CN107067479A - A kind of system for vehicle of charging - Google Patents

A kind of system for vehicle of charging

Technological invention field

The present invention relates to for the infrastructure in charge, such as road, highway, the general receipts used on bridge and tunnel The system and method taken, are publicly-owned but regardless of infrastructure, privately owned still combines what is possessed by the public, and many individuals possess reality Body.

More particularly it relates to can determine the system of the vehicle pass-through expense on multiple-lane road, device and side Method, thus can be different using the expense in different tracks at same geo point.

Technological invention background

Vehicle owner or user often be evaluated using public or public infrastructure (and possessed by private entity or The public or private infrastructure of management) expense, such as turn pike, bridge and tunnel.Such expense is commonly referred to as highway Payment.The public it is also often desirable to subsidize the exploitation and maintenance of this infrastructure, mainly by using various tax revenues, including spy It is not fuel tax.However, occur in that serious unjust phenomenon because the tax revenue such as fuel oil tax be not by Infrastructure user according to It is paid using the ratio of infrastructure.For example, generally having larger fuel economy (than average fuel economy) low Vehicle pays less, and electric vehicle (due to not fuel consumption) is not paid generally.At highway or tunnel portal The highway that specific location is taken over, using charge, is only the extra expense roughly imposed and proportional vehicle is used to it. This taxation and toll collection system are implemented and safeguard additional expensive, and when expenses to be paid such as vehicle queues, may cause state Congestion on family's road.Because these are unfair and inefficient, it is necessary to which ubiquitous and fair payment for infrastructure use system is come Eliminate the shortcoming of current system.

E-payment system in U.S. Patent number 8,245,921,8,587,484,8,615,424,8,660,890 and 8, 843,390。

The purpose of the present invention and general introduction

The purpose of one or more case study on implementation of the present invention is to provide for by using automatic logical with remote site Letter is arranged and method come the system for using the general charge of infrastructure, for recording the use of this infrastructure and being this Charge.

In order to realize the purpose and possible other purposes there is provided a kind of system and method, wherein vehicle is recorded To be used for the specific infrastructure to its collection cost.

Include being arranged in vehicle accurate multiple degrees of freedom acceleration transducer according to the system for being used to charge of the present invention With satellite or the position determination system based on map, with during vehicle is travelled Reference Map be accurately determined its position, one Storage arrangement, stores the accurate map datum on precalculated position；One processor, is coupled to position described above and determines System, and the position of the position determination system is compared with the data in the storage arrangement, to determine whether Need the transmission of information of vehicles (log-on message of vehicle) and positional information, if it is desired, be transferred to remote site.

Communication equipment can also be arranged on vehicle and be coupled to processor, and be indicated from processor with to distant station Point sends transmission information.Processor may also be set in a communications device.Communication equipment can be configured to send out to remote site Send the log-on message of vehicle.Communication equipment may be also configured to remote site and/or direct ISP Cell phone/cell phone system is used when being sent during transmission to remote site and/or other suitable communication systems.Or, communication Equipment can be the portable set of such as smart phone/mobile phone.

The storage arrangement and/or processor being present in the present invention can also be arranged on vehicle, i.e. provide complete car Loading system, it can be arranged on vehicle during the manufacture or repacking of vehicle.Generally, term used herein is vehicle-mounted refers to example As vehicle-mounted memory devices and/or processor are arranged in the communication equipment being brought into vehicle (for example, cell phone/mobile phone Or smart phone/mobile phone) on and therefrom removed together with the passenger of vehicle.Other on-vehicle parts will have it is interim in vehicle or The for good and all ability in vehicle.

Precalculated position in storage arrangement is generally paid the use involved a need to infrastructure exactly Figure position, such as turn pike, tunnel, bridge, parking facility etc..

Brief description of the drawings

Following figures illustrate and illustrated using the explained in details of at least one in present invention disclosed herein, develop or draw System case study on implementation, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention included by claim.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the dummy charge system for the communication system for using the generally existing according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram for showing to produce a kind of mode that the reimbursement of expense from vehicle is indicated.

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the toll collection system based on automotive vehicle.

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that road occupation in vehicle takes display, it is shown that pass cost and upcoming pass cost.

