JP4224633B2 - Gas station system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gas station system installed in a gas station, and relates to a gas station system that uses a prepaid method for payment of charges.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, self-service gas stations have been established, and customers who visit the gas stations themselves are refueling and paying fees.
[0003]
At these self-service refueling stations, the customer goes to the checkout office after refueling, and pays a predetermined fee before refueling by paying the fee by telling the number of the finished measuring machine. Various settlement methods such as a prepaid method for returning the balance are implemented.
[0004]
In particular, a prepaid card system that can be settled with a prepaid card of a predetermined amount composed of a magnetic card, an IC card, or the like is attracting attention in order to increase the revisit rate of gas stations.
[0005]
In this prepaid card method, first, a customer who has stopped the vehicle in front of the weighing machine inserts a prepaid card into a setting device for setting the desired refueling work content, and then sets the refueling work content. The machine supplies oil to the vehicle.
[0006]
When the refueling of the vehicle by the measuring machine is completed, the customer ends the refueling operation by receiving the refueling fee slip issued by the setting device and the prepaid card with the remaining balance.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the payment method using a magnetic card or IC card, there is a large amount of work such as reading a prepaid card into a card reader, and when the customer loses the card, the customer loses the prepaid amount. In addition, there is a problem that the cost of reissuing a new prepaid card increases for a gas station.
[0008]
Also, in the payment method using prepaid cards, used prepaid cards are discarded, customers need to purchase new prepaid cards, and issuing prepaid cards is also costly at the gas station is there.
[0009]
Furthermore, when the prepaid card is in the hands of another person due to the carelessness of the customer such as forgetting to remove the prepaid card after refueling, the prepaid card is easily used.
[0010]
An object of the present invention is to prevent an increase in cost associated with the issue of a prepaid card at a gas station, and to prevent occurrence of damage when the prepaid card is lost.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, receiving means installed in a gas filling station that receives identification information by wireless communication from a storage medium in which identification information is stored and mounted in a fueling target vehicle;A setter for presetting refueling work content for the refueling target vehicle before refueling;Checkout means for storing a prepaid refueling fee amount corresponding to the identification information;The prepaid refueling fee amount corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means is read from the settlement means, the prepaid refueling fee amount read is displayed on the display unit, and the prepaid refueling fee amount and the setting device are set. Refueling start permission means for permitting start of refueling to the refueling target vehicle based on the refueling work content;Identification in which the refueling fee is received by the receiving means at the end of refueling to the refueling target vehicleinformationAnd a calculation means for calculating a new prepaid oil charge amount subtracted from the prepaid oil charge amount corresponding to, and storing the new prepaid oil charge amount in the settlement means.
[0012]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, wireless communication is performed between the storage medium mounted on the vehicle in which the identification information is stored and the receiving device installed in the gas station, and the settlement means is used based on the identification information of the storage medium. Since the refueling fee is settled based on the prepaid refueling fee of the stored identification information, the refueling station does not need to reissue the prepaid card when the card is lost or the balance is insufficient, and the burden on reissuing is eliminated. No longer needs to carry a prepaid card and will not suffer inadvertent damage.
[0013]
In the invention of claim 2,The refueling start permission means matches the identification information received by the receiving means after the refueling work content is set by the setting device with the identification information corresponding to the prepaid refueling charge amount read from the settlement means. And if it is determined that they do not match, the start of refueling to the refueling target vehicle based on the prepaid refueling fee amount is not permitted.It is characterized by that.
[0014]
According to the invention of claim 2 above,It is possible to prevent an injustice that the vehicle to be refueled is replaced before the refueling operation.
[0015]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a gas station system according to the present embodiment.
[0016]
In the gas station 1, a plurality of measuring machines 2, 2, 2... Are installed, and a control circuit 3 is accommodated in each measuring machine 2.
[0017]
Each control circuit 3 is connected to a refueling management device 4 for permitting refueling of each measuring machine 2, and this refueling management device 4 is installed in the office of the refueling station and is operated by a refueling station staff. It has become.
[0018]
The refueling management device 4 and each control circuit 3 are connected to a sales management device 5 installed in the office of the fueling station in the same manner as the refueling management device 4, and this sales management device 5 is a vehicle identification number to be described later. It has a customer information database 6 in which (identification information) and prepayment amount information corresponding to the vehicle identification number are stored.
