Test method for detecting deviations of geoobjects

• US 8,255,272 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2006
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Petroczi, Julius
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): EPSTEIN, BRIAN M
• Application Number:
  US11/991,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,219 Days
• Field of Search: 705/13, 455/456.1, 455/404.1, 340/928
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/207 with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries

Abstract

Test method for optimizing the collection of tolls from vehicles on toll roads of a road network, which is carried out by a vehicle-mounted position-determining unit and a vehicle-external management unit which has a data connection to the latter, the toll roads of the road network having detection zones superimposed on them in an electronic image of the road network and the vehicle-mounted position-determining unit transmitting toll-related data to the management unit when vehicle positions are determined within the detection range. There is provision for monitoring zones to be additionally provided in the electronic image of the road network, which monitoring zones are assigned to detection zones and in their spatial extent extend in each case beyond the detection zone assigned to them, the position-determining unit transmitting the position data, located within the monitoring zone, of the vehicle to the management unit when vehicle positions are determined within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone.

Claims

1. A test method for optimizing a toll collection obligation for vehicles on toll roads of a road network, comprising:

providing a vehicle-mounted position determining unit;

providing a vehicle-external management unit connected to the vehicle-mounted position determining unit for data communication;

detecting vehicles on the toll roads subject to a toll collection obligation by;

overlaying the toll roads of the road network in an electronic image of the road network by detection zones having a predefined coverage area;

determining by the vehicle-mounted position determining unit toll-related data based upon position data lying within the detection zone of the vehicle-mounted position determining unit;

sending the toll-related data from the vehicle-mounted position determining unit to the management unit;

detecting vehicles on the toll roads but not detected in the detection zones by;

providing monitoring zones in the electronic image of the road network, wherein the monitoring zones are assigned to detection zones, wherein the monitoring zones extend in their spatial extension beyond the predefined coverage area of the detection zone;

determining by the vehicle-mounted position determining unit journeys exclusively within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone, wherein the position determining unit sends the position data of the journeys to the management unit;

checking the position data of the journeys exclusively within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone by the management unit; and

determining that the journeys should also be subject to the toll collection obligation.

2. The test method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predefined coverage area of the detection zone in the electronic image of the road network is adjusted based upon the data sent by the position determining unit to include the journeys detected exclusively within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone.

3. The test method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position determining unit, upon determining journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone as well as within the detection zone, deletes the vehicle position data lying within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone.

4. The test method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the position determining unit, upon determining journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone as well as within the detection zone, deletes the vehicle position data lying within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone.

5. The test method as claimed in claim 1, wherein if journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone are determined repeatedly, an adjustment of the detection zone is carried out in the electronic image of the road network.

6. The test method as claimed in claim 2, wherein if journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone are determined repeatedly, an adjustment of the detection zone is carried out in the electronic image of the road network.

7. The test method as claimed in claim 3, wherein if journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone are determined repeatedly, an adjustment of the detection zone is carried out in the electronic image of the road network.

8. The test method as claimed in claim 4, wherein if journeys with vehicle positions within the monitoring zone and outside the detection zone are determined repeatedly, an adjustment of the detection zone is carried out in the electronic image of the road network.

9. The test method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

10. The test method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

11. The test method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

12. The test method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

13. The test method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

14. The test method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

15. The test method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.

16. The test method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the position determining unit makes use of signals of a satellite navigation system.