KR20090102531A - Hi-pass system set up within room mirror of vehicle and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A hi-pass system integrated with a room mirror of a vehicle and an operating method thereof are provided to solve curiosity about a normal operation and a normal approval of a system by automatically approving a toll in a direct manual approval mode of user. CONSTITUTION: A hi-pass system integrated with a room mirror of a vehicle includes an antenna(10), a module part(20), an LCD part(30), and a speaker part(40). The antenna is mounted inside a vehicle. The antenna communicates with an antenna of a tollgate. The module part processes approval information through a signal received from the antenna. The LCD part is mounted in a front part of the room mirror of the vehicle. The LCD part displays character guide information through the information processed from the module part. The speaker part is mounted in a rear part of the room mirror of the vehicle. The speaker part outputs a voice guide through the information processed from the module part.

Description

Hi-pass system set up within room mirror of vehicle and operating method

The present invention relates to a vehicle rearview mirror integrated high-pass system and a method of operating the vehicle, and more particularly, to be mounted inside a vehicle to automatically pay various bills such as tolls when passing through a toll gate on a toll road. The present invention relates to a vehicle rearview mirror integrated high pass system and a method of operating the vehicle.

In general, the high pass of a highway is a state-of-the-art electronic toll collection system that pays tolls using wireless communication in a running car.

That is, a high pass card (IC or RF card) is provided while the vehicle is running without stopping when passing through the toll gate installed at the entrance and exit of the toll road. The charge is automatically paid through the exchange of information.

Therefore, in the conventional stop and go type toll gate system, a high-pass system that automatically pays tolls using infrared or RF when passing through the current toll gate is expanded nationwide with the construction of an infrastructure and a large amount of development. It is being released.

However, as shown in FIG. 1, when the vehicle enters a toll gate (S1) and receives the toll gate pass information through voice or LCD guidance (S2), it is normal to be processed (S3). Pass system is notified after the payment of the toll payment is completed and the amount of payment is normal, so the driver can check the normal operation of the system only after the payment is confirmed. The point is causing.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems as described above, the vehicle to solve the doubts or questions about whether the normal operation of the system and whether the normal payment as the automatic payment when passing the vehicle in the manual manual payment method of the driver To provide a room mirror integrated high-pass system and its operation method.

An object of the present invention is to incorporate a high-pass module in the car's room mirror to enable the driver to operate easily, the vehicle's room mirror integrated high-pass system that can easily recognize various billing and toll information, such as tolls and its To provide a method of operation.

Integrating the toll automatic payment system mounted on the vehicle according to the present invention for achieving the above object in the room mirror to facilitate operation and to easily recognize the toll gate information and billing information. The pass system includes an antenna mounted inside the vehicle to communicate with an antenna of the tollgate; A module unit for processing payment information through a signal received from the antenna; An LCD unit mounted in front of the vehicle's room mirror to display text guide information through information processed from the module unit; And a speaker unit mounted at the rear of the room mirror of the vehicle and outputting voice guidance through the information processed by the module unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the LCD part and the speaker part are operated simultaneously or selectively.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle's room mirror-integrated high-pass system operating method for easily toll and toll information and toll information easily embedded in the room mirror automatic toll payment system mounted on the vehicle is Informing the driver of the toll gate entry and information of the vehicle through the LCD or speaker; Determining whether the system is normally processed to pass through the toll gate; Guiding the toll exemption or toll exemption; Guiding toll settlement completion and current balance; And passing through the toll gate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the determining of whether the system is normally processed comprises: determining whether a card is not inserted; Guiding the non-insertion of the card when the card is not inserted; Determining whether the toll balance is insufficient when the card is inserted; When the toll balance is insufficient, guiding a shortage of the balance; Determining whether the card is in an error state when the toll is not insufficient; Guiding a card error when the card error occurs; Determining whether there is another communication error when the card error does not occur; Guiding a communication error when the communication error occurs; And card insertion, balance charging, card and communication normal operation processing.

