KR20080079989A - Toll collecting system of toll road - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic toll collection is provided to speed up the flow of traffic at an electronic toll collection by enabling approaching drivers to easily obtain lane congestion information of plural lanes. An electronic toll collection of a toll road includes a toll collector(30), a camera(50), a monitoring unit(1), and a camera switch(11). The toll collector includes a user manipulation unit enabling a user of the toll road to pay for the fare of the toll road. The camera takes an image of the user manipulation unit. The monitoring unit includes a monitoring portion, on which the image from the camera is displayed. The camera switch automatically displays the image from the camera on the monitoring portion in response to a first manipulation of the user.

Description

Toll collection system {TOLL COLLECTING SYSTEM OF TOLL ROAD}

The present invention relates to a toll collection system installed at toll stations on toll roads.

Toll collectors are known which are installed in toll stations on toll roads. When the user inserts a medium such as a pass ticket into the toll collector, the fee to be paid by each user is automatically calculated from the user's entrance position information, the vehicle model information, and the travel location information stored in the toll collector. .

The payment of the fee for a vehicle in the normal fare system is as described above, but there are many provisions for unusual toll fare. For example, discounts for the handicapped, discounts for companies such as tourist buses, and free passage permits for emergency vehicles such as police cars and firefighting vehicles.

In the collection of driving charges for a vehicle that falls under this unusual fare system, the toll guard will go directly to the lane to respond and check the situation or collect the fare by remote monitoring to determine the fare to be paid by the user. It is necessary to calculate and to perform operation | movement corresponding to each vehicle by a tollgate supervisor by remote operation.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-187279 discloses a toll collection system for toll roads. According to this system, the vehicle type determination device for determining the vehicle type of the vehicle arriving at the exit of the toll booth and the toll collection information recorded on the toll are read, and when the determined car model and the recorded car model coincide, based on the toll collection information. Calculates the toll fee, and if it does not match with the toll collector that collects the toll fee, if it does not match, the television camera that photographs the corresponding vehicle, and if the determined car model and the recorded car model do not match, Calculates tolls on the basis of the vehicle group judged by the collection officer based on the video and toll collection information displayed on the monitoring panel to display the captured image and toll collection information to prompt the determination of the vehicle model to the collection supervisor. And a toll collector for collecting tolls.

As described above, in the conventional toll road of the toll road, it is necessary to flexibly cope with various usage conditions of the user. Therefore, one watchman is arrange | positioned for one lane. The supervisor performs an operation which cannot be coped with only the toll collector, or provides advice promptly when the user does not know the use of the toll collector.

However, as a recent social request, the reduction of the toll road operating cost is required. For that purpose, it is necessary to be able to cope with multiple factors with multiple lanes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection system that makes it easy for a watchman of a toll booth to know the operation status of a user in a plurality of lanes. Another object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection system that makes it easy for the tollkeeper of the tollgate to advise the user appropriately. Another object of the present invention is to provide a toll collection system that makes it possible to easily confirm that an appropriate certificate is presented. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a fee that enables the monitoring person of the tollgate to notify the monitoring person of the tollgate in advance of other processing when a person who approaches the toll gate of the toll collector is approached. To provide a collection system.

A toll collection system of a toll road according to the present invention includes a photographing unit including a toll collector having a user operation unit for performing an operation for the user of the toll road to pay a fee, an operation surface camera for photographing the user operation unit, and a photographing unit. A switching panel for automatically switching between a monitoring panel including a monitoring unit for displaying the captured image and a video displayed on the monitoring unit in response to the first predetermined operation performed by the user operation unit to an image captured by the operation surface camera; A camera switch part which performs an operation is provided.

A toll collection system of a toll road according to the present invention includes a toll collector having a user operation unit that performs an operation for a user of a toll road to pay a fee, and a position of a face of a passenger of a vehicle stopped in front of the toll collector. The user is a user when a photographing unit including a user / certificate camera photographing an area to be photographed, a monitoring panel displaying an image captured by the photographing unit, and an image photographed by a camera other than the user / certificate camera are displayed on the monitoring panel. In response to the second predetermined operation performed at the operation unit, a camera switching unit for automatically switching the image displayed on the monitor panel to an image captured by the user / certificate camera is provided.

A toll collection system for a toll road according to the present invention includes a toll collector having a user operation unit for performing an operation for paying a fee by a user of a toll road, a lane foreground camera for photographing a lane, and an operation surface camera for photographing a user operation unit Shooting by including a photographing unit, a monitor panel displaying an image captured by the photographing unit, a non-stop automatic toll collection system onboard vehicle mounted on a vehicle passing through the toll booth, and a receiving antenna for receiving a radio signal from the vehicle payloader When the received image is displayed and the receiving antenna receives the radio signal, the camera switching unit automatically switches the image displayed on the monitor panel to the operation surface camera image.

