KR20190139090A - Real-time vehicle management system and method on toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

A system, method and integrated management server for real-time management of toll vehicles on a toll road are disclosed. The method executed in the integrated management server includes receiving an entry vehicle detection signal, identifying an entry date and time, entry section information, and entry vehicle data, and detecting an entry vehicle number from the entry vehicle data; Retrieving user information matched with the entry vehicle number and transmitting the entry guidance information to the mobile device; Receiving a departure vehicle detection signal, identifying a departure date and time, departure section information and departure vehicle data, and detecting an entrance vehicle number from the departure vehicle data; Retrieving the entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number, and then transmitting the entry guidance information to the mobile device.

Description

REAL-TIME VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD ON TOLL ROAD}

The present invention generally relates to systems, methods and integrated management servers for managing vehicles traveling on toll roads in real time.

Every holiday driver who has a national movement will have at least once experienced a severe war on the freeway. Even if the vehicle movement is not a lot during the holiday season, it is necessary to stop the vehicle for a while and settle the toll in the vicinity of the toll gate installed to collect tolls on toll roads such as highways. Not smooth

Korea Expressway Corporation has implemented the Hi-Pass service to solve the traffic congestion problem near toll gates. The high pass service is an electronic fare collection system that inserts a high pass card into a registered high pass terminal for a vehicle so that a vehicle equipped with the high pass card can automatically pay the toll through a wireless communication method without stopping at a toll gate. System. The High Pass service has been in operation since early 2000, and is now used to solve congestion problems on highways by installing and operating a High Pass lane separately from existing lanes that settle tolls in the toll system. To some extent. The reason why the existing toll collection system cannot be stopped despite the convenience of the high pass service is due to the spread of the high pass terminal. In order to use the high pass service, it is necessary to have a high pass terminal registered in each vehicle.In spite of the efforts of the Korea Highway Corporation, such as a terminal support policy to increase the high pass utilization rate, The penetration rate did not meet expectations. Therefore, it is required to develop a system that can automatically charge the fare for vehicles entering and exiting the toll road without requiring the purchase of a terminal separately.

In response to these development demands, the KTO has improved the inconvenience of having to stop the tolls in between the financial and private highways operated by the Korea Highway Corporation since 2016, even for vehicles without a high pass. A One-Tolling System, a financial-private non-stop toll payment system, was implemented. With the introduction of the One Tolling System, it is possible for vehicles without a high pass to grasp moving routes through video cameras and to pay the tolls all at once from the last or exit office. However, it has been constantly pointed out that the tolls have been collected incorrectly due to system error. In order to implement and expand the expensive one-tolling system nationwide and continue to use it, it is necessary to reliably improve the system malfunction by about 10%. At the moment, if a system error occurs, the problem has been solved with a refund or additional collection.However, in order to improve the system more fundamentally, it is necessary for each user using the system and the toll road to clearly understand whether the entry and exit has been processed in real time. It is feed.

In this regard, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has selected the Smart Highway as one of the national R & D projects since 2007, and has been conducting R & D on the next-generation intelligent high-speed road that combines ICT and road technology. . As a form of smart highway, the company plans to introduce the Smart Tolling System, which will automatically charge tolls without stopping while driving on the highway. However, as shown in the One Tolling system implemented in a similar manner, the payment process through the High Pass terminal and the post-paid payment processing method using the image processing technology also exist in the smart tolling system that is currently in the stage of discussion as the high pass terminal cannot be fully distributed. If used together, system malfunction problems are expected. In the event of a malfunction, if a dispute arises between the system operator and the driver of the vehicle, the vehicle driver does not know the exact cause of the error and lacks the means to prove the correct route of travel unless there is a physical right. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to more reliably implement a system for managing all vehicles traveling on toll roads in real time and collecting tolls, and to allow vehicle drivers to explicitly grasp the grounds on which tolls are automatically charged. This is the problem to be solved.

On the other hand, the existing research and prior patent documents have been focused on the easy implementation of the vehicle access by implementing the system automatically from the perspective of the toll road operator side, and research to increase the convenience of the user side driving the toll road and Development was insufficient. For example, Korean Patent No. 10-1688535 relates to a toll gate entry / exit control system and method using CCTV, and in particular, detects the traffic volume according to each lane of a toll gate section using CCTV, and guides the position where the vehicle enters the toll gate. The passing time of the vehicles passing through is controlled to be uniform. The toll gate access control system disclosed in this prior patent document is considered to have convenience in terms of system operation. However, in order to implement a more effective vehicle access control system as described above, each vehicle and / or vehicle is driven as well as the operation subject. The driver side also needs to worry about providing better service.

KR 10-1688535 B

In one embodiment, a system is disclosed for managing vehicles traveling on toll roads in real time. The system may include an integrated management server, an entrance vehicle detection device, an entrance vehicle detection device, a user mobile device, and a payment server, each of which is communicatively connected to the integrated management server. The entrance vehicle detection apparatus may detect an entrance vehicle passing through an entrance section of the toll road, generate an entrance vehicle detection signal, and transmit the generated vehicle detection signal to the integrated management server. The advancing vehicle detection device may detect an advancing vehicle passing through an advancing section of the toll road, generate an advancing vehicle detection signal, and transmit it to the integrated management server. The integrated management server may identify the entry date and time, the entry section information and the entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal received from the entry vehicle detection device, and then analyze the entry vehicle data to detect the entry vehicle number. The integrated management server may search for the user information matched with the entry vehicle number, and then transmit the entry guide information including the entry section information and the entry date and time to the user mobile device associated with the user information. In addition, the integrated management server may identify the departure date, the departure section information, and the departure vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal received from the departure vehicle detection apparatus, and then analyze the departure vehicle data to detect the entrance vehicle number. . The integrated management server may search for an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time, and then calculate the toll of the vehicle in response to the matching search result. The integrated management server may transmit a payment request signal including user information to the payment server and setting the toll as the payment amount. When the payment server receives the payment request signal to generate and transmit the payment processing signal, the integrated management server may receive the payment processing signal for the payment amount from the payment server and generate payment processing information in response thereto. At this time, the integrated management server can apply the discount of the toll of the vehicle based on the vehicle information or the discount information corresponding to the vehicle number. For example, the integrated management server may identify that the vehicle is a light vehicle or an eco-friendly vehicle from a vehicle number, and may calculate a final toll by applying a toll discount rate of the vehicle based on the vehicle number. Also, does the integrated management server get from the vehicle number? As the information applied to the driver of the vehicle, discount information such as whether a discount such as a disabled person or a tail is applied may be identified. Based on this, the toll discount rate of the corresponding vehicle may be applied to calculate a final toll. Meanwhile, the integrated management server may transmit the exit guidance information including the exit section information, the departure date and the payment processing information to the mobile device.