According to the vehicle's room mirror integrated high-pass system and its operation method according to the present invention as described above, when toll gate information is received during payment of various charges such as through fee, the toll gate information may be first received regardless of the completion of payment. As such, it can provide an effect that can solve doubts or questions about the system's normal operation and its normal payment.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a room mirror integrated high pass system of a conventional vehicle.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a room mirror integrated high-pass system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing a state in which the LCD unit of the room mirror integrated high-pass system of the present invention mounted on the room mirror.

Figure 4 is a view showing a state in which the speaker unit of the room mirror integrated high-pass system of the present invention mounted on the room mirror.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of operating a room mirror integrated high-pass system of the present invention.

* Brief description of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: room mirror

10: antenna 20: module

30: LCD part 40: speaker part

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a vehicle interior mirror integrated high-pass system and its operation method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a high-pass system integrated with a room mirror of a vehicle according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state in which an LCD unit of the room mirror integrated high-pass system according to the present invention is mounted to a room mirror. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a speaker unit of a room mirror integrated high pass system according to the present invention is mounted to a room mirror, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a room mirror integrated high pass system according to the present invention. .

As shown in the figure, the toll automatic payment system mounted on the vehicle according to the present invention is built in the room mirror to facilitate the operation of the vehicle's room mirror integrated high-pass system to easily recognize the toll gate information and billing information Is composed of an antenna 10, a module unit 20, the LCD unit 30 and the speaker unit 40.

The antenna 10 is mounted on the inside of the vehicle by using the RF method to communicate with the antenna of the tollgate.

The module unit 20 is provided in the vehicle's internal device or the room mirror 1 (not shown), and processes all information for passing through the toll gate of the highway through the signal received by the antenna 10.

The LCD 30 is mounted to the front of the room mirror 1 of the vehicle as shown in Figure 3 serves to display the text guide information to the driver through the information processed from the module unit 20, This allows the driver to easily recognize various billing and toll gate information.

As shown in FIG. 4, the speaker unit 40 is mounted to the rear of the room mirror 1 of the vehicle and outputs voice guidance through the information processed from the module unit 20 to pass the toll gate to the driver. To make it possible to recognize various kinds of billing and information through sound.

Here, it should be understood that the LCD unit 30 and the speaker unit 40 can be operated at the same time, or each can be selectively operated according to the needs of the driver.

Accordingly, the high-pass system integrated with the room mirror according to the present invention as described above allows the driver to easily operate the built-in high-pass module in the room mirror 1 of the vehicle, and the LCD unit 30 and the voice of the LCD information panel. When the vehicle passes through the toll gate through the speaker unit 40 of the guide, the driver can easily recognize various charging and toll gate information.

As described above, the operation of the vehicle's room mirror-integrated high-pass system, which allows the automatic toll payment system installed in the vehicle to be easily installed in the room mirror and makes it easy to recognize the toll gate information and the toll information, is as follows. same.

First, two methods are applied as the vehicle driver operates when passing through a toll gate of a toll road, which can be divided into an open toll gate and a closed toll gate.

The open toll gate refers to a form in which billing is made while passing through a predetermined section, and the closed toll gate refers to a form in which a toll gate from the entrance toll gate to the exit toll gate is charged at the exit toll gate at a location divided into an entrance toll gate and an exit toll gate of a conventional highway. .

First, when passing through the open toll gate, the system of the present invention communicates the name of the toll gate which is received while communicating with the hyper infrastructure to the driver through the LCD unit 30 or the speaker unit 40, and checks whether it is normally processed and the settlement amount. Guide sequentially.

Therefore, when the toll gate information is received during the payment process, the system of the present invention can be first informed of the toll gate information irrespective of the completion of the payment, so that the system can be identified first.

