Mixed lock type toll collecting system and method for toll collection of vehicles on toll road
First Claim
1. A mixed lock-type toll collecting system, comprising:
- an on-board unit for installation in a vehicle for toll collection at a toll gate of a toll road;
an entrance lane device for installation at an entrance lane of said toll gate of the toll road for transmitting entrance information to the vehicle entering the entrance lane;
an exit lane device for installation at an exit lane of said toll gate of the toll road for collecting a toll from the vehicle exiting the exit lane;
a central control device for controlling said entrance lane device and said exit lane device for toll collection from the vehicle entering the entrance lane and exiting the exit lane of the toll road;
said entrance lane device comprising a first radio communicator performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane and transmitting the entrance information to said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed, and including a pass issuer issuing a pass to a driver of a vehicle when radio communication with the vehicle cannot be performed; and
said exit lane device comprising a second radio communicator performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle upon exiting and collecting the toll, when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed; and
a manned exit lane device for installation collecting the toll in accordance with the pass issued to the driver of the vehicle, when radio communication with the vehicle can not be performed.
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Abstract
A toll collecting system having a lock-type management for toll collection of vehicles in a toll road such as an express way. The mixed lock-type toll collecting system includes an on-board unit installed in a vehicle which enters an entrance gate and exits an exit gate of the toll road, for toll collection by radio communication; an entrance lane device installed at the entrance gate for transmitting entrance information to the vehicle which enters the entrance gate; an exit lane device installed at the exit gate for collecting the toll from the vehicle which exits the exit gate; and a central control device for controlling the entrance lane device and the exit lane device for toll collection of the vehicle which enters the entrance gate and exits the exit lane of the toll road. A radio communicator is used to provide entrance information to the vehicle by radio communication at the entrance gate for subsequent toll collection upon exit in case radio communication can be performed. A pass is alternatively provided to the driver of the vehicle at entry for subsequent toll collection upon exit when radio communication with the on-board unit of the vehicle cannot be performed. The combination of electronics and manual toll collection of the mixed toll collecting system of the present invention can significantly reduce the time for collecting the toll and prevent traffic jams at the toll gate.
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25 Claims
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1. A mixed lock-type toll collecting system, comprising:
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an on-board unit for installation in a vehicle for toll collection at a toll gate of a toll road; an entrance lane device for installation at an entrance lane of said toll gate of the toll road for transmitting entrance information to the vehicle entering the entrance lane; an exit lane device for installation at an exit lane of said toll gate of the toll road for collecting a toll from the vehicle exiting the exit lane; a central control device for controlling said entrance lane device and said exit lane device for toll collection from the vehicle entering the entrance lane and exiting the exit lane of the toll road; said entrance lane device comprising a first radio communicator performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane and transmitting the entrance information to said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed, and including a pass issuer issuing a pass to a driver of a vehicle when radio communication with the vehicle cannot be performed; and said exit lane device comprising a second radio communicator performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle upon exiting and collecting the toll, when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed; and a manned exit lane device for installation collecting the toll in accordance with the pass issued to the driver of the vehicle, when radio communication with the vehicle can not be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mixed lock-type toll collecting system for toll collection from vehicles on a toll road, comprising:
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an on-board unit for installation in a vehicle to enable toll collection by radio communication; an entrance lane device for installation at the entrance gate at an entrance lane of the toll road for transmitting entrance information for a vehicle which enters the entrance gate; an exit lane device for installation at an exit gate at an exit lane of the toll road for collecting a toll from the vehicle which exits the exit gate; a central control device for controlling said entrance lane device and said exit lane device for toll collection from the vehicle entering the entrance gate and exiting the exit lane of the toll road; said entrance lane device comprising; a first vehicle sensor sensing the vehicle which enters the entrance lane; a second vehicle sensor sensing the vehicle which departs from the entrance lane; a first radio communicator performing radio communication with the on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane; an entrance lane controller receiving a vehicle arriving signal from said first vehicle sensor, performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane via said first radio communicator when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed, and transmitting entrance information to said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance lane when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed; and a pass issuer connected to said entrance lane controller issuing a pass to a driver of the vehicle which enters the entrance lane in response to receipt of said vehicle arriving signal, when radio communication with the vehicle cannot be performed; said exit lane device comprising; a third vehicle sensor sensing the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate; a fourth vehicle sensor sensing the vehicle which departs from the exit gate; a second radio communicator performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate; an exit lane controller receiving a vehicle arriving signal generated from said third vehicle sensor, performing radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate via said second radio communicator when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed, receiving the entrance information from said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate, and collecting a toll from the vehicle when radio communication with said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle can be performed; a pass processor processing the entrance information of the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate from the pass when the pass is issued to the driver of the vehicle and providing a visual display of the entrance information to a clerk stationed at the exit gate; and a manned exit lane controller for controlling reception of said vehicle arriving signal from said exit lane controller and directly collecting the toll from the driver of the vehicle which arrives at the exit gate when radio communication with the vehicle cannot be performed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing entrance information to a vehicle which enters an entrance gate of a toll road for toll collection at an exit gate, comprising the steps of:
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sensing the arrival of a vehicle at the entrance gate having an entrance lane device for transmission of entrance information for the vehicle which enters the entrance gate of the toll road; determining the type of the vehicle which enters the entrance gate of the toll road, and increasing a number of any awaiting vehicles at the entrance gate by a unit value; determining whether an on-board unit is installed in the vehicle arriving at the entrance gate for radio communication with said entrance lane device; transmitting the entrance information to said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle which enters the entrance gate of the toll road by radio communication from said entrance lane device for electronic toll collection when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed, and providing a visual display of the entrance information when said on-board unit is installed in the vehicle when radio communication with the vehicle can be performed; issuing a pass to a driver of the vehicle for manual toll collection when said on-board unit is not installed in the vehicle, or alternatively, when the entrance information cannot be transmitted to said on-board unit when installed in the vehicle by radio communication; sensing the departure of the vehicle from the entrance gate of the toll road; and completing management of the entrance information by reducing the number of any awaiting vehicles at the entrance gate by said unit value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for toll collection from a vehicle which enters an entrance gate of a toll road and arrives at an exit gate, comprising the steps of:
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sensing the arrival of a vehicle at the exit gate of the toll road having an exit lane device for collecting the toll from the vehicle; determining the type of the vehicle arriving at the exit gate, and increasing the number of any awaiting vehicles at the exit gate by a unit value; determining whether an on-board unit is installed in the vehicle for radio communication with said exit lane device; collecting a toll from the vehicle and providing a visual display of the result of toll collection from the vehicle when said on-board unit is installed in the vehicle; directly collecting a toll for the vehicle, the toll being indicated by a pass issued to a driver of the vehicle at the entrance gate when said on-board unit is not installed in the vehicle, or alternatively, when the toll collection cannot be performed by radio communication; sensing the departure of the vehicle from the exit gate of the toll road; photographing the vehicle exiting the exit gate of the toll road when the vehicle is determined to be a violating vehicle; and completing the management of toll collection from the vehicle which exits the exit gate of the toll road by reducing the number of any awaiting vehicles at the exit gate by said unit value. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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