Fig. 5 is that have the sensor and transmit receiver and camera with vehicle for being used for detecting that vehicle passes through on road The schematic diagram of stand, to shoot the vehicle without road occupation vehicle registration information transfer.

Detailed implementation

Fig. 1 is shown fixes geographical position (for example, being set close to basis with GNSS satellite system 2, GNSS correction systems 20 Apply) the interactive vehicle 18 of charge station 22 and map station 24 schematic diagram.Vehicle 18 has around its steering position The map in region, its can be on the mobile unit of vehicle 18 or smart phone/mobile phone, for example vehicle 18 or smart phone/ In database or memory assembly on mobile phone.The map accurately represents the track that vehicle 18 is travelled thereon, with centimetre The precision of level measurement, or be enough to enable position of the vehicle on the specific track of road to be determined.The wound of such map It build such as United States Patent (USP) No.9,528,834 in or can also be produced by another appropriate method.

Vehicle 18 also receives to come from is expressed as S1, S2, S3, the GNSS signal of S4 satellite 2 herein.Vehicle 18 can be received With signal of the processing from four or more satellites.GNSS calibration stations 20 similarly from identical satellite 2 receive signal and The correction to the GNSS signal from satellite 2 is determined by one of various known treatments, and these corrections are sent to vehicle Using the processor satellite 2 of the signal from GNSS to determine vehicle location on 18.Missed although existing in the signal from satellite 2 Difference, but these errors can be corrected on vehicle 18, and thus vehicle 18 can determine its accurate position.

Many meters and its position is calculated from it because vehicle 18 can advance between satellite signal acquisition, so vehicle 18, which cannot rely on these, calculates to determine it in the exact position of current time.On the contrary, for example, being accelerated by using multiple degrees of freedom Spend measuring system (IMU) to determine the position calculating in time T, the multiple degrees of freedom acceleration measurement system tracks vehicle all the time Position.However, the IMU based on MEMS technology lose precision over time must be by the position based on above-mentioned GNSS signal Calculating is put to be corrected.According to satellite error calibration method, the determination system accuracy based on GNSS location can from less than about Change between 2cm to about 10cm.Using the vehicle position determining system and the expection precision of map of the present invention, vehicle will be with very Know in the track of high precision and its traveling.This ability for realize the present invention generally existing toll collection system to minimize Tariff is probably what is be highly desirable to.

There is the fixed geo point for being used to trigger highway payment on vehicular map on vehicle 18, and when vehicle 18 (that is, the processor on vehicle 18 is by current location and in database or memory when determining it by such trigger point Point on map in component, and it was found that they coincide with one another or in mutual threshold distance), then by several convenient Message is sent to charge station or management 22 by any one in wireless network from vehicle 18, uses communication system.The wireless network Network can be wireless network used in cell phone/cell phone system, in other case study on implementation, and it is internet Wi-Fi systems System, and in other case study on implementation, DSRC transceiver is placed on road for this purpose.Any appropriate nothing can be used Gauze network.

As shown in figure 1, map station 24 represents the geo point of the use charge to multiple-lane road.Geo point can be along Any point of road, for example, outlet or the entrance of road, the entrance or outlet in bridge or tunnel etc..Therefore, provided in vehicle Memory devices with map data base, the map data base is included on geo point.

One importance of the case study on implementation of the present invention is that geo point is not specific for track.On the contrary, geo point is covered Lid includes the general area in multiple tracks of multiple-lane road.In some case study on implementation, therefore geo point can be defined as Multiple-lane road is to bridge or the entrance in tunnel.Geo point is not the point in the specific track of multiple-lane road.Therefore, at some In case study on implementation, it is in or the information of vehicle by geo point does not pass on vehicle specific track residing on road.

Charge station 22 preferably includes highway payment database, and it is included on the multilane at multiple different geo points The data of the usage charges in multiple tracks of road.Charge station 22 also accommodates or determines and receive comprising highway usage charges as described herein Pay system.For the different tracks of the multiple-lane road at least one geo point, highway usage charges data are different.Cause This, when vehicle is by geo point, activates the long-distance telephone bill database retrieval highway cost of use from charge station 22 in charge station 22 Data are to determine the expense of vehicle, but actual expense is determined by reference to the track ad-hoc location of vehicle (and to expense With the access of database, the cost data storehouse comprising for example each geo point the expense specific to track table).