In another embodiment, a method is disclosed that runs on an integrated management server to manage vehicles traveling on toll roads in real time. The method may receive an entry vehicle detection signal from an entry vehicle detection device configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through an entry section of a toll road and communicatively coupled to the integrated management server. The method may identify the entry date and time, the entry section information and the entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal, and detect the entry vehicle number by analyzing the entry vehicle data. The method may retrieve user information matched to the entry vehicle number. The method may transmit the entry guide information including the entry period information and the entry date and time to the mobile device associated with the user information. The method may receive an exit vehicle detection signal from an exit vehicle detection device configured to detect an exit vehicle passing through the exit section of the toll road and communicatively coupled to the integrated management server. The method may identify the departure vehicle date, the departure section information, and the departure vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal, and analyze the departure vehicle data to detect the departure vehicle number. The method may retrieve an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number for an entry date and time before the entry date and time. The method may generate departure guidance information including departure segment information and departure date and time, and transmit departure guidance information to the mobile device in response to the matching search result.

In another example, an integrated management server is disclosed for managing vehicles traveling on toll roads in real time. The integrated management server receives an entry vehicle detection signal from an entry vehicle detection device configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through an entry section of a toll road and communicatively connected to the integrated management server, and based on the entry vehicle detection signal. And an entry management module for identifying an entry date and time, entry section information, and entry vehicle data. The integrated management server is configured to receive an exit vehicle detection signal from an exit vehicle detection device configured to detect an exit vehicle passing through the exit section of the toll road and communicatively connected to the integration management server, and based on the exit vehicle detection signal. The entrance management module may identify the departure time, the departure time section information, and the departure vehicle data. The integrated management server may include a vehicle data analysis module that detects an entry vehicle number by analyzing entry vehicle data, and detects an entry vehicle number by analyzing entry vehicle data. The entry vehicle database may store entry date and time, entry section information, and entry vehicle number for use in a search. The advancing vehicle database may store the advancing date and time, the advancing section information and the advancing vehicle number for use in the search. The user database may store a user vehicle number and corresponding user information for use in a search. The integrated management server may further include an entry and exit guide module. The entry and exit guide module may retrieve a user vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number and transmit entry guide information including entry section information and entry date and time to the mobile device associated with the corresponding user information. The entrance / exit guide module searches for an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time, generates an entry guide information including entry section information and entry date and time in response to the matching search result. The mobile terminal may transmit the advance guidance information to the mobile device.

The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description and the appended claims with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings illustrate only a few embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting its scope. The present disclosure will be described in more detail and on the basis of the accompanying drawings.
1 is a view showing a real-time vehicle management system on a toll road including an entry section and an exit section from a vehicle perspective;
2 shows a real-time vehicle management system on a toll road from the perspective of a mobile device associated with the driver of the vehicle;
3 is a view showing a real-time vehicle management system on a toll road including an entry section, a waypoint and an entry section from a vehicle perspective;
4 is a block diagram of an integrated management server for real-time vehicle management on a toll road,
5 is a block diagram of a database of an integrated management server;
FIG. 6 (a) is a diagram illustrating an example of an application screen on a user mobile device after entering a vehicle in an application-based toll road entry and exit guidance service.
FIG. 6 (b) is a diagram illustrating an example of an application screen on a user mobile device after entering a vehicle in an application-based toll road entry and exit guidance service; and
7 is a flowchart of a process for real-time management of vehicles passing on toll roads running on an integrated management server.
The drawings are arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein.

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part here. In the figures, like numerals generally identify like elements unless otherwise indicated in the context. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to limit the claims. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other variations may be made, without departing from the scope and spirit of the subject matter presented herein. It will be readily understood that aspects of the present disclosure as generally described herein and illustrated in the figures may be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a variety of different configurations, all of which are expressly contemplated herein.

1 illustrates a vehicle 110a passing through a toll road through a real-time vehicle management system 100 on a toll road that includes an entry segment 120 and an exit segment 130, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. It is a figure from the viewpoint of 110b). Herein, the vehicles 110a and 110b are divided for convenience of description, and mean the same vehicles and are described as the vehicle 110 when the classification is not necessary. In order to automatically collect tolls on the toll road, the vehicle management system 100 may include an entry section 120 and an exit section 130.

The vehicle 110a intending to use the toll road enters the toll road after passing through the entry section 120 of the toll road. While continuing driving on the toll road, when the vehicle 110b reaches a desired destination, the vehicle 110b may pass through the advance section 130 to exit the toll road. The vehicle management system 100 may charge a toll based on the vehicle 110 using the toll road until it passes through the entry section 120 and exits the advance section 130. That is, the toll charging method here assumes a payment method of a closed toll gate or a toll gate, and the entry section 120 corresponds to a toll gate that is installed in the entrance of the closed toll gate and issues a toll ticket and enters the exit section. 130 is easy to understand in response to a tollgate which is installed in the entrance of a closed tollgate, submits a toll ticket and calculates a toll.