According to the present invention, there is provided a toll collection system that makes it easy for a watchman of a toll booth to know a situation in which there are users in a plurality of lanes. According to the present invention, there is also provided a toll collection system that facilitates the watchman of the tollgate to advise the user appropriately. According to the present invention, there is also provided a toll collection system that makes it easy to confirm that an appropriate certificate has been presented. Further, according to the present invention, when a person who approaches a toll outlet of a toll collector approaches the tollgate, a toll collection system is provided which makes it possible to notify the watchman of the tollgate in advance of other processing.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the best form for implementing this invention is demonstrated, referring drawings. In addition, what is described here is an example of embodiment of this invention to the last, and it cannot be overemphasized that various aspects can be taken within a claim.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a toll collection system according to the present invention. This toll collection system mainly includes a photographing unit 50 including a plurality of cameras, a toll collector 30 on which the user pays a fee, and a monitoring group 1 for the tollgate supervisor to check the user's payment status. And a camera switching unit 11 for switching to an optimal image to be displayed on the monitoring panel among a plurality of images photographed by the photographing unit according to the state of the vehicle in which the user rides and the fee payment operation performed by the user.

Location of the face of the passenger of the vehicle stopped in front of the toll collector camera 51 for photographing the lane foreground, the operation surface camera 53 for photographing the area of the user manipulation unit where the user performs toll collection operation It includes a user / certificate camera 54 for photographing an area including a, and a camera 52 for the indeterminate detection for photographing an area near the toll outlet of the toll collector. The photographing unit 50 is connected to the monitoring panel 1 via the converter 42 and the transmission terminal block unit 33 so as to enable information communication.

2 shows an external view of a toll collection system according to the present invention. Among these cameras, the lane foreground camera 51 is provided along the lane independently of the toll collector 30. The lane foreground camera 51 photographs a vehicle entering the lane. It is preferable to install the lane foreground camera 51 on the downstream side than the toll collector 30. When a plurality of vehicles are sequentially entering one lane, the lane foreground camera 51 is mounted on the upper part of the lane, for example, the ceiling of the gate, so that the quantity of the vehicle waiting to be collected can be viewed. It is more desirable to install so that you can get.

The operation surface camera 53, the user / certificate camera 54, and the camera for detecting the indeterminate 52 are connected to the monitoring panel 1 via the transmission terminal unit 33 so as to enable information communication. These cameras are explained in full detail in the toll section described later.

The toll collector 30 is installed on the road side of each lane of the toll booth. The toll collector 30 includes a user operation unit 31, a control unit 32, a transmission terminal block unit 33, an operation surface camera 53, a user / certificate camera 54, a camera for insensitive detection 52, a camera A light source 41, an interphone 40, and various payment medium processing units.

The control part 32 collects the pass and the information of the payment medium read by the various payment medium processing parts mentioned later, and calculates the excess or deficiency with the fee which a user pays in response to the read information. In addition, in response to the operation of the tollgate supervisor from the monitoring panel 1 side, the operation of the toll collector 30 is controlled.

The user operation unit 31 is provided on the side facing the lane of the housing of the toll collector. Fig. 3 shows the user operation unit 31 of the toll collector 30 viewed from the lane side. When the vertically downward side (z-axis minus direction in the figure) of the toll collector 30 is viewed as the lower side of the figure, the right side is the upstream side (entry side) of the lane toward the figure, and the left side is the downstream side (oscillation side). to be. That is, the vehicle travels from right to left toward the drawing.

The user operation part 31 is provided with the upper operation surface 31b for the passenger of the vehicle with a high vehicle height, and the lower operation surface 31a for the operation of the passenger of a vehicle with low vehicle height. The upper operation surface 31b and the lower operation surface 31a have almost the same configuration. Hereinafter, the lower operation surface 31a will be described in detail.

The lower operation surface 31a includes a coin processing unit 34, a banknote processing unit 35, a card processing unit 36, a receipt issuing unit 37, a certificate box 38, and a charge display unit 39.

The hardening process part 34 is equipped with the hardening inlet 34a and the change container 34b. The change container 34b may be provided with a sensor which detects the change which remains because the user does not take the change for a predetermined time. When the sensor detects the change, the detection signal from the sensor causes the charge display unit 39 to be described later to remind the user of forgetting to take the change, and to inform the tollgate supervisor of the situation. In order to do so, an indication is made to inform the watchdog 1 of the forgetting of taking the change.