For example, the long-distance telephone bill tables of data in the long-distance telephone bill database of charge station 22 can show as follows：

Accordingly, it would be desirable to which the determination for paying expense is to pass through the storage arrangement that is stored on vehicle (i.e. map based on vehicle Geo point in the point map stood on 24).However, expense point is not known here, but the communication equipment (ginseng only on vehicle See below Fig. 3 of discussion) to charge station 22 transmission instruction issuing, and obtain determining expense after the response of the instruction. At charge station additive factor can be used to carry out computational costs, rather than simply make vehicle by geo point and by by expense Postpone till remote site with determination, technical conditions to introduce expense expense adjustment, such as the time in one day, The property of vehicle, congestion etc..Adjustment is also based on from other sources, and the expense at charge station 22 is determined and taken over The data of system.The data can be on geo point before condition of road surface.

As shown in Fig. 2 the technique according to the invention can be for substitution such as EZ-Pass, I-PASS or EZ-Tag systems Conventional toll collection system, such as charge station and local label ask answering system, are onboard wireless transmitter 32, when it is launched device When 32 vehicles being located at trigger the charge station by being marked on vehicular map, vehicle location will be included via wireless network 34 The message of mark and vehicle registration information is sent to remote processing facility or website 36, and it can include either internet.This By cell phone/cell phone system or it can pass through and ISP (ISP) or fixed DSRC responses on the way Device or equivalent are directly connected to realize.

Onboard wireless transmitter 32 is used to provide information to realize that charge determines and/or charged.On the information of vehicle, example Such as its log-on message and position, it is sent to by onboard wireless transmitter 32 outside such as car of remote processing facility or website 36 Position, handles the charge shown for a system, and collect for the vehicle operator or vehicle owner for producing the expense The mode of expense and the actual collection of charges of progress, for example, pass through and collected the charges to the related account of motor vehicle operators or owner. By cell phone system realize this point allow user honeycomb (movement) phone be in itself onboard wireless emitter 32. namely Say, the mobile phone of user is configured with appropriate software and hardware to detect receiving station's activation system from the wireless signal of charge 40, and receive thereafter and based on this, produce and send the response signal for indicating such as testing vehicle register.Mobile phone is considered as The example of intelligent communication device, for this paper purpose, intelligent communication device is also including smart mobile phone etc., therefore, calls phone Refer to including smart phone/mobile phone.

Processor can be included as one of nextport hardware component NextPort, and performed in processor disclosed herein, processing unit etc. The function of any one.For example, cell phone/mobile phone can include computer program product, the computer program product by with The reception of detection charge (entrance) door frame transmission signal upon being performed is set to, then generates and causes by cell phone/hand Machine and network (may use internet) send response, the communication system being configured with by cell phone/mobile phone.The sound The basis to vehicle toll should be formd.This cell phone/mobile phone can be integrated into rearview mirror, for example, be typically mounted to Rearview mirror in the passenger compartment of A posts or front windshield.

The information sent after charge station's activation system initiation in the signal from cell phone/mobile phone can include closing In the positional information of vehicle, specifically, track specific location information.When different track positions on the road that charge is travelled based on vehicle When putting, when the specific track that vehicle is being travelled can not be determined from the response signal for only including vehicle identity information, this is probably Useful.Cell phone/mobile phone only sends its identity information and can determine insufficient for toll facility for being sent out by charge station There is charge required during different charges in the different tracks of the system of rising covering, therefore cell phone/mobile phone must also be used to close In it is determined that vehicle the specific lane position information of charging section instrument.