In order to detect entry of the vehicle 110a, the vehicle management system 100 may include an entry vehicle detection device 140. The entrance vehicle detecting apparatus 140 may detect the vehicle 110a passing through the entrance section 120, generate an entrance vehicle detection signal, and transmit the generated vehicle detection signal to the integrated management server 160. The entry vehicle detection signal may include, for example, an entry date and time at which the vehicle 110a has passed through the entry section 120, information about the entry section 120, and entry vehicle data that may be used to detect the entry vehicle number. . The departure vehicle detecting apparatus 150 may detect the vehicle 110b passing through the departure section 130, generate a departure vehicle detection signal, and transmit the generated vehicle detection signal to the integrated management server 160. The advancing vehicle detection signal may include, for example, an advancing date and time when the vehicle 110b has passed through the advancing section 130, information about the advancing section 120, and an advancing vehicle data that may be used to detect the advancing vehicle number. .

In FIG. 1, the entrance vehicle detecting device 140 and the exit vehicle detecting device 150 are respectively installed on the sides of the entrance section 120 and the exit section 130, but the entrance vehicle detecting device 140 and the exit vehicle 130 are respectively provided. The detection device 150 may be installed at any position capable of detecting entry and exit of the vehicle. In addition, although the entrance vehicle detection device 140 and the exit vehicle detection device 150 are illustrated as being one device, they may be configured with a plurality of devices that perform different functions. In one example, the on-vehicle vehicle detecting apparatus 140 and the on-vehicle vehicle detecting apparatus 150 may be an antenna for transmitting and receiving for detecting a vehicle equipped with a high pass terminal of a radio frequency (RF) method or an infrared ray (IR) method. . In another example, the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 140 and the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 150 detect the ingress of the vehicle with, for example, a laser detector, and then photograph the vehicle image including the front license plate of the vehicle or the rear license plate of the vehicle. It may be a vehicle photographing device. Here, the entry vehicle detection apparatus 140 and the entry vehicle detection apparatus 150 may analyze a photographed image to recognize a license plate and read a vehicle number. In addition, the entrance vehicle detecting apparatus 140 and the exit vehicle detecting apparatus 150 may also perform a function of recognizing characteristics of the vehicle by analyzing the captured image. In addition, the entrance vehicle detection device 140 and the exit vehicle detection device 150 may be a sonar for sound wave communication, or may be a device capable of detecting a mobile device of a vehicle driver. That is, the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 140 and the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 150 may include all types of devices capable of detecting ingress and ingress of the vehicle in any manner. In addition, the on-vehicle detection device 140 and the on-vehicle detection device 150 are connected to the data acquisition device and the data acquisition device for acquiring the entry vehicle data or the entry vehicle data so as to communicate with each other separately from a remote location It can be configured as a device. The relay device receives the entry vehicle data or the entry vehicle data from the data acquisition device, for example, adds the entry date and time, the entry date and time, the information about the entry section 120 and / or the information about the entry section 130, and integrates them. The transmission may be relayed to the management server 160.

The vehicle management system 100 may include an integrated management server 160 to collectively manage entry and exit of all vehicles passing through the toll road. The integrated management server 160 is communicatively connected to the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 140 and the ingress vehicle detecting apparatus 150, respectively. Therefore, the integrated management server 160 receives the entry vehicle detection signal from the entry vehicle detection device 140 and based on the received entry vehicle detection signal, the entry date and time, the information about the entry section 120 and the entry vehicle number Entry vehicle data used for detection can be identified. In addition, the integrated management server 160 receives the exit vehicle detection signal from the exit vehicle detection apparatus 150, and determines the departure date and time, information about the exit section 130, and the exit vehicle number based on the received departure vehicle detection signal. It is possible to identify the outgoing vehicle data used for detection. Integrated management server 160 may be implemented as any computing device including at least a processor and memory. Implementation of each function of the integrated management server 160 will be described in detail below with respect to FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 2 illustrates a real-time vehicle management system 200 on a toll road from the perspective of a mobile device 270 associated with a driver of the vehicle 110. The vehicle management system 200 includes an integrated management server 260, a vehicle specification management server 265, a payment server 280, and a driver's mobile device 270 for driving the vehicle 110. These are usually connected via a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between each node such as a terminal and a server. Examples of such a network include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Internet, and LAN (Local Area Network). , Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), 3G, 4G, LTE, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

The integrated management server 260, the vehicle specification management server 265, and the payment server 280 may be implemented as any computing device including a processor and a memory. The integrated management server 260 is substantially the same as or similar to the integrated management server 160 of FIG. 1, and will be understood with reference to the description of the integrated management server 160 of FIG. 1. For example, the integrated management server 260 receives the entrance vehicle detection signal from the entrance vehicle detection device 140, and receives the entry date and time, the information about the entry section 120 and the entry vehicle data based on the received entry vehicle detection signal. It is possible to identify, and also to receive the exit vehicle detection signal from the exit vehicle detection apparatus 150, and to identify the departure date and time, information about the exit section 130 and exit vehicle data based on the received exit vehicle detection signal. . The vehicle specification management server 265 may store and manage the specification information of all vehicles that can use the vehicle management system 200 as a database, and perform processing using the specification information of the vehicle. The specification information may include, for example, a vehicle model and a vehicle color as characteristics of the vehicle. Here, the integrated management server 260 and the vehicle specification management server 265 are illustrated as being separated for the processing efficiency of the vehicle management system 200, but the integrated management server 260 is performed by the vehicle specification management server 265. It may be performed by including processing. The payment server 280 may receive a payment request signal for a toll charged by a vehicle using the toll road from the integrated management server 260, and generate a payment processing signal. Although payment server 280 is illustrated as being capable of direct communication with integrated management server 260 to process toll payment requests, alternatively, integrated management server 260 may, for example, form a value-added network (VAN). Via the payment server 280 may be communicatively connected.

