Electronic toll settlement system and apparatus for vehicle

• US 8,245,921 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Sol, Un Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): StCyr, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/535,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20100032479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,113 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/383, 235/487, 235/492, 235/462.45, 235/472.02
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic toll settlement system and apparatus of a vehicle, more particularly, to a technology that settles a toll of a vehicle with a high-pass system through an identification card of a mobile communications terminal instead of a smart card in a high-pass terminal which is built in a mirror.

Claims

1. An electronic toll settlement system of a vehicle, comprising:

an electronic toll settlement device that delivers information associated with a toll payable and information associated with a vehicle, which has been already registered, to a mobile communications terminal;

a mobile communications terminal that pays the toll payable through an identification card and delivers a payment confirmation message for a paid toll to the electronic toll settlement device; and

a tollgate settlement server that delivers information associated with a toll payable to the electronic toll settlement device, and receives the payment confirmation message from the electronic toll settlement device and settles the paid toll, the mobile communications terminal communicating with a toll payment server to pay the toll payable when the toll payable through the identification card fails.

2. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 1, wherein the electronic toll settlement device comprises:

a wireless communications means that receives the information of the toll payable from the tollgate settlement server; and

a wireless local communications module that delivers the information of the toll payable and the information of the vehicle to the mobile communications terminal, and receives the payment confirmation message for the paid toll from the mobile communications terminal.

3. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 2, wherein the electronic toll settlement device further comprises:

a database in which the information of the mobile communications terminal of a toll settler of the vehicle is registered;

a key input unit that generates an user control signal;

a controller that searches information of the mobile communications terminal delivering the information of toll payable and vehicle in the database; and

a display unit that displays information of the toll payable.

4. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications terminal comprises:

a wireless local communications module that receives the information of toll payable and vehicle from the electronic toll settlement device of the vehicle;

an identification card connection unit that inputs and outputs data while being electrically connected to an identification card in which e-cash or deferred settlement information is stored; and

a controller that settles the toll payable by using e-cash or the deferred settlement information of the identification card, and generates a payment confirmation message in case of succeeding in the settlement;

wherein the wireless local communications module delivers the payment confirmation message to the electronic toll settlement device.

5. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 4, wherein, when the e-cash which is charged in the identification card is less than the toll payable to fail in the settlement, the controller generates a settlement failure signal and delivers it to the electronic toll settlement device such that the electronic toll settlement device delivers the settlement failure signal to the tollgate settlement server,

wherein the controller delivers the information of toll payable for the insufficient amount and the information of the vehicle to the toll payment server through a mobile communications module such that the toll payment server processes payment of toll payable and delivers the information of the paid toll and the information of the vehicle to the tollgate settlement server for settlement.

6. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 5, wherein the toll payment server comprises:

an authenticator that authenticates the mobile communications terminal;

a communications module that delivers, in case of succeeding in an authentication of the mobile communications terminal, a settlement confirmation request message for the settlement request message of the information of the toll payable for the insufficient amount to the mobile communications terminal, and receives a settlement approval message generated in response to the settlement confirmation request message from the mobile communications terminal; and

a settlement unit that pays the toll payable based on the settlement approval message, and delivers the paid toll to the tollgate settlement server.

7. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 6, wherein the tollgate settlement server comprises:

a wireless communications means that settles a toll of a vehicle in driving while wirelessly communicating with a wireless communications means of the electronic toll settlement device;

a register that registers a vehicle in which the electronic toll settlement device is installed as a violation vehicle in a database, in case a settlement failure signal is delivered from the electronic toll settlement device during a toll settlement;

a data receiver that receives the information of the paid toll and vehicle from the toll payment server;

a deregistration unit that cancels a violation vehicle registration of a vehicle on the database through the information of the paid toll and vehicle; and

a data transmission unit that delivers the result of the vehicle deregistration to the mobile communications terminal such that the mobile communications terminal delivers it to the electronic toll settlement device.

8. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 4, wherein the controller settles the toll payable by using deferred settlement information, and delivers the payment confirmation message through the wireless local communications module to the tollgate settlement server through the electronic tollgate settlement device,

wherein the controller delivers the settlement request message for the deferred settlement information to the toll payment server through the mobile communications module.

9. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 8, wherein the toll payment server comprises:

an authenticator that authenticates the mobile communications terminal;

a communications module that delivers, in case of succeeding in an authentication of the mobile communications terminal, a settlement confirmation request message for the settlement request message according to the deferred settlement information, and receives a settlement approval message generated in response to the settlement confirmation request message from the mobile communications terminal; and

a settlement unit that pays the toll payable based on the settlement approval message, and delivers the paid toll to the tollgate settlement server.

10. The electronic toll settlement system of claim 9, wherein the tollgate settlement server comprises:

a wireless communications means that settles a toll of a vehicle in driving while wirelessly communicating with a wireless communications means of the electronic toll settlement device;

a register that registers a vehicle in which the electronic toll settlement device is installed as an un-settlement vehicle in a database, in case payment confirmation message according to the deferred settlement information is delivered from the electronic toll payment device;

a data receiver that receives the information of the paid toll and vehicle from the toll payment server;

a deregistration unit that cancels the un-settlement vehicle registration of a vehicle on the database after receiving the information of the paid toll and vehicle from the toll payment server; and

a data transmission unit that delivers the result of the un-settlement vehicle deregistration to the mobile communications terminal such that the mobile communications terminal delivers it to the electronic toll settlement device.

11. An electronic toll settlement device of a vehicle, comprising:

a wireless communications means that receives information of a toll payable from a tollgate settlement server and delivers a payment confirmation message for a paid toll from a mobile communication terminal to the tollgate settlement server; and

a wireless local communications module that delivers the information of the toll payable and information of the vehicle to the mobile communications terminal such that the mobile communications terminal settles the toll payable through an identification card of the mobile communications terminal, the mobile communication terminal communicating with a toll payment server to pay the toll payable when payment of the toll payable through the identification card fails.

12. The electronic toll settlement device of claim 11, further comprising:

a database in which information of the mobile communications terminal of a toll settler of the vehicle is registered;

a key input unit that generates an user control signal;

a controller that searches the information of the mobile communications terminal which would deliver the information of the toll payable and the information of the vehicle in database; and

a display unit that displays the information of the toll payable.

13. The electronic toll settlement device of claim 12, wherein the controller receives a settlement failure signal which is generated as an e-cash which is charged in the identification card is less than the toll payable to fail in the settlement, from the mobile communications terminal through a wireless local communications module, and delivers it to a tollgate settlement server to register the vehicle as a violation vehicle in the tollgate settlement server, such that the mobile communications terminal delivers the information of toll payable for the insufficient amount and the information of the vehicle to the toll payment server through a mobile communications module, and the toll payment server pays the toll payable and delivers the information of the paid toll and the information of the vehicle to the tollgate settlement server, so that the tollgate settlement server cancels the registration of the violation vehicle.

14. The electronic toll settlement device of claim 12, wherein the controller delivers a payment confirmation message according to a deferred settlement information through a wireless local communications module from a mobile communications terminal to register as an un-settlement vehicle in the tollgate settlement server, such that the mobile communications terminal delivers the information of the toll payable according to a deferred settlement information and the information of the vehicle to a toll payment server through a mobile communications module, and the toll payment server pays the toll payable and delivers the information of the paid toll and the information of the vehicle to the tollgate settlement server, so that the tollgate settlement server cancels the registration of the un-settlement vehicle.

15. An electronic toll settlement device of a vehicle, comprising:

a wireless communications means that receives information of a toll payable from a tollgate settlement server and delivers a payment confirmation message for a paid toll from a mobile communication terminal to the tollgate settlement server; and

a wireless local communications module that delivers the information of the toll payable and information of the vehicle to the mobile communications terminal such that the mobile communications terminal settles the toll payable through an identification card of the mobile communications terminal, the mobile communication terminal communicating with a toll payment server to pay the toll payable when payment of the toll payable through the identification card fails.

wherein the electronic toll settlement device is integrated into a system installed in the vehicle.

16. A motor vehicle comprising:

an electronic toll settlement system including,

a wireless communications means that receives information of a toll payable from a tollgate settlement server and delivers a payment confirmation message for a paid toll from a mobile communication terminal to the tollgate settlement server; and

a wireless local communications module that delivers the information of the toll payable and information of the vehicle to the mobile communications terminal such that the mobile communications terminal settles the toll payable through an identification card of the mobile communications terminal, the mobile communication terminal communicating with a toll payment server to pay the toll payable when payment of the toll payable through the identification card fails.