[0019]
In the customer information database 6, in addition to the above prepayment amount information, customer and vehicle information corresponding to each vehicle identification number, for example, vehicle information such as vehicle type, position of the filler opening, type of fueling oil, body color, previous refueling date, Information such as the previous refueling amount, previous vehicle inspection date and time, previous oil change date and time, service work history at the gas station, and customer information such as customer name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address are stored.
[0020]
The entrance of the gas station 1 is provided with an entrance antenna 7 and an entrance transceiver 8 for receiving a vehicle identification number by performing wireless communication with an in-vehicle tag 12 to be described later. The vehicle identification number received by the entrance transmitter / receiver 8 via the mouth antenna 7 is output to the sales management device 5 connected to the entrance transmitter / receiver 8 by a signal line.
[0021]
In addition, a guidance device 9 having a guidance display and a speaker for guiding an entered customer vehicle to an appropriate fueling position is installed at the entrance of the gas station 1.
[0022]
Next, the configuration of the weighing machine 2 will be described using the block configuration diagram of FIG.
[0023]
The control circuit 3 of the weighing machine 2 includes an oil supply control circuit 11 for driving and controlling a pump motor 10 for starting a pump (not shown) that supplies oil liquid based on an oil supply permission signal of the oil supply management device 4; It comprises a weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 14 for receiving the vehicle identification number stored in the in-vehicle tag 12 attached to the vehicle via the weighing machine antenna 13 and outputting it to the sales management device 5.
[0024]
In addition to the control circuit 3, the meter 2 reads the printer 15 for issuing a refueling fee slip after the end of refueling, and the amount of bills inserted for prepaying the refueling fee, and transmits and receives the meter side A bill reader 16 for transmitting the money amount information to the sales management device 5 via the circuit 13 and a setting for setting the details of refueling work before refueling and prepaid the refueling fee with the bill reader 16. And a guidance device 18 for presenting various service contents at the gas station transmitted from the sales management device 5.
[0025]
Here, the configuration of the in-vehicle tag 12 will be described. The in-vehicle tag 12 includes an antenna 19 and a vehicle identification number storage unit 20, and is stored in the vehicle identification number storage unit 20 by receiving radio waves radiated from the entrance antenna 7 and the weighing machine antenna 13 described above. The vehicle identification number (identification information) stored in advance at the gas station is read out and transmitted from the antenna 19.
[0026]
The vehicle-mounted tag 12 is attached to the customer's vehicle by the gas station staff by storing a vehicle identification number unique to the customer's vehicle by the customer who first visits the gas station 1 paying a certain prepayment amount.
[0027]
Next, the contents of control performed by the sales management device 5 of the gas station system having the above configuration will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. Note that “S” described in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 is an abbreviation for step, and in the following description, step is also abbreviated as “S”.
[0028]
First, in S1, the sales management device 5 performs the vehicle tag confirmation process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 from the entrance transceiver 8 to detect whether or not the vehicle has entered the gas station. The attached vehicle-mounted tag 12 is called, that is, a radio wave is emitted from the entrance antenna 7, and it is determined whether or not the vehicle identification number can be obtained from the vehicle-mounted tag 12 in S2.
[0029]
When the vehicle identification number is output from the entrance transceiver 8 that has received the vehicle identification number of the in-vehicle tag 12, it is determined in S2 that the vehicle identification number has been acquired, and the process proceeds to S3. In S3, the sales management device 5 searches the customer information database 6 for the vehicle type, refueling port position, and refueling oil type as customer information from the customer information database 6 using the received vehicle identification number as a key. An appropriate refueling position is determined, and the customer is guided to an appropriate refueling position via the guidance device 9 in S5.
[0030]
While the customer vehicle is moving to the refueling position, the sales management device 5 transmits / receives the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit of the weighing machine 2 at the determined refueling position in order to detect whether or not it has reached the refueling position in S6. The vehicle tag confirmation process is performed from 14, and it is determined whether or not the vehicle identification number from the in-vehicle tag 12 has been acquired in S7.
[0031]
If the vehicle identification number cannot be acquired in S7, the process proceeds to S8. In S8, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the vehicle tag confirmation process in S6. Returning, it continues to determine whether or not the vehicle identification number has been acquired at the appropriate fueling position.