As an embodiment, which is not limited, the integrated management server 260 may check the toll discount information applied to the vehicle based on the vehicle number identified from the entry vehicle detection signal and / or the entry vehicle detection signal. Toll discount information may include discounts based on vehicle specifications (eg, light vehicles, eco-friendly vehicles, etc.) and discounts based on driver conditions (eg, disabled people, homes, etc.). The integrated management server 260 may calculate one or more discount information of the vehicle through the vehicle specification management server 265 based on the identified vehicle number. The integrated management server 260 may transmit the calculated discount information to the payment server 28 to reflect the discount rate in the payment.

The mobile device 270 may use the vehicle management system 200 as a mobile device of a driver driving the vehicle 110 on a toll road, for example, by downloading an application provided by the integrated management server 260. Mobile device 270 may be a wearable device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, personal data assistant, personal media player device, wireless web-watch device, personal headset device, special purpose device, or any of the above functions. It can be implemented as part of a small-form factor portable (or mobile) electronic device such as a hybrid device including any. The vehicle management system 200 is implemented to enable the vehicle driver to clearly understand whether the entry / exit is processed in real time when using the toll road through the mobile device 270. For example, when the vehicle 110a passes through the entry section 120 or when the vehicle 110b passes through the entry section 130, the vehicle management system 200 may be processed through the processing by the integrated management server 260. In addition, the application on the mobile device 270 may guide the entry or exit of the vehicle in the form of a push notification, and provide the mobile toll including the toll.

3 illustrates a real-time fleet management system 300 on a toll road that includes an entry segment 120, one or more waypoints 121, 122, and an exit segment 130, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. The figure shows the viewpoint of the vehicle 110 which passes through a toll road. The system 300 of FIG. 3 includes one or more waypoints 121, 122 between the entry section 120 and the advance section 130, and each waypoint 121, 122 detects a vehicle passing therethrough and stops the vehicle. It is substantially the same as the vehicle management system 100 of FIG. 1 except for the configuration including the waypoint vehicle detecting apparatuses 141 and 142 capable of generating and transmitting the detection signal to the integrated management server 160. Accordingly, the components of FIG. 3 having the same reference numerals as those of FIG. 1 may be viewed as performing substantially the same functions as the corresponding components of FIG. 1 and will not be described herein again for the sake of brevity. . In addition, the detailed description regarding the stopover vehicle detection apparatus 141, 142 refers to the description about the entrance vehicle detection apparatus 140 and the departure vehicle detection apparatus 150 of FIG. 1. Here, the waypoints 121 and 122 can be easily understood by corresponding to an intermediate settlement tollgate which is installed between the access road and the advanceway of the closed tollgate and pays a part of the toll. The integrated management server 160 may receive a waypoint vehicle detection signal from the waypoint vehicle detection devices 141 and 142 when the vehicle 110 passes through each waypoint 121 and 122. The waypoint vehicle detection signal may include, for example, the date and time when the vehicle 110 passed through the waypoints 121 and 122, information about the waypoints 121 and 122, and waypoint vehicle data that can be used to detect the waypoint vehicle number. have. When the integrated management server 160 charges the toll on the vehicle 110, the integrated management server 160 may settle and process each waypoint or process all the tolls at each waypoint. This difference in payment processing method is a problem to be determined by the choice of the vehicle management system design, and those skilled in the art will be able to implement both methods with reference to the present specification. Similarly, in the vehicle management systems 100, 200, and 300 of FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the vehicle management system 100, 200, and 300 have been described in response to a payment method of a closed tollgate that pays a fee for a used section. It can be implemented by applying to an open tollgate payment method that prepaid a certain section fee.

As described above, the contents described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are limited to collecting tolls when the vehicle passes through the entry section and the exit section on the toll road. However, in another embodiment of the present invention within the technical idea of the present invention, in addition to the toll road, the technical idea of the present invention may be applied even when passing through the toll gate to which the congestion toll collection object of the Namsan tunnel passes. By way of example, and not by way of limitation, a detection device, such as an entry vehicle detection device, is installed at a toll gate to which the congestion toll collection target is to transmit vehicle information including the vehicle number derived therefrom to the integrated management server 260, and integrated management. The server may process the collection of congestion tolls for the vehicle through the payment server 280 and provide a mobile toll including the toll in the form of a push notification in an application on the mobile device 270.

4 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated management server for real-time vehicle management on a toll road. The integrated management server 400 of FIG. 4 performs the same or similar function as the integrated management servers 160 and 260 of FIGS. 1 to 3. Integrated management server 400 is entry management module 401, entry management module 402, vehicle data analysis module 403, entry and exit guide module 404, toll calculation module 405, payment management module 406, It can include a user management module 407 and a database (DB) 408. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a database 408 of the integrated management server 400 as a database 500 including itemized databases 501-504. The database 500 may include an entry vehicle database 501, an entry vehicle database 502, a registered vehicle database 503, and a user database 504. For convenience of description, each module and database of the integrated management server will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The entry management module 401 is configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through the entry section of the toll road and is communicatively connected to an entry vehicle detection device communicatively coupled to the integrated management server 400. Therefore, the entry management module 401 may receive an entry vehicle detection signal from the entry vehicle detection device. In addition, the entry management module 401 may identify the entry date and time, the entry section information, and the entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal. Here, the entry vehicle data is any vehicle capable of identifying a vehicle, such as an entry vehicle number and a high pass registration number, which are image read out from a vehicle image and / or an entry vehicle detection apparatus using LPR (license plate recognion) technology and OCR technology. Identifier and the like. The entry vehicle data identified in the entry management module 401 may be sent to the vehicle data analysis module 403 for detection of the entry vehicle number.