When charge station has multiple tracks, this is particularly useful, and all these tracks are configured to have vehicle row Sail with the signal in response to the transmitting of charge gantry, without sending different signals for each different track.Accordingly, it is determined that logical The sole mode of the expense of the vehicle travelled in the multiple-lane road for crossing public charging station is that vehicle is sent out by cell phone/mobile phone Give its track ad-hoc location.However, when track has one-to-one charge station, i.e., each charge station only covers a car It is confirmable that track where road, and vehicle, which is based on its response, can also use the implementation case and disclosed herein Other case study on implementation rely solely on foundation of the signal of charge gantry transmitting for charge.Therefore, except passing through that the present invention is used The method of controlled map determines vehicle beyond the technology in what track, and it is it is determined that the technology of vehicle in-lane position information is also wrapped Include in the present invention, include but is not limited to wherein vehicle and know the technology of its track ad-hoc location, because only being covered from portal frame Track shared by lid vehicle.

In addition, the case study on implementation allows owner's charge to cell phone/mobile phone (mobile phone), it is all but regardless of (mobile phone) Vehicle residing for person.Therefore, (mobile phone) owner can activate their cell phone/mobile phone (mobile phone) and be used at them Any vehicle in use it, the vehicle for example leased or borrowed.Therefore, the permit holder of automobile is possible to use their honeycomb Phone/mobile phone (mobile phone) is by charging without renting extra charge equipment, such as Plate-Pass (registration mark).

The mark of toll collection location on vehicular map may mean that vehicle, be included in database or memory assembly Vehicular map accesses map outside the car containing toll collection location in database or memory assembly.The position can for example be received Take the longitude and latitude of position.

Expense is determined and toll collection system can be located at treatment facility 36 and the specific track for multiple-lane road is taken Charging database or at single toll facility 30.Expense determines to set in processing when accessing charging database Place is applied to perform, and fee collection can be performed by toll facility 30.Charge is usually required the log-on message of vehicle with that will prop up The mode of paying is associated, and is then collected the charges to vehicle owner.

The implementation of the system need not be in addition to formula vehicle monitoring sensor embedded in the road and camera arrangement 38 appoint What infrastructure investment based on road.If vehicle is sensed by the roadbed vehicle monitoring sensor and transmitter 32 of system 38 And can not or deliberately prevent to send when being sent to remote processing facility 36 comprising the message of its vehicle registration information, then system 38 The picture and its licence plate of vehicle can be obtained, so as to cause the replacement charging method for the vehicle for being not equipped with system or to long-term The compulsory execution of the defaulter.If not sensing the transmission information of the transmitter 32 from vehicle, road inner sensor and photograph The image of vehicle is preferably sent to network 34 by camera system 38.

In order to illustrate an embodiment of the invention, as shown in figure 3, vehicle has the GNSS based on such as difference correction Receiver and IMU (multiple degrees of freedom acceleration transducer) (as described above with reference to Figure 1) monitor the equipment 42 of its position.Equipment 42 Position be considered as vehicle position.Position determination system 42 can be fully located on vehicle or be only partially located within vehicle, Remainder is away from vehicle.It can use and determine system available for any position for providing the degree of accuracy that this paper desired positions are determined System, i.e. the specific precision in track.When not exclusively on vehicle, position determination system 42 can determine vehicle position rather than The position of its own.

Using position determination system 42, vehicle knows its itself present position and with enough accurate at any time Degree so that itself can be placed on specific track by it, be included on the vehicular map 44 that can be shown to vehicle driver.When When vehicle is by the specific geographic point that can be determined by processor 46 or position (map station 22), more currently there is enough essences Degree, including its multiple-lane road being traveling at vehicle location (position of equipment 42) and be stored in depositing for vehicular map 44 After vehicle location in reservoir device, vehicle position information includes the network of internet automatically via the use of communication unit 48 Remote site is sent to, for example (wherein processing unit 46 can be processing unit 46 via the command communication unit 48 of processor 46 A part it is otherwise integrated or integrated).Remote site can be charge station 22, referring to Fig. 1, wherein determining and receiving comprising charge Pay system.

Including representing one or more memory assemblies or data storage device and alternatively associated hardware and/or software Car can be fully disposed in by enabling access to and retrieve the memory devices of the vehicular map 44 of the information from ground Figure 44 On, partly on vehicle, partly on smart phone/mobile phone, or part is one or more long-range from truck position, or Vehicle is left completely.For example, memory devices 44 may be in " Cloud Server ", so as to save the storage on vehicle.So And, in general, it will be preferably located on the vehicle or smart phone/mobile phone of covering vehicle traveling-position near zone.When When changing some parts of superseded map 44, such any map rejuvenation program of map 44. or skill can be updated periodically Art can be used in the present invention.If being partially or completely located at outside vehicle, map datum can be transferred to vehicle To carry out position comparison.

