Expressway vehicle charging splitting method and system
By setting up image capture and vehicle weight detection devices at highway entrances, exits, and intersections, and combining them with a server to integrate vehicle license plates and user accounts, the system automatically calculates and splits tolls, solving the billing complexity problem of existing toll collection systems and achieving the goal of fully automated toll collection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511372048.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2019-07-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-13
AI Technical Summary
The existing highway toll collection system cannot integrate vehicle license plates with user accounts, which makes it impossible to achieve fully automated toll collection and splitting operations. This is especially true when vehicles travel long routes or pass through sections with different toll standards, where there are complex toll collection and splitting issues.
By setting up image capture devices and vehicle weight detection devices at highway entrances, exits, and intersections, and integrating vehicle license plates with user accounts via a server, the system automatically identifies vehicle routes and calculates tolls, then automatically deducts and splits the fees using pre-linked deposit accounts.
It has achieved a fully automated toll collection system, eliminating the need for toll booths, card issuing stations, and stored value, thereby improving administrative efficiency and saving social costs.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The present application is a divisional application of the application "Highway vehicle billing splitting method and system" (application number: 201910628768.6, application date: 2019.07.12), the entire contents of the original application are hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present application relates to a highway toll collection method, in particular to a billing splitting method and system that uses a mechanism to integrate vehicle license plates with user accounts at the front end to identify the driving route of vehicles on the highway and then calculate the toll, so as to achieve the purpose of fully automatic toll collection without the need for card issuing stations, card collecting stations and value storage. BACKGROUND
[0003] With the rapid development of urban and rural areas, highways connecting various cities play an important role. There are various ways to charge for highways, such as open toll collection, closed toll collection, and hybrid toll collection. For example, a toll station is set up every 30-50 kilometers on the main line of the highway, and vehicles need to pay toll when passing through the toll station. Or, toll stations are established at the entrances and exits of the highway, and vehicles can pay or check at the exit or entrance when entering or leaving the highway. If the system is followed, it can be further divided into manual toll collection system, semi-automatic toll collection system (such as Electronic toll collection, ETC), etc. Among them, the manual toll collection system needs toll stations and toll collectors, and the semi-automatic toll collection system needs ETC lanes and pre-value storage. For large heavy vehicles, the vehicle type is determined by the toll collector, the toll is calculated by the lane toll machine, the ticket is issued, and the collection and release process is completed, which requires the setting of card issuing stations, card collecting stations and related personnel, and the relevant toll data and corresponding video monitoring information are recorded and uploaded to the server for storage.
[0004] Although the calculation of vehicle toll is based on vehicle type and vehicle weight to distinguish different cost intervals, the billing standards of highways in different provinces and cities are different, and even different billing standards exist in multiple highways in the same province. Therefore, when the vehicle driving route is long or passes through different billing standards, complex billing and splitting operations are inevitable. Under the mechanism of the current semi-automatic toll collection system, only vehicle toll data and corresponding video monitoring information are recorded and uploaded to the server for storage. However, since the vehicle license plate is not integrated with the user account, it is impossible to achieve the purpose of fully automatic billing and splitting, so there is a need to improve the existing toll collection system. SUMMARY
[0005] The present application proposes a highway vehicle billing splitting system to solve the problem of complex billing and splitting of highways.
[0006] The mechanism of integrating the vehicle license plate with the user account is mainly the front end, and the method and system of the invention are the basis of the back end;
[0007] The highway vehicle billing splitting system comprises:
[0008] A plurality of entry image capturing devices are arranged at the entrance of the highway to capture vehicle image information when the vehicle enters the highway;
[0009] A plurality of exit image capturing devices are arranged at the exit of the highway to capture vehicle image information when the vehicle exits the highway;
[0010] A plurality of junction image capturing devices are arranged at the junctions of highways with different billing standards to capture vehicle image information when the vehicle passes through the junctions;
[0011] A plurality of vehicle weight detection devices are arranged at the entrance of the highway, the exit of the highway, and the junctions of highways with different billing standards to detect the vehicle weight information of each vehicle;
[0012] A server is connected to the plurality of entry image capturing devices, the plurality of exit image capturing devices, the plurality of junction image capturing devices, and the plurality of vehicle weight detection devices. The server determines the driving route of each vehicle on the highway according to the vehicle image information and the vehicle weight information, and calculates the toll fee and the splitting method of the vehicle according to a preset fee rate table.