The advancing management module 402 is configured to detect an advancing vehicle passing through the advancing section of the toll road and is communicatively connected to the advancing vehicle detection device communicatively connected to the integrated management server 400. Accordingly, the departure management module 402 may receive the departure vehicle detection signal from the departure vehicle detection apparatus. In addition, the departure management module 402 may identify the departure date, the departure section information, and the departure vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal. Here, the on-vehicle vehicle data may be an on-vehicle vehicle number and / or any vehicle identifier capable of identifying a vehicle, such as a high-pass registration number, image read out from the on-vehicle vehicle detection apparatus using the LPR technology and the OCR technology. The exit vehicle data identified in the exit management module 402 may be sent to the vehicle data analysis module 403 for detection of the exit vehicle number.

The vehicle data analysis module 403 may receive ingress vehicle data from the ingress management module 401 and receive ingress vehicle data from the ingress management module 402. The vehicle data analysis module 403 may analyze the entry vehicle data to detect the entry vehicle number, and analyze the entry vehicle data to detect the entry vehicle number. The vehicle data analysis module 403 may analyze the detection type of the entry / exit vehicle data prior to detecting the entry vehicle number or the entry vehicle number. The detection type is determined according to the detection method of the entry / exit vehicle data. As the detection method, for example, the entry / exit vehicle data is detected by a wireless communication method such as a high pass, or the front surface of the vehicle and / or the image photographing device are used. Alternatively, any detection scheme may be considered, such as the case where the entry / exit vehicle data is detected by photographing the rear surface including the license plate. Accordingly, the detection type of the entry / exit vehicle data may vary according to a detection scheme, and may be, for example, an image or any vehicle identifier. In the first example, the detection scheme is a wireless communication scheme such as a high pass, and the detection type may be any vehicle identifier capable of identifying a vehicle, such as a high pass registration number or a vehicle number. In a second example, the detection method is an image capturing method, and the detection type is an image (which may include both a front image and a rear image, or may include a plurality of images for one vehicle entry / exit), or a vehicle detection. It may be a vehicle identifier such as a vehicle number read from the device. In response to determining that the detection type is a vehicle identifier, the vehicle data analysis module 403 may identify the entry / exit vehicle number based on the vehicle identifier of the entry / exit vehicle data. For example, in a wireless communication scheme such as a high pass, a vehicle number may be detected based on a unique vehicle identifier received from an IR or RF high pass terminal through a high pass antenna. In the method of receiving the vehicle number read by the vehicle detection apparatus, the vehicle number may be detected in consideration of the confidence level of the read vehicle number. Meanwhile, in response to determining that the detection type is an image, the vehicle data analysis module 403 may recognize the license plate from the image of the entry / exit vehicle data and detect the vehicle number by reading the entry / exit vehicle number. Entry / exit vehicle data may be detected to include both front and rear images to increase the confidence level of vehicle information read from the image. In this case, the vehicle data analysis module 403 recognizes the front license plate in the front image as the first entry vehicle number, and recognizes the rear license plate in the rear image and enters the vehicle number read in the second entry. After the vehicle number, the detection accuracy can be improved by checking whether the first entry vehicle number and the second entry vehicle number match. In addition, in response to determining that the detection type is an image, the vehicle data analysis module 403 may recognize at least one of characteristics of the vehicle, such as a vehicle model or a vehicle color, in the image of the entry / exit vehicle data. The recognized vehicle characteristics may be used directly, for example, in the case of reflecting the vehicle model when calculating the toll, and whether the characteristics of the vehicle match the characteristics of the vehicle stored in the registered vehicle database 503 of FIG. It may be used indirectly, such as when checking to increase detection accuracy.

Referring to FIG. 5, the entry vehicle database 501 may correspondingly store the entry date and time, the entry section information, and the entry vehicle number detected by the vehicle data analysis module 403, respectively, identified by the entry management module 401. . The advancing vehicle database 502 may correspond to store the advancing date and time identified in the advancing management module 402, the advancing section information, and the advancing vehicle number detected by the vehicle data analysis module 403, respectively. On the other hand, the registered vehicle database 503 subscribes to the service provided by the integrated management server 400, the specification information of the user vehicle that can use the vehicle management system, that is, the characteristics of the vehicle, such as the vehicle model and color of each vehicle number Can be stored in response to Although the registered vehicle database 503 is shown as being included in the databases 408 and 500 of the integrated management server 400, the vehicle specification management server 265 and the integrated management server 260 of FIG. As described above, it is also possible to store as a database in a separate server for processing efficiency and process independently from the integrated management server. The user database 504 may subscribe to a service provided by the integrated management server 400 and store user information of a user who can use the vehicle management system in correspondence with each vehicle number. The user information may include information related to payment of service use, such as credit card information, and information related to user identification, such as a user's mobile device number and user ID.

Referring back to FIG. 4, the entry and exit guidance module 404 retrieves a user vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number from the user database 504, and includes entry section information and entry date and time on the mobile device associated with the corresponding user information. The entrance guide information may be transmitted. In addition, the entry / exit guide module 404 may search whether the entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number exists for the entry date and time before the entry date and time using the entry database 501 and the entry database 502. In response to the matched search result, the entry and exit guide module 404 may generate entry guide information including the entry section information and the entry date and time, and transmit the entry guide information to the mobile device. In addition, the entry and exit guide module 404 may request the toll calculation module 405 to calculate the toll of the vehicle in response to the matching search result, and generate the entry guide information including the toll.

The toll calculation module 405 may calculate the toll based on at least one of the entrance section information, the departure section information, and the vehicle type (a vehicle model recognized in the image or a vehicle model stored in the registered vehicle database 503 may be used). In general, the toll may be calculated by multiplying the corresponding rate by vehicle type by the driving distance from the entry section to the advance section.

