Non-stop automatic charging method based on non-forbidden area and non-controlled area

Abstract

The invention discloses a non-stop automatic toll collection method based on a non-forbidden area and a non-management and control area, and the method employs a video monitoring system, a license plate number automatic recognition system and an automatic toll collection system which are located in a toll collection area. The video monitoring system is matched with the license plate number automatic identification system to carry out license plate number identification on the vehicle, so that the license plate number automatic identification system obtains a corresponding mobile phone number and sends the mobile phone number to the automatic charging system for registration; when the vehicle leaves the toll collection area, the video monitoring system is matched with the automatic license plate number recognition system to recognize the license plate number of the vehicle, the automatic license plate number recognition system calculates the fee which the vehicle should pay according to a preset toll collection standard, and deducts the corresponding amount from a mobile phone fee account bound with the vehicle first through the automatic toll collection system. According to the invention, the efficiency of vehicles entering and exiting the toll collection area is improved, the traffic flow efficiency is improved, and the method has a wider application prospect for developed urban areas.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a technical field, and in particular to a method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas. Background Art

[0002] With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and the need for rapid economic development, it is generally expected to build a green, low-carbon and efficient urban area. Residential areas, shopping malls, parking lots, highways, bridges and other places where vehicle entrances and exits are charged are often prone to blockages, which not only increases vehicle energy consumption, but also reduces the efficiency of urban traffic. At present, electronic non-stop toll collection systems (ETC systems) have been generally built on highways, which greatly improves the efficiency of traffic. However, the existing ETC system still has the following shortcomings: 1) There are still interception and landing bars. Once a vehicle enters by mistake and has difficulty turning around, it is easy to form a blockage and easily cause traffic accidents; 2) Vehicles need to be equipped with matching ETC sensors (electronic tags), which have high investment costs; 3) Car owners need to apply for automatic toll cards, which is troublesome; 4) Recharging is not very convenient; 5) It is not universal with parking fee places such as residential areas and shopping malls; and currently, residential areas, shopping malls, parking lots and other places where vehicles enter and exit parking fees are often equipped with parking and card retrieval or code scanning or payment interception and parking and landing bars. Intercepting and retrieval or code scanning or charging are easy to form blockages, causing waste of vehicle energy consumption, and affecting traffic efficiency. Personnel payment also wastes time, which is not conducive to the construction of efficient urban areas. In addition, traditional parking fee collection places such as residential areas, shopping malls, and parking lots require the application of respective toll cards, which also increases costs. In places where automatic license plate number recognition is used for toll collection, if the license plate number recognition is wrong, vehicles will be stuck there and need to verify and pay before they can pass, which will inevitably form a traffic jam.

[0003] Therefore, based on the above technical problems, this application specifically proposes a method for automatic non-stop charging in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas to improve traffic efficiency and reduce traffic accident rates. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and to provide a method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas, which can improve traffic efficiency and reduce traffic accident rates.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas, including a video surveillance system, a license plate number automatic recognition system and an automatic toll collection system located in the toll collection area, wherein the toll collection area is located in a non-military restricted area and a controlled area within a large area such as an urban area, the license plate number automatic recognition system is used to automatically recognize the vehicle license plate number to obtain the mobile phone number and send the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system, and the automatic toll collection system is used to receive the mobile phone number information provided by the license plate number automatic recognition system and bind it to the mobile phone fee account for automatic toll collection; The method includes: when the vehicle enters the toll area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate number recognition system to recognize the vehicle's license plate number, so that the automatic license plate number recognition system obtains the corresponding mobile phone number and sends the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system for registration; when the vehicle leaves the toll area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate number recognition system to recognize the vehicle's license plate number, and the automatic license plate number recognition system calculates the vehicle's payable fees according to preset charging standards, and deducts the corresponding amount from the mobile phone fee account pre-bound to the vehicle through the automatic toll collection system.

[0006] Furthermore, the automatic toll collection system automatically charges the vehicle after determining the charging situation of the vehicle according to different charging standards such as vehicle entry and exit time, number of entries and exits, mileage, and driving route.

[0007] Furthermore, no parking fee lifting lever is provided at the location where the vehicle enters and exits the charging area, wherein a vehicle deceleration device may be provided at the same location.

[0008] Furthermore, when the vehicle enters the toll area and meets the toll conditions, the automatic toll collection system automatically sends a text message notification to the mobile phone number bound to the vehicle, displaying information such as the toll start time and toll standards; when the vehicle leaves the toll area, the automatic toll collection system sends a text message to remind it of the deduction status and the balance or arrears in its mobile phone account.

[0009] Furthermore, the charging area is set with a maximum daily charge amount, a maximum monthly charge amount and a maximum annual charge amount. After exceeding the maximum charge amount within a specified time period, no more charges will be made for the excess amount.