The banknote processing part 35 is provided with the banknote inlet 35a and the banknote return port 35b. The bill return port 35b may be provided with a light shielding sensor for detecting the remaining change when the user has not taken the change for a certain time. In this case, when the sensor detects the change, the detection signal from the sensor causes the charge display unit 39 to be described later to remind the user of forgetting to bring the change, and to the tollgate supervisor. An indication is made to inform the monitoring group 1 of the forgetting of bringing the change to inform the situation. The coin processing unit 34 and the banknote processing unit 35 conduct cash with the user for cash processing.

The card processing unit 36 includes a card insertion hole 36a, a card passage right insertion hole 36b, and an ETC signal receiving antenna 60. In order to settle the fare, the user of the toll road inserts a pass into the pass insertion slot 36a and inserts a card such as a credit card into the card insertion slot to settle the fare. Alternatively, if the vehicle is equipped with an ETC onboard vehicle, the noncontact IC card information is automatically transferred from the onboard vehicle by passing the ETC signal receiving antenna 60 while the noncontact IC card, which is a medium for billing, is inserted into the onboard vehicle. Transmitted by the receiving antenna, the toll is settled later.

The receipt issuing unit 37 includes a receipt issuing button 37a and a receipt issuing port 37b. When the user presses the receipt issuing button 37a, a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 37b.

The certificate processing unit 38 includes a certificate inlet 38a, a certificate door, and a certificate door button 38b. When the user wants to receive the discount, the user opens the certificate door covering the certificate entry port 38a when the user presses the certificate door button 38b. Therefore, the user may insert various certificates into the entry port.

The fee display unit displays the fee for use of the toll road calculated based on the information processed by the control unit 32 described above for the user.

The lower operation surface 31a further includes an operation surface camera 53. The operation surface camera 53 captures the vicinity of the lower operation surface 31a. The operation surface camera 53 can employ | adopt the optical system which largely changes the direction of incident light in the middle. For example, an optical system can be employed in which incident light incident from a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the lower operating surface 31a is changed to a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface thereof, and the vertical direction is an optical axis. By doing in this way, the main part of the operation surface camera 53 can be accommodated in the housing of the toll collector 30, while being provided in the lower operation surface 31a, and protrusion can be reduced. If the projection of the operation surface camera 53 is small, it is difficult to cause obstacles when the vehicle travels in a lane, and the vehicle can be stopped near the user operation unit 31, and operation is easy.

As such an optical system, the panoramic imaging system described, for example in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-167193 is employ | adopted suitably. This optical system will be described with reference to FIG. The panoramic imaging lens 101 of the panoramic imaging system has a light incident surface 102, a first reflective surface 103, and a second reflective surface 104.

The first reflecting surface 103 is an annular surface which is adjacent to the y-axis direction with respect to the light reflecting surface 102 and is opposite and rotationally symmetric about the y-axis. The first reflecting surface 103 totally reflects the light coming from the inside of the panoramic imaging lens 101. The first reflecting surface 103 is formed in a convex shape that is laterally expanded, and acts as a concave mirror with respect to light coming from the inside of the panoramic imaging lens 101. The second reflecting surface 104 is formed in a concave shape when viewed from the outside, and acts as a convex mirror with respect to light coming from the inside of the panoramic imaging lens 101.

The region adjacent to the inside of the second reflective surface 104 in the radial direction from the predetermined position is the light exit surface 105 that transmits light. The second reflecting surface 104 reflects the reflected light reflected by the first reflecting surface 103 in the direction of the light output surface 105.

The panoramic imaging system includes a panoramic imaging adapter 110 having a relay lens 106 for imaging provided on an optical axis (y-axis direction) of the panoramic imaging lens, and a video camera to which the panoramic imaging adapter 110 is mounted. And an imaging device 108. The imaging device 108 includes a lens system 109 for capturing an image, and an imaging device 107 such as a CCD provided at an imaging position of the lens system 109.

In the panoramic imaging lens 101, when the panoramic imaging adapter 110 is arranged with the light incident surface 102 in the y-axis plus direction, the 360 ° panoramic scenery 111 has the lowest light L1 among the incident lights. ) Enters the light incident surface 102 of the panoramic imaging lens 101, it is refracted by the light incident surface 102, and is reflected toward the second reflective surface 104 from the first reflective surface 103 on the facing side. Further, the light is reflected by the second reflecting surface 104 and exits from the light emitting surface 105, and is imaged in the vicinity of the periphery of the imaging device 108 via the relay lens 106. In addition, when the light of the uppermost part of the incident light from the panoramic scenery 111 enters the light incident surface 102, it is refracted by the light incident surface 102 of the panoramic imaging lens 101, and it is the 1st half of the facing side. The light is reflected from the slope 103 toward the second reflecting surface 104 and reflected from the second reflecting surface 104 and exits from the light emitting surface 105.