The payment management module 406 may transmit, to the payment server, a payment request signal that includes user information, such as credit card payment information, and pays the calculated toll as the payment amount, to the payment server. The payment management module 406 may receive a payment processing signal from the payment server when the payment server completes the payment processing for the toll. In response to receiving the payment processing signal, the payment management module 406 may generate payment processing information. The payment processing information may include, for example, a payment amount, a vehicle type, a payment date and time, a name of a management office or a management principal, a contact number and a business number.

Finally, the user management module 407 manages the error report due to a malfunction of the vehicle management system received from the user's mobile device, such as a service provided by the integrated payment server to the mobile device through, for example, an application. Manage all user-related information that makes it convenient to use. The user management module 407 transmits a payment method confirmation signal to the mobile device before the payment management module 406 transmits a payment request signal so that the user can select whether to use real-time payment processing of the toll, and the user's mobile Receiving a payment approval signal or a payment rejection signal for real-time payment processing of tolls from the device, the payment management module 406 may transmit a payment request signal only when a payment approval signal is received.

6 (a) is a diagram illustrating an application screen 600 on a user mobile device after entering a toll road of a vehicle in an application-based toll road entry and exit service, and FIG. 6 (b) is an application toll road entry and exit guide. In the service, the application screen 650 on the user mobile device after entering the toll road of the vehicle. Such an application may be provided, for example, through a network at the integrated management servers 160, 260, and 400 of FIGS. 1 to 4, and installed and executed on the user mobile device 270 of FIG. 2. The application screens 600 and 650 include entry guide information units 601 and 651, advance guide information units 602 and 652, driving information units 603 and 653, payment processing information units 604 and 654, and error reporting unit 655. It can carry out the function of a mobile pass on a toll road.

Specifically, the application screen 600 of FIG. 6 (a) is displayed on the vehicle driver's mobile device by processing a series of steps in the integrated management server 160, 260, 400 immediately after the vehicle passes the entry section. . The application screen 600 may display the entry guide information of the vehicle in the entry guide information unit 601 when the integrated management server transmits the entry guide information. The entry guide information may include entry time and entry section information. For example, the entry guide information 601 of the application screen 600 displays Seoul TG as the entry section information and 2018-01-01 09:00 as the entry date and time. Since the vehicle is in a state before passing through the toll road section, the driver's mobile device has not yet received the exit guidance information from the integrated management server. Accordingly, nothing is displayed on the advancement guidance information unit 602, the travel information unit 603, and the payment processing information unit 604 of the application screen 600 except the entry guidance information unit 601.

The application screen 650 of FIG. 6 (b) is displayed on the mobile device of the vehicle driver by processing a series of steps in the integrated management server 160, 260, 400 immediately after the vehicle passes the advance section. The application screen 650 may display the exit guidance information of the vehicle in the exit guidance information unit 652 when the integrated management server transmits the exit guidance information. The departure guidance information may include departure date and departure section information. For example, in the exit guide information unit 652 of the application screen 650, East Seoul TG is displayed as the exit section information and 2018-01-01 12:10 as the departure date and time. The driving information unit 653 of the application screen 650 may display information about driving of the vehicle from entry to exit of the toll road, for example, the total driving distance, time required, and / or average of the vehicle on the toll road. Speed and the like can be displayed. The payment processing information unit 654 of the application screen 650 may display payment processing information including at least a payment amount, that is, a toll, to perform a function of a mobile receipt. In addition to the payment amount, the payment processing information may include a vehicle model, a payment date or a name of a management office or a management entity, a contact number, and a business number that may correspond to the toll calculation factor. Each entry and exit is completed (check the IN of the entry guide information section of the application screen when the entry is complete, and check the OUT of the entry guide information section of the application screen when the entry is completed), the mobile pass can be issued In this case, an error report unit 655 is generated on the application screen 650 so that the entry guidance information units 601 and 651, the entry guidance information units 602 and 652, the driving information units 603 and 653, and the payment processing information unit 604. Report errors, etc. can be reported. The error reporting unit 655 may be implemented so that an error can be reported even when the issue of the mobile pass is not possible because the confirmation of the entry or exit of the vehicle is not made.

7 is a flow chart of a process for managing in real time a vehicle passing on a toll road running on an integrated management server, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. The process of FIG. 7 may be implemented using, for example, the real-time fleet management system 100, 200, 300 discussed with reference to FIGS. 1-3. The example process may include one or more operations, actions or functions illustrated by one or more of blocks S10, S20, S30, S40, S50, S60, S70, S80, S90, S100 and / or S110. Although shown as separate blocks in FIG. 7, various blocks may be divided into additional blocks, combined into fewer blocks, or eliminated, depending on the required implementation. In addition, the blocks are generally arranged according to the processing order, but the processing order may be changed in such a manner that the processing at the integrated management server is easy unless the processing order is explicitly required.

Processing may begin at block S10 “receive an ingress vehicle detection signal, from an ingress vehicle detection apparatus”. In block S10, the integrated management server may receive an entry vehicle detection signal from an entry vehicle detection device configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through the entry section of the toll road and communicatively coupled to the integrated management server. The entrance vehicle detection signal may include an entry date and time, entry section information, and entry vehicle data.

Processing may continue to block S20 at block S10, "identifying entry date and time, entry section information and entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal". In block S20, the integrated management server may identify the entry date and time, the entry section information and the entry vehicle data included in the entry vehicle detection signal, respectively.

Processing may continue to block S30 at block S20 which "analyzes the entry vehicle data to detect the entry vehicle number". In block S30, the integrated management server may analyze the entry vehicle data used for detection of the entry vehicle number. The integrated management server may first analyze the detection type of the ingress vehicle data. As a detection type, for example, when the entry vehicle data is detected by a wireless communication method such as a high pass, or when the entry vehicle data is detected by photographing the front and / or rear side of the vehicle using the image photographing apparatus including the license plate. Etc., detection types according to any detection scheme may be considered. The detection type here may be a vehicle identifier and / or an image. In response to determining that the detection type is a vehicle identifier, the integrated management server may identify the entry vehicle number based on the vehicle identifier of the entry vehicle data. In response to determining that the detection type is an image, the integrated management server may recognize the license plate from the image of the entry vehicle data and read the entry vehicle number.