[0032]
In S8, when the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that the customer does not go to the appropriate refueling position presented in S5, but has stopped at another refueling position. In S9, the measuring device 2 at the appropriate refueling position. Vehicle tag confirmation processing is performed from the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 14 of the other weighing machines 2 and it is determined whether or not the vehicle identification number has been acquired from the vehicle-mounted tag 12 in S10.
[0033]
In S10, when the vehicle identification number cannot be acquired, it is determined that the customer vehicle that has entered has received a gas station service other than refueling, and the process proceeds to S11, where it is acquired at the entrance of a display (not shown) of the sales management device 5. The vehicle identification number and the fact that no refueling is received are displayed and an error notification is given to the refueling station staff.
[0034]
By the way, the gas station staff who has received this error notification confirms the customer vehicle that has entered and performs the gas station service desired by the customer.
[0035]
If the vehicle identification number can be acquired in S7 or S10, the process proceeds to S12.
In S12, the sales management device 5 reads out the vehicle type, the position of the filler opening, the fuel filler type and the prepaid amount information as vehicle information from the customer information database 6 using the acquired vehicle identification number as a key, and in S13 the guidance device 18 In addition to displaying the prepaid amount read from the customer information database 6, display is made to prompt the user to set the details of the fuel supply to the vehicle, that is, the desired oil type and amount.
[0036]
In S14, it is determined whether or not the customer has set the refueling content by the setting device 17 of the measuring machine 2. If the refueling content has been set, the process proceeds to S15. In S15, the customer information database 6 Based on the position of the refueling port and the refueling type of the read vehicle information, it is determined whether refueling is possible at the refueling position where the customer vehicle is stopped.
[0037]
If refueling is not possible in S15, the process proceeds to S16, where the guidance device 18 notifies that the refueling is not possible at the current refueling position, and moves to the weighing machine 2 in another refueling position, and the process returns to S6. .
[0038]
Further, if refueling is possible in S15, the process proceeds to S17, and whether or not the refueling contents set in S14 can be performed by the prepaid amount read from the customer information database 6, that is, the prepaid amount is not insufficient. It is determined whether or not.
[0039]
In S17, if the prepaid amount is insufficient, the process proceeds to S18, and in S18, the guidance device 18 provides guidance for increasing the prepaid amount and the prepaid amount is increased in S19. It is determined whether or not the banknote reader 16 of the weighing machine 2 has received a deposit, or whether or not a deposit processing has been performed by a refueling staff in the sales management device 5 of the office.
[0040]
If the banknote reader 16 or the sales management device 5 has received money in S19, the process proceeds to S20, where the prepaid payment process shown in FIG. 5 is performed, and it is determined again whether or not refueling is possible from the process of S6.
[0041]
If the prepaid amount is sufficient in S17, the vehicle tag confirmation process is performed again in S21 to prevent fraud such that the customer vehicle is replaced before the refueling operation, and the acquired vehicle identification number is refueled. It is determined whether or not the content matches the vehicle identification number of the customer vehicle that has set the content.
[0042]
In S22, when the vehicle identification numbers do not match, it is determined that the customer vehicle has been replaced, and the process returns to S12, and it is determined again whether the vehicle can be specified and refueled based on the vehicle identification number acquired in S21. To do.
[0043]
If the vehicle identification numbers match in S22, the process proceeds to S23 to start refueling.
[0044]
In S <b> 23, an oil supply request signal is output from the oil supply control circuit 11 to the oil supply management device 4 by removing an oil supply nozzle (not shown) of the weighing machine 2. The oil supply management device 4 that has received this oil supply request signal informs the refueling station staff that there is an oil supply request from the metering machine 2, and performs an oil supply permission operation to the oil supply management device 4 so as to control the oil supply from the oil supply management device 4. A refueling permission signal is output to the circuit 11 and refueling of the weighing machine 2 is started. This refueling permission signal is simultaneously output to the sales management device 5 so that the sales management device 5 recognizes that the meter 2 is refueling.
[0045]
When refueling is completed in S24, the refueling control circuit 11 outputs the refueling oil type and the refueling amount to the refueling management device 4 as a refueling end signal. When the refueling end signal is received, the end of refueling by the measuring device 2 is output from the refueling management device 4 to the sales management device 5 together with the data of the oil type and the amount of refueling, and the sales management device 5 recognizes the end of refueling.