In this way, the path of the incident light is folded at least one reciprocation in the optical axis direction (y-axis direction). That is, the incident incident light is refracted in the y-axis minus direction at the light incident surface 102, then proceeds in the y-axis minus direction inside the panoramic imaging lens 101, and is reflected by the first reflecting surface 103. Proceeding in the y-axis plus direction, the light is reflected by the second reflecting surface 104 and proceeds again in the y-axis negative direction. At the same time, the optical path of the incident light is folded in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis (xy plane direction). In other words, the incident incident light advances toward the outside (direction away from the rotation center axis of the rotationally symmetric panoramic imaging lens) before being incident on the first reflective surface 103 and is reflected by the first reflective surface 103. And it proceeds inward until it reaches the second reflecting surface 104. Such an optical system realizes a cylindrical field of view having a 360 ° field of view in the xy plane direction by a configuration having a small size in the y-axis direction.

Light emitted from the light exit surface 105 is imaged in the vicinity of the central portion of the imaging device 107 via the relay lens 106. As described above, the panoramic scenery 111 is formed in an annular shape on the imaging element 107 and stored in the storage device 114 as the annular two-dimensional image 112. The two-dimensional image is corrected by a not shown correction unit (connected to the operation plane camera), and converted into a horizontally long rectangular panorama image with little distortion. Such an optical system is less affected by wind due to its shape, and the image is stabilized.

As a product using this type of optical system, the PALNON (registered trademark: Tateyama Machine Kabuki Kaisha) lens sold by TATEYAMA SYSTEM INSTRUMENTS is most suitably used.

When the operation surface camera 53 is installed near the middle of the lower operation surface 31a and the upper operation surface 31b, both of the upper operation surface 31b and the lower operation surface 31a can be photographed, thereby simplifying the apparatus. can do.

It is preferable that the operation surface camera 53 is provided above the card insertion slot 36a and the passage ticket insertion slot 36b. Typically, the card or pass is inserted into the toll collector 30 with the side designed to be easy to understand for the person facing up. Therefore, it is easy for a monitoring person to recognize the card | seat and the pass which are used for the photography by the operation surface camera 53 from the top. In this case, it is preferable that the operation surface camera 53 is provided in the upper vicinity of the upper operation surface 31b vicinity, and in the upper vicinity of the lower operation surface 31a.

The lower operation surface 31a also includes a user / certificate camera 54 and a camera light source 41. The user / certificate camera 54 is installed to photograph an area including the position of the face of the passenger of the vehicle stopped in front of the toll collector 30, and is mainly used when the user receives a disability discount or the like. This is used when there is a need to identify the face of the vehicle occupant. The user tends to stop at a position where his position is near the center of the toll collector 30. Therefore, when the user / certificate camera 54 is installed downstream from the center of the toll collector, the passenger's face can be taken from the front, so that an image having good visibility can be obtained. The tollgate supervisor compares the face of the passenger photographed with the user / certificate camera 54 with the face photograph attached to the certificate, and judges that it matches the input panel for performing a discount on the fare to the monitoring group 1 when it is determined that they match. Do it. The certificate may be inserted into the certificate inlet 38a. Inside the certificate inlet 38a, a camera for photographing the certificate and sending it to the monitoring panel 1 is provided.

The light source for a camera is irradiated with the light which consists of visible light of a continuous wavelength illustrated by white light, or visible light of several wavelengths, such as RGB, to the visual field of the user / certificate camera 54. As shown in FIG. The image of visible light photographed under the condition that such light is irradiated is close to the image visually recognized by a person. Therefore, it is easy to visualize the photographed face. The user / certificate camera 54 forms an image of visible light and photographs it, and generates an image of visible light. In particular, when shooting under dark conditions is required, a light source for irradiating infrared rays is employed as the camera light source 41, and is suitably used for a camera capable of shooting infrared rays as the user / certificate camera 54.