[0010] Furthermore, a toll-free time period may be set in the toll area, and vehicles entering the toll area during the toll-free time period may be free; in some toll areas, electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles may be charged at a reduced rate or may be free of charge.

[0011] Furthermore, vehicles that have only entered the toll area or have only left the toll area are exempted from charges, and the contact person in the toll area is automatically reminded via text messages, and the automatic toll collection system is maintained or improved; the automatic license plate number recognition system distinguishes between vehicles that can be normally identified and vehicles without license plates or with unclear license plates, and charges are implemented separately.

[0012] Furthermore, the automatic toll collection system provides free charging for special vehicles such as ambulances and military vehicles.

[0013] Furthermore, the automatic toll collection system can bind vehicles that have not selected a mobile phone number for automatic deduction when the license plate number is changed, the vehicle is transferred, or the vehicle is inspected annually.

[0014] Furthermore, for the vehicles with overdue fees, when the license plate of the vehicle is changed, the vehicle is sold or the annual inspection is carried out, the payment will be paid to the charging unit in a unified manner; for the mobile phone number with overdue fees, the mobile phone can be sent a text message to remind the mobile phone to recharge in time.

[0015] The present invention adopts the above-mentioned solution, and its beneficial effects are: Through the coordination among the video surveillance system, the automatic license plate recognition system and the automatic toll collection system, vehicles can be automatically charged when entering and exiting residential areas, shopping malls, parking lots, highways, bridges and other toll areas without the need for parking interception booms, thus clearing bottlenecks, reducing vehicle energy consumption and improving traffic efficiency. Secondly, recharge and payment can be made through mobile phones, saving the steps of applying for toll cards and paying manually, and at the same time basically eliminating traffic accidents caused by vehicle U-turns at ETC toll gates, thus promoting the construction of green, low-carbon and efficient urban areas. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the method flow for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas in this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention is described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings provide preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present invention more thoroughly and comprehensively understood.

[0018] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0019] See attached Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, a method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas includes a video surveillance system, an automatic license plate number recognition system and an automatic toll collection system located in the toll collection area. The toll collection area is located in a non-military restricted area and a controlled area within a large area such as an urban area. The automatic license plate number recognition system is used to automatically recognize the vehicle license plate number to obtain the mobile phone number and send the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system. The automatic toll collection system is used to receive the mobile phone number information provided by the automatic license plate number recognition system and bind it to the mobile phone fee account for automatic toll collection.

[0020] Specifically, the method includes: S1 When a vehicle enters the toll area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate number recognition system to recognize the vehicle's license plate number, so that the automatic license plate number recognition system obtains the corresponding mobile phone number.

[0021] The S2 automatic license plate number recognition system sends the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system for registration. For vehicles that have not selected the automatic toll collection mobile phone number, the system will bind the number when the user changes the license plate number, the vehicle is transferred, or the vehicle is inspected annually.

[0022] S3 When a vehicle meets the charging conditions, the automatic toll collection system automatically sends a text message notification to the mobile phone number bound to the vehicle, displaying information such as the charging start time and charging standards.

[0023] S4 When the vehicle leaves the toll area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate recognition system to identify the vehicle's license plate number; The S5 automatic license plate recognition system calculates the vehicle's payable fees based on preset charging standards. Among them, the automatic toll collection system determines the vehicle's charging situation based on different charging standards such as the vehicle's entry and exit time, number of entries and exits, mileage, and driving route.

[0024] The S6 automatic toll collection system deducts the corresponding amount from the mobile phone account that is bound to the vehicle, and automatically sends text messages to remind the user of the deduction status and the balance or arrears in his mobile phone account.

[0025] Furthermore, parking fee lifting bars are not set at the place where vehicles enter and exit the toll area, wherein a vehicle deceleration device may be set at the same position. By not setting up parking fee lifting bars at the place where vehicles enter and exit the toll area, vehicles can avoid waiting for the parking fee lifting bars to rise when entering and exiting, thereby reducing vehicle energy consumption and improving traffic flow efficiency. Secondly, by setting up a vehicle deceleration device at the place where vehicles enter and exit the toll area, it is easier for the automatic license plate number recognition system to identify vehicles entering and exiting the toll area, thereby avoiding unnecessary losses to users due to under-recognition or incorrect recognition, and protecting the rights and interests of users.

[0026] In this embodiment, the charging area is set with a maximum daily charge amount, a maximum monthly charge amount and a maximum annual charge amount. After exceeding the maximum charge amount during a specified time period, no charge will be made for the excess amount, which relatively protects the rights and interests of users.

[0027] Furthermore, free time periods can be set in toll areas, during which vehicles can enter the toll areas for free; in some toll areas, electric and hybrid vehicles can be charged at reduced rates or even free of charge, thereby increasing car owners' attention to related new energy vehicles and promoting the development of the new energy industry.