[0013] Under the mechanism of integrating the vehicle license plate with the user account, the invention automatically identifies the driving route of the vehicle, automatically calculates the toll fee, and automatically deducts the fee from the pre-bound deposit account for the vehicle owner. The deducted fee is automatically split to the authorities or operators of different road sections, achieving the purpose of fully automatic toll collection without toll stations, card issuing stations, card collecting stations, and value storage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 The block diagram of the highway vehicle billing splitting system of the invention.
[0015] Figure 2 The distribution diagram of the vehicle information recognition module arranged on the highway of the invention.
[0016] Figure 3 The schematic diagram of the image capturing device arranged on the gantry of the invention.
[0017] Figure 4 The flowchart of the highway vehicle billing splitting method of the invention.
[0018] REFERENCE NUMERALS:
[0019] 10A entry image capturing device
[0020] 10B exit image capturing device
[0021] 10C junction image capturing device
[0022] 20 vehicle weight detection device
[0023] 30 server
[0024] 31 license plate recognition module
[0025] 32 vehicle type recognition module
[0026] 33 billing module
[0027] 34 deduction and splitting module
[0028] 100 entrance
[0029] 200 exit
[0030] 300 junction
[0031] 400 gantry DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] The mechanism of the present application integrates vehicle license plate and user account. When a vehicle is handled for new license plate, old vehicle inspection, or old vehicle sale and transfer, the vehicle information (such as license plate number) is integrated with the deduction account (not limited to a single account, but also multiple accounts) when the relevant procedures are handled at the supervisory authority. The supervisory authority can connect the vehicle information and the deduction account through a one-time operation. In addition to the automatic deduction of highway tolls, the present application can also extend the charging items to parking lots, bridge fees, and other payment operations, achieving the purpose of automatic deduction and cashless payment.
[0033] The technical means adopted by the present application to achieve the predetermined purpose of the application are further described below in conjunction with the drawings and the preferred embodiments of the present application.
[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The highway vehicle billing splitting system of the present application includes multiple entrance image capturing devices 10A, exit image capturing devices 10B, junction image capturing devices 10C, multiple vehicle weight detection devices 20, and a server 30.
[0035] The entrance image capturing device 10A is respectively set at the entrance 100 of the expressway to capture the image of the vehicle entering the expressway; the exit image capturing device 10B is respectively set at the exit 200 of the expressway to capture the image of the vehicle leaving the expressway; the junction image capturing device 10C is set at the junction 300 of the expressways with different charging standards, for example, the junction 300 can be the provincial and municipal boundary 310, and the junction image capturing device 10C is used to capture the image of the vehicle passing through the junction 300. Each image capturing device 10A, 10B, 10 can be realized by a high-definition panoramic camera, a high-definition license plate snapshot camera, and is equipped with a protective cover and an LED light supplementing flash.
[0036] Please refer to Figure 3 As shown, each image capturing device 10A, 10B, 10 is preferably arranged above the portal 400 of the expressway, which is adjacent to the entrance 100, the exit 200 or the junction 300 of the expressway.
[0037] The vehicle weight detection device 20 is also arranged on the road surface at the entrance 100, the exit 200 and the junction 300 of the expressway with different charging standards, and the weight of the vehicle is detected when the vehicle passes through the vehicle weight detection device 20. The vehicle weight detection device 20 can be composed of a flat plate type dynamic weighing instrument, and when the driving speed of the vehicle is not higher than an upper limit value (for example, 80 km / h), the non-stop weighing function can be realized. In an embodiment, the vehicle weight detection device 20 is arranged only in part of the lane, and the lane where the vehicle weight detection device 20 is arranged is used as a special lane for detecting the weight of the truck to quickly measure the weight of the truck. In other embodiments, a vehicle weight detection device 20 is arranged in each lane, so that the weight of various vehicles can be measured without distinguishing the vehicle types.
[0038] The server 30 is connected to the entrance image capturing device 10A, the exit image capturing device 10B, the junction image capturing device 10C and the vehicle weight detection device 20 through the Internet to receive the image information captured by each image capturing device 10A, 10B, 10C and the vehicle weight information detected by the vehicle weight detection device 20.
[0039] The server 30 includes a license plate recognition module 31, a vehicle type recognition module 32, a charging module 33 and a deduction and splitting module 34.
