JP6584001B2 - Toll collection machine, toll collection system, statistical system, toll collection method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fee collection device, a fee collection system, a statistical system, a fee collection method, and a program.

A toll gate on a toll road such as an expressway may be provided with a vehicle type discriminating device that automatically discriminates a vehicle type classification from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of toll collection processing performed on a traveling vehicle. In this case, the toll gate discriminates the vehicle type classification of the vehicle traveling through the vehicle type identification device and performs a billing process according to the identified vehicle type classification.
The above-described vehicle type identification device includes, for example, a vehicle detector that can detect and detect passage of vehicles one by one, a tread that can detect treading by a tire of a traveling vehicle (see Patent Document 1).

In the above-mentioned toll gate, for example, a charge amount can be set for each of five types of vehicle types: “light vehicles (including motorcycles)”, “normal vehicles”, “medium-sized vehicles”, “large-sized vehicles”, and “extra-sized vehicles”.
The vehicle type discriminating device determines various vehicle types such as the number plate, the number of axles, the tread width, the vehicle height, and the vehicle length of the vehicle during lane driving in order to identify the vehicle type classification for the vehicle traveling in the lane of the toll gate. A signal capable of acquiring feature information is detected, and the vehicle type classification is uniquely specified based on the combination of the acquired vehicle feature information.

JP-A-8-235487

Depending on the location conditions of the toll gate on an expressway or the like, there may be a case where a sufficient installation space for installing the toll gate cannot be secured. Then, at the toll gate, the lane length for performing vehicle type discrimination processing, toll collection processing and the like for the traveling vehicle must be shortened.
However, in this case, for example, before the rear end of the vehicle body has passed through the vehicle type identification device, the front side of the vehicle body (driver's seat) should perform the toll collection process (manned booth, automatic toll collection). It is assumed that the aircraft will reach the aircraft). Then, the vehicle type identification device cannot acquire the vehicle characteristic information necessary for uniquely specifying the vehicle type division, and it is difficult to uniquely specify the vehicle type division of the vehicle at the stage of the toll collection process.

If the vehicle type classification of the vehicle cannot be uniquely identified at the toll collection stage, for example, a tollee stationed at a manned booth (or toll booth office, etc.) Visually confirm, and the receiver determines the vehicle type classification of the vehicle.
However, when the vehicle type classification is specified by the visual judgment of the receiver, it is assumed that the receiver mistakes the vehicle type classification. In addition, it is assumed that a fraudulent act in which the receiver is intentionally specifying a different vehicle type is performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to be able to be installed in a place where sufficient installation space cannot be secured, and to suppress errors in the operation of specifying the vehicle type classification or fraudulent acts. It is to provide a fee collection machine, a fee collection system, a statistical system, a fee collection method and a program.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collection machine (11) used for the toll collection process for the vehicle (A) traveling in the lane (L) is an operation receiving unit (121) that receives a designation operation for the vehicle type classification of the vehicle. ), A vehicle type classification acquisition unit (111) for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by the vehicle type determination device (20) provided along the lane, and a vehicle type classification specified through the operation reception unit A charge amount specifying unit (113) for specifying a toll fee for the vehicle based on any one of a specified vehicle type category and a discriminated vehicle type category which is a vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit; A recording processing unit (114) for recording association information (T) in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminating vehicle type division are associated with each other.

  With such a configuration, even if the toll gate cannot secure sufficient installation space and the vehicle type identification device cannot complete the vehicle type identification by the stage of collecting the toll fee from the vehicle, the operation reception is accepted. By specifying the vehicle type classification through the section, the charge amount specifying section can specify the toll fee. In addition, the record processing unit records the association information in which the designated vehicle type classification and the discriminating vehicle classification are associated with each other, so that the toll collector receives a receipt for performing a designation operation based on the association information to determine whether the designated vehicle classification is correct. Or a manager or the like who manages the toll member. Then, the toll collector can reduce the error in the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent operation by making the toll or manager recognize that there is an error in the designated vehicle type division.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, in the toll collector in the above-described aspect, the discriminating vehicle type classification is determined by the discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit before the charge amount specifying unit collects the toll fee from the vehicle. If acquired, the toll fee for the vehicle is specified based on the discriminated vehicle type classification.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the vehicle type discriminating device can be discriminated by the vehicle type discriminating device by the stage of receiving the toll fee from the vehicle, based on the discriminating vehicle type discriminated by the vehicle type discriminating device. Since the toll fee for the vehicle is specified, there is no need to perform a designation operation through the operation accepting unit, and the process related to toll collection can be simplified.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the toll collector in the above-described aspect is configured such that the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit does not match the designated vehicle type category specified through the operation receiving unit. When it is determined, the information processing apparatus further includes a notification unit (150) for notifying information indicating that the determined vehicle type classification and the designated vehicle type classification do not match.

  By adopting such a configuration, the toll collector can collect the toll collector based on the notification from the notification section that the designated vehicle type classification is incorrect when an incorrect designated vehicle type classification is designated due to misjudgment or the like. Or it can make an administrator etc. recognize. Then, the toll collector can reduce the error in the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent operation by making the toll or manager recognize that there is an error in the designated vehicle type division.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, in the toll collector in the above aspect, the recording processing unit is configured to designate the designated vehicle type classification through the timing when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device and the operation receiving unit. The association information that further associates the timing is recorded.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to specify the timing of the designation operation that is highly likely to designate the correct designated vehicle type classification based on the association information, or the designation operation that is highly likely to designate the wrong designated vehicle type classification. Timing can be determined. For this reason, by adjusting the timing for performing the designation operation based on the association information, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneously judging the designated vehicle type classification.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the toll collector in the above-described aspect includes a designated operation restriction unit (115) that restricts a designated operation in the operation reception unit based on a timing when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device. ).

  With such a configuration, the designated operation restriction unit can perform a restriction such as prohibiting the designated operation based on a timing at which the possibility that the wrong designated vehicle type classification is designated is high. By limiting the designation operation in this way, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneously judging the designated vehicle type classification.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a toll collection system (1) acquires the characteristics of the toll collector described in any one of the above aspects and the vehicle traveling in the lane, and based on the characteristics. A vehicle type classification determination unit (200) for determining the vehicle type classification of the vehicle.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the statistical system (3) includes the fee collection system in the above-described aspect, and a server (30) that acquires the association information from the fee collection device and generates the statistical information.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a toll collection method used in a toll collection process for a vehicle traveling in a lane includes an operation accepting step for accepting a designation operation of a vehicle type classification of the vehicle, and a vehicle type discriminating device provided in the lane A determination vehicle type classification acquisition step for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by the step, a specified vehicle type classification that is a vehicle type classification specified in the operation reception step, and a vehicle type classification acquired in the determination vehicle type classification acquisition step. A charge amount specifying step for specifying a toll fee for the vehicle based on one of the discriminating vehicle type divisions, and a recording processing step for recording association information associating the designated vehicle type division with the discriminating vehicle type division .

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer of a toll collecting machine used in toll collection processing for a vehicle traveling in a lane to operate the computer, an operation accepting unit that accepts a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle, A discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit that acquires the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by a vehicle type determining device provided in the lane, a specified vehicle type category that is a vehicle type category specified through the operation receiving unit, and the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit A charge amount specifying unit that specifies a toll fee for the vehicle based on any one of the discriminated vehicle type categories that are acquired by the step, and records association information that associates the designated vehicle type category with the discriminated vehicle type category Function as a recording processing unit.

  According to the toll collecting device, toll collecting system, statistical system, toll collecting method and program according to the present invention, it can be installed in a place where a sufficient installation space cannot be secured, and an error in the designation operation of the vehicle type classification is suppressed. be able to.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the fee collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the fee collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the operation reception part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the content of the correlation information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the recording process part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process in the charge receiver which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the fee collection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the correlation with the designation | designated operation timing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and accuracy. It is the schematic of the statistical system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the statistical information which statistics the correlation with the designated operation timing which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, and accuracy, (a) is the statistical information for every time slot | zone, (b) is the statistical information for every month.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the fee collection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a fee collection system according to the first embodiment.
The toll collection system 1 according to the present embodiment is provided at an exit toll gate of an expressway that is a toll road, and collects tolls according to the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A from the vehicle A using the expressway. Equipment.
In addition, the toll collection system 1 according to the present embodiment adopts a distance toll system, and collects tolls according to the travel distance from the entrance toll gate to the exit toll booth. In the distance toll system, the driver of the vehicle A obtains a toll ticket with information indicating the entrance toll gate at the entrance toll gate, and submits the toll ticket at the exit toll gate.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the driver of the vehicle A using the highway travels on the lane L that leads from the highway side to the general road side in the toll collection system 1 provided at the exit toll gate. Island I is laid on both sides of the lane L. Various facilities constituting the toll collection system 1 are installed on the road surface of the lane L and on the island I.
In the following description, the direction in which the lane L extends (± X direction in FIG. 1) is also referred to as “lane direction”, and the direction orthogonal to the lane direction (± Y direction in FIG. 1) is referred to as “lane. Also referred to as “width direction”. The highway side (+ X direction side in FIG. 1) in the lane direction of the lane L is also referred to as “upstream side” of the lane L or “front side in the traveling direction” of the vehicle A. Further, the general road side (the −X direction side in FIG. 1) in the lane direction of the lane L is also referred to as the “downstream side” of the lane L or the “back side in the traveling direction” of the vehicle A.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fee collection system 1 includes a manned booth 10, a fee collection device 11, and a vehicle type identification device 20.
In the manned booth 10, a toll person who performs toll collection processing with the vehicle A traveling in the lane L is stationed. Inside the manned booth 10, a toll collector 11 that is a machine used for toll collection processing for the vehicle A traveling in the lane L is installed. The toll collector operates the toll collector 11 installed in the manned booth 10 in the course of toll collection processing with the driver of the vehicle A and the like.
In addition, the driver of the vehicle A has a vehicle front side (driver's seat) of the vehicle A at a position (a small window of the manned booth 10 (position D2 on the lane L shown in FIG. 1)) where the toll collection process is to be performed. When the vehicle arrives, the vehicle A is stopped, and the toll collection process is performed with the resident who is stationed in the manned booth 10.