[0028] In this embodiment, vehicles that have only entered the toll area or have only left the toll area are exempted from charges, and the toll area contact person is automatically reminded via text messages, and the automatic toll collection system is maintained or improved, which is more convenient for improving the system and further protecting the rights and interests of users; the automatic license plate number recognition system distinguishes between normally identifiable vehicles and vehicles without license plates or with unclear license plates, and separately implements the charging standards, thereby avoiding some users from deliberately evading payment, making it easier to maintain the rights and interests of normal paying users and extending the operation of this embodiment.

[0029] Furthermore, the automatic toll collection system provides free toll collection for special vehicles such as ambulances and military vehicles, thereby relatively reducing the operating pressure of the medical system while improving traffic circulation rate, while protecting the personal information of ambulance and military vehicle drivers.

[0030] Furthermore, for vehicles with overdue fees, when the vehicle changes its license plate, changes hands, or undergoes annual inspection, the payment will be uniformly paid and transferred to the charging unit; for mobile phone numbers with overdue fees, overdue fee reminder text messages can be sent to the mobile phone at regular intervals to remind the user to recharge in time, thereby fulfilling the obligation to remind users, increasing user trust, and facilitating the implementation of this embodiment.

[0031] The embodiments described above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. Any technician familiar with the art who, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, makes more possible changes and modifications to the technical solution of the present invention using the technical content disclosed above, or modifications are all equivalent embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent and equivalent changes made according to the ideas of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas, characterized by: It includes a video surveillance system, an automatic license plate recognition system and an automatic toll collection system located in a toll collection area, wherein the toll collection area is located in a non-military restricted area and a control area within a large area such as an urban area, the automatic license plate recognition system is used to automatically recognize the vehicle license plate number so as to obtain the mobile phone number and send the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system, and the automatic toll collection system is used to receive the mobile phone number information provided by the automatic license plate recognition system and bind it to a mobile phone fee account for automatic toll collection; the method includes: when the vehicle enters the toll collection area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate recognition system to recognize the vehicle license plate number, so that the automatic license plate recognition system obtains the corresponding mobile phone number and sends the mobile phone number to the automatic toll collection system for registration; when the vehicle leaves the toll collection area, the video surveillance system cooperates with the automatic license plate recognition system to recognize the vehicle license plate number, the automatic license plate recognition system calculates the vehicle payable fees according to a preset charging standard, and deducts the corresponding amount from the mobile phone fee account previously bound to the vehicle through the automatic toll collection system.

2. According to claim 1, a method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas, characterized in that: The automatic toll collection system automatically charges the vehicle after determining the charging situation of the vehicle according to different charging standards such as vehicle entry and exit time, entry and exit times, mileage, and driving route.

3. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: No parking fee lifting pole is provided at the place where the vehicle enters and exits the charging area, wherein a vehicle deceleration device can be provided at the same position.

4. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: When the vehicle enters the toll area and meets the toll conditions, the automatic toll collection system automatically sends a text message notification to the mobile phone number bound to the vehicle, displaying information such as the start time of the toll collection timer and the toll standards; when the vehicle leaves the toll collection area, the automatic toll collection system sends a text message to remind it of the deduction status and the balance or arrears in its mobile phone account.

5. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: The charging area is set with a maximum daily charge amount, a maximum monthly charge amount and a maximum annual charge amount. After exceeding the maximum charge amount during a specified time period, no more charges will be made for the excess amount.

6. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: A toll-free time period may be set in the toll area, and vehicles entering the toll area during the toll-free time period are free; in some toll areas, electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles may be charged at a reduced rate or be free of charge.

7. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: Vehicles that have only entered the toll area or have only left the toll area are exempted from charges, and the contact person in the toll area is automatically reminded via text message, and the automatic toll collection system is maintained or improved; the automatic license plate number recognition system distinguishes between vehicles that can be normally identified and vehicles without license plates or with unclear license plates, and charges are applied separately.

8. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: The automatic toll collection system provides free of charge for special vehicles such as ambulances and military vehicles.

9. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1 is characterized by: For vehicles that have not selected a mobile phone number for automatic deduction, the automatic toll collection system can be bound when the license plate number is changed, the vehicle is transferred, or the vehicle is inspected annually.

10. The method for automatic toll collection without stopping in non-restricted areas and non-controlled areas according to claim 1, characterized in that: For vehicles with overdue fees, the fees will be paid to the charging unit in a unified manner when the vehicle changes its license plate, changes hands, or undergoes annual inspection. For mobile phone numbers with overdue fees, SMS reminders of overdue fees can be sent to the phone at regular intervals to remind the user to recharge in time.

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