The toll collector 30 also includes a camera 52 for insensitive detection. The camera 52 for indeterminate detection photographs an area near the toll outlet of the toll collector 30 for the tollgate monitoring person to recover the toll charge from the toller 30 every fixed time. For example, when the toll outlet is arranged on the side of the toll collector 30, the camera 52 for indeterminate detection may be mounted on the upper portion of the housing as shown by reference numerals 52a and 52b in FIG. The camera 52 for indeterminate detection is connected to the monitoring panel 1 via the converter 42 and the transmission terminal block 33 so as to be capable of information communication, and the video is sequentially recorded on the monitoring panel 1. Inconsistency detection may be performed as follows. The monitoring panel 1 takes a difference between the video signal of the insensitive detection camera 52 and the past video signal for a predetermined time by the insensitive detection camera 52 recorded in the video management unit 13. As a result, when a predetermined signal change is confirmed, the monitoring group 1 assumes that the unsuspecting person is in the vicinity of the toll outlet of the toll collector 30, and displays or sounds an alert to the tollgate supervisor via the monitoring unit 20. Notify by

The lower operation surface 31a also includes a person in charge call button 45, a microphone 44, and a handicapped lever 43. The handicapped lever 43 is made to indicate that it is an input device for a handicapped person to a passenger of a vehicle requesting a discount of a fare applied to the handicapped person. The person in charge call button 45 has the same function as the handicapped lever 43. The microphone 44 is used by the passengers of the vehicle to talk to the tomb of the tollgate.

The upper operation surface 31b has the same configuration as the lower operation surface 31a. The upper operation surface 31b also includes a speaker 46. Thereby, for example, when a user does not know about the payment operation, the tollgate monitoring person can be inquired remotely. The toll guard can monitor the image of the operation surface camera 53 by the monitoring unit 1. The operator can talk with the passenger while watching what operation the tollgate supervisor is performing, so that appropriate advice can be given to the passenger.

The monitoring panel 1 includes a control unit 10 and a monitoring unit 20. The control unit 10 includes a camera switching unit 11, a transaction management unit 12, and an image management unit 13. The monitoring group 1 records the payment history data from the toll collector 30 and the image from the photographing unit 50, and controls the toll collector 30 or the photographing unit 50 from the tollgate monitor. Do it.

The image management unit 13 acquires and stores various images photographed by the photographing unit 50. In addition, the transaction management unit 12 acquires and stores transaction information which is a history of payment processing performed in the toll collector 30.

The camera switching unit 11 stores a predetermined event table that determines which cameras in the photographing unit 50 are automatically displayed on the monitoring unit 20 for typical occurrence events in the toll booth. The camera switching unit 11 selects an image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 based on the event table.

Hereinafter, a camera switching operation corresponding to various occurrence events will be described with reference to FIG. 5. In the longitudinal direction of FIG. 5, a camera photographing an image currently displayed on the monitoring unit 20 among the photographing units 50 is described. In addition, the generation thought assumed in the toll booth is described in the horizontal direction. Letters A to D in Fig. 5 indicate the camera of the switching destination, and "-" indicates no camera switching.

The method of the reading method of FIG. 5 will be described by taking an example of "abnormal ETC vehicle entry and non-ETC vehicle entry" described on the left side among occurrence events. When the non-ETC vehicle enters when the image of the lane foreground camera 51 is being captured by the monitoring unit 20, that is, the camera A (lane foreground camera) of FIG. 5 and the abnormal ETC vehicle entry / non-ETC. In the column where the "car entry" crosses, it is indicated by B, and it switches to the operation surface camera 53. In addition, when video of cameras other than the camera A is taken by the monitoring part 20, the part which cameras B-D of FIG. 5 and "an abnormal ETC vehicle entry and non-ETC vehicle entrance" cross | intersect is "-". Since it is described as, no camera switching is performed.

[ETC vehicle entry]

This is an event that occurs when the ETC signal receiving antenna 60 receives payment information from the onboard vehicle. Vehicles entering the lanes of the toll booth can be largely classified into ETC-mounted vehicles and ETC-free vehicles. In principle, in the case of an ETC-equipped vehicle, the user does not stop in front of the toll collector 30 to perform a toll collection operation. Therefore, it is not necessary to grasp the vehicle image. Therefore, the camera switching unit 11 does not automatically switch the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20.

[ETC vehicle entry and non-ETC vehicle entry]

It is an event that occurs when a vehicle that is equipped with an ETC vehicle payload but is not able to collect charges by the ETC for some reason and a vehicle that does not have an ETC vehicle payload enter the toll booth. When these vehicles have entered the toll booth, the user stops in front of the toll collector 30 and performs the toll collection operation. Therefore, the camera switching unit 11 displays the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 as the operation surface camera. Switch to the image by 53. In this case, when the vehicle entrance detection signal from the vehicle detection apparatus 70 is detected, and the ETC signal receiving antenna 60 has not received the ETC signal for a predetermined time, the camera switching unit 11 monitors the monitoring unit 20. The video displayed on) is switched to the video by the operation surface camera 53. However, when the lane foreground camera 51 is displayed, it is switched to the operation surface camera 53, but when other cameras are displayed, it is considered that display is performed for the vehicle that entered first. The camera is not switched. Therefore, when there is a vehicle that is currently collecting tolls and monitoring the vehicle, the camera switching unit 11 does not automatically switch the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 even when the second and third vehicles enter. Do not.