[0040] The license plate recognition module 31 uses image recognition technology to identify the license plate number of each vehicle according to the vehicle image information captured by each image capturing device 10A, 10B, 10C, so as to determine the location and time of each vehicle entering and leaving the expressway, and whether the vehicle has passed the junction of different charging standards. Therefore, the complete route of the vehicle from entering to leaving the expressway can be obtained according to the license plate number information.
[0041] The vehicle type recognition module 32 uses image recognition technology to identify the geometric size of each vehicle according to the vehicle image information captured by each image capturing device 10A, 10B, 10C, so as to determine the vehicle type of each vehicle, such as whether the vehicle is a passenger car or a truck.
[0042] The charging module 33 calculates the complete toll of the vehicle on the expressway according to the recognition results of the license plate recognition module 31 and the vehicle type recognition module 32. The charging module 33 pre-stores a rate table of each expressway section, and the rate table is formulated according to the vehicle type, vehicle weight, and the province and city where the vehicle is located. For example, the rate table is shown in Table 1 and Table 2:
[0043] Table 1
[0044] A provincial rate Passenger car (up to 7 seats), truck (up to 2 tons) Passenger car (8 to 19 seats), truck (2 to 5 tons) Rate Rate Highway A 0.47 yuan / km 0.61 yuan / km Highway B 0.66 yuan / km 0.99 yuan / km Highway C 0.99 yuan / km 1.35 yuan / km Highway D 0.8 yuan / km 1.2 yuan / km
[0045] Table 2
[0046] B provincial rate Passenger car (up to 7 seats), truck (up to 2 tons) Passenger car (8 to 19 seats), truck (2 to 5 tons) Rate Rate Highway A 0.49 yuan / km 0.63 yuan / km Highway B 0.68 yuan / km 1.1 yuan / km Highway C 1.1 yuan / km 1.55 yuan / km Highway D 0.9 yuan / km 1.4 yuan / km
[0047] The rate table shown in Table 1 and Table 2 is only an example, and the actual rate rules are set according to the published expressway charging standards. If the toll involves sections of different charging standards, the fees of each section are calculated according to the driving route of the vehicle. For the same license plate number vehicle, it can be further calculated whether the vehicle weight at the entrance 100 and the vehicle weight at the exit 200 are within an error value. If the error value is exceeded, the heavier one is taken as the basis for calculation.
[0048] The deduction and splitting module 34 confirms the deposit account bound to the vehicle according to the license plate number, and deducts the calculated toll from the deposit account. For example, when the vehicle is registered or inspected, the vehicle owner can pre-bind the deposit account with the vehicle number, and the fee can be deducted from the deposit account in the future. If the toll involves sections of different charging standards, the fees are split and transferred to different section collection units, such as highway authorities or operators, according to the driving path of the vehicle.
[0049] Please refer to Figure 4 The expressway vehicle charging and splitting method of the present application comprises the following steps:
[0050] S401: Setting an entrance image capturing device 10A and a vehicle weight detecting device 20 at an entrance of a highway to capture vehicle image information and detect vehicle weight information when a vehicle enters the highway;
[0051] S402: Setting an exit image capturing device 10B and a vehicle weight detecting device 20 at an exit of a highway to capture vehicle image information and detect vehicle weight information when a vehicle exits the highway;
[0052] S403: Setting a junction image capturing device 10C and a vehicle weight detecting device 20 at a junction of different toll standards of a highway to capture vehicle image information and detect vehicle weight information when a vehicle passes the junction;
[0053] S404: Transmitting vehicle image information captured by the entrance image capturing device 10A, the exit image capturing device 10B and the junction image capturing device 10C and vehicle weight information detected by the vehicle weight detecting device 20 to a server 30;
[0054] S405: The server 30 identifies a driving route of each vehicle on the highway according to the received vehicle image information and vehicle weight information;
[0055] S406: The server 30 calculates a toll fee of the vehicle according to the driving route of the vehicle on the highway;
[0056] S407: The server 30 deducts the toll fee from a deposit account bound to the vehicle, splits the toll fee of the vehicle according to the toll standards of different sections of the highway, and transfers the toll fee to corresponding payment units.
[0057] In summary, the mechanism of integrating a front-end vehicle license plate with a user account, the automatic recognition of the driving route of the vehicle by the present application, the automatic calculation of the toll fee, and the automatic deduction of the toll fee from the pre-bound deposit account can improve the deficiencies of the existing semi-automatic toll collection system, achieve the goal of a fully automatic toll collection system without the need for toll stations, card issuing stations, card collection stations, and pre-stored values, and not only improve administrative efficiency but also save social costs.
