entrance toll gate server 20, an exit toll gate server 30, a roadside device 40, and a central server 50. The on-board unit 10 processes the automatic payment of tolls for vehicle V on toll roads using an automatic toll collection system (also called an "electronic toll collection system"; in Japan, also called the ETC system (Electronic Toll Collection System®)). In this embodiment, the on-board unit 10 acquires toll information to determine the toll corresponding to the vehicle's travel distance on the toll road and calculates the vehicle's toll. In this embodiment, the toll corresponding to the travel distance is, for example, a toll set by the road operator based on the distance (section) from each entrance toll gate to each exit toll gate. In other embodiments, the toll corresponding to the travel distance may be a toll based on the travel distance (actual distance) measured by the GNSS positioning function of vehicle V or the on-board unit 10, or a toll based on the operating distance set by the road operator. The entrance toll gate server 20 is installed, for example, one unit at each toll gate office on a toll road. Figure 1 shows only the entrance toll gate server 20A installed at the toll gate office of toll gate A, but entrance toll gate servers 20 are also installed at the toll gate offices of toll gates B, C, and so on. The entrance toll gate server 20 communicates with the vehicle's onboard unit 10 via a roadside antenna 21 installed at the entrance toll gate (e.g., DSRC communication) and performs processing related to toll collection. In this embodiment, the entrance toll gate server 20 transmits toll information, etc., to the onboard unit 10 as part of the processing related to toll collection. The exit toll gate server 30 is installed, for example, one unit at each toll gate office on a toll road. In the example shown in Figure 1, exit toll gate servers 30A, 30B, 30C, ... are installed at the toll gate offices of toll gates A, B, C, ... The exit toll gate server 30 communicates with the vehicle's onboard unit 10 via a roadside antenna 31 installed at the exit toll gate (e.g., DSRC communication) and performs processing related to toll collection. In this embodiment, as part of the processing related to toll collection, the exit toll g