[Model setting]

The vehicle model setting means that the vehicle detection device 70 does not detect the vehicle for any reason (in this case, the tollgate supervisor notices and responds mainly by the user's intention indication) or the use of the clear button described later. Event that occurs when the watchman adds a vehicle signal from the monitoring panel and starts to collect the vehicle manually after returning the vehicle collection state recognized by the toll collector 30 to the initial state by processing the vehicle that is entering. to be. When setting the vehicle model, it is considered that the tollgate supervisor recognizes the lane condition in some way, so there is no need to switch the camera display in particular, and automatic switching of the camera is not performed.

[Change model]

The vehicle type change is a phenomenon that occurs when the tollman monitor changes the vehicle type by manual when there is a vehicle on the lane. In most cases, it is considered that the tollgate supervisor is checking the vehicle shape in some way, so there is no need to switch the camera display in particular, and the camera is not automatically switched.

[Interphone Call]

This is an event that occurs when the user uses the interphone 40 of the toll collector. In this case, the camera switching unit 11 displays the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 so that a call is made to the interphone 21 which is also installed in the monitoring panel and the tollgate supervisor can respond while watching the expression of the user. It automatically switches to the image photographed by the user / certificate camera 54.

[Start receiving]

Receipt commencement is an event that occurs when the toll collector 30 detects the insertion of a pass, a coin, a banknote, a card, and a ticket. In this case, when the payment medium detecting sensor provided at the various payment medium inlets detects the insertion of the various payment media, a detection signal is generated and transmitted to the camera switching unit 11. When the camera switching unit 11 receives the detection signal, the camera image is switched to the operation surface camera 53 so that the tollgate monitoring person can grasp the user's operation status.

[Received]

Receipt completion is a phenomenon which occurs when the collection of toll charges is completed in the toll collector 30. Since the exit of the vehicle can be confirmed, the vehicle is switched to the lane foreground camera 51 which can easily grasp the situation on the lane.

[Certificate Door Button]

This is an event that occurs when the user presses the certificate door button 38b. The certificate door button 38b is a button for releasing the lock of the certificate insertion port shutter on the user operation unit 31. Usually, when using the discount by proof document, a user reports the effect to the tollgate supervisor using the interphone 40, and puts it into the certificate inlet 38a unlocked by pressing the certificate door button 38b. The discount operation is performed. In this case, when detecting that the certificate door button 38b is pressed, the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 is automatically switched to the image captured by the user / certificate camera 54. In this way, trouble can be reduced by omitting the camera switching operation of the tollgate supervisor.

[Handicap lever]

This is a phenomenon that occurs when the user operates the physically disabled lever 43. The physically disabled lever 43 is operated by the user, in principle, when the user is a physically disabled person who needs operation assistance. When the physically disabled lever 43 is operated, the monitoring panel 1 issues a notice to call to the tollgate supervisor. At this time, an operation signal of the physically disabled lever 43 is transmitted to the camera switching unit 11, and the camera switching unit 11 that receives the operation signal automatically displays an image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 by a user / certificate camera. Switching to the image photographed by 54 is performed. In this way, the tollgate supervisor can perform operation assistance while checking the user's situation.

[Receipt button]

This is an event that occurs when the user presses the receipt issuance button 37a. The receipt issuing button 37a is a button for the user to issue a receipt as needed. In the case where this operation is performed, the collection operation of the toll is normally completed, and since the confirmation of the tollgate supervisor is not required, the display camera is not switched.

[First axle pass]

Passing through the first axle occurs when the vehicle advances the oscillation detection device 80, and at the timing at which the processing of the next vehicle entering the lane becomes possible after completion of the receipt in the toll collection machine 30. It is thought. In general, the camera switching unit 11 automatically lanes the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 in consideration of the case where the camera is switched to the lane foreground camera 51 after the completion of the reception. The image is captured by the foreground camera 51 and is switched. However, when the next vehicle passes through the first axle, if the next vehicle is in the reception waiting state, processing for the next vehicle is started, and therefore it is appropriate to display an image by the operation surface camera 53. For this reason, when the toll collector 30 detects insertion of the payment medium by the passenger of the next vehicle, it switches to the operation surface camera 53 in preference to the lane foreground camera 51.