When expense is based on distance or based on infrastructure, hardware and/or software at remote processing facility or website, Such as element 36 in Fig. 2, such as determines the distance that vehicle is travelled on a highway from after its previous information transfer, or Counted using another specific infrastructure, such as bridge or tunnel, and based on the distance or infrastructure use that are travelled Calculation expense.When vehicle has completed its stroke or during in some other convenient times, the software at remote site is (for example, receive Take station 22, treatment facility 36 and/or toll facility 30) turn pike can be calculated based on the use of vehicle or other bases are set The use applied.Rate can depend on class of vehicles, and this can be by obtaining in vehicle registration information, the time in one day, meet The congestion and/or the price of used highway or other infrastructure arrived.The vehicle registration information together with the time, Congestion and the information of road prices can be on vehicle transmitter 32 launch or by remote processing facility 36 from one or more Other information source is obtained.

Information can be predefined by long-distance telephone expenses operator, for example, the expense of peak period on weekdays is X gold Volume, and be the Y amount of money in the expense of other times.The information can also individually be transferred to remote processing facility 36, for example, can carry For video camera to check road and the processor at remote processing facility is determined congestion based on image, and use determination Congestion to fix a price to applicable expense.

For example, a large truck will collect expense more than passenger car, this car will also collect expense more than motorcycle With.Can be than being travelled during the highway less time used in rush hour or the vehicle travelled when road is crowded Vehicle overcharge.On the bridge on river or the vehicle of running on expressway in downtown city can be than in rural area The vehicle travelled on highway it is costly.

The realization of device can take many forms in vehicle.For example, when without using smart phone/cellular communications network When, new vehicle can be equipped with including GNSS receiver, memory, the minimum system of processor and network communicating system.Can be with Various predetermined geographic localities are recognized, and are stored it in the storage device comprising vehicular map 44 so that when vehicle passes through During such position, vehicle will use communication unit 48 that its vehicle registration information and other relevant informations are sent into network.Connect Vehicle location will be monitored, and when transmitting stopping, indicating over time, i.e., in the other time by receiving position or remote site The end of travelling or in some other reasonable time, computational costs simultaneously deducts the amount of money or otherwise from car owner account Arrange payment.

Payment can be arranged by being maintained at the account at toll administration, this account is supplemented in a usual manner, for example from Direct bank transfer, credit or debit card, PayPal, other appropriate payment systems of iPay or similar, and can be based on not With country selection system install where.Method of payment can be by smart mobile phone control so that the system can be in such as city, state Used in multiple administrative areas of (province) and country.Therefore, a system can be used in the whole world.

Camera imaging equipment as highway inner sensor and a part for camera arrangement 38 can periodically be pacified Installed on road and/or along road, predetermined reason toll collection location is passed through to monitor vehicle (referring to Fig. 2).It is such to take the photograph Camera can also be comprising being capable of the signal receiver that is transmitted to remote site of interception car.If vehicle passes through such predetermined Position is managed without by vehicle registration information transmission to internet, then camera can in order to substituted expenses charging method purpose and Vehicle is shot, or determines whether vehicle is attempting to avoid payment.The expense taken over for back-up system can be higher, to encourage Vehicle driver uses system of the invention.

In the case of existing vehicle, system (including position determination system 42, vehicular map 44 and processor 46 are used as Single integrated unit or other parts in public module, are integrated into or one of the unit together with communication unit 48 Point) can be retrofitted in the mode roughly the same with the toll tags reequiped at present on vehicle.

Because in-vehicle transmitter 32 will be appreciated by the property of vehicle, therefore truck can be prior to automobile, and automobile is prior to rubbing Motorcycle is charged.Semi-trailer can be that vehicle and trailer are paid the fees.Infrastructure install video camera can use for example with shooting The associated mode identificating software of machine manages image everywhere in remote site, to determine the presence of trailer, and if the information Do not transmitted, then can record trailer licence plate.The camera that infrastructure is installed includes being arranged on along beside road or top column Camera on bar etc..