  The vehicle type identification device 20 is provided along the lane L on the upstream side of the manned booth 10. Specifically, the vehicle type identification device 20 includes various detection sensors provided on the road surface of the lane L and on the island I, and a vehicle type classification determination unit 200.

  The vehicle type classification determination unit 200 receives a plurality of detection signals acquired through various detection sensors (vehicle detector 201, tread board 202, license plate photographing unit 203, vehicle height detector 204, and vehicle length detector 205) described below. Based on this, the vehicle characteristic information of the vehicle A traveling in the lane L is generated. Here, the vehicle feature information is various pieces of information indicating the appearance and structural features of the vehicle A, and in the present embodiment, various specifications of the vehicle body of the vehicle A (tread width, vehicle height, vehicle Length), the number of axles, and information that can be read from the license plate. Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 determines the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A based on the vehicle characteristic information of the vehicle A.

  The vehicle detector 201 extends in the height direction (± Z direction) on the island I, and passes through the light tower and the light tower facing the lane L in the lane width direction. Detect presence or absence.

The tread 202 is extended in the lane width direction on the road surface of the lane L, and detects treading by the tire of the vehicle A that travels through an energization sensor charged therein. At that time, the tread board 202 can output a detection signal corresponding to the stepping position by the tire in the extending direction (lane width direction).
The installation position of the tread board 202 in the lane direction is the same as the installation position of the vehicle detector 201 in the lane direction (both are positions D1 shown in FIG. 1).

  The license plate photographing unit 203 is provided at a position where the vehicle body of the vehicle A that has reached a predetermined position (position D1) in the lane direction can be photographed from the front side (the back side in the traveling direction of the vehicle A). The license plate photographing unit 203 photographs the vehicle A from the front side based on the detection result by the vehicle detector 201 and acquires image data including the license plate of the vehicle A.

  The vehicle height detector 204 is provided at a predetermined height (± Z direction) on the island I, and the presence of the vehicle A traveling in the lane L through the light projector and the light receiver facing each other across the lane L in the lane width direction. Is detected.

  The vehicle length detector 205 is provided downstream of the vehicle detector 201 in the lane direction by a predetermined distance, and the vehicle A traveling in the lane L through a light projector and a light receiver facing each other across the lane L in the lane width direction. Detect the presence of.

  In the fee collection system 1 according to the first embodiment, the distance (ΔD) from the position D1 where the vehicle detector 201 and the tread board 202 are installed to the position D2 where the manned booth 10 is installed is the exit toll gate. The distance is shorter than the maximum vehicle length (for example, around 18 m) of the vehicle that is assumed to travel.

(Functional configuration of toll collection system)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the fee collection system according to the first embodiment.
First, a functional configuration of the vehicle type identification device 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle type determination device 20 includes a vehicle type classification determination unit 200, a vehicle detector 201, a tread board 202, a license plate photographing unit 203, a vehicle height detector 204, and a vehicle length detector 205. ,have.

  The vehicle type classification determination unit 200 acquires various detection signals and image data detected from the vehicle detector 201, the tread board 202, the license plate photographing unit 203, the vehicle height detector 204, and the vehicle length detector 205. Vehicle feature information of the vehicle A (FIG. 1) traveling on the vehicle L is generated. Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 determines the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A based on the vehicle characteristic information of the vehicle A.

  Specifically, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 refers to a detection result indicating the presence or absence of the vehicle A by the vehicle detector 201 to acquire the passing period of the vehicle A. Here, the passage period of the vehicle A specifically refers to the vehicle detector 201 in which the vehicle body front end (end on the −X direction side (FIG. 1)) of the vehicle A is in the lane direction while the lane L is traveling. This is a period from when the vehicle reaches the position (position D1 (FIG. 1)) until the vehicle body rear end (the end on the + X direction side) of the vehicle A passes the position D1.

Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 refers to one of the vehicle characteristic information of the vehicle A by referring to the number of steps detected by the tread board 202 and the passing period of the vehicle A acquired through the vehicle detector 201. Axle number information (information indicating the number of axles of the vehicle A) is acquired.
Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 determines tread width information (one of the vehicle characteristic information of the vehicle A) based on the position stepped on by the tire (first axis) in the extending direction (± Y direction) of the tread plate 202. Information indicating the tread width of the vehicle A) is acquired.

  Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 performs a predetermined image recognition process on the image data acquired from the license plate photographing unit 203 to obtain license plate information (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle characteristic information”). NP information ”). Here, the NP information is specifically the size (plate size) of the license plate attached to the vehicle A and the classification number stamped on the license plate.

  In addition, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 refers to the detection result indicating the presence or absence of the vehicle A by the vehicle height detector 204, so that the vehicle height information (the vehicle height of the vehicle A is one of the vehicle characteristic information, Information indicating whether or not a predetermined height has been reached).

  Further, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 refers to the detection result indicating the presence / absence of the vehicle A by the vehicle length detector 205 and the vehicle detector 201, so that the vehicle length information (vehicle A) is one of the vehicle characteristic information. Information indicating whether or not the vehicle length of the vehicle has reached a length corresponding to the predetermined distance).

  The vehicle type classification determination unit 200 determines the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A based on the acquired various vehicle characteristic information. In addition, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 outputs the determined vehicle type classification to the toll collector 11. Further, the vehicle type classification discriminating unit 200 displays the date and time when the vehicle A is detected in each of the vehicle detector 201, the tread board 202, the license plate photographing unit 203, the vehicle height detector 204 and the vehicle length detector 205 in the toll collector 11. Output.

Next, the functional configuration of the fee collector 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the toll collector 11 includes a CPU 110, a display unit 120, an operation reception unit 121, a pass ticket reading unit 130, a recording medium 140, and a notification unit 150.

The CPU 110 is a processor that controls the overall operation of the toll receiver 11. Various functions performed by the CPU 110 in this embodiment will be described later.
The display unit 120 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and is an image display device that displays and provides information for assisting the operation of a receiver stationed in the manned booth 10.
The operation reception unit 121 is a touch sensor provided integrally with the display screen of the display unit 120. The operation accepting unit 121 according to the present embodiment is an operation by a toll collector, and accepts a designation operation (touch operation) of a vehicle type classification for the vehicle A to be collected.
The toll ticket reading unit 130 takes in a toll ticket submitted by the driver of the vehicle A and reads information (entrance information) indicating an entrance toll gate.
The recording medium 140 is, for example, a hard disk drive or the like. In the present embodiment, in particular, association information T (FIG. 4) described later is recorded.
The notification unit 150 is a sound output device such as a speaker for notifying the receiver of information based on the association information T by voice.

  The CPU 110 functions as the discriminating vehicle type category acquisition unit 111, the designated vehicle type category acquisition unit 112, the charge amount identification unit 113, and the recording processing unit 114 shown in FIG. 2 by reading a dedicated program.

  The discrimination vehicle type classification acquisition unit 111 acquires the vehicle type division of the vehicle A determined by the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 of the vehicle type determination device 20. Here, the vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 is referred to as “discriminated vehicle type category”.

  The designated vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 acquires the vehicle type category of the vehicle A designated by the receipt person through the operation reception unit 121. Here, the vehicle type category acquired by the specified vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 is referred to as “specified vehicle type category”.

  The billing amount specifying unit 113 is configured such that one of the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 and the designated vehicle type category acquired by the designated vehicle type category acquiring unit 112 and the pass ticket reading unit 130 Based on the read entrance information, the toll fee collected from the driver of the vehicle A is specified.