Processing may continue to block S40 at block S30 to "search for user information matched to the entry vehicle number". In block S40, the integrated management server may retrieve user information registered with the same vehicle number as the entry vehicle number detected from the user database. Meanwhile, the integrated management server may search for characteristics of the entry vehicle that matches the entry vehicle number from the registered vehicle database. That is, the integrated management server may retrieve the specification information of the same vehicle number as the entry vehicle number detected from the registered vehicle database, that is, the characteristics of the entry vehicle. When the detection type of the on-vehicle data is an image, the detection accuracy may be increased by checking whether the detected characteristic of the in-vehicle vehicle matches at least one of the characteristics of the in-vehicle vehicle recognized from the image.

Processing may continue to block S50 with “sending entry guidance information to the mobile device associated with the user information” at block S40. In block S50, the integrated management server sends the entry guide information including the entry date and time and entry section information to the mobile device, for example, a push notification to display the entry guide information on the application screen of the mobile device or to notify the entry of the toll road. Can be exported.

Processing may continue to block S60 at block S50 that “receives a departure vehicle detection signal, from the starting vehicle detection device”.

Processing may continue to block S70 at block S60 that “identifies the departure time, the exit segment information and the exit vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal”.

Processing may continue to block S80 at block S70 which "analyzes the departure vehicle data to detect the departure vehicle number".

Detailed processing relating to the process of detecting the departure vehicle number from the reception of the departure vehicle detection signal of blocks S60 to S80 related to the entry may be performed by detecting the entry vehicle number from the reception of the entry vehicle detection signal of blocks S10 to S30 related to the entry. See processing.

Processing may then continue to block S90, in block S80, "search for an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number, for an entry date and time before the entry date and time". In block S90, when an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number is retrieved with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time, it means that the entry and exit management on the toll road of the corresponding vehicle worked properly. In one example, the vehicle management system may not search for an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number, or if there is no search for an entry vehicle number after a predetermined time after the entry date and time, for the entry date and time before the entry date and time. This may be considered a malfunction.

Processing may continue to block S100 at block S90 that “in response to the matching search result, generate advancing guidance information”. In operation S100, when an entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number is searched for the entry date and time before the entry date and time, the integrated management server may generate departure guide information including departure date and departure section information. In addition, the integrated management server may calculate the toll from the entry section to the advance section of the vehicle using the toll road in response to the matching search result. The toll fee may be determined based on at least one of the entry section information, the entry section information, and the characteristics of the entry vehicle (eg, a vehicle model). In general, the toll is calculated by multiplying the driving rate from the entry section to the advance section by the corresponding rate for each vehicle type. In one embodiment, when the toll for the vehicle is calculated, the integrated management server may transmit a payment request signal including user information for the real-time toll settlement and setting the toll as the settlement amount. Thereafter, the integrated management server may receive the payment processing signal for the payment amount from the payment server, and in response, may generate payment processing information. On the other hand, there may be a situation where you do not want to pay in real time through the integrated management server, such as when you want to pay the toll through the high-pass terminal, or if you want to pay the toll in postpay. In consideration of such a situation, the integrated management server transmits a payment method confirmation signal to the mobile device when transmitting the entrance guidance information so that the user can select whether to use real-time payment processing in the form of a push notification, and pay the payment server. Before transmitting the request signal, a payment approval signal or a payment rejection signal for real-time payment processing may be received from the mobile device of the user, so that real-time payment may be enabled only when the payment approval signal is received.

Processing may continue at block S110 with “sending advancing guidance information to the mobile device” at block S100. In block S110, the integrated management server may send the exit guidance information to the mobile device, for example, display the exit guidance information on the application screen of the mobile device or send a push notification informing the exit of the toll road. The integrated management server may also transmit payment processing information to the mobile device.

This disclosure will not be limited to the particular examples described in this application, which are intended as illustrations of various aspects. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, many modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. That is, methods, devices, and the like that are functionally equivalent within the scope of the present disclosure may be apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description. Such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. This disclosure will be limited only by the terms of the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting.

With respect to the use of virtually any plural and / or singular term herein, one skilled in the art can interpret the plural to singular and / or the plural to plural, as appropriate to the context and / or application. Singular / plural selections may be explicitly described herein for clarity. Moreover, those skilled in the art generally use the terms used in the present disclosure, and particularly those in the appended claims, generally refer to "open" terms (eg, the term "comprising" includes, but is not limited to, the terms It is to be understood that "having" is intended to mean "having at least" and the term "comprising" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to" and the like.

While various aspects and examples have been disclosed herein, other aspects and examples will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and examples described in this disclosure are presented for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, the true scope and spirit of which are represented by the following claims.