[0046]
Before the refueling fee is settled at the end of refueling, the in-vehicle tag confirmation process is performed again in S25, and it is determined whether or not the vehicle identification number acquired in S25 matches the vehicle identification number acquired before refueling in S26. To do.
[0047]
If the vehicle identification numbers do not match in S26, there is a possibility that the vehicle has been replaced during refueling, so the process proceeds to S27, and in S27, an error notification for prompting confirmation of the customer vehicle at the refueling position is sent to the sales management device. 5 is notified to the refueling staff by a display (not shown).
[0048]
By the way, the refueling staff member who has received this error check confirms the customer vehicle at the refueling position where the error has occurred, investigates the cause of the error, and takes appropriate action.
[0049]
If the vehicle identification numbers match in S26, the sales management device 5 calculates the refueling fee from the refueling end signal in S28 and performs the settlement process from the prepaid amount of the vehicle identification number using the measuring device 2. At the same time, the information updated, for example, the prepaid amount, the previous refueling date, the previous refueling amount, etc. are written in the customer information database 6.
[0050]
In the settlement process of S28, the sales management device 4 calculates the prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the current refueling fee from the refueling oil type, the refueling amount, and the prepaid remaining as the current refueling record, and updates the customer information database 6.
[0051]
When the update to the customer information database 6 in S28 is completed, the process proceeds to S29, and the sales management device 5 sends the current refueling amount, refueling type, refueling fee, prepaid amount, and other services to the guidance device 18 based on the updated data. The contents are displayed, it is displayed that the payment is completed and the refueling is completed, and a slip of the refueling contents, the prepaid amount, and other service contents is printed out by the printer 15, the increase of the prepaid amount is guided, and the process proceeds to S30.
[0052]
In S30, whether or not the customer confirms the prepaid amount by the slip from the guidance device 18 or the printer 15 and increases the amount for the next refueling is received in the bill reader 16 or the sales management device 5 of the weighing machine 2. Judgment by
[0053]
If there is no deposit in the bill reader 16 or the sales management device 5, whether or not the vehicle identification number of the in-vehicle tag 12 is output by the weighing machine transceiver 14 as to whether or not the customer vehicle has left the refueling position in S 32. If the customer vehicle has not left, the process returns to S30 again to determine whether or not an increase in the prepaid amount has been set.
[0054]
When the deposit to the banknote reader 16 or the deposit at the sales management apparatus 5 at the gas station office is confirmed in S30, the process proceeds to S31 and the prepaid setting process shown in FIG. 5 is performed in S31.
Moreover, when a customer vehicle leaves from a fueling position by S32, the process in the gas station system about the customer vehicle is complete | finished.
[0055]
Next, the vehicle tag confirmation process performed in S1, S6, S9, S21, and S25 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0056]
First, in S41, a radio wave for calling the in-vehicle tag 12 is emitted from the entrance transmitter / receiver 8 or the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 14 via the entrance antenna 7 or the weighing machine antenna 13, and the process proceeds to S42. It is determined whether or not there is a response.
[0057]
The vehicle-mounted tag 12 attached to the vehicle that has entered the gas station 1 starts operating in S43 upon receiving radio waves radiated from the entrance antenna 7 or the weighing machine antenna 14 in S41, and in S44 the vehicle-mounted tag 12 After the vehicle identification number is read from the vehicle identification number storage unit 20 inside and the vehicle identification number is transmitted from the antenna 19 in S45, the process proceeds to S46 and the in-vehicle tag 12 enters a standby state.
[0058]
When the entrance identification transmitter / receiver 8 or the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 14 receives the vehicle identification number transmitted from the vehicle-mounted tag 12 in S45, it is determined in S42 that there is a response from the vehicle-mounted tag 12 and the process goes to S47. move on.
[0059]
In S47, the vehicle identification number received from the vehicle-mounted tag 12 is analyzed, and in S48, the vehicle identification number is output to the sales management device 5 to the sales management device 5, and the vehicle-mounted tag confirmation process is terminated.
[0060]
Next, the prepaid setting process performed in S20 and S31 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0061]
First, in S51, the current prepaid amount is called. In S52, it is determined whether or not there is deposit data in the sales management apparatus 5. If there is deposit data, the process proceeds to S53.
[0062]
In S53, a new prepaid amount is calculated by adding the amount of the deposit data to the current prepaid amount. Then, the prepaid amount calculated in S54 is output to the customer information database 6 and the prepaid setting process is terminated.