  The recording processing unit 114 detects the vehicle A in the discriminated vehicle type category acquired from the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111, the specified vehicle type category acquired from the specified vehicle type category acquiring unit 112, and various detection sensors of the vehicle type discriminating device 20. By associating the time, the time when the receipt person performs the designation operation through the operation accepting unit 121 of the toll collector 11, and the toll fee collected from the driver of the vehicle A and the like with the recording medium 140, the association is performed. Information T (FIG. 4) is accumulated.

(Function of billing amount specifying part)
Next, details of processing in which the billing amount specifying unit 113 specifies the collection fee will be described.
In the present embodiment, the length of the vehicle A is determined from the distance ΔD (FIG. 1) from the position D1 (FIG. 1) where the tread 202 is installed to the position D2 (FIG. 1) where the manned booth 10 is installed. In the case where the vehicle type is too long, the vehicle type discriminating device 20 before the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A is completed (before the rear end of the vehicle body of the vehicle A has passed the position D1 (FIG. 1)) Cases where toll collection is assumed. Therefore, the billing amount specifying unit 113 determines whether or not the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has acquired the discriminating vehicle type segment until the stage of collecting the toll from the driver of the vehicle A (hereinafter referred to as the toll collection stage). Based on this, the collection fee is specified as follows.

If the discriminating vehicle type acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminating vehicle type by the fee collection stage (when the discriminating of the vehicle type of the vehicle A is completed by the vehicle type discriminating device 20), the billing amount specifying unit 113 Based on the classification and the entrance information, the toll fee collected from the driver or the like of the vehicle A is specified. At this time, the charge amount specifying unit 113 specifies the toll fee based on the discriminated vehicle type category and the entrance information even if the designated vehicle type category acquiring unit 112 has acquired the specified vehicle type category.
On the other hand, when the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 does not acquire the discriminating vehicle type segment by the toll collection stage (when the discriminating vehicle type classification of the vehicle A is not completed by the vehicle type discriminating device 20). In this case, the toll fee is specified based on the designated vehicle type classification and the entrance information acquired by the designated vehicle type classification acquisition unit 112. At this time, the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminating vehicle type segment when the vehicle A leaves the lane L after the toll has received the toll fee from the driver or the like of the vehicle A (vehicle type). The determination device 20 completes the determination of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A). When the discriminating vehicle type acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminated vehicle type segment after receiving the toll fee in this way, the charge amount specifying unit 113, based on the discriminating vehicle type category and the entrance information, A regular charge that is a charge that should have been received from the public is specified.
Here, the billing amount specifying unit 113 may have a fee table that is uniquely determined in advance for each combination of the vehicle type classification and the entrance toll gate. The billing amount specifying unit 113 may specify the collection fee and the regular fee based on the fee table.

The billing amount specifying unit 113 calculates the difference between the toll fee and the regular fee after the regular fee has been identified.
Note that the billing amount specifying unit 113 is based on the determined vehicle type classification and the entrance information even when the determined vehicle type classification acquiring unit 111 acquires the determined vehicle type classification before the toll collection by the receiver. A regular fee may be specified, and the difference between the collection fee and the regular fee may be calculated. In this case, the regular fee is the same as the collection fee, and the difference is “0”.

(Function of the operation reception unit)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the function of the operation reception unit according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the toll collector 11 includes a display unit 120, an operation receiving unit 121, a pass ticket reading unit 130, and a notification unit 150.
In the present embodiment, the display unit 120 and the operation receiving unit 121 are integrally provided as a touch panel. When the toll receiver 11 is in operation, the display unit 120 is associated with each of “light vehicle (motorcycle)”, “normal vehicle”, “medium-sized vehicle”, “large vehicle”, and “extra-large vehicle”. Button images G1 to G5 are displayed. The attendant of the manned booth 10 visually confirms the shape and structure of the vehicle A subject to toll collection, and touches the button images G1 to G5 according to the determined vehicle type classification (specifying operation of the vehicle type classification) )I do.

  In addition, the display unit 120 includes information indicating the date and time, information indicating the exit toll booth where the vehicle A travels, and the lane L as information for identifying the time, place, and receiver of the vehicle A. Location / lane No. ”) and information (“ acquirer ID ”) indicating the recipient who collects the charges from the vehicle A are displayed (information R1).

Further, the billing amount specifying unit 113 includes the “entrance information” read from the pass ticket, the “vehicle type classification” of the vehicle A, the entrance information, and the vehicle type classification as information on the toll fee. The “acquisition fee” specified based on the information is displayed on the display unit 120 (information R2).
At this time, when the discriminated vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminated vehicle type category by the toll collection stage, the charge amount specifying unit 113 displays the discriminated vehicle type category on the display unit 120 as “vehicle type category”. Further, even when the designated vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 has acquired the designated vehicle type category, the charge amount specifying unit 113 displays the determined vehicle type category on the display unit 120 as “vehicle type category”.
On the other hand, if the discriminating vehicle category acquisition unit 111 does not acquire the discriminating vehicle type by the fee collection stage, the billing amount specifying unit 113 sets the specified vehicle type category acquired by the specified vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 to “vehicle type classification”. Is displayed on the display unit 120.

  The display unit 120 displays a correction button image G6. If it is determined that the vehicle type classification designated by the touch operation is incorrect, the receiver touches the correction button image G6. When the touch operation of the correction button image G6 is accepted, the billing amount specifying unit 113 cancels the designation of the vehicle type classification and returns to a state where it can be designated again.

Further, in this embodiment, the billing amount specifying unit 113, after the toll collection stage, has received the toll fee when the discriminating vehicle type acquisition unit 111 has not acquired the discriminating vehicle type classification until the toll collection stage. When the category acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminated vehicle type category, the regular fee, which is the fee that should have been originally received from the driver of the vehicle A, is specified based on the discriminated vehicle type category and the entrance information.
At this time, the billing amount specifying unit 113 displays “distinguishable vehicle type”, “regular fee”, and “difference” between the regular fee and the toll fee as information on the regular fee on the display unit 120 (information) R3).
In another embodiment, the billing amount specifying unit 113 does not recognize the “discriminated vehicle type category” and “regular fee” even when the discriminated vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 acquires the discriminated vehicle type category until the toll collection stage. "And" Difference "may be displayed on the display unit 120. In this case, the regular fee is the same as the collection fee, and the difference is “0”.

(Function of recording processing unit)
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the association information according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the function of the recording processing unit according to the first embodiment.
Each time the toll collector 11 performs a process related to the collection of the toll collection fee of the vehicle A, the record processing unit 114 records and accumulates the association information T associated with various pieces of information related to the process in the recording medium 140.
For example, the recording processing unit 114 records association information T in which various types of information as illustrated in FIG.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, “tollgate / lane No.” and “collector ID” are recorded in association information T in association with each other.
The “toll gate / lane number” is information for identifying the toll gate and the lane L, which are handled by the receipt person stationed in the manned booth 10. Further, the “collector ID” is information for identifying a collectee who collects the collection fee.

In the association information T, “entrance information”, “designated operation date / time”, “designated vehicle type classification”, and “collection fee” are recorded in association with each other.
The “entrance information” is information indicating the entrance toll gate read from the pass ticket by the pass ticket reading unit 130. “Specified operation date and time” is the date and time when the receiver performs the specified operation (touch operation) through the operation receiving unit 121 (FIG. 3), and “Specified vehicle type classification” is information indicating the vehicle type classification specified by the specified operation. It is. The “collection fee” is uniquely determined for each combination of the vehicle category (designated vehicle category) indicated in the “designated vehicle category” and the entrance information (entrance toll gate used) indicated in the “entrance information”. This is information indicating the toll collected from the driver of the vehicle A.

In the association information T, “vehicle detection date and time”, “discriminated vehicle type classification”, “regular fee”, and “difference” are recorded in association with each other.
“Vehicle detection date and time” is the date and time when the vehicle detector 201 that is the detection sensor of the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A in the present embodiment. In another embodiment, the date and time when any of the tread plate 202, the license plate photographing unit 203, the vehicle height detector 204, and the vehicle length detector 205, which are other detection sensors of the vehicle type identification device 20, detects the vehicle A. It may be. Moreover, you may make it record all the date and time when each detection sensor of the vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus 20 detected the vehicle A. FIG. The “discriminated vehicle type classification” is information indicating the discriminated vehicle type classification of the vehicle A that is determined by the vehicle type classification determining unit 200 of the vehicle type determining device 20 and acquired by the determined vehicle type classification acquiring unit 111 of the toll collector 11. The “regular fee” is a fee that is uniquely determined for each combination of the vehicle type classification indicated in the “discriminated vehicle type classification” and the entrance information indicated in the “entrance information”, and is originally collected from the driver of the vehicle A, etc. It is information indicating a regular fee that should have been. “Difference” is information indicating the difference between the fee indicated in “acquisition fee” and the fee indicated in “regular fee”.