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In the system for managing a vehicle passing on a toll road in real time,
Integrated management server;
An on-vehicle detection device connected in communication with the integrated management server;
An on-vehicle vehicle detection device communicatively coupled to the integrated management server;
A user mobile device communicatively coupled with the integrated management server; And
Payment server connected to communicate with the integrated management server
Including,
The entrance vehicle detection device detects an entrance vehicle passing through the entry section of the toll road, generates an entry vehicle detection signal, and transmits the signal to the integrated management server.
The departure vehicle detecting apparatus detects an entrance vehicle passing through an entrance section of the toll road, generates an entrance vehicle detection signal, and transmits the signal to the integrated management server.
The integrated management server,
Identify an entry date and time, entry section information and entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal received from the entry vehicle detection device;
Analyze the entry vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number,
Search for user information matching the entry vehicle number;
Transmitting the entry guide information including the entry section information and the entry date and time to a user mobile device associated with the user information,
Identify a departure date and time, departure section information and departure vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal received from the departure vehicle detection device,
Analyze the departure vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number,
Search for the entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time,
In response to the matching search result, the toll of the vehicle is calculated,
Transmitting a payment request signal including the user information to the payment server and using the toll as a payment amount;
Receiving a payment processing signal for the payment amount from the payment server;
In response to receiving the payment processing signal, generating payment processing information, and
And transmitting departure guide information including the departure section information, the departure date and time, and the payment processing information to the mobile device.
In claim 1,
The on-vehicle detection device detects the on-vehicle and then photographs the on-vehicle as an image, recognizes the license plate on the image and reads out the on-vehicle number
The entry vehicle detection signal is generated including the entry vehicle number.
In the method executed in the integrated management server in order to manage the vehicles passing on the toll road in real time,
Receiving an entry vehicle detection signal from an entry vehicle detection device configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through the entry section of the toll road and communicatively coupled to the integrated management server;
Identifying an entry date and time, entry section information and entry vehicle data based on the entry vehicle detection signal;
Analyzing an entry vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number;
Retrieving user information matching the entry vehicle number;
Transmitting entry guide information including the entry section information and the entry date and time to a mobile device associated with the user information;
Receiving an exit vehicle detection signal from an exit vehicle detection device configured to detect an exit vehicle passing through the exit section of the toll road and communicatively connected to the integrated management server;
Identifying a departure date and time, departure section information and departure vehicle data based on the departure vehicle detection signal;
Analyzing the departure vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number;
Retrieving the entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time;
In response to a matched search result, generating departure guide information including the departure section information and the departure date and time; And
Transmitting the advance guidance information to the mobile device;
How to include.
In claim 3,
The method further includes calculating a toll of the vehicle in response to the matching search result.
In claim 3,
Detecting the entry vehicle number,
Analyzing a detection type of the on-vehicle data
It comprises a.
In claim 5,
Detecting the entry vehicle number,
In response to determining that the detection type is a vehicle identifier, identifying the entry vehicle number based on the vehicle identifier in the entry vehicle data
It comprises a.
In claim 5,
Detecting the entry vehicle number,
In response to determining that the detection type is an image, recognizing a license plate in the image of the in-vehicle data and reading the in-vehicle number
It comprises a.
In claim 7,
Reading the entry vehicle number,
Recognizing a front license plate and reading a first entry vehicle number from a front image of the entry vehicle data;
Recognizing a rear license plate from the rear image of the entry vehicle data and reading a second entry vehicle number; And
Checking whether the first entry vehicle number and the second entry vehicle number match.
It comprises a.
In claim 5,
Detecting the entry vehicle number,
In response to determining that the detection type is an image, recognizing at least one of characteristics of the entry vehicle in an image of the entry vehicle data
It comprises a.
In claim 9,
The method,
After detecting the entry vehicle number, searching for a characteristic of the entry vehicle that matches the entry vehicle number; And
Confirming whether at least one of the detected characteristics of the entered vehicle and the recognized characteristic of the entered vehicle match;
It further comprises.
In claim 4,
The method,
After calculating the toll of the vehicle, transmitting a payment request signal including the user information to the payment server and using the toll as a payment amount;
Receiving a payment processing signal for the payment amount from the payment server; And
Generating payment processing information in response to receiving the payment processing signal;
More,
Transmitting the exit guidance information to the mobile device comprises transmitting the payment processing information to the mobile device.
In claim 11,
The transmitting of the entry guide information to the mobile device includes transmitting a payment method confirmation signal to the mobile device,
The method further includes receiving a payment approval signal or a payment decline signal from the user's mobile device prior to transmitting the payment request signal,
And transmitting the payment request signal to the payment server in response to receiving the payment approval signal.
As an integrated management server for real-time management of vehicles traveling on toll roads,
Entry management module;
Entry management module;
A vehicle data analysis module;
Entry and exit guide module;
Entry vehicle database;
Advance vehicle database; And
User database
Including,
The entry management module is configured to detect an entry vehicle passing through an entry section of the toll road and receive an entry vehicle detection signal from an entry vehicle detection device communicatively connected to the integrated management server, and detect the entry vehicle. Based on the signal, identify the entry date and time, the entry section information and the entry vehicle data,
The departure management module is configured to detect an entrance vehicle passing through an entrance section of the toll road, and receives an entrance vehicle detection signal from an entrance vehicle detection device communicatively connected to the integrated management server, and detects the entry vehicle. Based on the signal, identifying the departure date and time, the exit section information and the exit vehicle data,
The vehicle data analysis module analyzes the entry vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number, and analyzes the entry vehicle data to detect an entry vehicle number,
The entry vehicle database stores the entry date and time, the entry section information and the entry vehicle number,
The advance vehicle database stores the advance date and time, the advance section information and the advance vehicle number,
The user database stores a user vehicle number and corresponding user information,
The entry and exit guide module,
Retrieve the user vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number, and transmit entry guide information including the entry section information and the entry date and time to a mobile device associated with the corresponding user information,
Search for the entry vehicle number that matches the entry vehicle number with respect to the entry date and time before the entry date and time,
In response to the matching search result, generating departure guidance information including the departure section information and the departure date and time, and
And sending the exit guidance information to the mobile device.
In claim 13,
The vehicle data analysis module recognizes a license plate in the image of the entry vehicle data and reads the entry vehicle number.
In claim 13,
Wherein the vehicle data analysis module identifies the entry vehicle number in a vehicle identifier of the entry vehicle data.
In claim 13,
The integrated management server further includes a toll calculation module,
And the toll calculation module calculates the toll of the vehicle in response to the matching search result.
The method of claim 16,
The integrated management server further includes a payment management module,
The payment management module transmits a payment request signal including the user information to the payment server and the toll as a payment amount.
Receiving a payment processing signal for the payment amount from the payment server;
In response to receiving the payment processing signal, generating payment processing information.

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