[0063]
In the above-described embodiment, since the vehicle information is managed in the database at the gas station based on the vehicle identification number of the in-vehicle tag 12 attached to the customer vehicle, there is no unauthorized modification of data.
[0064]
Even if the customer does not have the vehicle-mounted tag 12 due to loss or the like, the prepaid information can be obtained from the gas station database, so that the customer information stored in the customer information database 6 matches the customer. Refueling is possible.
[0065]
Information on the position of the filler port, the type of fuel oil, etc. can be confirmed from the vehicle identification number stored in the vehicle-mounted tag 12 mounted on the customer's vehicle, and the guidance to the metering machine can be automated. Is reduced.
[0066]
Conventionally, magnetic cards and non-contact IC cards were carried by customers, so if the customer enters the gas station with another vehicle, there is a risk of misfueling of the oil type. Since the in-vehicle tag 12 is attached to the vehicle, one-to-one communication with the vehicle is possible, and erroneous oiling of oil types does not occur.
[0067]
In the above embodiment, the input / output transceiver 8 and the sales management apparatus 5 and the weighing machine transmission / reception circuit 14 and the sales management apparatus 5 are connected by signal lines to input / output information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, the signal line is abolished, an antenna is connected to the sales management device 5, the entrance transceiver 8 and the sales management device 5, and the weighing machine transmission / reception circuit 14 and the sales management. A configuration may be adopted in which information is transmitted to and received from the device 5 by wireless communication.
[0068]
Next, modifications of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a gas station system according to a modified example, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the weighing machine 2 according to the modified example. The configuration in which the information managed in the customer information database 6 at the gas station is managed by the identification information storage unit 35 inside the in-vehicle tag 31 mounted on the vehicle is greatly different.
[0069]
That is, in the identification information storage unit 35 of the in-vehicle tag 31, in addition to the vehicle identification number and prepayment amount information, customer and vehicle information, for example, vehicle information such as vehicle type, refueling port position, refueling oil type, vehicle body color, last time Information such as the date of refueling, the amount of previous refueling, the date and time of previous vehicle inspection, the date and time of last oil change, the history of service work at the gas station, and customer information such as customer name, address, telephone number and e-mail address are stored. ing.
[0070]
Moreover, the structure which can write information in the identification information storage part 35 of the vehicle-mounted tag 31 by radio | wireless communication with the weighing machine transmitter / receiver 32 differs from the said Example, and the structure other than the above is the same as that of the said Example.
[0071]
Next, the control content performed by the sales management device 30 of the gas station system in the modified example having the above-described configuration will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0072]
First, in S61, the sales management device 30 performs vehicle tag confirmation processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 from the entrance transceiver 8 in order to detect whether or not the vehicle has entered the gas station. Invoking the in-vehicle tag 31 attached, that is, radiating radio waves from the entrance antenna 7, determines whether or not the identification information including the vehicle identification number and the prepayment amount from the in-vehicle tag 31 has been acquired in S2.
[0073]
When the vehicle identification number is output from the entrance transceiver 8 that has received the identification information of the in-vehicle tag 31, it is determined that the identification information has been acquired in S62, and the process proceeds to S63. In S63, the sales management device 30 temporarily stores the received identification information, and extracts the vehicle type, the position of the fuel filler opening, and the fueling oil type as vehicle information from the identification information. An appropriate refueling position is determined, and the customer is guided to an appropriate refueling position via the guidance device 9 in S65.
[0074]
While the customer vehicle is moving to the refueling position, the sales management device 30 determines whether or not the fuel management position has arrived at the refueling position in S66. The vehicle tag confirmation process is performed from 32, and it is determined whether or not the identification information from the in-vehicle tag 31 has been acquired in S67.
[0075]
If the identification information cannot be acquired in S67, the process proceeds to S68. In S68, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the vehicle tag confirmation process in S66. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to S67. Thus, it continues to determine whether or not the vehicle identification number has been acquired at the appropriate refueling position.
[0076]
In S68, when the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that the customer does not go to the appropriate refueling position presented in S65 but has stopped at another refueling position, and in S69, the measuring machine 2 at the appropriate refueling position. Vehicle tag confirmation processing is performed from the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 32 of the other weighing machines 2 and it is determined whether or not the identification information from the in-vehicle tag 31 has been acquired in S70.