As described above, the recording processing unit 114 records and accumulates all the above-described various information in association with the recording medium 140 every time the vehicle A arriving at the exit toll gate performs processing related to the collection of the toll fee. .
In the present embodiment, the length of the vehicle A is the distance ΔD (FIG. 1) from the position D1 (FIG. 1) where the tread 202 is installed to the position D2 (FIG. 1) where the manned booth 10 is installed. ) Before the vehicle type division (the discriminated vehicle type discriminated by the vehicle type discriminating device 20) for the vehicle A is specified (before the vehicle body rear end of the vehicle A has passed the position D1 (FIG. 1)). In addition, it is assumed that the toll collection is performed by the toll collector. At this time, the vehicle type discrimination device 20 continues to discriminate the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A even after the toll collection. Therefore, when the vehicle A leaves the lane L at the stage after the toll collection, the discriminating vehicle type acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminating vehicle type (the vehicle type discriminating device 20 is the vehicle type of the vehicle A). The classification is completed). Thus, even if the discriminating vehicle type acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminating vehicle type after receiving the fee, the recording processing unit 114 records the discriminating vehicle type as the “discriminated vehicle type”. Further, the recording processing unit 114 records the fee specified by the charge amount specifying unit 113 based on the discriminated vehicle type classification and the entrance information as a “regular fee”, and the charge amount specifying unit 113 records the normal fee and the toll fee. The difference calculated from is recorded as “difference”.

  In addition, the recording processing unit 114 includes the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 (the vehicle type category determined by the vehicle type discriminating device 20) and the specified vehicle type category acquired by the specified vehicle type category acquiring unit 112 (the receipt person accepts the operation. If the vehicle type classification specified through the unit 121 is different, the notification unit 150 outputs a sound notifying that there is an error in the vehicle type classification specified by the receiver. At this time, the notification unit 150 may notify with an alarm sound, or read and notify all or part of the collection fee, the designated vehicle type classification, the regular fee, the discriminating vehicle type classification and the difference displayed on the display unit 120. May be performed.

  Further, the recording processing unit 114 selects the association information T for a predetermined period from the plurality of association information T (FIG. 4) accumulated in the recording medium 140, and designates the discriminated vehicle type classification from the selected association information T. Cumulative information is generated based on the association information T that is different from the vehicle type division. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the recording processing unit 114 displays the cumulative information on the display unit 120 (information R4). Here, the predetermined period is a period from when the same recipient starts to be stationed in a manned booth until it ends (until it changes with another recipient), or a predetermined time (for example, one hour) , One day, etc.). Further, a receipt person stationed in the manned booth 10 may set a predetermined period.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the recording processing unit 114 displays “tollgate / lane number” and “acquirer ID” on the display unit 120 as cumulative information.
The “toll gate / lane number” is information for identifying the toll gate and the lane L, which are handled by the receipt person stationed in the manned booth 10 in a predetermined period. The “collector ID” is information for identifying a collectee who has performed toll collection processing on the vehicle A during a predetermined period.

Further, the recording processing unit 114 displays “cumulative period”, “number of erroneous determinations”, “cumulative receipt fee”, “cumulative regular fee”, and “difference” on the display unit 120 as the cumulative information.
The “cumulative period” is information indicating a predetermined period defined as a condition for selecting arbitrary association information T from a plurality of pieces of association information T recorded on the recording medium 140 when the accumulation information is generated. is there. The “number of erroneous determinations” is information indicating the number of times that the discriminated vehicle type classification and the designated vehicle type classification are different in the predetermined period indicated by the “cumulative period”. The “cumulative collection fee” is information indicating the total of collection fees collected from a plurality of vehicle drivers or the like in a predetermined period. The “cumulative regular charge” is information indicating a cumulative total of regular charges that should have been originally received from a plurality of vehicle drivers or the like during a predetermined period. “Difference” is information indicating a difference between “cumulative receipt / reception fee” and “cumulative regular fee”.

Further, the recording processing unit 114 displays “misjudgment history” on the display unit 120 as cumulative information.
“Error determination history” is information obtained by extracting the association information T in which the discriminated vehicle type classification and the designated vehicle type classification are different from the association information T selected by the recording processing unit 114. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the “designated operation date and time” and “designated vehicle type classification”, “entrance information”, and “discriminated vehicle type classification” determined by the vehicle type determination device, and the vehicle "Collection fee" (fee based on the designated vehicle type) received from the driver, etc., "regular fee" (fee based on the discriminating vehicle type) that should have been originally collected from the vehicle driver, etc. And the “difference” between the price and the regular price. Note that other information of the association information T may be included as the “false determination history”.

In this way, the recording processing unit 114 displays the above-described various information on the display unit 120 so that the wrong contents can be confirmed in the case where the receiver mistakes the specification of the vehicle type classification in the predetermined period.
In the present embodiment, the example in which only the association information T having an error in the designated vehicle type classification is displayed on the display unit 120 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The recording processing unit 114 may display all the association information T in a predetermined period on the display unit 120 as accumulated information.

(Processing flow in toll collector)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the toll collector according to the first embodiment.
Next, the flow of processing in the fee collector 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 includes a process in which the billing amount specifying unit 113 specifies a toll fee for the vehicle A when the toll member collects the toll fee, a process in which the notifying unit 150 notifies, and a recording processing unit 114. A series of processes related to the process of recording the association information T (FIG. 4) is shown.

(Step ST101: Acquisition of designated vehicle category)
First, the person who receives the manned booth 10 visually confirms the vehicle body shape, structure, etc. of the vehicle A subject to toll collection, and performs an operation for specifying the vehicle type classification through the operation receiving unit 121 according to the determined vehicle type classification. The designated vehicle category acquisition unit 112 acquires the vehicle category specified in this way as the specified vehicle category (step ST101).
In addition, when the vehicle type determination device 20 has completed the determination of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A before the receipt person performs the designation operation (when the determination vehicle type classification acquisition unit 111 has acquired the determination vehicle type classification) Step ST101 may be omitted.

(Step ST102: Passage ticket reading)
Next, the receipt person receives a pass ticket from the driver of the vehicle A and inserts it into the pass ticket reading unit 130 of the toll collector 11. The pass ticket reading unit 130 acquires the entrance information used by the vehicle A from the inserted pass ticket (step ST102).

(Step ST103: Determine whether or not the discriminated vehicle type classification has been acquired)
Next, the billing amount specifying unit 113 determines whether or not the discriminated vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 has acquired the discriminated vehicle type category (step ST103).
If the determined vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 acquires the determined vehicle type category (step ST103: Yes), the charge amount specifying unit 113 proceeds to step ST104. Charge amount specifying unit 113 proceeds to step ST105 when discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has not acquired the discriminating vehicle type segment (step ST103: No).

(Step ST104: specify the toll fee based on the discriminated vehicle type)
When the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has acquired the discriminating vehicle type segment (step ST103: Yes), the billing amount specifying unit 113 is based on the discriminating vehicle type segment and the entrance information read from the pass ticket in step ST102. The toll fee collected from the driver of the vehicle A is specified (step ST104). Then, the billing amount specifying unit 113 displays the determined vehicle type division (“vehicle type division”), “entrance information”, and “acquisition fee” on the display unit 120 (information R2 in FIG. 3).
Based on the specified toll fee, the toll member collects the toll fee from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. The toll collector 11 continues processing and proceeds to step ST111.

(Step ST105: Specify the toll fee based on the specified vehicle category)
On the other hand, when the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has not acquired the discriminating vehicle type category (step ST103: No), the charge amount specifying unit 113 receives the designated vehicle type category (acquisition member) acquired by the designated vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 in step ST101. Is specified, and the toll collected from the driver of the vehicle A is specified based on the entrance information read from the pass ticket in step ST102 (step ST105). Then, the billing amount specifying unit 113 displays the designated vehicle type division (“vehicle type division”), “entrance information”, and “acquisition fee” on the display unit 120 (information R2 in FIG. 3).
Based on the specified toll fee, the toll member collects the toll fee from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. The vehicle type determination device 20 continues to determine the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A even after the toll collection from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. For this reason, the fee receiver 11 continues the processing, and proceeds to step ST106.

(Step ST106: Determine whether the discriminated vehicle type classification has been acquired)
Next, billing amount specifying unit 113 determines whether or not discriminated vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 has acquired the discriminated vehicle type category (step ST106).
In some cases, the vehicle type of the vehicle A is not completely determined by the vehicle type determination device 20 when the length of the vehicle A is long and the receiver receives toll collection from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. In this case, when the vehicle A leaves the lane L, the determined vehicle type classification acquisition unit 111 acquires the determined vehicle type category (the vehicle type determination device 20 completes the determination of the vehicle type category of the vehicle A).
Charged amount specifying unit 113 proceeds to step ST107 when discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 acquires the discriminating vehicle type segment (step ST106: Yes). In addition, when the determined vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has not acquired the determined vehicle type category (step ST106: No), the charge amount specifying unit 113 waits until the determined vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 acquires the determined vehicle type category.