The application of similar smart mobile phone can be used to realize various enhancings, such as driver can determine in advance from Stroke cost of the current location to destination.Various alternative solutions can also be presented, vehicle selection is driven not if for example calculated Same route, or the different time sections in one day, or when selecting to bypass congested route, cost is how many.These supplementary features It can also be realized in new vehicle system and the system filled afterwards.They may be displayed on display or otherwise pass through His or her smart phone/mobile phone (visually and/or by word of mouth) notifies car owner or driver.Therefore, system can include meter Calculate charge expense and the application of route alternative is provided, and the charge using infrastructure is reminded to vehicle driver.

Whole mileages of traveling can periodically upload to toll collection system and form basic charge, when vehicle uses tunnel When road, bridge or express lane, special expenses is added thereon.Therefore, the alternate version of system can require the vehicle of equipment Mileage meter reading be also transmitted so that need the predetermined geographic locality of camera quantity and charge geographical position quantity most Smallization.

When vehicle passes through predetermined geographic locality, the mileage that can be travelled with registration of vehicle, and can use from most The change of the nearly traveling mileage once transmitted is come the expense needed for determining.In such a case, it is possible to assume that expense is to be based on In the daytime non-congestion time of rate.Or, the usable software associated with transmitter and/or hardware programming, with whenever inner In-vehicle transmitter transmits mileage information when journey table records the change of predetermined increment mileage (such as 100 miles).Or, it can use GNSS readings determine to calculate the increment mileage.Mileometer may be coupled to processor and in-vehicle transmitter and is configured as every Signal or mechanically actuated are provided when travelling 100 miles per hours.

Fig. 4 is shown can be in the vehicle of equipment, i.e., on the display screen in vehicle and/or in smart phone/mobile phone The display of upper realization, the smart phone/mobile phone provides the record of the expense up to the present paid during travelling, it is assumed that vapour His/her destination is input in system by car driver, can also provide budget to the expense of remainder stroke.Can also be aobvious Show that charge is provided on device reduces suggestion.In the preferred embodiment of system, it will be carried in vehicle and/or smart phone/mobile phone For display there is provided the payment speed paid the fees, or more generally with respect to such as every mile, the thin of payment speed is waited per hour Section, and the total cost up to the present travelled.By this way, when bill is later arrived at, vehicle driver will not feel It is surprised.In addition, the expense that system can change different paths enables a user to its path changing into backup path, so as to Alleviate congestion when needed.

In order to help to recognize vehicle, it may be necessary to several photo station, as shown in Figure 5.In Figure 5, vehicle 52 and 54 is being The track inner sensor 58 that proximity test vehicle is present, and in the appropriate time later, camera 60 obtain vehicle rear and The picture of its licence plate.This is realized by the video camera 60 on road top frame 62.Track 52, which is illustrated in, to be had In the track 50 of lane markings 56.

If vehicle operators deliberately attempt to prevent to avoid payment expense to network transmission information of vehicles, the system will Record fails to send the car plate of vehicle registration information vehicle to network.Therefore, video camera 60 also comes from the He of vehicle 52 comprising record The signal receiver of 54 transmission.Or, video camera 60 can be associated with signal receiver, such as by video camera 60 Side or near, and be possibly mounted on same road top frame 62.So, element 60 generally be considered camera and Receiver assembly.If vehicle is through wagon detector 58 and its log-on message ID is sent into network simultaneously, this will be by phase Machine and receiver assembly 60 are sensed, and need not obtain the license plate of image.The system can be also used for verifying trailer information It is a part for semitrailer vehicles motion.Otherwise, camera and receiver assembly 60 will be provided is detected by wagon detector 58 The presence of vehicle, but the transmission of the communication unit from vehicle is not detected.In this case, camera and receiver assembly 60 The image of vehicle will be obtained.In order to determine whether the signal receiver of camera and receiver assembly 60 is detected from vehicle hair The signal of emitter and image is obtained, the speed for performing vehicle detection by detector 58 can be millisecond or less, because vehicle Can be with cruising speeds.