[0077]
In S70, when the identification information cannot be acquired, it is determined that the entered customer vehicle has received a gas station service other than refueling, and the process proceeds to S71, where the identification acquired at the entrance of the display (not shown) of the sales management device 30 is obtained. An error is notified by displaying information and not receiving refueling.
[0078]
If the identification information can be acquired in S67 or S70, the process proceeds to S72.
In S72, the sales management device 30 reads the vehicle type, the position of the fuel filler, and the fuel type and prepaid amount information as vehicle information from the acquired identification information, and displays the prepaid amount in the guidance device 18 in S73, The display prompts the user to set the details of the oil supply to the vehicle, that is, the desired oil type and oil supply amount.
[0079]
In S74, it is determined whether or not the customer has set the refueling content by using the setting device 17 of the weighing machine 2. If the refueling content has been set, the process proceeds to S75. Based on the position of the refueling port and the refueling type of the vehicle information, it is determined whether refueling is possible at the refueling position where the customer vehicle is stopped.
[0080]
If refueling is impossible in S75, the process proceeds to S76, and the guidance device 18 notifies that the refueling is not possible at the current refueling position, and moves to the weighing machine 2 in another refueling position, and the process returns to S66. .
[0081]
If refueling is possible in S75, the process proceeds to S77, and whether or not the refueling content set in S74 is workable by the prepaid amount of the identification information read from the in-vehicle tag 31, that is, the prepaid amount is It is determined whether there is a shortage.
[0082]
If the prepaid amount is insufficient in S77, the process proceeds to S78, where the guidance device 18 provides guidance for increasing the prepaid amount and the prepaid amount is increased in S79. It is determined whether or not it has been received by the banknote reader 16 of the weighing machine 2 or whether or not the processing has been performed by the refueling staff at the sales management device 30 in the office.
[0083]
If the banknote reader 16 or the sales management device 30 has received a deposit in S79, the process proceeds to S80. In S80, the prepaid deposit process shown in FIG. 5 similar to the above embodiment is also shown in FIG. A vehicle tag writing process is performed, and it is determined again whether or not refueling is possible from the process of S66.
[0084]
If the prepaid amount is sufficient in S77, the vehicle tag confirmation process is performed again in S82 to prevent fraud such that the customer vehicle is replaced before the refueling operation. It is determined whether or not the number matches the vehicle identification number of the identification information of the customer vehicle that has set the refueling content.
[0085]
In S83, if the vehicle identification numbers do not match, it is determined that the customer vehicle has been replaced, and the process returns to S66, and it is determined again whether the vehicle can be specified and refueled based on the identification information acquired in S82. .
[0086]
If the vehicle identification number of the identification information matches in S83, the process proceeds to S84 and refueling is started.
[0087]
In S <b> 84, an oil supply request signal is output from the oil supply control circuit 11 to the oil supply management device 4 by removing an oil supply nozzle (not shown) of the weighing machine 2. The oil supply management device 4 that has received this oil supply request signal informs the refueling station staff that there is an oil supply request from the metering machine 2, and performs an oil supply permission operation to the oil supply management device 4 so as to control the oil supply from the oil supply management device 4. A refueling permission signal is output to the circuit 11 and refueling of the weighing machine 2 is started. This refueling permission signal is simultaneously output to the sales management device 30, and the sales management device 30 recognizes that the weighing machine 2 is refueling.
[0088]
When refueling is completed in S85, the refueling control circuit 11 outputs the refueling oil type and the refueling amount to the refueling management device 4 as a refueling end signal. When the refueling end signal is received, the end of refueling by the measuring device 2 is output from the refueling management device 4 to the sales management device 30 together with the oil type and the amount of refueling, and the sales management device 30 recognizes the end of refueling.
[0089]
Before the refueling fee is settled by the end of refueling, the vehicle-mounted tag confirmation process is performed again in S86, and the vehicle identification number of the identification information acquired in S86 in S87 matches the vehicle identification number of the identification information acquired before refueling. Judge whether to do.
[0090]
If the vehicle identification numbers do not match in S87, the process proceeds to S88, and there is a possibility that the vehicle has been replaced during refueling. Therefore, an error notification prompting confirmation of the customer vehicle is displayed on the sales management device 30 (not shown). Announces with a vessel.
[0091]
If the vehicle identification numbers match in S87, the sales management device 30 calculates the refueling fee from the refueling end signal in S89 and performs the settlement process from the prepaid amount of the vehicle identification number using the measuring device 2. At the same time, the updated identification information is written in the in-vehicle tag 31.