(Step ST107: Specify regular price based on discriminated vehicle type)
Next, when the discriminating vehicle type segment acquisition unit 111 has acquired the discriminating vehicle type segment (step ST106: Yes), the billing amount specifying unit 113 and the entrance information read from the pass ticket in step ST102 Based on the above, the regular fee that should have been received from the driver of the vehicle A or the like is specified (step ST107).

(Step ST108: Calculate the difference between the collection fee and the regular fee)
Next, the billing amount specifying unit 113 receives the toll fee specified in step ST105 (the fee collected from the driver of the vehicle A) and the regular fee specified in step ST107 (originally collected from the driver of the vehicle A etc.). The difference from the charge that should have been calculated is calculated (step ST108). Then, the billing amount specifying unit 113 displays the “discriminated vehicle type classification”, the “regular fee” specified in step ST107, and the “difference” calculated in step ST108 on the display unit 120 (information in FIG. 3). R3).

(Step ST109: Determine whether or not the designated vehicle type classification and the discrimination vehicle type classification are different)
Next, the recording processing unit 114 includes the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquisition unit 111 (the vehicle type category determined by the vehicle type discriminating device 20) and the specified vehicle type category acquired by the specified vehicle type category acquisition unit 112 (designated by the recipient). It is determined whether or not the vehicle type classification is different (step ST109).
If the recording processing unit 114 determines that the discriminated vehicle type classification is different from the designated vehicle type classification (step ST109: Yes), the process proceeds to step ST110. On the other hand, if the recording processing unit 114 determines that the discriminating vehicle type division and the designated vehicle type division are the same (step ST109: No), the recording processing unit 114 proceeds to step ST111.

(Step ST110: Notification of specified vehicle type classification error)
If the recording processing unit 114 determines that the discriminated vehicle type classification is different from the designated vehicle type classification (step ST109: Yes), the recording processing unit 114 notifies the notification unit 150 that there is an error in the vehicle type classification specified by the receiver. Audio is output (step ST110).

(Step ST111: record association information)
Next, the recording processing unit 114 associates “toll gate / lane number” and “accounter ID” as information indicating the location and the recipient who collected the toll for the vehicle A. Is generated. Further, the recording processing unit 114 adds “entrance information”, “vehicle type classification”, and “acquisition fee” in association with the association information T as information relating to the acquisition fee. Furthermore, the recording processing unit 114 adds “distinguishable vehicle type”, “regular fee”, and “difference” in association with the association information T as information related to the regular fee. The recording processing unit 114 records and accumulates the association information T about the vehicle A generated in this way on the recording medium 140 (step ST111).

(Function and effect)
According to the above-described embodiment, the toll collector 11 discriminates the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A determined by the operation reception unit 121 that receives the designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A traveling on the lane L and the vehicle type determination device 20. A discrimination vehicle type acquisition unit 111 to acquire as a vehicle type division, a specified vehicle type acquisition unit 112 to acquire a vehicle type specified by a receiver through the operation reception unit 121 as a specified vehicle type category, and a determination vehicle type division and a specified vehicle type division A charge amount specifying unit for specifying a charge to be charged to the vehicle A based on any one of the vehicle type divisions, and a recording processing unit 114 for recording association information T in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminated vehicle type division are associated with each other. ing.
With such a configuration, even if the toll gate cannot secure a sufficient installation space and the vehicle type identification device 20 cannot complete the vehicle type identification of the vehicle A by the stage of the fee collection process, the operation reception unit By designating the designated vehicle type classification through 121, the billing amount identifying unit 113 can identify the collection fee for the vehicle A.
Further, the receipt person can determine, based on the association information T, whether the designated vehicle type classification designated by the receipt person and the discriminated vehicle type classification determined by the vehicle type determination device 20 are the same or different. . For this reason, when the designated vehicle type classification and the discriminating vehicle type classification are different, the receipt person is different from the discriminated vehicle type classification in which the designated vehicle type classification of the vehicle A designated by the receipt person is the correct vehicle type classification of the vehicle A. Whether or not they are different can be determined based on the association information T. As a result, the receiver who has designated the wrong designated vehicle type classification can learn the vehicle that is prone to misjudgment and the correct vehicle type classification of the vehicle by knowing that the misjudgment has occurred and the contents of the misjudgment. . As a result, the possibility that the receipt person erroneously determines the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent designated operation can be reduced.
Furthermore, by referring to the association information T, a person other than the to-be-acquired person (other to-be-acquired persons, managers to manage the to-be-acquired persons, etc.) can confirm which to-be-acquired person has mistaken the designated vehicle type classification. . In this way, since it is possible to implement deterrence measures such as giving guidance to the receiver who has many errors in the designated vehicle category based on the association information T, it is possible to erroneously determine the designated vehicle category in subsequent designated operations. Can be reduced. Further, by allowing the receiver to recognize that the association information T is recorded, it is possible to suppress an illegal act such as the receiver specifying the designated vehicle type classification that is intentionally different.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the billing amount specifying unit 113 receives the discriminating vehicle type classification by the discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit 111 by the stage of receiving the collection fee from the vehicle A (by the vehicle type discriminating device 20). When the vehicle type classification is determined), the toll fee for the vehicle A is specified based on the determined vehicle type classification. For this reason, it is not necessary for the receiver to perform the designation operation through the operation reception unit 121, and the processing related to the fee collection can be simplified.
On the other hand, even if the discriminating vehicle type classification of the vehicle A cannot be discriminated by the vehicle type discriminating device 20 at the toll collection processing stage due to the reason that the installation space of the toll gate cannot be secured sufficiently, the tollee specifies Based on the designated vehicle type classification, the toll fee for the vehicle A can be specified.

In addition, according to the above-described embodiment, when the recording processing unit 114 determines that the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 and the designated vehicle type category designated by the receiver through the operation receiving unit 121 do not match. In addition, the notification unit 150 notifies that the determined vehicle type classification and the designated vehicle type classification do not match.
By adopting such a configuration, if the recipient designates the wrong designated vehicle type classification due to an erroneous determination or the like, the recipient receives a notification from the notification unit 150 that the designated vehicle type division is incorrect. Can be judged. By recognizing the error of the designated operation by the receiver, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneously determining the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent designated operation.
Further, when the notification unit 150 reads out information such as the designated vehicle type classification and the discriminated vehicle type classification by voice or the like, the receipt person can learn the erroneous designated vehicle type category and the discriminated vehicle type category that is the correct vehicle type category. This can further reduce the possibility that the receipt person erroneously determines the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent designated operation.
In the above-described embodiment, the recording processing unit 114 has described an example in which the notification unit 150 notifies the receipt person stationed in the manned booth 10, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the toll collector 11 is connected to another device via a communication line such as the Internet, and the record processing unit 114 is designated as a vehicle model designated by an administrator or the like who manages the tollee through a notification unit of the other device. You may make it notify that classification is wrong. As a result, it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts such as the receipt vehicle deliberately specifying different designated vehicle types.
Further, the billing amount specifying unit 113 reads the “entrance information” read from the pass ticket by the passage ticket reading unit 130, the “vehicle type classification” of the vehicle A (the designated vehicle type classification designated by the receipt person), the entrance information, and the The “acquisition fee” specified based on the designated vehicle type classification is displayed on the display unit 120 (information R2 in FIG. 3), and the “discriminated vehicle type classification” of the vehicle A (the vehicle type classification determined by the vehicle type identification device 20). ) And the “regular fee” specified based on the discriminated vehicle type classification and the “difference” between the regular fee and the toll fee are displayed on the display unit 120 (information R3 in FIG. 3). As a result, the receipt person can easily determine the discriminated vehicle type classification and the regular fee that are the correct vehicle type classification.