The special communication protocol used by system, i.e., vehicle transmitter 32 as shown in Figure 2.Or the communication unit shown in Fig. 3 Member 48, it can be any text based system, such as SMS or similar system to carry out communication with toll administration.

Said system can be also used for other " charge " situations, for example stop and enter stadium or other be managed place Payment.

In most cases, it is known that the road of vehicle traveling is enough, however, there is the lane in which the drivers should pay fees and non-charge Track is adjacent, and the specific track of vehicle traveling must be confirmable.There is this track combination in most cases, receiving Taking track can only enter in some fixed positions, thus exist many chances come determine using present system vehicle The track used.For the not segregate situation of the lane in which the drivers should pay fees, the determination of traveling lane needs the accurate system with positioning vehicle With accurate map.

The present invention is using the transmitter in vehicle, and the transmitter is at appropriate vehicle location by vehicle registration information transmission To at toll administration, to calculate the expense paid needed for vehicle owner or driver.It can be used perhaps when implementing the present invention More different emitter designs.Permanently mounted device can perform the function on vehicle.One advantage is that the device can be by It is programmed for knowing the classification of vehicle, it is allowed to which different vehicles is charged for different expenses, but it can not know that trailer is automatically It is no in trailer.Another method is purchase label, and it can be with being arranged on using EZ-Pass label similar modes now Any convenient place in vehicle.A kind of form of this label is that label is registered to particular vehicle, and can only be with this Vehicle is used together.Therefore, when by charge station, it can check and read vehicle license to verify whether to make by recording a video Use correct label.Therefore, the toll tags for automobile can not be used on truck.Stolen label can not be used in different On vehicle.In order to catch the people for participating in this fraudulent transactions, it is desirable to have expensive vehicle inspection infrastructure and related pipe Reason.Second method be allow label and tag owner vehicle by charge infrastructure when be registered in the classification of vehicle Any vehicle on use.All these systems are required for setting charge infrastructure in each toll station.

Other and preferred equipment is to use standard smart phone/mobile phone.Initially, the smart phone/mobile phone can be with Used with conventional tags similar mode, except the transmission from cell phone/mobile phone to toll administration will pass through cell phone/hand Machine system passes through local Wi-Fi or DSRC system in some cases.Smart phone/mobile phone will include " application ", using embedding Map vehicular map on smart phone/mobile phone, with it is determined that where putting the information (ID) of road user It is sent to toll administration.As described above, receiver can be placed near roads, information transfer is there occurs to verify.Intelligence electricity Words/mobile phone can automatically obtain the vehicle class information that whether there is including trailer from onboard system.

For the purposes of the present invention, smart phone/mobile phone will be defined as portable and can be used for purpose of charging Any equipment.

Smart phone/mobile phone is frequently used for paying the transaction for replacing credit card now.Smart phone/mobile phone is often also comprised The owner is considered privately owned and proprietary information, and does not like other people and possess.Smart phone/mobile phone passes through various lifes now Thing is determined and/or cryptographic system becomes safer.As smart phone/mobile phone is increasingly being used for payment transaction, it is pacified Full property undoubtedly will increase.Therefore, smart phone/mobile phone, which now or in the near future has, prevents stolen and is used by burglar Protection.This identical be protected from the burglar of smart phone/mobile phone using stolen smart mobile phone run on other vehicles into Row payment.Therefore, smart phone/mobile phone ensure that compared with the portable tag system used now, more avoids fraudulent The security of charge.In the case where burglar can not have enough securities with breach security or smart phone/mobile phone, own Person can report the loss or stolen of his or her smart phone/mobile phone, and if its for billing purposes, then authorities Vehicle and the phone/mobile phone being stolen can quickly be positioned.

When phone and vehicle are matched, class of vehicle can be sent automatically to phone to carry out expense charging.Similarly, such as Really one or more trailers are already attached to semitrailer vehicles, then Vehicular system can detect the specific situation, and similarly will The information notifies toll collection system administrative office by smart phone/mobile phone.

Although the present invention has shown and described in the description in accompanying drawing and above, it should be appreciated that it is characteristically Illustrative and not restrictive, it will be appreciated that only have shown and described and be preferable to carry out case, and it is all change and repair Change within the spirit of the invention, it is desirable to protected.