[rash]

This is the event that occurs when the oscillation detection device 80 detects that the vehicle for which toll collection is completed has started. Usually, it is switched to the lane foreground camera 51 as mentioned above in the receipt completion part, and it is not necessary to perform camera switching in particular. In addition, when the next vehicle starts toll collection, the image by the operation surface camera 53 is normally displayed, and since the tollgate supervisor needs to confirm the operation state of a user, camera switching is not performed either.

[Vehicle reverse, rash reverse]

Vehicle reversal is a phenomenon that occurs when the vehicle passes backward through the vehicle detection device 70 and exits the lane. Oscillation reverse is a phenomenon that occurs when the vehicle has passed backward through the oscillation detection device 80 from the lane exit side and has entered the lane. All of these are exceptions, but the Tollgate Supervisor needs to check lane conditions and take necessary steps to ensure safety.

[Forget card removal, forgot banknote detection]

It is a phenomenon which occurs when the light shielding sensor installed in the return port detects the light shielding state for a predetermined time after conveying the card / payment bill to the return port by the charge collector 30. In this case, the detection signal of the light shielding sensor is also transmitted to the camera switching unit 11, and the camera switching unit 11 which has received this detection signal automatically displays the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 by the operation surface camera 53. Switch to the image taken by. The tollgate supervisor is forgotten from the charge collector 30 through the monitoring unit 20 to be forgotten.

[Detection of suspicious persons]

When the monitoring panel 1 performs image processing on an image photographed by the indeterminate detection camera 52 mounted on the toll collector 30, and detects a change in the image, which is assumed to be a human movement. It is an idea that occurs. When a predetermined signal change is confirmed by taking a difference between the video signal of the intruder detection camera 52 and the past video signal by a predetermined time of the incontinence detection camera 52 recorded in the monitoring panel 1, It is assumed that the unsuspecting person is near the toll outlet of the toll collector 30, and the tollgate supervisor is notified by the indication of the alert and the voice through the monitoring group 1. In addition, since the situation check by the tollgate supervisor is the highest priority during the detection of the unsuspecting person, other camera automatic switching by the camera switching unit 11 is not performed. However, since the display may be switched as needed, the camera switching operation by the tollgate supervisor can be performed manually.

[clear]

This is a phenomenon that occurs when the tollgate supervisor performs an operation of returning the state of collection of the toll collector 30 to the beginning (a state in which the vehicle is recognized as not present on the lane). In this case, the camera switching unit 11 automatically switches the image displayed on the monitoring unit 20 to an image captured by the lane foreground camera 51.

[Breaker open, breaker closed]

This is a phenomenon that occurs when an open / close button operation of the blocking bar of the oscillation controller 82 is manually performed by the tollgate supervisor. In this case, since it is considered that visual confirmation of the lane situation is performed before the button operation by the tollgate supervisor, the display camera is not switched.

In this way, the operation of the tollgate supervisor can be simplified by automatically switching the video displayed on the monitoring unit 20 based on the event table as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, although the structure for monitoring one lane with one monitoring panel 1 provided in a tollgate office is shown, you may comprise so that a plurality of lanes may be monitored with one monitoring panel 1. As shown in FIG. In that case, the lane side installation (toll collector 30, vehicle detection device 70, oscillation detection device 80, ETC reception antenna 60, lane foreground camera 51) of each lane is connected to one monitor panel ( It may be connected in parallel with 1).

In addition, the monitoring group 1 does not necessarily need to be adjacent to a lane, and can monitor the fare collection state of a plurality of lanes collectively in a tollgate office arrange | positioned at the position away from a plurality of lanes.

As described above, according to the toll collection system of the present invention, it is easy to monitor a plurality of lanes even with a small number of tollgate monitors, thereby reducing the toll road operating cost. In addition, even when the tollgate supervisor must respond individually, all operations can be performed in the tollgate office located at a position away from the lane, so that the tollgate supervisor moves across the lane and does not have to go out to respond to the user. In addition, safety can be secured for tollgate watchmen.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a toll collection system.

2 is an external view of a toll collection system.

3 is a diagram showing a user operation unit of a toll collector.

4 shows an optical system of an operation surface camera.