In addition, according to the above-described embodiment, the recording processing unit 114 performs “toll gate / lane number”, “toll collection” as the association information T every time the toll collection is performed on the vehicle A arriving at the exit toll gate. "Person ID", "entrance information", "designated operation date", "designated vehicle category", "acquisition fee", "vehicle detection date", "distinguishable vehicle category", "regular fee" and "difference" are recorded in association with each other Recording on the medium 140. The recording processing unit 114 selects the association information T in a predetermined period from the plurality of association information T (FIG. 4) accumulated in the recording medium 140 in this manner, and determines the discriminated vehicle type classification from the selected association information T. Cumulative information is generated based on the association information T that is different from the designated vehicle category. Further, the recording processing unit 114 displays the cumulative information on the display unit 120 (information R4 in FIG. 5).
In this way, by presenting the cumulative information to the receiver, the receiver can know the number of times that the specified operation has been mistaken for each predetermined period and the contents thereof. Note that the cumulative information may be presented to the receiving person after the change when the receiving person stationed in the manned booth 10 changes to another receiving person. As a result, not only the receiver who has made the specified operation wrong, but also other receivers can learn the vehicle type classification and the like that make the specified operation easy to make an error based on the cumulative information. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a plurality of recipients erroneously determine the designated vehicle type classification in the subsequent designated operation.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the vehicle type determination device 20 continues to determine the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A even after the toll collection from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. For example, there is a case where the vehicle type of the vehicle A is long and the vehicle type determination device 20 has not completed the determination of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A when the receiver receives toll collection from the driver of the vehicle A or the like. In this case, when the vehicle A leaves the lane L, the determined vehicle type classification acquisition unit 111 acquires the determined vehicle type category (the vehicle type determination device 20 completes the determination of the vehicle type category of the vehicle A). In other words, if the vehicle type identification device 20 cannot determine the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A by the toll collection stage, the determination vehicle type classification acquisition unit 111 of the toll collector 11 collects the vehicle A and collects the vehicle type. The discriminating vehicle type classification of the vehicle A is acquired from the device 20. Thus, since the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 20 continues to discriminate the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A continuously after receiving the fee from the driver of the vehicle A, the record processing unit 114 of the toll collector It is possible to record and accumulate discriminated vehicle type classifications of all vehicles that have received toll collection. For this reason, the record processing unit 114 of the toll collector 11 includes the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquiring unit 111 (the vehicle type category determined by the vehicle type discriminating device 20) and the specified vehicle type category acquired by the specified vehicle type category acquiring unit 112. It can be determined for all the vehicles that have received the toll collection whether or not (the vehicle type classification designated by the receipt person) is different. Thereby, the toll collector 11 can make the toll collector recognize whether or not there is a misjudgment of the designated vehicle type classification for all the vehicles that have received the toll collection.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a fee collection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Constituent elements common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Function of designated operation restriction part)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a fee collection system according to the second embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the recording processing unit 114 performs “toll gate / lane No.” every time the toll collection process is performed on the vehicle A arriving at the exit toll gate, as in the first embodiment. , “Collector ID”, “entrance information”, “designated operation date / time”, “designated vehicle category”, “acquisition fee”, “vehicle detection date / time”, “distinguishable vehicle category”, “regular fee” and “difference” The association information T (FIG. 4) in which all information is associated is recorded and stored in the recording medium 140.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the CPU 110 of the toll collector 11 has a designated operation restriction unit 115.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a correlation between the designation operation timing and the accuracy according to the second embodiment.
The designated operation restriction unit 115 is based on “designated operation date / time”, “vehicle detection date / time”, “designated vehicle type division”, and “discriminated vehicle type division” of the plurality of pieces of association information T (FIG. 4) recorded in the recording medium 140. Thus, the correlation between “specified operation timing” and “accuracy” of the specified vehicle type classification is obtained.
In the present embodiment, the “designated operation timing” is a timing at which the vehicle detector 201 of the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A as a reference time “t1”. This is information indicating how many seconds later the specified operation was performed.
Further, the “accuracy” of the designated vehicle category is the ratio that the designated vehicle category designated at each “designated operation timing” is the same as the discriminated vehicle category discriminated by the vehicle type discriminating device 20, that is, the correct designated vehicle type. It is information indicating the ratio that designates the category.
The designated operation restriction unit 115 includes a reference time “t1” that is a timing at which the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A, a “designated operation timing” at which the recipient performs a designated operation, and a designated vehicle type classification designated by the recipient. Present the correlation with the “accuracy” of the recipient. In the present embodiment, for example, the designated operation restriction unit 115 displays a correlation diagram (FIG. 8) indicating the correlation between the reference time “t1”, “designated operation timing”, and “accuracy” on the display unit 120. .
If the “accuracy” is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, it is determined that the “accuracy” is high. If the “accuracy” is less than a predetermined value, it is determined that the “accuracy” is low. This predetermined value may be arbitrarily changed.

Based on the correlation diagram displayed on the display unit 120, the receipt person is highly likely to be able to designate the correct designated vehicle category, or the designated operation timing is likely to be designated as an incorrect designated vehicle category. Judging. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high after “ts” s seconds after the reference time “t1”, the tollee uses the threshold time for the “ts”. Judge that there is. In addition, the receiver does not perform the specified operation at the specified operation timing (before the threshold time “ts”) with low accuracy, and also performs the specified operation at the specified operation timing (after the threshold time “ts”) with high accuracy. The designated operation timing is adjusted.
When the accuracy of the designated vehicle type is high at any timing after the reference time “t1”, the threshold time “ts” may be the same value as the reference time “t1”. That is, “s = 0”. As described above, the threshold time “ts” changes according to the timing at which the accuracy of the designated vehicle category is high.

(Function and effect)
According to the above-described embodiment, the recording processing unit 114 includes each detection sensor (the vehicle detector 201, the tread board 202, the license plate photographing unit 203, the vehicle height detector 204, and the vehicle length detector 205) included in the vehicle type identification device 20. The association information T is recorded and stored in the recording medium 140 by associating the timing at which the vehicle A is detected with the timing at which the designated vehicle type classification of the vehicle A is designated.
Based on the plurality of association information T accumulated in this manner, the designated operation restriction unit 115 detects when the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A, and designates operation timing when the receiver designates the correct designated vehicle type classification. Or the correlation between the timing at which the vehicle type discriminating device 20 detects the vehicle A and the designated operation timing at which the recipient designates the designated vehicle type classification is displayed on the display unit 120 and presented to the recipient.
By referring to the correlation diagram displayed on the display unit 120 in this manner, the receiver determines the threshold time “ts” at which the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high. Based on the threshold time “ts”, the receiver determines a designated operation timing that is highly likely to designate a correct designated vehicle type category or a designated operation timing that is likely to designate an incorrect designated vehicle type category, The designated operation timing can be adjusted. As a result, the possibility that the receipt person erroneously determines the designated vehicle type classification can be reduced.

The designated operation restriction unit 115 determines a threshold time at which the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high based on the correlation between the reference time “t1”, “designated operation timing”, and “accuracy”. You may do it. The designated operation restriction unit 115 specifies at least one of a designated operation timing with low accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification and a designated operation timing with high accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification based on the threshold time, and It may be displayed on the display unit 120 and shown to the receiver.
In the example of FIG. 8, the designated operation restriction unit 115 determines that the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to increase when the receiver performs a designated operation at a timing s seconds after the reference time “t1”. In this case, the designated operation restriction unit 115 sets “ts” that is s seconds after the reference time “t1” as the threshold time. Further, the designated operation restriction unit 115 recommends to the receiver that the designated operation should be performed after the threshold time “ts”, together with a diagram (FIG. 8) showing the correlation between “designated operation timing” and “accuracy”. May be displayed on the display unit 120. The receiver can easily determine the designated operation timing by referring to the designated operation timing indicated by the designated operation restriction unit 115. In addition, by performing a designation operation based on a designation operation timing recommended by the designation operation restriction unit 115 by a plurality of recipients, it is possible to suppress a designation operation at a different timing for each recipient, and to specify all the recipients. Accuracy can be improved.

<Modification of Second Embodiment>
In the second embodiment described above, the designated operation restriction unit 115 displays the correlation diagram indicating the correlation between the reference time “t1”, “designated operation timing”, and “accuracy” on the display unit 120, and receives it. An example in which the receiving member adjusts the designated operation timing based on the correlation has been described.
In this modification, the designated operation restriction unit 115 does not allow the receiver to adjust the designated operation timing, but based on the correlation between the reference time “t1”, “designated operation timing”, and “accuracy”. The second embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the operation of specifying the receipt person is automatically restricted.

Similar to the second embodiment, the designated operation restriction unit 115 obtains a correlation between the reference time “t1”, “designated operation timing”, and “accuracy” shown in FIG. Based on the correlation, the designated operation restriction unit 115 sets a threshold time for increasing the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification.
In the example of FIG. 8, when the designated operation restriction unit 115 performs a designation operation after “ts” that is s seconds after the reference time “t1”, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification tends to increase. to decide. At this time, the designated operation restriction unit 115 sets “ts” as the threshold time.
In this way, if the designated operation restriction unit 115 determines that the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is lowered when the receiver performs a designated operation at a timing before the threshold time “ts”, the designated operation restriction unit 115 reaches the threshold time “ts”. In the meantime, the button images G1 to G6 (FIG. 3) of the operation reception unit 121 are deleted from the screen of the display unit 120, and the designation operation of the receiver is prohibited.
Further, when the designated operation restriction unit 115 determines that the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is increased when the receipt person performs the designated operation at a timing later than the threshold time “ts”, the operation reception is accepted after the threshold time “ts”. The button images G1 to G6 (FIG. 3) of the unit 121 are displayed on the screen of the display unit 120, and the designation operation of the receiver is permitted.