When passing through the closed toll gate, information on the entrance toll gate name is guided when entering the entrance toll gate, and when entering the exit toll gate, the toll gate information, normal processing status, and payment amount are guided.

Therefore, as soon as the toll gate information is received when the vehicle enters the toll gate, the toll gate name is guided to quickly determine whether the system is operating normally.

Looking at the operation of the high-pass system according to the present invention for passing through the open or closed toll gate in detail as shown in FIG.

First, when the driver of the vehicle enters the open toll gate or the closed toll gate, the entrance of the toll gate of the vehicle and various information are received through the LCD unit 30 or the speaker unit 40 of the module unit 20 included in the room mirror 1. The driver is guided (S10).

As described above, the driver who receives the toll gate entry and various news reports determines whether the system is normally processed to pass through the toll gate (S20).

In addition, the driver is informed whether the toll settlement amount has been processed normally or the toll is exempted (S30).

After the toll payment is completed, after the payment is informed of the balance available for passing through the current toll gate (S40). Or if the payment is insufficient, the driver can pay or repay the amount.

After receiving all the information for passing through the toll gate as described above, the driver passes through the toll gate (S50).

On the other hand, the step (S20) of determining the normal processing of the high pass system is performed as follows.

First, when the vehicle enters the toll gate, the system determines whether the card is not inserted (S21).

When the card is not inserted, the card is not inserted into the driver through the LCD unit 30 or the speaker unit 40 (S22), and when the card is inserted, it is determined whether the toll balance is insufficient (S23).

If the toll balance is insufficient, to inform the driver of the lack of the balance to charge the amount or to pay the shortage (S24);

If the toll is not short, it is determined whether the card is in an error state (S25). When the card error occurs, the card error guides the driver (S26).

When the card error does not occur, it is determined whether there is another communication error (S27), and when the communication error occurs, the communication error is informed to the driver or the person in charge of the high pass system (S28).

Finally, after the card insertion, balance charging, card and communication normal operation processing is completed (S29), the vehicle passes through the toll gate.

Although the above has been shown and described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such changes will fall within the scope of the claims set forth.

Claims (4)

In the vehicle's room mirror-integrated high-pass system that easily integrates the toll automatic payment system installed in the car into the room mirror and makes it easy to recognize toll gate information and billing information. An antenna 10 mounted inside the vehicle to communicate with the antenna of the tollgate; A module unit 20 for processing payment information through a signal received from the antenna 10; An LCD unit (30) mounted at the front of the room mirror (1) of the vehicle to display text guide information through the information processed by the module unit (20); And  And a speaker unit 40 mounted at the rear of the room mirror 1 of the vehicle and outputting voice guidance through the information processed by the module unit 20. . The room mirror-integrated high pass system according to claim 1, wherein the LCD part (30) and the speaker part (40) are operated simultaneously or selectively. In the method of operating a vehicle's room mirror integrated high-pass system that makes it easy to operate the toll automatic payment system mounted on the car in the room mirror and to easily recognize the toll gate information and toll information, Guiding the toll gate of the vehicle and information to the driver through the LCD unit 30 or the speaker unit 40 (S10); Determining whether the system is normally processed to pass through the toll gate (S20); Toll payment amount has been processed normally or to guide the toll exemption (S30); Guiding toll settlement completion and current balance (S40); And Passing through the toll gate (S50); Room mirror integrated high-pass system operating method comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein determining whether the system is in a normal process (S20), Determining whether a card is not inserted (S21); In the case of the non-insertion of the card to guide the non-insertion of the card (S22); Determining whether the toll balance is insufficient when the card is inserted (S23); When the toll balance is insufficient, guiding a lack of balance (S24); Determining whether the card is in an error state when the toll is not insufficient (S25); Guiding a card error when the card error occurs (S26); Determining whether there is another communication error when the card error does not occur (S27); When the communication error occurs, guiding a communication error (S28); And And performing card insertion, balance charging, card and communication normal operation processing (S29).