[0092]
In the settlement process of S89, the sales management device 30 calculates the prepaid balance obtained by subtracting the current refueling fee from the refueling oil type, the refueling amount, and the prepaid remaining balance that are the current refueling results, and updates the identification information of the in-vehicle tag 31. The in-vehicle tag writing process shown in FIG. 10 is performed.
[0093]
When the writing process to the in-vehicle tag 31 in S89 is completed, the process proceeds to S90, and the sales management device 30 sends the current oil amount, fuel oil type, fuel fee, prepaid amount, etc. to the guidance device 18 based on the updated identification information. The service content is displayed, the fact that the payment is completed and the refueling is completed is displayed, and the slip of the refueling content, the prepaid amount, and other service content is printed out by the printer 15, and the increase of the prepaid amount is guided and the process proceeds to S91 .
[0094]
In S91, whether or not the customer confirms the prepaid amount with the slip from the guidance device 18 or the printer 15 and increases the amount for the next refueling, whether or not the bill reader 16 of the measuring machine 2 has received money, or sales management Judgment is made based on whether or not the apparatus 30 has received money.
[0095]
When there is no deposit in the bill reader 16 or the sales management device 30, whether or not the identification information of the in-vehicle tag 31 can be acquired by the weighing machine transceiver 14 is determined whether or not the customer vehicle has left the refueling position in S93. If the customer vehicle has not left, the process returns to S91 again to determine whether or not an increase in the prepaid amount has been set.
[0096]
When the deposit to the banknote reader 16 or the sales management device 30 is confirmed in S91, the process proceeds to S92 and the prepaid deposit process shown in FIG. 5 similar to the above embodiment is performed in S92.
Moreover, when a customer vehicle leaves the refueling position in S93, the process in the gas station system of this modification about the customer vehicle is complete | finished.
[0097]
Next, the vehicle tag confirmation process performed in S61, S66, S69, S82 and S86 of FIG. 8 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0098]
First, in S101, a radio wave for calling the in-vehicle tag 31 is emitted from the entrance transceiver 8 or the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 32 via the entrance antenna 7 or the weighing machine antenna 33, and the process proceeds to S102. It is determined whether or not there is a response.
[0099]
The vehicle-mounted tag 31 attached to the vehicle that has entered the gas station 1 starts operation in S103 upon receiving radio waves radiated from the entrance antenna 7 or the weighing machine antenna 33 in S101, and in S104, the vehicle-mounted tag 31 is operated. After reading the identification information from the identification information storage unit 35 inside and transmitting the identification information from the antenna 34 in S105, the process proceeds to S106, and the in-vehicle tag 31 enters a standby state.
[0100]
When the entrance transmitter / receiver 8 or the weighing machine side transmitter / receiver circuit 32 receives the identification information transmitted from the in-vehicle tag 31 in S105, it is determined in S102 that there is a response from the in-vehicle tag 31 and the process proceeds to S107. .
[0101]
In S107, the identification information received from the vehicle-mounted tag 31 is analyzed, and in S108, the identification information is output to the sales management device 30 to the sales management device 30, and the vehicle-mounted tag confirmation process is terminated.
[0102]
Next, the vehicle tag writing process performed in S81 and S89 of FIG. 8 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0103]
First, in S111, a radio wave for calling the vehicle-mounted tag 31 is emitted from the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 32 via the weighing machine antenna 33, and the process proceeds to S112 to determine whether there is a response from the vehicle-mounted tag 31. To do.
[0104]
The vehicle-mounted tag 31 attached to the vehicle stopped at the refueling position starts operation in S113 by receiving the radio wave radiated from the weighing machine antenna 33 in S111, and the identification in the vehicle-mounted tag 31 in S114. After the identification information is read from the information storage unit 35 and the identification information is transmitted from the antenna 34 in S115, the vehicle-mounted tag 31 enters a standby state.
[0105]
When the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 14 receives the identification information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted tag 31 in S115, it is determined in S112 that there is a response from the vehicle-mounted tag 31, and the process proceeds to S117.
[0106]
In S117, the identification information received from the in-vehicle tag 31 is analyzed, and in S118, it is determined whether or not the identification information matches the identification information stored in the sales management device 30. If the identification information does not match in S118, the process proceeds to S119, and an error notification is given that the customer vehicle to be written has been replaced.