  In this way, the designated operation restriction unit 115 determines the threshold time, and performs a restriction that prohibits the designated operation at a timing before the threshold time, so that the receiver can perform the designated operation timing with low accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification. It is possible to reduce the possibility of performing a designation operation and designating a wrong designated vehicle type classification.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the timing at which the vehicle detector 201 of the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A is set as the reference time “t1” has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. One or more of the timings at which the other detection sensors (the tread board 202, the license plate photographing unit 203, the vehicle height detector 204, or the vehicle length detector 205) of the vehicle type identification device 20 detect the vehicle A are set as a reference time. It may be set as “t1”.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a fee collection system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Constituent elements common to the first embodiment and the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Functional configuration of statistical system)
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a statistical system according to the third embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the charge receiver 11 is provided at each of a plurality of tollgates. In the present embodiment, fee collectors 11A, 11B, 11C,... Having the same configuration as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment are provided in each toll gate. In the following description, each charge receiver 11A, 11B, 11C... Is collectively referred to as a charge receiver 11.
As shown in FIG. 9, the toll collector 11 and the server 30 provided at each toll booth are connected by a communication line such as the Internet to constitute the statistical system 3.

The server 30 acquires the association information T (FIG. 4) stored in the recording medium 140 of the toll receiver 11 via the communication line.
Based on the association information T acquired from the plurality of toll collectors 11, the server 30 statistically analyzes the time zone, season, etc., in which the receiver is likely to make a mistake in the designated vehicle type classification, and generates statistical information.

FIG. 10 shows statistical information obtained by statistically analyzing the correlation between the designated operation timing and the accuracy according to the third embodiment. (A) is statistical information for each time zone, and (b) is statistical information for each month. .
For example, the server 30 determines “designated operation timing” based on the “designated operation date / time”, “vehicle detection date / time”, “designated vehicle type category”, and “discriminated vehicle type category” of the association information T acquired from the plurality of toll receivers 11. ”And statistical information indicating the correlation between“ accuracy ”of the designated vehicle type classification for each time zone (for example, every hour).
FIG. 10A shows the daytime (for example, 13:00:00 to 14:00) of the correlation between the “specified operation timing” obtained by the server 30 for each time zone and the “accuracy” of the specified vehicle type classification. The correlation between the “designated operation timing” and the “accuracy” of the designated vehicle type in the time zone P1 and the time zone P2 at night (for example, 21:00 to 22:00) is shown.
In the example of FIG. 10A, the reference time “t1” indicates the timing when the vehicle detector 201 of the vehicle type identification device 20 detects the vehicle A.

Based on the statistical information on the “designated operation timing” and the “accuracy” of the designated vehicle type in each time zone determined in this way, the server 30 determines what the tollee is from the reference time “t1” for each time zone. If the designated operation is performed after 2 seconds, it is determined whether the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to increase.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), in the daytime time zone P1, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is determined when the recipient performs a designation operation after “ts1” which is s1 seconds after the reference time “t1”. Tend to be higher. For this reason, the server 30 sets the “ts1” as the threshold time of the daytime time zone P1. On the other hand, in the night time zone P2, the visibility is assumed to be lower than during the daytime. For this reason, in the night time zone P2, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to remain low even if the receiver performs a specified operation at the threshold time “ts1”, and the receiver is s2 of the reference time “t1”. If the designation operation is performed after “ts2” after 2 seconds, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to be high. Therefore, the server 30 sets “ts2” as the threshold time of the night time zone P2.
The server 30 specifies the timing when the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high for each time zone based on the tendency in each time zone as described above. In the example of FIG. 10A, the server 30 specifies the timing after the threshold time “ts1” in the daytime time zone P1 as the timing when the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high, and the nighttime time zone P2 The timing after the threshold time “ts2” is specified.

Further, the server 30 may generate statistical information in which the designated operation timing analyzed for each time zone as described above is further statistically analyzed monthly (seasonally).
FIG. 10B shows the summer (for example, August) of the correlation between “specified operation timing” and “accuracy” of the specified vehicle type in the same time zone (for example, 17:00 to 18:00) for each month. ) Statistical information of the correlation in the time zone P3 and the correlation in the winter time zone (for example, December) P4.

Based on the correlation between the “specified operation timing” for each month and the “accuracy” of the specified vehicle type, the server 30 specifies the number of seconds after the reference time “t1” by the receipt person for each time zone of each month. When the operation is performed, it is determined whether the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to increase.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, in the time zone P3 in the summer, if the receiver performs a designation operation after “ts3” which is s3 seconds after the reference time “t1”, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is increased. Tend to be higher. Therefore, the server 30 sets “ts3” as the threshold time of the summer time zone P3. On the other hand, in the winter time zone P4, sunset is earlier than the time zone P3, which is the same time zone in summer, and it is assumed that visibility decreases. For this reason, in the winter time zone P4, even if the receiver performs a specified operation at the threshold time “ts3”, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to remain low, and the receiver has the reference time “t1”. When the designation operation is performed after “ts4” after s4 seconds, the accuracy of the designated vehicle type tends to increase. For this reason, the server 30 sets the “ts4” as the threshold time of the winter time zone P4.
The server 30 specifies the timing when the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high for each month based on the tendency for each month as described above. In the example of FIG. 10B, the server 30 specifies the timing after the threshold time “ts3” in the summer time zone P3 as the timing when the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is high, and in the winter time zone P4. Specifies a timing after the threshold time “ts4”.

As described above, the server 30 is at least one of a designated operation timing in which the accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification is low and a designated operation timing in which the accuracy of the designated vehicle type division is high in each month (each season) and each time zone. One of them is specified, and recommended operation timing recommended for each month and for each time period is output to each toll collector 11. The designated operation restriction unit 115 of each toll collector 11 displays the designated operation timing acquired from the server 30 on the display unit 120 and presents it to the receiver, and prohibits the designated operation based on the designated operation timing. You may make it perform a restriction | limiting.
In addition, a receipt person, an administrator who manages the receipt person, or the like may refer to statistical information generated by the server 30 and create a manual or the like regarding the designated operation timing for each time zone. At this time, the manual may be transmitted from the server 30 to the toll collector 11 of each toll gate via a communication line.
The server 30 may generate the statistical information as described above based on all the association information T acquired from the toll collectors 11 provided at all toll gates. Based on the association information T for each lane L, statistical information may be individually generated for each toll gate or for each lane L of the toll gate.

(Function and effect)
According to the above-described embodiment, the server 30 provides statistical information for each month (for each season) and for each time zone based on a large number of pieces of association information T acquired from the toll collector 11 provided at each toll gate. Is generated. Further, the server 30 is based on the statistical information, and includes at least a designated operation timing with a low accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification for each month and each time zone, and a designated operation timing with a high accuracy of the designated vehicle type division. Either one is specified, and the designated operation timing recommended for each month and each time zone is output to each toll collector 11. The designated operation restriction unit 115 of each toll collector 11 displays the designated operation timing acquired from the server 30 on the display unit 120 and presents it to the receiver, and prohibits the designated operation based on the designated operation timing. Make restrictions.
As a result, even if the toll collector is insufficient in the accumulation of information that makes it easy for the receiver to mistake the designated vehicle type classification, the timing etc. It can be presented.
In addition, toll collectors and managers who manage the toll holders are stationed at all toll gates by referring to the statistical information generated by the server 30 and creating manuals on designated operation timing for each time zone. The receiver can perform the specified operation according to the manual. For this reason, it can suppress performing designation | designated operation at a different timing for every collector, and can improve the precision of designation | designated operation of all the recipients.

  In another embodiment, the server 30 is provided with a database (not shown) for storing weather information, and the weather information stored in the database and each month (each season) specified as described above. ) And the specified operation timing with low accuracy of the designated vehicle type classification for each time zone, and the statistical information statistically indicating the designated operation timing with high accuracy of the designated vehicle type division may be generated. Thereby, it is possible to specify the designated operation timing with high accuracy of the designated vehicle type according to the weather and the date and time, and it is possible to further improve the accuracy of the designated vehicle type.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof, as long as they are included in the scope and gist of the invention.

For example, although the fee collection system 1 according to each of the above-described embodiments has been described as a mode in which a toll is stationed at a manned booth 10 (FIG. 1) provided on the island I, in other embodiments, this mode is used. It is not limited.
That is, in another embodiment, the receipt person may be present in a remote place away from the position where the fee collection system 1 is installed. In this case, the receipt person determines the vehicle type classification of the vehicle A that has arrived at the exit toll gate by confirming a live video of the vehicle A through a monitoring camera provided at the exit toll gate. In this case, it is assumed that the receipt person performs a designation operation of the vehicle type classification for the vehicle A from the remote place via the communication network.