[0058] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application in any form. Although the present application has been disclosed with the preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present application, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes or modifications to the above disclosed technical contents to obtain equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, as long as the changes or modifications do not depart from the technical solution of the present application. Any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application still belong to the scope of the technical solution of the present application.
Claims
1. A method for splitting vehicle tolls on highways, characterized in that, The system includes an entrance image capturing device installed at the highway entrance, an exit image capturing device installed at the highway exit, a junction image capturing device installed at the junction of highways with different toll standards, a server, and vehicle weight detection devices installed at the highway entrance, highway exit, and the junction of highways with different toll standards. The method includes: By using entrance image capture devices and vehicle weight detection devices installed at highway entrances, vehicle image information and vehicle weight information are captured when vehicles enter the highway. By using an exit image capture device and a vehicle weight detection device installed at the highway exit, vehicle image information and vehicle weight information of vehicles leaving the highway are captured and detected. By setting up image capture devices and vehicle weight detection devices at the junctions of different toll standards on highways, the system captures images of vehicles passing through the junctions and detects their weight. The vehicle image information captured by each entrance image capturing device, each exit image capturing device, and each junction image capturing device, as well as the vehicle weight information detected by each vehicle weight detection device, are transmitted to a server. The server identifies the driving routes of each vehicle on the highway based on the received vehicle image information and vehicle weight information. The server calculates the toll for each vehicle based on its route on the highway. The toll is deducted from a pre-linked deposit account of the vehicle via the server, and the toll is split and transferred to the corresponding receiving unit according to the toll standards of different sections of the highway.
2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, For vehicles with the same license plate number, the server compares the vehicle weight at the entrance and the vehicle weight at the exit to see if they are within an error value. If they exceed the error value, the heavier one is used as the basis for pricing.
3. A highway vehicle toll splitting system, the front end of which integrates vehicle license plates and user accounts as a mechanism, characterized in that, The system includes: Multiple entrance image capturing devices are installed at the highway entrance to capture vehicle image information as vehicles enter the highway; Multiple exit image capturing devices are installed at the exits of highways to capture vehicle image information as vehicles leave the highway. Multiple image capture devices are installed at the intersections of highways with different toll standards to capture vehicle image information as vehicles pass through the intersections. Multiple vehicle weight detection devices are installed at highway entrances, highway exits, and at the junctions of highways with different toll standards to detect vehicle weight information. A server connects to multiple entrance image capturing devices, multiple exit image capturing devices, multiple junction image capturing devices, and multiple vehicle weight detection devices. The server determines the driving route of each vehicle on the highway based on vehicle image information and vehicle weight information, calculates the toll for the vehicle and the splitting method according to a preset toll rate table, deducts the toll from a pre-linked deposit account of the vehicle, and splits the toll for the vehicle according to the toll standards of different sections of the highway and transfers it to the corresponding receiving unit.
4. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The server includes: A license plate recognition module identifies the license plate number of each vehicle based on vehicle image information, so as to obtain the location and time of each vehicle entering and leaving the highway, as well as whether the vehicle passes through the boundary of different toll standards; A vehicle model recognition module identifies the geometric dimensions of each vehicle based on vehicle image information to determine the vehicle model. A billing module calculates the toll for the vehicle on the highway based on the recognition results of the license plate recognition module and the vehicle model recognition module, with reference to the toll rate. The deduction and splitting module identifies the vehicle's linked deposit account based on the license plate number, deducts the calculated toll from the deposit account, and splits and transfers the toll to the corresponding receiving unit.
5. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The toll schedule is a price list for each kilometer of highways, based on vehicle type and weight.
6. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 5, characterized in that, Each entrance image capturing device, each exit image capturing device, and each junction image capturing device includes a panoramic camera and a license plate capture camera.
7. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 6, characterized in that, Each vehicle weight detection device is a flat-plate dynamic weighing instrument.
8. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, For vehicles with the same license plate number, the server compares the vehicle weight at the entrance and the vehicle weight at the exit to see if they are within an error value. If they exceed the error value, the heavier one is used as the basis for pricing.
9. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The image capturing device at the border is located at the provincial border.
10. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The vehicle weight detection device is installed in the dedicated lane for trucks.
11. The highway vehicle toll splitting system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The vehicle weight detection device is installed in each lane.