Fig. 5 shows an event table used for logic for controlling a camera.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: watch group

11: camera switching unit

30: toll collector

31: user control panel

34: curing treatment unit

35: banknote processing unit

37: receipt issue

42: converter

50: photographing unit

51 to 54: Camera

60: ETC receiving antenna

102: light reflection surface

Claims (12)

A toll collector having a user operation unit that performs an operation for the user of the toll road to pay a fee; A photographing section including an operation surface camera photographing the user manipulation section; A monitoring panel including a monitoring unit displaying an image captured by the photographing unit; A toll road having a camera switching section for performing a switching operation for automatically switching an image displayed on the monitoring unit to an image captured by the operating plane camera in response to a first predetermined operation performed by the user operating unit. Toll collection system. The toll road user according to claim 1, wherein the user operation unit includes an inlet for the toll road user to input a payment medium in which information for paying a fee is written; The inlet is provided with a payment medium detector for detecting the presence of the payment medium, The first predetermined operation is the input of the payment medium by the user to the inlet, The payment medium detection unit generates a payment medium detection signal in response to the input of the user and transmits it to the camera switching unit, And the camera switching unit performs the switching operation in response to the payment medium detection signal. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the photographing unit comprises a lane foreground camera which photographs a lane. The charge collector has a control section for reading the information written in the payment medium input by the user, and calculating the excess or deficiency from the fee to be paid by the user in response to the read information, And the camera switching unit automatically switches the image displayed on the monitoring panel to the image photographed by the lane foreground camera when the toll receipt is confirmed as a result of the rate calculation by the controller. The method according to claim 3, wherein the user operation unit includes a return port for returning the payment medium to a user, The return port is provided with a payment medium detection unit for detecting the presence of the payment medium, The camera switching unit, when the existence of the payment medium is detected by the payment medium detection unit of the return port after a predetermined time elapses after the receipt of the charge by the control unit, displays the image to be displayed on the monitoring panel to the operation surface camera. A toll collection system on the toll road that automatically switches to the video taken. The said operation surface camera is provided in the front surface of the said bill collector, and the incident light which enters from the direction substantially horizontal to the said front surface is perpendicular to the said front surface in any one of Claims 1-4. A toll collection system for a toll road, comprising an optical system for forming an image having a phosphorus direction as an optical axis, and a light receiving unit for receiving the image. A toll collector having a user operation unit that performs an operation for the user of the toll road to pay a fee; A photographing unit including a user / certificate camera for photographing an area including the position of the face of the passenger of the vehicle stopped in front of the toll collector; A monitoring panel displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit; When the video photographed by a camera other than the user / certificate camera is displayed on the monitor panel, the user / image is displayed on the monitor panel in response to a second predetermined operation performed by the user operation unit. A toll road toll collection system having a camera switching unit that automatically switches to an image taken by a certificate camera. The toll collection of the toll road according to claim 6, wherein the user operation unit includes an interphone call switch for allowing a user to call a tollgate supervisor to communicate remotely, and the second predetermined operation is an operation of the interphone call switch. system. The said user operation part is equipped with the physically disabled switch for a user to request assistance from a tollgate supervisor when a user is a physically disabled person, The said 2nd predetermined | prescribed operation is an operation of the said physically disabled switch. Toll collection system. A toll collector having a user operation unit that performs an operation for the user of the toll road to pay a fee; A photographing unit including a lane foreground camera photographing a lane and an operation surface camera photographing the user manipulation unit; A monitoring panel displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit; A reception antenna for receiving a radio signal from a non-stop automatic toll collection system onboard vehicle mounted in a vehicle passing through the tollgate, When the image photographed by the lane foreground camera is displayed on the monitor panel, and the reception antenna receives the radio signal, the camera switching to automatically switch the image displayed on the monitor panel to the operation surface camera image. Toll collection system of toll road with department. The said photographing part includes the indeterminate detection camera which photographs the area | region of the charge outlet of a toll collector, The said imaging | photography part is any one of Claims 1-4. Further, in response to the indeterminate detection signal generated when the intruder is moving in the field of view of the indeterminate detection camera, the image displayed on the monitor panel is given priority to the images of all other cameras. A toll collection system of a toll road having a camera switching unit for automatically switching to an image captured by a detection camera. The said photographing part includes a non-critical detection camera of any one of Claims 6-8 which image | photographs the area | region of the charge outlet of a toll collector, Further, in response to the indeterminate detection signal generated when the indifferent is moving on the field of view of the indeterminate detection camera, the image to be displayed on the monitoring panel is given to the indeterminate detection camera in preference to the images of all other cameras. A toll road tolling system having a camera switching unit that automatically switches to the image taken. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the photographing unit includes a non-detection camera for photographing the area of the toll outlet of the toll collector, Further, in response to the indeterminate detection signal generated when the indifferent is moving on the field of view of the indeterminate detection camera, the image to be displayed on the monitoring panel is given to the indeterminate detection camera in preference to the images of all other cameras. A toll road tolling system having a camera switching unit that automatically switches to the image taken.

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