[0107]
If the identification information matches in S118, the process proceeds to S120, and the identification information to be updated is transmitted from the weighing machine antenna 33 to the in-vehicle tag 31, and the process proceeds to S121. ) Is determined.
[0108]
In S122, the vehicle-mounted tag 31 starts operating upon receiving the radio wave radiated from the weighing machine antenna 33 in S120, and writes the received updated identification information to the identification information storage unit 35 in the vehicle-mounted tag 31 in S123. In S124, the write end signal and the written identification information are transmitted from the antenna 34. Then, the process proceeds to S125, and the in-vehicle tag 31 enters a standby state.
[0109]
When the weighing machine side transmission / reception circuit 32 receives the write end signal transmitted from the in-vehicle tag 31 in S124, it is determined in S121 that there is a response from the in-vehicle tag 31 and the process proceeds to S126.
[0110]
In S126, the identification information received from the in-vehicle tag 31 is analyzed, and in S127, the identification information is output to the sales management device 30, and the in-vehicle tag writing process is terminated.
[0111]
In the above-described modification, since all customer information is stored in the identification information storage unit 35 inside the in-vehicle tag 31 mounted on the customer vehicle, a database having a large capacity on the gas station is not required. Can be provided at low cost.
[0112]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the invention of claim 1CarThe prepaid refueling fee for the identification information stored in the settlement means based on the identification information of the storage medium, which is wirelessly communicated between the storage medium mounted on both and storing the identification information and the receiving device installed at the gas station Since the refueling fee is settled according to the amount, there is no need for the refueling station to reissue the prepaid card when the card is lost or when the balance is insufficient. You won't suffer inadvertent damage.
[0113]
In addition, since prepaid refueling amount information is managed at the filling station side, it is possible to fix customers for the filling station.
[0114]
  According to the invention of claim 2 above,Whether the refueling start permitting means matches the identification information received by the receiving means after the refueling work content is set by the setter with the identification information corresponding to the prepaid refueling charge amount read from the settlement means If it is determined that it does not match, the start of refueling to the refueling vehicle based on the prepaid refueling fee amount is not permitted, so that the refueling vehicle is replaced before refueling work. Can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a gas station system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a weighing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of control contents of the sales management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of in-vehicle tag confirmation processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of prepaid deposit processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a gas station system according to a modification of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a modified weighing machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of control contents of a sales management apparatus according to a modification of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a vehicle-mounted tag confirmation process according to a modification of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a modified in-vehicle tag writing process according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Gas station system
2 Weighing machine
3 Control circuit
4 Refueling management device
5. Sales management device (calculation means)
6 Customer information database (payment method)
11 Lubrication control circuit
12 Vehicle-mounted tag (storage medium)
13 Weighing machine antenna
14 Weighing machine transceiver (receiving means)
15 Printer
16 bill reader
17 Setting device
18 Guidance device
19 Antenna
20 vehicle identification number storage unit
30 Sales management device (calculation means, settlement means)
31 Vehicle-mounted tag (storage medium, payment method)
32 Weighing machine transceiver (receiving means)

Claims (2)

Receiving means installed in a filling station for receiving the identification information by wireless communication from a storage medium in which the identification information is stored and mounted on the vehicle to be refueled;
A setter for presetting refueling work content for the refueling target vehicle before refueling;
Checkout means for storing a prepaid refueling fee amount corresponding to the identification information;
The prepaid refueling fee amount corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means is read from the settlement means, the prepaid refueling fee amount read is displayed on the display unit, and the prepaid refueling fee amount and the setting device are set. Refueling start permission means for permitting start of refueling to the refueling target vehicle based on the refueling work content;
A new prepaid refueling fee amount is calculated by subtracting the refueling fee from the prepaid refueling fee amount corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means at the end of refueling to the refueling target vehicle, and the new prepaid refueling fee amount is calculated. A gas station system comprising arithmetic means for storing in the settlement means. The refueling start permission means matches the identification information received by the receiving means after the refueling work content is set by the setting device with the identification information corresponding to the prepaid refueling charge amount read from the settlement means. 2. The gas station system according to claim 1 , wherein if it is determined whether or not they coincide, start of refueling to the refueling target vehicle based on the prepaid refueling fee amount is not permitted. .

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