Moreover, although the toll collection system 1 according to each of the above-described embodiments has been described as being installed at the exit toll gate of the expressway, in other embodiments, depending on the toll road fee format, the entrance toll gate May be installed.
In addition, the toll collection system 1 according to the above-described embodiment is installed at the entrance toll gate of a toll road, and when a toll is issued to a vehicle A that arrives, a toll collector (or a driver or the like) A mode in which the operation of specifying the vehicle type classification for A may be performed.

Further, the functional configuration of the vehicle type identification device 20 is not limited to the aspect described in each of the above-described embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 acquires image data obtained by the license plate imaging unit 203, and the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 extracts (generates) NP information from the image data. Although described as a thing, in other embodiment, it is not limited to this aspect.
For example, the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 20 according to another embodiment may include a license plate reader that can execute from license plate imaging to NP information extraction (generation) alone. In this case, the license plate reader performs a predetermined image recognition process on the image data obtained by photographing to extract NP information, and uses the extracted NP information as a vehicle type classification determination unit 200 of the toll collector 11. May be output directly.
The same applies to the vehicle height detector 204 of the vehicle type identification device 20. That is, the vehicle height detector 204 according to another embodiment has a function of generating vehicle height information about the vehicle A based solely on the detection result related to the presence / absence of the vehicle body of the vehicle A. It may be. In this case, the vehicle height detector 204 may directly output the generated vehicle height information to the vehicle type classification determination unit 200 of the toll collector 11.

In the fee collection system 1 according to each of the above-described embodiments, the fee collection device 11 has been described as the display unit 120 and the operation reception unit 121 being touch-sensitive displays, but in other embodiments. It is not limited to this aspect.
In another embodiment, for example, the operation reception unit 121 may be a push button provided for each vehicle type.

In each of the above-described embodiments, a program for realizing various functions of the toll receiver 11 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system. Various processes are performed by executing. Here, the various processes of the toll collector 11 described above are stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above-described various processes are performed by the computer reading and executing the program. The computer-readable recording medium is a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.
Further, the fee receiver 11 is not limited to a mode in which various functional configurations are housed in a single device housing, and the various functional configurations of the fee receiver 11 are provided across a plurality of devices connected via a network. It may be an embodiment.

1 Toll collection system 3 Statistics system 10 Manned booth 11 Toll collection machine 110 CPU
111 Discrimination vehicle type classification acquisition unit 112 Designated vehicle type division acquisition unit 113 Charge amount identification unit 114 Recording processing unit 120 Display unit 121 Operation reception unit 130 Passage ticket reading unit 140 Recording medium 150 Notification unit 20 Vehicle type determination device 200 Vehicle type classification determination unit 201 Vehicle Detector 202 Step plate 203 License plate photographing unit 204 Vehicle height detector 205 Vehicle length detector T Association information A Vehicle L Lane I Island

Claims (11)

Toll collector used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
An operation accepting unit for accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
A discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by a vehicle type determining device provided along the lane;
The toll charge for the vehicle is specified based on either the designated vehicle category that is the vehicle category designated through the operation accepting unit or the discriminated vehicle type category that is the vehicle type category obtained by the discriminating vehicle type category obtaining unit. A billing amount identifying unit to be
A recording processing unit for recording association information in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminating vehicle type division are associated ;
A designated operation restriction unit for restricting a designated operation in the operation reception unit based on a timing at which the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device;
Bei to give a,
The designated operation restriction unit is configured such that, based on the designated operation date / time, vehicle detection date / time, the designated vehicle type category, and the discriminating vehicle type category included in the plurality of association information, the specified vehicle type category matches the discriminated vehicle type category. Limiting the designated operation in the operation accepting unit to a time when the accuracy indicating is lower than a predetermined value,
Toll collector. Toll collector used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
An operation accepting unit for accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
A discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by a vehicle type determining device provided along the lane;
The toll charge for the vehicle is specified based on either the designated vehicle category that is the vehicle category designated through the operation accepting unit or the discriminated vehicle type category that is the vehicle type category obtained by the discriminating vehicle type category obtaining unit. A billing amount identifying unit to be
A recording processing unit for recording association information in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminating vehicle type division are associated;
With
When the determined vehicle type classification is acquired by the determined vehicle type classification acquisition unit by the stage of receiving the toll fee from the vehicle, the billing amount specifying unit is configured to perform the determination on the vehicle based on the determined vehicle type category. Identify the toll fee,
Toll collection machine. When it is determined that the discriminated vehicle type category acquired by the discriminating vehicle type category acquisition unit and the designated vehicle type category designated through the operation accepting unit do not match, the discriminated vehicle type category and the designated vehicle type category match. A notification unit for notifying information indicating that the information is not included;
The toll collecting machine according to claim 1 or 2. The recording processing unit records the association information further associating a timing at which the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type determination device and a timing at which the designated vehicle type classification is designated through the operation accepting unit;
The toll collecting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further comprising a designated operation restriction unit for restricting a designated operation in the operation reception unit based on a timing at which the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device;
The toll collection machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4. Toll collector according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A vehicle type classification determination unit that acquires characteristics of the vehicle traveling in the lane and determines a vehicle type classification of the vehicle based on the characteristics;
Toll collection system. The fee collection system according to claim 6;
A server that obtains the association information from the toll collector and generates statistical information,
Statistical system. A toll collection method used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
An operation accepting step of accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
A determination vehicle type classification acquisition step of acquiring a vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by a vehicle type determination device provided in the lane;
The toll fee for the vehicle is specified based on one of the designated vehicle type division that is the vehicle type division designated in the operation acceptance step and the discriminated vehicle type division that is the vehicle type division obtained in the discrimination vehicle type division acquisition step. The billing amount identification step to be performed,
A recording process step for recording association information in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminating vehicle type division are associated ;
Based on the timing at which the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device, a designated operation restriction step for restricting a designated operation in the operation reception step;
I have a,
In the specified operation restriction step, the specified vehicle type classification matches the determined vehicle type classification based on the specified operation date / time, vehicle detection date / time, the specified vehicle type classification, and the determined vehicle type classification included in the plurality of association information. Limiting the designated operation in the operation accepting step to a time when the accuracy indicating is lower than a predetermined value,
Toll collection method. A program for functioning a toll collector computer used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
The computer,
An operation accepting unit for accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
A discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by the vehicle type determining device provided in the lane;
The toll charge for the vehicle is specified based on either the designated vehicle category that is the vehicle category designated through the operation accepting unit or the discriminated vehicle type category that is the vehicle type category obtained by the discriminating vehicle type category obtaining unit. Billing amount identification part to be
A recording processing unit for recording association information that associates the designated vehicle type division with the discriminating vehicle type division ;
A designated operation restriction unit for restricting a designated operation in the operation reception unit based on a timing at which the vehicle is detected by the vehicle type identification device;
To function as,
The designated operation restriction unit is configured such that, based on the designated operation date / time, vehicle detection date / time, the designated vehicle type category, and the discriminating vehicle type category included in the plurality of association information, the specified vehicle type category matches the discriminated vehicle type category. Limiting the designated operation in the operation accepting unit to a time when the accuracy indicating is lower than a predetermined value,
program.   A toll collection method used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
  An operation accepting step of accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
  A determination vehicle type classification acquisition step of acquiring a vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by a vehicle type determination device provided in the lane;
  The toll fee for the vehicle is specified based on one of the designated vehicle type division that is the vehicle type division designated in the operation acceptance step and the discriminated vehicle type division that is the vehicle type division obtained in the discrimination vehicle type division acquisition step. The billing amount identification step to be performed,
  A recording process step for recording association information in which the designated vehicle type division and the discriminating vehicle type division are associated;
  Have
  In the charging amount specifying step, when the determined vehicle type classification is acquired in the determined vehicle type classification acquisition step by the stage of receiving the toll fee from the vehicle, the charge amount specifying step is performed on the vehicle based on the determined vehicle type category. Identify the toll fee,
  Toll collection method.   A program for functioning a toll collector computer used for toll collection processing for vehicles traveling in a lane,
  The computer,
  An operation accepting unit for accepting a designation operation of the vehicle type classification of the vehicle;
  A discriminating vehicle type classification acquiring unit for acquiring the vehicle type classification of the vehicle determined by the vehicle type determining device provided in the lane;
  The toll charge for the vehicle is specified based on either the designated vehicle category that is the vehicle category designated through the operation accepting unit or the discriminated vehicle type category that is the vehicle type category obtained by the discriminating vehicle type category obtaining unit. Billing amount identification part to be
  A recording processing unit for recording association information that associates the designated vehicle type division with the discriminating vehicle type division;
  Function as
  When the determined vehicle type classification is acquired by the determined vehicle type classification acquisition unit by the stage of receiving the toll fee from the vehicle, the billing amount specifying unit is configured to perform the determination on the vehicle based on the determined vehicle type category. Identify the toll fee,
  program.

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